My spy diary

Chapter 344: Rescue (asking for monthly ticket)

In the night, the Guyuxuan Restaurant was hung with big red lanterns. The guests coming in and out were either rich or noble, and all of them had greasy faces after eating.

It is said that this place was opened by a senior central government official. The decoration is antique, the dishes are delicious and the prices are naturally not cheap.

Zhang Yi paid for the dinner out of his own pocket tonight, and all the plainclothes officers participating in the operation were excited.

Just as I went up to the second floor, I unexpectedly ran into the Director of Operations, Yang Rong, and his wife. He said enthusiastically:
"Yun Yi, why didn't you say hello when you came back?"

"Aren't you busy with the task assigned by the boss? Why are Director Yang and his wife also having dinner here?"

Before Yang Rong could say anything, Mrs. Yang, who was dressed in jewels, came forward in a familiar manner:

"Deputy Director Zhang, today a friend of mine has asked me, Lao Yang, to help him meet you tonight."

As she spoke, she took off a necklace from her neck. "This is a gift from someone. It's made of red agate, exactly the same as the one the president's wife wears. They are very generous."

"Deputy Director Zhang, you haven't started a family yet, right? Do you think money is still money now? Why not take advantage of it?"

"Ahem." Yang Rong interrupted his wife who was getting more and more excited with an embarrassed and helpless look on his face, and said apologetically:

"Women are like sparrows. Once they start chirping, they will never stop."

Mrs. Yang snorted a few times and turned to go into a private room.

Zhang Yi smiled and said, "I heard Director He Zhiyuan say that women are like cats. It's not enough to have a warm nest after being well fed. You have to spend time with them."

"That makes sense." Yang Rong said, "You can coax your wife, but you can't give in.

There is nothing wrong with coaxing, as it reflects a man's tolerance of a woman, but giving in is a bit of a stretch for a man's self-esteem.

Of course, she is your wife, you have no way to persuade or educate her. Because you have sex with her, you have a contract with her, and you are related to her by blood, so no matter what she says or does, you can only stare at her. Take what happened today for example."

Zhang Yi laughed in silence and asked, "What kind of friend are you? Why are you treating me to dinner so mysteriously?"

Yang Rong said: "I don't know either. I'll know when I meet him."

Zhang Yi had no objection. He thought to himself that he had just returned to the mountain city, so what could possibly happen to him?

Of course, no matter what happens, we just have to adapt to the situation as it comes.

Following Yang Rong into a private room, the person who had been waiting in the room for a long time was the manager of a flour mill.

He was in his forties, fat and big-eared, and introduced himself as Liu Zhonghou.

As soon as he saw Zhang Yi and Yang Rong come in, he immediately bent down with a smile and served tea and wine.

As soon as everyone sat down, Liu Zhonghou bowed and begged:
"District Chief Zhang, please save my brother-in-law."

Zhang Yi raised his eyebrows: "Who is your wife's brother?"

"Quartermaster Lu Liang. He is a cowardly person who only makes a little extra money secretly. He definitely doesn't have the guts to do murder or arson, let alone be a traitor or spy."

When Zhang Yi heard the name Lu Liang, his brows furrowed. He glanced at Yang Rong and Mrs. Yang, and sighed that there is no good banquet.

Liu Zhonghou, who looked so humble in front of him, didn't seem to be honest at all.

"Manager Liu, are you well-informed? But it seems you still don't know this brother-in-law well enough.

We have already found out that Lü Liang was a spy left by Wang Jingwei in the mountain city. He not only committed murder and arson, but also colluded with Japanese spies to plot to murder the chairman. The evidence is irrefutable and he confessed everything. Director Dai was furious and has issued an execution order. "

"It's unfair. It's unfair."

Liu Zhonghou began to denounce with indignation, "It's all Zhou Feihu and Wang Lun's fault. They are the ones who led my brother-in-law astray. I believed him when he said he was corrupt, but my brother-in-law is so weak, how could he kill someone?"

