Chapter 236: Lu and Li Fight
Chapter 236: Lu and Li Fight
Hong Zhiyou picked up the phone and dialed Wang Puchen's number:
"Hello, Inspector Wang?
"I'm Hong Zhiyou, is it convenient for us to meet?
"That's it.
"Ok."
After hanging up the phone, Hong Zhi was stunned.
Wang Puchen, this old wily fellow, didn't even say a word of politeness and just said "it's inconvenient".
Obviously, Lao Wang is going to pretend to be dead and stay out of it again.
Is it just possible?
Hong Zhiyou came back to his senses and sneered to himself.
……
In the courtyard.
Wang Puchen sat in a small room by the window, smoking one cigarette after another.
When the night wind blew, he became even more worried.
He knew very well how deep Ma Hansan's roots were.
Lu Qiaoshan's "big open and big close" fighting style will not be able to kill Ma Hansan.
The key point is that some people don’t want Ma Hansan to die.
This person may be Fu Zuoyi or Li Zongren.
More likely a commissioner.
Zheng Jieming wants money.
Ma Hansan is also famous for being willing to sacrifice his life rather than his money.
Zheng Jieming may only see that Ma Hansan is corrupt and rich, but Wang Puchen has followed Ma Hansan for a long time and knows that although he makes money, he also supports hundreds of thousands of troops and the people of Peiping.
It has always been difficult to balance people's livelihood and military supplies.
Until now, Fu Zuoyi's soldiers in Peiping have food to eat, and the common people can still put some porridge in their pots. This is all thanks to Ma Hansan.
The Chairman is extremely wise and will naturally see it.
Zheng Jieming may not be able to see this.
He took it for granted.
Wang Puchen has a clear understanding of his own position. He is determined to follow his fellow villager Director Mao and follow Mao Renfeng's lead.
At the same time, we should try to understand the old man's holy intentions.
Be vigilant at all times, and make sure that what you do does not cause harm, and that what you do does not cause harm.
"Renchu, you are still not asleep.
"Smoke less. Your cough makes my child and I feel uneasy."
His wife came in and brought him tea.
"Why.
“It was caused by this Ma Hansan.
"You should rest early. I'll go to sleep after I finish smoking this."
Wang Puchen smiled slightly, as gentle and calm as ever.
Wait for the lady to leave.
He pondered for a few seconds, quickly put out his cigarette, and dialed Mao Renfeng's private plane:
"Hello, Chief Mao?
“The situation in Peking is a bit chaotic.
"Yes, Kawashima Yoshiko has been sentenced. Lu Qiaoshan personally put pressure on the judge and the death penalty will be carried out next year.
“Also, Hong Zhi from Jinhai Station has come to Beiping secretly.
“It seems like he wants to rescue Ma Hansan and compete with Lu Qiaoshan.
"He wanted me to arrest Hu Zongnan's quartermaster, Ye Tianhua.
"This man does have connections with Peking and is involved in reselling supplies. This should be a move by Ma Hansan to sell out Ye Tianhua.
“Yes, the Luqiaoshan office is located in Chen Jicheng’s headquarters.
"The Second Department controls the Security Bureau, so I have to follow orders.
“I want to hear what you mean.
“Okay, I understand.
"Director Mao, you should go to bed early."
After hanging up the phone, Wang Puchen picked up the cigarette box as usual, took a cigarette and put it to his mouth, but after thinking for a while, he put it back with difficulty.
Director Mao's instructions were vague.
In a word, just do your job well.
This kind of ambiguous statement needs to be pondered.
This is the style of the commission.
Boss Dai learns from the Chairman, and Director Mao learns from Boss Dai, never making things clear.
In this way, if the subordinates do a good job, they will be rewarded.
If they mess up, it's not their fault; it's all because of the people below who acted recklessly.
Wang Puchen began to think deeply.
In the end, he took out the cigarette and lit it.
