Chapter 176 The Last Chance
Chapter 176 The Last Chance
"broken!"
Li Ya slapped his forehead and gritted his teeth, feeling a little panicked for a moment.
He didn't intend to kill Dong Cheng.
But for some reason, seeing that damn smile reminded me of the hard days in Yancheng.
There are many people like Dong Cheng over there.
Even though we are not well fed and clothed, we are still full of confidence in life.
This damn atmosphere made him deeply worried about the party and the country, and every day seemed like he was living in a nightmare.
Because Li Ya understood.
That kind of power is invincible.
Therefore, he hated and feared red tickets.
Dong Cheng's smile aroused such fear that Li Ya's emotions were completely out of control.
"Dong Cheng, Dong Cheng?"
Li Ya shook him.
After confirming that he had died, he was briefly panicked and then began to deal with the scraps of paper on the ground.
"Fifth brother, you're back."
There were voices outside the door.
Before Li Ya had finished cleaning up, Lao Wu and his gang pushed open the door and walked in.
"Captain Li, has this old guy confessed?" Lao Wu asked with a smile, a cigarette in his mouth.
"No, I just came over to take a look." Li Ya laughed dryly.
“No.
"That's not cruel enough. I'll give him a stronger one."
Lao Wu gave a dry laugh and walked up to Dong Cheng.
Seeing Dong Cheng beaten beyond recognition, Lao Wu felt his breath and his face changed drastically, and he said tremblingly:
"Captain Li, someone is dead!
"Dong Cheng is dead!
"This is the headquarters' golden nugget. You, you..."
"I know. Report it to the stationmaster immediately." Li Ya regained his composure.
People are dead.
We can only take one step at a time.
……
Intelligence Office.
Lu Qiaoshan is sorting out the information.
Yuan Peilin could not be found.
Rather than waiting for Li Ya to take the position and be ostracized and ridiculed, it would be better to pack up and go to Jingling early.
It just so happened that his son was in the second hall, so the father and son could meet each other from time to time.
After wandering in Tianjin for nearly two years, it’s time for the family to reunite.
As they were packing, they saw Xiao Li from the interrogation room running to the stationmaster's office in a panic. Lu Qiaoshan frowned slightly, put down the information in his hand and chased after him:
"Xiao Li, what happened?"
"Director Lu, Dong, Dong Cheng is dead!"
Xiao Li replied and hurried to the outside of the stationmaster's room: "Secretary Hong, I, I have something urgent to see the stationmaster."
"Come."
Hong Zhiyou led him in.
When I entered the office, Wu Jingzhong was dozing with his arms folded.
"Stationmaster, something big has happened!" Xiao Li shouted.
"You're so flustered. How disgraceful." Hong Zhiyou scolded him.
"Is there something wrong?" Wu Jingzhong opened his eyes and asked lightly.
"Dong Cheng is dead!
"He was beaten to death by Captain Li!" said Xiao Li.
"Dong Cheng is dead?" Wu Jingzhong stood up suddenly.
"What's going on? Tell me quickly."
"have no idea.
“Lao Wu and I went to the cafeteria to eat, and when we came back, Dong Cheng was dead.
"Stationmaster, please go and have a look."
Xiao Li said in a panic.
"Call Shangqiaoshan, Zecheng, yes, and Section Chief Xiao.
"Go to the torture chamber immediately!"
Wu Jingxin was overjoyed, but his expression was as cold as ice.
Hong Zhiyou called up Lu and Yu.
Yu Zecheng and the other two walked slowly for a few steps, whispering to each other.
"Secretary Hong, why did Dong Cheng die suddenly?" Yu Zecheng asked in a low voice.
“Who knows?
“Anyway, it’s a great thing for us.
“This is Dong Cheng, a treasure just like Yuan Peilin.
“The person that Li Ya caught.
“Now that the person is dead, Li Ya has one less card.
"Maybe we'll find a way out and have a chance to turn things around."
Lu Qiaoshan's original dejected mood disappeared and he immediately became motivated to fight.
Yu Zecheng glanced at Hong Zhiyou.
