[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-334":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},2366650,4634,"Chapter 334: Bad News from the Border Defense Bureau","spy-survival-guide-chapter-334",334,"\u003Cp>\"It's the Tongyuan Bookstore again. What's wrong with it now?\" Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This person has been to the coffin shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I took the photo and asked the neighbors near the coffin shop; someone saw him there at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was probably a few days before Qian Siming's 'funeral'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it possible that a relative of his passed away, and it was just a coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've heard that many families of death row inmates from the Shuitun Prison have ordered coffins there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we follow your theory, there would be too many people to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the limited manpower we have at the Secret Service Bureau, I'm afraid we can't handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Li Ya was suspecting Yu Zecheng again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was getting annoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the current high-pressure environment, with the Generalissimo and Jianfeng, that father-son duo, harboring such intense rage, the Shanghai Station had just been purged because the Deputy Station Chief Li Shiyu was exposed as a Red agent, dragging a whole crowd down with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yu Zecheng were to be exposed now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind earning merit to secure a position in the south later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows what old, rotten business might be dragged up and pinned on him, and he might even lose his head along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng is a ticking time bomb right now; it's best if no one touches him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One touch, and people will die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll monitor and investigate for now. If they really are Red agents, they won't be able to escape,\" Li Ya said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, go ahead,\" Wu Jingzhong nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, now that Lu Qiao is in custody, shouldn't the position of Deputy Station Chief be put on the agenda?\" Li Ya asked, raising his eyebrows with his hands in his pockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I'll call Bureau Chief Mao another day to ask for his opinion,\" Wu Jingzhong said, turning his head to examine an antique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was absolutely furious inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao had only been gone for a few months, and Li Ya was already starting all sorts of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investigating Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to be Deputy Station Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao at least knew to offer a polite greeting, but Li Ya didn't even bother to pretend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, I'll wait for your news.\" Li Ya didn't catch the subtext and walked out with his hands in his pockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan paced around the warehouse with his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful when moving the goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the grain from Xuanwumen all prepared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked as he walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bureau Chief Ma, it's all ready,\" someone answered immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, Renchu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know, this work is truly not meant for humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you do it well, it's expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't, not only do the superiors blame you, but the common people will point at my spine and call me a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You tell me, this legal tender is like paper now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I accept it, the Central Bank won't honor it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don't, the common people have nothing else to trade with; the little gold and silver they had was long ago scraped clean and shipped off to Wandao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan lamented to Wang Puchen, who was supervising nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bureau Chief Ma has worked hard,\" Wang Puchen said, still with a cigarette in his mouth, sparing his words like gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've been in Beiping for a few years now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Others might not know me, but you should.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that Officer Li has gone to Jingling to be Vice President, Fu Zuoyi is guarding Beiping, and there's Chen Jicheng staring at me all day long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My life is not easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen exhaled a puff of smoke: \"The innocent are self-evidently innocent; Bureau Chief Ma doesn't need to worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fu Zuoyi and He Siyuan are urging for grain one after another; I, as the Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau, really can't make ends meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I plan to take a trip to Jinhai to see if I can find some grain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a way. As it happens, I'm going to Jinhai to see a friend; why don't we travel together?\" Wang Puchen smiled faintly and looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan's cheeks tightened, and his eyes narrowed, revealing a piercing, icy light: \"Renchu, is it such a coincidence, and so urgent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this current situation, one lives one day at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don't see them now, there might not be another chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to be urgent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen turned his head and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, then let's go together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You came to Beiping, and we've worked together for so long; you're not an outsider,\" Ma Hansan said, patting his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen smiled slightly, lowered his head, and lit another cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou walked up quickly to greet them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bureau Chief Ma, Director Wang, Secretary Liu, long time no see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, long time no see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm here for grain this time, and Director Wang happened to be coming to see a friend, so we came together. It's not an intrusion, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan blinked and laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not an intrusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is my greatest honor that you could come to Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reception room is already prepared, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou smiled very politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we are here for grain, let's go straight to the Marine Corps,\" Ma Hansan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renchu, are you coming along?\" He turned to ask Wang Puchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A friend has a house here, so I'll just go stay at my friend's place for a while, so as not to bother Station Chief Wu,\" Wang Puchen said politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan gestured, and Hong Zhiyou helped Liu Yuzhu into the car, and they left together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen stood where he was, smoking his cigarette unhurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and got into a car: \"Go to the Gendarmerie Headquarters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, my situation is not easy right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the car, Ma Hansan sighed with a look of frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are the 'King Ma', who would dare touch you?