Chapter 283: You've Been Tricked

"Huh?" Several question marks slowly appeared above Hua Lei's head.

She still thought she had misheard.

"What did you say?"

"Assassinate you?"

"That's right, I want you to assassinate me." Chen Yongren nodded.

Hua Lei fell silent, looking at Chen Yongren with confusion.

"Of course, I'm not really trying to kill myself; I just want you to act in a play with me for Fujiwara Lao Guizi to see." Chen Yongren laughed.

Hearing that, Hua Lei breathed a sigh of relief: "What play? What should I do?"

"Tomorrow I'll appear together with Fujiwara Lao Guizi. To ensure the next plan goes smoothly, you need to assassinate me from a distance." Chen Yongren said in a low voice.

"The moment I step in front of the old devil, you must fire at me!"

"Remember, you only have one chance to shoot."

When Chen Yongren worked as a constable, he took advantage of his position to openly practice shooting with Hua Lei,

As a prominent figure of Fujiwara Lao Guizi, no one dared to say anything; during this period, Hua Lei's marksmanship improved.

The reason for using Hua Lei is that she is currently the only one available.

Zhang Haifeng now also serves as my driver; he has to drive the car, and if I am assassinated, he must be present.

If other team members were involved and given an order to wound but not kill, it would seem very strange.

Anyone with a brain, after a little thought, would suspect there's some connection between the two.

This would very likely expose my identity.

Only Hua Lei, and only Hua Lei can do it.

"Only one shot?" Hua Lei asked.

"Only one shot; after firing, no matter the outcome, you must retreat." Chen Yongren's expression was stern.

"If you can't get past this mental hurdle, that's fine; it just shows you don't have what it takes to be an agent, and I'll think of another way."

"Once the heat dies down, I'll find a reason to let you fake your death and escape, secretly move you to a very safe place, and give you enough money to live for the rest of your life."

"You don't want me anymore?" Hua Lei's heart tightened.

"This has nothing to do with whether I want you or not." Chen Yongren shook his head. "Since you've joined, I must be responsible not only for you, but also for myself and the other brothers."

"Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Hua Lei was a bit nervous.

"Can you do it? I just need an answer." Chen Yongren asked.

"Yes!" Hua Lei gritted her teeth. "Whatever you tell me to do, I'll do it!"

"I'll go prepare the gun and ammunition." Chen Yongren turned and left.

Not long after, he returned carrying a wooden crate.

He opened it in front of Hua Lei.

"A qin?" Hua Lei was dumbfounded.

Chen Yongren gave a mysterious smile, took out the qin from inside, and it turned out the crate had a second layer.

Opening the inner panel, inside lay a rifle equipped with a scope, plus a bullet and a grenade.

Hua Lei skillfully played with it for a moment, picked up the grenade, and asked: "Why is there also a grenade?"

"Our glory grenade." Chen Yongren smiled, seeing Hua Lei's puzzled expression, he explained.

"If you make a mistake and get surrounded by the enemy with no way to escape, to avoid greater loss you can pull the pin on this grenade and kill yourself."

"Not only you, I will also carry one on me to avoid dying for the country if exposed."

As he spoke, Chen Yongren flipped his wrist, took a grenade from the system warehouse, and weighed it for a moment.

"Genuine junk from the Ugly Country; pull the string and maybe we'll meet up somewhere else."

Chen Yongren said it simply, his tone very relaxed.

But Hua Lei could clearly feel that Chen Yongren was not joking.

"Yes, I understand." Hua Lei said seriously.

My life was given by Chen Yongren; if I truly die, I'll just be returning it to him.

"Remember, this is just a play; don't really beat me to death." Chen Yongren added.

"Get some rest early, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Just like regular training, treat me as a target and shoot."

"Yes!" Hua Lei nodded.

After giving Hua Lei her orders, Chen Yongren went out again; today's assassination must not be interrupted.

He casually killed five or six Japanese puppet agents to vent his anger, looted their property, sent a telegram to Dai Lao Ban reporting the situation, and then Chen Yongren returned home to rest.

The next day, before dawn.

Chen Yongren groomed Hua Lei, had her change clothes, and then sent her out.

The sniper spot is nowhere else; it's right near Fujiwara Lao Guizi's house.

With frequent assassinations lately, Fujiwara Lao Guizi values his life so much he surely won't easily go elsewhere; thus the area around his house is the best sniper spot.

Although the old devil lives in a villa, there are still many apartment buildings in the distance.

The commander of the Fujiwara Agency certainly has ample security forces nearby; this is also perfect for covert operations, and using it to train Hua Lei couldn't be better.

After giving Hua Lei her instructions, Chen Yongren got in the car and headed to 76.

Meanwhile, Fujiwara Jintai proactively called, preparing to invite Chen Yongren to his house for dinner that evening.

He even figured, why not just let Chen Yongren live in the Japanese Concession as well.

This actually saved Chen Yongren the trouble, as he agreed to Fujiwara Jinta's request.

When the workday ended, Chen Yongren had Zhang Haifeng drive him to pick up Fujiwara Jinta.

It seems because of yesterday's assassination attempt, this old devil's vigilance has increased greatly, and his guard detail is larger than before.

After getting in the car, another car full of bodyguards followed behind.

"Chen Sang, fortunately you're here; we made preparations in advance, and none of the people on yesterday's list were assassinated—only a few small fry were killed." Fujiwara Jinta's mood improved considerably.

This old devil, he also knows how to be satisfied; Chen Yongren flattered, saying, "This is all thanks to Director Fujiwara's proper guidance and timely response."

"That weasel guy must be furious now."

"What Director Fujiwara said is absolutely right; that guy must be wondering what to do next." Chen Yongren laughed.

In just a few words, they arrived at the villa's gate.

The motorcade stopped.

The bodyguards in the rear car got out first, immediately keeping watch around the streets.

Knowing that Chen Yongren was coming, Fujiwara Yuko had been waiting at the gate early.

Chen Yongren got out of the car first, with Fujiwara Jinta following behind.

"Yongren-kun!" Fujiwara Yuko excitedly waved her hand.

"Yuko!" Chen Yongren smiled and waved, pretending to be vigilant as he looked around, actually seeking the best sniper position.

Not hearing her inner voice indicated that the girl had chosen a rather remote spot.

The next second.

Chen Yongren then felt a sensation of his hairs standing on end.

Here it comes!

"Director Fujiwara, be careful!"

Chen Yongren suddenly lunged and fell onto Fujiwara Jinta.

Almost simultaneously.

A crisp gunshot rang out.

The bullet struck Chen Yongren's infraspinatus muscle, splashing a spray of bright red blood.

"Chen Sang!"

A piercing shout rang out.

Fujiwara Yuko had just tried to rush forward, but an agent pressed her to the ground.

Other agents drew their pistols and aimed them around.

"Chen Sang, Chen Sang, what's wrong, Chen Sang!" Fujiwara Jinta exclaimed anxiously, looking at Chen Yongren sitting on the ground.

"Doctor, call a doctor immediately to treat Chen Sang's wounds!"

"Immediately blockade all surrounding streets, forbidding anyone from entering or leaving!"

"Drag out that damned assassin!"