Chapter 172: Dong Cheng arrested, the whole station in danger

"Zhiyou, do you think Yuan will be in the troupe?" Yu Zecheng asked.

"Don't know."

"Old Lu handles things carefully, he had people interrogate them and check the register."

"Besides, if he really hid in the troupe..."

Hong Zhiyou stroked his chin and started thinking.

"Then Li Ya watching opera and dating the little girl were all faked."

"This is a path he paved in advance."

"Why choose a troupe?"

"It shows he has old ties with the troupe leader. You have to know he went to Yancheng from Jinhai."

"He lived here before."

"It's entirely possible he had many interactions with people here."

Hong Zhiyou stroked his chin and analyzed carefully.

"How about you find him tomorrow and probe about listening to opera?" Yu Zecheng asked.

"It's not appropriate for me to go."

"I represent the Station Chief. A person as refined as Li Ya will detect clues if I ask too much."

"There cannot be even a thread of things unfavorable to the Station Chief."

Hong Zhiyou refused cautiously.

"That's true."

"Big men, who chats about opera for no reason?"

"Even if you find Old Xie, he can't make up flowers."

Yu Zecheng nodded, feeling deeply troubled.

"As long as the money is in place, he will make up flowers."

"Let Old Xie go, just say let him test Li Ya's foundation in opera."

Hong Zhiyou said firmly.

"Fine, you treat Old Xie as a god, what else can I say? Let's settle it."

"Is the money coming from you or me?"

"That kid charges very ruthlessly."

Yu Zecheng asked, blinking his eyes.

"The ones in a hurry are the Station Chief and you two."

"Yuan Peilin can explode whoever he wants, it has nothing to do with me!"

Hong Zhiyou was too lazy to bother with him.

"Fine, I'll pay." Yu Zecheng nodded, his heart aching.

Mr. Yong's wallet was empty now.

He was also tight.

How could he dare to scatter gold and silver like before to engage in missions?

Ten o'clock at night, light rain.

Under the dim streetlights.

Li Ya held a black umbrella, stood in a dark corner, and stared fixedly at the house at No. 69.

"Captain."

"This morning, our disguised mail carrier and the people from the telephone bureau had already confirmed that Xu Yuanshan is at home."

"At seven o'clock."

"Someone went in to visit Xu Yuanshan."

"Wearing a hat, couldn't see the face, seemed very mysterious."

Gao Yuan, a trusted subordinate who was not tall but looked capable, reported.

Li Ya's eyes lit up, and he asked in a deep voice: "Has the person come out?"

"No."

"Unless there is a secret passage, Wang Pu and I have been watching here without blinking, that person definitely hasn't come out."

Gao Yuan answered firmly.

"Great!" Li Ya was overjoyed.

This person revealed by Yuan Peilin had deep roots.

On the surface, he was a distant relative of Chen Lifu.

He had previously held important positions in the Executive Yuan and was also very famous in the literary world.

It is said that Tang Shaoyi and Young Marshal Zhang had both lived in his house for a period of time when they were in Jinhai.

It can be seen that this person's status was not low.

If it weren't for Yuan Peilin's leak, who would have thought that such a celebrity who didn't have to worry about food and clothing would be a Red agent?

According to intelligence.

Yuan Peilin himself had never had any interaction with Xu Yuanshan.

He just happened to see an internal document about Jinhai when he held an important position in the border defense investigation section in Yancheng, which mentioned this address.

It was marked with the word "Top Secret."

It was originally sent to Ke Gong.

But by chance, he saw it.

Yuan Peilin didn't know who lived at this address.

But he had read the content of the top-secret document; this was a key point for direct contact between Jinhai and the Yancheng organization.

If the entire underground organization in Jinhai was destroyed.

No. 69 Yanjin Road was the last spark.

One can imagine the importance of this Xu Yuanshan.

People who interact with Xu Yuanshan might also be Red cadres.

After all, the Jinhai underground organization urgently needed to be restored.

At this time, it was entirely possible that important personnel were sent to preside over the overall situation.

