Kingsman Agent in Film and Television

Suzhou.

Teahouse.

Zhang Anping and his three companions appeared in the teahouse. Although the combination seemed a bit strange, when James entered the state of bodyguard, such a combination was very reasonable - after the Japanese occupied the concession, foreigners were basically managed in a concentration camp style, and most of the foreigners who were able to live outside acted as minions of the rich and powerful.

As wealthy and powerful people, they naturally have to be recognizable. In this period, having a foreign bodyguard can greatly enhance one's status, so people are not surprised.

People were coming and going in the teahouse. Although people had long been accustomed to speaking ill of others under the high-pressure rule of the Wang Puppet Regime and the Japanese invaders, their nature of showing off could not be stopped.

Therefore, teahouses are the best channel to learn about local news.

At this time in the teahouse, the topic people talked about most was Zhou Jixian's arrest.

"If you ask me, Zhou deserves it. He has to serve the Japanese! Humph, he must have failed to serve the Japanese well, which made them angry! He deserves it!"

"Zhou deserves what happened to him!"

Many people were laughing at the joke. In their eyes, Zhou Jixian was a complete traitor. How could a traitor not be happy when he fell to such a level?

But at this moment, someone suddenly slammed the table and said angrily:

"Everyone is laughing at Mr. Zhou, but do you know why the Japanese arrested Mr. Zhou?"

"It's anti-Japanese!"

"Mr. Zhou is an underground party member! He has been helping the underground party to fight against the Japanese in the name of surrendering to the Japanese!"

"A bunch of ignorant fools!"

The person who spoke was not Zhang Anping or Zheng Yi - as a spy, the most important thing to learn in public is to keep your mouth shut. Neither Zhang Anping nor Zheng Yi would speak in such occasions.

This was a young man in his twenties, dressed like a teacher. After angrily scolding everyone in the teahouse, the young man stood up angrily and left the teahouse without looking back in the silence of everyone.

After a long time, someone asked in disbelief: "Mr. Zhou... Mr. Zhou is an underground party member?"

"Probably, otherwise why would the Japanese arrest him?"

"Speaking of which, although Mr. Zhou is the chairman of the maintenance association, everyone should think carefully, has Mr. Zhou done anything to harm the people in the past few years?"

The people in the teahouse fell silent.

But at this time, Zhang Anping quietly made a gesture to Zheng Yi and James, and the three of them, who had just sat down for a while, stood up and left the teahouse.

After leaving the house, Zheng Yi asked in confusion: "Senior Shi, we?"

Zhang Anping whispered:
"Follow the man from before."

Seeing that Zhang Anping didn't want to talk more, Zheng Yi didn't ask any more questions. James wanted to ask, but as a bodyguard, he could only resist the urge to ask. Although James was a little unreliable in normal times, the author wouldn't write about the idiot with a negative IQ in idol dramas...

Following the angry young man from a distance, after he entered a teahouse, Zhang Anping gestured to follow him in.

Similar to the theme in the previous teahouse, Zhou Jixian is also being denounced here.

Zhang Anping listened calmly, just like a spectator.

But at this moment, as if the plot was being repeated, an indignant voice rang out, accompanied by slamming the table:
"Everyone is laughing at Mr. Zhou, but do you know why the Japanese arrested Mr. Zhou?"

"It's anti-Japanese!"

"Mr. Zhou is an underground party member! He has been helping the underground party to fight against the Japanese in the name of surrendering to the Japanese!"

"A bunch of ignorant fools!"

The reaction was exactly the same as in the previous teahouse. People fell into dead silence, and the young man who had just slammed the table stood up angrily and stormed away.

But unlike before, Zhang Anping spoke up this time, in English:

"James, take him!"

James understood Chinese, so in response to Zhang Anping's order, he responded with an angry look and did not take any action.

Zhang Anping's expression turned cold, and his eyes were filled with coldness. James felt cold all over when he was looked at. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly stood up when the young man was about to pass by him, pounced on the angry young man, knocked him to the ground and subdued him in an instant.

"let me go!"

Zhang Anping said in English: "Shut his mouth—" and then said to the crowd who suddenly stood up in a threatening tone:
"This man is obviously a resistance member. You knew about this but didn't report it. Do you want to go to the gendarmerie prison?"

"You—just you, take us to Suzhou Security Bureau!"

"Humph, I just came to Suzhou, and I didn't expect to run into resistance members!"

The tone of the spy instantly timidated the impulsive people. Looking at the young man who was knocked down and controlled by the foreigners, people stepped back and sat down. Although they did not dare to look at this strange group blatantly, Zhang Anping still felt some murderous intent - there are ruthless people among the crowd!

The innocent person pointed out by Zhang Anping was so scared that he was paralyzed at this time, but after Zhang Anping patted his bulging lower back, the other party could only stand up with a pale face and said cautiously:
"Sir, I am not a member of the resistance."

Zhang Anping scolded impatiently: "Nonsense, I asked you to take me to the Suzhou Security Bureau, which is the one that is being planned. Stop talking nonsense and lead the way!"

