Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3023 Faith Cannot Withstand Betrayal!

Alloy Research Institute, Staff and Family Compound!

When Yu Zecheng and Xiao Bo arrived, it was right at the end of the workday, and many workers were heading home.

Xiao Bo and Yu Zecheng walked among the crowd, while many more people quietly approached the residential compound.

"Director, I remember there was an incident at this alloy research institute before. I didn't expect it to happen here again this time."

Xiao Bo was talking to Yu Zecheng, and Yu Zecheng said irritably, "How can there only be one fish in a river?"

"All we can do is not fall into the same river twice."

Xiao Bo nodded silently after listening, and then, while there was still some distance on the road, he began to talk about the target.

"This man is named Ma Xiaoyuan, and he is a technician at the Metallurgical Research Institute."

"Because of what happened last time, there are many vacancies in the metallurgical sector. In order to make up for the impact of the personnel shortage, the metallurgical bureau has transferred a lot of people from local areas to fill the vacancies."

"Of course, these people were all recommended by local authorities and then investigated step by step."

"The reason they didn't give themselves away is because the other party wasn't activated."

"This job at the Alloy Bureau has conveniently opened a door for them, allowing them access to some important secrets."

"This time, our frequent actions aroused the other side's vigilance, and since they felt the information was important, they unfroze it on their own, which could very well allow them to pass the message out."

Yu Zecheng nodded in agreement. "Regardless of whether he has spread the word or not, we must take him down."

Xiao Bo nodded.

Who else is in his family?

"I have a son in middle school and two daughters in elementary school."

"My wife stays home to take care of the children; we don't have any elderly relatives."

"The couple's relationship is fairly harmonious!"

Xiao Bo described Ma Xiaoyuan's family situation, while Yu Zecheng remained silent.

He knew that if Ma Xiaoyuan's situation was confirmed, this family would not stay in Beijing.

"Try to capture them alive."

After thinking for a moment, Yu Zecheng finally decided to give the other party a chance.

If the other party is willing to cooperate, that would be best.

"it is good!"

Xiao Bo had been on several missions with Yu Zecheng and knew what Yu Zecheng was thinking, so he didn't say much.

One by one, the workers from the Alloy Bureau returned to their residential compound, chatting with each other before saying goodbye.

After Yu Zecheng and Xiao Bo arrived at the family compound, they walked to the side and watched a group of elderly people playing chess together.

This is also a form of entertainment for the elderly.

However, the entertainment was soon drawn by a sound from afar.

I saw a young man carrying a radio on his shoulder. It was obviously a Jiubu Yanwu brand tape recorder that could be used with either batteries or plugged in.

Yu Zecheng's lips twitched slightly. Although he hadn't returned to the courtyard house during this time, news about it still reached his ears quite frequently.

His son begged Cuiping for a tape recorder, but Cuiping ruthlessly suppressed him.

However, considering my own situation, I do feel somewhat indebted to my son.

Especially now that the children are older, I've been busy with work all these years, and we rarely see each other. When we are together, I want to be close to them, but I can't find that father-son relationship.

Once, she tried to make her son laugh by putting on a stern face, but ended up scaring him instead.

From that time on, he knew that he was a terrible father.

So he was able to give his son, or rather, himself, a chance to make amends, and he didn't mind doing something.

With that in mind, Yu Zecheng made up his mind to get a tape recorder for his son.

"Director, the person is back!"

Yu Zecheng snapped out of his daze, but his expression remained calm, his eyes still fixed on the chessboard without making any other moves.

Xiao Bo was doing the same, pointing at the chessboard and talking in a serious manner, while a slightly overweight middle-aged man walked slowly behind them.

This person was Ma Xiaoyuan, a technical researcher at the Alloy Research Institute.

Ma Zhiyuan was carrying a leather bag and walking slowly with his head down.

Even if he died, he was still a prominent figure in this courtyard, so people greeted him along the way.

This time, when greeted by the people in the courtyard, Ma Zhiyuan acted the same as usual, but his smile seemed insincere.

At this moment, Ma Xiaoyuan was also filled with regret.

He had a secret in his heart, and he always wanted to take that secret to his grave.

But who knew that a secret is called a secret precisely because it has the potential to be exposed?

But after he joined the Alloy Bureau, this secret was exposed!
That day, he saw a talisman.

What appeared to be an ordinary, grotesque scribble to others was the key that chilled him to the bone.

Since then, he has felt a gaze looming over him.

Although no one contacted him, he knew he had something to do!
Otherwise, he will never have peace.

