"According to the Central News Agency, during the encounter in Caoxian County, Chief Hu Lian planned a strategy to defeat the greater number with less, severely inflicting heavy losses on the enemy in four, eight, ten and eleven columns of Huaye. The national army won a complete victory and wiped out nearly ten thousand enemies..."
Wu Jingrong turned off the radio and said with a smile: "The Communist Army boasted loudly, saying that Chen Li's troops were invincible and invincible. What now? When they encounter a real opponent, they will be defeated in one blow!"
Jiang Xinyu said: "I heard that the military department issued a commendation order, and Chief Hu Lian was officially promoted to lieutenant general of the 18th Army."
Wu Jingrong picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and said: "Sir Hu is brave and resourceful. He has already shown his prowess in the battle of Nanma. Of course, such a rare and handsome talent must be reused by the superiors."
Zhou Junchen echoed and said: "After this battle, the Communist army's vitality has been severely damaged. From what I see, capturing the bandit leader alive is just around the corner."
Shen Zhifeng frowned and sat aside without saying a word.
Wu Jingrong looked at him, smiled and said, "Zhifeng, why don't you speak?"
Shen Zhifeng stood up and said in a deep voice: "What I want to say seems inappropriate at this moment."
"Oh? There are no outsiders here. Come and listen." Wu Jingrong became curious. The less Shen Zhifeng wanted to talk, the more he wanted to listen.
Shen Zhifeng said: "I think we should not be happy too early. Although the Communist army suffered a temporary defeat, they will soon regroup. Let's not talk about others, let's talk about Wang Laohu of Huaye Sixth Column. This person is very capable.
When I was a regiment leader, one regiment was gone, and within a month, I just managed to raise another regiment..."
Zhou Junchen said coldly: "Director Shen, the national army has won the battle on the front line. We should celebrate. It seems a bit disgraceful for you to use others' prestige to destroy your own spirit, right?"
Shen Zhifeng was about to refute, but Wu Jingrong tried to smooth things over and said: "Okay, okay, it's good to listen to different opinions in an informal setting..."
"Ring ring ring ring!"
The phone on the table rang.
Wu Jingrong picked up the phone and said: "Hello?...Oh, Xinrui, okay, okay, come over in an hour."
Zhou Junchen said from the side: "Deputy station chief, is Wang Xinrui back?"
Wu Jingrong put down the phone and said with emotion: "Yes, I'm back. Time is really fleeting. In the blink of an eye, it's been two months again."
Shen Zhifeng took a step closer and said, "Deputy Station Manager, I have something to ask you for advice."
Wu Jingrong said: "What's the matter?"
"Qi Yuantai is suspected of collaborating with the Communist Party. Should we arrest him..."
"Is there any evidence?"
"Not yet, but once you enter the interrogation room, you won't be afraid that he won't tell the truth."
Wu Jingrong thought for a moment, shook his head slightly, and said: "In extraordinary times, it is not appropriate to arrest such a highly respected and important figure."
"But……"
"Also, have you ever thought about it? Qi Yuantai is over seventy years old and we cannot use torture on him. If he dies in the interrogation room, we will be in trouble!"
Zhou Junchen said: "What the deputy station chief said is reasonable. Arresting people indiscriminately will only ruin the reputation of the Secrecy Bureau and will not do any good for spying and bandit investigation!"
Jiang Xinyu also said: "Yes, Qi Yuantai is a non-party person and has a high reputation among the people. Publicly arresting such a person will make us very passive."
Everyone objected, and Shen Zhifeng had to give up the idea for the time being.
Wu Jingrong thought for a while and said to Shen Zhifeng: "What is going on with the Liu Amei case?"
Shen Zhifeng said: "Oh, I was just looking for an opportunity to report this to you. After various investigations and evidence collection, it was found that Liu Amei is indeed a hidden agent of the Communist Party. She used her hometown connections to gain the trust of my fiancée and worked as a servant at home.
Fortunately, I noticed him in time, and during the pursuit, the fourth unit of the plainclothes team shot him to death."
"Since there is an arrest operation, why not notify Captain Jiang?"
"It was too late at the time, and I happened to meet someone from the plainclothes team."
"Well...send the dossier over this afternoon."
"yes."
Coming out of the deputy station manager's office and watching Shen Zhifeng go away, Zhou Junchen said angrily: "The servant at home is a communist, but he has made merit!"
Jiang Xinyu said: "The key is that he found out Liu Amei."
The two of them walked slowly in the corridor. Zhou Junchen thought hard for a while and said, "Captain Jiang, don't you think something is wrong about this case?"
"What's wrong?"
"You are in charge of the operation, why should Shen Zhifeng give the credit to the plainclothes team in vain?"
"Didn't he say that it was too late and he happened to meet someone from the plainclothes team?"
"He farted! It was raining heavily at that time. What were those guys from the plainclothes team doing out on the street with nothing to do?"
"When you say that, I feel something is wrong..."
Zhou Junchen turned around and looked at it, and whispered: "Don't you understand? He is targeting you and deliberately giving the credit to the plainclothes team. Maybe there is something fishy in private!"
Jiang Xinyu stopped, frowned and said, "If this is really the case, Director Shen should be very responsible."
Zhou Junchen sneered and said: "I can guarantee that this is definitely the case! Captain Jiang, as the saying goes, you must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. You must be more careful in the future."
"Director Zhou, thank you for the reminder."
"We are our own people, so there is no need to be so outspoken. Oh, by the way, I just dropped the words. In a few months, Shen Zhifeng may attack Qi Yuantai!"
"But, the deputy station director rejected his proposal..."
"Qi Yuantai loves Go very much. Every three to five days, he goes to the Tianyuan Go Club to enjoy himself. Recently, Bai Jumin often hangs around the Tianyuan Go Club. I said this, do you understand?"
"You mean, Director Shen still wants to touch Qi Yuantai?"
"Absolutely. Didn't you listen to what he said? Qi Yuantai is suspected of collusion. If it were you, if there were such clues, would you give up easily?"
"The question is, if Qi Yuantai is arrested, how will he explain to the deputy station chief?"
Zhou Junchen smiled meaningfully, with an air of knowing everything clearly, and said: "Captain Jiang, who are we? Secrecy Bureau, do you still need to look forward and backward to do this kind of thing? You can solve it secretly.
"
"Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading. Xinyu has learned a lesson." Jiang Xinyu pretended to be suddenly enlightened.
"I'm really worried about Shen Zhifeng now, do you know why?" Zhou Junchen said worriedly with a look of gloating on his face.
"Why?"
"Qi Yuantai is so old. If you don't ask for a confession, and there are two shortcomings, then our Director Shen will not be able to bear the consequences."
Jiang Xinyu knew that Zhou Junchen had been trying to find an excuse against Shen Zhifeng. His information should be correct, and his analysis did make sense.