Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 141 You Saved Me Once Too

With a soft "piu" sound, the Lee-Enfield MK3 fired a rapidly spinning bullet, carrying raindrops, to the opponent's head—a headshot!

The target lay prone beside the car. The military and police leaders reacted quickly, using the car as cover to avoid the view of the buildings across the street!
"The assassin is upstairs across the street! Get him there! Surround him!" The leader quickly determined the direction of the bullet based on the location of the headshot.

"Damn it, since you're looking for death, don't blame me!" Chen Jiehua couldn't care less about anything else. He had a fever, and there were dozens of people on the other side. If they charged at him, he would only die. Moreover, once they confirmed his identity, Lao Zhao and Mei Xu would also be in trouble!
I absolutely cannot let anything happen to myself!
Lee-Enfield MK3 bullets fired in rapid succession, killing seven military and police officers who tried to approach.

"Everyone find cover nearby! The enemy is a sharpshooter! Lure him until he runs out of bullets!"

"Hehe, what a coincidence. I don't have much of anything in my space except bullets. Bring it on." Chen Jiehua chuckled.

However, his own situation was not optimistic. Taking advantage of the moment when everyone downstairs was hiding and dared not move, Chen Jiehua took out an empty box, put it out, took out a radio, put in the battery, and while glancing downstairs, he sent a message to Liu Junze with one hand: No. 802 Weihaiwei Road, save me! He sent it three times in a row. After sending it, he did not care whether the other party received it or not, put away the radio and the box, and loaded the sniper rifle with bullets.

Old Liu knew he had a gun and enough bullets. If he called for help at this time, it must be something serious. With Old Liu's special agent skills, as long as he received the telegram, he would definitely be able to come to the rescue without any problem!

I just need to hold on until Lao Liu arrives.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Taking advantage of the cover of the rain, Chen Jiehua's sniper rifle was almost always accurate. After three rounds of killing, the military and police downstairs no longer dared to move forward.

However, the military and police leaders who were hiding behind the car in the middle have disappeared!

More than a dozen soldiers and policemen died, and the rest all sought cover and hid. Some took advantage of the darkness and crept over from the shadows.

Of the three vehicles, it seemed only three people got out of the middle one. Wait a minute! Where's the military police chief? Chen Jiehua suddenly realized, he's sneaked over here!
Chen Jiehua listened carefully and realized that there were no unusual noises from the stairs. There was still time. The car's fuel tank was in his direction. He estimated the location and decided to try blowing one up!
Without hesitation, Chen Jiehua successfully blew up the fuel tank of the first car. Using the light from the explosion, he spotted several military and police officers who were closing in. "Sorry, I'm taking your lives!"

After finishing this round, Chen Jiehua quickly ran to the top floor stairwell and listened to the sounds below. Sure enough, he could hear three people breathing heavily. They were not special agents; their breathing was obviously heavy due to tension.
The footsteps indicated that the two men were almost at the door. It seemed the cunning leader had sent two cannon fodder forward while he hid at the back. That's how the KMT military and police are portrayed on TV.

Chen Jiehua took out two Walther PP pistols he had prepared, and unexpectedly pushed open the door first, firing both guns in quick succession to take out the two cannon fodders, then retreated and closed the door.

The leader observing from the second floor was terrified. He quickly sought cover; there were at least three of them! Two were firing rifles outside, and there was even another guarding the entrance! Survival was paramount; retreat was the only option!
Chen Jiehua heard the other person coming downstairs, and the breathing gradually faded away, confirming that it was not a trap. Of course, he wasn't afraid of traps either, just a bit of trouble.

After dealing with the guys who were about to go upstairs, Chen Jiehua, despite his exhaustion and high fever, returned to his sniping position by the roadside. The people in the third car downstairs had already gotten out and rolled to the side of the road.

Chen Jiehua repeated his old trick, smashing the second car and using the light to take down two more soldiers and policemen who were too busy to care about their own safety.

I should retreat, but I have a high fever and feel weak all over, so I can only leave it to fate! But I must get out of here as soon as possible. Three minutes have passed since the first explosion. No matter how flooded the British Concession police station is, it should take them 10 minutes to get here after receiving the alarm call. Surely they can get here within 15 minutes?
Chen Jiehua put away his sniper rifle, took out two lightweight Walther PPKs, opened the door, and went downstairs. There were actually people living in the building; Chen Jiehua could hear tense, fearful breathing from the second floor. But since they were too scared to come out and cause trouble, he didn't want to create any unnecessary complications. He forced himself to go out and disappear into the darkness.

He hadn't run far when, due to the slippery road caused by the rain, Chen Jiehua slipped and fell, then lost consciousness and passed out.
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When Chen Jiehua woke up, it was already evening of April 29th, in the villa at 713 Rue Pétain. "You've slept for a day and a night."

"You saved me this time." Seeing the familiar room and his familiar brother Liu Junze, Chen Jiehua felt relieved.

"We are compatriots, we are brothers."

"Hahaha~"

Around midnight on the 28th, Liu Junze had already arrived at the main intersection of Weihaiwei Road. The first explosion guided him, and Lao Liu quickly rushed towards the explosion site.

Through the flash of the second explosion, Liu Junze quickly grasped the situation and also spotted the reflection from the scope on the other side out of the corner of his eye. There he was!
The rest was simple. Following the open door and the footprints, Lao Liu found Chen Jiehua lying unconscious on the ground. As he followed the footprints, Lao Liu made sure to erase both of their footprints.

"How is the situation outside now?"

"I knew you'd ask that. I bought you the newspaper, it's the front page! You're really something, my Commander. You're a Major General, do you really need to go in person? And make it so thrilling!"

The front page headline of the *Shenbao* newspaper reads: "Gu Shunzhang Punished Three Days After His Defection; Special Branch Launches Heavy Crackdown, Countless Kuomintang Military and Police Casualties." The accompanying photo below the headline is of Gu Shunzhang leaning against a car, shot in the head.

Awesome! Worth it!

"It was useful! Worth it! Your marksmanship isn't as good as mine, and your mission is more important; I wouldn't trust anyone else with it. I just didn't expect it to rain, so I wasn't dressed warmly enough."

Damn it, next time I need to leave some space in my online storage for a thick coat and all sorts of medicine. I own a pharmacy, how could I not carry any medicine with me? That's so careless! A small oversight almost ruined everything.

There are differing reactions to this incident.

First, there's the Special Branch. In the new secret agency, Section Chief Wang Yong and Leader No. 5 discussed and suggested publishing a report as soon as possible, claiming the "credit" for the murder as belonging to the Special Branch, guiding public opinion, and relieving the pressure on Hongluan's side.

First of all, this was done exceptionally well; none of our own men died, the traitors were executed, and the fact that it happened right in front of the Gu Mansion directly deterred any potential rebels, creating a synergistic effect. However, the Special Branch was too busy covering the Central Committee's relocation to plan any punitive action.

But Number Five knows, and the section chief knows, that this was done by Hong Luan's side. We must lead this case to the Special Branch to prevent the KMT's subsequent investigation from reaching Hong Luan. They certainly won't care about so-called credit; "concealment and competence" are the most important things.

(End of this chapter)