Just as Zuo Shaoqing had predicted last night, it was raining heavily and windy in the morning.【】
It’s summer in Nanjing in early June, and the weather is already warm. However, when it rains heavily and there are gusts of wind, and your clothes are half-wet, you will feel chilly.
At seven o'clock in the morning, Cheng Yunfa and Zuo Shaoqing took their respective people and first took Liang Jicheng out of the detention center, and then took a bus to the old restaurant in Nanpu West Lane. Some people had already been arranged around the old restaurant. In just a moment, they were
I was soaked by the rain, hiding under the eaves in the wind and rain, shivering.
People were also arranged on the stairs and corridors of the old restaurant. Several spies escorted Liang Jicheng out of the car and walked into the door. Zuo Shaoqing and Cheng Yunfa stood at the door of the building, coldly watching him pass in front of him.
Being led up the stairs.
Zuo Shaoqing and Cheng Yunfa then went up the stairs. Turning into the corridor, she saw the agents escorting Liang Jicheng and waiting in front of Door No. 12.
Liang Jicheng still had his head half lowered at this time, hiding his eyes and only looking at a place one foot away in front of his feet.
When Zuo Shaoqing passed by him, she could feel his nervousness. Something seemed to be wrong, and Zuo Shaoqing was alert. Since he was willing to confess, why was he still nervous? She couldn't think of the reason for the moment.
The room was in a mess. All the cabinets were open, and all the drawers were thrown on the floor. Some furniture was staggered, and books and papers were scattered everywhere. The place had obviously been searched thoroughly. People were placed on all sides and in front of the room in case anything happened.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Shaoqing turned back to Cheng Yunfa and You Shaoqing and nodded to them.
Cheng Yunfa waved outside, and the agents led Liang Jicheng into the room.
In the northwest corner of the ceiling in the room, there was a small opening that could be used for maintenance. After Liang Jicheng entered the door, he looked at the small opening for a while, and then turned his attention to the northeast corner of the ceiling. Nothing came out from there. But he was determined to
Everyone looked up at the northeast corner of the ceiling. But except for some knock marks on the wall, nothing came out.
Liang Jicheng turned his head and stared at Zuo Shaoqing. With his handcuffed hands, he pointed at a desk by the wall and said, "Please carry that desk to that corner." He was referring to the room.
the northeast corner of.
Zuo Shaoqing waved to the people next to him. Several agents walked over and carried the table. It was a large desk, commonly known as "heavy desk". In this messy room, it seemed a little out of place. The desk
There were three large drawers on the upper floor, and the table below had drawers on one side and a small cabinet on the other side. The table was very heavy, and four agents struggled to lift it to the corner. Everyone looked up at the ceiling in the corner.
An agent was climbing onto the table with his legs up.
Zuo Shaoqing subconsciously glanced at Liang Jicheng. For a moment, he saw his eyes facing the ground. His was exactly where the table had been placed. After the table was taken away, two rectangular marks were left on the ground. On the side next to the wall
There seemed to be something strange in that mark, as if there were thin gaps forming a rectangular shape. Zuo Shaoqing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that it was a hole.
The agent standing on the table knocked on the ceiling, turned around and asked: "Hey, where did you say it was?"
Everyone followed him and knocked on the ceiling.
But lightning seemed to flash across Zuo Shaoqing's body, and her nerves were trembling. She pointed at Liang Jicheng and shouted: "Catch him!" and pounced towards him.
Almost at the same time, Liang Jicheng suddenly drove away the agent next to him. The agent staggered back, blocking Zuo Shaoqing. Liang Jicheng jumped up at the same time, rushed towards the rectangular mark on the wall, and jumped high. His hands
His legs curled up in the air, his feet came together, and in an instant he stepped heavily on the rectangular mark. Everyone in the room heard the sound of wood breaking under the floor. Then, a rectangular hole appeared in the mark.
Liang Jicheng's body bumped against the entrance of the cave, then fell into the entrance and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Zuo Shaoqing blocked her agent and rushed towards him, but she only pulled the edge of his clothes but did not catch him. She watched helplessly as Liang Jicheng disappeared into the hole. She quickly took out her pistol and pointed it at the hole.
But she immediately restrained the thought of shooting, raised her head and shouted: "Chen Sanhu, get off!"
Chen Sanhu, who was standing nearby, immediately woke up, bent down and sat at the entrance of the cave, stretched out his legs, looked for a place to step on, and went down into the hole. Zuo Shaoqing waved his hand again, and another agent also went down into the hole.
Zuo Shaoqing turned around and shouted: "Go downstairs and look for him! Go and look for him outside! Go quickly! Go quickly!"
The agents woke up, rushed out of the room, and ran down the stairs in confusion.
