Kingsman Agent in Film and Television

Shanghai Station.

Station Master's Office.

Today is the fourth day since the investigation team arrived in Shanghai.

Because the investigation team deliberately kept it secret, Gu Shenyan, the head of the Shanghai station of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, should theoretically not know the results of the investigation into Yu Xiuning's disappearance. However, the fact is:

Right now, in front of Gu Shenyan, is the investigation team's findings.

Mingcheng, Ma Tianxiong, Du Shijun, shipping companies under Global Trade...

All the people and forces involved in the case were clearly included in the investigation results—Du Shijun's smokescreen failed to even function as a smokescreen under the investigation of the Bureau of Secrecy!

That's absolutely ridiculous!
Clearly, Du Shijun greatly underestimated the power of the intelligence system, or rather, because he had never experienced the harsh realities of the intelligence system, Du Shijun assumed that the so-called Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was nothing special.

Gu Shenyan looked at the investigation report in his hand with a solemn expression.

The investigation team is progressing faster than I expected—it seems that my years of hard work in Shanghai are no match for a few phone calls from Zhang Anping in Nanjing!
Without a doubt, the investigation team could not have made such a rapid progress, let alone conducted such a thorough investigation, without the strong support of the Shanghai station.

Mingcheng...

Gu Shenyan looked at the name and weighed the pros and cons in his mind—could he find a way to hide this name?

adventure?

No risk?
Gu Shenyan was undecided—he knew Ming Lou and Ming Cheng's true identities, but he was now a key member of Zhang's faction, naturally opposed to Ming Lou. If he got too involved...

Just as I was pondering this, the telephone on the table rang.

Gu Shenyan picked up the phone, and Lao Ji's voice came from the other end:
"Director Gu, the student list is ready. Shall I bring it to you?"

"I'll come get it, the usual place?"

"Okay, the usual place."

Old Ji is Ji Zhongyuan, and his current identity is a teacher at a university. The reason he dares to contact Gu Shenyan openly is because Gu Shenyan is using him to select qualified students to join the Bureau of Secrecy.

After the two met at their usual spot, Lao Ji took the opportunity of handing the file to Gu Shenyan to whisper:
"I already know the results of the investigation. Don't feel burdened. Just report directly to Zhang Anping."

Gu Shenyan nodded slightly, then began to flip through the files. After exchanging glances with Lao Ji, he confirmed that the thick stack of files contained the result he wanted—the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was going to expand, so how could they not plant a seed at this time?

After finishing his meeting with Ji Zhongyuan, Gu Shenyan took the stack of files back to the Shanghai station and went straight to the office of Deputy Station Chief Pan Qiwu.

Pan Qiwu was originally a close confidant of Mao Renfeng, and it was Mao Renfeng who helped him get into the Shanghai station as deputy stationmaster. However, when the Mao faction fell apart, Pan Qiwu, who had been struggling to make a name for himself at the Shanghai station, gritted his teeth and chose to join Zhang Anping's side—which turned into a complete joke.

Zhang Anping did not accept him, and the Mao faction, which had regained power, did not accept Pan Qiwu's "repentance," which led to Pan Qiwu's particularly low profile in Shanghai recently.

"Deputy Station Chief Pan, are you not busy? I have some files here. Take a look and review them, focusing on their ideology. If you find any who have been 'reddened' by the Communist Party, you must pick them out."

Pan Qiwu was so angry his nose almost crooked. "You, Gu Shenyan, you never let me get a share of the good things, but you always manage to get me blamed for the things that are easy to do."

"Station Chief Gu, please rest assured, I will definitely review it carefully."

But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. No matter how angry he was, he could only greet them with a smile, since he was now a lonely ghost.

After Gu Shenyan left, Pan Qiwu waited for a while before angrily slamming a stack of files onto the table.

Review?

You son of a bitch!