Fortunately, this torment did not keep him waiting for long. The gaze from the shadows finally made contact with him, and the first thing he was asked to do was to find out the flow of tungsten metal from the Alloy Bureau.

I originally thought it was some important mission, but it turned out to be just this simple.

Because in his work, it is his responsibility to pay attention to the flow of various metals and the production of alloys.

This kind of attention is a normal task, and no one will investigate it.

Later, several intelligence reports were submitted, but nothing seemed amiss.

And so the days went by.

It wasn't until two weeks ago, when the flow of tungsten metal changed, that he became alert.

He reported it to the bureau, but the message he received was that it was a 'normal transfer'. While this might seem normal to others, it was not normal to him.

It's important to know that most of the tungsten metal in the bureau was given to the Ninth Division for the synthesis of tungsten alloys.

The other departments were not capable of handling such a large quantity of tungsten.

But this time, the demand suddenly increased by several hundred kilograms, and it was nine units that were purchased separately, which is abnormal.

It's important to know that steel mills issue purchase requests a month in advance, and the funds are only disbursed after going through multiple levels of approval.

He then passed on the message and waited quietly.

Sure enough, his superiors demanded that he thoroughly understand the uses of tungsten.

At first, he hesitated about whether to continue, but when he thought about the consequences of failing the task and his current life, a sense of luck arose in his heart.

As long as the task is completed quietly and no one else knows, it will be fine.

You are still yourself.

Family is still family.

So he started working as usual and began to pay attention to the production situation in the workshop.

Several times, he wanted to take the opportunity to enter the workshop to check the situation, but later his worries made him cautious.

Finally, he found a short rod made of tungsten metal in the recycling workshop, which gave him an explanation.

So he took advantage of his time off work to spread the message and then went home.

Although I felt a little uneasy and nervous.

But it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

"Hey Ma, wanna play a couple of rounds tonight?"

Just as Ma Xiaoyuan was deep in thought, a familiar voice came from the side. He looked up and saw that it was indeed Old Wang from next door. He smiled and prepared to speak.

But the next second, he saw several unfamiliar faces, and instinctively felt a sense of danger and wanted to turn and run.

However, before he could turn around, a tall, middle-aged man was standing next to him.

"Comrade Ma Xiaoyuan, are you looking for us?"

Yu Zecheng stood aside and said with a smile.

Ma Xiaoyuan subconsciously gripped the bag in his hand, inside which was a dagger.

"Look, your family is still there."

Yu Zecheng glanced at the other person's bag, then pointed to two girls on the fourth floor and greeted them.

Looking into the distance, Ma Xiaoyuan's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and the bag in his hand fell to the ground with a thud. "I knew it, I knew I shouldn't have taken chances."

"I"

"Let's go up and say hello. Tell them we have to go on a business trip, a secret mission."

Yu Zecheng stepped forward and waved to the two girls upstairs. At this moment, a woman came out, saw Ma Xiaoyuan from afar, and then turned back into the house.

Ma Xiaoyuan took a deep breath, then looked at Yu Zecheng, "Can I still live?"

Yu Zecheng shrugged. "That depends on your performance."

Ma Xiaoyuan smiled and said, "I'm willing to cooperate."

Yu Zecheng laughed as well.

The two went upstairs, with Xiao Bo following behind.

When the three of them arrived at the stairs, Old Wang from next door came up to greet them. Ma Xiaoyuan smiled and nodded, and said to Yu Zecheng, "This is Old Wang from next door. He's a very warm-hearted person and often comes to my house to help out."

Yu Zecheng suddenly felt something was wrong, because Ma Xiaoyuan's smile was somewhat crazy.

"careful!"

Yu Zecheng's instinctive sense of crisis made him shout out, and then he stepped forward to grab Ma Xiaoyuan.

But Yu Zecheng was too late; he reached out but failed to grab Ma Xiaoyuan's clothes, while the other man had already rushed to Old Wang's side next door.

The dagger had somehow appeared in his hand, and under the horrified gaze of Old Wang next door, he plunged it into his chest.

"Why, why?"

Yu Zecheng asked in disbelief, while Old Wang next door was even more eager to know the answer.

Ma Xiaoyuan hugged the other person, and his wife ran out of the house, dropping the basin in her hand with a thud. His two daughters were so frightened that they huddled in a corner.

Ma Xiaoyuan's face grew even more crazed. Under Yu Zecheng's puzzled gaze, he pulled out a dagger and plunged it into his stomach again.

At that moment, the surrounding neighbors all witnessed this scene and were filled with terror.

