After lunch on Thursday, several more ladies rushed to the tea party held at Xuqingshu Apartment. However, the two Japanese ladies who came with Xiao Su's mother in the morning left before lunch.

In the still lively basement, the ladies gathered around the square tables, playing mahjong or bridge, or simply sitting on the sofa listening to Tao Canhua and others singing operas, chatting with friends by the way.

All kinds of gossip.

As for Youmei, she was also in the basement, sitting on the sofa, listening to the play that Jasmine translated for her, suppressing her sleepiness, paying attention to the chats between Meixiang and Weiran and the rich ladies, trying to

Find out some useful information in it.

It's a pity that what got into her ears, besides all kinds of tidbits that were unknown to be true or false, were the earthy love words that Wei Ran sent from time to time, as well as various rumors about Wei Ran and Miss Guan's family, as well as Wei Ran's embarrassing denials.

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Seeing that there was no useful information, Yumi yawned and excused herself from getting up too early to feel sleepy. After saying goodbye to Meixiang and other ladies, she left the basement alone.

Returning to the room on the third floor, Yumi lay on the bed with her eyes closed for a while, then she got up again, took out a set of clothes that were convenient for moving around, put them on, and carefully opened the door.

After some observation, after Yumei left the room, she went directly down to the second floor, ready to go to the darkroom to take another look. She was sure that there must be some secret hidden in the box on the cabinet - especially when Wei Ran left the room from that room at noon.

When she walked out, the panic in her eyes made her extremely sure of her guess.

However, just as she arrived on the second floor, Yang's mother, who was wearing an apron, walked out of the restaurant on the second floor carrying a bucket and a rag in her hand.

"Miss Yumei"

Yang Ma kindly greeted Yumi, who was startled, and bowed at the same time. Then she put the bucket against the wall, washed the rag in her hand unhurriedly, and then started

Carefully wipe the wainscoting made of green teak wood, as well as various furniture and even floors.

Knowing that the rare opportunity was gone, Yumei simply returned to the third floor and easily opened the unlocked door of Meixiang's room.

There is no doubt that when she checked the room as quickly as possible, the only secret she found was a wooden box containing thirty or forty small yellow croakers, and several pictures that had been in the box for many years.

There are just a few photos of Qian Meixiang and famous Beijing singer Shang Xiaoyun, as well as a few photos of costumes signed by Shang Xiaoyun.

Putting the box back in its place, Yumi left the room and then pried open the locked study room. After a while of rummaging, she successfully found the secret door leading to the attic.

Looking at the narrow staircase, Yumei's face couldn't help but show excitement. She had a hunch that she was getting closer to the secret!

It's a pity that there are all kinds of things on top of this narrow and steep staircase. There are bottles and jars of unopened foreign wine, white wine, rice wine, and some that will definitely be damaged if they are knocked over.

Porcelain, tea sets, and stacks of books were smashed and made a huge noise.

But unfortunately, there wasn't even a single light in this staircase. When she finally stood at the end of the stairs after struggling to get around the clutter that had been there for who knows how long, there was even a light on the wooden door blocking her front.

There are three padlocks.

It was easy to pry open the three locks one by one. When Yumei carefully opened the narrow wooden door, she couldn't help but swallow. There was a locked camphor wood box in the attic.

Everywhere, there is even a small area separated by thick curtains.

Looking back, Yumei ran to the edge of a curtain as quickly as possible and carefully opened a corner of it.

Unfortunately, apart from a dormer window covered with newspapers, there was only a table covered with dust and a chair also covered with dust.

Unwilling to give up, he opened another set of curtains. There was still a dormer window covered with newspapers and a set of tables and chairs. The only difference was that on this table, there was also a brass astronomical telescope.

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Unfortunately, perhaps because it was too close to the window and there was too much moisture, the telescope was already covered with mottled oxide layers.

Continuing to lift the last set of curtains, there is still a dormer window and a table, but on this table is a pair of Japanese-style Hakata dolls enclosed in a glass cover.

Suppressing the doubts in her heart, Yumei looked at the dozen boxes in the attic again. After some hesitation, she finally did not pick the padlock of any box. Instead, she locked the door again and walked carefully on the narrow and steep stairs.

I returned to the study room.

After relocking the cupboard door leading to the attic and the study door, Yumi returned to the room, took off her clothes and lay on the bed. She decided to take advantage of the rare opportunity to catch up on her sleep, and she would definitely put this house together at night.

All the secrets in the house are revealed!

When she woke up, she found that it was already after eight o'clock in the evening. Not only had she missed dinner, but the tea party in the basement had ended two hours ago. Even Meixiang was in trouble with Wei Ran, Tao Canhua and

Accompanied by Jasmine, they went out to dance in the Seventh Heaven. According to Qiu Yong's difficult explanation in broken Japanese, I'm afraid they will all be back soon.

I need to go over the darkroom and attic tonight!