As a deputy station manager, I've been sidelined and sidelined. What do I need to care about?
He randomly picked out a few files and tossed them aside, leaving the rest unread—he'd take this opportunity to slack off for four, five, or six days, and then hand in the files and say the review was over!
As for whether there are radical elements who have been infiltrated by communists among them?
What does this have to do with me, Pan?
I've been sitting on the sidelines for ages, and you still expect me to work hard?
Take a shower and go to sleep!

Back in his office, Gu Shenyan had a playful look on his face. Since Pan Qiwu started to shirk responsibility, he had become an excellent scapegoat. This time, the new employee review work was perfect for Pan Qiwu to take the blame.

The key point is that Pan Qiwu is now completely slacking off, and it's really convenient to do many things through his hands!
Putting the matter aside for the time being, Gu Shenyan couldn't help but recall the case of Yu Xiuning's disappearance—his superiors had ordered the report to be submitted exactly as it was, was this meant to reignite the conflict between Zhang and Mao?
Zhang Anping is indeed a master of internal power struggles, but unfortunately, the right timing is often not on his side.

Gu Shenyan put aside his worries and began to write rapidly.

……

At the same time, Qiu Ning, looking at the report submitted by Mingtai, suppressed the turmoil in his heart and asked:

"Captain Ming, I need to verify this result."

The investigation report he received was identical to the one Gu Shenyan had seen; both were the truth.

Is this what you call putting righteousness before family?

What is it about Zhang Anping that makes his brothers turn against each other?
Qiu Ning silently brainstormed, pondering what she should do.

Mingtai was unaware of Qiu Ning's true identity. After Qiu Ning predictably uttered the word "verify," he calmly replied:
"Director Qiu, please make yourself at home."

Has this been reported to Zhang Anping already?
After dismissing Mingtai, Qiu Ning pondered for a while and decided to secretly send Mingtai's investigation report to Mao Renfeng via coded telegram, so that Mao Renfeng could make a decision.

From Qiu Ning's perspective as an undercover agent, she felt that letting Zhang Anping know the truth might not be a bad thing.

……

Nanjing, headquarters of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

Zhang Anping's office.

After entering the office, Zheng Yi's feigned calm vanished, and his expression became extremely serious.

"Chief Qu, this is a secret telegram from Captain Ming—this is a secret telegram from Qiu Ning of the investigation team to Mao Renfeng."

"And this one, it's a telegram from Gu Shenyan at the Shanghai station."

Three telegrams were spread out on Zhang Anping's desk. Mingtai and Gu Shenyan's coded telegrams were not translated, only the original text was available. However, Qiu Ning's coded telegram to Mao Renfeng was a translated copy.

This secret telegram details the results of Mingtai's investigation.

This result shocked Zheng Yi.

It turns out to be Ming Lou—the case of the disappearance of Yu Xiuning and her family of three is actually behind Ming Lou!
To her surprise, Zhang Anping remained remarkably calm. After glancing at the telegrams briefly, he folded them up and, in front of Zheng Yi, slowly lit them.

Zheng Yi was taken aback: "Chief Qu, this..."

Looking at the burning flames, Zhang Anping uttered something that Zheng Yi couldn't immediately understand:

"Minglou is just a pawn."

piece?

Is he a pawn of Mao Renfeng?
No, no!
Zheng Yi suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Zhang Anping in astonishment.

Is he... your pawn, District Chief?
The telegram in Zhang Anping's hand had by then turned to ashes. He slowly rubbed his fingers together, shook his head, and said in a dazed tone:
"I thought I could be upright, incorruptible, and impartial..."

"Can……"

"My selfish motives were heavier than I imagined."

In that instant, Zheng Yi finally understood—the disappearance of Yu Xiuning and her family of three was indeed Ming Lou's doing, but behind it all... there must have been Qu Zuo's scheme!

Minglou thought he had tricked the district chief, but little did he know that he had actually been outmaneuvered by the district chief. He was just a pawn in the district chief's game!

It was clearly something that "couldn't be brought to light," but Zheng Yi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at that moment.

