bullyxtreme Chapter 236 Azhen's Response
Chapter 236 Azhen's Response
The two got on a rickshaw outside, rode for twenty minutes, and walked for another ten minutes before arriving at a desolate and remote place.
Lin Zhaonan was a little confused and couldn't help but ask, "Old Cai, where are we going?"
"It's in the abandoned factory in front. It's relatively hidden and safe here. The leader from above is coming to talk to you tonight and wants to see how your ideological progress has progressed. You must take it seriously later. This is related to whether you can pass the inspection!" said Lao Cai.
"I understand!" Lin Zhaonan had no doubts.
In the alley of the concession, the little girl was doing her homework at the desk, and Ah Zhen was making dumplings and buns beside her. In the past, she would get up at two in the morning to do these preparations, and come back to rest after buying breakfast in the morning. However, she had to go to the hospital to greet Zhang Yunhe during the day these days, so she had no time to rest during the day and could only do the preparations before going to bed at night.
"Knock, knock, knock, knock" There seemed to be a knock on the door outside.
When Ah Zhen heard it, the knocking sound seemed to come from next door, and it was Liang Laoshi's door.
After hearing the source of the knocking sound, Ah Zhen suddenly became nervous, because she knew that Liang Laoshi had been killed and sold by Zhang Yunhe a few days ago. At this time, someone came to knock on Liang Laoshi's door. Could the person knocking on the door be a Japanese spy?
Ah Zhen forced herself to calm down, she knew she couldn't lose her composure.
After a while, there was another knock on the door: "Knock, knock, knock, knock"
This time, the knock was on her own door. Ah Zhen heard it clearly. She immediately became nervous again and asked bravely, "Who is it?"
"Knock knock knock, knock knock knock" the knocking on the door continued.
Ah Zhen suppressed her panic. She took a deep breath, picked up the knife she had used to chop the meat on the table, put it behind her, stood up, walked to the door, unbolted it, and opened it a crack. She saw a middle-aged man in a long robe and a top hat standing outside. He asked, "Who are you looking for?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Excuse me, young lady, for disturbing you. I'm Liang Laoshi, a fellow villager next door. I'd like to ask, why hasn't he come back yet, even at this late hour?"
Ah Zhen said: "I don't think so. I don't think I've seen him for several days!"
"Oh? You and he are neighbors next door. You haven't seen him for several days? What time does he usually come back every day?" asked the middle-aged man.
Ah Zhen said, "Usually he comes back after dark. I haven't seen him these past few days. I went out to set up the stall in the morning but he didn't go out to pull the cart!"
The middle-aged man thought for a moment and said, "Sister, can I come in and sit down with you to learn about my fellow villager's affairs?"
"This... I'm afraid not. My husband has only been dead for a few months. I'm a widow with a child. If I let a strange man into the house in the middle of the night, how can I live my life? How will my child live in the future?" Ah Zhen shook her head and refused.
The middle-aged man apologized immediately upon hearing this: "I'm sorry, I didn't know about your family's situation. I just wanted to ask about my fellow villager's situation. You are his neighbor, so I think you should know something about it. Can you tell me about it?"
Ah Zhen shook her head and said, "I shouldn't gossip about others behind their backs. Although your fellow villager is called Liang Laoshi, he's not honest at all. He has a lewd look in his eyes and has even molested me and the women in the neighborhood several times! He usually leaves the house with his cart around seven in the morning and comes back around six or seven at night, but I haven't seen him in the past few days!"
"The landlord came to collect rent from him yesterday. I asked several tenants and they all said they hadn't seen him in the past few days and didn't know where he had gone. The landlord also said that if he didn't come back in three days, he would pry open his door, throw out his things, and rent the house to someone else!"
The middle-aged man outside the door smiled and said after hearing this: "Thank you for telling me this. I'm really sorry to bother you so late. Goodbye, goodbye!"
After closing the door, Ah Zhen's hand holding the knife behind her back was shaking. She let out a long sigh, and only then she felt that her back was all wet with sweat.
The middle-aged man stood at the door of Liang Laoshi's rental house and pondered for a while, then turned and walked out of the alley.
After a while, he found a public phone booth and dialed a number. The call was quickly connected: "Hello?"
The middle-aged man immediately said, "Boss, I just went to Lao Liang's house to collect a debt, but he wasn't home. According to the neighbors, Lao Liang hasn't been home for several days. I wonder if this old guy wants to run away without paying the debt?"
The man on the other end of the line was silent for a moment before saying, "Humph, the monk can run away, but the temple cannot. You can't pay your debts back! Wait over there for two more hours to see if he comes back. If he doesn't come home after two hours, go into his house, take away all his valuables, and sell them to pay off the debt!"
"I understand!" The middle-aged man agreed and hung up the phone.
Abandoned factory.
Lin Zhaonan followed Lao Cai to a factory building. There was a light on inside. Lao Cai stopped and turned to ask, "Do you have a weapon with you? Give it to me, I'll hold it for you. You can't bring weapons when meeting with the leaders. You don't want to cause unnecessary misunderstandings!"
Lin Zhaonan hesitated for a moment, but still pulled out a pistol from his waist and handed it over.
Old Cai took the gun and tilted his head towards him: "Come on, follow me in!"
"Knock knock knock, knock knock knock" Old Cai walked to the door and knocked.
The door opened, and a young man inside saw Lao Cai and Lin Zhaonan and asked, "Lao Cai is here, who is the person behind him?
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"Oh, this is Xiao Lin, the person Deputy Secretary Lin wants to see!"
"come in!"
The two walked into the room, which looked like a factory office. The room was not big, but it could easily accommodate more than a dozen people.
After Lin Zhaonan walked into the room, he saw other people in the room, six in total, three of whom were standing by the front and back windows, one was standing behind the door, and the other two were in the middle of the house.
There was a person among them whom Lin Zhaonan knew. He had seen him in the special agent training class. He didn’t know his name, but he must be an intelligence officer like him.
Fan Dehong also saw Lin Zhaonan at this time. His eyes narrowed and he had a bad premonition in his heart.
Old Lin stood in the middle of the house, looking at Lin Zhaonan and asking, "You are Lin Zhaonan, right? Look at this guy, his name is Fan Dehong. You two should know each other, right?"
Lin Zhaonan looked at Fan Dehong, then at Old Lin, "Excuse me, who are you?"
"I'm the person in charge of the concession area. You can call me Lao Lin! Do you want to reveal your true identity yourself? Or do you want me to expose you? There's a fundamental difference between the two! Our principle has always been leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist!"
At this time, the door was pushed open, and a young man walked in and whispered something in Lao Lin's ear.
After listening to this, Old Lin nodded, turned to look at Lin Zhaonan and Fan Dehong, and said, "Oh, by the way, there's another person you should know. After all, he's your direct supervisor, and you've all been in direct contact with him. His name is Mr. Liang, and his real name is Naoto Mata!"
Lin Zhaonan and Fan Dehong's faces suddenly changed when they heard this, and then they both looked dejected and fell to the ground powerlessly.
Fan Dehong asked, "How did you know our true identities? We hid ourselves so well, it shouldn't be possible for you to discover us!"