[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-358":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},2366674,4634,"Chapter 358: Either Take Them Away, or They Disappear","spy-survival-guide-chapter-358",358,"\u003Cp>\"Two things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, with you gone, no one is looking after Dad. With his temperament, he'll be eating mutton soup, flatbread, and spiced beef at every meal,\" Rui Rui said as she walked in her high heels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou felt ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was there, he would go to the halal restaurant with Old Wu every day anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, didn't you say you wanted to relocate to Xiangdao as soon as possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't cut off your female confidantes, nor can I leave them unattended and let you worry and toil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I had no choice but to rush back and get familiar with them first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To save them from being on your mind for a lifetime if the transfer isn't done in time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Rui Rui stopped in her tracks and looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lady is magnanimous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did it go?\" Hong Zhiyou asked with a cheeky grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those two sisters from the Ren family are good at business and have their ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For shrewd and capable women like them, we can share the wealth, and our children can provide for their old age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the prerequisite is that they cannot have your children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, there will be endless fighting in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want to wait until you're old, only to have everyone below fighting tooth and nail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mu Wanqiu and Zhou Gendi have no hidden agendas, so we can consider letting them have children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, when the business grows in the future, someone will need to take over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lele still needs a few siblings to help him out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Rui Rui had already laid out the path clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly what I was thinking,\" Hong Zhiyou agreed happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Polygamy in Xiangdao was abolished in 1971.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant he could now legally marry Rui Rui and other women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rui Rui's plan was similar to what he had in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was that Hong Zhiyou had only thought about marrying Rui Rui and Wanqiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant Wanqiu might start another branch of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other confidantes, Hong Zhiyou could only say he would take care of the rest of their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Hong Island is big enough to accommodate you all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To put it bluntly, as long as you don't want to see them, you might not even meet them a few times in this lifetime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you know what you're doing,\" Rui Rui smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at the station chief's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was on the phone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old brother, Qiao Jiacai did render meritorious service during the War of Resistance. As for the Yuan Peilin affair, it was Li Ya who botched the job; Station Chief Qiao is just taking the fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What crime has he committed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nothing more than being a bit too close to Vice President Li and being negligent in the investigation of Ma Hansan's corruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it's not a capital offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old brother, please do me a favor and smooth things over. I'll be sure to thank you when I go to Jingling another day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, goodbye, Deputy Minister Zheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging up the phone, Wu Jingzhong looked at Hong Zhiyou and sized him up: \"You're back. You don't look dejected, and your spirit is still there. Not bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou understood that Old Wu was afraid he had suffered setbacks following Jiang Jianfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, I secured over a hundred thousand tons of grain this time. This trip alone is enough to earn what most people couldn't in ten lifetimes, so how could I not be in high spirits?\" Hong Zhiyou said humorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already seen the cargo. The U.S. military skimmed at least twenty percent off the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already transferred most of the grain to the Caobang warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With Jinzhou lost, people are panicking. Aside from what we're sending to Fu Zuoyi, you should dump the rest for cash as soon as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Teacher,\" Hong Zhiyou nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, Zhiyou, eat while you talk,\" Rui Rui opened the food tray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, while I was away, has the station been alright?\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fan Hanjie has been captured, Zheng Dongguo and Ceng Zesheng have surrendered, and now the Liao Yaoxiang Army Group has been completely annihilated. Shenyang, Changchun, and Jinzhou are all lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wei Lihuang and Du Yuming are organizing a large army to retreat toward Huludao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A full five-hundred-thousand-strong army in the Northeast has just vanished into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now people in Pingjin are panicking. Chen Zhangjie is stepping up the construction of defensive fortifications. Once the Red forces occupy the port, their main army can strike directly at Tanggu and land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were right; the wisdom of the Nationalist Army and the Generalissimo is fragile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I originally wanted to go to Shanghu or Yuezhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Jiang Jianfeng has suffered a crushing defeat, and Zheng Jiemin is unreliable. Overnight, I have nowhere left to turn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong's tone held an inexplicable sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, he knew very well that there weren't many days left to sit on this throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retiring isn't a bad thing. Going to Xiangdao to enjoy a peaceful life, teaching Lele calligraphy, and playing chess—wouldn't that be nice?