Chapter 272

Army Hospital.

Hong Zhiyou and Yu Zecheng looked at Xie Ruolin on the hospital bed, and both felt very uncomfortable in their hearts.

"Why, why are you looking at me like this?"

"It's just selling misery in front of Li Ya."

"I still, still have to do business; I can't die."

Xie Ruolin said with a weak smile.

"Old Xie."

"Sorry."

"I really didn't expect Li Ya's hands to be so black."

"At least you are the one who sold him two truckloads of white sugar and a lot of US bonds."

Yu Zecheng said with an apologetic face.

"It... it has nothing to do with you."

"What kind of intelligence I pick, I am responsible for my own profits and losses, and I bear the risks myself."

"Since I took your money."

"This... this matter has nothing to do with you."

Mentioning business, there was still light in Xie Ruolin's eyes.

Yu Zecheng looked at him and sighed secretly in his heart; the electric shock would leave a root of illness, and Old Xie would probably have a lot of suffering in the future.

"Don't look at me like that."

"Isn't it just a beating?"

"I, I didn't expect to live to a hundred."

"I didn't die in the hands of the devils back then; living until now, every extra day is a profit."

Xie Ruolin said with a smile, looking at life and death indifferently.

"Old Xie, take good care of yourself."

"Get through this hurdle first, and wait until later to take Chinese medicine to slowly recuperate, or go to Xiangdao or North America; I will find you the best doctor."

"In any case, I must let you earn for a few more days."

Hong Zhiyou smiled.

"Okay, with your words, I won't die," Xie Ruolin said.

As he spoke, he looked at Old Yu:

"If there is such intelligence in the future, I... I will still sell it to you."

"I don't... don't believe in the evil of the Li guy!"

"He still dares to come and smash my pot."

"Thank you, thank you," Yu Zecheng pursed his lips and nodded hard.

He knew that Old Xie wasn't selling this intelligence for money, but for this friendship.

He wanted to sell it for money.

Selling the original to Li Ya, or Lu Qiaoshan, or even the Dangtong Bureau, could have at least tripled the price.

No, even tenfold.

Deep Sea.

Mao Renfeng dreamed of digging him out.

Old Xie found the intelligence just to protect him.

This kindness was truly higher than a mountain.

Just as they were chatting.

Ding Defeng walked in: "Secretary Hong, Station Chief Wu said he has something to find you for and wants you to go back."

"Okay."

"Old Yu, we should go too."

"Old Xie, take good care of yourself; I'll come see you next time."

Hong Zhiyou greeted him and pulled Yu Zecheng away.

Getting into the car, Yu Zecheng took off his glasses and said with deep emotion:

"This time it's thanks to Old Xie."

"If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would have spilled it long ago."

"Yes, how powerful the power of faith is; for him, integrity is his lifeblood, and he doesn't hesitate to give his life for it," Hong Zhiyou also sighed.

He felt that if it were him, he probably couldn't hold up.

No.

He definitely couldn't hold up.

After all, who doesn't want to live?

Returning to the station.

Wu Jingzhong was waiting, and as soon as they met, he asked:

"Do you know anyone in the Xi'an Pacification Office?"

"Yes, Teacher, just give the order," Hong Zhiyou said.

"Jianfeng has planted people from the Iron and Blood Youth Corps around Hu Zongnan."

"Li Ya got some bullshit news from somewhere, saying there's some guy named Niu, a groom who leads horses for Yu's sister, who seems to be locked in the First Prison."

"See if you can handle this person."

"Otherwise, this little matter will never end."

"We must shift Li Ya's attention from Zecheng to Lu Qiaoshan; otherwise, letting Lu Qiaoshan come back would be meaningless."

"I'm not very familiar with Station Chief Hou in Shaanxi; asking him for a person would undoubtedly give people a handle."

"Can you operate on your end?"

Wu Jingzhong asked.

"I know Hu Zongnan's adjutant, Zhou Li."

"The one who was intercepted when I was transporting medicine with Li Ya last time."

"Later, didn't I help Zheng Jiemin compensate for this batch of medicine?"

"He came to Jinhai to check the goods, and I invited him to play for a few days, so we have some wine and meat friendship."

"This person is very dissatisfied with Li Ya and also likes money very much."

"As long as the money is in place, this little matter is very easy to handle," Hong Zhiyou smiled.

"Okay, then you go handle it."

"Let him handle the matter beautifully; he can't sell us out," Wu Jingzhong instructed.

"Yes."

"It just so happens that a Mobile Corps Commander of Hu Zongnan's First Division was captured alive by red-labels."

"The two sides negotiated the first batch of prisoner exchanges some time ago; we can let Zhou Li exchange this batch of people from Wang Fanling Village back to Yancheng, and it will be difficult for Li Ya to find anyone again," Hong Zhiyou said.

