Chapter 194: Deputy Station Master is Stable

Hong Zhiyou brought Lu Yuxi to the Station Master's office.

"Station Master, the person is brought."

Hong Zhiyou retreated to the side and stood.

Li Ya shook his head, walked to Lu Yuxi, grabbed his tie, and pulled him in front:

"Say what you said in the interrogation room again."

"I, I didn't say anything.

"Station Master Wu, your people are using torture to force a confession, this is not in accordance with procedure." 【1

As soon as Lu Yuxi saw Wu Jingzhong, he began to cry out that he had been wronged.

Lu Qiaoshan's cheeks trembled, his heart in a panic; he didn't dare turn his head, terrified of seeing Lu Yuxi's pleading gaze.

"Station Chief, there is something I don't know if I should say or not." He steadied himself and spoke.

"Speak," Wu Jingzhong said.

"The intelligence matters aside for a moment.

"Because Captain Li didn't catch the person, or because the Inspection Team got there first, he directly used torture on a brother unit—this doesn't conform to procedure, does it?

"Of course, I'm not saying this because Lu Yuxi is a fellow townsman.

"I am merely speaking from a position of fairness."

Lu Qiaoshan said indifferently.

"Fairness?

"Fine, today I will give you fairness!

"Bring it up."

Li Ya waved his hand, and someone immediately brought over a large tape recorder.

"What is this about?" Wu Jingzhong asked.

"Station Chief, this was recorded by my people at the Fuyun Teahouse; listen for yourself." Li Ya gave a cold smile and pressed the play button.

"Tonight, at the Longhua Hotel lounge..."

Lu Qiaoshan's magnetic, low voice came from within.

"Brother Shan, this intelligence is too important; why don't you take the credit and reward yourself?"

"I don't need it.

"I just can't stand Li Ya..."

Inside the tape recorder.

The voices of the two in conversation were extremely clear.

Wu Jingzhong was ecstatic.

In this contest against Lu Qiaoshan, he had initially lost a move.

He had already planned to resign himself to the fact of Lu Qiaoshan becoming Deputy Station Chief.

He hadn't expected that after all this buildup, the battle between Li and Lu would actually have such a miraculous effect at this critical moment.

Eating inside and stealing outside!

With this revelation, even Zheng Jiemin couldn't protect Lu Qiaoshan.

Li Ya, this move is brilliant.

Yu Zecheng finally understood why Li Ya had been so confident when he went to his home last night.

It turned out he had kept a trump card.

Ruthless!

Too ruthless!

He glanced at Hong Zhiyou.

Hong Zhiyou was looking at Lu Qiaoshan with an expression of astonishment, as if he hadn't expected this at all.

What an act!

Yu Zecheng gave a secret smile.

He was one hundred percent certain that Hong Zhiyou had known long ago.

Otherwise, the "Half-Immortal" wouldn't have been so sure that his position as Deputy Station Chief was still in play.

"What is going on?" Wu Jingzhong looked at Lu Qiaoshan with murderous intent.

The usually composed Lu Qiaoshan was now trembling all over, his speech stuttering:

"Framed... framed.

"Station Chief, this is Li Ya trying to frame me."

"Is that so?"

Wu Jingzhong picked up Li Ya's service pistol from the table, *click*, disengaged the safety, and stood up, pressing it against Lu Yuxi's neck:

"Speak, is it true or false?"

Lu Yuxi was so scared he recoiled, glancing sideways at Lu Qiaoshan; seeing Brother Shan's ashen face, he knew he couldn't rely on him anymore and confessed directly:

"It's, it's true; it was Brother Shan who gave me the intelligence."

With a gloomy face, Wu Jingzhong walked over to Lu Qiaoshan with the gun, pressed the pistol against his face, and said in a low voice:

"You still have a chance to speak."

"I..." Lu Qiaoshan's lips trembled; he was too nervous to speak.

"Speak!"

Wu Jingzhong suddenly roared.

Lu Qiaoshan's legs shook, nearly wetting himself in fear.

"Station Chief, I, I was just confused for a moment..." he explained in a panic.

"Confused for a moment.

"The interests of the Party and State are ruined by the hands of petty people like you who eat inside and steal outside!

"How do you have the face to be Deputy Station Chief?

