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People eventually learn from their mistakes.

For example, those who opposed Zhang Anping, after suffering several defeats, understood a principle:
That bastard Zhang Shih-hao is really tough to beat!
Especially those who had been repeatedly "tricked" by Zhang Anping.

They pinned their hopes on supporting Zheng Yaoquan and Mao Renfeng to suppress Zhang Anping's power in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Once this person stopped making much of a fuss, his "favor" would naturally fade away. A spy who had lost his "favor" would be at their mercy.

But the result?

This guy first gave them a "bill," a bill that made them feel like they'd swallowed a fly.

At that time, the truth about Wuhan had not yet been revealed, and the gluttons, suppressing their disgust, accepted the bill, thinking that Zhang Anping would finally stop. Little did they know that in the blink of an eye, Zhang Anping himself would uncover the truth about Wuhan—

The network they had built since the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan was once again exposed to Zhang Anping!

They really didn't care about Lu Yaohui's death. He was just a spy. Even if Lu Yaohui was gone, there was still Mao Yaohui and Zheng Yaohui.

However, they were afraid that once Zhang Anping uncovered the truth about this network, it would be exposed to that person.

talk?
Interest assimilation?

Don't be ridiculous, even Master Confucius personally intervened back then!

The results of it?
Zhang Anping sold off their arms and smuggling networks cleanly!

They would never fall for that again. Even if Zhang Anping could be won over and assimilated this time, they would not do it.

However, there was no weakness in Zhang Anping, no problem that could cause him to lose "divine favor", and no way to dig a pit for him.

But they had to deal with Zhang Anping and ensure that he wouldn't investigate any further—Zhang Anping already had a portion of the list and a lot of clues, and if they let him continue, everything would be exposed sooner or later!
How do we deal with him?
The gluttons' idea was to let the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics "handle it themselves," since the two Zhengs and one Mao combined couldn't outdo Zhang Anping.
If they can't suppress them, they can try to exert pressure from behind!

With their support, Zhang Anping is as solid as iron and as strong as bronze; how could he possibly stand up to the tide?

Stomp him to death!
However, they have now confirmed that this idea has failed.

Because neither Zheng nor Zheng were fools, they did not accept the Taotie's "good intentions," but quietly waited for Mao Renfeng to take the lead.

The most disgusting person was Zheng Yaoxian, who secretly sold Zhang Anping's whereabouts while also secretly tipping him off—fanning the flames to this extent was truly disgusting!
"Then kill him!"

The cooperative allies offered the most straightforward solution:
"Does Zhang Shih-hao have the same abilities as Dai Chun-feng? If Dai Chun-feng can die, isn't it normal for Zhang Shih-hao to die too?"

It's clear that allies who wield the guns are accustomed to solving problems decisively and efficiently.

The Taotie remained silent, seemingly agreeing with their allies' suggestion, but after the allies' representatives left, the Taotie all sneered.

"He really is a brute!"

"Let them do it if they want. If they succeed, that would be great, but if they fail, we won't suffer any loss."

"That makes sense. Whoever does it should take the blame—not everyone is like Zhang Anping, willing to drag everyone down with them!"

"However, killing Zhang Anping won't be easy, will it?"

"It's really not easy—I don't think we can have too much hope in this regard."

"That's the truth."

“Continue to support Mao Renfeng and give him more support—Zheng Yaoquan’s position as director is ultimately a part-time one. A person’s energy is limited. Mao Renfeng is, after all, an old spy. Let him be the executive deputy director to share the pressure with Zheng Yaoquan. I think that’s reasonable.”

If Zheng Yaoquan, who wasn't there, had heard this, he would definitely have said: Thank you, your whole family!!!
“That makes perfect sense. Besides, I think the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (BIS) is more reliable than the chaotic Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong) in dealing with underground Communist Party members. When Zhang Anping reorganized the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, he was too self-serving and ruthless, which greatly weakened the BIS. I think we should allocate more special funds to expand the BIS.”

"He's cunning and calculating!"

……

Wuhan.

Xu Baichuan walked out of the interrogation room with a cold expression, and finally couldn't hold back any longer, slamming his fist into the wall.

"Old Xu, it's not worth taking it out on yourself with your fists."

