Spy wars start with lurking Secretary Hong

Chapter 430 If I want him dead, he must die.

Gao Bin's face turned deathly pale.

Dozens of Japanese military police died, an unprecedented incident.

Clearly, the other side had been using "Han Fei" to set a trap, gradually leading them into it.

"Captain Zhou, immediately cordon off the scene."

"Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we have to find that Han Fei for me. I refuse to believe he can just vanish into thin air."

He came to his senses and coldly gave the order.

"Yes, Section Chief." Zhou Yi accepted the order.

The group dared not delay and immediately organized a team to assist the Japanese military police in counting the items on site.

"Whoa!"

"That's good."

"I wanted to make a name for myself in front of the Japanese, but now I've been covered in shit."

"Even Section Chief Wu and Captain Kozuka got involved."

Lu Ming straddled the steps in his leather shoes and patted the dirt off his trousers.

"This is clearly a case of being tricked; the other side came prepared," Zhou Yi said.

"Yes.

"Section Chief, you're in trouble now. The village team leader will definitely shift all the blame to the department," Liu Kui said.

"Where exactly did this go wrong?" Lu Ming asked deliberately.

He was very flustered.

During the search of the room, he stole "Han Fei's" expensive watch.

If the other party discovers that someone has been in the house and finds the bugging device hidden under the phone, he will be guilty of a heinous crime.

Lu Ming was now just praying that the guy wouldn't get caught, otherwise he'd be in big trouble.

"What do you want to say?" Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow and looked at him.

"Captain Zhou, let me share my thoughts."

"Do you think Li Songquan might be a fake defector, but actually..." Lu Ming gestured with his hand, stopping short of saying it outright.

"Are you suggesting that Consultant Li orchestrated this deliberately?" Liu Kui asked directly.

"Why.

“I didn’t say that, but he definitely has problems.”

Lu Ming quickly followed Liu Kui's lead and continued to explain:
Think about it.

"Section Chief Gao ordered him to go to the warehouse."

"He actually disobeyed orders!"

"What does this mean? He probably knew all along that there were landmines planted inside."

"Do you think so?"

"Didn't Section Chief Gao send you? You made an excuse to leave. Did you know from the beginning that there were landmines inside?" Liu Kui glared at him and sneered.

"You..." Lu Ming was speechless for a moment.

"Alright, stop gossiping about others behind their backs. We'll find out what went wrong sooner or later."

"Let's clean up the scene first."

Zhou Yi interrupted the two and gave them instructions.

"Yes."

The two accepted the order.

Zhou Yi tightened his trench coat, staring at Li Songquan not far away. He casually took out a cigarette from the exquisite gold-plated cigarette case, paused on the case, lit it with a gilded lighter, and took a puff.

This was a gift from Hong Zhiyou.

He used it.

It's very simple. Hong Zhiyou is Gao Bin's "lifeline." Gao Bin's closeness with Zhiyou can, to some extent, reduce or influence Gao Bin's judgment.

This has certain advantages in concealing oneself.

Moreover, this also demonstrates that one is in harmony with the world, rather than a biased and cold-blooded work machine.

This would help attract Lu Ming, Liu Kui, and others to their side.

This can be seen from the fact that Lu Ming started criticizing Li Songquan in front of him and tried to win him over, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

This is due to the subtle, gradual influence of details.

Li Songquan stood in the cold wind, staring motionless in the direction of the warehouse like a statue.

He looked somewhat lonely and cold.

Zhou Yi seemed to have guessed something.

This matter may be related to Hong Zhi.

Before carrying out the mission, Hong Zhiyou had already been transferred. At the same time, he also deliberately hinted to Gao Bin to be careful and that it would be best to stay with the village.

Although he didn't explicitly tell himself.

But Zhou Yi knew.

Those words were meant for myself.

At the same time, Zhou Yi also knew that Gao Bin would not send him to the front line.

Very simple.

Even without bombs, if it really was a meeting of the Military Intelligence Bureau inside, a firefight would definitely break out.

Even if Gao Bin went to the warehouse and made a contribution, he might not be happy.