"You might as well sell the entire Jinhai Station to the Inspection Team!"

Wu Jingzhong tapped his pistol against his head, cursing.

"I'll shoot you dead right now!"

As he said this, he made a move to pull the trigger.

"Station Chief, calm your anger.

"Calm your anger."

Hong Zhiyou and Yu Zecheng hurriedly stepped forward to stop Wu Jingzhong.

"Station Chief, be careful of an accidental discharge."

Hong Zhiyou carefully took the service pistol from his hand and returned it to Li Ya.

Son of a bitch!

Li Ya gave him a resentful glare, took it back, and hatefully tucked it back into his waistband.

"First, lock Lu Qiaoshan in the basement.

"Interrogate Lu Yuxi immediately."

Wu Jingzhong felt all his pent-up frustration released and said in a booming voice.

As long as he held Lu Yuxi and confirmed Lu Qiaoshan's actions, he could report to headquarters immediately.

With such a thing happening.

Even if Zheng Jiemin could save Lu Qiaoshan's life, the Deputy Station Chief position was definitely out of the question.

"Station Chief, we won't go, then."

Walking out of the conference room, Hong Zhiyou said.

"Hmm."

Wu Jingzhong nodded.

Behind Lu Qiaoshan was Zheng Jiemin.

The less they participated, the safer they were.

Especially Yu Zecheng; if he participated, he would very likely be considered one of the people who set the trap.

It was fine for him and Li Ya.

One was in charge.

The other was a mortal enemy with Jianfeng backing him.

Even if Yuan Peilin was lost, he wasn't afraid; if framing a Lu Qiaoshan was investigated, so what!

Of course, it was better if it was investigated.

Without Lu Qiaoshan, there was no need for Li Ya to stay.

As long as Yu Zecheng became Deputy Station Chief, Wu Jingzhong would be eager for Li Ya to get lost.

Arriving at the interrogation room.

Wu Jingzhong sat at the head, arms crossed, sitting upright.

Li Ya leaned against the table, hands in his pockets, and said comfortably:

"Speak, besides today at the Longhua Hotel, who leaked the Ma Wang Town operation to you last time?"

"It was also, it was Qiaoshan.

"He said he couldn't stand you and wanted to see you make a fool of yourself.

"To make you have no, no face to stay in Jinhai.

"He also said that in Jinhai, either you stay or he stays; there's no room for both."

Lu Yuxi, in order to save his life, added oil and vinegar to his answer.

"The case of Yuan Peilin being killed, that was also leaked to you by him, right?" Li Ya asked.

"Yuan Peilin?

"No, no, Captain Li, I know nothing about that.

"I really don't know."

Lu Yuxi had been slumped in his chair, but upon hearing this, he nearly jumped up.

His little affair was nothing more than being used by Lu Qiaoshan; a phone call from the Command Headquarters and a little money would get him out.

If he got involved with Yuan Peilin, that was a death sentence.

"Don't know?

"Your Brother Shan put in quite a bit of effort on this matter.

"Speak, if you don't, don't think about walking out of here alive."

Li Ya said coldly.

He desperately wanted to find someone to take the fall.

Maybe he could smooth over his own situation.

"Alright.

"Keep him locked up, let's stop here for today."

Wu Jingzhong said.

He stood up and walked out.

Li Ya followed: "Teacher, Lu Qiaoshan must have been involved in the assassination of Yuan Peilin; perhaps this Lu Yuxi is a participant?"

"Li Ya.

"Headquarters' punishment for you is already as light as it can be.

"This person belongs to the Command Headquarters.

"If you stir this up again, aren't you giving people an excuse to attack you?

"Yuan Peilin being killed, in the final analysis, was because you were lax in your guard; digging it up again will only be more disadvantageous to you.

"With this incident, Lu Qiaoshan definitely has no chance of being Deputy Station Chief.

"Let's leave it at that."

Wu Jingzhong, fearing Li Ya would truly turn things around, frowned and advised him.

"Alright."

Li Ya didn't dare to be too "greedy" and could only quit while he was ahead.

"By the way, about Lu Qiaoshan..." Li Ya raised his eyebrows, a hint of ruthlessness appearing in his eyes.

"Lu Qiaoshan is Zheng Jiemin's man.

"Don't use torture for now; wait until I ask for instructions."

