[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-340":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},2366656,4634,"Chapter 340: This is Aimed at Me","spy-survival-guide-chapter-340",340,"\u003Cp>The Mu residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaohui, dressed in a light blue school uniform, skirt, and black rubber shoes, walked over with a light step, her schoolbag slung over her shoulder, and gently pressed the doorbell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, the young lady is back. Please, come in.\" The old servant of the Mu residence hurriedly welcomed her inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Liu, just call me Xiaohui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaohui bowed politely and entered the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was feeding Wanqiu her medicine, the tenderness evident between their brows and eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaohui still acknowledged this about her older brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flirtatious as he might be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was truly good to women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike those wealthy young masters who only treated women as playthings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, Sister Wanqiu.\" Hong Xiaohui could still tell who the real sister-in-law was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaohui is here. You haven't eaten yet, have you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother Wu, go bring out the chicken soup and stir-fry two good dishes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanqiu hurriedly ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the kitchen had the meal ready. Xiaohui did not stand on ceremony; she finished a large bowl of rice and drank another large bowl of chicken soup:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Wanqiu, you don't know how busy I've been—I've been running off my feet. I haven't rested all day today, and I was starved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What have you been so busy with?\" Hong Zhiyou watched her with a cold eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We settled over three hundred students from the Northeast in Beiping. Our student union has to be responsible for arranging their food and lodging, as well as distributing books and such.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cafeteria is stingy, too. They only give each person a cold steamed bun, or a few coarse rice crust balls, and a bowl of tofu soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"University students have big appetites, and this isn't even enough to fill the gaps in their teeth. The students who came over from there are all getting restless,\" Xiaohui said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s just being spoiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What time do you think it is? Still dreaming of five big steamed buns and several ounces of flour per meal? What kind of fantasy is that?\" Hong Zhiyou said irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They just want a bite to eat,\" Hong Xiaohui said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak, what is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're done eating, hurry up and go distribute your flyers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this fearless younger sister, Hong Zhiyou now neither supported nor opposed her; he let her be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaohui curled her lip at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are you talking? Xiaohui, don't pay attention to your brother. Go take a good bath and get some rest for the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're short on money or funds, tell your sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The family isn't short on money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanqiu shot Hong Zhiyou a glare and said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Sister Wanqiu.\" Xiaohui blinked and headed upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My old school uniform is still here. If you don't have clothes, you can wear mine,\" Wanqiu called out from downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaohui came back downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, can you give me some funds? The student organization is having trouble with turnover.\" She felt embarrassed to really ask Wanqiu for money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ask Yong Manzhu for it,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She doesn't have any either. The Yong family has already moved their entire household to North America. Miss Yong's funds were spent long ago,\" Hong Xiaohui said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't come running here for money at every turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the last time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou couldn't let Wanqiu pay, so he took a stack of silver dollars from his bag and gave them to Xiaohui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it enough?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just that even with money, the grain market might not necessarily release any grain. Brother, can you put in a word?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sell us some.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaohui blinked her eyes and pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou glared at her irritably, walked to the side, picked up the telephone receiver, and dialed a number:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Manager Li, it's me, Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Save some flour for the Nankai students. I'll pay for it later. Yes, ship it to the school warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just hand it over to Principal Liao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye, let's have tea another day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, why did you let Principal Liao take charge? Once it's in his hands, he'll control the portions again, and it'll be like having nothing at all,\" Hong Xiaohui said with dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaohui, you are still young and don't understand many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want everyone to have enough to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But have you thought about it? Human hearts can never be satisfied. With so many people, there will always be some who can eat their fill and some who cannot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you fail to hold the scale level, you will become the target of everyone's criticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, there are still steamed buns and tofu soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a while, I'm afraid they won't even be able to drink porridge mixed with sand and broken rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can manage them for a while, but can you manage them for a lifetime?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Revolution requires a brain, too. Relying solely on hot-bloodedness often leads to things being botched.