A Lonely Hero’s Journey 孤舟 Episode 23

Zhou Zhifei took Yuqing to see Jiang Boxian. The trip was fruitful, and Jiang Boxian took the initiative to give him a famous painting. On the way back, Yuqing was filled with joy and told Zhou Zhifei that the trip was worthwhile, and then showed the ten gold bars and bracelets presented by Jiang Boxian. Zhou Zhifei knew that even without these gifts, he would leave smoothly according to Mr. Li's arrangements. But before Jiang Boxian left, he still needed to give the Japanese a satisfactory answer.

After returning to No. 90, Zhou Zhifei received a call from Xie Wenchao and was surprised to learn that Gu Yizhong was back. While he was thinking about the reason for Gu Yizhong's return, Huang Xinzhai suddenly came to visit. Huang Xinzhai revealed to Zhou Zhifei that he suspected Gu Yizhong was a gcd and showed some of the evidence he had.

Huang Xinzhai deliberately mentioned in front of Zhou Zhifei that Gu Yizhong had been to the dungeon before Xiao Junxia was rescued. He originally thought that Zhou Zhifei would show interest in this matter, but Zhou Zhifei seemed careless, which made him wonder whether Zhou Zhifei had been caught by Gu Yizhong. Therefore, Huang Xinzhai reminded Zhou Zhifei that Gu Yizhong had regarded him as the enemy who killed his father and sister, and his words showed concern about the danger Zhou Zhifei might face.

Huang Xinzhai's words seemed to touch Zhou Zhifei's heart. He patted Huang Xinzhai on the shoulder and offered to use his kitchen. Huang Xinzhai originally thought that Zhou Zhifei wanted to take this opportunity to have a few drinks with him to ease the relationship between the two. However, Zhou Zhifei made it clear that the person he invited was not Huang Xinzhai, but someone else. Huang Xinzhai smiled awkwardly and said tactfully that he had something to do at night and couldn't be bothered.

Zhou Zhifei asked Yuqing to prepare several dishes, and then invited Gu Yizhong to Huang Xinzhai's house. He first picked up the wine glass and drank a glass himself, and then explained the previous misunderstanding to Gu Yizhong. He frankly told Gu Yizhong that it was Hu Zhiping who killed Gu Huizhong, and he had already killed Hu Zhiping, which was regarded as revenge for Gu Huizhong. Then, he mentioned that Cell No. 8 had been exposed and Xiao Junxia had been rescued by him. GCD should have lifted its suspicion on him. He really didn't understand why Gu Yizhong returned to No. 90.

After listening to Zhou Zhifei's words, Gu Yizhong began to talk about the difference between family feud and national feud. Seeing that Gu Yizhong did not answer his question directly, Zhou Zhifei guessed that his real purpose of returning to No. 90 was for Jiang Boxian. Gu Yizhong did not deny Zhou Zhifei's speculation, but he promised Zhou Zhifei that the two of them could live in peace and jointly maintain the peace of No. 90.

After leaving Zhou Zhifei, Huang Xinzhai unexpectedly blocked Gu Yizhong's way, trying to win over him, and revealed that Jiang Boxian would appear in Liuyuan tomorrow. Gu Yizhong quickly returned to Gu Yuan, and Gao Hu also brought the same information. To be cautious, Gu Yizhong first visited Ou Xinping to remind her that this might be Zhou Zhifei's trap. Later, he secretly met with Lao Huang and accepted the organizational task. He must prevent Jiang Bo from meeting the Japanese first.

On the other side, Huang Xinzhai secretly met with Ji Hongbo, who was both a Chongqing spy but belonged to the military command and the central command respectively. Ji Hongbo used gold bars and ship tickets as bait and informed Huang Xinzhai that his mother was fine to consolidate trust. After Huang Xinzhai checked that the gold bars were correct, he informed Ji Hongbo about Liuyuan.

The next day, Jiang Boxian showed up in Liuyuan. Huang Xinzhai made careful arrangements and ordered Ji Hongbo to assist outside, while he led a surprise attack and successfully killed two of Jiang Boxian's personal agents. Just as he was about to take Jiang Boxian to evacuate, Xie Wenchao led his team to surround the scene, and the two sides instantly fell into a fierce gun battle. After hearing the news, Zhou Zhifei quickly informed Kondo Masao of the abnormal situation in Liuyuan, and the situation instantly became complicated.

While Ji Hongbo was waiting for Huang Xinzhai in the car, he was unfortunately assassinated and died on the spot. Ou Xinping rushed to Liuyuan desperately, but Zhou Zhifei tried his best to stop her, warning her that this would be a dangerous move. Ou Xinping resolutely forced Zhou Zhifei back with a gun. After entering Liuyuan, she successfully found Jiang Boxian and Gu Yizhong secretly helped her and killed several agents. However, Masao Kondo led a team to make a surprise attack, and Ou Xinping was arrested after the incident, while his colleagues evacuated safely with Jiang Boxian.