Chapter 190: Assassinating Old Five

"Captain Li, we have a discovery."

Just as he was pondering a plan to counterattack Lu Qiaoshan, Gao Yuan walked in.

"Speak," Li Ya said.

"Our people have been tailing Section Chief Lu and discovered that he has been in close contact with Lu Yuxi of the Garrison Inspection Team recently," Gao Yuan said efficiently.

"Lu Yuxi?" Li Ya frowned.

"He is the captain of the Seventh Squad of the Inspection Team.

"He is also a fellow townsman of Section Chief Lu.

"It is said that in order to help this fellow townsman get promoted, Lu Qiaoshan even used his connections to have Lu Yuxi's former superior, a captain surnamed Zhou, transferred away.

"Section Chief Lu also frequently goes to his house for meals.

"Furthermore, we discovered that Section Chief Lu often contacts him using the phone at a place called the Ping'an Hotel on the back street of his home."

Gao Yuan said.

"Lu Yuxi, Inspection Team, fellow townsman.

"I was wondering how those trash from the Inspection Team could always snatch the credit right out from under my nose.

"So that's where the trick lies.

"Biting the hand that feeds, they don't know what's good for them.

"Lu Qiaoshan, you are courting death!"

Li Ya gave a cold, dry laugh.

He knew Lu Qiaoshan was finished.

The most taboo thing in the Secret Service Bureau, ever since Boss Dai's time, was biting the hand that feeds.

Whoever touches it dies!

Even Zheng Jiemin couldn't save him!

"How is Old Five?" Li Ya asked, changing the subject.

"He has woken up.

"He is still recovering, but he can speak now. He said he suspects someone wants to silence him."

Gao Yuan said.

"Silence him?

"Who?"

Li Ya frowned.

"I don't know, he refuses to say," Gao Yuan said.

"This person is very important; we must protect him at all costs.

"He must absolutely not become the second Yuan Peilin."

Li Ya instructed.

"Yes, Captain Li." Gao Yuan accepted the order.

"Wait.

"You've worked hard these past few days; take this and buy some wine for the brothers."

Li Ya took more than ten silver dollars out of his drawer and stuffed them into Gao Yuan's hand.

"Captain Li, we follow you, we really aren't looking for..."

Gao Yuan was just about to refuse when Li Ya gripped his hand tightly:

"Gao Yuan.

"You know the situation in this station.

"Everyone is targeting me; only you all are the ones I personally raised up from the police academy.

"I treat you all as brothers.

"Take it."

"Thank you, Captain Li." Gao Yuan's eyes grew hot as he accepted it.

"By the way, there is one more piece of news.

"Section Chief Hou Yunlai of the Telecommunications Section asked for leave to return to his hometown two days ago." Gao Yuan suddenly remembered another matter.

"Return to his hometown?

"The Station Master hasn't even called for a vote yet, and he's already left.

"Heh."

Li Ya sneered.

"According to people in the Telecommunications Section, Lu Qiaoshan once had a talk with Hou; perhaps it has something to do with that," Gao Yuan said.

"Be confident, remove the 'perhaps'.

"Lu Qiaoshan has already been nominated by Zheng Jiemin; the Station Master doesn't like him and wanted to bring out Hou Yunlai to challenge him.

"Unfortunately, this old monkey has become too clever and won't take the bait.

"It doesn't matter, there are better chess pieces now."

Li Ya said.

Once Gao Yuan left, he pursed his lips and frowned tightly.

Old Five was someone he had "picked up."

That was on the night Dong Cheng had his incident.

Old Five had a verbal conflict with a drunkard at a casino and was stabbed by the other party.

He happened to be saved by Gao Yuan, who was tailing him.

It was lucky, too; that knife missed by a hair's breadth, and Old Five walked through the gates of hell and survived.

Dong Cheng had his incident.

Old Five had his incident immediately after.

Lu Qiaoshan then "drove away" Hou Yunlai.

Could it be that Dong Cheng's death was someone trying to frame him?

Very likely.

That day he went to the basement, and it was just so coincidental that, except for one of his own people, everyone else went to the cafeteria.