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand,\" Hong Xiaohui nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Xiaohui leave, he couldn't help but shake his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong?\" Wanqiu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Yong didn't ask Xiaohui to raise grain at all. This was clearly instigated by someone in the student organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why find her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it because I have money and connections?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my opinion, this group of students is bound to run into big trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou's brow furrowed, and he sighed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then hurry and bring Xiaohui back,\" Wanqiu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't bring her back. Let it be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nankai University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the scorching summer sun, even the crickets on the lawn stopped their chirping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there were no extra dormitories to provide, the students could only lay out mats and sleep in the open air. The sweat, foot odor, hunger, and exhaustion made the students from the Three Eastern Provinces miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even if there were dormitories, they wouldn't be provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one wanted a group of troublemakers who could eat and drink so much to stay on their turf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The municipal government had long ago given the school administration a strict order: get these wandering students to continue south as soon as possible. Anywhere was fine, just not on their turf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The July 5th incident had just happened, so they couldn't use force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only use these methods to make the students retreat in the face of difficulties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also the method Fu Zuoyi implemented in Beiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the students were all sitting in a circle. In the center, a young man with short hair and thick eyebrows sat cross-legged on the ground, gesturing as he spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The current government is rotten to the core, relying entirely on broadcasts and newspapers to fool the common people. We, as a generation, should...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that guy the student leader?\" At the window of the cafeteria building in the distance, two figures stood side by side smoking cigarettes. A middle-aged man with a gaunt, horse-like face asked the fat cook beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His name is Guo Shuwen. He's the one who organized the students to cause trouble all the way from outside the pass to Jinhai. He eats a lot, too—ten big steamed buns and three bowls of coarse grain porridge per meal,\" the fat cook said with a look of disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make him something good and send him on his way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the Zhongshan suit said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he took a packet of poison out of his pocket: \"Make it look good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhang, you say it lightly, but if I poison him, I won't have a way to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the students start a riot, Fu Zuoyi and Chen Zhangjie will definitely make me pay with my life for the students,\" the fat cook said with an uneasy expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eating also takes time; it's enough for you to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang took out a dozen silver dollars, loosened his hand, and they fell to the ground with a clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out a small shoe, showed it off, and let out a sinister, dry laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhang, you, you touched my family?\" The fat cook's face drained of all color, and he said with a tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do your job well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don't see Guo Shuwen's corpse later, you can just wait to collect the bodies of your wife and child.\" Zhang Zheng sneered, his cold, deep eyes revealing a beast-like, bloodthirsty, and sinister glint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat cook only felt a flash before his eyes, as if a breeze had swept past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zheng walked away with his hands behind his back, unhurried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat cook inexplicably felt his neck itch a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out to touch it, and his neck was covered in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat cook looked at that thin, lean back, and the hair all over his body stood on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't even seen clearly how Zhang Zheng had made his move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the strike had been any heavier, his own little life...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat cook knew he had encountered a ruthless person; not daring to hesitate, he wiped the bloodstain from his neck, hurried back to the kitchen, and took poison to mix into one of the buckets of tofu soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he called over a few cafeteria workers to carry the steamed buns and bring the tofu soup to the playground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time to eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the fat cook shouted, the students stopped listening to Guo Shuwen's slogans and swarmed over in a flock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steamed buns and tofu soup were distributed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat cook carried a separate half-bucket of soup and a few steamed buns over to Guo Shuwen and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is all that's left; once this village is gone, there won't be another shop like it, so hurry up and eat,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Uncle Fatty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Shuwen was truly hungry; the group quickly took the steamed buns and began eating heartily with the little bit of tofu soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's delicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat cook watched with his own eyes as they swallowed it down, then left the playground without a sound, rushing home in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he arrived home, the door was left ajar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of foreboding surged in the fat cook's heart, and he rushed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife and his child, who was only eight months old, had already fallen in a pool of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You son of a...