My spy diary

Chapter 381 A Good Show (asking for monthly tickets)
The mountain city is like a graceful girl in a veil, standing gracefully on the bank of the Jialing River.

The houses and bamboo forests are scattered along the hillside and beside the water. The winding bluestone steps and the endless mist like clouds and rain are mysterious and gentle, leaving one wanting to describe them.

As soon as Zhang Yi and his companions arrived at the dock, they saw from afar that the car from the General Affairs Office was waiting there.

The team leader was the deputy director of the General Affairs Office. Zhang Yi jokingly said:

"Where is your Director Shen? He went into hiding just after I was demoted. Isn't he too snobbish?"

The deputy director looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak. Seeing Zhang Yi's inquiring look, he leaned closer and whispered:
"Director Shen and the directors and middle-level managers at the bureau headquarters are all being reprimanded."

"Being scolded? Who made Boss Dai angry again?"

"Someone shot himself in the bureau headquarters last night." The deputy director said with a bitter face.

"Who died?"

"A soldier."

"Boss Dai got angry because of this? What does this have to do with your Director Shen?"

"Director Shen is the chief duty officer," explained the deputy director.

Zhang Yi suddenly realized that except for the Telecommunications Department which had to work outside due to work needs, all other departments were located in the Luojiawan compound of the bureau headquarters. Even at night, various telecommunications intelligence documents were constantly coming in and out, which required department-level officials to be on duty at night to coordinate and be responsible for some things.

In the early days, each director took turns on duty for one day. Later, for some reason, Dai Chunfeng handed over all these responsibilities to Shen Xishan.

"Director Shen and I were on duty last night when we suddenly heard a gunshot not far away. This was the first time such a thing happened at the bureau headquarters. The agents on night duty were thrown into chaos and everyone ran to the yard to check and inquire."

"Later, a guard came to report that a body was found at the entrance of the air-raid shelter. Director Shen and I immediately ran to check. The dead person was a young guard who was on duty in the afternoon."

"At first we thought it was an enemy lurking in, which made everyone very nervous. Later, the forensic and technical department personnel came to analyze and determine that it was suicide, and the confession of the guard company commander also confirmed this."

"Oh, why did he commit suicide?"

"The guard company commander said that the soldier's mother was critically ill and the soldier asked him for leave several times, but he refused because the company was short of manpower. I didn't expect this person to commit suicide."

"and after?"

"Because it was suicide, Director Shen and I didn't take it seriously. People die everywhere. What's a soldier? We can only blame him for being too narrow-minded.
But when Boss Dai heard about this in the morning, he flew into a rage for no apparent reason and scolded Director Shen for being brainless. Not only did he have the guards gathered together to give him a lecture, he also called a meeting of all the middle and senior level officials at the bureau headquarters.

"What did Boss Dai say?"

"I don't know about that. It must have been a big meal. Luckily I escaped because I came to pick you up." The deputy director looked lucky.

'Where does Boss Dai's anger come from?'

Zhang Yi thought to himself that the deputy director didn't care about the death of an ordinary soldier at all, and Boss Dai would be even less so. Could it be because the person died in the air-raid shelter?
Because Zhang Yi knew that the air-raid shelter of the bureau headquarters was actually where Boss Dai secretly stored counterfeit currency.

He thought about it for a long time but had no clue, so he had to put the matter aside and started chatting with the deputy director.

Before we knew it, the car arrived at Luojiawan compound.

Just as the deputy director said, Boss Dai was giving a speech on the playground at the bureau headquarters.

The guard captain ran forward to salute and ask him to give a lecture, but Dai Chunfeng slapped him twice in the face:

"I handed over a company of soldiers to you, but you ignored their lives and forced them to death. How dare you see me?"

The company commander staggered after being hit, his face turned pale and he dared not utter a word.

Dai Chunfeng was still furious, and he scolded the company commander in front of all the soldiers in the company. He talked about how to care for soldiers and care about their lives. Then he announced the removal of the company commander from his post, sent someone to bury the soldier who committed suicide, and asked the general affairs department to send 1000 oceans to his family as a pension.

