My years of espionage

Chapter 2051 Sowing discord
No. 11, East German Road.

This is a Shikumen-style house.

Sun Taiyu glanced around out of the corner of his eye to make sure no one was following him before knocking on the door.

The code consists of three short and two long characters.

The door opened.

The two exchanged a glance, and Sun Taiyu then went inside.

"Where's the team leader?" Sun Taiyu asked.

"It's upstairs."

……

The wooden stairs creak and groan as they are stepped on over time.

"Team leader, it's me."

"Come in," Zhang Yun said, putting away his Mauser pistol.

He sat on the bed, the movement of getting up aggravating his wound, causing him to cough.

"Team leader, are you alright?" Sun Taiyu asked with concern.

A few days ago, their whereabouts were discovered by Meng Dajun's men, and a fierce battle ensued. Several brothers died while covering the group leader's breakout, and the group leader also fell from a height and was injured during the breakout.

"It's alright, I won't die," Zhang Yun said, shaking his head.

He will not die until he has avenged his great grudge.

Thinking of the twenty-six brothers from the Independent Investigation Department who were murdered by Wan Haiyang, including not only his benefactor, Section Chief Dong Zhengguo, but also his own younger brother Zhang Can, his hatred surged to the heavens.

……

"Team leader, I've got some information," Sun Taiyu said.

"Talk about it."

"Wan Haiyang is going to the train station tomorrow morning to take a train to Nanjing," Sun Taiyu said.

"Is the news accurate?" Zhang Yun immediately became interested and asked.

“It should be true,” Sun Taiyu said. “There’s more than one source.”

"Excellent." A chilling murderous glint flashed in Zhang Yun's eyes. "This is a golden opportunity!"

Meng Dajun was the direct executioner of the Independent Investigation Division for the massacre. However, he is already dead. Although it is rumored that Jiang Mule did it, many people know that Meng Dajun actually died at the hands of Cheng Qianfan. From this point of view, Zhang Yun's group owes Cheng Qianfan a huge favor.

Meng Dajun is dead, but Zhang Yun will not stop there, because they know that Meng Dajun was just a dog, and the one who really did it was Wan Haiyang!
Therefore, their ultimate goal is to kill Wan Haiyang and avenge their brothers.

……

“Team leader, Wan Haiyang is going to take the train to Nanjing, that should be true, but…” Sun Taiyu thought for a moment and said.

"But what?" Zhang Yun asked.

“It’s precisely because the news is true, and it seems that many sources can confirm it all at once,” Sun Taiyu said to Zhang Yun, “that I’m wondering if there’s something wrong with this.”

"You mean, this might be a trap set by Wan Haiyang?" Zhang Yun immediately understood Sun Taiyu's meaning and said.

“We can’t rule it out.” Sun Taiyu nodded and said, “The section chief and the brothers are all dead, leaving only a few of us. That scoundrel Wan Haiyang is going to wipe us out. It might just be a trap.”

“That’s unlikely.” Zhang Yun thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, “To Wan Haiyang, the few of us are nothing more than ‘rats crossing the street.’ He wouldn’t completely ignore us, but he wouldn’t take us too seriously either, much less risk being assassinated as bait.”

“However, I feel there’s something fishy about this. It seems like a trap,” Sun Taiyu said, still feeling there was something wrong.

"Yes, there is indeed something strange about it." Zhang Yun nodded.

……

Then came silence.

Zhang Yun remained silent, lost in thought, as if some difficult problem was troubling him, leaving him unable to make a decision.

Finally, Zhang Yun seemed to have made his final decision.

"Daewoo," he said to Sun Taiyu, "come with me to see someone."

"Is the team leader going out?" Sun Taiyu asked in surprise.

This place is very well hidden, and most importantly, it withstood the first round of searches by the police and the Political Security Bureau, so it is safe for the time being.

However, going out is very dangerous, since many of their former comrades in the Political Security Bureau recognize them.

“Come with me to see Cheng Qianfan,” Zhang Yun said.

"Is the team leader going to see Cheng Qianfan?" Sun Taiyu asked in surprise.

“Our strength is too weak. It’s too difficult for us to take revenge on our own,” Zhang Yun said. “We must rely on the strength of others.”

"Team leader, why Cheng Qianfan?" Sun Taiyu asked, puzzled. "After all, this person..."

You should know that because their section chief assassinated Cheng Qianfan when he was in the Party Affairs Investigation Department, Cheng Qianfan's relationship with their section chief, Dong Zhengguo, has always been rather strained, or rather, hostile.

Because of this, the relationship between these subordinates and Cheng Qianfan's side was actually quite distant and delicate.

……

"Because at this stage, only Cheng Qianfan can help us get revenge," Zhang Yun said.

