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The Ministry of Economic Affairs organized an inspection team to Chongqing to inspect a project under the Ordnance Department—it's unclear how the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ordnance Department got involved, but in any case, the inspection team completed its preparations and set off in a very short time.

After discussions between Shen Zui and Su Mosheng, Su Mosheng was put in charge of the inspection team, while Shen Zui remained in Nanjing to continue his investigation within the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

He made Yuan Nong his main breakthrough point, since obtaining information from Yuan Nong was the easiest way to investigate bit by bit.

This made Yuan Nong's already difficult days even harder.

Shen tried every possible method to get Yuan Nong to talk, using both soft and hard tactics, but he still couldn't get Yuan Nong to talk.

In the end, the interrogation experts from the Party's Criminal Investigation Bureau completely lost patience and suggested simply killing him.

In his words:
"I have interrogated countless Communists and concluded that there are four types of Communists. The first type is the most common. As long as they suffer enough, they will eventually confess. But even if they are confessed, they are useless. Keeping them locked up is a waste. The Japanese did this very simply and fed them peanuts."

The second type is less common; it's the spineless type who, when threatened or bribed, will immediately be willing to sell even their wives.

The third type is the smart person. If you make them suffer, they will give you the information you want, but that's all. If you don't have the relevant information, they will never confess!
The fourth type of person is the most troublesome: the die-hards. These are the type who won't open their mouths no matter how much you beg them. In fact, I can usually tell which type of person it is after just three to five days.

This guy is definitely the fourth type of communist; there's no need to waste energy on him. Let him get what he deserves!

While listening to the advice of the interrogation expert from the Party's Criminal Investigation Bureau, Shen Zui observed Yuan Nong through the one-way glass, but ultimately shook his head and rejected the expert's suggestion.

"I don't believe human nerves can be made of iron—even if they were, I'd smash them!"

Shen Zui operated in the occupied areas during the War of Resistance against Japan, and some of his tough men were captured by the Japanese.

He refused to believe that the Communist Party member in front of him was more tenacious than the tough men under his command!
The interrogation expert from the Party Affairs Bureau said, "Director Shen, if your Bureau of Investigation and Statistics wants to do this useless work, then so be it. I'm not getting involved. No matter how much you mess with this kind of person, in the end it's just a case of the blind lighting a lamp."

Shen waved his hand, signaling the other party to get lost.

After getting rid of the nagging Party Affairs Bureau Chief, Shen Zui simply took charge of the interrogation room. He refused to believe that he couldn't pry open the mouth of this seemingly weak Communist!

……

Zhang family.

study.

Zhang Anping toyed with the cigarette in his hand, his expression gloomy.

For the past few days, his gaze has been firmly fixed on the interrogation room.

He was waiting for the right opportunity to quietly pass on a message to Yuan Nong.

Unexpectedly, Shen Zui and Yuan Nong got into a fight. After the interrogation experts from the Party's Bureau of Investigation and Statistics gave up completely, Shen Zui actually moved into the interrogation room.

His original plan was to wait for the right time and then quietly pass a message to Yuan Nong, asking Yuan Nong to identify Su Mosheng as Qingsong.

Su Mosheng was originally Qingsong—but Yuan Nong's identification would be a "slander." Once "Qingsong" leaves, the "truth" will surface. At that time, the Party's Information Bureau will not only turn against the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, but will also make Wang Tianfeng, who is hiding in the shadows, cast suspicious glances at Shen Zui.

Of course, Wang Tianfeng would first investigate the others, starting with the lower-level agents involved in the investigation, checking them one by one, all the way up to Qiu Ning and Qin Shunan—and these two did not leave any flaws in this investigation. To be precise, the two were doing their work seriously from the very beginning, and Wang Tianfeng certainly couldn't find anything.

After eliminating all the impossibilities, what remains of the impossibilities is the only possibility.

Wang Tianfeng's gaze could only be fixed on Shen Zui.

Is Shen Zui one of our own?
of course not!

But this matter is enough to delay Wang Tianfeng for quite some time.

However, a "loophole" has now appeared in the plan with Shen Zui.

This guy's got him into a fight with Yuan Nong, and now Yuan Nong's in the interrogation room. He should be very clear about Yuan Nong's current state—

If Yuan Nong were to suddenly point out Su Mosheng at this moment, how could he possibly believe him so easily?

