[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-43":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},2366359,4634,"Chapter 43: A Stupid Woman","spy-survival-guide-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou?\" Zhou Yunyi frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name sounded somewhat familiar, but he didn't have much of an impression of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is a favorite of Wu Jingzhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has connections with the garrison, the Americans, and the Waterway Gang; he is very well-connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we could have his help, obtaining ordnance and medicine shouldn't be difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Manzhu had clearly done her homework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure?\" Zhou Yunyi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've inquired; Hong Zhiyou is a notorious lecher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His intentions in sending a calling card at this time are self-evident,\" Yong Manzhu said with quite a bit of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou is a man from the Jinhai Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is too dangerous to associate with such a person,\" Zhou Yunyi shook his head and refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Jianqiu nodded in deep agreement: \"San'er!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have just joined the organization and don't understand the dangers within; it's better not to get involved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, which soldier isn't forged through tempering?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it means bleeding or sacrifice, your daughter will never blink an eye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Manzhu curled her lips, her attitude very firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had lived a life of luxury since childhood and always felt that life was like a stagnant pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since she learned her sister was a Red agent and her father was a friendly merchant, her burning passion had been ignited every moment, and she dreamed of becoming a heroine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, our family smuggling ordnance and medicine is an old tradition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, you are old friends with Uncle Kong and Mr. Dai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if they caught me, at most I'd just be printing leaflets or reselling some goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With them shielding me, who in Jinhai would dare touch me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Manzhu argued coquettishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't understand...\" Yong Jianqiu was just about to lecture her when the door rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, Mr. Hong is here,\" the butler, Old Liu, called out softly from outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Zhou, you leave through the secret room first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Jianqiu didn't answer, first arranging for Zhou Yunyi to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Liu, clean up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, he opened the door and gave the instruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The father and daughter immediately went downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butler, Liu Zhong, was over sixty and had been with the Yong family for decades; he was long treated as one of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This slightly hunched, honest-looking butler entered the tea room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While clearing the tea tray, he noticed an extra cup on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Zhong picked up the cup and sniffed it, his brow furrowing: \"Smell of smoke?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master and Young Lady did not smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had been here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shouldn't be; there were no guests today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Zhong's gaze swept around the tea room, and he felt a secret joy in his heart:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, forgive me, but I too was forced into a corner; I have no choice but to rebel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou carried his gifts and arrived at the Yong residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was worthy of being a great wealthy family from the Beiyang era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was full of Chinese-style luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The furniture was all high-end wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the house, the various porcelain pieces were clearly not ordinary items at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they had declined, they were still rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hong!\" Yong Jianqiu came forward, cupping his hands in greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou glanced at the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Jianqiu was dressed in a Tang suit, his build thin, his appearance scholarly and fair, with a gold chain on his glasses—a typical big-shot businessman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Manzhu was in a white dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her figure was tall, her oval face fair and rosy, her almond eyes dark and bright; she looked a bit like Yingbao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, her chest was just as barren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost graduating from university and still this size, she probably didn't have much room for development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thumbs down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Yong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have long heard that the Yong family has three golden flowers, but I don't know who this young lady is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou asked with a graceful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my third daughter, Manzhu,\" Yong Jianqiu introduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hong, are you a reporter for the Jinhai Daily?\" Yong Manzhu blinked and asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The newspaper office wants to interview Elder Yong...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou professionally took out his credentials, paper, and pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone understood each other without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the interview with polite pleasantries, Yong Jianqiu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Manzhu, you young people chat, I'm going upstairs to rest for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hong, let's go for a walk in the back garden,\" Yong Manzhu suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two walked slowly, and Hong Zhiyou began to flirt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does Miss Manzhu usually like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like selling arms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Manzhu turned her head, her beautiful eyes looking straight at him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are a man from the Jinhai Station, a friend of Long Er and the Americans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer Yang is pursuing my second sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time he came, he said you and the Americans swindled him out of a large batch of military supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He also said there is nothing in Jinhai you can't get done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, Miss, are you always this direct?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean swindled? That was property of the Party-State,\" Hong Zhiyou corrected with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just tell me if you'll sell or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll offer a profit 20% higher than the market rate, how about that?