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Groups of drunken secret agents from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics emerged from the Liuhuachun Restaurant, staggering away in small groups.

Many people even hummed the "Three Principles of the People Song".

In an instant, the joyful sounds traveled very far.

But when laughter is weakened by infinite distance, who can tell that it is laughter coming from afar, or a roar from the heart?
Feng Chuanqing, with a thick lisp, invited his colleagues:
"We're home! Hey guys, come over to my place for another drink?"

His colleague smiled and declined, saying, "We appreciate your kindness, Brother Chuanqing, but if we drink any more, we'll get drunk and it will interfere with tomorrow's work. Commander Zhang might be angry."

"Commander Zhang won't be angry!" Feng Chuanqing shouted, his tongue thick. "Yan'an is already occupied by our army. The war is almost over. What's wrong with letting loose a little?"

Knowing that Feng Chuanqing, who wasn't a good drinker, was quite drunk, his colleagues exchanged glances and decided to settle him down first to prevent him from rambling on and on. They were about to agree to let him in when, unexpectedly, the door to the Feng family's house was pushed open, and a woman appeared. Seeing the swaying Feng Chuanqing, she said with displeasure:

"Brother—how did you get so drunk?"

She then turned her anger towards Feng Chuanqing's colleagues, angrily asking, "Did you deliberately get my brother drunk?"

"Lu Ping, don't talk nonsense. Old Feng was just happy today and couldn't control himself. We didn't make him drink anything—would you like us to help you get Old Feng inside?"

Feng Luping refused: "Forget it, I'll do it myself. You can't even control yourself when you have a low alcohol tolerance. If you do this again, I'll throw you into the water tank!"

As she spoke, she stepped forward to help Feng Chuanqing up. Feng Chuanqing muttered something under his breath, which probably angered Feng Luping, who pinched him hard, making Feng Chuanqing cry out in pain.

Feng Chuanqing's colleagues suppressed their laughter upon witnessing this scene. After Feng Luping helped the person inside, they whispered among themselves:
"Everyone says Lao Feng's sister is feisty, but I've really seen it for myself this time. No wonder Lao Feng has tried to arrange marriages for her several times in the past two years, and none of the young men in our bureau have dared to say a word."

As they spoke, they staggered away.

Feng family.

After being helped inside, Feng Chuanqing was no longer drunk. He mumbled incoherently while carefully observing through the crack in the door. After confirming that his colleagues had left, he solemnly gestured for his "sister" to come inside with him.

"Something's happened—" Feng Chuanqing said gravely as he entered the room.

"Today, the Kuomintang army has occupied... Yan'an."

"Lu Ping, the next period of time will definitely be very difficult. We need to prepare for the worst. If... if you receive my signal one day, you must evacuate immediately, understand?"

Feng Chuanqing actively chose his current faith.

Only when you are in darkness can you understand the despair of darkness—in his numbness and despair, he saw that ray of light.

For this reason, he met many underground party members who remained steadfast in their beliefs even while imprisoned;

For this reason, he studied the beliefs of the underground party members again and again.

In the end, he remained steadfast in his choice, risking his life to pursue that glimmer of light.

He passed the test and became one of the light chasers.

Because of his status, he only stayed in the Soviet area for a few days and never went to that holy place.

But like countless underground party comrades, he regarded that place as his spiritual pillar.

But now, Yan'an has been occupied by the Kuomintang army!

This is tantamount to the collapse of a pillar of support!

Feng Chuanqing's faith did not collapse; he was just worried that there would be opportunists in the team who would abandon their faith, which is why he gave his comrade such a serious warning.

Faced with Feng Chuanqing's instructions, Feng Luping smiled.

"Comrade Chuanqing, during the Bureau of Secrecy's dinner gathering tonight, the higher-ups conveyed a message to us:"

If people are saved but land is lost, both people and land will be preserved.
If you lose the land but the people, you lose both!
Our superiors told us that we had voluntarily given up Yan'an—but the battle for Yan'an was not over!

The battle has only just begun!

