Chapter 270: Catching the Secret Agents

He Yuzhu said nothing; he took a dozen firebricks off the truck and split them with one hand. To everyone's surprise, they were stuffed full of explosives!

"Th-this, what is going on..." Lou Laoban's voice trembled.

He Yuzhu looked at Cao Guoyong and asked, "The evidence is right here; what else do you have to deny?"

"Jiang Hao, you fucking bastard, why did you lie to me?" Cao Guoyong charged directly at the middle-aged man with the fleshy face and slapped him hard several times.

Jiang Hao looked at him coldly and said, "Cao Guoyong, don't you fucking play innocent with me. When you were spending my money, you didn't feel a bit of heartache!"

"Cao Guoyong! You scoundrel!"

At this moment, Lou Laoban was trembling with rage; he raised his hand and gave his brother-in-law a heavy slap across the face.

"Brother-in-law! I really didn't know they were going to blow up the factory!" Cao Guoyong fell to his knees on the ground.

"You relied on being my relatives to act like tyrants in the factory. I kept one eye open and one eye closed, but now you actually want to smash everyone's rice bowl! Then don't blame me for being heartless!"

He Yuzhu interjected: "Lou Laoban, let's step aside to talk."

He led Lou Zhenhua into the staff dormitory and told him everything about Bai Jiarui stealing things and Cao Guoyong colluding with secret agents.

After hearing this, Lou Zhenhua slumped onto a chair. After a long while, he said with a bitter face: "It's all my fault for arranging so many connections. I thought it was for the good of the factory—that these people had backing and could help if something happened to the factory. Who would have thought I was inviting a wolf into the house..."

"Beiping is about to be peacefully liberated, and those old forces are about to be finished. If you don't reorganize now, when will you?"

Lou Zhenhua's eyes lit up, and he immediately regained his spirit: "Zhuzi, you're right! I'll collect the evidence right now and clear out all these parasites!"

"Boss, I'm handing those few secret agents over to the people from the City Work Department to handle. You don't have any objections, do you?"

"No objections!" Lou Laoban nodded. He suddenly narrowed his eyes: "He Yuzhu, tell your uncle the truth—did your father join the Communist Party a long time ago?"

"He's working as a cook in Handan!" He Yuzhu lied without changing his expression or skipping a beat. Until the moment the People's Liberation Army entered the city, he would absolutely not expose He Daqing's identity.

Lou Zhenhua rolled his eyes at him, clearly not believing him.

Late at night, Xizhimen Street was deserted. He Yuzhu parked the truck at a remote street corner.

"It's been quite a few days. I didn't expect that the moment I saw you, you'd give me such a big gift." Tian Dan sat in the passenger seat, smiling as she sized up He Yuzhu.

"Just happened to run into it. I was originally protecting the Liangangchang for my sister, but I didn't expect to catch secret agents. Dan, are you working at the City Work Department now? Will you stay in Beiping to work after the liberation?" He Yuzhu asked.

"I don't know the specific situation; it depends on the organization's arrangements. Do you want me to stay here?" Tian Dan asked with a smile.

"Of course! If I get into trouble in the future, I'll still have a sister to cover for me. How great would that be!"

"You brat, don't you already have a good sister? You still want to acknowledge me as a sister?" Tian Dan looked at He Yuzhu with a half-smile.

"It's different; Liu Rusi is my relative!" He Yuzhu said slyly.

"Rest assured, with your contributions, as long as there are no issues of principle, no one will bully you!" Tian Dan comforted him.

Tian Dan looked at her watch; the hour hand was already pointing at eleven. She quickly drew her Pistol and said, "Action!"

He Yuzhu was the first to reach the base of the wall. He tapped his toes lightly on the brick wall and vaulted onto the top of the wall with a push of his hands.

He did not jump down immediately, but instead climbed onto the roof like a civet cat, silent and soundless. He lay on the tiles and began Scanning the front and back yards.

This scan made his heart chill—there was actually a carefully camouflaged Dark Bunker on each side of the front yard, and each bunker was equipped with a Machine Gun and two gunmen.

The muzzles were aimed at the main gate. If they had rashly charged in from the main gate, many people would surely have died. He Yuzhu felt a lingering fear just thinking about it.

The west wing room was guarded by four people, and the back yard was gathered with twelve armed personnel. The entire courtyard was strictly guarded.

He Yuzhu made a gesture to Tian Dan in the distance, signaling that there were Dark Bunkers at the main gate.

Tian Dan understood and immediately had the people near the main gate withdraw.

