A Lonely Hero’s Journey 孤舟 Episode 15

Zhou Zhifei went to visit Masao Kondo holding a precious gift - Li Bai's calligraphy and painting. The purpose of his trip was not only to give gifts, but also to seek help. It turned out that Zhou Zhifei's child was bullied in a Japanese school, and he begged Masao Kondo to intervene to get fair treatment for his child. After hearing this, Kondo Masao promised to call the school to find out the situation, but he firmly refused the gift and emphasized that the Changzhou military ration case needed to be investigated expeditiously to demonstrate justice. Seeing this, Zhou Zhifei had no choice but to take back the gift in embarrassment, and left with gratitude and a bit of disappointment.

On the other hand, Zhou Zhenwu and Xiao Ruotong had an in-depth discussion on the Cui Yaomin case. Zhou Zhenwu firmly believes that Gu Yizhong is not Cell 8, and boldly speculates that Gu Huizhong may be the real murderer. Faced with Xiao Ruotong's doubts, he proposed a plan to use Ding Jianzhong as bait to lure out Cell 8. Although Xiao Ruotong agreed in his heart, he remained silent on the surface and was unwilling to express his position immediately.

Gu Huizhong stared at Hu Zhiping, her eyes full of sincerity, and she asked softly: "Do you trust me?" Faced with her husband's doubts, she mustered up the courage to confess everything. It turned out that when she was in the base area, she mysteriously disappeared for a long time. She was actually invited by her classmate Yuqing to visit her home that day. It was not until later that she was surprised to find that Yuqing's husband was actually Zhou Zhifei, and they even took a group photo as a souvenir of that encounter. However, due to an accident at the traffic station and the rush of transfer, she failed to report the matter to the organization in time. After hearing this, Hu Zhiping was slightly reproachful, but he also understood her difficulty.

On the other side, Gu Yizhong hurried to the hospital and handed the urgently needed quinine to Gao Hu, witnessing the plight of malaria patients in the hospital. Later, he asked Wang Ma about the whereabouts of Gu Huizhong. When he was about to go, he accidentally bumped into Wu Zhiping and Zhou Zhifei meeting in secret, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Hu Zhiping told Zhou Zhifei solemnly that Gu Huizhong accidentally revealed the secret of his visit to his home, which made him deeply worried. He was worried that this would arouse the suspicion of the Communist Party and implicate himself. After hearing this, Zhou Zhifei was eager to get the latest contact point information of the underground party in order to protect himself, but Hu Zhiping firmly rejected his request. Recalling the heavy price caused by leaking information last time, Hu Zhiping was full of vigilance. He instead asked Zhou Zhifei to prepare for the "undersea" and revealed that he was about to extradite Ding Jiansheng here.

Faced with this difficult situation, Zhou Zhifei quickly conspired with Quan Shui and decided to use the power of military command to get rid of Ding Jiansheng to avoid future troubles. After the two had a secret conversation, the atmosphere at home became subtle and tense for a while. However, at this moment, Yuqing's sudden return broke the tranquility. Although they separated quickly, Yuqing still noticed something strange and pulled Zhou Zhifei aside for questioning. Zhou Zhifei knew that the situation was serious and had no choice but to confess the whole story to Yu Qing and emphasize the seriousness of the consequences. After hearing this, Yuqing felt mixed feelings in her heart, both shocked and aggrieved. She asked Zhou Zhifei if he had an affair with Mrs. Weng. It was not until Zhou Zhifei firmly denied it that her doubts gradually dissipated.

On the other side, Boss Du cared deeply about Haimo. He was surprised to find that Haimo was about to perform on stage, and he was filled with joy. Talking about this matter, Boss Du couldn't help but marvel at the powerful energy of the people behind Haimo, who could even get the elusive approval to go to the stage quickly. What surprised him even more was that because of the existence of this mysterious figure, even the boss of Guangyu Club was much more polite to him. All of this made Boss Du full of expectations and confidence in Haimo's future.

Haimo was performing on the stage and spotted Gu Yizhong below the stage. During the performance break, she hurried off the stage to meet Gu Yizhong. Knowing that Gu Yizhong was eager to find Xiao Ruotong, Haimo looked embarrassed and said that he didn't know about it either. Seeing this, Gu Yizhong could only think of other ways secretly. On the other side, Hu Zhiping was anxious because his military students lacked milk powder. He asked Zhou Zhifei for help, and Zhou Zhifei not only generously donated money, but also gave extra money. On his way back, Hu Zhiping didn't realize that Gu Yizhong had quietly followed him. At the same time, Ding Jiansheng was dissatisfied with Xiao Ruotong's stay. During the questioning, Xiao Ruotong patiently explained the dangers from the outside world. At this moment, Hu Zhiping broke in and announced that he would take Ding Jiansheng away immediately.