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Chapter 1078 Mother
The galloping Changjiang and Jialingjiang meet in the mountain city, and Chaotianmen and Changbei City are formed on the two banks of Jialingjiang respectively. Like the Yuzhong Peninsula, Changjiang has always been an important political, economic and cultural center of the mountain city.

Since the government moved westward to the mountain city, the local area has taken over many refugees and retreated factories. Jianbei County has become more and more prosperous, with a constant flow of businessmen, and various small hotels have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

Among them is an alley in the north of the city. Because it is full of sweet-scented osmanthus trees, the fragrance wafts for miles every time the flowers bloom, so it is called Osmanthus Alley. There are several high-end hotels converted from private houses in the alley.

That evening, a tall young woman walked into this alley. After turning around a few times, she stepped lightly into a hotel and talked with the shopkeeper at the front desk in Shancheng dialect.

Afterwards, the shopkeeper flipped through the register, pointed to the corridor and said something. The young woman nodded with a smile, turned around and walked to the door of a certain room, took a deep breath, raised her hand and knocked lightly on the door.

After a long time, the door was slowly opened. An old lady squinted her eyes and looked at the knocker for a few times, then closed the door halfway, her eyes looked a little puzzled and disbelieving.

The young woman saw the surprise on the other side, and immediately looked around to make sure that no one around took a step forward, and said a word in a low voice, the voice was remarkably male.

"Mom, it's me, Zhiyazi!"

Who would have thought that the majestic chief of the Central Intelligence Department would disguise himself as a woman. No wonder the military police and secret agents who checked along the way did not notice it. As for the identity documents, this is not a problem for Mou Zhiye at all.

The fake documents produced by the intelligence agency are no different from those issued by the police station. They can even be filed if necessary, and no one will find any flaws no matter who checks them.

When the old lady heard Mou Zhiye's words, she quickly opened the door and let Mou Zhiye in. After closing the door with her backhand, she grabbed her son's hand and asked excitedly.

"Zhiyazi, did you get into trouble? You sent someone to deliver the letter, and asked Mommy not to tell your uncle, and came to the mountain city by yourself, what happened?"

There is no mother who knows a son better than a mother, so as soon as she received a report from Mou Zhiye's friend, she immediately packed up some clothes and rushed to the mountain city.

The old lady has never traveled far in her life, and she still has a pair of bound feet. She has to go through enemy-occupied areas from Hunan Province to the mountain city, and she has suffered a lot along the way.

But when they met, she didn't blame her son, but cared about whether there was anything wrong with him. She really felt sorry for the parents in the world.

Regarding his mother's question, Mou Zhiye first leaned against the door and listened to the movement outside, then lowered his head deeply, his eyes were red and he didn't know what to say.

Did he want to tell his mother that he robbed the government's confidential documents and wanted to defect to the enemy-occupied area and become a traitor who betrayed his family and forgotten his ancestors? How could he speak up?

Seeing that her son didn't speak, the old lady became anxious, with tears in her eyes, raised her fist and kept hitting Mou Zhiye's body, crying tremblingly.

"Mommy has already said that you can't work as a special agent, so you must not listen, and you are not allowed to come to Shancheng to be the director, but you still don't listen.

Zhiyazi, we are just the people of Pingtou, we have no life to be officials, whoever is promoted by the chief of the bureau is not good, promoting you is plotting against you~"

She knew that her son was capable and arrogant. He was bullied by the chief when he was on duty in his hometown, and he couldn't be promoted. Finally, he met "the support of noble people" and asked him to go to the mountain city to be the director.

Although she has never been to school and has little knowledge, the old lady is like a bright mirror in her heart. There are no good things for no reason in the world. Even if there are, it is not something that families like them can encounter.

Director, I heard that it is the same as the county magistrate in the past and the current county magistrate, why don't those officials' children become such a big official, but no matter how she persuades her son, he will give it a try.

Go, go, as a mother, she can't stand in the way of her son's future, all she can do is burn incense and worship Buddha at home, praying for God's blessing, until she received that message a few days ago.

"Ugh."

The old lady sighed, let go of the fist that hit Mou Zhiye, helped him straighten the wig on his head, and asked softly where the mother and son were going next.

She knew that she must have committed a heinous crime, that she would not be able to stay in the mountain city for long, that she would have to leave her hometown at this age, and she couldn't stop crying when she thought of this.

Seeing his mother like this, Mou Zhiye recalled Xu Enzeng's humiliation to him, and suddenly fell down on his knees with a thud, hit his head on the ground, and cried bitterly.

"It's all because I mistrusted people. I was not a good person. I insisted on coming to this mountain city to be a dog for others. My son had no choice but to betray the government and find another way.

Mother, don't worry, I have already made arrangements. A car will pick up our mother and son tomorrow, and then go to Shanghai or Jinling. Our mother and son will be safe there. "

As he said that, he wiped away his tears, looked up at his mother, and promised word by word: "Mom, I will definitely become a master and let you live a good life!"

"Boom~"

Suddenly there was a dull thunder outside, the old lady's hands trembled, she betrayed the government and went to Shanghai and Jinling, it was self-evident what Mou Zhiye wanted to do.

