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

Chapter 2: Secretary Hong Leaving the Resurrection Point

"Creak!"

The cabinet door opened again, and Hong Zhong regained his sight.

This time, the person standing in front of him was the beautiful and charming Mrs. Ma, Zhou Gendi.

Compared to Cuiping with her big mouth, Mrs. Ma is indeed more pleasing to the eye.

However, at this moment, Mrs. Ma's hair was disheveled, her forehead was red and swollen, and the tear stains on her face had not yet faded. In her disheveled state, she looked even more pitiful.

"Brother Zhong! My life is so miserable..."

When Hong Zhong came out of the wardrobe, before he could even put on his clothes, Mrs. Ma rushed into his arms and burst into tears.

Ultimately, she was just a slightly bourgeois woman.

Her husband was suddenly arrested and confessed to being wanted, and she was forced to do things by the secret service. Now she was even beaten by the station chief's wife for no reason. She felt that she was even more miserable than Ma Kui!

Completely lost and confused, all she wanted was a shoulder to lean on.

It's fragrant and smooth to the touch!

But Hong Zhong had no romantic thoughts at this moment. He gently patted Mrs. Ma's back and comforted her:

"Keep your voice down, don't let the Secret Service agents outside hear you!"

The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics left Mrs. Ma in Tianjin for two reasons: one, to lure Zuo Lan, and two, to lure Ma Kui into a trap.

How could the Security Bureau not monitor such an important person?

The stationmaster's wife and Cuiping were just summoned away by the secret service. It seems that the person keeping watch notified the stationmaster, and after receiving the stationmaster's order, they invited these two important figures back.

I estimate that they will receive a warm greeting from the stationmaster in a little while.

Upon hearing Hong Zhong's words, Mrs. Ma's crying stopped abruptly. She lowered her voice and said:

"Brother Zhong, please take me back to Shanghai. I don't want to stay in this heartbreaking place anymore!"

"Okay, I'll think of something!"

Faced with Mrs. Ma's request, Hong Zhong gave a perfunctory response, but he was very clear-headed.

According to the memories of his predecessor, Hong Zhong and Mrs. Ma were neighbors in the same alley when they were young, and could be considered childhood sweethearts.

That's why the two rekindled their old flame even after Mrs. Ma had already married!

It should be noted that although Hong Zhong was the station chief's secretary, he was no match for Ma Kui, the lieutenant colonel and captain of the action team who wielded real power!

If he were discovered, Ma Kui would just shoot him dead, and the station chief probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

Even at the great cost of losing his life and job, the protagonist still wanted to stay with Mrs. Ma.

It has to be said that, in Secretary Hong's eyes, this is love!

However, according to the original plot, Mrs. Ma's feelings for Secretary Hong... may not be true love!

The reason Mrs. Ma and Secretary Hong got together was not only because Ma Kui was in poor health (not really), but the most important reason was that she wanted to become an official's wife.

As for who the official is, she doesn't care!

She married Ma Kui, a rough and uncultured man, and although she got to live the life of a wife as she wished, Ma Kui was really not a good husband.

He himself is not very educated, and because of his work, he is often away from home.

Even now, when the two meet in Tianjin, Ma Kui doesn't understand romance at all, and he doesn't even respect Mrs. Ma. He often lectures her in front of outsiders, making Mrs. Ma lose face.

In contrast, Hong Zhong is refined and handsome, with a physique that surpasses his appearance (Mrs. Ma personally confirmed this).

There's also the bond from our youth, he can't forget her, she's gentle and considerate, this corner of the wall is already loosened without any digging!

Moreover, within the Nationalist Party, the punishment for the crime of leaking information is quite severe, and it may even implicate family members.

Therefore, she couldn't wait to use her beauty to win over Secretary Hong.

Unfortunately, Hong Zhong is no longer the love-obsessed man he once was!

He doesn't have time for any of that nonsense about love; all he wants right now is to make money... and save people!

"Ring ring..."