Only Cheng Yunfa, Zuo Shaoqing and You Shaoqing were left in the room, staring at each other. Zuo Shaoqing rushed forward, opened the account with the palm of his hand, and looked down.
Half an hour later, they finally figured out the structure of the building and the origin of the hole.
This building was originally a restaurant. The opening was actually the former flue. The flue was about two feet wide, made of bricks, and went straight to the roof. After the restaurant was converted into housing, the flue upstairs was demolished. But the flue upstairs
This section of the flue was not demolished because it supported the beams. The flue led directly to the stove downstairs, and the stove was next to the sewer, so it was actually converted into an escape or hiding passage.
Chen Sanhu followed this passage and climbed through a long section of the sewer after several twists and turns. When he was covered with mud and finally got out of the sewer well, the heavy rain outside washed him away. He stood at the well and looked around, but there was no one around him.
Of course, no pedestrians saw Liang Jicheng who got out of here. And the rain washed away all the traces on the ground. He had no choice but to go back to the old restaurant.
But Zuo Shaoqing and the others still made some gains. When two more agents went into the hole to search, they actually found a radio station from the groove in the wall.
Zuo Shaoqing was furious, but speechless. She was fooled by Liang Jicheng, and played badly. An hour later, they left the old restaurant with others.
Back at the bureau headquarters, the work meeting of the Second Division was held immediately. The report on this morning's actions was completed in just ten minutes, and what followed was silence. A long silence.
Ye Gongjin was extremely angry. A Communist Party member, wearing handcuffs, escaped easily in front of so many people. He was just a bunch of losers! He took Liang Jicheng to the scene to identify him, which he agreed to. But this
But it was Zuo Shaoqing who suggested it! This made him particularly angry.
Ye Gongjin was already thinking about how he should deal with Zuo Shaoqing. The review of Zuo Shaoqing had been going on for a long time and it was time to end.
Ye Gongjin reviewed in his mind. On March 26, You Shaoqing escaped from Tiaoshan and returned to the bureau headquarters. From that day on, both Shaoqings were placed under house arrest for review. At the end of April, the two Shaoqings regained their freedom of movement.
Counting from this day, the secret investigation of Zuo Shaoqing has been going on for more than a month and a half. He was thinking that maybe he could take this opportunity to end the matter now.
There was silence in the conference room. The officers present realized that Ye Gongjin was about to make an important decision and lowered their eyes uneasily.
Zuo Shaoqing also felt this. Everything might end today. Her heart was cold, her blood seemed to have solidified, and the clothes on her body were still half wet. She was cold from the inside out, and her face was white.
Cyan. She could only grit her teeth and persist in despair. For her, the silence at this time was like a punishment.
Ye Gongjin finally spoke. He said softly: "Young Master Zuo." He paused for a long time and continued: "Please go back to the office first. I will send someone to call you if necessary."
The officers were horrified. They looked at Ye Gongjin uneasily and furtively glanced at Zuo Shaoqing.
At this time, Zuo Shaoqing was really cold from head to toe. Everything was over. She stood up slowly, looked at Ye Gongjin, nodded and said, "Yes." Then she left her seat and walked towards the door.
Liu Qiuyue, who was sitting next to her, also stood up in horror. She saluted Ye Gongjin, turned and walked towards the door. She was able to attend the meeting only because she was Zuo Shaoqing's assistant. Zuo Shaoqing left
, she is no longer qualified to participate in the meeting.
Zuo Shaoqing and Liu Qiuyue followed each other back to the office. Zuo Shaoqing sat down heavily at the table. Liu Qiuyue stood by the wall, looking at her uneasily. She vaguely felt in her heart that her own path was almost the same.
It's come to an end.
It was still raining outside. Dark clouds were like ink, weighing on their hearts.
If she was under house arrest in Xufu Lane and under scrutiny, this was her first crisis, then today will be another crisis she faces, maybe even a bigger crisis. Maybe she is, as Zhang Bowei said, early.
It was time to retreat. Zuo Shaoqing had already begun to think about what she would do next. Hold on? Wait? Counterattack? Escape? What is the best policy? She was a little hesitant for a moment.
Someone knocked lightly on the door outside. At such a moment, the knocking was like a kid coming to announce his funeral. Then, two officers opened the door and walked in. They stood at the door cautiously and uneasily, looking at Zuo Shaoqing.
Zuo Shaoqing recognized that they were all He Junjie's subordinates. She asked, "Is something wrong?"
An officer said: "I'm sorry, young team leader, we...we were ordered...to be here..."
Zuo Shaoqing understood that they were here to escort her. She had no choice at this time. She pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit down. Qiuyue, give them a glass of water."