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, not yet having the chance to roar a curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold light flashed before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, his throat felt cold, and his voice turned into an indistinct whimper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fresh blood sprayed out wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zheng appeared before him like a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sallow, long, narrow horse face was sinister and extremely cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat cook fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zheng flicked his finger, the knife vanished into his long sleeve, and he closed the door properly as he walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the streets of Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Extra, extra! Seven students including the exiled Northeast university student Guo Shuwen have been poisoned to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Extra, extra...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newsboy shouted at the top of his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou stopped his car, took out a silver dollar, and called out: \"Give me one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the newsboy about to count out legal tender from the basket beside him for change, Hong Zhiyou raised a hand to stop him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep the change.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sir,\" the newsboy thanked him repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou took a rough look, and his brows could not help but furrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly someone trying to throw Jinhai into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Secret Service Bureau was going to have its hands full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered the office, Li Ya, Yu Zecheng, and Mi Zhiguo were already standing in punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya, and you too, didn't you say you had undercover agents in the student groups?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn't I hear a single whisper about such an important matter beforehand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one who died is the leader of the exiled students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now Nankai University is in a complete mess; just wait, Jinhai City will be full of parades and demonstrations again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong pointed at Li Ya and Mi Zhiguo and scolded them angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, this matter cannot be blamed on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My undercover agents were wiped out by Lu Qiaoshan before; the new people I developed are unreliable, can't endure hardship, and can't infiltrate the Northeast student groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, poisoning is impossible to guard against; since it happened in the kitchen, the responsibility should be borne by the Nankai principal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya raised his eyebrows and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't care who bears the responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is not something an operations team leader should say; investigate immediately, I need a clear investigation result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Zhangjie is asking me for the culprit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am asking you for the person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three days at most, you must catch the person for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong pointed at Li Ya and Mi Zhiguo and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Station Chief,\" Mi Zhiguo hurriedly accepted the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, I'll try; the suspect for the poisoning can basically be confirmed as Li Erbao from the kitchen, I'm going to his house to make the arrest now,\" Li Ya said, and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit down, you two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Ya had walked far away, Wu Jingzhong raised his hand and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiguo, you have just taken over the Intelligence Division; this is a crisis, but also an opportunity, you must seize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just received a call from Bai Shiwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Erbao's entire family has been wiped out; clearly, there is someone behind this, organized and premeditated, wanting to throw Jinhai into chaos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong analyzed with his seasoned experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be the Red Ticket?\" Mi Zhiguo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong rolled his eyes at him: \"Stupid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Red Ticket follows rules in their actions; first of all, these Northeast students are inclined toward them in terms of public opinion, and Guo Shuwen's death is a heavy blow to them as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, they wouldn't do such low-life, trashy things like killing an entire family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is clearly aimed at me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, please enlighten me,\" Hong Zhiyou handed him tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong held it in his hand, took two sips, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Students causing trouble, is that something fun?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Jicheng of the Beiping Garrison Headquarters was a nail planted by the Generalissimo beside Fu Zuoyi, and just because his subordinates in the Youth Army shot at students, Fu Zuoyi used public opinion to force him out of Beiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at the other newspapers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Suspected Secret Service Bureau agents poisoned them... isn't this pointing directly at me, Wu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they can get rid of Chen Jicheng, they can get rid of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I even suspect that Li Ya did this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone once saw Li Ya meeting privately with Wei Jin of the Party Affairs Bureau; furthermore, with Lu Qiaoshan gone, he is the only Colonel, so it is indeed possible he wants to climb the ladder,\" Yu Zecheng nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mi Zhiguo, a new official applies three fires; I want you to use all the resources of the Intelligence Division to investigate this group clearly as soon as possible and find the culprit before Li Ya does,\" Wu Jingzhong pointed at Mi Zhiguo and instructed solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not want to waste resources and opportunities on a piece of trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Mi Zhiguo really was mud that couldn't be plastered onto a wall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then there would be no favors to speak of, and he could just go do errands and odd jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Station Chief,\" Mi Zhiguo respectfully accepted the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, also put some thought into this, and go move around with the Police Bureau and the Garrison Headquarters; to guard against student unrest, there must be an emergency plan,\" Wu Jingzhong instructed Yu Zecheng as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood,\" Yu Zecheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he and Mi Zhiguo left, Wu Jingzhong sat down on the sofa:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, who do you think did it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That depends on who benefits the most,\" Hong Zhiyou pondered for a moment and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The water is a bit murky now, and many things have not yet surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But one thing is certain: it is unfavorable to you, and unfavorable to the Red Ticket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most disadvantageous position is likely held by Chen Zhangjie or Zheng Tingfeng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou analyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How so?