Feng Luping laughed and said, "Zhang Anping led the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics to celebrate the occupation of Yan'an—it's too early! Do you know? The Yan'an captured by the Kuomintang army is nothing but an empty city! Our comrades have even hidden the spinning wheels in the cave dwellings in the mountains!"

"Yan'an now is bait that they can't get rid of once they've taken the bait!"

Upon hearing this, a huge weight on Feng Chuanqing's heart disappeared without him even realizing it.

A smile appeared on his face, but Feng Chuanqing quickly concealed it and said in a deep voice:

"The message from higher authorities must be conveyed to the comrades in the group as soon as possible. In addition, the Bureau of Secrecy may publicize this matter extensively in the future, so our comrades must be fully prepared. I am worried that many opportunists will defect—we must be prepared to deal with it!"

Feng Luping nodded earnestly: "I understand, I will report to my superiors!"

……

Zhang family.

Zeng Moyi whispered to the weary Zhang Anping:

"Sister Chai has sent word that the superiors have conveyed the message to all intelligence groups. By tomorrow night at the latest, all our comrades in Nanjing will receive the message."

Zhang Anping nodded and whispered, "How are the preparations going on Mingtai's side?"

Mingtai was Zhang Anping's ideal candidate for adjutant, but according to the rules of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, he had to undergo a period of investigation after being evacuated from the liberated area. However, since Zhang Anping had already given Mingtai an important position, the investigation of him had become symbolic.

Since Mingtai himself was good at taking action, Zhang Anping assigned some capable comrades to Mingtai, who then led the formation of an anti-traitor team of more than ten people.

The underground Communist Party usually does not choose to resolve problems by force, especially in Nanjing.

Zhang Anping also adhered to this discipline, and the No. 2 intelligence group never established a dedicated action force.

This time, however, the situation was special. Although Yan'an was abandoned by our army, some wavering individuals and opportunists might choose to betray us. Mingtai's anti-traitor squad was specifically prepared to deal with this situation.

It's worth mentioning that Mingtai still doesn't know Zhang Anping's identity.

Zeng Moyi whispered quickly, "It's all ready. We can start anytime if needed."

"I hope I won't have to use it."

Zhang Anping sighed. For the underground party, the betrayal of any one person would put other comrades in grave danger—even though he, Zhang Anping, was the current de facto leader of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

Zeng Moyi comforted her, "The people in our group have all undergone rigorous screening and testing; they won't let you down."

"I'm not too worried about the second intelligence group. Even if there's a traitor at the group leader level, I'm confident I can handle it. What I'm worried about are the comrades in the prefectural committee."

He was in charge of Intelligence Group No. 2 and had a thorough understanding of every component of the massive intelligence group. Even if something went wrong at a certain point, the person responsible for making the arrest would be someone from Intelligence Group No. 2 himself—it was far too easy for him to let things slide.

However, he was unaware of the specific situation at the prefectural committee level, and if any link in the chain went wrong, it would be difficult for him to remedy the situation immediately.

Zeng Moyi gently hugged Zhang Anping:
"Have faith in our comrades!"

After nodding slightly, Zhang Anping concealed his worries and then whispered:

"There's something you need to tell Sister Chai in person."

"what's up?"

"I met Ye Xiufeng today and we talked about cadre exchange..."

Because of Zhang Anping, Intelligence Group No. 2, though spreading out in various places, was basically confined to the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (BIS) system. As the BIS's arch-enemy, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) was virtually untouchable by Intelligence Group No. 2—a few lines infiltrated the CBIS under the BIS's name, but because the leaders were their own comrades, these could barely be considered usable intelligence networks.

Zhang Anping had been planning how to infiltrate the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) all along, a fact that Zeng Moyi was aware of. However, the nickname "Plague God," which made the CBIS wary, caused Zhang Anping's repeated infiltration attempts to come to nothing.

Some of these "spies" were nominally anti-Zhangs—the enemy of my enemy is my friend—and in theory, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) should have accepted such people. However, the reality was:
The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) has always treated these kinds of people like the plague!

Later, Zhang Anping figured it out—these bastards from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics were afraid that he would use this as an excuse to frame them!

