Chapter 44: Discovering Sakai Mihoko

Hearing this inner voice.

Chen Yongren's heart lurched even more; he never expected that he had been muttering yesterday about how to drag out Sakai Mihoko.

And it just appeared before his eyes?

Since he could hear her inner voice, it meant Sakai Mihoko was within 25 meters of him!

Seeing Chen Yongren suddenly stop, Zhang Haifeng asked strangely, "A Ren, what's wrong?"

Chen Yongren made a silencing gesture.

Although Zhang Haifeng didn't understand, he still honestly closed his mouth.

"What a pity, I can't share this good news with the section chief right away!"

"He has long wanted to drag out the station chief of the Intelligence Bureau in Shanghai."

"Never mind, waiting a bit longer is no problem; perhaps during this time Lu Yan can bring us more surprises."

"Today really is a good day worth celebrating."

Chen Yongren looked around, urgently wanting to spot any suspicious figure.

But the people coming and going were either pedestrians or small stall vendors.

Finally.

He locked his gaze onto a black car waiting at the traffic light on the road.

License plate 0514.

Chen Yongren's hand slowly moved to his waist holster, and he walked toward the lane.

But after just two steps, the red traffic light suddenly turned green; the black car accelerated and vanished from Chen Yongren's sight.

Sakai Mihoko's inner voice vanished instantly, and Chen Yongren became even more certain that she was inside that car!

Watching his unforgettable enemy slip away before his eyes.

Chen Yongren couldn't help but want to curse; with only one leg, he could never catch up to a car even if he ran himself to death.

If he rashly opened fire, and failed to kill Sakai Mihoko, it would only alert the enemy, making it hard to kill her later.

After thinking, Chen Yongren could only give up.

It's a pity he couldn't see Sakai Mihoko's face.

But today wasn't completely without gain.

At least he now knew Sakai Mihoko's license plate number, so he wouldn't blunder around like a headless fly anymore.

Finding Sakai Mihoko would likewise lead to that pangolin bastard.

Then he could take out those two little Japanese together.

Damn it!

And there's Lu Yan, that bastard!

The inner voice heard from Sakai Mihoko truly dealt Chen Yongren a heavy blow.

Lu Yan actually hadn't died, and had defected to the Japanese, even bringing Japanese spies to kill the Shanghai station chief, Chen Xing!

Chen Yongren increasingly felt that not proactively contacting Lin Dayou had been a very wise decision.

The ambush in Hulu Lane, from which the two of them escaped, was inherently murky.

As a result, their superiors surrendered to the Japanese again.

Once the boss found out, given his suspicious nature, he would surely suspect even more why the Japanese spies had set an ambush in Hulu Lane.

The damned Lu Yan, what good could he do? Defecting to the Japanese to become a traitor.

Chen Yongren now also realized what was wrong with Lu Yan back then.

While carrying out the mission, Lu Yan paid extraordinary attention to his attire; he hardly seemed to be on a mission, more like he was on vacation.

Perhaps he had long been lost in Shanghai's decadent lights and wine, losing his faith; it's no surprise that such a person would be greedy for life and afraid of death.

"A Ren, what's wrong?" Zhang Haifeng asked softly.

"Nothing." Chen Yongren sighed.

The information he had just obtained simply couldn't be discussed further with Zhang Haifeng.

Hearing that, Zhang Haifeng didn't ask any further.

"What should we do now, or just keep loitering here?" Zhang Haifeng asked: "The tail behind us has been following us all morning."

Chen Yongren pondered and said: "Go back."

"Go back?" Zhang Haifeng was somewhat surprised.

But Chen Yongren had already hailed a rickshaw and gotten in.

The two agents following them, seeing this, also hurriedly hailed a rickshaw and gave chase behind them.

……

Liu Family Villa.

Liu Ying was reading inside the house when a sudden knocking sounded at the door.

"Come in."

Liu Ying lightly touched her tongue with her forefinger, then turned a page.

The door opened; A Cai entered with a solemn expression, closed the door, walked to Liu Ying's side, leaned in, and said a few words.

"What do you mean? Are all the Japanese spies who intended to strike at Shanghai's secret warehouse dead?" Liu Ying exclaimed in surprise: "Who did it, Lin Dayou?"

"No, it's not him." A Cai shook her head: "Both the Intelligence Bureau and the Military Department are investigating this."

"Could it be Chen Yongren?" Liu Ying couldn't help but say: "He only just returned home at dawn today; through the wiretap, they were also going to kill Japanese spies."

The timing also matches up.

A Cai sighed and added: "Besides this matter, another major incident just occurred."

"What's the matter?" Liu Ying pursed her lips, half-jokingly said: "It can't be that the old man got angry and the Military Intelligence Bureau was disbanded?"

A Cai, however, was not joking; she said seriously: "Latest intelligence, the Shanghai Station Chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Chen Xing is dead."

"Chen Xing is dead—when did this happen?" Liu Ying's face showed surprise.

A Cai took a deep breath and said: "Just recently, the incident site was Chen Xing's backup safe house!"

Not only Chen Xing, but almost all of the Military Intelligence Bureau's safe houses in Shanghai have suffered attacks by Japanese spies.

This statement shocked Liu Ying even more: "What on earth is going on?"

"The safe house itself is top secret; unless the person who designed the safe house leaked it."

Moreover, Chen Xing was using a backup safe house; logically, only he should know this place, so how did the Japanese find out?

A Cai said in a strange tone: "A traitor has appeared within the Military Intelligence Bureau."

She paused, then said: "Furthermore, the traitor is someone you absolutely cannot imagine."

"Who?" Liu Ying dismissed the idea: "Chen Yongren?"

"Zhang Haifeng?"

"It can't be the chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau."

A Cai said: "Lu Yan!"

Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng are superiors in Shanghai.

"Lu Yan?" Liu Ying's bosom trembled twice, her tone rising a few degrees as she exclaimed in astonishment: "How is this possible? He isn't dead, is he?"

A Cai lowered her head and remained silent.

Liu Ying furrowed her brows, casually closed the book, lightly hugged her shoulders, and paced back and forth in the room.

A Cai knew she was doing this, that she was thinking; she obediently stood to one side, remaining silent.

Liu Ying began to analyze rapidly.

If Chen Yongren has a problem, why would they risk their lives killing Japanese spies?

Since they have already defected to the Japanese, why not cooperate with Lu Yan?

Why must they be separated?

Furthermore, according to the surveillance personnel, Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng have always been in Hongkou and never left.

This completely does not match the time of Chen Xing's killing.

Originally, Liu Ying was about to dispel her suspicions toward Chen Yongren.

Chen Xing's sudden death again increased Liu Ying's suspicions toward them.

"Continue surveillance, keep detailed records of who they meet and what they say." Liu Ying looked at A Cai and ordered.

"Even if they buy a pack of cigarettes by the roadside!"

"We must also find out the identity of that cigarette vendor!"

"Such a big turmoil has erupted within the Military Intelligence Bureau, and moreover this matter is related to the Japanese; we cannot just stand by and do nothing!"

"Yes, madam!" A Cai replied.

"Also, let Shuyun come in; I have something to say to her." Liu Ying looked worried.

A Cai nodded and quickly walked out.

Not long after.

Liu Shuyun then came into the room and said: "Aunt, what's wrong?"