Wu Jingzhong ordered.

"Alright." Li Ya nodded gloomily.

Wu Jingzhong returned to the Station Chief's office and called Yu and Hong over.

"Station Chief, just now while you were away, Commander Fang called to inquire about Lu Yuxi's situation," Hong Zhiyou said.

"What did he say?" Wu Jingzhong asked.

"Nothing much.

"Once he heard he was involved in the internal strife of the Secret Service, he said for you to handle it as you see fit.

"After all, he's just a small character..."

Hong Zhiyou smiled faintly.

"Never underestimate small characters; that guard under Wu Taixun, didn't his younger brother's family have quite a bit of money back then?

"This..."

Wu Jingzhong stumbled slightly.

"Lu Yuxi," Yu Zecheng reminded him in time.

"Right, this Lu Yuxi, don't look at him as just a detachment leader; if he didn't have any grease on his hands, would Lu Qiaoshan have promoted him so much?

"Investigate him.

"Even a mosquito's leg is meat.

"Maybe we can even have a fat New Year.

"Let his wife bring money to redeem him."

Wu Jingzhong narrowed his eyes and instructed.

"Understood," Hong Zhiyou said.

"Furthermore, this person cannot stay in the station forever.

"I see Li Ya's intention; he wants to use him as a scapegoat to pin on Lu Qiaoshan, to reopen the Yuan Peilin case.

"If he is forced to confess, it will be very troublesome."

Wu Jingzhong said.

"Teacher, Lu Qiaoshan sent word through someone that he wants to see me to talk," Hong Zhiyou caught the information from his words and said at the right time.

"See him? With my past temper, I would have executed such a petty person on the spot," Wu Jingzhong glared and snorted coldly.

"Teacher.

"He is, after all, Zheng Jiemin's man; for the sake of your classmate relationship, why not let Zhiyou see him?" Yu Zecheng said.

"Even if I executed him, what could Zheng Jiemin do to me?

"This is the inflation of private desire, using the interests of the Party and State to seek personal gain and carry out private revenge."

Wu Jingzhong said irritably.

"Yes, yes.

"However, the student thinks Lu Qiaoshan at most counts as disloyal to the Secret Service; him selling intelligence to the Inspection Team doesn't count as disloyal to the Party and State, so there is plenty of room for maneuver here.

"To put it broadly, it's just a disciplinary issue.

"To put it narrowly, it's just our own Jinhai Station's business; you could even resolve it without filing a report."

Yu Zecheng said.

"If it were that easy, it would be simple.

"Believe it or not, Li Ya has already called the No. 2 Residence by now."

Wu Jingzhong said.

Just as he was speaking.

The phone rang.

Wu Jingzhong stiffened his face, answered, and said majestically: "It is I."

The next second, he immediately smiled obsequiously:

"Bureau Chief Zheng.

"Yes, yes.

"He is a founding member of the station; how could I make things difficult for him?

"It's just that now the person and the evidence are both caught, and he himself has admitted to the fact of eating inside and stealing outside.

"Oh, my old classmate, old superior, how could I not listen to your words?

"You know what kind of person I am.

"If I could turn a big matter into a small one, I would have done so long ago.

"The problem is that Li Ya caught him in the act; I don't need to say whose man he is, the Iron-Blooded Youth Corps are stubborn.

"If I say let it go, he will definitely go to Jianfeng to complain about me.

"You also know that Jianfeng hates people who eat inside and steal outside the most.

"Yes, yes!

"Escort him to Jingling, and I will leave it to you to be responsible.

"Good, goodbye."

Hanging up the phone, Wu Jingzhong's smile vanished, and he pointed at the phone:

"See? Someone came to protect him."

"What was Bureau Chief Zheng's opinion?" Hong Zhiyou asked.

"Hand him over to the Headquarters Inspection Office for internal disciplinary action and let him go," Wu Jingzhong said.

"Then let him go," Yu Zecheng said.

"Letting him go is definitely necessary.

"But it can't be for nothing.

"At the very least, make him owe you a favor.

"Leave a line in everything, so we can meet again in the future."

Wu Jingzhong said with seasoned experience.

"However, keep him locked up tonight; favors that are too eager are worthless," he added.

"Yes, Teacher."

The two accepted the order.