How can we reasonably get Yuan Nong to "identify" him?
How can we reasonably realize at the end that Yuan Nong's accusations were just "teasing" them?

To put it bluntly, the goal is to make Shen believe Yuan Nong's accusation, and after realizing he has been deceived, to make him feel that it is reasonable and logical, rather than being forced into it.

This question made Zhang Anping think for a long time.

Fortunately, every cloud has a silver lining. While Zhang Anping was racking his brains, the "unlucky kid" Xixi provided him with crucial inspiration.

Xixi is at a very mischievous age right now and has received quite a few scoldings from Zeng Moyi. This little guy got into a fight at school this time, but when he came back, he acted like nothing had happened. But who is his mother? With such a little trick, how could he escape Zeng Moyi's discerning eye?

After Zeng Moyi tricked him a few times, Xixi had no choice but to confess. However, the little guy was quite resistant. He first lied and said that he was just playing around with his classmates, but how could he hide it from Zeng Moyi? In the end, he had to tell her the whole story. The little guy was quite righteous. Because someone was bullying his classmate, he stood up for him, which led to the fight.

As Zhang Anping secretly winked at the "unlucky kid," a sudden thought flashed through his mind:
Truth serum!
This stuff was invented by the medical community during World War I, but its effectiveness in interrogation was actually quite limited—ordinary people have relatively weak resistance to truth serum, and it's simply not enough for those with strong willpower. Some ordinary criminals can easily withstand it, let alone professional agents.

The Sino-American Cooperation Institute once studied this and tried it on Japanese spies and underground party members, but the effect was simply nonexistent!

Therefore, this method has long been eliminated from torture.

But Yuan Nong now meets the conditions for using truth serum—the continuous torture has severely weakened his willpower.

After winking at Xixi, who was being lectured by Zeng Moyi, Zhang Anping quietly left.

Next, it's time to pass on the message to Yuan Nong!

……

Headquarters of the Bureau of Secrecy.

torture room.

Yuan Nong's gaze was unfocused, as if he was about to collapse at any moment—but Shen Zui had seen him in this state for three days already.

Three days ago, Shen Zui thought that if they put in a little more effort, Yuan Nong would confess.
Two days ago, Shen Zui believed that if they put in a little more effort, Yuan Nong would definitely be recruited;

Yesterday, Shen Zui believed that Yuan Nong would definitely not be able to hold on any longer;

Today, Shen is in utter despair.

Physical torture, mental torture, and exhaustive interrogation—everything imaginable was used, but the other party just wouldn't give up.

"Chief, this man's mouth... is too stubborn." The interrogation expert from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics finally gave in: "I think we should just deal with him."

Shen Zui gritted his teeth:

"Why should we give him a quick death?!"

Torture, especially unrestrained torture, can really easily lead to death.

To ensure that Yuan Nong was not beaten to death, Shen Zui specifically brought the military doctor from the bureau headquarters to the interrogation room—it was precisely because of the military doctor's actions and various interventions at crucial moments that the possibility of Yuan Nong being beaten to death was eliminated.

Now, Shen is even more unwilling to let Yuan Nong die.

"Isn't he a staunch believer? I must keep him alive, until he sees the Communist Party completely wiped out!"

Shen Zui is determined to fight Yuan Nong to the bitter end!
The interrogation expert shrugged quietly. "You're the section chief, so you call the shots."

Taking a deep breath, Shen Zui was about to admit temporary defeat and give up interrogating Yuan Nong, but at that moment, the door to the interrogation room was opened.

"I told you not to disturb... Chief!"

Shen Zui's tone instantly changed from furious to obedient.

Zhang Anping frowned as he stepped into the interrogation room. Looking at the disheveled Shen Zui, he said, "A mere Communist has taken the head of my Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' intelligence department seven or eight days to deal with—"

"Is this interesting?"

Faced with Zhang Anping's question, Shen Zui's expression became extremely awkward.

Zhang Anping softened his tone:

"Director Shen, I'm not saying you shouldn't interrogate him—some Communists are stubborn and can't be pried open. Since you can't pry them open, then try a different approach. Don't waste your precious time on this!"

"Do you understand me?"

Shen lowered his head in shame: "Director, the department understands."

Zhang Anping then stopped, glanced at Yuan Nong who was being tortured to the point of misery, and said indifferently:

“When you encounter this kind of obstacle, there’s no need to think about sparing his life—the most direct and bloody method is to deal with him; either he speaks or he dies. There’s no need to waste time.”

