The Spy

Chapter 143: Not Rescued
Yang Wenxu's expression turned serious and he lowered his head slightly.

"Brother Xu, Wenxu is very grateful for the promotion and transfer this time. If you need any help in Tianjin in the future, just let me know."

Yang Wenxu's gift was a great one, and Xu Qingyun really helped him a lot this time.

He will leave the day after tomorrow and be transferred to Tianjin Station as the head of the intelligence team. The appointment as deputy station chief and other rewards will be given to him after Xu Qingyun closes the case.

The position of deputy station chief is already secured, and his military rank will be raised by one level as well.

It has always been difficult to get the rank of colonel. Xu Zhanjie promised Yang Wenxu that he would help him with the arrangements so that he could go to Tianjin with peace of mind.

He made a great contribution this time, especially in seizing the radio station and code book. Combined with his previous merits, there is a high possibility that he will be promoted to a higher rank.

"You're welcome. If you have any problems in Nanjing in the future, you can always come to me."

Xu Qingyun responded with a smile that he still had his old subordinates in Tianjin, including the Military Intelligence Department and the Police Station, as well as his brother. If there was really any problem, he could ask Yang Wenxu for help.

If he can't solve it, he will look for Wu Shaoshu.

After all, Wu Shaoshu is not at the same level as him, so there is no need to go to him for many small matters. Yang Wenxu took the initiative to show goodwill, and Xu Qingyun would not refuse.

"Okay, it's a deal."

Yang Wenxu smiled brightly. He understood that Xu Qingyun had accepted his request for an alliance, and that the two would take care of each other in the future.

Yang Wenxu came quickly and left quickly.

He is going to Tianjin soon, and things in Nanjing need to be arranged and the handover completed.

His appointment will be issued tomorrow morning. The new team leader is the previous deputy team leader. Xu Zhanjie reported it to the director, who has agreed. The deputy will take over, and the handover will be much simpler.

I know all the deputies in the group very well, so it is easier for me to get started with the work after taking over.

Xu Qingyun came to the interrogation room.

The interrogation of the Japanese spy has been completed, but there is still one person left.

The spy from the Party Affairs Investigation Department.

The Military Intelligence Department would not give any good face to the Party Affairs Investigation Department. Xu Qingyun directly ordered someone to bring him up, and then ordered him to be hung up after entering the interrogation room.

"Why did you come to assassinate me? Who sent you here?"

The question Xu Qingyun asked scared the spy from the Party Affairs Investigation Department. He already knew where this place was: the prison of his old rival, the Military Intelligence Department.

He is not afraid of falling into the hands of other units, because the Party Affairs Investigation Office has real power.

They not only target the Red Party, but they can also arrest anyone who commits a crime in the Fruit Party.

But the main charge is red.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, sir. We are hunting down the Reds. We have no intention of assassinating you."

The young spy immediately explained that he knew he could not be arrogant here and that a real man had to be able to bend and stretch.

If he acts recklessly, he will suffer greatly.

At this time, he thought he was unlucky. The damn Lu Hanping had run to the assassination scene, causing him to be mistaken for the assassin.

"Torture."

Xu Qingyun didn't waste any words with him. The little spy was stunned and begged for mercy quickly, and soon let out a scream.

"I'll tell you everything. Stop fighting, Grandpa. We are all family..."

The little spy kept begging for mercy. After beating him for ten minutes, Xu Qingyun asked someone to stop.

"Tell me everything clearly."

Xu Qingyun's cold voice made the little spy shiver. Without waiting for Xu Qingyun to ask, he told him everything.

Their team leader, Shi Qingbin from the Party Affairs Investigation Office, received a photo from Shanghai.

Shi Qingbin recognized the person in the photo.

During these days of investigation, including reports from informants such as Ruandan and Xiao Zhao, the little spy confessed everything.

"Continue the torture."

After listening to him, Xu Qingyun stood up. The young spy was stunned. He didn't expect that after he confessed everything, the other party would still beat him.

In fact, he should be content. Xu Qingyun originally planned to use the electric chair on him, but since he confessed very thoroughly, Xu Qingyun only used conventional punishment to deal with him.

When he got outside the door, Xu Qingyun lit a cigarette.

He doesn't smoke much, but he does smoke occasionally.

Lu Hanping's identity can be fully confirmed. He was a member of the Red Party and worked in Rehe in his early years. Later he escaped and his whereabouts are unknown.

People from the Shanghai Party Affairs Investigation Office discovered him, but found out that he was no longer in Shanghai, so they sent the photo to the headquarters for filing. Shi Qingbin, who had seen him before, noticed this and launched an investigation in Nanjing.

He was indeed in Nanjing.

Xu Qingyun was not thinking about these things, but about the performance of the man he followed yesterday.

At this time he didn't know Lao Liang's name.

The man deliberately stopped at the door of the bookstore and glanced at Lu Hanping. The address of the bookstore was the one he had written in the newspaper before.

