[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-124":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},2366440,4634,"Chapter 124: Dai Wants Me Dead, and I Have No Choice","spy-survival-guide-chapter-124",124,"\u003Cp>The hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Defeng pulled Wanqiu into the isolation warehouse with the greatest possible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Wanqiu stepped inside, she was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were nothing but lepers, coughing and covered in red rashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick, pungent smell of medicine made her panic until she felt suffocated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Wanqiu, this is Secretary Hong's intention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Defeng gave a word of instruction and called for someone to start her IV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Director Ding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanqiu pursed her lips, her gaze growing firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trusted Hong Zhiyou just as she trusted herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had Ding Defeng returned to his office than Wang De led his men in, barging through the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you people?\" Ding Defeng demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the secret agents flashed his credentials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the woman who was just brought in?\" Wang De grabbed Ding Defeng by the collar and asked fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sent, sent to the back for isolation,\" Ding Defeng said in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take me there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang De let go and gave him a shove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Defeng could not afford to offend him, so he led them to the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air inside was foul and suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patients covered in rashes were scratching, coughing up phlegm, and groaning in misery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench of excrement mixed with the smell of medicine was enough to make one want to vomit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's there,\" Ding Defeng said, pointing to the bed at the very back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang De glanced inside, his scalp tingling with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other secret agents were also so frightened they shrank back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These few dozen meters felt like an impassable chasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, don't you people check anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just drag them over here and isolate them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annoyed, Wang De gave him a slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The municipal government has explicit regulations: if there is any suspicion of disease, especially something contagious, one must isolate first and diagnose later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Defeng explained with a bitter face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His life as a director was truly miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many who begged him for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were even more who didn't treat him like a human being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day before yesterday, the father of a high-ranking municipal official's wife died, and blaming him for inadequate treatment, they had slapped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That afternoon, Ma Kui had come and slapped him a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, from who knows what faction this one was, another slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face had been swollen for days without respite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is leprosy very contagious?\" Wang De asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, why else would it be called leprosy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you get the numbness, you go mad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Defeng tried to scare him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Wang De suddenly felt his own face go numb and hurriedly waved his hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, close the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What damn bad luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once back in the director's office, he immediately called to report to Wu Taixun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, Mu Wanqiu has been isolated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Locked up with dozens of lepers; if she wasn't sick before, she will be now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the mansion, Wu Taixun gave a wry smile to Dai Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Jinhai expert really does have some supernatural powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Playing his little tricks right on my head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beiping produced a Ma Hansan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now Jinhai has popped out a Secretary Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since ancient times, the Yan and Zhao regions have produced many brave men; fine, they are all starting to challenge me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Li nodded, smiling coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shall I have him arrested and kill him tonight?\" Wu Taixun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hear this Secretary Hong has very wild connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's familiar with the garrison and the gangs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Li asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, he is very close with Long Er of the Cao Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He calls several regimental commanders and adjutants of the 94th Army his brothers, though I don't know the specifics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I live apart from Jiu'er but we remain family, I spend most of my time in Beiping, so I'm not familiar with this fellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if you give the word, he will be dead tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Taixun knew well that this high-ranking official of the Military Statistics Bureau had the power to cover the sky with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No rush!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have important business in Jinhai this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll deal with him later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for that young woman, if she dies in the hospital, so be it; if she doesn't, keep a close eye on her for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Li ordered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no \"meat\" in this world he couldn't eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women were merely dishes on a dining table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether to eat or not depended entirely on his mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he didn't move against Hong Zhiyou was purely out of habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never tangle with a snake on its own home turf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because no matter how skilled a snake catcher is, it's hard to guarantee there won't be a slip-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting personally involved was not his style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Li had spent his early years rolling around in the underworld and knew the methods of these local snakes well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he left Jinhai, a single order from him could claim Hong Zhiyou's dog life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while in Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone were to be driven to desperation, they might just dare to take a shot at him from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to remember that Wang Yaqiao was once the nightmare of the Generalissimo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having personally lured Wang Yaqiao to his death, Dai Li knew the terror of these desperate outlaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pick one at random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This one looks like Liu Yuzhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked a photo at random and tossed