Chapter 51: Get rid of him

He picked up the phone. He looked for the switchboard.

'Connect me to Director Jin Lin of the Party Affairs Investigation Department.'

'This is Zhang Yong!'

'Yes!'

Soon, the switchboard operator connected him.

It was an internal line. He only needed to report his name. He didn't need the phone number.

'Hello...'

Soon, Jin Lin's voice came from the other end.

Zhang Yong took a deep breath and spoke in a slightly calmer tone.

'Jin Lin, it's me, Zhang Yong!' He called the other person by his first name. He was angry. He wouldn't call him Brother Jin.

'Oh, it's Brother Zhang! Is there any good news for me...' Jin Lin responded with a smile.

'No good news. Just bad news. There were two of you, following the woman I was with. I happened to see you, so I shot them on the spot. I'm letting you know. Don't do anything stupid like that again.'

'Zhang, where are you getting this from? It's definitely a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding...'

'Her name is Li Jingzhi. She's a teacher at the Women's Normal College. I don't believe it's a misunderstanding.'

'She...is strongly suspected of being a member of the Red Party.'

'Your son is also strongly suspected of being a Japanese spy. Do you want them to go together?'

'You...Zhang, calm down, calm down!'

'I'm not angry.'

'I'm not in charge of this matter. It's Ye Wansheng...'

'Fine, you can tell Ye Wansheng for me. Last time at the pier, someone didn't kill him. Next time, he won't be so lucky.'

'Zhang, come on, there must be some kind of misunderstanding...'

'Tell Ye Wansheng to obey the rules. Otherwise, I'll kill his family too. I'm sure he has a family.'

'You...'

Jin Lin gave a bitter smile.

This guy is completely unreasonable!

He's like an apple that's fallen onto the chessboard, just going around messing things up. But there's nothing he can do about it.

What?

Arrest him? Go to the Li Xing Club to arrest him?

I don't think Ding Muchuan would have the guts to do that. Tang Zong and Zheng Jiemin over there aren't idiots either.

No one wants to make a big deal out of this. Making a big deal out of it won't benefit anyone.

As long as these two departments are involved, evidence is useless. No one will admit to it. They'll say you're fabricating it.

The Lixing Club could never admit that there was a red party within its ranks.

It would be like the Party Affairs Investigation Department admitting that there was a Japanese spy within its ranks.

It was a matter of face.

And a matter of position.

Even if the Committee Chairman asked, there was absolutely no way they would admit it.

They could investigate internally and deal with it internally. But outsiders pointing fingers was absolutely out of the question.

They had no choice but to report it to Ding Muchuan.

'This Zhang Yong, he's got some backing!' Ding Muchuan frowned.

'Director...' Jin Lin was torn between worry and fear.

'I'll talk to Ye Wansheng. For now, ignore Li Jingzhi. Otherwise, your son really won't be coming back.'

'Thank you, Director.'

'You deal with those two!'

'Yes!'

Jin Lin turned and left.

Ding Muchuan pondered for a moment, then pressed the call button.

A taciturn middle-aged man entered. Without saying a word, he stood in the shadows, waiting for orders.

A moment later...

'The Li Xing Society Secret Service, 8th Operations Unit, has a squad leader called Zhang Yong. This person cannot be kept. Find someone from a gang to get rid of him. Do it cleanly.'

'Understood.'

'Find a few more people until it's done.'

'Understood.'

...

Zhang Yong put down the phone.

He walked behind his desk. He slowly sat down.

He turned his head and coldly looked at the fidgety Li Jingzhi. His anger gradually dissipated.

Damn it. Women with good looks are always in demand.

He had wanted to teach her a lesson, but now he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Well, actually, he couldn't blame her entirely.

Many underground party members had not received systematic training and lacked professional skills.

Especially those like her, who were probably the most basic peripheral members, and had even less chance of systematically learning about tracking and counter-tracking. It was normal to be targeted by the enemy.

Fine. He would use her to establish good relations with the Red Party and pave the way for the next ten years!

I think this is also what Li Boqi is thinking. He doesn't say anything. He is also leaving a way out.

But!

She must be educated properly!

