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The order to take down Chen Ming came as a complete surprise to Ming Lou.

He couldn't figure out what Zhang Anping was plotting at all.

Was it really because of Xiu Ning that she was forced to do this?
In the past, Yu Xiuning was actually very ambitious, and Zhang Anping had never mistreated her. Before the Military Intelligence Bureau was reorganized into the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Yu Xiuning was once the de facto head of the Northeast Region of the Military Intelligence Bureau. In fact, there was no clear division in the Northeast Region, but within Zhang's faction, the three major stations in the Northeast constituted the Northeast Region. As the head of the Shenyang Station, Yu Xiuning had absolute command over the other two stations.

After the reorganization of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Northeast region was effectively divided into twelve groups (the Northeast during the Liberation War was not the three northeastern provinces, but nine provinces, plus three municipalities).

The Northeast region existed under the name of the Northeast Headquarters Inspection Office, but Yu Xiuning did not take the position of Director of the Northeast Headquarters Inspection Office. This was due to pressure from within the headquarters and because she was about to give birth.

After Minglou was parachuted in as the director of the Inspection Office, Yu Xiuning became the deputy director of the Inspection Office. However, due to her role as a mother, she gradually began to relinquish power, and Xu Zhongyi took over the mantle from Yu Xiuning, becoming the spokesperson for the Zhang faction in Northeast China.

But Minglou knew very well that although Yu Xiuning seemed to have "retired," she actually still controlled the most core agency of the Supervision Office, the Supervision Department. Her retirement was partly for the sake of her child, and partly because she realized that there were huge problems within the Zhang faction in Northeast China. In the end, she did not take action against her former comrades and partners, but chose to turn a blind eye.

This is how the so-called "retirement" came about.

But Yu Xiuning has two Achilles' heel: her child and her husband, Chen Ming.

If Yu Xiuning were to rashly take action against Chen Ming, she, who still firmly holds onto the power of the Inspectorate, would likely not allow her husband to become a victim of political infighting.

So, what will she do?
Respond to Minglou's "recklessness" in the most intense way!
"Does he really want to force Yu Xiuning... to submit to the organization?"

Despite this speculation, Minglou thought it was unlikely. Yu Xiuning knew very well what kind of person her troublesome husband was. If he turned to the organization, Chen Ming would definitely cause trouble!
"Brother, stop guessing," Mingtai said, "kindly" reminding Minglou as he struggled to understand Zhang Anping's intentions.
"If the teacher's plan were so easy to guess, he wouldn't be Zhang Shih-hao!"

Minglou was immediately rendered speechless.

Mingtai's words made a lot of sense. After returning to Chongqing, he unsurprisingly found himself sidelined because of his elder sister. Faced with this predicament, Minglou thought about how to gain Dai Chunfeng's trust, but Zhang Anping took a different approach and told him to seek refuge with Mao Renfeng. He was able to turn his life around and make a comeback thanks to Mao Renfeng's staunch protection.

Regardless of what happened later, from the perspective of that time, Zhang Anping's strategy was undoubtedly based on at least a year of foresight—he keenly realized the inevitable conflict between Mao Renfeng and himself, and made arrangements early on. This move was probably something even Dai Chunfeng couldn't have imagined!

But hearing these words from the third brother... how could they be so hurtful?!

He glared at Mingtai and said, "Get out of here right now, or I'll arrest someone immediately."

Mingtai chuckled, knowing that his older brother was "jealous".

But wasn't he deliberately provoking his own older brother?
"I'm leaving, I'm leaving right now—"

Mingtai chuckled as he left, his face unsurprisingly gloomy as he exited the office. After Mingtai left, Minglou sighed softly, "Silly Third Brother, do you think this will lessen the sadness of parting with your brother?"
After sorting out his thoughts, Mingtai pondered how to take down Chen Ming—Chen Ming was greedy by nature, but he still had some bottom line. His way of being greedy was to convert power into cash, mostly by taking dividends in the form of shares, which was completely different from the way many spies made money by any means.

Although both involve seizing illegitimate gains.

After pondering for a long time, he muttered to himself:

"It seems we still need to discuss this with Xu Zhongyi."

……

In the coffee shop, Xu Zhongyi had a look on his face as if he had seen a ghost.

There was a person sitting opposite him.

