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Zhang Anping only stayed in Nanjing for three days.

He selected elite personnel from the bureau headquarters to form an investigation team, personally serving as the team leader, with Zheng Yaoxian as the deputy team leader.

Half of the investigation team members were Zhang Anping's cronies, another 30% were Zheng Yaoxian's cronies, and the remaining 20% ​​were composed of Zheng Yaoquan and Mao Renfeng's people.

To onlookers, this personnel structure was clearly Zhang Anping's way of ensuring timely communication and preventing misunderstandings that he was plotting internal strife.

Zheng Yaoxian was actually quite puzzled by this, and when he met with Zhang Anping in private, he specifically asked him:

"You don't actually want to do something, do you?"

The "doing things" here naturally refers to "curing the disease" of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

He also knew that Zhang Anping was unlikely to actually do anything!

Zheng Yaoxian truly couldn't understand Zhang Anping's current actions.

Take the personnel structure of the investigation team, for example. This structure clearly shows that Zhang Anping has no selfish motives. If it were Mao Renfeng, he would not have assumed that Zhang Anping was trying to start an internal power struggle just because his interests were involved.

"Throughout history, innovators have almost never had a good ending."

Zhang Anping smiled and said, "Even if he received countless support at the beginning, he will still become the target of public criticism in the end."

"why?"

"Of course..." Zheng Yaoxian understood!
Just like in the previous meeting, after Wang Tianfeng finished explaining the current deceptive practices of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Mao Renfeng's statement was at least half sincere.

As insiders, making the Bureau of Secrecy strong is in their interest!
However, when one's own interests are repeatedly threatened, conflicts arise, and then, war becomes inevitable!

"Wow, you've got a good eye for things!"

He finally understood Zhang Anping's plan.

This is an open conspiracy, and not only that, it also makes Zhang Anping appear "clean"!
If Zhang Anping's will is carried out, Mao Renfeng will be forced to fight due to the continuous loss of his supporters—if he doesn't fight, his men will fall apart; if he doesn't fight, his banner will collapse!

After all, Mao Renfeng's power structure is fundamentally different from Zhang Anping's.

His power structure is composed of a group of powerful individuals who come together for opportunistic purposes and to safeguard the power of God.

Zhang Anping's forces consisted of his own loyal followers, who had emerged from the flames of war.

The two are completely different in terms of stress resistance and obedience.

Zhang Anping can boldly prune the branches, but if Mao Renfeng continues to prune and makes his subordinates feel insecure, then the flag will fall, and those people will replace it with a new one.

Without the support of the government, power is nothing but a castle in the air, a fortress on the beach.

Therefore, Mao Renfeng would inevitably be unable to resist and would have no choice but to initiate internal strife.

At that time, Zhang Anping will naturally be on the defensive, but his carefully crafted public image will not collapse!
Zheng Yaoxian thought to himself that if Anping were placed in the Nationalist government, he would probably be a nightmare for a bunch of bureaucrats.

Zhang Anping then mysteriously said:

"It's too early to talk about these things now. We need to whet the appetites of certain people first, and incidentally give Mao Renfeng a little...sweetness!"

Zheng Yaoxian was puzzled, but Zhang Anping did not explain, only indicating that he should remain calm.

The investigation team arrived in Beiping.

Xu Tian personally picked them up at the airport, and the very next day, a thunderous storm unfolded at Beiping Station.

Since taking office, Xu Tian has certainly not been idle. In fact, he has been secretly investigating and has gathered a lot of clues. Now that Zhang Anping has arrived, these clues have naturally become the entry point.

As the storm unfolded, officials at the Beiping station were all arrested.

Faced with Zhang Anping's personal interrogation, almost no one resisted. A network of interests encompassing most of Beiping Station and affecting Tianjin Station was revealed to the investigation team.

This network of interests involves embezzlement, smuggling of controlled substances, and even arms dealing—and the other party in the transactions, although the investigation team has not arrested anyone, has been identified as an underground party member through clues.

Zhang Anping was furious and ordered the arrests!

Catch him!

Keep arresting people!

In just a few days, at least half of the members of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in the Beijing-Tianjin area were arrested—many of whom were naturally carrying out orders, but were ultimately involved in these “illegal activities.”

The shocking results were continuously reported and sent to Nanjing.

Ma Hansan, who was in Nanjing, was sweating profusely. According to the information he had, the investigation team's first stop was Shanghai. He thought that Zhang Anping wanted to use him as a scapegoat to demonstrate his selflessness. While inwardly mocking Zhang Anping's pedantry, he secretly ordered his cronies in the Beijing-Tianjin area to clean up the mess.