He Yuzhu slid down from the roof and, under the cover of the night, was the first to approach the Dark Bunker on the left.

He stood outside the bunker, his mind stirred, and he directly collected the two machine gunners into his space.

He Yuzhu then arrived at the right Dark Bunker and found that the wooden door of the bunker was left ajar.

He Yuzhu darted in like lightning. The two machine gunners were actually dozing off. He went up, hand raised and blade falling, and directly slit both of their throats.

Inside the west wing room, four secret agents were eating dinner, drinking and bragging while they ate.

A thin man said, "It's not easy to build a factory, but it's not hard to destroy one. Tomorrow, the Lou Steel Rolling Mill will be reduced to rubble."

"Not necessarily!" He Yuzhu said as he rushed in.

Seeing a stranger break in, the four hurriedly reached out to draw their Pistols.

He Yuzhu flicked his wrist, and two Flying Knives broke through the air, accurately hitting the throats of two men.

The other two pulled Daggers from their trouser legs and lunged at He Yuzhu. He flicked his wrist, and a short club appeared in his hand. He swung the club, quickly knocked the Daggers from their hands, and then used the club to knock them both unconscious.

Looking at the secret agents fainted on the ground, he did not hesitate and directly snapped their necks.

He Yuzhu quickly opened the Qianmen, and Tian Dan led her team in one after another. The front yard was cleared; there were still over a dozen in the back yard.

He Yuzhu in the lead, Tian Dan behind, they charged directly toward the back yard.

He Yuzhu had just finished off a sentry on guard when a sharp shout suddenly came from the wing room: "Who goes there!"

"Our own people!" He Yuzhu replied.

"Password!"

"Password your grandfather!" He Yuzhu knew he couldn't hide it anymore and cursed casually.

The secret agents in the wing room instantly began pulling their triggers, and the Action Team members hurriedly dodged.

"Da-da-da..."

The Submachine Gun in the west wing room rang out.

He Yuzhu pushed Tian Dan down; the bullets flew over her head, and a lock of her hair was even shot off.

Just at this moment, a Hand Grenade was thrown from inside the west wing room and happened to roll to Tian Dan's feet.

Tian Dan knew she couldn't dodge it; she closed her eyes and waited for death.

He Yuzhu did a roll, grabbed the Hand Grenade in his hand, and threw it into the west wing room.

"Boom!"

The Hand Grenade exploded as soon as it was thrown inside.

The entire room suddenly went quiet.

Tian Dan leaned in next to He Yuzhu, patted him, and said, "Thanks!"

"Don't mention it, Dan!"

At the entrance of the Houyuan, four enemies were relying on cover, firing continuously at the members of the City Work Department.

Several members had already fallen.

Tian Dan said, "Zhuzi, climb onto the roof to provide fire support, otherwise we won't be able to take the Houyuan."

"No problem!" He Yuzhu leaped onto the roof in a few bounds, set up his sniper rifle, and fired toward the Houyuan, quickly killing three people.

Seeing that only one person remained on the other side, Tian Dan led the team to surround them. That person was also quickly killed.

"Group One, withdraw first with the remains of our fallen comrades! Group Two, clear the battlefield!" Tian Dan ordered.

Just then, a sentry ran in hurriedly to report: "Comrade Tian Dan, over thirty people, likely their accomplices, are heading this way!"

"Forget the battlefield, withdraw quickly!" Tian Dan instructed.

Before evacuating, He Yuzhu performed one last Scanning and unexpectedly discovered a cellar in the Houyuan.

Inside, not only was a radio hidden, but there were also quite a few firearms, gold, and silver dollars.

With a thought, he stowed all these supplies into his space.

The group quickly withdrew from the courtyard; as she hurried along, Tian Dan said, "There is an abandoned courtyard on the way here; we will set an ambush there."

In less than a quarter of an hour, the pursuers entered the ambush circle.

At Tian Dan's command, a hail of bullets poured out from between the broken walls and ruins; the pursuers were caught off guard, falling in droves instantly, and the remnants fled in a panic.

"Do not pursue! Withdraw immediately!" Tian Dan shouted to stop the members who wanted to press the attack.

On the truck returning, He Yuzhu said to Tian Dan, "Dan, I feel there must still be important supplies hidden in that courtyard. You all go first, I'll go back to search."

Tian Dan pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Be careful. What we need most is the radio; see if you can find it."

"No problem!" He Yuzhu nimbly jumped off the truck, his figure quickly blending into the night.