Xiao Bo led his men and rushed up, looking tense.

"why?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Ma Xiaoyuan lowered his head. "Because these children are not mine."

Hahahaha
Maniacal laughter, then painful crying, and finally, sorrowful tears.

The wife collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with terror.

She never expected that her biggest secret would be discovered.

When did you know this?

How did he know it was Old Wang from next door?

Is this still the same honest and timid husband?

The surrounding whispers felt like sharp blades cutting into her skin, making her feel utterly ashamed.

"Are you curious?"

"Hahaha."

“You two were together when you were young, but then you got pregnant, and he didn’t want you, so he married me instead.”

"It's them, my two lovely daughters, they're his children, aren't they?"

"Hahaha, you still want to hide secrets from me? Do you even know what I do for a living?"

"you do not know."

Ma Xiaoyuan frantically pulled at the dagger, slashing open Old Wang's stomach. The excruciating pain made him howl in agony, and he felt an unprecedented sense of regret.

If I had known this would happen, I should have stayed away from this guy.

"Calm down, calm down!"

Yu Zecheng didn't care about their ethical drama or all this messy hating; all he wanted to do now was catch this guy.

Ma Xiaoyuan knew Yu Zecheng's intentions. He glanced at his wife, who was slumped on the ground, and a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"Even if I die, you won't have an easy time."

After saying that, the two of them jumped off the building.

boom!
The courtyard was filled with terror.

Yu Zecheng kicked the door, his whole body pounding with rage like an angry tiger.

Xiao Bo and the other staff members were also pounding on the railings, clearly very annoyed.

"Tell someone to pack up."

In the end, Yu Zecheng ordered his men to clean up the scene and then left with his team.

As they were cleaning up the mess in the courtyard, a figure in the crowd looked at the dead Ma Xiaoyuan, his eyes showing neither joy nor sorrow, but inwardly he felt a sense of relief.

They then slowly left with the flow of people.

Back in the office, Yu Zecheng and Xiao Bo's tense faces finally relaxed. They sat in silence for a moment, then both laughed.

"Although there are some flaws, that's what makes it more authentic."

Xiao Bo said with a smile, and Yu Zecheng nodded, then sighed, "I can accept this result."

"But what I didn't expect was..."

"What broke him was not the collapse of his faith, but the betrayal of a woman."

Xiao Bo blinked and then whispered, "He got his revenge in a way!"

Yu Zecheng glanced at the other party, and Xiao Bo quickly smiled and said, "But Director, after the other party has sent out the information, they will definitely take other actions next."

Should we strengthen our defenses?

Yu Zecheng nodded, "We must strengthen our defenses. Although it's fake, we must treat it as real."

"Make arrangements immediately, and also contact the security department of the Ninth Division to strengthen defenses."

"it is good!"

Alliance, Susco.

By the time Bemet received the intelligence, a month had passed.

Moreover, this information came from the United States.

This also shows that the United States is indeed stronger than the Alliance in intelligence gathering.

However, the alliance still has the upper hand in terms of secrecy.

In the office, Bemit frowned as he looked at the intelligence report on the table.

Seeing the contents of the intelligence report made it difficult for him to make a decision.

Their alliance has really gone all out for this plan.

The lunar landing program, in particular, involved continuous investment, sacrifices, and sacrifices.

But the result?

It brought no reward whatsoever.

But that doesn't mean the plan failed.

At least in the eyes of the United States, they landed on the moon and secured a place in space.

They are still struggling to find progress while remaining stagnant.

Now, even the former underlings are stepping onto the field and entering this competition.

How can we prevent him from being alarmed?
If my younger brother also succeeds, then
How should they, as the eldest brother, conduct themselves?

The leader is not as good as the younger brother.

What do the member states think?
This is not a good sign.

bang bang
A knock sounded at the door, and Bemit snapped out of his reverie. "Come in."

The door opened, and Canon walked in from outside.

Having experienced the trials of Siberia, Canon returned to Sussk with a more composed and capable demeanor.

There was also a hint of ruthless gloom.

"Sir, you were looking for me!"

Bemite nodded. "Take a look at this."

Canon looked at the intelligence on the table, then stepped forward and picked it up.

"Now that the United States knows about this, they will certainly be watching closely."

Canon glanced at it quickly, getting a general idea in his mind, and then asked in a deep voice, "Sir, what should we do?"

Bemit's hands were lightly intertwined on the table, then he said in a chilling tone, "We can fail, but they cannot succeed!"

Canon adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. "As you wish!"