When Zhang Anping first heard the news of Chen Ming's arrest, Zheng Yi, Zhang Anping's secretary who knew him very well, realized from Zhang Anping's tone that he didn't want to severely punish Chen Ming. Later, the situation changed, and Zhang Anping had to take a tougher stance, even withdrawing Yu Xiuning—who would have thought that his final calculation would be like this!
Zheng Yi said in a gentle tone:

“Lord Qu, everyone has selfish desires. A saint is selfless, but is a saint without selfishness or emotion still human?”

"Although Chen Ming has disappointed you, he still has his principles, which proves that he has not forgotten your teachings."

For some reason, Zhang Anping suddenly smiled, then waved his hand and said, "Don't try to comfort me. I can tell right from wrong—let's leave it at that."

"Hopefully, this won't happen again."

After speaking, Zhang Anping sighed again, moved his chair, and looked out the window with a dazed expression, as if he was still troubled by his own selfish desires. Seeing this, Zheng Yi quietly withdrew, and before leaving the office, a gentle look flashed in her eyes.

This kind of seating arrangement is more like a living, breathing person.

However, what she didn't know was that after she left, the stunned look on Zhang Anping's face quickly disappeared.

Like a hidden thread in the grass, its influence extends far and wide!
This scheme was outrageously crude—but it was precisely because of its absurdity that Mao Renfeng wouldn't overthink it. Beneath this seemingly crude scheme, however, lay several hidden plans that Zhang Anping had prepared, waiting to be activated in the future.

This applies to Zheng Yi here, and also to the three Ming brothers!

The person who could trigger these subsequent moves is... Wang Tianfeng!

Of course, we should kill two birds with one stone. Since we've already laid out this plan, we'll definitely have to grab another piece of the pie. Zhang Anping smiled wryly. This piece of pie is probably coming right to our doorstep!

As it turns out, Zhang Anping's grasp of people's hearts has never been a mistake!
The "fat meat" is here.

Mao Renfeng appeared in Zhang Anping's office with two investigation reports in hand.

Faced with Mao Renfeng, whom Zheng Yi brought in, Zhang Anping didn't even lift his buttocks or put down his pen; he merely slightly raised his eyelids.
"Director Mao, is there something you need?"

Seeing Zhang Anping's state, Mao Renfeng knew that the investigation team's conclusions had already been laid out on Zhang Anping's desk.

He wasn't annoyed; instead, he extended an invitation:
"Anping, shall we talk?"

Upon seeing this, Zheng Yi wanted to serve tea, but Zhang Anping stopped him with a look. Zheng Yi understood and left the office, leaving this "small" office to the two most powerful people in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

"Anping, I have two investigation reports here. Would you like to take a look?"

"Two servings?"

"Ah."

"Okay, let me take a look!"

With a slightly surprised look, Zhang Anping accepted the two files handed to him by Mao Renfeng. Mao Renfeng sat on the sofa, suppressing her discomfort, and waited patiently.

Zhang Anping first flipped to the real investigation report, and after skimming through it, he opened the second one. His expression quickly became playful, and he threw the report on the table without even finishing reading it.

"interesting!"

He looked at Mao Renfeng with amusement.

Mao Renfeng, seemingly oblivious to the amused look in his eyes, spoke with an indignant tone:

"Du Shijun is truly audacious, repeatedly disregarding the authority of our Security Bureau and provoking us time and again!"

"If we don't make an example of them, will the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics still be in the eyes of others?"

"Anping, I intend to thoroughly investigate Du Shijun! What do you think?"

Zhang Anping watched Mao Renfeng's performance with the expression of someone watching a monkey show, without even trying to join in.

Mao Renfeng wasn't embarrassed. Seeing that Zhang Anping didn't answer, she continued:

"I've received word that the Executive Office has approved the report you wrote and it's been forwarded to GBF—Anping, since you're free today, let's discuss the specific framework?"

Translate this sentence:
Let's divide the expanded cake!
In other words, Mao Renfeng is now willing to exchange benefits for the second report—clearly, this is an attitude of protecting Minglou to the death.

