Chapter 18: A Dead Duck with a Hard Beak

  The barber said while shaking his apron: "I'll give you a great haircut, and if you're satisfied, I hope you'll take care of my business more in the future."

  As he spoke, he wrapped the apron around the customer's body and began to cut his hair with a pair of scissors. With each snip, a cluster of hair fell to the ground beside his feet.

  "Alright."

  The customer stood up and before walking out put the barber fee on a table by the wall, then walked out.

  "Take your time." The barber said with a smile as he shook off the hair from his apron.

  At this time, a spy named Fei Hu also walked in and sat down on the barber chair.

  "Comrade, what kind of haircut do you want?" The barber asked while putting a towel around him.

  "I want..." Flying Fox slowly said, taking off the top hat on his head and putting it on a nearby table. He looked at him and asked, "What's wrong, don't you recognize me?"

  He said while reading the newspaper.

  The barber looked at him carefully, and seemed to recognize him. His facial expression changed dramatically, his eyes widened, and even the muscles on his face twitched.

  In a larger teahouse upstairs, many people are drinking tea while eating their own food and listening to storytelling.

  Inside, one speaks of wind and rain.

  At this time, four or five PLA soldiers walked in from outside. They looked at the people in the teahouse while quickly walking upstairs.

  Upstairs, the people sitting there were all relatively high-end, and they were all drinking tea while talking about some neighborhood news. On a recliner inside, a stout man wearing a Zhongshan suit was lying down.

  There was someone beside him holding a earpick with fluff on the end, digging out his earwax. At this moment, those hands suddenly stopped.

  He is digging his earwax out.

  "Why don't you take it out?" The man lying down said, raising his head, but at this moment, a pistol was pressed against his head.

  "Dig, keep digging." The PLA soldier said with a smiling contempt: "Go, you have plenty of time to dig over there."

  On the street, many pedestrians were busy walking in their own directions. A rickshaw suddenly appeared from among the crowd and flew quickly by. Huo Feng was sitting on this rickshaw.

  The cart driver pulled the cart and ran quickly on the street, causing pedestrians to shout in surprise and dodge.

  In a small cottage, Fow Tiger was talking to a man with a full face of flesh.

  "What method is there to identify when a person undergoes a change?" Flying Fox asked the man.

  That man with a face full of scars opened his mouth, but didn't speak. Instead, Flying Fox came to his side and sniffed him, saying: "You smell like rouge, have you got a woman?"

  "Big brother, no, nothing, I am absolutely loyal to the party and the country." The man said hastily.

  After a while, the man came out from inside and said: "Brother, your room is ready."

  The flying fox walked over and took a look, then came out and said: "Very good."

  "Big brother, Jiang Liyang has been exposed. He doesn't even know he's being monitored by others. I've already moved the radio station to another location according to your instructions." The man said, looking at Fei Hu with a flattering expression.

  "He's a self-conceited person, and it was only a matter of time before he ended up like this. The radio is just a pile of scrap metal to me, and those people at the top still attach importance to it; if I had used it, wouldn't that have given the Communist Party a handle? You should know that even the best password can be cracked." Flying Fox said with great confidence.

  "Yes."

  The flying fox looked at that person with a glance, tapped the table with his hand and said: "Before the wolf arrives, I want to have a good fight with the Communist Party."

  He said with a confident face, as if everything was going according to his plan.

  A cluster of trees beside a stone wall, at this time, several PLA soldiers appeared, they greeted each other and immediately chased forward.

  After a while, a man appeared in front of us, and the PLA immediately took control of him and took him away.

  On a winding mountain road, a man was running away quickly, behind him, several Liberation Army soldiers were chasing after him.

  Several Liberation Army soldiers rushed into a room, searched around and one by one came back saying "None".

  They came upstairs.

  Upstairs, a mosquito net hung loosely on the bed, they searched everywhere, but there was none. On a table by the window, a telephone was placed with the receiver on one side, not properly put back, it was clear that the dog traitor had escaped in a hurry and forgotten to hang up the phone.

  "Chase!" The class leader shouted loudly. As they followed the class leader and ran out.

  In a conference room of the special task force department of a public security bureau in Jiangbei, everyone in the entire task force was seated on both sides of the table. At one end of the table, the director of the public security bureau was speaking.

