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When the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on the earth, the military commanders who were not on duty in the Bai Mansion voluntarily gathered together and began to run around the courtyard wall, with loud passwords resounding throughout the room.

"One two, one two, one two."

On the other side, snoring broke out in Zhongtong's dormitory, and everyone was fast asleep, even though the air was filled with the pungent smell of feet and corpses.

The owner of one of the beds was awakened by the noise outside. He angrily put the quilt over his head and turned over in bed.

But it was of no use. The password continued to ring in his ears like a magic sound. He was so angry that he opened his door and shouted out the window.

"You disturb people's dreams, you bastard named Zuo will die!"

The Zhongtong agents suddenly woke up and were about to spit out the fragrance. When they took a closer look, they found that it was their deputy director who was yelling curses. They had to look at each other and shut their mouths.

Coming to Bai Mansion to carry out a mission is really unlucky for eight lifetimes.

Not only do they have to be suppressed by military commanders, but they also smell the stench of corpses, and now they can't even sleep well.

But what can be done? Xu Enzeng can't fight Zuo Zhong. They, the subordinates, can only behave with their tails between their legs.

Besides, Xu Enzeng felt a little out of breath after cursing, so he pulled out the paper ball in his nostrils. Unexpectedly, the strong stench rushed into his nostrils instantly, choking him and rolling his eyes several times.

This made him even more angry, and he screamed and cursed again. From Dai Chunfeng to Zuo Zhong, even Zheng Tingbing and Zhang Yifu, who had not appeared in hundreds of chapters, were greeted by him.

The sleepy-eyed spies dared not speak out, so they reluctantly dressed and got out of bed one by one, including Meng Ting, who looked helpless. It was overwhelming for a senior official.

Unexpectedly, someone with courage jumped out at this moment. Mark lay on the bed, looked sideways at the furious Xu Enzeng, and said neither yin nor yang.

"Deputy Director Xu, if you don't sleep, we will sleep. If you really don't like Director Zuo, why don't you say these things face to face."

The dormitory instantly became quiet. Everyone looked at each other in disbelief. Some even shook their heads, wondering if they were dreaming.

Ever since Mark took office, this person has been Xu Enzeng's number one loser. Pingshi wished he could follow the deputy director 24 hours a day and pat him on his back. What happened today?

Not to mention them, the other party involved, Xu Enzeng, felt that he had heard wrongly. He blinked and asked Mark with some doubts.

"what are you saying?"

"I said, if you really dislike Director Zuo, why don't you say these things to your face!"

Mark thought of Zuo Zhong's promise last night, straightened up little by little, stared at Xu Enzeng, and spoke loudly.

Boom~
The scene suddenly became chaotic. The agents were shocked and scolded Mark one after another. Some of them were even gearing up, waiting for Xu Enzeng's order to give Mark a taste of his fists.

Only Meng Ting looked at both sides of the incident with doubt, secretly guessing what was going on and why Mark, who was Xu Enzeng's number one loyal dog the day before, had changed his face today.

"Be quiet."

The expressionless Xu Enzeng raised his hand and said something to stop the fight that was about to break out. Then he walked barefoot in front of Mark and asked with narrowed eyes.

"Deputy Director Ma, I'll give you another chance. As long as you admit that what you just said was sleep talking, the matter will end here. Do you hear me?"

He didn't want to start a quarrel in the military command, especially under Zuo Zhong's nose. It would be embarrassing for him. He wanted to deal with Mark, and there would be plenty of opportunities for him to go out.

But in the face of Xu Enzeng's "good intentions", Mark had no intention of bowing his head. Instead, he got out of bed and stood on the ground, using his height advantage to speak condescendingly.

"Deputy Director Xu, Ma is not talking in his sleep. When I meet a commander like you, I don't know how many evil things I have done in my previous life.

Compared with Deputy Director Zuo, you are not good at business, and your character is not good either. When you get credit, you take credit, and when you get blame, you let your subordinates take the blame.

You said what's the point of living? It's better to resign early and go home to live a good life with your sister-in-law, so as not to delay the important affairs of the party and the country. "

hiss!
The Zhongtong agents present took a breath, Mark was too brave!
Although some things are true, if you say it to slap someone in the face or not, it is going too far.

No matter how you say it, Deputy Director Xu is a respectable person. If you make him unable to step down like this, you will be the unlucky one in the end.

"Hahaha, okay, okay!"

Xu Enzeng, who was slapped in the face, laughed angrily, his back molars clenched loudly, and his chest heaved violently. He was obviously very angry.

