[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-114":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Spy Survival Guide",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2366430,4634,"Chapter 114: You, You Are the Emei Peak!","spy-survival-guide-chapter-114",114,"\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, the interrogation room is a sensitive area; I’d better not go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou knew Huang Zhong was locked inside and thought it best to avoid getting involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What should be known will naturally be known.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What shouldn't be known is already known.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go take a look together; such a good show is worth seeing while it lasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong gave a cold, meaningful laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at the interrogation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui and Yu Zecheng immediately rose from their seats to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you at each other's throats again? Is there no end to this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong barked, utterly annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly did not want to investigate Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu was his own hand-picked man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Juntong hero who had personally received commendations from Boss Dai, been praised by the Generalissimo, and shot Li Haifeng dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he turned out to be a Red agent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wouldn't the face of the entire Party and State be completely lost?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially now, when Boss Dai was being roasted over a fire by various factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something went wrong with Yu Zecheng,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it could very well be the fuse that detonates Boss Dai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Yu Zecheng were a Red agent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they could only handle it according to house rules—a secret execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Ma Kui, one Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two pigs with absolutely no political sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a time like this, they were still stirring up trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, I suspect Yu Zecheng is a Red agent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, there was the phone call at night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now, he tampered with the food again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is clearly an attempt to poison Huang Zhong and cut off our leads.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui said, pointing at the food tray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slander,\" Yu Zecheng replied with two words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have evidence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong sat down at the head of the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring it over,\" Ma Kui gestured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Zhiguo kept his head down, not daring to look at Yu Zecheng, and handed over the developed photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At noon, Old Luo gave the food tray to Director Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Yu turned and carried it into his own office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He stayed inside for a full minute or more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have reason to suspect he poisoned the food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are the photos I took.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui sneered at Yu Zecheng and handed the photos to Wu Jingzhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present was an old hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance: a setup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Yu, how do you explain this?\" Wu Jingzhong glanced at them and asked with a straight face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had come purely to watch the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone the fact that Yu was an intelligence prodigy he had trained himself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>anyone with a shred of brains wouldn't commit such a rookie mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Luo asked me to deliver the food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I went back to my office to have a sip of tea first, then came to the interrogation room, and was blocked by Captain Ma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng remained calm and collected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still putting on an act.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, I request to test this bowl of corn porridge,\" Ma Kui said, full of confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Test it,\" Wu Jingzhong nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Lu, go make a call and have someone from the Army Hospital's laboratory come over to take a sample,\" he ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan immediately made the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while later, the lab personnel arrived, took a sample, and brought it back for analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan picked up the receiver:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Snap!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hung up the phone and said with a beaming smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, the lab says there is nothing wrong with the porridge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is that possible? He clearly took the tray inside. Could the test be wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui took off his hat, rubbed his buzz cut, and was bewildered again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The test was wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng sneered, picked up the corn porridge, and drank it in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma, I poisoned it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you believe me now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng wiped his mouth and squinted at him with a bright smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" Ma Kui was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The porridge is not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng’s smile vanished, and he raised his hand and slapped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui was caught off guard and took the blow squarely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to frame me, try using your brain next time!\" Yu Zecheng sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, fine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui lost his composure, covered his face, and admitted defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He signaled to Mi Zhiguo and stormed off in a rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan called out to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does Section Chief Lu have something to say?\" Ma Kui had a bad feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma, you know how to take photos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Others do too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This photo was taken by someone before 9:36 last night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The time was around 9:20.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Care to explain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan also pulled a photo from his pocket, seizing the chance to kick a man while he was down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Dai was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could bring down Ma Kui at this moment, he could enjoy the credit for the Sky Net Project alone and gain favor in front of the Boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiaoshan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were tailing me!