Sun Taiyu didn't quite understand. He understood that Cheng Qianfan was capable of going up against Wan Haiyang, but why did Cheng Qianfan want to clash with Wan Haiyang, especially in such a life-or-death situation?
"It was Cheng Qianfan who killed Meng Dajun. You're the one who found out about this, have you forgotten?" Zhang Yu glanced at Sun Taiyu.

“Yes, Cheng Qianfan killed Meng Dajun, which helped us,” Sun Taiyu said. “But…”

He pondered for a moment, then a look of sudden realization crossed his face. "The team leader means that Cheng Qianfan has already made enemies with Wan Haiyang because of Meng Dajun?"

“It’s certain that they’ve become enemies, but it’s not necessarily because of Meng Dajun.” Zhang Yun shook his head and said, “Meng Dajun alone wouldn’t be enough to cause Cheng Qianfan and Wan Haiyang to become mortal enemies. Or rather, the conflict between Cheng Qianfan and Wan Haiyang must have reached a certain point for Cheng Qianfan to choose to take such blatant action against Meng Dajun.”

He said to Sun Taiyu, "We don't know what happened in between, but if someone has the power to take action against Wan Haiyang, and is capable of doing so, the only person we know is Cheng Qianfan."

With that, Zhang Yun sighed, "Brother, if we want revenge, we have no other choice."

……

"I don't know much about these things," Sun Taiyu said. "Since the team leader has made the decision, I will follow orders."

“You don’t need to call me team leader anymore.” Zhang Yun shook his head. “I’m the fourth in line, just call me Fourth Brother.”

“Yes, team leader, it’s Fourth Brother,” Sun Taiyu said.

He asked Zhang Yun, "Fourth Brother, are we going to Lafayette Road?"

“Yes.” Zhang Yun nodded.

……

Lafayette Road.

Cheng Mansion.

Cheng Qianfan hosted a dinner for Lao Huang and Lu Dazhang.

After a satisfying meal, the three of them talked in the study.

"So, you suspect that Wan Haiyang deliberately leaked the information?" Old Huang asked.

"It's pretty close." Cheng Qianfan nodded.

“In that case…” Lu Dazhang pondered, “it must be because you made a move against Chai Weifeng that Wan Haiyang felt the most direct danger. He’s taking a risky tactic, deliberately provoking you to make a move…”

He paused for a moment and said, "Wan Haiyang will definitely make the most thorough preparations. He won't let himself really be in danger. His goal is to lure you into taking action, then gather evidence and use this incident to make a fuss in Nanjing."

"That should be it." Old Huang nodded and smiled. "Your move against Chai Weifeng was truly a stroke of genius. It directly cornered Wan Haiyang."

……

"It's not exactly a stroke of genius, more like a direct and forceful approach, no fluff, just getting straight to the point," Cheng Qianfan said. "Of course, it was also due to the changing situation in Nanjing, so we took advantage of it."

"So you've arranged for Chen Hu to do this, is it to take advantage of the situation and simply eliminate Wan Haiyang?" Lu Dazhang pondered before speaking.

“Since Wan Haiyang has already used himself as bait, shouldn’t I cooperate?” Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.

"So, you're not planning to take this opportunity to get rid of Wan Haiyang?" Old Huang understood the implication in Cheng Qianfan's words and immediately asked.

“It won’t be easy to kill Wan Haiyang.” Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said, “Since Wan Haiyang deliberately provoked me to make a move, he will naturally take the best possible precautions to protect himself. Although there is a possibility of killing him, it is not very likely.”

"It's not just that," Old Huang said.

"I'm afraid there's another reason: you don't plan to kill Wan Haiyang at this time, do you?" Lu Dazhang added.

Cheng Qianfan looked at Lao Huang and Lu Dazhang, and nodded with a smile.

These two have such a great rapport with him; it feels very comfortable.

……

"In fact, both taking action against Meng Dajun before and targeting Chai Weifeng this time were part of my plan," Cheng Qianfan said.

"The conflict between the third game and the first game will only get bigger and bigger," he continued. "Under my manipulation, the conflict between the two units is not just a conflict, but especially after I and Wan Haiyang became mortal enemies."

“Therefore, as long as Wan Haiyang is still alive, any action you take against the Political Security Bureau can be reasonably explained,” Lu Dazhang said.

"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded.

Of course he wanted to kill Wan Haiyang, and wished he could eliminate this traitor Wan Haiyang in the next operation.

However, it seems more useful for Wan Haiyang to be alive.

“That makes sense,” Old Huang said. “Wan Haiyang’s assassination attempt on you failed before, and this time your attempt to assassinate Chen Hu also failed. However, the hatred has only deepened. Your Political Security Bureau No. 3 and Wan Haiyang’s Political Security Bureau No. 1 will inevitably clash in the future.”

