[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-291":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},2366607,4634,"Chapter 291: The Unlucky Sheng Xiang","spy-survival-guide-chapter-291",291,"\u003Cp>He returned to the station master's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong gave a look, and Hong Zhiyou hurriedly bolted the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed the suitcase on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou opened it; inside were one hundred thousand US dollars, stacked neatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I promised Zheng Jiemin medicine worth two hundred thousand dollars for one hundred thousand,\" Wu Jingzhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that is not my style.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rest is your job.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong scooped with both hands, taking half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Turning fifty thousand dollars into two hundred thousand dollars' worth of medicine is not a big problem,\" Hong Zhiyou nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, go handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, clean up the loose ends regarding Sheng Xiang; Lu Qiaoshan must return to the station before Okamura Yasuji arrives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong instructed solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou closed the suitcase and walked out carrying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed the deputy station master's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand reached out from the side and pulled him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, is it confirmed?\" Yu Zecheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Confirmed what?\" Hong Zhiyou raised an eyebrow and asked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The matter of Lu Qiaoshan coming to the station,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's confirmed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He will work in the station's intelligence section and has been additionally appointed as the director of the Garrison Command Inspection Section; Bai Shiwei is transferred to be the police chief, Zheng Tingfeng is reassigned as commander of the 94th Army, and Mou Tingfang and Yang Wenquan are transferred to the Ludong Theater of Operations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zheng Tingfeng is really coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems that in order to promote Lu Qiaoshan, Zheng Jiemin has really spent a fortune,\" Yu Zecheng was so shocked he clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not to promote Lu Qiaoshan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's to rake in money; the Zheng Clique wants to dominate Jinmen and skim off the profits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just wait, there will be a show to watch later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou shrugged and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then when is it appropriate for me to light this fire?\" Yu Zecheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't light it for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given the situation, Lu and Li will have a fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The station master's meaning is that he is afraid Li Ya won't be able to hold up when the time comes, so keep your position for now; when the time comes, let Li Ya sit in it to give him a helping hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, with Master planning, we will just follow orders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are...\" He paused and looked at the suitcase in Hong Zhiyou's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifty thousand dollars to handle a two-hundred-thousand-dollar errand for Zheng Jiemin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The foreign devils will peel off another layer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty thousand dollars to handle a ten-fold errand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said it and couldn't help but laugh himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you still call that penicillin? Won't that just be plain boiled water?\" Yu Zecheng smiled knowingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not quite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will be somewhat effective when injected; at most, this batch of medicine is an improved version that might not be very suitable for the Oriental physique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou had even thought of the excuse for the Americans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng felt a bit indignant for the Nationalist Army, \"Like this, Mr. Yong gave me eighty thousand dollars; can you also help me buy a batch of medicine to send to the border region?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there's money, it's easy to talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll get you fifty thousand dollars' worth of medicine, high quality,\" Hong Zhiyou calculated and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way, you're slashing thirty thousand? You're so ruthless even to your own people,\" Yu Zecheng stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is your own people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I slash thirty thousand, I'll have to pay out of pocket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think getting real medicine is that simple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the medicine isn't fake, the Americans have to spend ten thousand or so in bribes; transportation lines cost money; they have to go to the Japanese's place or Xiangdao or Southeast Asia to get stock, and they have to bribe the production companies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, they will definitely make fakes over there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back and forth, thirty thousand dollars might not be enough to get it done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being able to get fifty thousand dollars' worth of genuine penicillin is already something to thank the heavens for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, let's go by what you said, fifty thousand is fifty thousand,\" Yu Zecheng nodded repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The foreigners want to see cash,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's at home, go find your senior sister and get it,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou carried the money case and went out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got in the car and headed straight for the small courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping was picking vegetables in the yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior sister, I'm here to get something,\" Hong Zhiyou got straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll get it for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping wiped her hands on her apron and led him into the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside, she closed the door and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior brother, this money is life-saving money for the soldiers, don't you dare reach for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, I have a sense of proportion,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew you wouldn't; I'll teach you a few new moves later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping smiled and patted his shoulder, satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, be careful lately, Li Ya is going to conduct internal investigations again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou turned his head to give a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I don't go anywhere except the station master's house,\" Cuiping said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That won't do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you go to the bookstore before?