Soon, he sorted out his thoughts.
Everyone wants to take a bite of the fat piece of meat called Ma Hansan, including the Chairman.
It is impossible for Zheng Jieming to have the whole thing to himself.
Director Mao had made him work hard in Peking for so long, there was no reason for him to hand over Ma Hansan to someone else.
“Do your job.”
Right now, Lu Qiaoshan is frantically collecting evidence of Ma Hansan and his accomplices reselling civilian and military supplies.
I have the responsibility to assist.
Wang Puchen knew Ye Tianhua.
Hu Zongnan's favorite, the First Army's quartermaster who was most trusted by the Chairman, and he had always been very close to Ma Hansan.
Wang Puchen saw through Hong Zhiyou'an's intentions at a glance.
Capture Hu Zongnan's people and use Hu to counterattack Lu Qiaoshan.
It’s not a brilliant move, but it’s one of the few viable ones right now.
According to the procedure, as long as Ye Tianhua is found to have committed corruption, he can arrest him.
This way, he would not offend Zheng Jieming, and could also cooperate with Hong Zhiyou indirectly to keep the fat piece of Ma Hansan from falling into the hands of outsiders.
But you must never join forces with Hong Zhi.
Not even the slightest bit.
Wang Puchen only does things that he is sure of and confident of.
Never put yourself at risk of the unknown.
This is the survival experience he has learned since the old Military Control Commission period.
Having made up his mind, he put out his cigarette:
"go to bed!"
……
Hong Zhiyou returned to a hidden house in the alley.
Li Ya is reading a newspaper.
"How is it, Zhiyou?" He put down the newspaper and asked impatiently.
“Ma Hansan has reached an agreement.
"Hu Zongnan's quartermaster Ye Tianhua will come to Peking to make a deal, and Ma Hansan sold him out."
Did Hong Zhi hide anything from him?
“It would only be convincing if Wang Puchen and the Qiao family stepped in.
"Otherwise, Lu Qiaoshan will turn around and release the person."
Li Ya is indeed an intelligence elite. He saw the key point with just a frown.
"Ok.
“I called Wang Puchen.
“He didn’t express his opinion.
“But I feel it should work. Mao Renfeng didn’t even let the stationmaster go. How could he let Zheng Jieming take Ma Hansan all for himself?
“Let’s take a look first.
"Inspector Wang, if you don't arrest Ye Tianhua, we can think of a solution then."
Hong Zhi has the Tao.
“Well, I feel relieved when your brother takes action.
"The Third Department has a branch in Peking.
"If it doesn't work, I will lead the team to catch him myself. No matter what, I have to put the blame on Lu Qiaoshan."
Li Ya sucked his teeth and said coldly.
Hong Zhiyou could see that he was really scared and anxious, even a little desperate.
What a great opportunity.
It would be great if Li Ya was willing to step forward on his own initiative.
Who knows what kind of leverage you might be able to get.
At the very least, helping him will earn you a bigger favor.
"Is it possible?" Hong Zhiyou asked.
“It’s OK.
"Lu Qiaoshan inspected the two areas of Beijing and Tianjin.
“There are also people in Jinhai who are in contact with Ye Tianhua. When the time comes, I will arrest them and publicly expose them to Lu Qiaoshan in front of the Central Daily News and other newspapers.
"See how he handles it."
Li Ya curled his lips and said with a smile.
"It seems that Captain Li had a plan in advance." Hong Zhiyou said.
“I don’t dare to plan.
"I feel that it is not reliable to bet my life on someone like Wang Puchen. It is safer to do it myself."
Li Ya put his hands in his pockets and said with contempt.
Then you said you can leave it to me without worry, damn, you are teasing me... Hong Zhiyou nodded repeatedly: "Captain Li is right, your fate is determined by you, not by God."
"But don't worry, Ye Tianhua will arrive in two days.
"You deploy first and check the situation over there with Ma Hansan."
