[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-331":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},2366647,4634,"Chapter 331: The Death of Lu Ming","spy-survival-guide-chapter-331",331,"\u003Cp>To shoot Lu Ming, Hong Zhiyou hardly needed to think much at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, one must have a conscience, but one dare not have a heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two things are not the same at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as revolutionaries have a conscience, so they do not begrudge shedding blood and tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, shedding blood also means one must hold a blade or a gun to make the opponent fall first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a heart is insignificant in the face of a bloody struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one wants to earn more, climb higher, and live better, it is destined that one cannot have too much of a heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large part of the reason for letting Lu Qiaoshan return was the Station Chief’s deep skepticism about the \"1949\" red flags everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Station Chief saying he wanted to retire was a lie; it was bait set for Li Ya and Lu Qiaoshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In officialdom, after all, how many people can manage to retreat while at the peak of their success?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in a lucrative office like the Jinhai Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hong Zhiyou knew that the time left for Jinhai was actually not much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If possible, he would just wait to secretly assist Mao Renfeng in removing Ma Hansan and Liu Yuzhu, swallow the assets they had transferred to Xiangdao, and then he could withdraw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, money can be earned less, but one’s life must be preserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in Hong Zhiyou’s eyes, Lu Qiaoshan and Li Ya gradually turned from mutual checks into useless chess pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he wasn't in a hurry to act was entirely out of consideration for Wu Jingzhong’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Wu Jingzhong worried on the surface, deep down he always believed that the National Army, backed by American planes and artillery and the wisdom of the Generalissimo, would surely be the ultimate victor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can never wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, he could not convince Wu Jingzhong that the National Army would soon collapse completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinhai would be liberated on January 15th of next year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The days of Wu Jingzhong sitting securely in Jinhai watching the tigers fight and raking in easy money, when truly calculated, were already less than half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not act against Li Ya or Lu Qiaoshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But toward this grandnephew Lu Ming, Hong Zhiyou had no such qualms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Zhou, watch your safety,\" Hong Zhiyou instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Tian has already scouted the location; I'll just go over and clear out those rats.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yan waved his hand, picked up the gun case, and disappeared into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou glanced at his watch and quickly returned to the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drove to a nearby public phone booth, put on black gloves, picked up the receiver, and dialed the number for Qian Siming’s residence:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A thunderstorm is coming in five minutes; don't forget to bring in the flowers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he hung up the phone, returned to the Mu residence, and took a bath with Wanqiu to explore new ways of playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a night owl, Zhou Yan moved through to the residential building opposite Qian Siming’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed open a wooden door, climbed the wooden stairs with a thud to the second floor, and opened another small door to reach the small balcony of the attic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tian, dressed in night-traveling clothes, was smoking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Zhou, you're really slow; I've been waiting for ages,\" Lin Tian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it?\" Zhou Yan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The shooting position in that building is good; I've checked, and you can circle around from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already pried open the attic door for you in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's an operative from the Action Team keeping watch on the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to take him out first,\" Lin Tian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you take him out?\" Zhou Yan said with dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister-in-law is a Buddhist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm afraid of getting blood all over my hands and bringing her bad luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, I have to save these hands for touching little girls' cheeks; killing these stray cats and dogs isn't worth it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tian laughed in a slouching, cynical way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yan knew the sister-in-law he referred to was Hong Zhiyou’s head housekeeper, Ji Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get lost quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared at Lin Tian and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Lin Tian stubbed out his cigarette and jumped lightly and directly off the top of the attic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, Swallow Li San really has some skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yan peeked down, crouched low, and kept crossing the narrow alleys between the houses, directly entering the attic that served as the shooting point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clerk from the Action Team was holding a teacup, standing by the window keeping watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yan pulled a sharp knife from his waist, held his breath, and crept over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly clamped his hand over the man’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three swift, fierce stabs went straight into the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the man stopped moving, he dragged the corpse aside and set up the sniper rifle at the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A dignified disciple of the Axe Gang like me, actually using this thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He aimed at the opposite window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a pot of red Chinese roses there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old house opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Siming put down the newspaper in his hand and said to Liu Shan, who was cutting fruit:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Shan, go to the bookstore and buy me a few books; here is the list.