"Heaven helps me, catching two fat ones in one net!"

Li Ya gritted his teeth, his eyes turned cold, and he ordered:

"Deploy people around the courtyard to prevent escape."

"Take action!"

Inside the house.

Mr. Dong was drinking tea with Xu Yuanshan.

"Old Dong, why did you come to Jinhai?" Xu Yuanshan asked.

"The organization sent me to Zhenjiang to discuss the purchase of military supplies."

"I stopped by Jinhai on the way, and they gave me a new task."

"The underground contact station in Jinhai hasn't been built, and the previous code radio station was deciphered, leaving several comrades on Line 1 as idle pieces."

"With war imminent, the organization is anxious, and these comrades are also anxious."

"They don't trust the contact point."

"So I had to be sent over to mediate."

"Fortunately, both sides have successfully contacted, the work is progressing well, and the comrades of the Anti-Traitor Squad who assassinated Yuan Peilin have all been rescued."

Mentioning Yu Zecheng, Dong Cheng couldn't hide his pride and gratification.

"But the work of the contact station isn't beautiful."

"I just got intelligence that the one who died in Xiuchun Tower is likely not Yuan Peilin."

Xu Yuanshan frowned.

"Not Yuan Peilin?"

"Yuan once served as the director of the border defense investigation section."

"This person knows a lot of intelligence."

"If he doesn't die, it will be very troublesome."

Dong Cheng's expression became serious.

"The Anti-Traitor Squad has already had one accident, it's very difficult to carry out the mission again."

"Forget it, Old Dong."

"With the lesson from last time, anti-traitor work shouldn't be reckless even if it's urgent."

"I'll send you to the pier first, and I'll make a detailed plan after contacting the organization here."

Xu Yuanshan ordered.

The two stood up and were about to leave.

They heard a scream from downstairs.

"Not good, something's going to happen." Xu Yuanshan took a gun to cover Dong Cheng's retreat from the back.

"Xu Yuanshan!"

Just as he was about to climb over the wall, Li Ya shouted.

The two could only slowly raise their hands and turn around.

"Dong Cheng?"

When Li Ya saw Mr. Dong, his expression changed from surprise to ecstasy:

"Truly, one doesn't have to look far for what one seeks."

"I was worried about having no capital to make a contribution."

"Last time I used a fake you to fish."

"Now it's good, I caught the real one."

"Heaven truly helps me!"

"Take them away!"

The next day.

Wu Jingzhong carried a lunch box and came to the office.

"Teacher, why are you here so early today?" Hong Zhiyou asked while throwing away a rag.

"It's your teacher's wife, she insisted I bring breakfast for you."

"She drove me out of the house early."

"Taste it."

"Stir-fried rice noodles, a Cantonese specialty."

Saying that, he handed over the lunch box.

"Thank you, Teacher's wife." Hong Zhiyou opened the wooden drawer, took out the stir-fried noodles, and ate them in big mouthfuls.

Not to mention, the taste wasn't bad.

A chef specially hired is different.

Just as he was eating, Li Ya walked in with a beaming face. Seeing Hong Zhiyou eating with relish, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "What are you eating? Haven't seen it in Jinhai."

"Captain Li is here."

"Cantonese stir-fried noodles, Cantonese breakfast, it's indeed hard to find in Jinhai."

Hong Zhiyou smiled.

"Want to try?" He turned the chopsticks over and handed them to Li Ya.

"Gourmet food is what I love."

"Let me try."

Li Ya didn't stand on ceremony, took the chopsticks, and grabbed a big handful.

The fragrance of bean sprouts, eggs, and stir-fried noodles instantly filled his mouth, and he became excited:

"Hmm, hmm, not bad."

"I thought Wang Laosan's yellow soup beef noodles were the best."

"Didn't expect this bite waiting for me."

While praising it endlessly, he took a few more big mouthfuls.

The originally exquisite plate of stir-fried noodles hit the bottom in the blink of an eye.

"Teacher, when can you lend me your Cantonese chef for a few days?" Li Ya wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and asked with a smile.

"Easy to say."