\" Hong Zhiyou laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Times have changed; my 'King Ma's' third eye doesn't work anymore. Now, man or ghost, everyone dares to pounce and take a bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Puchen is determined to keep his eyes on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, if Officer Li were still in Beiping, would he dare to jump like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shouldn't have gone to Jingling to lobby for votes back then. With Officer Li gone, I've become a lonely ghost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are your plans, Big Brother?\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't wait anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Generalissimo hates me to the bone, and Fu Zuoyi doesn't like me; I can't stay in Beiping anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I stay any longer, I fear for my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This might be my last chance. Little brother, whether I can escape alive depends entirely on you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no time like the present; can you arrange to send me to Xiangdao tonight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan asked in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother, you are setting a difficult problem for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you let me leave from Jinhai, everyone will know it was your doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said with a look of difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you, my brother, have this ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are different from me; in the past, in order to stabilize Li Zongren and Fu Zuoyi, the Chairman needed me to act as a dog caught in the middle, but now that Officer Li has left, I have become a useless person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They will certainly turn their blades on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are different; the front lines of the National Army are currently tight, and they need your relationship with the U.S. military.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, don't say you let me go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you blew up the Ministry of National Defense building, the Chairman would pretend not to see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will go first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once I am firmly established in Xiangdao, when things get tight on your end, I will find a way to maneuver and pull you up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are brothers, we must watch out for and help each other, don't you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan patted Hong Zhiyou's hand and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The risk is too great, Wang Puchen has already chased me to my doorstep.\" Hong Zhiyou still refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dealing with an old fox like Ma Hansan requires being \"real.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he agreed too quickly, he would certainly become suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many things would become difficult to handle instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this, I don't have money on me today, wait until I go to Xiangdao later, you can give me a bank account number there, and I will transfer thirty thousand U.S. dollars to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is that, this travel fare is sincere enough, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan knew Hong Zhiyou loved money and directly laid out the conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, even if you don't look at my face, you have to look at Liu Yuzhu's face.\" He glanced at the peach-blossom-faced Liu Yuzhu and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, alright!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who told you to be my older brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like this, I will go discuss with Commander Welsh in a moment to see if I can arrange a plane to send you to Qingdao tonight; it just so happens that the Seventh Fleet has two ships going to visit Xiangdao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can take a warship to Xiangdao then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With Kirk's ship, even if you gave Mao Renfeng a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to inspect it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou pondered for a moment and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To tell you the truth, my eyelids have been twitching these past two days; the faster I leave, the better.\" Ma Hansan said with great joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuzhu also had joyful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the pressure she had endured following Ma Hansan these days was not small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gendarmerie Headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen was drinking tea with Fang Jie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Fang, this is Director Mao's handwritten note; you used to follow him, so you should be able to recognize it, right?\" Wang Puchen took out the document personally written by Mao Renfeng from his pocket and handed it to Fang Jie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renchu, you and I are both Director Mao's people, saying this makes us strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I still not trust you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the document and carefully examined it against the light, and after confirming it was correct, he handed it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Mao has given instructions; he will secretly apprehend Ma Hansan and Qiao Jiacai on July 1st.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already kept a close watch on Qiao Jiacai's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Hansan has Fu Zuoyi's military order to raise grain, so it is inconvenient for me to control him openly; I can only rely on you here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen coughed for a while and then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, I will send people to blockade the pier and talk to the airport side right now,\" Fang Jie said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has made contact with Hong Zhiyou and might want to use a U.S. military plane or ship to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To coordinate, one must go through the Military Affairs Bureau or the Ministry of National Defense and have the Chairman's approval; it is very troublesome to handle, and even with permission from above, the Americans might not necessarily buy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen said with great worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is indeed a troublesome matter; I have actually dealt with Welsh before, how about I negotiate with him?\" Fang Jie said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were in a dilemma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up to answer: \"It's me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned slightly and then looked at Wang Puchen: \"Renchu, there is someone selling cigarettes on the street outside, why don't you go buy a pack?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know who called, the other party didn't say their name,\" Fang Jie said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be able to call you here, the other party has a significant background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It just so happens that I ran out of cigarettes, I'll go buy a pack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen smiled and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving on the street outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little girl of eight or nine years old was holding a wooden frame and selling cigarettes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little girl, come here, give me a few packs of cigarettes.