Chapter 597: Meeting the Military Statistics Bureau at Cangzhou Station, issuing weapons and equipment!

Looking at the enlarged map, the hidden layer is between the two rooms.

The house is neither big nor small; it fits a dozen or so people just right.

Moreover, from the outside, there is no way to see the existence of the hidden layer.

Even if someone breaks in, Ma Han Wu only needs to hide in that small room, and no one will be able to find him.

That little bastard Ma Han Wu is sly enough; even the covert personnel around him actually don't know about this small hidden layer.

Since this bastard likes to act like a rat, then let this room be your coffin.

After understanding the courtyard's layout, Chen Yongren got up and left, heading to the agreed meeting point with the Cangzhou Station team.

Although the Chongqing side had already finished vetting and told him there was no problem, Chen Yongren still did not rush over; instead, he stood outside the courtyard and observed for a while.

Inside the second courtyard, there are already quite a few people.

His heartbeat was normal, and the heavenly-eye map showed no enemies nearby; after confirming safety, Chen Yongren stepped forward, knocked on the door, and said, "Is anyone home?"

"Who is it?" someone inside said in a muffled voice.

"I heard something happened at home, so I specially rushed from Beiping to Cangzhou, hoping I haven't returned too late." Chen Yongren said in a muffled voice.

"It's the elder brother returning!" a voice of delight sounded from inside.

After the secret signal was exchanged, the door opened.

Chen Yongren then saw a sturdy man standing at the doorway.

He opened his scan-eye.

He was precisely the group leader of the Cangzhou Station's Action Group, Zhang Ke.

That name, it's quite advantageous, Chen Yongren muttered to himself.

Besides him, there were about ten or so people standing in the courtyard, all of them subordinates of Zhang Ke.

Chen Yongren quickly entered the courtyard.

"Cangzhou Station, Action Group Leader, Zhang Ke." Zhang Ke initiated a salute.

"Military Statistics Bureau, Zheng Renjie." Chen Yongren casually made up a name.

Anyway, this operation is completely top-secret; the boss only told Cangzhou to fully cooperate with the assassination mission, without telling them the details of the personnel they need to cooperate with.

A disposable false identity that will be discarded after use, and he will never meet these people again.

The main reason is still to deal with the Military Statistics Bureau side; otherwise, Chen Yongren wouldn't want to waste time on them.

"So it's Chief Official Zheng."

Someone who can let Chongqing personally issue orders, commanding Cangzhou to fully cooperate, surely wouldn't have a low rank; Zhang Ke did not look down on Chen Yongren just because he couldn't see his rank.

Chen Yongren arrogantly nodded his head.

"Station Chief Wu received your letter and immediately gathered the brothers to wait for you; please follow me." Zhang Ke made a gesture of invitation and led him into a side room.

On the eight‑immortal chair inside the room sat a middle‑aged man, obviously disguised, not his true appearance.

Upon activating his scan‑eye, it was indeed the station chief of Cangzhou Station, Wu Fuxi.

"Brother, you've kept me waiting." Wu Fuxi stood up on his own initiative, walked to Chen Yongren's side and saluted.

Someone who can get the Military Statistics Bureau to issue orders, letting Cangzhou Station fully cooperate, this person's rank and authority must be greater than I imagined.

"Station Chief Song, this is Chief Official Zheng sent by the Military Statistics Bureau." Zhang Ke introduced.

The two exchanged a few polite words, and Zhang Ke voluntarily withdrew.

Wu Fuxi looked at Chen Yongren, waiting for his next words.

Chen Yongren directly asked: "Station Chief Song, I don't know how many brothers are participating in this operation?"

"Not too many, not too few, exactly twenty people, one action group." Wu Fuxi said.

Chen Yongren nodded.

For this operation, there definitely can't be too many people; too many would only look chaotic, coordination would be troublesome, and it would increase the risk of mutual exposure.

