[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-371":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},2366687,4634,"Chapter 371: Burning the Secret Service Bureau","spy-survival-guide-chapter-371",371,"\u003Cp>Who doesn't have a bit of ambition or desire?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao was keen on being a bureau director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he secretly colluding and flirting with the Gui Clique?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't it just because he saw the old Jiang's army collapsing like a mountain, and he wanted to speculate and wait for this day?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought Mao Renfeng would know how to read the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected this damned old dog to leave him such a mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the list of people above, almost no one could handle dirty or tiring work; they were all connections, or clerical staff who did paperwork, registration, or errands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this bunch, he could gather a full staff just by shouting on the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't this just a makeshift troupe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was even more infuriating was that Xu Shoumei still occupied the secretary position, and Huang Yigong held onto the General Affairs Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, his personnel and financial power remained under Mao Renfeng's control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Xu, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to the office first.\" Seeing his unhappy expression, Xu Shoumei felt a secret joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Xu Shoumei left, he slammed his palm hard against the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That son of a bitch Mao Renfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How shameless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao drove home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered the house, he saw his wife entertaining guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was his old friend Ni Bin, and the other, who had a short beard and wore a long gown, was a stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ni Bin was a black market dealer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Xu Zhidao had trafficked intelligence at the Secret Service Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ni Bin was the one who moved the goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Ni, why are you here?\" Xu Zhidao unbuttoned his coat and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two chat.\" Mrs. Xu said a word of greeting and left very tactfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Department Chief Xu, congratulations on your promotion to bureau director. I came specifically to offer my congratulations to you, old brother.\" Ni Bin cupped his hands in greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are very well-informed, little brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao sat down and took a sip of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old brother has attained a high position, yet you don't seem very happy. I'm afraid there's some difficulty.\" The bearded man on the side said in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\" Xu Zhidao frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A friend.\" The man nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Xu, you two talk. I have something to do, so I'll be going.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ni Bin smiled, stood up, and took his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao knew that Ni Bin was always steady and naturally wouldn't introduce someone to him without a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which side are you from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"CC, Secret Service Bureau, Gui Clique, or the Generalissimo, or the Reds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao narrowed his eyes and stared fixedly at the person opposite him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Hong Zhiyou. Since Director Xu has done black market business, you should know me.\" Hong Zhiyou looked at him, tore off the beard stuck to his face, and revealed his handsome profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a lot of nerve. You ruined President Li's plan for a North-South division. Not staying properly in Xikou, you dare to run to Jingling to run wild?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really think Li Zongren is a soft persimmon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you afraid I'll capture you and go to the Presidential Palace to claim credit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the Generalissimo has gone to Xikou, the embassy is still there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am still a member of the American Aid Materials Management Committee. Even if you tied me up and took me to Li Zongren, he would still have to release me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, do you think that just because of a few words from me, the U.S. military would give up on intervening to support the North-South division?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the final analysis, their focus is on Western Europe; Li Zongren does not have much investment value.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou drank some tea, raised his eyebrows, and said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not familiar with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no interest in anything you have to say. You should go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao pulled a long face and impatiently issued an order to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether we are familiar or not, it's better to wait until I finish speaking before judging.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Xu is likely in a dilemma right now, aren't you?\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have just been promoted, what difficulty could I have?\" Xu Zhidao asked with a sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, the staff Mao Renfeng left you is useless; he had long since transferred the elite of the Secret Service Bureau to the Shanghai office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, the future is uncertain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if Li Zongren trusts you, how long can you sit in this chair as Secret Service Bureau Director?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't forget, Du Lumen has already made it clear that he will not intervene.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With just this little military strength of Bai Chongxi, do you think you can stop the million-strong army of the Reds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the city falls, the deep-seated hatred of the Military Statistics Bureau and the Secret Service Bureau will all be on your back. If Li Zongren surrenders, perhaps he will still have high office and generous salary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for you, you will be pointed at by thousands of people, a dead end!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guarding such an empty shell just for the title of director, isn't it a loss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop your alarmist talk here!\" Xu Zhidao slapped the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alarmist talk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fu Zuoyi's five hundred thousand troops have surrendered, Du Yuming has been captured. Do you think the Gui Clique is better at fighting than the Generalissimo's ace troops?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't forget, things are not what they used to be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Reds now dominate the North, with millions of soldiers and armor; even if everyone threw one brick, they could fill the Yangtze River.