Chapter 250: Gu Yongshan's Test

"Is there any point in such stubbornness?" Chen Yongren again said: "If you surrender now, you and your companions still have a chance to live."

"Don't you want to see your family?"

"Do you want your children to see you like this?"

Chen Yongren had already, through the scanning eye, seen the files of Zheng Qian and the other two.

Family?

Their families had long died in the Japanese massacre.

It is precisely their deep-seated hatred of the Japanese that has kept them holding out until now, unwilling to surrender.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qian's expression became somewhat dazed.

He glanced at Chen Yongren, then at the few agents standing behind him.

"When he just came in, they seemed to be afraid of this young man before them."

"I recall what those people were shouting at him."

"Consultant Chen!"

"Could it be him?"

Zheng Qian immediately recalled that when Huang Qifa first transmitted the intelligence, he had said that Chen Yongren had served as Chief Consultant of Office 76.

Is he Chen Yongren?

If I could bring him along on the road, even dying would be worth it.

Thinking of this, Zheng Qian suddenly had an idea and said: "What do you want to know?"

"Pretend to give up resistance, lure him into lowering his guard."

"Find a way to get close to him, then bite his throat; even if it doesn't kill him, we must make him bleed more."

"Everything, everything you know."

Knowing what Zheng Qian was thinking, Chen Yongren, somewhat helpless, calmly said: "As long as you cooperate, I can guarantee you'll be unharmed and let you live the life you want."

"We can give you a big house and erase your Red Party affiliation."

"I know you; don't think that just because you guard a pharmacy, all the money has to be turned over—how much can you actually keep each month?"

"It's only a few bucks a month—what are you fighting for?"

The words had just fallen.

Suddenly.

Chen Yongren heard a different stream of thoughts.

"Just arrived and already seeing such a good show."

"Consultant Chen personally conducting the interrogation is interesting; I've only heard about it before, never seen it in person."

"I want to see how you interrogate."

"If you have any issues, that saves me the trouble of screening."

…

Ceng Qirui?

Gu Yongshan?

Have they both come back?

What does "screening" mean again?

Damn, they surely don't have good intentions.

First act this play well, then we'll talk when they show up.

Upon hearing that.

Zheng Qian lowered his head, as if thinking.

Seeing Zheng Qian not speaking, Cheng Qingyuan urged desperately: "No, can't speak, can't make a mistake."

"Shut up, damn it, do I let you speak?"

Seeing Zheng Qian show a wavering expression for the first time, the several dog agents who had been observing Chen Yongren's movements became somewhat excited.

One of the leading agents, worried that Cheng Qingyuan would mess things up, lashed him hard with a whip and shouted: "Shut up!"

Damn.

If I had known mentioning family would be this useful, I should have used it earlier.

"Get lost, am I interrogating you, or are you interrogating me?" Chen Yongren feigned anger.

Seeing that, he who had wanted to claim merit immediately stepped back a few paces.

"Enough, it's been a whole day, no one's coming to rescue us; we should figure something out for ourselves." Zheng Qian said wearily.

Cheng Qingyuan seemed to realize something.

"That's right." Chen Yongren said: "Go on, tell me what you actually intend to do."

"That's right." Chen Yongren said: "Speak up, what exactly do you want to do?"

The other agents all pricked up their ears.

This is a great opportunity to earn merit.

"Come over, I'll only tell you one person." Zheng Qian whispered.

Here he came, Chen Yongren stepped forward one step.

"Come closer, I'm already like this—are you still afraid of me?" Zheng Qian chuckled.

Chen Yongren walked a few steps closer, leaning in beside Zheng Qian's mouth.

"I'll tell you…" Zheng Qian whispered.

"I will tell you..." Zheng Qian said in a low voice.

"Mm-hmm, hurry up and say…" Chen Yongren pretended to cooperate.

"I'll tell you…" Zheng Qian hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly opened his mouth wide and lunged to bite Chen Yongren's carotid artery.