"Yes, yes, yes." The innocent people could only respond repeatedly.

When Zheng Yi heard that Zhang Anping was going to lead this resistance element into a trap, his eyes flickered for a moment before he regained his composure. However, James, who had just pulled up the resistance element, panicked.

The person next to him, if he remembered correctly, was called Zhang Shihao?

To use the Chinese saying, he was a thorn in the side of the Japanese - going to the Security Bureau so blatantly, isn't this like an old man eating arsenic because he is tired of living?
After leaving the house, he found an opportunity to wink at Zhang Anping secretly, but Zhang Anping responded with a warning look. Seeing this, James could only stop and thought:
If you, Zhang Shihao, dare to die, why shouldn’t I be able to accompany you?

At worst...at worst I'll just surrender!

The Security Bureau was not far from the teahouse. The unfortunate onlookers took them to the Security Bureau and ran away. Before Zhang Anping could step forward, the Security Bureau agent who was standing in the guard post came over quickly. If it weren't for the strange combination of Zhang Anping and the other two, the other party might have taken out their weapons directly - because one of their companions was actually tied up by these three people!

In fact, on the way here, James also saw the clue from the reaction of this "resistance member".

If he was a true anti-Japanese element, facing the fate of being escorted to the Security Bureau, he would definitely find ways to make a scene even if he was gagged and tied up. However, this person was very "well-behaved" and not only did he not resist, he also did not show much fear.

It is obvious that the other party is most likely related to the Security Bureau.

This made James very curious. How did Zhang discover that there was something wrong with this person?

At this time, the agents of the Security Bureau had come over, and Zhang Anping immediately "revealed" his identity:
"My name is Shi Hao, and I'm from Nanjing!"

"This guy is a resistance member, promoting the underground party in public - try him and see if you can find out anything."

His bossy attitude instantly turned the Security Bureau agents into idiots.

Momentum is something that is difficult to fake. Zhang Anping claimed to be from Nanjing. Although he did not reveal his specific identity, his demeanor and tone were clearly that of a superior, so they instinctively recognized Zhang Anping's identity.

"That's it. If Commissioner Zhu asks, just say I'll visit you another day. I'm leaving now. Remember to keep a file of what you find. I'll check it out."

After Zhang Anping finished speaking, he turned and left. After several agents from the Security Bureau took over the "resistance elements", they respectfully watched Zhang Anping leave.

The cloth stuffed around the mouth of the "resistance element" was removed, and the resistance element immediately cried out in grievance:
"I am so wronged, where did this bastard come from——"

"Shut up and go in quickly, so as not to embarrass yourself!"

……

After the three of them reached an empty alley, James couldn't help himself any longer:

"Zhang, how can you be sure that he is an enemy?" He initially thought that Zhang Anping was using him to deal with the underground party.

"I'm not sure." Zhang Anping said nonchalantly, "No matter if he has a chance or not, let's give him a try first."

James was dumbfounded, thinking that this was Zhang Anping's idea.

Seeing that James actually believed it, Zheng Yi was amused and said:
"James, you don't really believe it, do you?"

Zhang Anping cast a stern look at Zheng Yi, and Zheng Yi immediately shut up, leaving James to wonder where Zhang Anping saw the problem.

Zhang Anping knew the reason why Zouk entrusted James to him, so he gave James some special treatment.

He had attended the FBI's special agent school and knew how poor the intelligence level of foreigners was.

The CIA of later generations is very famous, but in the final analysis, the CIA was built on the basis of the Office of Strategic Services, and the development of the Office of Strategic Services was actually inseparable from [Sino-US technical cooperation] - in other words, the famous CIA of later generations learned from the Military Control Commission!
The fact that an ambassador to a country is dismissive of intelligence stolen by agents and declares that "this is not a gentleman's act" shows how Western intelligence science has declined.

Although the West will not admit it, the fact is that modern intelligence science is the nourishment that Americans drew from the Military Control Commission.

We have gone off topic. Let's get back to the point. Zhang Anping deliberately threw questions to James so that he could learn.

Along the way, Zhang Anping had already secretly assessed James' intelligence gathering capabilities in the Zhongjiu Army and the New Fourth Army, and commenting on him as worse than dog shit was already an overestimation of him.

If the Americans' intelligence capabilities were really as strong as they are in later generations, then how could Americans not support the armed forces led by the Chinese Communist Party in the original time and space?
Instead, they were pressured and deceived by the Military Control Commission and the Nationalist Government and ignored this force!
Even on the Korean battlefield, the intelligence gathering capabilities demonstrated by the Americans in the first two battles were... appalling.

It’s a pity that one strength can cover up a hundred uglinesses!

Zhang Anping brought Zheng Yi and James, who was still thinking, to a contact point at Suzhou Station.

This is a place disguised as a photo studio. Judging from the multiple wanted posters posted outside, this photo studio is a typical "good citizen" under the rule of the Japanese army.

"James, please take a look around and analyze the location of this photo studio. If everything is ok, I hope to see your analysis report tomorrow morning."