\" Yong Manzhu playfully held up two fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Young Lady, listen carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Standing before you is a Lieutenant of the Jinhai Station, secretary to Station Chief Wu, the Jinhai... please mind your language,\" Hong Zhiyou felt this conversation couldn't go on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you afraid of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My family was a major arms dealer during the Beiyang era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even in front of your Station Chief Wu, I would bargain just the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yang said that everyone up and down is reselling military supplies now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whose money you earn is still earning money, why don't we cooperate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Manzhu felt that for a petty person like Hong Zhiyou, there was nothing money couldn't solve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stupid woman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Hong Zhiyou shook his head and refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll offer 30% more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"40%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"50%.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Manzhu tilted her proud chin and continued to raise the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about you sell yourself to me instead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou suddenly pinched her hip and asked with a wicked smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, bad guy, scumbag,\" Yong Manzhu was so scared she nearly screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, I won't get any crumbs on you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The texture is too coarse, I have no interest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Young Lady, goodbye!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou let out a dry laugh and took off running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he wanted now was to get as far away from this crazy woman as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no longer the Northern Warlord era; trafficking military supplies and medicine was a capital offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind fifty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn't dare sell them even for ten times the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that the Yong family was already being watched closely by Ma Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does someone of this caliber even deserve to be a Red Ticket?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, she is staring death in the face without even knowing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong Manzhu was relentless; she had never suffered a loss in her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn't pamper and indulge him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She angrily lifted her skirt and chased him to the door:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean? Are you selling or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take your head out of your heels and go wash it properly.\" Hong Zhiyou didn't bother to entertain her and opened the car door to get in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hong, Miss, what would you like for dinner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Zhong happened to walk out and called out from the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou glanced at him, ducked into the car, stepped on the gas, and fled in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was preparing to get off work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, couldn't get a date for a few drinks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard the three young ladies of the Yong family are all great beauties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young ladies from wealthy families are usually quite bold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hong Zhiyou looking listless, he put down his briefcase and asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou answered truthfully, not daring to hide anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A clumsy woman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Yong family has always eaten from all sides; they certainly have dealings with the Red Tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To deal with such a stupid woman, one must be simple and brutal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong sneered, then waved his hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't she want to buy military hardware and medicine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sell it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Red Tickets are now like a dog jumping over a wall in desperation; we will use this batch of arms to wipe them all out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, the problem is that we don't have any arms either,\" Hong Zhiyou laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't Long Er leave some behind after raiding the wharf warehouse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't your American friend have any connections?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong looked at him with a half-smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, Yang Wenquan dumped all that stuff to the Gui Army; haven't the accounts already been settled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And don't even mention the American; General Butler is a stubborn mule, he guards those things tighter than a family heirloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really have no way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou laughed naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong knew nothing about the arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Yu and Liao Sanmin wanted to make a contribution and wouldn't sell to him; Wu Jingzhong was clearly fishing for information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong's eyes darkened as he stared at him coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, if a student like me could just pick up some of your scraps, I'd be wealthy enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would I risk my neck doing this kind of thing when I could be living a good life? Wouldn't that be insane?\" Hong Zhiyou explained, feigning nervousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's good that you know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're quite something now; you're familiar with the garrison, the wharf, and the municipal government—your words carry more weight than mine as Station Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Word on the street is that they don't call you the Artillery King anymore, but the Jinhai Expert!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong pointed at him, half-joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, being the Jinhai Expert is too tiring; I prefer being the Artillery King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, isn't all of that just relying on your prestige?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From tomorrow on, I will stay by your side every step of the way, dedicating my life to serving you tea and water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou chuckled and began to flatter him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's good to have ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can accomplish great things!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud drum doesn't need a heavy hammer; Wu Jingzhong had made his point, so he picked up the desk phone and dialed a number:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Chen? This is Wu Jingzhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The station needs to borrow a batch of military supplies for a mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, those broken fire-sticks of yours are useless to me; I'll return them to you as soon as I catch the people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1804,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5b6b35ceb5519cabfa6b713fa472e2446c4746f37f7f1b19d0a059913ac5855a","spy-survival-guide-chapter-44","spy-survival-guide-chapter-42",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]