Too few people would also cause the support to be stretched thin, attending to the head but not the rear.

One action group is just right.

"What weapons and equipment?" Chen Yongren asked again.

"Just ordinary bolt‑action rifles." Wu Fuxi said helplessly: "After all, we're behind enemy lines; many supplies A Ren't easy to ship out."

"I'll handle the equipment; you just stay put here. At the latest in half an hour, I'll arrange personnel to deliver the gear." Chen Yongren said directly.

Wu Fuxi then asked: "And what about our mission?"

"Your main task at Cangzhou Station is to ambush outside the Li Family Manor and intercept and kill Japanese officials on the way." Chen Yongren pondered for a moment, then said: "Regardless of whether the mission ultimately succeeds or fails, you must withdraw within twenty minutes, not a second longer."

"As for the specific deployment, you arrange it yourselves; I won't interfere too much."

"Huh?" Wu Fuxi blinked in surprise.

"Any problem?" Chen Yongren frowned.

Wu Fuxi hurriedly shook his head and laughed: "No, no, everything will be arranged according to Chief Official Zheng's instructions."

He had originally thought that Cangzhou Station would be assigned to attack the Li Family Manor.

It turned out to be just a simple ambush mission.

Outside the Li Family Manor there is only one road that cars can pass; as long as the retreat route is arranged well, everything else is no problem.

"No problem, then let's synchronize the clocks; by 8 p. m. tonight, all deployments must be ready." Chen Yongren lifted his wrist and tapped his watch.

After they finished synchronizing, Chen Yongren also stopped wasting time.

Making a special trip here was just to casually appease the Chongqing side and simply arrange their tasks; Chen Yongren then got up and left the courtyard.

Arriving at a deserted corner, Chen Yongren changed his appearance again, bought a mule cart, and also bought two large boxes.

Coming to a narrow alley, Chen Yongren took out twenty Chicago Typewriters, sixty submachine‑gun drums, and eighty grenades in boxes.

To be safe, Chen Yongren personally drove the cart afterward to the rear courtyard where Wu Fuxi and the others were, and knocked on the gate.

Is anyone there? Your goods have arrived.

……

Just then.

Zhang Ke and Wu Fuxi were chatting.

"Station chief, you said we shouldn't take the main attack, only assist externally?" Zhang Ke was somewhat surprised.

Wu Fuxi nodded, about to say something.

Just then, a knocking sound came from outside the door: "Officer, someone outside says they're delivering goods."

"Goods?" Wu Fuxi was slightly taken aback.

Could it be that someone surnamed Zheng sent the weapons?

No way, that fast?

"Come on, let's go check!" Wu Fuxi took Zhang Ke to the backyard.

Several armed team members had gathered in the backyard.

Wu Fuxi ordered his subordinates to open the door; outside stood a coachman.

Chen Yongren patted the crate: "Your goods have arrived."

Wu Fuxi didn't recognize Chen Yongren, and gave Zhang Ke a look.

Zhang Ke immediately understood, stepped forward to open the crate, looking at the weapons and equipment inside, his face full of surprise: "This..."

Wu Fuxi seemed to realize something, quickly stepped forward, peered into the crate, and his breathing instantly became ragged.

With so many weapons and equipment, how did he transport them?

Chen Yongren didn't waste any more words, turned and left.

Wu Fuxi also snapped back to his senses, immediately saying: "Why are you still standing there? First, bring the goods into the yard!"

After finishing all that.

Chen Yongren changed his appearance again, bought a new horse-drawn cart and crate, took out 36 submachine guns, 72 ammunition drums, and 72 grenades, packing them into the crate.

Finally, he dressed up as he did when he first met Xu Jie, then went to the contact point to meet them.

"It's you!" Upon seeing Chen Yongren, Xu Jie was somewhat excited: "Brother, long time no see!"

Xu Jie immediately recognized that the person he was to meet was the one who had previously saved him.