Hong Zhiyou shook his head, indicating that he knew nothing.
In fact, he probably guessed some of it.
This should be the webmaster's secret advice to Li Ya.
As expected of an old hand, every strike was a fatal blow.
Even if Li Ya cannot be killed, it will be enough for him to suffer.
When he arrived at the interrogation room, Li Ya stood straight with his hands in his pockets, and there was a bloodstain on his white shirt.
Lao Wu stood aside trembling with fear.
Wu Jingzhong walked forward quickly, sniffed his breath, touched his neck, frowned, shook his hand and sighed:
"Oh, my heart aches. Such a good trump card is ruined just like that!"
After saying that, he turned around and glanced coldly at Lao Wu and Li Ya:
"What exactly is going on!"
Lao Wu looked at Li Ya and said nothing.
"Speak!" Wu Jingzhong roared.
Lao Wu was so frightened that he stammered:
“I just went to the cafeteria to eat, and when I came back I saw Captain Li alone in the interrogation room.
"Dong, Dong has achieved this."
Li Ya beat him to death.
Lu Qiaoshan's eyes lit up and he was filled with joy.
In an instant, many flashes of inspiration flashed through his mind, and he seemed to have found a way to bring down Li Ya.
Yu Zecheng and Hong Zhiyou remained silent.
Especially Lao Yu, his heart was bleeding with pain, and the sourness in his throat rushed into his eyes uncontrollably several times, but he forced himself to endure it.
Mr. Dong was not only his revolutionary guide.
He is also a wise teacher and good friend.
When he was in Yangjia Village, every time he came, he would tell himself about the freedom and splendor of the border area, and spread the new force of kindness and progress.
If it was Zuo Lan who motivated him to join the revolution.
Then Mr. Dong is the catalyst.
Let him go from yearning, to pursuit, and then to firm belief.
Just last night, Yu Zecheng was discussing rescue strategies with Luo Anping.
Unexpectedly, in just one day, they were separated by heaven and earth.
He had no idea what went on in the torture chamber.
But when he saw Mr. Dong being tortured to death, Yu Zecheng's anger grew wildly like weeds.
He is very sad now.
I want to cry.
I really want to kill someone.
But Yu Zecheng knew better that Mr. Dong was using his death to protect himself. The scraps of paper on the ground and the incomplete word "Emei" were his last resistance.
Hold back the sadness.
Keep lurking, keep fighting.
For myself and for Mr. Dong!
Hong Zhiyou glanced at Yu Zecheng, took off his coat, walked to Mr. Dong's body, and covered his head with it as a sign of respect.
A hint of acquiescence and appreciation flashed in Wu Jingzhong's eyes.
"My Captain Li, shouldn't you explain?" He turned and asked Li Ya.
“I want to interrogate him alone to confirm some things.
“It’s a pity that he didn’t cooperate with me.
"Then I accidentally shot him dead."
Li Ya answered calmly, his expression still arrogant.
"Captain Li, are you sure this is an interrogation and not a murder?"
The Luqiao Mountain on the side launched a fatal attack like a poisonous snake hiding in a corner.
"Director Lu, what do you mean?" Li Ya looked at him coldly.
"Captain Li, you are back from Yancheng. I heard that the red propaganda there is very powerful and can cleanse people's minds. Even Mr. Sun's widow Lin Tai admires them very much.
“I have reason to suspect you, it’s a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy for the red ticket.
"Not only did he rescue Jiang Aimei and Huang Zhong, but he was also able to openly sneak back and forth into the Party and the country as a hero."
Lu Qiaoshan smiled slowly.
Unfortunately, the person he met was not Ma Kui. Li Ya was not anxious at all. Instead, he smiled and said:
"That's very interesting, please continue."
Lu Qiaoshan felt like he had punched cotton. He looked at Wu Jingzhong and said:
"Stationmaster, I am not lying.
“First, Captain Li deliberately killed the representative of the economic investigation team of the Party Communication Bureau as soon as he came back. As soon as he took office, he occupied half of the equipment of the Intelligence Department and recruited soldiers.
