[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-335":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},2366651,4634,"Chapter 335: Old Xie Takes the Lead","spy-survival-guide-chapter-335",335,"\u003Cp>Seeing the look on Yu Zecheng’s face, Hong Zhiyou leaned in for a closer look, and his own heart went cold as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, when Hu Zongnan carpet-bombed Northern Shaanxi, the Red Ticket organization’s agencies were relocated, and General Deng Ming and some of his subordinates met with misfortune during the bombing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the past, you were always entrusting me to look for information regarding Zuo Lan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are many versions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some say she went to the Soviet Union to recover from her injuries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some say she went missing during the transfer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this one is perhaps closest to the truth, because the sacrifice of General Deng Ming and some of his subordinates has been corroborated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is something a friend of mine at the Dangtong Bureau headquarters found in the archives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should be considered reliable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zuo Lan, it is highly likely that she... she sacrificed herself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin sighed with quite a bit of sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huhu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng’s face turned deathly pale, and his breathing grew a bit more rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, don't be too pessimistic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The higher-ups only said General Deng Ming and his subordinates sacrificed themselves, but that doesn't mean Zuo Lan was among them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be in such a rush.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou patted his back, comforting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, Old Yu, I only said it was pos... possible, but it doesn't necessarily mean it is,\" Xie Ruolin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng folded the intelligence and put it into his pocket, squeezing out a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was kept together with the Ansai intelligence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s been two years since the bombing of Yan'an; this intelligence is no different from waste paper. It doesn't cost money, I’ll... I’ll give it to you,\" Xie Ruolin said, waving his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mutton is good, let's eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng smiled, picked up a chopstick of mutton, and began to eat in large mouthfuls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou and Xie Ruolin watched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you looking at me? If you don't eat, I’ll finish it all,\" he reminded them with a smile, acting as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou sighed silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was just that kind of person; he liked to keep everything buried in his heart and digest it alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, have a drink,\" Xie Ruolin urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is too much to do on my hands; drinking ruins things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Old Xie, regarding this matter with Zuo Lan, you won't say I’m a Red Ticket again, will you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stuffed a large mouthful of hot mutton into his mouth and asked vaguely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I? Eat the meat, eat the meat,\" Xie Ruolin didn't dare to joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng waved his hand, left the table first, and drove away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin saw him to the door and gestured with his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, let him digest it for a while. There is something I need your help with,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy, your jobs are my favorite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin lifted his chin and laughed dryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find someone to go hang around the Tongyuan Bookstore, whether there's a reason or not,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Xie Ruolin raised his eyebrows at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya has his eyes on the Tongyuan Bookstore; it might be related to the Qian Siming incident last time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A clerk at the Tongyuan Bookstore named Luo Bing went to the coffin shop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember Lu Qiaoshan handled that matter in the capacity of the inspection team, and your Dangtong Bureau was a collaborator, right?\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin was incredibly shrewd and immediately understood that Hong Zhiyou was protecting Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone Li Ya targeted could only be a Red Ticket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that bookstore; it was just a street away from Yu Zecheng’s house. It might very well be Yu’s transit station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the current high-pressure stance of the Generalissimo, if a bomb were really uncovered, it would mean death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were indeed par... participating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Lu Qiaoshan didn't trust the Dangtong Bureau and only let us do some errands; the main force was still the Investigation Division and... the Secret Service Bureau,\" Xie Ruolin stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you were participating, that’s enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You make contact with Luo Bing and the bookstore shopkeeper, and when the time comes, just say they are your people,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The task isn't hard, but I don't trust anyone else with Old Yu’s work. You give the bookstore a heads-up, and I can go run a few trips myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The current problem is that Director Sun is not easy to fool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once Li Ya takes action against the people at the bookstore, if I go to retrieve them without Director Sun’s word, your Station Chief Wu’s stance won't be enough to hold Li Ya back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin stroked his chin and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Director Sun, you can rest assured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have Red Tickets in your own ranks, too, and Station Chief Wu has a grip on them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, because of the failed war situation, the Generalissimo is in a state of rage. After the Xiuchun Pavilion incident last time, you suffered losses, and the Xie Ruolin matter wasn't picked apart either; those station chiefs know what’s what.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, the current Secret Service Bureau and Dangtong Bureau are no longer in the era of the Military Statistics and Central Statistics; there is no need to fight to the death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Undermining each other at this time is just holding hands and heading to the underworld together; no one will come out well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Station Chief Sun will cooperate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I will also give Station Chief Sun a little something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are his most trusted confidant now; it won't be hard to get this done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there’s money, then... then it’s easy to handle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there are two more thorny issues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, although I’ve been promoted, I’m just a Finance Section Chief. Helping Sun Chuanzhi handle the slush fund is fine, but participating in missions has never been my job.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A tiny bookstore has no profit to be made; if I go too often, it won't fit my status.