Spy wars start with lurking Secretary Hong

Chapter 412 Dealing with Commander Guan

The next day.

Zhou Yi walked into the hall carrying his briefcase.

He was in a terrible mood, but he still greeted people calmly.

No one could possibly steal a single ripple of emotion from his face.

Including Gao Bin.

"Captain Zhou, are we on a mission today?" Liu Kui walked over and asked, rubbing his hands together eagerly.

"Not at the moment," Zhou Yi said calmly.

"Captain Zhou, if you have any difficulties, just let me know. I may not have much else, but I still have my life," Liu Kui said readily.

"Thank you, I will let you know if there are any operations," Zhou Yi said.

Arrived at the office.

Zhou Yi picked up the phone several times and then put it down again.

He wanted to ask about the situation in Jiamusi, but felt it was inappropriate and ultimately held back.

Zhou Yi lit a cigarette and pondered for a moment.

He rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

Section Chief Zhu of Jiamusi was a veteran in the intelligence system. He once competed with Gao Bin for the position of head of the Harbin Intelligence Section, so the relationship between the two sections was not very good.

If I were to inquire rashly without a legitimate reason, it would certainly arouse Section Chief Zhu's suspicion.

call!
Zhou Yi stubbed out his cigarette and picked up the phone: "Hey, Zhiyou, come to my office."

A moment later, Hong Zhiyou walked in:

"Old Zhou, can we go arrest them now? Have you contacted Kato Keiichi yet?"

"No rush, there's something I'd like to discuss with you," Zhou Yi said.

“Your sister-in-law secretly sent someone to Jiamusi to deliver a message into the mountains last night, and I have a bad feeling about it.”

Do you have any acquaintances in Jiamusi?

"Let's see if we can find out."

He said.

Your hunch was pretty accurate... Hong Zhi glanced at him:
"Is it still possible to stop them now?"

“It’s too late. They’ve probably already gone into the mountains. Your sister-in-law is very stubborn. By the time I got the information out of her, those two had already left by train,” Zhou Yi said.

"Things will straighten themselves when they reach the bridge; there's no point in overthinking."

"Besides, premonitions aren't always accurate, nothing will happen."

"Let's go find Commander Guan."

Hong Zhi comforted him.

According to the original drama "Cliff", Gu Qiuyan sent her brother-in-law Zhang Pingjun, who had just graduated from university and had no experience in underground work, to Jiamusi to deliver a letter.

As a result, they fell into the trap set by the Jiamusi agents, and the Jiamusi underground transportation station was destroyed along with it.

Zhang Pingjun and others all died heroically, and almost caused Zhou Yi to be exposed and escape.

If I'm not mistaken, Zhang Pingjun and his girlfriend are currently in a hotel in Jiamusi, having already fallen into the trap set by the spy Lao Cui.

It was too late for a rescue.

Moreover, this level of communication requires coordination from the Binjiang Provincial Police Department.

Hong Zhi had no interest in meddling in such matters.

"Hmm, I hope everything's alright."

That was all Zhou Yi could think.

The two took a car straight to Wenxuan Street.

"Zhou Sang, my men are ready." Kato Keiichi arrived as promised, leading a squad of military police.

"Thank you. Please wait for me in the back street. We'll go upstairs and talk to Commander Guan first."

Zhou Yi bowed in thanks.

"Okay, feel free to call me anytime if you have any questions."

Keiichi Kato waved his hand, and dozens of military police went straight to the back street.

upstairs.

General Guan sipped his fragrant tea.

Old Hei, all smiles, said, "Master Guan, good news! Gao Bin left Harbin early yesterday morning."

Bai Qiming didn't inquire about the matter again.

"Yesterday, after Gao Bin left, the Special Service Section did nothing. The only thing everyone discussed was what gifts to buy to apologize to you in order to get in line."

"Looks like they chickened out."