"Do you know what I mean?"

Shen Zui recalled Zhang Anping's "primitive" methods:

The captured Japanese spy, neck stiff with arrogance, wanted to show the Chinese their Bushido spirit—then, crying and begging for a quick death…

He thought to himself, "You make it sound so easy. You can cause yourself a lot of trouble and no one will say anything, but if we do that, I'm afraid trouble will follow!"
But on the surface, Shen Zui obediently said, "I understand!"

“That’s more like it. You’re the head of the intelligence department of my secret service. There’s no need to argue with a party member who’s destined to die.”

Your time isn't that cheap!

Zhang Anping patted Shen Zui on the shoulder: "I know you're eager to give Lao Wang an explanation, but don't get stuck on one thing. If one approach doesn't work, try another. Be flexible—do you understand what I mean?"

Shen was delighted by Zhang Anping's gesture of patting him on the shoulder and said loudly, "Please rest assured, Director, the department will definitely not let you down."

Zhang Anping was satisfied and turned to leave, but when he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and asked, "Have you tried truth serum?"

He looked at Yuan Nong and said, "That thing isn't very reliable, but I think he's on the verge of a mental breakdown, so it might actually be useful."

Zhang Anping's reminder made Shen Zui realize something immediately, and he slapped his forehead:
"Thank goodness you reminded me, Director. Damn it—I hadn't thought of this thing for a moment after removing torture."

Having argued with Yuan Nong for so long, Shen was finally seething with anger. Now that the topic of truth serum had been brought up, he immediately said:

"Chief, I'll go to the General Affairs Office to get it!"

Zhang Anping waved his hand:

"Go to the research institute! The General Affairs Department is so corrupt, it's impossible that they've kept the things they rejected until now."

"Too."

Zhang Anping followed Shen Zui out, and Shen Zui immediately signaled his men to guard the interrogation room closely after they left—he was well aware of the trouble caused by the hunger incident in interrogation room number seven, and he was going to get the truth serum now, in case it was useful, he couldn't let that Mao guy steal the credit.

Seeing this, Zhang Anping nodded slightly, and then said:
"I'll keep an eye on things here; nothing unexpected will happen!"

Shen was completely relieved and jogged to the parking lot.

After circling outside the interrogation room, Zhang Anping simply returned to the interrogation room and spoke with each of the agents around him.

To put it bluntly, this whole operation was about winning people over. During this time, he even placed great trust in one of the agents, saying:
"I believe you, but I don't believe him."

The "he" here refers to the agent's superior, but when these words reached Yuan Nong's ears, who had been pretending to be clueless, Yuan Nong's heart began to pound wildly.

After Zhang Anping entered the interrogation room, he said a lot, but including the sentence he just said, a total of four sentences stirred up a storm in Yuan Nong's heart.

Do you understand what I mean?

Do you understand what I mean?

Do you understand what I mean?

I believe you, but I don't believe him/her!

Before his arrest, a comrade risked a great deal to warn him—the first time he was warned, the other party said these four sentences!

The first three sentences, being rhetorical questions, were instinctively etched into Yuan Nong's mind, and the last sentence was even more so—if he had chosen to trust, things wouldn't have come to this.
And now, someone has repeated those four sentences to his face.

Coincidence?
Yuan Nong couldn't believe it.

But if it wasn't a coincidence, but rather something deliberate, Yuan Nong would find it even more hard to believe!

Just then, Zhang Anping summoned another agent for a conversation—during which Zhang Anping mentioned his wife, Zeng Moyi, because this person, like Zeng Moyi, was a graduate of the Hangzhou Police Academy.

But these words carried an even deeper meaning for Yuan Nong!

It can't be a coincidence!

But, but... how is that possible!
Although Yuan Nong wanted to remain calm, the shock was so great that he made a series of strange noises involuntarily.

Regarding Yuan Nong's unusual behavior, Zhang Anping calmly commented: "Heh, is this a complete confession due to fear of truth serum?"

This seemed like an explanation, but to Yuan Nong, it was clearly a cover-up.

Forcing himself to take a deep breath and calm down, Yuan Nong was frantically racking his brains.

why?
What is the other party's purpose?
What will the other party do next?
Just as he was racking his brains, Zhang Anping ended his conversation with the spy in front of him and signaled for the other person to leave so that someone else could come in. The main purpose of the conversation was to understand the spy's current living conditions. To put it bluntly, the high-ranking deputy director was detached from the "masses" and used this kind of conversation to understand the spies' living conditions.