\" Wu Jingzhong asked with narrowed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must consider that Chen Zhangjie is a trusted confidant of the Generalissimo. Being driven out of Beiping by Fu Zuoyi must certainly have displeased the Generalissimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, by 'using their own methods to treat them,' if someone uses the students to stir up trouble and creates another bloody incident in Jinhai, then Chen Zhangjie will most likely be the one to take the fall and be replaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, the infighting among the high-ranking factions of the Nationalist Government has reached a fever pitch; He Yingqin has lost power, Chen Cheng is at the height of his influence, and Bai Chongxi is watching like a tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If someone maneuvers at this time, it is entirely possible to promote an officer who favors the Central Army to replace Chen Zhangjie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is also why Commander Chen is so nervous and angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once Chen Zhangjie is replaced, one can seize the lifeline of Fu Zuoyi's grain and supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Generalissimo would also be happy to see that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must say, this move is truly ruthless and can inflict damage on many people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am also in a dilemma now; if the student matter is not handled well and Chen Zhangjie is brought down, Fu Zuoyi will certainly think it was my doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, Jinhai is under his nose; if he calls me to the Beiping headquarters one day and stages a car accident or uses poison, I will have no place to be buried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Chen Zhangjie doesn't take the fall, this matter will be pinned on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Losing this chair is a small matter, but if it comes to a trial, and an old bag of bones like me has to sit in prison like Lu Qiaoshan, that would be a true injustice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong also wore a look of deep worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking at it this way, I think the possibility of an internal mole in the Garrison Headquarters is the highest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Chen previously reshuffled the deck and supported Deputy Chief of Staff Lin Yuan to establish the Jinhai Garrison Brigade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the 62nd Army and 94th Army were transferred to the Beining line, Commander Chen now relies on the strength of the Garrison Brigade, along with the full support of Du Jianshi and the assistance of Fu Zuoyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He now truly holds the military and political power of Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a huge blow to the original staff faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to reports from my informants in the Inspection Team, Chief of Staff Huang Yunxian has repeatedly made dissatisfied remarks after being sidelined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that someone from the staff faction is taking the opportunity to bring Commander Chen down?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou analyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, the situation you describe is very likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huang Yunxian is from the Whampoa clique and was a thorn in the side to begin with; if Commander Chen goes down, he is very likely to step up and reap the benefits,\" Wu Jingzhong nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Teacher, the most urgent thing for you right now is to have a heart-to-heart talk with Commander Chen and explain the stakes clearly, to avoid any misunderstandings between you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, 'when under someone's roof, one must bow one's head.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is better to make things clear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as the other side keeps making moves, there will surely be flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You pay more attention, and I will go talk to Chen Zhangjie,\" Wu Jingzhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Hong Zhiyou returned to his office and sat down, Mi Zhiguo led Li Dong from the Police Bureau inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, Detective Li says he has intelligence to report,\" Mi Zhiguo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Dong, what is it?\" Being old acquaintances, Hong Zhiyou gestured for the two to take a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The autopsy results for Li Erbao and Guo Shuwen are in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The poison Guo Shuwen was subjected to is extracted from a Southeast Asian plant, which is very rare around here; perhaps you could inquire through the old hands of the Juntong Bureau in Southeast Asia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cut on Li Erbao is extremely sharp; the preliminary judgment is that the killer is highly skilled in using short blades or thin-bladed weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Erbao's wife and child died in the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cuts were fast and clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From poisoning Guo Shuwen to silencing the witnesses, the other party is very likely an organized group of thugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You and Station Chief Wu must be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Dong announced the investigation results truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've worked hard,\" Hong Zhiyou pulled open a drawer, took out an envelope of silver dollars, and handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, I owe everything I have today to you; this is my duty, I absolutely cannot accept this,\" Li Dong hurriedly refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nowadays, this is the only thing that works well on the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to eat and support your family, don't you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it, don't be