"That's the right thing to do. A mere Special Agent doesn't dare to challenge me, Commander Guan. He should take a good look at himself in the mirror." Commander Guan became smug upon hearing this.

Just then, Tie Changshan, with a scar on his face, shoulder-length hair, and a sinister expression, walked in: "Godfather, Zhou Yi is here."

"How many people have come?" Commander Guan asked, his expression tightening.

“Two, Zhou Yi and a young section chief surnamed Hong,” Tie Changshan said.

"Two people?"

"They must have come to apologize to Lord Guan," Old Hei said.

"Yes, let them in." Commander Guan waved his hand.

Zhou Yi and Hong Zhiyou walked in.

“We’d like to speak with you privately,” Zhou Yi said, getting straight to the point.

"Heh, he's a man who cares about his reputation. Fine, Lao Hei, you two wait outside." Commander Guan figured these two wouldn't dare to play any tricks on his turf.

"Yes, Lord Guan."

Tie Changshan gave the two men a cold look and walked out with Lao Hei.

"Alright, now that there are no outsiders, you two can speak freely if you have anything to say," Commander Guan said, raising his hand.

"Zhiyou, you talk to him." Zhou Yi walked to the window, lit a cigarette, and started watching the show.

He and Hong Zhi have initially joined forces.

I'm very curious about how he managed to persuade Wei Huanzhang and Murakami.

This is a good opportunity to get to know this outstanding student who returned from the Imperial Army University.

“I’m here to advise you,” Hong Zhiyou said.

"Advise me?"

Commander Guan gave a cold laugh, exclaimed "Oh dear!" and continued:
"I can let you go."

"First: Your Section Chief Gao must lead the Special Service Section to set off ninety-nine strings of firecrackers at the entrance of Yong Sheng Kui Tea House."

"Second: The kid who hit me must be handed over."

"three……"

Before Commander Guan could finish speaking, Hong Zhi raised his hand to stop him: "You're overthinking it. I'm here to persuade you to surrender. Colluding with the Red Army to transport medicine to the Anti-Japanese United Army is a serious crime."

"You should know very well that Captain Zhou is Director Liu's man."

"We've come to see you alone because we want to give you a chance."

"Haha, I'm turning myself in, do you have any evidence?" Commander Guan laughed.

"evidence?
“Of course, you can draw back the curtains and take a look,” Hong Zhiyou said.

"Kid, you don't need to lie to me. When I was out in the world, you were still playing in the mud in your open-crotch pants." Commander Guan smiled disdainfully.

"Don't be stubborn, just wait and see," Hong Zhi said.

Zhou Yi, who was standing nearby, drew back the curtains.

Commander Guan's expression changed slightly, and he frowned as he walked to the window.

He saw a person standing by the window on the second floor across the street, being pulled towards his office by the neck being pressed down.

It was none other than his nephew, Liao Jun.

"One slap and he was completely defeated."

"You secretly colluded with the Red Army and purchased ten boxes of sulfonamide antibiotics from Fengtian, which were then secretly transported to the Fourth Anti-Japanese Allied Forces in the mountains through your sworn brother, Guo Shanjiang."

"The representatives of the Anti-Japanese United Army are now handing over the baton at the western peak of Laotuo Mountain."

"With witnesses and physical evidence, what else do you have to say?"

Hongzhi has the Way.

"Oh dear, I, Commander Guan, have been out in the world for so many years, and I've always been the one to call a deer a horse. I never thought that I would be framed and slandered today."

"That's utter nonsense."

"I don't know what kind of medicine it is, nor do I know anything about the Anti-Japanese Alliance or the Crossing Mountains and Rivers."

"Even if you find Liao Jun, it won't matter. I don't acknowledge him, so what can you do about it?"

Commander Guan calmed his inner turmoil, returned to the sofa, and calmly said while smoking his pipe.

"It seems you haven't grasped the current situation."

"This case is no longer under the jurisdiction of the city hall and the military police."