……

“Internal strife,” Cheng Qianfan said. “This is the method I’ve come up with to deal with the Political Security Bureau: to create as much internal strife as possible and disperse the Political Security Bureau’s destructive power.”

“It’s not just Wan Haiyang. I’ll find a way to drag Hu Yunhe’s second bureau into this mess as well. Ideally, it would be the first, second, and third bureaus of the Political Security Bureau, which are all at odds with each other,” Cheng Qianfan said. “A disorganized Political Security Bureau full of mutual hatred.”

“So you should keep Wan Haiyang, because if you get rid of him, you won’t have a legitimate reason to cause trouble,” Lu Dazhang said with a smile.

"If that's the case, then it's a good thing that Wan Haiyang lives a little longer," Old Huang nodded and said.

……

“I do have an idea,” Lu Dazhang said after thinking for a moment.

"Tell me about it," Lao Huang and Cheng Qianfan said, both intrigued.

Comrade 'Flying Fish' has a lot of clever ideas.

“Only Wan Haiyang was assassinated. How lonely that is,” Lu Dazhang said.

"You mean we have to act too?" Old Huang frowned in thought, then shook his head. "No, that would be too fake."

"Whether it's fake or not doesn't matter, all we want is an explanation. However, I don't mean acting; I'm talking about someone else," Lu Dazhang said.

"Hu Yunhe? Or Xiong Changhua?" Cheng Qianfan asked immediately.

"Anything is fine, whatever you like," Lu Dazhang said with a smile.

Cheng Qianfan fell into deep thought.

Old Huang was also pondering.

Suddenly, Cheng Qianfan's eyes lit up.

……

“Old Lu reminded me; I do have a new candidate in mind,” he said.

Old Huang and Lu Dazhang were both looking at him.

Cheng Qianfan said a name, "Ye Xiaoqing".

Old Huang and Lu Dazhang were slightly taken aback; it was an unexpected name. After a moment's thought, their eyes lit up.

"good idea."

"This is good."

Just then, there was a knock on the study door.

"Brother Fan, it's me," Li Hao said from outside.

"I go out for a while."

Cheng Qianfan walked out of the study, and Li Hao whispered a report in his ear.

Cheng Qianfan raised an eyebrow, revealing a surprised expression.

"Where is he? Has anyone seen him?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"The two of them are very careful; no outsiders should have seen them. They've been arranged to stay in reception room number three," Li Hao said.

……

After seeing Lao Huang and Lu Dazhang off, Cheng Qianfan went to the No. 3 meeting room to meet someone.

"Director Cheng." Zhang Yun saw Cheng Qianfan enter accompanied by Li Hao, and quickly stood up, clasping his hands in a salute.

“Zhang Yun?” Cheng Qianfan sat in his chair and glanced at Zhang Yun and the other person.

"It is indeed Zhang."

"Zhang Yun, how dare you!" Cheng Qianfan sneered. "Guards, arrest these two Chongqing spies!"

"Yes, Brother Fan." Li Hao replied and was about to go out to call for help.

“Director Cheng, Zhang has come to surrender sincerely.” Zhang Yun said with a wry smile, “As for whether Zhang is a Chongqing member, I believe Director Cheng has his own judgment.”

"You're all from Chongqing, so there can't be any mistake in the documents from Nanjing," Cheng Qianfan said with a slight smile.

"If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext." Zhang Yun sighed and said.

……

“Zhang has followed our section chief, and over the years, we have killed at least several hundred Red Party members, Chongqing elements, and anti-Japanese elements. How could we possibly be Chongqing elements?” Zhang Yun continued, “It’s just a slander by Wan Haiyang to eliminate dissidents and kill the party and state’s pillars.”

"So, you came to me wanting me to help you get justice and clear your name?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"I dare not hope for that," Zhang Yun said. "Nanjing has already issued a notice, so even if we are not Chongqing members ourselves, we have now become true and staunch Chongqing members."

He looked at Cheng Qianfan and said, "Zhang and the others have only one request: they hope to help Director Cheng eliminate this thorn in his side."

"A thorn in my side?" Cheng Qianfan looked at Zhang Yun and couldn't help but laugh. "Then I'd like to hear who this thorn in my side is."

“Wan Haiyang,” Zhang Yun said directly.

"What a joke!" Cheng Qianfan slammed his hand on the table. "Director Wan is my colleague. I have fought alongside Director Wan, sharing the same strategies and efforts. We are comrades who can entrust our lives to each other!"

He looked at Zhang Yun with a cold face, "Zhang Yun, your methods of instigation are really too low."

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