Kingsman Agent in Film and Television

(Chapter Title: Cannon "Chicken")
Three days after arriving in Beiping, Zheng Yaoquan finally voiced his opinion at the military affairs meeting of the General Headquarters for the Suppression of Enemy Personnel:

We demand that the General Headquarters release Yan Wu, the former director of the Second Division!

"Director Yan is indeed primarily responsible for the intelligence oversight in the Second Division! But we can't blame Director Yan entirely—intelligence work is most averse to changing orders frequently, and in recent times, the Second Division's work focus has shifted repeatedly, with frequent personnel transfers. Although Director Yan bears some responsibility for oversight, it is ultimately due to orders from above."

Zheng Yaoquan did not name names, but every word he uttered was aimed at Zhang Anping:

"Even if we are to hold someone accountable, we should thoroughly investigate the reasons! Instead of simply attributing the responsibility to the Second Division! Take the defection of the Air Force reconnaissance squadron as an example. Why was the Beiping Security Station able to remain uninvolved in this matter? Counter-espionage within the military is of great importance to the Security Bureau!"

Faced with Zheng Yaoquan's act of pointing his sword at Zhang Anping, the generals of the Central Army did not look very good, while the generals of the Sui Army looked strange.

Internal strife within the Central Army is something to be happy about!
Faced with Zheng Yaoquan's accusations, Zhang Anping did not defend himself, but simply looked at Fu Huabei and quietly awaited Fu Huabei's decision.

Commanders Li and Shi frowned upon seeing this. Why did Zhang Anping remain silent?
Fu Huabei's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly realized what was happening.

He wasn't sure if the conflict between Zhang Anping and Zheng Yaoquan was real, but he realized that Zhang Anping was "testing the waters"!
Previously, the Central Army and the Sui Army were locked in a fierce standoff, like a powder keg ready to explode at any moment. It was Zhang Anping's concession that allowed him to send an inspection team into the Sui Army, ultimately resolving the tense situation between the two armies.

This scoundrel clearly still harbors doubts!
Now that Zheng Yaoquan has launched an attack, if I intentionally or unintentionally side with Zheng Yaoquan, it would just show that I am still secretly in contact with him. Zhang Anping's existence is a mediator between the two armies, and his existence is beneficial to me in "defending Beiping". I will stand on his side!
However, if one has ulterior motives, this mediator will naturally be suppressed—which, in turn, proves that one has something to hide!
What a Zhang Anping!

What a clever way to test the waters!
Fu Huabei thought to himself, thankfully he had reacted in time, otherwise he would have really been outsmarted by this little guy.

Thinking of this, Fu Huabei immediately made a decision:
"Director Zheng, you should know perfectly well what happened at the Beiping Secret Station—the matter of accountability ends here, and it is not appropriate to bring it up again."

Then he changed the subject:
"However, Yan Wu's matter really needs to be considered carefully—he has been in charge of the Second Division for a long time and is more familiar with the Communist army. I think he should be given a chance to redeem himself. How about this..."

“Release Yan Wu and allow him to work in the Second Division as a staff officer, advising Director Zheng. What do you think, Deputy Director Zhang?”

Zhang Anping said slowly, "Commander Fu is absolutely right."

The Sui Army generals were somewhat taken aback, not expecting that Commander Fu would actually support Zhang Anping.

But then I thought about it again and it seemed normal.

Compared to other generals in the Central Army, Zhang Anping, who was engaged in espionage, had a stronger sense of the big picture. Although his principles were also outrageous, he was ultimately selfless and would unite the Sui Army. There was no need to suppress such a person.

The other generals of the Central Army nodded in agreement, thinking that they had indeed been too paranoid before. Commander Fu did not make an excuse this time, so he must not be thinking of colluding with the other side.

Li Shi and his companion thought a little deeper. They looked at Zhang Anping and Zheng Yaoquan with strange eyes, wondering if these two secret agents were deliberately putting on a show.

The purpose was simply to "test the waters"!
Clearly, they shared similar speculations as Fu Huabei.

At this moment, Zheng Yaoquan seemed surprised that Fu Huabei would support Zhang Anping so much. His gaze appeared somewhat gloomy, but in his heart he was overjoyed.

He believes that Zhang Anping's silence when facing him with a sword pointed at him was actually a way of showing his confidence.