Now that he thought about it, it was clearly orchestrated by someone.

Old Five set a trap to make him go to the interrogation room.

Then, Dong Cheng stimulated him with that damn smile, to the point that...

Li Ya's eyes turned sharp; he felt he was getting closer and closer to the truth.

Who was it?

The Station Master?

That was possible.

He seemed to not want him to be the Deputy Station Master.

But it was more likely to be Lu Qiaoshan.

No matter who it was, this time he would definitely drag them out.

At night.

Li Ya walked into a pitch-black, remote alley with his hands in his pockets.

Seeing no one around.

He quickly pushed open a wooden door and walked into the courtyard.

He entered the room.

Inside, a young man on the bed sprang up.

"Tang Tang Simao, are you getting used to living here?" Li Ya asked.

"Captain Li, can I change places?

"Hiding in this place where not even a ghost can be seen every day, I'm about to go crazy."

Tang Tang Simao's still-handsome face was full of gloom.

"You have to blame that dead Captain Ma for this.

"He was poor.

"It's not bad that he could find you a place at all."

Li Ya sneered.

The Action Team he took over, back then, with smoking, visiting brothels, and "traitors" like Mi Zhiguo, was purely a rotten, amateur troupe.

And Ma Kui still wanted to find dirt on Yu Zecheng.

It was simply ridiculous.

However, Tang Tang Simao could be considered the only positive legacy Ma Kui left him.

"Alright.

"Stop complaining here.

"Back then, for that bullshit Sky Net Plan, Lu Qiaoshan was also a person in charge.

"He knows you are hiding here.

"Time is urgent, hurry and come with me."

Li Ya waved his hand and said.

Tang Tang Simao buttoned up his clothes and followed Li Ya to the telecommunications vehicle parked in a corner outside.

Once in the car, Tang Tang Simao's eyes lit up when he saw those novel pieces of equipment.

He felt even more that his defection was the right choice.

With such advanced equipment from the Party-State, how could the local Eighth Route Army in Yancheng fight against them?

"I know you are the telegraph operator for 'Old Kite' Huang Zhong and Jiang Aimei; come to think of it, I have to thank your exposure, otherwise I'd probably still be digging caves and reclaiming wasteland in Yancheng right now.

"In the name of Old Kite, send this telegram."

Li Ya handed him a piece of paper.

"After sending it, can you send me away?" Tang Tang Simao requested.

"Yes.

"I can have someone buy you a ticket back to your hometown right now," Li Ya said.

"I'm not going back to my hometown.

"The Red Ticket Purge Team must have been eyeing me for a long time; going back is just death.

"I want to go to Hankou.

"My girlfriend is a teacher at a public school there."

Tang Tang Simao said.

"Hankou?

"That works too; I'll have someone arrange a boat for you, and I can give you enough money to marry her and live your life."

Li Ya agreed very readily.

"Thank you, Captain Li."

Tang Tang Simao was overjoyed upon hearing this; he immediately sat at the telegraph machine and his fingers tapped the transmission button rapidly.

Beep-beep!

Intelligence Section.

Lu Qiaoshan was on the phone:

"Director Zheng, I still don't feel at ease in my heart; you say Yu has made such a great contribution..."

"Yes.

"Yes.

"Then thank you very much.

"Alright, goodbye."

Hanging up the phone, Lu Qiaoshan let out a long sigh of relief.

Director Zheng clearly indicated that the nomination for Deputy Station Master was his, and Mao Renfeng had also loosened his stance.

Once Wu Jingzhong returned to Jingling, headquarters would issue the formal appointment notice.

Director Zheng emphasized reminding him to be careful of Li Ya.

This person was highly valued by Jiang Jianfeng; this time he lost Yuan Peilin, but after the cooling-off period, Jiang Jianfeng would definitely use him again.

Li Ya, oh Li Ya.

Lu Qiaoshan's eyes turned gloomy.

It seemed the medicine he gave Li Ya wasn't enough.

He had to increase the dosage.

"Section Chief Lu." Hu Changxin from the Telecommunications Section walked in.

After Hou Yunlai asked for leave, the Telecommunications Section was now concurrently managed by Lu Qiaoshan.