"But it's a bit expensive."

"However, as long as you are attentive, this is enough, and there is nothing in this world you can't eat."

Wu Jingzhong smiled and stroked his fingers.

"Teacher, rest assured."

"Student is definitely attentive. Didn't I accidentally make a contribution last night?"

Li Ya tilted his head and sucked the lingering taste on his lips, his eyes arrogant but not lacking in pride.

"Make a contribution?" Wu Jingzhong's heart sank.

"Teacher, Captain Li, you guys talk, I'll go back to my office for something." Hong Zhiyou immediately took the drawer and the bowl and chopsticks and walked out.

"Teacher."

"Yuan Peilin confessed a big fish."

"It can be said to be the highest-level person in charge of the Red underground organization in Jinhai."

Li Ya said with satisfaction.

"Highest level, how high?" Wu Jingzhong frowned.

"Xu Yuanshan!" Li Ya said.

"That retired official of the Executive Yuan on Yanjin Road, Chen Lifu's distant relative?" Wu Jingzhong was still very familiar with this name.

"Exactly him." Li Ya nodded.

"Nonsense!"

"This is Chen Lifu's person."

"You've already poked the hornet's nest of Zhongtong one after another, and now you've messed with Chen Lifu's relative."

"Do you know what the consequences are?"

"Are you trying to declare total war on the Dangtong Bureau on behalf of the Juntong Bureau?"

Wu Jingzhong scolded with a straight face.

"So what if it's Chen Lifu's person? Never mind a distant relative, even if it were a first cousin, if they collude with Red agents, they must be caught."

"I said the same thing to the Chairman."

Li Ya said arrogantly.

"Is there evidence?" Wu Jingzhong asked.

"Yes."

"First, this was confessed by Yuan Peilin."

"Second, I caught someone in Xu's house."

"This person is even higher in rank than Xu Yuanshan."

"He is a real big fish."

Li Ya put his hand in his pocket and smiled proudly.

"Such good luck."

"So high-level, did you do a somersault to Yancheng overnight to catch him?"

Wu Jingzhong was very disgusted by his arrogant and frivolous demeanor.

"You guessed right."

"This person really came from Yancheng."

"Dong Cheng!"

Li Ya said.

"Dong Cheng?"

"Is that the person you mentioned in the fake bait at the Hongqiao Hotel last time?"

"The one who secretly met with Yu Zecheng in Yangjiacun?"

Wu Jingzhong asked in surprise.

"Exactly this person."

"I have already locked these two in the interrogation room and tortured them for a whole night."

"Just waiting for you and Department Chief Yu."

Li Ya smiled.

"Dong Cheng is Dong Cheng."

"Yu Zecheng is Yu Zecheng. Don't mix them together without absolute evidence."

"Don't rush to characterize it, interrogate first."

Wu Jingzhong was in a "honeymoon period" with Yu Zecheng, so naturally, he had to speak for him.

"Understood."

"Then I'll go call Department Chief Yu."

Li Ya was afraid he would leak the news.

"Go." Wu Jingzhong waved his hand.

After Li Ya left.

He slapped his hands in anger: "Sigh!"

It was exactly what he feared.

He was afraid Li Ya would perform a great service.

A few days ago, Wu Jingzhong called Qiao Jiacai to ask him to ask Li Ya for the person.

Who knew Li Ya was so sinister.

He found a bunch of reasons, and Qiao Jiacai, out of consideration for himself and Jiang Jianfeng, didn't pursue it further.

Now it's good.

This Yuan Peilin really has some substance.

He bit out two big fish.

It was truly a case of dog-shit luck exploding, and it couldn't be stopped.

For a moment, Wu Jingzhong suddenly felt a bit dazed.

Doubting if he was getting old.

In front of his own student, he had lost control of the situation.

Soon.

Li Ya not only called Yu Zecheng in but also invited Lu Qiaoshan and Hong Zhiyou.

"Station Chief, everyone is here." Li Ya said.

"You all came at a good time."

"Captain Li caught two suspected high-level Red officials at Yanjin Road last night."