\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did, to practice calligraphy!\" Cuiping said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you still have to go; go when you finish the paper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was just about to investigate Old Yu, and if you stop moving, Li Ya will only be more suspicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm leaving, discuss everything with Old Yu more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Hong Zhiyou finished speaking, he took the money, returned to the car, and headed straight for the Marine Corps base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived at the barracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anderson was chewing on a cigar, watching the soldiers show off on the pull-up bars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, Secretary Hong is here,\" Anderson stepped forward and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong, my friend, you're here; there must be good news, right?\" Anderson's eyes lit up when he saw him, just like a weasel seeing a chicken coming to pay a New Year's call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Hong Zhiyou raised an eyebrow and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou spread the money on the table: \"Get me two hundred thousand dollars' worth of penicillin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you crazy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifty thousand dollars, and you want me to give two hundred thousand dollars' worth of goods?\" Anderson felt it was unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can try adjusting the chemical composition of the penicillin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as it doesn't kill anyone, and can stop inflammation and infection, that's enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it really can't stop it, then it's an improved drug.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, human life is at stake, so it's best if it's still somewhat effective.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"OK, I know what to do; just leave it to me.\" After a moment of thought, Fiersen immediately understood what Hong Zhiyou meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faking things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the most adept at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had even handled accounts where a single coffee cup was billed at over a hundred dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No rush.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is another deal here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou opened another box, took out thirty thousand dollars, and placed it on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This thirty thousand dollars is for you, General.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also need a batch of medicine worth fifty thousand dollars—real medicine, one hundred percent pure penicillin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, I know that an observation group from your U.S. military is planning to enter Northern Shaanxi for a visit and observation soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope this batch of medicine can go in with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou handed over the remaining fifty thousand dollars for the medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiersen picked up the money, weighed it in his hand, and turned to ask Anderson, \"Is there an observation group going soon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, General,\" Anderson said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There should be women, old people, and children in Northern Shaanxi, right?\" Fiersen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course there are,\" Hong Zhiyou nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, leave it to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will transport this batch of medicine to Yancheng under the pretext of humanitarian aid,\" Fiersen readily agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My good brother, stay and play a few rounds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've just about learned 'Mahjong' recently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiersen said in broken Chinese.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, I didn't bring any money today; how about you lend me some?\" Hong Zhiyou asked with a laugh, spreading his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a pity, another day then,\" Fiersen shrugged regretfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou shook his hand, said goodbye, and walked out of the barracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only caring about cash, the damn foreign devil is getting shrewder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing Hong Zhiyou off, Anderson returned to the barracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiersen was chewing on a cigar while organizing the bills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually took two stacks of dollars and handed them to Anderson, then threw the rest into his own drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send the money to General Randall on the Ghost Island and have him send over twenty thousand dollars' worth of medicine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, buying twenty thousand worth of medicine with two thousand dollars, won't that...\" Anderson couldn't bear to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just do as I say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell them, as long as it can reduce inflammation, that's fine; let him figure it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiersen instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But General Randall will inevitably withhold a portion; I'm afraid there won't be much money left for the actual medicine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They will lose money on this deal; I'm afraid they won't agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anderson said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They will do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the Japanese launched the full-scale war, they stockpiled a huge amount of medicine domestically, and much of it is about to expire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind having a profit of ten or twenty thousand dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it's clearing inventory at a loss, they will agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiersen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, this fifty thousand... take thirty thousand dollars and have them send over slightly inferior goods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he casually took another twenty thousand from Hong Zhiyou's payment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong is our friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give him ten thousand dollars' worth of goods—clearing-out medicine that's nearly expired, but still usable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consider it a favor to him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiersen thought for a moment and then instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, tell Hong that the Ghost Island has cleared out the inventory of several old military factories, and General MacArthur has already ordered Randall to destroy the weapons soon to completely sever their militaristic remnants.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Randall wants to dump this batch of stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Hong is interested, including tanks and artillery, everything can be supplied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The prices will all be discounted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiersen put away the money and casually pulled out another handful of bills to hand to Anderson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, General.