It was obvious that he was making an appointment with Lu Hanping, but why didn't the two of them meet in person at that time?
Did Lu Hanping sense the danger and refuse to meet?

That’s not the case, Xu Qingyun shook his head.

According to the little spy, they only discovered Lu Hanping's whereabouts today and started tracking him.

Yesterday they couldn't even confirm whether Lu Hanping was in Nanjing.

The man was his comrade, and he went there specifically to meet Lu Hanping.

Recalling the missing person notice he had posted before, Xu Qingyun had already guessed that they were trying to make contact.

But there was no formal meeting for the first time.

The way Lu Hanping went out today seemed like he was going to make a meeting, that's how the Party Affairs Investigation Office judged it. Xu Qingyun immediately remembered Old Lu's inexplicable answer before.

He asked Lao Lu what his name was, and Lao Lu said his name was Feng Zheng.

Feng Zheng, a name Xu Qingyun is very familiar with.

Lao Lu said his line was broken, but it could be reconnected.

What it really means is that he has lost contact with the organization, but has successfully contacted the organization.

But why did he say that to himself?
In other words, who was he trying to tell these words to?
The one who asked about Lu Hanping's identity was Xu Qingyun. Xu Qingyun could confirm that Lu Hanping was not really answering him. There were people he knew at the scene, and they were very close to him. It was possible that they were also members of the Red Party. He said that deliberately for that person to hear.

Xu Erxi?
Thinking of Xu Erxi's abnormal behavior in the hospital, Xu Qingyun was slightly startled.

Xu Erxi is a member of the Xu family. Four generations of his family have followed the Xu family and were specially given the surname Xu to become members of their clan.

Xu Erxi is a member of the Red Party, but what about his brother?
The only one who behaved abnormally today was Xu Erxi. If he didn't know Lu Hanping, why did he go to check on Lu Hanping?

If they knew each other, then everything would make sense.

But if Xu Erxi was gay, how could he hide it from his brother?

Or rather, my brother too.

Thinking back on his brother's daily behavior, this possibility is not impossible. His brother hates evil, but he is very kind to the people. He was always thought to be a policeman with conscience, and Xu Qingyun never thought much about it. Now, it seems very likely that his brother also has another identity.

A new problem arose again. According to Lu Hanping's deliberate hint, he was obviously out of touch with the organization. The person who contacted him yesterday just glanced at him and left, but Xu Erxi obviously knew him.

Didn’t my brother and Xu Erxi join the organization very early, but were new recruits by Lu Hanping?

After escaping from Rehe, Lu Hanping hid in Tianjin and met his brother. After his brother was transferred to Nanjing, Lu Hanping followed him here and continued to look for the organization.

Xu Qingyun was well aware of the organization's current predicament. It was being encircled and suppressed by the Guo Party and had to walk through grasslands and cross snow-capped mountains.

If you calculate in this way, everything makes sense.

Fortunately, he was the one who was at the scene yesterday and was the one handling the case, so others had no idea what was going on.

"Put it down."

Back in the interrogation room, the agent from the Party Affairs Investigation Office had been knocked unconscious twice. Xu Qingyun had no sympathy for him. If it weren't for them, Lu Hanping wouldn't be still in an unknown state of life or death.

At the Party Affairs Investigation Department, a subordinate ran into Shi Qingbin's office. "Team Leader, we found out that someone from the Military Intelligence Department was assassinated this morning. They were on a mission there, so there were a lot of people, but we don't know what the mission was. Lu Hanping was sent to the Third Hospital by them."

The Third Hospital is closest to the scene and is a large regular hospital, so it is normal to send the patient there.

The other party was from the Military Intelligence Department, which gave him a headache.

It’s okay with other departments. If they ask for people directly, they will definitely give face, but the Military Intelligence Department and they are not naturally compatible.

No matter they have reasons or not, the other party will not give it to others easily.

"Let's go to the hospital first and call everyone."

After a while, Shi Qingbin finally made up his mind to get the Red Party member back first, as he was the key.

As for my subordinates, we’ll talk about them later.

If he goes directly to ask for the person back, he will be beaten out. This matter can only be handled by the section chief. If he can bring the Red Party back, he will have made a great contribution and the section chief will not blame him.

It's a pity that there was no subsequent credit.

With such a big commotion, and Lu Hanping injured again, by the time he succeeds in interrogating them and then goes to arrest them, I'm afraid not a hair will be left, as they've all run away.

"Yes."

The subordinates took the order and went to call for people. The number of people in their intelligence group and the military intelligence department was about the same, more than 40 people each.

Shi Qingbin took all his men and drove several cars straight to the hospital.

There were only two people from the Military Intelligence Department at the hospital entrance. They were smoking on the side of the road. When they saw so many people driving in, they hurried inside.

Shi Qingbin got out of the car and his men quickly gathered together.

"Where is the person?" Shi Qingbin asked
"I'll ask"

The subordinate ran out and came back soon. He found out that the patient was still in the operating room and the operation had been going on for several hours.

