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In the interrogation room, Shen Zui listened to Fang Minghui's account with a cold expression, comparing it in his mind with Fang's previous statements.

He made a judgment:

The statement is correct; it is absolutely true!

Despite having countless unanswered questions, Fang Minghui has at least made a breakthrough.

The doctor from the Bureau of Secrecy, who had been closely monitoring Fang Minghui's health, whispered to Shen Zui after Fang Minghui finished his statement:

"Director, we can't clean him up anymore, otherwise we can't guarantee he'll survive."

Fang Minghui's life or death is not important, but he cannot die now.

Shen Zui nodded and instructed, "I understand. Find someone to take him away. You are personally responsible for looking after him—before Commander Zhang arrives, even the King of Hell cannot take him away. Do you understand what I mean?"

The doctor quickly agreed.

Shen Zui then got up, picked up the five confessions on the table, and left.

In Wang Tianfeng's office, a weary-looking Shen Zui entered without knocking, then slumped onto the sofa, tossed five copies of Fang Minghui's confession onto the coffee table, and said listlessly:

“Old Wang, his later statements are not much different from the first one; he is telling the truth.”

"By the way, the intelligence that Commander Zhang found is correct. The person was indeed sent to Beiping Township in Chengkou County. I really admire Commander Zhang's intelligence capabilities. That bastard Fang Minghui even tried to use this information to save his own life. After I mentioned Beiping Township, he collapsed."

"If I had known, I wouldn't have used torture!"

Fang Minghui knew that falling into the hands of the Security Bureau would mean a fate worse than death, so he committed suicide by poisoning himself. Unfortunately, he did not expect that he could rise from the dead and eventually ended up in the Security Bureau's infamous interrogation room.

Therefore, he used the hostage's whereabouts as leverage.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated—when he learned that Zhang Anping had headed straight for Beiping Township in Chengkou County, he was completely stunned.

Wang Tianfeng's attention was not on the hostages, but he asked in a deep voice, "What about the fake death drug?"

"It was indeed seized from Cen Anyan. As for its origin, he didn't know—he thought it was genuine cyanide!"

Wang Tianfeng's gaze was deep and thoughtful; this outcome was within his expectations.

Shen Zui didn't delve into the cyanide, but Wang Tianfeng did.

He investigated this drug that supposedly caused death and discovered a result that chilled him to the bone!

The former Military Intelligence Bureau had a special research lab. After cooperating with the Americans, their research on cyanide was not lagging behind. Moreover, as an operations expert, Shen Zui could not possibly have misidentified the symptoms of cyanide poisoning.

However, the cyanide that Fang Minghui had ingested blinded Shen Zui. If Shen Zui hadn't brought the body back to the bureau headquarters in Chongqing, Fang Minghui might have escaped this fate.

So here's the question: how did Cen Anyan come to have such a magical cyanide?

Wang Tianfeng remained silent, his gaze fixed on the five statements, but he showed no intention of taking them.

Shen was used to Wang Tianfeng's mannerisms, so he didn't urge him to speak and continued on his own:

"Old Wang, the underground Communist Party couldn't possibly have researched something so miraculous! They don't have that capability—I'll investigate the source of this later!"

"Yes, this is a lesson learned. We'll have to work together to draft a document that all underground party members who commit suicide by poison must be dealt with strictly, and we absolutely cannot let this kind of accident happen again."

Wang Tianfeng then spoke up:
"Over the past five days, I have conducted a thorough review of the Special Research Laboratory."

Shen Zui frowned: "You suspect it was leaked from the Special Research Lab? That's not right. I remember the Special Research Lab did have similar research results, able to simulate the reaction after cyanide poisoning, but the effect only lasted for about ten to fifteen minutes, and it only remained in the laboratory, making it difficult to mass-produce!" (This was done by John Bull's Military Intelligence Team.)
Wang Tianfeng said, "I know, I've already taken down the relevant personnel."

"You suspect that the underground Communist Party has infiltrated the special research lab very well, and that they've concealed the groundbreaking progress in the research on the fake death drug? Hiss—that's troublesome!"

Shen gasped.

The Special Research Lab was a money-devouring behemoth during the Kuomintang era, but its research achievements were numerous, including countless weapons, poisons, espionage supplies, and even codes.