\" Wang Puchen didn't pick and chose, and directly took a few packs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you Uncle Wang?\" the little girl asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am.\" Wang Puchen nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone just asked me to give this to you.\" The little girl handed him a piece of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen took it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not a single word on the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His emotions were as stable as ever; he folded the paper neatly and put it into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he took out a handful of silver dollars and stuffed them into the little girl's hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't sell anymore, go home immediately and give the money to your mother; remember, do not show off your wealth, and don't make a sound about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whispered a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, thank you, Uncle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl was overjoyed and left happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen returned to the Gendarmerie Headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How was it?\" Fang Jie asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen smiled and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jie didn't ask further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting for a while, Wang Puchen returned to his room, took a candle, lit it, and roasted the paper over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a line of words appeared on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pondered slightly and began to smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine o'clock in the evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Marine Corps military plane was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Welsh personally sent Ma Hansan and Liu Yuzhu to the cabin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Ma, Miss Liu, Secretary Hong is not convenient to come, so I wish you all the best on his behalf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anderson translated from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Commander,\" Ma Hansan said gratefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're welcome, goodbye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Welsh waved his hand and walked off the plane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the cabin door closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart Ma Hansan had been holding finally eased a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuzhu, this trip means the sea is wide and the sky is high.\" As the plane disappeared into the clouds, Ma Hansan held Liu Yuzhu's hand and let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to Secretary Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once we reach Xiangdao and are free from these messy things, you can finally rest in peace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuzhu leaned on his shoulder and said gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll sleep for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't had a sound sleep during this period because of being watched by that Wang Puchen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hansan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after he closed his eyes, the fuselage suddenly began to bump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on?\" Ma Hansan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Ma, the plane has developed a malfunction, we must return the way we came now,\" the crew member walked over and explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Return?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, is there really no other way?\" Ma Han San was somewhat panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Ma, this is an airplane, not a car.\" The crew member shook his head helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Han San couldn't help but think of Dai Li, and could only resign himself to bad luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the airport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen and Fang Jie were already waiting below with a team of men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Han San looked down from above, his complexion instantly turning ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not that the plane has a malfunction, but that someone has connections reaching the heavens; they can even drag you down from the sky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuzhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm afraid we won't be able to escape this disaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Han San sighed, trying several times before he could stand up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two slowly walked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renchu, weren't you going to visit friends?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why have you come here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Han San was not an ordinary person after all; he took a slight breath and regained his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Ma, have you finished raising the grain? If you have, shouldn't we be heading back to Beiping?\" Wang Puchen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if I say no?\" Ma Han San said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm afraid you'll have to go back regardless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a document just sent by the Ministry of National Defense, relieving you of your post as Director of the Investigation Bureau; there are other arrangements for you back in Beiping. Director Ma, let's go, don't make things difficult for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen took out a telegram from the Ministry of National Defense and displayed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Han San stood with his hands behind his back, staring straight at the document. After a long while, he let out a long sigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will return to Beiping with you, but can she stay behind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, the Ministry of National Defense only asked me to invite you back for other job arrangements. Miss Liu, please feel free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Puchen glanced at Liu Yuzhu, his tone as calm as autumn water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renchu, thanks.\" Ma Han San nodded gratefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head to look at the terrified Liu Yuzhu and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuzhu, the night is dark and the wind is high outside; you must be careful in everything from now on. Take care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Ma, take care.\" Liu Yuzhu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Han San turned around and got into Wang Puchen's car without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the motorcade left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou slowly walked out, standing in the shadows: \"Miss Liu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuzhu walked over: \"Secretary Hong, you were there, why didn't you protect Director Ma?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, Old Ma has already left, stop acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The child in your belly isn't Old Ma's, is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The money in Xiangdao is enough for you and the child to spend for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can board the plane in a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou reached out and pinched her rosy cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this all for you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without this child, the first person Ma Han San would have betrayed is you.