"Okay, it's getting late, you should rest first." Li Ya turned and walked out.
Return to the room.
Li Ya put his hands behind his head, a faint sneer on his lips.
He is not a reckless man who acts on impulse.
The reason why I want to fight Lu Qiaoshan head-on.
First, it is forced by survival.
Second, he wanted to show his face in front of Jianfeng and prove his own worth.
Li Ya still couldn't figure out the real significance of Ma Hansan in Peiping.
But he knew something.
Jianfeng said nothing.
Logically speaking, after Boss Dai's death, Jianfeng could have started his crackdown on corruption in Peiping.
But he didn't.
On the contrary, apart from ordering the Peking banks and experts to immediately formulate an "economic reform" plan, he did nothing here.
Not only Beijing.
Even in Jinhai, the anti-corruption campaign only allowed Wu Jingzhong to work hard for a while, and then there was no follow-up action.
What does this show?
Beijing, Tianjin and Haikou need stability.
At least it is needed for now.
This might be what the Chairman meant. Otherwise, Jianfeng, who could not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, would not have allowed such a corrupt official like Ma Hansan to sit in Beijing and do nothing.
The answer is that Jianfeng doesn't want to touch Ma Hansan.
In other words, you want to move but the conditions and timing are not right.
Zheng Jieming came over to eat the meat at this time, and he was somewhat anxious.
If I can defeat Lu Qiaoshan, Jianfeng will definitely look at me with new eyes.
Correct!
It must be so.
……
Hong Zhiyou left the room.
I found an old restaurant nearby and ordered a copper pot hot pot to eat mutton.
He ate the meat with the base sauce and coriander while thinking about it.
Li Ya is a very cunning person.
Although arrogant, but not stupid.
There was only one reason why he chose to openly act with Lu Qiaoshan: either he received a secret order from Jianfeng, or he wanted to show off in front of Jianfeng.
Don't mention it.
If it was the latter, this guy had some political awareness and accidentally fell into Jianfeng's trap.
The situation in Peking is too complicated.
Li Zongren's Gui clique was in charge of the headquarters.
Fu Zuoyi's Jinsui faction was stationed in Zhangyuan.
These two major forces almost surrounded Peking.
Now the chairman's focus is on the Northeast and Yancheng, so the stability of Peking is extremely important. If these two groups of people are disloyal, they can just open a few loopholes and borrow red notes to enter the Northeast.
If they turn against each other again, Hu Zongnan won't have to fight, but Sun Lianzhong's 12th Army Group will not be able to stop these two.
Li Ya must be able to protect Ma Hansan.
Jianfeng must have accomplished a great thing.
Can not be done.
We can’t let Li Ya gain momentum.
This guy is good at showing off. Once he starts to show off, Lao Yu and even the webmaster will definitely be in a lot of trouble.
Thinking of this, Hong Zhiyou shouted:
"Boss, check out."
After paying the bill, he found a western-style restaurant that was still open and called the front desk:
"Hey, old Xie.
"Do me a favor……"
hang up the phone.
He returned to his room, covered himself with the quilt and fell asleep.
……
early morning.
Lu Qiaoshan, dressed in a Tang suit, was practicing Tai Chi in the yard.
He learned this from Zheng Jieming.
Lao Zheng has to work for an hour every morning.
Lu Qiaoshan followed suit, and after practicing for more than half a year, his energy and spirit really improved.
"Director Lu, there's a guy named Sheng Xiang outside who wants to see you." The guard came in and reported.
"Ah.
“It’s really relentless.
"Tell him to come in."
Lu Qiaoshan finally remembered this old friend. "Brother Shan.
"Long time no see. You look so radiant and noble."
As soon as they met, Sheng Xiang rubbed his hands and smiled uneasily and flatteringly.
Lu Qiaoshan had an indifferent look on his face, as if he didn't hear anything, and continued walking around and practicing Tai Chi.
