Spy wars start with lurking Secretary Hong

Chapter 404: Unsolvable Deadlock
After seeing Hong Zhiyou off, Liu Kui returned to his office and organized some documents for a while.

Completed.

He went straight to the duty room.

The duty room has three rooms.

Lu Ming, a holdout, occupies a room all to himself, while Liu Kui has a large house and only comes to squat down when he is on a mission.

When he came in, Lu Ming was eating wontons that Hong Zhi had sent over.

"I must say, Brother Zhiyou is really generous; he even added two soft-boiled eggs to the wontons," Lu Ming said as he ate.

"Then why do you always gossip?" Liu Kui would tease him as usual.

"Why.

"Can't we just have a proper chat?" Lu Ming frowned, annoyed.

Liu Kui sat down, put on white gloves, and took out a small flashlight to examine the thumb ring.

"You actually received it?" Lu Ming asked.

Yes, but I can't have it.

"You think I'm like you, always trying to take advantage of others?" Liu Kui rolled his eyes and glanced at him sideways.

"Yes.

"How can I compare to you? Your father was a landlord who left behind so much gold and silver treasures. He has plenty of money to play with antiques."

“I’m different.”

"My parents died early, I grew up eating food from many families, and I rely on my own hands for everything."

"Poverty makes people lose their ambition."

Lu Ming gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"You've spent all your money on leather shoes and suits; it's no wonder people are poor and lack ambition."

"With all the profits you've squeezed out, you could buy a large courtyard house in the new city district."

Liu Kui replied, his gaze never leaving the ring.

"There was no other way; I was terrified of being poor."

"Eat better, dress better, at least look like a human being."

"People only sleep a few hours at night, so what's wrong with making do with a place to sit? There's a heater here, and the mattress is soft and cozy."

"Spending money on houses and other useless things is either stupid or foolish."

Lu Ming gulped down the soup, wiped his mouth, and said...

Liu Kui knew he was talking about himself.

I didn't argue with him, and I couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention.

"By the way, I saw Section Chief Hong's girlfriend last night, and she looks a bit like the woman in the painting."

Lu Ming walked over, picked up the cigarette pack Liu Kui had placed on the table, casually smoked two cigarettes, tucked one behind his ear, and lit the other.

"That prostitute in the interrogation room doesn't look like her?" Liu Kui asked, raising his eyebrows.

"It's similar."

“They look almost identical, with similar features,” Lu Ming said thoughtfully.

He got to where he is today not entirely through flattery, but because he has real talent.

His specialty is having a photographic memory.

Even Gao Bin, who is known for his excellent memory, greatly admires Lu Ming.

"What do you mean? Section Chief Hong is suspected of colluding with the underground Communist Party and protecting that woman who was released?" Liu Kui was annoyed by his ambiguous attitude and asked directly.

"Hey, bro, don't try to pin this on me, I didn't mean it that way." Lu Ming quickly waved his hands in fear to deny it.

If you don't have it, then keep your mouth shut.

"Can't you tell that Section Chief Gao dotes on this nephew?"

"If this gets back to him, he might tear your mouth apart."

"Don't forget, his nickname is Butcher."

"Be careful, they might slaughter us like pigs later."

"If you fucking want to die, don't drag me into it!"

Liu Kui gave a cold reminder.

"How could I not understand? I even saw the section chief bring breakfast for Hong Zhi this morning. He really treats him like his own son." Lu Ming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead as he recalled the section chief's sinister gaze.

"Good to know, don't cause trouble," Liu Kui said.

"You said the section chief's surname is Gao, so how come his nephew's surname is Hong?"

Lu Ming didn't dare to think any deeper and quickly changed the subject.

"Who cares? That's between the uncle and nephew."

"You should go and interrogate that prostitute right away."

Liu Kui couldn't stand his incessant nagging any longer, so he quickly sent him away.

……

Hong Zhi drove past the residence.