As he spoke, he winked frantically at Yang Rong and Mrs. Yang, then took a suitcase from the chair next to him and placed it in front of Zhang Yi. When he opened it, there were gold bars on the left and US dollars on the right.

“District Chief Zhang, I know it’s too late to say anything now, but you are a magnanimous person. As long as you can help to ease the situation and keep him alive, everything will be fine.

In addition to these, my company also has a brand new Cadillac sedan. As long as you agree to help, I will have someone drive it to your house immediately."

Oh my, gold bars, US dollars, and luxury cars. It would be a lie to say that I am not tempted. But some things can be traded, and principles are the bottom line.

Zhang Yi closed the suitcase expressionlessly and said calmly:

"As your brother, I understand your painstaking efforts. Who doesn't love gold and dollars? But some money may be taken but not spent. Manager Liu, please don't hurt me."

"This"

Mrs. Yang was originally quite proud of herself for arranging this dinner, and had been admiring her red agate necklace. Seeing Zhang Yi being so unkind, she hurriedly asked:
"Is it really that serious?"

"Okay, you bitch, don't interfere in what Boss Dai decides."

Yang Rong glared at her and said angrily, secretly cursing his wife for being so ignorant and daring to meddle in everything. Now that the matter involves the chairman, how can it be simple?

"Even if he's a traitor, so what?" Mrs. Yang was obviously greedy for money. She didn't want the red agate necklace to change hands, so she said confidently:
"That guy, by the way, Tao Mousheng, he is a well-known traitor under Wang Tianhai, isn't he back now? Not only has he been promoted to a higher position, he has also become a favorite of the chairman."

This is the truth, the fact.

A few months ago, Gao Mouwu and Tao Mousheng, who followed Wang Tianhai, were instigated by Dai Chunfeng through Du Yuesheng's relationship. They brought back the traitorous treaty "Wang-Japan Secret Agreement" signed by Wang Tianhai and the Japanese, which dealt a heavy blow to the Wang Puppet Organization.

If Wang could deceive some people under the guise of "peace talks" before, the fact of treason in the secret agreement made his true face completely exposed to the world.

Gao Mouwu and Tao Mousheng, as Wang Tianhai's confidants, considered themselves to be people who had made great contributions in helping Wang Tianhai to plan the "peace movement". However, during the process of dividing the spoils among the Wang Puppet Government, the two were extremely disappointed.

Gao had served as director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so he wanted to become the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Wang Puppet Government. However, after the list of spoils was finalized, Wang only gave him the position of deputy minister.

Tao was targeting the Minister of Education, but was given the position of Minister of Propaganda.

For this reason, the two men were indignant. They thought that after all the planning and fighting for Wang, they could not even get a decent ministerial position. They were depressed and felt that they could not make a name for themselves by being traitors, so they started to think of other ways.

After Boss Dai learned the information, he immediately planned to rebel against the two men through Du Yuesheng.

Gao and Tao "had long regretted their decision", and when they saw the Shancheng government extending an olive branch, they immediately offered their own price - as long as they could get rid of the label of traitor, everything would be fine.

After Boss Dai reported this to Chang, Chang instructed that as long as Gao and Tao left the Wang Puppet Group, they would be forgiven for their past mistakes. If they wanted to be officials, they would be given suitable jobs. If they wanted to go abroad for inspection, they would be given funding. Everything was up to them to choose.

If the two can bring back the secret agreement between the Japanese and puppet regimes, they will receive a generous reward.

With Chang's clear reply, Gao and Tao immediately secretly took the secret agreement and arrived in Hong Kong by boat. After the "Wang-Japan Secret Agreement" was sent to Shancheng, it was immediately published in the newspaper.

Gao Mouwu never dared to return to the mountain city. With the approval of Chang Moumou, he allocated five US dollars and took his beloved wife across the ocean to the United States.