Despite suffering repeated defeats, Zhang Anping remained determined to take down the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS).

This time, he finally got his wish, and it was Ye Xiufeng, the head of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, who personally "opened the door."

After listening to Zhang Anping's brief explanation, Zeng Moyi's eyes lit up with surprise. She never expected that Zhang Anping would break through the "door" of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics so easily.

“I understand. I will tell Sister Chai about this myself.”

……

Everyone in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics thought that after this dinner, everyone's lives would be much easier—but the reality was quite the opposite of what they had guessed!
The hard times are coming!
First comes the review!

Zhang Anping personally took charge and assembled a review committee, drawing on his best personnel to conduct a large-scale review of everyone within the bureau headquarters, including even the clerks.

The review process is very rigorous. If even one piece of information does not match the records, the review committee will add it to the list of key targets for investigation.

Once they are included in this list of key investigators, they will be met with endless investigations.

For example, during the War of Resistance against Japan, because the Military Intelligence Bureau prohibited its members from getting married, some clever people would lie and say they were married when they joined the Bureau—this was actually an unspoken rule. But because of this "flaw," at least fifty people at the Bureau headquarters were investigated!

In addition to other miscellaneous flaws, at least one hundred people have been included in this key investigation list during this round of review.

Fortunately, the review committee was personally overseen by Zhang Anping, and the investigation adhered to the principle of fairness as much as possible. Although the key review process was extremely complex and cumbersome, there were basically no "wrongful convictions." Even so, the fact that nearly one-fifth of the staff were subject to key review still caused several problems in the operation of the headquarters.

If censorship is tormenting the physical body, then the assessment of the Three Principles of the People is tormenting the spirit!
Although the Three Principles of the People consist of only a few simple points, there are a whole host of patches to them. Faced with the test of the Three Principles of the People, the secret agents of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics had no choice but to work hard on the mountain of patches in order to avoid being subjected to "re-education for cadres".

So much so that many people miss the past—since the occupation of Yan'an, why have their lives become so miserable?
I thought the physical and mental torment was bad enough, but then Zhang Anping issued a mobilization order from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics!
The core message of this mobilization order is just one thing:
The Communist Party is already on its last legs, and all colleagues in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics should launch a final battle against the underground party. The Bureau headquarters has prepared a huge sum of money for this purpose, which is specifically used to win over the underground party.

Logically speaking, this should be fine, right?
Money paves the way, and you'll be successful no matter what!
But the people below cursed directly – if you want to turn the underground party members against their cause, you at least need to have clues about them, right?

If there really were a clue, wouldn't everyone have been in a frenzy to arrest the person in the first place?
There are absolutely no clues left that we can use!

Unfortunately, the higher-ups set performance targets, and if the allocated special funds weren't spent, then they'd be subject to review.

Even if the money is spent but there are no results, it will still be subject to review.

I'm definitely caught in the middle!

It's no wonder there's a lot of complaining below.

But at that very moment, news spread from headquarters:

The headquarters plans to select a group of cadres to exchange with the former Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), which has just been renamed the Party Affairs Bureau next door.

When this news came out, many cadres in the Bureau of Secrecy were dumbfounded.

Although there's a saying that "a tree dies when transplanted, but a person thrives," there's also an old saying: "a person is cheap when they leave their hometown!"

Leaving the Secret Service, where they had old superiors and trusted subordinates, and going to the Party Affairs Bureau next door, even if their official positions remained the same, they would be constrained. Not to mention that the Party Affairs Bureau would not trust them, who came from the Secret Service. If they were to switch places, they would definitely be sidelined!
In order to avoid being "re-educated" as a cadre and to avoid becoming "exchange cadres," the cadres of the Bureau of Secrecy had no choice but to frantically arrest Communists.

……

However, they have to work tirelessly to patch up the various aspects of the Three Principles of the People and deal with censorship, so they don't have much time to do anything. Even if they go crazy arresting people now, they don't have enough time or manpower—what good is money if you don't have enough people?

So much so that the people working in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics started cursing Zhang Anping.

