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Zheng Yaoquan, who was in charge of the bombardment, was at this time arranging for his trusted confidants to secretly evacuate.

After sending his trusted confidant onto the cargo plane and watching it take off from the airport, Zheng Yaoquan finally felt completely relieved.

Catching a thief red-handed and catching an adulterer in the act is a perfect match. His trusted confidant is now flying to Nanjing. What can Zhang Anping do even if he has three heads and six arms?

He's going to take the blame for this!
After leaving the airport, he did not go directly back to the Second Division of the General Headquarters, but instead went to a newly established secret stronghold.

Director Yan was already waiting for him there. Upon seeing Zheng Yaoquan, Director Yan stepped forward and reported in a low voice:
"Sir, the report from the Sui Army has been submitted!"

Zheng Yaoquan nodded upon hearing this:

"Thanks a lot."

Director Yan exclaimed excitedly, "If it weren't for the Director's rescue, I would still be in the military police prison, working for the Director. What hardship could I possibly endure!"

Zheng Yaoquan patted Director Yan on the shoulder:

"I'm sorry I'm late and made you suffer—I'm here twice as much as my people from the Second Department should come back for any grievances they suffer!"

"Yan Wu, from now on you will take the Sui Army's special agents and thoroughly investigate this shelling incident. Do you understand what I mean?"

Director Yan solemnly said:

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, Yan Wu understands!"

"Good that you understand. Now get to work! Let out all the pent-up frustrations you've been experiencing!"

After seeing Yan Wu off, Zheng Yaoquan poured himself a glass of red wine, swirled the glass, and leisurely sat down by the window, savoring the wine while looking down at the street.

His purpose in killing Luo Qiyong was not to intimidate the Sui Army, but to cause trouble for Zhang Anping!
Don't you, Zhang Anping, have a very close relationship with the Sui Army?

Fu Huabei is strongly supporting you, isn't he?
No sooner had Fu Huabei slightly refuted your request at the military meeting and released Yan Wu than Luo Qiyong, that vain Communist sycophant, died—guess what Fu Huabei was thinking!
Given Fu Huabei's personality, he will definitely not let this matter go easily!
Therefore, Yan Wu was like a knife; he would lead the Sui Army's spies to relentlessly pursue Zhang Anping.

This was Zheng Yaoquan's true purpose—only after Zhang Anping was bogged down by the shelling incident could Zheng Yaoquan leisurely make his plans.

For example, secretly contacting Gu Shenyan...

Zheng Yaoquan's sole objective for this trip was to uncover Gu Shenyan's communist ties. However, Zhang Anping was now highly praised throughout Beiping, and he had already consolidated Beiping's intelligence forces. If Zheng Yaoquan were to reveal his hand right away, Zhang Anping would inevitably sabotage the operation.

For example, they could simply kill them!
That's why Zheng Yaoquan went through so many detours.

Now is the perfect opportunity for him to take action!
"Zhang Anping, Zhang Anping, your true intention is not what it seems. This is your most common tactic. Now, I'm using your own methods against you..."

"Can you catch it?"

……

Suppression Headquarters.

Fu Huabei took a sip of tea, his gaze falling on the teacup as he pondered the shelling incident.

Based on the existing evidence, this was undoubtedly the work of Zhang Anping, who was in charge of the Beiping intelligence system.

Only he has this motive.

However, looking at all of Zhang Anping's actions after arriving in Beiping, Fu Huabei did not think that Zhang Anping was someone who could not distinguish between what was important and what was not. The relationship between the Sui Army and the Central Army had just eased, and Zhang Anping had made great contributions. How could he possibly easily destroy the relationship?
In terms of determination to defend Beiping, he believed that Zhang Anping was the one with the strongest will to defend it, and that he was unlikely to have any motivation to bombard Luo Qiyong.

Admittedly, killing Luo Qiyong and framing the Communist army might seem like a way to make an example of someone, but the fact that the truth was uncovered so easily makes this apparent motive completely untenable.

[It's highly likely an internal power struggle within the Central Army; this is... deliberately trying to sow discord between Zhang Anping and the enemy!]

