[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-16":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},2366332,4634,"Chapter 16: The Miserable Ma Kui (Please add to favorites, please vote)","spy-survival-guide-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>Returned to the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Station Chief and Old Yu went to Mu Liancheng’s house to extort him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If my guess is correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Yu can make a great contribution today; Mu Liancheng gave the Station Chief a distillery in Yuezhou and also gifted several pieces of fine antiques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou returned to his office, sat before his desk, lit a cigarette, and pondered a plan to deal with the Cao Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth Master Zhang is no pushover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One wrong step could very likely lead to an abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou absolutely believes that if Fourth Master Zhang decides to fight to the death, Wu Jingzhong will certainly prioritize self-preservation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To survive, one can only rely on oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Er, Ma Kui, Xie Ruo, Wu Jingzhong, Anderson!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people for the plan are all here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, a catalyst is still lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core is Wu Jingzhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Jinhai Station Chief, Wu Jingzhong is one of the few figures capable of coordinating the military and police departments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he makes up his mind and stabilizes both the military and police.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou will have the opportunity to root out the entire Cao Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Jingzhong is steady, cunning, and afraid of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to persuade him to take action is very troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To handle Old Wu, it’s either money or threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only if the Cao Gang provokes him enough, under various conditions, might Old Wu be used by me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Wu is a shrewd man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou even suspects that his talk of going to the Cao Gang to put in a word was merely empty talk to comfort me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the final analysis, the temptation of profit is not yet great enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the profit, Hong Zhiyou has already thought it through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, all that is missing is to stoke Old Wu’s hatred for the Cao Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bomb can only be detonated by Ma Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, he had been very distressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of Xie Ruo undoubtedly gave Hong Zhiyou a glimmer of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forcefully circled Xie’s name on the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he stood up, burned the paper, and walked toward Ma Kui’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui was leaning back in his soft chair, feigning sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Zhou Gendi arrived, he hasn’t had a peaceful night’s sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For so many years, from Shancheng to Jinhai, he has weathered storms with his heart set only on the Party-State, and he views marital affection very lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after he was ordered to assassinate Lü Zongfang in Jingling and was captured by the Political Security Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t withstand the torture and gave up quite a few colleagues in the network; these people included his superiors and brothers who had lived and died with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Ma Kui closed his eyes at night, he saw their faces, eyes wide with resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he can only work himself to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by redoubling his service to the Party-State can his heart find some peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his wife, Zhou Gendi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui truly feels he has let her down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a man, an iron-blooded Juntong operative, he has his own dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cannot tell Zhou Gendi that when he suffered inhuman torture at the Jingling Political Security Bureau, that thing of his was already ruined by those dog traitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past few days, A-Di has been crying secretly in the middle of the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui can only sigh in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain.\" An agent walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Zhong, how is the surveillance on that underground printing house for the Red tickets going?\" Ma Kui asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while ago, many Red-leaning leaflets appeared on the streets of Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no need to think; there must be Red ticket instructions behind this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jinhai Station was rebuilt not long ago and is in urgent need of meritorious service before the Chairman and Boss Dai; Wu Jingzhong absolutely will not allow Red movements to appear on the streets of Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He personally instructed Ma Kui to ferret out the Red ticket organization behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're watching it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The person in charge of the printing house is a female student from Beiyang University; this person has a strong background, she is the third young lady of the Yong family,\" Chen Zhong replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Yong family, which Yong family?\" Ma Kui asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yong Jianqiu, our Jinhai’s biggest arms broker, who has deep dealings with the 94th Army, the Americans, and the dockside Cao Gang,\" Chen Zhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then added: \"Should we arrest her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't arrest this female student yet; watch the people behind her,\" Ma Kui frowned and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, a proper young lady going to turn Red, is she crazy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly fucking bored and looking for trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out.\" He waved his hand irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhong opened his mouth, hesitating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anything else?\" Ma Kui asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma, the brothers responsible for secretly protecting your wife discovered...