Ye Ruxue frowned slightly and stood under the old locust tree at the entrance of Chitu Village, silent. "Director Ye, are you worried?" Yang Dashu, the guard battalion commander, couldn't help but come over and strike up a conversation. The head of the intelligence department, Ye Ruxue, has a good impression of Xu Shijiu. This is no secret in the entire Wannan Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Yang Dashu came to chat with him not because he had any ill intentions towards Ye Ruxue, he just wanted to be with this beauty. Just talk, it's that simple. As long as you are a man, who wouldn¡¯t want to get close to a beautiful woman? Ye Ruxue, however, had no intention of chatting with Yang Dashu. Her mind was completely focused on how to protect Xu Shijiu's safety. Early this morning, Ye Ruxue followed the main guard camp to Chitu Village and started preparations in advance. Safety protection work of terracotta. From the morning to now, the guard battalion has conducted two large-scale inspections of the entire Chitu Village. The small village with a radius of less than 200 meters has dispatched six patrol teams in the center of the village and in the four directions of southeast and northwest. Sentries were sent out and two barricades were even erected at the entrance of the village. So far, no abnormalities have been found. But for some reason, Ye Ruxue felt vaguely uneasy. Ye Ruxue knew enough about the methods of the Military Command Bureau, and she had no doubt about the Military Command's determination to assassinate Xu Shijiu, so she would rather make the security measures more careful than dare to do anything. A trace of indolence, in short, she never wanted anything to happen to Xu Shijiu. Time passed little by little, and when the sun shone slantly under the old locust tree, Ye Ruxue suddenly turned to Yang Dashu and said: "Captain Yang, the plan has changed. The meeting place has been changed from the Wang Family Courtyard to the Cunkou Mountain Temple. "Hurry up and take people to the mountain temple at the entrance of the village to make arrangements." "What? The mountain temple at the entrance of the village?" Yang Dashu was stunned. Turning his head, Yang Dashu saw the mountain temple that Ye Ruxue had mentioned. The mountain temple was built about five hundred meters away and was surrounded by open land. No matter whether it was wheat seedlings, corns or potatoes, they were only knee-high. If it is high, there will be no room to hide people, so the security pressure will be much lighter. The problem is that the mountain temple is in a state of dilapidation. Two walls have collapsed and half of the roof has collapsed. It would be inappropriate to change the meeting place between Xu Shijiu and important figures of the Chinese Communist Party to that place. The Communist Party may not Accused the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army of neglecting guests. At that moment Yang Dashu said: "Director Ye, I'm afraid this is inappropriate?" "There is nothing inappropriate, it's just over there." Ye Ruxue was determined. Will the Communist Party blame the Wannan Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army for neglecting the guests? Will Xu Jiujiu blame himself for not making arrangements well enough for Ye Ruxue to ignore them? These are all trivial matters and can they be more important than Xu Jiujiu's safety? For Ye Ruxue, ensuring Xu Jiujiu's safety is the first priority. Yang Dashu originally wanted to object, but this time the security work was, after all, the responsibility of the Intelligence Department, and his guard battalion was just cooperating with the operation. He immediately shut up and led a platoon of soldiers to the Mountain God. The temple was cleaned, and people were sent to move tables and chairs from the Wang family to the mountain temple. (Dividing line) Not long after the mountain temple was cleaned, Shu Tongwen accompanied Zhu Lunguo there, accompanied by a guard platoon from the Wannan detachment of the New Fourth Army. Zhu Languo and Shu Tongwen had no objection to Ye Ruxue arranging the meeting place in the dilapidated mountain temple. What they didn't expect was that Xu Jiujiu hadn't arrived yet. They knew that Xu Jiujiu had always Just demand yourself with strict discipline, and you will rarely be late. It took more than an hour before Xu Shijiu finally arrived. "Awen, I'm really sorry. I encountered a little problem on the way, so I'm late." Xu Jiujiu smiled at Shu Tongwen, then looked at the middle-aged man standing next to Shu Tongwen and said, "This must be Zhongyuan Secretary Zhu