She pointed at Mou Zhiye and moved her lips, as if she wanted to speak, but she shook her head in the end, went to the bed and sat down alone, muttering "Misfortunes and Auspicious Mantras" in her mouth.

Mou Zhiye knelt on the ground dejectedly. The mother and son were on both sides of the room, but neither spoke. The sound of wind and rain outside the window gradually became louder.
In a rice shop a few hundred meters away from the hotel.

Wearing a poncho, Wu Chunyang walked up the stairs to the second floor, saluted Dai Chunfeng, Zhu Liuxian and Zuo Zhong who were talking quietly, and straightened his back to report.

"Report to the two bureau chiefs, deputy chief. Mou Zhiye entered the hotel 10 minutes ago and met his mother. This guy disguised himself as a woman. If he hadn't spotted the old lady in advance, he would have slipped through.

The arrest can be carried out at any time now, but whether the list of intelligence personnel is on him is temporarily uncertain. I suggest waiting. The target will leave the mountain city sooner or later, and he will definitely bring the list with him. "

Dai Chunfeng and Zhu Liu looked at each other first, then nodded slightly, that was indeed the case.

No matter whether Mou Zhiye wants to join the enemy or sell information, he cannot do without the list of agents of the Central Unification. Only when he keeps such important things on himself can he rest assured.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Liu looked at Zuo Zhong first, with a puzzled expression on his face: "Shen Mo, why did your military commander monitor Mou Zhiye's mother? Did you know that this person was going to rebel?"

Dai Chunfeng, who was next to him, also looked over upon hearing the words. He was in charge of the overall situation and hadn't been in charge of specific business work for a long time. He was also very curious about this matter.

Zuo Zhong showed helplessness, so he had no choice but to reply honestly: "The old principal was joking, how could Shen Mo have such a foresight ability, this matter is purely coincidental.

The last time students were invited to the central government by Mou Zhiye and Xu Enzeng, I asked the people below to touch each other's background, and the monitoring target included the other party's mother. This is also a common practice, not deliberately targeted.

Later, when there were too many things, I forgot about it. I didn't want the brother who was transferred two days ago to report, and someone sent a message to Mou Zhiye's mother.

Immediately, the old lady went to the mountain city secretly. I thought there was something wrong here, so I arranged for someone to follow her, and you both know the rest. "

What a coincidence.

Dai Chunfeng and Zhu Liu couldn't laugh or cry. If Xu Enzeng hadn't gone mad and went to the airport to "catch" Zuo Zhong, the Military Control Bureau would never have paid attention to the family members of a temporary intelligence director, and Mou Zhiye would not have been discovered so quickly. We can only say that there are mistakes.

After satisfying the curiosity of the two mentors, Zuo Zhong signaled Wu Chunyang to take off his raincoat to speak, and then asked about the investigation of the person who reported to Mou Zhiye's mother. This matter is very important.

If the other party is a spy, it will be troublesome.

If the person who cooperates with Mou Zhiye's defection is a devil, the list of Zhongtong intelligence personnel may have been passed on.

The two bureau chiefs also raised their spirits when they heard this, especially Zhu Liuxian, who stared at Wu Chunyang intently, praying secretly that he must not have anything to do with the Japanese.

Although the loss of the list had nothing to do with him directly, but as the person in charge of the Central Committee, a joint liability was enough for him to have a headache, and whether the list could be retrieved had a lot to do with it.

Wu Chunyang obeyed the order and took off his poncho, handed it to the little spy at the side, wiped the rainwater off his face, and opened his mouth under everyone's nervous eyes.

"I found out that this person is a businessman. He was arrested by the Party Investigation Office and the Hunan Provincial Station of the Central Government because of a dissident case the year before last. Later, it was found that he was wronged and released.

At that time, Mou Zhiye was in charge of investigating the case, so the two got acquainted and had a good relationship. After all, Mou Zhiye's ability to help the other party get out of the underground party case was equivalent to saving his life.

After the fall of Hunan Province, the opponent kept a distance from the traitors of the maintenance committee and even the Japanese garrison. No one heard or saw him having abnormal exchanges with the Japanese and puppets. "

It turned out to be the case, and Zhu Liuxian finally let go of his hanging heart, as long as it is not a spy, then there is still hope to retrieve the list.

After listening to the report, Zuo Zhong thought for a while, and then asked another question, that is, besides this businessman, does Mou Zhiye have any other friends in the mountain city or surrounding cities.

Wu Chunyang shook his head, expressing that Mou Zhiye had a withdrawn personality, had no friends since he was a child, and had casual acquaintances with his classmates, let alone acquaintances in the mountain city.

"Let people keep an eye on the person who reported the message, and the other party will definitely move!"

After listening to Zuo Zhong, he only said this sentence. It was easy for Mou Zhiye to escape alone, but it was difficult to leave the mountain city with his old mother who was handicapped. He needed the cooperation of others.

And his network of relationships is very simple. Defecting is a matter of personal wealth and life, so he must seek help from a reliable person. According to the analysis of existing intelligence, the most likely person is the messenger.

Everyone present agreed, only Dai Chunfeng blinked his eyes as he heard the noise of military and police searches around him, as if he had thought of something.

(End of this chapter)