After giving James a task, Zhang Anping signaled Zheng Yi to guard the periphery while he went into the photo studio to make the contact.

Although there were no problems in theory at the Suzhou station, support was necessary - only after confirming that there were no problems would Zhang Anping reunite with Zheng Yi and James.

This can be considered a kind of guarantee. After all, when you are behind enemy lines, it is never too careful.

In fact, at this time Zhang Anping had already wandered around the photo studio twice.

Through this contact point, Zhang Anping passed the inspection as a special envoy of the Southern Jiangsu Command and was taken to meet Gu Wei, the stationmaster of Suzhou Station. Gu Wei, who came specially to greet the special envoy, wiped his eyes twice after seeing Zhang Anping and suddenly panicked.

He suppressed his fear and sent the contact person away. After the other party left, Gu Wei said tremblingly:
"District, District Seat."

Zhang Anping looked helplessly at the colonel station chief from the Songhu Command, and said angrily:
"Can I eat people?"

Gu Wei immediately admitted his mistake: "It was my incompetence that failed to protect Mr. Zhou. Please punish me, District Commander."

After Zhou Jixian established contact with the Military Control Commission, the news had naturally to be reported to Zhang Anping. Zhang Anping also reminded him of this when Gu Wei was transferred to be the station chief of Suzhou Station. This was also the reason why Gu Wei panicked when he saw Zhang Anping.

Zhang Anping said calmly: "It has nothing to do with you. The underground party leaked the news."

Gu Wei looked at Zhang Anping and said hesitantly, "Chief District Officer, this, this should be a smokescreen released by the Japanese."

"Hmm? You're not stupid! I thought you would be so stupid as to immediately confirm the news released by the Japanese!"

Zhang Anping transformed himself into a master of yin and yang.

Although he was ridiculed, Gu Wei felt relieved in his heart - if it were any other superior, Gu Wei was not sure whether he would pass on the blame based on this news, but facing Zhang Anping, who could not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, he did not have the courage to deceive him.

Fortunately, he didn't play tricks, otherwise he wouldn't be a Yin-Yang master...

He said cautiously:

"District Chief, I'm not sure exactly where the problem lies, but today news broke that Mr. Zhou was an underground member of the Communist Party. I don't think this is right. As the saying goes, if something is not normal, there must be something wrong. So I think it is very likely that the problem lies on our side."

"The more you try to hide something, the more obvious it becomes. This must be a problem on our end. As far as I know, there are only four people at Suzhou Station who know Mr. Zhou's identity, right?"

Zhang Anping looked at Gu Wei with burning eyes.

"Indeed, apart from Captain Liu of the action team, only Zhu Mingchun, Chen Jiaotong and I know Mr. Zhou's identity."

Gu Wei reported: "When Mr. Zhou was arrested, the Japanese also sent out the military police to try to arrest Zhu Mingchun and Chen Jiaotong. Fortunately, Sun Zhiming, who was sent by me to persuade Zhu Zheng to defect, got the news and gave the warning in advance."

Zhang Anping asked casually: "Who do you think the problem lies with?"

"District Chief, all four of us are possible." Gu Wei bowed his head: "So Sun Zhiming, Zhu Mingchun and Chen Jiaotong are temporarily under my control and are being investigated."

"Also, I am willing to be scrutinized."

Zhang Anping waved his hand: "If something goes wrong with you, Suzhou Station will be gone!"

"Don't release the three people who have been detained for the time being. I didn't think there was anything strange about this matter, but the sudden revelation of this news makes me feel suspicious."

Gu Weixin said, I also feel it is suspicious.

"How about this, let's wait and see what happens - you arrange a place for me to stay, and keep the news of my coming a secret."

"You live here?"

"This is the Suzhou Station headquarters, there are many people and eyes."

"Understood, District Master, please wait a moment, I will arrange a place for you."

……

Gu Wei arranged for Zhang Anping to live in a merchant's home, but he did not live in the merchant's home. Instead, he lived in an uninhabited property of theirs and announced to the public that Zhang Anping was a relative of this family.

But just after Gu Wei left, Zhang Anping secretly met with Zheng Yi and arranged for Zheng Yi to secretly follow Gu Wei. He hired someone to live in the property, and he and James went to a restaurant more than a hundred meters away.

"Zhang, why do you want to do this?"

James didn't understand what Zhang Anping did.

Zhang Anping looked at the property and said softly:

"Behind enemy lines, you'd better just trust your own eyes and intuition."

The current Suzhou gives him a very bad impression.

The Japanese's attempt to cover up their behavior is suspicious, but the actions and means used to cover up their behavior are very... low-level.

If it was just low-level, Zhang Anping wouldn't find it strange.

But they managed to capture Zhou Jixian easily with one fatal blow!

It would be normal if the Military Control Commission suffered other losses.

But now only Zhou Jixian was arrested, and the Military Control Commission suffered no other losses. This is not right.

In addition, the Japanese suddenly used low-level means to cover up their guilt - it was like a sniper who had killed the commander with one shot suddenly couldn't hit anymore!

Is there no ghost here? (End of this chapter)