"Hmm, go handle it, the faster the better," Wu Jingzhong nodded.

He trusted the ability of his prospective son-in-law quite a bit.

"Money..." Hong Zhiyou asked.

"The money will come from the station; just do the accounting well."

"Consider it compensation for his voluntary resignation from the position of Deputy Station Chief."

Wu Jingzhong thought for a moment and said.

"Teacher, since Li Ya is targeting Yu Zecheng so much, why don't we just transfer him away?" Hong Zhiyou asked tentatively.

Li Ya is too ghostly, and his methods are sinister.

Hong Zhiyou was afraid that if he kept investigating like this, Yu Zecheng wouldn't be able to cover it up.

"Why transfer him away?"

"Zecheng is the best bait."

"With him there, we can hook Li Ya and Lu Qiaoshan, dispersing most of their energy."

"If it weren't for Zecheng, the ones who would be investigated to the bottom would be you and me."

"He is not Ma Kui."

"He has Jianfeng above, and methods and brains below."

"Walking by the river, how can one not get their shoes wet? Who can guarantee they have no flaws for a lifetime?"

"Besides."

"If he goes to another station, what if something goes wrong? Will he implicate the Jinhai Station and you and me?"

"This kind of person is suitable to stay under our eyelids."

Wu Jingzhong spoke very bluntly in front of Hong Zhiyou.

"Understood."

Hong Zhiyou didn't dare to go deeper into this topic and quickly stopped.

There are some things that must never be said.

You don't know, I don't know.

You don't say, I don't say.

Everyone is harmonious, and nothing happens.

Once revealed, who knows if a big one is buried underneath, directly taking everyone away together.

The next day.

Action Team office.

As soon as the phone rang, Li Ya quickly grabbed the receiver, full of expectation: "It's me."

"Are you sure it's Gu Youniu?"

"Great."

"It's good that he's been swapped out; don't make a scene, I'll come to pick him up personally right away."

He hung up the phone.

Li Ya was ecstatic.

It must be said that the people of the Sanqing Group do things efficiently.

Gu Youniu was almost swapped away in the prisoner exchange.

Thanks to the people there who had a bit of foresight in advance, screened the person out, and found a substitute to take the blame.

"Heaven helps me."

"Yu Zecheng, let's see how you escape this time."

Li Ya clenched his fists excitedly, picked up his clothes, and walked out.

He originally wanted to call his two confidants, Gao Yuan and Yu Cheng.

On second thought, this matter must be kept secret.

For safety's sake, it was better to go pick him up alone.

Downstairs.

Li Ya drove straight to the train station.

Upstairs in the Station Chief's office.

Hong Zhiyou was on the phone.

Wu Jingzhong stood by the window, and seeing Li Ya driving away in a hurry, he couldn't help but frown.

As an elite in the intelligence line.

His intuition told him that things were not right.

"Adjutant Zhou, the person has been transferred over, are you sure?"

"Good."

"I know."

Hong Zhiyou hung up the phone.

"How is it?" Wu Jingzhong asked.

"I asked; Zhou Li said there are indeed people from Wang Fanling Village, and they were all handed over as prisoners of war," Hong Zhiyou said.

"Is it reliable?" Wu Jingzhong asked.

"Zhou Li said he personally checked and matched the names and identities," Hong Zhiyou said.

"I feel this person is not very reliable."

"Last time he came to Jinhai, it was he who was intercepted and robbed."

"Furthermore, following someone like Hu Zongnan who loves vanity and has no substance, I'm afraid this person is also someone whose feet don't touch the ground."

"We must have an emergency plan."

Wu Jingzhong said.

"Teacher's reminder is correct."

"Even if Li Ya finds Gu Youniu, it will be difficult for him to achieve anything."

"I have already prepared on my end."

Hong Zhiyou nodded.

"Good."

"I won't participate in this matter; too much involvement will easily arouse Li Ya's suspicion."

"You discuss more with Zecheng."

Wu Jingzhong said with his hands behind his back.

"Understood," Hong Zhiyou nodded.

Walking out of the Station Chief's office.

He saw Lu Qiaoshan wearing a neat military uniform, carrying a briefcase, walking downstairs.

"Old Lu, going out to get busy again?" Hong Zhiyou asked with a smile.

"I have a secret mission."

"It's a good thing anyway; I'll tell you later."

"Going now."

Lu Qiaoshan waved his hand with a smile and left on his own.

Near the old house in Nankai Village.

Having changed into a long gown and casual clothes, wearing a round hat, Lu Qiaoshan slipped into the monitoring van.

"Section Chief Lu, the target has been locked."

"The householder is Tang Dachun."

"Within this week, he sent three telegrams using an old-fashioned transmitter; the secret code is unknown."

The technician in the monitoring van reported.