However, he did not say any harsh words and sneered twice before returning to the bed and starting to get dressed. After all, he had been the director and deputy director for many years, and the city still had this in him.

The others looked at the "crazy" Mark with pity and gave up their plan to teach him a lesson.

This man won't live long. Do you really think Deputy Director Xu doesn't dare to kill anyone?

In this weird atmosphere, everyone from the Central Government quietly walked out of the dormitory, picked up food, ate, and started a new day's work.

in the morning.

Tong Siyuan's body was sent out of the Bai Mansion. Tong Siyuan, who was so emaciated before his death, began to look like a giant, and the two of them almost couldn't lift it.

When passing the gate, Xu Enqiang held back his nausea, covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, casually looked at the body and the stretcher, and then let him go.

The original morgue was also disinfected, and the odor finally dissipated a lot.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Not only the Central Commander was afraid of the plague that could break out at any time, but the military commander was also afraid.

The ambulance carrying the corpse drove all the way to Renxin Hospital with its siren on.
Beside the transfer platform of the hospital morgue, Ling Sanping had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw the car coming back, he immediately went to greet it.

The preparations for the peace talks are top secret, and no care should be taken in all aspects. Tong Siyuan's death is related to it, so the handover of the body cannot be careless.

"Dean Ling, the deputy director requires you to conduct a second autopsy on the body in person to determine the cause of death and issue a death certificate."

The special agent on board conveyed Zuo Zhong's order with a very respectful attitude.

"Okay, I understand. By the way, where did the body come from and how is it preserved?"

Ling Sanping looked through the first autopsy report and asked softly, this was his duty and there was no problem in asking.

The agent hesitated for a moment, but after thinking that the other party was the medical director of the entire military and a senior agent from the Ji Goose Lane period, he replied honestly.

"The conditions there at Xiangshan Apartment are poor. The body was simply embalmed with formalin, and it has already started to decay."

Hearing this, Ling Sanping frowned, but didn't say much. The doctor sent to perform the task was also from Renxin Hospital, so he had to save some face for his subordinates.

He waved to the staff to push the body away, signed the handover procedure, followed the cart into the morgue, put on protective clothing and prepared for the autopsy.

"Record, the body is male, age"

In front of the autopsy table, Ling Sanping held a scalpel in his hand and informed the assistant on the side of the corpse.

At this moment, the door to the anatomy room was pushed open, and Wu Jingzhong, the deputy director of the department, strode in, followed by several young spies with serious expressions.Facing the sudden appearance of Agent Gou, Ling Sanping held the scalpel tightly and moved his right foot slightly under his white coat, preparing for a desperate fight.

"Doctor Ling, please forgive me for coming here uninvited."

Wu Jingzhong said hello with a smile and motioned for everyone in the anatomy room to go out. When only two people were left in the room, he lowered his voice and said.

"According to the order of Deputy Commander-in-Chief, there is a task that requires your cooperation."

after one day
The aftermath of Tong Siyuan's death has not yet settled. The members of the preparatory team are suspicious and have no intention of working at all, and their efficiency has dropped a lot.

Zuo Zhong had no choice but to force the other party to work with a gun, so he just ignored it and let these people vent their anger.

A colleague was poisoned to death for no apparent reason. This would scare anyone. It is normal to have emotions.

Darkness falls again.

Meng Ting walked out of the Zhongtong dormitory, looked up at the moonlit night sky, and shook his head helplessly.

In the past two days, Mark was like a crazy dog, provoking Xu Enzeng many times. If the weapons hadn't been confiscated, the two sides would have drawn their guns at each other. It would be better to stay in this dormitory less.

For this reason, he took the initiative to take the job of night duty. It used to be a hard job, but now it is just the opposite. If he were not the director, he would not be able to get such a good job.

Now that Mark is not in his right mind, who knows if the other party will kill everyone while they are sleeping.

He went to the weapons room to receive his rifle and checked the Zhongtong sentry post. Meng Ting slowly walked to the telephone room in the southwest corner of the yard, where there were also people from the Zhongtong.

When he was more than ten meters away from the phone room, his ears suddenly twitched. The next second, he drew his gun and hid behind a tree, pointing it in a certain direction, and issued a warning in a cold tone.

"Who! Come out!"

"Don't get excited, Director Meng, it's me."

A voice sounded, and Zuo Zhong led Gu Qi and Song Minghao slowly out of the night, with smiles on their faces and looking in a good mood.

Meng Ting quickly put his gun back into its holster, walked up to him, apologized, and pointed the gun at the officer. This was a decapitation offense in the military.

Zuo Zhong waved his hand, not bothering about such a trivial matter, simply said to follow him, and led the other party to the conference room, where there were already two people.