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone who stays behind and holds illusions about the likes of Li and Bai is a fool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And have you thought about this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once Li Zongren is defeated, even if you are lucky enough to escape, will Mao Renfeng let you go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, from the moment you took over as Director of the Secret Service Bureau, one of your legs has already stepped into the gates of hell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou stared at him and said grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, you can also deceive yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've said what I have to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether you are willing to be friends with me, Director Xu, please feel free to decide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou stood up, put on his round hat, and walked out with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao sat on the sofa, his face deathly pale, his whole body trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhidao, I think Hong Zhiyou makes sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't Li Zongren rely on the U.S. military's backing to squeeze out the old Jiang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that Du Lumen has pulled the ladder, the Reds are about to cross the river. As soon as Jiang makes a move, he is overwhelmed and at a loss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my opinion, Li Delin has no chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Secretary Hong has a good relationship with the Americans, is a confidant of Jianfeng, and is also very successful in Xiangdao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who isn't sharpening their heads to run outside now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no need for you to offend such a capable person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Having one more friend doesn't hurt; listen to what high insights he has.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Xu, who had been eavesdropping in the side room, came out and patiently persuaded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go chase him back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and ran out quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou had just walked a short distance from the Xu house and hadn't had time to get into the car when he was called out by Xu Zhidao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hong, wait a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a jar of excellent new tea at home; why not taste it before you go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems Director Xu has figured it out, then let's have a taste.\" Hong Zhiyou smiled, closed the car door, and turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They took their seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao’s expression became a bit more respectful; as he poured tea, he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hong, every word you just said is reasonable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, Xu, have been blinded by fleeting fame and fortune. Now, I am stuck in a dilemma—I can neither advance nor retreat. Like a boat in the turbulent currents of a river, I am lost and fearful, truly not knowing how to break this deadlock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are a capable person; please, I ask for your guidance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The way to advance or retreat actually lies within a single thought of yours, Director Xu. Your current position may seem insignificant, but it actually holds great potential,\" Hong Zhiyou said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am all ears,\" Xu Zhidao said, raising his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know that I am currently one of Jiang Jianfeng’s people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be precise, my taking the risk to come to Jingling to find you is also Jiang Jianfeng’s intention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is known to everyone in the party that the President intends to have Jiang Jianfeng reorganize the intelligence system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, in this chaotic situation, Mao Renfeng’s foundation has loosened, and Li Zongren is merely a grassroots general who can hardly accomplish anything major.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And your current acceptance of the Secret Service Bureau, while it may seem like a dead end, is actually the perfect time for great achievements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How so?\" Xu Zhidao asked with great interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You currently hold three trump cards in your hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, the orthodox title of the Secret Service Bureau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, the official seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third, the financial funding from the Presidential Palace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mao Renfeng wants to leave a mess for you, but you can also play along and set up your own shop to stand your ground,\" Hong Zhiyou suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the seal and the title, according to procedure, I can handle the funds. In this way, Mao Renfeng’s Shanghu Office will have to look to me for approval,\" Xu Zhidao nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the prerequisite is that you must handle Huang Yigong; he is the Director of the General Affairs Department,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To tell you the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a good personal relationship with Huang Yigong, and he has long been dissatisfied with Mao Renfeng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is not a problem,\" Xu Zhidao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then that makes things easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will give you a list. These people were all secret backbone members of Jiang Jianfeng’s Three People's Principles Youth League in the past, and they have strong professional capabilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Externally, they are students, businessmen, police, and others who have scattered and fled to Jingling from various places.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mao Renfeng and Li Zongren cannot dig up their backgrounds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you use the funds to recruit this group of people, you can strengthen the Secret Service Bureau for your own use.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou took a list out of his pocket and handed it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this way, I would be working for Jiang Jianfeng?\" Xu Zhidao said happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he worried about most was the possibility that Li Zongren might be defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mao Renfeng would settle scores after the autumn harvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he acted as a \"secret agent\" for Jiang Jianfeng, he naturally wouldn't have to worry about such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given the current situation, once the Red Army crosses the river, there is a high probability that we will have to retreat to Wandao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By then, when Jiang Jianfeng reorganizes the Secret Service Bureau, your branch will be a ready-made force.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could your official position and benefits be any less?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, I agree!\" After a moment of contemplation, Xu Zhidao nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just that I have a difficult matter at hand right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zongren has already given me strict orders to clear out the materials at the Hong Ancestral Hall in the near future, and all of it is to be handed over to the Presidential Office for processing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These things are too important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am afraid that if I hand them over, they will become a pretext for Mao Renfeng to attack me in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao frowned and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are afraid of Li Zongren getting the materials, but the President and Mao Renfeng are also afraid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The President has already given instructions ordering Mao Renfeng to destroy the materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mao Renfeng plans to...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou explained the tasks to be done next to him in detail, one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Mr. Hong. Listening to your words is better than reading books for ten years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the conversation, Xu Zhidao stood up and shook hands with Hong Zhiyou to say goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we friends now?