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Zhang Anping has come to the hospital again.

In the ward, looking at Wang Tianfeng, whose face was even paler, Zhang Anping sat down with a helpless expression:

"If this continues, I'm afraid I'll really have to set up a funeral hall for you!"

Wang Tianfeng stared at Zhang Anping with a gloomy expression:
"why?"

He certainly wasn't asking about "setting up a mourning hall for you."

Zhang Anping remained calm, but there was an undisguised coldness in his eyes. He then suppressed the coldness and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry about this matter. I will find out the truth."

Wang Tianfeng's words were curt: "I want to know the reason."

“There was a Communist Party member named Liu Yujie who suggested that Shen Zui form an investigation team to gather people suspected of being communist sympathizers from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Shen Zui also felt that bringing them together would be beneficial for investigating the undercover agents, and finally agreed to do so.”

Zhang Anping simply stated:

"Then, Yuan Nong turned around and accused Su Mosheng. We thought Su Mosheng was Qingsong, so we completely gave up monitoring the expedition team. Well, in the end, Qingsong ran away, and a bunch of people in the expedition team also ran away."

Zhang Anping appeared completely unconcerned.

"It's that simple."

Wang Tianfeng had been staring at Zhang Anping since he began his story, and even after Zhang Anping finished, he continued to stare at him without saying a word.

After being stared at for a long time, Zhang Anping sighed:

"Stop looking—even a fool knows there can't be only one Liu Yujie."

"This matter cannot be accomplished by Liu Yujie alone."

After saying that, Zhang Anping seemed listless. He got up, took a few steps, and then simply lay down on another hospital bed, saying inexplicably:
When I was a child, I heard people say that loyalty to the country and filial piety have always been difficult to reconcile.
Later, I heard people say that you can't have your cake and eat it too—you know I've never believed in that kind of nonsense. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, I felt that I had managed to have my cake and eat it too.

If I hadn't always believed the Communists could restrain the Japanese, I would have used the Japanese to teach the Communists a lesson several times!

"Therefore, I have never taken the Communist Party seriously—no matter how capable or ruthless they are, are they as powerful as the Japanese?"

"The Japanese have never won a proper victory against me!"

Zhang Anping sighed softly:

"But ever since I got caught up in the vortex of the Secret Service, I've suffered all sorts of losses that I'd never experienced before!"

Sometimes I really wish I could split myself in two, one half for inwards and one half for outwards—

Zhang Anping's frustrated expression darkened Wang Tianfeng's mood.

Before the plane crash, he stayed by Dai Chunfeng's side and had a very clear understanding of Zhang Anping:
In the past, Zhang Anping was "very lazy," meaning he basically didn't focus his energy on internal affairs.

He devoted himself wholeheartedly to intelligence operations against Japan, planning various actions time and time again. The Shanghai District and the Beijing-Shanghai District, which he successively commanded, were the only major districts during the Military Intelligence Bureau period that continuously launched attacks on Japanese spies and intelligence systems.

Even after losing the protection of the concessions, the Nanjing-Shanghai area under Zhang Anping's command still dispersed to receive American aid supplies along the coast and support the Zhongjiu Army's operations behind enemy lines.

It was precisely because of this that the Loyal Army, with his logistical support, achieved outstanding results in operations behind enemy lines.

It is no exaggeration to say that at least half of the credit for the Loyal Salvation Army's achievements belongs to Zhang Anping.

But everything changed after Dai Chunfeng's plane crash.

Zhang Anping transitioned from a commander to a coordinator—and then he devoted all his energy to internal strife.

Wang Tianfeng understood this very well.

But he also knew that Zhang Anping had no choice but to do this.

The initial conflict between Zhang and Mao led to a life-or-death struggle between the two factions in the reorganized Bureau of Investigation and Statistics—a situation of either life or death. Zhang Anping chose to introduce the power of a third party.

That is, Zheng Yaoquan.

However, the situation did not change as a result.

Zhang Anping wanted to get things done, but when it came to matters of fundamental interest, the powerful Zheng Yaoxian, the legitimate bureau chief Zheng Yaoquan, and the local bully Mao Renfeng all joined forces to suppress Zhang Anping in various ways.

Zhang Anping racked his brains and finally seized the opportunity to join forces with Mao Renfeng to get rid of Zheng Yaoquan. The support from the Generalissimo's Office also arrived at just the right time. Thus, Mao Renfeng bowed down, and the Zhang faction began its brief but glorious era, like oil being poured on a hot fire.