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The current Investigation Section Chief is Wei Jin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy has always been at odds with me; with him in my way, the risk is too high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, and this is the most important point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In case Li Ya goes to confront Lu Qiaoshan, this matter will still be exposed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin was able to get to where he was today because he had his ways of making money and was meticulous in his work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't need to worry about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you say it’s Li Ya who wants to make the arrest, Lu Qiaoshan will cooperate with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because even if he were to die, he would never let Li Ya get the upper hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if he doesn't admit to having your Dangtong Bureau buy the coffin, with the Station Chief and Director Sun there, the matter can be smoothed over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Wei Jin, he will disappear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou patted his shoulder and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are certain, then I will... do it,\" Xie Ruolin nodded in agreement after some deliberation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, did you forget something?\" Xie Ruolin called out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget what?\" Hong Zhiyou raised his eyebrows and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little brother, there is no such thing as a free dinner in this world. I treated you to meat, you wouldn't still want me to run er... errands and take risks for you for free, would you?\" Xie Ruolin rubbed his fingers and laughed dryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Almost forgot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought I could enjoy the same treatment as Old Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou took a stack of US dollars out of his handbag, counted out ten bills, and stuffed them into his hand: \"Is that enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A bit short,\" Xie Ruolin shook his head and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou counted out another ten bills and handed them over:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Times aren't like before; the big merchants have all run away, business is hard to do, and US dollars and gold are flowing out. I even had to ask Wales to exchange these for me; spend them sparingly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" Xie Ruolin nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Yu Zecheng returned home, he went upstairs and locked himself in the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grief of Zuo Lan possibly having sacrificed herself was like waves of crashing surf violently battering every one of his nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he could no longer suppress that heart-rending pain and began to vomit uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was filled with the valiant and heroic image of Zuo Lan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was filled with every little detail from Shancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice and her smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gentleness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her decisiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her enchanting natural scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, all of this was like sharp arrows, piercing him until he was riddled with holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, Old Yu, are you alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Ping’s anxious voice came from outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng did not have the strength to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only wanted to use all his strength to miss her, to embrace her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, no matter how great the danger he encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what hardships or obstacles there were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never collapsed like this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news that General Deng Ming had sacrificed his life and that Zuo Lan had most likely died in the line of duty was like the final straw that finally crushed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was too tired, far too tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not hold on any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat helplessly on the floor, his eyes stinging and blurring, his mouth muttering Zuo Lan’s name, her shadow constantly before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng stretched out his arms, desperately trying to keep her, trying to embrace her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he missed her time and time again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused him to let out a painful, low roar, pounding his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Ping frowned, and with a bang, she kicked open the locked bedroom door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw Yu Zecheng, that iron-willed warrior, sitting in the corner gasping dryly, Cui Ping was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was somewhat at a loss, not knowing what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, you, what’s wrong with you?\" It took a long while for Cui Ping to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zuo Lan has... sacrificed her life!\" Yu Zecheng raised his head, his eyes scarlet as blood from holding back tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warrior can shed blood, but must never shed tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the muscle and tissue memory formed deep in his heart when he witnessed Shopkeeper Qiu and Jiang Aimei suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Ping’s eyes widened; after a brief moment of shock, a wave of tragic grief instantly swept over her heart, leaving her not knowing how to comfort Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just watched him quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong called to say that the Tongyuan Bookstore has been targeted by Li Ya,\" Cui Ping said after a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did he say anything else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng gritted his teeth hard, braced himself to wash his face, and put his black-rimmed glasses back on properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wants you to go to work tomorrow,\" Cui Ping relayed truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll tidy up first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively pulled himself out of his grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled up his sleeves and cleaned the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He showered and brushed his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put on clean pajamas and lay down on the bed right on time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Ping just watched him, silent like a robot, doing all this in an orderly fashion, then turning off the light, turning to his side, and sleeping quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng lay with his eyes open, looking into the boundless darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This night was so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Ping got up early to make breakfast for Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight o'clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng buttoned his shirt and walked downstairs with a heavy tread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, eat,\" Cui Ping said, pulling out a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't go to the bookstore for the next two days, wait for my news.