Chapter 136 The Spy Takes the Hook! Cracks Formed by Money!
“Ms. Jiang is me, Lin Zixiong.”
The next morning, when Jiang Wu appeared at the "Wu Se" studio with red and swollen eyes and a haggard face, Lin Zixiong called right on time.
The voice on the other end of the phone was full of just the right amount of "concern" and "sympathy".
"I heard... about you and Deputy Division Commander Qin..."
"Mr. Lin, please stop talking."
Jiang Wu's voice was hoarse and nasal, as if she had just cried and was full of exhaustion and helplessness.
"I...I've had enough."
Lin Zixiong's lips curled up slightly on the other end of the phone.
"I've made up my mind."
"Mr. Lin, I agree to your cooperation plan."
"That's great!" Lin Zixiong's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.
“But I have one condition,” Jiang Wu said, changing the subject.
"Just say the word! I'll do whatever it takes to meet your conditions!" Lin Zixiong promised without hesitation.
"I don't want to stay in this country anymore."
Jiang Wu's voice was filled with weariness of the past and longing for the future.
“I not only want money, I also want… a completely new identity, an identity that allows me and my children to start a new life abroad.”
"I hope you can help me make the arrangements."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
This went even more smoothly than he had expected!
He thought it would take some more trouble, but he didn't expect that the argument last night would be the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Immediately, Lin Zixiong's barely suppressed chuckle came through the phone.
"I knew Ms. Jiang was a smart person."
"No problem! What you've mentioned is nothing to me."
“However…” Lin Zixiong’s voice became deep and magnetic, “In order to show our sincerity and for better cooperation in the future, I hope that… Ms. Jiang can also show a little ‘sincerity’.”
They've arrived.
The fox's tail has finally been revealed.
Jiang Wu sneered inwardly, but feigned nervousness as she asked, "What...what 'sincerity'?"
"Hehe, Ms. Jiang, don't be nervous."
Lin Zixiong's voice became like a viper's hiss, filled with a cold, alluring quality.
"I heard that Deputy Division Commander Qin is currently in charge of a project codenamed 'Black Shark'."
“I am very interested in his project.”
“I don’t need any core information; that would be too difficult for you.” He was very “considerate.”
"All I need is... for you to find a way to get his detailed itinerary for his next trip to the Xishan base, including departure time, route, and accompanying personnel. And... the key to his study, even if it's just to let my people in to take a few photos for a few minutes, that will be enough."
"In return, in addition to everything we've agreed on before, I will immediately deposit a huge sum of money in a Swiss bank for you, enough for you to squander for the rest of your life."
"How is it, Ms. Jiang?"
"This deal shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"
Jiang Wu's hand holding the phone trembled violently with excitement and fear.
Her voice trembled, and her breathing became rapid.
"Okay...okay...I...I promise you!"
"But I need time. He's not coming home at all, and I can't see him... We had such a big fight last night, and he just left me all alone..."
Jiang Wu's voice trembled with tears again, sounding extremely pitiful.
"No rush." Lin Zixiong smiled like a victorious strategist. "I have patience. Besides, I believe that couples don't hold grudges overnight. Deputy Division Commander Qin will always come home, won't he? Men will always come back to beg you after their anger subsides."
The moment Jiang Wu hung up the phone, all expressions vanished from her face, replaced by a chilling aura.
She walked to the window and looked at the bright sunshine outside, but her eyes held a cold, murderous intent.
She picked up the communicator on the table, which looked like a lipstick, and gently turned it on.
Then, speaking calmly into the barely visible microphone at the bottom of the lipstick, she said in a voice only she could hear, "First step complete. The fish has taken the bait, time to reel it in."
For the next few days, the entire military compound watched as the Qin family's domestic war unfolded.
Qin Lie stayed at the Xishan base for three consecutive days instead of going home, demonstrating his tough stance through his actions.
Jiang Wu seemed to have become a different person. She stopped going to the studio and locked herself in her room all day, refusing to see anyone. She even left her child with her mother-in-law, Zhong Tinglan.
Zhong Tinglan and Qin Weijun were also kept in the dark and were extremely anxious.
Zhong Tinglan felt sorry for her daughter-in-law and tried to persuade her several times, but Jiang Wu blocked her at the door with the excuse that she was "in a bad mood and wanted to be alone".
Enraged, Qin Weijun called the Xishan base, yelling at Qin Lie and ordering him to come back immediately and apologize to his wife, but Qin Lie refused to return.
The entire Qin family was shrouded in gloom and despair.
This incident also became Lin Zixiong's best cover.
He began a fierce "money offensive" towards Jiang Wu.
On the first day, a truck drove directly to the entrance of the "Wu Se" studio, delivering two brand-new Japanese imported industrial sewing machines, as well as dozens of bolts of top-quality lace and silk fabrics airlifted from France.
The studio staff were stunned by these items, which were so expensive in the 1980s that even money couldn't buy them.
Following the script, Zhou Nianci had a big argument with Jiang Wu, who had "accepted" the gift, on the spot, accusing her of being "blinded by greed" and then "angrily" leaving, not returning to the studio for several days.
The next day, Lin Zixiong sent someone to deliver an exquisite jewelry box to Jiang Wu.
Inside was a sapphire necklace the size of a pigeon's egg and a huge diamond ring, priceless.
The third day was even more direct.
A suitcase was presented to Jiang Wu, containing a full fifty thousand US dollars in cash.
Jiang Wu "greedily" accepted everything.
She started wearing expensive clothes and luxurious jewelry, frequenting high-end venues, and even intentionally or unintentionally "showing off" to other military wives that she was about to start a new life abroad.
A once simple and inspiring heroine's wife quickly "degenerated" into a vain and materialistic woman under the corrupting influence of money.
All of this was clearly seen by those secretly monitoring him, which made Lin Zixiong even more confident in his control over Jiang Wu.
He felt the time was right.
On the fourth night, Qin Lie finally "gave in".
He returned home exhausted and travel-worn.
In front of the whole family, he apologized to Jiang Wu, admitting that he had been rude and said harsh words that night.
Jiang Wu remained relentless, her face cold, and demanded cash and her identity as conditions, leading to another heated argument between the two.
Finally, Qin Lie, "without any other choice," agreed that as long as Jiang Wu stopped contacting that overseas Chinese businessman, he could find a way to meet her material needs.
The argument was overheard by the neighbors again, becoming yet another piece of irrefutable evidence that the Qin couple's relationship was on the verge of collapse.
But the bedroom door on the second floor was locked that night.
Qin Lie handed Jiang Wu a miniature listening device and a forged itinerary.
"This is a fake itinerary for my trip to the base next week. The time, route, and accompanying personnel are all fake."
Qin Lie's voice was kept extremely low.
"I 'accidentally' leave the study key on the coffee table in the living room."
He looked at his wife with eyes full of heartache and worry.
"Xiao Wu, you must be careful tomorrow."
"Don't worry." Jiang Wu looked at her husband with calm and firm eyes. "I'm not the one who should be careful."
"Tomorrow is the day to close the net."
A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Wu's eyes.
She dialed the number for the Yanjing Hotel.
"Mr. Lin? That's me."
"I...I got the stuff."
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