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On the surface, Zhang Anping delegated a great deal of authority to Wang Tianfeng and placed great trust in him.

Therefore, Zhang Anping should not have been aware of the arrest of the Xi family father and son without Wang Tianfeng's prior notification.

It's reasonable that he knew, after all, he was the deputy director of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics—Zhang Anping was Dai Chunfeng's nephew, and Dai Chunfeng still planted spies in Zhang Anping's special intelligence group!

But that doesn't make sense, because Zhang Anping's character is destined to be different from Dai Chunfeng.

In order to demonstrate that he valued the Xi family father and son, and also to have a reasonable excuse to interfere, Zhang Anping chose to use the "innocent" Party Affairs Bureau as a tool. In the end, he used this roundabout way to achieve his goal. This may seem troublesome, but it was actually necessary to maintain his persona and prepare a sufficient excuse.

The real core reason is actually the question Zhang Anping asked: "Both father and son are Communists."

First, Wang Tianfeng's answer and the other assembled radio hidden in the storage room have proven that the intelligence transmitted by Group D last night was problematic—Xi Yunwei's discovery was not accidental.

So, how did Lao Xi get arrested?

Now, it's up to Wang Tianfeng to answer.

Zhang Anping's smile and expression now are also a silent pressure and foreshadowing—if both father and son are Communists, then this is a blow to Zhang Anping, who has been heavily relying on them.

It wasn't a blow to his career, but a blow to his "faith" and his emotions.

Zhang Anping was a loyal subject of the Party and the State, the kind that was widely recognized—but the people he trusted, the father and son, betrayed him and chose to stand on the opposite side, which was naturally a serious blow.

With this groundwork laid, as long as Wang Tianfeng says that Lao Xi is not a communist sympathizer, Zhang Anping will dare to order his immediate release!

If he were to say that Lao Xi was also a communist sympathizer, then he would have to explain in detail why that municipal party committee member was arrested.

In short, everything mentioned above is about this plate of dumplings, and the core of this plate of dumplings is this small dish of vinegar in front of you.

Wang Tianfeng said slowly:

"He merely has pro-communist tendencies and belongs to what the Communist Party calls a 'red capitalist'—although he has provided assistance to the Communist Party, it can be ignored."

Wang Tianfeng's words sound like good news!
But Zhang Anping's heart sank.

There's a problem, and a big problem at that!

In the world of antique hunting, true experts never directly ask the price of a bargain they're after; instead, they treat it as an add-on.

Wang Tianfeng's behavior is exactly like that of a true bargain hunter.

The news circulating about the arrests of the Xi family father and son is that they were targeting Old Xi, and because they were targeting Old Xi, they discovered Xi Yunwei. In the end, when they arrested Xi Yunwei, they also arrested Old Xi.

But what we know now is that Xi Yunwei has already been noticed, and in Wang Tianfeng's words, Lao Xi is negligible—so the problem is obvious.

In particular, one sentence in the intelligence obtained by Zhang Anping was:
Wang Tianfeng secretly began cooperating with the police department!
However, note that Zhang Anping was "unaware" of this matter at this time.

Therefore, upon hearing Wang Tianfeng say that Lao Xi could be ignored, Zhang Anping visibly breathed a sigh of relief and then said:

"Give me Xi Yunwei's case file."

At this moment, Zhang Anping wanted to know what Wang Tianfeng was plotting, but since he was "unaware" of Wang Tianfeng's secret cooperation with the police station, he could only approach the matter from another angle.

Wang Tianfeng immediately realized Zhang Anping's purpose and said in a surprised tone:
"You want to let him go?!"

Zhang Anping has many labels, besides those such as loyal subject of the Party and the state, conscience of the Party and the state, and a national hero, there is another label:
Anti-communist vanguard.

Wang Tianfeng knew Zhang Anping's personality well, and when he saw Zhang Anping asking for the case file, he immediately realized that Zhang Anping wanted to let Xi Yunwei go.

