Reporting safety

  Upon learning that all the members of the Wulon Gang had been captured and the hostage, Miss Du, had also been rescued, the people waiting on the shore lit bonfires. One reason was for lighting, and the other was to warm up the clothes of those who had just dived into the water.

  Zeng Shan had already taken off the white long gown she used to dress up as a female ghost, earlier, she followed Luo Yi's movements and danced wildly on the shore, her physical strength was also greatly consumed, now she sat by the fire heap panting heavily. Luo Yi said that this dance was invented by African blacks, called Disco or something. Zeng Shan did know what blacks were like, her godfather and godmother had seen them when they studied in America.

  "Excuse me, is your father Mr. Du from Shanghai?"

  After Du Dajie came ashore, He Jichun came to her and greeted her. He Jichun did not go into the water to rescue people, Luo Yi let him coordinate on the shore.

  Du Dajie nodded: "That's right, do you know my father?"

  He Jichun said: "Under He Jichun, working in Shanghai Municipal Government, had a nodding acquaintance with your respected father."

  Miss Du said: "Oh, then I should call you Uncle. However, sorry to say, my father might have mentioned your name, but I don't remember."

  Lu Yi had returned to the shore by then, and Zeng Shan helped him change into dry clothes, taking his wet ones to dry by the fire. Lu Yi came before He Ji Chun and Du Da Xiaojie, greeted them and said: "Miss was frightened."

  Miss Du had recovered from the shock of being kidnapped, after all, she was a young lady from a wealthy family and paid attention to basic politeness. She had slapped Luo Yi earlier mainly because her emotions were stirred up, but now she felt somewhat apologetic about it. Seeing Luo Yi approach, she slightly bowed and said: "Thank you, sir, for your help. May I ask your esteemed name?"

  "My name is Luo Yi, from Tongzhou, Jiangxi. I'm a country bumpkin, unfamiliar with etiquette, and may have unintentionally offended you, miss; please forgive me."

  Miss Du's face slightly warmed up, fortunately no one could see it in the firelight: "My name is Du Xinyu, my father is... I've already told Uncle He just now."

  Luo Yi nodded: "Mm, I and He brother have already guessed it earlier. Although I haven't met your respected father, his support for the anti-Japanese movement is something I've long admired."

  Du Xin Yu glared at Luo Yi: "You dare take advantage of me?"

  Luo Yi hastily looked around and saw that Zeng Shan and Yuan Jing were not by his side, so he lowered his voice and said: "I've already apologized, why are you still bringing it up? It was just a hug, what's the big deal?"

  Du Xin Yu snorted: "Who said what just now... I mean, I call him Uncle He, but you insist on calling him Brother He. Isn't that taking advantage of me?"

  Luo Yi exaggeratedly patted his chest with his hand and said, "You scared me to death. So that's how you take advantage of me. I've known Brother He for a long time, and it's not wrong for a little girl like you to call him Uncle He. In the future, you can also call me Uncle Luo, I won't mind."

  "Believe it or not, I'll find someone to drown you in the Huangpu River?" Du Xin Yu threatened with her true nature revealed.

  He Jichun roughly figured out the situation and estimated that Luo Yi and Du Xinyu might have had some friction on the boat earlier, but he didn't know if sparks flew. He was a more serious person and wasn't interested in gossip. He said to Du Xinyu: "You were kidnapped, Mr. Du must be worried sick. Now that you're rescued, shouldn't you hurry up and let your family know you're safe?"

  "That's right." Du Xinyu also remembered, "But where is there a phone around here?"

  He Jichun asked Luo Yi: "The bandit's radio wasn't damaged, was it? We can use the radio to let Mr. Du know we're safe."

  Luo Yi said: "How did I not think of this? Right, He brother is a telegraph expert. Is it possible to ask you to send this telegram?"

  He Jichun smiled and said: "I'm sorry to disappoint you. I just have a working relationship with him."

  Luo Yi ordered the motorboat to return, and the gang's radio was moved ashore. He Jichun went to interrogate Li Laosi and obtained the call sign of Du Boss's home radio station. It turned out that after the Wulon Gang kidnapped Du Xinyu, they sent a letter to Du Boss with their own radio call sign while transferring him. Du Boss contacted the Wulon Gang through this call sign, so the Wulon Gang also obtained the call sign of Du Boss's home radio station.

  "Du Xiaojie, tell your father something?" He Jichun put on the headphones and pressed the button, asking Du Xinyu.

  "You just say: Dad, I'm Xin Yu, I've been rescued." Du Xin Yu said, her voice a little choked, these two days of being kidnapped were really enough for her to bear.

