My spy diary

Chapter 454: Meeting (asking for monthly ticket)

That's it!

Xu Yedao originally felt that what happened tonight was full of weirdness and absurdity. Now, after hearing Jin Xiaoyu's confession from Captain Huang, he suddenly understood everything.

In his opinion, the "Waterloo" he encountered tonight was closely related to that bastard Zhang Yi. No matter how the other party tried to steal things and sneak around, and finally escaped, he had undoubtedly become a scapegoat.

"You despicable villain, you grandson, fuck your uncle, you are wronging me." When he thought about the idea of ​​asking Zhang Yi for help before, he slapped himself hard, "Stupid! Stupid! Really fucking stupid!" He scolded himself repeatedly, and later on, he shouted at the top of his lungs, which made people's hair stand on end.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Yedao took a deep breath, and his nerves, which had been highly tense throughout the day, finally relaxed a little.

For him, it was all thanks to Captain Huang! If he hadn't told him the truth, he would still be kept in the dark. Thank God, this chess piece he had carefully cultivated earlier finally showed its true value.

"A scapegoat? If the tiger doesn't show its might, do you really think I'm a sick cat?"

Xu Yedao sneered repeatedly. From Huangpu to the Secret Service Department and Military Control Commission, he had never been so embarrassed in the past ten years.

If he wanted to prove his innocence now, he must not be soft on his enemies. He recalled the scene when Zhang Yi offered him a poisonous trick, and a trace of murderous aura flashed in his eyes. He had already made up his mind. He had earned his official hat with blood and sweat, and he must not let it be ruined by this little thief.

In Dai Chunfeng's office, Zhang Yi, Mao Qiwu and He Shangyou sat upright. After staying up all night, they all looked exhausted. However, they had to cheer up as they would soon start reporting and analyzing the case.

At this time, Dai Chunfeng finished listening to the recording of Jin Xiaoyu's interrogation, put down his headphones, glanced at a few people, and finally stopped his gaze on Zhang Yi. He asked sternly:
"What do you think?"

Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Could it be a self-torture trick?"

He wanted to insist that the traitor was Xu Yedao, but that would be too abrupt and the timing was not right. Moreover, it would be more convincing if the words came from someone else.

Hearing what he said, Mao Qiwu and He Shangyou, who were sitting next to him, glanced at him secretly.

"A self-torture tactic?" Dai Chunfeng asked.

"Yes." Zhang Yi nodded. "It's not that I intentionally belittled Director Yang Zaixing. It's just that there are too many doubts about Jin Xiaoyu's exposure. Imagine an agent who was well-trained and carefully selected in the Soviet Union and infiltrated into our organization. How could he easily fall into the trap set by Director Yang? It is obvious that he did it deliberately and took the initiative to expose his identity. This has been confirmed in his second interrogation. This person just wanted to make a fake play real and slander his subordinates as the so-called 031, so as to protect the real inner ghost. Who would have thought that one careless move would lead to a complete loss."

"What about the confession after the injection of truth serum? Is it also false?"

Zhang Yi sighed, "Yes, I am also puzzled by this matter. Logically speaking, no one can withstand torture, let alone truth serum, but there are too many uncertainties here. Should we find a pharmacist to analyze it? Otherwise, a wrong confession will only mislead the identification of intelligence."

Dai Chunfeng looked thoughtfully at Mao Qiwu and said, "Since the medicine was provided by the Americans, you can send a telegram to the American station and ask Xiao Bo to ask the American technical experts to see what they say."

"Yes."

Zhang Yi continued, "It takes the person who tied the bell to untie it. Although Jin Xiaoyu is dead, the clues are still there. He was able to enter the detention center, so someone must have helped him. If we follow this line, we may be able to find his accomplices."

Dai Chunfeng thought for a moment and said, "We have already found out who this person is. He is a broker and is currently being sought."

For some reason, he did not directly mention that the radio station and intelligence were found in the broker Chen Jingrao's residence, and he did not mention Xu Yedao at all.

After saying this, Dai Chunfeng waved his hand and said without waiting for the others to express their opinions, "Okay, are you all tired? Go back and rest early. Director Mao, please see you two off for me."

"Yes."

"I resign from my humble position."

After seeing off Zhang Yi and the other man, Mao Qiwu returned to Dai Chunfeng's office.

Under the desk lamp, the two had a secret conversation.

"Qi Wu, what do you think of Zhang Yi's analysis?" Dai Chunfeng asked.

