[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-14":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},2366330,4634,"Chapter 14: Saving Long Er (Please add to favorites, please vote)","spy-survival-guide-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>\"Speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The information lacked any real substance, so Hong Zhiyou tapped the table and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This man's nickname is Long Er. He used to be the right-hand man of Fourth Master Zhang of the River Transport Gang, and he was also the second-in-command of the gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before, when the Japanese occupied Jinhai, the River Transport Gang helped them handle cargo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that the territory has been recovered, when Boss Dai came in person to provide guidance, he specifically named the dock gangs for a crackdown. Long Er, out of loyalty, took the fall for Fourth Master Zhang, shouldering all the blame, and was locked up as a traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The higher-ups now want to execute them to set an example; a batch is to be killed this month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long Er is on the list, and he is to be executed tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Detective Huang said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This matter should be for Fourth Master Zhang to plead for mercy, why did you come?\" Hong Zhiyou asked in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long Er was not originally on this list; it was your Section Chief Lu who added him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? Isn't it just to kill him to silence him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think about it, in these peaceful times, the River Transport Gang has plenty to eat and drink, and Long Er has a huge following at the docks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fourth Master Zhang wants the Young Master to take over, and Long Er is a thorn in his side, a nail in his eye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Detective Huang lit a cigarette, took a puff, and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To tell you the truth, while in the detention center, Fourth Master Zhang already sent people to assassinate Long Er and even tried to poison him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, someone looked out for him, and he survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The grudge between these two is set in stone; otherwise, why would Fourth Master Zhang be in such a rush to have your Section Chief Lu get rid of Long Er?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fourth Master Zhang is quite the piece of work. If I were Long Er, I'd want to tear him to shreds too.\" Hong Zhiyou nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief Wu is the director of the Jinhai Traitor Suppression Committee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who to kill and who not to kill is just a matter of a stroke of his pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, I truly hope you can show some mercy and put in a good word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Detective Huang put down his cigarette and bowed to Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Mrs. Kang sent you, you should know the rules,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long Er has an old house containing some antiques and opium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief Wu likes old things; he can go and take them directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he wants gold bars or US dollars, I can also ask Mrs. Kang to exchange them on the black market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a word, as long as Long Er's life can be saved, anything goes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong's tone was extremely pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You go back first. I will have someone send the execution list later; wait for my call,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It all depends on you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong bowed ninety degrees and then walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven helps me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou gave a dry laugh, put away the documents, and walked quickly toward the station chief's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was talking with Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief.\" Hong Zhiyou gave him a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Yu, you go first; I'll be there in a moment,\" Wu Jingzhong instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, Station Chief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng took the order and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, take a look at this.\" Hong Zhiyou handed over Long Er's file.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does this mean?\" Wu Jingzhong glanced at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou laid out the conditions offered by Long Er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing there were old artifacts, Wu Jingzhong immediately became excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Hong, you were slighted in the River Transport Gang affair; I must get even for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since this Long Er is deeply entrenched in the River Transport Gang and is a mortal enemy of Fourth Master Zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Release him, he must be released!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong put on an air of righteous indignation on his behalf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many thanks, Station Chief.\" Hong Zhiyou bowed tactfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we find someone to verify the items first?\" he asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, you can't fully trust the words of thugs and hoodlums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong stopped halfway through his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, I can't go out. Why not let Director Yu go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is your personal student, after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou did not want to be too greedy for credit, which might affect Old Yu's advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That works too. Director Yu hasn't left yet; hurry and notify him,\" Station Chief Wu said, looking at him with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Station Chief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou took the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his back, a knowing smile appeared on Wu Jingzhong's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He liked Hong Zhiyou more and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew how to handle things and how to make money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept the big picture in mind and didn't stir up trouble internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong had been worrying about how to tie these two \"gods of wealth\" together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was afraid that 1+1 would have a counterproductive effect and that he wouldn't be able to balance the scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Hong Zhiyou had this mindset actually saved him the trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such \"dual guns in hand, the gold is mine,\" why worry about the great cause of making money not succeeding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he picked up the phone and dialed a number:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Connect me to the Baodi branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, is that Qiaoshan? About when can you return from Baodi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect. There is a regular meeting at the Garrison Headquarters at three this afternoon; you attend on my behalf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's nothing wrong with it. You are a Lieutenant Colonel; won't the future of the Party-State eventually fall into your hands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just treat it as practice in advance to interact with those commanders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging up the phone, Wu Jingzhong put his hands behind his back and felt quite pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Lu Qiaoshan finished the meeting, the people who should be released would be released, and those who should be executed would be executed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cantonese fellow shouldn't have any objections, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou arrived at the parking lot outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was about to get into his car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Yu, wait.\" Hong Zhiyou called out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there something, Secretary Hong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was in a hurry to follow orders and go to Mu Liancheng's house to discuss the winery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Station Chief wants you to take Li, the appraiser from Wanshunzhai, to go there. Once you arrive, just say you are a friend of Detective Huang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Verify the items inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they are suitable, load them directly onto the truck and take them away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou instructed in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\" Yu Zecheng glanced at him and closed the car door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou returned to the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was in a great mood and invited him to drink tea in the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, Yu Zecheng returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Hong Zhiyou, waited two seconds, and seeing that the Station Chief had no intention of dismissing him, he reported:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, it's done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Appraiser Li has looked at them; they are all treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among them, several paintings and vases are very valuable, and there is also a crate of opium, which I handed directly to your wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zecheng, you have... no, you personally take the roster and go to the Shuitun Prison to pick up the person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was overjoyed and made the decision on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not let Secretary Hong go together?\" Yu Zecheng smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, you two get along well; your personalities and temperaments are like those of the same kind.\" Wu Jingzhong smiled meaningfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, you go too; I will dispatch military police to protect you both.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind the Canal Gang; even if the King of Heaven himself dared to block the road, I’d shoot him dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong made the decision on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the Military Police Headquarters sent three large trucks of fully armed soldiers to protect the two of them from the front and back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to you, brother, I finally dare to step outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting into the Beetle sedan, Hong Zhiyou let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made him happy was that, under the bombardment of sugar-coated bullets, Wu Jingzhong was valuing him more and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Hong, you are too kind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today’s matter relied entirely on you, brother; I simply benefited from your success.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng sighed from the bottom of his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the Mu Liancheng matter, he had botched the job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Station Chief had handed it to him, but after negotiating for half a month, he hadn't squeezed out any profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog traitor had only handed over two buildings, causing him to be thoroughly reprimanded and lectured by the Station Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the way Sister Mei looked at him was like she was wielding a knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was truly providing help in his time of need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, I treat you like a brother; we are one family serving the Station Chief, so don't talk about benefiting from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's help each other out in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\" Yu Zecheng smiled and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at Shuitun Prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inspector Huang had been waiting there for a while, chatting with a young officer wearing a dark yellow military uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inspector Huang and the officer walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer had fair skin, a side-parted hairstyle, stood 1.8 meters tall, had sword-like eyebrows and star-bright eyes, and with his hands in his pockets, his temperament was quite cold and arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So handsome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was actually only a tiny bit worse than me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inspector Huang, aren't you going to introduce us?\" Hong Zhiyou got out of the car and asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, Director Yu, this is Liao Sanmin from Shuitun Prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inspector Huang introduced him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he was so handsome; it turned out to be Brother Sanmin, whom thousands of netizens felt sorry for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New book ranking, please cast your recommendation votes, add to favorites, and give rewards, ah ah ah ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1715,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1a4dd749804906d4650676f697e8b8b212ab785e600bac0bda9390136a86649f","spy-survival-guide-chapter-15","spy-survival-guide-chapter-13",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]