[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-66":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},2366382,4634,"Chapter 66: Miss Hu Die (Seeking collections, monthly tickets, and recommendation votes)","spy-survival-guide-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>\"Director Yu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which Director Yu?\" Lu Qiao asked with a cold, suspicious voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I call him Mr. Lao; the officer just now called him Director Yu.\" Shopkeeper Qiu pointed at Yu Zecheng, sticking firmly to his story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, what do you say?\" Ma Kui laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slander,\" Yu Zecheng said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's confessed everything, and you still call it slander?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Yu, I wonder if your mouth will still be this tough when you're sitting in this chair?\" Ma Kui sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng smiled and did not defend himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop arguing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let him write first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong glared fiercely at Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng stood ramrod straight, his expression unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Qiu was still writing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every now and then he scratched his head, as if trying to remember everyone clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move left Hong Zhiyou stunned as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he really be about to betray them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this world still had quite a few discrepancies from the original story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, name after name appeared on the list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were even detailed addresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were surprisingly more than ten of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite a few contacts, aren't there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Qin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mrs. Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Zhang...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite a lot of people, indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are there no names?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I don't know either,\" Shopkeeper Qiu said, drooping his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, the Reds have always been cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if there are names, they're probably fake,\" Lu Qiao chimed in with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, let's start making arrests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once I bring them in and break them one by one, I don't believe I won't catch a big fish.\" Ma Kui agreed, which was a rare occurrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not one can be missed, arrest them all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't have enough men, pull some from Li Hanyuan's police station.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong ordered in a fit of rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, there are too many people; the interrogation room won't hold them, and they still need to be screened one by one. We don't have enough space,\" Lu Qiao reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep them secretly detained at the Shuitun Prison first. Tell Warden Song I want to interrogate them one by one myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong glanced at the list and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Qiu raised his head and asked cautiously, \"Officer, I, can I go now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait until your comrades are all here and you've finished your party before we talk about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong let out a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he fastened his collar and stood up, preparing to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, how should we handle Director Yu?\" Ma Kui shouted at the top of his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zecheng, you'll have to fend for yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong looked at Yu Zecheng with disappointment and left first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, let's go next door and have a cup of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything will be cleared up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao patted Yu Zecheng and took him to the next room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou followed Wu Jingzhong back to the station chief's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's confessed everything, Zhiyou. Even if I wanted to protect him, I can't,\" Wu Jingzhong said, tapping the table in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly hated that Yu Zecheng was so disappointing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his time at the Qingpu Class, he had ranked first in intelligence studies every time and was a top graduate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the Japanese occupation, he had assassinated Li Haifeng alone and was a hero personally commended by Director Dai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was even his own favorite subordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment he was presenting red coral, and the next he had become a Red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong felt like it was hellish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, don't get so angry that it ruins your health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw that Qiu Ji's eyes were darting around; one look and you could tell he wasn't saying a word of truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before the matter is settled, you must trust Director Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou stood to the side, carefully offering words of comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trust is an expensive luxury in this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, have I been too kind and too lenient with you all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong sneered at himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the affairs of Zuo Lan and Yong Jianqiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the afternoon Liu Wensheng had his incident, Yu Zecheng had indeed gone to the archives and the pharmacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it to treat his rhinitis?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or to tip someone off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only heaven knows!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interrogation Room No. 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng sat in a chair, calmly drinking tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, are you... really a Red?\" Lu Qiao sat to the side, shaking his head in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Department Chief Lu, what do you think?\" Yu Zecheng sipped his tea slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no prejudice against you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only know that whatever Ma Kui decides on is definitely bullshit,\" Lu Qiao said, adjusting his gold-rimmed glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this charge were to really stick,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui would be flying high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao hoped more than anyone that Yu Zecheng was not a Red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it must be bullshit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Suppose, I'm just saying suppose, I really end up a ghost of a wrongful death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the time comes, Old Lu, you can see me off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me go with some dignity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng sighed as if his doom were inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This little favor, your brother can still do for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you really are being wronged, I will investigate to the end, or at the very least, I'll ensure you leave in one piece.