"The arguments are rigorous and the facts are sufficient. There are no loopholes to be found."

"Yes, I never thought that the Red Party would use the tactic of exchanging lives for Zhang Yi's."

Mao Qiwu thought for a moment and said, "But, from another perspective, the self-torture strategy can also be understood as turning the tables on the enemy?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Dai Chunfeng looked at him meaningfully and nodded in agreement. Mao Qiwu's analysis of the case was becoming more and more mature. An excellent agent must have the instinct to doubt everything. The bureau was investigating the undercover agent, and the Red Party might do such a thing to protect the undercover agent.

But soon, his expression became solemn again, and he said:

"You still don't know about Xu Yedao, right?"

He then briefly recounted the discovery of the radio station and intelligence from the residence of broker Chen Jingrao, and pointed out the relationship between this man and Xu Yedao.

"We cannot be sure that Chen Jingrao has a direct relationship with Xu Yedao, but if Jin Xiaoyu's confession is true, then the problem is serious."

"Could it really be Xu Yedao?" Mao Qiwu was stunned. He sighed and said, "Commander, to be honest, when I first got the confession, I was a little confused. But where is Xu Yedao now?"

At this moment, the phone in the inspection office rang. Adjutant Jia anxiously grabbed the phone and said "Hello?"

An anxious plainclothes voice came from the other end of the line: "Director Jia, Director Xu. Xu Yedao has disappeared."

"You lost us?" Adjutant Jia was a little surprised.

"We were just one step away when he suddenly turned into a side road and lost us. We found his car, but he was gone. We searched his house and the places he often went to, but he was not there. I suspect he realized his identity was exposed and ran away."

Adjutant Jia thought quickly and said, "Go to each station immediately, take everyone you can, and block them."

After a pause, he added: "Remember, be quiet."

After hanging up the phone, he rushed out, ran upstairs, knocked on Dai Chunfeng's office door and reported the situation to him.

"Disappeared after getting rid of the pursuit?" Dai Chunfeng looked solemn when he heard Adjutant Jia say that Xu Yedao had disappeared.

"Yes, in all likelihood, he is the undercover, the traitor we have been looking for." Adjutant Jia was still out of breath as he had been running all the way here.

Mao Qiwu was surprised: "Didn't he go to arrest Chen Jingrao?"

Adjutant Jia sighed and said, "That's the problem. Now Chen Jingrao has disappeared, and Director Xu is also missing."

Dai Chunfeng was full of surprise. This was too unexpected. Could he really be that person?
Zhang Yi got out of the car with a depressed look. The scene of Jin Xiaoyu's sacrifice kept turning around in his mind, making him feel mixed emotions.

After sitting in the car for a long time, he headed home. When he entered the house, it was almost dawn outside.

Zhang Yi put down the key tiredly and was about to take off his coat, when suddenly, his expression froze and he realized something was wrong - there was someone else at home, although the person's breath was so light that it almost deceived his ears.

Zhang Yi pretended to remain calm and slowly took off his coat. At the same time, he quietly pulled out the pistol from his waist with his right hand, loaded it, and pointed the muzzle towards the sofa.

However, at this moment, the table lamp next to the sofa lit up, and a man dressed as a doctor was sitting on the sofa.

It’s Zheng Huhe.

Instead of speaking directly, he tapped his ears with his hands.

Zhang Yi understood what he meant and shook his head, saying, "I have already removed the bugs in my house."

Zheng Huhe nodded and said with a sad face: "Jin Xiaoyu died."

"I know. I was at the scene the whole time. The enemy injected him with a truth serum." Zhang Yi recounted the incident with red eyes. "He is a tough hero."

The atmosphere was a little heavy for a while.

After a long silence, Zheng Huhe sighed, breaking the sad atmosphere, and slowly introduced what he had done. He said, "In this way, the enemy's attention will be temporarily diverted to Xu Yedao and Chen Jingrao, and you can relax a little. By the way, what is Dai Yunong's attitude?"

"I'm half-believing and half-doubting. After all, Xu Yedao's 'exposure' was very abrupt. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to accept it for the time being."

Zheng Huhe said solemnly: "Then we will add fuel to the fire."

"what do you mean?"

"Find Xu Yedao first, eliminate him, and thoroughly prove that he has been exposed and is on the run."

"This is the last move, but he can't die in obscurity." Zhang Yi waved his hand and was about to further elaborate on his views when the phone in the living room suddenly rang.

He winked at Zheng Huhe, walked over and picked up the phone, but said nothing, waiting for the person inside to speak first.