The purpose was to show himself that Zhang Anping was strongly supported by the North China Suppression Headquarters, and also to indirectly warn himself:

Don't cause any trouble! This is my little corner of the internet!

So he deliberately adopted a slightly gloomy and displeased expression.

But in reality, he was almost laughing to death—his purpose was never to use Fu Huabei to attack Zhang Anping!

Her real purpose was to create a rift between the two of them!
However, this rift arose when Fu Huabei, with whom Yan Wu had communicated privately, decided to release Yan Wu.

With this barrier in place, I can now make my move!

……

The Grand Theater.

The Coal Hill Hatred was being performed on stage, while Luo Qiyong, sitting in the audience, was discussing the "Coal Hill Hatred" with his colleagues.

Luo Qiyong said meaningfully:

"When Li Zicheng besieged Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen could have escaped. Why didn't he? In the end, he hanged himself from a crooked tree."

His colleague clearly understood the implied meaning, but instead of responding, he cautioned Luo Qiyong:

"Old Luo, our Sui Army is one entity. You're being too detached right now, do you understand?"

My colleague's meaning was clear: if we defect to the Communists, then our entire Suiyuan Army will defect to the Communists. The final decision on this matter rests with Commander Fu. You and I are both part of the Suiyuan Army, so let's not draw too much attention!
Seeing his colleague say this, Luo Qiyong retorted, "What if Commander Fu wanted to be like Emperor Chongzhen?"

His colleague flew into a rage and stood up in anger:
"Luo Qiyong! I'll pretend I didn't hear your drunken ramblings. If it happens again, I will definitely report it to Commander Fu!"

After saying that, his colleague left without hesitation.

Watching his companion's departing figure, Luo Qiyong frowned slightly, unable to suppress his doubts:
How come none of these old friends show any signs of being communists?
I've explained it so clearly, why is no one agreeing?

Outside the theater, the colleague who had stormed off got into his car, his anger fading. He then said to someone who had been waiting inside:
"Mr. Xu, are you sure your side has not been in contact with Deputy Division Commander Luo?"

"Or does Mr. Xu not trust Mr. Cai?"

Mr. Xu said calmly, "Commander Cai is overthinking it—why would I need to lie to you? Luo Qiyong is definitely not one of our persuaders."

"Otherwise, why would I bother with all this?"

Commander Cai was invited by Luo Qiyong to watch a play at the theater, and "Mr. Xu" accompanied him specially. On the way, Mr. Xu warned Commander Cai not to believe or agree with anything Luo Qiyong said.

Generating electricity for love?

Commander Cai was somewhat puzzled—in fact, he had considered whether Luo Qiyong had defected to the Central Army, but out of trust in his comrade, he instinctively rejected the speculation.

Seeing that Commander Cai looked thoughtful, "Mr. Xu" took out a thin booklet:

"Commander Cai, take a look at this."

Division Commander Cai was taken aback after receiving it:
"Huh? Blue Star Animal Kingdom?"

He stared at Xu Xian in astonishment, not understanding what he meant.

Previously, no one knew who the author of Blue Star Animal Kingdom was, but recently there have been rumors that the real author of the book is the big spy Zhang Shih-hao.

Therefore, he was extremely puzzled when Mr. Xu handed him the booklet—why would someone from the underground party want him to see this?

Mr. Xu didn't explain further: "Commander Cai, you'll understand once you see it!"

Commander Cai then began to peruse the document, and as he read on, his expression grew gloomy.

The booklet is indeed the latest issue of Blue Star Animal Kingdom—the latest installment of this story that has been on hiatus for several years.

However, the booklet contains analyses of opposing viewpoints. These analyses, while unbiased, clearly reveal the author's sinister intentions.

Seeing this, Mr. Xu asked:
"Commander Cai, during the War of Resistance, you risked your life and narrowly escaped death several times! What were you after? Was it for promotion and wealth?"

"What a joke!" Commander Cai looked at Mr. Xu with displeasure: "So you Communists are allowed to have ideals and aspirations?"

Mr. Xu immediately admitted his mistake, but then asked in a low voice:
"So, can you accept having a river divide our great nation of China in two and turn it into a battlefield for the US-Soviet rivalry?"