If the Special Research Laboratory has been heavily infiltrated by the underground party, the cryptographic system currently used by the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics might be completely transparent to the underground party!
Wang Tianfeng murmured:

"It's...in trouble."

Suspecting a major problem with the Special Research Lab, he arrested all the relevant personnel and also systematically reviewed all the failed operations of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics over the past year.

He thus came to a chilling conclusion:

The Military Intelligence Bureau and the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics were practically transparent to the underground Communist Party!
Because in the operations he reviewed, all the secret operations that could have achieved significant results, regardless of the station, all failed without exception.

Of course, this is not how it is recorded in various archives—even if the operation failed, because the Military Intelligence Bureau was undergoing reorganization and the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was severely inflicted internal strife after its establishment, the subordinates were afraid of being dealt with because of the failure of the operation, so they basically took various measures to conceal it.

Therefore, the news received by the headquarters was mostly "peaceful" and that the stations below would be able to "achieve a great victory" once they launched an attack.

In reality, there were not many significant results; the people below were simply exaggerating and concealing information!
If Wang Tianfeng hadn't used the intelligence department's resources to conduct a comprehensive investigation, this iceberg hidden beneath the sea would never have come into his sight.

Seeing Wang Tianfeng's expression, Shen Zui asked inquiringly, "What did you find out?"

Wang Tianfeng did not answer, but only said:
"Go back and rest. You haven't slept much in the past five days. We'll have a meeting when Anping arrives, and I'll give you more detailed information then!"

Shen Zui muttered, "You're just keeping it a secret."

"I'm going back to rest now—I've finally gotten through this safely!"

Shen Zui left with a yawn, while Wang Tianfeng slowly drew the thick curtains, plunging the office back into darkness. In the darkness, his unusually bright eyes revealed a chilling aura.

The underground Communist Party's infiltration of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was... incredibly outrageous!

……

Kanggu Village, Beiping Township, Chengkou County.

A rescue operation that could be described as textbook-perfect has come to a complete end.

The kidnapped young men, bruised and battered and disheveled, were brought out of the cellar one by one.

Upon seeing the light of day again, these pampered young men couldn't resist their pent-up energy and wanted to boss around the soldiers who had rescued them. However, when they saw Zhang Anping observing them with a cold expression, they instantly switched into obedient child mode, with some even bursting into tears and grabbing the hands of the special forces members.
"Thank you so much! I'll definitely ask my family to recommend you for good deeds when I get back!"

"Oh, my gratitude is so great, I will never forget it."

The special operations team member whose hand was grabbed by the young master was both amused and exasperated. If he remembered correctly, this guy had just asked him to carry him on his back, and when he ignored him, the guy threatened to rape him...

Zhang Anping, too lazy to look at these "wise and sensible heroes," instructed the captain of the special operations team:

“Let’s go to the countryside and hire some able-bodied men to carry them back to Chongqing. It’s all mountain roads, and it will take about ten men to carry one person! Let’s also go to the city to buy supplies and hire some cooks—just for three months. It’s not easy for ordinary people to earn money, so we must pay for it in advance and then ask their families to reimburse us later.”

"The accounts must be kept accurate!"

Zhang Anping's tone was slightly stronger in the last sentence.

The special operations team leader understood: "Don't worry, instructor, I'll definitely remember it!"

Before the captain had even left, the communications soldier carrying a radio rushed over in a great hurry.

"Instructor, a telegram from headquarters!"

An untranslated telegram arrived, and Zhang Anping glanced at it, his expression turning serious.

Urgent! Return immediately!

The signature is "Wind".

"Don't go yet—"

Zhang Anping called out to the commando captain, who was about to sharpen his sword: "Something's come up at headquarters, I have to go back now—"

"Take the team back with you, and give me the bill when you get back to Chongqing."

"Yes!" "Lin Nansheng!"

"To!"

"Get ready, let's go back first!"

Chengkou County, which has no roads, is undoubtedly impoverished. Unexpectedly, this time it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Nearly 300 young men were recruited from Beiping Township, and they were paid in advance. A large amount of supplies from the county town were also purchased at high prices.

