After ten years undercover, I'm giving up.

Chapter 26 She had no way out

……

Ma Zhichao watched Fang Jiexia leave with icy eyes.

Only after the door to the private room closed again did he slowly bend down and pull out a recording device that he had hidden under the sofa.

"Oh……"

He curled his lip and let out a cold laugh.

When has Ma Zhichao ever truly followed the rules and acted honestly?

He had already set up the tape recorder before the meeting.

As it turns out, this step was the right one.

This conversation will soon become another trump card for this "good guy" to fight back against the police.

At that moment, the door to the next private room was pushed open.

Tianyangsi came out from inside.

Ma Zhichao casually handed over the tape recorder and instructed, "Cut out the conversation between me and Fang Jiexia just now."

Tian Yangsi took the equipment and immediately nodded: "Understood, boss."

……

Fang Jiexia had just returned home when Chief Superintendent Brown, the head of the Public Relations Department, called.

As soon as the call connected, the other party asked immediately, "How did the talks go?"

Fang Jiexia reported truthfully: "Sir, I have met with Ma Zhichao. However, he reacted very strongly to our proposed compensation plan and was extremely dissatisfied."

"Not satisfied?"

Brown's voice rose several decibels after hearing this.

"What more could an undercover agent like him want? We promoted him directly from a regular officer to an inspector, a leap forward. What right does he have to complain?"

Fang Jiexia immediately chimed in, "I think so too. This Ma Zhichao is indeed a bit greedy."

"Sir, based on my interactions with him today, I think he's been undercover for too long, and his mental state is probably already compromised."

"His emotions are very unstable, his behavior is extreme, and his conduct is far from upright."

"Even if he were to rejoin the police force, he would most likely become a potential threat in the future."

"Therefore, my personal suggestion is to give him the most of an appointment at the inspector level."

"Going up any higher might not be a good thing for the police force."

Brown asked, "Is this your judgment after you've met him?"

"That's right."

Fang Jiexia then gave a brief account of what happened at the nightclub.

The disgust was impossible to suppress in his words.

After listening, Brown slowly responded.

"Your analysis makes some sense."

"Undercover agents who stay outside for too long are indeed prone to psychological problems."

"I will report this situation to my superiors and suggest that we strengthen the psychological assessment and supervision of undercover personnel in the future."

At this point, Brown's tone suddenly changed.

"However, we've only been given three days."

"This matter must be suppressed within the deadline."

"In the news, we must also see Ma Zhichao taking the initiative to clarify and restore the reputation of the police force."

"Today is the second day, and tomorrow is the deadline."

"Fang Jiexia, I don't want you to disappoint me."

Fang Jiexia felt a chill run down her spine.

"Sir, this matter may not be so easy."

"Even if it's difficult, we must complete it."

Brown's tone became noticeably somber.

"Now that the task has been assigned to you, you must do it well."

"Don't forget, there are only ten days left until your promotion exam as a police superintendent."

"If you handle this matter well, I will personally sign the recommendation for you to become a superintendent."

"Director Tsai of the Operations Department will also remember your performance."

"When the time comes, your promotion to superintendent is basically a done deal."

Superintendent!

These two words instantly struck the softest and most longed-for place in Fang Jiexia's heart.

For a woman like her, who even considers dating a waste of time and whose only thought is climbing the social ladder, the allure of the rank of police superintendent is almost irresistible.

"YES, sir!"

At this moment, Fang Jiexia seemed to be fully energized again.

……

Early the next morning.

Not long after Fang Jiexia woke up, she dialed Ma Zhichao's number again.

The call finally connected, and she had barely begun to speak when she asked, "Officer Ma... what's your decision?"

beep-

The call was immediately disconnected.

Fang Jiexia: "..."

She paused for a moment, then dialed back.

As a result, Ma Zhichao still eliminated him without hesitation.

the third time.

the fourth time.

the fifth time.

Fang Jiexia kept calling, but Ma Zhichao kept refusing to answer.

Now, Fang Jiexia finally started to panic.

Did yesterday's proposal really provoke Ma Zhichao to the point of exhaustion?

