[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-68":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},2366384,4634,"Chapter 68: Boss Dai's Thunderous Wrath","spy-survival-guide-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>Cell Number Eight, Shuitun Prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench of scale, urine, and mold was so pungent that the three noble ladies vomited up their entire afternoon tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night grew deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The autumn chill, mixed with the cold drafts in the corridor, burrowed straight into their bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Qiuju and the other two, hungry and freezing, huddled in the corner of the wall, shivering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Mei, a-are we going to die here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Jiu rubbed her hands and said in a trembling voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-no... we won't. It must be a case of mistaken identity. Once someone from the station comes, it will be fine.\" Mei Qiuju’s teeth chattered uncontrollably from the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Squeak, squeak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several fat rats scurried out from the corner of the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Die and Zhu Jiu screamed and huddled together in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just a rat, d-don’t be afraid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Qiuju took off her high heel and threw it, scaring the rats away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry, I’ve caused you two sisters to suffer.\" She apologized with a forced, miserable smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Waaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Jingzhong, he must be insane. I’m not done with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to see Yunong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The delicate Hu Die wiped away her tears while shouting toward the door:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Hu Die, I know Officer Dai Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone, help!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shouted for a long time, but no one paid her any mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, stop shouting, it’s useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These prison brutes don't even know who we are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just wait. Once Old Wu can't find me tonight, he’ll come looking. Just endure it a little longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Qiuju knew her husband had caused a massive disaster and could only try to soothe them carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Endure? I have never suffered such an indignity in my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this even a place for humans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m telling you, this isn't over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Die began to sob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wu Jingzhong enjoyed a satisfying time in his secret room, he returned to his quarters and saw the alarm clock read ten-thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, when Qiuju went out to play mahjong, she should have been back by nine at the latest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something wasn't right today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of foreboding welled up in Wu Jingzhong’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, he had offended Mao Sen and the Boatmen’s Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinmen was a place where dragons and snakes mingled, and red agents were active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she have been...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chou'er, where did the Lady go?\" Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After lunch, she said she was going to Wu Taixun’s house to chat with Lady Zhu Jiu.\" Chou'er served him tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Taixun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong picked up the receiver and dialed the number:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Brother Wu, this is Wu Jingzhong. Is Qiuju with your wife?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a few brief words, he hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Taixun was a notorious playboy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife, Zhu Jiu, was also a loose woman; her affair with the young master of the Yuan family had once caused a city-wide scandal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them lived their own separate lives now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Taixun hadn't seen Zhu Jiu for over half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where could he look?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Xiao, take a team immediately and go find the Lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Check the clubs and the military dependents' associations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ask around at the places she frequents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong hurriedly summoned Xiao Guohua and gave his orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Xiao Guohua took his men and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiuju, you must not have anything happen to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If something happens to you, the assets I registered under your brother’s name will be in trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong prayed anxiously to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One o'clock in the morning, at the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s getting late, you guys keep playing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Sanmin threw down his cards, stood up, and left the guard room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carried a boxed meal and walked straight to Cell Number Eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three ladies, have some late-night snacks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Sanmin knocked on the cell door and called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Hu Die, you’ve seen my movies, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Die rushed over as if she had seen a savior, her curves pressed against the bars in a truly striking display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was doing it on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no one in this world who could resist her beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as she could persuade this man, she could call Dai Li for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really didn't want to stay in this damned place for even one more second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never heard of them.\" Liao Sanmin looked straight ahead, his expression blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Die was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy actually had zero reaction to her charm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he even a man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a waste of that face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have money. If you let me go, I’ll give you one thousand US dollars.\" Hu Die pleaded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are regulations; I cannot accept it.\" Liao Sanmin shook his head, making a move to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I know Director Dai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dai Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me go, and I guarantee you’ll be promoted three ranks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Die grabbed his sleeve, refusing to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, why don't you say you know the Generalissimo?\" Liao Sanmin laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't believe me, she is Wu Taixun’s wife, and this is the Jinmen Station... the wife of Station Chief Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must know that, at least.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Die was about to go crazy, speaking hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Officer, I really am...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Mei and Zhu Jiu hurriedly stepped forward to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Sanmin raised a hand to stop them and made a quiet gesture for silence:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three ladies, just by the way you’re dressed, you’re clearly not ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The problem is, I’m just a low-level worker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you were Madame Jiang, I wouldn't dare let you go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma Kui of the Jinmen Station gave a death order: anyone who dares to let one of you go will be executed on the spot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is a Lieutenant Colonel of the Juntong Bureau; how could I possibly afford to offend him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I beg the three ladies, please do not make things difficult for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a troubled expression as he poured out his grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn that Ma Kui, that idiot again!\" Mei Qiuju gritted her teeth in hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Die also etched this name into her memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this, we won't leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And we won't make things difficult for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you find a way to let me make a phone call?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can get out, I will certainly compensate you well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Die puffed out her chest, her tone becoming a bit more coquettish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, only one person can go.\" Liao Sanmin signaled for her to be quiet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he opened the cell door with light, cautious steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Hu, it is windy outside, put this on.\" He took off his coat and draped it over Hu Die's shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man is actually quite nice... Hu Die smiled gratefully: \"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're welcome, follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Sanmin looked left and right, leading her cautiously to the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will go to the door to keep watch, Miss Hu, be as quick as you can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the telephone, then pulled the door open and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Die picked up the receiver with trembling hands and dialed Dai Li's private number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the call connected, she began to cry:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yunong, save me quickly, I am so scared here, please come and save me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am in Jinhai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What could I be doing? It was just to get that folk remedy for your rhinitis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to give you a surprise, I feel bad for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you are scolding me, wuwu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After acting spoiled for a while, she did not forget to stir up trouble:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is all Wu Jingzhong's fault; he said I was a communist agent and threw me and your sworn brother's wife, Zhu Jiu, into prison together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He even said he would execute me by firing squad tomorrow morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuwu, Yunong, I suppose I can only accompany you in the next life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging up the phone, Hu Die wiped away her tears, a satisfied smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunong was furious on the other end of the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let you mess with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's see Yunong slap you to death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. 1 Changde Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ring-ring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong sprang up from his rattan chair and walked quickly to the telephone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, how is Section Chief Xiao doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, Bureau Chief!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is so late, why are you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent, angry roar came from the other end of the phone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Jingzhong, I am asking you, where is that bumpkin wife of yours?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She went to Wu Taixun's house during the day and hasn't returned yet; I am currently looking for her.\" Wu Jingzhong stood straight and replied respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me tell you then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is currently at the Shuitun Prison catching rats!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bastard, you caught red agents all the way to my doorstep, and you even want to execute Hu Die? You have some nerve!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go to Shuitun Prison immediately and bring the person to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she loses a single hair, I will hold you accountable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I weren't busy with the old man's Double Tenth meeting, I would fly over right now and shoot you dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone was hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was covered in cold sweat, completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't this supposed to be catching red agents?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he end up getting his own wife and Dai Li's lover into prison?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bunch of clumsy idiots!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guohua, call Li Hanyuan immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell him to personally escort that bunch of idiots who made the arrests to the station.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong roared, put on his coat, and rushed toward the station in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1640,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4e9f8ebccd1b1e94d979486f7cec3dd660cb27a2cd7fdaf0cc797919d6e08924","spy-survival-guide-chapter-69","spy-survival-guide-chapter-67",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]