But little did they know that this was just a feint; the real target was actually the Pingjin area!
Oh no, they're coming for me!
Ma Hansan was terrified.

In the past, he could rely on his seniority and trust in Dai Chunfeng, knowing that Dai would not kill him.

However, he had no kinship with Zhang Anping, and Dai Chunfeng's death was ultimately due to his inspection of the Pingjin District. There were even rumors that he had harmed Dai Chunfeng. Furthermore, during the power struggle between Zhang and Mao, he sided with Mao Renfeng. Zhang Anping had no kinship with him; on the contrary, they were enemies. If he had the chance, he would probably have taken his life!
Therefore, after realizing that he was being targeted, he rushed to see Zheng Yaoquan, hoping that Zheng Yaoquan would protect him.

Zheng Yaoquan accepted the gold bars offered by Ma Hansan, but immediately ordered Mao Renfeng to keep a close eye on Ma Hansan.

When Ma Hansan came to visit Mao Renfeng, Mao Renfeng patted his chest and promised that he would protect him—and then Mao Renfeng personally led people to arrest Ma Hansan.

Because Zhang Anping had already collected enough evidence, Ma Hansan was destined to become the "monkey."

With Ma Hansan's arrest, the shocking case of corruption within the Beijing-Tianjin Bureau of Investigation and Statistics came to an end—on the very day the investigation team left, gunshots rang out in the Beijing-Tianjin area.

All thirty-seven members of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics were executed by firing squad.

This includes one colonel and four lieutenant colonels.

Meanwhile, many people were imprisoned and many others were dismissed from their jobs.

Wu Jingzhong, the stationmaster of Tianjin Station, was also reprimanded by Zhang Anping for his work across the entire station—however, Wu Jingzhong was merely an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.

He's only been the stationmaster of Tianjin Station for a few days, and his subordinates are all Ma Hansan's men. How could he possibly be accepted into that network of interests?

Even so, it was still reported to the entire organization.

Of course, the most intimidating character is Ma Hansan, the monkey.

Ma Hansan could be considered a core high-ranking member of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Although the real power was held by the two Zhengs, one Mao and one Zhang, Ma Hansan's promotion was in name only and was used to restrain Zheng Yaoxian. However, in the eyes of everyone outside, Ma Hansan was the fifth person in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics!

But Zhang Anping's first slash was aimed at Ma Hansan.

The entire Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was in an uproar, because this time Zhang Anping had demonstrated his determination and his will:
Arrest them if you can choose not to!

If you can choose to kill someone or not, then kill them!

Even Ma Hansan was not spared, and Wu Jingzhong, who had always been close to Zhang Anping and had not been involved in any benefits, was still reported by the entire bureau!

This is more than just taking it seriously, isn't it?

Just as everyone in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was filled with suspicion, Zhang Anping led the investigation team to the next stop:
Wuhan.

"It's Wuhan!"

"How could it be Wuhan?"

The entire Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was filled with suspicion, and Zheng Yaoquan and Mao Renfeng, who were watching the show, were also filled with doubt and uncertainty.

The power structure at Wuhan Station is entirely new.

The position of station chief was held by Lu Yaohui, one of Zhang Anping's close associates, while the deputy was assigned according to the "spoils-sharing" model between Zhang and Mao, and was held by Mao Renfeng's people.

Although Lu Yaohui had no assistants among the deputies, he was a veteran from the Special Service Department and had a group of loyal followers under his command, which practically sidelined the three deputies. Judging from feedback from all sides, the Wuhan station was still the most united station of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics!
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be Wuhan's turn, right?
But the second stop happened to be Wuhan!

Amidst widespread suspicion and uncertainty, Zhang Anping led an investigation team to conduct an investigation in Wuhan.

As mentioned before, if Zhang Anping were to investigate, he could easily find thirteen out of five of the ten district and station leaders – this is no exaggeration.

Because it was truly shocking.

The speed at which the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (BIS) became corrupt was beyond imagination.

Wuhan Railway Station, too, could not escape corruption, and thus, it too was plunged into a bloody storm.

……

While the investigation team was investigating Wuhan Station, Zheng Yaoxian and Zhang Anping had a private exchange.

Both of them looked rather grim; in fact, they could be described as gloomy.

Zheng Yaoxian, his face dark, said, "Let's have a fight!"

