My spy diary

Chapter 425: Cousin (asking for monthly ticket)

The bearded man was a little dumbfounded when he saw the weapon in the young man's hand: "Fire tongs?"

The young man answered "hmm" honestly.

The bearded man was a little dizzy from the beating. He rubbed his head and cursed: "What a weird thing! How dare you bring fire tongs?"

Before he could finish his words, the young man hit him on the head again, and this time he started bleeding.

The bearded man was enraged and rolled over and started wrestling with the young man.

Next to him, Chen Kaiyan, who had gotten rid of the bearded man, was anxious and irritated: "Stop fighting, I'll pay you."

No one answered.

"beep--"

At this time, several patrolmen ran over blowing their whistles.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Kaiyan stamped her feet anxiously: "Chen Jie, stop fighting, run quickly, or you will be arrested."

"Run? Where to run?" The older patrolman heard this. He spat and walked over to the bearded man and Chen Jie who were huddled together.
"Stop it, be quiet."

When the bearded man saw the police, he let go immediately and described the incident again while wailing, adding fuel to the fire: "Officer, not only was I hit, but my head was also broken. How do we solve this problem?"

The patrolman glanced at him, then looked at Chen Kaiyan: "Who did you hit first?"

Chen Kaiyan's eyes were red: "I'm so sorry, I didn't notice it. I promised to compensate him."

"Nonsense, it was you who hit someone and tried to run away, but I stopped you. You got angry and ordered your accomplices to attack me. Ouch, it hurts so much."

"Officer, that's not the case." Chen Jie got up from the ground and retorted, "It's obviously this bastard who is scamming you."

"Did I ask you to speak?" The older patrolman saw the clothes he was wearing, interrupted him with a scornful smile, and raised his chin towards his men, "Cuff them all, take them all back to the station for interrogation, and confiscate the scooter."

"Officer, I'm the victim." The bearded man got anxious when he saw the patrolman taking out handcuffs. He quickly approached the older patrolman and whispered:

"Sir, can I have a word with you?"

The other person looked at him twice, nodded arrogantly, and the two walked aside.

"What's your name, sir?" the bearded man asked flatteringly.

"Diao, who are you?"

"Hello, Captain Diao. I'm from the Green Gang. I went out to beg for food, but I didn't expect to mess up my performance." The bearded man clenched his fists, pressed his thumbs down, and made a signature move.

As he spoke, he took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and stuffed it into Captain Diao's pocket, lowering his voice:

"They are just two small workers with no background. Just pretend you didn't see them. Keep them for tea and mahjong. Please spare my brother."

Seeing that he was from the Green Gang, Captain Diao softened his attitude a bit. He looked at him for a moment and weighed the money in his hand: "A habitual offender, eh?"

"Misunderstanding, this is my first time doing this kind of business."

"Humph!" Captain Diao snorted coldly, squinted his eyes and looked at him a few more times, and said deliberately:
"So many people saw it, and they're talking about it all at once. It's a bit difficult to handle."

The bearded man cursed him for being greedy and quickly took out another wad of money and stuffed it in:

"We are all here to watch the fun. If anyone dares to say anything, isn't it up to you, Captain Diao, to decide how to deal with him?"

Captain Diao pinched the money and quickly put it in his trouser pocket, then asked curiously, "Are you alone?"

The old man with the whiskers glanced at the crowd and said:
"Yes."

"Okay, I can let you go, but you still have to go through the process. Let's go to the police station first." After saying that, he turned around and walked back, shouting to the men who had already handcuffed Chen Jie, "Escort him back. As for the car."

Seeing the vegetable basket hanging on the bicycle, he threw it aside and was about to push the bicycle away.

"Police officers are my favorite." Chen Kaiyan was so angry that she was shaking all over, tears welling up in her eyes. She rushed over and tried to grab the car, but Captain Diao pushed her away and said, "If you dare to interfere with public affairs again, I'll cuff you too."

Chen Kaiyan staggered back two steps and someone helped her up.

She turned around and saw it was Zhang Yi.

"Officer, I think you can't enforce the law in a rough manner, and you shouldn't push the bicycle away."

Captain Diao was impatient: "Who are you?"

Zhang Yi calmly handed over his ID: "My name is Zhang Chao, and I'm a reporter for Central Daily News."

Captain Diao's heart skipped a beat. How did they attract the reporter from Central Daily News?
These "uncrowned kings" are most afraid that the incident is not big enough. If it is reported in the newspaper, not to mention the bonus, they will probably be suspended.

He bent over and took the certificate with both hands in fear and trepidation:
"Sorry, reporter Zhang, I didn't know you were from JoongAng Ilbo."

