Chapter 596: Anomalous Discovery

Old Yan finally spoke in a low voice: "According to the intelligence we received, Ma Han Wu is currently hiding in the Li Family Manor in Cangzhou, preparing to meet secretly with the Japanese tonight; the specific content is still unknown."

Hearing that name, Yang Dong gritted his teeth and said: "This dog traitor."

The fact that this guy is preparing to defect has already been spreading.

Ma Han Wu, in order to offer his credentials to the Japanese, has been openly capturing and killing the Red Party members hiding in the Hebei region.

After receiving the news, our forces also tried to find a way to intercept, but because the Japanese troops provided support, the intercepting forces suffered heavy losses.

"Whose intelligence is this, and is it accurate?" Yang Dong asked again.

The hiding place concerns Ma Han Wu's life; how could the information leak so easily?

"Basically there's no problem," Old Yan said, nodding slightly, but he didn't say much more.

He only knows that the intelligence came from a senior agent lurking inside the enemy.

Codename, Shadow.

Old Yan also only knows this one codename.

"Tomorrow it will meet with the Japanese, so we must also hurry to make preparations to avoid any mishap." Old Yan took out a piece of paper from his pocket and spread it on the table.

"This is the Li Family Manor defense map sent out by our comrades."

"I have already arranged the tasks for the other comrades; now it's your turn."

Yang Dong and Jiangnan nodded in unison and stepped forward quickly.

……

The Red Party side is busy formulating tonight's action plan.

The lives of those two ronin have also entered a countdown.

The train is now speeding along the Jinpu Railway.

The Japanese ronin who got a beating is now squatting at the rear of the train, smoking.

"Eight ga ya ru, really too unlucky, how could we encounter such a thing?" Tanaka Jiro rubbed his face and complained: "On the train we actually met a Japanese noble; if we were nobles too, how great that would be."

Thinking of Chen Yongren's arrogant and unrestrained demeanor, Tanaka Jiro was full of envy.

"Forget it, don't think about it anymore; being able to survive such a situation is already good enough, and even if he killed us on the spot, no one would dare say a word against it." Tanaka Tarou, being self-aware, said consolingly.

"When we get to the next stop, we'll first get off and find a place to have a drink!"

"But our money has all been stolen; where would we get any to eat or drink?" Tanaka Jiro complained, thought for a moment, then said excitedly.

"Brother, I see they've all gotten off; why not, just like before, extort a few more Chinese?"

"Anyway, that bunch of Chink pigs wouldn't dare even fart when they see us; idle and bored, we'll extort some money to spend and vent our anger on them—I don't believe a noble could still pop up on this train."

"Who says we have no money?" Tanaka Tarou mysteriously took off his shoe.

Tanaka Jiro instinctively wanted to cover his nose.

"Eight ga ya ru, what's this expression? I washed my feet." Tanaka Tarou swore, "If you despise me, then don't blame me for only looking out for my own pleasure."

While speaking, Tanaka Tarou lifted his shoe, shook it twice, and dumped out two small yellow fish.

"Gold!" Tanaka Jiro's eyes lit up; "Brother, you're amazing, actually hiding these—I had no idea!"

"How smart I am—how could I give all my money to him? When we get off later, we'll first have a drink to warm up." Tanaka Tarou was shaking his head and swaying.

Suddenly he saw his younger brother's face filled with terror, trembling, pointing behind him.

"Eight ga ya ru, what did you see to scare you like that?" Tanaka Tarou swore and turned his head, only to see the two guards beside Chen Yongren, grinning ferociously, standing behind him.

"Yes…"

Before it could finish speaking, the two guards on the left and right rushed forward, pinched their necks, and then jerked upward with force.

"Crack!" two crisp sounds.

The brothers' bodies went limp, and they died on the spot.

The two guards searched their bodies, took out documents that could prove their identity, stripped off their clothes, and threw them straight off the train.

When the train was about to reach the next station and began to slow down, the two finally jumped off, tossed their clothes into the trash bin, threw the documents into the toilet pit, and bought a ticket back to Cangzhou.

……

Now.

Chen Yongren was now leading Lin Ke Xin along the street, promoting the Yaoxi brand beverage.

Having come all this way, we must certainly attend to the proper business first.

To Chen Yongren's surprise, his own beverage had already gained some fame in the Hebei region.

The main reason is that those who have tried the drink spread it by word of mouth, and with the Jinmen railway line being developed, any novelty can gradually spread.

Some shops, upon learning Chen Yongren's identity, immediately decided to cooperate with him, and orders came flying in like snowflakes.

Seeing Chen Yongren's cheerful demeanor, Lin Ke Xin almost thought he was here to discuss business, not for the mission.

After being busy for a few hours.

Chen Yongren then brought Lin Ke Xin to stay at the largest luxury hotel in Cangzhou.

Here the objective is clear; after they deal with those two Japanese, they can also quickly find him.

Seeing that they were two Japanese of distinguished status, the hotel manager naturally dared not be negligent, and swiftly processed their check-in.

After successfully checking into the hotel, Chen Yongren also received another message from Yucheng.

Ma Han Wu will tonight meet with the Japanese at the Li Family Manor to discuss surrender terms, and the person lurking beside him has already obtained the manor's defense map.

Chen Yongren originally thought it would take a few more days for Ma Han Wu to act, but he didn't expect this dog bastard's speed to be so fast.

Only after inquiring with the Yucheng side did he learn that this guy's unit had been blocked by the Eighth Route Army, and only escaped with Japanese support.

Ma Han Wu, worried about further mishaps and daring not to press the Japanese, hurriedly spurred his horse to negotiate cooperation and accept Japanese incorporation.

In short, it's just about quickly finding a backer so as not to lose his life if something really happens.

Since this doggish thing is sincerely seeking death, Chen Yongren won't be polite either; he raised his hand, glanced at the time, and told Lin Ke Xin: "I have something to do, I'll go out for a bit."

Afterwards Chen Yongren went out, first entering a small alley; after changing his appearance, he then went to the location provided by the Yu Cheng side, and after confirming it was safe, he obtained the Li family manor's deployment map.

Afterwards, again using the ghost radio, he sent a contact signal to the Cangzhou Station, summoned the teammates lying low nearby, and also spent money to hire a carriage driver to go pick up Xu Jie and the others.

Finally, Chen Yongren strolled to a tea stall near the Li family manor and sat down.

Although he had a map provided by an insider, Chen Yongren still felt that only by personally using a holographic map to understand the manor's situation could he guard against future trouble.

Two sentries stood at the gate, while two squads of sentries patrolled the manor from left and right, and there were also sentries posted at the high points inside the manor.

But the defense here was not as simple as it appeared.

According to the Sky-Eye map, there were also hidden Japanese puppet agents inside the compound.

Opening the holographic map, Chen Yongren suddenly discovered that the room where Ma Han Wu was located seemed to have a hidden mezzanine.