Kingsman Agent in Film and Television

Beiping.

Yandu Hotel.

Zhang Anping's face was ashen as he got out of the car, but when he returned to his office, the gloom on his face vanished, and a faint smile appeared.

Zheng Yi, who had come in with Zhang Anping, spoke up upon seeing this:

"Commander, news has come from the airport that Zheng Yaoquan left by plane half an hour ago. Although the destination is uncertain, it is very likely that he is returning to Nanjing!"

Zheng Yi knew very well that Zheng Yaoquan's antics were all part of Zhang Anping's plan from beginning to end, especially Zheng Yaoquan's proudest act of assassinating Luo Qiyong with artillery fire.

Luo Qiyong was the "chicken" chosen by Zhang Anping. She thought that Zhang Anping would use the excuse that Luo Qiyong was a communist sympathizer to assassinate her, and once again tear apart the relationship between the Central Army and the Sui Army that had just eased. But she did not expect that Luo Qiyong was actually prepared for Zheng Yaoquan!

When Zheng Yi first saw this move, she couldn't understand what Zhang Anping was trying to do. But when she saw Zhang Anping take the blame and the Sui Army extend its reach into the intelligence system, she finally understood how brilliant Zhang Anping's move was—especially after all the blame was shifted onto Zheng Yao.

Now that Gu Shenyan has been "exposed" and Zheng Yaoquan has obtained the recording, Zhang Anping, in a fit of rage, killed Zheng Yaoquan's follower to vent his anger. Others might think that Zhang Anping was angered by Zheng Yaoquan's provocation, but Zheng Yi guessed that this was probably Zhang Anping's intention to retire gracefully.

Since he intends to retire gracefully, shouldn't he try to ambush Zheng Yaoquan in Nanjing?
That's why she reported Zheng Yaoquan's itinerary.

Zhang Anping understood the underlying meaning in Zheng Yi's words, and he said leisurely, "Zheng Yaoquan is an old fox; the tape wouldn't be on him."

"However, it's good to block him, so he won't look down on me!"

“Send a telegram to Nanjing, instructing the special operations team to intercept Zheng Yaoquan at the airport—the objective is to retrieve the audio tape.”

"Yes, the bottom line is that there must be no armed conflict."

Zheng Yi was puzzled. What did he mean by "taking a gamble so that he won't look down on me"?

Seeing that Zhang Anping showed no intention of explaining, she replied, "Yes!"

……

On a transport plane speeding through the night sky.

At this moment, Zheng Yaoquan had already controlled his burning anger—the next step was the most crucial moment of drawing his sword, and he couldn't let his anger cause him to lose his composure!
After calming down, Zheng Yaoquan suddenly became very tense.

I shouldn't have gone to complain about it myself!

He gasped, realizing that Zhang Anping's killing of his follower was not out of rage, but rather a deliberate act.

He hadn't initially planned to report the crime himself, but after Zhang Anping shot his follower, he acted impulsively, called the General Headquarters to report the crime, and then rushed to the airport to catch a plane. Now that he's calmed down, he realizes Zhang Anping's "malicious intentions."

If he were to personally go to the Attendant's Office to complain, it would be a complete internal strife. Given the current state of Beiping, the Chief Attendant would definitely punish both sides equally and would not easily punish Zhang Anping!

I almost fell for their trap!

Zheng Yaoquan said that his plans had gone too smoothly these past few days. After Zhang Anping killed his trusted follower in front of him, he was so enraged that he almost fell into Zhang's trap.

This guy is definitely not to be underestimated!

[If I can't go, then let Mao Renfeng go!]

He began to ponder the benefits of doing so, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his way of dealing with the situation was extremely clever.

[In that case, I can completely suppress the matter of Ah Cheng being shot by him for the time being!]

I've taken the loss, but this isn't over yet!

Thinking of this, Zheng Yaoquan sneered inwardly, "You surnamed Zhang, do you really think I, this senior, am just a nobody?"

I, Zheng Yaoquan, can temporarily refrain from pursuing the matter of shooting my own colonel's aide for the sake of the Party and the country. But what if someone else reports this to the chief aide?

Even Li and Shi from Beiping reported it to the chief attendant?

