Chapter 245: The Spear of Goodness

Hua Lei fell silent for a moment.

This accident indeed gave her a considerable shock.

Hua Lei indeed never imagined that the herbal shop she often went to for medicine was actually a contact point of the Red Party.

"Today we were just lucky, you have nothing to do with this, but our luck can't hold out forever." Chen Yongren continued.

Hua Lei nodded.

If it weren't for Chen Yongren being here, I would probably have died after suffering endless humiliation.

Having already been drawn into this, upon further thought, Chen Yongren has helped me countless times from start to finish.

One could even say this life of mine is entirely his gift.

What else do I have to be picky about? I'm not even qualified to be choosy.

"Brother, I'm willing." Hua Lei smiled, her tone firm: "No matter who you are, I'll follow you just like this; whatever you tell me to do later, I'll do it."

"No regrets?" Chen Yongren asked deliberately.

"It's done, what's there to regret?" Hua Lei said worriedly: "Brother, will Section 76 bear a grudge over today's incident and keep sending people to watch us?"

"Quite likely, so we must be more careful from now on." Chen Yongren's tone was grave.

From this moment on, we must cut off all external contact.

Hua Lei was inexplicably dragged into the operation to capture the Red Party, although it was merely an accident.

But it's too damn coincidental.

Chen Yongren had just assumed the post of Chief Consultant of Section 76 when Xinchuan Zhizai was assassinated again.

Hua Lei is Chen Yongren's adopted sister.

The herbal shop she frequently visited for medicine was also a secret contact point of the Red Party.

Through Wang Fang's feelings, Chen Yongren also learned that Cheng Qian had bought a batch of explosives and arms from the underground arms market.

Several things happened in a short span; if Chen Yongren hadn't known the answer beforehand, we would surely have suspected this connection.

For our own safety, the Songhu area of the Military Statistics Bureau must halt all external activities!

"Since you're willing to join, I can think up an operational codename for you—of course, you can also come up with your own." Chen Yongren stroked his chin.

"How about Butterfly?" Hua Lei pondered: "Its wings are so colorful; though its life is brief, it still adds a splash of color to the world before it dies."

"No way!" Chen Yongren directly refused.

"Why?" Hua Lei asked, puzzled.

"... Inauspicious." Chen Yongren mused: "We aim for long life; picking a short‑lived animal isn't a good idea."

Seeing Chen Yongren strongly object, Hua Lei didn't press further.

"A codename is just a codename; if the enemy knows you use Butterfly as your codename, they could infer your gender from your codename and behavior." Chen Yongren fell into thought.

He sized her up from head to toe.

Originally a bit thin, Hua Lei now looked fair and clean, and in that white outfit she appeared spotless.

Might as well just call her White…

"White Fox." Chen Yongren muttered.

The Military Statistics Bureau Songhu District Zoo already has plenty of animals; one more won't be missed.

"White Tiger?" Hua Lei asked.

"The 'fox' in fox!" Chen Yongren corrected.

"Oh…" Hua Lei suddenly grew curious, looking at Chen Yongren: "Brother, after all that, what's your codename?"

"My codename?" Chen Yongren's face looked a bit unnatural: "Why the rush? You'll know when it's time for you to know."

Chen Yongren brushed it off and then asked: "You mean the three who were caught are Red Party members—do you still remember the details?"

"I remember!" Hua Lei repeated the whole course of events and the details.

"Recently they've been buying explosives and weapons frequently…" Chen Yongren frowned slightly.

These guys suddenly bought so much explosives—could they be planning another move?

Let's wait until tomorrow when we get to Section 76, then figure out a way to get to the bottom of this.

Thinking about what happened today, Chen Yongren proactively made a report to Tengyuan Jintai.

First he reported that he had uncovered some leads as a groundwork, and that he would continue the investigation by following the clue of the gunsight.

Only afterward did he report that he had killed Wang Fang.

"Director Tengyuan, these bastards have no evidence at all, yet they dare claim my sister is a Red Party member!" Chen Yongren shouted into the microphone.

"I punished him to restore military discipline, killed his brother as a warning, gave them compensation—I've already been more than lenient!"

"That scumbag actually snatched my sister—how could he suspect her of being a Red Party? It's clearly just an excuse to get at me!"

"They even shout that they can arrest people without evidence, Director Tengyuan—clearly they A Ren't trying to serve the new government; they're just abusing power for personal gain."

Chen Yongren seized on the fact that he had caught Wang Fang, who is Brother Wang Mu's sibling, and insisted they were looking for a chance to settle personal scores, using the Red Party case to frame him.

The fact that Hua Lei is Chen Yongren's adopted sister is also known to the old-timers.

Chen Yongren usually dotes on this girl, trying to meet any of her requests; Tengyuan Jintai also understands why he's so angry.

"Chen Sang, since the misunderstanding is cleared up, you don't need to be so angry; they too just want to catch any hidden Red Party members." Tengyuan Jintai comforted him.

"Your discovery is important; with the underground black‑market trade exposed, perhaps we can find some useful leads from it."

"Director Tengyuan, wise as ever." Chen Yongren said: "Besides the Red Party, we ought to be able to make more discoveries and uncover their next target."

Tengyuan Jintai pondered a moment, then said: "Chen Sang, the purpose of bringing you into Section 76 wasn't to have you keep killing…"

"After all, they too are serving the locust army and the new government; we seek common progress, and your duty is to root out the traitors lurking within."

Chen Yongren, however, replied: "If we don't give them a harsh lesson, letting this lot run wild will sooner or later cause bigger trouble!"

"They provoked me today; what if they'd provoked a foreigner?"

We still need to develop the economy in Songhu; to let the economy keep growing, the most important point is stability.

These bastards are clearly the biggest factor making Songhu unstable; I warned them from the start, yet they still won't listen, remaining arrogant and overbearing!

Director Fujiwara, please forgive my frankness; to achieve lasting peace and develop the economy, we must let the people see hope.

Chen Sang, your words are indeed novel." Fujiwara Kinta then said: "I hope, Chen Sang, you are not just talking; I want to see the results of No. 76 in your hands!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yongren suppressed a laugh, stood straight, and said: "Thank you for your support, Director Fujiwara."

After fooling that old devil, Chen Yongren opened the system.

When we slaughtered Wang Fang that bastard, the system seemed to have given some reward.

Check the records.

The system this time rewarded a pistol.

Take a close look.

This pistol seems a bit... improper.

【Eccentric Gun M1903 Version】: This is a very special pistol; the first bullet in each magazine will spray from the rear of the gun, and only the second bullet will return to normal.

Given the weapon's peculiarity, the owner need not replace bullets; just reload, and the bullets can be replenished.