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buy books?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't I go instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the sofa, Lu Ming, who was sitting with his legs crossed drinking tea, stood up and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, I don't have any money on me,\" Liu Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's inconvenient, I don't have much either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I arrived in Jinhai, those secret agents confiscated my luggage; this is all I have, see if it's enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Siming pretended to be troubled as he dug into his pockets and fished out a few bills of legal tender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Fang, why don't you go instead,\" Liu Shan said quickly to Lu Ming upon seeing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My stomach is a bit uncomfortable, you should go,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ming wasn't stupid; seeing that he would have to pay for the books himself, he quickly slipped away to the restroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Qian, please wait a moment, I'll be right back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold sneer appeared on the corner of Liu Shan’s mouth as he took the book list and walked out quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while later, Lu Ming pretended to be relieved and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, let me pour you a cup of tea,\" he said, looking for a topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Siming nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the tea was brewed and they chatted for a few sentences, he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Fang, it's windy outside; is it going to rain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Lu Ming nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder my knee has been aching all day today. By the way, I have a pot of flowers upstairs still sitting on the windowsill; help me go bring it in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My leg hurts, so I won't move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Siming suddenly remembered this and gave the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ming did not suspect anything and went upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached the windowsill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out his hand to take the bright red Chinese rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flower was blood-red, like a rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as his fingers touched the edge of the flowerpot, a bullet flew precisely toward his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bullet pierced Lu Ming’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive impact force sent his body flying backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ming slammed heavily onto the wooden floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large bloody hole appeared in the center of his brow, and blood mixed with brain matter oozed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So painful...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ming’s eyes were wide open, his body twitched slightly a few times, and then he went still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Siming heard the commotion downstairs and hurried up to the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lu Ming lying in a pool of blood, he knew this fellow was beyond saving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Struggle, this is struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without bloodshed, without sacrifice, there will be no light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think of Mr. Shouchang, Wen Yiduo, Li Gongpu...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly calmed his inner unease, took a few deep breaths, turned back downstairs, and shouted outside:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone, come quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guilin Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan held his chest, closed his eyes, and leaned back on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't caught Chen Yan, and he had been disgusted by that wretch Li Ya; he was truly holding in a fit of stifled anger, and his chest had been aching severely these past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoshan, if it’s really too much, let’s go to the Western hospital for a checkup tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife, Li Guifen, brought over some brewed medicinal soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Check for what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When a person gets to my age, who doesn't have a few ailments?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even Wu Jingzhong has prostatitis and high blood pressure. Put it here, put it here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan said impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, why do you have so many documents? Can you even finish dealing with them?\" Li Guifen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You aren't trying to investigate the Station Chief and Hong Zhiyou, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at them and asked with a surprised frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a must.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think they are good birds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou took the account book of the Boatmen’s Guild and kept it in his hands, letting Wu Jingzhong threaten me to my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is an attempt to get a grip on my lifeline,\" Lu Qiaoshan said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are they like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you two always have a good relationship?\" Li Guifen asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naive, superficial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you think Wu Jingzhong called me back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it because Li Ya was watching him too closely, hindering them from making money, so he pulled me back to set up a rivalry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am merely playing along with their scheme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, one of Li Ya and me must die; furthermore, if I can become the Deputy Station Chief, that is also a good choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I am not a child who eats shit like Ma Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are the pieces of evidence I have organized and collected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evidence of Wu Jingzhong’s corruption, including his collusion with the traitor Mu Liancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And evidence of Hong Zhiyou and Yu Zecheng’s dealings with the Reds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most important one among them is this one, about Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Xiong was executed on Wu Jingzhong’s orders; Lao Wu was afraid of being silenced before he died, so he told me himself. This is the recording he made right in front of me at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When necessary, I will hand this cassette tape to Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let him help me bite back at that old dog Wu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan pointed to the cassette tape on the table and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoshan, if you keep fighting like this, I, I am really so panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Station Chief, Secretary Hong, and Li Ya are none of them easy to provoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about we just stop fighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that your official rank is high enough and there is enough money to spend, isn't it good to be safe and steady?