Chapter 1060
Zhang Anping's Guess and Wang Tianfeng's Certainty
As Zeng Moyi's only best friend, Chai Ying had "eaten for free" at the Zhang family's house quite a few times, and this time she naturally ate this dinner as well.
After finishing their meal, she dragged Zeng Moyi along to buy some New Year's goods. Zhang Anping, the deputy director of the Bureau of Secrecy, had no choice but to ask his father for the car keys and act as the driver.
After getting into the car, before it even started moving, Chai Ying had already hidden the smile on her face. After glancing at Zeng Moyi, she said to Zhang Anping in a low voice:
"Anping, something's happened—"
"News came from the prison that Zhao Weiheng from the Confidential Section of the Secretariat of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics secretly interrogated Comrade Yuan Nong."
To put it bluntly, even if an arrested comrade is interrogated, the news will never reach Chai Ying's ears.
However, Yuan Nong's situation is special because:
In order to protect Qingsong, Zhang Anping secretly revealed his identity to Yuan Nong, who had been tortured!
Chai Ying opposed this matter, but she couldn't go against Zhang Anping's decision and had to accept it. As Zhang Anping's de facto deputy, Chai Ying naturally wouldn't leave such a big hidden danger. She had been arranging people at the prison to keep an eye on Yuan Nong to prevent any unexpected situations from arising.
It was precisely because of this caution that she was able to obtain the information after Zhao Weiheng secretly interrogated Yuan Nong immediately.
Upon hearing the news that Chai Ying had spoken in a low voice, Zeng Moyi looked at Zhang Anping in astonishment. From Chai Ying's words, it was clear that the Second Intelligence Group had been keeping a close eye on Yuan Nong's situation. Zeng Moyi could also tell from her words that Zhang Anping must have done something in secret, otherwise he wouldn't have been so paranoid and suspicious just because Yuan Nong was being secretly interrogated.
Her parents were killed in the tragic April 412 Incident, and since then, Yuan Nong, who used the pseudonym Mr. Bai, has been taking care of her.
In her heart, Yuan Nong was like her father.
But after Yuan Nong was arrested, she never suggested to Zhang Anping that she rescue him—not because she didn’t want to save this comrade who was like a father to her, but because she knew the cruelty of underground work.
Although her husband was the deputy director of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, there were some things he couldn't do!
Zhang Anping did not disclose any related information to her.
But she never expected that Zhang Anping had already done something in secret.
After a pause, Zhang Anping started the car. Once the car was moving slowly, he said in a low voice:
"Logically speaking, the Bureau of Secrecy should not be interrogating him anymore."
Wang Tianfeng was in charge of Yuan Nong's case. According to the rules of the Bureau of Secrecy, the case of Yuan Nong was handled by the Zhang faction. After the case itself had been closed, it was even less likely that anyone else would dare to interfere. Even if an interrogation was necessary, it should be reported to him according to the rules.
Although he has now been "trimmed," there are still some rules to follow—the Mao faction can indeed break rules and tacit understandings, but it shouldn't be a minor character like Zhao Weiheng who can break rules and tacit understandings.
Of course, in the eyes of others, a lieutenant colonel section chief like Zhao Weiheng is a behemoth, but under the two giants of the Mao and Zhang factions, a lieutenant colonel section chief is a truly insignificant figure.
Chai Ying nodded and said, "That's what I think too—Qingsong's matter is over, and the Bureau of Secrecy doesn't have enough reason to interrogate Yuan Nong."
Zhang Anping drove the car at a normal speed, pondering as he said, "If I remember correctly, Zhao Weiheng's mistress is someone from the Party's intelligence bureau?"
The Second Intelligence Group had a very wide reach, with its influence extending to all three major Kuomintang intelligence agencies. As a result, the Second Intelligence Group possessed extremely detailed "files," almost like those from a God's-eye view.
The fact that the Party's communications bureau "wooed" the head of the confidential section of the secret service bureau is something that the No. 2 intelligence group naturally has relevant records of.
"Hmm, I specifically investigated this—could it be that the Party Affairs Bureau is pulling strings? Is someone trying to target Qingsong?"
Chai Ying suspected that it was a setup by the Party's intelligence bureau, which deliberately used the secret service to carry it out.
