My spy diary

Chapter 455 The Principle of Recording (Part )
Yilu Apartment.

Zhang Yi climbed the stairs, looked around vigilantly, and came to the door of Room 302. When he was about to knock on the door, he found it was ajar. He pushed it gently and the door opened.

The house was tidy and looked brand new, and there was a sweet song playing on the record player, which was also Zhou Xuan's "Farewell to You".

"I send you to the road of flowers, my heart is more bitter than the coptis root, I shed tears of disappointment and longing, the sky is also sad and tears are pouring down."

Xu Yedao was the only one in the room. He sat on the sofa with a calm expression on his face, but his hand had already raised the muzzle of the gun.

"Hand over your weapons!"

Zhang Yi didn't respond, but reached out to take out a cigarette. Xu Yedao thought he was going to attack, so he suddenly jumped up from the sofa, his finger on the trigger:

"do not move!"

"Do you dare to shoot? I observed before coming here. Not far from here is the Central Military Academy branch. There is a police station to the west and a police station to the east..."

Xu Yedao interrupted him: "I am more familiar with the geographical environment here than you are. You'd better not play any tricks, otherwise the worst that can happen is that we will all die together."

As he said this, he lifted up his shirt, revealing two grenades at his waist.

"I'm just taking a cigarette." Zhang Yi calmly took out a cigarette and lit it. While smoking, he looked around the house. "It's said that a cunning rabbit has three burrows. I guess the bureau doesn't even know about Director Xu's residence?"

"You don't have to trick me." Xu Yedao sneered, "Why not tell you? Before I was promoted to Major General, I attended the Central Military Academy's advanced training class for a year. I lived here at that time. Close the door."

Zhang Yi obediently bolted the door, then sat on the sofa opposite him, looked at him and said:

"You asked me to come here just to show off your qualifications?"

"So what? When I was doing this, you were still a police academy student who knew nothing. I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice, so don't play any tricks in front of me!"

Seeing that Zhang Yi had no intention of taking action directly, Xu Yedao breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he was 100% sure that Zhang Yi had something to hide. Otherwise, even if he told him the truth, he would not believe it, let alone come. Only those who have done something wrong would worry about leaving evidence.

He sneered in his heart, but pretended to be honest on the surface:

"Brother, you and I are both respectable people, I think we can have a frank talk. Tell me, are you a Red Party member, or a Red, and when did you start working for them?"

Zhang Yi secretly laughed in his heart. Sure enough, he was trying to trick him. He said with a bewildered look on his face, "I don't understand what you mean. Am I that stupid to give up the high position and generous salary offered by the Party and join the Red Party?"

Seeing that Zhang Yi didn't accept the challenge, Xu Yedao looked a little embarrassed and snorted coldly:

"Stop pretending. You know in your heart that I have nothing to do with that Red Bandit suspect Chen Jingrao. Those tricks must have been done by your people."

"I just heard of this name today. Isn't he a black market broker? It is said that he has a good relationship with Mrs. Xu." Zhang Yi kicked the ball over again cleverly.

"It's just business dealings. I don't know anything about it."

"Isn't that right? If this person is really a Red Party member, he is lurking in the circle of wives, most likely waiting for an opportunity to steal information. What if my sister-in-law is not paying attention and says something she shouldn't say?"

"That's enough!" Xu Yedao was angry and said, "Let's talk about your business."

"Me? What's wrong with me?" Zhang Yi shrugged calmly, "If Director Xu really has any evidence against me, you might as well take it out so that I can study it carefully. It will also be convenient for me to check and compare. If there is any mistake, I can correct it. If there is no mistake, I can encourage myself!"

Xu Yedao smiled: "Do you think I'm that stupid? Would I give you evidence so easily?"

As he spoke, he stood up from the sofa, walked casually to the record player in the corner, turned off the music, picked up a teacup and asked, "What would you like to drink?"

"No need."

"Are you afraid that I'll poison you? Haha."

Xu Yedao glanced at him, and made himself a cup of tea. While blowing the hot steam from the cup, he said, "Besides Jin Xiaoyu, you should have another accomplice, right? No, two, or maybe more.

One person helped spread the news of Jin Xiaoyu's exposure, and the other took the opportunity to kidnap Chen Jingrao and set up a radio station and intelligence in his home. In this way, as long as Chen Jingrao disappeared, he could be confirmed as a member of the Red Party and become the best weapon to attack me. Then, I could be charged with a red crime and you could be perfectly protected. It was like killing two birds with one stone. High, natural, and effective with half the effort. "

Zhang Yi was shocked, but he didn't expect Xu Yedao to have guessed it right. He said calmly:

"The story is very interesting, Director Xu, you have put a lot of effort into it, but the truth is not like that. By the way, there are some things you probably don't know yet, right?"

