Chapter 108: Second Probe

After confirming Chen Yongren was not in danger, Boss Dai again comforted him with a few words, replying with phrases such as 'the old man' and 'the Military Intelligence Bureau will always believe you'.

Chen Yongren didn't believe such nonsense at all.

Back when Lü Yan turned traitor, if I hadn't been more careful, who knows what would have happened now.

Nevertheless, Chen Yongren still thanked Boss Dai for his trust, responding with nonsense like 'serving the country' and 'being loyal to the old man'.

Boss Dai then shifted the topic to the lost supplies in the concession; the old man seemed to value this batch greatly and urgently wanted to know their whereabouts.

These goods had already been sold to Master Si for 100,000 silver dollars; Chen Yongren muttered to himself and simply replied with a few words.

Still under investigation.

Before Boss Dai could reply, Chen Yongren immediately sent another telegram.

"Japanese spies are starting to doubt my identity; a second probe could come at any time. If there are any problems, I will contact you directly."

Thinking about the situation in Gold Hill, Chen Yongren added a few more sentences, and also asked Boss Dai to send more film rolls so he could photograph something important.

Afterwards, he stopped worrying about Boss Dai's reply and directly stored the radio in the system warehouse.

Meanwhile.

Chen Yongren also wondered about a question.

Where did Lin Dayou go?

Chen Yongren did not see Lin Dayou's name in the system, meaning he is currently not under Chen Yongren's jurisdiction.

Damn it.

Boss Dai can arrange things however he wants; from far away, I can't even guess what he's thinking.

Unable to figure it out, Chen Yongren stopped thinking and rested early.

After all, besides dealing with Liu Jianming tomorrow, he also had to teach Takayanagi Mitsuko Chinese, and gradually extract machine parts for delivery to Master Si.

During this period, he must be extremely careful.

……

Boss Dai, far away in Gold Hill, saw Chen Yongren's radio suddenly lose contact, and his face darkened.

Damn it, this brat is too arrogant!

He actually dared to shut down the radio directly.

But after considering his background, Boss Dai finally held his nose and accepted it.

Who let Chen Yongren have a deep background; he also has the capital to be arrogant.

Besides, what Chen Yongren said was correct; the situation in Gold Hill was tense, and they indeed had more important things to do, so Boss Dai didn't dwell on this matter.

……

Fujiwara Villa.

Fujiwara Chota and Takayanagi Hideyoshi were talking.

With the arrival of Amamiya Kazuhito, Takayanagi Hideyoshi increasingly felt he needed to build his own force in preparation for any eventuality.

The Special Higher Police, in order to better control Songhu, also planned to develop some fieldwork, namely the Chinese living in Songhu, to gather intelligence for the Special Higher Police.

Fujiwara Chota flipped through the documents in his hand, a hint of satisfaction on his lips.

The Electrical Detection Section recently reported that the mysterious radio had appeared again suddenly.

Through regional power outages and signal strength, they basically confirmed the radio was located between Qing'an Road, Dufu Road, Ping'an Road, and Huazhong Road.

These four roads happen to be in the same area.

Fujiwara Chota believed that as long as the signal reappeared, the Electrical Detection Section could narrow the location down to the streets, and eventually to which house the radio was in.

"Takayanagi, take a look at this report too." Fujiwara Chota was in high spirits.

"Major His Excellency, at this pace we'll soon be able to locate the enemy spy's radio!" Takayanagi Hideyoshi exclaimed excitedly.

Fujiwara Chota's face turned grim: "No doubt, that damned bastard will soon show his true colors!"

Once we find the enemy's radio, it's a great achievement; by then, even if you bring Amamiya Kazuhito, or even a dog, it will be useless.

"Takayanagi, what do you think of this guy Chen Yongren?" Fujiwara Chota asked again.

Takayanagi Hideyoshi thought for a moment and said: "Chen Yongren is indeed a fine fellow; his reputation in the police precinct is excellent, and his performance in previous operations has also been outstanding."

Mentioning this, Takayanagi Hideyoshi looked pained; for the sake of this act, Pinglu Ichiro had suffered a lot and is still recuperating in the hospital.

"Today's test, Chen Yongren also passed smoothly." Takayanagi Hideyoshi added.

"But..."

"But what?" Fujiwara Chota asked.

"Akita seems to have an indescribable wariness toward Chen Yongren." Takayanagi Hideyoshi said.

"When Chen Yongren executes those criminals, he is decisive and calm, like killing a chicken, with no fear at all in his eyes."

Upon hearing this, Fujiwara Chota's eyes lit up: "What excellent psychological quality; he's a natural-born talent for secret work!"

"But Akita says this is completely unlike what an ordinary person should display." Takayanagi Hideyoshi said helplessly: "So Akita still suspects Chen Yongren has a problem."

"It's as if Chen Yongren might at any moment pull out a pistol, tell us he's actually an undercover agent, and then shoot us all dead."

"Moreover, he is preparing to launch a second probe against Chen Yongren."

"A second probe?" Fujiwara Chota frowned slightly.

"Hai!", Takayanagi Hideyoshi bowed his head: "The specific plan is still being devised; reportedly he went to look up Chen Yongren's file again…"

"This guy!" Fujiwara Chota said helplessly.

"Major His Excellency, this is also a good thing; Chen Yongren is after all a Chinese, so even if we want to use him, we must keep him under our surveillance." Takayanagi Hideyoshi naturally wanted to speak for his own people.

Fujiwara Chota nodded, tacitly accepting this view.

The next morning.

Chen Yongren, as usual, went to the police station to work; on the way he saw pedestrians holding newspapers, furtively pointing at him.

Occasionally, people with children, upon seeing Chen Yongren walking down the street, would immediately pull their children away a bit.

Keeping his Insight active, Chen Yongren also knew what they were thinking.

"That's him; yesterday he shot dead many anti-Japanese activists."

"The photo in the newspaper looks just like him; he's literally a beast in human form."

"Such an executioner—stay away from him, lest his fire burn us."

……

Hearing those criticisms in people's hearts around him, Chen Yongren just wanted to curse, "Damn Liu Jianming."

Although he had long known he would pull this trick, Chen Yongren still really wanted to greet his mother.

To prove his innocence, he must fire the gun; there's no escaping it.

As for these controversies, Chen Yongren had long been prepared to face them.

Just after returning to the police station, the officers who had been chatting loudly fell silent at once, their gazes toward Chen Yongren carrying a hint of fear.

"What the hell are you all staring at me for? Do I have flowers on my face?"

After being scolded by Chen Yongren like that, those officers immediately became honest, pretending to be busy.

Chen Yongren sat down in the chair with nonchalance, yet Liu Jianming's figure was still nowhere to be seen.

"Damn it."

"This bastard dug himself a hole, and now he's playing disappear today?"

Zhang Haifeng held up a newspaper, placed it on the desk, and said, "A Ren, you've become famous today!"

"Really?" Chen Yongren said with a relaxed face: "Then tonight after work, I'll treat everyone to a nice meal to celebrate."

"Celebrate?" Zhang Haifeng said, full of question marks.

"The Japanese have already set you up as a target, and you're still celebrating?"