Before Commander Cai could answer, Mr. Xu solemnly said:

"Commander Cai, in the Chinese Civil War, regardless of who wins or loses, this country must never be divided in two! We soldiers risk our lives for the prosperity of our nation and the strength of our people! If this scene in the book were to actually happen, how could we soldiers face the spirits of those heroes who died resisting aggression?!"

Commander Cai did not answer, but his serious expression revealed his thoughts at that moment.

The Sui Army, in the end, is still a Chinese army!
They were Suiyuan Army generals, but in essence, they were Chinese soldiers!

The Japanese invaders roamed freely, but they risked their lives for the sake of this country!

When the civil war broke out, they were soldiers, so they obeyed orders to fight the civil war. But fighting the civil war was one thing, but they absolutely did not want this country, which had been instilled with the genes of unification by the First Emperor more than two thousand years ago, to become a pawn of the hegemon!
Absolutely not!

After a moment of silence, Commander Cai suddenly said:
"Mr. Xu, how about I introduce you to Commander Fu?"

Mr. Xu was somewhat taken aback, not expecting Commander Cai to be so direct—by introducing him to Fu Huabei as a division commander, he had clearly made his final decision.

It should be noted that although the previous Sui army generals had all made contact with him, it was only a matter of making contact.

They never talked about defection or uprising.

Commander Cai's recommendation to meet Fu Huabei further demonstrated Fu Huabei's stance.

If Fu Huabei is determined to resist to the end, then Commander Cai's actions are tantamount to throwing his body into a knife.

Teacher, you never imagined your book, "Blue Planet Animal Kingdom," would ultimately backfire, did you?

Mr. Xu found it amusing, but after the amusement subsided, a deep-seated question inevitably surfaced:
Teacher, did we really make things worse?

He suppressed his thoughts, shook his head, and said:

"Commander Cai, the time is not yet ripe. Let's wait a moment, wait a moment..."

Before the last word "wait" could be finished, several explosions were heard in the distance.

Mr. Xu was taken aback, but Commander Cai's expression changed drastically:
"It's artillery fire!" Artillery fire?

Mr. Xu was taken aback. His first thought was that the artillery in Beiping had opened fire, but Commander Cai angrily said:

"It's a mortar! The impact point is inside the city—Mr. Xu, didn't you say you wouldn't launch an offensive for the time being?"

Mr. Xu was filled with doubt upon hearing this. Our army's artillery bombardment?

how can that be!

He said, "Now that it's stopped, shall we go take a look?"

"go!"

The car turned around and, under the protection of the guards, sped toward the direction where the shells had landed.

After the car had traveled about two kilometers, the shelling caused chaos among the crowd, and it was impossible to squeeze through the last few hundred meters. Commander Cai got out of the car and ran on foot toward the impact point. Seeing this, Mr. Xu was not to be outdone and quickly followed Commander Cai after getting out of his car.

When the two arrived at the impact point, the area was already surrounded by Sui Army soldiers. Division Commander Cai summoned the officer in charge and asked:
"What happened? What are the casualties?"

The officer said with a gloomy expression:
"Reporting to the division commander, a total of five shells! Three of them hit Deputy Division Commander Luo's car. Deputy Division Commander Luo... he's dead."

Deputy Division Commander Luo?

Luo Qiyong?!

Commander Cai shoved the officer aside and strode into the explosion zone, which was still filled with thick smoke. Looking at the devastation, the car skeletons, and the craters on the ground, Commander Cai's gaze became incredibly sharp.

"A 120mm heavy mortar!"

The 120mm heavy mortar is a brigade-level assault weapon with a maximum range of 5,000 meters—theoretically, it can fire shells from positions outside the city into this location.

But the landing points cannot be so concentrated.

It's even more impossible that Luo Qiyong's account was cancelled by such a coincidence!
At this moment, Mr. Xu also arrived. After glancing at the crater on the ground, he said meaningfully:
"The landing points are too concentrated! Commander Cai, this might not be an attack from outside the city!"

Commander Cai's lips twitched. Did the other party even need to remind him?
It's them! It can only be them!

Commander Cai's expression was cold. "Fine, is your Central Army really going to tear off the mask of civility?"
Mr. Xu didn't reply, but his mind was filled with doubt:

Luo Qiyong is the teacher's pawn; he's just there to lure us into this mess! Teacher, is there any need to assassinate Luo Qiyong?