"what?"

"Jin Xiaoyu confessed after being injected with the 'truth serum' that the so-called 031 was you. He said this himself. Director Mao personally conducted the interrogation."

"Huh?" Xu Yedao was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized. No wonder Boss Dai's attitude towards him took a sharp turn for the worse after he answered the phone, and he even arranged for someone to follow and monitor him.

His face suddenly darkened.

At this moment, he felt a little regretful that he had directly shaken off the secret sentry in the inspection room. Would the bureau think that his identity was exposed and he was absconding for fear of crime?
However, thinking that the one day given to him by Boss Dai had not yet arrived and the bureau would not take any action for the time being, he breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could get the evidence that Zhang Yi was red-faced within the agreed time, he could strike back and clear himself completely.

Thinking of this, he glanced at the phonograph imperceptibly and asked, "Do you like listening to records?"

"I don't have the same zest for life as Director Xu."

Xu Yedao laughed dryly twice and was about to say something when there was a knock on the door.

He immediately pointed his gun at Zhang Yi alertly: "You brought helpers with you?"

"You think too much." Zhang Yi sneered, "Could it be your accomplice?"

He stared at Zhang Yi for a few seconds, and seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, he pointed his gun and warned, "Don't make a sound."

Then he walked carefully to the door and listened. He was a little confused as to who would knock on the door at this time.

After a moment, there was another knock on the door.

Xu Yedao finally couldn't help it and asked loudly:
"Who?"

"I'm the landlord." A man's voice came clearly from outside the door.

Xu Yedao put away his gun, opened the door, went out, and closed the door carefully.

A middle-aged man wearing a top hat and long quilt was standing outside, holding a gray briefcase in one hand and a few lease contracts in the other. When he saw Xu Yedao coming out, he was the first to say:
"Are you Mr. Wang? No one has lived in this house for a long time. When I saw the light on, I thought it was robbed."

"Who are you? Where is the original landlord?" Xu Yedao looked alert. He rented this house with fake ID and he didn't know the man in front of him at all.

"My cousin has to go back to his hometown for something, so I'll take care of this stall for the time being."

While the two were talking at the door, Zhang Yi walked quietly to the record player. He saw a big hole on the back of the record player. Inside was a running pocket recorder, faithfully recording everything it heard.

He sneered in his heart and sat back calmly. When Xu Yedao sent the landlord away and came back, Zhang Yi was sitting on the sofa smoking.

He looked at Zhang Yi carefully for a few times and said, "Okay, tell me."

Zhang Yi looked puzzled: "What?"

"Hmph, there are some things that you can't just deny. If you're not careful, you'll end up in a more passive position. Now there are only two of us and no one is eavesdropping. Tell me the truth, when did you join that side?"

Zhang Yi asked back, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you this? Director Xu, you hid it so well. If Jin Xiaoyu hadn't given you away, I would never have believed that you were 031. Now that the evidence is irrefutable, you can't deny it. You might as well admit it as soon as possible."

After a pause, he said, "How about this? Why don't you come with me back to the bureau to meet Boss Dai and turn the passive situation into active. As long as you reveal your superiors and subordinates and sign a confession, the boss might spare you out of consideration for our friendship."

Xu Yedao was furious and yelled, "You bastard, you don't want to drink the toast, so you have to drink the forfeit, right? Do you really think I don't have evidence?"

"What evidence?"

"Someone left fingerprints and footprints in Chen Jingrao's house." While saying this, Xu Yedao carefully observed Zhang Yi's expression.

Zhang Yi frowned: "Didn't you say you didn't know Chen Jingrao? How do you know where he lives? Besides, what does this have to do with me?"

"Boss Dai told me that I was there when he gave the order to the inspection office." Xu Yedao's tone was full of pride. "Afterwards, I went there and gained a lot."

Zhang Yi laughed dumbly and deliberately asked calmly: "Could it be my fingerprints and footprints?"

"Yes, I made a comparison. It's yours." Xu Yedao said confidently.

Zhang Yi immediately stated: "Director Xu, you can always find a pretext to accuse someone. Even if you want to frame me, you should have done your homework in advance. You are too eager for quick success. Not to mention that I don't know this Chen Jingrao at all and don't know where he lives, just say that when the inspection office searched his home, I was interrogating Jin Xiaoyu. Director He and Director Mao can all testify. I am too busy to do anything else. Your lies will be exposed as soon as you poke them."