A man whose relationship with Xu Zhongyi was so close that even a forty-meter-long cleaver couldn't sever their connection.

Jiang Si'an!

The two are true fellow disciples, Zhang Anping's only two students—the difference between a disciple and a student is like heaven and earth!
Secondly, during the War of Resistance against Japan, Xu Zhongyi, as a "traitor," was a "good dog" under Jiang Si'an's command, even though Jiang Si'an was called Okamoto Heiji at that time.

Of course, the most crucial point is that they are both genuinely gay!

Xu Zhongyi was both surprised and delighted: "I never expected that the comrade sent by the organization would be you!"

Jiang Si'an also smiled and said, "Haha, I never thought I would be able to come to the Northeast and fight alongside you one day."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Jiang Si'an said with a rather solemn expression:

"The situation in Northeast China must be...very serious, right?"

severe?

Xu Zhongyi looked at Jiang Si'an with a puzzled expression. He couldn't understand how the situation on the Northeast secret front could be associated with the word "severe".

Seeing Xu Zhongyi's bewildered expression, Jiang Si'an immediately realized he had embarrassed himself. He gave an awkward laugh and explained:

"My superiors did not explain the situation to me. Instead, they told me that after we met, I would explain the situation to them and I would act as their deputy to assist them in their work."

"Judging from your expression, the situation in the Northeast seems to be quite good?"

If the person he was meeting with were someone else, Xu Zhongyi would have thought more about it, since the comrade sent by his superiors didn't know the slightest bit about the situation.

But since this person was Jiang Si'an, he guessed that his superiors probably couldn't explain the real situation to him either—given the situation on the Northeast covert front, if he weren't an insider, he wouldn't dare to think that way even if he broke his head!

Jiang Si'an's current identity is actually the liaison between the Northeast underground party and Xu Zhongyi's side.

Previously, the comrades of the Northeast underground party and Xu Zhongyi's intelligence group were on two parallel lines. Although they had some unusual interactions in order to cooperate, they had almost no communication with each other.

Now that Jiang Si'an has come here, he is tasked with the important mission of communication and coordination. The most crucial point is that the comrades of the Northeast underground party must primarily cooperate with Xu Zhongyi's intelligence group.

"Listen to me—don't be too surprised!"

With a touch of morbid humor, Xu Zhongyi recounted the current situation on the Northeast covert front to Jiang Si'an.

As Xu Zhongyi narrated, Jiang Si'an's mouth gradually opened wide, finally freezing in an "o" shape that she couldn't recover from for a long time.

Of the twelve groups of the Northeast Security Bureau, nine were almost entirely under our control.

If this situation was frightening, then what Xu Zhongyi told us later was... an atomic bomb!
The director of the Northeast Inspection Office is one of my comrades!

Jiang Si'an didn't recover for a long time.

The fact that Xu Zhongyi, the second deputy director of the Northeast Supervision Office, was one of their own was already outrageous enough, but Xu Zhongyi was ultimately Zhang Anping's student. With this connection, although it was outrageous, it was still acceptable.

But nine out of the twelve groups in the Northeast Security Bureau changed their colors?
Is Ming Lou, the director of the inspection office, one of my comrades?

This...this is even more unbearable than being Okamoto Heiji...

Jiang Si'an finally understood why the higher-ups had ordered the Northeast underground party to cooperate with Xu Zhongyi's intelligence group. It turned out that there was a "big whale" behind Xu Zhongyi!

Teacher, oh teacher, the Northeast region you painstakingly built up has been quietly transformed...

Jiang Si'an suddenly froze.

The current situation seemed somewhat familiar to him—after a surge of memories, he finally remembered what was familiar.

Shanghai!

Back in the day, the founders of No. 76 in Shanghai were members of the Military Intelligence Bureau. He himself rose and fell within the Japanese military's intelligence network in Shanghai. He was a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Later, he became the director of the Shanghai Security Bureau. He was a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau!
How similar they are!

Thinking about his ups and downs within the Japanese intelligence system, Jiang Si'an's pupils involuntarily contracted sharply.

If he remembered correctly, after his teacher was reorganized from the Military Intelligence Bureau into the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, he was always fighting against each other. Even if he won, it would inexplicably end in a draw!

