[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-91":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},2366407,4634,"Chapter 91: Hong Zhiyou's Bitter Meat Ruse","spy-survival-guide-chapter-91",91,"\u003Cp>\"Alright, I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong hung up the phone, his heart filled with wild joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long suspected that Hong Zhiyou was a Red agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about how the station master’s two \"protectors\" were dangerous elements,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong could not sleep in peace, and he had worried so much that his beard had turned white in large patches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helplessly, loyal advice fell on deaf ears, and the station master was bewitched by the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also could not produce any concrete evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was perfect; he had caught Hong Zhiyou red-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One bite leads to the whole string; Yu Zecheng would not be able to run either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, the mole could be removed, and the Jinhai Station could be pacified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His old brothers could also safely make a fortune and live a good life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, once the matter was exposed, all their glory and wealth would eventually turn to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Liu, where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to leave, Xiao Guohua called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going out to buy a pack of cigarettes,\" Liu Xiong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just let Li Ping go buy cigarettes; do you really need to go yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The station master has given orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not peaceful in the city lately; we can't afford to have anyone missing during the night shift,\" Xiao Guohua reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine, I'll be back in a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong gave a greeting and drove straight toward the Gendarmerie Headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not dare to call his own men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong was straightforward, but he was not stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see that the station master had been dissatisfied with the investigation into the \"two traitors\" lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, there was still the like-minded Ma Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ma, the opportunity has arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong went to the dilapidated warehouse, where Ma Kui was lying on a mat swatting mosquitoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What opportunity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With Wanlilang dead, all the leads have been cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, it’s all gone to the mosquitoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going back to the station to report tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui was dispirited, and with a \"slap,\" he killed a mosquito.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you still remember Kong Fang?\" Liu Xiong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the person I was tailing, a Red agent courier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, did you hook a fat fish?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui sat up excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou met with him secretly and headed south toward Xizifeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Accompanied by several cars and over a dozen people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before he left, he also had contact with Yong Jianqiu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong glanced at him and said unhurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yong Jianqiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is the Red agent's big moneybags; if Liu San and his son hadn't been silenced last time, I would have caught him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui’s jaw tightened, and he shook his head from side to side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a sharp light flashed in his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Colluding with Kong Fang and smuggling with the Red agents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on this alone, we can nail him as a Red agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Secretary Hong is one, can Yu Zecheng still escape?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly!\" Liu Xiong nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your eyes are still as sharp as ever, brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was almost deceived by this silver-tongued Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are we waiting for? Let's go make the arrest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui sneered and shouted at Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Liu Xiong frowned; what kind of thing dared to order him around?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, is there a problem?\" Ma Kui frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't putting on airs; he was purely anxious to make the arrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong nodded and said solemnly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know that the station master is deeply bewitched by Hong and Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I mobilize men, it will inevitably alert them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have Captain Tang send the Gendarmerie Headquarters enforcement team to make the arrest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can do.\" Ma Kui slipped out through the back door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while later, Tang Wu gathered two truckloads of men at the drill ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this person reliable?\" Liu Xiong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saved his life back in Shancheng, and it was through my connection with Director Mao that he got into the Gendarmerie Headquarters,\" Ma Kui explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, I will lead the team myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong went outside and met Tang Wu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Tang, make sure not to open fire later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will be very troublesome if this person is killed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou’s background and history were fine; at most, he had been bewitched by Yong Jianqiu and Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing him had no value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by relying on Hong Zhiyou could they bite into Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoroughly rooting out the people on this secret line of Lü Zongfang was the true victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, just lead the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Wu lit a cigarette and got into the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headlights were bright, and the mountain road looked as if it were covered in a layer of white frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Kong, this trip was all thanks to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thirteen trucks of goods, and eleven came back; it far exceeded my expectations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the car, Hong Zhiyou reached into his bag and handed three packets of silver dollars to Kong Fang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, Mr. Yong appreciates you very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I take money for helping you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Fang smiled and raised his hand to decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have been targeted by the Military Statistics Bureau; you are already a dead piece on the board.