Traveling through the Republic of China: Spy Shadow Enters the Game

"In the previous arrest of the Red Party, the key figures escaped, and only three members of the Red Party were captured. Now Director Zhou suspects that someone inside leaked the information."

Luo Yi leaned slightly closer to Lin Ruotang and whispered in her ear:

"I only told you this..."

Seeing Luo Yi say this, Lin Ruotang's eyes darkened. She glanced at Luo Yi and said,

"Secretary Luo, I was right under your nose that day. How could I have informed the Red Party?"

She thought of something and her expression turned bad.

"Secretary Luo, you're not trying to shift the blame onto me, are you?"

Lin Ruotang suddenly realized something and stared at Luo Yi.

"I was wondering why you told me such a confidential thing. It turns out you..."

"What are you talking about? Hurry up! Director Zhou is getting impatient, and you're still chatting here!"

Guan Hao suddenly walked over, saw the two of them, said something, and left in a hurry.

Lin Ruotang thought of something and whispered in Luo Yi's ear:

"Secretary Luo, don't you know this better than me? And I saw you get out of a very mysterious car..."

After hearing what Lin Ruotang said, Luo Yi stopped and looked at Lin Ruotang with a frown. He was extremely worried that Lin Ruotang would expose the matter. No matter what reason she found, Zhou Tuo would suspect her and even kill himself to eliminate future troubles.

Luo Yi was worried. What if Lin Ruotang let the cat out of the bag? What would happen to her?

Her expression changed slightly, and she tried to speed up to catch up with Lin Ruotang.

Lin Ruotang and others entered the office and saw Xie Wuwei sitting on the left side of the conference table with a bandage on his shoulder.

Zhou Tuo is sitting right above him, with Guan Hao and Xu Han on the right.

Luo Yi stood behind Zhou Tuo, Lin Ruotang stood opposite Xie Wuwei and looked at him.

Zhou Tuo said to Lin Ruotang:

"Secretary Lin, sit down!"

Hearing this, Lin Ruotang quickly shook his head.

"I'll just stand there."

The only ones sitting here are leaders. Please be polite to your superiors and don’t take them seriously.

Zhou Tuo saw Lin Ruotang standing next to him, and he didn't seem to have any abnormalities. He looked Lin Ruotang up and down,

"I heard that Secretary Lin has a good relationship with Wang Juan from the Red Party?"

Hearing this, Lin Ruotang's face changed instantly.

"My relationship with her is average. I just play cards with her..."

Hearing this, Zhou Tuo continued:

"I heard that you and Niu Batian still have business dealings."

Lin Ruotang's face became even uglier, and it seemed as if beads of sweat appeared on her head. She was almost fainting. With visible panic on her face, she hurriedly said:

“Lieutenant Guan Ye and his men are also involved in our business with Niu Batian.

At the beginning, we just wanted to make a little money, and Niu Batian was willing to run errands, so of course we were happy to do so.

Many people know about this incident. My uncle was even imprisoned because of it and was eventually fired from his job.”

After Lin Ruotang finished speaking, Zhou Tuo nodded slowly.

"Then why does Wang Juan like to play cards with you? I noticed you go to their house quite often."

Speaking of this, Lin Ruotang looked helpless.

"Everyone knows my card skills, but few people are willing to play cards with me. Wang Juan invited me to play cards. Isn't this just giving me money? If I don't go, there will be problems."

Hearing this, Zhou Tuo looked at Guan Hao, who nodded slightly. He had indeed heard that no one was willing to play cards with Lin Ruotang.

Seeing this, Zhou Tuo continued to probe and asked:

"Didn't she ask you anything?"

Lin Ruotang looked helpless, and she relaxed completely. She acted out the role of someone being suspected and then anxiously explaining herself. She said slowly:

"There are many people around us who come to inquire about us. I have been a secretary for so long, and I have had three bosses. I know what to say and what not to say."

When she said this, she looked aggrieved and whispered:

"It was only yesterday when you went to arrest the Red Party that I learned of Wang Juan's identity. I didn't know before, and I was deceived..."

Zhou Tuo was half-believing and half-doubting what Lin Ruotang said. He turned to look at Xie Wuwei who was standing beside him.

"Deputy Captain Xie, what do you say?"

Xie Wuwei sneered and touched the bandage on his shoulder.

"What can I say? If that bullet had gone even slightly off target, Director Zhou wouldn't have seen me today!"

Hearing this, Zhou Tuo nodded slightly. Tian Gu Yufu was right. Xie Wuwei might be a member of the Military Control Commission, but he should not be a member of the Red Party.

He waved his hand and left Guan Hao alone.

Lin Ruotang and Xie Wuwei were at the door and happened to hear Zhou Tuo talking to Guan Hao.

"Look at the three people we captured. They're being held in solitary confinement and can't see anyone except me..."

Seeing this, Zhou Tuo didn't think much about it. Xie Wuwei was indeed injured, and Lin Ruotang was indeed working in the bureau. Guan Hao and Luo Yi both saw it.

Lin Ruotang knew that three people in the organization had been arrested, but he did not interrogate them. He didn't know what Zhou Tuo was planning.

Seeing everyone leaving, Zhou Tuo asked Luo Yi,

"Do you think Lin Ruotang is telling the truth..."

"I don't think it's a lie."

Zhou Tuo was surprised to hear Luo Yi say this.

"You can actually help her speak up?"

Noticing Zhou Tuo's suspicious look, Luo Yi remained calm.

"I'm just speaking the truth. The Niu Batian couple and Lin Ruotang are probably using each other to their advantage. After all, Lin Ruotang and her uncle made a lot of money thanks to Niu Batian. Even if they sense something fishy, Lin Ruotang will pretend to be ignorant for the sake of money."

Zhou Tuo nodded slightly. It would be impossible for Xie Wuwei and his wife not to notice anything, but for the sake of money, the couple could obviously pretend to know nothing.

Lin Ruotang knew that it would be easy to pass this time, but Xie Wuwei was shot by Niu Batian.

After get off work, she did not leave because she knew Luo Yi would come to see her.

Not long after, most of the people in the first group had left and the office door was opened.

Luo Yi looked at Lin Ruotang with an ambiguous smile on his face.

"Secretary Lin, I thought you really regarded me as a friend!"

Lin Ruotang had a slightly teasing expression on her lips. Was Luo Yi really playing dumb or just pretending? One thing was certain: they were both acting. Now it depended on who had better acting skills. She pointed to the ground.

"Secretary Luo, where are we?"

Lin Ruotang placed his hands on the table and said in a low voice:

"In the first round, the previous No. 76 were all ruthless spies. You're talking about friends here..."

Seeing Lin Ruotang like a flower emerging from the evil abyss, Luo Yi understood in his heart that this was her true face, and that Lin Ruotang was just a money-loving and timid person on the surface.

But despite all these troubles, not once did it affect Lin Ruotang, which shows that this person is not simple.

"That's right, there are no kind people here!"

After Luo Yi finished speaking, she walked forward and sat at the corner of Lin Ruotang's desk, supporting the desk with one hand, staring at Lin Ruotang closely, not missing any expression on her face.

"Secretary Lin, you really don't know the identities of Niu Batian and the others?"