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Bureau meetings are very difficult to keep secret.

Of course, this specifically refers to matters that concern the interests of all members, such as matters that need to be kept confidential, which are usually not discussed at bureau meetings.

Therefore, the news spread throughout the entire bureau headquarters immediately after the bureau meeting ended.

The entire headquarters of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was stunned, and at the same time, they felt a chill run down their spines.

Commander Zhang is ruthless; this is a fact that is generally acknowledged.

However, his ruthlessness was usually directed at enemies, such as the "weeding plan" he devised before he became wealthy, and his cruelty towards the Japanese and traitors during the War of Resistance against Japan.

After the war ended, he showed his ruthlessness a few times, but only against those who disregarded the interests of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and committed heinous crimes—and these were basically cases that could be solved by law.

Even if they were all killed, it would still be within the rules.

But this time, it's different.

Many people at headquarters actually knew that the Communists who were arrested yesterday were, to put it bluntly, a pretext deliberately set up by the anti-Zhang alliance to cause trouble for Zhang Anping.

They created the illusion that Zhang Anping was out of control of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

However, Zhang Anping actually labeled them all as underground party members and undercover agents, and even went so far as to "eliminate evil completely."

This time, the ruthlessness they displayed was truly terrifying and chilling!

In the past, when high-ranking officials fought amongst themselves, choosing the wrong side could at worst result in being sidelined and having no future, unless they were silenced or made a scapegoat for extremely private matters, but such cases were rare.

Normally, they would be relegated to the sidelines.

This time, however, Zhang Anping went all out—kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!

Although nothing is more effective than having Mao Renfeng oversee the execution than killing someone out of their spirit, those in the know could not help but feel a sense of shared sorrow at the death of a fellow human.

"That's too ruthless, too ruthless! Heads are rolling everywhere!"

The two cadres were whispering to each other, the same two who had been talking quietly before the bureau meeting. But the cadre who had been disrespectful to Zhang Anping just moments before was now filled with fear.

"We're exhausted, and so is Commander Zhang. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have taken such a ruthless step!"

"But it doesn't have to be like this! Those are dozens of lives! He, Commander Zhang, is taking credit for something!"

"Don't joke around. Taking credit? Commander Zhang wouldn't stoop to that! This is clearly a ruthless killing move and warning to those people! They can't even protect their own people. Just watch, all these strongholds will scatter like birds and beasts."

There was an inexplicable ease in his words, as if he was filled with longing for the future of the Secret Service.

Walls have ears!
Wang Tianfeng, still in front of Liu Er, listened to the conversation between the two, a smile appearing in his eyes.

This time, Zhang Anping's sudden display of ruthlessness exceeded his expectations—he also did not believe that Zhang Anping would take credit for it; in his view, the so-called "eliminating evil completely" was just about eradicating these mountain strongholds.

The means are never important; what matters is the result!
This time, the result will definitely be...satisfactory.

Wang Tianfeng felt incredibly relieved; the weight that had been pressing down on him for so long vanished without a trace.

[The Green Pine Intelligence Team...they're truly a lucky charm!]

Wang Tianfeng thought to himself that ever since he caught the tail of the Qingsong intelligence group, his luck had turned around.

The undercover operation gave him a 40% chance of uncovering the network of spies within the Security Bureau.

The collaboration with the Party's Information Bureau and the network laid out by the Ministry of Economic Affairs gave him a 70% chance of catching Qingsong.
Now, Anping has driven the diehards to their knees, and there are no longer any constraints on his actions. He seems to see the Secret Service sweeping away the underground party.

This is truly... one good thing after another!

Footsteps sounded outside, and Wang Tianfeng immediately moved the bookshelf to block his "passage" to eavesdrop—this was something he had prepared specifically after discovering the close relationship between the two people in the next office, with the aim of breaking out of his information cocoon by listening to the casual conversations of the lower-level cadres.

A knock sounded on the door, but Wang Tianfeng frowned slightly.

It's not Guo Qiyun!
He went to open the door and saw that it was Zheng Yi who had knocked.

"Director Zheng, is there something you need?"

Zheng Yi's title of "section chief" is naturally a respectful way of addressing his position as secretary.

"Director Wang, the district chief requests your presence."

Zheng Yi remained indifferent. She simply disliked Wang Tianfeng, who was ruthless and unscrupulous—this man had caused so much trouble for the district chief!
"Now?"

"Ah."

Wang Tianfeng closed the door and left with Zheng Yi.

In Zhang Anping's office.

Zhang Anping's face did not show the joy of a great victory. He had never doubted the victory at the bureau meeting, and it was not as low as the 98% success rate.

But what happened next depended entirely on his calculations of the people in power—he was only about 80% sure whether it would succeed.

The 20% that disappeared was because they were too "loyal".