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will definitely convey this,\" Anderson said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call Jimmy over,\" Fiersen ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anderson quickly called in Lieutenant Jimmy from the Equipment Management Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jimmy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did the people from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics take their things?\" Fiersen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They bought everything at three times the market price,\" Jimmy said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will issue a notice that you are suspected of privately selling military equipment and ask the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics to assist in the investigation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, it's just a formality; I won't actually punish you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it won't be recorded in the files.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is your hard-earned money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiersen took one thousand dollars and handed it to Jimmy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, General,\" Jimmy nodded repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinhai Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Xiang came to the office, clutching his briefcase, smoking a cigarette, and humming a little tune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Sheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Li trotted over to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, what kind of way is that to speak?\" Sheng Xiang frowned in dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I misspoke; it's Director Sheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you still need people in your office?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Li blinked her eyes and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Xiang had always been unmarried; back when he was a section chief, Zhang Li had already set her heart on him and often used him to mock Mi Zhiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Sheng Xiang was back and had been promoted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Li naturally had to butter him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could get together with Sheng Xiang, that would be much better than the partner she had found herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We do need people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We happen to be missing someone to serve tea and pour water; I'll have a word with the Station Master later and have you transferred over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Xiang looked her up and down and gave a dry laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's great, thank you Director Sheng,\" Zhang Li was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were talking, Hong Zhiyou walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two of you are chatting?\" Hong Zhiyou greeted with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just idle chatter,\" Sheng Xiang laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, Zhang Li, you go back first; I'll notify you when there's news,\" he waved his hand and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Sheng is quite popular with the ladies,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all, I can't compare to you, brother; we're all colleagues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to come in for a cup of tea?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I was in Jingling, Secretary-General Kuang gave me a box of good tea; want to try some?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Xiang deliberately emphasized the words \"Secretary-General Kuang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I remember now, you once worked under Secretary-General Kuang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou had an expression of sudden realization, and his smile became a bit more cordial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, why not come in and have a taste?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Xiang hurriedly raised his hand to invite him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for formalities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Save the tea for next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're all friends from now on; if you need anything, just say the word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou patted him and stood up to walk out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the sofa, Sheng Xiang sat down, crossed his legs, and felt absolutely wonderful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, when the equipment came in, he had skimmed at least five figures in US dollars just by flipping it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being an official is truly satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the signature is down, the money lands right in the pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Lu Qiao cares so much about this position, trying every which way to get a bite of this fat piece of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Operations Team office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya was studying Ma Kui's files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui had once looked for Qiao Sanmei and Duan Gui, and according to the cross-reference with Li Ping's files, these two were very likely Red agents turned by his mentor, Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is said that back then, while catching a man named Xiao Wuzi in Yixian, they had caught these two as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They and Wang Cuiping were all from Weitou Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these two might have been guerrillas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Fei was the one who handled it at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recording was confirmed lost, which was what finally allowed Yu Zecheng to escape a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many loopholes in this chain of events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ma Kui was Emei Peak, he had no reason to keep biting at Wang Cuiping and not let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Mrs. Yu was a Red agent, they would be on the same side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if she wasn't?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui and his mentor were both experienced investigators; why keep staring at a wild village woman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because she learned martial arts for two days and could fight a little, she was judged to be a Red agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This does not look like something his mentor would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a problem with Mrs. Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call Song Fei here,\" Li Ya instructed Gao Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yuan, who was waiting for orders at the door, went to call Song Fei from the Third Section in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Song, do you still remember the matter of Qiao Sanmei from back then?\" Li Ya asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't remember too well,\" Song Fei directly feigned ignorance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pig brain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recall it for me properly; if you can't remember, then don't bother working anymore,\" Li Ya said unhappily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have, I have a bit of an impression. What does Team Leader Li want to know?