In Before Dawn, the sailor is exposed and can be evacuated from the safe passage, but he refuses:
"I'm sorry, my friend, but I've been hiding this plan from you because I'm afraid you'll stop me from sacrificing myself. Please believe that my choice is worth it, all this is a gamble, the chips are your life, and I am your ticket......
I wish to be buried in a place with a view and not have to leave a name on my tombstone. ”
In fact, at the end, we learned that the sailor paid the price with his life, but won a game fiercely and won the respect of his opponent.
This is the climax of the whole play, and I understand why Tan Zhongshu was so nervous when he learned that the sailor was still alive.
The sailor is indeed a difficult opponent to beat, he not only has a deep sense of foresight, but also a deep understanding of human nature, which is why he wins so beautiful and perfect.
01. A convincing reason
Originally, after Zhuang Yunqing's fleet disappeared, Tan Zhongshu had become disheartened.
But when he learned that he had captured the sailor, he immediately cheered up again, which can be said to be a big victory.
He decided to interrogate the sailors personally.
"There's something I don't understand, Lao Duan, why don't you withdraw, do you have time?"
"To put it bluntly, I made a mistake by both overestimating and underestimating you. ”
"Why?"
"I think that if before yesterday, when you found out that the signal of the ship was gone, you would immediately mobilize the navy to chase it, and the ship at that time was also in Jiaozhou Bay and was likely to be intercepted, so I decided to stay and continue to send false messages. ”
"You do overestimate us, I had a premonition that something was going to happen if the ship's signal was interrupted for a day before yesterday, and you think that if I use the navy, it will be tomorrow at the earliest. ”
"That's why I decided to stay an extra day. I won't leave until the boat is safe. But I didn't expect you to find me so quickly. That's why I'm underestimating you again. ”
In fact, this is indeed one of the reasons why Duan Haiyun did not retreat in time.
His purpose in doing this was to delay time, not only to allow Zhuang Yunqing and his fleet to go to the north smoothly, but also to allow all his men to withdraw safely.
Otherwise, he knew that he was exposed but did not withdraw in time, such an arrest seemed too deliberate, not like the qualities that a high-level agent should have, but would make Tan Zhongshu suspicious.
In order to better complete the task, he must find a reason that Tan Zhongshu is convinced.
Ensuring the safety of the fleet is the best way to say it, this is Tan Zhongshu's carefully planned "Moses Plan", and now that the sailors have been arrested for sabotaging this plan, such a reason will convince Tan Zhongshu.
In fact, this made Lao Tan a little happy in addition to being disappointed:
"yes, I didn't expect these boys to be fast enough. ”
The sailor took advantage of Tan Zhongshu's importance to this plan, and also took advantage of his psychology of being too eager to grasp himself.
In fact, Tan Zhongshu did believe it very quickly.
02, let Liu Xinjie better lurk
The reason why the sailors arranged for their arrest was to let Liu Xinjie better lurk.
After all, there was cooperation between the sailors' organization and Liu Xinjie before, and the inside and outside should be together.
With the sacrifice of Bian Rinan and Zhou Hanting, the arrest of Dong Qiankun, and the complete capture of the Tumen River, it meant that the sailor organization basically collapsed.
Even if the sailors can withdraw in time, then Liu Xinjie will become lonely.
Therefore, the sailor decided to sacrifice himself to clear Liu Xinjie's suspicion and better complete the task.
Previously, because of the joint efforts of Liu Xinjie and the sailors, many actions in the Eighth Bureau were declared failures, and it was difficult for Liu Xinjie not to leave some clues.
In fact, from the very beginning, since Liu Xinjie killed the traitor, Tan Zhongshu began to investigate the undercover agents lurking inside.
After Li Bohan's reasoning, he pointed out that this undercover agent had a gunshot wound.
Tan Zhongshu already has two most suspicious objects in his heart:
One is Li Bohan, the captain of the action team who is often absent from the bureau, and the other is Liu Xinjie, the director of general affairs who seems to have no desires.
At that time, he personally checked Li Bohan and ruled out the suspicion that he was an undercover agent.
Everyone else was ruled out through a physical examination, and when it was Liu Xinjie's turn to check, it happened that Tan Zhongshu went to the infirmary.
At that time, Liu Xinjie's demeanor was extremely unnatural, and Ma Weiran, who was in charge of the injury examination, spoke in a slurred manner, although Tan Zhongshu did not delve into it, but he already had doubts in his heart.
After Li Bohan passed the investigation, he raised several doubts about Liu Xinjie's identity, which are all reasonable.
The most fatal thing is that the 98266 phone call that Qian Yu made from the Eighth Bureau to ventilate and report the news has been found, and it is at Liu Xinjie's house.
Liu Xinjie's explanation is very far-fetched, and Ma Weiran has already gone to Yan'an, which is equivalent to death without proof, and Tan Zhongshu has added a trace of doubt to this.
Therefore, the person who Tan Zhongshu suspects the most is Liu Xinjie, but at the same time, he is lucky, and he still hopes that he is not the traitor.
Later, Duan Haiping did not appear at Zhuang Yunqing's funeral, and Tan Zhongshu already suspected that he was the sailor.