Zhang Anping's soft voice rang out from the side. Xu Baichuan, not expecting Zhang Anping to be there, suppressed his anger and said nonchalantly:

"The mosquitoes in Wuhan are so damn annoying."

When his friend tried to cover it up, Zhang Anping laughed and said, "I heard everything."

Xu Baichuan sighed upon hearing this:

"I never imagined that the sniper training brigade you created back then would become the knife used to assassinate you after so many years."

In the interrogation room, an assassin was being tortured. In just three days, a total of eight such assassins were captured—some tried to plant a bomb in Zhang Anping's car, some tried to bribe Zhang Anping's bodyguards, and some tried to bribe the hotel staff where Zhang Anping was staying.

Of course, all of these people were arrested without exception.

Xu Baichuan had initially found it amusing—come on, don't you know Zhang Anping is a professional spy? The most skilled spy in China at planning and strategizing!
His special operations team had already carried out multiple "assassinations" against him from the perspective of an assassin. The methods these roughnecks could think of were completely outdated for the special operations team!
How could Xu Baichuan not laugh?

But the assassin he had just captured enraged Xu Baichuan.

The other party came from the sniper training brigade. Before the outbreak of the full-scale War of Resistance against Japan, Zhang Anping set up this training brigade in Shanghai. It has never been abolished since then. The training mode was personally determined by Zhang Anping and has not been changed much over the years.

During the War of Resistance against Japan, this training brigade produced countless snipers who killed a large number of Japanese soldiers on the battlefield in close combat, and caused significant casualties to Japanese junior officers—Japanese officers carrying swords were simply too conspicuous.

After the Japanese surrendered, many Japanese officers who had been "recruited" by the National Revolutionary Army came to this training camp to find out what was going on!
But now, a sniper from the training brigade has come to assassinate Zhang Anping.

Sniper their ancestor!

Hateful!
"It's more accurate to say that some people are desperate and resorting to extreme measures." Zhang Anping's tone was calm, but his next words revealed that he was anything but.

"I have some interesting intelligence here."

"What information?"

"Among 'this's' subordinates, Communist activities seem to be particularly rampant!"

Xu Baichuan instantly understood Zhang Anping's subtext and asked seriously, "Are we going to retaliate? Start with him?"

The "this person" mentioned by Zhang Anping and the "he" mentioned by Xu Baichuan are the same person—the sniper who intended to assassinate Zhang Anping was from the same reorganization division.

This man was Zhao Qiyuan, the commander of the 66th Reorganized Division.

"Him? He's not worthy!" Zhang Anping sneered. "I'm just using him to test things out..."

"The section chief's determination!"

"Hiss—" Xu Baichuan instantly understood Zhang Anping's meaning, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "I thought you were determined to be a moth drawn to the flame!"

Xu Baichuan was very clear about the situation within the National Revolutionary Army.

Leaving aside recent events, let's talk about something from afar—during the Battle of Shanghai, Zhang Anping personally "pointed out" the commander of a certain German-equipped division.

The results of it?
Only one insect was caught and killed; not even a chicken was killed!

He assumed that Zhang Anping would do the same thing as before: collect the evidence and hand it over to the chief aide.

Clearly, Xu Baichuan did not approve of Zhang Anping's actions.

But he still came without hesitation—he really wanted Zhang Anping to leave the Secret Service in a vortex of despair after this disappointment.

In Xu Baichuan's eyes, Zhang Anping was too stubborn and intolerant of any wrongdoing. Xu Baichuan was well aware of the current situation of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. If Zhang Anping continued to be so tough, he would probably not have a good end.

It would be better to prepare a backup plan – to "retire" comfortably in the Ordnance Department.

But now he understood that Zhang Anping had never counted on the chief attendant from the very beginning!

Section Chief!

So he was trying to provide the section chief with ammunition!

Xu Baichuan said worriedly, "I've heard of that person, but can he really have that determination? Can he have that courage? This is military power!"

“If he tries to seize control of the reorganized division, I won’t dare to supply ammunition anymore—it’s just a matter of whether he dares to deal with Zhao Qiyuan.”

"If you dare, then..."

Zhang Anping said leisurely:
“I dare to report all the misdeeds of these parasites to him!”

After he finished speaking, he sighed:
"If you don't dare, then this time I'll admit defeat."