“Unlikely.” Zhang Anping shook his head. Su Mosheng was Ye Xiufeng’s good friend and the head of the Party’s intelligence group in the Ministry of Economic Affairs—but he was not a member of the Party’s intelligence system and had no direct interest in anyone in the Party’s intelligence bureau.
The most crucial point is:
Judging from the case file, Qingsong has already been evacuated. As a prisoner who has lost his usefulness, Yuan Nong should not and could not possibly come into the sight of anyone in the Party Affairs Bureau.
Chai Ying countered, "That's Mao Renfeng?"
Zhang Anping continued to shake his head:
“Even more impossible! If it were Mao Renfeng, he would have had plenty of time beforehand, there would be no need to wait until now.”
Upon hearing this, Chai Ying frowned. Could it be that Zhao Weiheng, the head of the confidential section, had discovered something in the confidential files of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics? And then decided to secretly interrogate Yuan Nong?
That's even more impossible!
Although Zhao Weiheng was the head of the Confidential Section, the two deputy heads and the most important person, the director of the archives, were all members of the No. 2 intelligence group. If Zhao Weiheng had any unusual movements or discovered problems in the confidential files, it would not have been done quietly.
"may be……"
Zhang Anping took a deep breath and said a name:
"Wang Tianfeng!"
Zeng Moyi, who had been listening the whole time, was stunned. If she remembered correctly, Wang Tianfeng had long been a target of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. How could he possibly be stirring up trouble?
Chai Ying had heard news about Wang Tianfeng not long ago, but she never expected that Wang Tianfeng would secretly investigate Qingsong through Zhao Weiheng.
But at this moment, Zhang Anping's mind was in turmoil.
He maintained his image as a loyal subject of the Party and the State in front of Wang Tianfeng. Even when Wang Tianfeng later "applied" for support through Zheng Yi, he did not "interfere" and generously handed over his manpower to him.
Logically speaking, given that the Qingsong case has already been settled, Wang Tianfeng should not have brought up old grievances—even if he did, he should not have gone through Zhao Weiheng, a member of the Mao faction, but should have gone directly to himself or Zheng Yi.
But he didn't!
He deliberately went through Zhao Weiheng!
It should be noted that Wang Tianfeng is not without power now.
unless……
He doesn't trust me?!
Which part of the process went wrong?
Zhang Anping did not voice his unease, but calmly said:
"It should be him. If it is him, then everything will be traceable. I'll go through the files later, and then we'll meet up again."
Chai Ying was used to Zhang Anping's calm demeanor, as if everything was under control. However, as his wife, Zeng Moyi couldn't help but glance at Zhang Anping a few more times. Her intuition told her that her husband was in a state of turmoil.
……
In underground operations, it is inappropriate to store large amounts of confidential documents.
Intelligence Group Two has always adhered to this rule.
But Intelligence Group Number Two is too large!
Previously, when Zhang Anping was stationed in Nanjing, relevant intelligence information would be destroyed after he reviewed it. However, Zhang Anping has not been in Nanjing for the past two months. In order to prevent Zhang Anping from losing control of the vast network nodes of the Second Intelligence Group, Chai Ying specially compiled all the information during this period into an archive and stored it in a top-secret location.
This kind of thing is extremely risky. Fortunately, the Second Intelligence Group has a large force and can secretly raise a large amount of controlled materials. This outpost has been built into a "fireworks" fortress. As long as the detonation switch is pressed at the critical moment, flames of thousands of degrees will engulf all the files.
Upon arriving at the secret hideout, Zhang Anping immediately began reviewing the files related to Wang Tianfeng.
After returning from the United States, Wang Tianfeng conveyed a message to Zhang Anping through Zheng Yi:
There were underground Communist Party members lurking among the GFB's high-ranking officials, and he had obtained clues.
Therefore, when Zhang Anping left Nanjing for Beiping, he assigned a large number of people to Wang Tianfeng, including Bian Jike, Mao Renfeng's "needle".
Zhang Anping's plan at the time was:
If Wang Tianfeng's actions endanger the comrades undercover, Bian Ji could get Mao's faction to take action. Even if Wang Tianfeng escapes again, Mao will not target him.
The only person he could suspect was Mao Renfeng!
