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After arranging contacts with the surrounding bandits, a staff member of the Police Headquarters held a small meeting in their camp tent.

At the meeting, someone from the police station raised a question:
"Why didn't Zhang Shihao focus on the family members in his arrangements? Tomorrow afternoon is the time to pay the ransom!"

In kidnapping and ransom cases, the most common way to solve the case is to catch the person and keep a close eye on the kidnapper who is collecting the ransom.

"They probably don't want to alert the enemy—" a police officer transferred from the Military Control Commission explained, "Among those involved in the kidnapping are retired agents. They are different from ordinary kidnappers. The process they designed to deliver the ransom is not so easy to find loopholes."

"Our first priority is to ensure the safety of the hostages. Only after the hostages are safe can we consider how to deal with the kidnappers. If we make a big fuss during the ransom payment process, what if the kidnappers are pushed too far and kill the hostages?"

Several police officers who had doubts suddenly realized that, yes, those who were kidnapped were all young men, and if the kidnappers were pushed too far and caused casualties among the hostages, the trouble would be even bigger.

"It seems that Zhang Shihao is waiting for the hostages to be safe before taking action - everyone, do you think there is something wrong with his arrangement?"

The police station still had doubts about Zhang Anping after all.

Tang Zong's eyes flashed, and he listened carefully to see what his subordinates thought.

"I think it's okay. The main force involved in this kidnapping case is the dismissed personnel of the Military Control Commission. Those people don't cause trouble for the Bureau of Secrets now, but it doesn't mean they won't cause trouble in the future. After the hostages are safely returned, they will definitely cause trouble. Zhang Shihao must shut these people up, otherwise the Bureau of Secrets will have a hard time. In this case, how can he keep it to himself?"

"From the perspective of the arrangement, I think it's fine. If he wanted to make a fuss about the ransom, I would be scared. But it's obvious that Commander Zhang didn't think of making a fuss about the ransom from the beginning, which proves that he has a clear understanding of the situation."

The officers of these police stations have always been worried that Zhang Anping would make a fuss about the ransom. There were so many kidnapping cases in the Republic of China, and even the wife of a secretary of a foreign consulate was kidnapped in Shanghai. The way to ensure the safety of the hostages was to find a tycoon to negotiate and pay the ransom to release the hostage.

If we rely on the police and special forces, we will only force the other side into a desperate situation where they have no other options.

Zhang Anping obviously knew this, and he was very tactful when making the arrangements, not taking action at the most critical stage of the ransom.

Judging from his arrangement, Zhang Anping’s purpose is very simple: to settle accounts afterwards!

After listening to his subordinates' analysis, Tang Zong felt relieved. Zhang Anping probably didn't set a trap for him - he had set a trap for Zhang Anping too many times, and now he was really afraid that Zhang Anping would set a trap for him in return.

Tang Zong then made his final speech: "Everyone, then follow Zhang Shihao's strategy and act accordingly. Once the hostages are safe, we must capture this group of lawless criminals in one fell swoop!"

"Yes!"

……

A convoy of several cars returned to Chongqing overnight.

In the third car, Wang Tianfeng and Shen Zui were traveling together.

The two discussed the case together.

They have always had a question. Zhang Anping said very bluntly that he would let these brothers go, but why did he take a retreat route?

Once the water route is cut off, those brothers who participated in the kidnapping will not be able to escape even if they get the money, and they will be easily caught in one fell swoop.

"Commander Zhang probably doesn't want to leave any room for criticism. Although I don't know what Commander Zhang wants to do, I believe he will find a way to solve this problem perfectly."

Shen Zui is extremely superstitious about Zhang Anping and doesn't act like a traitor at all.

Wang Tianfeng simply didn't waste any more brain cells. After burying his doubts in his heart, he discussed with Shen Zui what to do after returning to Chongqing. He said:

"When you go back, check on the brothers who were dismissed first, and try not to affect their current lives. The Intelligence Department will focus on the waterways. If there is no progress before noon tomorrow, I will block the waterways."

