[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-308":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},2366624,4634,"Chapter 308: The Valley Has Cattle","spy-survival-guide-chapter-308",308,"\u003Cp>Army Hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou and Yu Zecheng looked at Xie Ruo lying on the hospital bed, both feeling deeply unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, why are you looking at me like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just putting on a show of misery for Li Ya.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still, still have business to do; I’m not going to die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruo said with a weak, smiling tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Xie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I truly didn’t expect Li Ya to strike so viciously.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, you’re the one who sold him two truckloads of white sugar and quite a bit of American debt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng said with an apologetic look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s... it has nothing to do with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever intelligence is chosen, you bear your own profits and losses, and take your own risks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I accepted your money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... this matter has nothing to do with you anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of business, there was still a glimmer in Xie Ruo’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng looked at him and sighed inwardly; being electrocuted would leave lasting damage, and Old Xie would likely suffer for it in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t look at me like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just a beating, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I never expected to live to a hundred.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t die at the hands of the Japanese back then; living until now, every extra day is a profit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruo said with a smile, indifferent to life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Xie, you focus on recovering.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get through this hurdle first, and later, with traditional medicine to slowly recuperate, or if you go to Xiangdao or North America, I will find you the best physicians.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In any case, I must ensure you live a while longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, with your word, I won’t die,\" Xie Ruo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he looked at Old Yu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there’s intelligence like this in the future, I... I will still sell it to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just don’t... don’t believe in that Li fellow’s evil ways!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He dares to come and smash my rice bowl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, thank you,\" Yu Zecheng said, pursing his lips and nodding firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that what Old Xie was selling this intelligence for wasn't money, but this friendship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have sold it for money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selling the original to Li Ya, or Lu Qiao, or even the Dangtong Bureau, would have at least tripled his profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, perhaps even tenfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mao Renfeng dreamed of digging him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Xie had hunted down this intelligence just to protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kindness was truly higher than a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were chatting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Defeng walked in: \"Secretary Hong, Station Master Wu says he has something to discuss with you and wants you to return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, we should be going too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Xie, you take care of yourself; I’ll come to see you again next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou offered a greeting and pulled Yu Zecheng away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once in the car, Yu Zecheng took off his glasses and said with deep emotion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, we owe it all to Old Xie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it had been anyone else, I fear they would have spilled it long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, the power of faith is truly immense; for him, integrity is his lifeblood, and he would risk his life for it,\" Hong Zhiyou also remarked with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that if it were him, he likely wouldn't have been able to hold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He definitely wouldn't have been able to hold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, who doesn't want to live?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was waiting, and as soon as they met, he asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know anyone in the Xi'an Pacification Commissioner's Office?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do, Master, please give your orders,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jianfeng has planted members of the Iron-Blooded Youth Corps around Hu Zongnan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya doesn't know where he got some bullshit news, saying there’s some fellow named Niu, a groom who leads horses for Yu Zecheng’s sister-in-law, who seems to be locked up in the First Prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See if you can take care of this person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, this trivial matter will keep dragging on endlessly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must shift Li Ya’s attention from Zecheng to Lu Qiao; otherwise, there’s no point in having Lu Qiao return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not very familiar with Station Master Hou in Shaanxi, and asking him for someone would undoubtedly give others a handle against us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you manage it on your end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know Hu Zongnan’s adjutant, Zhou Li.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one who was intercepted while transporting medicine with Li Ya last time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, didn't I help Zheng Jiemin compensate for that batch of medicine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He came to Jinhai to check the goods, and I treated him for a few days; we have a bit of a drinking friendship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This man is very dissatisfied with Li Ya and also loves money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as the money is there, this little matter is very easy to handle,\" Hong Zhiyou said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, then go handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell him to do it cleanly; he can't sell us out,\" Wu Jingzhong instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It just so happens that a Mobile Corps Commander of Hu Zongnan’s First Division was captured alive by the Red forces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two sides negotiated a first batch of prisoner exchanges some time ago; we can have Zhou Li swap this group of people at Wang Fanling for the ones in Yancheng, and it will be difficult for Li Ya to find anyone again,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, go do it, the sooner the better,\" Wu Jingzhong nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trusted the competence of his future son-in-law quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The money...\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The money will come from the station; just keep the accounts straight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consider it compensation for him voluntarily resigning from the deputy station master position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong thought for a moment and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, since Li Ya is targeting Yu Zecheng so intensely, why not just have him transferred away?\" Hong Zhiyou asked tentatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya was too cunning, and his methods were too underhanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou feared that if the investigation continued like this, Yu Zecheng wouldn't be able to cover it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why transfer him away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zecheng is the best bait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With him there, we can keep Li Ya and Lu Qiao hooked, occupying most of their energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren't for Zecheng, the ones being investigated to the core would be you and me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is not Ma Kui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has Jianfeng above him, and he has both methods and brains below.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Walking by the river, how can one not get their shoes wet? Who can guarantee they will never have a flaw in their life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he goes to another station and something goes wrong, will he implicate the Jinhai Station and you and me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kind of person is best kept right under one's nose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong spoke very bluntly in front of Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou dared not delve deeper into this topic and quickly cut it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were some things that must never be spoken aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You don't know, I don't know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You don't say it, I don't say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone is in harmony, and nothing will happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once it's uncovered, who knows if something big is buried underneath, enough to take everyone down with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Operations Team office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the phone rang, Li Ya swiftly grabbed the receiver, his face full of anticipation as he said, \"It's me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure it's Gu Youniu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's great.