"Is something the matter?" Lu Qiaoshan asked.

"A telegram just intercepted." Hu Changxin handed over a telegram.

"Whose is it?" Lu Qiaoshan asked as he took it.

"I don't know, but the signature is the same as the one used to call Huang Zhong and Jiang Aimei before; take a look," Hu Changxin said.

Lu Qiaoshan took it and compared the signature, then couldn't help but sneer:

"Yo-ho, this old kite surnamed Huang is back again."

"Go to the Intelligence Section and find two people.

"Go to this address and bring the person here to me."

He took out a fountain pen, wrote down an address, and handed it to Hu Changxin.

Hu Changxin accepted the order and left.

A while later, Hu Changxin brought Tang Tang Simao in.

"You step out first," Lu Qiaoshan dismissed him.

"Tang Tang Simao.

"Translate this telegram for me; our Intelligence Section can only analyze from the signature that it might be Old Kite who has returned, but we've tried many methods and can't decipher the specific content," Lu Qiaoshan said.

Tang Tang Simao sat down and looked at it carefully:

"Section Chief Lu, this is the irregular contact code stipulated before; when Huang Zhong was here, he hadn't had time to use it before he was caught.

"So it's normal that you can't decipher it.

"This refers to the deciphering manual."

He pointed to a line of numbers and said.

"Do you still remember which manual it is?" Lu Qiaoshan asked in a deep voice.

"Let me think." Tang Tang Simao glanced at him and feigned difficulty.

"Translate it well, don't play tricks on me."

Lu Qiaoshan pulled open a drawer and threw a few silver dollars at him.

"I remember now."

Tang Tang Simao took the money and then said with a sudden realization:

"The 6 on the coach manual, 6 refers to... find me a four-corner numbering system from the 20th year of the Republic."

Lu Qiaoshan immediately found it.

Very quickly.

Tang Tang Simao finished translating the telegram.

"Deep Sea, Northern No. 1 Chief will meet with you tomorrow night at eight o'clock, location Longhua Hotel lounge, use Class 2 secret code, no mistakes allowed."

Lu Qiaoshan finished reading the telegram.

Deep Sea?

Interesting.

This was a much fatter fish in Jinhai than Mount Emei.

He even suspected that Dong Cheng coming to Jinhai was also to meet Deep Sea.

It was just a pity that damn Li Ya messed it up.

"Heaven helps me."

Lu Qiaoshan was overjoyed, a flash of spiteful light in his eyes.

Li Ya had botched the job on the Yuan Peilin and Dong Cheng matters.

If he stumbled again on the Northern No. 1 matter, he didn't believe Li Ya could still survive in the Jinhai Station.

Eight o'clock tomorrow night.

It just so happened that the Station Master should be back by then.

He wanted Li Ya to lose all face in front of the entire station!

British Club.

Hong Zhiyou leaned against the edge of the hot spring, enjoying the service of the two golden flowers, Ji Qing and Fang Min.

Eating fruit, soaking in the hot spring.

And with Xiang Yu serving on the side, it couldn't have been more enjoyable.

"Brother Hong, there's something I want to tell you."

On the other side, Lin Tian puffed on a cigarette and turned his head to say.

"You two go chat first."

Fang Min and the other girl very tactfully got out of the water, wiggling their perky buttocks as they left.

"Brother, just these two sluts, they look like they're fierce, can you handle it?" Lin Tian stared and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"That's not a question a pure-hearted kid should ask."

Hong Zhiyou laughed.

Lin Tian curled his lips in boredom:

"My fellow townsman from Baoding, that's Zhang Xiaolong from your Action Team; I ran into him yesterday, and he revealed a piece of news to me.

"He said there's someone called Old Five in your station who was hidden away by Li Ya.

"The address is..."

Lin Tian crawled out and squeezed into the hot spring pool with Hong Zhiyou, whispering.

"Old Five?" Hong Zhiyou became alert immediately.

Regarding Dong Cheng's death, Hong Zhiyou had always speculated it was a sinister move by the Station Master to deal with Li Ya.

Hong Zhiyou had heard of the Old Five matter.