Let's address a few more issues—the standard practice of winning people's hearts and minds.

After the spy left, Zhang Anping didn't wait as before. Instead, he quickly moved to Yuan Nong and said in a strange tone:

"I'll switch the truth serum!"

"When the time comes, you pretend to be infected and try to vaguely reveal that Su Mosheng is Qingsong."

"Leave the rest to me—that's the only way to hide Su Mosheng!"

When Zhang Anping uttered his first words, Yuan Nong felt as if his head was about to explode.

That voice clearly belonged to the comrade who warned him that night!

"Confess that Su Mosheng is Qingsong!"

Upon hearing this, even someone with nerves of steel experienced a brief moment of disorientation.

This was a top secret he was willing to risk his life to keep hidden!
After his arrest, Yuan Nong faced both torture and the worry for his comrades whom he was willing to protect with his life.

He was completely relieved only after he saw Su Mosheng appear as the interrogator.

At that time, he thought: Even if I die now, I will be willing.

But now, someone has so easily revealed the name of the comrade he was willing to protect with his life!

Fortunately, there is a third sentence:
"This is the only way to hide Su Mosheng!"

At this moment, this one sentence filled his mind.

Zhang Anping had returned to his seat and started talking to the newly arrived agent. Actually, he was asking questions and the agent was answering—as if nothing had happened.

Yuan Nong remained bewildered, weighing the options in his mind again and again.

Actually, he knew there was no need to weigh the options. Once the other party mentioned the name Su Mosheng, there was no need for him to weigh them anymore.

This person is the notorious spy Zhang Shih-hao. Knowing that Su Mo-sheng is Qing-song, there was absolutely no need for this charade to be staged.

So why did he act in this play?
There is only one explanation:
The comrade who gave the warning that night was him!
Because it was him, he was confident that he could obtain information from his superiors about who Qingsong was—the huge doubts he had initially suspected were now made reasonable because of his identity.

It is precisely because it is him that he uses this method to tell himself what to do.

But it was precisely because of him that Yuan Nong weighed the matter in his mind again and again.

He is Zhang Shih-hao, the Kuomintang's biggest spy right now!
But he was actually one of my comrades?
That's true. If he weren't gay, how could Mo Yi have married him?
Yuan Nong felt incredibly relieved.

Zeng Moyi had entrusted herself to the wrong person, something he deeply resented—now, he understood.

……

Zhang Anping continued to talk to one spy after another, and sometimes he would even make a point of recording the content of the conversations.

There were eavesdropping devices in the interrogation room, but with Zhang Anping, the deputy director, talking to one spy after another, who would dare to eavesdrop?
Even if Mao Renfeng came in person, he wouldn't dare to do that!
More than an hour later, Shen Zui returned looking anxious.

"Director, thankfully the research institute still has a few vials in stock—look!" Shen Zui showed the small medicine bottle in his hand, shaking the powder inside.

Zhang Anping took it and examined it for a while: "It's well preserved. Alright, I'll leave it to you. I need to go back and arrange some things—I didn't expect that a good policy would become a burden for the brothers after it was passed down through the ranks!"

His expression was gloomy. During this conversation with the spies, encouraged by him, they spoke of the detrimental impact of studying the Three Principles of the People on the grassroots, which "greatly shocked" Zhang Anping. Shen Zui realized what Zhang Anping was talking about, but he dared not respond—how could he not know that studying the Three Principles of the People had become a burden on the grassroots?

But he couldn't tell Zhang Anping about this, since it was Zhang Anping who made the policy. He thought it might be a political maneuver. As a "servant of multiple families," he had finally regained his footing in the Zhang faction, so how could he make a fool of himself?
It's best that Zhang Anping realized his good intentions had been mishandled by his subordinates!

After respectfully seeing Zhang Anping off, Shen Zui looked at Yuan Nong, whose gaze was unfocused, a hint of tension flashing in his eyes:
Truth serum, it absolutely, absolutely has to work!

After the truth serum was mixed with saline solution, Shen slowly injected it into Yuan Nong's body, who was now lying flat.

Yuan Nong did not react at first, but his body quickly went limp.

Shen held his breath, suppressing the urge to ask questions, and waited for the medicine to take effect. During this time, he kept looking at his watch. Ten minutes felt like ten years to him.