"Xizi, have you found any clues?" he turned to ask Lu Yuxi on the side.

"Brother Shan."

"This person is named Tang Dachun, who came in March; according to neighbors, this person speaks with a northern Shaanxi accent."

"He usually stays indoors and doesn't see any friends or relatives."

"He has a wife and no children."

"But recently, that is, since the frequency of telegrams has been high, many well-dressed people have come to this courtyard."

"Preliminary speculation is that this person is very likely sending black telegrams."

"It's also possible he's a red-label."

Lu Yuxi analyzed professionally.

"Hmm."

"Recently, the telegraph office has been under control, and there are many people sending black telegrams."

"Control the person first and bring him back to the Inspection Team."

"The action must be fast and careful."

"I have a premonition that this might be a big fish."

Lu Qiaoshan instructed.

"Brother Shan, you can rest assured with me; just be steady."

Lu Yuxi laughed dryly and jumped off the car.

With a wave of his hand, several inspection team members followed him into the alley.

Knock, knock!

Confirming the house number, Lu Yuxi knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

Tang Dachun shouted from inside.

"Is it the second cousin from the old home?"

"I'm here to get some mountain goods."

Lu Yu shouted through the door.

He had been watching this secret code for so long that he already knew it clearly.

Tang Dachun didn't suspect anything and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Lu Yuxi's gun was pointed at his head.

"Boss, you, what is this?" Tang Dachun was scared and raised his hands.

"Shut up."

"Search."

Lu Yuxi waved his hand.

The inspection team members rushed in and searched, quickly finding the radio.

"Boss, found it," the team member said.

"Take that woman back together."

Lu Yuxi waved his hand and finished the job.

Returning to the Inspection Office.

Lu Qiaoshan lazily opened his arms and leaned on the sofa.

The office here was more imposing than the Jinhai Station, and Lu Qiaoshan was the one who had the final say in the Inspection Office.

With six divisions below, intelligence and action were all available.

However, he still liked the Jinhai Station more.

Perhaps it was unwillingness.

Perhaps it was hatred.

Lu Qiaoshan himself couldn't say the reason.

"Brother Shan, this kid can't hold up and wants to confess."

A moment later, Lu Yuxi walked in with a face full of joy.

Lu Qiaoshan came to the interrogation room.

Tang Dachun was already covered in blood, drinking water with a gulp, his whole body shaking like a sieve, spilling more than he drank.

"You guys go out first," Lu Qiaoshan waved his hand.

Lu Yuxi and the others retreated knowingly.

"Tang Dachun, speak."

"Which road are you from?"

Lu Qiaoshan pulled up a chair, sat down, and asked.

"I, I came from northern Shaanxi," Tang Dachun said.

"Northern Shaanxi."

Lu Qiaoshan's eyes lit up.

"Officer, don't misunderstand; I did stay in Yancheng in the past, but later I was disciplined for taking a few bars of soap and my party membership was canceled."

"It was also in Yancheng that I met Feng Jian, a teacher at the Erbao Primary School..."

Tang Dachun said.

"Wait, the Feng Jian you mentioned is Li Ya of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, right?" Lu Qiaoshan became increasingly spirited.

"That's right, it's him."

"After I came to Jinhai, I heard he was doing well here, so I relied on him."

"He gave me a radio."

"Occasionally he would let me send telegrams to Yancheng for him and give me a small tip."

"But you also know that prices are soaring now, and this little money is useless."

"So I took private jobs in the black market."

"..."

Tang Dachun said everything truthfully.

"You said you sent telegrams to Yancheng."

"In other words, Li Ya is secretly passing intelligence to the red-labels, right?"

Lu Qiaoshan was overjoyed.

He never expected that he would pick up a treasure by mistake; this person was simply a divine tool for killing Li Ya.

"Section Chief Lu, you misunderstood."

"Li Ya is not leaking intelligence to the red-labels."

"He has always hated red-labels, how could he leak it?"

"He has an informant in Yancheng called the Butcher."

"Li Ya often uses this person to understand some recent situations and materials in Yancheng."

Tang Dachun said.

When Lu Qiaoshan heard this, his face pulled down; he got up, took a few sheets of paper and a pen, and slapped them in front of Tang Dachun:

"Write."

"Write down every telegram Li Ya asked you to send, without missing a word."

Tang Dachun could do the work of a telegraph operator, so his memory was naturally not bad.

Soon.

He wrote down several telegrams on the paper.

Lu Qiaoshan took them: "Butcher, Cobra?"

After reading the telegrams, his face became even uglier.

He had originally thought he had caught evidence of Li Ya communicating with the red-labels, but he hadn't expected it to be a wasted joy.

Judging from the content of the telegrams alone, Li Ya was not communicating with the red-labels, but using informants to clear out the background of Yu Zecheng and his wife.

