Chapter 129: This Is Clearly My Poem

Liu Jianming's outward identity was, after all, that of a police chief at the Police Bureau.

This matter must absolutely not be exposed; if it accidentally startles the snake and draws outside attention, it will become troublesome.

The Police Bureau turned up no leads in its investigation, and Gaoliu Xiuji didn't linger long; after ordering Chen Yongren to investigate the case, he hastily took his men back to the Special Agency and reported the matter to Tengyuan Jintai.

"What did you say? Qiutian is dead?" Tengyuan Jintai exclaimed in shock: "Who did it? Could it be Chen Yongren?"

After all, he also knew Qiutian Zhengzhu, who had been secretly investigating Chen Yongren all along—that was Liu Jianming.

"As soon as I learned that Qiutian had met with trouble, I immediately investigated him and found no issues for the time being," Gaoliu Xiuji said, shaking his head.

Seeing Tengyuan Jintai's constipated face,

Gaoliu Xiuji added: "For now I have already sent people to secretly investigate this matter; no matter what, we will get to the bottom of it!".

Upon hearing this, Tengyuan Jintai gritted his teeth and nodded: "We must ferret out the true killer of Qiutian; we cannot let him die in vain!".

"Hai." Gaoliu Xiuji stood at attention and accepted the order, then asked: "Major His Excellency, Qiutian died suddenly—what should we do about the Police Bureau affair?"

Upon hearing this, the old Japanese devil Tengyuan fell into contemplation.

This is indeed a problem.

Liu Jianming's mission was naturally not as simple as merely being a police chief.

His most important task was to monitor the Police Bureau, screen suspicious personnel, and even lure and capture agents seeking to infiltrate the Police Bureau.

Now that he is suddenly gone, who will take over these duties?

Tengyuan Jintai's mood had already sunk to rock bottom.

According to the latest intelligence he had received, the Red Party was preparing to place personnel in various government departments, and it might even plant a few people in the Police Bureau.

This must by no means be taken lightly.

The Police Bureau has constantly been short-staffed.

Tengyuan Jintai ultimately decided to assign another person to the Police Bureau, giving him no identity at all—just an ordinary low-ranking officer.

This would also make it easier to investigate the mole without attracting attention.

……

In the Police Bureau,

After sending Hua Lei home, Chen Yongren launched an investigation into Liu Jianming's death.

"Remember, focus the investigation on recently released prisoners!" Chen Yongren barked: "Investigate Mingge's social connections—who he has feuded with, who he has quarreled with!"

"Mingge has been good to us; how could we stand by and let him die an unjust death?"

"Everyone, pay attention—no matter what, we must bring the killer to justice!"

"Hang him on the gallows to avenge Mingge!"

"If he dares to kill our chief today, tomorrow he might come for us."

"Brothers, be sure to stay safe—absolutely no carelessness!"

Although this guy was the one I myself killed, I still need to put on the proper show.

"Yes!" the police officers replied in unison, then each went about their business.

Zhang Haifeng also obliged with a couple of responses, then followed him around busily.

On the way to investigate the case,

"I really don't understand why His Excellency Yugong would be so interested in a Chinese person."

"Give him a chance to serve the locust army, and he will surely not hesitate—what's the point of wasting time tracking him?"

Because he kept his Insight active, in order to better filter useful intelligence, Chen Yongren also used the Full Concentration Formation skill to help himself sift out those trivial noises.

He accepted only information useful to himself; suddenly a thought arose, instantly piquing Chen Yongren's interest.

Someone is tailing me!

That thought instantly sparked Chen Yongren's interest.

Chen Yongren kept his composure, continued leading the team forward, slightly turned his head, and faintly saw a fellow holding a packet of pastries, leisurely strolling down the street.

He followed at an unhurried pace behind the team, keeping a distance of about thirty to forty meters.

His Excellency Yugong…

Chen Yongren immediately thought of a person.

Yugong and the Japanese.