Finally, ten minutes have passed.

Taking a deep breath, Shen asked softly:
"Yuan Nong, are you the traitor?"

No, it wasn't me.

"Who is the traitor?"

Yuan Nong's reaction suddenly became intense:
"Lin Li, it's Lin Li, she's a traitor, she's a shameful traitor."

"Yes, she is a traitor, but you are not. You have kept the Party's secrets very well—has Comrade Qingsong been exposed?"

"No, he was not exposed."

“But he is too dangerous now. We must get Comrade Qingsong evacuated. Comrade Yuan Nong, please tell me Comrade Qingsong’s identity and I will arrange for his evacuation.”

After saying those words, Shen held his breath in extreme tension, not daring to even exhale.

Yuan Nong Machinery's response:
"Comrade Qingsong is safe now. He has gained the enemy's trust and is leading the Party's intelligence agents to work with the enemy on interrogations..."

Yuan Nong suddenly began to struggle violently. Shen Zui hurriedly tried to calm him down, but Yuan Nong's reaction only became more intense.

Suddenly, he bit his tongue hard, then abruptly opened his eyes. After a few seconds of blankness, he asked in shock:

"what did you do to me?"

He then struggled desperately, trying to break free of his restraints and fight back against Shen Zui, but Shen Zui took a step back:
"Have the army doctor keep an eye on him—I'll make them meet after I capture Qingsong!"

After saying that, Shen Zuiqiang suppressed the pounding and excitement in his heart and strode towards the listening room next to the interrogation room.

"Where's the tape? Where's the tape? Play it now so I can listen to it!"

The agent's frantic actions resulted in the recording of the previous conversation:
"Comrade Qingsong is safe now. He has gained the enemy's trust and is leading the Party's intelligence agents to work with the enemy on interrogations..."

bang

Shen Zui slammed his fist on the table, his eyes flashing with terrifying killing intent.

"Taking Party Bureau agents to conduct interrogations with the enemy?"

It was him, Qingsong!

"Hold this position tight, I'll go fetch the Director!"

……

After the recording finished playing, Zhang Anping tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

Shen Zui held his breath, waiting for Zhang Anping's decision.

"Two possibilities. First, he's playing us—truth serum has limited effectiveness against special agents, otherwise we wouldn't have removed it from the list of torture equipment."

second……"

Zhang Anping tapped the table again, and after a moment of silence, said:
"Is he telling the truth? Old Shen, what do you think?"

Suppressing the surprise and delight that came from being called "Old Shen," Shen carefully said:
"Regardless of whether it's true or false, I think we need to control people first."

Zhang Anping hesitated:
"He and Ye Xiufeng were classmates—classmates who studied in the US—and he's also a senior advisor to the Ministry of Economic Affairs. If we rashly try to win him over..."

Shen Zui said, "He's currently in Chongqing. We can have Lin Nansheng secretly detain him, and after we've solidified the case, we can report it to our superiors. What do you think?"

Zhang Anping was still hesitant, and Shen understood the reason for Zhang Anping's hesitation—the weight of the words "student who studied in the United States" and "senior advisor" combined was too heavy.

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Chief, how about I try the truth serum? Try it on me? What do you think?"

After a moment's thought, Zhang Anping said, "How about this, let's ask the research institute first if there are any side effects. If not, then we can give it a try. What do you think?"

Shen Zui naturally had no objections. He then dialed the research institute to inquire, and after confirming that there were no major side effects, he decided to try it himself.

Moved by Shen Zui's willingness to "sacrifice himself for the tiger," Zhang Anping personally administered the injection to Shen Zui.

What Shen was completely unaware of was that Zhang Anping had once again pulled off a "switcheroo." Not only had he replaced the truth serum that he had originally replaced, but he had also mixed in a truth serum produced by the system...

After being injected with the truth serum, Shen Zui answered all of Zhang Anping's questions without any resistance. After asking a few questions, Zhang Anping ended the questioning to save face for Shen Zui.

Fortunately, only Zhang Anping and Shen Zui knew about this, so Shen Zui wouldn't be so embarrassed.

Zhang Anping ordered his men to guard Shen Zui outside, and at the same time gave the interrogation department an order: "From now on, truth serum will be relisted as torture equipment!"

Subsequently, Zhang Anping issued an order to Chongqing Station:
Su Mosheng has been secretly arrested and interrogated!