Faced with Wang Tianfeng's bluntness, Zhang Anping did not reply, but simply looked at him quietly, almost saying:
I don't need to explain my actions to you!
Wang Tianfeng did not obediently reach for the file, but instead slowly said:

"I can let Xi Yunwei go, but not now!"

"Ok?"

Wang Tianfeng took a deep breath: "Give me some time, and I'll give you an explanation."

Zhang Anping laughed, burst into laughter, but as he laughed, he suddenly stood up and angrily kicked over the desk in front of him:

"Wang Tianfeng, that's enough!"

"You arrest my people just like that? Did you even consult me? If you had consulted me even a little, my face wouldn't have been trampled on like this!"

"Now, all I can get in return for my words is a 'I'll give you some time before I explain'?!"

"What do you take me for? Huh?"

Without the intervention of the Party Affairs Bureau, Zhang Anping's outburst would be truly inappropriate and unreasonable, given his guilt towards Lao Xi.

But with the Party Affairs Bureau as a tool, Zhang Anping's outburst in anger was completely illogical.

It was precisely because Zhang Anping's sudden outburst of anger was completely illogical that Wang Tianfeng didn't perceive anything abrupt, which is why he had no choice but to say:
"Among the people you sent me, there was an undercover agent."

Zhang Anping was stunned.

In fact, once he confirmed that Xi Yunwei's "communist" activities had been known for some time, he knew that there was a problem with Group D.

But at this moment he still had to be stunned. Just as mentioned before, Zhang Anping's persona was to fully trust and delegate authority to Wang Tianfeng. Now that Wang Tianfeng suddenly said this, he had to be stunned.

Seeing Zhang Anping frozen in place, Wang Tianfeng slowly said:
"He is a Communist Party mole."

Zhang Anping visibly let out a long sigh of relief. He sat down, and surprisingly, his face flushed slightly as he faced the desk he had kicked over. He pretended nothing had happened.

"say clearly!"

"I've already arrested the person. I was hoping to follow the trail, but they were more vigilant than I expected. I only caught the undercover agent, and didn't manage to catch anyone else along the way."

At this point, Wang Tianfeng's sense of defeat was very evident, but he quickly became highly motivated again:
"However, I have other clues. If nothing unexpected happens, even if we can't find the undercover agent hidden in the bureau this time, we can still catch a big fish, a very, very big fish."

"Give me some time! I'll give you an explanation then!"

Zhang Anping gave Wang Tianfeng a deep look and slowly nodded:

"Okay, I'll give you time!"

Zhang Anping was actually very disappointed; he wanted to use his outburst to force Wang Tianfeng to reveal the truth.

He knew that Wang Tianfeng was "picking up the scraps," and now he could confirm that the "scratcher" was the municipal party committee member who was "casually" arrested.

However, they did not know the specifics of the leak, so they took advantage of their anger to try to force Wang Tianfeng to explain.

But Wang Tianfeng's mouth was too tight.

The words, "The person you planted in my name is an undercover agent," brought Zhang Anping's anger to an abrupt halt, forcing him to abandon his plan to coerce others through anger.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Anping said in a solemn voice:
"You should meet with Shen Zui! The intelligence and operations departments will fully cooperate with your investigation into the undercover case—find out who introduced him and who has a good relationship with him!"

Shen Zui initially didn't know that Wang Tianfeng had faked his death, but during the propaganda war, due to the pressure and mudslinging from the four major families, and with the Party's self-verification efforts, Guo Qiyun exposed a series of things, and Shen Zui naturally learned about Wang Tianfeng's faked death.

From Zhang Anping's current perspective, it's understandable that he would take seriously the fact that someone close to Wang Tianfeng has become an undercover agent—one that Zhang himself had "planted"—and arrange for Shen Zui to cooperate. However, Wang Tianfeng shook his head:
"It can't be detected."