\" Ma Kui roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tailing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way he used that word... even the bystander Hong Zhiyou felt anxious for Ma Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn't call it that; we are working together on this operation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As the internal screener appointed by the Station Chief, and since you, Captain Ma, are from Shancheng, supervising you is part of my duty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan said with a smile as gentle as a spring breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I heard correctly, Captain Ma just said 'following'?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words, Captain Ma admits to having left and secretly tipping off Huang Zhong, which led to a heavyweight Red Ticket operative escaping right under our noses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao Shan emphasized the word \"heavyweight\" heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiao Shan, don't you go pinning false charges on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui could not out-argue him, so he gritted his teeth and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's getting anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, look, he's getting anxious again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao Shan gave a disdainful smile and looked at Wu Jingzhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui, anxiety won't solve any problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, explain yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At 9:20, where did you go, and why did you appear there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was written in that letter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong tapped the table and asked sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui was so angry he was left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never dreamed that he had intended to trap Yu Zecheng, only to end up facing a \"three-agency tribunal\" himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, that person wasn't me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a frame-up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now, when Director Yu mentioned a frame-up, you didn't believe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once these two words come out of your mouth, they suddenly become pure and noble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao Shan shook his head and chuckled, \"Oh my.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiao Shan, I'll screw your eighteen generations...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui could not argue back, his veins bulging with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Special Commissioner Ma, you had better give me an explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, I don't care who you served as a bodyguard for, I'll shoot you dead right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong slammed the table and shouted angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, that person wasn't me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I left at that time to make a phone call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui turned his head away and said resentfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To whom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who can testify to that?\" Wu Jingzhong asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was it to your good brother Tang Wu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How unfortunate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is currently at the Shuitun Prison eating noodle tea and gaba cai.\" Lu Qiao Shan interjected with a beaming smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tang Wu is my brother, what did you do to him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He colluded with the Zhongtong!\" Lu Qiao Shan produced a photograph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's not talk about useless things for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who was the call made to?\" Wu Jingzhong pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I called Director Mao.\" Ma Kui said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To Director Mao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong cast a cold glance at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the desk phone directly and dialed the headquarters' number:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Mao, it's me, Jingzhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last night, Captain Ma...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong stood up, shook his clothes, and pointed at Ma Kui:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma, you've found a good backer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Mao has personally vouched for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no choice but to let you go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, I swear to Mr. Sun and the Generalissimo, I truly didn't know Tang Wu was colluding with people from the Zhongtong!\" Ma Kui explained desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are clearly colluding with the Zhongtong...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao Shan wanted to keep biting, but Wu Jingzhong raised his hand to stop him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since it's a misunderstanding, let this matter end here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dear Captain Ma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are also an old hand at the Juntong Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next time you talk about someone being a Red Ticket, I suggest you polish the three eyes on the back of your head and bring evidence before you speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have the patience to play house with you over and over again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave Ma Kui a cold, stern look and turned his gaze toward Huang Zhong in the electric chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally wanted to use this opportunity to finish off Ma Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as it turned out, Mao Renfeng had vouched for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, there was no point in bringing out the verbal evidence from Li Ping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mao Renfeng was famously petty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong had no need to take that risk and burn bridges at this juncture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you're already here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After staying up all night, it's time to interrogate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma, go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong gave a carrot after the stick, gesturing with his chin toward Ma Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought he was out of this operation, but he hadn't expected Old Wu to actually be so professional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui's deflated spirit surged back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huang Zhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's start by talking about your relationship with Director Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huang Zhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you start by talking about your relationship with Captain Ma?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng added from the side with a blank expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui turned his head and glared fiercely at Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng shrugged and smiled at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Biting people, who doesn't know how?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm not someone to be bullied either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, be professional, don't waste everyone's time, okay?\" Lu Qiao Shan urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to see Director Li.\" Huang Zhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you've entered this place, let alone Li Hanyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even Li Shizhen can't save you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak, who is your superior, how did you contact Emeifeng, and who is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you confess, I can guarantee you'll be restored to your original position.\" Wu Jingzhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Restored to my original position?