of the bureau? Nice to meet you. " "Xu Shijiu is welcome," Zhu Ronguo responded with a smile. Shu Tongwen asked with concern: "Captain, what happened on the road?" "It's nothing serious, just a few little thieves who want to assassinate me." Xu Jiujiu smiled and said, "But let Xiao Mu and the others arrest them. Get up." Ye Ruxue looked stern when she heard this, and stepped in to ask: "Is it from the military commander or Jisi Feier No. 76?" "I haven't had time to ask yet, and Xiao Mu and the others have been escorted back to the county." Xu Jiujiu shook his head and complained to Ye Ruxue, "Director Ye, why did you choose such a place?" "Commander, don't you want to disturb the people? Then you can only choose this place." Ye Ruxue replied. . "Borrowing a piece of land from the township party in the village shouldn't be considered disturbing the people, right?" Xu Jiujiu frowned, and then told Ye Ruxue, "Go to the village to find a house" "Commander Xu, forget it. "Where should we talk?" Zhu Lunguodao said, "It happens to be hot now. It's cooler in this mountain temple with drafts on all sides."? " "Okay, let's talk here. "Master Xu Jiujiu followed the guests and said, "Please take a seat with my wishes. " After saying that, Xu Jiujiu sat down on the left side of the long table that had been set up in advance. Gao Shenxing, Niu Sigen and Li Zihan sat under Xu Jiujiu. Zhu Runguo sat on the other side, with Xu Nineteenth faced each other across the table, and Shu Tongwen and Hu Zhijing sat at the head of Zhu Lunguo. "Commander Xu, before we start the formal talks, I have one more unkind request. "Communists are not used to talking nonsense, at least the Communist Party of this era is like this. Zhu Languo said bluntly at the moment, "I hope your army can release our comrades who are under restraint as soon as possible. " "Repression?" "Xu Jiujiu said with a smile, "Isn't Secretary Zhu misunderstood? " "Misunderstand? Zhu Runguo asked back, "So, it's not oppression?" " "Of course it's not oppression. "Xu Jiujiu said with a smile, "It's just a matter of focusing on studying the international situation. After studying, they will return to their respective posts and do what they have to do. Secretary Zhu, I have to say that your Communist Party's political workers in the department are indeed very good. ¡± Xu Jiujiu told the truth. Although he still had hope for Gu Zhutong, he never thought about hanging from a tree. If Gu Zhutong lied and the restoration of the 19th Army was in vain, Then the Wannan Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army still had to go back and cooperate with the New Fourth Army of the Communist Party. Therefore, Xu Jiujiu did not want to have too much trouble with the Communist Party. The same was true for Zhu Lunguo. As long as there was a chance, they still wanted to win over Xu Jiujiu. , now he no longer dwells on the group of people who were seemingly concentrated on study but were actually suppressed, and shifted the topic to another matter. ¡°What about Comrade Liu Chang? "Zhu Lun Guodao, "As far as I know, he has already been sent to prison." Xu Shijiu's expression froze slightly and said: "Secretary Zhu, this comrade's situation is a bit complicated "Commander Xu, Comrade Liu Chang I have already understood the matter. Zhu Runguo waved his hand and said, "What I want to say is that no matter what, Comrade Liu Chang is a member of the Communist Party. Even if he really made a mistake, it should be handled by our Communist Party. If Commander Xu hands him over Give it to us, we will be grateful. " Gao Shenxing, who was sitting under Xu Jiujiu, turned to look at Xu Jiujiu. For Xu Jiujiu, Liu Chang was actually an extremely hot potato. Even if it was confirmed that Liu Chang had indeed rebelled, it was actually not easy to deal with. Now is a good opportunity to hand over this hot potato to others. Xu Jiujiu nodded lightly to Gao Shenxing, and then said to Zhu Runguo: "Okay. " Zhu Lunguo breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, before Chitu met Xu Jiujiu, he had already made preparations for the negotiation to break down and Xu Jiujiu to completely fall to the national army. However, judging from the current situation, Xu Jiujiu obviously does not want to antagonize the Communist Party. Even if Gu Zhutong fulfills his promise and really restores the organization of the 19th Army and appoints Xu Jiujiu as its commander, Xu Jiujiu may not turn against the Communist Party. With this foundation in place, we can sit down and talk about anything. Zhu Ronguo smiled and said, "Commander Xu, let's get down to business. "