Fu Huabei felt that this was the most likely possibility.

Faced with this speculation, he shook his head helplessly. To hold firm, everyone must be of one mind. But even if the relationship between the Sui Army and the Central Army has eased, how can they completely trust each other?
Furthermore, the Central Army is not even united, and at this time, some people still dare to resort to underhanded tactics for personal gain. If the situation worsens, the Central Army will likely start to fight amongst themselves.

It cannot be defended, it really cannot be defended!

but……

Fu Huabei gazed into the distance. Reason told him that agreeing to the People's Liberation Army's conditions at this time was the best choice, and also the choice that would be most worthy of the nation and the country. However, he still dared not give up his life and fortune.

Without teeth, you're at the mercy of others!
Shall we continue...the discussion?

Fu Huabei was torn and unable to make a decision.

Just then, the secretary pushed open the door and entered, his expression grave.
"The Communist army released a list of war criminals three days ago. Here is the latest issue of their newspaper. Please take a look."

List of war criminals?

Fu Huabei stood up abruptly, took the newspaper from his secretary, found the news about the list of war criminals, and quickly scanned it.

No. 31!
The first batch of war criminals consisted of 43 people, and he was ranked 31st.

Faced with the list of war criminals, Fu Huabei's expression became uncertain. After a long while, he remembered that his secretary was still there, so he waved his hand, signaling the secretary to leave first.

After the secretary left, Fu Huabei plopped down and stared blankly at the newspaper.

I was clearly in peace talks, so why am I being labeled a war criminal?!
After a long time, Fu Huabei made his decision:
Stop the secret negotiations!

……

Li Shi and Zhang Anping sat together in the small conference room, continuing to worry.

How can we give Fu Huabei an explanation?
After their eyes met unintentionally, Li Shi and Zhang Anping's gazes fell on each other in unison.

Right now, there is actually only one solution:
On the surface, they shifted the blame to the Communist army outside the city, but in reality, Zhang Anping took the blame!
Clearly, this is extremely unfair to Zhang Anping—Luo Qiyong was Zhang Anping's secret agent within the Sui Army, the real murderer was Zheng Yaoquan, and Zhang Anping was the one who put the overall situation first.

Zhang Anping should absolutely not be blamed for this!

However, given the current situation, in order to maintain unity between the Sui Army and the Central Army, an explanation is necessary.

But Zheng Yaoquan still holds the title of vice minister. If he were to admit in private that he was the one who did it, what would the Sui Army think?
The title of Deputy Minister of the GFB stands for the GFB!

Therefore, Zhang Anping has no choice but to suffer injustice!
But the two of them were too embarrassed to bring it up!
But at this moment, Zhang Anping stood up on his own initiative:
"I did it."

"I did it. I secretly plotted to assassinate Luo Qiyong in order to intimidate the Sui Army!"

Li Shi and the other man stared at Zhang Anping in shock, their eyes unconsciously becoming moist.

This man truly deserves the title of "the last loyal subject of the Party and the State"!

Commander Li suppressed the myriad emotions in his heart and said solemnly:
“Brother Anping, your loyalty to the Party and the country is as clear as day and night!”

"I will personally send a secret telegram to the Executive Office to explain this matter to you!"

"I'm sorry for you!"

Zhang Anping remained unmoved by external gains or losses, shaking his head and saying, "What do personal honor and disgrace matter in the face of the great cause of the Party and the country?"

"Commanders, Anping takes his leave."

Commander Shi stood up straight: "I'll see you off."

Just as Zhang Anping was about to refuse, there was a knock on the door of the small conference room. Following Commander Li's order, a staff officer strode in:
"Commander Li, Commander Shi, the Communist army has released a list of war criminals. This is the newspaper."

Li and Shi took the newspaper in surprise. Commander Shi deliberately asked Zhang Anping to squeeze over and read it together. After the three of them quickly finished reading the list of war criminals, their expressions became "interesting".

His crimes are heinous, and the people of the country all say he deserves to die!

Faced with the ten-word characterization in the newspaper, all three men looked unusually solemn.

The "good news" is that none of the three of them made the list—compared to the names on the list, all three of them are nobody.

