Chapter 47: All Parties Gather

Not long after that guy entered the villa.

A black sedan drove toward the direction of the villa, and Chen Yongren instinctively glanced at its license plate.

The license plate number was exactly 0514.

It was the very car that Sakai Mihoko had ridden in.

But what puzzled Chen Yongren was that Sakai Mihoko was not inside the car.

The sedan quickly drove to the villa, and after a few minutes, it drove out again from inside the villa.

What surprised Chen Yongren was that the person sitting in the back seat was actually Lu Yan.

Could it be that this guy is preparing to meet Sakai Mihoko, or perhaps a pangolin?

After all.

Lu Yan helped them take out Chen Xing, which will surely draw their attention.

The situation was exactly as Chen Yongren had guessed.

The only difference is that this is another trap.

Because the Migratory Bird Team was wiped out, Sakai Mihoko suspected that reinforcements from the Military Intelligence Bureau had already arrived in Shanghai.

Thus, Sakai Mihoko planned to use a banquet for Lu Yan as bait to lure the Military Statistics Bureau into action, thereby wiping them out in one fell swoop.

Zhang Haifeng also noticed Lu Yan in the back seat of the sedan.

"A Ren, it's Lu Yan—how could it be Lu Yan? He's not dead?" Zhang Haifeng exclaimed in astonishment.

"What else could it be? He must have surrendered to the Japanese and become a traitor." Chen Yongren said without hesitation: "Come on, let's follow!"

An opportunity to clear their suspicions was right before them.

Missing this opportunity, who knows how long they'd have to wait—until the Year of the Monkey and the Month of the Horse.

Most importantly, since Lu Yan was riding in Sakai Mihoko's car,

following him might allow them to take out Sakai Mihoko, or even a pangolin.

"Good!" Zhang Haifeng had no hesitation.

But watching Lu Yan's car gradually disappear ahead, Zhang Haifeng anxiously said, "We don't have any cars either—how are we supposed to chase?"

Chen Yongren smiled and said, "Who says we don't have a car?"

Saying that, he quickly walked to a sedan at the street corner, opened the door, and got in.

"A Ren, what are you planning to do?" Zhang Haifeng hurried after him, but when he saw who was sitting inside the car, he froze.

"Miss Liu?"

"What are you staring at? Get in the car." Chen Yongren waved for Zhang Haifeng to get in, then told Liu Shuyun, "Drive, chase after that car ahead—quick!"

"Ah? Oh!" Liu Shuyun blinked, then started the car.

Because things happened suddenly, the Party Affairs Bureau agents tailing Chen Yongren were dumbfounded on the spot.

Only when the car gradually disappeared from view did they finally react.

"Damn it, why are you still standing there? Miss Liu has been kidnapped by Chen Yongren—quickly notify the brothers to come reinforce; no matter what, we must find Miss Liu!" a middle-aged man shouted urgently.

……

At this moment.

Lin Dayou, in disguise, brought his men to Hongkou, organizing them into three‑person teams and splitting the force into five reconnaissance squads, scattered across Hongkou's streets to gather intelligence.

No matter who first spots the target, they must not act rashly; they must promptly call for backup.

……

In the sedan.

"Don't follow too closely, or you'll alert the car ahead." Chen Yongren reminded.

Hearing that, Liu Shuyun let out an "oh" and instinctively reduced speed.

The sedan fell silent again.

"Um…" Liu Shuyun smiled, trying to break the awkward atmosphere: "What a coincidence, A Ren—who's in that car ahead?"

"Lu Yan, a traitor from the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai Station—don't tell me you didn't know he's still alive." Chen Yongren also saw no need to keep pretending, his tone tinged with contempt.

"Besides, surveillance is surveillance—what a load of nonsense; do you really think I'm some fresh‑out‑of‑school rookie?"

"If I hadn't deliberately let you follow me today,"

"with your Party Affairs Bureau's few tricks, you still want to tail me? Dream on."

Since we're all in Liu Shuyun's car, there's no point in pretending further—neither side are fools, so let's just lay it all out.

Hearing that, Liu Shuyun first blinked, then quickly understood, her tone suddenly rising: "Chen Yongren, so you've known my identity all along?"

As it turned out, Chen Yongren had been pretending not to know.

Liu Shuyun suddenly felt like a clown in a circus.

"Miss Liu, what's in here is brains, not water." Chen Yongren looked at Liu Shuyun pityingly and said, "From our very first meeting, I knew you were a Party Affairs Bureau agent."

"Your approach to contact wasn't bad, but the details weren't handled well—you gave yourself away right from the start."

Hearing that, Zhang Haifeng scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

If Chen Yongren hadn't warned him, he would truly have thought Liu Shuyun was just an ordinary girl.

Liu Shuyun's eyes widened even more; she suddenly felt her mind wasn't up to the task: "Since you know we're from the Party Affairs Bureau, why dare you actively contact me?"

"Because after the Huluxiang Incident, being with you is the safest option." Chen Yongren bluntly added: "Given the Military Intelligence Bureau's style of 'better to kill by mistake than to let go,' they certainly won't listen to our explanations."

"But the Party Affairs Bureau is different."

"If you don't have evidence of me and Haifeng defecting and betraying the country, then no matter how suspicious you are, you can only stare helplessly."

"Later I discovered a bug in the room, so I deliberately told Liu Ying—your aunt—about the killing of the Japanese spy."

"Even so, your aunt still hasn't dispelled her suspicions about me."

When I killed a Japanese spy yesterday, I learned from him that Lü Yan had betrayed the entire Shanghai Station to save his life.

I know, the situation is serious.

You already suspected me and Hai Feng of defecting, and our superiors have turned traitor.

If we don't kill a few Japanese spies in front of you, Hai Feng and I will find it even harder to clear our suspicions.

Liu Shuyun listened, stunned, because Chen Yongren's words were almost exactly what her aunt had said.

Such talk from yesterday was just Chen Yongren spouting nonsense, confirming Lü Yan's defection.

If it weren't for today hearing Liu Ying's inner voice.

Chen Yongren didn't even know that such a big thing had happened at the Shanghai Station.

"In order to prove my innocence, I let you follow me," Chen Yongren continued.

"Not long after we arrived in Hongkou, we discovered a Japanese spy."

"Since this is Japanese territory, Hai Feng and I didn't act rashly; we followed them all the way, hoping to uncover the Japanese spies' hideout."

"I never expected to see Lü Yan coming out of a villa, as if he were going to meet someone."

"No matter who Lü Yan meets, as long as we take them all out, Hai Feng and I will naturally be able to clear ourselves of the suspicion of treason."

"Damn it, Lü Yan, you traitor!" The usually silent Zhang Haifeng suddenly exploded, clenching his fists and shouting: "A Ren, we must kill him!"

At this moment, Lü Yan's car suddenly turned right onto the side street and finally stopped in front of a Japanese-style restaurant.

Afterward, they saw Lü Yan jump out of the car, and under the guidance of two plainclothes Japanese spies at the entrance, he swaggered into the restaurant.

"Just park here, no need to go past," Chen Yongren whispered.

He was just about to get out of the car when he suddenly noticed a familiar figure appear on the street.

Lin Dayou?

At this moment he was standing at the street corner smoking.

Only after seeing Lü Yan enter the restaurant did Lin Dayou fiercely stomp his cigarette butt on the ground and tell his subordinate nearby: "Quick, notify all groups to assemble immediately!"