It does take quite a while, and it is definitely a major operation.

"To the operating room."

As long as the person was not transferred to the Military Intelligence Department, Shi Qingbin decided to take people to the door of the operating room and wait first. As soon as the operation was over, they would immediately take the person away and transfer him.

Lu Hanping must be under his control.

"Who are you?"

As soon as they got inside, several people came to greet them at the door of the operating room, including Xu Qingyun's subordinates and operations staff who stayed here.

Xu Qingyun left behind quite a few people, almost twenty people, but most of them were on Zuo Jinfang's side, and only eight people were left in the operating room.

"The Party Affairs Investigation Department is handling the case. It involves the Red Party that we have been tracking down for a long time."

Shi Qingbin said in a cold voice that he knew it was not easy to ask for someone, but that didn't mean he was afraid of the Military Intelligence Department.

The people in the Party Affairs Investigation Office are indeed not afraid of them.

"This is our captive, you leave immediately."

A member of the operations team stood up and said sternly that he was aware of the grudges between the two departments.

"Step aside."

Shi Qingbin took out his pistol, and the people behind him followed suit and showed their guns.

The people from the Military Intelligence Department immediately took out their weapons and the scene suddenly became tense.

"They are rebelling against you. We have taken their guns. Anyone who dares to move will be killed without mercy."

Shi Qingbin shouted. He knew that he must not show any sign of weakness at this moment. There were more people than him. If he was frightened by them, he would not be able to make any contribution this time. He might even lose his position as team leader when he returned.

The director knew that he was frightened by the Military Intelligence Department and that they did not outnumber him, so he would not let him off.

The people behind Shi Qingbin came over to collect their guns, but the people from the operations department did not dare to open fire. They could have killed a few of the other side after opening fire, but they would have been wiped out.

"What are you doing?"

Xu Qingshi received the news and rushed over with his men. His men and those from the Military Intelligence Department were all there.

Zuo Jinfang left Xu Erxi and others to take care of him.

"The Party Affairs Investigation Department is handling the case. Who are you?"

Shi Qingbin looked at Xu Qingshi. There was someone wearing a police uniform next to Xu Qingshi. How did the police get involved?

He had no worries about the police, as these policemen were only there to assist them. If they were told to go east, they would not dare to go west. If they dared to disobey orders, the people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office would deal with their superiors.

They will be in trouble then.

When Xu Qingshi heard that the other party was from the Party Affairs Investigation Office, his heart suddenly tightened.

The gentleman was targeted and beaten by spies from the Party Affairs Investigation Office. These people even chased him to the hospital.

He felt a little regretful that he didn't bring all his men with him.

But it's useless to bring them. First of all, he has not been the deputy director for long and does not have many subordinates he can use. No matter how many people he brings, they will not really go against the people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office for him.

Secondly, he had no reason.

His younger brother and Zuo Jinfang were injured, so he came to see if anything was wrong, but it was not right to bring too many police officers with him.

"What Party Affairs Investigation Office? We have important prisoners here. Please leave."

Xu Qingshi didn't say anything. Xu Qingyun's subordinates next to him spoke up. The people in the operating room were captured by their team leader. These people were obviously here to snatch people away, so they would never give them the money.

"Take down their guns."

Shi Qingbin ignored him and prepared to use the same trick again.

"Let me see which of you dares."

Xu Qingshi immediately pulled out his gun, and the people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office immediately walked towards him.

"boom."

Xu Qingshi fired a shot, but it was aimed upwards. Fortunately, they were not inside, but in the open space outside the operating room.

The operating room is on the first floor, and there is a small hall inside that can't accommodate so many people.

The people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office didn't expect the other party to dare to shoot, so they didn't dare to move for a while.

The people around Xu Qingshi also pointed their guns at them, but the members of the operations team who had been disarmed earlier lowered their heads.

Xu Qingshi's eyes were a little red. He was here, and even if he died, he would never let the people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office take his master away.

When the gentleman was in the Military Intelligence Department, he was in the hands of his younger brother, so he still had hope of saving people. But when he was in the Party Affairs Investigation Department, there was almost no possibility of rescue.

Shi Qingbin was shocked. He didn't expect the other party to dare to shoot.

"Who shot?"

Suddenly a doctor came out and everyone looked at him.

"This is a hospital. What do you want to do by shooting here?"

The doctor was not frightened, but seemed dissatisfied.

Shi Qingbin had a step down and immediately asked, "Doctor, how is the patient inside?"

"It's no use. We tried our best, but he was hurt too badly."

The doctor sighed and shook his head. Xu Qingshi's heart felt like it was hit by a huge hammer and he felt suffocated for an instant.

The gentleman was not rescued?

"Are you sure?" Shi Qingbin asked hurriedly.

"Go collect the bodies."

The doctor sighed again. He came out just to inform the people outside, but someone opened fire. He was already in a bad mood, so he immediately came out to warn them.

(End of this chapter)