\" Huang Zhong sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you've been arrested, your comrades will know sooner or later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you have an internal purge squad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this, I can give you a sum of money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send you to Xiangdao, Yuezhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you keep dragging this out, you only have a dead end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You only have one life, think it through, don't waste everyone's time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My patience and generosity are limited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said with dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong fell into silence, and after a long while, he raised his head and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you give me a cigarette?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui took out a cigarette, lit it, and handed it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong took a drag and said slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll confess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiao, you record this, not a single word is allowed to be missed!\" Wu Jingzhong crossed his arms and sat up straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do indeed know Emeifeng,\" Huang Zhong said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng felt all the hair on his body stand up at once, and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou also felt his heart skip a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Old Huang was going to spill everything, Yu Zecheng would be skinned alive even if he didn't die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In '43, when I was at the Shancheng Police Headquarters for annual training, I was introduced by Mr. Lin Huaifu to Mr. Meng at 50 Zengjiayan, and I joined the Red Ticket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My codename was 'Old Kite'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The person who escaped was my wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, Lu Zongfang and I were on the same line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was a liaison for the transit station, and Emeifeng and I were in single-line contact with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Huang Zhong said this, he took a few deep drags of the cigarette and began to cough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is Emeifeng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui asked impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of Yu Zecheng's mouth trembled, and his heart jumped into his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou quietly turned to the side to shield him from the sight of the Station Chief and Lu Qiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I was in Shancheng, I never met him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, I was arranged by Tang Zong to serve as a clerk in the Wang Puppet Police Department, and I went to Jingling first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard there was a traitor at the Shancheng Bai Mansion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Zongfang came to Jingling under the guise of assassinating Li Haifeng, wanting to use the Shaanxi Guild Hall to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Huang Zhong said this, he spat out the cigarette butt and looked at Ma Kui:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you give me another one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui lit one and handed it to him with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The group Lu Zongfang brought included Section Chief Yu, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The last time I saw Lu Zongfang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He had been completely exposed and said he wanted to leave, and before he left, he wanted me to meet Emeifeng once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emeifeng was a member of the Juntong Bureau and had a secret radio station in Jingling at the time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Zongfang told me to contact him in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, we agreed to meet at the Xile Bathhouse at five in the afternoon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had just arrived at the bathhouse and was about to make contact when the Juntong assassination squad struck early; I suppose I escaped a disaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then? Did you see Emeifeng?\" Ma Kui's expression grew more excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, he was the one leading the Juntong assassination squad, and he had successfully eliminated Lu Zongfang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong was not lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui even felt a slight sense of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had known that Emeifeng was among the contacts at the time, he should have executed them all together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pity that there were too many people in the bathhouse, and there were Wang Puppet police nearby; the timing was too rushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He and Lu Zongfang opened fire on the Juntong agents in the bathhouse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Zongfang covered his retreat through the back door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To attract the enemy's attention, Lu Zongfang ran upstairs, drawing away a group of people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the time, I was lying low in the crowd, the scene was very chaotic...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Huang Zhong could finish, Ma Kui's face changed, and he scolded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A pack of lies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pure nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had personally led the men to open fire, and at the scene, they had only exchanged fire with Lu Zongfang alone; where would Emeifeng have come from to escape through the back door?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How does Captain Ma know he is talking nonsense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that you were at the scene?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao put down his pen and asked with a light laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mission he carried out was top secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn't have been a big deal if it were public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was captured afterward, fell into the hands of the Wang Puppet regime, and betrayed his own teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the Generalissimo and Boss Dai were strictly punishing traitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elimination of Wanlilang was a living example!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Ma Kui could only let the matter of Lu Zongfang rot in his stomach; he dared not get involved in it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue,\" Wu Jingzhong signaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emeifeng was shot, and after the people at the back door chased after him, I didn't know what happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My superior, Lu Zongfang, was shot again after jumping out of a window from the second floor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the time I got outside and saw him in the crowd, he was already gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was after Lu Zongfang died, and Emeifeng also disappeared without a trace, that I became a kite with a broken string and entered a period of silence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I eventually pulled some strings to return to Jinhai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong said with a sorrowful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished speaking, the heart that Yu Zecheng had been holding in his throat finally settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who exactly is Emeifeng?\" Wu Jingzhong leaned forward and asked in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emeifeng is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong looked at him, then his gaze turned toward Ma Kui with helplessness and grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, why are you looking at me?