"You!" Seeing that Zhang Yi was not fooled, Xu Yedao became angry and glared at him with red eyes. He put the gun to his head and asked him, "I'll ask you one last time. Will you tell me or not?"

On the other side, after saying goodbye to Xu Yedao, the landlord's cousin came out of the apartment building, looked around, and turned into the telephone booth opposite the Nanyang Coffee Shop.

In the inspection room of the bureau headquarters, Adjutant Jia was anxiously waiting for a call. Everyone in the inspection room had been looking for Xu Yedao all day, but it was as if this guy had disappeared from the face of the earth.

At this moment, the phone rang and he picked it up: "Hello?"

A strange voice came from the receiver: "Excuse me, is this Mr. Jia?"

"you are?"

"This is Nanyang Coffee Shop. A Mr. Zhang asked me to tell you that a Mr. Xu asked him to meet at the nearby Yilu Apartment today. Also, he saw an old friend named Zheng today. The other party also noticed him but did not speak. Mr. Zhang said that Mr. Zheng probably has business dealings with Mr. Xu as well."

"I see. Thank you. Could you please leave your name?"

"I'm just a passerby. Mr. Zhang gave me 100 yuan before I agreed to help him make this call." After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Hearing the beeping sound coming from the other side, Adjutant Jia hung up the receiver expressionlessly, but his mood was not as calm as his face looked. Although the other party spoke unclearly, he understood.

Mr. Xu clearly refers to Xu Yedao. Why did he ask Zhang Yi to meet him?

An old friend named Zheng? Could it be the traitor in the bureau, Zheng Huhe?
He has connections with Xu Yedao. Could it be that Xu Yedao is really 031, the Red Party undercover who has been lurking in the bureau?

Thinking of this, he immediately walked towards Dai Chunfeng's office.

"Commander, we found Xu Yedao."

"where is he?"

“Yilu Apartment near Nanyang Coffee Shop.”

"Where is he doing?"

"It was Deputy Director Zhang who asked someone to call and said Xu Yedao had arranged to meet him, and that Zheng Huhe had also appeared nearby."

"Have they made contact?" Dai Chunfeng's expression was solemn.

"That's not certain yet." Adjutant Jia shook his head and immediately asked, "Should I take some people over there now?"

Dai Chunfeng pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Catch him and bring him back. I want to interrogate him personally."

"Yes."

On this side, Xu Yedao had already lost his patience. He pointed a gun at Zhang Yi's head, confiscated the pistol from Zhang Yi's waist, and said angrily:

"You bastard, you've killed me. If you don't confess today, don't even think about walking out of here alive."

"Director Xu, why is it so?! What do you want me to confess? I still say the same thing, come back with me now and explain everything to Boss Dai, there is still room for maneuver. Otherwise, when the bureau catches your accomplices, everything will be too late. Think about your wife and children."

Xu Yedao's face turned pale and he shouted, "You son of a bitch, now that things have come to this, I'm telling you clearly that you have to admit it now even if you don't want to! Anyone can wear the hat of the Red Party, but it can't be me. You don't have any evidence, right? You're in my hands now, what evidence can't I get? Don't forget what I do, I can forge a piece of evidence that you're a red party member now."

"Old Xu, don't get excited. Why are you doing this?"

"I'm not excited at all. As long as you work hard and admit that you are a Red Party member, I promise not to embarrass you, and I can even let you go immediately."

"Do you think I'm a fool? If I really do what you say, I won't be able to wash myself clean even if I jump into the Yangtze River."

"I, Xu, swear to heaven that I will keep my word."

Zhang Yi looked at him without saying anything.

Seeing that Zhang Yi didn't believe him, he sneered and continued, "I know what you are thinking. Before you came, I was thinking about how to get your confession and then kill you. But now, I have changed my mind. As long as you admit your identity, I promise to let you go. Confession for life, a fair trade."

"This is why?"

"I'm counting on you to leave me a way out."

"What do you mean?"

"Since ancient times, winners have been kings and losers have been bandits. You and I both know that the Japanese are on the decline, and it is still uncertain who will rule the country in the future. If the Red Party takes over the world, I hope you can remember that I spared you today."

"Director Xu is indeed far-sighted. He believes that no matter how the country changes hands or the dynasties change, he will be able to remain invincible. But is this statement really appropriate?"

"Stop talking nonsense, just do it, otherwise we will all die together."

At this moment, several rapid brake sounds suddenly came from downstairs of the apartment building.

(End of this chapter)