it to Wu Taixun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time in Beiping, Ma Hansan had been cooperative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Li had originally intended to discipline him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn't get away, tied up by a special mission from the Generalissimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it hadn't been a total loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuzhu, the confidential secretary by Ma Hansan's side, was absolutely top-tier in both skill and appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a memory that left one wanting more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou returned home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng, draped in a coat, was walking in the courtyard to help his digestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, I'm afraid you've stirred up trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Hong Zhiyou, he said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Dai is famously petty; Ding Defeng just called me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He said Wu Taixun's men led the headquarters' secret agents to the hospital to snatch people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The boss has seen through your little trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This grudge is now set in stone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng said as he walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\" Hong Zhiyou gave a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel that old Yu was genuinely concerned for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't \"raised him in vain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn't your style,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he wanted to sleep with Zuo Lan, what would you do?\" Hong Zhiyou asked him in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner of Yu Zecheng's mouth twitched, and he fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you need me to do anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I reckon the station chief already knows by now; he's definitely going to be cursing up a storm tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a soft sigh, Yu Zecheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember you have a brother-in-law named Han Wentao, right?\" Hong Zhiyou cupped his hand and rubbed his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you know that?\" Yu Zecheng was very surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The station chief asked He Siyuan for a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. He didn't give him up; your brother-in-law is of the Han Fuju clan and has some influence in Ludong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he familiar with Qingdao?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't tell me you two haven't been in contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is very important, as urgent as the matter with Wenchong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou stared into his eyes, abandoning his usual playful demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My brother-in-law is Mr. He's special advisor; he was just transferred to Qingdao last month and has the power of inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, he is sworn brothers with the Qingdao station chief, Liang Ruojie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That will do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou nodded and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, what are you planning to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Running off to Qingdao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng grabbed him, feeling a bit panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Hong Zhiyou, he wouldn't have an easy life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mrs. Ji from Renji needs to settle her bar tab for this month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Mei has a cold, and the station chief told me to go collect the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, are you jealous that I'm rolling in the sheets with her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou started laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get lost.\" Yu Zecheng laughed and kicked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch out, or Big Mouth will sit on you and crush you to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou cursed at him and slipped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing by the doorway, he saw his mother and little sister chatting inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou paused for a moment, then stepped out of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to explain anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he happens to kick the bucket, everyone can just face their own fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou vented his pent-up fury on Ji Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, he walked to the window, lit a cigarette, and began to ponder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had risked his life tonight to save Wanqiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Li truly didn't have many days left to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn't mean he could safely survive this; he had to make foolproof preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to some information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Dai Li went to Qingdao, he was supposed to be traveling with the Juntong Bureau's flower, Liu Yuzhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the origin of the rumors about Liu Yuzhu planting a bomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it couldn't be ruled out that Liu Yuzhu was right there at Wu Taixun's residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would ask at the station tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it be the weather or human disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than counting on a thunderstorm to crash the plane, it would be better to arrange a human disaster for Old Dai himself, to have a double insurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you thinking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qing walked over, hugged him from behind, and whispered in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a bit hot-tempered tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou looked at her and stubbed out the cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qing gave a gentle smile and sensibly knelt down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou arrived at the station and called the Beiping office directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, I am Jinhai station secretary Hong Zhiyou. Regarding the batch of supplies shipped from Jinhai Port to Beiping, has Section Chief Ma signed for them yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Section Chief Ma hasn't been at the station these past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Secretary Liu Yuzhu there then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is, right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, thank you. Please have her notify Section Chief Ma; remember to send back the receipt telegram once it's signed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Li wouldn't stay in Jinhai for long, yet Liu Yuzhu was still in Beiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Old Ma hadn't made up his mind yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he would have to go to Beiping himself to meet this \"Ma the King.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, the station chief wants you to come to his office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Guohua walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Section Chief Xiao.