Chapter 313: What are your plans next?

"Director Gao, do you have any orders?" Zhang Haifeng asked cautiously.

"Come to my office right away; I have a very important task to assign to you." Gao Tian Longyi said with a smile.

"Yes!" Zhang Haifeng responded, hung up the phone, and quickly went to Gao Tian Longyi's office.

"Zhang Haifeng." Gao Tian Longyi said, sizing him up with a smile.

Zhang Haifeng put on a frightened look: "I didn't expect Director Gao to actually remember me."

"How is life in Unit 76?" Gao Tian Longyi asked.

"Not bad..." Zhang Haifeng said vaguely.

Gao Tian Longyi suppressed a laugh; the Zhang Haifeng in the recording could not be described as "not bad" in his current work attitude.

"If I remember correctly, you graduated from school together with Chen Yongren; now he's become a consultant in Unit 76, while you're still just a section chief—do you genuinely accept that?" Gao Tian Longyi stared intently into Zhang Haifeng's eyes.

A flicker of panic crossed Zhang Haifeng's eyes; he quickly hid his emotion: "Chen Yongren is my elder brother; without him, I wouldn't be where I am today—I certainly accept that."

"Zhang Haifeng, I didn't bring you here just to hear you say these things…" Gao Tian Longyi shook his head helplessly, opened the drawer, and took out a recorder.

In Zhang Haifeng's puzzled expression, Gao Tian Longyi lightly pressed the play button.

A voice sounded.

"Damn it, it's all the same dealing with the Japanese; what airs are you putting on in front of me?"

Zhang Haifeng had already braced himself mentally; upon hearing these words,

He first froze, then stepped back several paces, incredulously staring at the recorder on the desk.

"You… these recordings…" Zhang Haifeng pointed at the recorder, his voice trembling.

The recorder continued playing the recording.

"Back when we were both at the police precinct, we agreed that we brothers would rise in rank and make a fortune together."

……

"... One of these days I'll be riding on your head."

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"A three-legged toad is hard to find, but plenty of people want the job of a two-legged section chief of the training division."

"Ren Ge, I know I was wrong."

……

Zhang Haifeng's face turned pale as he swallowed and said: "Director Gao, these…"

Gao Tian Longyi said to himself: "Mr. Zhang, you don't seem to truly respect your elder brother; if he found out about these complaints of yours in private, what would the consequences be?"

Having come, Zhang Haifeng took a few deep breaths: "Director Gao, what do you need me to do? From now on I'll certainly attend to your every need without saying a word!"

A Ren really is ingenious and foresightful.

He had anticipated that Gao Tian Longyi might exploit the recording to cause trouble, so he deliberately let himself utter some complaints.

That old bastard never imagined that, from the moment he played the recording, he had already fallen into A Ren's calculations.

Zhang Haifeng could already picture Gao Tian Longyi's miserable death.

Gao Tian Longyi couldn't help laughing: "I just love talking to smart people."

"You and Chen Yongren graduated from the same school?" Gao Tian Longyi still wanted to get some information from Zhang Haifeng's mouth.

Zhang Haifeng nodded, following the answer Chen Yongren had given him these past two days.

Gao Tian Longyi nodded slightly.

Just as Chen Yongren said, both of them were assigned to the Songhu front by the school because they refused to pay the "protection money."

Seeing Zhang Haifeng's frightened appearance, Gao Tian Longyi frowned slightly—where was there any trace of a secret agent?

"Director Gao, I beg you, these recordings—you must absolutely not let anyone else know, or else he will surely flay me alive." Zhang Haifeng said urgently.

"Rest assured, as long as you're willing to work for me, absolutely no third party will hear these recordings." Gao Tian Longyi replied directly.

"What do you want me to do?" Zhang Haifeng asked.

"You two A Ren't close brothers, and you're his driver—from now on you'll help me monitor Chen Yongren." Gao Tian Longyi said: "Watch who he meets in private and whether he exhibits any suspicious behavior."

"Since you're his brother, he definitely won't be on guard against you—having you do this is perfectly suitable."

"Of course, I won't let you do this for nothing."

Gao Tian Longyi opened the drawer, took out 200 yen and placed it on the table, saying: "This is your operating funds; if you perform well, there will be additional bonuses."

200 yen.

Back when that bastard Zeng Qiru would just hand out a thousand dollars at a whim.

Compared to that, this guy is still truly stingy.

But as Chen Yongren would say, free money—don't turn it down.

"Yes!" Zhang Haifeng's eyes lit up as he was about to take the money.

Gao Tian Longyi pressed his hand onto the money and said: "Zhang Haifeng, this matter must be kept strictly confidential; you must absolutely not disclose it to anyone."

"If a third party learns of this, I don't care who leaked it—"

"I will immediately send these recordings to Chen Yongren's desk."

"Even if he knows I'm bugging him, he wouldn't dare get angry at me—in the end, who will be the unlucky one?"

"You should know that better than I do."

"I, your humble servant, dare not." Zhang Haifeng quickly shook his head: "I will definitely monitor Chen Yongren conscientiously, and I will certainly not let a third party find out."

Gao Tian Longyi continued to paint the pie: "As long as you do a good job, I will certainly promote you well, unlike Chen Yongren who neglected you."

"You're not trying to replace Chen Yongren, are you?"

"If your performance satisfies me, I can nominate you to take the consultant's position."

"No, not just the chief consultant."

I can establish a new department, a department higher than Chen Yongren's rank, so you can ride on his head.

Imagine, you can step on the person you used to look up to with your feet—isn't this feeling very satisfying?

Zhang Haifeng panted, stood at attention, and said: "Yes, your humble servant thanks Chief Gao Tian for his cultivation!"

"If someone asks you why you came to me?" Gao Tianyi asked.

Zhang Haifeng immediately said: "Chief Gao Tian hopes I can recruit more good seedlings for the Locust Army!"

"Very well." Gao Tianyi waved his hand: "Go on, Zhang Haifeng, let me see your performance!"

"Yes!" Zhang Haifeng left the office.

Gao Tianyi showed a smile on his face.

Chen Yongren.

The office, the car, and even your home are all bugging equipment.

Even your close brother is spying on you—I don't believe Chen Yongren can do things flawlessly!

After a moment, Gao Tianyi picked up the phone and summoned a second lieutenant.

Not long after.

A Japanese second lieutenant pushed the door open and entered: "Chief, what are your orders?"

"Now, go immediately to Zhang Haifeng's home and also install listening devices in the office."

……

Work shift ended.

Zhang Haifeng drove to pick up Chen Yongren.

Although Zhang Haifeng was "monitoring" Chen Yongren, a recorder was still placed in the car.

The two continued to communicate in Morse code.

Zhang Haifeng: "Gao Tian Lao Guizi looked for me and had me monitor you."

"He also gave me 200 yen."

Chen Yongren: "You had better monitor him well, give him more useful information, absolutely cannot let that guy down, squeeze his wallet dry!"

Zhang Haifeng looked helpless: "A Ren, quit joking—since that guy took the bait, what's your plan next?"