  He Jichun deftly pressed the telegraph key, and a string of Morse code sounds rang out. Luo Yi stood by, thinking to himself: He Jichun was definitely not just some ordinary government official; this guy was probably an agent.

  The telegraph machine at Mr. Du's home had been on 24-hour duty since Du Xin Yu's incident, and He Ji Chun got a response as soon as he called. The other party was initially skeptical, not knowing what kind of trick the kidnappers were playing again. He Ji Chun had to briefly explain the situation in the telegram and told them that he would escort Miss Du back to Shanghai tomorrow before noon. Du Xin Yu also went to send a telegram to her family, mentioning some things that only she knew, and the Du family finally believed it completely.

  Mr. Du was apparently at the other end of the telegraph machine, and after hearing the news, he sent many words of gratitude and promised a reward of 100,000 taels of silver. He Jichun received the telegram while reading it to Luo Yi, who laughed: "Thank Mr. Du for me, and forget about the reward, this is what we should do."

  After the telegram was sent, Su Xiaofeng came over to ask for instructions on how to deal with the 6 captured kidnappers. Luo Yi looked at Du Xinyu with inquiring eyes, and Du Xinyu waved his hand: "What else is there to ask? Tie them up and throw them into the river to feed the fish."

  Luo Yi smiled and said: "You little girl, how can you be so ruthless?"

  "What kind of little girl are you? How can you talk like that?"

  "Alright, alright, you're not a little girl, you're my aunt, my grandma's sister, okay? I'm saying, how can you be so ruthless?"

  Du Xin Yu was amused by Luo Yi's words, then she straightened her face and replied: "You're really a country bumpkin. In Shanghai, if you don't play rough, can you stand firm? When they kidnapped me, why didn't you say they were ruthless?"

  "Even if a dog bites you, can't you just not bite back? They're kidnappers, of course they're cruel. You're a young lady, the flower of our nation, how could you be so cruel?"

  "You're the flower." Du Xin Yu retorted without recognizing good intentions.

  He Jichun said: "We can't just take the law into our own hands either. I think it's better to hand him over to the police."

  Luo Yi said: "Hand it over to the police station, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble. I think it's better not to do that, just hand everything over to Mr. Du to handle, he has been in Shanghai for many years and should have some discretion."

  He Jichun said: "It's better this way, the grudges of the rivers and lakes are still best settled by the people of the rivers and lakes themselves."

  Du Xin Yu also felt that directly killing the person was not quite appropriate. Moreover, what was the purpose of the other party's kidnapping? It had to be figured out. Bringing the person back and letting her father arrange for someone to interrogate might have a better effect. Thinking this way, she no longer insisted on throwing the person into the river.

  After everything was arranged, Luo Yi took everyone back to the small firewheel to rest. This time, it had already passed midnight. Du Xinyu was arranged to live with Zeng Shan and Yuan Jing, Du Xinyu's age is one year older than Yuan Jing, still a naive and ignorant age. The three girls got together, soon became familiar with each other, chattering away until almost dawn before sleeping.

  The equipment of the pirate gang on the sailboat was thoroughly searched by Luo Yi and his group, with the biggest gain being the telegraph machine. He Jichun smiled at Luo Yi and said: "By right, this loot should be handed over to the government. Besides, what do you want a telegraph machine for? It's just one machine, who are you going to send messages to?"

  Luo Yi said: "He brother, the government doesn't lack this radio transmitter either. Just pretend you didn't see it. I'm now a radio transmitter, and naturally there will be a second one, a third one later on. I want to organize an anti-Japanese armed force, and a radio station is the most basic equipment. This is modern warfare, you can't have me send people to deliver messages, can you?"

  "But do you have a telegraph operator?"

  Luo Yi's eyes sparkled: "He brother, you've asked the right person. I was just thinking of training a few telegraph operators, and since you're so skilled at sending messages, you must be in charge of them, right? I'll send a few people to learn from you on how to do it."

  He Jichun hesitated: "This seems not quite appropriate. There is no precedent for this."

  Luo Yi said: "He brother, I'm counting on you for this matter. Whether it works or not, we have to make it work. You also know Mr. Du, don't you? I saved his daughter, so it's only reasonable that you return a favor for him, right?"

  He Jichun said: "This won't do, will it?... Alright, alright, I'll make an exception for you. The Shanghai Police Bureau has two telecommunications classes recently, and I have some connections with the person in charge. I can arrange for one person to go learn there. However, only one person is allowed, no more."

  "Thank you, Brother He."

  He Ji Chun sighed and said: "Alas, I don't even know your background, and yet I've arranged for someone to learn telecommunications on your behalf. Who knows if it will harm the party and the country in the future?"