\" Liu Yuzhu chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn't be afraid even if he did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You also know that the person who truly wanted Dai Li dead was Jiang Jianfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without his orders, nothing could be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, Dai Li is already dead, and I still have to secure money, grain, and arms for the Jiang father and son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So no one will believe whatever Ma Han San says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is a smart man; if he exposes me, not only will the child in your belly not be saved, but he will die even faster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou pulled out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, but the lighter was blown out by the wind as soon as he struck it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck it several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the beautiful and moving Liu Yuzhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuzhu looked at him, then slowly lifted her overcoat to shield him from the night wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou lowered his head to light it, then looked up and gently blew a puff of smoke into her face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have a safe journey, sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\" Liu Yuzhu nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Liu, the warship in Qingdao is still waiting, please board the plane quickly.\" The crew member walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuzhu watched Hong Zhiyou's disappearing figure, a trace of gratitude appearing at the corner of her mouth, and she quickly boarded the plane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou got into his car, originally intending to go to the club to ask Ji Qing out for the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after turning a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Yu Zecheng's car parked ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beep, beep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him, Old Yu honked the horn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something up?\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Xie said he got a batch of intelligence and wants me to go to his place,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to go, go, why look for me?\" Hong Zhiyou said irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't I have no money in my pocket?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With you there to act as a guarantor, otherwise that guy might not sell it to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, Old Xie said he bought a few pounds of good mutton, just waiting for us two to go have hot pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up, let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, for the sake of the mutton.\" Hong Zhiyou closed the window, stepped on the gas, and followed him to Xie Ruo's house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the Xie residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruo had already set up the copper pot, and the mutton, dipping sauce, and vegetables were already plated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His complexion looked slightly better, but it was still slightly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brutal beating and electric shocks from Li Ya had likely damaged his vitality to the point where it wouldn't recover for a year or eighteen months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Xie, what's the special occasion today that you had to treat us to a meal?\" Yu Zecheng sat down and asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just that we haven't gathered in a long time, and I wanted to have a drink with you two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, to be honest, the fact that I still have mutton to eat and wine to drink is all thanks to you two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I caught the tail end of the black market intelligence and made a big profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever since Li Ya and Lu Qiaoshan raided the place, everyone on the black market is in danger, and they only dare to trade intelligence with people they know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're not careful, you might end up inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Business is getting harder and harder to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help yourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up a large pair of chopsticks full of meat, swished it a few times, and ate it with the dipping sauce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those people in the Ministry of National Defense should have some ideas, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents,\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's already talk that someone wants to kill Li Ya and Lu Qiaoshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's not talk about Li Ya for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Lu Qiaoshan, with that little mess of his, he's still being detained; why is that if not because someone wants to fix him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren't for the sake of Zheng Jiemin's face, he would have been killed inside long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just watch, he won't be getting out for three or five years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not necessarily, I think Lu Qiaoshan might be able to get out very soon, and he will kill his way back to Jinhai,\" Hong Zhiyou shook his head and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" Yu Zecheng put down his chopsticks, smoothed his white shirt cuff, and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because he dares to kill,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next six months, once the three major campaigns begin, the wave of striving for peace in Jinhai will inevitably rise, and at that time, student and worker protests will be everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lu Qiaoshan is precisely the sharp knife that the Chairman needs most to control public opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That makes sense.\" Xie Ruo and Yu Zecheng exchanged a look and nodded at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Xie, didn't you say you had intelligence to sell me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No rush.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's finish this meal first,\" Xie Ruo smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng's heart sank instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Xie was afraid of ruining his appetite; it certainly wasn't good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might as well just say it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With his paranoia, after hearing that from you, he won't be able to eat anyway,\" Hong Zhiyou laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, Han Jien dug up quite a bit of intelligence from Yancheng and Ansai that had scattered everywhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This one of mine was obtained from the Dangtong Bureau headquarters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's also the one you care about most: information on Zuo Lan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you say last time that she was transferred to the Soviet Union for her injuries?\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was confirmed to be false information; this one should be relatively more accurate,\" Xie Ruo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding the death in the line of duty of Deng Ming, Deputy Director of the Social Security Department office...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Zecheng muttered this, his heart tightened involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing it, he couldn't help but tremble all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing he worried about and feared most had happened after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3984,"2026-06-25T10:22:50.793Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0f87b9a2f2700746a9974674bc41e63035760dd5223745511546c079a54aaa31","spy-survival-guide-chapter-335","spy-survival-guide-chapter-333",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]