My spy diary

Chapter 273 Special Envoy (asking for monthly ticket)
In June in Linli, the sky is as blue as a gem, and the clouds float like cotton candy, sometimes gathering in groups and sometimes dispersing.

The sun baked the ground mercilessly, and the grass and trees gasped in the heat.

However, just after noon, dark clouds suddenly rolled in, instantly covering the sky. Bean-sized raindrops fell with a crackling sound, splashing water on the square of the training class and finally flowing into the "Yunnong Dike".

That’s right, it was named after Dai Chunfeng’s pen name.

The Linli special training class was originally located in a Western-style building near Tiane Pond outside the south gate of Changsha. Later, due to the bombing by Japanese planes, it was moved to the Linli County Middle School in Changde.

After the special training class was established, Le Xing served as the deputy director and was in charge of the overall work of the training class.

Although this person was a traitor of the Red Party, he had real talent and knowledge as he studied in a Soviet special agent school. The training materials of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Police School and the materials of the various training classes of the Military Control Commission were all written by him. It is no exaggeration to call him a "training expert". Moreover, he was an old man from the Fuxing Society period and had served as the district head of Shanghai. He could be said to be a veteran of the Secret Service and the Military Control Commission and was extremely prestigious.

But after getting this position, Yu Lexing did not know how to restrain his edge and act like a fool, but instead focused on establishing his own prestige and developing his own power.

Usually, they form a core of cadres from Jiangsu and Zhejiang police academies, make friends with students extensively, and have great influence among them.

As a result, many students only know Director Yu, but do not know there is a Director Dai Chunfeng.

This naturally violated Boss Dai's taboo.

Dai Chunfeng immediately replaced him with another person as deputy director, but this person made people panic after taking office, so he had no choice but to let Yu Lexing continue to be the deputy director.

Now Boss Dai was more convinced of the authenticity of the reports he received. He was certain that Yu Lexing had ambitions and became even more dissatisfied with him.

Yu Lexing realized what had happened and felt uneasy. In order to avoid Boss Dai's suspicion, in addition to posting slogans such as "Director Dai is the pioneer of our country's spy work" everywhere in the training class, he also tried his best to publicize that Boss Dai "has a horse face and strange appearance and can become a king", and named a long embankment next to the square "Yunnong Dike".

But at this moment, the "Yunnong Dike" was desolate and had become a place of execution.

"Tap Tap"

In the heavy rain, more than a dozen pairs of military boots trudged through the mud and arrived at the designated locations in unison in response to commands.

Zhang Yi, wearing a raincoat and with a solemn look on his face, waved his hand backwards, and saw several soldiers escorting two sturdy men with sinister looks coming up.

This time, he went to the Linli training class as a special commissioner. In addition to selecting one hundred personnel to carry out the "anti-enemy aid explosion", his job was to do the "dirty work" at hand and supervise the execution of two prisoners.

"Special Commissioner, the firing squad is ready. Please give your instructions."

The two prisoners were escorted to the makeshift execution platform, and the captain of the execution team ran up to salute and ask for instructions.

"Identify yourself."

"Yes." The captain of the execution team stepped onto the execution platform, checked the two prisoners, and asked again:
"Special Commissioner, prisoners Chen Zhendong and Wang Baigang have been confirmed to be correct. Please give instructions!"

Zhang Yi nodded, took a few steps forward, looked at the prisoner kneeling on the stage with his head drenched in rain, and said expressionlessly:
"Do you two have any last words?"

Chen Zhendong glanced at Zhang Yi, sneered, and stiffened his neck without saying a word.

Wang Baigang's face was gloomy. He opened his mouth and suddenly shouted hysterically: "I don't accept it!"

This shout caused a commotion in the entire execution ground, and some students who were watching the execution even started to talk about it.

"You don't accept it? Why do you not accept it? In the current war of resistance, the country is falling and the country is about to be destroyed. As a soldier, you don't think about killing the enemy to serve the country and teaching people. Instead, you use your spy skills as capital to show off and do whatever you want. If not you, who else should be killed? Do you still have the nerve to not accept it?"

Although Zhang Yi knew that the two men's crimes did not deserve the death penalty, it was because they had run into Boss Dai's gun. If he didn't kill them, it would not be enough to serve as a warning to others.

The Linli training class started subject-based training in June and has six squadrons.

The first and second squadrons are specialized in intelligence, the third squadron is specialized in operations and blasting, the fourth squadron is specialized in military intelligence staff, and the fifth and sixth squadrons are specialized in military guerrilla warfare.

Chen Zhendong and Wang Baigang were originally deputy captains of the third squadron. Dai Chunfeng heard that the Red Party also organized a guerrilla cadre training class in Nanyue, Hunan, so he wanted to learn the Red Party's guerrilla warfare methods so that he could better deal with the Red Party in the future. So he asked Chen Zhendong and Wang Baigang to go and exchange and study.

The two were in charge of operational training in the Third Squadron, which mainly covered arrest, assassination, tracking and capturing. They looked down on the Red Party's guerrilla tactics, and after arriving at the Red Party training class, they wanted to give the other side a warning.