The more he thought about it, the more brilliant his response seemed, but at the same time, he also completely "saw through" Zhang Anping's "little scheme":
Zhang Anping's killing was seemingly a way to vent his anger, but in reality, it was to make Zheng Yaoquan lose his temper and personally file a complaint in his rage. This would make the chief attendant think that Zheng Yaoquan was disregarding the bigger picture, and in the chief attendant's eyes, Zhang Anping would naturally appear as someone who compromised and yielded.

A classic example of responding to all changes with constancy!
If he doesn't realize what's happening, he'll fall right into Zhang Anping's trap. At that point, with the recording of Gu Shenyan's frank admission of being a communist sympathizer, given the chief of staff's personality, he'll only publicly criticize both sides equally, but secretly he'll trust Zhang Anping even more!

"Unfortunately, I, Zheng Yaoquan, also fought my way up step by step!"

……

Nanjing.

airport.

After the transport plane returned from Beiping landed, Zheng Yaoquan disembarked with several guards.

He glanced at his watch and said quietly, "There are still two hours until the New Year—it looks like we'll be spending the New Year at the Mao family's house."

The guards didn't understand what he meant, but seeing the relaxed smile on Zheng Yaoquan's face, they felt completely at ease.

After asking for several cars at the airport, the group tried to leave, but they were stopped as soon as they exited the airport.

The team that stopped them was none other than the Special Operations Team of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, led by Cai Jierong, the head of the Special Operations Team.

Facing Zheng Yaoquan in full military uniform, Cai Jierong said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Director Zheng, I'm really sorry. We are currently pursuing several Communists. According to reliable sources, these Communists have hidden an important piece of intelligence at the airport. Since these vehicles belong to the airport, I would be grateful if Director Zheng could do us a favor and let us find it."

Although Cai Jierong spoke in a humble but not arrogant manner, his words were truly infuriating!
He actually wanted to search the motorcade of the GFB Deputy Minister!
Even if these vehicles were provided by the airport.

"Too deceiving!"

The head guard's eyes immediately turned red, and he couldn't help but reach for his gun.

But Zheng Yaoquan reached out to stop him. The head guard lowered his voice, but he couldn't hide his anger:

"Sir, they came for the recording!"

“I know!” Zheng Yaoquan gave a cold laugh, then rolled down the car window and said slowly:

“Lieutenant Colonel, in principle I should cooperate with you, but your rank is too low. If I let you search me, wouldn’t it make me, Zheng Yaoquan, look like I’m someone who can be easily manipulated?”

"How about this, I'll inform Mao Renfeng and have him come and search the place himself?"

Zheng Yaoquan's reaction caught Cai Jierong off guard.

Cai Jierong was actually planning to escalate the situation—Zhang Anping had authorized him, so he could act recklessly. The bigger the commotion, the deeper the conflict between the enemies would become. Such an opportunity was rare!
Instead of getting angry, Zheng Yaoquan called Mao Renfeng over.

How do we solve this?
He was caught in a dilemma—if he went too far, his ulterior motives would be impossible to hide under Zhang Anping's sharp eyes.

He had no choice but to back down:
"Director Zheng, how about this, I'll get you a few new cars, what do you think?"

Since we can't cause any big trouble, we should try to complete the task assigned by Zhang Anping.

Zheng Yaoquan ignored Cai Jierong—if he hadn't realized Zhang Anping's sinister intentions, he, as the director of the Second Department and the deputy minister of the GFB, would have been even more furious at such an insult.

They might even go to the Attendant's residence immediately to find the head attendant.

But now he sees it very clearly: this obstruction is the same as the purpose of shooting his follower in prison—to force him to file a complaint.

Now that he has realized Zhang Anping's purpose, why should he be angry?
"Send a car back to the airport and contact Mao Renfeng to have him handle this personally!"

……

The Mao family.

Mao Renfeng looked at the short stubble of hair that had fallen onto the desk and couldn't help but sigh.

Ever since Dai Chunfeng died, my hair has been falling out non-stop. Even though I shaved my head, my hair still keeps falling out.

It's all that bastard's fault!
After Mao Renfeng cursed angrily, she couldn't help but "miss" Zheng Yaoquan—she wondered if Zheng Yaoquan, who was in Beiping now, had managed to get Gu Shenyan to talk.

"Hey Zheng, if you can't get Gu Shenyan to talk this time, then we old-timers are destined to die on the beach..."

Just as she finished muttering anxiously, the phone rang. Mao Renfeng frowned and answered, "This is Mao Renfeng!"