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to your discipline, even if you go back, you cannot hold a position for three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As far as I know, your parents back home are advanced in age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need money for medical treatment and to find a wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou looked at him and pushed it back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three hundred silver dollars; if I take it back, I won't be able to explain it clearly,\" Kong Fang shook his head and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You won't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you leave, Mr. Yong and the local committee leaders will write a special report for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Yong's exact words were: The or... your organization will not treat any comrade unfairly; this is just the most insignificant token of respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of these three packets, two are given to you by Mr. Yong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This one is a hardship allowance from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will accept these two packets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot take yours; I am not helping you for money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Fang put the two packets of silver dollars into his pocket, jumped out of the car, and ducked into the mountain stream to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His nickname was \"Golden Leopard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, even if a whole battalion of Japanese devils searched the mountains, they couldn't find a single hair of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou waved his hand, and the motorcade continued to move out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were taking a hidden small path on the north side of Xizi Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the route Kong Fang and the bandit chief had pointed out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A road that could lead Liu Xiong into hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Tang, my men have spotted them at Beikou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong got out of the car, smoked a cigarette, and returned to the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beikou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is the route used by the Red Ticket old transit station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Secretary Hong of yours is undoubtedly a Red Ticket contact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Wu nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gendarmerie blocked Hong Zhiyou's path at Beikou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou, get out of the car.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong waved his hand, and fully armed soldiers blocked the way at the mountain pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Liu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This road is not very peaceful; I was just feeling uneasy, and I didn't expect you to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou laughed and made a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou, I couldn't tell you were hiding so deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seize the vehicles!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong didn't waste any words; he waved his hand, and the soldiers prepared to charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Liu, is there some misunderstanding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is just some private grain and liquor cargo for the Cao Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was entrusted by a friend to come and help out; is there a problem?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou raised his hand to stop the Cao Gang disciples who were about to fight, and shouted calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Entrusted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Entrusted by the Red Ticket, traveling on the Red Ticket transit line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems you are really quite familiar with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take the man, take the vehicles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong waved his hand to give the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The man, you can take as you please.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cargo, don't even think about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Burn it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cao Gang disciples behind him, holding torches, threw them into the trucks one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kerosene had already been sprinkled inside beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, more than a dozen trucks were engulfed in raging flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong could only watch helplessly as the \"evidence\" vanished into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou, you're good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take him away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at him and said viciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou and a dozen Cao Gang disciples had their axes and sidearms removed and were escorted onto a military truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong arrived at the office early, which was rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't slept all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Secretary Hong's work habits, once the goods were transported to Renji, he would notify them by phone immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he did not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intuition told him that something was likely going to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was feeling uneasy, Yu Zecheng walked in quickly and said anxiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, something big has happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Liu has arrested Secretary Hong, and he has already been taken into the interrogation room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\" Wu Jingzhong was a bit dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Wu entrusted someone to notify me quietly; Section Chief Liu is determined to use torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm afraid they've already started by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, you should hurry over and take a look; if you're late, he might be beaten to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sighing, Yu Zecheng urged him quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Xiong must be crazy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is outrageous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong slammed the table in anger, and with his hands behind his back, he walked out furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waited all night, and he didn't end up in the hands of bandits or the garrison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all went to pot in his own kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interrogation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was locked in an electric chair, his body covered in bloody whip marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak, where did Kong Fang go?\" Liu Xiong grabbed his hair and asked coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What Kong Fang? I don't know what you're talking about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou's smile was slightly pale, and he didn't fall for the bluff at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still playing tough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My men saw you meeting with Kong Fang with their own eyes and taking people to Xizi Peak.\" Liu Xiong circled around him and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said, I was just helping a friend transport goods there.