"Teacher, let's cancel the big meal; looking at all the tossing and turning tonight, I imagine you aren't in the mood to eat," Yu Zecheng said while walking.

"Indeed.

"It's almost nine o'clock; once the time comes, the sleepiness hits.

"Let's celebrate the victory at my place another day.

"Once Lu Qiaoshan falls, I still have to maneuver for your Deputy Station Chief position; this is a rare, good opportunity."

Wu Jingzhong said.

"Thank you, Teacher," Yu Zecheng said with great joy.

The two casually ate a bowl of wontons on the street.

Hong Zhiyou drove the Station Chief's car back to the courtyard; the two shared the gifts the Station Chief had brought back from Jingling and began drinking tea in the courtyard.

"Zhiyou, you calculate it for me carefully.

"Does my Deputy Station Chief position have a chance?

"Don't say it, I'm really quite nervous."

Yu Zecheng laughed.

"It does," Hong Zhiyou said.

"However, this move by Li Ya was quite ruthless and insidious; you have to be careful in the future," Hong Zhiyou said.

"I have never underestimated this old classmate.

"Back when we were in public training classes, don't look at how thin he is; he was first in every physical test, and he didn't care about his life when training.

"He is the kind of truly ruthless person."

Yu Zecheng said.

"Tomorrow, Lu Yuxi's wife will be waiting for you at the Rose Cafe.

"Go collect the money, and then the Station Chief will release the person."

Hong Zhiyou brought up the real business.

"You did that on purpose, didn't you?

"Anywhere else would have been fine, why did you have to pick that place?" Yu Zecheng said, very unhappy.

That was where he used to meet Whether Zuo Lan to exchange intelligence.

"Isn't it good to let you reminisce?" Hong Zhiyou laughed.

"Sigh.

"I wonder how Whether Zuo Lan is doing after going to Yancheng?

"Hu Zongnan is now pressing down with heavy troops, and the situation there is very unfavorable.

"A while ago, they even sent planes to bomb the organization's headquarters..."

Yu Zecheng sighed.

"People have their own fates; let's just endure it, maybe in two or three years the war will be over," Hong Zhiyou said.

"Indeed.

"When the time comes for liberation, Cuiping and I will definitely have to stay; maybe we'll even have to keep living together."

Liu Ma wasn't there tonight, so the two spoke quite freely.

Hong Zhiyou smiled and said nothing.

Old Yu was also in a tough spot.

Cuiping liked him, and he should know it in his heart.

But his heart was still with Whether Zuo Lan.

This would give anyone a headache.

As the two were chatting, they heard a woman knocking on the courtyard gate with a sobbing voice: "Zecheng, Secretary Hong, hurry and open the door."

"It's Mrs. Lu."

Cuiping heard it clearly, walked out, and hurried to open the door.

"Oh, Mrs. Lu, why have you come?" Cuiping said.

Li Guifen's legs went weak, and she stumbled in, crying, and fell to her knees before Yu and Hong: "Zecheng, Secretary Hong, my Old Lu said he's in trouble.

"He just called and asked me to come and beg you two.

"He said you two can speak to the Station Chief.

"Please, save him."

"Sister-in-law, hurry and get up," Hong Zhiyou hurriedly helped her up.

"Don't worry, Section Chief Lu's business is our business.

"Wait until tomorrow when the Station Chief's anger has subsided, and we will go and plead for him," Yu Zecheng also advised.

"Old Lu's health is not good.

"How can he endure this night? If they beat him, he won't be able to take it.

"And that Li Ya, he's bent on harming him.

"What if they poison his water or porridge?"

Li Guifen said, the more she thought, the more afraid she became.

"Sister-in-law, you're overthinking it.

"Section Chief Lu is no ordinary person; no one dares to harbor such thoughts.

"Just go back and sleep in peace.

"I guarantee you, he will leave Jinhai Station in one piece."

Hong Zhiyou comforted her in a soft voice.

"Indeed, Sister-in-law, can't you trust Zhiyou?

"He is well-regarded in Jinhai.

"Go back, it'll be fine."

Yu Zecheng advised.

After persuading Li Guifen to leave, Yu Zecheng said in a low voice:

"Lu Qiaoshan is a person who can never be tamed."

"Even if he can't be tamed, we have to keep him.

