[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-168":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},2366484,4634,"Chapter 168: Emei Peak, and you're still taking a solo photo?","spy-survival-guide-chapter-168",168,"\u003Cp>\"Don't talk while lifting the stone lock; it's easy to disrupt your Qi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you injure your Qi, it won't be easy to recover.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Cuiping was pointing this out strictly from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lifting it a few times, Hong Zhiyou lowered his arms, which were sore and numb: \"Can I skip this? It's too hard, and I have no use for this kind of brute strength anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think having a gun is enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In many situations, what do you do if people don't let you carry a gun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must train your strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only when your strength is sufficient can you unleash clever force.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With clever force, a nail, a chopstick, or even a mahjong tile can kill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wang Cuiping spoke, she casually snapped off a tree branch, took a slight breath, and swung it toward the jar used for pickling vegetables nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jar shattered at the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This hand strength... it's a pity not to work in the interrogation room,\" Hong Zhiyou thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll train,\" Hong Zhiyou nodded readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this special skill, carrying a few nails on his person later would be much more convenient than carrying a gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm telling you two, sometimes it's 'Senior Sister,' sometimes it's 'Sister-in-law,' how exactly are you calling each other?\" Yu Zecheng walked out, yawning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's easy to solve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you call her 'Sister-in-law,' the two of you are a family; if you call her 'Senior Sister,' the two of us are a family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think the two of you look more like a family,\" Yu Zecheng laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unlike you, cold as ice all day long, without a hint of human warmth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't pay attention to him, strap on the sandbags and start jumping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Cuiping gave Yu Zecheng a resentful glare and said crossly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, can I borrow Sister-in-law to go to the club tonight?\" Hong Zhiyou asked, panting after a set of fifty jumps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What for?\" Yu Zecheng felt a sudden, inexplicable panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you thinking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou curled his lip and brought up the real business:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The general manager of the Longdong Company in Shanghai and the person in charge of the Hennessy Greater China region are coming to Jinhai. There's a cocktail party tonight, and I'm afraid someone might take the opportunity to cause trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, this land of Jinmen loves to fight and kill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In case someone deliberately tries to test me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wouldn't I just be handing them a win?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister-in-law is a disciple of Master Sun; with her holding the fort, I'll feel at ease.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Won't there be guns involved?\" Yu Zecheng was somewhat worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Cuiping's martial arts skills had already been acknowledged by the Station Chief, so he wasn't afraid of anything being exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was purely afraid of his comrade having an accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guns definitely won't be allowed into that kind of venue,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why didn't you ask Zhou Yan?\" Yu Zecheng asked cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He went to Xiangdao with Long Er, otherwise I wouldn't be asking Sister-in-law to take this risk,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally intended to bring Lin Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that kid's specialty was light-body techniques, and his hand-to-hand combat was a bit lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a real brawl broke out in the lobby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against those experts, he would just be serving himself up on a platter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Cuiping's martial arts attainments should be very deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou even felt they were not inferior to Zhou Yan's, and being a woman made her easy to overlook, which often produced unexpected results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui was known as the best fighter in the Jinhai Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't she take him down with one kick?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was just a skill she used while feeding chickens every day, which had gone rusty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the way she was training bitterly every day now, she would definitely send Ma Kui to see the King of Hell with one kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why so much nonsense? I'm not afraid even if they have guns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother, with me here, you can rest easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one will be able to hurt a single hair on your head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just feeling bored; it's great that there's someone to fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Cuiping patted her flat chest and laughed heroically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Senior Sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou suddenly felt some appreciation for Wang Cuiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straightforward, upright, and loyal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for having a big mouth, being prone to leaking secrets, having a mediocre figure and appearance, and having terrible cooking skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a woman, she didn't seem to have any other flaws...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to wash up, you two chat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng knew the importance of Hong Zhiyou to the organization, so he said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister, do you like Old Yu?\" Hong Zhiyou looked around and whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who likes him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He acts like a big shot all day long, lecturing people with a face as cold as an ice sculpture.\" Wang Cuiping's pretty face flushed slightly, but she acted indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not unaware of the relationship between you two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know why those women at the club are so successful at hooking men?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A man chasing a woman is separated by a mountain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A woman chasing a man is separated by a thin veil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to use your brain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou only touched on it and didn't go into depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zuo Lan was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou couldn't wish ill on anyone; these things depended on fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Cuiping didn't like hearing it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me, chase him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who would want to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She threw down the stone lock and went into the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou arrived at the Station Chief's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he reached the door, Lu Qiaoshan called out to him: \"Zhiyou, come in and have a cup of coffee.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Shan, why are you here so early today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're looking good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou pointed at him and laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan pulled him inside, poured him a steaming cup of coffee, and smiled gently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui is definitely done for this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The evidence is ironclad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that worth a drink?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should drink, I'll keep you company; my relationship with Ma Kui wasn't bad either,\" Hong Zhiyou laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rumors about you and his wife have spread all over the station.