Chapter 338: Sato's New Plot

This bunch of dog traitors again wants to seize the conference's opportunity to propagandize; such a good chance naturally must not be missed.

A gang of national traitors, dog traitors, dare to claim they're founding their own sect and proclaiming themselves the orthodox heirs of Huaxia?

And then there's Sato Yusuke, that dog of a thing; having suffered a big loss, he certainly won't swallow this anger lightly, and will continue with the next step of his screening operation.

From now on we must cheer up and deal with this old devil's moves.

Sato Yusuke's move against Zhang Haifeng also made Chen Yongren feel wary; keeping his own people nearby is still too dangerous.

Since there was a first time, there might well be a second.

Especially Hua Lei.

This girl also knows her true identity, and being constantly together, from Sato Yusuke's perspective Hua Lei must know something.

If that old devil were to kidnap her and act against her…

With Zhang Haifeng as a prior lesson, anything could happen.

Before the old devil acts, we should first evacuate Hua Lei, get her away from this vortex, and let her live anew under a different identity.

Before trouble comes, we should avoid it now, lest it cause further issues later.

But this matter must not be rushed.

Otherwise, just as trouble befalls Zhang Haifeng, and Hua Lei—who is closest to me—also disappears, it will inevitably arouse suspicion from Sato the old devil.

We must wait for a suitable opportunity, then arrange for her and Zhang Haifeng to leave; with no worries left, I can better cope with the little devil's moves.

Chen Yongren understands this well.

Today's affair will not only fail to make Sato Yusuke believe me, it will make him more suspicious.

The reason is simple: the five people who kidnapped Zhang Haifeng are all dead, with not a single survivor.

They were the ones who kidnapped Zhang Haifeng; at the very least we should have kept a living mouth to interrogate their origins, but with them dead, all leads are cut off.

Dig deeper.

Could it be that I intentionally killed them to silence them, preventing Zhang Haifeng's words from the interrogation from leaking out?

However, as long as I insist the situation was urgent and the resistance fighters put up fierce opposition, Sato Yusuke can't use this affair to find fault with me.

After finishing the Unit 76 matter, Chen Yongren went to the Lunjun Yiyuan to visit Zhang Haifeng.

Recently Zhang Haifeng has indeed suffered much; he was shot and wounded, then subsequently seized by impostors of the Anti-Traitor Squad and subjected to harsh punishment.

This time Chen Yongren mainly told Zhang Haifeng that they had temporarily gotten past the danger, letting him relax and recover properly so he wouldn't overthink.

Making the old devil eat a dumb loss, both Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng are quite pleased.

Except Sato Yusuke.

Not only did they lose five elite men, but they also had to, in front of a crowd of reporters, praise Chen Yongren for doing well and urge him to keep pressing forward.

They lifted a stone and dropped it on their own foot.

Watching those corpses being dragged away to feed the dogs, and being unable to do anything, Sato Yusuke felt worse than eating feces.

Inside the office.

Sato Yusuke's assistant, Kato Masaru, also knew what had happened today; his face was no better.

Sato Yusuke remained silent for a long time, then with a grim face he muttered: "Don't stop the screening work against Chen Yongren; order Matsuyama Kun to keep a close watch on Chen Yongren!"

"Still continue?" Kato Masaru wondered: "Can't this already prove the identities of Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng?"

Sato Yusuke nodded: "Kato Kun, you must understand one thing: our people were killed by Chen Yongren, and not a single survivor remained!"

"What exactly Zhang Haifeng said during the interrogation, nobody knows except himself."

"We cannot rule out the possibility that Zhang Haifeng already disclosed his identity, whereupon Chen Yongren suddenly appeared and killed them to silence him."

"If it were you, you'd surely never later admit to having said things you shouldn't have."

Hearing this, Kato Masaru suddenly understood, his expression turning grave as he nodded.

During this interrogation, they again didn't bring any recording equipment—who knows what Zhang Haifeng said during the torture?

"Moreover, there's another thing that's suspicious," Sato Yusuke added.

"What is it?" Kato Masaru asked, somewhat doubtful.

Sato Yusuke's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness: "Chen Yongren was too vicious, actually leaving not a single survivor."

"When danger arose in this mission, they were supposed to first reveal their identities; I had warned them beforehand."

"But they were still beaten to death; this can only indicate one thing."

"Chen Yongren never intended to take them alive for interrogation; the idea of questioning their identities was just a pretense—he planned to kill them from the start!" Kato Masaru realized something and immediately said.

Perhaps…

Chen Yongren is simply worried that Zhang Haifeng said some things he shouldn't have…

Once there's a living witness, both of them will be completely done for.

That's why he just went ahead and killed everyone outright, without worrying about the details.

Because only the dead won't talk!

All of this is pretty much what Chen Yongren had surmised.

"So our screening work cannot be halted for now," Sato Yusuke said.

This time they came to Songhu ostensibly to guide work and root out yellow weasels, but in reality to screen Chen Yongren's identity and ferret out the mole hidden inside.

As for whether Chen Yongren had sensed this in advance, the whole thing has been a sham from start to finish.

Sato Yusuke himself thinks it impossible.

But through this affair, Sato Yusuke also came to see.

Chen Yongren is just a ruthless character.

He kills at the slightest disagreement.

If we ever want to use this trick again, we must leave behind decisive evidence.

But we also can't take action against Zhang Haifeng again.

Suddenly.

Sato Yusuke thought of a person: "I recall he still has a sister named Hua Lei, who usually lives with him?"

Besides Zhang Haifeng, Hua Lei is the person closest to Chen Yongren.

Maybe we can find a breakthrough through Hua Lei.

Kato Masaru nodded: "He indeed has a sister; I checked. When Chen Yongren was still a patrol officer, he rescued her, and they have lived together ever since."

Sato Yusuke appeared thoughtful.

"Major His Excellency, what do you intend…?" Kato Masaru asked.

Sato Yusuke said: "For now, no need to act; observe for a while."

"Hua Lei is not an agent; if we act rashly against her, anyone can tell someone is targeting Chen Yongren."

"Major His Excellency, your insight is profound; I will arrange this at once." Kato Masaru bowed deeply.

Early the next morning.

Chen Yongren then went early to Fujiwara Chikata's office.

Sato Yusuke and Fujiwara Chikata were discussing the upcoming conference matters.

"Chen Sang, you're here, hurry and sit!" Seeing Chen Yongren enter, Fujiwara Chikata was very enthusiastic.

Chen Yongren's fierce slaying of enemies earned Fujiwara Chikata much face, eased much pressure, and even at dinner he ate two extra bowls of rice.

Unfortunately, if old devil Fujiwara knew the dead were Japanese, he probably wouldn't be as happy as he is now.

Seeing Chen Yongren.

Sato Yusuke's eyes flashed with ferocity, but he quickly returned to normal.

Chen Yongren gave a normal salute to Fujiwara Chikata and Sato Yusuke.

He looked at Sato Yusuke again.

Damn it!

Has this old thing gone nuts?