Chapter 145: The End of Xu Fugui

On Qianmen Street, "Wangji Zahuopu" had been open for half a month; it was not conspicuous, hidden within the luxurious Qianmen commercial district.

The actual boss of this shop was He Yuzhu, using the name of Wang Jiazhi. However, the shop assistants were all members of the Communist Party—this place was actually a secret Traffic Station.

Because of opening the shop, Wang Jiazhi had more contact with the person in charge, Lao Zhou; she roughly guessed their identities, and the hot-blooded passion from her student days began to surge in her chest again.

Nowadays, she had no worries about food or clothing and managed two shops; once her life became stable, she began to pursue higher spiritual ideals and self-actualization.

From He Yuzhu's occasional remarks, she determined that the Bald Party would not last long, so after careful consideration, she decided to devote herself to the cause of the Communist Party. After she made up her mind, she talked to Lao Zhou solemnly.

Lao Zhou appreciated her very much and immediately decided to observe her for a period of time.

Soon, Lao Zhou recognized Wang Jiazhi's ability and determination and developed her into a member of the organization.

From then on, Wang Jiazhi spent more time at the grocery store, carefully managing this important contact point.

Days passed like flowing water, and in the blink of an eye, it was mid-April; the weather was gradually warming up, but the political situation began to tense, and prices were rising rapidly.

The guerrillas were experiencing a shortage of supplies, and food was scarce; Xiao Duizhang entrusted Lao Zhou to find a way to raise tens of thousands of catties of grain for emergency use.

Lao Zhou then handed this arduous task to Wang Jiazhi.

Wang Jiazhi went to find Chen Daya for help, hoping to solve part of it through the restaurant's procurement channels.

Chen Daya found the resourceful Liu Rusi and lied that the shop was short of raw materials and could not buy grain. In the end, relying on Liu Rusi's connections, they obtained 30,000 catties of wheat.

As soon as Chen Daya got the news, she couldn't wait to find Wang Jiazhi to share the good news.

She first sent someone to the restaurant she co-opened with Jin Hai, but couldn't find anyone; she went to Wang Jiazhi's house, but no one was there; finally, she remembered that He Yuzhu had mentioned opening a grocery store in Qianmen before leaving, so she ran over with the mentality of giving it a try.

"Sister Jiazhi, the grain is settled, we got 30,000 catties..." Chen Daya said happily as soon as she saw Wang Jiazhi.

Wang Jiazhi's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, and she hurriedly signaled her to keep her voice down, then went upstairs to report to Lao Zhou.

After hearing this, Lao Zhou's wrinkled face smiled like a chrysanthemum, "Great! They are almost running out of food over there; when can we deliver?"

Wang Jiazhi whispered: "It's already agreed; the day after tomorrow, they will transport the grain to Qin Family Village in Changping for the handover."

After reporting, Wang Jiazhi walked out quickly, took Chen Daya's hand, walked to the corner of the shop, and whispered: "Wenjun, try not to come here to find me directly in the future. This is not good for you or the restaurant. Zhuzi repeatedly warned before he left that no one should be told that there is a connection between these two shops!"

Chen Daya realized the seriousness of the problem and nodded quickly: "I know, Sister Jiazhi, I will definitely pay attention next time."

Just then, a comrade disguised as a candied gourd seller walked in from across the shop, and with a nervous expression, whispered a few words into Wang Jiazhi's ear.

After listening, Wang Jiazhi's face immediately became tense.

She ran upstairs quickly and reported to Lao Zhou: "It's bad, when Daya came over, she might have brought a 'tail' with her!"

Lao Zhou's expression tightened, and he immediately pulled open a crack in the curtain carefully to observe outside.

Sure enough, he found four suspicious people wandering near the shop, their eyes glancing at the grocery store from time to time.

Lao Zhou pondered for a moment and began to make arrangements for the assistants.

After the arrangements were almost done, he said to Wang Jiazhi: "The situation is not good; we are preparing to evacuate. You and Chen Daya leave separately. I will have a few comrades outside with good skills cover your exit."

After Lao Zhou finished speaking, he quickly began to burn important documents and set up a Trick Mine in a key position, just in case.

Just then, the assistant Xiao Zou, who went to check the back door, came back; he reported in a low voice: "Lao Zhou, there is no one tailing at the back door. I think our Traffic Station might not have been exposed; those people seem to be targeting Chen Daya, someone wants to make a move on her."

Lao Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately became anxious again, saying: "Even so, we cannot be careless. Xiao Zou, take a few comrades with good skills and follow Chen Daya secretly to protect her. If the enemy is targeting her, there is no guarantee it won't implicate us; be sure to ensure her safety. Those people must not be left alive!"

Xiao Zou responded and left the Houyuan quietly and nimbly.

Chen Daya left Wangji Zahuopu, but her mind was on going to the Siheyuan at No. 95 to settle the material procurement payment for Boss Lei. She did not notice the danger behind her and walked along the street alone.

When she reached a relatively remote alley, the four people behind quickly caught up, forming a surrounding posture, and one of them was wearing a mask.

The four people quickly surrounded Chen Daya in the middle.

A man with a bulbous nose stepped forward and said with a grin: "Stinky woman, I didn't expect you to be a Communist Party member; come with us?"

"Bullshit! I'm not any party; you must have the wrong person, right?" Chen Daya's heart tightened, but she was not afraid at all on the surface and retorted sternly.

The red-nosed man leered: "Still pretending with me? I've been watching you for a while; you know quite a few people. For a young girl, if you're not a Communist Party member, how could you be running around Si Jiu Cheng?"

"Get lost! Who says a young woman can't go out to do business?" Chen Daya parried with them while quickly looking for an escape route with the corner of her eye.

"Stinky woman, sharp-tongued! Let me tie you up and let you taste how tough I am!" The red-nosed man lost his patience and reached into his bosom to pull out a gun.

At this critical moment, Chen Daya reacted extremely quickly; she quickly drew her gun, opened the safety, and pulled the trigger directly at the red-nosed man in one smooth motion!

With a "Bang!", the red-nosed man was shot in the head.

His two accomplices behind him saw this and hurriedly pulled out their guns, aiming at Chen Daya.

"Bang! Bang!..." Immediately after, there was another burst of rapid gunfire.

But the ones who fell were not Chen Daya, but the two people who tried to shoot her, as well as another accomplice.

All four people were knocked to the ground in an instant.

Chen Daya was still shaken, and subconsciously pointed the muzzle in the direction of the gunfire.

Xiao Zou and three other comrades appeared from their hiding place, and Xiao Zou hurriedly shouted in a low voice: "Chen Daya, don't shoot! We are Lao Zhou's people; he sent us to protect you!"

Chen Daya breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart was still pounding; she said urgently: "We have to go quickly! Once the shots are fired, the Police will be here soon!"

Xiao Zou nodded; he and the other comrades quickly stepped forward to check the situation of the fallen thugs, took away the guns on them, and fired another shot at each to ensure they were dead, then greeted everyone: "Quick, follow me! Evacuate from here!"

Chen Daya did not dare to delay and quickly disappeared into the depths of the complex alleys with Xiao Zou and the others.

Not long after, the Patrol Police rushed over; they saw the four corpses on the ground, and an old policeman quickly recognized three of the corpses, but no one recognized the one wearing the mask.