Chapter 1059
Wang Tianfeng's Plan: Don't Go Too Far
Zhao Weiheng genuinely didn't want to have any further contact with Wang Tianfeng.
This man is crazy. Zhang Anping was good to him, but he betrayed Zhang Anping time and time again. Zhang Anping, who is known for protecting his own, eventually gave up on Wang Tianfeng. You can imagine how much this man betrayed Zhang Anping!
The reason he was controlled by Wang Tianfeng was because of the secret smuggling he had been secretly handling, which ultimately led to the underground Communist Party. This was not a big deal, as many people in the Kuomintang did this, but he was unlucky and Wang Tianfeng found out about it.
He thought he was doomed, but Wang Tianfeng suppressed the matter, and so this matter became a handle against him—when Wang Tianfeng was wanted before, it was he who secretly tipped him off.
I thought we'd never cross paths again, but now Wang Tianfeng is asking for one last time through an exchange.
What's worse, Wang Tianfeng threw out a fishhook that he had no choice but to bite.
After pondering for a while, Zhao Weiheng asked in a deep voice:
"If I remember correctly, you once arrested Su Mosheng!"
Qingsong was Su Mosheng, but Wang Tianfeng was outmaneuvered by Zhang Anping. After Su Mosheng was identified as Qingsong by Yuan Nong, Wang Tianfeng took down Su Mosheng. However, some experts from the Ministry of Economic Affairs were secretly transferred, creating the illusion of a real "Qingsong" transfer.
Wang Tianfeng realized he had fallen into a trap and was ultimately forced to release the arrested Su Mosheng.
This matter also involved Shen Zui, because Shen Zui obtained Yuan Nong's "confession".
Having been tricked, Wang Tianfeng stared at Shen Zui for a long time.
Zhao Weiheng's revisiting of this old topic is naturally a question asking, "Do you have any evidence for your accusations?"
Wang Tianfeng shook his head: "There is no direct evidence, but I am certain that he is Qingsong—you can find the breakthrough in the prison."
"prison?"
“An underground party member named Yuan Nong knew Qing Song’s true identity.”
Zhao Weiheng angrily said, "I want direct evidence!"
Looking at the furious Zhao Weiheng, Wang Tianfeng curled his lips into a mocking smile: "Or, should I feed you the food?"
Zhao Weiheng was speechless, and then entered a state of weighing his options.
That's how it is in the intelligence field; it's impossible to get evidence for many things, and often all you lack is a direction, a direction for the investigation.
Wang Tianfeng's ability to provide a clear direction for the investigation is a very important clue for the intelligence team—provided that the direction of the investigation is correct.
Zhao Weiheng was extremely tempted.
In other words, in the KPI assessment of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, catching underground party members had a very high bonus weight.
Now, driven by his instincts as a spy, he believes that the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics will be in turmoil in the coming period, and that middle-level cadres will definitely face a wave of purges—whether they want to advance further or protect their current positions, the most important thing is to make contributions.
Arresting Communists would be a tremendous achievement.
But he was still unsure and worried that Wang Tianfeng was using him. He questioned, "I think you're settling a personal score."
Su Mosheng and Wang Tianfeng had a grudge against each other, since Wang Tianfeng had captured Su Mosheng before. In the end, it was proven that Su Mosheng was not a member of the underground party, and the real underground party members had escaped.
Wang Tianfeng didn't answer, but just stared silently at Zhao Weiheng. Faced with Wang Tianfeng's deathly gaze, Zhao Weiheng finally couldn't withstand it.
"I'll take the bet!"
Although Wang Tianfeng is now down on his luck and has even been listed as a target by the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Zhao Weiheng still trusts Wang Tianfeng's abilities.
Wang Tianfeng then withdrew his gaze, and as he was about to get out of the car, he said quietly:
"'The razor' is something you can't control."
After saying that, he quickly got out of the car and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Weiheng impatiently lit a cigarette, took a few deep drags and felt a little better. After calming his gloomy mood, his gaze narrowed and he began to think slowly.
He understood Wang Tianfeng's reminder—the other party was worried that he wouldn't be able to give up the beauty.
"Humph!"