"Several undercover missions had one thing in common: from the perspective of connections within the bureau, nothing useful could be found."

"Hand the person over to the interrogation room later—you can take him with you when you go back. Let Shen investigate if he wants; I won't get involved."

Zhang Anping nodded slightly: "Then let Shen Zui be in charge of the investigation! Just tell me what kind of help you need, and you can use all the resources in the bureau at will."

"I'm waiting for your explanation!"

Getting Shen Zui to cooperate was actually a test by Zhang Anping—Zhang Anping knew very well that in Wang Tianfeng's "eyes," Shen Zui was also a suspect, and the suspicion was very strong.

His refusal was to be expected.

The fact that he could refuse meant that Wang Tianfeng's plan was extremely dangerous.

What kind of "big fish" is it, that Wang Tianfeng equates it with the "Katyusha" he has been longing for?
When Zhang Anping left, Wang Tianfeng had someone see him off and take the undercover agent to the headquarters as well. Out of curiosity, Zhang Anping naturally wanted to see who the undercover agent was—and when he saw Zeng Jingci, he was clearly surprised.

Of course, the so-called surprise was not real. The information from Group D was problematic, which proved that the comrades of Group D around Wang Tianfeng had been exposed. It was not unexpected that Zeng Jingci was arrested now—Zhang Anping had never underestimated Wang Tianfeng. Once Zeng Jingci entered Wang Tianfeng's sights, there was no possibility of escape!
When Zeng Jingci saw Zhang Anping appear, he quickly protested his innocence, claiming that he was wronged. However, Zhang Anping did not even respond, showing that he had enough trust in Wang Tianfeng.

Back at headquarters, everything seemed calm on the surface, but anyone with good connections already knew about the blunder Zhang Anping had made. Even Mao Renfeng was quite pleased and told Zheng Yaoxian:

"I knew Wang Tianfeng was a vicious dog that would turn on its master. Haha, I didn't expect this day to come so soon. Zhang Anping actually got bitten back. Serves him right!"

"By the way, Seventh Brother, I heard Zhang Anping has uncovered another Communist hidden in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Are you interested in getting involved?"

Zheng Yaoxian smiled slightly: "Forget it, I won't get involved in this. I'll focus on training my soldiers now."

Mao Renfeng felt a pang of regret; this guy had shown absolutely no fighting spirit after getting military power.

But to be fair, this guy is smart—when the Xi family father and son were arrested, Zhang Anping definitely thought it was him or one of Zheng Yaoxian who did it. That morning, the entire Security Bureau was on edge, with a sense of impending doom. If it really was him or Zheng Yaoxian, Zhang Anping would probably be wielding a forty-meter-long machete and killing indiscriminately.

[Unfortunately, he got bitten by his own dog. How unexpected!]

Thinking of this, Mao Renfeng couldn't help but laugh out loud again. "Wang Tianfeng, you're just asking for trouble. Sooner or later, you'll be kicked away by Zhang Anping!"
……

After get off work that evening, Zhang Anping said he was going to pick up his wife, so he asked the driver to let him drive the car for the day. The driver was sensible and obediently got into the bodyguard's car. Zhang Anping and his wife had a very good relationship. He was a typical good husband. Even a beauty like Zheng Yi couldn't steal him away. It was a rare and admirable story in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

In contrast, Mao Renfeng was ruthless enough to turn his own wife into a fool.

Upon arriving at the municipal government, Zeng Moyi finished get off work shortly after. Accompanied by one of her colleagues, the colleague wanted to leave when Zeng Moyi's husband came to pick her up. However, Zeng Moyi insisted that Zhang Anping give her a ride. Seeing that Zeng Moyi's hospitality was hard to refuse, the colleague curiously got into Zhang Anping's car.

After the car started moving, my colleague's expression instantly became serious:
"Anping, Comrade Zeng Jingci has been arrested."