"Lu Yaohui, we must deal with him! We absolutely cannot let him stay in Wuhan!"

Old Zheng was so angry because he was infuriated by Lu Yaohui's cruel methods.

The secret service bureau in the Pingjin area has become obsessed with money; they'll do anything to make money.

In Wuhan, Lu Yaohui, being one of Zhang Anping's men, knew that Zhang Anping viewed the underground Communist Party as a major threat and had taken ruthless measures against them.

In order to deliver on his promise to Zhang Anping, Lu Yaohui secretly formed four "party groups" when it was difficult to uncover the underground party organization. He used these agents to recruit party members among students and workers. Yes, that is, to recruit underground party members.

Many students and workers fell into the trap without being able to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Then, he made his move!
Secret arrests, massive secret arrests!
Because he had detailed information about these students and workers, it was extremely easy for him to make secret arrests—nearly a hundred people were secretly arrested by him.

What's disgusting is that he even claimed these people had secretly fled to join the Communists.

If it were merely a secret arrest, Zheng Yaoxian wouldn't be so furious.

In order to please Zhang Anping and to boost his own achievements, Lu Yaohui brazenly and secretly executed 31 of them.

The pictures speak for themselves: Wuhan Station was the only station that "escaped unscathed" during Wang Tianfeng's investigation, and he even marked it out specifically for that reason.

Zhang Anping came to Wuhan because he wanted to investigate which link in the Wuhan underground party had gone wrong, leading to the arrest of so many comrades.

But what they found out was terrifying.

Lu Yaohui has actually resorted to the tactic of "keeping" someone; his intentions are despicable, and he must be punished for his actions!

Zheng Yaoxian naturally couldn't stand it, so he wanted to "turn against" Zhang Anping, find Lu Yaohui's oversight, and transfer him away.

Zhang Anping was equally angry, but he opposed Zheng Yaoxian's idea:

"It's not suitable. It will arouse Wang Tianfeng's suspicion—he is secretly investigating the undercover operation, and your unusual behavior will make him suspicious."

After taking a deep breath to calm himself, Zheng Yaoxian expressed his concerns:

“I’m worried that if this goes on for too long, Lu Yaohui will resort to his old tricks again.”

The process of uncovering the underground party is nowhere near as fast as cultivating your own "leeks" (a metaphor for exploiting unsuspecting individuals). Having tasted the sweetness of this, will Lu Yaohui stop there?

Certainly not!

Zhang Anping said with a gloomy expression, "I have a rough idea—the three deputy directors at Wuhan Station are too close to Lu Yaohui."

Zheng Yaoxian's eyes lit up: "Too harmonious? You mean... they might be colluding with each other?"

The only way that can make those in power collude with each other is through self-interest.

Four people belonging to two factions can only coexist harmoniously if they have enormous interests at stake!

Zhang Anping asserted, "Wuhan must be rife with corruption! Once it's exposed, I'll personally deal with Lu Yaohui!"

His last words were spoken through gritted teeth.

As it turns out, Zhang Anping's understanding of these people was very clear, and his guesses about the sordid things they were involved in were very accurate.

smuggling!

The Wuhan station, together with the gluttons who were at odds with Zhang Anping, joined forces to sell American aid supplies to other warlords on a large scale. To this end, they even cooperated with several secret service stations to establish a legitimate smuggling route.

opium!

Wuhan Station gave the green light to opium from the Yunnan-Guizhou region. Caravans from Yunnan and Guizhou, with special passes granted by Wuhan Station, labeled the boxes containing opium "medical supplies" and pushed box after box of opium across the country!
As for acts such as embezzling the assets of traitors and seizing patriotic capital through trickery and force, they are too numerous to mention. With the above evidence, Zhang Anping's true colors were revealed, and he immediately mobilized a traffic police brigade stationed in Wuhan to carry out a unified arrest operation on the arrest list he had personally drawn up.

The news sent shockwaves through the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Heads of multiple intelligence stations trembled with fear, gazing anxiously towards Wuhan, awaiting Zhang Anping's decision.

Lu Yaohui is Zhang Anping's protégé!

……

Nanjing.

Mao family.

Although Mao Renfeng anticipated that Zhang Anping might take action in Wuhan, he felt that Zhang Anping would not target Lu Yaohui—as long as he did not target Lu Yaohui, his people would at most be able to find a scapegoat.

The three deputy station chiefs will definitely be able to keep their jobs.

But Zhang Anping made his move, and he actually made a move against everyone, including Lu Yaohui!