This was an excellent opportunity. If Zhang Anping could appease the interests of all parties, he could eventually become as powerful as Dai Chunfeng in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

But Zhang Anping chose the most difficult path.

Wang Tianfeng understood Zhang Anping's choice—in the same secret service, Zhang's faction of cadres were completely different from other cadres; the former were incorruptible and ambitious, while the latter chose to lie low.

They rest on their past laurels and only want to cash in on the power they hold.

Smuggling, enriching oneself at the expense of the public, abusing power for personal gain...

The entire party-state operates in this way, and these people do it without any psychological burden!
As an insider, Wang Tianfeng was well aware of the consequences—Zhang Anping had acted too hastily—but he understood Zhang Anping's considerations:

After occupying Yan'an, the overall military situation was settled. The next step was to launch a full-scale attack on the underground party, which always seemed to resurface. Relying on those old spies who talked about ideology but were actually just doing business, when would this end?

But just at this crucial moment, Mao Renfeng was promoted to the top position!

The rise of Zhang's faction, like boiling oil on a hot fire, was predicated on Mao Renfeng's "exit." However, Mao Renfeng, after being "out of power," was promoted, and the situation within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics instantly shifted from offense to defense.

Taking this action against the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Qingsong as an example, Wang Tianfeng understood that if Zhang Anping had personally taken charge of this matter, the outcome would not have been the same.

But Zhang Anping couldn't take charge personally!

One issue is his role; he is now more of a coordinator than someone who directly commands a particular task.
Secondly, there's the issue of energy. With Mao Renfeng now in charge, it's easy to guess the current state of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. At this point, Zhang Anping doesn't even have the energy to pay attention to this matter!
Now that this incident has occurred, leaving Zhang Anping with a series of messes, his frustration must be at its peak.

He's not good at comforting people; all he can do is:

"I'll investigate this matter."

"I'll do it." Zhang Anping waved his hand. "I've been in this business for so long, and I've never been played like this before!"

Although he spoke calmly, Wang Tianfeng could still detect the gritted teeth in his voice.

"I'll take care of it." Wang Tianfeng paused for a moment, then said, "Handle my funeral."

Zhang Anping sat up abruptly, staring at Wang Tianfeng in astonishment:
"Are you crazy?"

Wang Tianfeng's funeral has not yet been held, meaning it has not yet reached the stage of burial.

In fact, some people had urged Zhang Anping to bury Wang Tianfeng as soon as possible—someone even brought it up specifically at a bureau meeting, but Zhang Anping refused.

When the news spread, many people said that Zhang Anping wanted to catch the murderer before burying Wang Tianfeng, but only Wang Tianfeng understood that this was a place that Zhang Anping had reserved for him.

After the funeral, it was too difficult for him to return openly and honestly.

"Let me stay in the darkness," Wang Tianfeng said softly. "Only by staying outside the game can I see things more clearly inside."

"I disagree!"

Zhang Anping got out of bed in annoyance and paced back and forth angrily. After a while, he walked up to Wang Tianfeng and said in a low voice:
"You're worried about the guy surnamed Mao, right?"

"Even if the sky falls, I'm tall enough to hold it up, what are you afraid of?"

“It’s not him!” Wang Tianfeng stared at Zhang Anping:
"Assuming Katyusha is Xiang Yingxin who has completely gone mad, what about the intelligence network behind her? Today there's a Liu Yujie, tomorrow there's a Li Yujie, and the day after tomorrow there'll be a Cheng Yujie!"

"And then there's this incident—"

Do you hope there will be a next time?

Zhang Anping took a deep breath:

"That's not fair to you."

Wang Tianfeng said in a deep voice, "I'm only alive now because it's an extra bonus—the Military Intelligence Bureau is the culmination of Boss Dai's life's work. You've inherited his legacy, are you just waiting to be kicked out one day?"

"The Chairman has said more than once that we must first secure our internal stability before we can resist external aggression! If we don't eliminate the enemies hidden within, we will only watch the Communist Party slip away right under our noses time and time again!"

"That shouldn't be enough to deprive a high-ranking officer of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics of the opportunity to appear in public openly and honestly!" Zhang Anping shook his head:

"Take Yuan Nong, for example. He was able to escape our capture in Chongqing, but in Nanjing, didn't he still get caught by us?"