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Touching her backside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Ma Kui is gone, won't his beautiful wife be yours?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time we ate at the Station Chief's house, the way you looked at her... tsk tsk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pure rumors, my relationship with his wife is completely innocent; I haven't even touched a single hair of hers,\" Hong Zhiyou hurriedly denied it flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether you touched her or not, you know in your heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan smiled and brought up the real business:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My brother-in-law came to Jinhai to do a little business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's that Tingyu Pavilion that just opened at the Drum Tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little brother, you are the assistant in the General Affairs Section of the station; feel free to come over for tea when you're free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, the station's brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones will be supplied by Listening Rain Pavilion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, you must guarantee the quality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Station Master also uses brushes and ink often, you understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou understood immediately and readily agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would never dare to provide fakes; I guarantee they will be top quality,\" Lu Qiaoshan promised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, then it's settled,\" Hong Zhiyou finalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Station Master is arriving soon; I must go tidy up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou set down his coffee cup, stood up, and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Having a reliable little brother really saves me trouble,\" Lu Qiaoshan chuckled softly, talking to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the Station Master's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was meticulously wiping the desk as he did every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Wu Jingzhong walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou stepped forward to take his coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is Ma Kui?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just went to the interrogation room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Wu didn't dare to break him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I asked a few questions, but he refused to confess anything, shouting that he wants to see Director Mao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong sneered and ordered: \"Call Qiaoshan and Yu Zecheng; let's go see how tough his bones really are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group arrived at the basement level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoshan, you go and interrogate him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know how to ask, right?\" Wu Jingzhong paused and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, to confirm the matter of the Jingling mutiny, and second, to confirm the matter of the Buddha Statue's identity being leaked!\" Lu Qiaoshan said efficiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong nodded with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan walked into the interrogation room; Ma Kui was wearing a trench coat and a round hat, his expression still arrogant and unyielding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lu Qiaoshan, a sneer curled at the corner of his mouth, clearly not taking him seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui, you know the rules here better than I do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you can cooperate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan put down the documents in his hand and said expressionlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiaoshan, stop putting on an act here. Interrogate me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a Special Commissioner from the Headquarters Inspection Office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I am to be interrogated, it can only be by the Headquarters; what are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui said with a look of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being stubborn is useless; if you stay stubborn, Old Wu will pull out all your yellow teeth,\" Lu Qiaoshan said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiaoshan, isn't it just that you want to be Deputy Station Master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one is fighting you for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I catch my traitors, you get your promotion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have nothing to do with each other, don't go looking for trouble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui remained in a haughty and arrogant state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The interests of the Party-State are above all else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no selfish desires.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop giving me that; several times you've held me back, otherwise I would have already caught the traitor,\" Ma Kui said angrily and coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's talk about the Buddha Statue matter,\" Lu Qiaoshan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buddha Statue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What Buddha Statue? I don't practice Buddhism.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui curled his lip and said disdainfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was one of the few remaining people who could hide in Yancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddha Statue was such an important figure that even the slightest association would lead to endless trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, still good at pretending.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't want to talk, we'll take it one case at a time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How was the personnel planted in the Commercial Bond Association leaked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The final list was given by the Station Master only to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't tell me you don't know either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan smiled and asked unhurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't ask me, go ask Mu Liancheng!\" Ma Kui replied quite irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mu Liancheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui, you've made progress in the few days I haven't seen you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before, you liked to pin things on dead people; now you've learned to pin them on missing people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mu Liancheng fled overseas long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan said with some annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch your tone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are of the same rank; I am a Special Commissioner from the Headquarters Inspection Office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are not qualified to interrogate me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call the Station Master; I have something to say to him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui tilted his head back, his tone still manic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui, don't be ignorant of the situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are a prisoner now; the Station Master can't be bothered with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan smiled, picked up a chair, and sat down next to Ma Kui:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop putting on airs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's get to the point today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, what is your relationship with that Zuo Lan, how did you contact her, and how many times have you met?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zuo Lan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't met her,\" Ma Kui said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not admitting it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan sighed with a light smile, stood up, went back to the interrogation table, picked up the photos, and showed them to Ma Kui one by one:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See clearly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time you sent intelligence to Huang Zhong, half your face was captured, and you didn't admit it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time it's crystal clear; you won't say this person is your twin brother, will you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui's brows furrowed fiercely; knowing he couldn't argue his way out, he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I met her to try and uncover the leak regarding the Commercial Bond Association and Boss Dai's secret mission to Jinmen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you say you hadn't met her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really want to tear your mouth apart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan shouted at Ma Kui with a ferocious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, based on Huang Zhong's confession and the evidence found at the scene.