\" Rui Rui said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good,\" Wu Jingzhong smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ate a few bites and signaled for Rui Rui to take the tray and leave first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rui Rui knew he had serious matters to discuss, so she tidied up the tray and prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou followed her downstairs to see her off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rui Rui, wait for me tonight,\" he said, placing his large hand on her shapely buttocks with a wicked grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disgusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think Dad seems willing to leave; you should try to persuade him more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rui Rui swatted his hand away and rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, I know,\" Hong Zhiyou nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched Rui Rui get into the car before returning to the station chief's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've received news that Weng Wenhao and Wang Yunwu have been ordered to resign. The price cap on the Gold Yuan Coupon is about to be lifted, and there was chaos in Shanghu again today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Students are taking to the streets to denounce the currency reform, calling Jiang Jianfeng a political swindler who is just hoarding wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After finally building up some reputation, he's become notorious overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Jianfeng has taken quite a nasty fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm afraid your political investment this time has gone down the drain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong pointed at Hong Zhiyou and frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Jianfeng is only suffering a temporary setback; he will rise again sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, this might take some time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that Wu Jingzhong had made that phone call to the Generalissimo and accepted the supplies from the Kong family. This kind of clear-cut \"Crown Prince Party\" stance had thoroughly offended the Kong and Song families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the short term, aside from making some money, the political path was a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Old Wu had been operating for many years and had some foundations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, with his own relationship with the Americans, anyone who wanted to move against him would have to think twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long is 'some time'?\" Wu Jingzhong still held onto a glimmer of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty years,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty years?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong curled his lip and glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In twenty years, he might already be in the grave; what kind of official would he be then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, it's fine not to be this damn official.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Mao Renfeng is lobbying the military court, wanting to execute Qiao Jiacai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief Qiao and I are old friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His wife called me, asking me to mediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zheng Jiemin is probably unreliable, and Jiang Jianfeng has no power right now. See if you can find someone to delay this matter so he doesn't follow in Ma Hansan's footsteps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I'll try calling Director Yu,\" Hong Zhiyou said, rising to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately dialed the office phone of Yu Jishi:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Yu, hello, this is Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s like this, Station Chief Qiao of Beiping is still being detained in prison; could you please make an exception?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, it is difficult to release someone whom Director Mao is specifically keeping an eye on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this, could you put in a good word? If he can't be released, at least save his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you very much. Your younger brother is coming to Beiping for a meeting soon; when that time comes, I will certainly invite Director Yu to sit for a while in Jinhai and fulfill my dream of a deep friendship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye, Director Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging up the phone, Hong Zhiyou said: \"Teacher, it is impossible to get him out; Mao Renfeng is watching too closely. Director Yu said we can find someone in the court to operate, drag things out, and delay for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, as long as we can delay for a while, there is hope.\" Wu Jingzhong nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, do you think Jinhai can be held?\" He looked at Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It cannot be held.\" Hong Zhiyou said very firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, this position is one where I can sit for as long as I can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I am holding the fort, you use your brain. While there are still many people in Jinhai who have confidence in the National Government and Fu Zuoyi, you should dispose of the real estate, money shops, and such that you have in your hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Including grain, dump a portion onto the black market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only accept gold and U.S. dollars; of course, suitable antiques are fine too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This matter should be done sooner rather than later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my opinion, once the Red tide sweeps in, all relationships are fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows, the ones who will run away the fastest might be the Americans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We cannot pin all our hopes on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While I still have this official hat, let's do one last big job, damn it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong pointed his hand, decisive and domineering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, you are the one who thinks things through. Alright, I will start handling the money shops, houses, and such today.\" Hong Zhiyou was a bit caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, what is going on with Li Ya being the Deputy Station Chief?\" He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically speaking, with Wu Jingzhong's methods, he would not raise Li Ya up to act as a rival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially at this time when they are about to liquidate and run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Planting such a nail is undoubtedly asking for trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During the time you were away, Li Ya cracked two major Red cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, he executed Xu Zhao and Guo Youliang. Compared to Lu Qiaoshan's blatant ways, Li Ya's methods are both devious and treacherous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, as long as someone is on his list, he just assassinates them directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Zhao was blocked at his own doorstep and shot in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guo Youliang had a dispute with a classmate and was 'accidentally' pushed from the teaching building, falling to his death on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There were others related to the Reds who were all secretly executed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The students want to cause trouble but can't find anyone to target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, everyone in Jinhai city is in danger, and gunshots ring out at night; it has a bit of the flavor of the old days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The key is that these matters didn't pass through my hands; Li Ya reports directly to Mao Renfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just as Jiang Jianfeng fell, Mao Renfeng sent a special envoy to directly promote him to Deputy Station Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also heard that Mao Renfeng submitted a so-called Yellow Sparrow Plan to the Generalissimo, wanting to plant a large number of secret agents to stay behind; the Generalissimo is currently considering it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jinhai Station will inevitably be under Li Ya's charge by then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I have no interest in these things; what I am worried about now is that the way Li Ya looks at me lately is very wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suspect he knows about Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is highly likely he wants to shoot me in the back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Xiao can defend for a moment, but not for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and narrowed his eyes, his murderous intent chilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, you mean?