Wang Tianfeng stared at Zhang Anping for a long time before saying, "I can hear news of the battle outside."

One sentence was enough to make Zhang Anping sit weakly on the bed.

After the end of the War of Resistance against Japan, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party entered into "peace talks," but the Kuomintang army used this opportunity to mobilize troops and prepare for the upcoming full-scale civil war. Thus, on June 26, 1946, the civil war officially broke out with 220,000 Kuomintang troops attacking the Central Plains People's Liberation Army.

Before the outbreak of the civil war, the National Revolutionary Army made ample preparations. During this period, Chen Cheng promoted the formulation of a plan to completely eliminate the Communist army within six months.

It can be said that after the outbreak of the civil war, the military operations of the National Revolutionary Army were basically carried out within this framework.

So, what were the results?

Can not bear to look!

It wasn't until they occupied Yan'an that they seemed to see hope of annihilating the People's Liberation Army—which is why Zhang Anping suddenly became "smug" after occupying Yan'an.

But reality slapped him hard in the face.

In the Northwest, hundreds of thousands of troops were being led around like dogs in the mountains. In the Northeast, the Nationalist army, which had launched repeated offensives, was now in a passive situation of being attacked from both the North and the South—this meant that the roles of offense and defense had been reversed!
The situation was no better elsewhere; no, to be precise, they didn't achieve any decisive victories at all, but rather suffered setbacks everywhere!

Wang Tianfeng said this to tell Zhang Anping:
The situation is getting increasingly serious!

He also believed that Zhang Anping had seen this point, after all, he had witnessed Zhang Anping's strategic vision—at this time, most people still believed that the elimination of the Communist Party was just around the corner, but he believed that Zhang Anping had already realized that the war would inevitably be protracted.

Just as he had expected, Zhang Anping sat down listlessly, remained silent for a long time, and finally said dejectedly:
“I had an argument with Mao Renfeng at yesterday’s bureau meeting.”

Wang Tianfeng listened quietly.

“I wanted to stop the construction of military factories in Northeast China, but Mao Renfeng objected. According to my plan, so many military factories should have been put into production in the second half of last year, but various obstacles have been erected, and it has been dragged on until now.”

"Large-scale construction is about to begin, but the situation in Northeast China has deteriorated to this extent—"

“I want to call a halt, but Minglou is now tied to the military factory, and Mao Renfeng is not happy about it.”

"It's the same in military factories and on the battlefield—everyone is thinking about preserving their strength, and everyone is thinking about sacrificing their own to save others."

"The brilliant plans devised by the GFB are always executed by a bunch of idiots!"

Zhang Anping sighed:
"Old Wang, if people had fewer selfish motives, wouldn't the Communist Party have been wiped out long ago?"

Wang Tianfeng stared blankly at Zhang Anping. He could hear the weariness in Zhang Anping's voice—he was the one who started the conversation about the overall situation, but he didn't expect Zhang Anping to be so tired.

"Who knows how long this war will last? Five years? Ten years? After it's over, who knows how many holes will be left in the country!"

Zhang Anping gently shook his head, patted Wang Tianfeng, and whispered:
"It's my fault, Zhang Anping, that I've wronged you!"

Having said that, he stood up and walked unsteadily towards the door, but stopped there:

"Let's focus on healing first, and then we can get back to work once we're fully recovered."

Clearly, Wang Tianfeng successfully and simply persuaded Zhang Anping with the casual statement, "I can hear news of the battle outside."

The reason, as Zhang Anping just demonstrated, is that he has completely lost hope in a swift victory.

Wang Tianfeng lay there in a daze, and only closed his eyes after a long time. He did not expect Zhang Anping to be so disappointed with the current situation. You know, when they occupied Yan'an, Zhang Anping was so excited that he lost his composure and even organized a company-wide dinner for the first time.

And how long has it been?
He said softly:
"Don't worry, I will definitely find all the undercover agents!"

……

On the way home, Zhang Anping closed his eyes to rest in the car.

Wang Tianfeng has indeed chosen to remain hidden in the darkness "forever"!

And that was precisely the purpose of his visit.

Wang Tianfeng was lurking in the shadows, and to Zhang Anping, he was like a venomous snake he had raised with its fangs still intact; one wrong move and it might turn on him.

However, he is easier to deal with when he is in the dark than when he is in the open.

The reason is simple: when he is in the dark, his eyes are only on Guo Qiyun and himself—he relies more on himself for information.