However, in the past two months, Wang Tianfeng's operation has made no progress—he has not found any comrades who were lying in wait!
Because there were no results after two months, Zhang Anping guessed that Wang Tianfeng was bluffing. He was certain that there were spies in the Northeast based on the war situation at the time, but he had no specific clues.
Now it seems that he may have actually made progress?
Zhang Anping flipped through the files—the so-called files were more like logs, containing all the things Cai Jierong, Bian Jike, and other comrades had seen and heard after meeting Wang Tianfeng.
He flipped through the documents one by one according to the timeline, and as he flipped through them, his expression became more and more solemn.
The timeline of these logs shows that since Zheng Yaoxian led the Special Forces Uprising, Cai Jierong, Bian Jike and others have met with Wang Tianfeng less often, and Wang Tianfeng has also significantly reduced the frequency of his probing of Bian Jike.
"It was Mao Renfeng who forced the Special Forces to rebel. Why did he reduce the frequency of his meetings with Cai Jierong and the others at this point?"
As you continue reading, at a certain point in time, Wang Tianfeng abruptly cut off his meeting with Cai Jierong and Bian Jike!
The time is...
When Zheng Yaoquan replaced him as the head of the Beiping intelligence system!
Of course, the logbook doesn't show this. Whether it's Cai Jierong, Bian Jike, or other comrades, their view is:
Wang Tianfeng's trail has gone cold, and it seems the investigation has been abandoned!
Has the trail gone cold?
No!
Zhang Anping took a deep breath and came to a guess that he found unbelievable:
It was Wang Tianfeng who turned his attention to me!
"He deliberately cut off contact with Cai Jierong, Bian Jike and others in order to protect himself!" Although he came to this conclusion, Zhang Anping was still full of doubts.
Which part of the process went wrong?
Why would Wang Tianfeng's gaze fall on me?
Te Wu's uprising was forced by Mao Renfeng—he even beat Mao Renfeng up at the gate of the General Headquarters for Suppression.
He wasn't in Beiping, so how could he easily determine that Zheng Yaoquan's power grab was orchestrated by him?
He thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with a clue. But what he was sure of was that after Wang Tianfeng had doubted him again and again, he finally turned his attention to him!
Is it doubt? Or certainty?
After careful consideration, Zhang Anping concluded that it was a matter of doubt.
If there were doubts, why would you secretly interrogate Yuan Nong through Zhao Weiheng?
Also, why was only Yuan Nong interrogated?
only!
Indeed, Zhang Anping believed that since Wang Tianfeng suspected him, he should not have "only" interrogated Yuan Nong.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Anping couldn't help but gasp.
Startle the enemy by disturbing the grass!
I am that snake.
Given Wang Tianfeng's intelligence, once he begins to doubt himself, he will definitely see through his own deception—he must have already confirmed Su Mosheng's true identity, which Yuan Nong "betrayed".
If that's the case, why doesn't he just take action?
Are you... waiting for verification?
Zhang Anping tapped the table, entering a brain-teasing mode.
He quickly guessed Wang Tianfeng's purpose in doing so:
After Wang Tianfeng began to doubt himself, the only way to verify his suspicions was through the Qingsong case. After reflecting on the Qingsong case, he turned his attention to Yuan Nong—by torturing Yuan Nong, he could make himself see that someone was reviewing the Qingsong case. Under these circumstances, there was only one way to protect Yuan Nong:
Make Qingsong leave!
In other words, as long as Su Mosheng leaves, his suspicions can be verified.
He must have come up with this idea after seeing that Yuan Nong was not executed in Tiger Bridge Prison.
According to normal procedures, Yuan Nong, who had lost his value and was a typical "die-hard," should have been sent to Yuhuatai for execution long ago. However, Yuan Nong was still alive in prison, so he realized that someone was protecting Yuan Nong.
That's why he used this method to verify it.
If he were to protect Yuan Nong, Su Mosheng would inevitably have to leave. At this point, the Nationalist government's economy had completely collapsed, and as a senior advisor to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Su Mosheng's departure would not be costly. Given the choice between the two, leaving was the most cost-effective option.
"To me..."
"You really know a lot about this!"
Zhang Anping took a deep breath. Now that he had seen through Wang Tianfeng's plan, he naturally wouldn't fall for it.
How to break the game?