If GDP statistics were available now, Chengkou County's GDP would probably have increased significantly...

……

Zhang Anping and Lin Nansheng rushed to Chongqing overnight.

Four days later, the two, covered in dust from their journey, returned to Chongqing.

Exhausted, Zhang Anping returned to headquarters and, without even tidying up, asked Zheng Yi to call Wang Tianfeng and Shen Zui over. Lin Nansheng had already fallen asleep, and the two could hear her soft snoring as they arrived.

"Old Wang, the sky hasn't fallen yet, how could you send such an urgent telegram to Commander Zhang?"

After criticizing Wang Tianfeng with great anger, Shen complained to Zhang Anping: "Commander Zhang, you don't need to push yourself so hard. You've reduced a ten-day journey to four days. If something happens, it will be a huge loss for the Party and the country!"

Zheng Yi, who was pouring tea for the two of them, glanced at Shen Zui in surprise. The famous Director Shen, how could he flatter so smoothly?
But when she thought about how the prefect had only taken four days to travel the ten-day journey, she couldn't help but secretly glare at Wang Tianfeng—this guy had already gone too far in those ten days, and then he forced the prefect to travel in such a hurry with an urgent telegram, how hateful!
Zhang Anping forced his eyes open, waved his hand to signal Shen Zui to stop, he was genuinely uncomfortable with Shen Zui's flattery, then looked at Wang Tianfeng:
"Old Wang, what on earth happened?!"

"When Shen arrested Fang Minghui, Fang Minghui committed suicide by poisoning himself..."

Wang Tianfeng began his narration. When he mentioned Fang Minghui's suicide by poison, Zhang Anping frowned. But when Wang Tianfeng spoke of Fang Minghui's resurrection, Zhang Anping's expression suddenly changed. He gestured for Wang Tianfeng to wait, then had Zheng Yi prepare a basin of cold water. After burying his head in the cold water to shake off his drowsiness, Zhang Anping began to speak:
"Speak clearly!"

Wang Tianfeng began to explain in detail.

He recounted in detail all the relevant personnel in the Special Research Lab who were imprisoned, the investigation into the actions of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics over the past year, and the subsequent results of the investigation.

Shen Zui became increasingly astonished as he listened, his face showing growing fear. Since the intelligence department was in charge, he had barely managed to get through the crisis and was too lazy to investigate further. However, he never expected that Wang Tianfeng would uncover such a frightening conclusion in the past few days!
The former Military Intelligence Bureau, now the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, is surprisingly transparent to the underground Communist Party!

This is... terrifying!

Because he was too tired, Zhang Anping's reaction was noticeably slower, but as Wang Tianfeng continued his narration, his face became clouded with worry.

After Wang Tianfeng finished speaking, Zhang Anping asked with a serious expression, "Is the problem in the special research lab or somewhere else?"

"Have you made any progress in your investigation?"

Wang Tianfeng shook his head: "The investigation into the Special Research Laboratory is still ongoing, and there are no leads yet."

Zhang Anping asked, "Is it because we're afraid to harm the innocent?"

"Yes, I didn't touch those people who moved from Nanjing."

During the reorganization of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Special Research Office was retained, but the director of the office defected to Mao Renfeng. When the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics moved to Nanjing, part of the Special Research Office went there. Wang Tianfeng was imprisoned in the part in Chongqing, and the news was still being blocked. The part in Nanjing was not affected.

This is also why he urged Zhang Anping to come back with the words "extremely urgent"—without Zhang Anping's intervention, he could take action in Nanjing, but he couldn't handle the aftermath.

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated!"

Zhang Anping set the tone, speaking slowly: "No matter who is involved, no matter what level is involved, they will be severely punished!"

"Old Wang, you're in full charge of this matter. I'll take responsibility for any problems that arise!"

"The Military Intelligence Bureau is my uncle's life's work; it absolutely cannot become a place where the underground party runs rampant!"

"Absolutely... No!"

Before Wang Tianfeng could respond, Shen Zui, who was also present at the meeting, spoke up impatiently: "Commander Zhang, the Action Division will unconditionally cooperate with the Intelligence Division's operations! No matter who it is, no matter what pressure they encounter, the Action Division will stand with the Intelligence Division through thick and thin!"