It was said he had a conflict with someone at a casino and was killed.

This was highly likely the Station Master silencing him.

It was just that the person who did it wasn't professional enough, letting Li Ya pick up the bargain.

Li Ya saved Old Five, didn't go to the hospital, didn't report it.

You have to know the police station still had a notice out looking for Old Five.

Clearly, Li Ya had become suspicious.

Hong Zhiyou tilted his head back, wrung out a towel, and laid it on his face.

Old Five was a very shrewd person.

He should have guessed it was the Station Master who did it.

Given Old Five's temperament, he wouldn't trust Li Ya in a short time.

If he didn't say anything, Li Ya would protect him because he wanted to know the secret.

But once he said it.

Not to mention whether Li Ya believed him, he might even lose his head.

Hmm.

Li Ya should not know the inside story yet.

Everything was still in time.

Thinking of this, Hong Zhiyou crawled out of the hot spring pool, walked quickly back to the hotel room, and dialed a number:

"Old Zhou, get rid of someone for me.

"Yes, preferably right now."

Hong Zhiyou glanced at his watch and said.

Hanging up the phone.

Hong Zhiyou quickly dialed Li Ya's home number.

To be safe.

He wanted to confirm Li Ya's current location.

After the phone rang a few times, Li Ya answered.

"Captain Li, Zhou Gendi is urging me again; why don't you organize her things, pack them up, and send them..."

Hong Zhiyou hadn't finished speaking.

Li Ya's annoyed voice came through: "I've already said, if she wants them, she can come and get them herself; if Secretary Hong has nothing else, I'm going to sleep."

Judging by Li Ya's slurred voice.

This guy was definitely...

"Fine."

Hong Zhiyou hung up the phone feeling as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a dead fly.

As long as Li Ya was at home, that was fine.

The probability of Old Zhou succeeding was higher.

Half an hour later.

Old Zhou called, only two words: "Done!"

Hong Zhiyou held the two beauties and let himself go, feeling happy.

Half an hour later, Li Ya was already refreshed, and by the way, he had even washed Zhou Gendi's things and hung them in the bathroom.

Entering his "sage time," he planned to have a good sleep so he could take down Lu Qiaoshan tomorrow.

Just as he lay down, the phone rang again.

"I am he," he answered unhappily.

"What, dead?

"Wait, I'll be there immediately."

Old Five was actually silenced!

He was just suspecting who was going to make a move on Old Five, and the person was gone.

Isn't that too coincidental?

Li Ya rushed to the place where Old Five was hidden at the first opportunity.

His chest had been pierced through.

Blood flowed all over the floor.

The scene was very clean and efficient.

"Pa!"

Li Ya raised his hand and slapped the guard on the face: "I told you to watch the person, is this how you watch?"

"Captain Li, we were guarding the courtyard the whole time, we didn't see anyone come in.

"Who knew that in just this short while, the person would be gone."

The guard complained.

"This is someone who doesn't want me to know the truth about Dong Cheng's death," Li Ya said, his jaw tight, frowning and sighing.

"The person is dead.

"Send him to the police station.

"Just say it was discovered just now, let them investigate."

He instructed irritably.

After speaking, he crossed the street, found a public phone booth, and dialed Lu Qiaoshan's home number:

"Hello, is Section Chief Lu there?

"Have you heard?

"Heard what?" Lu Qiaoshan asked on the other end.

"Old Five is dead, he was killed just now.

"I'm not familiar with the people at the police station, why don't you come over and handle it."

Li Ya said.

"I have other matters, find someone yourself," Lu Qiaoshan hung up very unhappily.

"Old Five is dead, and he's not interested?

"That doesn't sound like Lu Qiaoshan's style.

"The Station Master is in Jingling right now, he doesn't have the conditions to make a move, and Hong Zhiyou and Old Five were like brothers, he wouldn't kill him.

"Only Lu Qiaoshan has the greatest suspicion.

"Setting up Dong Cheng to frame me, Lu Qiaoshan is capable of this."

Li Ya hung up the phone and pondered.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, punched the phone, turned around, and drove straight to Yu Zecheng's house.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 191 =====