The Spy

Chapter 400 Except for the accident
Wang Wu looked at Liu Ming. It was obvious that the two of them took Liu Ming as their priority. After hearing Scarface's promise, Liu Ming finally nodded: "You are right. We cannot control our own destiny in this world. As long as you are willing to let us go at any time, we two will work with you in the future."

Scarface was delighted to hear Liu Ming's agreement, as he had successfully recruited two talents.

Both of them were very useful to him and had saved his life. It was a great pleasure to recruit them as his subordinates. Scarface immediately took the two back to the casino to meet his younger brothers. On the way, the two of them got along well with Scarface and talked about the attack that day.

Scarface introduced Gao Laosan's situation and told the two that he had obtained clues about him and knew where he was hiding.

"You guys take a rest in the casino first. I'll be back after I deal with that bastard."

Scarface said to the two men, and Wang Wu shook his head: "That day, our two brothers were hunted down for no reason. We didn't know each other at the time, but now that we are following you, we naturally have to go together."

"Okay, let's go and take revenge together today."

Scarface was very happy. It would be best if the two were willing to follow him. Liu Ming was not very skilled, but Wang Wu was quite skilled.

Wang Wu was from the military, and Scarface gave him a gun specially.

"If you can avoid using guns, don't use them, but at the critical moment, don't worry too much."

Scarface gave the order and Wang Wu nodded immediately. He understood the situation in the concession.

Everything will be fine if they don't use guns. But once they do, the police station will have to answer to the foreigners, and then they will all be in trouble.

These foreigners attach great importance to their own safety. They come to China to make money, not to lose their lives.

After making the arrangements, Scarface took his men back and set off immediately.

Gao Laosan's territory was not in the French Concession. The International Settlement was jointly managed by multiple countries. The environment was more complex and more focused on commercial economy.

Gao Laosan's loan sharking business is very big in the International Settlement, and he has more subordinates than Scarface. A head-on battle would have too great a impact and his chances of winning are slim. This time he took action after he got the news that Gao Laosan was left alone, so he went to take revenge.

Scarface and his men passed through the concession checkpoints in batches, with six groups of five people in each. Too many people would make them easily discovered, while too few would be dangerous.

Thirty people was the right number. Scarface took Liu Ming and Wang Wu with him, along with two of his trusted aides.

According to the information received in advance, Gao Laosan will go to the teahouse to have a foot massage in the afternoon. He likes foot massage.

Besides, Gao Laosan smoked opium. He was addicted to it. He smoked and drank tea in the teahouse while an experienced person massaged his feet, which was very comfortable.

He said that even if a god came, he would not change it.

When massaging feet, Gao Laosan would not bring too many people, usually only a dozen or so, which was a good opportunity for a sneak attack.

Scarface's plan was to arrange people to control the surrounding guards after arriving, and then Scarface would personally lead his more skilled subordinates to go in and kill Gao Laosan.

Five people sat in the car, Scarface sat in the back seat, Liu Ming and Wang Wu sat beside him. He was very confident in this plan and had already decided in his mind that if it succeeded, he would hold a big banquet to welcome Liu Ming and Wang Wu to join him.

Scarface was very confident. Liu Ming and Wang Wu looked at each other and noticed something unusual in each other's eyes.

When Liu Ming just passed the concession checkpoint, he noticed that someone looked at them several times.

It was very much like they were recognizing someone, but their expressions were not right.

The two of them are agents, and now they are carrying out a covert mission, so anything unusual around them will be noticed by them.

If Gao Laosan had bribed the people at the checkpoint, he would have probably received the news of their arrival by now.

Gao Laosan is not a fool. He had just failed in his assassination attempt on Scarface, so he would definitely be on guard against Scarface's revenge.

The two of them were not in the same concession, and the checkpoint was the most suitable place to develop spies.

There are foreigners and Chinese at the checkpoint. As long as you pay them enough, there are many people willing to help.

Wang Wu was even more vigilant and kept observing all the way, not missing any sign of movement.

Soon they arrived at their destination, and Liu Ming and Wang Wu looked at each other again.

The location of this teahouse is not particularly good, and it mainly serves regular customers.

There are some shops nearby, especially a restaurant. Normally, it is noon and the restaurants are full, but the rooms upstairs are very quiet.

Some of the windows were only open a crack, and if someone looked through the cracks, they could easily be spotted.

"Boss, something is wrong, don't get out of the car yet."

Wang Wu suddenly spoke and told Scarface the situation. He used to be a scout and had an instinct for the dangers of the battlefield.