"That bastard actually arrested someone!"

Mao Renfeng gritted his teeth in anger.

Lu Yaohui was actually dragged into this mess at his behest, but Lu Yaohui performed better than he had imagined, especially his "cultivating leeks" trick, which even Mao Renfeng hadn't thought of—he was truly a talent!
But now, this enormous network of interests has been dismantled by Zhang Anping. Not only has it been dismantled, but Lu Yaohui has also been arrested.

"I don't believe you dare to execute Lu Yaohui!"

"If you don't execute Lu Yaohui but only kill my men, I'll flip the table! Then your reputation will be ruined!"

Mao Renfeng secretly vowed that as long as Zhang Anping dared to protect Lu Yaohui, the so-called "Thunderstorm" would turn into a power struggle, and she would be the one to retaliate passively!

……

Wuhan.

Zheng Yaoxian met with Zhang Anping in secret once again.

"This time, it's a bit big..."

Old Zheng felt uneasy; he hadn't expected that once the lid was lifted on Wuhan, it would involve so many people.

Besides the four gluttons, nearly half of the secret service's stations were involved, and many generals in the National Revolutionary Army were also involved—instead, the involvement of the four gluttons was quite reasonable.

Compared to Lao Zheng's apprehension, Zhang Anping remained incredibly calm:
"Isn't this normal?"

"This is the perfect opportunity to massacre the people at Wuhan Station, to avenge those innocent people! To avenge those comrades who sacrificed their lives!"

Zheng Yaoxian had always known that Zhang Anping was incredibly bold, and not just ordinary bold.

However, looking at Zhang Anping who showed no fear at this moment, he still felt that he had underestimated Zhang Anping's audacity.

He exclaimed in alarm, "You want to escalate this?"

“Absolutely!” Zhang Anping’s eyes gleamed with a strange light: “As the number one loyal subject of the Party and the State, I would certainly abhor such a thing!”

How could I stand idly by?

Zheng Yaoxian's heart tightened at the thought of the list he had found, and he said solemnly, "They'll go crazy!"

"You'll probably become a thorn in their side!"

This wasn't the first time Zhang Anping had tried to provoke the Four Gluttons. During the War of Resistance against Japan, he had once tricked them in Kunming.

But what was found this time was ten times more than what was found in Kunming!

The main reason was that it was during the War of Resistance against Japan. Smuggling arms to warlords was actually a way to strengthen themselves. Moreover, many generals at that time had principles—they did not allow strategic materials to be sold to the Japanese from their own defense zones.

Opium smuggling, however, was not widespread because the Japanese army occupied large swathes of territory.

All things considered, the scale is naturally relatively small.

But what about this time?

Many Nationalist generals changed their mindset: "The War of Resistance is over, it's time for me to enjoy the victory! What's wrong with me making some money?!"

Besides, who knows when the Communist army might be wiped out? If the army is downsized then, will we end up like those local military commanders who are dismissed, struggling to make a living?

It was precisely because of this mentality that many KMT generals voluntarily joined this massive network.

Moreover, now that the War of Resistance against Japan has been won, all the cities in the country that could consume large quantities of opium are in the hands of the National Revolutionary Army.

The combination of various factors led to Zhang Anping discovering something ten times more significant than what happened in Kunming!
Moreover, since it only involves Wuhan Station, there must be a lot more hidden beneath the surface!
This is also why Lao Zheng was alarmed—those KMT generals who held military power, once they got angry, they really dared to take action against Zhang Anping!
Faced with his comrades' concerns, Zhang Anping said mysteriously:
"Sometimes the bigger the commotion, the better. After all, some people genuinely want the country to prosper!"

Zheng Yaoxian's eyes flickered slightly, and he softly uttered four words:

"That section chief?"

Zhang Anping did not answer, but simply smiled.

……

Wuhan Station.

Inside the detention room.

Lu Yaohui, who was being held captive, learned from the outside how many people had been arrested, and he was completely stunned.

Terrified!

He didn't expect that Zhang Anping would actually lift the lid.

"My district commander! Are you scared now?"

He couldn't help but murmur.

Although he knew that Zhang Anping hated evil, how many secret service station chiefs were involved in this cover-up?
How many warlords were involved?

It even involved a great many military generals!

He actually managed to lift such a big lid!
"Fortunately, we can still stop now!"

After his initial shock, Lu Yaohui was filled with regret.

