Chapter 227: Stirring Trouble
“Then tell me, what do you want to do?” Gu Yansheng threw the question back.
Ding Mocun thought for a moment and said, “To avoid him going back on his word, either I arrest the person first, he takes a photograph with that woman, or he gives me a written statement, then we can talk about this matter.”
“How is that possible? Do you think he would agree to something like this?” Gu Yansheng sneered, earnestly advising, “Moreover, once you arrest someone, more people will know about it. If someone blabs to the Japanese, how do we end this matter?”
Ding Mocun said with a dark face, “I’ve already been very polite. If he doesn’t agree, I’ll arrest anyway. Following this woman, I can still get things out of her. I can still claim the merit of the Shanghai District, but don’t blame me if I beat this woman to death. If this woman says anything unpleasant, he Li Shiqun will bear it himself.”
“I’m really having a hard life. Doing a little business with you guys, even eating a peaceful meal is so difficult.” Gu Yansheng sighed in disgust.
Fine then, after all, it’s Li Shiqun’s own woman. Arrest her if you must, and release her after.
“Then keep the commotion small, don’t let too many people know.”
“She needs to keep the commotion small.” Ding Mocun stood up and went to pick up the telephone, “Hello, it’s me. Find two people, quietly take that woman onto the car to look around. Wait for my other information. Keep the commotion small, invite her, not arrest, got it? Mm, that’s it.”
Ding Mocun put down the telephone, “Polite enough, right?”
Gu Yansheng sneered, “Fine, I’ll go talk.”
Gu Yansheng went out to find Li Shiqun. The door to Li Shiqun’s office was open, and he was working.
Gu Yansheng knocked on the door, “Director Li.”
“Yansheng.” Li Shiqun came out to greet him, smiling, “Why’d you come over today?”
“Director Ding said you’ve been giving him the cold shoulder all day. How could I not come? What’s the matter that it has to be you die I live?”
Speaking of Ding Mocun, Li Shiqun smiled without meaning it, “He really has the nerve to ask you to talk about this? What, did he send you to beg for mercy?”
“Beg for mercy?” Gu Yansheng sneered as he made coffee for himself, “Who begs whom isn’t certain yet.”
Li Shiqun was completely baffled and smiled, “What do you mean?”
Gu Yansheng sighed and looked at him, saying, “You know Yu Xiangqin, right?”
“How do you know this person?” Li Shiqun’s expression changed, but he quickly realized, “Did Ding Mocun tell you? He even dares to tail me?”
No tailing. But tailing works too. Gu Yansheng was now easing their conflict on one hand and stirring it up on the other.
A bit schizophrenic, but not much.
So he shook his head and said, “You’re about to fight, and you’re still worrying about tailing?
Never mind that. I’m here today to mediate. Since Ding Mocun has found your woman, let some things go. He’s really giving up benefits. Otherwise, following Yu Xiangqin and arresting, one arrest could nab a whole bunch.”
“Who said she’s my woman?” Li Shiqun looked surprised, then figured it out, a sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth.
“Isn’t she?” Gu Yansheng was also surprised.
Li Shiqun paused and said, “Sort of. What does he want?”
Gu Yansheng said, “I’ll be the peacemaker. You two shake hands and make peace. Agent Headquarters stays as before. Give him some face in front of others. After all, we’re all eating from the same pot.”
Li Shiqun thought for a moment and quickly agreed, “Fine, no problem.”
Too straightforward. So Gu Yansheng said, “That’s good. Wait for him to bring the person, then have him take a photo of you two together, or write some kind of commitment letter.”
“He’s gone to arrest?” Li Shiqun suddenly raised his voice.
Gu Yansheng hummed, “He’s afraid you’ll agree upfront and send the person away right after, then deny it. Who does he complain to then?”
“When did he arrest?”
“Not arrest, invite. He specifically told his men to invite her over.”
“When?” Li Shiqun was very anxious.
Gu Yansheng wasn’t anxious, “Not long, just now. What’s up?”
“This idiot! Ruining my big plan!” Li Shiqun was furious, strode to the table, picked up the telephone, and dialed out: “Ding Mocun! Immediately call your people back!”