At this time, Haiping has been basically exposed, which also accelerated Liu Xinjie's exposure, after all, the two had a close relationship before.
Therefore, Duan Haiping felt that he should do something about it and let Liu Xinjie continue to lurk.
Before making this decision, he personally approached Liu Xinjie:
"What happens if your identity is threatened? Will you withdraw?"
"How is that possible? I accept the task of lurking in the eighth game, this is my life, understand? You are different from me, you can be a knife or an axe, but the knife chops and chops, I am destined to be a nail, rotten in this wood. ”
This answer made Duan Haiping satisfied and relieved.
He decided to continue to implement his plan, because this plan has a premise, that is, Liu Xinjie has a tenacious will, and his sacrifice is worth it, otherwise it will fall short.
Of course, this plan is also a psychological secret war between Duan Haiping and Tan Zhongshu, Tan Zhongshu's most suspicious undercover agent is Liu Xinjie, but if this name comes out of Duan Haiping's mouth, it will make people suspicious.
But Duan Haiping knew that this doubt alone was far from enough.
03. Completely destroy the Trojan Horse plan
After the two discussed the issue of faith, Tan Zhongshu suddenly asked:
"Old Duan, there is something I want you to help me, there is something I need to verify from you. ”
"I know what it is, you won't like the answer, and you won't be too surprised, this person is Liu Xinjie. ”
After that, Duan Haiping drank several glasses of water in a row and sacrificed in front of Tan Zhongshu and them.
In fact, the sailor's death to expose Liu Xinjie just made Tan Zhongshu and others suspicious.
Because Duan Haiping was ready to sacrifice, then there was no need for him to say that he was really undercover, unless he had ulterior motives.
Sure enough, everything was as expected by the sailors, and Liu Xinjie successfully took over the Trojan Horse Project.
Of course, Duan Haiping's strategy wants to succeed, firstly because of his perfect layout, and secondly, because he has insight into the mentality of these people in the eighth game.
At this time, the future of the Eighth Bureau was in jeopardy, and Vice Minister Ouyang came to announce the dismissal order of Tan Zhongshu and others.
Tan Zhongshu knew in his heart that he had become a victim of the real fight of those above, and Vice Minister Ouyang's coming this time was undoubtedly a personal vendetta of the communiqué.
So, he was already disheartened by the organization he had been loyal to.
This is a bit like Yu Jingzhong in "Latent", both of them were disappointed because of the party they were loyal to, so they completely lost their former beliefs, so they couldn't see through the undercover agents around them.
And Yu Jingzhong chose to join the WTO, and his belief in life is that "if people do not do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." ”
Although he was able to get out of the way and had a good ending, it was despicable.
But Tan Zhongshu chose to be born, he felt that "I only serve my oath: loyalty", "everyone in the world is drunk and only I am awake", his ending is undoubtedly tragic, but at the same time it is also admirable.
So at this time, the balance in his heart was tilted in favor of brotherhood.
Two other key points.
One is Qi Peilin and Sun Dapu, the relationship between the two of them and Liu Xinjie has always been good, so from the bottom of their hearts, they don't want to see their brother undercover, but prefer Li Bohan to be that undercover.
It is precisely because of this preconceived conclusion that all their subsequent arguments are completed in this direction, and a series of evidence have been found to prove the conclusion in their hearts.
The other is Vice Minister Ouyang, who is actually an out-and-out politician.
To put it bluntly, he didn't have much interest in the argumentation process that Qi Peilin and Sun Dapu said about the Tao, he just wanted a logical and self-consistent result, and used it to make a difference.
And originally he came with a sense of revenge, but after hearing Tan Zhongshu's interrogation process, there were subtle changes in his heart, and he gradually developed a sense of admiration for Lao Tan.
And Li Bohan was controlled by Ding San, so under the crowd, Li Bohan, who was unpopular, became the undercover agent.
In fact, because Haiping saw these clearly, he set up such a perfect anti-intermediary plan, removing the big trouble Li Bohan in his heart, and at the same time completely destroying the Trojan Horse plan.
Epilogue:
In fact, the key reason why Duan Haiping's anti-plot was successful was Tan Zhongshu, and the collapse of his inner belief was the most fundamental reason.
At the beginning, through the side, we can perceive the power of the sailor, and even the scheming Tan Zhongshu can't help but be afraid when he learns that the sailor is still alive.
He had both respect for sailors, but more of a fear than that, and was bent on getting rid of them.
At that time, he had made an appointment with the sailor, but the sailor only watched from a distance and did not come to the appointment.
Liu Xinjie asked him, "What would you do if a sailor came to the appointment?"
Tan Zhongshu said without hesitation: "Kill him. ”
But in the end, he knew that Liu Xinjie was the undercover agent, but he turned a blind eye.
Such a psychological process truly reflects Tan Zhongshu's mental journey, and it is also the process of the collapse of his faith.
As the sailor said:
"You are still admirable in my eyes. But I also feel sorry for you, because you have been serving this rotten system. If you don't look back, you'll soon be buried for it. ”
Because of the difference in faith.
Tan Zhongshu is destined to be a tragic figure, while the sailor is destined to be remembered by the country and the nation.