Yes, it's all because of loyalty...

As he pondered, footsteps sounded outside. The somber look on Zhang Anping's face dissipated, and although his face remained expressionless, the feeling he gave was:
There was a smile on his face that he couldn't suppress!

Such amazing facial expression control!

After the knocking, Zheng Yi appeared with Wang Tianfeng. Zhang Anping waved to Zheng Yi, who then left, leaving only Wang Tianfeng behind.

"Old Wang, today... were you surprised?"

After speaking, Zhang Anping stood up, his face immediately breaking into a smile. He sat down on the sofa and gestured for Wang Tianfeng to sit down as well. He then began to chatter on and on to Wang Tianfeng:

"You have no idea how much I fooled that guy surnamed Mao today—it was worth practicing my expressions half the night before, haha..."

Zhang Anping burst into laughter as he spoke, his pride evident in his words.

Wang Tianfeng couldn't help but smile; this was a rare instance of him "flattering" Wang Tianfeng.
"You acted very well. I also thought you were really going to flip the table."

Zhang Anping laughed loudly: "I practiced in front of the mirror for a long time last night, and Mo Yi even said I was vain! It was worth taking such a big blame for!"

Wang Tianfeng could understand Zhang Anping's "vulgarity." The higher one's status, the fewer people one could talk to. Before, he had Xu Baichuan as someone to confide in, but now he was the only one left to keep quiet.

This was a dramatic comeback, and from then on, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was in a stable position. How could he not understand Zhang Anping's loss of composure?

After laughing, Zhang Anping put on an apologetic look, but his smile remained quite broad.

"Old Wang, I have to break my promise!"

Wang Tianfeng quietly looked at Zhang Anping.

Zhang Anping rolled his eyes: "You're so boring—"

"Let's get down to business—you need to make time to follow Chairman Mao."

Following Mao Renfeng?
"Push him?"

“Hmm—” Zhang Anping suppressed a laugh and said, “Old Mao is probably very uncomfortable seeing you right now. If you follow him, he will definitely end this farce as soon as possible.”

Wang Tianfeng understood Zhang Anping's meaning.

Now all that's missing is Mao Renfeng personally overseeing the execution to definitively conclude this matter—before a definitive conclusion is reached, there's always the possibility of change.

Mao Renfeng now hates Wang Tianfeng to the core. If he follows Mao Renfeng and wants some peace and quiet, Mao Renfeng will definitely have to work non-stop.

To avoid showing myself in front of him.

"Okay, I'll go find him now."

Zhang Anping laughed loudly:
"Sneaky and cunning! Old Wang, you've given me a much clearer understanding of that word now!"

Wang Tianfeng smiled and ignored Zhang Anping's teasing. He wasn't malicious; he just wanted the matter to be settled to avoid further trouble.

He felt that he should be the second person to hope that the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics would get back on track; the first, without a doubt, was Zhang Anping, who was standing right in front of him.

"You go ahead, I won't go out, lest I give myself away—it's weird, I clearly have no expression, but why do I feel like my face is full of smiles? Damn it, it's so scary I don't dare go out, haha!"

Zhang Anping burst into laughter again. Wang Tianfeng shook his head. This guy...

After Wang Tianfeng left, the smile that Zhang Anping couldn't shake off vanished without a trace in an instant.

Normally, Mao Renfeng would have had no reason to assassinate Wang Tianfeng to avoid suspicion, but in the world of espionage, it's all about knowing what you'll think and doing the opposite—the more mysterious and cryptic something is, the easier it is to make a fuss about it!

Zhang Anping spoke to himself in a barely audible voice:
"Chief Attendant, Chief Attendant, as someone in power, you'd better step up your game! Don't let my blatant loyalty blind you!"

He got up and returned to his desk, trying his best to empathize with the head attendant, but strangely, he couldn't. It wasn't until he noticed his eyes were getting wet that he realized... his mind wasn't on it. No wonder he couldn't focus.

He spoke in a voice only he could hear:
"He's a spy, part of the Green Pine Intelligence Group. How many people... haven't you seen they've been arrested?"

……

Mao Renfeng was truly disgusted.

They actually let Wang Tianfeng oversee things...

You damned Zhang Anping, where's your face? Where's your face? You have absolutely no integrity whatsoever!
Mao Renfeng wished she could travel back to when Zhang Anping first joined the Special Agent Bureau, so she could grab him and give him a good beating.

This person is utterly shameless!

Despite the criticism, in order to avoid feeling disgusted as soon as possible, he could only speed up the process and execute the "resolution" of the bureau meeting with swift and decisive action.

He knew he was in the wrong, so this time he was determined to make it an ironclad case!

Fortunately, these guys were quite well-prepared when they impersonated underground party members, and this thorough preparation became powerful evidence for Mao Renfeng to fabricate an ironclad case.