"Ah."

The convoy moved forward and when it was about to arrive in Chongqing, two cars came towards them. When the convoy passed each other, Wang Tianfeng instinctively observed through the window, but the moment of passing was so fleeting and it was dark, so he naturally could not see anything clearly.

Shen Zui didn't care and said:

"There will probably be quite a few people heading to the camp tonight. After all, this is a great opportunity to flatter someone."

Wang Tianfeng glanced at Shen Zui:

"Say less."

In the two cars that passed by the Secret Service convoy, Chai Ying looked through the rear window at the taillights of the convoy and asked her husband:

"The police convoy?"

Cen Yuyan said calmly, "It's from the Bureau of Secrets."

Chai Ying looked at her husband in astonishment: "Why didn't you say anything just now?"

Although Cen Yuyan had learned makeup skills from Zhang Anping, he was far from Zhang Anping's level of being able to dress up as a woman. Moreover, he was a well-known "traitor of the Military Control Commission" and passed by the Military Control Commission's convoy. Her husband had already noticed it but she was not nervous or worried at all.

Even though Chai Ying had been doing underground work for many years, she couldn't help but marvel at her husband's courage.

Cen Yiyan ignored his wife's reproach and continued with the previous topic:

"Once we get to Bishan, you can just watch from the dark, and leave the actual actions to me."

"Ah."

Chai Ying was the comrade Zhang Anping requested to replace Lao Cen - although this action was selfish, it was also the best choice.

After all, the two are husband and wife, and in the future, Lao Cen can completely assist Chai Ying in secret.

……

The entire Chongqing police and special systems were in chaos.

The police station sent out several "special envoys" overnight to try to establish contact with the 16 gangs of bandits around Bishan, while the Bureau of Secrets mobilized all its personnel. On the surface, they started the investigation among the dismissed personnel, but secretly, the Intelligence Department took the lead in conducting strict inspections on water and land transportation.

The busy night ended quickly, and with the rising of the sun, light once again enveloped the earth.

Chongqing, Taipingmen Wharf.

There are many docks in Chongqing, with nearly 50 docks of various sizes, a small number of which are completely controlled by the military, and Taipingmen Dock is the largest of these docks.

A major working at the dock quietly found a partner:
"Old An, I'm afraid today's cargo won't be shipped. I don't know what kind of madness those bastards from the Secret Service have gone. They have quietly planted a number of people at the dock to strictly check today's shipment."

Lao An said depressedly: "Okay, let's do it another day."

"Well, don't worry. I'll be the first to notify you after these bastards leave."

After saying goodbye to the major, the slightly depressed Old An deliberately walked around a few circles. After making sure that he was not being followed, he hurried to a house not far from the pier.

In the house, a middle-aged man in his forties was reading a newspaper. When Lao An saw him, he immediately said:

"Old Yan, there's a problem - the Secret Service has set its sights on the Taiping Gate Wharf!"

"Shall we take another route?"

Lao Yan and Lao An were the ones responsible for receiving and transferring the ransom. In order to transfer the ransom safely, they had used their connections to establish contact with the officers in the two docks more than 20 days ago. Their identities were "smugglers."

These actions were naturally made in advance in preparation for the transfer after receiving the ransom today.

Old Yan shook his head:

"Since Taipingmen Wharf has been targeted, the route to the other wharf must also be targeted. We can't go by water!"

"Then take the land route?"

"We can't go. There are only a few land routes. Commander Zhang might be waiting for us on the land."

Old Yan had a serious look on his face. When they were making the plan, they were worried about running into Zhang Anping, so they shortened the time to only three days - three days including the kidnapping.

But they didn't expect that Commander Zhang would come right after Boss Dai's funeral. Not only did he come, but he also cut off their retreat with one move.

