Chapter 449: Going with the Flow

Following the red dot on the map, Chen Yongren quickly caught up.

In less than a minute and a half, he caught up with the assassin.

He wore a trench coat, strolling calmly down the street, completely unaware that he had already been tailed.

Having spotted the target, Chen Yongren did not act rashly, calmly following behind it.

He first used a scan to check its identity.

As Chen Yongren expected, this bastard was a Japanese assassin, Gao Mu Xiong Zheng.

The Japanese Special Higher Police intercepted a coded telegram, and after decoding it learned that the United States would soon send several special envoys to Chongqing, so they planned to assassinate Grace to hinder cooperation between the two countries.

The assassin being Japanese was no surprise to Chen Yongren.

The National Government still relied on American aid, and even if you gave them eight hundred guts, they would not dare assassinate an American envoy at this time.

If mishandled, it would escalate into a serious diplomatic incident.

By then it wouldn't be as simple as killing a few small fry and getting away with it; you'd have to slay several prominent figures, or else you couldn't hope to vent the Americans' anger.

Upon further thought, this was also a good opportunity.

The corruption case in Chongqing had been forced to end; following normal procedure, Grace would soon take a special plane back to the United States to report, and there was no way to keep her there.

Before there was no chance, but now…

An American envoy being assassinated in Chongqing naturally demands a thorough investigation!

Just as he worried about having no pretext to act, the little devils sent him an opportunity.

No matter what, first capture this Japanese spy, then return to report!

Chen Yongren tailed Gao Mu Xiong Zheng closely.

"Just a little more, just a little more and I could have killed that American woman!"

"Her luck is really good."

"But next time she won't be so lucky!"

……

The operation failed, Gao Mu Xiong Zheng felt uneasy and was plotting the next assassination.

Heh~

Still hoping for a next time, the little devil is ugly in appearance but has beautiful thoughts.

Having confirmed the bastard's identity, Chen Yongren also prepared to close the net, quickening his steps as he ran toward Gao Mu Xiong Zheng.

The system did not show which unit this guy belonged to, so Chen Yongren had no thought of playing a long game to catch a big fish.

Just hearing the name Gao Mu Xiong Zheng is unpleasant; if left alive, who knows how much harm he could cause.

First take out this old bastard, then talk about the system reward.

Chen Yongren sped up.

At this moment.

Gao Mu Xiong Zheng, his mind full of thoughts on how to carry out the next assassination, suddenly felt a chill and saw someone running toward him from behind.

It hesitated not, and sprang forward—

However, before Gao Mu Xiong Zheng could even get up, he suddenly felt his body lighten and was lifted straight up by someone.

Chen Yongren was strong and sturdy, a few heads taller than this Japanese lackey; picking him up was like lifting a little chick.

Before Gao Mu Xiong Zheng could regain his senses, Chen Yongren directly threw him to the ground.

"Thud" with a dull bang.

Gao Mu Xiong Zheng's back made intimate contact with the ground; the little devil's features twisted, his dog‑like face flushed crimson, and then he lay still.

That's it?

He looked back at the system reward.

【Congratulations, Master, you have successfully killed one Japanese spy, earning ten gold bars】

Good.

The effort was not wasted…

Wait a moment.

Dead?

Chen Yongren lowered his head and saw that Gao Mu Xiong Zheng's head had smashed into a protruding stone.

Better that he's dead.

Sometimes a corpse is more useful than a living person.

Only if he's dead can he not reveal his identity to the outside!

"Dead man, dead man!"

Seeing Gao Mu Xiong Zheng motionless, the street fell into chaos again, quickly attracting a crowd of police.

Chen Yongren also couldn't be bothered to waste time, and directly revealed his identity.

Several swaggering police officers were almost scared to piss their pants by Chen Yongren's identity; without objection, they followed his orders, carrying Gao Mu Xiong Zheng's corpse behind him.

Next, Chen Yongren went to the spot where Gao Mu Xiong Zheng had attempted to assassinate Grace.

As Chen Yongren expected, this bastard had surely disposed of the gun and shell casings.

But this suited Chen Yongren's thinking—no evidence is even better!

Thus Gao Mu Xiong Zheng became a person of unknown identity, and Grace could fully exploit the incident.

Using the lack of results from the assassination case as an excuse, he would temporarily stay in Chongqing, letting the National Government give a satisfactory reply.

After returning to the Military Statistics Bureau, Chen Yongren immediately found his boss.

The boss had already heard that Grace had been assaulted.

Seeing Chen Yongren return, he immediately stood up and anxiously asked, "Lixing, how did it go? Did you catch that guy?"

Whether we can catch the assassin will affect the United States' forthcoming attitude.

We can't just let an assassin strike the United States envoy while the National Government shows no response.

Most importantly, we need to find out exactly who the assassin is, so we don't end up taking the blame.

Now the war effort relies entirely on American support, so we cannot afford any mistakes.

"Senior, we've caught the person." Chen Yongren said in a low voice.

Hearing that, the boss let out a long breath, somewhat relieved, and said, "Lixing, I knew it was the right choice to have you protect Envoy Gélèsī."

"I heard from Lieutenant Colonel Lin that if you hadn't reacted in time and shoved Envoy Gélèsī aside, things could have gotten much worse."

Just thinking about it makes the boss break out in a cold sweat—if Chen Yongren had reacted a bit slower, they'd all be busy with damage control, trying to soothe the Americans' emotions, let alone talk about financial support.

The superiors learned that Gélèsī had been attacked, and even personally called to console her and soothe her emotions.

Gélèsī lavished praise on Chen Yongren for his actions, which in turn let the Military Statistics Bureau shine once more in front of the superiors.

The superiors also vowed to catch the assassin and give the envoys an explanation.

It hasn't been long, and Chen Yongren already caught the assassin.

"Where is the person?" the boss asked again.

"He's already dead." Chen Yongren shook his head helplessly: "The place I knocked him down happened to have a protruding stone; the guy was unlucky—his head hit the stone and split open."

Hearing that, the boss froze.

He's dead—how can we interrogate him?

The boss was about to scold Chen Yongren for not knowing his limits.

But then he reconsidered.

No!

It's better that he's dead—his identity is whatever I want to make it!

Regardless of whether he was sent by the Japanese, he must be Japanese!

When the United States and Riben went to war, Riben, seeing the United States envoy come to Chongqing for a visit, flew into a rage and staged the assassination to sabotage China‑United States relations.

Exactly, that's it!

Damn, the boss is really sharp—he's already guessed the correct answer!

However.

Whether Gélèsī believes it or not, it's not up to you whether it's Japanese.

"Senior?" Chen Yongren said nervously, "You won't be addled by my anger, will you? I know I was wrong this time—sorry!"

"After all this time in the Military Statistics Bureau, I shouldn't have made such a rookie mistake—please punish me!"