If he had known Zhang Anping had such great ambitions, he would have preferred to join Mao Renfeng's side!
If Zhang Anping continues to act this way, even if Dai Chunfeng were to be resurrected, he would likely be unable to protect Zhang Anping sooner or later!
Just as Lu Yaohui was feeling sorry for Zhang Anping, he heard footsteps outside, followed by the guards shouting "Commander Zhang!" with fervor. Lu Yaohui's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly went to the door to wait.

The door was pushed open, and Zhang Anping walked in with a gloomy face.

“Lord Qu, Yaohui has failed your trust. Please punish him.”

Zhang Anping stared at Lu Yaohui in astonishment. He thought he would see Lu Yaohui weeping bitterly when he came in, but he did not expect to see Lu Yaohui apologizing.

Is there a difference between the two?
The former is the realization that one is about to die, and the fear!
The latter realized that he was going to be punished this time!

It was clear that Lu Yaohui believed he would not be killed.

They hadn't even considered this possibility.

Zhang Anping's expression softened: "Yaohui, sit down."

After he sat down, Lu Yaohui followed suit, then feigned shame: "Chief Qu, Yaohui was confused for a moment, I..."

Zhang Anping interrupted Lu Yaohui:
"I have never been able to bring myself to kill my old comrades who have come through the hardships of the War of Resistance against Japan, even though they have made mistakes!"

"After all, I know exactly how everyone has gotten through these years."

"We withstood the temptations of the Japanese and the traitors, and we held out until the victory of the War of Resistance—it's time for us to enjoy our blessings."

Lu Yaohui instinctively felt something was wrong because Zhang Anping's tone was too gentle.

He's so gentle, unlike the ruthless and decisive Zhang Shih-hao!
"But I underestimated the greed in human nature!"

"Without killing people, the deep-seated problems will be difficult to reverse!"

"If we don't kill people, how can we uphold the laws of the country? How can we maintain military discipline?"

Zhang Anping said quietly:
"If we don't kill people, how can we deter villains?"

"Yaohui..."

"In your next life, remember not to let greed blind you, and never forget your true self."

Lu Yaohui was stunned. He stared at Zhang Anping in horror, unable to believe that these words had come from Zhang Anping's mouth.

"Chief Qu, I'm just a small fry! The real masterminds are those gluttons and those military leaders!"

"You can't kill me! I've done good for the Party and the country! I'm loyal to you, Chief District Commander!"

Lu Yaohui frantically shouted repeatedly:

"Chief Qu, I know many other people involved. I can tell you all about them. Please spare my life!"

But in response, two fully armed soldiers rushed in, and with his arms restrained, Lu Yaohui found it difficult to even struggle.

"Zhang Anping, are you afraid to confront the real mastermind?"

"You only dare to lay a hand on a nobody like me!"

"You're not a man!"

"Wait!" Zhang Anping called out to the soldiers who were about to take Lu Yaohui away, his expression grim.

"Lu Yaohui, don't you understand yet?"

He looked intently at Lu Yaohui:
"I'm determined to make this happen!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yaohui was horrified, then his eyes flashed with madness as he shouted:

"Zhang Anping, you won't get away with this!"

"The entire Party and the country are full of corrupt officials. You can't kill them all, you can't kill them all! You're just a moth drawn to a flame!"

"I'll be waiting for you down there—you're sure to die a violent death!"

A sudden thought flashed through Zhang Anping's mind, and he stared intently at Lu Yaohui:
"The Party and the State will not only have one Zhang Anping like me!"

"Take him to the front yard, I will execute him myself!"

He seemed to have lost his mind because of Lu Yaohui's words.

Knowing he was doomed, Lu Yaohui frantically repeated his earlier words, constantly cursing Zhang Anping to die a violent death.

The sound was so loud that all the spies inside Wuhan Station who hadn't been affected by the storm heard it.

In the front yard, Zhang Anping took a deep breath, stared at Lu Yaohui, and said, word by word:

"I'll say it again—the Party and the State will not only have one Zhang Anping like me!"

He drew his sidearm and pointed it diagonally at Lu Yaohui:
"In the next life, don't forget your original aspirations!"

Bang

Gunshots.

Blood splattered.

And from that moment on, the news began to spread rapidly.

Given Zhang Anping's position, it's unlikely he would personally execute a station chief—so, what's the reason?
Therefore, as the news spread, Lu Yaohui's statement also spread rapidly:

"The entire Party and the state are full of corrupt officials; you can't kill them all!"

Of course, another saying also spread at the same time:

"The Party and the State will not only have one Zhang Anping!" (End of Chapter)