\" Hong Zhiyou bared his teeth and took a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The electric chair package was really not something a human could endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice, against a ruthless person like Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could only trade blood for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still daring to play tough? Old Wu, bring the branding iron.\" Liu Xiong ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Wu took a piece of raw iron and started heating it in the furnace to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine sweat seeped from Hong Zhiyou's forehead, and his muscles gradually tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing was no joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both skin and bone would be scorched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Old Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Wu didn't say anything, turning the branding iron in the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Wu, what are you dawdling for? Do it.\" Liu Xiong urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not heated through yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It won't have any effect, he won't confess.\" Old Wu chuckled dryly, dragging out the time as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The furnace was a bit hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was covered in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was the Station Chief's golden treasure; he was extremely generous to everyone on weekdays and was the recognized little god of wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this branding iron went down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where would they find someone to borrow money from to gamble or visit brothels in the future, without having to pay it back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you grow up eating shit? You can't even heat a piece of iron through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong was impatient; he pushed Old Wu aside, took the branding iron himself, and moved straight toward Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding the goods, where did Kong Fang go? And Yu Zecheng and Shopkeeper Qiu, you had better explain everything clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone knows what's going on, don't force me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you confess about Yu Zecheng, I can let bygones be bygones regarding your little smuggling operation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can continue being a secretary, collecting gold and silver, and playing with women, how about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blew at Hong Zhiyou, sparks flew, and his hair immediately gave off a burnt smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou smiled and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Liu Xiong was about to take action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was kicked open violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Station Chief stood at the doorway with a gloomy expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him followed Lu Qiaoshan and Yu Zecheng, both looking incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Liu, what is going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who gave you the gall to torture my secretary in private!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong was so angry his liver trembled, and he shouted sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, I caught evidence of Hong Zhiyou being a Red agent,\" Liu Xiong said hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Red agent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong secretly thought, \"This is bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this kind of matter is brought to the table, there must be interrogation records, and it must be submitted to the Inspection Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he wanted to cover it up, he had no way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong sat at the head of the table, looking at Hong Zhiyou with a complex expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoshan, you take the records.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Xiong, you do the questioning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he is a Red agent, I will not be lenient,\" Wu Jingzhong ordered with a straight face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Tao from the Action Team has been tailing Kong Fang; he saw with his own eyes Hong Zhiyou meeting him, and the two left in a car.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong directly called Jiang Tao in for a confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\" Wu Jingzhong asked Jiang Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" Jiang Tao replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, what else do you have to say?\" Wu Jingzhong looked at Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, this is a frame-up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have never met any Kong Fang, let alone gotten into a car with him,\" Hong Zhiyou replied, feigning extreme weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A frame-up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With both human evidence and proof, you still dare to call it a frame-up?\" Liu Xiong was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Liu, you can't say it like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiu Ji even accused the Station Chief's Lady and Hu Die of being Red agents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your people have no proof, relying only on their mouths does not conform to case-handling procedures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan sneered coldly from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't helping Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He purely wanted to take the opportunity to smear and bring down Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiaoshan, don't talk nonsense with your eyes open; Jiang Tao saw it with his own eyes, and I caught the person myself, isn't that evidence?\" Liu Xiong pointed at him and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Liu, having reason doesn't mean you have to be loud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Security Section hasn't been doing this kind of thing for just a day or two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, Li Ping faked the Station Chief's orders, causing Director Yu to almost miss Qiu Ji, and causing the Station Chief to be reprimanded by Boss Dai and Madame Jiang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now you just find someone to pin a label on Secretary Hong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not impossible either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan was a veteran of the Nanchang Investigation Section and wasn't afraid of him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Liu is, after all, an old hand from Chicken Goose Lane, his methods are naturally...\" Yu Zecheng said concisely, smiling and adding a jab from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Liu Xiong had grievances he couldn't voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing Qiu Ji was instructed by the Station Chief for him to relay to Li Ping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this matter had to rot in his stomach; he couldn't say it even if it killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't expect it to become the excuse for Lu and Yu to exonerate the Red agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You say Secretary Hong is in league with Kong Fang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the evidence? Was Kong Fang caught?