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng gave a few instructions, put on his suit jacket, grabbed his bag, and went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Ping stood in the courtyard, watching Yu Zecheng’s figure hurry away, then looked at the eaves of the old Hong family’s house next door, which were covered in cobwebs; she felt an inexplicable irritability in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Yinfeng and the gambler Hong Yaozu had been taken to Xiangdao by Wu Rui after the New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Hui spent her days in class or protesting, and at night she posted big-character posters, sleeping on a communal bed at school most of the time; this courtyard was, after all, desolate now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She now wished she could return to the mountains immediately to follow the main force to the front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All day long, it was just feeding chickens, cooking, and doing laundry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of life was truly driving her crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brows furrowed, and she grabbed the stone dumbbell on the ground, lifting it like a madwoman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng carried his bag, smiling politely as he greeted his colleagues in the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to his office, he finished his official business and got up to go to the secretary’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was leaning on the sofa, dozing off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't overdo things,\" Yu Zecheng reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't help it, I rushed to two places last night; they were all like tigers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou sat up straight and took a sip of tea to refresh himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to transfer Shopkeeper Luo away,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya is watching very closely; if you try to transfer him now and get caught, that’s a dead end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Xie will handle it well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once Shopkeeper Luo is transferred to the Dangtong Bureau side, it won't be too late to leave then,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much did it cost?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put it on the tab first, I'll have the organization reimburse you later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng knew Old Xie’s fees were very expensive, but right now he truly couldn't afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not much, including taking care of Sun Chuanzhi, it was only five thousand US dollars, just five large and five small gold bars,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With Mr. Yong retreating to North America, the entire Pingjin underground organization is almost out of supplies,\" Yu Zecheng said with a shake of his head and a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As it happens, I still have a final payment for the bookstore to settle, so I'll go to the bookstore to touch base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his aching brow and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Intelligence isn't necessarily true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zuo Lan might not have sacrificed her life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't take it too much to heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou offered him a word of comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" Yu Zecheng smiled and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't want to believe it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shopkeeper Luo had been asking for news of Zuo Lan for the past two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were still alive, she should have been found long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After going to the Station Chief’s office to get Wu Jingzhong’s signature, Yu Zecheng went to the accounting office to collect the funds and headed downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you off to?\" He ran into Li Ya head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, going to the bookstore to settle the final payment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does Captain Li have business?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng asked naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You go ahead,\" Li Ya smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Yu Zecheng got into the car, he walked quickly back to his office and called his two top subordinates, Gao Yuan and Yucheng, over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Zecheng is going to the bookstore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two of you pick two sharp ones from that batch of new students from Baoding and go to the bookstore to keep an eye on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, what time he enters the bookstore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long he stays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must record everything in detail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" The two accepted the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng drove to the bookstore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered the bookstore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned his surroundings and, sure enough, there were a few more people who looked like students in the shop, flipping through books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up and leave.\" Luo Anping whispered to him with a twitch of his eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have important business to discuss with you.\" Yu Zecheng said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Anping immediately raised his voice, gestured, and smiled: \"Sir, please come inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at the warehouse in the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Anping said anxiously: \"Comrade Zecheng, those two students outside are very unfamiliar, their eyes darting around like thieves; there must be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't meeting in such a rush right now just exposing yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was already exposed long ago, but Li Ya has no evidence, and Wu Jingzhong doesn't dare let me be exposed, so it is actually safe.\" Yu Zecheng said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Luo, what is most urgent now is that you have been exposed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you had contact with the Langfang transit station, and did you leave behind a book list written in your own hand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The liaison at that transit station is a private tutor who often orders books from me, so... wait, no, did something go wrong there?\" Luo Anping asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That transit station has already been taken down by Li Ya, though no one was caught alive. Li Ya found the book list you wrote and had Liu Yunchen verify the handwriting; it matches the handwriting in the collection of Shi Tuo essays you have outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the same time, regarding the Qian Siming incident last time, Luo Bing went to the coffin shop and was recognized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your situation is very dangerous now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Zecheng, should we evacuate?\" Luo Anping asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too late to evacuate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, Jiang has lost his mind and has somewhat returned to the 'better to kill a thousand by mistake than let one go' period of the anti-encirclement campaigns. If you leave now, Li Ya will immediately arrest you for interrogation.\" Yu Zecheng shook his head and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what should we do?\" Luo Anping frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there a radio here?\" Yu Zecheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Following your instructions, the radio and related documents are all stored in that house on Guilin Road next to Lu Qiaoshan's. I usually go to see the radio operator there when I need to contact the bookstore headquarters.\" Luo Anping replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the radio operator reliable?\" Yu Zecheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The radio operator is a female comrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her husband was an official in the Civil Affairs Bureau who passed away last year. She herself usually teaches at the Nankai Elementary School, and that house was property left behind by her husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, occasionally going over there won't make anyone suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, your 'darkness under the lamp' suggestion was excellent. Lu Qiaoshan has Tang Dachun hidden in that very area, so neither the Intelligence Division nor the Inspection Division's radio detection vehicles have ever gone to Guilin Road.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Anping now admired Yu Zecheng greatly, and seeing him as steady as ever, his own nerves relaxed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not be in a rush to evacuate, and do not be in a rush to move the radio. Temporarily cut off all contact with the organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know Xie Ruolin of the Dangtong Bureau?