"We can't kill him anyway.

"Let's do this, I'll go back to the station and say a word.

"Since we've already started acting, we might as well play the part to the end."

Hong Zhiyou put down his teacup, grabbed the coat on the chair, and stood up.

"Fine.

"You take the trouble."

Yu Zecheng said.

Hong Zhiyou was also out of options.

Wu Rui was about to give birth; at this time, it was inappropriate for him to date his wives or go find Miss Wanqiu for a fling.

Rather than being an ascetic monk at home, it was better to go sleep at the station.

Arriving at the station.

He went straight to the interrogation room; Lu Qiaoshan was wearing handcuffs, sitting on a chair, shifting his butt around, clearly unaccustomed to the back pain.

"Little Ding, you go wait outside for a while; I have something to say to Section Chief Lu," Hong Zhiyou said.

"But Captain Li ordered..." the clerk named Little Ding was somewhat embarrassed.

"You have no sense of the situation.

"Get out!"

Just then, Lu Baoxing walked in, gave him a flick on the forehead, and dragged him out.

"Eat something."

Hong Zhiyou opened the wooden tray; inside were fragrant lamb chops and several exquisite side dishes, as well as wine.

"Hmm, food from Fuyun Teahouse; you're hinting at something, brother."

Lu Qiaoshan saw him, and a hint of a smile finally appeared on his pale face.

"This isn't a farewell drink, is it?"

Just as he picked up a lamb chop, he looked at Hong Zhiyou in horror.

"It is a farewell drink.

"To send you to headquarters.

"Li Ya filed a report to Jianfeng, saying you are a Red Ticket, deliberately transporting intelligence outward through Lu Yuxi.

"And the Yuan Peilin matter, that was also done by you behind the scenes."

Hong Zhiyou said.

This wasn't him making things up; this was exactly what Li Ya had in mind.

"Son of a bitch Li Ya, this move is poisonous; he wants to put me to death.

"With his dirty methods, what wouldn't he do?"

Lu Qiaoshan immediately lost his appetite.

"Don't be anxious.

"Old Yu and I persuaded the Station Chief for a long time.

"The Station Chief communicated with Bureau Chief Zheng immediately and decided to send you directly to the Jingling headquarters to be handled by the Inspection Office.

"Old brother, you can't stay in Jinhai.

"Staying here is death."

Hong Zhiyou whispered.

"Additionally, Li Ya originally wanted to use heavy torture on you, but the Station Chief and I stopped him.

"Eat what you want, drink what you want.

"I gave Lu Baoxing money, so he won't touch you.

"Endure tonight, and tomorrow the sky will be wide and the sea will be vast."

Hong Zhiyou said in a low voice again.

"I understand.

"Brother, as for the Station Chief, I won't say much.

"He isn't helping me sincerely.

"Otherwise, I would have been Deputy Station Chief long ago.

"But you, you've saved me twice; I've recognized you as a brother."

Lu Qiaoshan patted his shoulder and began to eat again.

While eating, he said:

"I was framed by Li Ya this time; by the way, that Tang Simao is very likely his man; I suspect this telegram was a trap they both concocted for me.

"I can't arrest anyone now.

"You must try every possible way to catch him.

"Look for secrets and clear my name."

Hong Zhiyou laughed and patted him: "Old Lu, you've thought of this too late.

"I just received news that Tang Simao is dead, shot three times in the chest; analyzing the bullets, it was a death-shot."

"Li Ya did a very clean job this time.

"Just accept your fate."

"Heh, accept my fate?" Lu Qiaoshan was no pushover.

"Just wait.

"Sooner or later, I will kill my way back and make those people pay."

His eyes turned cold, and he said coldly.

I believe that... Hong Zhiyou smiled and said: "Fine, eat slowly; I'll sleep in the office tonight, if there's a problem, have Baoxing's people call me."

"Thanks, brother.

"It's not cold in this room, it's just that the chair is too hard, and my waist can't take it," Lu Qiaoshan said, baring his teeth.

"Easy enough."

Hong Zhiyou took off his coat and stuffed two thick piles of newspapers inside for him to cushion his waist.

"Brother, thanks."

Lu Qiaoshan was incredibly grateful.

"What for, I'm off."

Hong Zhiyou waved his hand and left on his own.

The next day.