Xu Baichuan remained silent, patted Zhang Anping on the shoulder, and let out the same sigh.

Being in the Party-state, it's so difficult to get anything done.

As for Zhang Anping, his expression was deep and unreadable, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

……

Despite Xu Baichuan's men capturing nine assassins in just three days, one thing is certain:

There aren't actually that many people who would jump over a wall if their dog barked.

Right now, Zhao Qiyuan from the 66th Reorganized Division is the most vocal, but he has no choice but to do so because after Zhang Anping exposed the truth in Wuhan, he was the first one they investigated!
Smuggling weapons, smuggling opium, reselling military rations...

The key point is that if you look closely at the people he was dealing with when he was selling military rations, they turned out to be underground Communist Party members—in other words, Zhao Qiyuan still had some "merit" in the failure of the encirclement of the Central Plains.

This was a potentially fatal charge, so Zhao Qiyuan was naturally anxious and that's why he was jumping around the most.

The others remained calm because they were able to find out the progress of the investigation through various channels.

After all, Zhang Anping was very "sincere" when he led the investigation team, which consisted of people from four major factions. Under such circumstances, even though Zhang Anping used his authority to demand secrecy, the news still kept leaking out.

Because they understood the progress, they were able to remain calm. Some secretly sought opportunities to physically eliminate Zhang Anping, while others vigorously supported Mao Renfeng.

Two days later, a message came out:
Mao Renfeng, former deputy director of the State Secrecy Bureau, has been appointed as the executive deputy director of the State Secrecy Bureau!
Mao Renfeng's life has been quite eventful. He snatched the position of Director of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics from Zhang Anping, but before he could even enjoy it, he became the Deputy Director. Not long after, Zhang Anping brought in Zheng Yaoquan, a strategic investor, to invest in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, thus cutting off Mao Renfeng's path to resurrection.

Zheng Yaoquan wanted infighting among his subordinates, so he naturally wouldn't bestow the title of "Executive Director" upon Mao Renfeng or Zhang Anping. However, this time someone exerted their influence, which he could have stopped, after all, they were the directors.

However, he countered by making things easier for Mao Renfeng to secure the position of Executive Deputy Director—clearly, he was also worried that Mao Renfeng would be easily defeated by Zhang Anping. The first thing Mao Renfeng did after becoming Executive Deputy Director was to express her stance at a meeting at the headquarters of the Bureau of Secrecy:
We will fight corruption to the end and will never allow a corrupt official from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics to escape justice!

Then, he strengthened the investigation team, euphemistically calling it:

I strongly support Deputy Director Zhang's efforts to rectify the Bureau of Secrecy!

However, after he added more personnel to the investigation team, the investigation progressed slowly, with all sorts of buck-passing and shirking of responsibility emerging one after another, which angered Zhang Anping so much that he personally dealt with several members of the investigation team who were not doing their job well.

To demonstrate her "support" for Zhang Anping, Mao Renfeng subsequently dispatched a "special task force" to purge the investigation team.

The core mission of this "special task force" is to clear out the investigation team and assist Deputy Director Zhang in investigating the case.

The "special task force" lived up to its mission, immediately launching a frenzied purge of the investigation team. Of the 53 members now in the investigation team, 49 had to undergo interrogation by the "special task force" on the grounds of fear that they were colluding with outsiders...

Under such circumstances, it's no wonder the investigation team can't make any progress!
Mao Renfeng was not idle either. After the investigation team was tied down by him, his men immediately launched a secret investigation into some members of the investigation team. Naturally, the secret investigation could not escape Zhang Anping's eyes.

But that was Mao Renfeng's purpose, because he wanted to use a feint to secretly advance his own plank road.

The goal is:
northeast!

Zhang Anping's students are all over the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, but everyone knows that he only has two true direct disciples:

Xu Zhongyi and Jiang Si'an!

Xu Zhongyi, for the sake of the Northeast Security Bureau, deliberately used his talents to create a vast network of interests.

Mao Renfeng's purpose was very clear:
Since you, Zhang Anping, have set the first day of the month, then I, Mao Renfeng, will set the fifteenth!

You fight corruption, I fight corruption too—if the lid is lifted on the Northeast, let's see what you, Zhang Anping, will do!
This is a true example of using one's own spear to trap one's own shield.