\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao stood up and personally saw Hong Zhiyou out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone in Xu Zhidao’s office rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Jiang Jianfeng, rest assured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a few brief sentences, Xu Zhidao hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the official seal, put it in his bag, and ordered someone to move a box of files that had already been secretly sealed onto a car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Xu, President Li has given strict orders that the security of the Secret Service Bureau is of the utmost importance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Notify those on duty to be on high alert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching the Secretariat, he gave a greeting before leaving the Secret Service Bureau building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shoumei was Mao Renfeng’s man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this fire tonight would definitely be able to burn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only could he complete the destruction task assigned by Jiang Jianfeng, but when Li Zongren investigated later, the responsibility for the fire would fall right on Xu Shoumei’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Xu Shoumei was removed, he could then recruit people from the Three People's Principles Youth League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, the Secret Service Bureau would truly become his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mao Renfeng would never dream of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been shrewd and calculating his whole life, but in the end, there would come a day when he would be making wedding clothes for someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but admire that young Secretary Hong to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really had calculated Mao Renfeng to death, step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for... that box of secret materials regarding Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Politics is truly a dangerous commodity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao sighed softly and quickly got into the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine o'clock in the evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>38 Taihu Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of Mao Renfeng’s hidden residences in Jingling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He often issued secret orders here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the few capable subordinates in front of him and asked in a deep voice: \"Cui Dacai, where is Station Chief Shen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief Shen said that Hu Zongnan and the tribal chieftains of the Xichuan region are discussing the formation of a Mobile Corps Commander force, and they asked him to return immediately to recruit troops from places like Burma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He left on a plane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horse-faced man leading them, named Cui Dacai, replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did he leave?\" Mao Renfeng asked with a frown of displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About an hour ago,\" Cui Dacai said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Shen Zui, dropping the ball at a critical moment, he really is an old slippery fox!\" Mao Renfeng slapped the table and cursed angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The act of setting fire to destroy the Secret Service Bureau carried extremely high risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were leaked, or if the arson failed, he would be left in a position where he pleased no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally intended for Shen Zui to plan and execute the arson, so that if things went wrong, there would be someone to take the blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected Shen Zui to grease his feet and run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only gave ideas, promised everything, and then turned around and ran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, shall we still carry it out?\" Cui Dacai asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, this is the order from the Generalissimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything remains as planned; execute it tonight, and I will personally keep watch for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mao Renfeng gave the order sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At two o'clock that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the inside help of Xu Shoumei, Cui Dacai and the others snuck into the Juntong Bureau building, took the gasoline hidden in the basement, and burned everything to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notorious, decade-long collection of precious data and files of the Juntong Bureau was thus officially consigned to the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Li Zongren was furious and ordered Xu Zhidao and the police department to track down the arsonists at all costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou packed up simply, preparing to take a plane back to Xikou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw two staff members carrying a box walking toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hong, this is what Director Xu asked me to give to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inside are some of the remaining intelligence files from the Juntong Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are mainly from Beiping and Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Xu said to let you look them over, and if there are no issues, pass them on to Comrade Jianfeng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person speaking was expressionless; one look and it was clear he was from the Three People's Principles Youth League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the two men left, he opened the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right on top were the two characters for Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou flipped through them; these were all intelligence reports from Juntong Bureau secret agents, as well as those secretly submitted by the likes of Li Ya, Lu Qiao, and Ma Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flipped through them roughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were reports on Wu Jingzhong and Mu Liancheng, as well as speculations regarding Deng Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also his collusion with the Americans to resell military supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was not worried about these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Jianfeng already knew about these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianfeng still had intelligence on Yang Family Village and had always been suspicious of Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside this box were many intelligence reports collected by Lu Qiao and Li Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were even shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn't the fire burn these up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou felt a massive headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he prepared to pull them out and destroy them while no one was around, a sudden chill surged through his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many files and data in the Juntong Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why were the ones for Jinhai and Beiping preserved?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why were the two characters for Jinhai placed in the most conspicuous spot in the box?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhidao asked him to look them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he reminding him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou’s brow furrowed, realizing he had nearly made a grave mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped away cold sweat and quickly put all the materials related to Yu Zecheng back in their original places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he slammed the box shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had someone load it into a car and headed straight for the airport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3137,"2026-06-25T10:22:50.793Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2f9dd6344fa0c10bf0178b1ec49fd98003e07be02f0fdfb9aa7ae0ae07d3fbc3","spy-survival-guide-chapter-372","spy-survival-guide-chapter-370",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]