a stranger, we're brothers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou firmly stuffed it into his coat pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, thank you,\" Li Dong was deeply grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiguo, you send men to follow the clues with Li Dong; since the other party had contact with Li Erbao, there must be witnesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Check the alleys, schools, and canteens to feel out the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find this person if at all possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" the two respectfully accepted the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two left, Hong Zhiyou leaned back on the sofa and frowned as he analyzed the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter was not that simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like when Kong Lingwei was operating behind the scenes, he inexplicably felt a prickling sensation on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that he couldn't get a handle on it for the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he would only be able to catch a flaw once the other side made their move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deaths of Guo Shuwen and several students fermented completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students carried their corpses and began parading in the streets, and Jinhai became lively once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kunlun Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slightly plump Huang Yunxian sat on the sofa smoking a cigar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Shaojie accompanied him on the side, chatting idly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shaojie, this move of yours is brilliant; my men reported that Chen Zhangjie didn't sleep all night last night; it seems he is panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The next step is for your men to pose as the Garrison Brigade and open fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then lure Lu Qiaoshan back and make it a bloodbath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Zhangjie won't be able to sit securely anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Yunxian exhaled a puff of smoke and laughed in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is also because you, Uncle, were willing to give me a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, as long as we take down Chen Zhangjie, you will take the position of Garrison Commander, and Lu Qiaoshan will hold down the Confidentiality Bureau; Jinhai will be ours,\" Zhang Shaojie said with full confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems your time in Southeast Asia wasn't wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, as soon as I take that position, I will immediately help you restore the Cao Gang; from then on, Jinhai's supplies, munitions, and everything else will be your responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Yunxian began painting a grand picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Uncle, wait for my good news tomorrow,\" Zhang Shaojie said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students began protesting again, especially the exiled students from the Northeast, whose emotions were extremely agitated; led by students secretly bribed by Zhang Shaojie, they began to storm the Garrison Headquarters, demanding that Chen Zhangjie uphold justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Chen Zhangjie and Du Jianshi tried to persuade them with kind words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the instigation of those with ulterior motives, the students' emotions became increasingly agitated, and they continuously stormed the municipal government, the Confidentiality Bureau, and other places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhangjie had no choice but to mobilize the Garrison Brigade responsible for city defense to maintain order and public security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long standoff ensued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nankai, Beiyang, and other universities closed their campuses, and the food supply for the exiled students was cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three o'clock in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hungry and angry students changed direction and swarmed toward the grain market; along the way, with the addition of starving refugees, the original group grew to thousands of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instigated by vagrants and thugs, these people began to loot the grain warehouses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conflict between the martial law soldiers and the starving, crazed refugees, thugs, and students had reached a fever pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's enough, let them act.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a building in the distance, a cold sneer appeared on the corner of Zhang Shaojie's mouth, and he waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, a subordinate took out a potted flower and placed it on the windowsill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in military uniforms, several assassins hidden within the Security Brigade signaled to one another, intentionally using the excuse of being shoved by students to \"accidentally\" discharge their weapons, and the submachine guns in their hands began to spit fire with a rhythmic clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, students fell into pools of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're shooting! The soldiers are killing people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another group of people hidden in the crowd, who loved to stir up trouble, followed suit and shouted to create panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be afraid, there are more of us, let's charge them! There's food inside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those starving people shoved the students in the front row, pushing them toward the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the immense pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people Zhang Shaojie had arranged on the other side opened fire again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the shooting started, the situation deteriorated rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Public opinion from newspapers and other outlets flew across the country like snowflakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In many cities, such as Jinan, protests erupted one after another in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jingling, prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiaoshan, come out.\" The jailer walked to the door and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan put down the newspaper in his hand, a trace of a smile appearing on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that his opportunity had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4411,"2026-06-25T10:22:50.793Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8d0e9fe76441b6f859e50ae113c79beede7b4463fef04f0c1853c2440404c50f","spy-survival-guide-chapter-341","spy-survival-guide-chapter-339",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]