“We have the personnel and equipment we need.
"Can't you even figure out this little thing?
"It's clear that he is trying to deliberately stir up a struggle and consumption between the Party Communication Bureau and our station, so that he can fish in troubled waters and steal important information from Jinhai."
"Well, that's possible." Yu Zecheng nodded in agreement.
"Go on." Wu Jingzhong said expressionlessly.
"Secondly, how did he know about the secret mission of the Chairman and Jianfeng to prepare for the Battle of Zhangjiakou? Moreover, he almost destroyed the Chairman's military and national plan in collusion with Sun Lianzhong.
"An action like this that harms the party and the country requires great means and extensive connections. It is too trivial to just say it is a misunderstanding.
“I believe this was definitely not Jianfeng’s order.
"Also this time, Dong Cheng is a top-ranking official with a red ticket, but he hasn't revealed a single word about why he came to Jinhai or who his contact person is.
“He was immediately sent to Jingling for trial, but was beaten to death for no apparent reason.
"Isn't this a sure way to silence someone?"
Lu Qiaoshan is eloquent and has a very high level of poison.
"After three mysterious and large-scale deals, Qian Zhuangfei is no better than this.
“Stationmaster.
"If you say Yuan has already arrived in Yancheng by now, I'm not surprised at all."
Lu Qiaoshan continued to attack.
"Lu Qiaoshan, you don't need to put the blame on me to provoke me.
“I don’t buy it.
“Yuan is in my hands. I have already reported to Jingling. Jianfeng will send someone to pick him up personally.
"Forget about your little thoughts."
Li Ya raised his eyebrows, but his pride remained the same.
"Webmaster, I have nothing to say." Lu Qiaoshan shook his head and smiled.
“Send Dong Cheng’s body to Jingling and hand it over to the headquarters for autopsy and disposal.
"Li Ya, come with me!"
Wu Jingzhong glared at him coldly and walked out first.
……
come back to the office.
Li Ya closed the door.
"Li Ya, Li Ya, how can I say hello to you?
“Dong Cheng is what you exchanged for Yuan Peilin. It’s wealth and honor!
“You could have done nothing and handed it over to the headquarters, which would have been a miracle.
"Did your brain get caught in a door?
“He must be beaten to death!
"It's so stupid and clumsy!"
Wu Jingzhong pointed at him and said with hatred and pity.
"Teacher, I don't want to either.
"I just wanted him to identify whether Yu Zecheng was Emei Feng, but he had something on his mind and suddenly tore up my materials.
“And smiled at me.
“I couldn’t stand his damn smile, so I punched him.
“Who knew he would be dead.”
Li Ya took it out of his pocket, put his hair aside, and explained gloomily, "You called it 'just a few punches', with those few punches you can go abroad to fight in boxing.
"It's another internal fight and internal consumption. Why don't you listen to my repeated orders?
“The resources of the Party and the country, such a good card as Dong Cheng, are being wasted like this.
"My heart aches."
Wu Jingzhong slammed the table angrily.
"Stationmaster, I was indeed impulsive in this matter, and I am willing to take responsibility.
"You report to headquarters.
"If Jingling wants to kill me or chop me up, I will accept it."
Li Ya didn't waste any words and spoke directly.
"Wait, then."
Wu Jingzhong picked up the phone and dialed a number:
"To headquarters, residence number two."
Soon, Jianfeng's voice came from the other end.
"Yes, yes!
"He was just angry at the time and threw a few punches and accidentally killed someone.
"Yes, yes!
"Ok."
Li Ya was quite touched when he saw that he always favored him.
He was almost certain of it.
It is understandable that Wu Jingzhong loves money like his life and would cheat himself of his own money.
Liu Xiong’s affairs should have nothing to do with him.
After all, the webmaster and Liu Xiong are old brothers who have been through thick and thin together.
The webmaster must have been deceived by Yu Zecheng and Hong Zhiyou.
Only then did they believe the lies about the alleged connection with the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Correct.
That's certainly the case.
I have to avenge my mentor and clear the webmaster’s side!
