Chapter 51: Tremors from All Sides

Hearing this, Shen Mingchen sprang to his feet and bellowed into the microphone, "What did you say?"

Lin Da You did not dare delay; he immediately led his troops in tracking Lu Yan, only to walk into a Japanese spy ambush. At the critical moment, Chen Yongren brought Zhang Haifeng forward, rescued him, and recounted the whole incident.

Finally, Lin Da You reported that Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng had wiped out the Japanese spies' Migrant Bird Team, extracted intelligence about the warehouse through interrogation, and reported all of this to Shen Mingchen.

"Section Chief, I personally witnessed this; I can guarantee to you that they will have no problems," Lin Da You said solemnly.

He paused, then added: "Moreover, the Japanese spies wouldn't pay such a high price for them!"

After hearing Lin Da You's report, Shen Mingchen was shocked to the core, his expression shifting unpredictably.

Especially Lin Da You's final report.

Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng—just two people—wiped out a Japanese spy unit?

In Gold Hill, the Military Intelligence Bureau would need to muster at least more than double the Japanese spies' forces to ensure a smooth capture operation.

From Lin Da You's account, Chen Yongren was the leader, while Zhang Haifeng was merely an assistant.

Damn it.

Taking on Japanese spies, Chen Yongren made it look as easy as chopping vegetables.

The numbers of Japanese spies killed by Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng, as reported by Lin Da You, and their operational targets, all matched what the Military Intelligence Bureau had obtained on its own.

Shen Mingchen now fully believed Lin Da You's words.

Besides, if this were a ruse.

Then the price the Japanese would have paid would be far too great—a station chief of the Special Higher Police in Shanghai and dozens of Japanese spies' lives.

To insist that Lin Da You defected is pure nonsense.

Even if the Japanese were crazy, they wouldn't bomb their own turf, destroying half a district, just to make the Military Intelligence Bureau believe that Chen Yongren, Zhang Haifeng, and Lin Da You had betrayed the country and gone over to the enemy.

Logistically, it simply doesn't add up.

"Da You, you've made merit—this time you've made great merit! You must guarantee your safety; I'll personally go see the boss and request rewards for you!" Shen Mingchen exclaimed excitedly.

With this report, who would dare call Chen Yongren a traitor?

He is not only not a traitor, but the Military Intelligence Bureau's top hero, avenging the comrades of the Shanghai station and dealing a heavy blow to the Japanese spy network in Shanghai.

Moreover, since its founding, the Military Intelligence Bureau has never killed a Japanese spy of station-chief rank.

This piece of history was finally broken by Chen Yongren.

Shen Mingchen now just wants to say, "Damn it."

Chen Yongren is practically more formidable than the Monkey King wreaking havoc in Heaven; even while imprisoned, he could calmly devise a plan of action to clear himself of treason suspicions.

If I were in his situation, I wouldn't even guarantee I could do as well as he did.

Having such valiant troops under his command, Shen Mingchen, who had been uncertain about his future, saw his gloom lift completely, feeling only that his future was bright.

"Please, Section Chief, send us more personnel," Lin Da You pressed, adding, "The Japanese spies have suffered such a loss; they won't take it lying down."

"Alright, once I report this to the boss, I'll arrange personnel for Shanghai as soon as possible," Shen Mingchen said, his voice brimming with indescribable excitement.

"For now, you must stay safe—find a place to stay, then get back in touch later."

"Yes, Section Chief!" Lin Da You replied hurriedly.

After hanging up, he stepped out of the phone booth and told Chen Yongren, "A Ren, Hai Feng, the Section Chief heard about your deeds, is thrilled, and said he will request rewards for you."

"Reinforcements from Gold Hill will arrive soon; for these few days, we just need to wait patiently."

Chen Yongren's expression remained unchanged as he nodded.

Although he could faintly hear Lin Da You's conversation, Chen Yongren kept his focus locked on him, given that his own life was at stake.

Through Lin Da You's tone and the conversation's content, Chen Yongren finally realized this was no stalling tactic.

"Then let's first find a safe place to stay and wait for reinforcements from Gold Hill," Chen Yongren said.

While the three searched for a safe house, Shen Mingchen again went to Boss Dai's office door and knocked.

"Boss, it's me, Shen Mingchen." Shen Mingchen cleared his throat; "I have an important matter to report to you."

"Come in." After a while, Boss Dai's slightly irritated voice came from inside.

Shen Mingchen hurriedly pushed the door open and entered, seeing Boss Dai in a Zhongshan suit seated at the desk, left hand gently swaying a wine glass, right index finger incessantly tapping the desk.

As a longtime subordinate of Boss Dai, Shen Mingchen knew this was one of his little gestures, indicating he was now irritated.

Indeed.

"What the hell else do you have to say? Can't you say it all at once!" Boss Dai slammed down his brandy glass beside his foot, stood up, pointed at Shen Mingchen, and cursed.

Seeing Boss Hai's murderous expression, Shen Mingchen didn't dare delay and immediately said, "Boss, Lin Da You has found Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng."

"What?" Boss Dai blinked in surprise.

Shen Mingchen immediately repeated to Boss Dai the information Lin Da You had reported.

Boss Dai's expression kept shifting as Shen Mingchen reported, his earlier murderous look replaced by doubt.

"You say Lin Da You was deep in a Japanese spy encirclement, and it was Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng who rescued him?"

"And they also took out Sakai Miho and Lu Yan?" Boss Dai stared at Shen Mingchen, incredulous.

"Exactly, Boss!" Shen Mingchen straightened up. "All of this is what Lin Da You personally witnessed; if Chen Yongren hadn't appeared in time, he would surely have fallen in Shanghai."

Boss Dai fell silent for a moment, then laughed: "Beautiful, Chen Yongren pulled this off beautifully—I really didn't misjudge him; sending him to Shanghai was the right call!"

Seeing Boss Dai's excited expression, Shen Mingchen muttered to himself, "You once suspected them of defecting, got angry at your own misjudgment—now you haven't misjudged them?"

He thought that, but said aloud, "It's precisely because the boss has an eye for talent that Chen Yongren can truly shine in Shanghai."

"Otherwise, we would surely suffer a major loss this time."

"Go to hell, stop sucking up." Boss Dai muttered, though his face was quite happy.

Fortunately, Chen Yongren didn't defect; otherwise, having personally sent over a collaborator, this old face of mine would be utterly disgraced in the Military Statistics Bureau.

He paused, pondered a moment, then said: "Now Shanghai only has Chen Yongren, Lin Da You, and Zhang Haifeng."

The Japanese spies have suffered such a huge loss; they will surely continue their revenge. The three of them obviously can't handle the remaining Japanese spies, so we must keep sending more personnel to Shanghai!

We must ferret out the remaining Japanese spies and find that damned pangolin!

Yes! Shen Mingchen straightened up, then asked: "Who will command this batch of troops?"

Boss Dai pondered for a moment, then shouted sternly: "Chen Yongren!"