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong interrupted their argument and asked in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, my men chased him to the Beikou of Xizi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That route is extremely hidden; it is the secret passage Kong Fang used to help Red agents transport supplies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't this prove that Hong Zhiyou is a Red agent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong gritted his teeth and stated the evidence again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, Director Yu, did you hear that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Extremely hidden! A secret passage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's so hidden that even a dog from the Gendarmerie Headquarters could find it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You tell me this is called extremely hidden, a secret?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, are we going to be judged as Red agents just because we go into the mountains and step on a path one of these days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan tilted his head, finding it ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Xiong, what kind of bullshit evidence is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm asking you, was Kong Fang caught?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that... that batch of supplies, that is the key.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong just wanted to know where his wine went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kong Fang escaped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The people from the Gendarmerie Headquarters and the local garrison are searching the mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That batch of supplies was burned to ashes by Secretary Hong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, he is destroying evidence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear on my life to the Chairman and to the Party flag that what was in that car must have been important supplies being transported to the Red agents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong shouted with veins popping out on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Screw your eighteen generations of ancestors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My wine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong's mentality exploded, and he pointed at him and shouted coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll ask one more time: Kong Fang, the supplies, human evidence—is there any or not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\" Liu Xiong was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought that since he had caught him in the act, he only needed to force a confession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a dissolute person like Hong Zhiyou, after a few lashes, he would have to confess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought this guy was slipperier than a stone in a latrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't get the evidence, and he was countered instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without evidence, relying only on imagination, you dare to arrest people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today you arrest my secretary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow, are you going to arrest me and put me in this chair too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong slammed the table repeatedly, his slicked-back hair falling into disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them had ever seen Old Wu this angry, and for a moment, they were all stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng secretly glanced at Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vaguely understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy was likely using a ruse of self-inflicted pain to forcibly replace Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou really is a Red agent, you must believe...\" Liu Xiong was so angry he was about to vomit blood; he had reason but couldn't explain it, and he stomped his feet in anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong snatched the gun from a guard nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the safety and pointed it at Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong’s face turned deathly pale, and a dull pain in his chest made him feel like he was suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong, I ask you, are you transporting supplies for the Red Ticket?\" Wu Jingzhong lowered his gun and asked in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I owed Long Er a favor; he asked me to help escort the goods, and I also wanted to use the convenience of knowing Mobile Corps Commander Xu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mobile Corps Commander Zhang of Xizikou and Xu Zhiwu were comrades-in-arms in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was being transported was just some grain, oil, rice, and flour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't believe me, you can telegraph Mobile Corps Commander Zhang of the Xizifeng Security Brigade right now; he can provide testimony for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou did not shout or scream; he simply stated this with a slightly pained expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiaoshan, call Mobile Corps Commander Zhang now,\" Wu Jingzhong ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan went to the adjacent monitoring room to make the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He returned quickly, \"Station Chief, Mobile Corps Commander Zhang and his adjutant inspected the vehicles personally; it is indeed as Secretary Hong said.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, this is clearly just an excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were rice and flour, why burn it?\" Liu Xiong took a deep breath and continued to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was for no other reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't bring people from the Jinhai Station, and I don't trust the Gendarmerie Headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rather than letting them confiscate it for their own private gain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would rather be a broken jade than a whole tile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou stared at him and began to sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Station Chief, the situation is now very clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Liu is framing me, or, of course, it is also possible he simply made a mistake in the arrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But to conclude that you, a dignified Major General Station Chief’s confidential secretary, are a Red Ticket just based on Jiang Tao’s confession and the fact that Red Tickets have transported supplies along that road before—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that too rash?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If word gets out, it will be detrimental to your reputation and that of the Jinhai Station.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng began to set the tone for the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just standard operating procedure for the Security Section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mrs. Yu told my wife that just because she mentioned her great-uncle back home once led a horse for General Zhang and practiced martial arts for a few days, Section Chief Liu arrested her and investigated her thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, in his eyes, even General Zhang Zizhong could be…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And don't even get me started on Section Chief Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A top student taught by you personally, the one who killed Li Haifeng, the hero Major personally commended by Boss Dai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was forced to take action against Qiu Ji by a bunch of people led by that piece-of-trash staff member Li Ping, who isn't even a Second Lieutenant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And they even had the gall to call it your order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, Station Chief, sometimes we people really don't know who we should be listening to in the Jinhai Station.