If he were to die, Gao Bin would be even less happy.

Because Li Songquan would use his achievements to directly replace him.

That's why Zhou Yi volunteered.

It seems that was the right thing to do. At least in this bombing, I was not "uninvolved". If Gao Bin really had any suspicions, he wouldn't be able to pin them on me.

Soon after Zhou Yi received the data, he opened the car door and sat in the back seat.

"Section Chief Gao, it can be preliminarily confirmed that Captain Kozuka of the Military Police has died, along with twenty-two Japanese military police officers and nine policemen, including Section Chief Wu Qiang."

"There are no people from the Special Service Section."

Zhou Yi reported.

"Captain Zhou, don't you think this is very strange?" Gao Bin asked.

"Yes.

"We've been tricked. What we need to determine now is whether the plan itself was flawed, or if a problem occurred somewhere in the plan."

"If there's a problem with the plan, Consultant Li must provide an explanation."

"If something goes wrong in the middle, it's possible that something went wrong in our Special Service Section."

Zhou Yi frowned and analyzed.

“My intuition tells me that Li Songquan is a man of great things, and I’m more inclined to believe that there’s a problem within our organization,” Gao Bin said.

"Ok.

"There are too many loopholes in this matter."

"It's possible that they discovered it during the surveillance process."

"It's also possible that some traces were missed during the search."

"Then the other side used a counter-strategy and outmaneuvered us."

Zhou Yi said succinctly.

"Is it possible that someone among us tipped us off?" Gao Bin asked, his eyes sharpening.

"You mean the police department has the Military Intelligence Bureau?" Zhou Yi asked.

"It doesn't necessarily mean it's the Military Intelligence Bureau. Now that the KMT and the CCP are cooperating, it's also possible that it's a communist ticket."

"Moreover, it depends on the attitude of the Japanese."

"If the Japanese want to protect Li Songquan, then it is our responsibility."

"However, this possibility is very high."

"This person is plotting something big with the Shibuya Chief Administrator. In my opinion, I'll be the one to suffer the consequences in the end."

Gao Bin sighed.

"That shouldn't be the case," Zhou Yi said.

"What shouldn't be done?"

"My nephew was transferred away from the cement plant before he was assigned to a mission."

“This could easily arouse suspicion from the Japanese,” Gao Bin said.

"I think you're overthinking it."

"You've left, so isn't it only right for an uncle to protect his nephew?"
"Besides, Zhiyou has a very close relationship with Captain Murakami."

"The greater Li Songquan's responsibility, the lighter the punishment will be. In my opinion, the Japanese won't make a big fuss."

Zhou Yi analyzed.

“Yes, the key now is to find ‘Han Fei.’ Once we find him, everything will be clear,” Gao Bin said.

"Zhiyou went to arrest Zhang Anqing."

"Perhaps the man surnamed Zhang knows something, but I wonder how he is now."

He was slightly worried.

Just then, a car drove up.

Hong Zhiyou, with a bandage on his left hand, got out of the car, walked over, and knocked on the window.

"Uncle, Old Zhou."

Without outsiders like Lu Ming, he would call him "Old Zhou" to emphasize his good relationship with Zhou Yi.

"What happened to your hand?" Gao Bin asked anxiously.

"Don't even mention it. That bastard Zhang Anqing has no martial ethics. I had just revealed my identity as a police officer and hadn't even discussed the 'amnesty' yet when his men attacked."

"In the heat of the moment, I had no choice but to fire back and kill his entire family in the process."

Hong Zhi tightened his thick cloak to cover his injured arm.

"You killed him?" Gao Bin asked, his eyes wide.

“Yes, including his three concubines and a housekeeper,” Hong Zhiyou said.

“You should keep them; perhaps they can provide some clues,” Gao Bin said, frowning in displeasure.

Uncle.

"Zhang Anqing was a veteran figure during Dai Li's Fuxing Society Special Service period, and even the founder of the Manchukuo Military Intelligence Bureau."

"In terms of seniority, methods, and connections, this person is far superior to the insignificant Li Songquan."