\" Li Guifen advised, full of worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, here you go again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don't fight, others will; if you don't fight, you won't be rich, and if you don't fight, our son will have no future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is Hong Zhiyou able to be so glorious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the final analysis, isn't it because Wu Jingzhong is backing him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who does Lu Ming have? Who can he rely on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don't struggle, who will?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan said unhappily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he gulped down the medicinal soup in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sake of his son, he had to cooperate well; living one more day meant one more chance and a better future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am now just one move away from being able to completely pin down this father-in-law and son-in-law pair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped his mouth and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which move?\" Li Guifen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Zecheng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is extremely likely to be Emei Peak, or perhaps Deep Sea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan held up his index finger and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, you didn't you say it was Li Ya? The evidence was conclusive,\" Li Guifen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is not Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already used the Inspection Team to catch Old Wolf, who was reselling intelligence on Shang Bo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Wolf received these materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I followed this trail and have already arrested thirteen people; can you guess who the final source is?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xie Ruolin of the Dangtong Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those close to Xie Ruolin are Yu Zecheng and Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have every reason to believe that this intelligence was most likely organized by Yu Zecheng himself, and then he let Xie Ruolin dump it onto the black market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The goal is still that core objective: to make me bite Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I obtained the materials from Shang Bo, and they are indeed very unfavorable to Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am willing to believe it is, also because of this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Likewise, they are also exploiting my hatred for Li Ya; if I couldn't even see through this after so many years in the Military Statistics Bureau, I would have wasted my time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan sneered and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think again about how Li Ya found Chen Qiuping, and Gu Youniu’s defection, including the matter of Liu Xiong biting onto Mrs. Yu before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The answer is already very obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Zecheng is Emei Peak, and he may also be the current Deep Sea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then isn't Ma Kui... was he wronged?\" Li Guifen was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Jingzhong is a master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He dangled a carrot to lure me, and I personally helped him send Ma Kui to the Yellow Springs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya, Ma Kui, and Liu Xiong are essentially the same type of person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, Li Ya will not be a Red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only a Red would hope and be willing to frame and label others as Reds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan made a gesture, and Li Guifen understood and brewed him a cup of chrysanthemum tea to remove the bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you should hurry and report it to Deputy Chief Zheng, or Wu Jingzhong,\" Li Guifen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After talking for so long, why don't you understand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Jingzhong, Yu Zecheng, and Hong Zhiyou are in the same boat; I and Li Ya are the real outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report it to him? Can I still live?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't Liu Xiong die because he investigated Yu Zecheng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, we still lack some substantive evidence; we can't kill Yu Zecheng like Li Ya and Ma Kui did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I already have some leads.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once I take down Yu Zecheng, the single charge of shielding Reds, colluding with Reds to extort and blackmail is enough to make Wu Jingzhong get out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, the position of Jinhai Station Chief is mine for certain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can't be rushed right now; first, I'll let Lu Ming perform a meritorious service, get Li Ya removed, and then I'll strike at their iron triangle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan patted the intelligence files he had collected, looking smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was speaking, the phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a slight breath, looked at Li Guifen, and said, \"I hope there is good news from Qian Siming's side, that they've caught a big fish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, surely there is.\" Li Guifen nodded in submissive agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, it's me.\" Lu Qiaoshan grabbed the receiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's so late, do you have something for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, please say that again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I kn... I know, I'll be there immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he put down the phone, Lu Qiaoshan's body swayed, his vision went black, and he collapsed onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoshan, Qiaoshan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened? Don't scare me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Guifen hurriedly helped him up, so frightened that tears streamed down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My son is gone...\" Lu Qiaoshan's face was ashen, and two lines of old tears flowed from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wh... what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoshan, you, you don't scare me, Mingzai he...