"This guy is sneaky and obviously not a good guy. He is probably a repeat offender. He is obviously extorting money. He must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others." Zhang Yi pointed at the bearded man and angrily scolded him. He glanced at Chen Jie and said, "Although the young man was a bit heavy-handed, he was completely brave and courageous. People like him should be commended."

The bearded man had a shy look on his face. His original plan was for him to blackmail Chen Kaiyan by pretending to be her driver, and then Zhang Yi happened to appear and act as a hero to save the beauty (being an accomplice to the evil), and then he would just run away, and the matter would be over. Who would have thought that Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear in the middle of the road, looking stupid, dazed and aggressive.

But what could he do? The mission was assigned to him by his boss, and the person in charge was from the Military Intelligence Bureau. He couldn't afford to offend either side.

Glancing at the look Zhang Yi was giving him secretly, he had no choice but to go along with it and continue acting.

"Captain Diao, don't listen to the reporters' nonsense. I..."

"Shut up!" As soon as the bearded man started to defend himself, Captain Diao glared at him fiercely and told him to shut up, then smiled and said to Zhang Yi:
"I didn't expect this incident to alarm the Central Daily News. Reporter Zhang, don't worry, our police's duty is to uphold justice and protect the people. I will definitely handle this matter impartially and give the parties involved and the society a satisfactory explanation.

Actually, to be honest, no one was hurt, it was just extortion, a small case, no need to be reported in the newspaper. Look, it's so late at night, and you're still working hard."

As he was speaking, he suddenly saw the contents of Zhang Yi's ID.

Captain Diao: "Reporter Zhang, you have only been at the Central Daily News for one day?"

"Yes. Any questions?"

The certificate was forged just yesterday.

Captain Diao laughed contemptuously. He threw the certificate to one of his men beside him and said, "What the hell? You don't even know your own weight. Do you think you can pretend to be a diamond with this certificate?"

As he spoke, he spat on the ground and pointed at Zhang Yi's chest provocatively:

"At Central Daily News, you are at best a tea server and errand boy. You don't even have the qualifications to write articles with your name on them. Yet you are still putting on airs here. You really think you are the uncrowned king!"

Several patrolmen nearby looked at the documents and snickered.

"Captain Diao is quite knowledgeable. Haha, one day doesn't count as a reporter?"

Captain Diao was even more disdainful and sneered:
"You're pretending to be a hero, trying to imitate others in saving the damsel in distress? I see you and this man and woman are in cahoots with each other, maybe you're in the same group. Humph, maybe even this certificate is fake!"

Officials have two mouths, and whatever they say is reasonable. Zhang Yi has seen this.

He said with great interest, "It has a seal on it. If you don't believe it, you can check it."

The Military Control Commission’s documents are both real and fake.

Captain Diao was impatient: "You're right, I just don't believe it. I'll confiscate your documents and I'll take them back to the bureau and verify them with the Central Daily News. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll take you away too, hum." After that, he got on his bicycle, waved his hand, pointed at the bearded man, Chen Jie, and Chen Kaiyan, and said: "Take all of them back."

"Wait." Zhang Yi pulled the handlebars and stopped him.

"Giving you face?" Captain Diao pulled his face and pressed the pistol on his waist.

"Captain Diao has great authority." Zhang Yi smiled sarcastically and took out a certificate from his pocket. "How about you take a look at this one?"

"What is this?"

"Good stuff, I promise you won't regret it." As he spoke, Zhang Yi gently lifted a corner of his collar, and the Browning around his waist flashed.

Captain Diao was stunned and quickly took the document and looked at it.

Upon seeing this, Captain Diao's face changed drastically, and his eyes kept wandering between the ID card and Zhang Yi's face.

He could never have imagined that this extremely young man in plain clothes was actually the deputy director of the Operations Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the famous Zhang Yi.

"Still don't believe it? How about making a phone call to verify it? Or should I call Director Tang of your General Administration?"

"Letter." Captain Diao hurriedly got out of the car, stood at attention, and was about to salute, "Captain"

Zhang Yi stopped him and winked at him. Captain Diao was confused and changed his words: "Reporter Zhang."

"Captain Diao."

"Zhang, reporter Zhang, please give me your instructions."

"As a reporter, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to interfere with your law enforcement, right?"

Captain Diao coughed twice in frustration and said, "That's totally fine. The police station also has to accept supervision from the newspapers."

"Okay, then tell me how to handle this case?"

"This is a very serious matter," Captain Diao said, pointing at his beard indignantly. "This guy is so bold to blackmail people in broad daylight. Oh, and he even bribed me just now, which is an even greater crime. This kind of crazy criminal must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others."

As he spoke, he waved his hands anxiously at his men: "What are you all standing there for? Why don't you arrest the criminals?"