"Director Mao, I am Vice Minister Zheng's secretary. We are currently at Nanjing Airport. When we were leaving the airport, your Security Bureau's special operations team stopped Vice Minister Zheng's motorcade and wanted to search the vehicle."

The voice on the phone left Mao Renfeng a little confused. Zheng Yaoquan had returned to Nanjing?
Did Zhang Anping's soldiers have a death wish? How dare they search Zheng Yaoquan's convoy?

Even if you don't respect Zheng Yaoquan, he is still the deputy director. How dare you, a deputy director of the Security Bureau, have your audacity to order your soldiers to stop your car and search it?!

wrong!

Thinking of this, Mao Renfeng suddenly had a flash of inspiration—although Zhang Anping was domineering, he was still very cautious in his actions, and he would not do something that defied the world!

unless……

He had no choice but to do it!
Zheng Yaoquan must have something that forced Zhang Anping to do this!

After waiting a while without hearing a reply from Mao Renfeng, the secretary on the other end of the phone could only hint, "Director Mao, what do you think is the best way to resolve this matter?"

Zheng Yaoquan could have asked Mao Renfeng to handle the matter personally, but as his secretary, he couldn't speak to the director of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in that way.

"I understand—please wait a moment, Vice Minister Zheng, I'll be right there!"

After hanging up the phone, Mao Renfeng couldn't wait to go out.

Clearly, the more Zhang Anping wanted something, the less Mao Renfeng could allow him to get it.

Mao Renfeng was practically riding in a "flying car," but even so, he kept urging the driver to go faster and faster, almost driving the driver crazy.

The area outside the airport.

Mao Renfeng's motorcade sped up, and after a sharp stop, Mao Renfeng got out of his car aggressively and immediately saw the two sides facing off.

It was described as a standoff, but in reality, Cai Jierong and his special forces blocked Zheng Yaoquan's convoy, while Zheng Yaoquan's side displayed extreme contempt.

No one got out of the four-car convoy.

Cai Jierong was in a dilemma; he dared not search the area unless the convoy forced its way through, so the situation remained at a stalemate.

He also knew that the longer the stalemate lasted, the less solutions he would have.

Sure enough, Mao Renfeng has arrived!

"Nonsense! Ridiculous!"

Before Mao Renfeng even got close to Cai Jierong, he roared angrily, "You surnamed Cai, who gave you the audacity to intercept Vice Minister Zheng's convoy?!"

"Who gave you the courage?"

Zhang Anping gave it to him—Cai Jierong naturally wouldn't dare say that.

Cai Jierong had no choice but to "explain":
"Director Mao, we have received reliable intelligence that the Communists have hidden a piece of intelligence at the airport. I suspect the Communists may be using Director Zheng's car..."

Mao Renfeng interrupted Cai Jierong's explanation: "Are the Intelligence Department and the Operations Department just sitting around doing nothing? When did it become the Special Operations Team's turn to find intelligence?!"

"Ok?"

Seeing Mao Renfeng's murderous aura, Cai Jierong had no choice but to bring up Zhang Anping:

"It was my teacher's order."

Mao Renfeng said coldly, "Does Zhang Anping's order supersede the Party's discipline and the state's laws? Is the Special Operations Team a special operations team of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics or Zhang Anping's special operations team?!"

Cai Jierong could only remain silent, thinking to himself that there was no need to stir up trouble between these two; as long as there was an opportunity, all sorts of accusations would be thrown at them.

Although Mao Renfeng really wanted to take Cai Jierong down on the grounds of violating discipline, he was also clear about one thing: Zhang Anping, who was protective of his own, would definitely get him out as soon as possible, even if he was in Beiping!

He had just apprehended the man when Zhang Anping bailed him out, which would only damage his prestige. Therefore, he could only coldly and angrily say, "Get out of here!"

Cai Jierong had no choice but to return. Zhang Anping did not have enough authorization. If he really confronted Mao Renfeng, it would only affect his position in Zhang Anping's heart. At this time, leaving was the best option.

He could only leave with the special forces.

Zheng Yaoquan, who was in the car, watched this scene with amusement on his face.

Zhang Anping, Zhang Anping, in your heart, am I, Zheng Yaoquan, really that worthless?
Do you really think you can anger me with such a small trick?
At this moment, he had clearly forgotten how he was drenched in cold sweat after realizing Zhang Anping's scheme on the plane.