This is also the most vicious aspect of Mao Renfeng.

The special circumstances in the Northeast region are actually well known:

During the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB) period, the Northeast region was destroyed twice and never rebuilt. It was Zhang Anping who sent his trusted subordinates north to rebuild the Northeast MIB station from scratch, and multiple stations were combined to form the Northeast region.

Much of the funding for the Northeast Region was raised by itself. During the reorganization of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Northeast Region retained a considerable number of personnel due to special circumstances. However, many of these personnel were not recognized by the Bureau Headquarters, and the Northeast Region had to be responsible for their expenses.

The Northeast region had no choice but to rely on its own efforts.

In this situation, building a network of interests was essentially for the benefit of the Northeast Security Bureau.

But since there is a network of interests, there are naturally related "behind-the-scenes secrets," and Mao Renfeng's fate was precisely in these secrets.

Since you, Zhang Anping, are so selfless, then have the guts to stop discriminating against others!

If you treat people differently, then... are you still considered selfless?
In everyone's view, Lu Yaohui's death was essentially a statement made by Zhang Anping under such coercion.

However, Lu Yaohui was not a core member of the inner circle, and what about the Northeast region?
That was Zhang Anping's stronghold, second only to Shanghai. If Zhang Anping were truly selfless, a large number of people would have died!
This is tantamount to cutting off one's own arms and legs.

At this moment, Mao Renfeng was extremely proud, thinking to himself that Minglou had not let him down. In critical moments, it was still his own loyal followers who were reliable!

That's right, this move was suggested by Minglou, the head of the Northeast region.

"Zhang Anping, Zhang Anping, what will you do when the lid is lifted on Northeast China? What can you do?"

Mao Renfeng smiled broadly, as if she could see Zhang Anping's despair in his predicament.

A knock came at the door, and Mao Renfeng suppressed her smugness before allowing them to enter.

His secretary entered the office with a man in a Zhongshan suit.

Mao Renfeng smiled broadly: "Bohan, you've arrived!"

Li Bohan!
The person brought in by Mao Renfeng's secretary was Li Bohan, one of Zhang Anping's students.

During the War of Resistance against Japan in Shanghai, Li Bohan was a valiant general under Zhang Anping, but he gradually disappeared from the scene. After the fall of the concessions, the Military Intelligence Bureau had virtually no room to operate in Shanghai, and it was normal for Li Bohan to retreat to the coast and disappear without a trace.

However, Mao Renfeng noticed Li Bohan, who was gradually "quieting down," and then extended an olive branch.

In fact, Mao Renfeng didn't care whether he could win over Li Bohan or not. Even if Li Bohan was now acting as his lackey, Mao Renfeng had never truly trusted him.

With the Japanese example before him, how could Mao Renfeng dare to trust Zhang Anping's students?
Qi Siyuan is disgusting enough, but if Li Bohan comes along, won't he become a laughing stock?
However, Mao Renfeng still used Li Bohan, giving him important responsibilities but not truly valuing him, and instead using this method to annoy Zhang Anping.

However, Li Bohan seemed to genuinely want to pledge allegiance to Mao Renfeng, and had been actively working for Mao Renfeng. This time, he had obtained valuable intelligence and came to see Mao Renfeng specifically.

After offering his greetings, Li Bohan got straight to the point:

"Chief, I've discovered some crucial intelligence!"

Mao Renfeng displayed the composure of a great general and calmly said, "Speak!"

"Jiang Si'an is deliberately getting close to Madam!"

"Moreover, based on what I understand, he has also reactivated some of his former subordinates and is integrating them."

It could bring disaster to your family?!
Mao Renfeng remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was furious—Zhang Anping, how could you be so shameless!

What's the bottom line?
What's your bottom line?
"Bohan, your intelligence is extremely timely! Extremely timely!"

After a moment's thought, Mao Renfeng said excitedly, "If it weren't for you, my wife would probably have fallen for that pretty boy Jiang Si'an's tricks! Here, take this—"

After personally handing an envelope containing money to Li Bohan, Mao Renfeng began to make grand promises:

"The bureau is recruiting more people. You're a veteran agent with plenty of experience, so you'll keep an eye on this area for now. Once these people finish their training, you'll be very busy!"