Zhao Weiheng snorted coldly with a gloomy expression. Wang Tianfeng underestimated him. He liked beautiful women, but what did they matter compared to his life?
But what should we do with this outer room?
Zhao Weiheng had no intention of cutting ties completely—that would be too easy on those scumbags from the Party Affairs Bureau!
After thinking for a while, he quickly came up with a plan and put the matter aside for the time being, thinking about how to claim the credit.
Su Mosheng's identity is complex. He is a senior advisor to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the head of the intelligence group of the Party's Information Bureau. Once the evidence of his sympathy with the Communists is solid, the Bureau can use it to crack down on him or extract benefits from the Party's Information Bureau.
This achievement involves two highlights, and its value should not be underestimated!
It would be no difficult for me to take this opportunity to get promoted!
"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve! Nobody will care about the prison at this time, so it's the perfect opportunity to interrogate Yuan Nong!"
……
Wang Tianfeng returned to his stronghold.
On the surface, this stronghold appears to be a typical poor man's courtyard, but there is a hidden door in the backyard that connects to another courtyard. To enter his true stronghold, one must go through a secret passage in the second courtyard to reach a space hidden deep underground.
This underground space was built during the War of Resistance against Japan. Unfortunately, the owner of this underground space did not live to see the victory of the war. He was killed by the Japanese invaders a year before the victory. Wang Tianfeng found this top-secret space based on a report from a special agent and turned it into his last stronghold.
Upon entering the basement and turning on the lights, a wall covered with photos and tree-like mind maps came into view. Wang Tianfeng walked to a tree-like mind map, staring intently at each branch, lost in thought.
He had long since given up on the matter of Qingsong.
He has consistently agreed with the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' assessment:
By identifying Su Mosheng, Yuan Nong protected the real Qingsong, allowing Qingsong to lead a group of economic experts to successfully evacuate.
But as that horrifying thought took root in his mind, looking back at the "Green Pine Incident," he pondered it repeatedly and suddenly realized another possibility:
The darkest place is under the lamp!
The real pine tree is Su Mosheng, whom Yuan Nong deliberately identified!
What supports his thinking is:
If we take a stance that doubts his identity and look at this complicated operation, the real purpose might be to protect the true Qing Song.
Of course, this is just Wang Tianfeng's guess.
But what if we could use Yuan Nong, this key figure, to reshape the situation?
Wang Tianfeng stared quietly at the tree-shaped mind map, and after a long while, murmured:
"If everything that follows happens as I predict..."
"So, you really are..."
"Katyusha!"
Wang Tianfeng's gaze became incredibly complex. He hoped things wouldn't turn out the way he expected, yet he also desperately hoped things would unfold as he predicted.
After muttering to himself, Wang Tianfeng stood motionless like a piece of wood.
After a long, long time, he moved with difficulty and collapsed onto the extremely clean and tidy bed.
A question he had pondered many times resurfaced:
If he really is, then what should I do?
……
The Zhang family.
When Zhang Anping returned home, the first thing he faced was his furious mother.
A mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles away. Her son had gone to dangerous Beiping, and the mother was already worried about him all the time. She finally heard the news that her son had returned, but then he was locked up by the secret service.
After waiting and waiting, my son finally came back, but what happened?
My son has lost two or three sizes!
How could a mother not feel good about it!
First she scolded her son, then turned her anger on her husband who had failed to escape. After Zhang Anping was taken down by the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Zhang's mother, who was at a loss, dared not look for anyone after being advised by her daughter-in-law. She could only keep urging her husband, who was far away in Taiwan.
When her husband returned and learned what had happened, he surprisingly remained silent.
Previously, Zhang's mother could only endure her husband's various excuses, but now, seeing her son who had lost so much weight, the anger she had suppressed finally erupted.
What kind of personality does Wang Chunlian have?
Even though Dai Chunfeng later became incredibly powerful, he still had a headache dealing with this cousin and avoided her, barely daring to even set foot in the Zhang family's house!
Now that the conflict has fully erupted, the plight of Zhang Guanfu and his son Zhang Anping is predictable.
The two, a father and son in dire straits, hung their heads and let Zhang's mother rage on, not daring to refute her at all.