Liu Qiuyue poured two glasses of water and placed them in front of them. She still retreated to the wall and stood quietly.
When a person is really in a desperate situation and has no choice, she will no longer hesitate, but will calm down. At this time, she has only one way to go, which is: persist and go with the flow.
Zuo Shaoqing looked at Liu Qiuyue calmly and pointed to the clothes hanger behind him. On the clothes hanger hung her pistol. Liu Qiuyue looked at her loudly and understood what she meant. He walked over and took off her gun.
, placed on the coffee table in front of the two officers.
The leading officer was even more nervous than Zuo Shaoqing. He stood up, pointed his pistol forward, and said: "Young team leader, there is nothing in the order... there is nothing..."
Zuo Shaoqing motioned for him to sit down, but turned her face away. At this time, her eyes were as cold as glaciers.
The only comfort in her heart was that no matter what her outcome was, comrade "Huaishu" would not be harmed. But... damn, after Gao Maolin was arrested, his connection with "Huaishu" had been cut off.
In Nanjing, except for her, no one knows the true identity of "Huaishu" and no one can contact him. But right now, what the central government needs most is the strategic information provided by Comrade "Huaishu". This is what she
The greatest hatred in my heart.
The meeting room in the second office was still immersed in a terrified silence.
Ye Gongjin finally said: "Someone should be responsible for what happened today. I want to hear your opinions on how to deal with Mr. Zuo. You can say anything."
No one dared to speak. Even Cheng Yunfa, who regarded Zuo Shaoqing as an eyesore, did not dare to speak first.
At this time, You Shaoqing stood up. She was obviously a little surprised by the situation. She said calmly: "Director, I should avoid discussing this matter." After saluting, she turned and left the conference room.
Ye Gongjin did not stop her. Young Master You's actions were reasonable for her. He said, "Minggui, please speak first."
Zhao Minggui sat at the table with his shoulders straight. His division chief and the officers present lowered their eyes. He paused for a while and then said: "I think what happened this morning was an accident. How cunning the Communists are.
, we have all experienced this. Those in our line of work are bound to encounter accidents."
Cheng Yunfa, who was sitting opposite him, was already blushing. Zhao Minggui's words had already hinted at the incident in which he picked up the wounded not long ago. If he was entangled, it would not be an accident. He stared and said: "Old Zhao, I think
What happened to Young Master Zuo is not an accident, but the suspicion of the Communist Party in her. This is enough."
Zhao Minggui was very calm, "I admit that there is suspicion on her, and it has been since the day Young Master You came back. I was just thinking that she was the one who found the injured in Boai Hospital, and she was the one who discovered the secret liaison station of the Communist Party in Songpu. Monitoring Liang
Fu Cheng, and it was she who captured Liang Jicheng. How should we understand these situations?"
Cheng Yunfa was very unconvinced, "We were the ones who monitored Liang Fucheng first."
Zhao Minggui said: "But, Lao Cheng, the first and second groups have different purposes for monitoring Liang Fucheng. These are two different things."
"What's the difference?" Cheng Yunfa continued to quibble.
"Lao Cheng, you are spying on Liang Fucheng, and your target is Young Master Zuo. Young Master Zuo is spying on Liang Fucheng, and your target is Communist Party members."
"Are you saying that we shouldn't monitor Mr. Zuo?"
"No. Who among us here today has not been subject to internal surveillance and investigation? Mr. Zuo has spied on me, I know. But I can understand. Director, how many things have been done since Mr. Zuo came to the Second Division?
Achievements? Quite a few, right? I hope I have one or two such suspected communist elements under my command."
Ye Gongjin couldn't help but secretly nod to Zhao Minggui's statement.
In fact, Ye Gongjin has basically made up his mind on how to deal with Zuo Shaoqing. But the key point he considers is whether all the treatment methods are beneficial to him. There are three main methods he considers.
The first is to remove Zuo Shaoqing from his post on the spot. Put Zuo Shaoqing in the archives and be supervised by Qian Yuhong.
The second is to transfer to idle positions. There are so many units in the Secret Bureau, and some of them have idle positions that are equivalent to jail time.
The third is confinement in Land C. Land C is the Army Prison. According to the tradition of the Secret Bureau, officers who make mistakes can be sent to the Army Prison for confinement, but this confinement has no time limit.
Currently in the army prison, at least two officers with the rank of major general from the Secrecy Bureau have been in solitary confinement for a long time, more than two years. Unless there are major personnel changes in the Secrecy Bureau, they will never get ahead.
The simplicity of this method is that it does not require any legal procedures.
Ye Gongjin secretly preferred this method, which was also the safest. This was the first thought that came to his mind after hearing the report in the morning. In his heart, this was already his decision.