It's unclear how he managed to communicate with these unfortunate souls. At first, they all protested their innocence, but after a round of torture and further communication, most of them confessed. There were two or three spies who stubbornly refused to confess, but after a day of torture in the interrogation room, they finally confessed readily.

The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics operated with unprecedented efficiency, and in just 33 hours, the results of the handling of 5 "insiders" and 38 "underground party members" were announced.

Shoot!

The execution took place in the evening. When these people were brought to the execution ground in the backyard of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, they were all dumbfounded and began to struggle violently. Wang Tianfeng, who was supervising the execution, immediately realized that these people's confessions were tricked by Mao Renfeng. It was probably a pretext to promise not to kill them after they confessed and to find a reason to recruit them.

If it were a simple miscarriage of justice, he might be interested in stepping forward to stop it, but everyone knows the truth about this "miscarriage of justice," so how could he possibly care?

So they watched helplessly as Mao Renfeng signed the death sentence execution order, and with a burst of gunfire, all 43 people were executed in three batches.

After the execution was carried out, several newspaper reporters nervously stepped forward to take photos.

This news will be one of tomorrow's headlines.

……

The following day, the Nationalist government's Central Daily News published several selected photos and carried out extensive publicity with the headline "Secret Service strikes swiftly to wipe out the hidden Communist bandit group"—but deliberately blurred the number of people executed and exaggerated the destructive impact on the underground party in the news report.

As the official mouthpiece of the Nationalist government, the influence of the Central Daily News was obvious.

On that day, many officials of the Nationalist government praised the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics on various occasions, and it was even rumored that the chief of staff was overjoyed after seeing the newspaper.

This, however, gave Zheng Yaoquan an opportunity.

An opportunity to disgust Zhang Anping and to get revenge on Mao Renfeng!
Zheng Yaoquan was forced out by Zhang Anping and Mao Renfeng working together—if anyone hated someone, it was Zhang Anping, but he clearly hated Mao Renfeng even more.

It was only natural for Zhang Anping to deal with him, since the two were political enemies after all.

But what about that damned Mao Renfeng?

It was clearly he who instigated him, but at the crucial moment he turned around and stabbed him in the back, and the stab was both accurate and ruthless. Moreover, after he was "promoted", Mao Renfeng was willing to act as Zhang Anping's henchman and carry out a cruel purge of his old subordinates.

How could Zheng Yaoquan possibly forget this grudge?
Now, a golden opportunity has presented itself to Zheng Yaoquan!

Mao Renfeng had made this case airtight, but it was ultimately known to the high-ranking officials of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. How could it possibly be kept from Zheng Yaoquan?
Even if he left the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, if he still can't receive these semi-public messages from mid-to-high-level officials, then he should be underestimated!

"Mao Renfeng, Mao Renfeng, you're much bolder than I imagined..."

Zheng Yaoquan's eyes were sinister. Since you, Mao Renfeng, dare to betray me, then don't blame me, Zheng Yaoquan, for being unethical!

So he took the newspaper to the department head!
Directly expose Mao Renfeng's "evil deeds"?
No, no!
Doing that would be underestimating Zheng Yaoquan!

Zheng Yaoquan gave the section chief a general overview of Zhang Anping's various activities within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, with a focus on Zhang Anping's collaboration with the Party's Information Bureau to send all dissidents into the Bureau.

The section chief said happily, "That's a good method. In this way, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics is under his control. That's quite good."

"Director, this is actually not a good thing!"

The section chief frowned: "Hmm? This isn't good news?!"

Zheng Yaoquan explained: "In the past, Dai Chunfeng's Military Intelligence Bureau was checked and balanced by me and Tang Zong. Even so, he still took advantage of the War of Resistance to turn the Military Intelligence Bureau, which had been suppressed by the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, into a behemoth. If Dai Chunfeng hadn't been unlucky and crashed his plane, it would have been extremely difficult to dismantle the Military Intelligence Bureau."

"Zhang Anping's methods are no less than Dai Chunfeng's, and now he is suppressing the Communists—he is very likely to use the war against the Communists to turn the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics into a behemoth no less powerful than the Military Intelligence Bureau!"

"You have to understand, there's no longer any force within the Security Bureau that can check and balance him!"

Zheng Yaoquan's explanation made the section chief think deeply.

His first thought was how his father would handle this situation, which reminded him of the Second Hall.

The former Second Bureau was called the Second Bureau of the Military Command. It was established after the Special Service Department was transformed into the Military Intelligence Bureau. Zheng Yaoquan was easily ousted by Dai Chunfeng, making the Military Intelligence Bureau a one-man show for Dai Chunfeng. So Zheng Yaoquan went to set up the Second Bureau. The Second Bureau of the Military Command was established on the basis of the merger of several agencies. The following year, he directly took charge of the Second Bureau.