Slam, Li Shiqun put down the telephone, dialed again, “Hello, it’s me. Ding Mocun’s people are near you. Block them immediately if you see them. Absolutely don’t let his people meet face-to-face with number two!”
Slam, put down the telephone, dialed again, “Hello, it’s me. Watch number three closely. Arrest immediately if there’s any unusual movement!”
“Yes.”
Hearing the echo on the telephone, Li Shiqun put down the telephone.
As soon as the telephone was down, he stormed straight into Ding Mocun’s office, the door pushed crashing into the wall with a loud bang.
“Ding Mocun, call your people back immediately!”
Ding Mocun was stunned. He had been stunned earlier. Gu Yansheng went to mediate, and it turned out like this.
Now his anger rose too. He stood up and shouted, “Li Shiqun, giving you face, huh? Yelling at me over the telephone, now barging into my office yelling. What do you want?
You really think you’re the director? The director of 76 is me Ding Mocun, not you Li Shiqun!”
“Call your people back right now! Call immediately!” Li Shiqun yelled back.
Ding Mocun’s anger intensified, a cold smile at the corner of his mouth. He walked out with hands on hips, “What, afraid your woman goes into 76? Let me tell you, she’s coming in today for sure! Director Gu, don’t say I didn’t give you face. You saw it, Li Shiqun is too arrogant!”
Gu Yansheng also frowned. How did it come to this.
“You’re a fucking idiot!” Li Shiqun was so anxious he was hating it, yelling at Ding Mocun, “Yu Xiangqin is a very important figure! Through her I can find everyone in the Military Statistics Bureau Shanghai District! Don’t ruin my big plan!”
“Ruin your big plan?” Ding Mocun was unmoved, “More like ruining your bed fun, right? If the Japanese find out that a team leader from the West Shanghai Intelligence Department of the Military Statistics Bureau is your woman, how do you explain?”
“You really know nothing! Call and get the person back.” Li Shiqun was really anxious, “She’s the team leader of the West Shanghai Intelligence Department. Following her, can’t we find the director? Following the director, can’t we find the Military Statistics Bureau command level? This is a perfect chance to wipe out the entire Military Statistics Bureau Shanghai District! Don’t get in the way!”
Ding Mocun laughed in extreme anger, “Me getting in the way? Now I’m in the way? I don’t know this woman is a team leader? I don’t know arresting her leads to the entire Shanghai District? I was giving you face earlier, so she wouldn’t confess anything and you’d lose your life. Now it seems, perfect time to arrest!
You don’t want to arrest, I will. You don’t want to interrogate, I will. The merit of the Shanghai District was never yours anyway! Don’t forget! Even last time, you stole mine!”
Li Shiqun hated it so much he gritted his teeth, but Ding Mocun wasn’t wrong. Merit goes to whoever arrests.
Ring ring, ring ring.
Ding Mocun snorted coldly, turned and picked up the telephone, “Hello.”
Listening to the voice on the telephone, Ding Mocun glared and yelled angrily: “What? She ran? Li Shiqun’s action team rushed out and interfered with you?”
Slam, Ding Mocun smashed down the telephone, looked at Gu Yansheng, “You told him, did Li Shiqun make a call?”
Gu Yansheng nodded subconsciously.
Ding Mocun glared at Li Shiqun, “Good, good scheme. Earlier I really thought for a moment this woman was your spy in the Military Statistics Bureau. Turns out you knew this leverage wasn’t in my hands, so you came here to perform on purpose.
Good! Very good!”
Li Shiqun didn’t reply, strode quickly to the telephone, ignoring Ding Mocun’s angry cursing, “No telephone of your own? This is my telephone.”
But Li Shiqun didn’t care, didn’t want to waste a minute, dialed and immediately said: “Situation changed, arrest number three immediately! Bring me back this personnel section chief of the Military Statistics Bureau Shanghai District, must be alive!”
Slam, Li Shiqun smashed the telephone down hard, using facts to tell Ding Mocun, “I’ve planned this for so long, waited so long, just to track the movements of the Military Statistics Bureau Shanghai District chief and deputy district chief!
Once Yu Xiangqin disappears, the West Shanghai director will know. Director knows, higher-ups will know, district chief, deputy district chief, all will vanish.
All of them!
The entire Shanghai District, and you acted without authorization, lost most of it!