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Guifen felt as if struck by lightning, completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Station Chief is already at the Army Hospital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To see our son one last time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan wiped his tears and pulled himself together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Army Hospital morgue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong, along with Li Ya, Yu Zecheng, and Hong Zhiyou, were already waiting in the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief Wu, my Lu Ming, he, did he really...\" Li Guifen asked while crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoshan, Guifen, go in and take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said with sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone immediately opened the door to the morgue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan stood at the doorway trembling, his legs feeling as heavy as a thousand pounds, unable to take a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been to this place several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the people inside were sent off by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were sent off by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had always been a bystander to the grief, indifferent and unaffected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never dreamed that he would have such a day himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep, forceful breath and dragged his heavy feet inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, on an iron bed, the corpse was covered with a white sheet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan's hands trembled, and he nervously swallowed hard, \"Heaven, let it be fake, it's not Lu Ming, it's not Lu Ming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered, then suddenly ripped off the white sheet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the iron bed, Lu Ming lay quietly, eyes wide open, a blood hole in the center of his forehead, the exposed flesh turning pale purple, dried blood and gore congealed around the wound; it was so shocking to the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a fresh, young life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just gone for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mi... Mingzai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Guifen let out a wail, threw herself onto the corpse, and cried bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you long ago, don't let Mingzai come to Jinhai, but you insisted on bringing him here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You surnamed Lu, give me back my son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me back my son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me back my son, wuu wuu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cried while grabbing Lu Qiaoshan's collar and screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan closed his eyes, letting the tears fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, he fiercely wiped away his tears, his eyes bloodshot with a beast-like, murderous glint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was aimed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ming could not die in vain, and blood could not be shed for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This grudge must be avenged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not be sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would only make the enemy happy and himself suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must turn grief into strength, seek revenge, leave a blood trail, and tear the murderer to pieces, grinding their bones to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the murderer was among the few people outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps even several of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't matter; these people all had to die and be buried with Lu Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan took a deep breath and walked out with his head down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoshan, please accept my condolences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already ordered Captain Li to investigate and hunt down the murderer with all his might; I will definitely give you and Guifen an explanation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Li, you have many men under you, put your heart into it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said, comforting him while instructing Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Division Chief Lu, my condolences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, I have already notified the garrison to seal the city gates, and all internal and external personnel have been deployed; as long as the murderer is still in the city, we will catch them sooner or later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya raised an eyebrow and patted Lu Qiaoshan's shoulder with a look of grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Li, I thank you.\" Lu Qiaoshan raised his head and smiled at Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's my duty.\" Li Ya also nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng and Hong Zhiyou also expressed their condolences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoshan, why don't you put the Qian Siming matter aside for now and let Captain Li keep an eye on it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you handle Lu Ming's funeral arrangements first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't trying to disgust Lu Qiaoshan on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the rules of the Secret Service Bureau, matters like operations and field work were usually the responsibility of Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lu Qiaoshan hadn't been using the banner of the Inspection Group, the job of protecting Qian Siming should have been Li Ya's anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let Sheng Xiang keep an eye on it for now; if any Reds are caught, it can also comfort Lu Ming's spirit in heaven,\" Lu Qiaoshan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, let's do it that way.\" Wu Jingzhong nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya pursed his lips, not expressing an opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong glanced at the three of them, turned around, and walked away with crisp, decisive steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once in the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was driving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong and Hong Zhiyou sat in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jinhai is a place where the situation is too complex.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not everyone can handle it; Lu Qiaoshan was too careless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned and said faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plan was orchestrated by Hong Zhiyou; it was originally intended to fire a shot to scare Qian Siming and Lu Qiaoshan, to break the \"fishing\" trap and make Lu Qiaoshan move quickly, facilitating the search for opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't expect Hong Zhiyou to shoot Lu Ming dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kind of person is not worth sympathizing with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this called?