\" Ma Kui panicked a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma, I'm sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really can't hold on anymore; the local committees and transit lines are a complete mess now, we can't hide anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Generalissimo has airplanes, cannons, and the Americans' warships and bombs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't win, let's just admit it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong shed tears, shook his head, and pleaded with a trembling voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, what are you saying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You damn bastard, you're courting death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui's eyes widened, blood rushed to his head, and he punched Huang Zhong in the face repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, stop him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao's voice trembled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Five and two other thugs grabbed Ma Kui from left and right and disarmed him directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying that Ma Kui is Emeifeng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I warn you, if you talk nonsense, I will grind your bones to dust!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong stood up and pointed at him sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ca... Captain Ma is Emeifeng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the Xile Bathhouse, I saw with my own eyes that he and Lu Zongfang were fighting side by side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma seemed to have been shot in the shoulder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was, it was the left shoulder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't believe me, you can check.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong spat out a mouthful of blood-flecked saliva and continued to point him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui was about to die of rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he had no way to refute it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he exposed the events of that year, it would be of no help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brothers sent to carry out the mission with him were either arrested by the police at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or they were betrayed by him, with some dying and others fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was simply no one who could testify for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strip him,\" Wu Jingzhong shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Wu tore off the collar of Ma Kui's left shoulder in one go, and upon looking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, there is indeed a scar from a bullet wound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, I am wronged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am wronged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui began to yell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you recorded everything in the Qiaoshan transcript?\" Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, don't you worry, not a single word was missed.\" Lu Qiaoshan's mouth curled into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huang Zhong, I am very curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you and Ma Kui are comrades, why didn't he let you escape?\" Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I saw the letter Ma Kui sent telling me to withdraw, Division Chief Lu's men had already rushed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I could only swallow the letter paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, it is a pity that you did not catch my wife, Jiang Aimei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong held a cigarette in his mouth, his expression relieved and clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\" Lu Qiaoshan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lü Zongfang was assassinated, and Emei Peak fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the organization contacted me later, they no longer assigned specific tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one who truly carried out the secret mission in Jinhai was Jiang Aimei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She and I are a fake married couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She also controlled the radio alone; I was usually responsible for hiding in the police station to collect some simple intelligence to facilitate the local committee and the comrades on the transport lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was also the one who contacted other comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without Captain Ma's notification to spare that bit of time, perhaps Jiang Aimei would have fallen into Division Chief Lu's hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong simply \"sold out\" everyone to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui, you have ruined my great undertaking.\" Lu Qiaoshan cooperated by gritting his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, this is a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is a frame-up, he is spouting blood, Station Chief!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui was so anxious he was jumping up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huang Zhong, what is the story with Yu Zecheng's phone call?\" Wu Jingzhong asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know about that either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must have been a coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, Captain Ma did mention that Director Yu is Station Chief Wu's trusted subordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once something happens, dragging Director Yu into the water might provide unexpected room for maneuver.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, this is clearly a frame-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I were Emei Peak and wanted to tip someone off, I would have done it long ago; would I have waited until today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma, this is very easy to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During the operation, you rushed to the very front; if I hadn't ordered to take him alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows, Huang Zhong might have been silenced by you on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the interrogation room, your jumping up and down was nothing more than a cover-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren't for Lao Wu having a sense of proportion and stopping you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huang Zhong would probably have been beaten to death by you by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you would frame Director Yu, wanting to muddy the waters to achieve your goal of maneuvering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything is so clear and obvious; what else do you have to explain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan shook his head slightly, closed his pen cap, and smiled with disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emei Peak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've gone crazy right under my nose!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lock him up first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong nodded with a cold laugh and waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, what about Detective Huang?\" Lu Qiaoshan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep him locked up for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Dai is coming soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not create extra complications at this time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong whispered in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\" Lu Qiaoshan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lao Wu, keep the people under guard first, provide enough water and food, and do not use torture for now.\" He turned his head and ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, Division Chief Lu.\" Lao Wu replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am being framed, I want to see Director Mao!\" Ma Kui struggled and roared down the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A guard frowned and walked away quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3780,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","691d3ec0fcedb5fccb295a1e011395cfdd5ee7e9c35a65ed2154541f704ebc59","spy-survival-guide-chapter-115","spy-survival-guide-chapter-113",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]