"Now Shibuya Saburo of the General Headquarters is in full charge. Here is the case filing document; you can take a look."

Hong Zhi opened his briefcase and threw out several documents, slapping them onto the coffee table.

He walked with his hands behind his back, saying, "You know better than I do who Shibuya Saburo is."

"He's one of the few people in Binjiang Province that you can't bribe, right?"

"You saw those military police down there too."

"They are not from the village, but belong to Commander Kato."

"They can rush up and arrest people right now if I give the order."

"The reason I came to see you is to give you a chance."

Don't be ungrateful.

"Heh, you're trying to trick me. You think you can scare me, Commander Guan, with just a few scraps of paper?" Commander Guan picked up the materials and looked at them; his eyes already showed a hint of panic.

"You can call Wei Huanzhang and Murakami now to verify this."

"But I can tell you."

“Wei Huanzhang went to Xinjing to see an old Chinese medicine doctor, and the village team leader went to the mines to arrest economic criminals,” Hong Zhiyou said.

Commander Guan glanced at him sideways, then, unconvinced, picked up the phone and answered the number with a smile:

"Secretary Huang, it's me, Commander Guan. Is Mr. Wei here?"

"Oh, I see. I understand."

"Thank you."

After hanging up the phone, cold sweat had already seeped onto Guan Dashuai's forehead.

He then quickly dialed the number for the military police.

The answer they received was exactly the same as what Hong Zhi had said.

Commander Guan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his heart sinking. He asked in a panic, "What exactly are you up to, kid?"

"You're a veteran of the underworld, you should understand that sometimes friendship can be hypocritical."

"The moment Shibuya Saburo makes his move, your backer is already prepared to abandon you."

"After all, colluding with the Red bandits is a capital offense."

"Don't even mention Wei Huanzhang, even Puyi couldn't protect you."

Hong Zhiyou sat down, crossed his legs, and sneered arrogantly while smoking a cigarette.

Looking at this seemingly refined scoundrel, Commander Guan had no choice but to admit his age and said, "Brother, you've won. Now, tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"You just need to push the blame onto Liao Jun."

"At the same time, help us lead the Three Rivers out, and then we'll be all done."

“In this way, you can continue to be the head of Harbin’s underground gang, and we can also show our faces in front of the Japanese and gain some capital for future promotions.”

Hong Zhiyou's eyes, hidden behind the smoke, revealed a gloomy and shrewd nature.

"Is it really that simple?" Commander Guan asked, frowning.

"Of course not. I spent a huge amount of money lobbying Wei Huanzhang and others this time."

"I can bail you out, shouldn't you at least show some sincerity in return?"

Hongzhi has the Way.

"Well done, using my money to save my life. You've got a good deal, young man," Guan said through gritted teeth.

“In essence, I am more like a businessman.”

"A good businessman will never do a business that loses money."

Hong Zhi nodded in agreement.

"Of course, you can choose not to give it to me. I can call the military police up now, and we can talk in the interrogation room." Hong Zhiyou's face showed a harmless smile.

"Alright, the younger generation is indeed formidable, I admit defeat."

"How much do you want?"

Commander Guan asked angrily.

“Not much, five hundred taels of gold,” Hong Zhiyou said.

Five hundred taels? You're telling me that's not much?!

"Young man, your appetite is far too great!" Commander Guan slammed his fist on the table and roared.

"Don't be angry. I know you can produce it. You secretly leased a forest in Black Phoenix Mountain behind the Japanese's back, claiming it was for ginseng cultivation, but it was actually a placer gold mine."

"Although not much gold is washed out each year, with all the gold you've amassed over the years, you still have several thousand taels of gold in your household."

"I want five hundred taels of silver; it's not unreasonable to buy your life."

Hong Zhi said it with complete clarity.

Wu Jingzhong found all this intelligence in documents left behind by the previous head of the Harbin Military Intelligence Bureau.