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have every reason to believe that it was you who sold out the Buddha Statue's intelligence and leaked it to the Red Ticket female representative.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan stood up and stepped back slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiao, don't you go pinning your dirty laundry on me.\" Ma Kui grew agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The station knows about Buddha Niche.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One station chief, one Section Chief Liu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Liu is already dead; if it isn't you, then who is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or should I help you recall what you were doing in Secretary Hong's office on the night of the twenty-third last month?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know what you're talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I do know that some people are meeting privately with Red Ticket representative Deng Ming and colluding with Mu Liancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only a very small number of people attended Boss Dai's secret meeting when he came to Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Less than half a day after the meeting ended, the intelligence was leaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it clear who attended?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jinhai Station is all in cahoots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are no secrets to speak of at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui said with a tense face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some people—who are these people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak more clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn't you report such an important matter, apply for an investigation, or share the intelligence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao questioned him repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm worried that if I report it today, someone will silence me tomorrow!\" Ma Kui said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to see Bureau Chief Mao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, he shouted out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next room, Wu Jingzhong threw down his headphones and laughed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, meeting privately with Deng Ming—this is tracking and investigating me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Dai's secret mission—I was one of the few attendees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is also pointing at me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, his expression turned cold, his chin lifted slightly, and a thick intent to kill shone through the slits of his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a mad dog, daring to bite even me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, go, raid Ma Kui's house!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Station Chief.\" Hong Zhiyou happily accepted the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou led the men from the action team and drove straight to Ma Kui's house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adi, it's me, open the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou knocked on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gendi was overjoyed and walked quickly to open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crowd of people swarmed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it easy, don't mess things up,\" Hong Zhiyou instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, this—what on earth is going on?\" Zhou Gendi panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Ma is suspected of communicating with the Reds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The station chief ordered a house raid,\" Hong Zhiyou said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A house raid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Ma has already taken all the living expenses from my house, what is there to raid?\" Tears of fear welled up in Zhou Gendi's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them raid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After they're done, I'll take you to live in a big villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wanqiu's place is the most luxurious residence in Jinhai; it's lonely living there alone, so it's perfect for you to go over and keep her company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will also be convenient for some things later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said softly, while stroking her shapely buttocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, then what about my Old Ma?\" Zhou Gendi was both happy and worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only found out yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When Old Ma was in Jingling, he had someone crush his manhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, he told me that he would rather have you live as a widow for the rest of your life than let you have a moment of pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is not a man; he is a devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou sighed lightly and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder he wouldn't touch me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Old Ma...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gendi stopped mid-sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little slut, don't pretend to be sentimental with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't need to act like you're a person who values loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Living is already tiring enough; pretending is just too much trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some people can talk about loyalty, but for others, there's no need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Other than having the title of husband and wife, your relationship with Ma Kui has long been dead in all but name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was just a coffin imprisoning you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now the coffin is shattered, and you are completely free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou reached out, wrapped his arm around her slender waist, and whispered in her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gendi nodded obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What woman isn't mercenary, doesn't love wealth, and doesn't like men?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming to Jinhai with Ma Kui, she lived a life worse than death every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she had a chance to live a second life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to be with Hong Zhiyou, she had no reason not to be happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui's things are all under the bed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took the initiative to help search for Ma Kui's letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the paintings?\" Hong Zhiyou looked around and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Paintings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I put them away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gendi searched for a while longer and found a pile of scrolls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou opened them one by one to take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was exactly: \"The snowy mountain is cold through the ages, shining alone on Emei Peak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the final straw that would crush Ma Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm leaving first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After a while, pack up and go directly to the Mu residence to find Wanqiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already called her last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She will get you settled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou gave a final instruction, waved his hand, and led the people away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the station chief's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was looking through the evidence Lu Qiao had gathered at the Delong Inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is all intelligence regarding the Jinhai Port and the Northeast Theater's coordinated combat preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn't even aware of much of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui was actually transmitting intelligence to the Red Ticket right under our noses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, there is a problem with this blank sheet of letter paper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng, who was holding an alcohol lamp to the paper on the side, suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group gathered around to look, and a line of faint handwriting appeared on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emei Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your intelligence is extremely important; Buddha Niche has been caught; in exchange for our two comrades Huang and Jiang, you are hereby commended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mother at home is doing well, do not worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pebble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, Pebble and Old Kite have always been very active in Jinhai. Huang Zhong and his wife are Old Kites; it seems this Pebble is very likely Ma Kui's contact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder we could never catch anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To think they were hiding right beside us; it's dark right under the lamp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan leaned over to look and was struck with astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I blame myself for failing to judge people correctly!