mtl008 Chapter 313: You old rascal, are you trying to kill me?
Chapter 313: You old rascal, are you trying to kill me?
After listening to his wife's panicked words, Wang Dapan calmly analyzed: "Bijun, the matter may not be as serious as you think. Since the war with Japan, the government has made corresponding regulations. The central leaders do not send telegrams or tell the airline before boarding the plane. The purpose is to keep it confidential. Therefore, the top government officials' return to Shancheng may seem sudden, but it is actually a very normal thing. Besides, only a few of us know about the secret talks with Japan. These people are extremely reliable and will never leak the news. Thirdly, if the secret is really leaked, with the means of the top government officials, we will definitely be arrested without warning. How can we be safe here?"
"Having said that, we must still be on guard. Bring your pistol with you when you go to the meeting." After listening to her husband Wang Dapan's calm analysis, Chen Bijun figured things out a little, but she still felt a little worried as she gave the instructions.
Wang Dapan nodded and said, "Bijun is right. We should be careful." Then Wang Dapan continued with a fierce look in his eyes, "If anything unexpected happens, I will take the highest level of the government to hell with me!"
That night, Wang Dafan finally returned home safely. Chen Bijun, who was anxious at home, felt relieved and asked, "Dafan, is there anything important in today's meeting? Can we leave on time tomorrow?"
Wang Dapan smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "At the meeting this afternoon, the highest level of the government repeatedly emphasized that the war of resistance is an established national policy and must be adhered to. No peace talks are allowed. These words are obviously directed at me, and it seems that he has some doubts about me. At the same time, the government has arranged some important activities these days, and the highest level of the government wants me to attend and accompany them. We must not act rashly at the moment. Let's talk about leaving the mountain city in a few days!"
After supper, Wang Dapan called the communications secretary and handed him a piece of paper with two lines of handwritten words. He then instructed: "This is a telegram to Zhou Fohai. Send it quickly."
Zhou Fohai looked at the content of the telegram sent by Wang Zhaoming: Sister Lan cannot come as scheduled due to some matters, so there is no need to wait for Sister Xiu's wedding.
After reading it, Zhou Fohai slumped down on the sofa and screamed, "There's trouble!"
"Sister Lan" was the code name agreed upon by Wang Dapan and him, "Xiumei" referred to the Japanese side, and "Marriage Date" referred to the date on which the Japanese government would announce its new policy statement toward China.
The meaning of the telegram was: Wang Dapan had something else to do and could not leave the mountain city as planned, and Zhou Fohai was needed to tell the Japanese side quickly so as not to wait for him and delay the date of issuing the statement.
Wang Dapan waited in the mountain city for ten days. During this period he was constantly looking for a good opportunity to leave the mountain city. Finally, on the evening of the 17th, the secretary-general of the highest level of the government called and said that the top level of the government would give a speech to some young central committee members in the auditorium of the Central Party Headquarters tomorrow, and asked Wang Dapan whether he would attend.
When Wang Dapan heard this, he immediately became happy, because according to past practice, as a deputy government official, he did not have to attend such meetings. So, Wang Dapan declined the meeting on the grounds that he needed to prepare a speech for a speech abroad. He planned to escape from the mountain city while the top government officials were giving speeches in the central auditorium.
On the morning of the 18th, while the top government officials were concentrating on their speeches in the Central Auditorium, Wang Jingwei was also preparing his escape plan.
Chen Bijun left Wang Public Relations Office alone in a car and drove towards Coral Dam Airport. After the car stopped outside the airport, Chen Bijun walked out of the car into the airport waiting hall in fashionable clothes.
"Oh, Madam Wang, please take a seat. What are you doing..." As soon as Chen Bijun entered the terminal, she heard someone calling her. This scared her. After she saw the person clearly, she immediately calmed down and said with a smile, "It's Commander Zhou. I have some official business and need to go to Kunming."
The person who greeted Chen Bijun was General Zhou Zhirou, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Air Force. When he heard Chen Bijun say that she had to go to Kunming on official business, Commander Zhou sat down next to Chen Bijun and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, I also have to go to Kunming for business. Now I have someone to chat with on the way."
Hearing Zhou Zhirou say that she also had to go to Kunming for work, Chen Bijun secretly groaned in her heart, but she could not show it on her face. She could only pretend to be very relaxed and chatted with Commander Zhou. When there were only ten minutes left before the plane took off, all the passengers were checking in their tickets, but Wang Zhaoming still did not show up, which made Chen Bijun very anxious.
At this time, in order to show respect to the vice president's wife, Commander Zhou insisted on asking Chen Bijun to board the plane first and check her ticket. This made Chen Bijun a little embarrassed, so Chen Bijun had to use the excuse of going to the bathroom to let Commander Zhou board the plane first, and then sent the enthusiastic Commander Zhou away.
Finally, after Chen Bijun's anxious wait, Wang Dapan's car finally arrived at the Coral Dam Airport. When Chen Bijun saw Wang Dapan's car coming, a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, so he hurried to greet him, took Wang Dapan's small suitcase, and whispered: "Zhou Zhirou is also on this flight. He said he was going to Kunming for business."
When Wang Dapan heard from Chen Bijun that Air Force Commander-in-Chief Zhou Zhirou was also going to Kunming for business and would be on the same plane as him, he was a little suspicious. But he knew that the Military Control Commission agents at the airport were unaware of his going to Kunming and would certainly not come over rashly to question him. So he boarded the plane with Chen Bijun calmly.
"Commander Zhou, what a coincidence. As soon as Bijun saw me just now, she told me that you were on the same plane with us this time. That's really good. We now have someone to chat with along the way, haha." After Wang Zhaoming boarded the plane, he greeted Zhou Zhirou with a smile as soon as he saw her. No one could tell anything was wrong.
As the plane took off normally, Wang Dapan and his wife felt relieved temporarily. They knew that the first step of their escape was successfully completed.
At about 1 p.m. that day, the plane arrived over Kunming. As the plane was circling and descending, Wang Dapan looked out the window. Wang Zhaoming was stunned by the sight and cursed in a low voice: "Chairman Long, this old wily guy, what is he trying to do?"
The Kunming Airport is now packed with people, colorful flags are flying, and the sound of military music and gongs and drums is resounding through the sky. Chairman Long, wearing a new military uniform, is leading his civil and military officials to line up at the airport to welcome them. In a conspicuous place behind them, there is a huge banner that reads "Welcome Vice President Wang to inspect."
Wang Dapan was really furious. He had sneaked out of the mountain city, but you, Chairman Long, made it known to everyone here. Aren't you trying to kill me?