Checks and balances!

The section chief understood.

"However, it's not good to send people there now, both morally and logically. Besides, Zhang Anping is a capable person, and if the suppression is too severe..."

But the section chief still hesitated. In his eyes, Zhang Anping was a sharp sword, and it wasn't a good thing to keep him under control.

"This is actually easy to handle! The main reason Zhang Anping was able to easily suppress the various factions within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics this time is that Mao Renfeng was given the title of acting director—" Zheng Yaoquan pushed the Central Daily in his hand in front of the section chief:

"But now there's a perfect opportunity to officially recognize Mao Renfeng as the official wife, what do you think?"

To promote someone to the top position?!
The section chief's eyes lit up. Mao Renfeng was like a lapdog wagging its tail in front of him, while Zhang Anping remained aloof and adhered to the code of conduct of a secret service chief. He naturally admired Zhang Anping, but under his current identity, the wagging-tail Mao Renfeng was more valuable to him.

By promoting Mao Renfeng to the top position, no new people will join the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, and there will be no more fierce struggles. Moreover, he and Zhang Anping have already worked out their differences, so even if there is a struggle, it will be within a certain range.

"That move... was quite good!"

The director was full of approval: "I'm going to the entourage's room soon anyway, so I'll make that suggestion."

Zheng Yaoquan feigned delight that his suggestion had been adopted by his "lord," but inwardly he was sneering. Mao Renfeng's promotion was based on faking it, and this was a ticking time bomb!

Zhang Anping had stabilized the situation in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, but Mao Renfeng's sudden promotion made the former director, who was not actually the director, instantly feel awkward—it was enough to disgust him to death!

Hmph, do you really think I, Zheng Yaoquan, am made of clay?!

The section chief took Zheng Yaoquan's suggestion to the adjutant's office and came away with a wealth of information—the adjutant was delighted that the section chief had thought things through so comprehensively, and not only readily adopted the section chief's suggestion, but also gave the section chief special guidance:
The power of subordinates must be checked and balanced, absolutely must be checked and balanced! Especially when it involves absolute power, such as military power, or powerful institutions like the secret service...

……

The decision of the General Staff Office was announced that same day. Although the official documents had to go through the GBF process, the appointment of Mao Renfeng as the new head of the General Staff Office was already a done deal. The General Staff Office even called Mao Renfeng to come to the General Staff Office to report his achievements.

When the news reached the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, everyone was stunned.

At this critical juncture, Mao Renfeng has been officially promoted?
The funniest thing is that the reason he was promoted was actually... for his meritorious service in suppressing the underground party?

Holy crap, this is outrageous! Most of the high-ranking members of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics know exactly who the "Communist" who was executed was—how could Mao Renfeng be promoted to the top position under such circumstances?

Isn't this... climbing to the position of bureau chief by stepping on the corpses of his own people?
The entire Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was in an uproar.

But after the uproar, everyone pondered the impact of Mao Renfeng's sudden promotion on the internal situation of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. In the past, everyone knew that Mao Renfeng's position as acting director was only to temporarily protect Zhang Anping, and that the director's position would eventually belong to Zhang Anping.

But now that Mao Renfeng has been promoted—as long as the Imperial Household Department isn't completely insane, they won't easily replace their generals.

In other words, Mao Renfeng has secured his position!

In this way, Zhang Anping's Zhang faction...

Some of the elders were dumbfounded. "Holy crap, I just fell out with that guy surnamed Mao, and now this bastard has become a proper bureau chief."

This is outrageous!

Old Mao—no, Director Mao is the director now. He's a magnanimous man; he should be able to handle things, right?
Without saying a word, one of the veterans went straight to the director's office—only to find several old "brothers" there when he arrived. After exchanging silent glances, they went over together and started a fire in the cold stove.

At that moment, Deputy Director Zhang slammed the office door shut with a dark expression.

Then, Zhang Anping couldn't help but break into a bright smile.

He was right. The methods of eliminating dissidents were too direct, and too many dissidents were eliminated. The chief of staff was dissatisfied and feared that the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics would become his personal fiefdom. Without hesitation, he replaced him from his position as director!
Mao Renfeng's promotion to the top position was essentially a self-reminder, a warning, and a measure to balance power!
"Successfully winning tactically but losing strategically!"

Despite losing, Zhang Anping was delighted with the current situation; this was what made things interesting.

After his initial joy, Zhang Anping reached into his pocket. The cold touch of the pistol brought a sense of calm to his expression, though a chilling glint remained in his eyes.

Now is the best time!
He whispered:
"Old Wang, in your next life... be born under the red flag and grow up in the new China. You should have a brilliant life." (End of Chapter)