Zeng Moyi's colleague was naturally Chai Ying.

"Yes, I know. I personally brought the person from Wang Tianfeng to the headquarters of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics."

In response to Zhang Anping's somber tone, Chai Ying said softly:

"Don't blame yourself. If it weren't for your quick reaction, other comrades on Comrade Zeng Jingci's line would probably have been doomed this time."

Team D has several agents infiltrating the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, but each agent operates on a separate line. Apart from the team leader, they do not know each other's identities, so there is no possibility of one agent being arrested and causing the entire team to be wiped out—unless the team leader encounters a problem.

However, each individual line involved several comrades, and the investigation eventually led to the involvement of the core leader of Group D.

Fortunately, Zhang Anping realized something was wrong this time; otherwise, who knows what serious problems might have arisen.

Zhang Anping took a deep breath and stopped talking about the topic, instead bringing up the Xi family.

I met Wang Tianfeng.

Xi Yunwei had been on his radar for a while, while Old Xi was someone he could disregard.

Upon hearing Zhang Anping's words, Chai Ying also realized that something serious had happened!
"Is he here because of that comrade from the municipal party committee?"

“He didn’t say—he kept it a secret from me!” Zhang Anping said in a deep voice, “But he asked me to give him some time, and he will give me an explanation—in addition, he assured me that this time we will catch a very, very big fish.”

"Judging from his tone, this fish is no smaller than the Katyusha he longs for."

Zhang Anping's words indirectly confirmed Chai Ying's earlier question.

Taking the example of finding bargains in antiques, without a doubt, both he and Chai Ying could confirm that the "bargain" that Wang Tianfeng had his eye on was that comrade from the municipal party committee.

But what exactly is he plotting?
To use the metaphor of finding a bargain, it means he wants to find a bargain, but what year is it from?

Chai Ying shook her head, her expression becoming even more serious:
"The municipal party committee refused to tell us the truth."

The comrades of the Municipal Party Committee and the No. 2 Intelligence Group are two separate systems. Although a communication mechanism has been established, from the perspective of the No. 2 Intelligence Group, it seems a bit excessive for the Municipal Party Committee to keep this matter secret from them. However, from the perspective of the comrades of the Municipal Party Committee, if this matter is of great importance, they cannot easily disclose it to others unless it is from a superior.

After all, their understanding of Intelligence Group No. 2 was limited, and the high level of secrecy surrounding it meant they didn't realize just how vast an intelligence network it actually was.

The fact that the municipal party committee refused to tell the truth also indirectly proved the importance of that comrade.

After thinking for a moment, Chai Ying said, "Let me contact Sister Qian! Let her communicate with the Municipal Party Committee on my behalf, what do you think?"

Zhang Anping pondered for a moment:
"Need not!"

"Let's just use force to rescue them!"

Chai Ying was taken aback.

She knew that Zhang Anping was highly skilled in combat, but she also knew that Zhang Anping was actually against using force in underground work and would only use force as a last resort.

But right now, it's clearly not that bad yet.

Zhang Anping said slowly:
"Based on my understanding of Wang Tianfeng, the fact that he chose to keep it a secret even when I was angry means this matter must be quite serious."

"Time cannot be wasted!"

It was a very subjective statement, but since it came from Zhang Anping, Chai Ying didn't question it at all.

"Is the person being held at Wang Tianfeng's stronghold?"

"no!"

Zhang Anping shook his head:

"Taking the opportunity to pick up Zeng Jingci, I made a round and didn't find anyone else—the Xi family father and son and that comrade were not at that stronghold."

"Then how to find it?"

Zhang Anping smiled:

“I know all about Wang Tianfeng’s secret strongholds—don’t forget, all his debts have to go through me before they can be settled. How could his secret strongholds possibly fool me?”

"Tonight I'll gather some information. If there's an opportunity, we'll make our move tonight. If not, I'll devise another plan." (End of Chapter)