"With the lights on, she's acting like she's the lady of the house." Gao Bin glanced through the car window, then looked at Hong Zhiyou meaningfully.

Uncle.

"Don't worry, I won't be attached to anything you don't like."

"I'll dump her in a few days."

Hong Zhi said knowingly.

"Ok.

"If she has a good foundation and is smart enough, I wouldn't mind letting her take one with her."

"Just keep having children. No matter how many of the Gao family's offspring you have, your uncle will raise them all for you."

"Uncle doesn't love money, but he still has the means to support a few grandchildren."

Gao Bin was genuinely worried about the only son in the Gao family.

In this day and age, corrupt officials, secret police, gangs, and all sorts of shady characters are crammed into Harbin, and every now and then, someone from the Special Service Division gets shot in the back.

Don't let a murderer suddenly appear out of nowhere.

The Gao family line truly ended.

I will try my best.

"Won't you come up and have a seat?"

Hong Zhi turned the tables and avoided arousing his uncle's suspicion.

"Forget it, there was a shooting in Nangang today. Your aunt is timid and worried about us, so I won't go up." Since she's not his future niece-in-law, Gao Bin refused without any interest.

"Ok."

Hong Zhi stepped on the gas and sped past his residence, heading straight for his uncle's house.

After seeing Gao Bin upstairs, I let my aunt know I was safe.

Hong Zhi drove back home.

As soon as I entered, Sun Yuejian was reading a newspaper.

"Any news?" she asked.

"Your teammate Wang Dachun betrayed you after he was arrested. He implicated you, but luckily I managed to stop him."

"I'll kick you out in the next couple of days, and then I'll take the opportunity to send you back to Fengtian."

Hong Zhiyou truthfully stated.

"Thank you," Sun Yuejian said gratefully.

"However, you may need to make some makeup changes."

"The receptionist at the Madier Hotel saw you; someone in the communications team drew a picture of you."

“A shrewd person like Gao Bin will take notice of you after just one glance.”

Hong Zhi glanced at her a few times and gave her a reminder.

"Understood." Sun Yuejian nodded.

"Get some rest. Your old ID card is no longer valid. I'll take you to get a new one tomorrow." Hong Zhiyou's eyes were clear, giving people a very reassuring and reliable feeling.

"Ok."

Sun Yuejian nodded.

……

Zhou Yi returned home with a gloomy expression.

"Where's Lao Wei?" he asked.

"They just left not long ago," Gu Qiuyan said.

"How many telegrams did you send today?" Zhou Yi asked coldly as he closed the door.

"I sent it once but didn't get a reply from the mountains, so I sent it again."

"Old Wei was there, and he agreed."

Seeing his long face, Gu Qiuyan's tone also became stiff.

"Foolish and muddle-headed!"
"This old Wei is becoming more and more unpredictable!"
"Do you know that because you guys sent it one more time, we almost got exposed today?"

"The department has imported new surveillance equipment that can monitor and track radio frequencies."

“They’ve locked onto your radio station. If it weren’t for the many residential buildings in this area, we’d be in the military police’s interrogation room right now.”

Zhou Yi lowered his voice and pointed at Gu Qiuyan, sternly reprimanding her.

"I'm just worried that the comrades on the mountain won't receive it."

"The Japanese want to clear the mountains before the new year. I don't know if the comrades at the Qixinglazi Arsenal have evacuated yet. I'm worried about their lives."

You're always afraid of this and that.

"Aren't the comrades on the mountain living their own lives?"

"It's worth sacrificing ourselves to ensure their safe evacuation."

Gu Qiuyan retorted, unconvinced.

"You are hopeless."

"Sacrificing oneself is easy, but for us underground workers, the hardest thing is how to survive."

"It's their problem if they don't receive it."

"They missed a deadline, or the equipment malfunctioned; this is the price they have to pay."

"You have no discipline and no sense of danger; you are simply not suited for this job."