"Brother Shan, you are really rich now.
“I’m miserable.
“Although I’m still in the archives department, without your intelligence source, my monthly salary is not enough to cover the family expenses.
"It's better to just follow Brother Shan.
"Brother Shan, please give me a chance and let me follow you for the sake of our past friendship.
“Let’s work together like this. Before, you took 70% and I took 30%. Now, you take 80% and I take 20%.
"Do you think it's okay?"
Sheng Xiang was afraid that he would chase him away, so he spoke as quickly as a machine gun.
"Who do you think you are?
"You can call me Brother Shan?
"Call the position!"
Lu Qiaoshan sneered.
"Yes, Shan... Director Lu, Inspector Lu." Sheng Xiang said.
"get out.
"I have nothing to talk to you about."
Lu Qiaoshan took the warm towel handed to him by his subordinates, wiped his face and spoke as he walked.
He really has nothing to talk about.
What kind of status do I have now? Am I so idle as to recall the matter of reselling information with him?
As for selling information.
If he can fight his way back to Jinhai, Shengxiang will still be of some use.
Can’t kill Jinhai.
After returning to Jingling, there were many people in the upper echelons of the Ministry of National Defense selling intelligence, so it was not his turn to get a piece of the pie.
Lu Qiaoshan would not say anything to people who have no value.
Moreover, Sheng Xiang kept calling people "brother" and "Shan Ge" in a cheap and ungentlemanly way, which annoyed Lu Qiaoshan, who was already feeling arrogant.
"Director Lu, you, you wait a minute."
Seeing that the guards were about to come up and chase people away, Sheng Xiang became anxious.
Lu Qiaoshan didn't care about him.
"Director Lu, I have top-secret intelligence to report." Sheng Xiang shouted.
“Top secret?
"How top secret is it?"
Lu Qiaoshan paused, turned around and asked.
"Li Ya has come to Beiping.
"It is very likely that it is specifically aimed at you." Sheng Xiang said.
Last night, he was drinking with Xie Ruolin, a trader who worked for the Party Affairs Bureau. Old Xie was drunk, and he accidentally got the news out of him.
"Ah.
"Li Ya has come to Beiping.
"I haven't even looked for him yet, but he came to my door first."
Lu Qiaoshan walked back, put his hands on his hips and smiled disdainfully.
"Director Lu.
"You have to be careful, Li Ya is a very sinister person." Sheng Xiang said.
“I’m careful?
"What am I worried about!"
Listening to him speak, Lu Qiaoshan always felt inexplicably tingling and uncomfortable. His face darkened and he said unhappily:
"I'm an inspector of the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense, serving as a deputy commander of the Security Command. What can his despicable tricks do to me?
“It’s not that I look down on him.
"If I crush him now, it would be as easy as crushing an ant."
"Yes, yes!" Sheng Xiang quickly agreed.
"You go back first and wait for my news.
“I’ll have to go back to Jinhai sooner or later!
"Remember to keep your mouth shut, and don't say anything you shouldn't say outside.
"Otherwise, don't blame me for tearing your mouth apart!"
Lu Qiaoshan waved his hand and dismissed him.
"clear.
"clear.
"Director Shan... Director Lu, I will welcome you in Jinhai."
Sheng Xiang nodded and bowed before retreating.
Ah!
Not bad, a pretty good dog, with a bit of loyalty.
"Li Ya!
"Last time you ruined my job as deputy webmaster, and this time you want to do something to me again.
"Haha, you still want to mess with me? I'll take it all!"
Lu Qiaoshan's eyes sharpened and he said secretly.
"Li Zhong!"
he shouted over his shoulder.
A capable middle-aged clerk came over and said, "Director Lu, please give your orders."
“Find me someone.
"Li Ya from Jinhai Station, see where he is hiding, we must dig him out, this man is more dangerous than Ma Hansan.
"If you find it, tell me as soon as possible.