Sure enough, that old Japanese devil Tengyuan was right—the Yugong Japanese acted fast; I only went to the Songhu Special Agency yesterday, and today they already sent someone to tail me?

He gave a quick scan.

Name: Shuiyuan Zheye.

Age: 24.

Rank: Corporal.

Nationality: Japanese Qiyu.

Position: Member of the First Squad, Yugong Action Team.

Current status: He considers Chen Yongren merely an ordinary Chinese police officer, not worth expending mental effort on.

The fish took the bait this quickly?

Seeing the Yugong Japanese agent follow so quickly, Chen Yongren remained composed and continued with his tasks.

The Yugong Japanese obviously wanted to observe me first, then decide whether to win me over; Chen Yongren pretended not to notice and let him tail and investigate.

The group searched from morning to noon, then again to evening, and could only say they came up empty-handed.

The Japanese agent tailing Chen Yongren, however, never changed.

Still Shuiyuan Zheye.

Surely it's the Yugong Japanese; feeling that the tail was just an ordinary police officer, they didn't think much of it, believing one person was enough.

In the midst of Chen Yongren announcing the end of work, the police officers cheered and dispersed.

On Chen Yongren's way home, Mizuhara Tetsuya continued to follow behind him.

With no bystanders nearby, Chen Yongren stopped pretending, deliberately lured him into a deserted alley, and hurriedly ran in.

The Japanese special agent tailing him was startled, then rushed into the alley.

"What?" Mizuhara Tetsuya scratched his head, staring at the dead-end alley with no one in sight.

Just as he wondered where Chen Yongren had gone,

he heard someone behind him say: "What are you looking at?"

Mizuhara Tetsuya reacted instantly; upon hearing the voice, he drew his dagger and turned.

Immediately, a black shadow descended from above; Mizuhara Tetsuya flinched and instinctively swung his dagger, but the shadow moved noticeably faster.

Mizuhara Tetsuya felt only a numbness in his wrist, and the dagger in his hand vanished.

When he tried to move again, he felt a sudden chill at his neck.

A quick glance revealed it was his own dagger.

"Who are you?" Chen Yongren said coldly.

"No misunderstanding, no misunderstanding, we're friends, friends." Although they had exchanged only one move, Mizuhara Tetsuya could clearly feel he was no match for Chen Yongren.

He was joking.

He couldn't even beat Chen Yongren with a dagger, let alone when the dagger was in Chen Yongren's possession.

Moreover, the current mission wasn't about risking his life.

Worried Chen Yongren might not understand, Mizuhara Tetsuya deliberately spoke in Chinese.

His pronunciation was precise, hardly betraying a Japanese accent.

"Friends?" Chen Yongren furrowed his brow slightly.

"I'm a subordinate of Lieutenant Colonel Amamiya, Mizuhara Tetsuya." Mizuhara Tetsuya said.

"Lieutenant Colonel Amamiya?" Chen Yongren feigned ignorance.

"That's right. Lieutenant Colonel Amamiya is the deputy director of the Songhu Special Agency, and he thinks highly of you." Mizuhara Tetsuya glanced at the dagger at his throat and said, "Could you first take the dagger off?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yongren sheathed the dagger and returned it to Mizuhara Tetsuya, asking, "What do you want?"

Mizuhara Tetsuya took the dagger, tucked it into his waist, and smiled: "Chen Yongren, your skills are impressive; I finally understand why Lieutenant Colonel Amamiya is interested in you."

Mizuhara Tetsuya never expected that a mere police officer could see through his surveillance.

No.

Not only could he detect the tailing, he could even perform a bare-handed dagger disarm.

If they were enemies, he would surely have died in an obscure manner.

"What do you want?" Chen Yongren said, a hint of wariness in his voice: "Since you know my name, you must also be aware that I am a subordinate of Director Fujiwara."

"Yes, so what does that matter?" Mizuhara Tetsuya smiled.

Chen Yongren suddenly felt the phrase sounded familiar.

Damn.

This is my phrase!