……

chongqing.

Su Mosheng looked completely bewildered, only his mouth moving mechanically back and forth.

He had just eaten a piece of paper; the paper only had one sentence on it:

The farmers' association is pretending to identify you as Song, and you will be secretly arrested later.

To be honest, this move completely baffled Su Mosheng.

No, I am Qingsong—he's pointing me out, isn't that exposing me?
What kind of incredible skill is this?!

However, he was a prudent man and soon understood the secret behind this operation.

Why are there "tour groups"?
It's because of the plan he proposed!
Now, if he is temporarily identified as Qingsong, it means that Qingsong has been captured by the Party Affairs Bureau and the Bureau of Secrecy, and the "travel group" will no longer be under any surveillance!

And his plan will therefore be implemented without any hindrance.

But how do I proceed from here? And how can I clear my name of suspicion?

While he was thinking, he heard footsteps outside, followed by a knock on the door. Su Mosheng pretended not to know and went to open the door. As soon as he opened the door, the wolves-like agents pounced in and pinned him down.

"Su Mosheng, codename Green Pine—"

Lin Nansheng stood in front of Su Mosheng and said in a victor's tone, "Nice to meet you!"

……

Just as Su Mosheng had thought, after his arrest, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics naturally stopped paying attention to the tour group. In order to maintain secrecy, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics also secretly arrested all the agents of the Party's Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in the tour group to prevent the information from leaking.

In this way, the tour group is left unsupervised.

And this is the opportunity!
Normally, it would be impossible to arrange these people, but now that all these experts are gathered together, they can be arranged one by one in an orderly manner.

Most importantly, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics had just secretly arrested Su Mosheng and accused him of being a member of the underground party. These experts, who were already dissatisfied with the Nationalist government and had lost faith in it, realized that the Kuomintang's spies were going to kill them, so their defection was naturally very easy.

The only problem is their families; they are worried that if they leave, their families will be arrested by the secret service.

However, the comrades in charge assured them that their families could be safely evacuated.

With all their worries gone, as many as 18 people in the "tour group" actually chose to go to the liberated area to "take a look".

The next steps were even simpler. The inspection team inexplicably and hastily ended their inspection and took a ferry back to Nanjing along the Yangtze River—then, during the voyage, these eighteen people "disappeared".

Other members of the delegation had doubts about their companions disembarking midway, but they never considered that these people had defected to the Communists. They just thought that these people were pretending to be high-minded, looking down on them, who were connected to the Communists, and did not want to travel with them.

This caused them to miss the warning window. Seven days later, they arrived in Nanjing, and after waiting two more days without any news of these people, they learned that their families had also "disappeared." Only then did they realize:

These people have "betrayed" us!

The Ministry of Economic Affairs was thrown into chaos.

……

"what?"

Shen stood up in horror, staring incredulously at his subordinate who was reporting: "There were as many as eighteen people in that inspection team. Did they all defect to the Communists?!"

The subordinate stammered, "It's suspected, maybe, maybe they..."

The excuse is no longer working. While it's possible to find an excuse for the eighteen members of the expedition not returning on time, their families have all disappeared. How can that be explained?
Shen wanted to make a phone call, but after taking two steps he felt extremely dizzy. He stopped by holding onto the table with one hand and closed his eyes to think quickly.

Why did the eighteen members of the inspection team defect to the Communists?

He "rummaged through" his memories, trying to recall who had suggested forming an investigation team to gather all these "suspicious individuals."

"Send Liu Yujie to see me."

"Okay, okay—"

A few minutes later, the subordinate returned looking uneasy.
"Chief, ten days ago, after we withdrew our undercover agents from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Liu Yujie asked for leave, saying that his family had introduced him to a potential partner and he was going to Hangzhou for a blind date. Should we ask the guys at the Hangzhou station to..."

Shen gave a bitter laugh:
"is it necessary?"

After taking a deep breath, he said, "Take me to Ninghai Road Detention Center."

No. 19 Ninghai Road was a detention center directly under the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, where important "suspects" of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics were held, including Yuan Nong.

In the detention center, Shen Zui arrived at the cell where Yuan Nong was being held. Looking through the iron bars at Yuan Nong peering through a small window at the sunlight streaming in, he said in a hoarse voice after a long while:

"You've got your wish, Su Mosheng, you're dead."