The "bad news" is that Commander Fu of the North China Suppression Headquarters is ranked 31st!

In Commander Li's view, this list of 43 war criminals, a list determined from the perspective of the people, is the most "ruthless" psychological warfare tactic, a top-level psychological, political, and propaganda war!

With the Xuzhou-Bengbu-Shuanghuang Corps annihilated, the Xuzhou Corps in imminent danger, and the North China Army besieged in three strongholds, it is clear to anyone with eyes to see that the fate of the Party and the country is sealed—this list of 43 war criminals is clearly a historical judgment!
Putting aside the desire for promotion and wealth, the Chinese people have an unimaginable obsession with leaving their mark on history.

Now, the CCP's list of war criminals, released from the perspective of the people, has nailed the 43 people on the list to the pillar of historical shame! They will be infamous for eternity!

Commander Li suppressed his fear and said in a nonchalant tone, "It seems that Fu Huabei did not have any secret negotiations with them, otherwise this whole drama wouldn't have happened!"

Commander Shi did not respond, clearly still in shock.

Zhang Anping came to his senses and said, "Commander Li, Commander Shi, at this time, you should go and see Fu Huabei! No matter what conditions he proposes, I think we should accept them."

Commander Shi was a little confused; the impact of this list of war criminals was too great!

But Commander Li realized what was happening:

The CCP is clearly determined to eliminate Fu Huabei completely. Fu Huabei has no way out now. We are all in the same boat, and it is time to take this opportunity to put aside past grievances!
He said to Commander Shi, "Anping is right, shall we go now?"

Commander Shi unconsciously hummed in response, his mind still immersed in the intense shock.

This list of war criminals...

Too "ruthless"!
……

Fu Huabei, who had an unfriendly expression, did not refuse to see Li Shi and the other man, nor did he hide the newspapers on the table from them.

It's obvious that he was using this method to tell the two of them:

You Central Army have doubted me, doubted me time and time again, now you see!
I am a war criminal!

Li Shi and his companion could easily understand the meaning behind this play, and could only apologize to Fu Huabei, admitting that Zhang Anping was responsible for assassinating Luo Qiyong.

In order to protect Zhang Anping and prevent Fu Huabei from using this as an excuse, they handed over Luo Qiyong's "communist" remarks to Fu Huabei, saying they were willing to pay the price—the Central Army was willing to provide the Suiyuan Army with the equipment of a division.

The two claimed they had no knowledge of the matter and assured that it would never happen again.

Seeing this, Fu Huabei gave up, reluctantly "believing" their story, and then put forward his own conditions:

1. The secret agents in Beiping must not monitor him any further, otherwise they will be court-martialed.

2. The inspection team stationed inside the Sui Army will be staffed by the Sui Army itself, replacing half of its personnel.

3. The North China Suppression Headquarters dispatched a deputy to assist Zhang Anping in managing the Beiping intelligence system.

Fu Huabei's conditions were not unreasonable in the end. After all, he was the head of the North China Suppression Headquarters. Previously, the concern was that he was making contact with other groups. Now that he was already on the list of 31 war criminals, it was only natural to give up monitoring him.

Similarly, the second and third options are also acceptable if Fu Huabei is unlikely to be in league with the Communists.

I could agree, but I was still extremely frustrated.

If it weren't for Zheng Yaoquan's reckless actions, how could Fu Huabei have proposed such conditions?
After agreeing, the two men became increasingly angry after leaving the General Headquarters. Finally, they decided to immediately complain to the adjutant's office about Zheng Yaoquan. The situation that Zhang Anping had worked so hard to build was ruined because of Zheng Yaoquan's meddling. They had to get revenge for this!
That's absolutely disgusting!
……

"It...it's over just like that?!"

Faced with Li Shi and his comrades' willingness to sacrifice the equipment of an entire division to protect Zhang Anping, and the reconciliation between the Central Army and the Sui Army, Zheng Yaoquan couldn't help but fall into a state of existential doubt.

He originally thought that Fu Huabei would take the opportunity to deal with Zhang Anping no matter what, but he didn't expect Fu Huabei to just give up like that.