"They are in the interrogation room now."

"Let's go, let's go take a look together."

Wu Jingzhong glanced at the two generals without a trace and said with a pleasant countenance.

Arriving at the interrogation room.

Xu Yuanshan and Dong Cheng were locked in electric chairs, already beaten until they were covered in blood.

Yu Zecheng and Hong Zhiyou almost broke into a cold sweat as soon as they entered.

It was Dong Cheng.

Damn Li Ya!

"Mr. Xu, can you give me an explanation?" When Wu Jingzhong first arrived in Jinhai, he had visited Xu Yuanshan, and their relationship was considered okay.

"Wu Jingzhong, I want to ask for an explanation too."

"Your people grabbed me and my friend without rhyme or reason."

"Wu Jingzhong, your subordinates don't understand the rules too much."

"I want to see Minister Chen, I want to see Mao Renfeng, Zheng Jiemin, and let them give me an explanation."

Xu Yuanshan shouted.

"Mr. Xu, apologies."

"This Captain Li is indeed my subordinate."

"But he is a backbone of Jiang Jianfeng's Iron and Blood Youth Corps, and their rules are really different from mine."

"Please bear with it."

Wu Jingzhong directly revealed Li Ya's identity.

"Can Jiang Jianfeng's people break into private houses and violate freedom?"

"Now we are engaging in constitutional government, not military government!"

"What is the difference between your behavior and bandits and robbers!"

"I want to see the Chairman!"

Xu Yuanshan put on the airs of an old veteran.

"Stop pretending here."

"Would I catch you without evidence?"

"Your true identity is a secret Red agent in Jinhai."

"I know you won't admit it."

"Look at who this is!"

Li Ya turned around and took Dong Cheng's photo and information.

"Dong Cheng."

"Formerly served as the director of the border defense investigation section, later sent to Nanjing to serve as the first secretary of the local committee, and person in charge of the Nanjing intelligence network."

"Don't tell me the person in this photo isn't you."

Saying that, he almost shoved the photo into Dong Cheng's face.

"I don't know what Red agent he is."

"I only know Mr. Dong is in the herbal medicine business and is my friend."

Xu Yuanshan argued strongly.

"Mr. Dong, to tell you the truth, the person who betrayed you was once your colleague."

"Do you want me to invite him to confront you?"

"Of course, we don't need this set in our Juntong Bureau."

"With this information, if you don't confess, you're dead!"

Li Ya treated this as a one-man show and interrogated him on his own.

Lu Qiaoshan, who was sitting on the side, had a face as black as iron. He looked left and right, and seeing Yu Zecheng and Hong Zhiyou also looking wooden, he felt terrible.

As the intelligence section chief, he naturally knew Dong Cheng.

But the damn troupe leader hadn't been caught yet.

Li Ya had already performed such a miraculous service.

What's the point of playing anymore? He could basically abandon the piece and admit defeat.

"I have nothing to confess."

"And I don't know what you're talking about."

Mr. Dong remained calm, his smile still there; clearly, nothing in this world could scare him.

"You know what I want you to confess."

"When in Nanjing."

"Oh, that is, after Department Chief Yu was shot by Qin Shuangcheng near the Shaanxi Guild Hall, how did you meet in Yangjiacun, and how did you introduce Department Chief Yu to join your organization."

"Including whether Zuo Lan participated in it."

"You can talk about these."

Li Ya glanced at Yu Zecheng and smiled brightly.

"Captain Li, what do you mean?" Yu Zecheng frowned and asked.

"Don't misunderstand, Department Chief Yu."

"Someone submitted some information left behind by the Nanjing Political Security Bureau."

"There is some information unfavorable to you."

"To prevent you from being framed, I specifically caught this person to clarify it in front of everyone. If it's a smear, I can restore your innocence."

Li Ya wasn't Ma Kui; he still had some technique in speaking.

"Thank you, Captain Li." Yu Zecheng smiled faintly, but his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

"Speak."

"After you speak, these will all be yours, and you will be free."

Li Ya took out his seven gold bars and placed them on the table.