Is he no longer planning to talk to the police?

It wasn't until the tenth call that Ma Zhichao finally answered.

Fang Jiexia immediately spoke up: "Inspector Ma!"

"Don't call me Sir Ma."

On the other end of the phone, Ma Zhichao's angry voice boomed out.

"I'm afraid that one day your police force will arrange for someone to beat me to death again!"

Fang Jiexia quickly reassured them, "How could that be? Now that the police have confirmed your undercover identity, they wouldn't do such a thing again."

"Oh……"

Ma Zhichao sneered.

"Fang Madam, I no longer believe a word you say."

"Because I just received the message."

"Chen Yongren, whom your police have pinned on as the mastermind, is actually an undercover agent!"

"The police know perfectly well that he is one of their own, yet they still haven't restored his reputation."

"What's this?"

"Do you even care about the lives of your undercover agents?"

On the phone, Ma Zhichao's tone was frighteningly cold, and his anger almost burst through the receiver.

"What?"

"Is Chen Yongren also an undercover agent?"

Fang Jiexia gasped in shock.

"impossible!"

Who is Chen Yongren?

That's the culprit that the police have already identified as.

The deaths of Huang Zhicheng and Han Chen were both pinned on him.

How could someone like that be an undercover police officer?

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Fang Jiexia's voice became shrill.

"Ha, impossible?"

Ma Zhichao's tone was even colder.

"Get the hell away from me."

"I will no longer believe a single word your police force says!"

He hung up the phone without giving Fang Jiexia a chance to explain further.

beep-

Fang Jiexia held her phone, feeling a chill run down her spine.

She didn't dare delay and immediately called Chief Superintendent Brown, the head of the Public Relations Department.

She then recounted everything that Ma Zhichao had mentioned earlier.

"What?"

"Is Chen Yongren also an undercover agent?"

"How is this possible?"

Brown was equally astonished after hearing this.

Fang Jiexia said urgently, "But Ma Zhichao has clearly already received the news, and his tone was very certain."

"Ma Zhichao, he..."

Brown's expression quickly turned serious.

He didn't ask any more questions, but immediately dialed the phone number of Cai Yuanqi, the head of the operations department.

After the call connected, Brown had barely finished explaining the situation when Cai Yuanqi clearly paused for a moment.

How did you find out about this?

Brown was stunned.

"What?"

"It's really true?"

Cai Yuanqi's face instantly darkened.

"Where did the news come from?"

When the technical team recovered Huang Zhicheng's computer data last time, Chen Yongren and Ma Zhichao's undercover files were deleted by Wu Shaoxiong together.

Naturally, it was also recovered by the technicians.

This matter was immediately reported to Cai Yuanqi, the head of the operations department.

Cai Yuanqi was well aware that this matter involved a great deal of implications, so he immediately issued a gag order.

Meanwhile, all related information was classified as top secret.

The only people who knew the truth were the technicians responsible for recovering the data and a very small number of police officers who were present at the time.

Brown, still shocked, replied, "The news came from Ma Zhichao's side."

Cai Yuanqi: "..."

What's going on?

How did Ma Zhichao know that Chen Yongren was also an undercover agent?

Cai Yuanqi suddenly felt a throbbing sensation in his head.

The trouble is big.

If Ma Zhichao continues to leak this matter to the media, then it will no longer be just a scandal involving Wu Shaoxiong alone.

At that time, even he, the head of the operations department, could very well be implicated.

Thinking of this, Cai Yuanqi's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Should we...?

Should we eliminate Ma Zhichao directly?

Kill him, then disguise it as a gang feud.

But as soon as the thought arose, Cai Yuanqi quickly suppressed it.

Ma Zhichao is certainly more vigilant now than ever before.

Taking him down will be quite difficult.

If too many people are mobilized and the task still fails, things will simply spiral out of control.

It seems that the only option right now is to take a huge drastic step.

We must appease Ma Zhichao no matter what.

Brown asked cautiously, "Sir, what should we do next with Ma Zhichao?"

Cai Yuanqi said in a deep voice, "You should contact him personally."

"First, figure out what he really wants."