"what happened?"

Scarface asked immediately. Wang Wu looked serious. Although it was an undercover mission, they had to be vigilant at all times to protect their own safety.

Their mission had just begun. It would be unfair if they died along with Scarface.

"I'll take a look."

Wang Wu did not explain in detail. He just said in the casino that he used to be a scout in the army.

Even in the warlords' troops, those who can serve as scouts are those with the strongest combat effectiveness.

He had a way of explaining his findings.

In addition to restaurants, teahouses are also not allowed.

There were not many people in the hall on the first floor of the teahouse. Two people were sitting in a corner, looking outside.

They were the first ones to arrive, and these two men had just been staring at their car.

"Look at those two people..."

Wang Wu immediately told Scarface all of his findings. Scarface's expression quickly became serious. He thought what Wang Wu said made sense. After looking at it carefully for a while, he also felt that something was wrong here.

"Don't get out of the car, wait."

Gao Laosan's men were not at the entrance of the teahouse, which was unusual. Scarface had asked around and found out that when Gao Laosan went out, he would usually arrange his own men at the entrance of the teahouse.

Then came the corridor entrance, and then the room where he did foot massage.

With his people arranged like this, if there are any abnormalities, they can discover them in advance and react.

Now there was no one of his at the door, not even at the stairs.

Where did these people go?

"Is there a spy among me?"

Scarface had a gloomy look on his face. If it was really arranged by Gao Laosan, he must have known that I was coming.

Who betrayed him?

"Not necessarily. You didn't tell them the reason before you left this time. Then we came out together and stayed together all the way. They didn't have time to notify us."

Wang Wu shook his head. Scarface did not say anything before leaving.

But I told them both, mainly because they had just joined.

The only ones who knew about it in advance were Scarface's confidants. Even if someone was bribed by Gao Lao San, there was no time to send out a notice, and everyone else came in batches.

Considering the anomaly at the checkpoint, Wang Wu was basically certain that they were discovered when they entered the International Settlement and someone told Gao Laosan.

It’s easy to notify people in Guanqiao, just one phone call will do.

"Boss, they are coming."

This time, Scarface only drove one car, which was his.

There aren’t many cars in the casino. He destroyed one last time and was scolded by the boss. Fortunately, he found it later and it can be repaired and is still usable. It’s still in the repair shop.

But the repairs aren't cheap.

Cars are luxury items in the first place. The last time it was hit so hard and was hit by a bullet, the repair costs would be thousands of dollars.

Fortunately, the boss knew the reason and didn't let Scarface pay for it, otherwise he would have to bleed heavily.

After all, Scarface is just a thug, a high-level thug.

"You guys, be careful, go to the second floor of the hotel and see who is in the room and what they are doing."

When his men arrived, Scarface immediately arranged for people to investigate. Three groups of people had just arrived, and he was only ten short. He believed they would be here soon.

If there is no problem, proceed as planned and kill Gao Lao San. If there is a problem, retreat immediately.

Scarface is not a fool. He jumps in and seeks death even though he knows the other party is prepared and that it is a trap.

"Yes, boss."

Scarface sent out five people, and if there is a real situation, they can handle it.

"Bang bang."

Suddenly there were sounds of shouting and fighting coming from the second floor of the restaurant, and soon a person fell directly from the second floor.

"Boss, run, there's an ambush."

The person who was thrown down fell badly, but he did not forget to yell at Scarface.

After the five people arrived at the second floor of the hotel, they randomly chose a room close to the road and saw two people pointing knives at them.

Just as the five people were about to run away, someone from the room next to the restaurant rushed out, also holding a knife.

There are more of them.

Even a fool would know something was wrong from this look.

Three of the five people ran to other places, two were forced into the room, and one tried to escape by jumping out of the window, but was kicked out of the hotel.

"Walk."

Scarface didn't hesitate at all. Wang Wu was right. There was indeed an ambush here.

The damn Gao Laosan actually thought of bribing the people at the concession checkpoints and waiting for him to arrive to report the news. If he hadn't happened to have Liu Ming and Wang Wu among his own, he would have definitely fallen into the trap this time.

If he could escape, Liu Ming and Wang Wu would have saved his life again.

Liu Ming and Wang Wu were also shocked. What happened today was not part of their plan.

Even Tang Hetong himself didn't expect this.

By the time the report was received by Yan Ming, it was already evening.

"Are they two okay?"