After discussing it, the two set their sights on the finance department of the Red Party training class.

That night, he used the "stealing skills" of the action team to open the door and pick the lock, hoping to be a sneaky guy.

He thought he could show off his skills without anyone noticing, but he didn't expect that the Red Party was well prepared and he was caught red-handed.

Not only were the two men embarrassed, but Dai Chunfeng was also embarrassed. Not only did they fail to complete the task, but they also embarrassed themselves. In a rage, Boss Dai brought the two men back and executed them by firing squad.

Zhang Yi kicked Wang Baigang to the ground, facing the audience, and said solemnly:

"Everyone, I don't care why you entered the special training class, but since you have joined, you are a soldier. In the current war of resistance, as a soldier, you should think about how to kill the enemy and serve the country. You should have a brave and fearless spirit, understand life and death, and go through hardships and dangers. When the order is given, you will go forward sharply without hesitation, even if you go through fire and water. It is glorious to sacrifice for the country. It is definitely not cowardly, servile, and shameless. I hope that you will learn from these two people, unite sincerely, learn skills as soon as possible, and kill the enemy and serve the country as soon as possible."

"Execute immediately." After encouraging the students, Zhang Yi stepped back a few steps and said word by word: "Load, aim, and get ready."

"shot."

"boom"

The sounds of wind, rain, and gunfire mixed together, and as the gunshots went off, the two men fell to the ground.

The entire execution ground was silent, and everyone was terrified.

"Deputy Director Yu, Teacher Yu, Instructor Yu, you are my senior, so you should take the seat of honor. After all, I am still your student."

In the office, looking at Yu Lexing who looked worried, Zhang Yi humbly pushed him to the main seat and said:

"Boss Dai sends his greetings. He attaches great importance to the work of the special training class. He will probably come to inspect it in person at the end of the month. The students are just here to help."

Hearing this, Yu Lexing became even more nervous. He looked at this "plain-looking" student with a complicated look in his eyes. He never expected that the "poor student" from Class B of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang training class would become the deputy director of the Operations Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau after not seeing him for a few years. This time, he came to inspect his work as a "special commissioner".

Yu Lexing was a little dazed for a moment, wondering if he was getting old.

"Teacher Yu, it's been a long time since I last saw you. I'm busy with work, but I'm afraid to disturb you. Are you okay?"

Yu Lexing smiled bitterly, looking at Zhang Yi who looked sincere, and glanced at the door. He hesitated and wanted to say something, but suddenly thought that Zhang Yi was now "in a high position" and his importance was naturally different from that of his former student. He could not guarantee how much affection they had for each other, so he suddenly changed his words:
"I'm fine. But you, now that you're in a high position, you need to take better care of your juniors."

'Stop, I am powerless!'

Zhang Yi was secretly complaining in his heart. There is a saying that one should not overstep one's authority when exercising power, and should not overstep one's position when in a position. Dai Chunfeng was eyeing him covetously, and he did not want to get involved in these small circles or even factional struggles. Seeing that Yu Lexing had not attracted any attention, Zhang Yi simply said straight to the point:

"Teacher Yu, I heard that someone at the headquarters is jealous of you and often reports you to Boss Dai. Is that true?"

Yu Lexing sighed and said, "Although I am the deputy director and in charge of the overall work of the special training class, the cadres and instructors of the training class are mainly composed of two groups of people. One group is from our Jiangsu and Zhejiang Police Academy, and the other group of cadres and instructors are from the Whampoa Military Academy system. Although they are few in number, they think they are the "disciples of the emperor" and do not take the people from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Police Academy seriously at all. Therefore, the two sides in the training class form cliques and fight openly and secretly."

"But in Boss Dai's eyes, you are the core of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Police Academy group, right?"

Zhang Yixin said that although there were not many of these people, they all held important positions because of their relationship with Yu Lexing, which naturally aroused the jealousy of those in the Whampoa Military Academy system.

And as far as Zhang Yi knows, just yesterday, because of the hot weather, the squadron leader Ge Mingda, who was the duty officer of the Second Battalion, arbitrarily ordered the trainees to take off their blue military uniforms and wear only shorts and short-sleeved shirts to eat in the cafeteria. This behavior was immediately seized upon by the Second Battalion Chief Officer Yang Zhiqing, who immediately had Ge Mingda detained and requested Yu Lexing to preside over the enforcement of "group" discipline and execute him.

However, Ge Mingda was a student of the eighth class of the Central Military Academy, so the Whampoa clique naturally disagreed and said they would report it to Dai Chunfeng. The two sides made a big fuss about this and started a fight.

"There is also a person named Liao Hua, this person"

Yu Lexing looked helpless. Just as he said this, there was a knock on the door.

A man in a major's uniform walked in. He didn't even look at Yu Lexing. He saluted Zhang Yi and said gloomily:

"Special Envoy, I have something important to report to you."

