My spy diary

Chapter 436 Complaint (asking for monthly ticket)

"Director Mao, what a coincidence."

Mao Qiwu looked at him for a moment with a smile, excited but not in a hurry: "Unfortunately. I came here specifically to see Deputy Director Zhang."

"Oh, something?"

Mao Qiwu did not respond. He smiled and glanced at the frightened and trembling Lu Genquan, and asked, "Who is this? Deputy Director Zhang, why don't you introduce him?"

"friend."

"Really?" Mao Qiwu didn't comment, and glanced at the suitcase next to Zhang Yi's feet, "What is that? It looks very valuable. Do you mind if I open it and take a look?"

"Isn't this necessary?" Zhang Yi deliberately looked nervous.

This expression made Mao Qiwu very satisfied. He had suspected Zhang Yi for so long, and today he finally got the chance.

Catch a thief and seize the stolen goods; catch an adulterer and seize both of them. Maybe the suitcase contains a radio.

"I think it's necessary." Mao Qiwu stared at Zhang Yi, smiling, "Is there anything shameful in here?"

As he said this, he took a step back and gestured to the plainclothes officer beside him.

Immediately, two plainclothes officers stepped forward to restrain Lu Genquan and began to search him.

The other two walked towards Zhang Yi.

"What are you doing? I am alone." Lu Genquan's face turned pale in an instant. He tried to struggle, but was held tightly by two plainclothes officers. Before he could finish his words, he was slapped in the face. He immediately chose to accept his fate and allowed the plainclothes officers to grope his body.

Here, there were two plainclothes officers, one dressed as a rickshaw driver and the other with a scarf around his neck. They were the two who had been monitoring Zhang Yi.

The two men walked up quickly with guns in hand and said, "Excuse me, Deputy Director Zhang," and quickly confiscated Zhang Yi's gun. One of them stood guard while the other picked up the suitcase, while Zhang Yi just watched coldly.

The scarf man opened the suitcase and saw several gold bars and a stack of US dollars lying quietly inside. He was stunned and looked at Mao Qiwu for help: "Director Mao."

Mao Qiwu's heart sank at the plainclothes officer's confused and stunned expression. He quickly stepped forward and his face darkened after just one glance.

Suddenly, he closed the suitcase with a snap, his expression changed like turning the pages of a book, and he forced out a stiff smile: "Brother, it's a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?" Zhang Yi's face was as cold as ice.

Mao Qiwu said quickly: "Brother, we are all on the same side, so I will tell you the truth. The Inspection Office received a tip-off that the Red Party was handing over intelligence at the Central Hotel."

“I am a Red?”

"How can this be!"

"What about the Reds?"

"No, I guess the information is wrong."

"Really?" Zhang Yi didn't comment. He didn't look at him again. He looked at Lu Genquan and said, "This is Mr. Lu. Boss Dai introduced him to me. He's one of ours."

"Ah!" Mao Qiwu was surprised and quickly ordered his men to let go of Lu Genquan. He stepped forward, shook his hand, and said with an apologetic smile:

"So it's Mr. Lu. Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. I'm Mao Qiwu."

Lu Genquan hadn't come back to his senses yet: "Mao, Director Mao, hello."

"What Director Mao? Just call me Qi Wu. Mr. Lu, I'm sorry to be frightened. Please take a seat." Mao Qi Wu smiled and personally pulled out a chair for him, which made Lu Genquanshou flattered. Before he could say anything, Mao Qi Wu pointed at the two plainclothes officers who had just arrested him and scolded them:

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you apologize to Mr. Lu?"

The two plainclothes officers immediately bowed their heads and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, is your face okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Lu Genquan waved his hands repeatedly, his face burning, but he was satisfied with the attitude of Mao Qiwu and the plainclothes. After being terrified for so long, he suddenly wanted to cry. It turned out that this was how it felt to be treated as one of your own.

At this moment, a cold voice came: "When it comes to dancing with long sleeves, Director Mao is still the best."

Hearing this, Mao Qiwu secretly groaned in his heart. Zhang Yi's problem had not been solved yet. He looked at Zhang Yi who was sitting expressionless and wanted to say something. After thinking for a while, he said:

"Brother, although it was a misunderstanding, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for what happened today."

He pointed at the two plainclothes officers and said, "Apologize to Deputy Director Zhang immediately."

"I'm sorry, Deputy Director Zhang."

Zhang Yi said coldly: "I don't have time to listen to your apology."

"Deputy Director Zhang, we are also following orders."

This sentence angered Zhang Yi: "Obeying orders, whose orders? The orders of that turtle bastard Mao Qiwu? He only knows how to bully others at home. If he has the energy, why don't he go to deal with the Japanese? Are you afraid of death? This is a bullshit order. I think it is a mess."

