A Republic-era tycoon started as a secretary at Tianjin Railway Station

Chapter 8 Home Flowers and Wildflowers Bloom Together

As night fell, the shadows of the sycamore trees under the streetlights were stretched long and thin by the evening breeze, casting their reflections on the ground and obscuring Cuiping's figure.

Two miles south of the business district clubhouse, at the eastern entrance of Pushan Hutong, which is off the main road, there are few pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, a passerby would not notice that there is actually a person standing in the corner of the wall unless they look carefully.

It was lunchtime, and the aroma of food wafted from the houses on both sides of the alley, but Cuiping seemed oblivious to it, her mind preoccupied with her task.

At this moment, Cuiping had changed into a dark-patterned cloth shirt and flat cloth shoes, pacing back and forth, cautiously observing her surroundings.

Only this outfit can unleash her full potential; otherwise, how could she have been pushed down by Mrs. Ma during the day? It was the cheongsam and high heels that limited her strength!

Now that the seal has been broken, her strength has reached the level of a "strong man".

In the afternoon, she received a coded phone call from Yu Zecheng at home, which was a signal for her to go to the Security Bureau to find Yu Zecheng.

It must be said that the code designed by Yu Zecheng was very ingenious.

Current telephone lines do not have caller ID functionality.

The Secret Service's phones are usually tapped, so if Yu Zecheng doesn't answer the phone when it rings, the Secret Service won't be able to hear him.

Upon arriving at the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Cui Ping, under Li Ya's constant surveillance, confirmed the intelligence was in the tea canister by using the keyword "sleep talk" from Yu Zecheng, and ultimately successfully smuggled the intelligence out of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

Of course, the entire transmission process was very rough and dangerous. It could be said that if they were not careful, Cuiping and Yu Zecheng would have been exposed.

Even this danger was for both of them; it was also the moment when Li Ya came closest to death.

But on the covert front, where can you find so many flawless strategies?

Often, the success or failure of intelligence transmission depends more on luck!

But like Zuo Lan, Yu Zecheng and Cui Ping were already prepared to sacrifice themselves.

Through intelligence, Cuiping learned of the two tasks Yu Zecheng wanted to tell her:

First, she needs to stop Zuo Lan here and prevent her from making contact;

Second, be wary of Ma Kui, who may be monitoring Zuo Lan nearby, and protect Zuo Lan's safety.

Therefore, Cuiping not only kept a close eye on everything around her, but also kept touching the grenade in her arms.

Although Yu Zecheng hid the grenade, Cuiping still managed to find it.

Having this grenade was her source of confidence.

Just as she was covering Yu Zecheng back then, she is now willing to detonate this grenade and perish together with the enemy without hesitation in order to cover Zuo Lan.

Suddenly, footsteps came from deep within the alley. Cuiping quickly looked over and, sure enough, saw Zuo Lan, who had changed into casual clothes.

"Comrade Zuo Lan!"

Cui Ping's sudden appearance startled Zuo Lan, who was on guard.

"Don't come any closer! Who are you?"

Zuo Lan put his hand into his pocket, reached for his pistol, and said warily.

"You can't go see Mrs. Ma. The Secret Service has an ambush there, and Ma Kui is likely monitoring you nearby!"

Cuiping didn't have time to ramble; she quickly relayed the information to Zuo Lan.

"You're that reporter's wife, aren't you? Why should I believe you?"

Zuo Lan had met Cui Ping twice before, so she knew that the woman in front of her was Yu Zecheng's wife.

But she didn't know whether Yu Zecheng's wife was one of her own or an enemy.

"You must believe me, this is what the Deep Sea said!"

Only after hearing the word "deep sea" did Zuo Lan confirm that the person in front of her was her comrade, and her attitude finally softened, her tone becoming gentler:

"Don't worry, I won't fall for it. I'm just passing by the place where I'm meeting Mrs. Ma and I'll be right back. The Secret Service won't do anything to me!"

"That won't work either. There's an ambush, and Ma Kui is very likely nearby!"

Seeing that Zuo Lan was determined to go, Cui Ping said anxiously.

"I'm doing this for...safety reasons in the deep sea. I won't go into the tailor shop, don't worry!"

With that, Zuo Lan decided to continue forward.

But Cuiping had no idea about the intricacies of the situation. She grabbed Zuo Lan and stopped her from moving forward.

Just as Zuo Lan was about to break free, Cui Ping heard footsteps again from the depths of the alley. She immediately pulled Zuo Lan behind a wall and said, "Someone's coming!"

Zuo Lan, who had originally wanted to resist, immediately fell silent upon hearing Cui Ping's words.

Through the corner of the wall, Cuiping saw Ma Kui walking towards them from the depths of the alley, pointing a gun at them.

"Well, I originally thought it was just some garden flowers and wildflowers blooming together, but I didn't expect you two to be in cahoots!"

At this moment, Ma Kui was completely stunned, and his brain even seemed to freeze.

At first, when he saw Yu Zecheng's country wife and Zuo Lan arguing, he really thought it was a scene of the wife beating the mistress.

After all, Yu Zecheng was a notorious womanizer. If he could approach Mu Liancheng's little girl under the guise of investigating traitors, he could naturally approach female representatives under the guise of learning ideology.

Is he a genuine advocate of learning?

Bah! He's just lusting after her body, how despicable!

Actually, he was completely wrong. The real wife and mistress were himself and Hong Zhong!

Bah! What really made him realize something was wrong was Cuiping's actions!

Just as Ma Kui raised his gun and approached, Cui Ping suddenly and nimbly pulled Zuo Lan to hide in a corner.

Such swift and decisive movements clearly indicate professional military training, something a rural woman couldn't possibly do!

It was only at this moment that Ma Kui truly began to doubt Cui Ping's identity.

Is this woman really a **?

"What are you doing?"

As Ma Kui approached step by step, Zuo Lan had already drawn her pistol and was ready to fight, but Cui Ping quickly stopped her.

"Your identity is exposed, and so is Yu... Shenhai's identity. This Ma Kui absolutely cannot live!"

Upon hearing Zuo Lan's words, Cui Ping couldn't help but gasp.

Yes, it's not just about protecting Zuo Lan anymore; we have to kill Ma Kui!

Thinking of this, she decisively reached out to Zuo Lan and said, "Give me the gun, I'll do it!"

"you?"

"I was a guerrilla leader, leave it to me!"

After hearing Cui Ping's words, Zuo Lan hesitated for a moment, but still chose to believe her.

Although she had received professional military training, she had no experience in fighting on the battlefield. Seeing Cuiping's confident demeanor, she still chose to trust her.

Just as Zuo Lan was about to give Cui Ping the spear, Ma Kui had already approached step by step, speaking as he did so:

"Don't even think about escaping! You have no chance of getting away. You'd better surrender now, and I might spare your lives..."

In Ma Kui's view, Zuo Lan and Cui Ping were like turtles in a jar, completely at his mercy.

His only worry now is that the two women will run away.

If he wants to clear his name of the "Emei Peak" suspicion, he needs to bring both women to the Security Bureau. Otherwise, even if he sees the two of them together, who will listen to him if he just makes empty promises?

However, just when he thought he had everything under control and was closing in, a dark object was suddenly thrown out from the corner of the wall.

Because it was dark, Ma Kui couldn't see what it was.

As the object drew closer, and finally came into view through the streetlight, he realized it was a hand grenade!

"Damn it, where did this grenade come from?"

Upon seeing this, Ma Kui was so frightened that he lost his mind and immediately fell to the other side.

"Rumble..."

The next second, a violent explosion rang out, waking the entire Jin Hai, which had been plunged into darkness.