Xu Enzeng and Mark sat on opposite sides of the table, one looking to the left and the other looking to the right, vividly explaining what it means to hate each other.

"Okay, let's sit down and talk."

Sitting down on the main seat, Zuo Zhong said something, then took out a small paper bag from his pocket and threw it on the table. The paper bag slid far away on the smooth tabletop.

"Don't talk yet. Take a look at what's inside first." He closed his eyes and folded his arms, pretending to be silent.

Everyone was curious. Xu Enzeng rolled his eyes and first reached out to grab the paper bag and opened it, only to find that there was only a small note inside.

After seeing the contents clearly, he handed it to Meng Ting nonchalantly. His fat body twisted on the chair and snorted disdainfully.

"Isn't this just a piece of paper that contains news that the government is negotiating peace with Japan? What's the big deal?"

"Oh, really."

Zuo Zhong asked back, slowly opening his eyes and looking at the other person: "Then what if I told you that this was found on Tong Siyuan! If I hadn't seen through the murderer's trick in advance, this matter would have been known to the world by now. Got it!"

At this point, he slammed the table and yelled: "Stand up, you still have the nerve to sit down. The commission asked you to be responsible for keeping secrets. Is this how you are responsible?"

Xu Enzeng jumped up and argued like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"Slander, you are slandering! I checked the body when it was taken out and found no inclusions."

"Humph! Stupid!"

Zuo Zhong pointed at the other party and cursed unceremoniously: "Check P, have you seen the inside of the body? The murderer killed Tong Siyuan just to use his body as a transportation vehicle.

Delaying the peace talks was just incidental. The ultimate goal was to spread the news. Although it was not yet known how he would inform his associates in the outside world, this was a huge work mistake. "

Xu Enzeng sat down, sweat breaking out on his forehead. After a moment of silence, he looked at Zuo Zhong with a sad face and a little expectancy.

"Director Zuo, since you have seen through the murderer's trick, you must have made arrangements. You can check fingerprints, handwriting and smell, right?"

At this time, he could only hope that the military commander had made complete preparations, otherwise prison would be his final destination.

Seeing that this guy had given in, Zuo Zhong put his hands on the table and bent down slightly, like a beast seeing its prey, and began to analyze with a sinister expression.

"Are you as stupid as you to think of a murderer? No fingerprints were found on the note. Disguising handwriting is also a basic skill of an agent. There is no way to trace it.

Starting from the smell is also impossible. The smell of corpses has been blown everywhere in the past two days. The foot odor in your Zhongtong dormitory is even worse than the wind. Now we can only use known clues to infer.

Except for Zuo, Lao Gu, Lao Song and you, everyone else only found out about the peace talks when they arrived at the scene. The murderer was hidden among these people, otherwise there was no need for him to take the risk of killing someone and conveying the message.

I have laid a dragnet at Renxin Hospital. As long as the other party's accomplices dare to come, they will never be able to escape. Then we will know who killed Tong Siyuan.

In addition, from now on, the security of the mansion will be tight on the outside and tight on the inside. I want to see who is the bastard who is fornicating with dissidents and betraying the secrets of the Kuomintang. I will scratch him alive. "

His life was saved.

Xu Enzeng had only one thought in his mind, but after the joy passed, he thought of another thing. He raised his hand politely and asked a question.

"What if no one goes to the hospital?"

"Easy to handle! Either the other party discovered the ambush in the hospital, or the murderer failed to pass on the information. We can't control the former, but the latter."

Zuo Zhong stopped mid-sentence and turned to look at Meng Ting and Mark who had finished passing the note. He observed their reactions and said with murderous intent.

"The latter is even simpler. In this conference room, they are the only two people who did not know about the peace talks in advance, and now they know that there is an ambush in the hospital.

If the murderer's accomplices didn't go to the hospital, they would be the most suspect. Lao Xu, I'm not targeting Zhongtong, but there are too many moles and traitors in your bureau.

So in order to ensure that the news is not leaked, I will have people follow you 24 hours a day, Director Meng, Deputy Director Ma, do you two have any objections? "

As soon as these words came out, Xu Enzeng was speechless, Mark smiled and Meng Ting nodded lightly.

Seeing all this, Zuo Zhong secretly calculated that in this way, even if the peace talks were exposed, no one would be able to blame him.

The person who leaked the information was a dissident. What does he, a loyal party-state general, have to do with him? The blame lies with Xu Enzeng, who is responsible for keeping secrets. It’s best to shoot this bastard!

(Foreshadowing, non-hydrology)