After a moment, a man's deep voice came from the phone: "Deputy Director Zhang. Don't say anything. Listen to me."

It’s Xu Yedao.

Zhang Yi gestured the word "Xu" silently to Zheng Huhe, and then said to the other end of the phone:
"you are?"

With a cold laugh, Xu Yedao said, "Don't pretend. You should know who I am. No one dares to answer my call now, but I believe you will, because you have something to hide. Let me get straight to the point. You are 031, Jin Xiaoyu is your accomplice, and the incident with Chen Jingrao was also caused by you and your accomplices. Don't deny it, I have evidence."

"Who is Chen Jingrao?"

"Are you addicted to acting?" Xu Yedao said sarcastically, gritting his teeth.

"Old Xu, what are you talking about? It's so weird, I don't understand a word you say." Lying was very easy for Zhang Yi, so naturally, he would not fall into his trap easily.

"Your accomplices have been to Chen Jingrao's apartment and left evidence. I don't plan to hand over the evidence to the bureau for the time being. I want to meet you alone." Xu Yedao said quite confidently on the other end of the phone.

Zhang Yi glanced at Zheng Huhe who was sitting opposite him. He didn't believe that Zheng Huhe would leave any evidence behind. He knew that Xu Yedao was just trying to trick him. But when he thought about the next plan, he suddenly asked in a low voice, following the other party's lead:
"see me?"

"How do you know what evidence I have without meeting me?"

"Director Xu, if you really have any evidence against me, or evidence that proves I am a member of the Red Party, why not just hand it over to Boss Dai and ask for credit and reward? Why bother with this?"

"We are colleagues. I just can't bear to see you go down this wrong path. I hope you can turn back." The person on the other end of the phone sounded sorry for him, then sneered twice and changed the subject, "Of course, the world is full of people who make money, so I won't help you for nothing. When you come tomorrow, remember to bring ten gold bars."

Zhang Yi sneered in his heart and asked calmly: "Aren't you afraid of me?"

Xu Yedao interrupted him and said disdainfully: "Since I made this call, I have made all the necessary preparations. Humph, if something happens to me, the evidence will be immediately sent to Boss Dai or even the chairman. But as long as you can wake up and stop associating with the Red Party, I will let you go for the sake of my colleagues and money.

Humph, if you don't want to be wanted by the police and end up with a torn corpse, tomorrow, no, today at 2pm, you go to the phone booth opposite the Nanyang Coffee in the YZ area by yourself. I will tell you how to find me then. If you are late, I won't wait for you. Take care of yourself!"

The phone was disconnected with a click.

"Xu Yedao?" Zheng Huhe raised his eyebrows. "He can't keep his temper anymore."

Zhang Yi nodded and said, "He must have figured out something based on the intelligence he has and wants to strike back. That's fine, we might as well take advantage of his trick and play his game to the end."

"What are you going to do?" Zheng Huhe asked curiously.

Zhang Yi smiled mysteriously: "Come closer and listen."

A few hours passed in a flash, and Zhang Yi arrived at Nanyang Coffee Shop ten minutes early.

The early spring sunshine shines warmly on the bustling commercial street, and Zhou Xuan's sweet singing voice floats out from the bright windows of the coffee shop.

"I sent you to Baihuazhou, and slept alone in the painted building all night. The parasol tree leaves have fallen in autumn, and the cold moon shines with infinite sorrow."

He looked back and around, then pushed the door and walked in.

There were quite a few people in the coffee shop, scattered around in groups of three or four, chatting and laughing.

Zhang Yi chose a seat by the window. After sitting down, he habitually glanced inside the room. Seeing no suspicious persons, he ordered a cup of coffee.

While stirring the coffee in front of him with a spoon, he looked around calmly.

He was sure that Xu Yedao was hiding somewhere and observing him at this moment.

As he expected, on the roof of a four-story apartment a few blocks away, Xu Yedao was lying on the ground, holding a telescope in his hand, watching his every move intently. On his left and right were a loaded pistol and a telephone with a long wire.

He stared at Zhang Yi for a while, then turned the camera and looked around vigilantly. Only after he confirmed that Zhang Yi did not bring anyone from the bureau or any helpers did he pick up the phone and dial.

"Ring ring ring"

As soon as the phone across the street rang, Zhang Yi immediately walked over to answer it.

"Go straight 50 meters from the phone booth, turn left, Yilu Apartment, room 302, don't play tricks!"

(End of this chapter)