Mao Qiwu's face turned pale and he was speechless as he looked at the excited Zhang Yi.

After saying this, Zhang Yi lit a cigarette and suddenly fell silent, making the whole room quiet.

Time passed by minute by minute, no one spoke, just looked at each other.

After a while, Mao Qiwu rubbed his hands and coughed dryly: "Deputy Director Zhang has suffered a lot. Qiwu apologizes to you."

Zhang Yi remained silent and said nothing.

Mao Qiwu paused and said, "It's getting late."

He said a few words, and Zhang Yi interrupted him: "Can you give me my gun back now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in the scarf hurriedly handed over the pistol.

"This is the first time that our own people have confiscated our guns!" Zhang Yi laughed sarcastically, loaded the bullet neatly, raised his hand, and aimed at the two plainclothes officers standing in front of him. The two men shuddered all over.

Mao Qiwu's face turned even darker, and he said anxiously, "Zhang Yi, don't do this!"

"Why don't you switch with them?" Suddenly, Zhang Yi turned the gun and pointed it at Mao Qiwu.

Mao Qiwu was stunned: "Zhang Yi, what are you going to do?"

He stared at Zhang Yi and felt his scalp tingling. Although he knew that the two of them had completely torn their faces apart today and this matter was not easy to deal with, he was still shocked and frightened that Zhang Yi retaliated so quickly in public and pointed a gun at him.

"Deputy Director Zhang, don't be impulsive!"

"Deputy Director Zhang, this is Director Mao, don't mess around."

"Don't shoot."

"What are you all standing there for? Are you holding a fire stick?"

The plainclothes officers were stunned and talked at once. After a moment of stunned silence, they all pulled out their pistols and pointed them at Zhang Yi. Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Zhang Yi turned a blind eye to all this, put his index finger on the trigger, and asked sarcastically:
"Director Mao, which one do you think is faster, my gun or theirs?"

Mao Qiwu's body was stiff. He was so frightened that he had no time to think about such a problem. He didn't dare to gamble his life. His eyes were red and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be impulsive. This time, I am the one who let you down."

"This is not the first time," Zhang Yi said. "Of course, it may also be the last time."

"Brother Yunyi, I'm sorry." Mao Qiwu used up the last bit of his strength and said in a trembling voice: "Don't be impulsive. I will find Mr. Dai to admit the punishment in a while. After that, I will come to your house to apologize. What happened today was really a misunderstanding-"

"You have no chance."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "click" sound, and the firing pin made a blank sound, but the bullet did not fire.

Mao Qiwu's whole body went limp, he staggered and almost fell to the ground. A plainclothes officer nearby quickly supported him. He was gasping for breath, but behind him he could hear Zhang Yi's unscrupulous laughter.

"I didn't expect you to be so timid, Lao Mao. Hahahaha, my habit is not to load the first magazine with bullets. Look how scared you are. Did you pee your pants?"

After saying that, he put away his pistol, picked up the suitcase on the table, and walked out as if no one was around.

A group of plainclothes officers were silent as a mouse, trembling with fear and avoiding a path.

The footsteps faded away, but Mao Qiwu's heart was still tumbling like a roller coaster. With a dark face, he glared fiercely at his subordinates who were looking ashamed, and sighed secretly, thinking that this man was in big trouble today.

He thought to himself, "Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi, this bastard, you are committing crimes against your superiors. You are too arrogant. No matter if you are a spy or not, the Military Intelligence Bureau can no longer accommodate you."

The spring chill was severe, and outside the Central Hotel, the streets were deserted.

Zhang Yi glanced around and found a person standing alone in the shadows not far from the hotel.

It’s Chen Kaiyan.

She stared at the entrance of the hotel in a trance until Zhang Yi walked up to her and said, "You are following me."

"I'm just worried about you."

"Even though it was a lie, I was inexplicably moved."

Chen Kaiyan avoided his gaze and said nothing.

After a while, Zhang Yi said, "Let's go home."

As he spoke, he walked forward a few steps, stretched out his hand and a rickshaw driver quickly came running over.

The two got into the car one after the other and returned home in silence.

After returning home, Zhang Yi sat on the sofa smoking a cigarette, thinking with a serious expression, slowly recalling everything that happened today, as well as the subsequent impact and response measures: Mao Qiwu's revenge, Dai Chunfeng's accountability, rescuing the arrested comrades, and Zheng Huhe's saying "All is fair in war".
Zhang Yi was lost in thought. Chen Kaiyan sat beside him and hesitated for a moment before asking, "What are you thinking about?"

He hummed and said, "Nothing, go to sleep."

Chen Kaiyan didn't say anything, but her eyes never left his face. She kept looking at him. There was something different in her eyes.

Sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams, that's probably what it means.

Earlier, after Zhang Yi went out, she followed him quietly, saw him make a phone call, go to the Central Hotel, and then meet a middle-aged man with a suitcase, until they disappeared into the private room.

She originally wanted to get closer and spy, trying to find out who Zhang Yi was meeting with, but at this time Mao Qiwu came with a large number of spies, so she immediately hid again.

But then, the expected conflict, gunfight, and arrest did not happen. When she saw Zhang Yi coming out alone, she immediately realized that something went wrong.

But she now has no idea what exactly happened.

At this moment, she stared at his pupils, wishing she could get in and find out what was going on, uncover all the secrets hidden inside, and see whether her husband was a human or a ghost, so as to complete the task assigned to her by Director Dai.

The two of them "competed" silently for a while. She was about to get up and go back to the bedroom, but Zhang Yi patted the suitcase beside him and said:
"Aren't you curious about what's inside?"

Chen Kaiyan didn't say anything, but she sat down again after raising her butt.

Zhang Yi opened the suitcase and placed the gold and US dollars inside on the coffee table.

Chen Kaiyan looked at the money in confusion, then looked at Zhang Yi: "Where did it come from?"

"It's given by others as a gift."

"bribery?"

"Is it weird? Everyone does this."

Chen Kaiyan was slightly stunned.

Zhang Yi looked at her and said, "Although we are a fake couple, we still need money for food, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea."

Chen Kaiyan didn't move.

Zhang Yi smiled and said, "I am a grown man, I can't spend your money, right?"

Chen Kaiyan hesitated for a while, took out two US dollars, and pushed the rest of the money back to Zhang Yi:
"Two are enough. You said that fake couples should settle accounts clearly. I will keep accounts of the household expenses."

Zhang Yi pushed the money back again: "You are Mrs. Zhang in front of outsiders now, buy yourself some decent clothes, such as cheongsam, high heels, etc."

"You think I'm embarrassing you?" Chen Kaiyan's face changed slightly. "So you like those girls who have permed hair, wear cheongsams, and show their thighs?"

Zhang Yi felt confused. What was going on? How could there be a woman who didn't like to dress up?
Before he could say anything, Chen Kaiyan stood up and went back to the bedroom, slamming the door.

The night is blurred.

After Mao Qiwu returned home with a gloomy face, he immediately received a phone call and went out again.

The car sped all the way and finally stopped at Yangjiashan Mansion.

This place is located in the countryside, and is where Boss Dai keeps his mistress.

The one living here is naturally his new love, Hu Die.

After helping Hu Die "recover" her luggage, she had developed a crush on Dai Chunfeng. As a seasoned womanizer, Dai immediately struck while the iron was hot and took Hu Die and her husband from Fanzhuang to No. 161 Mansion on Zhongshan Road.

Here, everything from furniture, sanitary facilities to various items for food, clothing, housing and transportation, as well as service and service personnel, are available, all paid for by the Military Control Commission and provided free of charge to Hu Die and her husband.

Hu Die was originally a refugee from poverty, but she was used to enjoying life. Now she finally lived the familiar life she had not lived for a long time. She was so grateful to Boss Dai that she had some affection for him.

Boss Dai took steady steps and continued to advance cautiously. He visited Hu Die every day to ask about her well-being and sent her all kinds of specialties, flowers and fruits. This made Hu Die feel uneasy and that she owed Boss Dai a "debt", and her desire to repay him grew deeper.

At this time, Boss Dai showed his fourth trick - he used the power in his hands to get Hu Die's husband Pan Yousheng a lucrative job as a commissioner in the Freight Department of the Ministry of Finance, and rushed him to Kunming alone to take up the post.

Businessmen are nothing in front of power. Pan Yousheng was already worried about his life, so when he saw a lucrative job, he was naturally happy to take the job and entrusted his wife to Boss Dai to "take care of her."

Boss Dai naturally accepted it with a smile, and in order to avoid being seen, he moved Hu Die to Yangjiashan Mansion in the countryside, where they spent every day in love.

It was the first time Mao Qiwu knew this place. After verifying the documents, he was led to the living room by his attendants. He saw Dai Chunfeng sitting on the sofa in pajamas with a gloomy look.

When Mao Qiwu saw him, he knelt down and said, "Mr. Dai, someone wants to kill me!"

Dai Chunfeng frowned and looked at him. As far as he could remember, this was the third time Mao Shanyu knelt down to him.

The first time was when he rushed to Chang'an alone to rescue the detained principal, and Mao Qiwu came to visit him.

The second time was when he asked me to agree to his marriage with Xiang Xinying.

He asked in a deep voice: "Qi Wu, what happened?"

(End of this chapter)