Fortunately, Zeng Moyi stepped in at this moment. She brought the two mischievous kids from outside. The two little ones, who hadn't seen Zhang Anping for a long time, rushed over excitedly as soon as they saw their father, each occupying one of Zhang Anping's legs.
Faced with their grandmother's furious rage, the two little ones weren't afraid at all, and launched a sharp retort in turn:
"Grandma, Dad's gotten so thin, please don't scold him!"
"Grandma, Dad knows he was wrong. If you want to scold someone, scold Grandpa! You keep saying Grandpa went to Taiwan to suffer, but look at Grandpa now, he's gotten so fat." Zhang Guanfu's eyes widened, unable to believe that this "sharp arrow" was actually shot by his beloved grandson.
Zhang Anping secretly glanced at the chubby-faced Zhang hope.
He's definitely his biological son. Look at his layout skills; he's got about 80% of his father's flair!
Wang Chunlian was amused by her two grandsons, and her anger subsided considerably. She glared resentfully at her husband and son:
"What are you waiting for? Take the two little ones out to play!"
"Mo Yi, come with me to the kitchen and get some work done!"
She was clearly a woman with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Knowing that her husband and son would definitely have a deep talk, she went along with it and "chased" the two troublesome men away.
Well, it also comes with two extra burdens.
As the year draws to a close, adults are often burdened with worries, but for children, it is the happiest time. The two little ones, for the first time ever, received an "imperial decree" and immediately dragged their grandfather and father out to continue their fun.
The two little ones pestered Zhang Anping for a while, and soon arrived at their "battlefield".
This is a small grove of trees where countless children, around the same age as Zhang Wang and Zhang hope, are having a fierce "gunfight."
Zhang hope said:
"Dad, you and Grandpa, don't run around here. Wait until my brother and I have finished playing before we go back together. Then my brother and I will protect you from Grandma's scolding!"
Zhang Wang was ultimately more sensible:
"Grandpa, Dad, I'll stay with you."
Zhang Anping smiled and handed Zhang Wang the wooden gun: "Go play with your little brother. Protect him and don't let the enemy wipe out your entire army!"
Zhang Wang said eagerly, "No way!"
"Go ahead, let me see if what you're saying is true or false."
Zhang hope quickly pulled her brother and ran towards their battlefield, throwing themselves into the fierce gunfight.
The older Zhang Wang was the "commander" of the disadvantaged side. With Zhang hope's return to the team, the disadvantaged side turned the tide of the battle in a short time. In the end, Zhang Xi and a few kids even pulled off a sneak attack and managed to pull off the flag of the originally advantageous side.
A big win!
The losing children were not satisfied, and a group of them started the next battle amidst much bickering.
Zhang Anping watched with a smile, but inwardly he felt extremely regretful. Xiao Wangwang seemed to have a great military mind, what a pity...
Zhang Guanfu, who had been watching his grandson fight, suddenly said:
"I really envy these kids."
"They lost, but they can start over."
Zhang Anping naturally understood his father's implied meaning. After a brief silence, he said:
"We can start over."
Zhang Guanfu turned his gaze to his son:
"I've read your book, many times—do you really think the Yangtze River can stop the enemy's advance from there?"
It's obvious he's referring to Zhang Anping's "Blue Star Animal Kingdom".
Zhang Anping chose to remain silent.
In "Blue Star Animal Kingdom", Zhang Anping mentioned that the standoff across the Yangtze River was based on the premise that defending the Yangtze River meant defending the Huai River and that the main force of North China had withdrawn.
Now, hundreds of thousands of troops have been lost on the Xuzhou-Bengbu battlefield and hundreds of thousands more on the North China battlefield—the old reserves accumulated during the War of Resistance have been almost entirely wiped out.
Without these two conditions, Zhang Anping naturally wouldn't pretend to his father that he believed the Yangtze River could withstand the advance of the People's Liberation Army.
After a long pause, Zhang Anping asked in return, "You've been in Taiwan for so long, what do you think of it?"
"This tiny place might be able to hold out for a while thanks to the strait and the fact that there's no navy there, but what about the future..."
Zhang Guanfu sighed:
"Throughout history, regimes that only occupy a small corner of the country will eventually be unified by the central government."