Since he's not a teacher, then... could it be Zheng Yaoquan, the director of the Second Department?
Thinking of this, Mr. Xu couldn't help but mutter to himself:
Is this another case of shooting oneself in the foot?
Why is it... "again"?
……

Luo Qiyong is dead.

Died from artillery fire!

And soon an investigation report was produced—an investigation team composed of members from the Central Army and the Suiyuan Army, after a "professional" investigation, reached the following conclusion:
It was the Communist army outside the city that did it.

However, the report presented to Fu Huabei said something different.

"Commander Fu, based on the analysis of the ballistics, we conducted a search within two kilometers of the blast point and finally found multiple signs of damage at a location 1100 meters in a straight line. After analysis, we can confirm that these are traces of fire from a Type 33 120mm mortar."

The blast site was 1 kilometer away, not outside the city!

Fu Huabei looked gloomy. Luo Qiyong was the only person in the Sui Army who stood up and shouted to surrender to the Communists, and the shell that killed him came from inside the city.

It's obvious who did it!

"Go and give this report to Li and Shi!"

Fu Huabei gritted his teeth and said:

"Ask them, do you really want to fight each other?"

……

If the Sui Army could pinpoint where the shells were fired, the Central Army could do the same.

Even faster!

Because the report was issued by the intelligence system under Zhang Anping's command.

"Deputy Director Zhang, don't you want to explain yourself?"

Commander Li said coldly, "You were the one who wanted to reconcile with the Sui Army, and now you're the one who wants to fight them!"

"What exactly do you want?!"

Commander Shi wasn't so sharp; he said:

“Deputy Director Zhang, Luo Qiyong is a traitor who falsely claims to be a communist sympathizer. He deserves to die, but you shouldn’t have done it this way!”

Faced with their questioning, Zhang Anping said with a gloomy expression:

"not me."

Ok?
The two men naturally didn't believe it; they were astonished that Zhang Anping dared to do it but didn't dare to admit it.

Commander Li frowned: "If it wasn't you, could it be someone else?"

"Deputy Director Zhang, the most important thing now is to give the Sui Army an explanation—our relations between the two armies have just eased, and if we confront each other again because of this, only the Communist army will benefit!"

Commander Shi said earnestly, "You made a mistake this time."

Zhang Anping took a deep breath and said in a somber tone:
"Luo Qiyong is one of my men!"

Upon hearing this, Commander Li and Commander Shi were completely petrified.

"What did you say?!"

Zhang Anping said bitterly:

“Luo Qiyong has long been turned by me! He is just a pebble I threw out to test the waters. Once the Sui Army really makes contact with the Communist Army, Luo Qiyong will definitely not be excluded.”

hiss--

Li Shi and his companion were shocked; they never expected Luo Qiyong's role to be like this!
specialized!

Zhang Anping is truly a professional!

But after their initial reflections, the two were forced to confront the reality of their situation:

So, who killed Luo Qiyong?

It has been confirmed that it was not the People's Liberation Army that did it, and it was not Zhang Anping who did it either, so it can only be the Suiyuan Army.
"They staged this themselves?!"

"no!"

Zhang Anping denied it: "Only I know Luo Qiyong's identity!"

Li and Shi exchanged a glance, and a name surfaced in their minds:

Zheng Yaoquan!
At this moment, Zhang Anping's face was ashen, clearly indicating that he had identified who was responsible.

"Bastard!"

"Truly... utterly reckless and unrestrained!"

Li and Shi were furious. Damn Zheng Yaoquan, what a mess you've made!

"report!"

At this moment, a staff officer came in and handed a report to Commander Li: "This is an investigation report sent by Commander Fu."

After glancing at it, Commander Li solemnly handed the report to Commander Shi:

"Fu Huabei, you've come to demand an explanation!"

Commander Shi quickly finished reading the report and asked, frustrated:

"How should I reply to him?"

Commander Li was speechless.

Say we didn't do it?
How could Fu Huabei possibly believe that!

Just say that Luo Qiyong is one of our men, and that Zheng Yaoquan killed him?
That's even more impossible!
They disliked Zheng Yaoquan and now wished they could tear him to pieces, but Zheng Yaoquan was, after all, the director of the Second Bureau of the GFB, so how could they dare to hand him over?

Even shifting the blame is unacceptable!
Furthermore, the matter of turning Luo Qiyong to the enemy must not be revealed. (End of Chapter)