Starting from 1950

Chapter 90 "Operation Rat Hunt"

The conference room at Limin Flour Factory was filled with smoke.

Zhou Zheng sat at the head of the table, looking at the various cadres on both sides of the conference table.

Today was supposed to be a happy day for the whole factory to leave work early, but unexpectedly such a big blunder happened.

If Su Yang hadn't happened to be with Natalia, Zhou Zheng couldn't even imagine what would have happened next!

Zhang Zhenguo just returned with his colleagues from the Public Security Bureau.

Upon learning what had happened, Zhou Zheng acted decisively and immediately recalled the factory cadres who had just finished get off work.

However, not all departments were notified.

All the cadres present had one thing in common: they were all military personnel who had been transferred to civilian jobs or retired in the past two years.

After all, such an incident clearly indicated that there was a mole within the flour mill. Compared to other cadres, Zhou Zheng trusted the former revolutionary army personnel more.

"Ahem! Factory Director, regarding Comrade Natalia, our security department and the public security officers have arranged enough manpower, all of whom are veterans from the battlefield."

Zhang Zhenguo spoke first, breaking the silence in the room.

Zhou Zheng glanced at him, then turned his gaze to Liu Mancang, who was searching through files.

Liu Mancang said helplessly, "There are over a thousand people in the factory, and we still have to investigate slowly. I did find a few whose identities are unclear. However, given the war in the past few years, this situation is quite common. We can't assume they are enemy agents just because of this."

Zhou Zheng nodded.

Before Zhou Zheng could look at her, Wang Cui quickly replied, "I know He Dazhuang, that kid... I know this bad element very well."

He always liked to bully other children back in the Beijing Reformatory. However, I think he hadn't been recruited as an enemy agent then; it's highly likely he was recruited after arriving in Shenzhou. He hasn't been in our workshop for long, and it's almost certain that he's been disguising himself all this time to gather information on Comrade Natalia's whereabouts.

She then changed the subject, saying, "He Dazhuang has worked in the moving team for almost a year, so I think we should focus on investigating the moving team."

Zhang Dashan, the leader of the moving team, did not attend the meeting, so no one would refute her words.

"Yes, yes, yes! I think Comrade Wang Cui is right. We should focus our investigation on the moving team. Don't forget, the moving team caused trouble earlier this year because they were dissatisfied with the eight-level worker system!" Zhang Zhenguo quickly chimed in.

Zhou Zheng glanced at him, his face expressionless, and said, "Section Chief Zhang, you can't let personal feelings affect your work and lead you to make the wrong judgment!"

"Ahem!" Zhang Zhenguo blushed and quickly pretended to cough to cover up his embarrassment.

A blush crept onto Wang Cui's face, and she gave him a helpless glare.

"What about the other departments?" Zhou Zheng asked, somewhat annoyed.

"Factory director, our comrades in the factory office have undergone rigorous background checks."

"Our logistics department only has about a dozen people, all of whom are veterans from the battlefield. There won't be any problems!"

"And us too..."

The cadres began to speak all at once.

Zhou Zheng rubbed his temples. He Dazhuang was already dead. Finding his accomplices among the more than a thousand people in the factory was not an easy task, let alone finding a needle in a haystack.

"By the way! Where's Su Yang?" he asked instinctively.

He didn't know when it started, but he developed a habit of seeking help from Su Yang whenever he encountered difficulties.

Zhang Zhenguo said helplessly, "Factory Director, I already reported to you as soon as I got back. Su Yang went home to rest. He just personally killed eight people; he's still just a child..."

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Zhou Zheng fell silent upon hearing this.

Many of the cadres present also had a strange feeling; it seemed they had all overlooked the fact that Su Yang had just turned 12.

The fact that he is 18 years old.

"Um... Factory manager, you wanted to see me?"

A crisp sound rang out outside the meeting room, followed by the door being pushed open. Su Yang strode in with a smile.

"Su Yang!"

