Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 146 Xiao Zhengguo is hospitalized again

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A series of urgent knocks on the door interrupted Ye Shaohong's thoughts.

Then the tightly closed door was opened.

The person who came in was Zhao Jianzhi.

With a bright smile on his face, Zhao Jianzhi immediately strode over to Ye Shaohong as soon as he saw him.

Just as Ye Shaohong looked surprised and was about to ask a question, Zhao Jianzhi reached into his pocket, took out a thick envelope, and tossed it in front of Ye Shaohong.

With a crisp "thud," the envelope landed on the table, revealing a thick stack of banknotes. "Wow, we're rich!"

Ye Shaohong exclaimed in surprise, and all thoughts of wild ideas vanished.

He got up, picked up the envelope on the table, opened it, glanced at it, and then squeezed the thickness of the envelope with his hand. He already had a rough guess about the exact amount inside.

"It's a small fortune, I suppose."

"In this case, a total of seven people were arrested. After searching their homes, more than 30,000 silver dollars worth of valuables were found."

“I know you don’t like house deeds or jewelry and antiques, so I took it upon myself to exchange them all for cash.”

“Eighteen hundred dollars, eight hundred of which is your rightful share, and the other thousand is my way of expressing my gratitude to you.”

Zhao Jianzhi was a restless person. He frequented Ye Shaohong's office so often that he didn't consider himself an outsider. As he opened his mouth to reply, he had already picked up the thermos and brewed himself a strong cup of tea. "Okay."

"You solved the case really fast."

“My brother Xiao’an and I haven’t even finished our case yet, and you’ve already gotten ahead of us.”

This seemingly joking content actually concealed Ye Shaohong's ulterior motives. On the surface, he was praising Zhao Jianzhi, but in reality, he had already laid the groundwork for the topic to come.

After a few words, Ye Shaohong smoothly steered the conversation to Song Xiaoan.

He subtly inquired with Zhao Jianzhi about the leak of the plan to suppress the Red Party, which was under Song Xiaoan's command.

The main question is what Song Xiaoan has been up to lately and how the case is progressing.

Zhao Jianzhi was simple-minded and wouldn't suspect Ye Shaohong, since it was Ye Shaohong who transferred the case.

He made no attempt to hide his betrayal of Song Xiaoan. Zhao Jianzhi revealed everything about what Song Xiaoan's task force had been up to lately, which suspect they had tracked down, and the progress of evidence collection.

Listening to Zhao Jianzhi's introduction, Ye Shaohong had a general idea of ​​the progress of Song Xiaoan's case.

He finally felt relieved.

"Just as I guessed, Song Xiaoan is indeed intelligent, but that is precisely why he is so cautious in his actions."

"Four or five days is enough time for Zheng Yaoxian to pass on the intelligence."

"The deployment of troops at the front is now complete. Even if Song Xiaoan finally cracks the leak case in Jinling City, by the time the National Government high-level officials find out, it will be too late for them to adjust their plans."

"Zheng Yaoxian has done another great service!"

While preoccupied with his own thoughts, Ye Shaohong didn't forget to chat idly with Zhao Jianzhi. Before he knew it, more than an hour had passed. During his conversation with Zhao Jianzhi, Ye Shaohong also learned quite a bit of information.

For example, the transfer of department staff, or what heinous things those people have done recently—these things may seem useless, but they are only relevant to the present moment.

In a truly desperate situation, perhaps one or two pieces of information could save a life.

Before they knew it, Ye Shaohong and Zhao Jianzhi had been talking for over an hour. As noon approached, Zhao Jianzhi suggested that the two of them go out for a drink together.

Ye Shaohong was about to agree, but just then, his tightly closed door was knocked on again.

Then Zhuang Yifan rushed in in a flurry of activity.

"Team leader, we've...we've caught them."

Despite his tall and imposing appearance, Zhuang Yifan was quite cunning. Upon seeing Zhao Jianzhi in Ye Shaohong's office, he immediately swallowed the words he was about to say and instead gave a vague report.

"Oh dear, you still have official business to attend to?"

"Okay, I'll leave first."

"If you're free at noon, give me a call, and we'll meet at the HSBC building."

Zhao Jianzhi chuckled, put down his teacup, stood up and walked towards the door. As he passed Zhuang Yifan, for some reason, he actually raised his hand and punched Zhuang Yifan on the shoulder.

"Hey big guy, you're pretty sturdy!"

"He's a trained fighter."

"If we have time, let's give it a try."

Seeing all this, Ye Shaohong almost burst out laughing. Zhao Jianzhi wasn't stupid, but he wasn't exactly shrewd either.

He actually called Zhuang Yifan a big, dumb idiot.

It all seemed like a joke. And Zhuang Yifan, quite cooperative with Zhao Jianzhi, even touched his shiny bald head, grinning to reveal a mouthful of white teeth.

"Okay."

"I've long heard that Team Leader Zhao is the top operative in the former Special Service Department's Action Section, and I've admired you for a long time."

"Let's lend a hand sometime!"

Zhao Jianzhi was satisfied and nodded before stepping out of the room.

Once the door was closed, Zhuang Yifan walked a few steps to Ye Shaohong and grinned.

"Team leader, we've caught him. That woman Dongfang Hui didn't lie to me; she really is a Japanese spy."

"Unfortunately, he's just a small fry, not very valuable."

Ye Shaohong was not surprised by this. He had already anticipated the current situation when he heard that Dongfang Hui was preparing to confess. However, since Zhuang Yifan was willing to continue playing with Dongfang Hui, he also wanted to see what other trouble Dongfang Hui could cause, so he did not stop her.

"Once we catch them, we'll interrogate them according to procedure. Don't underestimate these low-level thugs; they've cooperated in many operations, so they might know some special intelligence."

"After the interrogation, lock him in the cell next to Dongfang Hui's."

"Let them meet."

These were all trivial matters, and after giving his instructions, Ye Shaohong didn't pay much attention to them. Instead, he asked Zhuang Yifan for his opinion on Zhao Jianzhi.

If the two of them place their bets, the winner will be the loser in the end.

Facing Ye Shaohong, Zhuang Yifan didn't dare to hide anything. He tilted his head and thought for a moment before finally giving an affirmative answer.

"If it were a head-to-head match, I probably wouldn't be a match for Team Leader Zhao."

"If it's a life-or-death battle, I should be able to defeat him within three minutes..." Defeat him?

Is it merely about defeating them?

Although Ye Shaohong had never witnessed the power of Bajiquan, he had heard about it from people on the internet in his later years; it was a killing technique.

To defeat someone is to kill them, but Zhuang Yifan didn't dare say it outright.

This kid is quite clever.

Then Ye Shaohong thought of Xiao Zhengguo again. He was very surprised. Wasn't Xiao Zhengguo already discharged from the hospital? He had even replaced him in the execution of the Japanese spy yesterday.

The whole morning has passed, and the newly appointed captain of the third squad hasn't come to visit yet.

Ye Shaohong asked Zhuang Yifan if he knew where Xiao Zhengguo had gone.

Zhuang Yifan's reply to Ye Shaohong was simple, just a few words, but it almost made Ye Shaohong's eyes widen in disbelief. Xiao Zhengguo was hospitalized again! "He's not feeling well today, he caught a cold and has a slight fever."

It is suspected that he may have been infected with the flu during an outbreak.

I originally wanted to ask for leave, but I thought it wouldn't work, so I got up and forced myself to write a chapter.

If there's anything inappropriate, please forgive me, brothers.

I, the younger brother who has never missed an update, thank you all!