The Spy

Chapter 138 Assassination
Lao Lu didn't look back, he knew that the organization had begun to screen him.

He has passed the first screening.

After receiving the time and place, Lao Lu walked forward without having to talk to his comrades specifically to avoid bringing danger.

When you are behind enemy lines, you must be careful at all times and never be careless.

"Did the one called softie reply?"

The next morning, Shi Qingbin called his men and told them that the time limit he gave to the wimp was up, and if he didn't find the person, he would really kill him.

"No, I'll go find him."

The subordinate shook his head. What a coward. After the last warning, he didn't even dare to hide this time. Besides, where could he hide?

It was too easy for the Party Affairs Investigation Office to deal with a small-time gangster like him.

"Go."

Shi Qingbin waved his hands. He had a hunch that Lu Hanping was in Nanjing, but he couldn't find him, so he couldn't report to the section chief again.

In addition to the wimps, he also sent out his own men to inquire, but unfortunately there were no useful clues.

Before dawn, Soft Egg got up and ran out to look for someone.

He really didn't dare to slack off in the past few days.

He hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days and always had nightmares in the middle of the night. In his dreams, he was shot to death and he woke up every time.

The last time he had a gun pointed at his head, it left him with a huge trauma.

He is a timid person and can't stand being scared.

The wimp thought about running away, as it was better to run away than to stay and wait for death. But he was afraid that he could not escape. Every time he went out, he always felt that there were eyes watching him in the dark. If he was caught while running, he would surely die.

When he was looking for someone, he was praying to God and regretting himself for talking too much.

"Softie, you bastard, you want to hide again?"

Just as he sat down to rest for a while, someone came over on a bicycle from a distance. The weak guy was so scared that he stood up immediately.

"Sir, I'm not hiding. I'm looking for him every day. Give me some more time and I'll definitely find him."

When the wimp saw the people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office, he started shaking with fear.

It turned out that people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office were monitoring him.

But this time he was just overthinking it. The Party Affairs Investigation Office had no interest in monitoring him. The main reason was that he was always on the street, and they could easily find out where he was by asking others.

"So, you didn't find it?"

The man looked at him with ill intent and reached for his waist.

"Sir, it's almost there. I've already asked someone who has seen him. Give me some more time and I promise to find him."

The wimp fell to his knees with a thud. What he feared most now was this group of evil spirits.

"Has anyone seen him? Who?" the visitor asked immediately.

"Xiao Zhao, I'll take you to find him."

I would rather die than have a friend die. In order to prove that he was not lazy and had really found a useful clue, the coward immediately sold out his friend.

Xiao Zhao is also a gangster. Ruandan has a photo in his hand. He said he has seen the person in the photo and even asked Ruandan for some money for drinks.

The wimp himself was reluctant to drink it, so he had to pay the money in order to survive.

"Team leader, Softie hasn't found anyone yet, but he asked if anyone else has seen Lu Hanping."

The visitor quickly found out the situation and came back to report.

"Who have you met?"

Shi Qingbin stood up immediately. Lu Hanping was indeed in Nanjing. His intuition was correct. He would definitely get the great achievement this time.

"I brought it back. It's outside."

"Let's go and ask."

Shi Qingbin quickly left the office and saw the two nervous weaklings at their door.

Xiao Zhao next to him kept complaining that Ruandan betrayed him, but Ruandan kept smiling apologetically.

"Have you seen the person in the photo?"

Shi Qingbin came out and asked immediately. Xiao Zhao nodded hurriedly and took out a cigarette to pass around.

"I don't smoke. When and where did you meet him?"

Shi Qingbin had no interest in the low-quality cigarettes in his hand, he just wanted to know about Lu Hanping's situation.

"Just two days ago, in the west of the city."

Xiao Zhao put away his cigarette and hurried back. Shi Qingbin waved his hand and asked his men to drive the car.

He wants to go to the scene to see it in person.

As long as Lu Hanping was in Nanjing, it would be impossible for him to hide completely. As long as he went out, someone would have seen him. The more people asked about it, the harder it would be for Lu Hanping to hide.

"When you saw him, what was he doing? Was there anything on him?"

"He was walking with what looked like a newspaper between his legs."

Xiao Zhao replied carefully, but Shi Qingbin was shocked.

Holding a newspaper?

People who walk with a newspaper in their arms are mostly going home or to work, which means their home or workplace is not far from here.

"Send someone over here right now and search the area."

Shi Qingbin gave the order decisively. At this moment, Xu Qingyun was in the large office.

Zuo Jinfang was forced by him to take a rest. Today, no one from the second team went out and they gathered in the office for a rare occasion.