Li Bohan was extremely excited. After expressing his loyalty to Mao Renfeng, he reluctantly left.

As soon as he left, Mao Renfeng paced back and forth in the office with a stern expression.

[Zhang Anping, what does that mean?]

Mao Renfeng never trusted Li Bohan; he believed more that Zhang Anping had deliberately told him this news through Li Bohan.

deterrence?

caveat?

Mao Renfeng paced back and forth uneasily, feeling that Zhang Anping's schemes went beyond this.

Just then, the phone rang.

"it's me!"

Xiang Yingxin's voice came through the phone:

"Old Mao, I have a way to make money, but I'm not sure if I'm sure about it. Can you tell me and help me weigh the pros and cons?"

Mao Renfeng's pupils contracted sharply, but his tone remained perfectly normal: "Fine, go ahead and tell me."

“It’s like this…” Xiang Yingxin began to explain.

During this time, Jiang Si'an and she came into contact, and their relationship deepened. One day, she unintentionally complained that although gold was valuable, she was unsure about keeping it in the bank. Jiang Si'an became more proactive and today even told her that she should put the gold into his hands and let him use his past channels to make money from money.

After saying that, Xiang Yingxin said worriedly, "I don't doubt this channel! But this Jiang Si'an is Zhang Anping's man. I suspect they have ulterior motives. Please help me weigh the pros and cons."

Xiang Yingxin is a veteran spy, so naturally she is wary.

Is it such a coincidence?

Mao Renfeng realized that Li Bohan's defection was indeed a sham!
"Because of his past scandals, although Zhang Anping protected Jiang Si'an, he won't be given important responsibilities anytime soon!"

Mao Renfeng quickly came up with a solution and analyzed the situation for Xiang Yingxin in a normal tone:

“Everyone’s making money right now. Jiang Si’an has seen a lot of money before, so it’s perfectly normal that he’s not happy with his current low salary. He’s looking for you because I think he’s worried that I’ll ruin his plans. He’s trying to get you to join him as protection money, understand?”

"Oh, I see. That puts my mind at ease!" Xiang Yingxin exclaimed with delight. "Since it's protection money, let's make him pay more! I'll put all my money in, what do you think?"

Mao Renfeng smiled and said, "You're the head of our family, so you can handle things as you see fit."

"I see!"

On the other end of the phone, Xiang Yingxin happily hung up.

But a strange expression appeared on Mao Renfeng's face.

[Zhang Anping, you're trying to use this money to put pressure on me, aren't you?]

In Mao Renfeng's view, Zhang Anping must have possessed evidence of his bribery, and was therefore trying to subtly convey this to him in this way.

Don't push me too far!

Otherwise, I'll get you too!

Under normal circumstances, Mao Renfeng would naturally have to back down for the sake of money; otherwise, if Zhang Anping's investigation into corruption led to him, then... well, that would be hilarious.

Unfortunately, this is not the normal situation!
The marriage between Mao Renfeng and Xiang Yingxin was inherently rife with exploitation and lust.

With Dai Chunfeng dead, Mao Renfeng had long wanted to get rid of Xiang Yingxin. How could he possibly give her all the money he had received as bribes?
Moreover, Minglou had also set up a network of benefits for him; the monthly dividends from those shares were a considerable sum of money.

Mao Renfeng, who was determined to turn against Xiang Yingxin, had already been making preparations in secret—Xiang Yingxin seemed to be in charge of Mao Renfeng's money, and in her eyes, this money was all "dirty money."

But in reality, Mao Renfeng could provide a very legitimate source for the money.

For example, some of them are gifts from subordinates—there are quite a lot of them, and many gold bars come from this kind of thing, but he is not afraid to reveal it at all, because this is an unspoken rule, just like the old practice of giving gifts of ice and charcoal. This kind of thing is not afraid of being brought into the open.

Some are just normal dividends; it's just party-state officials doing business. Is there anything wrong with that?
Mao Renfeng did all this because she was worried that after she fell out with Xiang Yingxin, that crazy woman would bring up where the money came from.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Anping was drawn into the scheme!
So after hearing Yingxin's call, he immediately decided to plunge headlong into Zhang Anping's trap.

Weren't you trying to warn me?
You're trying to intimidate me, aren't you?
I'm already fully connected to the network, so come on, get started! (End of Chapter)