\" Hong Zhiyou nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The station chief is in a bad mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Guohua reminded him in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, thanks Old Xiao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the office, Wu Jingzhong kept a straight face and pointed at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou closed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he marched forward and lowered his head, waiting to be scolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you crazy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is your brain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give you an inch and you take a mile, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You actually had the audacity to play your little tricks on Boss Dai for the sake of a woman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last night, Wu Taixun called me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Dai is very angry, and the consequences are very serious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong slapped the desk several times, frustrated that his subordinate wouldn't improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was too soft-hearted back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should have let Liu Xiong finish off that vixen long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A miscalculation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his scolding, he pointed at Hong Zhiyou, feeling annoyed and having a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were the one who said that politics without human sentiment is short-lived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot stand by and watch her enter a pit of fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just as if one day, you, Master, Rui-Rui, I... Mother, you all fell into trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter who the other party is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it were the King of Heaven himself, I would fight with all my might, even if it meant being smashed to pieces, I would not regret it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou’s eyes reddened, and he said with determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Wu Jingzhong looked at him, unable to speak for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your wings have hardened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, it is not that my wings have hardened, but that I am holding up the sky that is you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am going to Beiping now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou took a deep breath and requested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dai Li will suspect you,\" Wu Jingzhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In his eyes, I am not even as good as an ant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He will only think I have turned cowardly and am running away, trying to use my connection with Yong Jianqiu to seek refuge with Li Zongren.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As he wishes, I am going to the Beiping Headquarters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to find Ma Hansan, what are you trying to do, have you gone mad?\" Wu Jingzhong immediately understood Hong Zhiyou’s intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, rather than sit and wait for death, it is better to take a gamble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dai Li wants to kill me, I have no choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou knew that nothing could be hidden from old Wu, so it was better to confess proactively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Boss Dai falls, I will be in a difficult spot, Mao Renfeng will target me,\" Wu Jingzhong pointed at him and said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you not seen the situation clearly yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, it is the three Chens, Jianfeng, the Generalissimo, and Lady Jiang who want Boss Dai dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dai Li has been plotting to assassinate Lin Tai, and the Lady has long found him an eyesore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially the American Seventh Fleet Commander, Keke, who specifically named the Generalissimo to have Boss Dai appointed as Navy Commander.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the navy is built, who will it listen to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is an army, it is the sturdy ships and powerful cannons that can knock open the country's gates, not the German-style pistols of the Juntong Bureau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Generalissimo is not Li Longji.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He would rather not have a navy than ever allow a second 'An Lushan' to exist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou held up his index finger and analyzed righteously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is Boss Dai who wants to cut himself off from the Party and State, to cut himself off from the Generalissimo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without Ma Hansan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There will still be Hu Hansan, Sun Hansan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If not today or this year, then tomorrow or next year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dai Li must die, even the Americans cannot protect him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to speak in a low, impassioned voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot argue with you; if something happens, you bear it alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not implicate me and Rui-Rui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Wu Jingzhong not know this logic well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the high-ranking officials of the Party and State were watching how this grand drama would end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Boss Dai had fallen into the abyss of power, his mind deluded and his eyes covered by the Americans, and he was now stepping onto a path of no return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him relent, Hong Zhiyou bowed ninety degrees and slowly exited the station chief's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This little bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He really makes me furious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong pressed his hands on the desk, his blood pressure soaring, his temples throbbing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been loyal to Dai Li in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he was loyal to money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Dai Li died, even if Mao Renfeng replaced him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Zheng Jiemin and Jianfeng, he could still go to a lucrative department and build a \"new world\" with Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was also that \"Mother\" from Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so full of spirit; he believed that when his own days were numbered, he would also look after Rui-Rui like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to play deaf and dumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wish him success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is something the matter?\" Wu Jingzhong leaned back in his chair and asked wearily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just checked the monitoring records.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time in the interrogation room, when Huang Zhong identified Ma Kui, someone called headquarters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was made from the action team office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I asked, and they said it was Sun Xing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already been blinded by bloodlust and would not stop until he had bitten Ma Kui to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sun Xing?\" Wu Jingzhong frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, he was originally brought over from Shancheng by Ma Kui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He used to follow Director Mao,\" Lu Qiaoshan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Setting up a trap right under my nose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Preposterous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call Section Chief Xiao, arrest him immediately in secret, and arrange for the basement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong’s expression turned cold as he ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Lu Qiaoshan was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he left, Wu Jingzhong picked up the phone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zecheng, come over here for a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng quickly walked in: \"Station Chief, you called for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know about Zhiyou’s situation, right?\" Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the sake of a young girl, he offended Boss Dai,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, the person has run off to Beiping to play in the mud with Li Zongren and Ma Hansan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not used to using others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You first hand over the work in the confidential room to Section Chief Qin and come over to be my secretary for a few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I might not be as meticulous as Zhiyou when it comes to serving tea and water, Master, please don't mind,\" Yu Zecheng smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mind what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows how many days this tea will still be drinkable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven't been to the basement, have you? I'll take you for a tour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong waved his hand and led Yu Zecheng to the second basement level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has the person been caught?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lu Qiaoshan standing at the door, Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Caught.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Xiao has taken him inside.\" Lu Qiaoshan was not qualified to enter and could only wait outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go in together and listen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong waved his hand, and the staff member inside immediately opened the iron door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at the basement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Guohua personally administered the torture, causing Sun Xing to howl in misery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did Director Mao send you and Ma Kui here to do?\" Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to report this to Director Mao, to report this to the headquarters inspection office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xing began to shriek and wail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this your first day working for the Juntong Bureau?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you've entered this place, your life and death are not in the hands of Director Mao, nor the King of Hell, but in mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think it over clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak, and suffer a little less.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't speak, and keep holding out, you'll end up talking anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong crossed his arms and said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I'll speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xing was a sensible man; he stopped acting like a tough guy and started spilling everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mao Sen and Mao Wanli have long coveted the position of Jinhai Station Chief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time Ma Kui went to headquarters, he slandered you to Director Mao, saying he was certain he could capture ironclad proof of Director Yu's communist ties.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He also said that you, Station Chief, have a very close personal relationship with Mu Liancheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mu Liancheng's classmate is the Military Mediation Director Deng Ming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The matter at the Shangquan Society was leaked because you tipped them off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Mao sent Ma Kui back specifically to find evidence against you and Director Yu, and then help Mao Wanli take the Jinhai Station Chief position and swallow this fat piece of meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xing confessed everything in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was terrified by what he heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, that Mao fellow is targeting our Jinhai Station; we can't let them get away with this.\" Lu Qiaoshan gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was having a great time lining his pockets in Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a Mao Wanli came, what would be left for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They think they can treat me like a soft persimmon to be squeezed.\" Wu Jingzhong sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else did Ma Kui find out?\" Lu Qiaoshan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma, Captain Ma captured an important red agent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huang Zhong's wife, Jiang Aimei!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xing gritted his teeth and dropped the bombshell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng's heart pounded wildly, and he swallowed nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ho, how was she captured?\" Wu Jingzhong asked hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Wenbin's men found Wen Chong in Mawei Village, on the border between Beiping and Jixian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were just making contact with him, planning to turn him to claim credit with Captain Ma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But somehow, word leaked out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Aimei received the intelligence and went to meet Wen Chong ahead of time; the two sides exchanged fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wen Chong was heavily wounded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Aimei's Achilles tendon was shot through, and after running out of bullets, she attempted suicide but failed and was caught by the local Security Regiment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xing had been responsible for this operation the whole time and knew more than even Ma Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, this is a truly big fish.\" Lu Qiaoshan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What big fish or small fish?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All I know right now is that Ma Kui is looking to stir up trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong slapped the table in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to catching a red agent, Mao Renfeng's piercing sword was the urgent priority that had to be neutralized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is she being hidden?\" Wu Jingzhong demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At Station Chief Chen Wenbin's place in Jixian.\" Sun Xing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoshan, find a way to have this woman executed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are a fellow townsman of Zheng Jiemin, and I am his old classmate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jinhai Station doesn't have to earn merit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't have to capture red agents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it absolutely will not be allowed to be surnamed Mao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, neither of us will have a good end!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand what I mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong pointed at Lu Qiaoshan and gave a stern warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, Station Chief, Qiaoshan is not confused; I know which way the mountain leans and which way the water flows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan smiled slightly, stood up, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng felt a complex mix of emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Jiang Aimei was dead, he would be safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such an experienced comrade... alas, a massive loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is she badly hurt?\" Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She took a few lashes, nothing too serious.\" Sun Xing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put your clothes back on and go back to keep an eye on Ma Kui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, you will be the captain of the Action Team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong took out a thousand dollars in US banknotes and handed them to Sun Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tha, thank you, Station Chief.\" Sun Xing was moved to tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan led Sheng Xiang and a few trusted subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they walked out of the hall, they saw Ma Kui stepping down from a car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Mi Zhiguo and Song Fei were escorting a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than Jiang Aimei!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dear bosses, the ten thousand words for today are finished. Thank you all for your support, thank you to Mao Xuan for the tip, goodnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3899,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8c78aacb477c2db7916686ad3333435e1fa897856e3055d3f2eb43263944ea8b","spy-survival-guide-chapter-125","spy-survival-guide-chapter-123",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]