\" Hong Zhiyou made a throat-slitting gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the last shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoever wants to cut off my path to wealth, I will cut off their path to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it just assassinations? Who is afraid of whom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I assassinated the brothers of Puyi and Yamamoto Ichiro, Li Ya was still playing in the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You take charge and finish him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want Mao Renfeng to know that as long as I am still sitting here for one day, he should never think about getting his hands on Jinhai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was like a fierce tiger that had been sleeping for a long time, finally baring its sharp fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, that is my intention as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The chaotic situation has arrived; fighting with wits is not as good as fighting with force. Truth and destiny lie only on the edge of the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoever's sword is sharper is the winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if Mao Renfeng wants to settle accounts, that is a matter for the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Hong Zhiyou killed Lu Ming, he had already set his policy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for the fact that Kong Lingkan's backing was truly too strong, Hong Zhiyou could have handled him in Shanghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, the internal factions of the National Government are severely torn, with gangs, Reds, and Americans mixed together. With the loss of the Northeast, Jinhai, the number one economic city in the North, is truly in a state of upheaval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is hard to kill those at the general level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But dealing with a field officer is still possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once killed, they are killed; no one has the heart to investigate, and they wouldn't be able to find the source anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, we think alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To protect Li Ya, Mao Renfeng specially selected a group of elite soldiers retired from the training corps to form a guard unit, specifically allocated to Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I reckon he is guarding against this move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you take action, you must be fully prepared and absolutely leave no evidence behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, Teacher.\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is another person, Yu Zecheng, how do you think we should handle him?\" Wu Jingzhong's expression grew a bit heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the past, in the eyes of the Generalissimo, the Ministry of National Defense, Jiang Jianfeng, and others, the Jinhai Station's merits far outweighed its faults, especially since the Generalissimo and Jiang Jianfeng were quite certain about you holding down Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, the only Red spy in our station, Emei Peak, is Ma Kui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou hurriedly put in a good word for Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But have you thought about it? If one day Yu Zecheng suddenly becomes the Mayor of Jinhai, what will I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would be fine if I could successfully go to Xiangdao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can't go and am still serving in the National Government, I would lose my head in a minute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, you mean?\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Either take him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or make him disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, I originally thought I could rely on a favor from him in the future, but now it seems the harm far outweighs the benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention whether Yu Zecheng acknowledges our favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if he does, how much benefit can we get?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This transaction is not equal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, he must not be allowed to stay. You go and probe his intentions; if he wants to run back to the Red zone, execute him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he still wants to stay and continue doing something, then observe him first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When Jinhai is truly about to be lost, it won't be too late for me to have him follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said, calculating and shrewd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\" Hong Zhiyou nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the original story, the reason Wu Jingzhong insisted on sending someone to intercept Yu Zecheng was likely because he had this thought in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong waved his hand and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou walked quickly to Yu Zecheng's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was working with his head down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn't you take leave to accompany your senior sister?\" Hong Zhiyou asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, in these troubled times, how can I attend to such things.\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just chatted with the Station Chief for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Zhao and Guo Youliang are dead, and Li Ya is frantically carrying out assassinations; the next target is very likely you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it is time for you to take your senior sister and leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot leave yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Zhangjie is currently reinforcing the city's defensive installations; I must obtain the city defense map to minimize troop losses as much as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, Shopkeeper Qiu sent a piece of important intelligence some days ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mao Renfeng intends to execute Operation Oriole; this operation is specifically set aside for carrying out explosions, assassinations, and the like. The organization has given me orders that I must get my hands on the Jinhai list.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I leave now, these missions cannot be carried out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng rubbed his forehead and said, feeling very depressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you don't want to leave?\" Hong Zhiyou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's that I cannot leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is said that the city defense map is controlled by a staff officer named Qian Bin in the Staff Department; see if you can think of a way?\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll talk about it later; you should look after your own life first and be careful when you go out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood,\" Yu Zecheng nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two o'clock in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone in Li Ya's office rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, it's me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Mao, yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's great, Operation Oriole has been approved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I can bring down Yu Zecheng immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once Yu Zecheng falls, Wu Jingzhong will be fish on the chopping block.