This was far too vicious!
To protect Yuan Nong, we must confirm Wang Tianfeng's suspicions.
Yuan Nong cannot be saved...
Zhang Anping clenched his fists. This was impossible!
This is my comrade. Regardless of whether he is Zeng Moyi's relative or not, I must protect him!
A drug to fake death?
The thought flashed through his mind, but Zhang Anping immediately rejected it.
No!
Wang Tianfeng had already seen the fake death medicine, so how could Yuan Nong possibly fall for it if he were to fake his death now?
Zhao Weiheng!
The name comes to mind; perhaps the answer can be found in Zhao Weiheng.
He "accessed" all the files about Zhao Weiheng in his mind.
Creating a detailed file for each spy was Zhang Anping's greatest asset in his scheme—the more detailed the file, the better he understood the spy. Zhao Weiheng didn't just appear out of thin air, so Zhang Anping had a whole bunch of files about Zhao Weiheng in his mind.
After reviewing all of Zhao Weiheng's information, Zhang Anping made the following judgment:
Zhao Weiheng did not directly side with Wang Tianfeng, but rather Wang Tianfeng used leverage to control him—the leverage was probably the time he used Zhao Weiheng to smuggle goods.
Zhao Weiheng had absolutely no idea of Wang Tianfeng's true purpose when he joined this game!
"razor?"
The code name came to Zhang Anping's mind. He couldn't very well step forward to stop Zhao Weiheng's actions, but what about Mao Renfeng?
What about the Party Affairs Bureau?
Razor is an elite agent of the Party's Intelligence Bureau. She realized that Zhao Weiheng's renewed investigation of the Qingsong case was aimed at Su Mosheng, and that the Party's Intelligence Bureau would definitely take action!
When Wang Tianfeng took down Su Mosheng, it greatly angered Ye Xiufeng—at that time, Mao Renfeng was secretly fueling the flames, hoping that Ye Xiufeng would turn against him because of this.
Now that the Mao faction intends to use Yuan Nong to deal with Su Mosheng, Ye Xiufeng will inevitably have to find Mao Renfeng. Mao Renfeng will not choose to confront Ye Xiufeng directly at the moment, and will definitely stop Zhao Weiheng.
Given that Razor's identity will be exposed, Mao Renfeng will definitely get rid of Zhao Weiheng.
This is exactly how the impasse is broken.
【time!】
The most important thing now is time.
[Using this time, we can investigate Wang Tianfeng's whereabouts. Before the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics completely withdraws from Nanjing, we should concentrate the Bureau's resources to eliminate Wang Tianfeng!]
This poisonous wasp must not be allowed to roam freely!
Once Zhang Anping had determined the solution, he was determined to implement it immediately.
At the same time.
Disguised, Wang Tianfeng stood outside Tiger Bridge Prison, gazing intently at the heavily guarded prison.
“If it were you, you would never think that I would come with Zhao Weiheng to interrogate Yuan Nong.”
This was Wang Tianfeng's last glimmer of hope.
Time passed slowly, the prison gates opened, and Zhao Weiheng's car slowly drove out.
Upon seeing this, Wang Tianfeng dropped a silver dollar, quickly went downstairs, and drove off to catch up with Zhao Weiheng's car.
His repeated failures made him dare not underestimate anyone.
Therefore, once he confirmed that Yuan Nong was still alive, he knew that "Katyusha" must have protected Yuan Nong, which is why Yuan Nong was not executed.
Now that Yuan Nong has been protected, Katyusha will immediately detect any actions taken against him!
Katyusha's ability to remain completely undetected throughout his investigations is undeniable—he must have guessed that Zhao Weiheng was backed by him.
Therefore, I will definitely participate in the secret interrogation of Yuan Nong!
This is a golden opportunity to get rid of yourself!
Therefore, Zhao Weiheng will definitely be ambushed.
But what if there isn't one?
Will Zhao Weiheng be ambushed?
Therefore, we can only confirm our suspicions and dispel our last glimmer of hope:
Katyusha knew herself perfectly well and knew that this was a test, which is why she didn't take action against Zhao Weiheng.
Because he knew he wouldn't follow Zhao Weiheng.
There is only one person who understands me so well.
he is……
Zhang Anping! (End of Chapter)