This makes it easier for Zhang Anping to manipulate things.

Just like this time when they tricked Shen Zui,

Why did Shen Zui firmly choose to trust the information provided by Yuan Nong?
Because after he tested the poison on himself, he almost became depressed - even someone as strong as Shen Zui couldn't withstand the truth serum, so how could Yuan Nong, who was covered in wounds, withstand it?
So he believed it easily!

If Wang Tianfeng were in the open, Zhang Anping would never have so easily or so deliberately framed Shen Zui.

But Wang Tianfeng was in the shadows, so he could easily trick him.

What's even better is that Zhang Anping now has this information but can "block" Wang Tianfeng from it—Shen Zui won't tell anyone about this, and as long as Zhang Anping doesn't tell Wang Tianfeng, Wang Tianfeng will never know!
He could only follow Zhang Anping's plan, starting by investigating the ordinary agents involved in the Qingsong case of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and then investigating Qiu Ning and Qin Shunan—until he was completely confused, Zhang Anping could then reveal this clue and push Wang Tianfeng to investigate Shen Zui!

Most importantly, Zhang Anping could disable Wang Tianfeng's other eye at the opportune moment:
Guo Qiyun!
In this way, Wang Tianfeng's threat will be minimized. Although he still has fangs and is still poisonous, he has become a venomous snake "raised" by Zhang Anping.

[Acting was...exhausting.]

Zhang Anping sighed inwardly. Despite Mao Renfeng's current "power," in his eyes, the threat Mao Renfeng posed had been steadily decreasing since he brought Zheng Yaoquan in. As for now, to put it bluntly:
Mao Renfeng is just a fighting beast raised by Zhang Anping. No matter how fierce he is, he is still just a fighting beast locked in a cage and can never escape from Zhang Anping's grasp in this lifetime!
The real fatal trouble is Wang Tianfeng, one of their own.

Fortunately, the problem has been temporarily resolved!
[Next, he was simply beaten, allowing Mao Renfeng, this "fighting beast," to attack at will. Until Wang Tianfeng exposed Ming Lou's "hidden secrets"!]

A smile crept onto Zhang Anping's lips. With Minglou exposed, the overall situation in Northeast China would be settled. At that time, the three major battles would completely break the backbone of the Kuomintang, and victory would be in sight!

Unfortunately, I cannot share my joy yet.

Back home, Zhang Anping's joy slowly faded—it had been so long since he'd told Mo Yi about Yuan Nong's matter.

In the study room.

Zhang Anping faced his wife, hesitated for a moment, and finally said:
"Mo Yi, there's something I want to tell you."

"You...you need to be mentally prepared."

Zeng Moyi's hand, which was pouring tea for Zhang Anping, stiffened for a moment, but she then casually placed the teacup in front of Zhang Anping and said softly:

"About Uncle Yuan?"

Zhang Anping never expected that Zeng Moyi would find out. As her husband, he didn't even know when his wife found out, and his wife had never shown it to him!
His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to apologize, but Zeng Moyi gently pressed them down with her finger:
“Anping, this is not your fault.”

She gently hugged her husband and whispered:
"Uncle Yuan had always been prepared. He told me that the road to pursuing ideals is destined to be bumpy and bloody, and many of us will fall, or even all of us may fall."

"But those who come after will eventually tread the path paved with our blood and bodies, pursuing their ideals along this path, until..."

"Until the light shines fully on this scarred land; until hope completely surrounds this land destined to be full of life."

Zhang Anping turned around and hugged his wife tightly:

That day came very quickly.

"In the blink of an eye, we arrived."

Zeng Moyi nodded heavily; she had never doubted it!

"Uncle Yuan, you should be out of danger now."

"And one more thing--"

Zhang Anping said softly, "I've untied the knot in his heart."

What is the knot in Yuan Nong's heart that he can't untie?
That was his daughter, whom he treated like his own, who was ruined by a powerful spy!

Although he never said it, and during the few times Zeng Moyi met him after their marriage, he didn't really express his inner turmoil, Zeng Moyi still knew how he felt.

“You, you…” Zeng Moyi looked at her husband, both shocked and angry.

There wasn't much joy, because her husband was "Katyusha," and because her husband's identity was top secret!
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing—Comrade Yuan Nong is a true Communist Party member, and he is worthy of our faith."

"I believe in him!"

Zeng Moyi gazed deeply at her husband, and all she could do was hug him even tighter. (End of Chapter)