"Oh, right.
"This person likes delicious food. Ask him to go to restaurants more often."
Lu Qiaoshan ordered.
After thinking for a while, he quickly returned to the house and made a phone call:
"It's me, check where Li Ya went.
"The third department is in Peking, right?
"Okay, I know."
After saying that, Lu Qiaoshan hung up the phone.
After all, he is an old employee of Jinhai Station and has many old friends. It may be difficult to ask others, but if you ask people from Jinhai Station, you will definitely find the right person.
Li Ya!
Look how I'm going to kill you this time!
"Director Lu, Mrs. Zheng wants you to go over there." The subordinate reported at the door.
"I understand." Lu Qiaoshan said.
"Stupid woman, you are too eager to ask for money. Is Ma Hansan so easy to deal with?"
He muttered a few curse words.
After buying the fruit basket, Lu Qiaoshan controlled his expression, grinned at the mirror, regained his cheerful look, and drove straight to Ke Shufen's courtyard in Peking.
The courtyard looks ordinary from the outside.
The interior is magnificent, with tables and chairs all made of pear wood.
Antiques, porcelain and other old items.
And this is just the most low-key one among Ke Shufen’s many mansions in Peking.
"Sister-in-law." Lu Qiaoshan greeted with a smile on his face.
Ke Shufen was watering the flowers in the yard. When the noble lady saw him, she rolled her eyes and said unhappily:
"Qiaoshan, you have been in Peking for some time, right?"
"Yes, they have been sorting out the materials on Kawashima Yoshiko. Someone at the court accepted money from the devils, and Okamura Neiji was lobbying.
"I withstood a lot of pressure and sentenced her to death to give an explanation to my compatriots in China."
Lu Qiaoshan was talking nonsense on purpose.
“I’m not interested in the affairs of the devil’s women.
“I’m not interested in who you tell.
"I heard that Ma Hansan was still directing the grain transportation at the station today. You've been investigating for so long, but he's still alive and well. Is that true?"
Ke Shufen smiled sarcastically.
"Madam, I'm looking for evidence against Ma Hansan..." Lu Qiaoshan was about to explain.
Ke Shufen interrupted him directly:
"By the time you find him, Hu Zongnan will have returned triumphantly from Yancheng.
"Don't forget, Ma Hansan is now a political officer, not the intelligence station chief of your Second Department or the Security Bureau.
"With your slowness, Ye Xiufeng's Party Communication Bureau would have intervened by then.
"Why were you sent here?
"Do you wear a suit and tie every day to show off your power?"
She has always been used to speaking harshly and treating Zheng Jieming's subordinates as slaves, so naturally she would not be nice to Lu Qiaoshan.
Otherwise, even an old veteran like Shen Zui would hide away from her like a mouse seeing a cat.
He really asks for money and will scold you if you don't give it to him.
"Ma'am, please, give me your instructions."
Lu Qiaoshan was used to being scolded, so he asked with gritted teeth.
"Don't you, the Military Control Commission, have many methods?
“Something harder.
“Once Ye Xiufeng intervenes, the Dangtong Bureau will have more reason than you to take over Ma Hansan.
“I don’t care how tough his last name is.
“We must eat him as soon as possible!
"If you can't see anything anymore, I think you should stop being an inspector."
Ke Shufen said in a commanding tone.
"Yes, yes!
"I will definitely capture Ma Hansan as soon as possible." Lu Qiaoshan lowered his head and accepted the order.
"It's windy in early spring in Beijing, and my skin can't stand it.
"Go."
Ke Shufen curled her lips and walked into the house with a sneer.
Mudd!
Why did Lao Zheng marry a woman like you?
A lifetime of fame...
Pooh!
The husband sings and the wife follows!
Scum of the party and the state!
Lu Qiaoshan walked out of the door, cursed a few words angrily, spat out of the window, and drove away.
……
Beiping.