Getting the money is not a problem, taking it away is the most important thing!

Lao An didn't think that Lao Yan was acting without a purpose - facing Commander Zhang, it was not excessive to be extremely cautious.

He thought about it and suggested, "If it doesn't work, why not hide the money in the city first?"

Old Yan still rejected it: "It's even worse. There are so many of us. If we don't divide the money quickly after we get it, there will be big problems!"

In fact, at the beginning, Wu Liwei and his gang were just a small group of a few people. They originally planned to make a few hundred thousand dollars and then escape. However, after studying the bodyguard strength of the rich boys, they finally decided to expand the scale.

As a result, the number of people expanded to more than 40 people. If it weren't for the good confidentiality, the secret might have been leaked before.

The action has already been taken. If the money is not distributed after being received, people will immediately become confused. By then, once the news leaks out, with Zhang Anping's ability, they will have no hope of escaping.

Lao An said angrily, "This won't work, and that won't work. Are we not going to accept the ransom?"

"Take it! We must take it!" Lao Yan took a deep breath and said, "In this case, let's play it openly!"

"Open card? What open card?"

Old Yan slowly spoke of his plan, and Old An gasped:

"Is this... okay?"

"That's Commander Zhang! It would be extremely difficult to deceive the public under his nose!"

"We have no choice but to do this, otherwise we will have no chance. The bargaining chips are in our hands after all."

……

Before dawn in the morning, the camp outside Anju Town became busy. The police station left a simple police inspector to lead the men in the camp, and the rest of the people got on the bus and headed for Chongqing.

Because two o'clock in the afternoon is the time the kidnappers demanded for the ransom to be handed over. Although they do not intend to take action when the ransom is handed over, the senior members of the police and special forces must be present at this time.

But Zhang Anping refused to leave.

"The person must be in the hands of the bandits. After they get the money, it's up to us whether to release him or not. If they don't, I can make the decision here."

This reason was very convincing. Although Tang Zong was unwilling in his heart, he agreed with Zhang Anping's reason after thinking about it.

However, he was extremely worried about Zhang Anping, so he left behind a first-class police officer and took away all the police officers transferred from the Military Control Commission.

After Tang Zong left, Zhang Anping sat in the camp command center without moving, but his heart had already flown to Bishan.

[Comrades in Bishan, can you find them before 2pm? ]

……

Lao Cen arrived at Bishan County at around 1:00 a.m.

After arriving, he knocked on the door of the head of the Bishan underground party.

In other words, his rank was high enough and the situation of the No. 2 Intelligence Group was special. Otherwise, even if he arrived, he would have to send out a meeting signal first and then meet after receiving a response - according to this process, there would definitely not be enough time.

This is also the reason why Lao Cen insisted on staying. His role is really irreplaceable.

The person in charge was extremely surprised when he saw Lao Cen. After confirming their identities through the secret code, Lao Cen informed them of the mission of the investigation and asked the comrades in Bishan County to start a secret investigation immediately.

This request put the person in charge of Bishan in a very difficult position, because even though he was the person in charge, he could not call all of Bishan's core members in the early morning.

Lao Cen did not force them to do so, but asked them to mobilize as many people as possible to conduct an investigation first, and then launch a larger-scale investigation after establishing contact with other comrades after daybreak.

At three o'clock in the morning, many backbone members of the underground party in Bishan hurriedly began to contact their comrades and started the action according to the order of the county party committee.

Eleven o'clock in the morning.

North of Bishan County, Batang Township.

The person in charge of the Bishan underground party hurriedly approached Cen Yuyan:

"Lao Zeng (Lao Cen's pseudonym), there is news! According to information obtained by one of our comrades, about seventeen days ago, someone bought a batch of grain from the home of a landlord named Chen in Datang Township. It was a stranger, but someone recognized that this stranger was brought here by people from Qitang Village."

"But the food was sent to Chongqing, but the Chen family sent the food to Qingmu Pass and then returned."