Fortunately, Fu Huabei had infiltrated the intelligence system in Beiping, so Zhang Anping would inevitably be tied up for the next few days. Although things didn't go according to his plan, it did manage to stall Zhang Anping.

"This guy is better at handling people than I thought!"

Zheng Yaoquan felt a little jealous.

Although in the intelligence system, Zhang Anping, as the deputy director, completely overwhelmed his senior colleague.

In terms of status within the Kuomintang, he was far superior to Zhang Anping. Even senior generals like Li Shi and Li Shi, who were at the corps level, were actually slightly inferior to him.

As a result, Li Shi and his companion were willing to lose the equipment of an entire division just to protect Zhang Anping in front of Fu Huabei.

While feeling jealous, his sense of crisis intensified—Zhang Anping had only been out of Dai Chunfeng's protection for a few days.
As a result, even the corps commanders at Li Shi's level looked at him with new respect. In another two or three years, this veteran would probably only be able to die on the beach!

This strengthened his resolve.

This time, Zhang Anping must be defeated!
……

Night, Gendarmerie prison.

Zheng Yaoquan, dressed in a military police uniform, arrived at a single cell.

A secret agent from the Second Bureau whispered to Zheng Yaoquan:

"Sir, I've taken care of everything outside. No one will be coming to patrol for at least an hour."

"Understood—guard the outside. No one is allowed to enter without my order."

After dismissing his men, Zheng Yaoquan slowly walked to the front of the cell and his gaze fell on Gu Shenyan, who was sleeping peacefully inside.

That's right, this is the cell where Gu Shenyan is being held.

Zheng Yaoquan's initial plan was to use violence to pry open Gu Shenyan's mouth and then obtain evidence that the other party was a communist.

However, Li Shi and Zhang Anping's support led Zheng Yaoquan to weigh the pros and cons and choose a more radical approach.

Standing outside the fence, Zheng Yaoquan looked at Gu Shenyan, whose breathing was steady, and after a long while finally called out:
"Station Chief Gu, how have you been?"

Gu Shenyan was startled awake from his sleep. His gaze fell on Zheng Yao, who was dressed in a military police uniform. After a couple of seconds of stunned silence and rubbing his eyes, he finally believed that he was not seeing things.

"Director Zheng?"

Then, like a deflated balloon, he not only didn't move forward, but instead shrank back further:

"Director Zheng, this is probably not a place for you to be!"

Zheng Yaoquan's gaze remained fixed on Gu Shenyan. Seeing Gu Shenyan shrink back, his heart skipped a beat:

Am I mistaken?

Could it be that he really didn't collude with the Communists?

"Station Chief Gu, I won't keep you in suspense any longer—there's something I've never understood: why did you want to assassinate him?"

Gu Shenyan gave a bitter smile:

"Gu was blinded by greed and has failed the district governor."

"Is it really just that he's blinded by greed?" Zheng Yaoquan said leisurely.
Or... are you afraid!

Gu Shenyan said with deep regret, "I am indeed afraid, afraid that the district inspector will find out about my shameful deeds over the past two years."

"Is it merely something shameful?" Zheng Yaoquan pressed on: "Station Chief Gu has been with him since the beginning of the war. Just because of something shameful, would he really kill you?"

"One in ten! There's only a ten percent chance! But for Station Chief Gu to risk his head to assassinate him just because of that one in ten percent chance, it's just not reasonable, both morally and logically!"

Gu Shenyan stared at Zheng Yaoquan in shock:
"Director Zheng means... that Gu is a communist sympathizer?!"

"Director Zheng, are you trying to kill me?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yaoquan burst into laughter, pulled over a stool, sat down leisurely, and said slowly:
"Station Chief Gu, don't tell me you don't know what the consequences of assassinating a superior will be!"

"Is it Zheng who wants to kill Station Chief Gu? It's clearly... Station Chief Gu, you're courting death!"

"Why... seek your own death? Just because of some so-called shameful thing?"

"Or perhaps..."

"Station Chief Gu actually wanted to..."

"Faith!" (End of Chapter)