They sorted out and summarized the experience gained from the verification during this period and discussed how to speed up the investigation and find the two Japanese spies as soon as possible.

They were discussing heatedly when Xu Qingyun walked in and joined their discussion.

"Team leader, we really don't need to rest. Let's go and continue looking for people."

A team member suddenly said, and Zuo Jinfang also looked at Xu Qingyun.

He and his men had the same idea. They had not been able to find anyone and always felt that they had not done their job well, so they had no intention of resting at all.

"You guys."

Xu Qingyun sighed helplessly. They were in high spirits at work and Xu Qingyun was very happy, but work requires method and one cannot just do things blindly.

However, their discussion was indeed good, and they summarized their experience, so they will be able to do better in the future.

"Brother Qingyun, let's go. The sooner we find them, the less information will be leaked."

Zuo Jinfang followed suit, and Xu Qingyun saw that they had no intention of staying in the office, so he nodded gently: "Okay, I'll go with you to look for it today."

"Great, let's go."

Zuo Jinfang was so happy that he almost jumped up, and the other team members stood up one after another.

The work is important. Team One has already made some progress. Team Two can’t just sit there and dig deep. They must find the person this time.

Ten people rode bicycles, and Zuo Jinfang got into Xu Qingyun's car.

"Captain, the car has appeared."

At the intersection, the Japanese agent who was on surveillance suddenly shouted, and Captain Naoki Takeda immediately came to the window.

It's good to have clues so that you don't record blindly.

Takeda couldn't confirm that Xu Qingyun was in the car, but as long as the car came out, he would follow.

"Walk."

Takeda took four people out and left two people to guard the radio station. There was a telephone in their house. If they succeeded, they would call them immediately and ask them to evacuate.

For Takeda, assassinating Xu Qingyun and other three was enough.

Killing a Chinese person is very easy.

Takeda had a car. After confirming the license plate, he immediately asked his men to steal the car, modified it, and hid it first.

As for whether the car would be found, Takeda had no worries.

There is no way those useless policemen can find the car so quickly. Once they complete their mission, the car will be simply abandoned.

Old Lu had already changed his clothes, put on his hat, and got up to go out.

When he came out, he looked around and found no one was around.

When he reached the main road, Lao Lu stopped a rickshaw.

"Go to Deyuan intersection."

He did not ask the driver to take him directly to Deji Teahouse, as Deyuan Road was not far from the teahouse. He did this to prevent others from knowing where he was going through the driver. Having worked underground for many years, vigilance had already penetrated into his bones.

The rickshaw had just started moving when a man suddenly ran up from behind.

The person who came running looked at the rickshaw with surprise on his face.

"Go tell the team leader that we've found the person. I'll follow him first."

He called his companions, and then he rode his bike to catch up with the rickshaw, and let his companions go and notify people.

They are Shi Qingbin's men.

Xiao Zhao had indeed seen Lu Hanping, and Lu Hanping lived here.

"Have you found someone? Come on, go over and provide support."

Shi Qingbin was even more surprised than his men. This was the fish that had escaped his net three years ago, and after three years, he finally found it again.

This time he would never let Lu Hanping escape again.

Shi Qingbin followed his men to chase after him. This time he brought a team of people with him. As long as they could find Lu Hanping, they would definitely be able to keep an eye on him.

Takeda had already driven the car they stole and was following Xu Qingyun from a distance.

"Overtake ahead."

Takeda suddenly gave an order. He wanted to make sure whether Xu Qingyun was in the car. If not, there would be no point in following the car.

If you want to know if someone is there, you must see the person in the car.

The best opportunity is when overtaking.

Takeda was in the passenger seat. The team member driving the car accelerated quickly, and slowed down a bit when overtaking so that Takeda could see the people in the car clearly.

Takeda saw what was happening in the car.

However, I only saw the front seat. A young man was driving, and there was another young man sitting in the passenger seat. His clothes did not look like what the headquarters said.

There was a curtain in the back row, and he only noticed that there were people there, but didn't see what they looked like.

"team leader."

After passing by, the subordinate immediately asked Takeda, and Takeda frowned.

He now has two choices. One is to follow and wait for the people in the car to get off to determine the situation. If there is no target, he will wait for the next time. The other is to take action by force.

But he only had one chance to attack. If Xu Qingyun was not in the car, even if he killed everyone in the car, the mission would still be a failure.

"Go find a place in front and let them pass first."

In the end, Takeda did not choose to take action immediately. He wanted to confirm it again.

However, he had to get behind the car again. They didn't know the destination of the car behind them. Once the car behind them turned, they would lose him.