Lao Cen's face was full of surprise when he heard this, that should be it!

The so-called sending it to Chongqing should be a cover. This batch of grain must have been brought back after arriving at Qingmu Pass - since it was the people of Qintang Village who led the way, it is very likely that it was in Qintang Village!
Old Cen was secretly surprised. He actually didn't think that the kidnappers would stay near Bishan - after the robbery, they could only go north to get away from Chongqing. But according to Zhang Anping's arrangement, the robbers had to go south, which was clearly closer to Chongqing.

Isn't this extremely risky?
But I didn’t expect that Zhang Anping’s judgment was correct!
"Comrade Lao Wang, arrange a guide to take me to Qitang Village immediately!"

……

Qitang Village.

Wu Liwei, who had not slept yet, came to the house where Fang Minghui was temporarily staying. Fang Minghui was actually the real boss of this retired spy gang, but Fang Minghui was extremely cautious in doing things. After forming a team, he hid behind the scenes and pushed Wu Liwei out.

Wu Liwei was not stupid and naturally knew Fang Minghui's plan to push him out, but in order to get more money, he had to agree to Fang Minghui.

"Lao Fang, Lao Yan sent a telegram--"

Wu Liwei placed a telegram in front of Fang Minghui. There was only one number on the large piece of paper:
three!
Radio operators are a technical branch of the military, so when the Military Control Commission lays off employees, they naturally will not lay off these technical personnel. Fortunately, most agents know how to operate a radio simply. Fang Minghui "collected" two radios through various channels and used them as a tool for communication at critical moments.

Looking at the number three on the telegram, Fang Minghui's expression became solemn.

According to the agreement, if they go by water, that is "one"; if they go by land, that is "two"; and "three" means that Lao Yan is making his own decision based on the circumstances.

Wu Liwei looked at Fang Minghui and saw that he didn't say anything, so he asked, "Old Yan, can you trust him?"

"Don't worry, Lao Yan will be fine."

Fang Minghui made a promise to Wu Liwei.

The reason why he was so confident was that he knew very well the characters of Lao Yan and Lao An - like Wu Liwei, they both attached great importance to their wives and children, and his confidence came from the fact that the wives and children of the core members were under his control.

"It's good that you can trust me - then let's follow the plan?"

According to the plan, once the ransom is received, they will lure Chen Lanting's men and hand over all the captured bodyguards to Chen Lanting's men. This is to divert trouble away, and the purpose is to escape.

As for the real hostages, we will naturally use them to create confusion.

Fang Minghui raised his hand to check the time, thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer."

At this moment, someone suddenly rushed in in panic:
"Old Wu, there's a merchant coming towards the village—he doesn't look like a traveling merchant!"

Qitang Village is not isolated from the outside world. It is normal for people to come here, but usually they are villagers visiting relatives and friends, and such people rarely come alone.

Even if they were merchants, they were traveling merchants. The small traveling merchants who could go from village to village dressed no differently from the farmers.

In this situation, the appearance of a businessman who was dressed rather elegantly alone would naturally arouse the vigilance of the secret agents.

Fang Minghui and Wu Liwei gasped in shock.

They stayed temporarily in Qintang Village, taking advantage of the fact that it was dark under the lamp, and also set up a maze to divert the disaster to the bandits - with so many preparations, they were easily seen through?
Fang Minghui winked at Wu Liwei secretly, and Wu Liwei understood and ordered: "Capture him! I will go and meet him in person!"

As Lao Cen was walking quickly towards Qitang Village, three figures suddenly jumped out from both sides of the village road. Lao Cen was not panicked, but immediately stretched out his hand to show that he had no ill intentions. Although the figures that appeared were stunned, they still controlled Lao Cen in the first place, using extremely professional methods.

This actually made Old Cen feel relieved.

You’ve come to the right place!