The word "被" (bei, meaning "being") says it all.
Throughout history, no regime that has ever transitioned from unification to a period of partial rule has ever been able to achieve unification again. Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty rebuilt the dynasty, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty was also unified again by the Sui Dynasty. Even the Tang Dynasty, whose emperor fled to Chang'an, did not fit the description of a period of partial rule.
If the current Nationalist government loses the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, the remaining areas will inevitably be quickly swept away by the People's Liberation Army. At that time, it may be able to maintain a precarious position by taking advantage of the Taiwan Strait and the PLA's lack of a navy. But what about the future?
It was destined to be unified!
Zhang Anping never expected his father to see things so clearly.
He wanted to applaud his father's words, but even though it was a private occasion between father and son, his status dictated that he could not say anything else. Therefore, he could only express his agreement with his father's words with a gloomy expression.
Zhang Guanfu said this to lead into what he was about to say, and seeing his son's gloomy expression, he continued:
“Right now, some people are always pinning their hopes on illusions, always thinking that they can start over, but the historical examples are there for all to see—a crumbling regime that is confined to a corner of the country has never managed to turn the tide!”
"Because its opponent is a vibrant new regime."
"You should start thinking about the future too."
Zhang Anping pretended to be stunned as he looked at his father, seemingly surprised by his father's words.
Zhang Guanfu ignored his son's surprise and said quietly:
"No matter where Chinese people go, they dream of returning to their roots and their homeland."
"I don't want to one day find myself unable even to return to my hometown in spirit—"
"Therefore, some things... should never be taken to extremes."
Zhang Anping slowly turned around, seemingly unwilling to face his father's words, but he breathed a sigh of relief.
Dad is awesome!
Dad's awesome!
So no matter what, we have to make sure Dad holds onto his identity as a pioneer of the Taiwan Secret Service!
……
The team led by the two little ones won battle after battle, eventually defeating the opposing side, who, like the Nationalist army, completely lost their morale. Thus, the battle finally came to an end.
Sweating profusely, Zhang Wang looked at his father with a slightly smug expression, as if to say:
Dad, I didn't lie to you, did I?
Zhang Anping lifted the little guy up: "You little rascal, you're really something! Much better than your dad! From now on..."
"Strive to be a good soldier who protects our country!"
Zhang Wang grinned foolishly upon hearing this, while Zhang hope jumped up and down impatiently.
"Dad! I'm not there!"
Seeing this, Zhang Guanfu picked up Zhang hope. The little guy struggled for a moment and then gave up, pouting and saying, "I also want to be a good soldier who protects my country!"
"Haha, of course! I believe in you two brothers!"
Zhang Anping laughed and agreed, but in his heart he was thinking:
Your future battlefield won't be a battlefield of intense gunfire, but it will be far more dangerous...
The four "old men," two adults and two children, returned victorious. Zhang hope took the initiative to get down from Zhang Guanfu's arms and walked ahead with a proud and imposing air, as if he were going to take a bullet for his grandfather and father.
Then, Wang Chunlian grabbed him and said, "Little mud monkey, look at the state you've become! And Wangwang, you're a little mud monkey too! Come on, Grandma will help you clean up."
Wang Chunlian, who was dragging two little mud-covered monkeys to clean up, turned to Zhang Anping and said:
"Oh, right, Chai Ying is here too. After she finishes eating, she and Mo Yi are going to buy some more New Year's goods. Could you drive them there later?"
Zhang Anping's heart sank, knowing that Chai Ying had most likely come to see him, but he appeared quite embarrassed and said:
"Mom, um... the car is at the station."
Wang Chunlian rolled her eyes at Zhang Anping: "I know—I'm talking about your dad's car!"
Unlike Zhang Anping, Zhang Guanfu didn't set any rules; he simply left his company car at home.
"I see."
Just then, he saw Chai Ying and Zeng Moyi serving the dishes, so he nodded to them "reservedly" as a greeting. Chai Ying politely called him Director Zhang, and then she and Zeng Moyi carried the dishes into the house.
But at this moment, Zhang Anping had a stone looming over his heart!
Because the gesture that Chai Ying made "unintentionally" just now was telling him:
An emergency has occurred! (End of Chapter)