\" Chen Zhong stopped mid-sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Discovered what?\" Ma Kui asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your wife and Secretary Hong stayed in a room at the Naval Club for over forty minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your wife even took a bath.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong danced with her, and when they got back and were getting out of the car, Secretary Hong even touched your wife's as...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ma Kui’s face turn livid and tense, Chen Zhong didn't dare to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui stood up and beckoned him over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhong leaned in closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui whispered coldly in his ear: \"All day long you just pry into trivial matters; you are nothing but a fart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhong hung his head, trembling, not daring to take a full breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui has a bad temper; if he catches someone, it’s a beating, and his fists and kicks are heavy; more than a few in the team have had their ribs broken by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you to protect her, not to spy on her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen well, Secretary Hong is my brother; that is Western etiquette, understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell them, whoever dares to wag their tongue, I’ll shoot him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui scolded in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhong ran out, covered in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was running too fast, he almost collided with Hong Zhiyou, who was entering the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, Secretary Hong.\" Chen Zhong apologized and slipped away hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Ma, what's wrong? Did they annoy you again?\" Hong Zhiyou asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A bunch of good-for-nothing trash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, you came at the right time; my wife mentions you every day, wanting you to take her to play cards.\" Ma Kui gestured for him to sit and poured him tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tea was the standard issue for the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Station Chief and Yu Zecheng drink the fine Longjing tea offered from Hangcheng, and Lu Qiaoshan’s office even has a fashionable hand-cranked coffee grinder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou felt a bit of sympathy for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui is single-mindedly devoted to the Party-State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Working his life away every day, yet everywhere he is squeezed out by Old Lu and other section chiefs in the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn't get any benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reckon whatever salary he has is squeezed dry by profiteers like Xie Ruo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he always wants me to take his wife to play cards and win money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's skip it for these few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should have heard about my business with Young Master Zhang; these young masters and socialites care most about face, and I said seven days, so it won't be a moment longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll make a bet with you: even if I stay in the station every day, they will still find ways to get rid of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou sat down, held the teacup, crossed his legs, and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, brother, those of us in this line of work are just like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our lives hang by our belts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For anyone else, I could help you shoot them in the back, but the Zhang family won't do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Zhang Ershao dies at this time, no matter who killed him, the blame will fall on you; the six thousand brutes of the Boatmen Guild could eat you alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Dai personally gave instructions to take down the Boatmen Guild.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But guess what happened? The people from the 94th Army found connections all the way to the Aide Office, and even Lady Jiang found out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Generalissimo had also paid his respects to the guild back in the day, so he just found a scapegoat, and the Boatmen Guild didn't move an inch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, you've offended the wrong person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui was genuinely worried for Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But don't be afraid. I see the Station Chief is quite fond of you; if he steps in to smooth things over and you offer an apology, it shouldn't be a big problem,\" Ma Kui added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll take it one step at a time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma, you don't look so good. Your wife just arrived, so spend more time with her instead of working so hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you say last time that you weren't sleeping well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have an acquaintance at the Army Hospital; go get checked out and have them prescribe you some sleeping pills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui sighed sincerely, patted Hong Zhiyou's leg, and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, you're the only one in the whole station with any human warmth. I acknowledge you as my brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As it happens, there is something I'd like to ask for your help with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Red Party has recruited a group of university students at Beiyang University, and we have already located their underground printing press.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The military mediation is happening soon, and the Station Chief has ordered a cleanup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their leader is named Yong Manzhu, the third daughter of the Jinhai grand comprador Yong Jianqiu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help me go and take care of her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui spoke very bluntly, his tone like he was giving an order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Ma, you really don't understand the ways of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New book climbing the charts, foster fathers, please be supportive; come give me a wave of collections and recommendation votes to help lift me up, ah ah ah ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1701,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6357a09f88498b70b2dcc70b75c93da1ccd2c21b1d6e3675603e4cd7a257717b","spy-survival-guide-chapter-17","spy-survival-guide-chapter-15",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]