He was brought to a house at the entrance of the village. There were no villagers in the house, only Wu Liwei who had been waiting for him.

After Cen Yuyan was brought to Wu Liwei, Wu Liwei looked at him carefully before speaking in surprise:
"Are you Cen Yuyan?!"

Wu Liwei was shocked. He knew before he was laid off that Lao Cen was a member of the Communist Party. Although the Communist Party and the Military Control Commission did not say anything, people like Wu Liwei knew what was going on.

"It's Mr. Cen, Chief Wu, long time no see."

Wu Liwei knew that since Cen Yuyan could come here, he must have known the situation. He did not hide anything and simply said, "Director Cen, I didn't expect you to come. It seems that there is an expert among the underground party!"

"I wonder what Director Cen's purpose of this visit is?"

"Chief Wu," Cen Yiyan looked at Wu Liwei with a half-smile, "How about we be frank with each other?"

"Isn't Wu honest enough?"

"Chief Wu, I want to see the person who can really make the decision - you are not someone who can set up such an elaborate scheme."

Before Wu Liwei could respond, there was applause.

"Director Cen is a very secretive person! If I had known that Director Cen was so capable, I would have really wanted to make friends with him!"

As the voice of talking was heard, Fang Minghui, who was hiding in the room, walked out slowly.

"It turns out to be Captain Fang - no wonder he dared to pull teeth out of a tiger's mouth!"

Cen Weiyan suddenly realized something, but his heart was secretly tense, thinking that he had underestimated this group of people.

Fang Minghui ignored Cen Yuyan's flattery and said bluntly: "Director Cen, are you here on behalf of the underground party? Could it be that the underground party also wants to get a piece of the pie?"

Cen Yuyan has been a partner with Zhang Anping for nearly ten years and knows Zhang Anping's personality very well. When Zhang Anping asked him to notify Global Trade to prepare 39 US dollars, he could guess Zhang Anping's purpose with his eyes closed.

Fang Minghui said that the underground party wanted to get a piece of the pie, which made Cen Yiyan feel strange.

This isn't about getting a piece of the pie, this is clearly about eating the meat!

Cen Yanyan smiled and said, "If I talk about a share now, Captain Fang will only think that I am overestimating my abilities. Why don't we keep me here first and wait and see what happens before making a decision? How do you think?"

Fang Minghui's eyes flickered, and he asked, "Could it be that Director Cen thinks it's difficult for Fang to get the money?"

"It's too early for Cen to say anything now. What do you think, Captain Fang?"

After taking a deep look at Cen Yuyan, who had not revealed any flaws, Fang Minghui said slowly, "Okay!"

……

The robbery camp outside Anju Town.

Lin Nansheng, who personally controlled the radio station, received a telegram.

After confirming that the telegram was sent by his comrade, Lin Nansheng was shocked. He was actually in Bishan!

After destroying the telegram, he went to Zhang Anping and reported in a low voice:

"Teacher, Huashan sent a telegram to Qitang Village, Datang Township."

Zhang Anping's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Guess it right!
The robbery took place closer to Tongliang County, and the choices he faced at the time narrowed the scope to that place.

Tongliang? Tongnan? Bishan?

Tongliang is far away from Chongqing, and Tongnan is even farther away. Logically, he should have chosen Tongliang or Tongnan, but after much deliberation, Zhang Anping chose Bishan.

This was a decision made after analyzing the mentality of these retired agents and repeated consideration, but it was ultimately a gamble.

Facts proved that his judgment was correct, he was indeed hiding in Bishan.

Normally speaking, choosing Bishan is actually a very safe choice. After all, they set up a smokescreen to divert the blame to the surrounding bandits.

But who made them face Zhang Anping?
Lin Nansheng felt like he was being scratched by a cat's claws. He still couldn't understand Zhang Anping's plan - how could he use 39 to exchange for someone else's 390 million?
Are they happy?!

"Teacher, what should we do now?"