Ma Hansan, who had just finished answering questions, returned to the office.
He is really tired.
On the one hand, they had to find ways to raise food for Fu Zuoyi, and on the other hand, they had to think of ways to squeeze a little more money from the people to make up for these holes.
It's impossible for Ma Hansan to do business at a loss.
I am busy here, but when I come back I have to be interrogated endlessly.
This life is really...unbearable.
"Director Ma, Liang Yueshan's wife is here and said she wants to see you." Liu Yuzhu walked in to report.
"Let her in." Ma Hansan frowned and said with energy.
Soon, Mrs. Liang came in and knelt down before Ma Hansan as soon as she entered the room:
"Director Ma, you, you have to save my Lao Liang.
“The patrol team tortured him last night.
“I went to see him today, and he was almost beaten to death.
"Director Ma, you are his old leader. If you don't save him, Lao Liang will be gone."
"Sister-in-law, get up and talk." Ma Hansan quickly helped her up.
That's to be expected.
Liang Yueshan is the deputy director of the Grain Bureau and his direct and trusted subordinate.
Since Lu Qiaoshan can't beat himself, he will definitely take it out on Liang Yueshan.
But Ma Hansan was not afraid.
His movement and resale of goods all went through several hands and he did not deal directly with Liang Yueshan. Even if Lu Qiaoshan beat him to death, he would not be able to obtain any useful evidence.
"Director Ma, you, you have to save him." Mrs. Liang sat down on the sofa, choking with sobs.
“There is a way to save him.
"I heard that your Lao Liang is friends with Deputy Team Leader Zhang Zhiping of the patrol team?"
Ma Hansan asked with a smile.
"Deputy Team Leader Zhang?
"Yueshan did mention it. He said that one of his classmates was from the same hometown as Deputy Team Leader Zhang, and they had a good relationship." Mrs. Liang said suddenly.
“Isn’t this the end?
"I am in a difficult situation now, so you can ask his classmate to act as a middleman and ask Zhang Zhiping to meet for dinner.
“Give it enough thought.
“Isn’t it just a matter of a word to release him?
“Don’t underestimate the deputy team leader.
“People have been following Commander Zheng since the liberation of Nanjing. It’s only been a few days since Luqiaoshan went there, and few people in the inspection team really listen to him.
"Go."
Mahan stopped at three o'clock.
"Understood.
"Thank you Director Ma for your guidance. Thank you."
Mrs. Liang bowed several times and then retreated.
“Yuzhu.
"Call Secretary Hong and ask him to keep an eye on Mrs. Liang.
"The fish is hooked."
Ma Hansandao.
"Okay." Liu Yuzhu said.
"correct.
“Remind him and let Li Ya do it.
“It’s best to avoid these dirty jobs.
"I can't wash myself clean anyway, so my brother can't follow in my footsteps. He should take advantage of the fact that he is still working for the Jiang family and cherish his good looks.
"Who knows, one day you might end up like me, abandoned after your work is done."
Ma Hansan sighed.
He wasn't born to do this.
When Peking was liberated, why didn't Dai Li ask the Jiangshan Gang or his confidants to take charge, but had to let him take the lead in being the director of the Military Control Commission's Peiping-Tianjin Office?
To put it bluntly, Li Zongren, Fu Zuoyi and their gang are difficult to deal with.
You need someone like me to do the dirty work.
The first batch of military supplies to Fu Zuoyi was instructed by Dai Li.
The Chairman wanted to appease the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but was also afraid that his own army would not do so. He pushed the issue back and forth, and had to handle all the military equipment and supplies for Fu Zuoyi himself.
it's good now.
Lu Qiaoshan rushed to the doorstep, but the old man and Jianfeng didn't say a word.
Ma Hansan understood.
They are watching a play.
Wait until you have suffered enough, then jump out and pretend to be a good person, making yourself grateful.
The mind of an emperor!
……
(End of this chapter)