"You've come at the right time!"

"Come on, sit down and share your thoughts. After all, you were a firsthand witness to this!"

When Zhou Zheng saw Su Yang, his brows relaxed a bit, and he smiled as he arranged for Su Yang to sit down.

Su Yang scanned the entire room, sized up the participating cadres, and immediately understood the situation.

Having been on the battlefield, he certainly knew the unwavering will of the revolutionary soldiers.

After taking his seat, seeing everyone looking at him, Su Yang decided not to hide anything anymore. He laughed and said, "With such a big thing happening at the factory, I didn't go home to relax..."

"Xiaoyu has found the enemy's hideout!" he said, enunciating each word clearly, while his eyes quickly scanned all the cadres present, capturing their expressions.

"What?"

"Su Yang, are you telling the truth?"

Everyone was taken aback, then overjoyed.

Su Yang nodded inwardly, it seemed that there was probably no mole among the cadres present.

"Bang!" Zhang Zhenguo slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "What are we waiting for? Let's go arrest them right now!"

Su Yang looked at him with a smile, but didn't reply.

"Sit down! Listen to what Su Yang's plan is!" Zhou Zheng glared at Zhang Zhenguo.

Zhang Zhenguo chuckled a few times and sat back down in his seat.

"Su Yang, continue with your plans," Zhou Zheng gestured to Su Yang.

Since they were all old acquaintances, Su Yang didn't stand on ceremony. After organizing his thoughts, he stood up and said loudly, "According to Xiaoyu's initial investigation, the enemy's hideout is in a small courtyard on Weigong Street. Only three people showed up; none of them are from our flour factory."

The cadres quickly analyzed Su Yang's words in their minds.

"Weigong Street isn't far from our flour factory, which means that including the mole who hasn't appeared yet at our flour factory, the other side has at least four people?" Zhou Zheng concluded.

Su Yang nodded and continued, "My thinking is that since their operation failed today, whether they escape or continue to lie low, they will definitely contact the mole in our factory. However, I think they most likely won't run away, because He Dazhuang was killed on the spot by me, so there's no way for him to testify. I've already had Xiaoyu continue to monitor them. We should prepare now, and when they make contact with the mole in our flour factory, we'll wipe them all out!"

After saying that, he sat down, indicating that he had finished expressing his opinion.

The cadres immediately began to whisper among themselves and discuss the matter.

Zhou Zheng didn't stop them, and even took the time to pour Su Yang a glass of water with a smile.

"How was it? I heard you almost got taken down by enemy agents? Why didn't you bring more bullets?" Zhou Zheng asked with a concerned yet reproachful tone.

Su Yang told Captain Qian and Zhang Zhenguo about the battle, and they then relayed it to Zhou Zheng.

When Zhou Zheng learned that Su Yang had run out of bullets, he could only use verbal attacks to scare away the enemy agents. While praising him, he was also somewhat afraid.

Su Yang shrugged. "I'm fine, aren't I? It's all Lao Luo's fault, really. He gave me a good gun, but he didn't even offer to give me enough bullets. 11.43x23 bullets are hard to find. If I ever die, it'll be Lao Luo's fault!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhou Zheng rolled his eyes at Su Yang, but seeing that he was still in the mood to joke, he was obviously not affected by this matter, and his tone became relaxed.

He ignored Su Yang and instead looked at the cadres who had almost finished their discussion, asking, "So? What do you all think?"

"We think Su Yang's plan is feasible!" Zhang Zhenguo and Wang Cui exchanged a glance and expressed their opinion in unison.

"I agree!"

"I second that!"

It passed unanimously!

Zhou Zheng nodded in satisfaction, then clapped his hands and said, "Now I give the order! From now until the operation is over! No one is allowed to leave the conference room!"

"Yes!" the crowd responded in unison.

"By the way! Su Yang, how about you give this operation a name?" Zhou Zheng suddenly suggested.

Su Yang thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Let's start the rat-hunting operation!"