A group of department heads and middle-level cadres looked at each other in bewilderment, none of them quite understood Dai Chunfeng's move. It was fine to spend a fortune to buy horse bones, but to gather so many people and mobilize so many troops was really an overreaction.

Dai Chunfeng, however, remained silent with a sullen face. He ordered the company and the middle-level cadres to disband, leaving only the directors behind. He said with lingering fear:

"You are all stupid idiots, don't you understand?
We give guns to these soldiers so that they can defend us and use them against the enemy.

Think about it carefully, since this dead soldier had the courage to commit suicide, he also had the courage to beat us to death first, and then commit suicide or be killed!

Humph, you don’t even have that much vigilance.

Fortunately, it was only one person this time and he discovered it early. If this matter was instigated by someone with ulterior motives, what if a company of soldiers rioted and shot us from behind?

Let me tell you, in this world, the reasonable ones are afraid of the unreasonable ones, and the unreasonable ones are afraid of the desperate ones.

Human hearts are not necessarily all evil, but they can be encouraged and bewitched to become excessive and even reckless.

"When you deal with this kind of thing in the future, you must pay attention to the impact. Today, I punish a company commander and give him a pension, which can buy the hearts of all the guards in the company. Do you understand? Humph!"

After saying this, Dai Chunfeng walked away with a gloomy face and his hands behind his back, leaving behind a group of fools looking at each other in bewilderment.

Some people were in awe, some were thoughtful, and some didn't care at all.

Zhang Yixin said that those who can climb to this position are all smart people, there is no simple one among them.

Even if one is in a high position, giving orders and acting tyrannically, when it comes to one's own life and property, everyone has a few confidants, and everyone knows how to control his subordinates and win their hearts and minds. It's just that some things do not concern one, so one just turns a blind eye to them.

If Dai Chunfeng wanted to punish a company commander, even if he had to spend a fortune to win people's hearts, there was no need to mobilize a large number of troops and call all the directors over, right?
There must be something wrong when things are abnormal, so what is his real intention to hide?

While Zhang Yi was thinking, he saw a military green jeep with a canvas cover driving into the yard.

Several black cars followed behind and finally stopped in front of the bureau headquarters building. Several nimble plainclothes officers got out of the cars.

They are all from the Intelligence Department.

The next moment, Sun Zichao, chief of the Intelligence Department, emerged from the door of the underground interrogation room, followed by several plainclothes officers escorting a prisoner.

The prisoner wore a black cloth hood, handcuffs and shackles, his body was covered in blood, and on his foot he wore a tattered cloth shoe full of nails. He only dared to touch the ground with his toes as he was dragged by plainclothes officers, leaving bloodstains under his feet with every step.

This is a method used to deal with important criminals.

A group of directors who had just been reprimanded were chatting in twos and threes and were about to return to the office when they happened to see this scene.

Director Xu of the Judicial Department frowned and looked at Director He Shangyou of the Second Department with an unhappy look on his face:
"Lao He, what the hell is going on? Why didn't you notify us when you caught the wanted criminal?"

After the Justice Section became independent from the Operations Department, it was upgraded to a division, which consists of the Interrogation Section and the Prison Management Section. Their responsibilities are clear, and interrogation is indeed within their scope of business.

"The devil knows."

He Shangyou was also furious. This grandson relied on Boss Dai's trust and often acted on his own and reported to higher authorities. He was completely unaware of such an important matter as catching a wanted criminal.

Seeing that Director He had a gloomy face and didn't look like he was lying, Director Xu sneered and called his secretary:

"Go ask that guy who he arrested. You are meddling in other people's business. Are there any rules?"

After saying this, he looked at He Shangyou again:

"Old He, this is not a very decent thing to do. To do things, you must first be a good person. Or, in other words, half do things and half be a good person.

This new chief of the Intelligence Department has no rules at all. If you can't manage him well, I will teach him a lesson for you.

