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Zhang Anping was very busy tonight, visiting one key Party and state official after another.

His purpose in doing this was very simple:
Apologize!

Although the list of all those wrongly accused has not yet been obtained, it is not difficult for the intelligence department to deduce the identities of some of them. Zhang Anping naturally had to visit them one by one to appease them and give them an "explanation".

This explanation is actually just empty promises:
He readily admitted that the other party's children were suspected of being framed for communist sympathy and promised to clear their name.

These were the people he had to visit one by one. Although they were all powerful figures, their official positions were not very high. Zhang Anping's posture of personally visiting them was too humble. In addition, given his generally good reputation, they would usually give him face.

Of course, this favor was mainly due to the Security Bureau behind Zhang Anping.

It's true that the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics is not as powerful as the Military Intelligence Bureau as it used to be, but it is still a huge intelligence agency. Zhang Anping personally came to their door to reassure them, so they had to give him face, whether they wanted to or not.

He did not reveal that the essence of this play was the internal strife within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Although some clever people guessed the reason, Zhang Anping still used "misunderstanding" as an excuse to cover it up, thus maintaining his persona of protecting the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

He was incredibly busy, visiting more than ten people from a little after seven until eleven. He talked until his throat was dry and drank so much tea he felt like he was going to burst.

At 11 o'clock, after completing the last visit to the house on the schedule, the driver took the tired Zhang Anping home to rest.

Little did he know that as soon as he left, Zhang Anping changed his clothes and left home.

His exhaustion was mostly an act!
After leaving home, Zhang Anping went to a secret hideout and disguised himself, increasing his height by a few centimeters while carrying some weights on his back, before sneaking towards the teachers' apartment at No. 5 Middle School.

The reason for doing this is that the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics recently recruited a trace evidence expert who can determine a person's height, weight, and even approximate age from footprints. Zhang Anping does not want to be included in Wang Tianfeng's list of suspects because of his height and weight.

As early as when he visited the families of the "victims", Zhang Anping was quietly studying the map around the No. 5 Middle School teachers' apartment in his car. In addition, he passed by the apartment several times during his visits and had a general idea of ​​the locations suitable for surveillance. Therefore, he deliberately avoided all possible surveillance points on the way there.

Of course, he would also observe suspicious surveillance points.

No matter how careful the surveillance points were, they still had to keep the lights on at this time. At that time, the nightlife of Chinese people was far less vibrant than it would be in later years. Around 11 or 12 o'clock, most people had already turned off their lights and gone to sleep.

Electricity costs money!

Strangely, despite multiple observations, Zhang Anping was unable to locate the monitoring point he had anticipated.

Either these surveillance points are very well hidden, or... there are no surveillance points at all!
After all, there are practically no surveillance points that can escape Zhang Anping's eyes!
So there are no surveillance cameras?

Zhang Anping was taken aback. How could there be no surveillance cameras?

The intelligence from Chai Ying's side came from a comrade who was lurking in the intelligence department—this was very likely deliberately released by Wang Tianfeng to identify undercover agents, but the intelligence was definitely true because it couldn't withstand scrutiny.

It seems like a feint; the real surveillance cameras are inside the apartment!

That's true. There are as many as eight teachers at No. 5 Middle School with backgrounds in special student organizations, and the actual number is probably higher. There's really no need for remote monitoring! (Not in the sense of modern remote monitoring.)
With this in mind, Zhang Anping did not go directly into the teachers' apartment building. Instead, he sneaked into a nearby high-rise building and carefully observed the teachers' apartment building with binoculars on the rooftop. However, the lights in the apartments above, below, to the left, and to the right of room 205 were all off, and there were no suspicious lights, which left Zhang Anping slightly puzzled.

How exactly did Wang Tianfeng conduct this surveillance?
He quickly recalled that the bureau had several sets of high-end listening equipment imported from the United States, but there was no sign that these devices had been used, and the people in charge of guarding them were his own comrades. Wang Tianfeng could not possibly use them secretly—this eliminated the possibility of using high-end listening equipment to eavesdrop.

[Physical eavesdropping?]

As a model of physical surveillance in the past, Zhang Anping could only suspect that Wang Tianfeng had tampered with the teachers' apartments.

Having made a guess, Zhang Anping left the building, crept to the bottom of the teachers' apartment, climbed over the wall to the window of room 205, pried open the window with tools, and quietly sneaked into room 205.

They were definitely a fake couple!

Although there were two quilts and two pillows in the bedroom, making it seem like two people were sleeping together, there was actually only one woman. Meanwhile, snoring sounds were coming from the study, which had been converted from the bedroom.

