Chapter 319: The Fall Guy

Gu Yongshan still thought she was blind when she poked her head out to look.

Huh?

It really is him!

"Stop, stop!" Gu Yongshan immediately called for the car to halt.

The car stopped.

Gu Yongshan immediately ran toward the hotel entrance: "Counselor Chen?"

Something happened on Huaihai Middle Road; Gu Yongshan was sure to come check the situation, but Chen Yongren still feigned surprise: "Director Gu, what are you doing here?"

"Counselor Chen, your car suffered a bomb attack, Secretary Zhang..." Gu Yongshan wanted to say more but stopped.

Although she knew what had happened, procedure couldn't be skipped, Chen Yongren asked: "How is Haifeng?"

Seeing Gu Yongshan lower her head, Chen Yongren suddenly raised his tone: "I'm asking you, how is Haifeng?"

"Secretary Zhang took a bullet to the chest, his life or death unknown!" Seeing Chen Yongren's expression change, Gu Yongshan immediately said: "But rest assured, I've already had someone send him to the hospital for treatment!"

"Who did it?" Chen Yongren wore a look as if he wanted to eat someone.

"Never mind you, I'm confused too," Gu Yongshan said: "This matter is still under investigation; I believe we'll have results soon."

Gu Yongshan then thought of another question.

Since Chen Yongren didn't die...

then who else was killed in the blast?

"The car, quickly take me to the hospital..." He trailed off, Chen Yongren seemed to think of something, glancing at the dazed Fujiwara Yuko beside him, and spoke in as calm a tone as he could.

"Sorry, Yuko, something came up with my friend; I might not be able to keep you company."

"It's fine, Chen Sang, go attend to your business." Fujiwara Yuko shook her head slightly: "If you need my help, just say the word."

"I'm sorry to put you out, Yuko; once I finish these things I'll definitely make it up to you." Chen Yongren comforted Fujiwara Yuko.

Fujiwara Yuko nodded slightly.

"Director Gu, arrange someone right away to send Miss Yuko home!" Chen Yongren said in a low voice.

"Yes!" Gu Yongshan immediately responded, arranging someone to take her, and then placed a call to the Special Agency.

Chen Yongren got onto a truck and headed for the Songhu Special Protection Hospital.

On the way to the hospital, Chen Yongren turned on the Ghost Radio and immediately sent a telegram toward Yucheng.

Procedures completed.

Chen Yongren reported that he had obtained a new codebook, allowing normal communications to resume.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Zhang Haifeng had already been sent to the operating room for surgery.

Chen Yongren was very confident in his marksmanship, but confidence is confidence.

He ought to worry, and he still will.

At the same time, Fujiwara Chikata also knew what had happened on Huaihai Middle Road.

Upon learning that Chen Yongren's vehicle had been attacked, Fujiwara Chikata's heart leapt into his throat.

He knew full well how much his precious daughter liked Chen Yongren.

Then, upon learning that Chen Yongren was unharmed and it was Zhang Haifeng who had been seriously injured, his heart finally settled.

Fujiwara Chikata immediately called the hospital, asking Chen Yongren to pick up.

"Director Fujiwara." Chen Yongren said in a low voice.

"Chen Sang, it's really great to hear you're safe." Fujiwara Chikata pondered a moment, then asked: "What exactly happened? Why was your vehicle attacked?"

"I don't know either; all I want now is to drag out whoever did this and chop off his head myself!" Chen Yongren gritted his teeth.

"Chen Sang, you must stay calm now; since you're unharmed, who then is the one who got hurt?" Fujiwara Chikata was saying.

Chen Yongren then heard a knocking at the door on the other end.

The door opened, and someone was reporting.

"Chen Sang, wait a moment; I need to handle some paperwork first." Fujiwara Chikata said.

"Yes!" Chen Yongren also didn't hang up.

Although Fujiwara Chikata covered the mouthpiece, Chen Yongren could still hear what the little devil reported.

Not long ago, the Yellow Weasel Radio crackled back to life.

This time, their telegram could not be deciphered by our side; the Yellow Weasel gang must have secretly switched codebooks!

Then, Chen Yongren heard another round of knocking.

Not long after, he heard Fujiwara Chikata's furious roar.

"What?"

"The guards at the gate discovered that Takada Ryuichi was riding in Chen Yongren's car, with Zhang Haifeng also inside?"

Soon, Chen Yongren heard Fujiwara Chikata's voice again.

"Chen Sang, something happened; I think I might know who was killed in the blast in your car!"

"Who?" Chen Yongren feigned ignorance.

"Takada Ryuichi!" Fujiwara Chikata snarled through clenched teeth.

"What?" Chen Yongren asked: "Director Takada?"

"Why would he be in my car, and together with Zhang Haifeng?"

"I'm not sure either; we'll have to wait for Zhang Haifeng to wake up to find out!" Fujiwara Chikata said lowly: "Chen Sang, leave the hospital matters to the doctors."

"Now you must come to the Special Agency."

"Yes." Chen Yongren accepted the order and immediately headed for the Fujiwara Agency.

Upon seeing Fujiwara Chikata, this old devil was sitting in his seat, deep in thought.

Upon learning that Chen Yongren was unharmed, he had two more questions.

Why would Gao Tianlongyi ride in Chen Yongren's car?

According to Gu Yongshan's report, at the time of the incident, Chen Yongren was actually on Huaihai Middle Road.

Could the two be related?

"Director Fujiwara." Chen Yongren sat up straight.

"Chen Sang, what were you doing nearby when the incident happened?" Fujiwara Jinta asked directly.

Chen Yongren glanced at the people inside the room, then chose to remain silent.

Fujiwara Jinta immediately understood, and said to the people inside the room, "You all go out first!"

Only after the room was empty did Chen Yongren speak.

"I hadn't accompanied Yuko for a long time, so I took the opportunity during my break to ask her out for a walk to relax." Chen Yongren kept a straight face: "I had already called Yuko yesterday to make plans; you can ask her if you don't believe me."

"This morning I spent all my time accompanying Yuko shopping, bought her some gifts, and then had a meal at Delos Restaurant."

"Just as we were about to finish eating, Yuko felt unwell."

"I then took her to the inn next door to rest; during that time, worried something might happen to Yuko, I stayed by her side, but before she had slept long, a loud bang suddenly came from outside."

"Later I met Section Chief Gu, and learned that my car had been attacked and Zhang Haifeng was injured."

"You mean you stayed on Huaihai Middle Road the whole time and didn't go anywhere else?" Fujiwara Jinta asked.

No wonder Chen Yongren had been unwilling to say who he was with; it turned out he was worried about implicating Yuko.

Chen Yongren nodded: "Yuko can testify to that, and I also have receipts as proof."

"I get it now!" Fujiwara Jinta thought for a moment, then said.

"Huh?" Chen Yongren feigned ignorance: "Please, Uncle Fujiwara, clear up my confusion."

"It must have been when you were accompanying Yuko shopping that the Military Statistics Bureau people spotted you!" Fujiwara Jinta's eyes flashed with a cold light: "They wanted to assassinate you, but it wasn't convenient to act on the street."

"Later they found your car parked nearby, so they took advantage of the empty vehicle, planted a bomb on it, hoping to blow you up directly!"

"The result…"

"They never expected that I wasn't using the car at all, which led to Director Gao Tianlongyi being mistakenly killed!" Chen Yongren feigned panic: "Zhang Haifeng was also seriously injured."

"But why was Director Gao blown up in my car?"