After hanging up the phone, Wu Jingzhong looked at Li Ya:
"You've found a good backer."
"What does Comrade Jianfeng say?" Li Ya said.
“He has two sayings: Be suspicious of people when you employ them, and employ people you are suspicious of.
"Take this as a lesson and make up for your mistakes!"
Wu Jingzhong sighed with a frown.
He was extremely disappointed.
Dong Cheng is dead, such an important person, but Jianfeng refuses to investigate and insists on protecting Li Ya.
Even Dong Cheng's body was disposed of by Jinhai.
Hey!
All the hard work was in vain.
“Thank you Comrade Jianfeng for your trust.
"Li Ya must make new achievements to make up for his mistakes."
Li Ya was overjoyed. He quickly straightened his clothes and bowed deeply to Jing Ling.
"Oh, and thank you for your protection, teacher. I will remember this kindness in my heart." Seeing the webmaster's complicated eyes, he quickly bowed to Wu Jingzhong with a smile.
“I don’t want you to remember anything.
"I just hope you can keep me informed of everything. It's not impossible to investigate Yu Zecheng, but you have to do it privately. Only talk about it when you have solid evidence.
“Otherwise, you will be very passive.
"Understand?"
Wu Jingzhong narrowed his eyes and gave instructions with pretended concern.
“The students were educated.
"Teacher, it's nothing. I'll go deal with Dong Cheng's body." Li Ya said.
"Go ahead." Wu Jingzhong said with a smile.
As soon as Li Ya left, Hong Zhiyou walked in: "Teacher, what's going on?"
"Hey!"
Wu Jingzhong slapped his hands on the table, shook his head left and right, and sighed:
“Jianfeng trusts this person very much.
"I said something like, 'The dead cannot be resurrected, so the rest should strive hard.'
"Fuck him!"
"This can't defeat him. Didn't Director Zheng pass on the message?" Hong Zhiyou asked.
“If you wanted to pass on the message, you should have done so long ago.
"I guess the harm is coming. The chairman and his son never play by the rules.
“He would support what others opposed.
“They persecute what others support.
“So many people are targeting Li Ya, maybe that’s why Jianfeng trusts Li Ya more and more.
“We can’t guess what our superiors are thinking.
"Or maybe Li Ya stayed in Jinhai for a more important secret mission.
“Or maybe Yuan Peilin has a more important bargaining chip than Dong Cheng.
“Especially the latter, this is very likely.
"Don't forget, Yuan is one of the leaders of Hongpiao's intelligence network. If anyone leaks it, it could be Xu Yuanshan or Dong Cheng. It's entirely possible that he could bite off another big fish from the Ministry of National Defense."
Wu Jingzhong put his hands behind his back and analyzed the situation carefully.
"Teacher, what are your plans next?" Hong Zhiyou did not reveal Xie Ruolin's plan.
"Based on Chong Jianfeng's attitude, I estimate that he will call Zheng Jieming back soon and confirm Li Ya's position as deputy station chief.
"We don't have two days left.
“At best we only have one chance tonight.
"Whether we can find and eliminate Yuan Peilin depends on this night."
Wu Jingzhong is used to thinking of the worst.
"Teacher, the situation is not optimistic. It seems that all the luck in the world is monopolized by Captain Li." Hong Zhiyou joked.
“You can’t think like that.
"Now that Dong Cheng is dead, Jianfeng must be furious.
"It's just that due to Yuan Peilin's plan and considering the overall situation, we won't do him.
“But Yuan is dying.
“These grievances will multiply.
"Not to mention going to the military court, Li Ya can forget about getting the position of deputy station chief in this lifetime.
“As a human being, you must keep hope in your heart. Only God knows who will win or lose until the last moment.
"This is what Mr. Zhongfu often said to us when I joined the Red Ticket Organization when I was young."
Wu Jingzhong reminisced about the past and gently encouraged Hong Zhiyou.
“That’s what the teacher said.
"In fact, my luck has always been pretty good. Maybe I'll stumble across something."
Hong Zhiyou smiled.