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiao patted his chest and gave his word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You and I are friends; saying that makes us strangers,\" Lu Qiao laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinmen, 12-35 Machang Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the villas next door that occupied thousands of square meters, this small building was quite inconspicuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the garden, birds sang and flowers were fragrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a small white table, three women were leisurely enjoying the afternoon sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One woman wore a white dress, her hair coiled in an old-fashioned style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thick, arched eyebrows and exquisitely delicate face complemented a full, curvaceous figure that was barely contained, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, as they chatted and laughed, every smile and frown was filled with worldly charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Mei, let me introduce you; this is the famous movie star from the Shanghai Bund, Miss Hu Die,\" the glamorous noblewoman sitting to the side said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her name was Zhu Jiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the wife of Wu Taixun, the beloved son of the former Fengtian clique warlord Wu Junsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the daughter of a former Beiyang Minister of the Interior, Zhu Jiu was naturally among the first \"sisters\" Sister Mei got to know upon arriving in Jinmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was also a little-known secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Taixun was a sworn brother of Dai Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Zhu Jiu, she also intended to curry favor with the \"local emperor\" Wu Jingzhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, despite the significant age gap between them, they were as close as sisters in their daily lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Hu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really is you; I was wondering why you looked so familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That movie you starred in...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Qiuju was greatly surprised and hurriedly stood up, nodding and bowing as she showered her with flattery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was Hu Die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a movie star was nothing; she was also the most favored mistress of Boss Dai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mistress of the Juntong Bureau!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a good friend of Jiu'er, so thanks to her, let me call you sister as well,\" Hu Die said with a sweet smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little sister, you are truly beautiful, just like a fairy descended from heaven,\" Sister Mei praised from the bottom of her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it's nothing, just a skin-deep appearance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little sister, now that you've come to Jinhai, why didn't you let us know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I could have at least had Old Wu send some attendants to run errands for you,\" Sister Mei asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's all for that matter regarding Yunong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has chronic rhinitis; it flares up severely as soon as autumn arrives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the Generalissimo often jokes that all of Yunong's salary is spent on handkerchiefs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard from Jiu'er that there is a Xuanji Pharmacy in Jinhai, and the owner's secret remedy for rhinitis is very effective, so I snuck over here a few days ago without telling Yunong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to give him a surprise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Die's voice was soft and sweet, enough to make even a woman's heart itch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are so thoughtful; no wonder Boss Dai values you so much,\" Sister Mei flattered her very appropriately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you're right, that prescription is quite effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A while ago, when the willow catkins were flying everywhere, Sister Mei and I both suffered from rhinitis, and the Western medicine from the Lujunyi Academy didn't work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention, after taking a few doses of Boss Qiu's medicine, I'm much better now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Jiu giggled from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them chatted idly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, several police cars quietly drove up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inspector Huang Zhong sat in a car, puffing on a cigarette as he coldly watched the women in the residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew where this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the side villa of Wu Taixun, Prince Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those women, the most beautiful one looked familiar, though he couldn't name her for the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another was the wife of Wu Taixun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the wife of Wu Jingzhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Qiu was in trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone call had been answered by Huang Zhong's wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them were \"Red Tickets,\" old comrades from the Japanese occupation period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Old Kite\" that Wu Jingzhong had always wanted to catch was the code name for Huang Zhong and his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Yu Zecheng, his superior was also Boss Qiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, his security clearance was not as high as that of Yu and Liao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least Huang Zhong did not yet know that his two sworn drinking buddies were also on his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to protect Boss Qiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Old Qiu had left a backup plan early on; everything should still be in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief Wu has ordered that they are suspected of having Red Tickets; regardless of who they are, take them away immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Li, remember, you must absolutely not hurt them, not even a single hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once captured, send them directly to the Shuitun Prison and hand them over to Warden Song.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong got out of the car and gave orders to the greenhorns he had specifically recruited from Jixian and Jinghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an old hand, he knew well that the local police could not handle this task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These newcomers were not familiar with the ladies of Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were eager to earn merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were perfect for doing this kind of rough work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Inspector Huang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader called Little Li waved his hand, and a crowd of people swarmed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1802,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","13668bb1d010ae1767f7e50d251a9913f0f14d6d24f4730e72f315e59c076c1d","spy-survival-guide-chapter-67","spy-survival-guide-chapter-65",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]