"I don't know this gentleman."

"I'm just a herbal medicine merchant."

Dong Cheng looked at Yu Zecheng and said.

"Not confessing, right?"

"I have plenty of time to play with you."

"Old Wu, be a bit more ruthless."

Li Ya raised his hand and ordered.

Old Wu looked at Wu Jingzhong; he could distinguish who was the one in charge.

"Do it."

"Let this Mr. Xu go for now until there is evidence."

Wu Jingzhong glanced at the two and walked out.

Returning to the office, Wu Jingzhong's face was terrifyingly gloomy.

Hong Zhiyou walked in quickly, closed the door, and brought him tea:

"Teacher, sit for a while."

"Man proposes, God disposes. This Yuan Peilin is extraordinary."

"He doesn't act, but when he does, it's shocking."

"He almost confused me!"

Wu Jingzhong put his left hand behind his back and pointed angrily with his right.

"Yes, who would have thought there were two such big fish hidden in Jinhai."

"Teacher."

"The information on this Dong Cheng must be fake. How can the old, rotten intelligence from the Political Security Bureau be taken seriously?"

Hong Zhiyou said.

"The problem is, this Dong Cheng has been sent to Nanjing, and Jiang Jianfeng and Director Mao will definitely ask about it personally."

"Mao Wanli has always wanted to sit in my position."

"Will Director Mao use this to make things difficult for Yu Zecheng and drag me into the water?"

Wu Jingzhong expressed his worry.

"This matter is not hard to solve."

"First, untie it knot by knot."

"Isn't Xu Yuanshan a relative of Chen Lifu, and he was a high official in the Executive Yuan, with wide connections?"

"Let Minister Chen protect this person and take him away."

"The remaining Dong Cheng is also easy to handle. As long as he refuses to admit it, and we find Yuan Peilin and eliminate him, this material alone won't be able to bite Yu Zecheng."

"Don't forget, Wan Lilang is already dead."

"If Qin Shuangcheng knew the truth, Department Chief Yu would have been nailed by Ma Kui last time."

Hong Zhiyou analyzed carefully.

"Makes sense!"

"Go to Xu Yuanshan's house, tell his wife not to look for Chen Lifu, but to look for Director Xiong Shihui of the Northeast Headquarters to plead for mercy."

Wu Jingzhong turned his head and ordered sternly.

"Is Xiong Shihui more useful than Chen Lifu?" Hong Zhiyou was puzzled.

"You don't understand this."

"Li Ya dared to torture Xu Yuanshan, he must have consulted Jiang Jianfeng's opinion."

"The Chairman has always been dissatisfied with the two Chens and wants to kick them out."

"Looking for Chen Lifu to plead for mercy is simply adding fuel to the fire."

"But Director Xiong is different."

"It was he who lifted Jiang Jianfeng up in Ganxi. When Jiang Jianfeng was fighting with Kang Ze, Xiong Shihui was the one who strongly supported Jiang Jianfeng in running the Youth Corps and the Party School."

"The Chairman and Jiang Jianfeng both know his kindness."

"Otherwise, how could such an important territory in the Northeast be handed over to him to watch?"

Wu Jingzhong analyzed like an old hand.

"Teacher is wise, seeing through everything at a glance."

"Student admires you."

Hong Zhiyou said with conviction.

"You find a way to pass a word to Dong Cheng, let him hold on, hold on tight."

"The key is still this Yuan Peilin."

"Zhiyou, we can't afford to drag this out."

"If we drag it out, the Jinhai Station will change its surname. Don't underestimate the Deputy Station Chief; this 'deputy' word is not simple."

"That's someone who can manage real things."

"Let Li Ya sit firmly, and Jiang Jianfeng's hand will really reach in."

"Now, while your old classmate still has some face."

"We must erase Li Ya's dream of being Deputy Station Chief."

"Three days, I only give you three days."

"You must find this person and execute him!"

Wu Jingzhong's face was stern, and he gave a death order.

"Teacher, I might have a plan." Hong Zhiyou thought for a moment and said slowly.

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