People in the Military Intelligence Bureau have a natural knack for money.

They even considered kidnapping Commander Guan, and this intelligence was gathered in great detail.

"Good good!"

Commander Guan's face turned deathly pale.

He never expected that these two people, who had only been back in Harbin for a few days, would have already figured him out so thoroughly.

"I give you!"

Guan Dashuai got up, walked to the cabinet next to him, and pressed the switch.

Inside were glittering jewels, gold bars, and even quite a few gold ingots.

One of the golden Buddha statues, about a foot tall, shone brightly.

"Buddha, what use are you to me!"

General Guan, somewhat annoyed, took out the golden Buddha and placed it on the table:
"This golden Buddha statue was made of pure gold by me and weighs 233 grams."

"These gold ingots are fifteen taels each."

"And these gold bars."

"Is five hundred for two more or less? Are you satisfied now?"

He pointed to the gold and asked coldly.

"As expected of Commander Guan, your reputation for being richer than a country is well-deserved. Thank you." Hong Zhiyou accepted the gift with a smile.

"General Guan, sign and affix your seal to these documents."

"Once you sign, all of this will be none of your business anymore."

Zhou Yi witnessed the whole thing and, amazed, walked over, pulled out a stack of documents, and slammed them down in front of Commander Guan.

After carefully examining each item, Commander Guan signed and pressed his fingerprint.

"Please write down in detail the situation in the Xifeng area where the Three Rivers Crossing is taking place, including personnel deployment and rendezvous codes," Zhou Yi instructed after tidying up the materials and putting them into his briefcase.

Commander Guan sighed softly.

Helplessly, I listed them all out on paper and even drew a simple map of the Three Rivers Village.

"We will report to the department immediately and launch a raid on Guo Sanjiang. We will need your cooperation to lure him out. The operation is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon."

Whether you can be completely free depends on tomorrow.

"Also, I don't want a fourth person to know about our conversation."

“You know, if we can’t wipe out the Three Rivers, I won’t be able to explain myself to the Japanese, and you’ll have to take the blame for all the trouble.”

Zhou Yi pointed at him and warned him sternly.

"Understood, officers. I will satisfy you," Commander Guan said with a bitter smile and resentment.

Hong Zhiyou had already packed the items into a large cloth bag.

After Zhou Yi finished giving his instructions, the two men left.

"Damn it, I've been hunting eagles my whole life, and I never thought I'd get blinded by one." Commander Guan leaned back on the sofa, his face full of resentment and helplessness.

"Master Guan, are you alright?"

Lao Hei and Tie Changshan walked in.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

"Changshan, do you remember what these two people look like?" Commander Guan asked leisurely, squinting his eyes.

"I've remembered," Tie Changshan said coldly.

"After tomorrow night, kill these two people by any means necessary," Commander Guan said, his eyes wide with murderous intent.

"Yes, Godfather!" Tie Changshan accepted the order.

……

"Commander Kato, this is the evidence that General Guan gave us."

"He admitted that the bandits had hidden a batch of medicines on the west peak of Laotuo Mountain, and after investigation, it was found to be the same batch that had been smuggled from Fengtian."

"General Guan has agreed to cooperate with us in eliminating the bandits."

"I will combine the intelligence later and draw up a detailed deployment map of the Xifeng bandits to hand over to the military police headquarters."

"To prevent intelligence leaks, I suggest that the military police and the Kwantung Army infiltrate Laotuo Mountain first, and then the police department and the 7th Battalion of the Manchukuo Army will cooperate tomorrow to take down the Three Rivers in one fell swoop."

Zhou Yi spoke in somewhat broken Japanese.

“Very good, Zhou Sang.”

"Mr. Shibuya was right about you."

"The Kwantung Army has long wanted to wipe out these bandits. If you can eliminate Guo Sanjiang, Zhou Sang, you will be the one to do the most good work."

