Chapter 396: Operation Exterminate Rats

Result.

Han Chen and Huang Qifa were missing their seats again.

In the meeting room.

Chen Yongren was flying into a rage.

"A bunch of bastards, while I'm away this period, you've become increasingly arrogant!"

"Lin Secretary, send someone to find them right away."

"Tell them to appear before me within ten minutes, or I'll chop off a finger for every second they're late!"

"Yes!" Lin Ke Xin immediately went to arrange it.

Chen Yongren sat back down in his chair, face dark, fingers lightly tapping the table.

The lackeys and traitors on both sides of the long table sat like they were on pins and needles, scratching their ears and cheeks.

Ten minutes later.

Outside the meeting room, there was still no movement.

Seeing Chen Yongren's face grow ever darker, the officers on both sides of the long table knew that unless Han Chen and Huang Qifa were in trouble.

Another half hour passed.

Outside the meeting room, a chaotic burst of footsteps sounded.

Those inside the room all craned their necks to look at the door.

As a result, they saw Lin Ke Xin walk in with a stern expression.

She held documents in her arms, quickly walked to Chen Yongren's side, and whispered in his ear: "Section Chief Chen, something has happened."

"What the hell happened again?" Chen Yongren was impatient.

Lin Ke Xin whispered: "I went out and called their house, but no one answered."

"So I sent people to their homes, and found Han Chen dead at his place, while Huang Qifa's home showed signs of a struggle, but he had vanished."

"Judging by the scene, these events happened last night."

"What did you say?" Chen Yongren immediately sat upright.

Lin Ke Xin straightened up, repeated it once more, and handed the report to Chen Yongren.

Chen Yongren flipped through the report, his face grim.

Seeing Chen Yongren about to curse, Lin Ke Xin quickly added: "Rest assured, I've already assigned people to investigate and forbidden anyone from discussing this."

"To prevent panic, I've also placed all relevant personnel under control."

"Good, Lin Secretary, you handled this correctly!" Chen Yongren said softly: "Immediately detain those who know; I'm going to report this to Director Tengyuan right now."

"I can now be certain that these are agents of the Military Statistics Bureau launching a retaliatory operation against us!"

"Yes." Lin Ke Xin left the office without looking back.

Watching the change in Chen Yongren's and their faces, the agents in the meeting room exchanged glances.

While they were guessing what had happened, Chen Yongren said: "The meeting is cancelled."

Afterward, they saw Chen Yongren with a grim face, leading Lin Ke Xin out of the meeting room.

Seeing this, their expressions grew even stranger.

Could it be that something else has happened at 76?

Leaving the meeting room, Chen Yongren immediately headed for the Tengyuan Agency.

Lin Ke Xin originally wanted to go along, but Chen Yongren left her at 76, just in case anything else happened so she could handle it promptly.

Afterward, Chen Yongren drove to the Tengyuan Agency.

On the way, encountering road construction, Chen Yongren took another route; this street was still under development, with few people around.

After confirming no one was around, Chen Yongren quickly took out a bomb, placed it under the car seat, preparing to connect the detonator wire to the door when he returned.

When the time comes, if someone just gently pulls the car door…

…it will surely be blown sky‑high.

Arriving at Old Devil Tengyuan's office, Chen Yongren immediately reported Han Chen's death and Huang Qifa's disappearance.

"What did you say? Han Chen was assassinated and Huang Qifa is missing too?" After Chen Yongren finished speaking, Tengyuan Jintai's eyes widened.

"That's right!" Chen Yongren nodded: "According to the autopsy report, all of this happened last night."

"And last night was exactly when Section Chief Nie died unexpectedly and I was assassinated."

"Director Tengyuan, I can now be certain that this is a retaliatory action by the Military Statistics Bureau against 76!"

"Their target isn't just us, but the entire 76—any high‑ranking official with access to secrets!"

"Han Chen is the chief of the Confidential Section, responsible for receiving, transmitting, storing, and safeguarding intelligence."

"Not to mention Huang Qifa, head of the Secretariat, who coordinates assistance among departments; through him the enemy could easily learn our upcoming plans."

"I see; it must be the Yellow Weasels trying to find out where that traitor is, which is why they moved against them."

"But they got no information from Nie Yu or Han Chen, so they opted to forcibly abduct Huang Qifa!"

"These bastards are just too arrogant!" After hearing Chen Yongren's analysis, Old Devil Tengyuan yelled in rage.

Upon further thought, there doesn't seem to be any problem.

In a single night.

At 76, two senior officials died, and another is suspected of having been kidnapped.

"Keep it secret—this news must stay secret!" Tengyuan Jintai said immediately.

He knew full well that if this leaked, it would devastate morale at 76.

"Director Tengyuan, rest assured—Lin Secretary has already detained everyone who knows." Chen Yongren thought, then added:

"But the more this happens, the more it proves the importance of that transformer."

"They've gone crazy to the point of kidnapping our people; unfortunately, even if they kidnapped Section Chief Huang, it would be useless…"

"But this can also serve as circumstantial evidence that the defector definitely holds many National Government secrets, possibly even the whereabouts of the Weasel!"

"Tengyuan Jintai was just about to nod."

"Outside, a sudden urgent knocking sounded."

'"Come in." Tengyuan Laoguizi was very impatient.'

"A lieutenant quickly walked in, still holding a telegram in hand."

"Seeing Chen Yongren present, he decisively chose to stay silent."

"But through mental communication, Chen Yongren already knew what it wanted to report."

'"Chen Tiansong will arrive in Songhu around 5 p. m.; Director Tengyuan hearing this news will surely be excited."'

'"I don't know how many secrets Chen Tiansong will spill."'

'"If Director Tengyuan gets promoted, I might also get to share in the glory…"'

……

"That damn traitor has finally come to Songhu!"

'"Director Tengyuan, I still have official duties to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." Chen Yongren stood up.'

'"Good." Tengyuan Jintai directly agreed.'

"Only after Chen Yongren left did he turn to the lieutenant before him and ask: 'Quickly, what's the matter!'"

'"Reporting to the director, according to the report, Chen Tiansong will arrive in Songhu around 5 p. m.!"'

'"He's here?" Tengyuan Jintai first froze, then burst out laughing.'

"After waiting so long, we finally awaited this day."

'"Once Chen Tiansong arrives in Songhu, immediately send him to a safe house and wait for me to meet him!"'

'"But director, the Weasel Team has been active lately; what if they set their sights on us?" the Japanese lieutenant asked.'

'"Don't worry, our good friend has already helped me devise the rat-extermination operation and prepared plenty of bait!" Tengyuan Jintai sneered: "As long as they dare show up, I'll wipe them all out!"'

"Chen Yongren, who was rushing to No. 76, also learned of those two Japanese devils' conversation through the wire-tapped dog."

"Rat-extermination operation?"

"You old devil still have some self-awareness."