However, Tao Mousheng, a top student who graduated from the Law School of Peking University, was ultimately unable to give up his power and begged his way to be with Chang Moumou.

Chang accepted everyone who came to him and kept him to work by his side. Soon he gained favor again by drafting "The Destiny of China" for Chang and became a celebrity around Chang.

"How can this be the same? Who is Tao Mousheng?" Yang Rong stared at his wife and said unhappily:
“There are no eternal enemies, nor eternal friends. In some matters, what matters is not grudges, but the breadth of mind.”

Zhang Yi listened expressionlessly and thought, what kind of broad-mindedness is this? It's nothing but self-interest.

"Is this something you can interfere with? If you have nothing to do, go play mahjong. I didn't want to come, but you dragged me here. Who knew it would turn out to be such a mess?" Yang Rong scolded his wife again, and said to Liu Zhonghou:

"Since the evidence is irrefutable and Boss Dai has also issued instructions, don't waste your time. Traitors should be punished by anyone. If I were you, I would prepare a coffin and paper money as soon as possible to make his life easier over there."

"Oh, you can't do this, Director Yang, District Chief Zhang, this is too unfair."

Liu Zhonghou, the treacherous businessman, still refused to give up. He said with a tearful face, "This kind of rescue is not uncommon, why is it so difficult for me?"

Yang Rong said seriously: "You have brought trouble upon yourself, who can you blame?"

"You can't say that, Director Yang." Liu Zhonghou said indignantly, pointing to the teahouse opposite the box.
"Qingfeng Teahouse is run by the police detective team. They arrest people at will and extort money. The teahouse is where they negotiate terms. They release people in exchange for money."

"Do you mean that I am blackmailing you?" Zhang Yi interrupted him and looked at him coldly.

"Misunderstanding, that's not what I meant. I'm a businessman, and I solve all problems the way businessmen usually do.
I want to say that this kind of thing has long been commonplace in the officialdom. As long as District Chief Zhang relaxes his grip, hands the matter over to the people below him, and turns a blind eye, I will take care of the details.
If the higher-ups investigate, we can just find a scapegoat and let it go. No one will really care. Of course, I will also get some benefits.”

"Merchant? I think you are just a profiteer." Yang Rong got angry when he saw him chattering non-stop, and said disdainfully:

"We are talking about the law, but you are doing business. We are totally different. Stop it. Don't think you are great just because you have a few lousy dollars. Do you really think we care about money and not our lives?"

"You can't say that, Director Yang. Officials and businessmen are both greedy for money and power. We are all in the same boat." Liu Zhonghou slapped his forehead, looking exhausted, and shook his head and sighed:

"In the eyes of you government officials, every pore of the merchants is filled with the stench of copper coins. However, there are Confucian merchants, and I, Liu, have also donated materials and money to the war of resistance."

As he said this, he looked at Zhang Yi and spread his hands and said, "District Chief Zhang, please name your price."

Zhang Yi sneered with contempt, looking at Liu Zhonghou in front of him as if he was examining a clown.

"Five hundred thousand." Liu Zhonghou said.

Zhang Yi's smile deepened, and Liu Zhonghou gritted his teeth:
"one million."

Before Zhang Yi could say anything, Liu Zhonghou stole a glance at him and said cautiously:

"At this price, it's enough to buy dozens of lives."

"Do you threaten me?"

"How dare I? How about you, District Chief Zhang, set some conditions? As long as it doesn't bankrupt me, I'll accept it."

"I'm not interested in how much money you can give me. Okay, go now. Director Yang is right. It's the right thing to do to prepare for the afterlife in advance."

"I understand."

Liu Zhonghou looked gloomy and sighed. He stood up, bowed politely and humbly, and said:
"I'm sorry to interrupt your meal, but the bill has already been paid. I'll take my leave now."

As he said that, he was about to leave.

Zhang Yi pointed to the suitcase on the table and said coldly: "Don't forget to bring your things."

