Chapter 788 Collusion with the Central Government

Hubei Hotel·Manager's Office.

"This is what Team Leader Fang means. Lao Jiang, you send someone over to check out the situation first. When will you take action? Wait for instructions and don't act rashly." Following Luo Yao's instructions, Yang Fan went directly to Lao Jiang.

"Brother Meng, since the news is so reliable, why bother with it? It's just one person. I'll just send a few brothers over and kidnap him directly." Lao Jiang said disapprovingly.

"How do you send people out after they are kidnapped? How do you pass the checkpoints along the way?" Yang Fan asked back, "Also, how do you get past the Japanese blockade? What solutions do you have?"

"Well, our Laohekou intelligence team still has channels..." Lao Jiang smiled coquettishly.

"How do you know that your channels are not controlled by the war zone investigation room?" Yang Fan asked, "There is only one chance. Once you fail, there will be no second time. The task was handed over by Mr. Dai himself. Do you know the consequences of failure?"

Lao Jiang smiled and did not dare to raise objections anymore.

"Okay, I'm leaving first. If anything happens, just send someone to notify me. I have to go out to buy groceries every day."

"Okay, Brother Meng, let's go slowly." Lao Jiang respectfully sent Yang Fan out, but as soon as Yang Fan went out, the corners of his mouth slowly turned up, showing a trace of disdain.

…

Lao Jiang sat for a while, then stood up and walked to the window to look at the sky outside. He turned around, took out a blue gown from the cabinet, put it on, put on his beard again, and took a He took the oilcloth umbrella and quickly came out of the room.

Lao Jiang didn't know that Yang Fan actually didn't leave. Instead, he bought a portion of roasted chestnuts in the alley across the road and ate them while looking at the door of the Hubei Hotel.

as expected.

He saw the familiar figure walking out. Yang Fan lowered the brim of his hat slightly and followed quietly.

His tracking skills would not be easily discovered, and he hung from a distance to prevent Lao Jiang from leaving his sight.

Laohekou Town is very small. After walking for seven or eight minutes, Lao Jiang, who was wearing makeup, came to the entrance of an alley on Puning Street. He stopped slightly and looked around before stepping in.

Yang Fan followed all the way, looked at the surrounding environment, and frowned slightly. This was a famous prostitution alley in Laohekou Town.

People in Laohekou like to call it "Hualiu Lane".

The name is indeed a bit "insulting", but it is naturally impossible for people who do this kind of business to get encouragement and support from society.

After the Japanese planes bombed Laohekou, the place naturally stopped for a while, but people have to eat to live. These women, who are used to lying down and making money, are naturally not willing to rely on their hands to support themselves, so it is inevitable to reopen.

Is it possible that Lao Jiang is good at this?

Yang Fan murmured in his heart, but if he really has a crush here, does he need to be so shy? You even put on makeup, isn't it a secret meeting with your lover?

Yang Fan thought about it and decided to continue following him.

…

Lao Jiang came to a mottled door and looked around warily again. Yang Fan quickly turned around and pretended to walk back.

Fortunately, it was dark at the moment and the light was relatively low, so he was a little further away and was not discovered.

Lao Jiang put down his umbrella, reached out and pulled the brass ring on the door, and knocked on the door lightly.

After a while, someone opened the door open from the inside. When he saw Lao Jiang, he didn't seem to recognize him, so he didn't let the person in, but after a low-spirited exchange, he opened the door and let the person in directly.

Yang Fan then turned around, followed the house where Lao Jiang knocked just now, and looked up at the house number.

Instead of knocking on the door, he found a place at the corner not far away, changed a set of clothes with a beggar, and then sat down at the entrance of the alley not far away.

He planned to stay here and see what relationship Lao Jiang had with the people inside.

…

Get up in the morning.

It was extremely unusual that Yang Fan didn't come back all night. If Luo Yao hadn't trusted his ability, he would have sent someone to look for him long ago.

In such a small place, there are not many people who can threaten Yang Fan's safety. Maybe he is in trouble, otherwise at least he will send a message back.

But I was still a little worried. After all, if he didn't come back overnight, he must have encountered some problem.

"Team leader, Brother Meng (Yang Fan's pseudonym Meng Yi) didn't come back last night?" Yang Fan's brothers Cai Xiaochun and Hu Yingjie came over.

"I know, you two keep quiet, go look for him in his usual place, and talk about it when you come back." Luo Yao told Cai Xiaochun and Hu Yingjie.

"Yes." The two agreed, and then found an excuse to take leave and go out to find someone.

But Luo Yao didn't worry for long when he heard Yang Fan's voice downstairs. He was back, and then a stone fell in his heart.

Boom!

"Brother." Yang Fan poked his head in through the crack in the door.

"You still know how to come back?" Although he knew that Yang Fan must have been delayed by something, he still couldn't help but scolded him. However, when he saw Yang Fan wearing a broken felt hat on his head, holding a broken bowl in his hand, and wearing His clothes were torn and dirty, and he asked in surprise, "Were you robbed or beaten? How did you end up like this?"