Zhang Anping quietly used a drug produced by the system to anesthetize the female comrade in the bedroom before going to the study, where he found Yuan Nong sleeping on the floor.

Zhang Anping patted Yuan Nong, and as Yuan Nong regained his senses, Zhang Anping quickly covered his mouth, controlling him while whispering in his ear:

“Yuan Nong, I’m one of your own! Don’t make a sound. I suspect there are listening devices. I need to search for a while—I’ve put the gun in front of you. Do you understand what I mean?”

After listening to Zhang Anping's words, the bewildered Yuan Nong indeed stopped moving, and then slowly nodded to indicate that he understood.

Zhang Anping slowly released his grip, then pulled out a pistol he had specially brought with him. In front of Yuan Nong, he opened the magazine, showing him that it was loaded with live ammunition, before slowly placing the pistol beside Yuan Nong. He then whispered:

"I'll search for a while first to find the exact location of the eavesdropping, you understand what I mean?"

Yuan Nong suppressed his surprise and continued to nod, and tried to take the pistol into his hand. Zhang Anping did not react at all, letting him take the pistol.

This is the greatest show of sincerity. If he were an enemy, he would never have allowed Yuan Nong to get the pistol.

Of course, he might have had ulterior motives, but giving Yuan Nong a loaded pistol was itself a way of showing sincerity. Yuan Nong would have only two possible reactions at this point:
First, he threatened Zhang Anping with a pistol—but Zhang Anping had already revealed his identity, so what was the point of his threat? Even if Zhang Anping was a spy, this was a test, but it also meant that he had been exposed. Moreover, he was a teacher with no powerful background. If he were a spy, there was no need to go to such lengths; wouldn't torture have sufficed?
II. Cooperation!
Even if Zhang Anping was a spy, given his own exposure, he still needed to figure out what the other side was up to—with a gun in hand, the initiative was his.

This is also why Zhang Anping deliberately carried a pistol.

Zhang Anping then carefully searched the study converted from the bedroom, first looking for wired or wireless eavesdropping devices, but found none.

Next, they looked for physical eavesdropping methods, which were nothing more than collecting and transmitting sound through copper pipes or similar devices. After searching around, although there were suspicious items, Zhang Anping's careful examination proved that these were not physical eavesdropping methods.

This means there are no listening devices in the study!
Will it be somewhere else?
After glancing at the telephone in the study, Zhang Anping dismissed the idea—the study was the most important place for eavesdropping. If it wasn't there, even if it was elsewhere, he would never be able to hear any particularly useful information, as that wouldn't conform to the rules of eavesdropping.

Suppressing his doubts, Zhang Anping dragged a chair over and sat down opposite Yuan Nong, muttering to himself with slight confusion:

"There were no listening devices."

Yuan Nong finally spoke: "Who are you? What do you mean by 'one of us'?"

After he finished speaking, he realized he had gone to great lengths and quickly asked:
What did you do to Lin Li?

“She’s fine, she won’t wake up for now,” Zhang Anping replied, then asked in a deep voice, “Are Zhou Xianhui and Liu Shijie from your intelligence team?”

Yuan Nong responded by pointing his gun at Zhang Anping.

Zhang Anping remained unmoved and continued:
“I have two pieces of intelligence. One is that Liu Shijie is a traitor who betrayed you and [Qingsong] for money—the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics has now confirmed that [Qingsong] is an undercover agent hidden in the Ministry of Economic Affairs.”

"The second point is that Zhou Xianhui is a traitor, but he mentioned 'Qingsong' (Green Pine). The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics is not sure whether Qingsong is the code name of your intelligence team or the code name of the infiltrator."

These two pieces of intelligence are contradictory, but the content they involve is entirely true! Yuan Nong suppressed his shock, though the muzzle of his gun trembled slightly as he tried to control his fear:
"who are you?"

Zhang Anping replied, "Last year, you should have been unable to shake off the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics's arrest."

Yuan Nong was not stupid. The situation was extremely dangerous, and he knew he couldn't escape. He was even prepared to kill himself, but he miraculously survived—the whole process was as if the enemy had ignored him.

He thought he would be investigated when he returned, but news came from his superiors that a comrade had covered for Yuan Nong.

"Did you help me?"

“That’s not important—now tell me the information about Zhou Xianhui and Liu Shijie. I need to determine who the mole is.” Zhang Anping said in a deep voice, “Also, you must cut off all contact with your comrades in the intelligence group, including [Qingsong], but you… cannot evacuate. Do you understand what I mean?”