\" Song Fei said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are Wang Cuiping, Qiao Sanmei, and Duan Gui fellow villagers and old acquaintances?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were very close, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya asked while pacing with his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were very close.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiao Sanmei and Mrs. Yu chatted very happily; they should be fellow villagers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because they encountered bandits halfway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Duan Gui and Qiao Sanmei were both killed by bandits, so it's very hard for us to verify exactly what kind of relationship they had.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Fei said very cautiously and conservatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see in the files.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When Wang Cuiping arrived, there was a cart-puller named Chen Xiaowu. When Section Chief Liu was here, he caught this person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was caught in Yixian at the time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know this Xiao Wuzi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mrs. Yu hadn't been in Jinhai for many days before Section Chief Liu organized men to catch him. The specific charge isn't clear; it seems it was for stealing grain in Yixian?\" Song Fei blinked his eyes and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What stealing grain? It was buying grain—a dozen silver dollars to buy grain for the mountains,\" Li Ya corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who interrogated him?\" Li Ya asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lao Wu and Section Chief Liu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Baoxing might know a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Fei thought for a moment and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, call Baoxing over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, now that the mountains in Yixian have already been taken, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find someone to go to Weitou and ask what exactly Qiao Sanmei, Duan Gui, and Mrs. Yu's identities are, and whether they have a Mobile Corps Commander background.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to know the exact news, the sooner the better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, your subordinate will go do it right now,\" Song Fei took the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There must be a big problem in here; who knows what might be dug up. My mentor cannot be wrong,\" Li Ya thought to himself while lightly biting his lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many suspicious points in Yu Zecheng's resume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Family Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaanxi Guild Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the autumn season and the pharmacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all seem to have connections to Red agents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these pieces of evidence are all too weak; they simply cannot form a fatal accusation against Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya felt that perhaps following Ma Kui's path and starting from that foolish wife of Yu Zecheng would be a good choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen Cuiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boisterous and completely lacking in guile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this kind of crude woman, as long as one sets a trap, who knows if one could fish out some real goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was pondering, Gao Yuan returned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Team Leader Li, something happened over at Sheng Xiang's side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak quickly,\" Li Ya was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just hated Sheng Xiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it had to do with Lu Qiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps their auras just didn't match; he couldn't stand seeing him act so smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, he wanted to crush this vermin at every moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sheng Xiang was procuring equipment with the American military's Jimmy, but this Jimmy reported back and drove the price very low. The money for Sheng Xiang's procurement was swallowed by him. This matter was investigated by Commander Philson, and the base has already issued a notice to punish Jimmy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the price Sheng Xiang reported back is indeed far higher than the market price, then he is in big trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to see the Station Chief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You take men to guard the hallway; don't let Sheng Xiang slip away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly arrived at the Station Chief's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was on the phone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is such a thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must not slander my subordinates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as the evidence is conclusive, I can cooperate with you. Bring your procurement list.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will have Section Chief Sheng compare prices with you on the spot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, that's it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong coldly hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unreasonable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Americans themselves embezzled the money and said it was illicit money sent by someone in our Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this nonsense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at the telephone and cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, that's hard to say; perhaps someone really is colluding with the U.S. military to skim off the top?\" Li Ya sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak plainly, don't be sarcastic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong turned his head away, frowning as he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sheng Xiang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't he just procure a batch of important monitoring equipment and vehicles?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is not a small sum.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he just marks the price a bit higher, with the station paying for it, wouldn't the difference all end up in his own pocket?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he gives them enough, the people on that side will naturally be greedy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In order to make money, he can only report a lower figure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya analyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, that makes some sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether it's black or white, we'll know once we run a check.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Americans are sending people over soon; Li Ya, you go and take Sheng Xiang into custody first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he is lining his own pockets, he must be severely punished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong instructed with his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" Li Ya accepted the order gladly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3517,"2026-06-25T10:22:50.793Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","468ae7bece9fdc662acf07deed35443f404dc30de9183828381e2d8b4fa59c7f","spy-survival-guide-chapter-292","spy-survival-guide-chapter-290",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]