Is this really Zhang Anping's fault?
Well, if we take a half-god's-eye view, this blame really can't be placed on Zhang Anping—for Zhang Anping, who is now in charge of the overall direction, he doesn't need to control the details at all; he only needs to put forward the general direction.

Therefore, there was no problem with him setting up reward and punishment measures to arrest the Communists.

But why would this happen?
It's just adding more and more layers of restrictions, making a mountain out of a molehill!

This is exactly what the bureaucratic system excels at—since it can't resist, it deliberately causes trouble, outwardly complying while inwardly resisting, and escalating and distorting policies.

This was also a trap that Mao Renfeng deliberately dug for Zhang Anping.

Logically speaking, the Zhang faction, which was like oil being poured on a hot fire, should not have easily lost control of the situation in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. But this time, Zhang Anping made it clear that he wanted to replace the old with the new.

Those veteran figures, though they dared not openly resist at this time, could easily escalate the situation and engage in various forms of misinterpretation behind the scenes.

This led to the following situation:

The world was filled with announcements from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics offering high-level rewards for information leading to underground party members, but the effect was negligible.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad, but the key issue is that someone deliberately caused trouble for Zhang Anping.

Some agents of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (BIS) turned their anti-communist sentiments towards high-ranking officials of the Nationalist government—the children of many powerful figures were arrested by the BIS under the pretext of investigating them as communist sympathizers.

Of course, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics is selective in its arrests, targeting only the children of powerful figures who hold positions of authority that the Bureau can handle.

Otherwise, arresting the children of important figures from the start would have been a warning to Zhang Anping!

Surprisingly, Zhang Anping was completely kept in the dark about what they were doing.

A deadly trap targeting Zhang Anping was being set in motion, proceeding with meticulous care...

Zhang Anping, on the other hand, seems to be still indulging in the booming success of the Zhang faction and is still considering how to replace the old with the new.

So, did Zhang Anping really know nothing about it?

The answer is, of course, no!

In fact, all of this was under Zhang Anping's control. There is nothing new under the sun. Throughout history, when a powerful figure tries to do something that harms the interests of other vested interests by relying on his authority, escalating the situation and distorting the will are tried and true methods. How could Zhang Anping not understand this?

But his goal was to muddy the waters so that his comrades could get through this confusing phase.

For Zhang Anping, holding out until news of the Qinghuabian battle arrived would be a victory for this entire operation.

However, he underestimated the rebellious nature of these high-ranking members of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. When they, under Mao Renfeng's guidance, extended their "claws" to the relatives of various powerful figures in the Nationalist government, they realized that this was a golden opportunity—their actions were like a flood that had broken through the dam, and there was no way to stop them!
Faced with this golden opportunity, Zhang Anping pretended to be unaware and calmly watched the storm brew.

Zhang Anping thought he had easily overcome the crisis without any harm, but just when he thought he had finished, an unexpected traitor appeared!
"Chief, the intelligence department has captured a defecting Communist. His name is Liu Shijie, and he belongs to the Green Pine Intelligence Group—"

"This person's superior claims to be Mr. Bai, but according to the intelligence department's investigation, this so-called Mr. Bai is very likely Yuan Nong, who escaped right under our noses in Chongqing."

"In addition, according to the intelligence provided by Liu Shijie, 'Mr. Bai' has a CCP agent codenamed 'Qingsong' in his possession. This person holds a high position in the Nationalist government. Although Liu Shijie does not know the person's identity, he suspects that this person is very likely to work in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and his position... is probably not low."

"To avoid alerting the enemy, the intelligence department has not yet made any arrests of Mr. Bai. The intelligence department's idea is for you to communicate with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and have our people secretly infiltrate them to ensure that 'Qingsong' is brought out."

Yuan Nong?

Qingsong Intelligence Group?
Zhang Anping remained calm, suppressing the turmoil within him, and asked Zheng Yi, who had given the report:
Why didn't Shen Zui come in person?

Zheng Yi replied, "Director Shen received intelligence related to the Communist Party and left Nanjing three days ago—this matter, this matter, should have been handled by Director Wang." (End of Chapter)