Chapter 58: Go Get the Pangolin

These few Japanese agents, upon seeing Mayor Yu and General Zhang, were about to draw their guns to shoot.

Bang bang bang~

A sudden burst of continuous gunfire rang out from behind them; before they could pull the trigger, Chen Yongren knocked them down one after another.

The guards beside the two, seeing the servant lying on the ground holding a shotgun, instantly understood what had happened and immediately shielded General Zhang and Mayor Yu.

The hotel manager immediately covered his head and fell to the floor; the police officers in the lobby hurriedly crouched, covering their caps, and looked around in panic.

Ah!

Nobody knows who first let out a piercing scream; the few customers who had been drinking coffee scattered in all directions, and the lobby instantly descended into chaos.

Damn!

Seeing the chaotic crowd, Chen Yongren couldn't help cursing; he had wanted to keep shooting, but for a moment he couldn't find a suitable opportunity.

However, the Japanese agents scattered throughout the lobby had no such reservations; they all stood up, drew their pistols, and opened fire.

The remaining ten Japanese agents had a clear division of labor.

One person crouched and fired at the police officers inside the lobby.

Two people fired at the doorway, suppressing the police outside while also forcing Mayor Yu and General Zhang to stay in the lobby, unable to leave for a short time.

The remaining eight Japanese agents drew their guns and fired in the direction of Mayor Yu and General Zhang.

Police officers and guards were hit and fell to the ground.

Zhang Haifeng and Lin Dayou also reacted quickly, swiftly drawing their pistols and shooting at the nearby Japanese agents.

These Japanese agents never expected an ambush nearby; four of them were hit by multiple shots and collapsed, wailing.

The agents from the Party Affairs Department also snapped out of their daze; seeing those shooting at Mayor Yu and General Zhang, they immediately realized who the enemy was and also drew their guns to fire at those Japanese agents.

Crackling gunfire suddenly erupted, and the forces from all sides became entangled in a melee.

Gunfire roared in the lobby, bullets flying sideways.

Valuable glazed ornaments and celadon vases were also shattered by stray bullets, fragments spraying everywhere.

The large transparent glass walls on either side of the door also could not withstand the flying stray bullets, shattering into fragments that littered the ground.

The battle began quickly and ended just as quickly.

Bang bang bang~

When Chen Yongren fired three successive shots, taking out the last three Japanese agents, the noisy gunfire gradually ceased.

Having caused such a commotion, the meeting will certainly be canceled.

Under the protection of the guards, General Zhang and Mayor Yu were urgently evacuated from the hotel.

But just before leaving, they both turned their heads to look at Chen Yongren, their eyes showing a hint of gratitude.

It was him just now—reacting quickly, he eliminated the would-be assassins.

Noticing their gazes, Chen Yongren smiled slightly and gave a simple nod.

As for any face-to-face thanks, we'll exchange pleasantries later.

No one knows whether there are still hidden Japanese agents lurking nearby.

Given how important these two individuals are, they must of course be evacuated first, with no room for carelessness.

Expressing thanks and exchanging pleasantries can wait until later.

But before they left, they had already given notice in advance, so those police officers dare not come looking for trouble for Chen Yongren.

If it weren't for Chen Yongren's quick reaction, all the police officers present today would have been unable to bear the consequences.

But before they left, Chen Yongren still took the opportunity to use Insight to lock onto them.

General Zhang:

'There's definitely a problem inside; someone leaked our whereabouts, otherwise how could there be a Japanese ambush here?'

'Damn, good thing I was extra cautious and moved the meeting up a day; those damn Japanese agents weren't very prepared.'

'We must find a way to root out that mole!'

Mayor Yu:

'Only those few people could have leaked my whereabouts.'

'But who exactly is it?'

'Before I only suspected it, but I can now be certain that there is at least one traitor among my entourage; otherwise the Japanese wouldn't have been staking out the Huamao Hotel in advance.'

'Sigh, I never expected to be saved by an agent I looked down upon.'

……

After using Insight, Chen Yongren finally understood; no wonder they had come to the Huamao Hotel in advance.

The two guessed that their whereabouts might have been leaked, so they wanted to strike the Japanese agents off guard, giving them no time to prepare.

'You're not hurt, are you?' Chen Yongren asked, looking at Zhang Haifeng and Lin Dayou.

'Fine.' They both shook their heads in unison.

'This time, thanks to you, otherwise I…' Lin Dayou felt a lingering fear.

'From the interrogation just now, I already got the whereabouts of the Pangolin,' Chen Yongren said softly.

'Who are you talking about?' Lin Dayou widened his eyes and asked, 'The Pangolin?'

He never expected that Chen Yongren, having merely dealt with two female agents, would actually extract such vital information.

The head of the Japanese East China Special Higher Police.

After failing to assassinate the high officials of Gold Hill, he devised the 'Death Spy' plan, causing the entire Military Intelligence Bureau Shanghai Station to be wiped out—a damned bastard.

Chen Yongren nodded heavily: 'According to their confession, that old bastard is hiding in the Fujita Bookstore, waiting for news of victory.'

'While he's still unaware of what happened at the hotel, let's go straight and take out that damn Japanese!'

'To avenge our brothers who fell earlier!'

"Hmm!" Zhang Haifeng and Lin Dayou did not hesitate.

They said they'd do it, so they did it; after cleaning up the Japanese spies inside the restaurant, Chen Yongren and the three walked out and saw a girl about ten years old crying beside a corpse on the street.

His perception swept over, and Chen Yongren understood what had happened.

It turned out that in the earlier melee, her father had been hit by a stray bullet and killed.

Her only relative was dead, and she felt hopeless and confused about the future.

After thinking, Chen Yongren took out 10 units of legal-tender change from his pocket, walked over to the girl, squatted down, gently shoved the money into her hand, and patted her head.

"What's your name?"

"Hua Lei," the girl said instinctively.

"Use this money to give your family a proper burial," Chen Yongren said softly.

Someone suddenly shoved a sum of money at her; the girl looked at Chen Yongren's expression, feeling somewhat dazed. By the time she reacted and wanted to thank him, Chen Yongren and the others had already disappeared.

The girl clenched the money, wiped the tears from her eyes, and kowtowed three times heavily in the direction they had left.

"Haifeng," Chen Yongren said.

"Understood, the girl's name is Hua Lei; I'll pay more attention to her." Zhang Haifeng immediately understood what Chen Yongren meant.

Chen Yongren nodded, said no more, and headed for the Fujita Bookstore to kill.

……

At this moment, the old devil Yanping Tarou was at the Fujita Bookstore, sipping tea while patiently waiting for the good news of a successful assassination.

Because Sakai Mieko had suddenly died.

Chuan Shan Jia temporarily lacked suitable manpower, so to better command the subordinates, he could only personally choose a site to hold down.

Although the old devil thought his people might be caught in a botched operation, he wasn't worried at all.

But these agents had all undergone extremely strict anti-interrogation training.

They were extremely loyal to both the empire and themselves!

But Yanping Tarou never dreamed that there existed such an overpowered being as Chen Yongren.

Moreover, he never expected that his own life had already entered a countdown.