allendalepharm Chapter 81 Transforming Two People
Chapter 81 Transforming Two People
"You're right, there's no time to lose." Yan Shuo nodded, his gaze sweeping over Yingzi and Huzi's faces. "However, the agents of 76 have definitely memorized your appearances, so it's too dangerous for you to go out now. Here's what I'll do: I'll prepare two sets of disguises for you, so you can change your identities and act accordingly. It will be much safer that way."
"Like that disguise you just now?" Yingzi's eyes lit up.
"Yes, it's even more comprehensive than before. There are human skin masks, voice patches, and a complete set of counterfeit documents," Yan Shuo said. "Once you put them on, not only will your appearance change, but your voice will also change. I guarantee no one will be able to recognize you."
"That's great! Then hurry up and notify the comrades to evacuate as soon as possible, so that we can suffer less loss," Yingzi said anxiously.
"Don't worry, I'll be back in half an hour at most." Yan Shuo finished speaking, turned and walked to the trunk of the car. He opened it and took out a wooden box, which was filled with bullets and melon grenades—more than twenty in total. He placed the box in front of the two men. "These are special bullets for the Astra 900 pistol, a total of four hundred rounds. That should be enough for you. And these grenades, do you know how to use them?"
Tiger leaned closer, his eyes wide, reaching out to touch it but hesitant, cautiously asking, "What kind of grenade is this? It looks different from the ones we usually use."
"This is an American-made MK2 grenade. Because its round shape resembles a melon, it is also called the 'melon grenade'."
Yan Shuo picked up a hand grenade, weighed it in his hand, and said, "It weighs a little over a pound, so it won't be noticeable in your pocket. The fuse lasts for four and a half seconds. When you throw it, count to three and throw it. Don't wait until you count to five, or you might blow yourself up. Its kill radius is quite large; shrapnel within nine meters can easily penetrate the clothing of Japanese and puppet troops. It's very lethal."
He flicked the grenade's body and instructed, "These are all imported goods, the quality is fine, but be careful not to let them get wet. Once they get damp, the fuse will jam, and you'll be nothing but scrap metal, completely useless."
"Thank you! With this equipment, we feel much more confident in our actions," Yingzi said gratefully, reaching out to pull the wooden box to her side and carefully putting it away.
Yan Shuo then took out a wad of Chinese currency, probably several hundred yuan, from the inside pocket of his suit jacket and handed it to Yingzi: "You must be short of money right now, right? Take this, it'll be useful for emergency use. You can use it to buy food and find transportation."
Yingzi hesitated for a moment, but finally accepted it: "This... thank you so much. We are really in a sorry state right now, and we really can't do without this money. We will remember this kindness and will definitely find a way to repay you once we contact the organization."
She knew that now was not the time to refuse; surviving and completing the task assigned in the emergency were the most important things.
"No need for repayment, it's all for fighting the Japanese." Yan Shuo waved his hand and instructed, "When I go to get the disguise, don't wander off. This courtyard is a safe house I prepared specifically for you. You can stay for about a month, but don't stay too long. Staying too long will require a lease, which will be troublesome, and there are neighbors around. If you become familiar with them, you'll easily be exposed. If you stay for a few days, I'll say that my friends are visiting, and that will get away with it."
"We understand, you can go without worry." Yingzi nodded in agreement.
Yan Shuo glanced at the car, which was almost washed but still wet and needed to be dried, so he didn't drive it and turned to walk out of the yard.
There was a rickshaw at the alley entrance. He waved and said to the driver, "Go to Fu'an Lane on the next street."
A dozen minutes later, the rickshaw arrived at the entrance of Fu'anli. Yan Shuo paid the fare and told the driver to go ahead.
He turned and went into a nearby bathhouse, bought a bath ticket, and went into the changing room.
Seeing that no one was in the changing room, he quickly took out two sets of imitation human skin masks, voice patches, forged documents, and matching clothes, shoes, jewelry and other small accessories from his personal space, and packed them into two bundles.
After doing all that, he left the changing room, went to the edge of the bathhouse to wet his hair, dried it off quickly, picked up his bundle, and walked out of the bathhouse, heading briskly towards the safe house.
Back in the courtyard, Yan Shuo threw the two bundles on the ground and said to Yingzi and Huzi, "Come on, go wash your faces first, make sure they're clean. These are imitation human skin masks and voice patches; you have to wipe your face clean before you can put them on, otherwise they'll easily fall off."
Yingzi and Huzi quickly went to the tap in the yard, carefully washed their faces with cold water, dried them, and then came over.
Yan Shuo first picked up a set of women's disguise equipment and handed it to Yingzi: "This is yours, I'll teach you how to wear it."
He first helped Yingzi put the voice patch on her throat and adjusted her voice. Then he picked up the imitation human skin mask and carefully put it on her face, smoothing out the wrinkles on the edges.
"Try speaking and see if your voice changes," Yan Shuo said.
Yingzi opened her mouth and said "thank you," and her voice indeed changed to that of a slightly hoarse middle-aged woman, completely different from her original voice.
She touched the mask on her face again; it felt smooth and delicate, almost like her skin, and not awkward at all. She couldn't help but exclaim, "It's amazing! No one can recognize me like this!"
Yan Shuo then helped Hu Zi put on a male mask and voice patch, adjusting it to the voice of a burly, middle-aged man.
The two then changed into matching clothes and accessories. Yingzi put on a coarse cloth jacket and wrapped a headscarf around her head, looking exactly like an ordinary housewife.
Tiger wore a short-sleeved shirt and an apron around his waist, looking like a street vendor.
"How's it going? Pretty good, right?" Yan Shuo looked at the two of them and nodded in satisfaction. "If we go out like this, even if we run into agents from 76th Division, they definitely won't recognize us."
Yingzi and Huzi exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise and relief in each other's eyes.
With this disguise, they were able to smoothly initiate the emergency procedures and notify their comrades to evacuate.
The two quickly got ready, and Yan Shuo took out a camera, pressed the shutter, and took two photos of Yingzi and Huzi respectively.
"You guys wait here, I'll go get the photos developed and make the documents, I'll be back in about an hour."
"Thank you for your hard work," Yingzi said quickly, her eyes full of gratitude.
Yan Shuo waved his hand, picked up his bundle, turned around, and went out.
He drove this time, since he needed to visit both the photo studio and the document workshop, and driving would save time.
More than an hour later, he returned to the courtyard with two brand-new document bags in his hands.
"Here, the new documents and passes are all ready." Yan Shuo tossed the document bag to the two of them. "The photos are attached, and the official seal is stamped. They look exactly like the real ones."
Yingzi and Huzi quickly opened it and found their ID cards and concession passes that matched their disguised identities. The photos showed the people they looked like when they wore masks. The workmanship was exquisite, and there was no flaw in the photos.
"Great! This will make things much more convenient," Tiger couldn't help but say.
"If you use these documents frequently in the future, I'll ask my old connections in the police station's archives to have them made into real ones."