"He didn't even attend such an important gathering as the assassination attempt on Wang Jingwei."

According to his concubine's testimony, Zhang Anqing harbored resentment over not becoming the head of the Northeast District and the station chief of the Manchuria Station, and repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with Dai Li.

"This person also has connections with the Military Police Headquarters, and even the Binjiang Police Department, as well as Wei Huanzhang and others."

"Now he secretly harbors the idea of ​​collaborating with the Japanese."

"Uncle, there's already a Li Songquan in the hall."

"so……"

Hong Zhi sat in the passenger seat and said with some helplessness.

"call."

Gao Bin crossed his arms and let out a long sigh.

He understood the hidden meaning in his nephew's words.

Fearing that Zhang Anqing would betray them, take advantage of them, divide their network of contacts, and disintegrate the Special Service Section.

This is entirely possible.

Although he had a very good personal relationship with Commander Kato, the Japanese are ruthless and can turn on you without any regard for personal feelings.

"Just kill them."

“Isn’t it only natural for the Special Service Section to kill members of the Military Intelligence Bureau?” Zhou Yi said.

"Ok.

"It seems Zhang Anqing deserves to die," Gao Bin said.

I sat idly for an hour.

Gao Bin glanced at his watch and sneered self-deprecatingly, "Well, another fruitless effort."

"We used to say that red tickets were like ghosts and demons."

"I never imagined that the Military Intelligence Bureau could now fly and disappear into the ground."

"A perfectly healthy person just vanished without a trace."

"Perhaps that person has already been blown to bits," Zhou Yi laughed.

“I hope so.

"Have the police from the nearby station continue the search, and notify Liu Kui and his men to withdraw."

Gao Bin waved his hand and said.

I watched Gao Bin leave.

Hong Zhi got into his own car. His car wasn't provided by the police department; it was an imported Stiepburn he had bought himself.

The driver's hat brim was pulled very low.

Hong Zhiyou got into the passenger seat.

“Drive,” he said.

"Phew, we almost got caught." The policeman in the driver's seat looked up and saw Liu Xiong, who was disguised.

"Don't worry, I would never joke about the lives of my brothers or comrades." Hong Zhiyou handed him a cigarette and said calmly.

"Thank you," Liu Xiong said gratefully.

I had just turned the key to start the car when the window rattled.

Lu Ming leaned out the window and called out, "Brother, can you give me a ride?"

Liu Xiong placed his left hand on his waist, lowered his head slightly, and looked straight ahead.

"Section Chief Lu, you can ride in Captain Zhou's car. I'm not going back to the police station," Hong Zhiyou said.

"Where are you going?" Lu Ming felt a sense of panic.

He knew that Hong Zhi had extensive connections and wanted to criticize Li Songquan, secretly stirring up trouble.

"You ignorant bastard..." Hong Zhi smiled politely, "See you tomorrow."

Then, he quickly closed the car window.

"Hey, Zhiyou..." Lu Ming wanted to say a few more words, but Liu Xiong stepped on the gas, and the car almost ran over his foot, scaring Lu Ming into jumping away.

"Damn it, so what if he has a little money? What's with the attitude?" Lu Ming spat and cursed.

It was too late, and he couldn't see the driver clearly.

When I get to the police station tomorrow and find out, I'll definitely teach that kid a lesson.

"Zhang Anqing is dead."

"Li Songquan has really messed up this time, he's not going to make it out of here!"

Hongzhi has the Way.

"Not necessarily. This person is highly trusted by the Japanese. Even if so many things go wrong, the Japanese might not necessarily pin the blame on him," Liu Xiong analyzed shrewdly.

"If he had met someone else, he might have survived, or even found a scapegoat in the hall."

"Unfortunately, he met me."

"For someone who can be killed or not killed, often all you need to do is put a label on them."

"Send a telegram to Boss Dai tonight, praising and exaggerating Li Songquan's achievements. Remember to use his code name, be subtle, and don't be too blatant or fake."

"It just needs to be something that can lead people to guess in that direction."