The men quickly found a small path and got in. After Xu Qingyun and his team's car passed, they slowly backed out and followed behind.

On the other side, Lao Lu had already gotten off the rickshaw.

He came here early to observe the surrounding environment first. He would only go to make the connection if there was no danger.

The people following behind didn't dare to get close and just stared from a distance.

Shi Qingbin finally brought people over.

"It's really him."

Shi Qingbin was very happy to see Lao Lu in person.

"Keep an eye on the people and try to expand the gains."

Shi Qingbin knew that Lu Hanping was previously in charge of organizational work, and that such a person knew many secrets of the Red Party.

If Lu Hanping was doing the same job in Nanjing, Shi Qingbin would be able to get a huge credit if he could catch him and pry open his mouth.

There is even a chance for him to compete for the position of deputy section chief.

There have been rumors recently that their deputy section chief might be transferred out to be the station chief. Several team leaders are holding back their efforts. If he makes a great contribution at this time, he will definitely be the deputy section chief.

"Jiming, stop at He Ji in front and buy some snacks."

Xu Qingyun suddenly said to Zheng Jiming that Zuo Jinfang and the others were very enthusiastic in their work, so he bought some snacks to reward them.

He Ji is a time-honored brand and their dim sum tastes very good. Xu Qingyun had eaten there before.

"it is good."

Zheng Jiming didn't look back, he knew where He Ji was.

After driving every day these days, he has become familiar with all the road conditions here.

"Captain, they've stopped the car."

Takeda had been following from a distance and even lost his target several times. Takeda was experienced and he knew that the person he was following was an agent. If their car was seen by the other party several times, it would easily arouse suspicion.

"Great, keep an eye on them, and if there are any suspects we'll take action immediately."

Takeda sat up straight, and his men drew their pistols and got ready.

Zheng Jiming got off the car to buy something, and Xu Qingyun got off the car as well to take a breath.

The cars of this era were far less comfortable than those of later generations, and the roads were mostly paved with stone slabs, so driving was often bumpy.

"It's him."

Xu Qingyun was wearing formal clothes today, similar to student clothes.

After coming to this era, he prefers this kind of clothes. In the Military Intelligence Department, he usually does not wear military uniforms unless it is a special occasion.

Especially when investigating a case, wearing a military uniform is equivalent to telling others your identity.

"Get ready to take action."

Takeda shouted, and several people immediately took out their pistols. The driver started the car and began to accelerate.

Xu Qingyun was not in the car, which was their chance.

"Team leader, I've bought it."

Zheng Jiming came back with the snacks. Xu Qingyun nodded and got in the car. Zheng Jiming sat in the driver's seat and the car started slowly.

Xu Qingyun suddenly looked back.

When he got in the car just now, he noticed a car coming from behind. It was normal to have cars on the road, but as soon as he got in the car, the car was almost approaching their side.

It was obvious that the other party was accelerating.

City roads are different from those outside, especially now, the roads are very narrow, unlike later generations with many lanes. The so-called avenues now are just one-way roads where two cars can drive side by side.

"There's an assassin, be careful."

Xu Qingyun's eyes suddenly tightened and he shouted immediately. He was looking behind him and through the glass, he saw that the person sitting in front of him had a gun in his hand.

The gun was pointed at them.

"assassin?"

Zheng Jiming was startled and immediately stepped on the accelerator. At this time, he also noticed the car driving towards them quickly.

Zuo Jinfang even took out his pistol.

Xu Qingyun also took out a gun.

"boom."

Seeing them speeding up, Takeda no longer concealed anything and immediately opened fire. The gunshot scared away many people around.

"Drive toward Yanming."

Xu Qingyun shouted that Yan Ming had many people, including Xu Erxi and others, while the other side only had one car, so they could get more support over there.

Zuo Jinfang's men were behind, so they couldn't stay and wait.

"it is good."

Zheng Jiming turned the steering wheel suddenly, and the gunshot startled Lao Lu who was also nearby.

It was almost twelve o'clock and he was about to go to the teahouse. When he heard the gunshots, he turned around immediately.

No matter what the cause of the gunshots was, it was not appropriate for him to go and make contact at this time. Even if he could not see his comrades, he could not bring any danger to them.

"Where to shoot?"

Shi Qingbin was stunned for a moment when he heard the gunshot, and then shouted angrily. He was staring at someone. Lu Hanping was dressed as if he had a mission today, and maybe he would get something if he stared at him. He didn't expect that someone around him suddenly opened fire.

"I'll ask."

The men left in a hurry, and Old Lu, who had just turned around, was stunned again.

I had a social event last night and drank too much. I felt bad all day. This chapter is a bit late, and I will update it later.

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