Yuan Nong turned around, unable to hide the smile on his face:

"Really? That's... such a pity."

Shen closed his eyes in agony. He had bluffed to win, but... he would rather have bluffed to lose.

Staring at Yuan Nong, he asked, "Qingsong, have you withdrawn?"

Yuan Nong smiled slightly:
"He is still lying low."

Shen Zui clenched his fists involuntarily. "Damn it!" Qing Song was supposed to have evacuated immediately after Yuan Nong's incident, but the Ministry of Economic Affairs had no officials who had mysteriously disappeared. This led Shen Zui to believe that Qing Song was reluctant to leave.

But now, eighteen officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs have mysteriously disappeared, but when they reappear, they are all there!

It's obvious that Qingsong didn't leave immediately because he wanted to "pull off a big heist"!

Now, he has succeeded, successfully taking away seventeen experts and their students from the Ministry of Economic Affairs!

Most importantly, this "ticket" was provided by the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

"you win."

Shen, barely suppressing his anger, said, "But don't be too happy yet. I'll come back to see you when your faith is wiped out by the Nationalist army—"

"A temporary victory means nothing! Just live well!"

Yuan Nong laughed loudly:

"It looks like you won't live to see that day—I will live well, I will keep winning, until..."

He remembered what that person had said, and he smiled and said:
"Until the day I see the sunrise!"

Even that person is my comrade. What hope do you Kuomintang have?
Shen glared at Yuan Nong with hatred:

"That day will never come!"

Having said that, he turned and left. If he stayed any longer, he feared he might not be able to resist the urge to kill Yuan Nong.

……

In an ordinary, even somewhat shabby, house.

Wang Tianfeng looked at the intelligence report in his hand, completely bewildered.

He thought the matter of Qingsong was settled;

He believed that Su Mosheng, whom Shen Zui had discovered, was indeed Qingsong;

He thought the matter of the Green Pine Intelligence Group could be concluded—he was still keeping an eye on the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, waiting for Katyusha in the shadows to finally jump up.

But now, what he thought and what he believed was a complete joke!
"so……"

He looked at Cai Jierong blankly:
"Qingsong, was he... sent away by us?"

Cai Jierong lowered his head, then turned and left, seemingly unwilling to face this reversal—in fact, he was suppressing a laugh.

Wow, I didn't know you could do that! My comrades, you guys are really... amazing!
He turned on Su Mosheng, the lackey of the Party's intelligence bureau, while at the same time making the secret service send out those truly talented people with utmost respect—brilliant!

Wang Tianfeng was bewildered for a long, long time, feeling utterly powerless.

So this is the despair that comes after being crushed.

Katyusha...

Is that a Katyusha?

He had a gut feeling that his opponent this time was not just Qingsong.

Wang Tianfeng stayed quietly by himself, struggling against his sense of powerlessness—he had lost this battle so badly.

But his private space was still broken.

Wang Tianfeng tried his best to regain his previous indifference, but Guo Qiyun, who had just entered, could still see a trace of weakness in Wang Tianfeng's eyes.

Guo Qiyun was stunned for a moment: "Chief, why don't you take a rest?"

Wang Tianfeng reached out his hand: "Give it to me."

He knew that Guo Qiyun had come to deliver intelligence.

Guo Qiyun looked at Wang Tianfeng with a troubled expression.

Wang Tianfeng repeated: "Give it to me!"

Guo Qiyun then presented the intelligence, but then turned his head away, unable to bear looking at it.

Wang Tianfeng picked up the intelligence report handed to him by Guo Qiyun and slowly began to read it.

This morning, our informants Lin Li and Qi Nianpeng were assassinated in a safe house. Both were killed.

Lin Li, a former underground member of the Chinese Communist Party, and Yuan Nong pretended to be husband and wife;
Qi Nianpeng, whose real name is Peng Siqi, was a member of the underground Communist Party in Suzhou. After being arrested, he defected and turned his wife, Lin Li, against the Communist Party, which ultimately led to Yuan Nong's arrest and heavy losses to the Qingsong Intelligence Group.

And now, someone has made a ruling for them!

In a daze, the line of text recombine into a human figure. The person's features are blurry, but their disdainful expression is clearly visible. At the same time, the person is saying:
Look, I've brought this confrontation to a perfect... close!
"It's not over yet!"

Wang Tianfeng murmured, but the next second, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The ground was covered in crimson. (End of Chapter)