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By then, I will be able to replace him as Deputy Station Chief and implement Operation Oriole.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya said joyfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye, Director Mao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging up the phone, Li Ya let out a cold voice from between his teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Operation Oriole has passed through me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's great.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Dog Wu, it's time to deal with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could now basically confirm that his mentor Liu Xiong died at the hands of Wu Jingzhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about how he had been deceived by that old thief for so long, Li Ya felt his teeth itch with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must bring down Wu Jingzhong, send him to the electric chair, and let him taste the flavor of the eighteen types of torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also had to squeeze out the treasures and money that Wu Jingzhong had embezzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the person was in his hands, even if they were hidden in Xiangdao, they would have to obediently hand them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was precisely what Mao Renfeng, who had repeatedly suffered setbacks in Jinhai in the past, cared about the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's time to use the first trump card.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya bit his lip slightly, picked up the clothes on the wall, and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinhai, Laifu Teahouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in a cheongsam, the glowing Li Guifen sat by the window drinking tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya pushed the door open and walked in, then closed the door behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ya, do you have something to discuss with me?\" Li Guifen hated this 'enemy' to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take out your bag.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking around, Li Ya said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you want my bag?\" Li Guifen was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand it over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya drew his gun and slapped it on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Guifen handed the bag to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya checked it briefly, and only after confirming there was no tape recorder did he say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came to find you to avenge Old Lu and Lu Ming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\" Li Guifen frowned and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop pretending.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know very well why Lu Qiaoshan let me go and gave me his diary.\" Li Ya took the diary out from his bosom, shook it, and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't kill Lu Ming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Lu later wrote in his diary that whoever saved Qian Siming was the one who killed Lu Ming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can tell you for certain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It could only be Yu Zecheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came to find you because I want to join forces to expose Yu Zecheng's Red Ticket identity and avenge Old Lu and his son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Guifen's eyes turned red, and she said with a face full of hatred: \"You, what do you want me to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like this, you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya beckoned, signaling her to lean closer, and then whispered in her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This, this isn't very good, Cuiping and I...\" Li Guifen frowned and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think about how Old Lu and your son died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you want their spirits in heaven to rest in peace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya scolded angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, I... I agree.\" Li Guifen was silent for a few seconds and then agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six o'clock in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng carried his bag and returned home, his face full of exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping was cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is your face so ugly, like you've lost your soul, were you hooked by Zuo Lan again?\" Cuiping rolled her eyes at him and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn't hooked by Zuo Lan, I was hooked by you.\" Yu Zecheng looked at her and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment before dawn arrives is always the darkest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ya had become Deputy Station Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Station Chief and Hong Zhiyou were going to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transit station was obstructed everywhere, and he was truly worried about whether he and Cuiping could wait until the day of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Cuiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from Li Ya's questioning today, she would become a key target for Li Ya's surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slight carelessness could cost them their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've improved, you know how to coax people now.\" Cuiping set the food on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng smiled, rolled up his sleeves, washed his hands, and prepared to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cuiping, Zhiyou hinted to me today that the Station Chief still leans toward taking me away or getting rid of me; we must act as quickly as possible to obtain the city defense map and Operation Oriole, and before the main army breaks into Jinhai, get rid of Wu Jingzhong's control,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Station Chief wants to get rid of you?\" Cuiping said in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once our identities are revealed in the future, he will very likely be implicated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not strange that he has thoughts of silencing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng said very calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou should help us, right?\" Cuiping said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some things are not within his control; we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be afraid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sky won't fall; if we really get caught, I'll die with you, you won't be bored.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his tense expression, Cuiping offered a very casual word of comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng looked at her, and the gloom in his heart instantly vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you looking at me? It's not like there are words carved on my face,\" Cuiping said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What words?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not telling you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To follow each other through life and death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping went out to the street to buy groceries as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to head home, she heard someone behind her call out: \"Cuiping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping turned around and saw that it was Li Guifen, whom she had not seen for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4000,"2026-06-25T10:22:50.793Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d55493120ed2c4ed0150f70d2d655edf68b63a1b5646b3f6db504e4213507cf1","spy-survival-guide-chapter-359","spy-survival-guide-chapter-357",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]