Boss Dai just said, 'People's hearts are not necessarily evil, but they can be encouraged and bewitched to go too far, or even act recklessly.'"

He Shangyou sneered, his expression subtle, and said after a pause:
"Young people are eager for quick success and instant benefits, and we should understand that."

"It is good to make achievements, but the rules cannot be abolished."

Director Xu was a straightforward person, his emotions were all on his face, he was full of disgust towards the new head of the Intelligence Section who didn't know the rules. He Shangyou sneered in his heart, bewitching? Who bewitched? Maybe he was just carrying out the task assigned by Boss Dai, but on his face he looked like he was watching the show from the sidelines:
"Then I thank you, bro."

Director Xu snorted coldly, and scolded Sun Zichao who was walking over with his secretary:
"Section Chief Sun, what are you doing? Why didn't you notify the interrogation department after you caught the wanted criminal?"

Sun Zichao stood at attention, saluted respectfully, with a humble smile on his face:

"Director Xu, you misunderstood. I am just following the orders of Boss Dai."

Director Xu was speechless and glared at He Shangyou fiercely. He finally understood why this old Deng wanted to stay out of the matter and watch the show. After a moment of silence, he asked in a low voice:
"Who is being arrested?"

Sun Zichao still had a smiling face: "I only know the basics of the task assigned by the boss, and the prisoner has not confessed yet."

He Shangyou pondered and asked, "Japanese spy?"

Sun Zichao: “That’s not the case.”

Director Xu's eyes lit up. He was either a Japanese spy or a Red Party member. He waited eagerly for him to say the second half of his words. After waiting for a long time, Sun Zichao showed no intention to continue, so he had to continue asking:
"Red Party? You haven't confessed even after being tortured so severely. Your identity is not simple! Since you haven't confessed, do you need me to send you some interrogation experts?"

Sun Zichao was alert and silently made a note to Director Xu, saying:
"No need?"

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Director Xu obviously did not want to miss this opportunity to make a great contribution. Seeing that He Shangyou did not reject it outright, he signaled with his eyes to let him put pressure on him.

He Shangyou simply chose to ignore it.

Director Xu was annoyed and looked at Sun Zichao and said:

"What are you worried about? Don't you trust us?"

Sun Zichao smiled and said, "Haha, don't get me wrong, my boss just told me to keep it a secret, and I don't dare to make the decision on my own."

He Shangyou continued, "Section Chief Sun speaks like gold, but since this is a task assigned by the boss, Director Xu should also be more understanding. Getting the prisoner's confession will definitely be counted as a contribution to you."

Director Xu cursed He secretly for pretending to be a good guy even though he was being bullied by his subordinates. He laughed at himself:
"Of course I understand. As for the credit, forget it. I don't work and still eat. I'm not that shameless. Humph!"

Sun Zichao smiled slightly, looking calm and composed, and turned to greet Zhang Yi:
"Chief Zhang, you have brought good news from a thousand miles away and have made new achievements. Congratulations."

Zhang Yi looked at his hypocritical, pretentious face and really wanted to punch him. He sneered in his heart, but his face remained calm. He said:

"You are too flattering. Congratulations to Section Chief Sun for his victory in capturing a key Red Party criminal. Once the criminal is captured, the credit will roll in."

"Haha, I hope so."

Sun Zichao smiled, turned around and greeted the other directors. His attitude was so humble that no one could find fault with it.

When it was Director Shen's turn, he was even more enthusiastic. After saluting and greeting each other, he said with gratitude:

"Thank you Director Shen for your support for our work."

Shen Xishan was confused: "What are you talking about?"

"The prisoner's identity is important. For the sake of confidentiality, according to the instructions of Boss Dai, the prisoner must be locked up outside. But that place is not only remote, but also has no electricity. The General Affairs Office supported us with a generator and gasoline."

As he was speaking, the sound of a car roared in the distance.

Everyone turned around and saw that the door of the general affairs warehouse was open.