  "Comrades, this time you have done a great job, cracking down on a spy organization and capturing the head of the spies. I would like to extend my congratulations to you first." The director said with a smile.

  "Alright, alright."

  The warriors of the Action Department on both sides cheered and applauded happily.

  "I have some good news to share with you. Our superiors are aware of your actions and have given special praise, saying that you acted quickly and decisively in the face of trouble. As a result, our bureau will award each and every one of you who took action a commendation." The director said with a smile.

  "Good."

  While the director was speaking, everyone on both sides listened quietly, with happy smiles on their faces. Some even looked up at the director, and as soon as he finished, they all applauded warmly.

  "Director, is there a reward?" Little Ma suddenly stood up and asked.

  "Haha, reward, you wait here. However, there is a pack of cigarettes. This little horse may look small, but his contribution is not small." The director said, taking out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handing it to the little horse's hand.

  "Look, the director has praised me, I'm a hero now. But still, our department head is awesome. He's brave and strategic. When he was talking to Jiang Liyang, you heard how he said it, this little horse is a nightmare that I've already arranged for you. Haha, the department head's words are always on point, I couldn't come up with something like that." Little Horse said with a smile.

  On the other side, Director Li just smiled and looked at them without saying a word.

  "That's because you're uncultured." A big and tall warrior said with a smile.

  "This Ding Si sounds like a spy's name, if not a spy then it's a traitor's name."

  "Yes, I was thinking of changing a name." Little Horse said immediately after hearing that.

  "Then change your surname to Zhu." a warrior said with a smile.

  "Pigs... no way." Little Horse said.

  "His surname is Shi." said a warrior.

  "Hey, Director, look at you." Little Ma had a helpless expression.

  "Alright, I still have a meeting to attend in the military district, you handle it yourselves." The director said and walked out.

  As soon as the director left, Director Li came over and said: "Comrades, our task today is..."

  At this time, outside the Public Security Bureau, a rickshaw appeared, with Fei Hu sitting inside. In front of him was the main gate of the Public Security Bureau, and on the sign beside the gate was written: Jiangbei Branch of Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau.

  In front of it is a flight of stone steps.

  "Let's go," said the fox.

  The cart driver pulled up his cart and walked away along the side of the road.

  In the conference room of the Special Operations Department, Director Li stood on his own position and looked at everyone while speaking.

  "Comrades, during this period of time, although we have achieved a certain victory, it is not thorough enough, and there are still many spies who have escaped. You say, what does this indicate? This indicates that our task is very arduous, and the situation we face is extremely complex." Director Li said to everyone.

  "Director, this is strange. I clearly heard Jiang Liyang's voice, if it was transferred, where would it be transferred to?" Xiaoma said with great doubt.

  "Director, aren't we monitoring a few who can be divided? Shouldn't we take them in?" said one of the soldiers on the side.

  "The warriors are not needed yet, Jiang Liyang has been captured, they didn't take any big action, this shows that they don't have a special connection with Jiang Liyang. Let's not alarm the snake in the grass." said Director Li.

  In the interrogation room, Director Li and a soldier sat on the interrogation platform, Director Li was flipping through the interrogation records. Jiang Liyang was sitting lazily in a chair opposite them.

  "What organization are you? What plans do you have? What actions will you take?" Director Li asked, staring tightly at Jiang Liyang.

  "You've asked so many questions, can I ask one?" Jiang Liyang looked at Li Kechang and asked with a deadpan expression.

  "Speak," said Director Li.

  "When are you going to give me a conclusion, shoot me." Jiang Liyang said with a smile.

  He seemed to be trying to provoke Li to anger, so that he could execute him immediately and let him suffer less physical pain.

  "Dying is an easy thing, but for you, we won't let you die yet. I want to know everything you know. Believe me, I'll make you say it all." Li Kezhang said, staring at him tightly.

  Jiang Liyang looked at Li Kezhang with a dead duck's hard mouth.

  At this time in Lao Zhang's residence, Lao Zhang was introducing to Liu Shijiang the series of situations he saw when he returned to the liberated area last time.

  "Xiaoqiang, the Kuomintang reactionaries are going all out to sabotage our efforts in the liberated areas, trying to stop the birth of New China. The work in the liberated areas is not easy for us, they are in the dark, we are in the light, it's even more arduous than ours." Old Zhang said to Liu Shiqiang.