[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-63":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},2366379,4634,"Chapter 63: A Timely Rain Indeed","spy-survival-guide-chapter-63",63,"\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was polishing his leather shoes when he heard this and laughed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by you accompanying me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you the one talking to Mr. Yong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's get this straight, if the talk falls through, I'm not taking the blame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You won't have to take the blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no father who doesn't love his daughter; we'll just pick the pockets of a big spender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, let's go, it's not like we're going on a blind date, why polish them so bright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou pushed him and walked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, I left my car at the Station Chief's house last night, I need to ask Old Lu for a car.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing by the Intelligence Section, Hong Zhiyou glanced inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan was on the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made a gesture for silence, signaling the two to sit down first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's up, something the matter?\" After hanging up the phone, Lu Qiaoshan asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Lu, sorry to trouble you for a car, Old Yu and I need to go out on official business,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word \"trouble\" made Lu Qiaoshan feel very satisfied, and he smiled with the look of a petty man who had gotten his way: \"Easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really envy you two, still able to go out and catch a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't there going to be a military mediation soon? The Station Chief made me set up the antenna, and all the Telecommunications Section's work has been dumped on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You say, I'm someone who just got relieved of my post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to busy myself with all that business of Hou Yunlai, and I still have to manage the miscellaneous affairs of the General Affairs Section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now the Water and Land Inspection Section is calling me to go over there again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, a life of toil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who told you to be a veteran of the Nanchang Investigation Section? The capable have more work,\" Yu Zecheng flattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The burden of the two sections and seven departments in this station is all carried on Section Chief Lu's shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not easy, not easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou also tactfully began to butter him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where, where, it's just thanks to the Station Chief's regard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll get you a car right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan was so happy his mouth couldn't stop grinning, and he picked up the phone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dongshan, assign a car to little Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A new car!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done.\" He looked at the two of them triumphantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh, it's \"little Hong\" again, is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Section Chief Lu,\" Hong Zhiyou hurriedly expressed his gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on and get busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stalling for a few seconds, Lu Qiaoshan raised his eyes and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lu, where is your gossiping mouth? Shouldn't you be dropping some intel here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou didn't leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng didn't leave either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew his little brother had many tricks up his sleeve; if he came to find Old Lu, there was definitely something going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, is there something else?\" Lu Qiaoshan's gaze swept back and forth across their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those Marshall-style glasses are nice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou let out a laugh and walked out with Old Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems Old Lu is truly busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually isn't paying attention to Ma Kui anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, I think the position of Deputy Station Chief is destined for Old Lu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng sat in the passenger seat, intentionally trying to fish for information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intuition told him that Hong Zhiyou had something on his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou had originally intended to intentionally pass by Huaishan Road to give Yu Zecheng a hint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On second thought: that's too stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui just revealed his bottom line to him, and he would take Old Yu to the scene?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't that just handing it to them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sympathy is sympathy, but you can't get yourself involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have you not seen how Wu Jingzhong even had his own \"parents\" tied up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any trust is just empty talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to play it safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, with his seniority and rank as a Lieutenant Colonel, if he doesn't get promoted, who will?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou chatted along, no longer thinking about the matter of Shopkeeper Qiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the Yong residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou handed the photos to Old Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself ran off to the club to play cards with Mrs. Ji of Renji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong said one thing right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you handle a woman correctly, she's just a little lamb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for a foreign firm like Renji that is about to go bankrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Ji is playing cards in name only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, she is also trying every possible way to find connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a hot commodity like Hong Zhiyou, she might not even be able to reach him under normal circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the two were \"frank and open\" in their conversation, Mrs. Ji was naturally happy to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two sets of accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One is for Hongfa Company, one is for Nanfeng Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You take the goods from Hongfa Company at a thirty percent markup, and pay in cash every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The money from selling the labeled goods will go to Nanfeng Company, and I will subsidize you with fifty percent of Hongfa's profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongfa Company is Wu Jingzhong's distillery, and Nanfeng is Long Er's shell company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lying in your arms, I can earn twenty percent profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And selling foreign liquor can also boost the reputation of my Renji's half-dead brand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With both fame and fortune, I can't think of a reason to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder the ladies of Jinhai can't stop thinking about you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qing leaned into his arms, tilting her head to ask for a kiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They think of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides money, is there nothing else?\" Hong Zhiyou tapped her red lips and laughed lecherously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're annoying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After settling Renji, he made an appointment for Ji Qing to go to the Station Chief's house that evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou fought another hearty battle before finally parting ways in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a public phone booth and called Anderson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Labels aren't just slapped on randomly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to find a legitimate foreign agent, and you need an endorsement from the American military.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those high-society types aren't stupid; they aren't that easy to fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the relationship of an agent, it would be very troublesome if the foreigners were to file a lawsuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are quite a few such messy affairs in Shanghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anderson readily indicated: leave this matter to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou felt it wasn't reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had no choice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the Yong residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Yu had already finished talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How was it, did you pick his pocket?\" Hong Zhiyou asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've emptied it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three antiques, twenty thousand US dollars,\" Yu Zecheng said with a grin, showing his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When it comes to scraping things up, it has to be you, Brother Three,\" Hong Zhiyou said, giving a thumbs-up in praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding Mr. Zhuang's matter, the Station Chief has quite a lot of opinions about me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are a timely rain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng said with a tacit, grateful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that Hong Zhiyou was intentionally yielding the credit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why be so polite? We are friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou hooked his arm around Old Yu's shoulder and walked toward the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take your hand off, it smells too much of perfume.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, the Station Chief will think I was seduced by beauty at the Yong residence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you going in to greet Mr. Yong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng laughed and brushed his hand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This family is suspected of having ties to the Reds; it would be best never to associate with them for eight lifetimes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou waved his hand and hurried away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Old Yu was digging a pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng definitely knew that Yong Jianqiu was a Red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yong might not necessarily know what Yu was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Yu asking him to greet Yong Jianqiu was clearly an attempt to make him sympathize with and get close to the Reds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like how Lu Zongfang had tested and developed him in the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bit by bit, turning the blood of a Juntong Bureau operative red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that it would be convenient to continue transporting military supplies, medicine, and other materials to the border region in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou chuckled inwardly; this was fine too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Developing himself was always better than being guarded against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Yu was still cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two returned to the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were about to go upstairs, they saw Ma Kui and several subordinates escorting Shopkeeper Qiu in, tied up like a trussed chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo, Director Yu, Secretary Hong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where have you two been having fun? You're covered in the scent of powder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui walked over quickly and called out to the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng turned his head and saw Shopkeeper Qiu; his heart nearly jumped out of his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Qiu's face was covered in bruises; he had clearly been beaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On what grounds are you arresting me? I'm going to report you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Qiu shouted defiantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report, go ahead and report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll let you report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui landed several punches with his iron fist onto Shopkeeper Qiu's chest and abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Qiu's face twisted in pain as his body curled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, do you recognize this person?\" Ma Kui stared at Yu Zecheng, pressing him aggressively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1584,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","26248c234ec057bdb9b1c1f97ef8259cd38d5e7b563a6ed7848ede660ab8b727","spy-survival-guide-chapter-64","spy-survival-guide-chapter-62",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]