This mirrors his ups and downs within the Japanese intelligence system—a constant ebb and flow, yet he always remained firmly entrenched at the heart of power!
The Northeast region, which he had painstakingly built up, was quietly taken over by Xu Zhongyi...

Minglou was one of his political enemies, but in the end he reaped the benefits in the Northeast region. However, the result of Minglou's reaping of the benefits was also the basis for the Northeast Security Bureau to quietly change its colors.
Another point is that Zhang Shih-hao, who was so shrewd in his calculations, had only two students who were actually... underground Communist Party members!

coincidence?

Given the prestige of the name Zhang Shih-hao, could this be a coincidence?

Logically speaking, coming to the Northeast as the liaison officer was an extremely risky move, but his superiors appointed him—the situation on the Northeast's hidden front was encouraging, but... is it possible that he was the one who actually appointed him?
If my guess is true...

No, it must be true!

Jiang Si'an suddenly remembered her "exposure." From the organization's perspective, her exposure was too... too unworthy!
But what if it's as I guessed?

How can one say that exposing oneself is not worthwhile?

Moreover, Jiang Si'an believes the biggest "loophole" lies in the "unreasonably" strong presence of the Northeast's covert front. Why did he use the word "severe" earlier?
The Northeast region is one of Zhang Anping's core teams. Even with Ming Lou, the one who reaps the rewards, present, it is still one of Zhang Anping's core teams.

In the intelligence field, you can underestimate anyone, but you can't underestimate Zhang Anping—how much did the Japanese pay for this?

But the grim situation he had been worried about was actually a change of government in the Northeast region without anyone noticing—if it weren't for Zhang Anping's name, it could only be said that it was the will of the people.

However, the name Zhang Anping has always loomed over the Northeast region.

Could someone really accomplish this so quietly right under that person's nose?
As an undercover agent who fought for many years in occupied Shanghai, Jiang Si'an can say with certainty:
Absolutely impossible!
When he denied it with the words "absolutely impossible," Jiang Si'an's breathing became rapid.

"Old Jiang, you scared me, didn't you!" Xu Zhongyi looked very smug.

Humans, in fact, all have a desire to show off. Even undercover agents who have infiltrated enemy territory still have this desire.

However, their sense of responsibility, mission, and discipline allowed them to keep their mouths shut.

It's perfectly natural to let loose and indulge in your true nature when you're around someone you can show off to, someone you can confidently boast to.

Jiang Si'an murmured, "I was scared..."

"Haha!" Xu Zhongyi chuckled softly, which was undoubtedly an affirmation of their work.

Jiang Si'an glanced at Xu Zhongyi with a complicated expression, but did not voice his guess. He guessed that Xu Zhongyi had never thought of this, probably because in Xu Zhongyi's eyes, everything at present was achieved by him and his comrades step by step, and he would not think about the impossible.

Perhaps this is what they mean by being blinded by a leaf.

Xu Zhongyi quickly returned to normal and said to Jiang Si'an, "By the way, this morning I received a hint from that person that we should meet tonight. Since you are the liaison between the two sides, you might as well meet him."

That person, of course, refers to Ming Lou.

Before Jiang Si'an arrived, she thought it was an intelligence group led by Xu Zhongyi, but after meeting Xu Zhongyi, she realized that the real person in charge of the intelligence group was now Ming Lou. It was only natural that Xu Zhongyi led Jiang Si'an to meet Ming Lou.

However, there is a prerequisite: this person must be Jiang Si'an. If it is someone else, Xu Zhongyi must first reach a consensus with Ming Lou.

Jiang Si'an nodded slightly:

"Ah."

……

Inside the safe house, Minglou stared at Mingcheng in astonishment:

"Jiang Si'an? Are you sure you didn't see wrong?"

Mingcheng just reported:

Xu Zhongyi arrived, but not alone; he brought Jiang Si'an with him.

Mingcheng nodded without hesitation: "You're not mistaken."

Every time Minglou and Xu Zhongyi met, he was in charge of security and had to ensure absolute safety. Now that Xu Zhongyi had brought someone over without warning, how could Mingcheng be careless?
Why is he here? It's probably his idea!

Minglou understood. He suddenly realized that Jiang Si'an might be able to provide an "explanation" for his previous doubts.

"Acheng, bring them in."