Zhang Anping stretched out his hand and looked at the time. It was half past one!

There is still half an hour left before the ransom is collected.

After taking a deep breath, he uttered a word:

"Wait!"

"wait?"

Lin Nansheng didn't understand.

"Just wait." Zhang Anping said softly:
"What we need to do now is to lock up the money in Chongqing! Only in this way can we have room for further operations."

Lin Nansheng seemed to understand, but not quite.

……

2 p.m.

A car stopped at Duyou Street. The driver dressed as a bodyguard got out of the car. He did not dare to look left or right. He left the car in a hurry and disappeared in the crowd.

Farther away, Tang Zong was staring at the car through a telescope.

There were eight suitcases in the car, and in these eight suitcases, there was a total of 390 million US dollars!
This is the ransom. According to the kidnappers' request, it was loaded into the car and placed here.

While they were observing, one of their men reported urgently: "Director, a suspicious person has been spotted!"

Tang Zong immediately said: "Don't move!"

Through the telescope, a man wearing a baseball cap and a light gray double-breasted shirt approached the car, then quickly opened the door, got into the driver's seat, started the car, and drove away.

Tang Zong suppressed his excitement:
"Follow him! Keep your distance! See where he's going!"

"By the way, tell Zhang Anping that the money has been taken and the target is driving away, with an unknown destination!"

……

Camp.

"Teacher, a report came from Chongqing that the ransom has been taken away and the other party is driving away to an unknown destination."

Facing Lin Nansheng's report, Zhang Anping, who was pretending to be asleep, did not react at all. Seeing this, Lin Nansheng stepped aside.

Time passed little by little. Half an hour later, Lin Nansheng received another clear-coded telegram. He quickly reported to Zhang Anping:
"Teacher, the car is heading towards Qingmu Pass! It will take about 20 minutes to reach Qingmu Pass! Tang Zong asked if we should stop the car?"

Take the bus from Duyou Street and it will take 50 minutes to get to Aoki Pass?

This must be a roundabout way!

Zhang Anping smiled and followed his own script!
Why did he block the waterway?

It’s just to keep the money from leaving Chongqing.

After picking up the car, they are now heading towards Qingmuguan. It looks like they are taking the money and leaving Qingmuguan, but Zhang Anping is sure that the money must have been left in Chongqing, and the direction of Qingmuguan is just a decoy.

390 million US dollars, eight suitcases in total, if taken out rashly, under the watchful eyes of the Bureau of Secrets and the General Police Department, unless he has wings, as long as the hostages are safe, he will be captured.

How could the Military Control Commission's agents not know that Zhang Anping had a sharp sword in his hand?

"Tell Mr. Tang that there is a 50% chance that the money is left in Chongqing. Of course, there is also a 50% chance that it is in the car."

Zhang Anping smiled and said, "It depends on what he chooses."

Lin Nansheng was even more confused. Zhang Anping's goal was money - why did he need to inform Tang Zong?

Seeing Lin Nansheng confused, Zhang Anping said leisurely:

"As a human being, you must be upright."

Lin Nansheng was speechless.

……

"money?"

Tang Zong frowned as he looked at the telegram.

Zhang Anping doesn't care about these young masters, but cares about the money?

The actions of the Bureau of Secrets today, especially the blocking of the waterway, had previously puzzled Tang Zong, but now he understood it - this was to prevent the money from leaving via the waterway.

However, although 390 million US dollars is a considerable sum of money, can this amount of money make Zhang Anping so excited?

"What does this guy mean?"

Tang Zong was extremely conflicted. His intuition told him that Zhang Anping must have other intentions.

"Director, what should we do?"

Facing his subordinates' request, Emperor Tang made a decision after careful consideration:
"Don't stop at Qingmuguan! Just look at the suitcase - this car is following!"

Tang Zong finally decided to ignore Zhang Anping's plan and ensure the safety of the hostages first. (End of this chapter)