He didn't say anything and Wu Jingzhong didn't ask. Everything was implied.
As soon as he left, Wu Jingzhong called Xiao Guohua in:
“The plan to get rid of Old Five must be advanced.
“Li Ya is a very cautious person. Once he comes to his senses, he will definitely go to Lao Wu to question him.
“When you get rid of him, the reason must be reasonable.
“Doesn’t he like gambling?
“We need to kill him in the casino, and Xiao Li from the interrogation room must be present. He is Li Ya’s man, which is equivalent to circumstantial evidence.
"Otherwise, if Lao Wu suddenly disappears, Li Ya will become even more suspicious."
"Understood." Xiao Guohua accepted the order.
……
When Hong Zhiyou returned to the office, Lu Qiaoshan and Yu Zecheng were already waiting in the confidential room.
"Zhiyou, what's wrong?
"What do people in Jingling say?" Lu Qiaoshan asked happily.
“Don’t employ those you doubt, and don’t doubt those you employ.
"Jin Hai will handle Dong Cheng's body."
Hong Zhiyou shrugged.
The smiles on Lu and Yu's faces froze in an instant.
Lu Qiaoshan seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and slumped down on the sofa:
"Why, how could this happen?"
"Jianfeng only said this to such an important person?" Yu Zechengdu felt incredible.
“I don’t believe it either.
"But this is the fact. I suspect Jianfeng is asking Li Ya to do something more important, which is related to Yuan Peilin." Hong Zhiyou relayed the stationmaster's words.
"That should be the case." Yu Zecheng said.
"You two, we may only have one chance tonight.
“I can’t find Yuan Peilin tonight.
“Once Li Ya’s bigger plan succeeds, this person may be promoted to colonel, not to mention deputy station chief.
“There is hope for the stationmaster as well.
"You and I will just wait to pack up and leave."
Hong Zhiyou looked at the two of them and said.
"What are you waiting for? Let's split up and act immediately." Yu Zecheng patted the confused Lu Qiaoshan.
“Yes, yes.
“We have to take action.”
Lu Qiaoshan perked up and said.
……
7 p.m.
Li Ya came to the Army Hospital and called in Director Liu Li, who was doing the autopsy:
"Director Liu, is the autopsy report out yet?"
"Out.
"It was mainly due to severe internal bleeding, and also brain damage from the blow to the head."
Liu Li replied.
Li Ya admitted that he suffered brain injury.
But is the internal bleeding serious?
It shouldn't be.
The one who carried out the punishment was the fifth brother.
This is an experienced guy.
He would never kill a wanted criminal like Dong Cheng who was the focus of the headquarters.
"Was the internal bleeding caused by beating?" Li Ya asked.
"yes.
“However, the patient himself is elderly and ill.
“So it could be caused by other complications.
"With our hospital's current equipment and technology, I can only detect this much."
Liu Li answered truthfully.
"Okay, I get it.
"Thank you."
Li Ya smiled and nodded, then turned and left the hospital.
His intuition told him that Dong Cheng's death was a little strange.
Moreover, it should be said or not.
Why was it such a coincidence that when he went for the secret investigation, only one of his own people, Xiao Li, was left?
Could this be a trap that Lao Wu deliberately set for himself?
But then I thought about it.
I felt like I was worrying too much.
All in all, if I had controlled my temper and not hit Dong Cheng, he might not have died.
Hey!
The head is very big.
But none of that matters.
Yuan Peilin has a more important trump card in his hand.
Just get this job done.
That is the real earth-shaking achievement.
It's still early. When I think about going to see the opera troupe now, I have to listen to the boring opera, which is so unpleasant to listen to.
I also have to send flowers and gifts to Xiao Yunxian.
It's all money.
It’s better to wait until the singing is over before going.
When it came to money, Li Ya slapped his thigh and almost forgot something important.
He had made an appointment to meet the beauty agent introduced by Hong Zhiyou.
U.S. debt.
When he thought of money, Li Ya's heart began to beat fast and he quickly drove to Donghai Tea House.
……
(End of this chapter)