Zhou Yi tried his best to control his anger and said in a deep voice.

"Take a look at this." Gu Qiuyan handed over a report with a blank expression.

"You have a kid?"

Zhou Yi didn't know if he had gone mad, or if the world or the Manchurian Provincial Committee had gone mad.

"It's been three months. This morning I went to the hospital for my test results," Gu Qiuyan said.

You went to the hospital.

"The Security Bureau is specifically targeting the Police Department, and the hospital has their monitoring points."

"The hall will soon know about your matter."

"How did you get pregnant while I was away?"

"A hat just fell from the sky out of nowhere?"

Zhou Yi rubbed his temples, his head aching, and growled weakly, exhausted.

"You think I wanted to come? It was just an order from above."

I've told you everything.

"Let's discuss what to do."

Gu Qiuyan said unhappily.

"It seems I'm not going to be able to get rid of this hat."

"Here's what we'll do. The Asuri Hotel is a Russian asset taken over by the Special Service Department. There are people secretly staking out the place. I'll be working with Lu Ming tomorrow night."

"I'll be passing by then, and given Lu Ming's personality, he'll usually go in and grab a couple of packs of cigarettes."

"You are like this..."

Zhou Yi patiently taught her the way.

“I understand, but if that happens, everyone in the hall will know about you…” Gu Qiuyan said.

"It's the only way for work."

Zhou Yi got up and went into the inner room.

……

In the early morning in Harbin, the fog is thick and the snow is falling, making it as beautiful as a fairyland.

Hong Zhiyou had just entered the hall.

Liu Kui walked over and returned the ring to him: "It's genuine."

“If you like to keep it for fun, this thing is easy to collect. I’ll just buy another one later,” Hong Zhiyou said, declining the offer.

"One should not accept rewards without merit."

"Let's go.

"The section chief is waiting for us in the conference room."

Liu Kui said.

Upon arriving at the conference room, Gao Bin sat at the head of the table with a friendly smile on his face: "Everyone, now that everyone is here, let's get down to business."

"Squad Leader Jin, please tell us."

He glanced at Jin Xiaoyu.

Jin Xiaoyu stood up and pointed to the map on the wall, saying, "Based on recent surveillance footage, we have identified the radio frequency band in the area around Jihong Bridge and Asia Cinema."

"My suggestion is to search house to house."

After he finished speaking, he sat down.

"No, going door to door won't work; it's too much of a move and will alert the enemy."

"We can ask the gas company to cooperate and search again under the pretext of gas maintenance."

As he spoke, Gao Bin's gaze fell on Zhou Yi's face: "Captain Zhou, if I remember correctly, you live over there, right?"

"Yes, Section Chief Gao." Zhou Yi inwardly cursed, but still asked calmly.

"Are there any outsiders in the house?" Gao Bin asked.

“There’s an old woman who cooks,” Zhou Yi answered truthfully.

"Here's what you do, you do a self-check."

"Find another witness."

"These all need to be reported to the department and the military police, so that you won't be unable to explain yourself when the village head asks you later."

"Lu Ming, you go with him."

Gao Bin spoke casually, but his eyes were secretly observing Zhou Yi.

"Section Chief, I'm in charge of Sun Yuejian's matter, aren't I? Why don't we let Section Chief Liu handle it?" Lu Ming knew very well that this was a matter that would offend people, and he didn't want to get involved too much.

"Liu Kui is still responsible for finding the medicine, so why don't you have Section Chief Hong take over?" Gao Bin directly suggested Hong Zhiyou.

He knew that Lu Ming, that slippery fellow, wouldn't go.

Liu Kui absolutely cannot go.

Gao Bin wanted to catch the mole, but he could only investigate Zhou Yi secretly.

If Liu Kui found out anything on the spot, given his personality, he would definitely arrest Zhou Yi on the spot.

Zhou Yi is one of Director Liu's men.