Having had enough sleep, Yumei secretly made a decision, and then with a reserved expression she thanked Yang's mother for bringing her a late dinner, and accompanied by Qiushi, she returned to the living room on the third floor and ate in small bites.

At the same time, Wei Ran also accompanied Mei Xiang to leave Seventh Heaven and got into the car.

"Boss, do you want to buy cigarettes? Buy a pack of cigarettes?"

Just when Wei Ran was sitting in the passenger seat, a young man who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old and wearing a patched tattered robe also came to the side of the driver's seat, holding a cigarette case in one hand and covering it with the other.

He asked shivering while wearing a shabby hat with cotton exposed on his head.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Glancing at the dark red cloth strip tied to the handle of the other party's cigarette case, Tao Canhua pointed to Wei Ran beside him, "I don't smoke, go over there and ask.

,he smokes.”

"Come over here"

Wei Ran waved to him across Tao Canhua, who immediately ran over from the front of the car and enthusiastically put the cigarette case in his hand forward, "Sir, what cigarettes do you want? I have them all here.

Yes, if you buy two packs, you’ll get a pack of matches for free!”

"Cousin, do you want it?" Wei Ran turned around and asked.

"I don't want it anymore. I'm not as addicted to cigarettes as you." Mei Xiang yawned and said, "Hurry up and buy it. I have to go home after buying it. I'm going to be sleepy to death."

"A pack for the front door and a pack of camels"

As Wei Ran spoke, he threw two silver coins into the other party's cigarette case, and said with a hint of satisfaction, "I'm in a good mood today, so I don't have to change. I'll give you a piece to buy a pair of woolen gloves!"

"Thank you! Thank you!"

The young man bowed gratefully, and hurriedly handed the two packs of cigarettes and a box of matches that Wei Ran asked for through the car window. While bowing again and again, he watched the car drive away, and immediately collected the reward and cigarette money.

He continued to shout with a loud voice.

In the car with the windows raised, Wei Ran unhurriedly opened the front door of the bag, put all the cigarettes inside into the cigarette case, then opened the box of matches and rummaged through it.

Later, I found a match wrapped in a piece of paper.

"What's the news?" Mei Xiang asked casually while looking out the window in the back seat.

"The sugar seller Volker will be mourned tomorrow. Volker?!" Wei Ran exclaimed, "The one who betrayed Brother Tang turned out to be Volker?!"

"It's him?!"

Meixiang, who had closed her eyes to rest her mind, immediately sat up straight. Then, she sighed, "Yes, it can only be him. Everything makes sense."

"The question is how much he knew and how much he betrayed." Wei Ran said with a frown.

“He doesn’t know much.”

Meixiang said firmly, "He only knows that you, Andy and his sister rescued people at Nankai University in 1937, and that the murder gang that Xiaoguan participated in purchased the chemicals for making bombs through him.

In the end, Brother Tang purchased radio components through him."

"Where are the medicines and Andy in the basement?" Wei Ran asked.

"The medicines are all obtained through the mute uncle"

Jasmine answered, "Miss Andy has been hiding in the study apartment these years. Even if she has lost contact with Walker's sister, it is impossible for him to know about Miss Andy's existence."

Has it been hidden in the library all these years?

Wei Ran couldn't help but be stunned. The meaning of this light sentence was far from being as easy to say.

"There's really no way Volcker knew Andy existed."

Mei Xiang took over the topic and continued, "Wolker is such a shrewd person. He would not tell the first two things. It would only drag him and his sister into trouble. But why did he betray Brother Tang?"

"He is a Jew." Wei Ran snorted coldly, "This reason alone is enough."

"What does this have to do with Jews?" Tao Canhua, who was in charge of driving, asked subconsciously.

"Pufferfish...ugh!"

When Wei Ran was about to say the answer he guessed, his left hand and throat were also burning, and he pushed back what he wanted to say.

"What did you say?" Tao Canhua turned to look at Wei Ran in confusion.

"The relationship with them is too big"

Wei Ran took a breath and asked, "Does Walker know about the existence of the underground printing room?"

"I don't know, I definitely don't know." Mei Xiang replied with the same certainty, "Not to mention him, none of the children in the Chunhua Theater Troupe have ever entered the underground printing room."

"In other words, if Volker wants to betray us, the only one he can betray is Brother Tang?" Wei Ran confirmed again.

"He is the only one who doesn't know how much he knows about Brother Tang and whether he knows about the relationship between Brother Tang and Miss Linglu."

"Brother Tang and Miss Linglu?" Wei Ran frowned, "They are..."

"They have made a lifelong commitment, and Ling Lu is pregnant with Brother Tang's child."

"What?" Wei Ran was stunned, this was something he never expected.

Meixiang closed her eyes again and pondered for a moment but did not continue the topic, "I heard Andy say that some of the parts needed for Brother Tang's radio station were purchased through Mr. Walker, but why did he sell them out?

Brother Tang?"
To be continued...