But Chen Yongren reacted extremely quickly, lowered his body, and dodged that.

Elsewhere, a bite would be nothing, but a bite here could actually kill someone.

"Damn it, don't give me face and then act ungrateful!" Chen Yongren touched his neck, putting on a look of lingering fear.

"Advisor Chen, are you alright?" Several secret agents stepped forward and surrounded Chen Yongren.

"I'm fine, I'm fine!" Chen Yongren waved his hand.

"Damn it, another close call, you dog secret agent!" Zheng Qian yelled angrily.

But several secret agents had already stepped forward, whips in hand, lashing out at him fiercely.

"Advisor Chen, this guy is utterly impossible to deal with!" a secret agent said, stepping forward.

"Damn it, what are you doing? I'm not dead yet!" Chen Yongren shouted angrily: "Stop hitting, stop hitting! This bunch hasn't said anything—who's responsible if they beat someone to death?"

"Hit me again and I'll shoot!"

"Don't shoot, don't shoot!" Chen Yongren was just about to draw his pistol.

He felt someone pressing his hand, turned his head, and saw it was Zeng Qiru.

"Advisor Chen, don't be angry, what are you angry with them for?" Zeng Qiru smiled.

Gu Yongshan stepped forward and said: "Are your ears deaf? Didn't you hear? Stop!"

The sound of the whip lashing gradually faded.

Chen Yongren looked at Gu Yongshan and said: "What's up, you're back, two section chiefs—how did your operation go? How many fish did you catch?"

Hearing that, the two of them looked embarrassed.

Zeng Qiru gestured for Gu Yongshan to speak.

Gu Yongshan said: "The enemy is very cunning; we didn't capture any lurking Red Party members."

Hearing that, Zheng Qian and the two others quietly let out a sigh of relief, their faces showing a relaxed expression.

Fortunately.

Nothing happened.

If nothing happened, it means the mission still has a chance of success!

"What's the point of coming back with no results?" Chen Yongren said coldly.

"These things, we need to take them slowly, can't rush." Zeng Qiru said: "I and Section Chief Gu are preparing to treat you to a meal, to properly welcome you."

"Then we'll thoroughly vet you to figure out your identity."

"Today's capture operation yielded no results, which is precisely a good opportunity for vetting."

"A meal?" Chen Yongren feigned confusion.

Hearing their inner thoughts.

Damn it.

These damn bastards are even doubting my identity now?

Let's see what tricks they can pull.

Although that was the case, Chen Yongren still remained silent.

"Don't worry, it's just the three of us, no outsiders." Zeng Qiru said: "Please, Advisor Chen, give us face and give us a chance to prove ourselves."

"Yes, Advisor Chen." Gu Yongshan stepped forward, gently took Chen Yongren's wrist, and said: "Today's lure operation yielded no results, and we also want to take advantage of the meal."

"Please, Advisor Chen, give us proper guidance on the work."

"If the guidance goes well, it's work; if it doesn't, we might have to guide you on how to explain your identity."

"No problem." Chen Yongren nodded in agreement.

Under their guidance, they arrived at Auspicious Blessing Pavilion.

The three arrived at a private room, took their seats, and a male server was pouring them drinks.

Chen Yongren's expression was calm.

At a glance, he saw that the male server beside him was a subordinate of Gu Yongshan.

Gu Yongshan pretended to pick up a dish and gave that server a look.

The server immediately understood, leaned sideways, and poured all the wine in the cup onto Chen Yongren.

"Sir, sir, sorry." The male server hurriedly said: "Let me take you to the restroom to wash up."

As expected.

Chen Yongren pretended to fall for the trick and, led by the server, walked into the restroom.

He saw the male server glance left and right, then immediately shut the restroom door, turned around, and said to Chen Yongren:

"Sir, the situation is urgent—don't blame me for using this method to meet you!"