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Karma, it never fails.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has stained his hands with the blood of so many students; this retribution is well-deserved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven spares no one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong shook his head and sighed with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou, who do you think did it?\" He turned his head to look at Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Red Party.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or perhaps Li Ya?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or maybe the Dangtong Bureau,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong frowned in dissatisfaction:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The scene has been investigated; there was an American-made sniper rifle. This type of new-model sniper rifle isn't something just anyone can get their hands on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you never considered that someone might be trying to splash this dirty water onto you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya has been getting very close to the Americans lately, and he obtained an account book from them regarding the Dragon Gang's opium smuggling, which he entrusted to his friend to pass on to Fu Zuoyi,\" Hong Zhiyou said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it must be Li Ya.\" Wu Jingzhong let out a quiet sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Killing someone's son and then taking it to the General Headquarters to file a complaint—Li Ya's move is ruthless enough.\" He crossed his arms and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both of these men are jackals; Master must be careful,\" Hong Zhiyou secretly reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them bite each other for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou, go get some flour from the American military tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I chatted with President Li for a while recently; the legal currency has already reached 600 trillion yuan, and the authorities are still planning to increase the printing of money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the liberation first happened, the legal currency was still usable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, in just three short years, the money supply has increased more than a thousand times; this money is just like paper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some people are even using low-denomination legal currency as raw material for papermaking and are actually making a profit. It truly lets one see what it means for money to be worth less than paper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yesterday, the money in a commoner's hand could still buy a catty of rice; today, they might not even be able to afford a single egg.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at the Red Party instead; their land reform is in full swing, and the peasants have been allocated fields and land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When they fight, the common people provide military support—a pancake, a steamed bun, a mouthful of porridge—and they have managed to build their forces up to nearly two million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for us, every day we consume the Japanese-occupied assets and American aid in the national treasury.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is not an optimistic situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My old classmates and friends are all very panicked now; they have entrusted me to get some supplies from Jinmen because they are afraid of running out, and they are all rushing to hoard grain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a list here; you get a batch and ship it to them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong took a list from his pocket and handed it to Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, the price...\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does that even need to be asked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These people aren't short on money; they are just afraid of having nothing to eat,\" Wu Jingzhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will go make the purchase this afternoon,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at No. 1 Changde Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou and Yu Zecheng got out of the car to see him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong walked two steps, then remembered something and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Ma Hansan has been active in Jingling recently, drumming up support for Li Zongren's bid for Vice President.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Generalissimo favors Sun Ke and is currently extremely furious with this Ma Hansan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inside information reveals that Mao Renfeng is collecting evidence of Ma Hansan's corruption, and he may draw his blade soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you have time, go see his secretary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let her whisper in his ear to speed up the transfer of assets to Xiangdao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, it will just go to Mao Renfeng for nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, Master,\" Hong Zhiyou accepted the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, the Lunar New Year is coming up soon; your Mistress, Rurui, and the children want to come back. What are your thoughts?\" Wu Jingzhong rubbed his hands together, looking at Hong Zhiyou and Yu Zecheng; clearly, he did not consider Yu Zecheng an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, it's the New Year, after all; a family reunion would be quite nice,\" Yu Zecheng said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I miss the children too; why don't they come back?\" Hong Zhiyou nodded, and while doing so, handed over the black cap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it's settled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And put the matter of a second child on the agenda while you're at it,\" Wu Jingzhong pointed at him, took the hat, and put it on his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan returned to the station, sipping coffee with a haggard expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Shan, there is a lead on the gun,\" Sheng Xiang walked in quickly and closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak,\" Lu Qiaoshan said, holding his coffee cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had someone identify that gun; it is indeed the latest American sniper rifle. Even in the Marine Corps, it has only just been equipped. It's a hot item and not for sale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suspect Hong Zhiyou was the one who pulled the strings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Xiang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it was Li Ya,\" a flash of light appeared in Lu Qiaoshan's eyes, and he said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4421,"2026-06-25T10:22:50.793Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","e3cd5a93ca2c6b2feaead5d38a1008bab4f2363874bdb9f4d1f2a341bcc8a6ed","spy-survival-guide-chapter-332","spy-survival-guide-chapter-330",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]