[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-65":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},2366381,4634,"Chapter 65: Shopkeeper Qiu Has Confessed","spy-survival-guide-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was all too familiar with the torture methods of the Juntong Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On that terrifying electric chair, countless heroes and brave men had broken, eventually becoming traitors to the organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Shunzhang and Liu Wen were bloody examples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not want Shopkeeper Qiu to suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even more afraid that Shopkeeper Qiu would not be able to withstand the pressure and would sell him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ke Gong had repeatedly urged him back then:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Safety first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When necessary, one could even do things detrimental to the organization to cover one's own identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng had not been in contact with Shopkeeper Qiu for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven knows if this person would become the next Liu Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing to be glad about now was that Ma Kui did not possess any substantive evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Station Chief had accepted the red coral and was currently in a \"honeymoon period\" with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also Hong Zhiyou, whose identity was unknown, who had been \"providing cover\" from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if Shopkeeper Qiu confessed, he would be a dead man too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his office door, quickly dialed a number, and a smile appeared on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Madam, I am a mountain goods dealer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman's soft voice came from the other end: \"Is something the matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is like this, Madam, didn't you want a batch of old ginseng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sorry, but Officer Xiong has recently sealed the border and cleared the manifests, so the batch of goods you wanted cannot get out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps you should ask another shop, Madam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apologies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, goodbye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This code, Shopkeeper Qiu had only told him to use in an emergency, without explaining the reason in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was on the other end?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could they save Shopkeeper Qiu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng knew nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could do nothing now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only suffer and wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Station Chief's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong stared at the slogan about protecting the leader for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned his head and dialed a number, which was for his wife, Mei Qiuju:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you receive Zecheng's item?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did Appraiser Li say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Authentic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is great, have your brother send someone to pick it up immediately and take it to Yuezhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Keep it at home?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is there to look at? It won't bring any damn luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can that thing be used as a decoration?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am raiding others today; who knows if it will be someone else's turn to raid me tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop talking nonsense and do as I say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hung up the phone, his brows furrowed, but a smile he could not stop appeared on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Women, long hair and short insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A priceless red coral, and she thinks of it as a mascot or an ornament; I can't believe she thought of that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, who doesn't want to look at beautiful things a few more times?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou, who was serving him on the side, brought over some freshly brewed tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is your take on Director Yu's situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could he be a Red?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong looked at him with a meaningful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope he is, and yet I hope he isn't,\" Hong Zhiyou laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How so?\" Wu Jingzhong raised an eyebrow and asked seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Director Yu is a Red and he is gone, I can take on more work for the Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is naturally beneficial to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is just that everyone has their own specialty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am good at handling the madams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But when it comes to shaking down the wealthy, Director Yu is much better at it than I am.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the very least, I might not be able to squeeze out a treasure like red coral.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said this while washing fruit at the sink on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you also hope he isn't?\" Wu Jingzhong asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still the same old saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Director Yu leaves, what if another Lu Qiaoshan or Ma Kui comes along?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The student wouldn't be as comfortable or at ease as I am now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou explained indifferently and brought over the cut fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are sympathizing with and favoring him,\" Wu Jingzhong said while chewing on a crisp apple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The student is just speaking the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honestly, Captain Ma is just a mad dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He even called me to his office last night and wouldn't let go of the matter of my meeting with Yong Jianqiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, heaven is my witness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was acting under your orders to collect those thirty thousand dollars in military expenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just you wait, he might just grab someone from the Yong family and use the student as a target.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou feigned a tone of someone whose life was in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wouldn't dare!\" Wu Jingzhong slammed the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Ma Kui is indeed annoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He doesn't report his operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And he is just a stinking rock in a latrine, impossible to enlighten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is making things very difficult for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong ate a few bites, wiped his hands, and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's not talk about these things anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, a disciple of Mei Lanfang is coming to Jinhai to perform soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about I book a few tickets for you and your wife at the Shengping Theater?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll talk about the theater later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this, you go call Ma Kui...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Wu Jingzhong could finish his sentence, Ma Kui walked in with a triumphant look on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, the one surnamed Qiu has confessed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Confessed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was greatly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou's heart also skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he felt it was unreasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Qiu was a notoriously hard nut to crack; how could he have confessed just after the first interrogation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, call Director Yu to the interrogation room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong felt a chill in his heart and ordered sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had the intention to protect Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the rules of the house were clear, and it was Ma Kui who had made the arrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one is linked to the Reds, even the Son of Heaven would have to have them executed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Mao Renfeng in the way, he didn't even have the chance to plead for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was in his office reading the newspaper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, let's go.\" Hong Zhiyou walked in and gestured behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go where?\" Yu Zecheng asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The interrogation room!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiu Ji has confessed,\" Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He... he confessed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng's legs went weak, and his heart felt so tight he could barely breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Qiu, how could you...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh, a man who was usually so sharp and capable, how... in the end, he still couldn't withstand the torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrible thing was, in order to survive, Qiu Ji would definitely sell him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Yu Zecheng felt his heart turn to ash; his mind was a mess, and he couldn't think of any way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unsolvable dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Yu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou's expression turned stern, and he raised his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Yu was panicking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou secretly thought this was bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could understand Old Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Yu had only recently gone undercover in Jinmen, and his skills had not yet reached the level of perfection they would later attain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, he hadn't been in contact with Shopkeeper Qiu for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know the script like he did, nor did he understand Shopkeeper Qiu's character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone in his position would be scared out of their wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was brought back to his senses by this shout, and he smiled with a hint of panic:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't think this medicine seller will just spout nonsense, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, the Station Chief and Captain Ma are urging us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you keep dragging your feet, Ma Kui will say you have a guilty conscience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou smiled brightly and pointed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are many people who see doctors, they can't all be Red Tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng took a slight breath and regained his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\" Hong Zhiyou stared into his eyes and nodded firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was not something he could control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only hope for Old Yu's good luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at the interrogation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Qiu was covered in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of the shocking wounds and the flesh burned by branding irons made Hong Zhiyou's scalp tingle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, it is just as I expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This person has admitted with his own mouth that he is a Red Ticket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui greeted Wu Jingzhong as he sat in the seat of honor, his face full of joy as he claimed credit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A blind cat bumping into a dead mouse, he actually guessed right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan curled his lip and muttered, looking very displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma has worked hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong sat down in the seat of honor:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak, who is your superior, and who has been in contact with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you give me a pen? I... I will confess everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Qiu swallowed a mouthful of blood and begged bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\" Wu Jingzhong tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan hurriedly stepped forward, took out a fountain pen, and spread paper on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't leave anyone out, or I'll have your head,\" Lu Qiaoshan threatened coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, officer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Qiu began to write, trembling with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first name that caught the eye was, shockingly, Director Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1613,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2ee439c54f8fc04a3c8c417231bf7aac4b8373a440d533a3e21b93bc9cf86703","spy-survival-guide-chapter-66","spy-survival-guide-chapter-64",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]