Yuan Nong understood Zhang Anping's meaning. He felt a little heavy-hearted, but he quickly cheered up and, after a moment's thought, revealed the information about Zhou Xianhui and Liu Shijie.

Normally, no matter how much Zhang Anping says, he shouldn't reveal any information about Zhou Xianhui and Liu Shijie.

But now Zhang Anping has the crucial code name "Qingsong," which is of utmost importance and more important than his own life. He has also pointed out that "Qingsong" is in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and has even revealed the names of the two people. If the other party is indeed a spy, whether he says it or not will have absolutely no impact!

Silently noting down the information of the two people, Zhang Anping softened his tone slightly and said, "If there is a way, I will do my best to rescue you—but if... I don't contact you, please... adhere to the principles of a Party member."

Yuan Nong smiled and nodded: "I know."

Then he said solemnly, "You shouldn't have met me directly—if, if I can't handle it, it will be bad for you."

"I believe you." Zhang Anping's answer was concise yet powerful. In the original timeline, Yuan Nong was criticized by many as "stupid."

But in Zhang Anping's view, he made two very serious mistakes:
First, he trusted his comrades too much—Han Bing took crucial intelligence from his briefcase, leading to heavy losses for Ma Xiaowu's comrades.

But she was his wife, his comrade, how could he not believe her?!
All I can say is that he's too sentimental.

Secondly, his hatred for Zheng Yaoxian blinded him, causing him to lose the judgment that an underground party member should have.

But Zeng Moyi was raised by him, and he treated her like his own daughter!

Zeng Moyi was arrested and executed by Zheng Yaoxian himself!

How could I not hate it? How could I not hate it!
The overly sentimental Yuan Nong was moved to tears by Zhang Anping's words.

Although Zhang Anping's identity was uncertain, there was a high probability that he was one of their comrades—why wouldn't he let them evacuate?
Yuan Nong was well aware that if he withdrew, it would likely affect the enemy's infiltration and safety.

Even under these circumstances, the other party still took a huge risk and approached him!

How could such trust not move him?

"Don't worry, they won't catch me alive—I guarantee you that with my Party spirit!"

After solemnly responding to Zhang Anping's trust in him, Yuan Nong hesitated for a moment and said, "Then... could we let Comrade Lin Li leave?"

Zhang Anping shook his head heavily.

Yuan Nong gave a bitter smile, then said, "I understand. I... I won't let her be humiliated!"

Zhang Anping composed himself, suppressing the heaviness in his heart:

"Don't tell her I'm here—I trust you, but I don't trust her."

Yuan Nong underwent torture in the original timeline and proved himself worthy of being a Communist Party member.

Zhang Anping was quite confident about this, but he was not so sure about Lin Li, who was working with Yuan Nong. If she were arrested and leaked information, all his efforts would be in vain.

There is even a risk of exposure.

"I know."

Zhang Anping believed Yuan Nong's promise and was about to take his leave, but after thinking about it, he said:
"Only by living can we see the sunrise—Comrade Yuan Nong, do you understand what I mean?"

He said this because Yuan Nong had stated twice that he would not be taken prisoner, and he was worried that Yuan Nong would take poison when he was captured, so he gave him this advice.

Yuan Nong muttered to himself:

"Does living mean you have to see the sunrise?"

His eyes were filled with longing. On the day the sun rose, this ravaged land would be... very beautiful.

"Yes, I will keep fighting until the day I see the sunrise!"

He solemnly assured Zhang Anping.

"Give me the gun, goodbye—"

After taking the weapon from Yuan Nong, Zhang Anping got up to leave. Yuan Nong hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but say:
"Comrade, if, if possible, in the future... please be sure to take care of Comrade Lin Li."

“She has a four-year-old child in the base area, and her husband sacrificed his life last year. The child is still waiting for his mother to come back.”

At this moment, Zhang Anping only wanted to kill Wang Tianfeng.

But reason stopped him from acting impulsively.

Gazing intently at Yuan Nong, Zhang Anping nodded deeply and uttered a promise:
"must!"

Yuan Nong smiled, without a trace of doubt about Zhang Anping's promise.

This comrade didn't need to risk coming to see me, but for the sake of the other members of the Qingsong Intelligence Group, he took a huge risk and came because he believed what this comrade said!
I have absolute faith!
After leaving Yuan Nong's house, Zhang Anping felt very heavy-hearted.

A four-year-old child would occasionally appear in his mind. Although he couldn't see the child's exact face, he could hear the child calling for his mother.

Find the real mole in the Qingsong intelligence group as soon as possible, and find a way to get Yuan Nong and Lin Li out safely without involving themselves!
It is imperative! (End of Chapter)