Because it was an emergency, Tang Hetong made an urgent appointment with the section chief to report the matter in person.

"They are fine. They escaped. Three of Scarface's men died, three were seriously injured, and five were captured alive. It was a heavy loss."

Thirty people went, six were killed or wounded, and five were captured. The loss ratio was more than one-third.

It can be said to be a rout.

"I'm glad you're alright. We've learned our lesson this time. We were indeed careless."

Yan Ming sighed. Fortunately, Liu Ming and Wang Wu were elites trained by the Military Control Commission training class.

If no abnormality had been discovered, today might have been very disastrous.

They are agents and have their own pride, but they cannot look down on others. After all, they are also mortals and are now lurking. Not to mention thugs, even beggars can be beaten to death if there are too many people.

"Yes."

Tang Hetong lowered his head and continued, "Chief, I was inconsiderate this time. Please punish me."

He was the team leader and everything was arranged by him, but an accident happened.

Fortunately, the person was fine, otherwise he would not be able to forgive himself.

"You have a responsibility, but so do I. I will report to the district chief on how to deal with us. You go back and wait for orders."

Yan Ming did not directly punish Tang Hetong. He was equally responsible. All plans were reviewed by him and he even helped to improve them.

The accident that happened now proves that he did not do enough work before and did not anticipate these unexpected situations in advance.

Correct mistakes as soon as they are made; it is never too late to mend the situation.

Tomorrow he will go to the district chief in person to apologize.

"Yes."

Tang Hetong left in a hurry. Tomorrow he would arrange new tasks for Liu Ming and Wang Wu, and apologize to them. It was his mistake that put them in danger.

At this time, the two of them were in the hotel.

The loss was not small and Scarface was very sad, but he also set an example by treating all the brothers who went out with him today to dinner at the restaurant.

If he dies, he will take care of his family.

He would support those who were injured, and as for those who were captured, he would ask someone to mediate and pay money to redeem them.

Gao Laosan's own brother was killed by him, so he had a grudge against him, but he had no grudge against these people.

They are all disciples of the Qing Gang, people who follow Zhang Wanlin to make a living, they will not do anything too drastic.

"Wang Wu, today is all thanks to you. I'll toast to you."

Scarface was in a very bad mood, but he still forced a smile and took the initiative to toast Wang Wu.

What happened today further proves that Wang Wu is a talent, the talent he needs most at the moment.

"Boss, you are too polite. Since I am following you, I will definitely take care of you."

Wang Wu hurriedly raised his glass. Today was indeed a dangerous day. Both he and Liu Ming were a little scared.

It was later learned that after Gao Laosan received the news, he immediately mobilized his men and more than 50 people were waiting for them at the scene.

There are more than a hundred people rushing to the scene. If they are entangled, I am afraid that the thirty people will be wiped out.

Naturally, he and Liu Ming could not be spared.

People don't care who you are.

It would be even worse to reveal their true identities. Even if they were not killed, they would be taken to the Japanese in exchange for money. Zhang Wanlin was a traitor and had already defected to the Japanese.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll give you something to eat in the future, so you won't starve. It's a pity that I may be finished and won't be able to take care of you in the future."

Scarface finished the wine in the glass in one gulp. He didn’t drink much that night. After suffering such a huge loss today, how would he explain to his boss tomorrow?

He had no intention of drinking too much right now.

"Boss, are you worried about the boss?"

Liu Ming asked proactively, and Scarface nodded. His boss was not a good person.

There are quite a lot of people in their casino, more than two hundred, but he can only control these dozens of people. The loss this time is so huge, and given the boss's temper, he will definitely settle both old and new accounts with him.

"Boss, I have a plan that will prevent the boss from blaming you, and it will also improve your strength."

Liu Ming said quickly. Scarface was stunned for a moment and asked hurriedly, "Hurry up and tell me."

Liu Ming's plan is not complicated. The trained agents must have all kinds of minds and understand ordinary people and various situations.

They made some preparations in advance and had a certain understanding of Gao Laosan.

However, Tang Hetong did underestimate the enemy. He investigated Gao Laosan because he wanted Wang Wu to take Gao Laosan's head and gain Scarface's trust.

Plans cannot keep up with changes. Although an unexpected event occurred, the previous investigation was indeed useful.

Gao Laosan is a bit arrogant and proud.

He felt ashamed of not being able to kill Scarface last time, so he will definitely celebrate this victory.

Gao Laosan can't drink much, but he likes to drink.

I'm going to get drunk tonight.

(End of this chapter)