Yu Lexing immediately stood up and avoided the question, saying, "I'll go back first, we'll talk later."

Zhang Yi quickly stood up and said, "No need, we are all family, we can discuss things together."

He waved his hand, looked at the major, and asked, "Who are you?"

"Pah!" The major touched his legs and saluted, "Your humble political instructor Liao Hua greets the special envoy."

If you really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

Hearing this person's self-introduction, Zhang Yi immediately matched it with the information in his mind. Liao Hua, this person was the political instructor of the Linli special training class, and he also had another identity - a traitor to the Red Party.

Boss Dai has put a lot of effort into this class. In addition to the big spy like Yu Lexing who is in charge of the work, many other important leaders and instructors, such as Xie Ligong, Wang Chunwu, Wu (Jing) Zhong, etc., are all Red Party traitors who once studied in the Soviet Union.

So Zhang Yi was not surprised at all to see someone like Liao Hua as an instructor. "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Liao Hua glanced at Yu Lexing warily and said angrily, "Special Commissioner, I want to report it."

From the information Zhang Yi had obtained in advance, he knew that Liao Hua, the Red Party traitor, had vigorously advocated anti-Red movement as soon as he arrived in Linli. Everyone said that the purpose of our training class was to fight against Japan. Besides, now is the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Red Army. Where can we go to oppose the Red Army? Isn't this "alarmist"?

But Liao Hua continued to do his own thing, and kept spreading the word that the Red Party was the most dangerous enemy, saying that if the Red Party was not eliminated, everyone would end up dead without a burial place.

Therefore, traitors are more dangerous and more brutal than enemies.

Whether out of fear of sanctions or to prove their "worth" and "loyalty", traitors often take more extreme measures to express themselves in order to gain the trust and acceptance of their new masters, acting brutally and without scruples.

Zhang Yi glanced at Yu Lexing and said, "Major Liao, don't get excited. Speak slowly."

"I don't want to, Special Envoy. Mr. Dai sent me to be in charge of political work, but now there are some people in the training class. The captain, deputy captain, and instructors spend their days in debauchery and don't care about the students' ideological work at all. Students are openly circulating the "New China Daily" among themselves, and some students are even exchanging letters with people from the Pagoda Mountain Literary Society.
There are also many instructors and team leaders who have teacher-student relationships with female students, which is simply shameless.

The two most serious incidents were: the Academic Affairs Office forced all students to learn how to swim, which resulted in a female student drowning; and another student was beaten to death by an instructor during interrogation.
When I think of these actions and Mr. Dai's earnest expectations for the special training class, I often can't sleep at night. I have reported it to certain people many times, but they ignored me, so I got a little angry. I... I was really forced by them. "

Some people, Yu Lexing was the first to bear the brunt, not only neglected the management of students' thoughts, but also allowed his subordinates to do whatever they wanted. Although he himself did not have a teacher-student relationship, his brother-in-law, Shen Xishan, who also worked as an instructor and general affairs officer in the training class, was dating a female student.
In short, what Liao Hua said was either directly related to Yu Lexing or indirectly involved him. Once verified and reported to Dai Chunfeng, it would be enough to get him into trouble.

Yu Lexing felt like sitting on pins and needles.

Zhang Yi looked at Liao Hua, whose face was filled with indignation, and didn't know how to evaluate this man.

Do you say he has "ulterior motives" or do you say he is "honest and loyal"?
It turns out that human nature is the most complex and difficult to grasp in this world.

"It feels like a thorn in my throat, a thorn in my back, and like sitting on pins and needles!" Zhang Yi stood up with emotion, walked to Liao Hua, took his hand and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, Major Liao. The Party and the country need people like you who are loyal and outspoken. If I hadn't heard you, I wouldn't have known that there was such a thing in the special training class."

He thought for a while and said seriously, "Well, go back and write a detailed report. I will handle the issues within my ability immediately. If I can't handle them, I will report them to Boss Dai immediately. I believe I will give you a satisfactory explanation."

"Thank you, Special Envoy, for making the decision for me." Liao Hua saluted again, looked at Yu Lexing with a squint, and said, "I feel relieved with your words, Special Envoy. After all, we are all here for the special training class."

Yu Lexing didn't say anything for a long time. At this moment, he snorted coldly and stared at Liao Hua:

"Everyone wants the best for the special training class, but you cannot represent the class. Go back and write your report. If things are really as you said, I will go to Mr. Sun and Mr. Chang's portraits tonight to apologize and send a telegram to Mr. Dai to request to resign as deputy director."

"Hmph, I'll wait." Liao Hua said harshly and turned away.

Zhang Yi was speechless when he saw Yu Lexing, who was shaking with anger. He thought that there were factional struggles in the special training class, which was normal. After all, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. However, the struggle had escalated to such a level, which still surprised Zhang Yi.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi immediately had the idea of ​​staying out of it. He was a special commissioner, not a "firefighter" who was overwhelmed with the situation. He could make appropriate macro comments, but he had to cleverly avoid the specific rights and wrongs of you and me.

(End of this chapter)