The social relationship between a woman named Chen Cuiping in the Sixth Division of the Yancheng Border Defense and the Yu Zecheng couple.

And clues about Zuo Lan.

Hmm, this is a point worth noting.

Lu Qiaoshan pulled one out and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Officer, you and Captain Li are both in the intelligence system; you should know each other very well," Tang Dachun asked in a low voice.

"Yes, very well."

"Not only well, we are also colleagues."

Lu Qiaoshan smiled brilliantly.

"Since we are all our own people, can you give the little brother a chance? I promise I will never send private telegrams again, and please, for Captain Li's sake, spare me and my wife a way to live," Tang Dachun bowed and cupped his hands.

"Our own people?" Lu Qiaoshan smiled even more brilliantly.

"Hmm, you're right, we are our own people."

Lu Qiaoshan got up, walked to him, and stared straight at him:

"Wanting to take your wife and live to leave is very simple."

"As long as you do as I say, I will not only release you, but I can also give you a sum of money."

"Officer, you, you give the order," Tang Dachun was overjoyed.

"Wait a moment."

Lu Qiaoshan returned to the interrogation table, took out a fountain pen from his pocket, and swish-swish wrote a telegram.

"Top secret."

"Northern No. 1."

"Recently, a batch of military supplies in Jinhai Port has been urgently transferred to Huludao and will be transported to the Siping direction of the Northeast War Zone; I hope our department is aware and makes response preparations."

"Deep Sea."

Tang Dachun frowned and finished reading.

"Officer, what does it mean?" he was a bit puzzled.

"Li Ya is Deep Sea."

"Deep Sea is Li Ya."

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Lu Qiaoshan sneered.

"You, you want to frame Captain Li?" Tang Dachun understood instantly.

"Frame?"

Lu Qiaoshan got up, picked up the branding iron, and called it towards Tang Dachun's chest.

"Ah!"

Tang Dachun let out a scream, stomping his feet in pain.

"Listen well."

"Li Ya is a red-label; if you want to live to leave, you have to do as I say."

"Otherwise, you will never see your wife in this life."

"Do you understand?"

Lu Qiaoshan threw away the branding iron and said coldly.

"Wuwu, understood."

"Officer, as long as you are alive, I can do anything."

Tang Dachun was not a person with any backbone to begin with; he couldn't hold up after this burn and immediately agreed.

"Very good."

"I will send you back to the courtyard."

"You continue as before, do what you should do."

"Remember, if you dare to reveal a single word, your wife is in my hands, and that means death."

Lu Qiaoshan said.

"Yes, yes," Tang Dachun nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Send him back, go through the back door," Lu Qiaoshan opened the door and ordered Lu Yuxi.

"Yes, Brother Shan."

Lu Yuxi picked up a black hood, covered his head, and escorted him out through the back door.

Lu Qiaoshan returned to the office.

Sat on the sofa and lit a match.

Through the firelight.

He seemed to see a year ago, when Li Ya used Tang Simao to send a fake telegram, tricking Lu Yuxi to the Longhua Hotel.

As a result, he was recorded and took a big tumble.

Now it should be his turn to treat him with his own methods.

Not only that.

Shang Bo also had intelligence in his hands.

It could prove that Li Ya was Deep Sea.

With such a two-pronged approach, Li Ya would definitely die, and even Jianfeng wouldn't be able to protect him.

And.

Li Ya was on the surface a person of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

Once the incident happened, it would inevitably be Mao Renfeng and Zheng Jiemin who investigated him first; Jianfeng is the "Crown Prince," it's true, but now the foundation within the party is still unstable, and there are many people coveting the "President" throne who want to get him.

I doubt he would dare to protect Li Ya openly.

Thinking of this, Lu Qiaoshan blew out the match, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.

Damn it.

After being silent for so long, he finally waited for the opportunity to counterattack.

Jinhai Train Station.

Li Ya looked left and right, lowered his hat brim, and escorted Gu Youniu, who was also wearing a round hat, out.

Gu Youniu was not very old.

Twenty-five or twenty-six years old, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a big face, looking very spirited.

"Are you Chen Cuiping's groom?" Li Ya asked while driving after getting into the car.

"No."

"She rode horses well, I just liked her, so I always pestered her to lead the horse," Gu Youniu said.

"What happened on September 26th?" Li Ya asked.

"That day I accompanied her to report to the Border Region Social Department, but she rode too fast; it rained that night in the mountains, the road was slippery and soft, and the horse couldn't be reined in, lost its footing, and rolled into the mountain ditch."

"When I went down and found her, her skull was smashed, and she didn't even have time to see a doctor before she was gone."

Mentioning Cuiping, Gu Youniu's eye sockets couldn't help but turn red.

(End of chapter)