Chapter 183: Killing with a Borrowed Knife

The next second.

The bullets then accurately pierced their heads and chests.

The four bodyguards collapsed one after another, and Yu and Zhang also lay motionless in their chairs.

The sudden gunshot startled the Peking opera actors on stage, making them shudder.

【Congratulations, Master, you have successfully completed the assassination mission of Yu Fengye】

The system prompt sounded, and Chen Yongren had no time to check what reward he had gotten, immediately turning and leaving the stage.

Just as he pushed open the small side door of the stage, Chen Yongren heard a shrill scream behind him.

"Boss!"

"Uncle Zhang!"

"Quick, seal off the stage immediately!"

……

A few guards quickly rushed to the side of the seats, looking at the two corpses with their skulls blown open, and they only felt a chill run through their bodies.

Oh no!

A chaotic burst of footsteps sounded, and more and more people poured onto the stage, but Chen Yongren kept his composure and crawled back into the ventilation shaft.

Through the ventilation shaft's air vent, Chen Yongren could see people rushing into the theater one after another, searching everywhere, but finding nothing.

These people never imagined that the person they were looking for was actually hiding in the exhaust vent at this very moment.

Following the exhaust vent, Chen Yong quickly arrived outside the Updated Stage.

Because of the gunfire inside, only two guards remained at the main gate, while the rest went inside to search for people.

The gunfire at the Updated Stage quickly drew the attention of the Concession Police.

The sharp whistle of the Concession Police sounded, Chen Yongren remained expressionless, slipped into the darkness, and quickly left the Concession.

Chen Yongren, whose physique had been strengthened twice, ran home so fast that even the streets showed afterimages.

After about ten minutes, Chen Yongren returned home, still without a flushed face or heavy breathing.

He opened the system to check his rewards.

【Congratulations, Master, you have successfully obtained the skill 'Wind-Following Ear LV1'】

Wind-Following Ear LV1: any faint sound within 20 meters cannot escape your ears; the master can select up to two targets simultaneously and hear all of their conversation.

This is actually a great skill!

Seeing this skill, Chen Yongren felt a bit excited.

Another practical skill.

Unlike Insight Heart Voice, which only lets you hear what someone is thinking, Wind-Following Ear truly lets you hear what they are saying, making the information obtained more accurate.

Chen Yongren immediately activated Wind-Following Ear.

In an instant, Chen Yongren felt the surrounding air freeze, and faint sounds within 20 meters were infinitely amplified.

The dripping water in the kitchen, the sound of fallen leaves outside the courtyard, and the subtle rustle of Hua Lei turning over next door.

Sure enough, it's a good skill.

Before Chen Yongren could even digest the skill, another system prompt sounded.

【Master successfully assassinated Yu Fengye and at the same time killed the major traitor Zhang Xiao Lin, exceeding the mission requirements and earning extra mission rewards】

【Congratulations, Master, you have obtained the skill 'Car Super Driving'】

【Car Super Driving】: The master's car driving skills will reach the pinnacle; any car in your hands will perform to its fullest potential.

Huh?

Another combat-oriented skill, as everyone knows, during special operations you sometimes need to chase by car; without a driving skill, you'd be embarrassed to call yourself an agent.

Tonight was not in vain; at least I gained two skills.

Recalling the system's hint, Yu Fengye and Zhang Xiao Lin, although they were watching the opera, were indeed outwardly harmonious but inwardly discordant.

Both wanted to secretly annex the other's territory.

They are the two most influential bosses in the Qing Gang, and they both died on the stage at the same time—no one can explain how this happened!

This is indeed a great opportunity.

The next day.

News spread among the Qing Gang's branches that Yu and Zhang, after failed negotiations, had shot each other.

Upon hearing this, the underlings of both factions could not tolerate it and began fighting upon meeting.

At first it was just minor friction; some respected elders wanted to mediate the conflict between their two halls.

Under the mediation of several elders, the situation seemed to subside.

But soon

Then a few more Qing Gang small leaders were killed in different shootings; according to their guards' testimonies, the assassins were clearly their sworn enemies.

And this, without a doubt, added fuel to the fire.

In their view, this was entirely the other side's retaliatory action.

The conflict between the two sides escalated further.

Strike first to be strong, strike later to suffer; the members of both halls were sweeping each other's turf.

Other gangs saw the Qing Gang fighting among themselves.

They then became even happier, lying in wait, ready to take over the Qing Gang's territory.

But this show was not something they could just stay out of.

Chen Yongren exploited the rivalry between their hostile gangs, setting fires everywhere—either secretly bombing their premises or setting fire to their warehouses.

In short, during this period, every gang could stay out of it.

Their turf also frequently saw armed clashes.

As Chief Inspector Chen Yongren, after receiving approval from Teng Yuan Jintai, he gathered the police from all precincts in Songhu and launched a ruthless crackdown on these gangs.

Upon encountering gang members who refused to submit, he shot them dead on the spot.

Even if they wanted to surrender, it was absolutely not that easy; under Chen Yongren's arrangement, his men also secretly fired black shots.

The gangs' daring to open fire on Songhu's law enforcement undoubtedly enraged Teng Yuan Jintai, firming his resolve to eradicate these scoundrels.

Because of the gang uprisings in Songhu, Teng Yuan Jintai also took his share of blame; afterward he directly dispatched the military police to begin suppression.

With Teng Yuan Jintai's order backing him, Chen Yongren showed no mercy, uprooting their opium dens and gambling houses completely.

Incidentally, he continued to carry out precise assassination operations against the various gang leaders.

As each minor leader was taken out, the remaining gang members likewise abandoned resistance, just as Chen Yongren had anticipated.

The Green Gang was severely weakened and never recovered.

Other minor factions also found it hard to stir up any further trouble.

Inside Teng Yuan Jintai's office.

"Chen Sang, well done, you've handled this matter beautifully!" Teng Yuan Jintai praised: "These damned gangsters, I've been too merciful."

"In order to seize territory, they actually threw Songhu into utter chaos."

"But under Commander Teng's direction, we still secured victory!" Chen Yongren also said.

"Victory?" Teng Yuan Jintai's face was not pleased: "Chen Sang, you're saying these things a bit too early."

"Huh?" Chen Yongren puzzled: "Why does Commander Teng say that?"

"Chen Sang." Teng Yuan Jintai said in a low voice: "Haven't I told you recently that a weasel has appeared in Songhu?"

……

Inside Tufeiyuan Er's office.

Tufeiyuan Er had gone sleepless all night, having pored over documents for several days straight, yet he could not, by any logical means, deduce the leak of the Dandelion Plan roster.

Not only Tufeiyuan Er.

Even the agency's advisor Banxi Balang and the Navy's Major General Jintian, looking at their reports, were equally bewildered.

Even after three analyses, they still could not figure out the reason.

Banxi Balang wore a grim expression.

Being able to steal such high‑level intelligence suffices to indicate that a high‑ranking spy is lurking within the consulate.

"Tufei‑kun, I suggest we first seek out Inoue‑kun to see if he has any clues."