Just as Mrs. Ma and Hong Zhong were crying and complaining, the phone rang again inside the house.

The sudden ringing of the bell sent a shiver down their spines.

Hong Zhong reacted quickly. He subconsciously released Mrs. Ma and hurriedly put on his clothes, while telling Mrs. Ma to take her time answering the phone!

After he hurriedly put on his clothes, Hong Zhong did not return to his "resurrection point"—the wardrobe. Instead, he quietly went to Mrs. Ma's side and gestured for her to answer the phone.

After all, he was the stationmaster's secretary. As long as he dressed properly, his subordinates would only assume that he was a worker sent by the stationmaster.

At Hong Zhong's signal, Mrs. Ma wiped away her tears and answered the phone tremblingly.

"Feed? Representative Zuo? You agree to meet?"

To Mrs. Ma's surprise, the person calling was Zuo Lan.

Hearing the phone conversation from the side, Hong Zhong couldn't help but sigh: Sure enough, things have developed in the worst possible direction!

According to the original plot, Zuo Lan clearly rejected Mrs. Ma on the phone.

After all, this was a trap set by the enemy, and she, being trained, was not going to fall for it!

But the time she received Mrs. Ma's call was precisely when Yu Zecheng was trying to persuade her to surrender.

How could Yu Zecheng not arouse the enemy's suspicion by talking loudly with the relatives of "Emei Peak" in front of the secret agents?

She was unaware that Yu Zecheng had cleared himself of suspicion with just a few words after meeting Wu Jingzhong.

In order to cover for Yu Zecheng, she did not even report to the organization before deciding to agree to meet Mrs. Ma.

Some might think Zuo Lan is being a bit idiotic here, but in fact, Zuo Lan is well aware of just how dangerous her actions are.

She did this clearly to cover for Yu Zecheng, and she was prepared to sacrifice herself for it.

"8 PM, at the tailor shop in Shanghai!"

Soon, the two agreed on a time and place over the phone, and the Secret Service, of course, had been listening in on the entire call and would have received the news immediately.

After Mrs. Ma hung up the phone, Hong Zhong secretly noted down all the details, then hugged Mrs. Ma again to comfort her:

"Genti, the action team will definitely come looking for you next. Just do as they tell you."

Don't worry, I'll protect you secretly, nothing will happen.

"Once this is done, I'll find a way to send you back to Shanghai!"

"Really? Brother Zhong?"

Mrs. Ma was skeptical when she heard Hong Zhong's words.

But at this point, she had no other choice but to trust Hong Zhong.

"Of course it's true!"

After tonight, Mrs. Ma will lose her usefulness, and Wu Jingzhong will naturally stop caring about her.

But Mrs. Ma doesn't know that; she'll just assume it's really Hong Zhong's doing.

"Knock knock knock!"

At that moment, there was another knock on the door, clearly indicating that it was the Secret Service's action team!

Nowadays, most listening devices are wired, so if you want to listen in, the device is placed nearby.

"I'm leaving now, I'll come see you again when I'm done!"

After comforting Mrs. Ma, Hong Zhong left those words behind and walked towards the window of the inner room without looking back.

Being unafraid of being discovered is one thing, but not being discovered is another.

It doesn't matter if his subordinates know where he is, but if the station chief Wu Jingzhong finds out, it will be very troublesome for him!

Mrs. Ma was the wife of "Emei Peak," handpicked by Wu Jingzhong. For his secretary to do something like this at this time, it's not just giving a confession, it's practically revealing something!

This is the first floor. The bedroom window overlooks the garden, which is a blind spot for the Secret Service's surveillance.

Hong Zhong was able to evade layers of surveillance and meet with Mrs. Ma in secret because he had clearly scouted the location!

As Hong Zhong skillfully flipped and jumped into the garden, he heard a series of sounds coming from inside the house:

"Mrs. Ma, excuse me, we're from the Security Bureau's action team..."

Hong Zhong did not linger and quickly left Mrs. Ma's house, crouching low.