Several patrolmen were dumbfounded. They did not expect the case to change so drastically in an instant. They rushed over, knocked the bearded man to the ground, and hurriedly put handcuffs on him.

Captain Diao then yelled at the policemen who were still in a daze: "What are you standing there for? Why don't you untie the brave men who are doing this for justice?"

"Yes." The patrolman hurriedly uncuffed Chen Jie and apologized.

After arranging all this, he smiled flatteringly, approached Zhang Yi with trepidation, and asked in a low voice:

"Zhang, reporter Zhang, do you think this is a good approach?"

Zhang Yi didn't even look at him and asked, "Where's my ID?"

Captain Diao reacted and quickly ran to his men to get the press card. He wiped it on his clothes and handed it to Zhang Yi respectfully:

"Sir, I was blind and didn't recognize the great man. Please forgive me."

After saying that, he glanced at Zhang Yi, and seeing that Zhang Yi did not express his opinion, he hurried to Chen Jie to ask about his well-being, then walked up to Chen Kaiyan with an apologetic smile and bowed to her.

"Miss, Diao has offended me. The case has been investigated. It was the other party who deliberately committed fraud. It has nothing to do with you. We will deal with him severely. Oh, by the way."

As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of the vegetable basket he had thrown on the ground, quickly bent down to pick it up, and hung it back on the bicycle.

Chen Kaiyan was caught off guard by this scene, her face flushed: "Thank you, officer. I'm glad the misunderstanding has been resolved, I really don't mind."

As she spoke, she stole a glance at Zhang Yi, then quickly lowered her eyes.

At this time, Zhang Yicai slowly turned around and walked in front of Captain Diao: "Okay, Captain Diao, I hope you can enforce the law impartially. As a reporter, I will keep an eye on you."

Captain Diao wanted to kneel down on the spot, wiping the cold sweat from his head: "Of course, of course, reporter Zhang, don't worry. Thank you, reporter Zhang, bye."

After saying this, he hurriedly took the pitiful bearded man away.

The incident was over and the crowd of onlookers began to disperse.

"You should always be on guard against others. Be careful next time. Bye." Zhang Yi said, turning around to leave.

Chen Kaiyan lowered his head, was silent for a while, said "thank you", and asked:

"You're a reporter? Why are you here?"

Zhang Yi sneered in his heart. He acted very convincingly. He also opened his mouth and said:
"I'm still looking for my cousin. I couldn't find him yesterday, so I wanted to come over today and try my luck again."

Chen Kaiyan said "Oh", a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face, and asked in a low voice: "What's your cousin's name? Maybe I can ask for you at the factory."

"Dai Chunfeng. Spring's spring, wind's strong wind."

"Okay, I remember."

"Hiss" At this time, a gasp sound came from the side. It was Chen Jie, his mouth was grinning, and his nose and eyes were swollen.

"Thanks to you today, I'm really grateful. Thank you, Chen Jie, are you okay? Do you want to go to the clinic?" Chen Kaiyan thanked politely.

The young man named Chen Jie smiled naively and said:

"I'm fine. I'll just apply an egg compress when I get home. Don't be so polite. We're all colleagues, so that's what I should do."

Then he bowed politely to Zhang Yi and said, "Hello, I'm lucky you helped me just now, otherwise I don't know what these patrolmen would do."

"Hello." Zhang Yi nodded politely. "You're welcome. It's just a small favor. On the contrary, I admire your courage to risk your life for the good cause."

"You're too kind. I deserve it." The young man's eyes were pure and clear. He felt embarrassed by the compliment. He waved his hands repeatedly and stole a glance at Chen Kaiyan. Seeing that she didn't look at him, he was slightly disappointed. "Kaiyan, I'm going home first. Remember to call me if you need anything."

"Thank you." Chen Kaiyan smiled at him faintly.

Chen Jie smiled in response, looked back every three steps, and walked away reluctantly.

After seeing Chen Jie off, the two were alone. Chen Kaiyan seemed a little embarrassed. After a pause, she said, "Thank you. I'll go back first."

As she said this, she walked to her bicycle, pushed it and headed home.

Zhang Yi made small talk: "Oh, by the way, I don't know your name yet? My name is Zhang Chao."

"Chen Kaiyan, Kai means happy, Yan means color."

"Good name."

Chen Kaiyan showed a faint smile with no comment.

"This is my business card. If you have any news about my cousin, remember to call me." Zhang Yi took out a business card and handed it to her.

Chen Kaiyan took it, and their fingers touched each other inadvertently. Her body tensed, her face turned away unnaturally, and she hurriedly put the business card into her pocket. She turned around, pushed her bicycle and disappeared into the night as if she was running away.

Zhang Yi watched her back as she walked away and smiled playfully.

(End of this chapter)