A truck pulled out and its tailgate was opened. Several people from the General Affairs Department and plainclothes officers from the Intelligence and Support Department were busy putting two wooden boards together, with one end placed on the truck and the other connected to the ground.

Someone from the General Affairs Office pushed an oil drum down the wooden board, and a plainclothes officer from the Intelligence Section caught it below.

After getting the gasoline, a plainclothes officer immediately came over with an iron bucket. Everyone helped pour the gasoline into the bucket, and the plainclothes officer then took it over to refuel the jeep.

Another plainclothes officer asked loudly: "Two barrels of oil, are they enough?"

One person answered: "The generator is leaking oil. It burned half a bucket in one night. It's better to get more so that we don't have to make another trip."

Someone from the General Affairs Department said, "Gasoline is so expensive, and you don't know how to save money."

The plainclothes officer from the Intelligence Division shrugged: "There's nothing we can do. We have to use it no matter how expensive it is."

Hearing everyone's discussion, Shen Xishan understood and asked subconsciously:
"Where are you going to take the prisoner? There are so many safe houses in the General Affairs Department, many of which are not in use. There is no need to do this."

Sun Zichao smiled and said nothing, silently making a note for Director Shen in his little notebook.

Shen Xishan snorted coldly and left.

Zhang Yi watched coldly, and he felt more and more that this was a play directed jointly by Boss Dai and Sun Zichao, and the targets of identification were himself and a group of directors.

He seemed to be thinking about something, and then he said hello to several directors he was familiar with, and said:
"I'm going to report to Boss Dai first. See you later."

As he spoke, he walked towards the main door of the bureau's office building, but his eyes quickly and sharply glanced at the jeep that had just escorted the prisoner in.

He noticed that there was a circle of mud on the jeep's wheels and that the left door and windshield were fogged up, while the right side was less fogged.

Zhang Yi walked slowly and the conversation between the plainclothes officers from the Intelligence Department behind him could be clearly heard.

"Is there anything to eat in that damn place?"

"Cook noodles on a broken stove."

"Okay, is the car fixed? Two people go up there and watch over the prisoner to prevent him from committing suicide."

“This car is imported from the United States, and the windshield is broken. I almost froze to death.

We set out at daybreak, it was foggy and dewy, and I didn't dare drive too fast. 30 kilometers per hour would freeze me to death. You drive on the way back, my hands are still numb."

"Okay, okay, you're the one who's always bothering me. Wild boars can't eat fine bran. This car looks so impressive to drive. Go find me a pair of gloves."

Zhang Yi heard their conversation clearly. His expression was a little solemn. This was undoubtedly a show, a trap, but what about the wanted criminal they caught?
Also an actor?

But what if he really is an arrested underground party member?

After going up to the first floor, Zhang Yi stood in the corridor, squinting his eyes and looking at the sun through the glass. The sun had risen very high.

There is much more fog on the left side of the jeep than on the right side. Obviously, this is caused by the sunlight shining on the right side for a long time. The sun is from east to west, and only when the car is driving from south to north will the right side receive so much sunlight.

With the direction and speed of the vehicle known, as long as the time of dawn is known, an experienced agent can calculate the distance between the prisoner's detention location and the bureau headquarters.

Zhang Yi understood that this was fishing!

He went through so much trouble and made such a big fuss just to tell himself and those directors this information. Once the directors knew it, everyone would know, and the undercover hidden in the bureau headquarters would also know it.

Which department knows the exact time of dawn? The Meteorological Bureau of the Aviation Commission.

Sun Zichao just needs to have someone keep an eye on the Meteorological Bureau, and if anyone asks about it, then he will be the undercover agent.

In an instant, a smile appeared on Zhang Yi's lips, and his heart was as clear as a mirror.

Sun Zichao was full of confidence and determined to succeed, but Zhang Yi refused to let him succeed.

Not only that, he also wanted to add some gimmicks to the scene, add fuel to the fire and make it more exciting.

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(End of this chapter)