Hong Zhiyou said.

"Will the Japanese believe that?" Liu Xiong asked.

“They will believe it,” Hong Zhiyou said.

With such a big incident, someone definitely has to take the blame.

Li Songquan will not take the blame.

That's Gao Bin.

Behind his uncle was Commander Kato of the Military Police Headquarters, and even Shibuya Saburo had to think twice when faced with the "ironclad evidence" of the telegram.

One is a Kuomintang "spy within a spy" with irrefutable evidence, and the other is a well-tested, fat, and ugly student from Fengtian, known as the Butcher. Choosing one and trusting the other is not a problem at all.

If Li Songquan treats his bullshit plan as a get-out-of-jail-free card.

It can only be said that his understanding of the Japanese was too superficial.

"it is good.

"If you're right again this time, I'll treat you to a big meal," Liu Xiong said with a smile.

"Easy to say."

Hong Zhi smiled.

After driving into a small alley, Liu Xiong stopped the car and glanced at Hong Zhiyou: "Thanks."

"Don't mention it, we're all family." Hong Zhi nodded.

Liu Xiong opened the car door and quickly turned into the alley.

Hong Zhi drove back home.

……

Gao Bin returned home that evening, shivering from the cold.

"It's so cold that you can't even sit in the car today."

"I heard that some Japanese were killed in the bombing at the cement plant. I hope you won't be in trouble." Liao Chunxiang quickly picked up the thermos, put in a packet of Chinese medicine, prepared the foot bath water, and brought it over.

"This is troublesome. A squad leader died, and Section Chief Wu was also killed in the explosion. The village head will definitely hold someone accountable tomorrow," Gao Bin said.

"Are you... alright?" Liao Chunxiang asked with a worried frown.

"fine.

“I’m not in charge of this, so it’s not my turn,” Gao Bin said.

"If all else fails, go see Commander Kato," Liao Chunxiang said.

"There's no need." Gao Bin shook his head, as if he were quite confident.

"I was playing cards at the Overseas Chinese Club today, and I heard that Zhiyou is having an affair with that woman from Chairman Asano's family. Did you know about this?" Liao Chunxiang asked with considerable dissatisfaction.

“I know,” Gao Bin said.

"Then why don't you do something about him? That woman is a jinx to her husbands, she looks like a vixen, if Zhiyou gets involved with her he'll be in big trouble." Liao Chunxiang snorted.

"Zhi has grown much."

"He knows what he's doing."

"Based on my observations of him these past few days, this kid has learned something from Ichiro Sakanishi and is very adept at networking."

"Their methods are ruthless."

"He is efficient and decisive in his work, and has a very good reputation within the police department."

"To put it another way, when I was his age, I was still patrolling the streets."

Gao Bin had great confidence in his nephew.

"Of course, with you as his uncle, who wouldn't give him some face?" Liao Chunxiang said with a smile.

You're overthinking it.

“I don’t have much influence over him. I even suspect that he has a group of his own people in the shadows.”

"However, now that the children are grown up, I'm too lazy to bother with them anymore."

"As long as he doesn't collude with pro-government officials or do any business, there's nothing wrong with it."

Gao Bin put down his newspaper and said.

"I heard that he even injured Haruta, the president of the Ronin Company, in a fit of jealousy, and publicly showed disrespect to Zhang Junyuan's son, Zhang Feng."

"If you don't keep an eye on him, I'm really afraid he'll cause trouble."

Liao Chunxiang said with some concern.

"You've caused trouble?"
"Ronin, that's Japanese thugs and hooligans. How dare a dog like that challenge my nephew? He's blind. I'm already being lenient by not causing him any trouble. What else does he want?"

"As for Zhang Chunyuan, he is the head of the investigation section of the Security Bureau."

"Doesn't he know what kind of person his son is?"
"Oh dear, maybe it's because I'm getting old and killing fewer people that I'm not as intimidating in Harbin anymore?"

"Any Tom, Dick, or Harry is starting to come knocking on our door and making a scene."

Gao Bin's eyes turned cold, and he revealed a chilling sneer.