"No, brother, can you get me something to eat? I haven't eaten anything since yesterday afternoon." Yang Fan's eyes were dazzled by hunger.

After squatting all night, I was tired, hungry, and cold, but the harvest was not small.

"Okay, there should be some leftover porridge and steamed buns from the morning in the kitchen. I'll have them brought to you. Do you want to take a shower and change some clothes?"

"No, I'll eat first."

Luo Yao asked someone to bring food over, a large bowl of corn porridge, steamed buns, and pickles. Yang Fan picked up the bowl and started drinking it.

"Brother, guess what I did last night?" Yang Fan took a steamed bun and took a bite after finishing a bowl of corn porridge and asked.

"How do I know which dog hole you went into this night, making yourself look like a beggar?"

"Don't tell me, brother, how did you know I was in a dog hole?"

"Why don't you smell it? You smell like dog shit..." Luo Yao chuckled. He had smelled it as soon as he walked in. The smell of dog urine was so easy to distinguish.

"hey-hey……"

"What do you mean, which Tingqiang'er are you going to?" Luo Yao asked. As soon as Yang Fan said this, he knew what he was doing.

"Brother, you wouldn't have guessed that this guy, Lao Jiang, is actually a playboy. He actually found a lover in the town. He is a lady in her thirties and a half. Her promiscuous attitude is really hard to describe..."

"Let's get down to business, haven't you been listening all night?"

"Of course not. After Lao Jiang and this woman finished doing things, around nine o'clock, another person came. You must not have guessed who this person is." Yang Fan had already eaten one steamed bun and was asking the second one. Start with the steamed buns.

"Don't give me any excuses, just tell me."

"At the beginning, I didn't know his identity. I followed him all night before I figured out his identity." Yang Fan said.

"oh?"

"Zhang Yuanliang, deputy director of the Political Department of the Fifth Theater Commander's Department, have you heard of this name?" Yang Fan asked.

"Who are you talking about?"

"Zhang Yuanliang, deputy director of the Political Department of the Fifth Theater Commander's Department." Yang Fan repeated the identity of the person.

Luo Yao immediately searched the identity of this person in his mind, and quickly found the answer. This person was from the Central Unification Committee. How could a person in charge of the Central Unification Stationed in the Fifth War Zone be related to the person in charge of the Laohekou Intelligence Group of the Military Unification Group? Is it related?

Could it be that Zhongtong is also eyeing Xiang Hongyun?

This Zhang Yuanliang was sent by the Central Unification Committee to take charge of party and political work in the Fifth War Zone. The direction of his work was obviously not against Japan, but partly against the Guangxi clique, and also against the CCP.

It was normal for him to be interested in Xiang Hongyun. Luo Yao had also considered whether Zhongtong might intervene.

Now it seems that not only did the Central Committee intervene, but it may have been premeditated.

"Zhongtong?"

"Yes, I never thought that this Lao Jiang would hook up with Zhongtong. This is a violation of family rules." Yang Fan lamented, "I don't know what this guy is after. His good future is gone."

Betraying the military commander and colluding with the central commander was unforgivable in the military commander. This Lao Jiang was basically finished.

"Did you hear what they said?" Luo Yao groaned slightly and asked.

Yang Fan bit off the second steamed bun, took another bite of pickles and said, "My ears are not as good as yours. I only vaguely heard them mentioning the guy on Dingzi Street. I guess this Zhang Yuanliang has the same purpose as us and is here for that guy." Yes, Lao Jiang probably sold the information to him."

"The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Only they themselves know what is happening here. They are so audacious!" Luo Yao said with a stern expression.

"Brother, do you want me to bring someone back to you?" Yang Fan said.

"Don't worry, just continue to keep an eye on this Lao Jiang. Don't alert the snake. First, see what they want to do." Luo Yao said, "If this Lao Jiang dares to do this, no one under his command will know about it. You can contact his people." one time."

"OK."

"Brother, do you want to ask Tan Xin about Zhang Yuanliang?" Yang Fan asked.

"No, don't tell him a word about this matter." Luo Yao shook his head. He didn't dare to completely trust either Lao Jiang or Tan Xin.

Always be more careful.

…

The situation is more complicated than Luo Yao imagined. Maybe this is a good opportunity for him. Of course he wants to execute the traitor Xiang Hongyun with his own hands.

However, this matter is not that easy to handle. It is easy to kill Xiang Hongyun, but how to explain to Dai Yunong is the most difficult.

It would be perfect if the blame could be placed on the Central Unification Committee. Anyway, the relationship between the Military Command and the Central Unification Committee has always been at odds.

Finding faults with each other, digging holes, and competing for credit are all routine operations, and there are even private fights.

As long as you seize the opportunity, it will be easy to add insult to injury.

This has to be planned carefully.