This episode includes references to suicide. Please be advised.

Summer in 1982, the Ministry of Public Security, Beijing.

It's late, and Chinese intelligence officer turned CIA agent, U Changsha,

is the last person in the office. And that gives him the opportunity he's been waiting

for. He moves purposefully to the desk of his boss, Miss Wong. The CIA will only exfiltrate him

from China if he finds out more about the Chinese spy working within US intelligence. Information about that spy is a closely guarded secret,

but Miss Wong is one of those in the know.

He feels the electric buzz of adrenaline as he approaches her desk.

He listens out for anyone nearby,

while also memorizing the position of the papers on her desk,

then starts searching them for clues.

But he finds nothing useful.

Damn it!

On impulse, he tries her desk drawer.

To his surprise, it's not locked.

He smirks at the security laps by his uptight boss.

He pulls the drawer out carefully and his heart leaps as he sees a folder used for operational details.

The folder doesn't give a name, but it does reveal the agent's code number.

The spy's handler listed is O. Chi Ming, one of the ministry's most experienced intelligence officers.

He sifts through the folder and stops at a recent report. A few months ago, the agent came to Beijing to attend a lavish banquet

where he was given a medal for his service by the deputy minister himself.

Wu turns the page and smiles.

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