He was also recently commended by Prime Minister Zhang Jinghui.

The Special Service Department was exposed within a few days of its arrival; wouldn't that be a slap in the face to Zhang Jinghui?

Therefore, he had no choice but to send Hong Zhiyou.

"Yes, Section Chief." Hong Zhiyou accepted the order without hesitation.

"Captain Zhou, you have no objections to this arrangement, right?" Gao Bin asked.

No objection.

"Looks like it's time for me to move," he replied quipped.

“That’s not the case.

"Just a simple routine check and submitting a report to the military police will suffice," Gao Bin said.

"Now let's talk about the second thing."

"Lu Ming has already obtained the results of his interrogation. This woman admitted that she is Sun Yuejian, and is the underground liaison for the Manchurian Provincial Committee in Fengtian, Harbin, and Xinjing."

"Status is very important."

"I plan to hand the person over to Captain Murakami, and the rest is their business."

"Our next task is to seize the radio station and find that batch of drugs."

After a pause, Gao Bin gave another instruction.

"Yes." The group accepted the order.

After the meeting ended.

Gao Bin called Hong Zhiyou to his office alone.

"Uncle, you're making things difficult for me. What if they find something in Captain Zhou's house? How am I supposed to explain this?" Hong Zhi said with a wry smile as he closed the door.

“It’s a difficult problem, otherwise why would I have asked you to go?” Gao Bin said.

"Remember this: search carefully."

"Also, if we find out, we shouldn't make a fuss. We should pretend we don't know anything. If he really is a pro-CCP or KMT member, we should keep a close eye on him. By focusing on him, we might be able to uncover the entire organization behind him."

"This way we won't offend Zhang Jinghui and Director Liu."

Gao Bin gave cautious instructions.

"Well, that's the only way." Hong Zhi nodded.

"I have already had the hall set up temporary surveillance, and all phone calls have been recorded."

"If Zhou Yi makes a phone call at this time, then he must have a problem."

"When you search, bring more people with you."

"If he doesn't call or contact anyone, bring fewer people."

"Remember, carry a gun, or you might do something desperate."

Gao Bin gave the instructions.

“Okay, Uncle.” Hong Zhi nodded.

"Don't rush. Let him stay quiet all morning and see what he does. Then you can take some people to his house at noon and get a free meal there."

"Lu Ming said that his housekeeper makes very delicious dumplings."

Gao Bin said humorously.

"Want me to bring you some?" Hong Zhi asked cheekily.

"Forget it, I'm afraid it's poisonous," Gao Bin said with a laugh.

"Go and get busy."

He patted his nephew, who was much taller than him, and said.

He can't trust anyone in his life.

Now that Zhiyou is back, he can finally share some of the burden.

……

Hong Zhiyou walked to the side of the road.

Xiao Guohua was sitting in a rickshaw, hiding from the snow and smoking.

To assist Hung Chi-yau's work, he was recently assigned by Ng King-chung to the police department.

"Hey buddy, could you buy me two packs of cigarettes?" Hong Zhiyou said.

As he spoke, he handed over a few bills.

Soon, Xiao Guohua went to the tobacco shop across the street, bought some cigarettes, and handed them over with a bow and scrape: "Sir, here are your cigarettes."

"Thanks, keep the change." Hong Zhiyou took the bag and gave instructions.

"Thank you, sir."

A little while later, guests arrived.

Xiao Guohua naturally led the customer away.

After recruiting the people, he returned to Wu Jingzhong's residence as quickly as possible: "Station Chief, I have intelligence."

Wu Jingzhong took out a paper cutter, carefully sliced ​​open one of the banknotes, smeared it with rice water, and soon a line of words appeared.

"Call Liu Xiong, drive to pick up the goods first, then go to Jihong Bridge to pick up Boss Li..."

Wu Jingzhong frowned and gave the order.

"Yes, stationmaster."

Xiao Guohua accepted the order.