Mingcheng then went out, and after a while, he led Xu Zhongyi and Jiang Si'an into the secret room.

Xu Zhongyi was the first to explain:
“Comrade Minglou, Jiang Si’an is the liaison sent by the organization to be in charge of our communication with the comrades of the underground party in Northeast China. We are meeting today, so I brought him along.”

Jiang Si'an smiled and reached out her hand:

"Comrade Minglou, I never expected this, I really never expected this!"

Minglou smiled and shook hands with Jiang Si'an: "It was indeed unexpected."

He said "unexpected," but his expression didn't show any surprise—this could be interpreted as the reason why Jiang Si'an's identity as an underground party member had already been exposed.

But in Jiang Si'an's eyes, it was indeed true:

Ming Lou should have known my identity much earlier!

This undoubtedly further confirms Jiang Si'an's already affirmative answer.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Jiang Si'an took the lead in stating the organization's position:
In the Northeast, when the underground Communist Party cooperates with Minglou's intelligence group, everything is done with Minglou's intelligence group in mind.
If any conflict arises between the two sides in terms of actions or plans, Minglou's intelligence team will take the lead!
Minglou was not surprised by this. In fact, after the summer offensive began, he keenly realized that the Northeast People's Liberation Army's strategic goal was to capture small and medium-sized cities. Minglou knew that he needed to cooperate closely with his comrades in the underground party. The superiors sending a contact person at this time was very timely.

Especially since the contact person was Jiang Si'an, who came from the Zhang faction.

After exchanging pleasantries with Ming Lou, Jiang Si'an took the initiative to ask to leave. He could tell that Ming Lou and Xu Zhongyi had something to discuss, and as the liaison, it was not appropriate for him to participate.

Unexpectedly, Minglou stopped him:

"Comrade Jiang Si'an, you've just heard this—Zhongyi, the higher-ups have given me orders to arrest Chen Ming on charges of embezzlement. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhongyi immediately jumped up:

"No! I object!"

Realizing his lapse in composure, he quickly explained:

“Ming-ge, I’m not against the orders from our superiors. I just feel we can’t rashly take action against Chen Ming. He’s Yu Xiuning’s Achilles’ heel. Although Yu Xiuning has given us the green light, she’s not one of us. And she still controls the core power of the Inspectorate.”

"If you arrest Chen Ming, it will definitely provoke a strong counterattack from her, and then our plans will likely be affected. We can't arrest her, we absolutely can't arrest her!"

Xu Zhongyi's reaction was not beyond Minglou's expectations. As someone involved, Xu Zhongyi shared the same view.

He turned to look at Jiang Si'an:

"Comrade Si'an, what do you think?"

Xu Zhongyi frowned slightly. What did Minglou mean by this? Why was he asking Jiang Si'an?

Jiang Si'an then closed her eyes.

Upon seeing this, Minglou thought to himself that Jiang Si'an might actually be able to answer his question!
Xu Zhongyi was somewhat confused. Jiang Si'an should have said he wouldn't get involved, but he closed his eyes and looked like he was thinking – what was he going to do?
About half a minute later, Jiang Si'an opened her eyes, carefully choosing her words:

"I can roughly guess what the higher-ups are thinking."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhongyi quickly urged:

"Say it quickly!"

Minglou looked at Jiang Si'an expectantly.

Jiang Si'an said slowly, "The higher-ups probably want to force Yu Xiuning to leave!"

It's not "fear," but rather that someone is plotting against their own students!
Jiang Si'an thought to herself, "Teacher, if I can't guess your identity, then all your chess moves will have been for nothing."

But then I thought, how could my teacher, who was so shrewd and resourceful, not have foreseen that after I came into contact with Xu Zhongyi and learned about the situation in the Northeast region, I would not be able to confirm his identity?

[It's really...terrifying!]

Fortunately, he was one of us!

But another question arose in Jiang Si'an's mind:

Teacher, why would you take off your pants to fart?

Minglou clearly couldn't see through the intention behind the "superior's" order, otherwise he wouldn't have needed to discuss it with Xu Zhongyi.

While it's common for orders to be vague and unclear, and subordinates to not understand their meaning, they should never appear on the covert front!
Not to mention that this order was issued by Zhang Anping!

Why? (End of Chapter)