Zhang Anping gave Shen Zui a deep look:

"The next step will be very difficult."

Shen Zui generously declared, "Please rest assured, Commander Zhang, the Action Division will absolutely not be afraid of difficulties!"

Before Dai Chunfeng's accident, Shen Zui had been trying to become friends with Zhang Anping, like Xu Baichuan.

But fate played a cruel trick on him. Before he could get close to Zhang Anping, the Kuomintang's sky collapsed. In order to follow his group of subordinates, Shen Zui had no choice but to go and join Mao Renfeng. But in the end, he admired, trusted, and even feared Zhang Anping, so he kept getting close to Zhang Anping.

After Fang Minghui "died," and Wang Tianfeng warned him that he would inevitably be framed, Shen finally realized something:

Following Zhang Anping, even if the sky falls, Zhang Anping will hold it up and won't sacrifice his men!
However, by following Mao Renfeng, he could not become a loyal follower like Ming Lou. If something happened, and if there were enough benefits, Mao Renfeng would not mind sacrificing Shen Zui.

Therefore, Shen Zui changed his previous approach of trying to win Zhang Anping's favor and avoid offending either side, and once again decided to take sides.

This time, he chose to go all in and side with Zhang Anping!
Zhang Anping gave Shen Zui a deep look and said, "I hope you won't let your uncle down."

Shen Zui gets excited whenever Dai Chunfeng is mentioned. He owes his success to Dai Chunfeng's support!

He said firmly, "Please rest assured, Commander Zhang, the department will absolutely not let down Boss Dai's cultivation!"

After Shen Zui finished making his statement, Wang Tianfeng said:
"I'll head back to Nanjing this afternoon."

"Go! Even if the sky falls, I'll be there for you!"

After the meeting, Zhang Anping could no longer bear the fatigue and went to rest—but once he lay down on the bed, all the weariness on his face disappeared, leaving only a look of seriousness.

He was surprised.

When he arrived, he was already guessing what had happened. He even suspected that Lao Cen had been arrested, so he contacted the organization specifically for this reason.

But everything is fine.

He thought it was Mao Renfeng who had made the move, but he wasn't actually in a hurry.

Making concessions for the sake of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' current interests is a persona he has cultivated—only when the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics is in chaos can he profit from the chaos and continuously make strategic moves.

Even if Mao Renfeng doesn't take action, he still has to find a way to force the other party to reignite the infighting within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

But he never expected that the problem would lie in the fake death drug. Wang Tianfeng even used the fake death drug to determine that the special research laboratory had been infiltrated, and thus saw through his painstaking plan!

Indeed, the current deception of headquarters by various stations and groups within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was orchestrated by Zhang Anping—he was the mastermind behind the reorganization of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and it was too easy for him to create this situation by exploiting the psychology of those below.

He planned to wait until this phenomenon became a chronic problem, and then launch a large-scale purge under the pretext of "no destruction, no construction".

A secret service bureau that is constantly in turmoil cannot possibly be combat-effective!

Unexpectedly, because of the fake death drug, Wang Tianfeng discovered all of this through the special research lab—his plan had nothing to do with the special research lab, but in the end, they "came to the same conclusion," which was truly laughable.

Faced with his plan being broken, Zhang Anping, using the moment he was dozing off with cold water, came up with a new plan:

Through Wang Tianfeng's hand, a new round of infighting, even more serious than this, was launched within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics!

Previously, he couldn't proactively instigate internal conflict because it didn't fit his public image.

But now, for the benefit of the Bureau of Secrecy, Zhang Anping has ample reason to instigate infighting, and may even resort to ruthless measures.

Once internal strife and confrontation take hold, the investigation will not proceed smoothly. Any action will be interpreted as factional infighting and confrontation—this will not only prevent Wang Tianfeng from conducting an internal investigation, but also allow him to take advantage of the situation and reorganize his strategy.

Old Wang...

This is too dangerous...

Zhang Anping closed his eyes, and the image of Wang Tianfeng's gloomy face appeared in his mind.

He never imagined that his meticulously planned scheme would be ruined by the fake death drug and by Wang Tianfeng.

[The only thing we can do is give him more things to do...] (End of Chapter)