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to fanning the flames, Lu Qiaoshan was definitely an expert, and he would never miss an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Qiaoshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You despicable, shameless villain, stop trying to sow discord here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My heart and soul are entirely for the Party-State and the Jinhai Station.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong was so angry his face twisted; he really wanted to strangle this shameless, filthy wretch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve noticed you’re just like Captain Ma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone you don't like is a Red Ticket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The words 'Chairman' and 'Party-State' are always on your lips!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiaoshan chuckled, then gritted his teeth and slapped the armrest of his chair:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You hold the flag high, but why don't you produce some evidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really want to tear the mouths off you idiots!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been enduring Liu Xiong for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rare chance to step on him, so he naturally had to use his \"mouth-tearing\" specialty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The resources of the Party-State are being wasted by the internal strife of you people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen clearly, all of you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jinhai Station has only one Station Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His surname is Wu, not Liu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it certainly isn't Lu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong glared at Lu Qiaoshan in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That dog, fanning the flames at a time like this; he really was tired of living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Lu Qiaoshan nodded with an awkward smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Liu, do you have anything else to say?\" Wu Jingzhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Revoke Liu Xiong’s position as Section Chief of the Security Section; Deputy Section Chief Xiao will act in his stead for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take him away first and let him sober up for a few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guards immediately stepped forward to detain Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let go, I can walk myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiong’s gaze swept fiercely across the faces of Hong Zhiyou and Yu Zecheng, then he waved his hand and walked out proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the matter settled, Yu Zecheng rushed over to unlock Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou tilted his head and fainted on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was truly unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low blood sugar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who told you to use torture on him?\" Wu Jingzhong pointed at Lao Wu and barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It, it was Section Chief Liu,\" Lao Wu stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dog!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unclear whether he was cursing Liu Xiong or Lao Wu, but Wu Jingzhong raised his hand and slapped Lao Wu hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hitting him, he ordered: \"What are you still standing there for? Hurry and send him to the Lujunyi Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Hong Zhiyou woke up, he saw Yu Zecheng smiling at him: \"Zhiyou, you're awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I checked, there’s no monitoring; we can talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You and your jinxed mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time you said we’d be back sooner or later, and you were right; we’re even in the same hospital room,\" Hong Zhiyou said with a weak smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop pretending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given your relationship with Lao Wu, those lashes were just a tickle, barely scraping the skin,\" Yu Zecheng, being as shrewd as he was, could tell with a single glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't I scrape your skin and see,\" Hong Zhiyou stopped pretending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His weakness was purely from not sleeping last night, not having a drop of food or water for a day and a night, and being terrified by Liu Xiong’s electric chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the injuries, they were just superficial flesh wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to beating people, Lao Wu was naturally a professional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Brother Wu really beat his own benefactor and creditor to death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw Little Wuzi in the next room,\" Yu Zecheng said suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is he?\" Hong Zhiyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lao Wu said he used the harshest methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The man is already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has to be sent to the morgue tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't look at how young he was; he didn't utter a single word, otherwise Cuiping would have been the one on the chair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng’s eyes were slightly red as he looked down at the floor, as if he were calmly recounting someone else's story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s no wonder they say you two are a toxic pair; it’s a pity for Little Wuzi, dying as a scapegoat,\" Hong Zhiyou sighed with sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This move of yours won't finish off Liu Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is the Station Chief’s sworn brother; even if this batch of liquor was lost, out of sentiment, he won't deal with Liu Xiong,\" Yu Zecheng said, bringing up the real business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, that’s why I have three more strikes prepared for him; I must chop off his dog head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said chillingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Zhang Si and his son, he had never wanted anyone to die this much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If people do not offend me, I will not offend them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If people offend me, I will surely execute them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Liu Xiong lacks the ability to read the room, then I can only send him to have tea with Zhang Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are the three axes?\" Yu Zecheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first axe, let's not talk about it yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second axe, there is a person in the Dangtong Bureau named Xie Ruo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You go see him and give him a gold bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have him find an opportunity to meet with Tang Wu of the Gendarmerie Headquarters Enforcement Team, just shaking hands will do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dangtong Bureau, huh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, but what if he doesn't know Tang Wu...\" Yu Zecheng was somewhat worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, you don't need to worry about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as the money is sufficient, this Mr. Xie will naturally come to know him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4652,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","80cc95dea8056c434cbc6786cc4b03d8dad25a15332f0c6e3e277acbbe5e88b3","spy-survival-guide-chapter-92","spy-survival-guide-chapter-90",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]