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's good that he was swapped out. Don't make a sound; I'll come to pick him up personally right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya was ecstatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One has to admit that the people in the Three People's Principles Youth League are efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youniu was almost taken away in the prisoner exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the people over there being vigilant in advance, they identified the person and found a body double to take his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven is helping me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Zecheng, let's see how you escape this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya clenched his fists in excitement, grabbed his coat, and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally wanted to call his two trusted aides, Gao Yuan and Yu Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On second thought, this matter must be kept secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sake of safety, it was better to go pick him up alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya drove straight to the train station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upstairs in the Station Master's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was on the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong stood by the window, and seeing Li Ya drive away with a hurried expression, he couldn't help but frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an elite in the intelligence field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His intuition told him that something was not quite right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adjutant Zhou, the person has been transferred, are you sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it?\" Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I asked, and Zhou Li said there were indeed people from Wangfanling Village, and they were all handed over as prisoners of war,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it reliable?\" Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhou Li said he checked personally and verified the names and identities,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't feel this person is very reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The last time he came to Jinhai, it was he who got into trouble and was hijacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, following someone like Hu Zongnan who loves vanity and lacks substance, I'm afraid this person is also someone whose feet don't touch the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must have a contingency plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher's reminder is correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if Li Ya finds Gu Youniu, it will be difficult for him to achieve anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already prepared on my end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't participate in this matter; too many people involved will easily arouse Li Ya's suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should discuss it more with Yu Zecheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said with his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood,\" Hong Zhiyou nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked out of the Station Master's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He met Lu Qiaoshan head-on, who was wearing a crisp military uniform and carrying a briefcase as he walked downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Lu, going out to get busy again?\" Hong Zhiyou asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a secret mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a good thing anyway, I'll tell you later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan waved his hand with a smile and went on his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near the old residence in the Nankai urban village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having changed into a long gown and civilian clothes, and wearing a round hat, Lu Qiaoshan slipped into the surveillance vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Lu, the target has been locked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The householder is Tang Dachun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Within this week, he has sent three telegrams using an old-fashioned transmitter, and the code is unknown.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technician on the surveillance vehicle reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xizi, have you found any leads?\" He turned his head and asked Lu Yuxi, who was beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This person is named Tang Dachun, he came in March, and according to neighbors, he speaks with a northern Shaanxi accent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He usually keeps to himself and hasn't been seen associating with any friends or relatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has a wife but no children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But recently, that is, since the frequency of telegrams increased, many well-dressed people have come to this courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Preliminary speculation is that this person is likely sending black telegrams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It could also be a Red ticket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuxi analyzed professionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The telegraph office has been under control recently, and there are many people sending black telegrams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take the person into custody first and bring him back to the Inspection Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The operation must be fast and careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a premonition that this might be a big fish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Shan, you can rest assured with me handling things; just stay steady.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuxi gave a dry laugh and jumped off the vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his hand, several Inspection Team members followed him as they crept into the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming the house number, Lu Yuxi knocked on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Dachun shouted from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it the second cousin from the old hometown?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm here to pick up some mountain goods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuxi shouted through the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been tailing him for so long that he knew this code clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Dachun did not suspect anything and opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the door opened, Lu Yuxi's gun barrel was pressed against his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer, you, what is this?\" Tang Dachun was so scared that he raised his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Search.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuxi waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Inspection Team members rushed in and searched, quickly finding the radio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, we found it,\" a member said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take that woman along and lock her up too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao waved his hand, and the work was done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the Inspection Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao stretched his arms lazily and leaned back against the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The office here was more imposing than the Jinhai Station, and at the Inspection Office, he was the one who called the shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With six squads underneath him, both intelligence and operations were fully equipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he still preferred the Jinhai Station more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was unwillingness to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao himself could not say for sure what the reason was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Shan, this kid can't take it anymore; he wants to confess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Lu Qiao walked in with a face full of joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao went to the interrogation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Dachun had already been beaten until he was covered in blood; he was gulping down water, shivering like a sieve, spilling more than he drank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all go out first,\" Lu Qiao said with a wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao and the others tactfully withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tang Dachun, speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which side are you on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao pulled up a chair, sat down, and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I came from Shanbei,\" Tang Dachun said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shanbei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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 revoked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was also in Yancheng that I met Feng Jian, a teacher at the Second Nursery School...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Dachun said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, is the Feng Jian you are talking about Li Ya from the Confidentiality Bureau?