Li Ya walked hurriedly into the Station Chief's office and questioned:

"Station Chief, what is the meaning of this?

"Why let Lu Qiaoshan go and escort him to Jingling?"

"Watch your tone.

"This is the intention of Bureau Chief Zheng at headquarters; if you have an opinion, go tell Zheng Jiemin."

Wu Jingzhong rolled his eyes and said calmly.

"Once he gets to headquarters, who knows, he might be out in a few days.

"Damn it, it's too easy for him."

Li Ya was gnashing his teeth in hatred.

"Alright.

"Lu Qiaoshan is gone, go take over the cold storage warehouse."

Wu Jingzhong promised him a little benefit.

Only then did Li Ya bite his lip, his anger somewhat dissipated.

In front of Jinhai Station.

Hong Zhiyou and Yu Zecheng escorted Lu Qiaoshan out of the main gate, one on each side.

Lu Qiaoshan turned around and stared at the main gate for a long time, his eyes full of reluctance.

"Two brothers, I'm leaving without a scratch; thank you.

"Watch out for Li Ya.

"Just wait, I will be back."

Lu Qiaoshan looked at the two and turned to walk away quickly.

The two returned to the station.

Wu Jingzhong was on the phone: "Good, good, thank you, Bureau Chief Mao."

"Zecheng, Bureau Chief Mao has approved your Deputy Station Chief position.

"Jinhai Station has dragged this out for so long, but finally, this candidate has been determined."

He turned his head and said to Yu Zecheng.

"That's great.

"Teacher, why was it so fast this time?" Yu Zecheng was overjoyed.

"I spent a lot of money and had someone find Zhang Qun.

"He brought Jianfeng's original words, 'The Secret Service needs a hundred Yu Zechengs,' and went to find Mao Renfeng.

"What else could Mao Renfeng say?

"Boss Dai valued you when he was alive.

"Now that Jianfeng has expressed his stance and Zhang Qun has opened his mouth, even if he had other little calculations, he had to shut up obediently.

"Of course, he was so straightforward because he wanted to kick the ball to Zheng Jiemin.

"Zheng Jiemin is easier to talk to than Mao Renfeng.

"With Lu Qiaoshan having this incident, he can only place his cards on Zheng Tingfeng.

"His younger brother wants to be the commander of the 94th Army.

"If he offends me, can Zheng Tingfeng have a good outcome?

"Therefore, very coincidentally and smoothly, this matter was settled.

"Zecheng, go to the confidential room and wait.

"I estimate the appointment documents and your promotion to Lieutenant Colonel will come down together."

Wu Jingzhong laughed.

"Teacher, this, this whole operation must have cost a lot of money.

"How can the student repay you..."

Yu Zecheng bowed repeatedly in excitement and gratitude.

"A teacher for a day is a father for life.

"I am already a father of one, so I can't ignore you."

Wu Jingzhong looked at the two generals and sighed:

"Just be at ease as Deputy Station Chief; money and such are secondary.

"We are a family, a group.

"We must look out for each other."

"Thank you, Teacher," the two said simultaneously.

"Zecheng, go get busy."

Wu Jingzhong dismissed Yu Zecheng, called Hong Zhiyou to the side, and said in a low voice:

"Ruirui called me yesterday and said, don't go to North America.

"Let her mother go over there.

"When the month of confinement is over, maybe bring the child back together."

"Understood, Teacher," Hong Zhiyou said, somewhat disappointed.

He really wanted to go accompany Ruirui and see the child.

However, the war was currently deadlocked, and there were many things here with Wu Jingzhong that couldn't do without him.

Sigh, he could only endure it for now.

"By the way, Bureau Chief Wang of the Municipal Grain Bureau, his nephew beat a scumbag under Du Yuesheng to death in Shanghai because of jealousy.

"Now the person is detained.

"He called me last night and said he was willing to spend a lot of money to bail him out.

"My relationship with Mao Sen isn't very good.

"Furthermore, these people had close dealings with Boss Dai in the past, and I can't exert any influence."

"Why don't you go to Shanghai and see if you can fish him out.

"Remember, if you can fish him out, do it.

"If you can't, don't force it; those people are desperate criminals, and it's hard to handle them without guns.

"Try using your Cao Gang connections."

(End of chapter)