She must be made to understand what danger is! What horror is!

Otherwise, if she falls into the hands of the enemy, she will be unable to survive. She will be ruined. The Red Party organisation will also be ruined!

When he watches TV dramas, he hates heroines or supporting actresses who hold things up.

Whenever he saw them, he hated them. They caused great trouble for the protagonist because of their own wilfulness and stubbornness, and he wanted to shoot them dead.

It doesn't matter if you die yourself. But don't get anyone else involved!

Stand up.

Walk over.

Pick her up. Put your arm around her waist.

'What are you doing?'

'Let go!'

Li Jingzhi resisted violently.

However, Zhang Yong did not let go. Nor did he give her the chance to struggle.

Although he was not as strong as Cao Mengqi or Wei Yong, he was no weakling. No woman could possibly escape from him.

ADVERTISEMENT

'You're caught!'

'What?'

'You're a Red Party member, you're under arrest!'

'I'm not!'

'I'll take you to the torture chamber right now!'

'You!'

'First, you'll be stripped naked...'

'You monster!'

Li Jingzhi suddenly became anxious. Her face turned red.

She struggled desperately. But it was useless. In front of the man, she had no chance of breaking free.

'Think about the consequences!'

'This is the price for your wilfulness!'

'If you don't listen, you will not only get yourself killed, but also the others in the organisation!'

Zhang Yong's face was grim.

He realised that he was actually quite suited to playing the villain.

Perhaps he had never been a good person. Good people are not suited to such troubled times.

He forcibly pushed her out of the office.

Just then Zhong Yang walked by and looked at him in surprise. Then he looked at Li Jingzhi.

'It's fine. Take your sister-in-law to be interrogated.'

'Huh?'

Zhong Yang was stunned. His eyes were full of question marks.

Sister-in-law?

Interrogated?

Zhang Yong pushed Li Jingzhi to the interrogation room.

Even before they got close, they could hear the piercing screams coming from inside. The sound was shrill and creepy.

Li Jingzhi's heart immediately rose to her throat.

Her whole body seemed to have frozen.

Zhang Yong paid no attention to this and pushed her straight in.

Scared now?

Why weren't you scared when you were running around?

Did you really think you could withstand the torture of the Party Affairs Investigation Department? You're kidding...

'Ah...'

A miserable scream came from the room.

But it was the red-hot iron that had fallen again, and the air was filled with the rich smell of burnt flesh.

It was suffocating.

It made you vomit.

'Ugh...'

Li Jingzhi suddenly turned around and vomited.

She couldn't bear it. She really couldn't bear it. Even just watching such a scene.

She couldn't imagine if the iron had landed on her.

'Tell me, who are you going to see.'

'Me, me...'

'You're next!'

'Me...'

Zhang Yong pushed her forward again.

He reached out his hand. Immediately, someone handed him a red-hot iron.

Triangular in shape. It was still smoking white smoke.

The surface was red-hot, and one could almost see one's reflection in it.

'I'll talk! I'll talk! I'll talk...' Li Jingzhi finally broke down.

'Good for you!' Zhang Yong then led her out.

Li Jingzhi felt as if her entire body had been emptied. She had no strength left.

If Zhang Yong hadn't been holding her up, she simply wouldn't have been able to move.

But Zhang Yong didn't have the slightest bit of mercy for her.

Fortunately, she had fallen into his hands. Otherwise, the Red Party would have been exposed immediately.

From what he had gathered so far, the underground organisation of the Red Party was currently suffering unprecedented damage. Even the Red Special Forces had suffered a devastating blow.

It was no exaggeration to say that this was the darkest hour for the underground party in the Songhu area.

He took Li Jingzhi back to his office.

'Speak.'

'I, I, I'm not...'

'It seems that you won't learn unless you hit rock bottom!'

'No, no. I mean, I haven't actually joined the party. I haven't...'

'Who are you going to see?'

'Huai Zhou Bookstore...'

'What do you want with him?'

'I...'

Li Jingzhi hesitated.

She knew that to speak would be the same as confessing.

For her, it would be a shameful betrayal. But could she resist?

The red-hot iron was waiting for her.

Unless...