\" Wu Jingzhong sighed with his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He marveled at how these people setting the trap had done so with such ingenious craftsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Red Agents are truly not simple!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it is hair-raising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, this was found in Ma Kui's home.\" Hong Zhiyou walked in carrying some documents and scrolls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There were many things unfavorable to you, so I have already pulled them out and handed them to your wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou stepped closer and whispered in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan opened the first scroll and read it aloud with a smile: \"'The snow-capped mountains are cold for eternity, shining alone on Emei Peak!' It has quite a romantic temperament!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is very obvious now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan handed it directly to Wu Jingzhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong took one look and sneered: \"Emei Peak, and 'shining alone' at that, damn it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the interrogation room; I want to see how else he intends to 'shine'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group followed him to the interrogation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once seated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong stared at Ma Kui and said: \"Ma Kui, was it you who leaked the intelligence about the Shangquan Society?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn't me, it was Mu Liancheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He and Deng Ming are college classmates; the two of them had tea at the Donghai Teahouse,\" Ma Kui said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did that dog traitor Mu Liancheng know about it?\" Wu Jingzhong asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You'll have to ask certain people that,\" Ma Kui said, looking at him with cold eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're trying to say it was me, aren't you?\" Wu Jingzhong said, annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only the two of us knew the final personnel list. If it wasn't me, then it must be you,\" Ma Kui said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've cleared yourself quite cleanly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui, setting aside Huang Zhong's testimony for now, let's talk about how you used the Delong Inn to transport intelligence for your comrades right under our noses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did not transport intelligence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I went to retrieve intelligence,\" Ma Kui said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retrieve intelligence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, you finally admitted it. To retrieve your commendation letter, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring it to him to see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan stepped forward and displayed the top-secret intelligence regarding the coordination between Jinhai Port and the Northeast Theater of Operations to Ma Kui one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That box was used for you to exchange intelligence, wasn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever since the fur merchant and the Third Young Master were arrested, you have been responsible for controlling the Delong Inn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who would have thought that this seemingly Juntong Bureau stronghold was actually an intelligence trading post?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui, your strategy of 'openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang' is truly brilliant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it's not like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I went to retrieve intelligence regarding the leak of Boss Dai's trip to Jinhai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone is framing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui shouted in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Framing you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Under everyone's watchful eyes, the inn was full of your people; who framed you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not going to admit it, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take a look at this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan brought an alcohol lamp, placed it in front of Ma Kui, and began to heat a piece of blank letter paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the handwriting appeared, he handed it to Ma Kui to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emei Peak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your intelligence is very important. Buddha Niche has been caught. In exchange for the two comrades Huang and Jiang, you are hereby commended.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mother at home is doing well, do not worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pebble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emei Peak, how intimate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buddha Niche has been caught.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See clearly now? British developing fluid; you all play quite a sophisticated game,\" Lu Qiaoshan sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a trap; that female Red Agent is deliberately framing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui realized it in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not intelligence leaked by Wu Jingzhong at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From being photographed by Lu Qiaoshan when they met, to being caught in the act, this was a massive net cast specifically for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The evidence is ironclad, yet you still dare to quibble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buddha Niche was a sharp sword for Jiang Jianfeng and Boss Dai, and it was destroyed by the hands of a despicable villain like you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Kui, oh Ma Kui, even dying a hundred times would not be enough to atone for your crimes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong pointed at him and scolded him with immense heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know that saying anything is useless now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, as you wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say whatever you want. According to procedure, you have no right to interrogate me. Send me to the Headquarters Inspection Office to see Director Mao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui also understood that they all wanted him dead, so he simply laid his cards on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing Director Mao is fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The prerequisite is that you must be a member of the Juntong Bureau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's first talk about how you betrayed and massacred your own Juntong Bureau undercover comrades at the Political Security Bureau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong sneered and played his trump card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui's eyes widened, and his complexion instantly turned lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The betrayal at the Political Security Bureau had always been the scar and shackle in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that it was suddenly ripped open, Ma Kui was struck with unbearable pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew he was finished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reporting to all respected directors, today's two updates totaling eleven thousand words have been delivered, good night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4125,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5cf19cc775693d595b586dde5591e74664578218c15550402afe8dc003f8b0ed","spy-survival-guide-chapter-169","spy-survival-guide-chapter-167",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]