Chapter 83: Letting Go to Catch

Gaoliu Xiúji had just reached the police station gate when the old Japanese devil's car also happened to arrive.

"Major His Excellency!" Gaoliu Xiúji quickly walked to the old Japanese devil's car and personally opened the door for him.

Two Japanese devils quickly walked into the police station.

"Colonel, Major!" Hu Xingrui quickly walked up to them.

"Mr. Hu, quickly tell us your findings!" Tengyuan Jintai asked urgently.

"Yes!" Hu Xingrui dared not be negligent.

He concealed the fact that he had collected gold bars, and then, under the coercion of the 'anti-Japanese elements', he eventually pretended to defect, won the enemy's trust, and extracted their hiding place, exaggerating the whole story.

Naturally, most of it was his fabrication, but he was just boasting to highlight his own role.

After hearing Hu Xingrui's report,

Tengyuan Jintai and Gaoliu Xiúji both looked astonished.

Pinglu Yilang was originally just a bait to lure the devils inside the police station.

Of course, there was no such thing as a companion.

The spy hidden inside the police station wasn't caught; instead, it attracted the attention of a spy lying in wait outside.

Could it be an agent who lost contact with his superiors, learned that the police station was making arrests, and mistakenly thought his superior had been caught?

Tengyuan Jintai sized up Hu Xingrui, his eyes showing a hint of scrutiny: "You said he was waiting for you in the civilian house at No. 5 North Jinzhou Road?"

Hu Xingrui nodded repeatedly like a pecking bird.

Tengyuan Jintai pressed: "Was it just him coming to see you?"

"That's right, I only saw him alone!" Hu Xingrui said.

"Did he say what his identity was?" Tengyuan Jintai asked: "I mean, are they from the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Red Party, or the Party Affairs Office?"

"No, Sir, that guy is very cautious; I probed around, but he just wouldn't say more."

Because it concerned his future, Hu Xingrui wished he could fly immediately to No. 5 North Jinzhou Road, urging: "Sir, we cannot delay!"

"We should first capture him for interrogation; delay could bring changes!"

"Major His Excellency, I think we should go take a look!" Gaoliu Xiúji said: "Since he dares to risk exposure to threaten Hu Xingrui,"

"Could this indicate that the person he lost contact with holds a high rank?"

"If we continue to dig deeper based on this clue, we might uncover an even larger spy network!"

Upon hearing this, Tengyuan Jintai nodded in deep agreement.

Since there's a guy who's started things, let's first catch him and then talk!

As for the guy lurking inside the police station, we'll talk about him later.

"Mr. Gaoliu, eight team members are far from enough; immediately call the headquarters and request ten more agents for support." Tengyuan Jintai said sternly.

"Together with the agents here, let's go to North Jinzhou Road No. 5 and bring that bastard back!"

"Hai!" Gaoliu Jintai replied firmly.

"Sir, I'll go with you too!" Hu Xingrui volunteered: "That guy has seen me; if I'm there, he won't be so wary."

"Our capture operation will go even more smoothly!"

"Mr. Hu, you're absolutely right!" Tengyuan Jintai thought for a moment, nodded satisfied: "You should also go with Mr. Xiúji!"

"As long as we catch this spy, I'll award you merit; once the sub-bureau is established, you'll be its chief!"

Tengyuan Jintai is no old fox for nothing; he knows exactly what bait to use to make Hu Xingrui work twice as hard for him.

Indeed.

Hearing this, Hu Xingrui exclaimed excitedly: "Yes, I will definitely capture that guy and bring him back!"

In his mind, he viciously thought:

"Damn it, what's wrong with being a spy!"

"I was in the middle of business, and you directly scared me soft with your gun."

"Once I get my hands on you, see how I'll deal with you!"

Not long after, another ten agents appeared at the police station gate; adding the eight Japanese agents inside the station,

Eighteen Japanese agents, plus one Hu Xingrui, under Gaoliu Xiúji's leadership, quickly arrived at North Jinzhou Road.

This is a dead-end alley, with only the alley entrance as an entry/exit.

Gaoliu Xiúji ordered six agents to guard the alley mouth; the rest quietly approached the gate of Compound No. 5.

"Sir, you wait here; I'll go knock on the door." Hu Xingrui whispered.

Gaoliu Xiúji arrogantly nodded, waved his hand, and said: "Go!"

Hu Xingrui knocked on the door and whispered: "Brother, are you there? Brother, I've come!"

No one responded from within the courtyard.

"Brother, it's me, I've come." Hu Xingrui increased his force and knocked twice more.

This time, the door opened by itself.

Hu Xingrui was full of doubts, looking at Gaoliu Xiúji and scratching his head.

Gaoliu Xiúji, however, was decisive, waving his hand and saying: "Advance!"

At his command, twelve Japanese agents drew their pistols and rushed into the courtyard.

Four remained to guard the courtyard, while the other eight split off to search the several small rooms inside.

Not long after, they came out one after another.

"Report, Major: there's no one inside the house, only a few letters were found." A Japanese agent ran up to Gaoliu Xiúji and reported at attention.

"Letters?" Gaoliu Xiúji wondered, about to open the envelopes.

The other Japanese agents also finished their search and returned to report.

Without exception.

All the rooms were empty.

「Nani, empty courtyard? 」 Gao Liu Xiuji's face darkened, he immediately looked at Hu Xingrui and snapped angrily: "Damn, what's going on!"

「Impossible, he clearly said he'd be here! 」 Hu Xingrui was dumbfounded.

But Gao Liu Xiuji paid no attention to those, he slapped him hard across the face, shouting angrily: "I knew I couldn't trust you, you idiot!"

「Spreading false military intel, toying with the locust troops, we'll settle with you when we get back! 」

「Sir, I, I really not…」 Hu Xingrui covered his face, aggrieved.

He hadn't finished speaking.

「Bang bang bang~」

A sudden burst of rapid gunfire rang out, and the several Riben agents standing in the courtyard collapsed one after another.

Gao Liu Xiuji reacted extremely quickly; upon hearing the gunfire, he immediately dropped to the ground, raising his pistol and aiming around.

Faintly, several silhouettes could be seen on the roof, pouring bullets down into the courtyard.

The piercing gunfire rang out repeatedly, and several more Riben operatives were shot and fell to the ground.

Browning pistol.

The pistol most favored by agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

「Damn, we've been tricked! 」 Gao Liu Xiuji immediately realized the problem.

This is hardly a hiding place for Chinese agents; it's clearly a trap.

At the same time.

Outside the alley, a burst of rapid gunfire rang out, along with several violent explosions, and faintly a few cries could be heard.

Hu Xingrui, hearing the gunfire, instinctively ran toward the door.

Seeing this, Gao Liu Xiuji fired wildly at both sides, then immediately chased after Hu Xingrui.

The agents lying in wait here, strictly following Chen Yongren's orders, deliberately let those two go.

After Gao Liu Xiuji and Hu Xingrui escaped the alley, they ran toward the police station without looking back.

……

Chen Yongren, who had been observing from the shadows, saw this and smiled at Zhang Haifeng: "The show's over; we can withdraw too."

Zhang Haifeng looked at Chen Yongren in confusion and asked: "Since the Station Chief decided to carry out this ambush..."

「Why not just take them all out? 」

「Why bother letting these two go? 」