Chapter 297: Still Suspicious

Boss Dai didn't think much either; Chen Yongren has indeed achieved quite a bit recently, so for that reason he couldn't well get angry at a meritorious official.

All I can tell Chen Yongren is that the Songhu area has been too tumultuous lately; for the safety of the action team, it's best to lay low and temporarily halt all operations.

Upon seeing this telegram, Chen Yongren immediately burst into laughter.

Isn't this saving trouble?

This statement carries more credibility coming from Boss Dai's mouth.

Chen Yongren gladly accepted the order, put away the radio, and immediately notified all team members to observe complete silence and await further instructions.

After doing all that.

Chen Yongren originally intended to put on another show.

Reporting to Boss Dai, it was because of Chen Yongren's appearance that the assassination attempt on Fujiwara Kinta failed.

Chen Yongren has already sabotaged their missions many times; we need to swiftly deal with this troublesome telegram.

Given Boss Dai's intelligence, suddenly receiving a telegram ordering his own assassination.

He would surely suspect something was wrong and would gladly play along.

But upon further thought,

I know the Huang Shu Lang's code has been leaked, and now Takada Ryuichi suspects my identity; right after that I received news that Chen Yongren would be assassinated.

All this is too coincidental, rather like the classic case of trying to hide something and only drawing attention to it.

Fooling a raw recruit is no big deal, but deceiving old foxes is not so easy.

Chen Yongren abandoned the idea and hurried toward his home.

The Japanese surely have already received the radio signal; when they realize the source isn't near Chen Yongren's home, they might take further identification steps.

I need to hurry back home and make preparations.

Fujiwara Agency.

Because of the General His Excellency's order, Fujiwara Kinta had no choice but to assign Takada Ryuichi to the office formerly belonging to Takayoshi Hideyoshi.

"Anything happening at Chen Yongren's home?" Takada Ryuichi flipped through Chen Yongren's resume, asking without looking up.

"Nothing detected so far." The Japanese second lieutenant shook his head.

"The radio is quiet, the phone hasn't rung, and we haven't detected Chen Yongren leaving his home."

"How about Zhang Haifeng's home?" Takada Ryuichi asked again.

"Just like Chen Yongren's home, it's quiet and nothing unusual." The Japanese second lieutenant bowed again.

Hearing that, Takada Ryuichi remained calm, waved his hand, and said: "Keep monitoring them; report any findings to me promptly!"

Although they're all young, they're quite experienced—indeed veteran agents of the Military Statistics Bureau, unfazed by changing circumstances.

However.

Do you think this can escape my notice?

"Hai." The Japanese second lieutenant stood at attention and bowed.

Fujiwara Kinta beside him gave a cold snort and didn't say more.

Although this old Japanese said he wanted to go home, Chen Yongren was his protégé, so Fujiwara Kinta dared not let his guard down.

After bidding farewell to Chen Yongren, he returned to the Fujiwara Special Agency, constantly monitoring the situation's development.

"Fujiwara-kun seems happy?" Takada Ryuichi suddenly said.

The military police's main duty is to investigate violations within the army; upon meeting, they naturally outrank one another, and as a lieutenant colonel, Takada Ryuichi does not fear Fujiwara this Major His Excellency.

Fujiwara Kinta gave a cold snort, knowing Takada Ryuichi was trying to trip him up, and ignored him.

Takada Ryuichi was about to speak.

The next moment.

A sudden knocking sounded at the door.

"Come in quickly!" Takada Ryuichi exclaimed excitedly.

Then the door opened, and a Japanese soldier ran in, face full of excitement, standing at attention and bowing to the two of them.

"Major His Excellency, Lieutenant Colonel His Excellency, Huang Shu Lang's radio has appeared again!"

"What?" Takada Ryuichi didn't have time to flip through documents, quickly rose: "What are you saying? Where did the signal appear? Is it near Chen Yongren's home?"

The Japanese soldier helplessly shook his head: "No."

"Not?" Takada Ryuichi exclaimed in disbelief: "Where did the signal appear?"

The Japanese soldier shook his head: "The radio appeared too briefly for us to pinpoint the exact location, but we can confirm it's not near Chen Yongren's home."

Hearing that, Fujiwara Kinta quietly breathed a sigh of relief: "What does the telegram say?"

Chen Yongren is fine; this is exactly the result he most wanted to see.

"Huang Shu Lang is reporting its recent achievements to the Yu City side, Yu City has been full of praise for them, and it seems Yu City wants Huang Shu Lang to sell off goods?" The Japanese soldier respectfully reported the telegram's content, then handed it to Fujiwara Kinta.

Fujiwara Kinta received the telegram and examined it carefully.

Hmm?

Takada Ryuichi was wondering why the radio hadn't appeared near Chen Yongren's home.

Hearing the soldier actually reporting the telegram's content, a flicker of confusion crossed his face: "How could you know Huang Shu Lang's coded message?"

"Naturally, we've already successfully cracked Huang Shu Lang's code!" This couldn't be hidden, so Fujiwara Kinta bluntly said.

"What?" Takada Ryuichi angrily said: "Such an important matter, why didn't you mention it earlier?"

Seeing Takada Ryuichi's shocked expression, Fujiwara Kinta felt a hidden delight: "Intelligence work naturally requires caution; if a translation error occurs, will you take responsibility?"

What worries about making a mistake.

It's clearly you doing it on purpose!

Takada Ryuichi didn't want to dwell on this, and asked again: "Fujiwara-kun, may I look at the telegram?"

Fujiwara Chinta generously handed over the telegram: "These guys are very careful; they've caused such a big commotion, and now they've entered a silent state."

Looking at the intercepted telegram in his hand, Takada Ryuichi frowned: "Are you sure the weasel's radio signal hasn't shown up near Chen Yongren's house?"

"'Certainly, the surveillance vehicle hasn't sent any news of detecting a signal,' the Japanese devil soldier reported honestly."

No.

There must be something wrong somewhere.

Could it be that Chen Yongren found an opportunity, took the radio, and secretly left the villa?

That's why the radio signal hasn't appeared near Chen Yongren's house.

If that's the case, Chen Yongren is definitely still out and hasn't had a chance to answer the phone.

Takada Ryuichi quickly walked over to the phone and dialed Chen Yongren's home number.

The phone rang for a while, but no one answered.

Takada Ryuichi's face grew increasingly grim.

Sure enough, there's a problem!

……

Ding-ling-ling~

Chen Yongren had just returned home when he heard a telephone ring.

Damn it.

This must be Takada Ryuichi's call.

They discovered their own radio signal, worried that he had slipped out to find an opportunity, so they wanted to confirm whether he was at home.

Chen Yongren quickly answered the phone, deliberately putting on a tired tone: "Who?"

"Chen Yongren?" Takada Ryuichi said, somewhat surprised.

Fujiwara Chinta, wiping away a cold sweat, breathed a sigh of relief once more.

"Chief Takada, I was just resting; what's the matter?" Chen Yongren asked.

"Since you're resting, let's talk tomorrow." Takada Ryuichi quickly hung up.

The voice on the other end disappeared, and Chen Yongren also hung up the phone.

Damn old fox, this damn thing is really damn cunning.