\" Lu Qiao became even more energized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, it’s him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After I arrived in Jinhai, I heard he was doing well here, so I went to work for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He gave me a radio.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Occasionally, he would have me send telegrams to Yancheng for him and give me a little tip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But as you know, prices are skyrocketing now, and this little bit of money is useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I took on private jobs on the black market.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Dachun told everything exactly as it happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said you sent telegrams to Yancheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words, Li Ya is secretly passing intelligence to the Red Ticket, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected that by stumbling around, he would actually strike gold; this person was simply a divine weapon for cutting down Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lu, you misunderstood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya is not leaking intelligence to the Red Ticket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has always hated the Red Ticket; how could he possibly leak anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has an informant in Yancheng called Butcher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya often uses this person to learn about some of the recent developments and information in Yancheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Dachun said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Lu Qiao’s face fell. He stood up, took some paper and a pen, and slapped them in front of Tang Dachun:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Write.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Write down every single telegram Li Ya made you send, word for word, for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Tang Dachun could work as a radio operator, his memory was naturally not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wrote down several telegrams on the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao took them: \"Butcher, Cobra?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the telegrams, his expression became even uglier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought he had caught evidence of Li Ya colluding with the Red Ticket, but he hadn't expected it to be a wasted joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the content of the telegrams alone, Li Ya was not colluding with the Red Ticket, but using an informant to investigate the background of Yu Zecheng and his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The social connections of a woman named Chen Cuiping from the Sixth Division of the Yancheng Border Defense and the couple Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And clues about Zuo Lan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, this was a point worth noting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao pulled one out and stuffed it into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer, you and Captain Li are both in the intelligence system; you must be very familiar with each other, right?\" Tang Dachun asked in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, very familiar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only familiar, we are also colleagues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we are all on the same side, can you give me a chance? I guarantee I will never send private telegrams again. Please, for the sake of Captain Li, spare me and my wife,\" Tang Dachun said, cupping his hands in a bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the same side?\" Lu Qiao smiled even more brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, you're right, we are on the same side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao stood up, walked over to him, and stared straight at him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s very simple to keep your wife alive and leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you do as I say, not only will I let you go, but I can also give you a sum of money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer, you, you just give the order,\" Tang Dachun said with great joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao returned to the interrogation table, took a fountain pen from his pocket, and scribbled a telegram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Top Secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"North No. 1.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A batch of military supplies at Jinhai Port is urgently being transferred to Huludao and will be transported to the Siping direction of the Northeast Theater. Hope our troops are informed and prepared to respond.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deep Sea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Dachun frowned as he finished reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer, what does this mean?\" He was somewhat confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya is Deep Sea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deep Sea is Li Ya.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand what I mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, you want to frame Captain Li?\" Tang Dachun suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frame?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao stood up, picked up a branding iron, and slammed it against Tang Dachun’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Dachun let out a miserable scream, stomping his feet in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya is a Red Ticket. If you want to leave alive, you have to do as I say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, you will never see your wife again in this lifetime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao threw away the branding iron and said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuwu, I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer, as long as you let us live, I will do anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Dachun was not a person with much backbone to begin with; he couldn't take the burning and immediately agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will send you back to the courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You continue as before, doing what you should do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, if you dare to reveal a single word, your wife is in my hands, and that means death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes,\" Tang Dachun nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, agreeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send him back, go through the back door.\" Lu Qiao opened the door and gave an order to Lu Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Brother Shan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yu picked up a black hood, covered his head with it, and escorted him out through the back door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao returned to the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat down on the sofa and struck a match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to see a year ago, when Li Ya used Tang Si's hair to send a fake telegram, tricking Lu Yu into going to the Longhua Hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he was recorded, and he took a huge fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was his turn to use the other person's methods against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Bo also had a piece of intelligence there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could prove that Li Ya was Deep Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this two-pronged approach, Li Ya would surely die, and even Jiang Jianfeng would have no way to protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, Li Ya was a man of the Secret Service Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the incident broke, Mao Renfeng and Zheng Jiemin would inevitably be the ones to investigate him first; Jiang Jianfeng was the \"Crown Prince,\" it was true, but his roots in the party were still unstable, and many people coveting the \"President\" throne wanted to take him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reckoned that he would not dare to protect Li Ya openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Lu Qiao blew out the match, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being silent for so long, he had finally waited for a chance to strike back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinmen Railway Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya looked left and right, lowered the brim of his hat, and walked out while escorting Gu Youniu, who was also wearing a round hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youniu was not very old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty-five or twenty-six, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a broad face, he looked very spirited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you Chen Qiuping's groom?\" After getting into the car, Li Ya asked while driving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She rides horses well, it's just that I like her, so I always pester her to lead the horse,\" Gu Youniu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened on September 26th?\" Li Ya asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That day I accompanied her to report to the Border Region Social Force, but she rode too fast; it rained in the mountains that night, the road was slippery and soft, and the horse lost its footing and rolled into a mountain ditch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the time I went down and found her, her skull was shattered, and she died before she could even see a physician.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of Chen Qiuping, Gu Youniu's eyes could not help but turn red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3653,"2026-06-25T10:22:50.793Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a936de355db4da5f1fa916431f4b0e46bf89008ee658e151c42b9c072da342ab","spy-survival-guide-chapter-309","spy-survival-guide-chapter-307",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]