Keiichi Kato said happily.

"See you."

Zhou Yi greeted them and watched Kato and the military police leave.

"To be able to extract gold from General Guan's pocket and cut off his flesh, you're number one in Harbin!" he said with a smile as he walked to the car.

"Here you go." Hong Zhi tossed him a bag containing gold bars and silver ingots.

"For me?" Zhou Yi was quite surprised.

“Don’t tell me you don’t like gold; it can be exchanged for a lot of grain,” Hong Zhiyou said.

"Who doesn't love gold?"

"But this was not in my plan, and I feel unworthy of it."

Zhou Yi refused quite frankly.

"I prefer being a businessman to being a spy."

"Everyone who sees it gets a share, and there will be opportunities to make money together in the future. You can't make a big business by trying to do it all yourself."

Half for each person.

"Ok, deal."

After Hong Zhi finished speaking, he got into the car.

Zhou Yi was stunned, finding it even harder to understand this young man.

However, he accepted it anyway.

Zhou Yi knew very well that once he accepted the gift, he would share both the good times and the bad.

Of course, he had no choice.

Because Hong Zhiyou had already saved his and Yuejian's lives.

……

The next day.

Early in the morning, Zhou Yi arrived at the conference room and convened a meeting of the entire hall.

"Gentlemen, according to the orders of Director General Shibuya, Commander-in-Chief Kato, and Lieutenant General Shirokura, the operation to encircle and suppress the Three Rivers officially began yesterday afternoon."

"Section Chief Gao is rushing back at full speed and sending his best wishes to us for a successful start."

"Now I announce the personnel deployment of our police department..."

Zhou Yi stood in front of the drawn map and efficiently issued orders to the various departments of the police department.

"Changchun, don't rush forward later, play it safe, understand?"

On the way to Laotuo Mountain, Hong Zhiyou rushed to Ren Changchun, who was driving.

"Ahem, Section Chief, Captain Zhou is here," Ren Changchun said somewhat awkwardly.

Zhou Yi sat in the back row, his thick eyebrows slightly raised, pretending not to hear.

"Your mission is to protect me. Fighting bandits is the business of the Japanese and other people. With so many people, who knows who fired the shot? No matter how eager you are to claim credit, it won't be your turn."

"Also, find an opportunity to send General Guan on his way."

Hongzhi has the Way.

"Sir, isn't Commander Guan one of our men?" Ren Changchun asked.

“If you don’t send him on his way, he will send your whole family on their way,” Hong Zhiyou said.

What's the point of just slapping someone?

It requires killing and drawing blood.

Otherwise, this kid wouldn't have been able to persevere.

Killing General Guan is better than having Gao Bin force him to kill Zhang Pingjun and the beautiful female college student in the original drama.

“I can testify to that; Commander Guan did indeed tell us to hand you over,” Zhou Yi said with a faint smile, opening his eyes.

"You son of a bitch, I'll do it."

Ren Changchun gritted his teeth and said.

Upon arriving at the ambush point, Lu Ming, disguised as a mountain dweller and wearing a short leather jacket and dog-skin hat, had already led his men to lie in ambush in the woods.

"Captain Zhou, Section Chief Hong, Officer Ren," Lu Ming greeted them one by one.

The others also greeted him in hushed tones.

Ren Changchun stood aside, a sense of intangible confidence welling up within him.

Damn, following Brother Hong is really great.

After slapping Commander Guan, everyone in the hall looked at him differently.

Even Section Chief Lu regarded him as a number one figure.

Back in the police station, everyone called him "Little Ren," and he was always the one who got all the dirty and hard work.

Indeed, fate is created by our own hands.

Just close your eyes and follow Chief Hong's lead, and you're good to go.

"Hide, Commander Guan is here," Zhou Yi ordered.

Everyone lay down on the snow.

Soon, as usual, Commander Guan led two men to the snowy woods on the east side, where his men made a few bird calls.