But it can also be understood as:

If we can't reach an agreement on how to divide this expanded pie, then... I'll flip the table too!

It is both acceptance and reconciliation, but also a threat.

Zhang Anping gave Mao Renfeng a deep look, and slowly and in a low voice uttered a single word:

"it is good!"

The two began to discuss, negotiate, and divide the tasks.

There was no dispute regarding the training of the undercover personnel; it was directly handed over to Zhang Anping. As for the armed forces that were named the Special Operations Brigade, Mao Renfeng's initial intention was for him to serve as the brigade commander, with Zhang Anping as the deputy brigade commander and chief instructor.

But Zhang Anping was unwilling, and in the end Mao Renfeng made a huge concession:

He remains the chief commander, but he is not to interfere with the actual affairs of the chief commander. Instead, he will be responsible for the affairs of the chief commander, which will be handled by Zhang Anping, the deputy chief commander. However, as a concession, a third party, Zheng Yaoxian, will serve as the other deputy chief commander.

Zhang Anping initially opposed Zheng Yaoxian's arrival at the Special Operations Brigade, but Mao Renfeng made too many concessions, almost giving up direct control of the Special Operations Brigade, and Zhang Anping finally reluctantly agreed.

Next came the division of positions between the undercover forces and the Special Operations Brigade. Mao Renfeng's suggestion was a 30/30/40 split, meaning he and Zhang Anping would each get 30%, and Zheng Yaoxian and the other veterans would share 40%. However, this was met with strong opposition from Zhang Anping. According to Zhang Anping's plan, he would get 50%, Mao Renfeng 30%, and the others would share the remaining 20%.

Mao Renfeng had to patiently persuade Zhang Anping, telling him that unity was the top priority at present, and if Zheng Yaoxian and those elders were pushed too far, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics would be thrown into chaos again.

Furthermore, since he chose to concede and compromise, the final result was:
4-3-3, Zhang Anping has four points.

The cake has been divided up.

Faced with Mao Renfeng's sincere expression, Zhang Anping naturally couldn't hold onto Minglou any longer. He picked up the second file he had discarded and handed it to Mao Renfeng without saying a word.

The attitude is clear: let's use this report as the conclusion!
It's impossible to say it; even Commander Zhang has his pride.

Mao Renfeng's expression turned angry again:
"Anping, don't worry about what happens next. Du Shijun is a truly hateful scoundrel! Our Security Bureau will definitely get revenge!"

Zhang Anping frowned slightly, clearly displeased with Mao Renfeng's "kidnapping" of the entire Security Bureau, but then a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, probably because he was thinking of the humiliation Du Shijun had caused him, so he chose to remain silent.

hypocrite!
A complete hypocrite!

Mao Renfeng sneered inwardly, but put on his signature gentle smile: "Anping, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go back and figure out how to deal with that bastard Du Shijun!"

He got up and left Zhang Anping's office, smiling as he greeted Zheng Yi, who was waiting about ten meters from the office door, before leaving steadily—once he was far away from Zheng Yi, a cold smile appeared on Mao Renfeng's face.

Hmph, Zhang Anping, do you really think I'll die fighting Lao Du and the Kong family?
You're overthinking it!

What's yours will still be yours!
[You really think I've given up control of the Special Operations Brigade? How naive!]

Mao Renfeng was practically humming a tune. He seemed to have suffered a great loss for the sake of Baominglou, but in reality, he saw things very clearly—Zhang Anping had to handle both training the troops and making money. If Zhang Anping was pushed too far, they would part ways.

Therefore, he never intended to interfere in the early stages of the establishment of the Special Operations Brigade!

Let Zheng Yaoxian insert this nail first, and wait for the peach to ripen...

I, Mao Renfeng, am best at picking peaches, you, Zhang Anping, probably don't know that!

Meanwhile, inside the office, Zhang Anping also revealed a strange expression.

Old Mao, do you really think I can't see through your little tricks? (End of Chapter)