Seeing Mao Renfeng walking towards him, he waved to signal the driver and guards to get out of the car and leave a private space.

After Mao Renfeng boarded the bus, she immediately launched a scathing critique of Zhang Anping:

“Vice Minister Zheng, Zhang Anping is a scoundrel who has absolutely no regard for the law! This man claims to be a loyal subject of the Party and the country, but in reality, he is a scourge to the Party and the country!”

Zheng Yaoquan glanced at Mao Renfeng with a deep look. "We're both old foxes, what are you trying to do with my ghost stories?"
He said calmly, "Director Mao, I have not failed you!"

Did I manage to fulfill my mission?

Mao Renfeng was overjoyed. He had guessed that Zheng Yaoquan had most likely obtained Gu Shenyan's confession when he came over, but Zheng Yaoquan's confirmation still made him extremely happy.

You, Zhang Anping, claim to be a loyal minister of the Party and the State, but your trusted confidant and the head of the Beiping Station, which is extremely important in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, is actually a Communist. How much of your loyalty and expertise is just a facade is up to you, let the Chief of Staff figure it out for himself.
He exclaimed with elation, “Vice Minister Zheng, there is no time to lose, let’s go to the Attendant’s Residence right away!”

Zheng Yaoquan said quietly:
"Director Mao, Gu Shenyan is dead, but I have recorded his confession that he was a Communist Party mole—I will send someone to deliver the tape to you later. Now it's up to you."

Mao Renfeng was taken aback: "This is the result of Vice Minister Zheng's personal investigation. How could I, Mao, take credit for it!"

Looking at Mao Renfeng with amusement, Zheng Yaoquan slowly said:

"Director Mao, why pretend you don't know? Do you really want Zheng to be your pawn?"

“Deputy Minister Zheng, you were the one who investigated this matter thoroughly. If you don’t go…”

"Mao Renfeng!" Zheng Yaoquan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Is this your sincerity?"

Zheng Yaoquan was filled with hatred at this moment, but not for Mao Renfeng; rather, he hated himself for having been blinded by rage.

Even that idiot Mao Renfeng could see the consequences of filing a complaint immediately. He himself was almost blinded by rage because his attendant was killed.

That's truly hateful!
Seeing that Zheng Yaoquan had already shown anger, Mao Renfeng had no choice but to abandon his plan to use Zheng Yaoquan as a pawn, and he changed the subject:
"Deputy Minister Zheng, you're saying Gu Shenyan is dead?"

"Yes, Zhang Anping silenced me right in front of me."

"Silence him? With the tape, his attempt to silence him would only backfire!" Mao Renfeng concluded with great delight: "Then I'll wait for Vice Minister Zheng's tape—as soon as it arrives, I'll go to the Attendant's Residence!"

Seeing that Mao Renfeng was somewhat sensible, Zheng Yaoquan then said:

"Director Mao, this fire shouldn't be allowed to burn too brightly—you just need to truthfully report Gu Shenyan's alleged communist ties, and use that as a pretext to obtain authorization to purge and reorganize the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics."

"Right now, everything should be done with a focus on creating momentum indirectly, rather than going straight for the chase!"

Mao Renfeng nodded slightly, thinking to herself, "I'm not stupid. Do you really think I would directly complain to Zhang Anping?"

Do you think I'm as stupid as you?
When Zheng Yaoquan went to Beiping, Mao Renfeng's eyes were always on Beiping. He had heard about the joint complaint telegram from Li and Shi. Although he could now see that the essence of Zheng Yaoquan's actions was to confuse the public, the reputation he had gained was not good.

How could Mao Renfeng repeat the same mistake?
After watching Mao Renfeng leave, Zheng Yaoquan muttered to himself:

Next, it's time to meet my colleagues from the GFB...

His attendant was shot dead by Zhang Anping, and Zheng Yaoquan could not swallow this insult. Zhang Anping wanted to use this method to make him complain to the chief attendant, but he was determined not to let him have his way!

The matter of filing a complaint was handed over to Mao Renfeng. He wanted to expose the GFB to his colleagues and let them know how arrogant this dog spy Zhang Anping was!
A dignified colonel in the GFB was shot without warning!

When the time comes, high-ranking officials from the GFB will naturally give their approval.

[Zhang Anping, you never expected this!] (End of Chapter)