Liu Zhonghou's face changed. He picked up the suitcase angrily, nodded to Director Yang and his wife, and left sadly.

Zhang Yi looked at his watch and said to Yang Rong:

"Director Yang, how about we just disperse?"

"Okay." Yang Rong nodded, said lightly, and left with his wife. His wife wanted to speak several times, but was stopped by Yang Rong's eyes.

After getting in the car, she said indignantly: "This Zhang Yi really doesn't know what's good for him. He doesn't even buy your face. Is he afraid of being punished by Boss Dai, or does he really not love money?"

“Who doesn’t love money?”

Yang Rong sighed, "As for face and favors, there is a saying that one generation is close, two generations are distant, and three generations don't even bother to provide meals. How can favors be as deep as imagined?

Besides, he and I only worked together before, and he is now the district chief, on an equal footing with me, so why should he give me face?"

Mrs. Yang was unhappy to hear her husband's words and said indignantly:
"You are such an ungrateful person. I don't believe there is no time when he doesn't need you."

"Who knows."

Yang Rong looked uncertain, and after a moment of silence, he added:
"Take today's incident as an example. We are not without courtesy and etiquette, but we should be more cautious and not agree to everything. How do you know this Liu?"

"At the mahjong table. The wife of Director Gong from the Personnel Department introduced me to him."

Upon hearing this, Yang Rong's face darkened: "We are all directors, why didn't others intervene, but you rushed over to show off your ability?"

"What's the matter? It's just a few words."

Mrs. Yang said this casually, and then continued to admire her red agate necklace. After a while, she said:

"I don't have to give it back, right? I'm really reluctant to give it up."

"Just keep it if it's delivered to you."

Yang Rong looked at the agate necklace in the light outside the car. It was hazy and translucent, and it was indeed a first-class good thing.

"Didn't it fail to be done?"

Yang Rong said lightly: "As a businessman, you will definitely view gifts as an investment. Since it is an investment, you will definitely expect some kind of return. If it doesn't work this time, I will pay it back next time if I take care of the favor."

Mrs. Yang suddenly understood.

"No matter how talented an agent is, he can't resist the human relationships and worldly wisdom." Zhang Yi sighed as he watched Yang Rong's car drive away.

Human relationships are sometimes more complicated than the facts of the case. Sometimes, even if you are an agent, you are powerless against the big net that is more mysterious than Skynet.

It’s a network of relationships!

Liu Zhonghou, this unscrupulous businessman, is always taking advantage of every opportunity. Obviously, he has considerable power. Today he found Yang Rong, but we don’t know who he will be tomorrow.

In order to avoid any further complications, Zhang Yi returned to the restaurant, immediately found Monkey, and ordered the execution of Wang Lun, Lu Liang, and Saki Reiko.

After sending back a group of plainclothes officers who were drunk and had eaten a mess, Zhang Yi drove alone to find Wang Naiqi to pass on the information.

Under the night sky, soft light shone through the first-floor windows of a two-story building.

Zhang Yi observed the small building for a while, confirmed that everything was normal, then picked up a small stone and threw it over.

After a while, the door opened and Wang Naiqi, wearing a sweater and a coat, appeared at the door. He looked around in confusion, but when he saw nothing, he turned back.

Then he entered the house and another stone flew towards him.

Wang Naiqi thought it was some naughty kid making trouble, so he opened the door depressed, only to see a note lying quietly at the door.

He glanced around vigilantly, then quickly picked it up and went back into the house.

After closing the door, he couldn't wait to open the letter, and it was indeed written in a familiar handwriting.

"The mermaid is back!"

Wang Naiqi was delighted. During this period of time, he had been like a resentful woman, eagerly waiting for the return of her husband who had fallen in love with another woman, but there was no news from him.

Now we are finally connected.

However, after just a few glances at the intelligence content, his face changed drastically.

……

(End of this chapter)