……

Zhou Yi returned to his office, his thoughts a jumble of anxieties and confusion.

He didn't want to blame Gu Qiuyan.

The Japanese have far surpassed the technology they had two years ago; they underestimated the progress of the times.

Now, as long as a radio is sent out, it's only a matter of time before the radio station's location is exposed and locked.

The remarkable thing is that this is a dead end.

Unless he informs Gu Qiuyan to immediately switch radio stations.

Zhou Yi pulled his fingers back as they touched the cold telephone.

If I could think of it, Gao Bin certainly could too.

He suspected that these calls had already been monitored.

Even the so-called radio wave monitoring, or yesterday's signal vehicle, was something Gao Bin intentionally made him see.

Perhaps the hall doesn't even have this technology, and Gao Bin is just fooling himself.

He was waiting to pick up the phone.

Upon recalling Gao Bin's gloomy eyes, Zhou Yi immediately abandoned this foolish idea.

Gao Bin was staring at him with a magnifying glass, and there was nothing he could do now.

If Gu Qiuyan cannot be notified, the radio station risks being discovered.

Moreover, even if the radio station is moved.

Why did the radio station go silent after Gao Bin asked him to conduct a self-examination?

It's important to understand that Gao Bin deliberately avoided a large-scale search, precisely because he was afraid of alerting the enemy.

The snake escaped before the grass was even touched.

This doesn't make sense in theory.

Given Gao Bin's cunning and suspicious nature, he would only suspect that he himself had tipped him off.

Dead end.

It's difficult to solve either way.

Zhou Yichou lightly pounded his forehead with his fist, while his pen habitually spun in circles on his fingertips.

Having such a devilish leader makes life in Harbin feel like hell.

calm!

calm!

Zhou Yi knew that rushing things wouldn't solve the problem.

He quickly calmed down.

Make and answer routine work-related calls as needed.

He had thought about it; it wouldn't make sense to not touch the phone at all.

Dealing with someone like Gao Bin requires careful consideration; any small detail could be used against you by him.

Half past eleven in the morning.

Gao Bin picked up the phone: "Answer, communications team."

"Hey, Sergeant Jin, how's the surveillance going?"
"it is good.

"I understand. We'll maintain the monitoring mechanism for now."

"Even if it's a waste of manpower, we have to keep going for a few days."

"It's a bit of a hassle for everyone."

He hung up the phone with a snap and then dialed the economics department office: "Zhiyou, you can go now."

There's no problem with the surveillance on Squad Leader Jin's side.

Aside from normal phone calls, Zhou Yi did not contact his family or the outside world.

Gao Bin also hoped that he was overthinking things.

He still thought highly of Zhou Yi; he was capable, ruthless, and a man destined for great things.

……

Hong Zhiyou arrived at Zhou Yi's office.

Seeing Zhou Yi's still calm and composed demeanor, he sighed slightly in his heart.

The difficulty of surviving in "Cliff" far exceeds that of the Jin Hai Station in my previous life.

Old Wu only cares about money and is deliberately going easy on Yu Zecheng.

But Gao Bin was different; he targeted everyone except his own nephew.

Gao Bin could lock down Zhou Yi with any tiny loophole.

Reality is far crueler than in the drama.

If I hadn't stepped in to help, Zhou Yi wouldn't have made it through this ordeal.

Even if he doesn't die right now, he will definitely be blacklisted by Gao Bin and kept under close surveillance.

"Captain Zhou, I'm sorry, payday is coming up soon, and Section Chief Sun called me in and kept me busy all morning. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting," Hong Zhi said apologetically.

"fine.

"You name a few people, let's go now."

"The section chief is right. We should wash ourselves clean as soon as possible, otherwise we won't be able to explain to the Japanese."

Zhou Yi had no other choice but to hope that the expensive piano could escape the search.

After all, he was the team leader.

Those who are conducting the search should be more restrained.

……

(End of this chapter)