Hong Zhiyou is his bottom line.

Money is ultimately something you carry with you.

No matter how high an official's rank is, there will be a day when they retire.

But the Gao family bloodline is only one branch, and it will continue for generations to come.

If Zhiyou is ruined in his hands, the Gao family line will be completely extinguished.

How will Gao Bin face his ancestors and his deceased parents, brothers and sisters-in-law?
"I'm just afraid that Zhiyou will go astray."

"Alright, just pretend I didn't say anything."

"Let's forgive others when we can."

Liao Chunxiang was startled by the man's gaze and quickly said something.

“This child won’t turn out this way,” Gao Bin said with certainty.

He was willing to risk his life, even getting injured, to eliminate Zhang Anqing, all for the sake of his uncle.

This child's filial piety is not just expressed in words.

Instead, it was put into practice.

How could anyone not love Gao Bin?
Just then, the phone rang.

"Hello, it's me." Gao Bin picked up the phone.

"Section Chief, Squad Leader Xia just intercepted a telegram from the Harbin Military Intelligence Bureau's underground organization. After discussing it with Squad Leader Xia, we decided to keep it for you to handle separately." Lu Ming's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"okay, I get it.

"Remember not to let a fourth person know. We'll talk about it when I get to the office tomorrow morning."

Gao Bin gave an instruction and hung up the phone.

His first thought wasn't about the telegram.

It was Lu Ming.

This guy has a luxury house to live in and doesn't play cards, but he's started squatting in the duty room again. He must have something to hide.

Gao Bin narrowed his eyes, his expression turning serious.

……

I arrived at the office the next day.

Gao Bin went straight to Li Songquan: "Advisor Li, what are you busy with?"

"Oh, it's Section Chief Gao. I was wondering which link in the chain went wrong, which led to us being taken advantage of," Li Songquan said.

"You mean the problem lies with my Special Service Section?" Gao Bin asked coldly.

"No, it could be Wu Qiang's police department," Li Songquan said with a smile.

"Advisor Li."

"Then take your time to think about it. I'll ask them one by one to see who made the mistake."

Gao Bin smiled with his hands behind his back, but inwardly he was cursing.

This Li Songquan is no pushover.

To immediately pin the blame on the Special Service Section—if someone like that got to the Military Police Headquarters, they'd cause a huge uproar.

No.

We need to keep him locked up in the police station and then apply for a warrant to take his life.

"Section Chief Gao, thank you for your hard work," Li Songquan said with a smile.

He knew that Gao Bin and Lu Ming both wanted to shift the blame onto him, so he said this to put Gao Bin in a difficult position first.

Li Songquan was not afraid to fight alone.

Because he still has an ace up his sleeve, which is the plan he is secretly plotting with Chief Inspector Saburo Shibuya.

Gao Bin quickly returned to his office.

Have Xiao Li talk to each person individually.

He has always been very attentive to tracking down traitors.

Liu Kui was the first to enter.

"Liu Kui, how many of you went in? Who was the last one to come out?" Gao Bin asked.

Seven people went in.

Everyone was very careful, and it seems that Lu Ming was the last one to come out.

"He went into Han Fei's bedroom."

Liu Kui thought for a moment and said.

"Is there anyone who can testify?" Gao Bin asked.

"without.

"He went in alone. Why, Section Chief, do you suspect that Section Chief Lu tampered with the information and leaked it?" Liu Kui asked, raising his eyebrows.

"The fact that you can ask that question means you think the same way?" Gao Bin pointed at him, without admitting his own doubts.

"Lu Ming is indeed a bit suspicious."

"He seems a little too nervous."

"And they deliberately tried to pin the blame on Li Songquan."

"Of course, maybe it's just my imagination. He's always been one to spread rumors and gossip. He's been unhappy with Li Songquan since the first day he arrived, so it's not surprising that he's acting this way."

Liu Kui scratched his head and spoke the truth.

"Where was Captain Zhou at that time?" Gao Bin was more concerned about Zhou Yi.

……

(End of this chapter)