Chapter 631: Mission Accomplished, a New Mole in Yu City

In the banquet hall.

The Japanese officers attending the banquet were dreaming of slaughtering enemies on the battlefield.

A sudden explosion shattered the dreams of these bastards into pieces.

10 kilograms of TNT exploded in the center of the banquet hall, a blinding flash of light suddenly flared, the surrounding glass instantly shattered, and flames spewed out.

The Japanese officers at the blast's epicenter were torn to shreds by the shockwave, fragments flying everywhere.

Thousands of shrapnel scattered like heavenly flowers, ravaging the surroundings and blasting the still-standing Japanese officers to the ground,

When the military police and plainclothes agents on duty outside heard the commotion in the banquet hall, they first froze, then let out strange cries, rushing in one after another.

At this moment, smoke filled the hall, and with all light sources gone, they could barely see the situation inside, only able to hear faint, low groans of agony from nearby.

"Something happened!"

"Quickly turn on the emergency lights!"

"Guard the gate, forbid anyone from entering or leaving!"

……

A military police lieutenant colonel was the first to regain composure and issued orders in an orderly manner.

Soon after,

With a humming of electricity, the emergency lights came on one after another; since these lights had mesh covers, they were not damaged.

The banquet hall finally regained some brightness.

When they saw corpses lying haphazardly all around and severed limbs scattered everywhere, their breathing involuntarily grew ragged.

"Doctor, quickly go find a doctor!"

Seeing this, the military police captain felt the world spin, his lips twitched, and he finally spoke with a trembling voice.

"Count all the bodies and check for survivors!"

……

Okamura Ningci's office.

Hearing the commotion, Ando froze for a moment, then his face changed drastically as he hurried to the door, just touching the handle.

Okamura Ningci suddenly snapped back, shouting sternly: "Ando, stop! What are you trying to do?"

"Chief, the chief is still on the first floor!" Ando 23 felt a pang in his chest, and his tone shifted.

Given that commotion, Yuan Chief is likely more dead than alive.

Hearing this, Okamura Ningci's mouth twitched twice.

This young man is no ordinary officer; he is not only the heir of the Yuan clan, but also the son-in-law of the Arisugawa-no-miya house.

If something were to happen to him,

as the Commander-in-Chief of the North China Area Army, I would surely be unable to escape blame.

The two old devils remained silent.

A hurried knocking sounded outside the door, and then someone opened it.

A Japanese soldier appeared at the doorway, unable to salute in time, his voice trembling: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the… the first-floor banquet hall suddenly exploded…"

"The military police and secret agents are clearing the scene…"

The Japanese soldier stammered: "Before I came up to report, eight generals' corpses had already been found…"

Hearing this, Okamura Ningci felt his scalp go numb.

How many general-rank officers were at the banquet in total, and now eight of them are dead outright?

First floor, banquet, massive explosion.

Okamura Ningci immediately realized.

This is an assassination operation targeting the military officers who came to the North China Command headquarters for a meeting…

Based on his many years of experience, Okamura Ningci quickly formed a rough answer.

Most likely it's that bunch of scoundrels from the Military Statistics Bureau.

Letting Ando 23 come in was precisely because of the strange reaction from the National Government side.

According to intelligence from the secret agents hidden in Yu City,

The National Government, for unknown reasons, suddenly changed its deployment plan, moving troops to defend outside Yu City, and the defensive positions coincidentally matched our attack route.

It was entirely a course of holding the position to the death, refusing any compromise.

The National Government's sudden reaction can only prove one thing.

The Yu City Government already knows our offensive intentions.

Combined with the fact that tonight's officers slated to participate in the battle were also bomb-assassinated, Okamura Ningci's conviction in this idea grew stronger.

"Damn it!" Thinking of this, Okamura Ningci cursed angrily.

If the officer corps suffers heavy losses tonight, even a perfect battle plan would be hard to launch without anyone to command.

Okamura Ningci took two deep breaths, forced himself to stay calm, and then walked out of the office.

……

Ando 23 arrived at the banquet hall.

At this moment, the military police were gathering in, counting the bodies, the corpses laid out neatly, the lowest rank among them being colonel.

Seeing this, Ando 23 felt his heart pound: "Chief, chief!"

He prayed inwardly, "You must absolutely not come to harm."

As long as you're safe, I'd be willing to live ten years less.

Chen Yongren, who had originally wanted to tease Ando 23 some more, hearing this inner voice, also stumbled into the hall, looking frightened.

Watching Ando 23's back, he spoke with a trembling voice: "Uncle Ando!"

Huh?

Hearing someone shout at himself, Ando 23 immediately turned his head.

He then saw Yuan Chief standing behind him.

What a coincidence?

You just swore and you're already here?

Damn it, if I had known I wouldn't have sworn so poisonously.

I was just joking, Amaterasu Ōkami, please don't take it seriously!

"Chief!" Ando 23 muttered, quickly walked up to Chen Yongren, sized him up, and asked: "You… you alright?"

"You just left, and I went to the restroom." Chen Yongren scanned the banquet hall and said: "Uncle, what… what exactly is going on?"

"A big explosion just happened here; your luck is really good, otherwise…" After confirming Chen Yongren was unharmed, Ando remained in a state of shock.

"A big explosion?" Chen Yongren feigned surprise.

"Chief!"

Ando 23 was about to speak when Gangcun Ningci quickly approached, looked concerned at Chen Yongren, and said: "Chief, it's great that you're alright."

Yuan Chief was unharmed, and Gangcun Ningci's worried heart finally settled.

"Thank you for your concern, Commander… I… I'm fine." Chen Yongren shook his head and casually activated the scan eye on Gangcun Ningci.

After looking, Chen Yongren just wanted to say one thing: "Damn it."

The little devils reacted quickly; almost as soon as I reported the information, they, based on the National Government's troop movements, detected the leak and were preparing to investigate.

Whether or not they investigate doesn't matter; Chen Yongren has plenty of ways to clear his name.

But doesn't this indirectly indicate that there are still enemy spies lurking within the National Government?

Before leaving Yucheng, I had already cleared out Riben spies within.

It's only been a short while, and it's started again?

Chen Yongren didn't know whether to say the devils' infiltration was strong—like cockroaches everywhere—or that the National Government was too lax, and no matter how well he did, he couldn't resist their momentary lapse.

But saying these things now is useless; we must think of a way to root out the bastards lurking within to avoid greater loss.

"Your Excellency Commander, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the casualty list has been tallied..." A Japanese lieutenant quickly ran up to Gangcun Ningci.

"Speak!" Ando 23's expression was unpleasant.