Chapter 680: Fell into a Ditch

Seeing Chen Yongren with a black face, Ye Shan Ziji anxiously scratched his ears and cheeks.

If this was his doing, it would be fine.

But so far, Ye Shan Ziji remains clueless, having no idea what happened.

How could such a huge black pot be borne by a mere lieutenant like me? Where could I possibly carry this black pot of a poison‑killing specialist?

"Ye Shan Jun, don't waste time; immediately lead the way ahead. Before the matter is settled, you'd better not run around."

Seeing Ye Shan Ziji's frightened expression, Chen Yongren said coldly.

He certainly knows Ye Shan Ziji is innocent, but to make some progress in this matter, he can only temporarily make them bear the black pot.

Being able to make a small contribution to the great cause of the anti‑war effort is also considered as making the ancestral graves of these little Japanese devils emit green smoke.

"Hai, I understand!" Ye Shan Ziji replied anxiously, standing at attention.

"Who delivered water this morning?" Chen Yongren said coldly.

"Chief Commander, rest assured, we have placed the relevant personnel under control per General Gangcun's order, awaiting your interrogation." Ye Shan Ziji said hurriedly.

Such a big incident in the warehouse cannot be ignored; we must naturally detain everyone who has been in the kitchen.

"Yo, immediately take me to see them." Chen Yongren said coldly: "I want to see who gave them the guts to lay hands on a Younger Brother Country investigator."

Ye Shan Ziji shrank his neck, responded, and immediately led the way, bringing them into a room.

"Commander!"

Seeing Ye Shan Ziji enter, the several Japanese soldiers in the room all stood up.

Chen Yongren quickly used his scanning eye to confirm the identities of the several Japanese soldiers before him; they were all logistics troops of the warehouse, specifically responsible for the food and provisions of the stationed warehouse unit.

One of them was precisely the Japanese soldier who delivered hot water to the office this morning.

What a fine scapegoat.

It happens to be within the range of the mind‑control skill right now.

"You needn't be nervous; this is just a routine inquiry. No matter what the Chief Commander asks, just answer honestly." Ye Shan Ziji said, looking at Chen Yongren with a smile.

Led by Zhongyuan Shen, several people warily eyed the soldiers before them, protecting Chen Yongren's side.

Chen Yongren locked his gaze on the Japanese soldier who had delivered water earlier that morning, and said coldly: "I remember you; you came this morning to bring us water!"

"Speak, did you deliberately poison us to stop our investigation?"

For a moment, everyone's gaze fell on that Japanese soldier.

Immediately, the Japanese soldiers beside it jumped aside, clearing a large space, and Zhongyuan Shen and his companions also placed their hands on their waists.

But none of them expected that this guy had already fallen under Chen Yongren's control.

Under Chen Yongren's control, the guy showed panic, stammering: "Don't look at me, I know nothing…"

His strange behavior instead aroused suspicion among everyone in the room.

Ye Shan Ziji also looked at him in disbelief.

Zhongyuan Shen had already quietly drawn his pistol and stood in front of Chen Yongren.

Chen Yongren continued to manipulate the guy.

"It's all your fault—you insist on investigating a case when people are dead, yet you still want to dig deeper." The Japanese soldier gritted his teeth: "We're just trying to make a little money for ourselves; we haven't done anything heinous—what's the problem?"

"I'll kill you so your partner won't be lonely on the road!"

Chen Yongren deliberately manipulated it to reach into its pocket, then had it lunge at him.

Seeing this, Zhongyuan Shen's face changed drastically; without hesitation, he immediately raised his gun and fired several shots at him.

"Bang bang bang~"

A burst of gunfire suddenly rang out.

The guy, hit by several bullets, flopped to the ground.

"What are you doing? Who let you fire!" Chen Yongren, furious, slapped Zhongyuan Shen hard across the face, then quickly stepped over, squatted beside it, and grabbed its collar.

"Speak, what money are you making, and who else is involved in this!"

The guy now had only half a breath left, continuously spitting out fresh blood.

But the mind‑control skill remained effective.

Chen Yongren manipulated it to scan the room, finally fixing his gaze on Ye Shan Ziji; just as he was about to point at it, the guy's head lolled and he died on the spot.

Seeing this, Zhongyuan Shen's face showed a hint of panic.

Chen Yongren then searched the Japanese soldier's pocket, and immediately took a grenade from the system's storage, slipped it into the soldier's hidden pocket, and pretended to pull it out.

Seeing the grenade in Chen Yongren's hand, everyone in the room turned pale.

If this grenade exploded, at least half of the people in the room would die.

"Chief Commander, sorry, it's me…" Zhongyuan Shen hurried over to Chen Yongren's side.

"No need to apologize; you did the right thing. If you hadn't fired in time, we might have been in danger." Chen Yongren rose, his face grim, and said.

"Hai!" Zhongyuan Shen replied, standing at attention.

Chen Yongren again gave Ye Shan Ziji a grim look and said: "Ye Shan Ziji, what does he mean by 'making money'? You're the highest authority here—don't tell me you don't know!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Shan Ziji's heart skipped a beat, and he kept swallowing.

Zhongyuan Shen and Anteng Zhongsi reacted extremely quickly, immediately stepping forward to press down Ye Shan Ziji.

The others, worried that the remaining people in the room might act strangely, drew their pistols, aimed at them, and shouted in unison: "Put your hands up, or I'll shoot you!"

"Chief Commander, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding—I can explain." Ye Shan Ziji said in panic.

It never expected that it was merely trying to profit from power and make a little money, yet the situation developed in a direction it never anticipated.

"Explain?" Chen Yongren snorted coldly, having no intention of saying more to Ye Shan Ziji, and said to Zhongyuan Shen: "Zhongyuan Jun, come with me to the office; I need to report the situation here to General Gangcun."

Upon hearing this, Zhongyuan Shen's heart leapt with joy; he immediately stood at attention, accepted the order, and, under the envious gazes of everyone, took position to Chen Yongren's left and right.

This is indeed a good opportunity to improve relations with the commander.

The two arrived at the office.

Zhongyuan Shen stood guard outside the door, while Chen Yongren placed a call to Okamura Neji.

The call connected, hearing Okamura Neji's voice, Chen Yongren said in a low voice: "Okamura General, something has happened; the troops stationed at the warehouse indeed have a problem!"

Afterward, Chen Yongren reported to Okamura Neji that he himself had been assassinated.

With multiple witnesses present, Chen Yongren had no fear of Okamura Neji investigating further.

After hearing Chen Yongren finish, Okamura Neji turned pale with shock: "Chief Director Sir, what are you saying? You too were assassinated? How are you? Are you hurt? Who wants to assassinate you?"

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle Okamura, I'm fine." Chen Yongren said in a low voice: "The person who tried to kill me was precisely the one who came this morning to deliver water; before acting, he was still muttering about why we should investigate and such."

"Investigation?" Okamura Neji said in a cold tone: "That means our investigative direction hasn't gone wrong!"