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know him, that black-market profiteer.\" Luo Anping nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He will come to see you in the next two days, pretending that you are an informant for the Dangtong Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I estimate that Li Ya's patience is running out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is highly likely he will forcibly arrest you and Luo Bing for interrogation, but you two may have to endure some appropriate punishment, and then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng lowered his voice and gave detailed instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Zecheng, I understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must also take care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Anping was not afraid of death, but now that the red tide was rolling in, everyone wanted to preserve their strength to contribute a little more, welcoming the coming dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng settled the bill, left an additional five hundred US dollars in funds and a gold bar, and walked away quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exiting the shop door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around and drove away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two secret agents also quickly left the bookstore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How was it?\" Once in the alley, Gao Yuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything is recorded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu stayed inside for ten minutes.\" The two replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send more men and watch this bookstore like a hawk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, twenty-four-hour shifts. Anyone who has private contact with the one surnamed Luo must be recorded clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we catch a big fish, I'll get you two promoted to permanent status.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yuan instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Deputy Captain.\" The two were overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evening, 9:36.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin arrived at the entrance of the bookstore wearing a hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deliberately acted as if he were meeting someone, appearing very mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock, knock, knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knocked on the door with a rhythmic pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Luo Anping opened the door, also peered outside a few times, and pulled Xie Ruolin inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shopkeeper Luo.\" Once in the warehouse, Xie Ruolin smiled and extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have some tea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Anping knew his intentions and poured tea to entertain him warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you have nothing to say to me, so no need for formalities. I... I just take money... and do... do things.\" Xie Ruolin picked up a book, patted it lightly, and smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead and get busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll sit for a while and then leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When acting, it's better to be professional, don't you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin waved his hand and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Xie's reputation in Jinhai is known to all, so I won't disturb you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Anping truly had nothing to chat about with him, so he bowed slightly and retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin had met many people, so he naturally understood the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bored, he flipped through some books for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting for about fifteen minutes, he picked up his round hat, placed it on his head, opened the door, and bid farewell to Luo Anping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure retreated into the alley and scribbled records into a notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yuan hurried into Li Ya's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone entered Tongyuan Bookstore last night.\" He reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was it Director Yu?\" Li Ya asked hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it's that profiteer from the Dangtong Bureau,\" Gao Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xie Ruo?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that's him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy is dangerous; if we're not careful, he'll leak the news,\" Li Ya said, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This morning we monitored a call at the bookstore; the one surnamed Luo was asking about boat tickets to Jingling. He's likely planning to run,\" Gao Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wants to run? Not a chance. Arrest him immediately,\" Li Ya said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" Gao Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These people are desperate criminals and might have weapons. I'll go find Secretary Hong first to draw guns from the equipment room,\" Li Ya thought for a moment and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Wu Jingzhong used the excuse of him and Yu Zecheng drawing guns within the station to implement a policy where ammunition must be registered and cannot be checked out without a field mission, it had become inconvenient to do anything major.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya quickly arrived at Hong Zhiyou's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was currently drinking tea with Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, busy?\" Li Ya said as he entered to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something up?\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem.\" Li Ya touched his collar and gave a dry cough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two talk, I have some things to attend to.\" Yu Zecheng stood up and left quite tactfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to draw a batch of guns for a field mission; could you make it convenient for me, brother?\" Li Ya said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou took the keys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once at the equipment room, he asked, \"How many do you need, and how many rounds of ammunition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hundred and twenty rounds of ammunition, ten guns,\" Li Ya said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like you're planning something big.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou smiled, took the guns and ammunition, and handed them to Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you curious about what the mission is?\" Li Ya raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, you won't share a dime of your merit and rewards with me anyway,\" Hong Zhiyou teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you're an honest man, but some people might not be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're friends, so I'll give you a word of advice: it's best to stay away from Yu Zecheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's not clean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this critical juncture, people are going to die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind what rank of Lieutenant Colonel he is; even Ma Hansan has been hauled off to Jingling. They say there are two baskets full of incriminating evidence against him alone, and he's sure to be executed by firing squad once sentenced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, and Lu Qiaoshan is also waiting to be sentenced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If certain people are found to have done something wrong, they won't even need a trial. Just report them to the Military Law Department, and they can be dragged straight to the Shuitun Prison and shot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You understand what I mean, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya sneered as he offered the warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4222,"2026-06-25T10:22:50.793Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","551265a3765a054cb5c6f85bb040f370d4fc5aa1376f523b92fe81b83d22eec7","spy-survival-guide-chapter-336","spy-survival-guide-chapter-334",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]