Chapter 621

Chen Yongren casually opened the location map and discovered Chen Yongyi had already appeared in Beiping, Lampgrass Alley.

This older brother of mine really knows how to run, showing up in Beiping again.

Is he on another mission?

Chen Yongren also realized another problem: according to the information gathered from scanning his older brother last time, Ying's secrecy level is very high.

How did the little Japanese find out he came to Beiping?

Is there a traitor inside, or has another senior agent been captured and turned?

As Chen Yongren was thinking, he heard An Da say: "Enter."

The door was pushed open.

A lieutenant colonel holding a file folder quickly walked up to An Da's side.

Seeing the usually stern An Da being so friendly and approachable toward a young man today, he vaguely sensed his identity was extraordinary and slightly bowed his head to show respect.

Being able to maneuver in the North China Army Headquarters, his skill at reading people and situations is naturally not poor.

Chen Yongren smiled and nodded, then turned on his scanning eye toward him.

Not bothering to care what it's called, his gaze locked directly onto the "current status" column.

Current status: Beiping Red Party clerk arrested and defected, having leaked news of Ying's arrival in Beiping; preparations are underway to launch an entrapment operation against him.

Chen Yongren just wanted to curse "damn it".

Fortunately he arrived in time; otherwise the trouble would have been huge.

Older brother, older brother, I, the younger brother, have saved your life.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yongren's expression remained calm: "Uncle, since you have official duties, I won't disturb you further."

Because he hasn't joined the army department, he must learn to avoid suspicion, not inquire into matters he shouldn't know, lest he invite unnecessary doubt.

After all,

Chief has been scrambling in Jinmen for several months; he needs to show some growth.

Moreover,

This is the old nest of the North China Japanese army, with a spy hideout nearby; everything must be done with caution.

An Da ershisan didn't try to keep him, nodded and smiled, saying: "Go back and rest first; after I finish my duties, I'll give you a warm welcome and we can catch up."

Hey! Chen Yongren smiled and nodded, patted his suitcase and said: "Uncle, please be sure to accept the gift I prepared for you."

If we could meet in the evening, that would be even better; as soon as I open my scanning eyes, I'll know what this old thing intends to do next.

An Da ershisan gave a slight nod, then suddenly said: "Wait!"

"Uncle, what's wrong?" Chen Yongren turned around.

"I'll arrange a car to send you directly home; that would be safer." An Da ershisan said.

Chen Yongren smiled and said: "No need for all that trouble; this is my first time in North Peace, I just want to have a good time here, walking a couple of steps is fine."

"Then I'll arrange two guards to protect you." An Da ershisan also said.

Chen Yongren said: "Uncle, I've just arrived in North Peace; if I make such a big fuss, it will only attract others' attention."

"Don't worry, uncle, I've just arrived in North Peace; no one will know me."

Seeing Chen Yongren insist, An Da ershisan couldn't say much more, could only helplessly urge him to pay more attention to safety and not go to some remote places.

Chen Yongren nodded in agreement, walked straight out of the reception room; that major followed behind him, made a slight bow toward his back "shadow", then closed the door and returned to An Da ershisan's side.

"General, according to reliable intelligence, the shadow has appeared again in North Peace." The Japanese major unfolded the folder and said in a low voice.

"What?" An Da felt surprised: "That bastard who assassinated Ma Han Wu back then?"

Hai! The Japanese major bowed his head and said: "A few days ago we captured a Red Party member, thinking he was just a small fry, but didn't expect he was actually a key official of the North Peace Red Party!"

He was carrying an encrypted document; after interrogation we learned that it was actually the shadow who had secretly come to North Peace to lie in wait.

He came this time to make contact with the North Peace Red Party, but what specific mission he is to carry out we still don't know.

"Have you found out the shadow's specific identity?" An Da urgently asked.

The Japanese major helplessly shook his head: "The shadow's identity is highly classified; we have no way of knowing it."

Damn! An Da silently thought, what a pity.

If we could know the shadow's true identity, we could directly launch a capture operation; once caught alive, we could obtain more intelligence.

"The capture of the Red Party key official is top secret; the news hasn't leaked, I think the Red Party temporarily still doesn't know about this, and Colonel Matsuzaki is devising an operation to lure and capture the shadow." The Japanese major hurriedly said.

An Da impatiently nodded: "Order him to finish the operation plan as soon as possible, don't waste time; that shadow fellow is very crafty, if we miss this chance we don't know how long we'll have to wait!"

Hai! The major straightened up and quickly left the office.

Only after the major left did An Da impatiently sit down on the sofa.

Earlier I heard he was active in central China, but I didn't expect he would actually come to North China.

Originally a spy should have been handled by the North Peace Special Agency, but the shadow's destructive power is truly formidable.

Several pacification operations in North China have almost all been sabotaged by him; several high-ranking officials have died at his hands, and he even blew up their military trains, causing large amounts of supplies to be destroyed.

Such a capable agent, how could An Da tolerate him?

An Da ershisan pinched the bridge of his nose to relieve some pressure, then turned his attention to the box in front of him.

Chief, what gift did this little guy bring for himself?

An Da ershisan casually opened the suitcase.

Inside were also two rectangular wooden boxes, the surfaces exquisitely shaped, with dark patterns on them, and even names written with a brush in the middle.

One is for the North China commander-in-chief.

The other is for An Da ershisan.

Chief, this kid is really thoughtful.

An Da ershisan opened his own box; inside was a pure gold-made beverage bottle bearing the Yaushi beverage logo.

He picked it up and played with it in his hand for a while.

It felt very solid.

Anda Ershisan's expression instantly lit up.

Of course.

Chen Yongren couldn't possibly be so generous as to give away that much gold.

Only the surface layer is like that; the inside is just stone.

Anyway, someone of high status like Anda Ershisan wouldn't have a specialist appraise a gift from a junior.

Even if the truth came out, Chen Yongren would have an excuse.

Anda Ershisan actually believed this was a bottle made of pure gold, and he couldn't help but lift the corners of his mouth.

After all.

Who in the world doesn't like gold?

The Chief Commander really has grown up.

After Anda Ershisan loved playing with it and couldn't put it down for a while, he then put it back in the box, planning to properly store it when he got home.

As for the other one.

Anda Ershisan simply held it and went to the Commander's Office.

……

After Chen Yongren walked out of the office, he made sure no one was following him.

He opened the map.

He confirmed that Chen Yongyi was still in Grass Lamp Alley.

He quickly darted into a side alley, and when he came out again, Chen Yongren had already changed his appearance and headed straight for Grass Lamp Alley.

Arriving at the small courtyard where Chen Yongyi was hiding, he resumed his natural appearance and lightly knocked on the gate.

Not long after, a vigilant voice sounded from within the courtyard.

"Who!"