Chapter 67: Exposed

Longhua, the garrison headquarters...

One after the other, I remembered things.

It seems that the Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial Hall was built on this site in later generations.

Starting from the 412 Incident, almost all the communists captured in the Songhu area were killed here. The number of people was shocking.

Luo Yinong, Peng Pai...

Chen Qiaonian, Chen Yannian...

The Songhu Garrison Command was actually a den of iniquity!

It was heavily guarded.

Bloody killings.

And this Deputy Commander Yang was the murderer who killed the most communists.

Therefore...

He deserved to die!

Even if he was assassinated by the Japanese,

'Pop!'

The sound of gunshots continued to come.

Apparently, more Red Party members were killed. With every gunshot, there was a Red Party sacrifice.

Turning back silently.

Behind him, the gunshots continued.

In an hour's time, it is estimated that at least 50 Red Party members were killed.

These people are really crazy.

Leaving the Japanese invaders alone, they specialised in killing their own people.

They even let go of the Japanese spies they caught. Damn it. Why didn't they let a few Red Party members go?

Baldy really has no style...

Over there, Li Boqi was analysing the scene with Cao Mengqi, Wei Yong and the others.

Zhang Yong walked over. He listened quietly. But he had already made up his mind to do nothing. In fact, he was secretly eager to cause trouble for the people who had captured the Red Party. Or perhaps he would just kill them.

'Have you found anything?'

'No. What was the situation like at the scene?'

'No one saw anything.'

'No reaction to the gunshot?'

'That's the strange thing. The shot was fired at close range. Point-blank. From a revolver. The gun was found. But there are no fingerprints. It's been wiped clean.'

'So someone shot the target at close range, wiped the gun clean of fingerprints, and then walked away?'

'That's the current theory. An inside job.'

'Someone who could get close enough to the target to draw a gun, kill him, wipe the gun clean of fingerprints, and then walk away from the scene. Could that be an ordinary person?'

'Of course not.'

'It might be a high-ranking military officer. At least a major or above.'

'That's the difficult part.'

Li Boqi nodded slowly.

Cao Mengqi turned his head and looked at Zhang Yong. Zhang Yong shrugged. He didn't see anything.

That was true. His specialty was distinguishing Japanese people. There were no Japanese people here.

'Pop!'

The gunshots continued to come from over there.

It seemed that the Garrison Command was retaliating furiously. They thought the murderer was a Red.

What kind of idiot would think that?

A Red Party member would approach the target head-on and shoot?

Perhaps there is no need for a reason.

It is simply to kill the Reds.

'Pop...'

The gunfire subsided for ten minutes, and then it started again.

If there were no follow-up shots, it is estimated that more than ten Reds were killed. I don't know how many Reds were captured inside.

I vaguely heard a woman screaming. It sounded like she was chanting slogans.

After the gunshot. The sound suddenly stopped.

I thought of Li Jingzhi...

If she was captured...

'Zhang Yong!' Li Boqi suddenly shouted.

'Here!' Zhang Yong hurriedly stood at attention.

'What are you daydreaming about?'

'Reporting to the team leader, I was listening to the gunshots. They said they were executing the Red Party.'

'That's none of your business. We're not arresting the Red Party.'

'Yes. I understand.'

'The CC Department should be here soon...'

Cao Mengqi's eyes lit up.

Zhang Yong's eyes also twinkled.

CC Department. That must be the Party Affairs Investigation Department (Special Agent Headquarters).

I wonder if it's Ye Wansheng...

If it is him, that would be perfect.

'They're here!'

'Is it really him?'

Zhang Yong tilted his head. Sure enough, he saw Ye Wansheng.

Haha. Not bad. This Ye Wansheng is much more proactive than Jin Lin.

He arrived quickly. He also brought a large group of people with him.

He killed a dozen people last time, but he has already replenished his ranks so quickly?

He is worthy of being Ye Xiufeng's nephew!

Having a background and connections is truly something.

They pretended not to see him. Cao Mengqi and Zhang Yong walked to the side.

Ye Wansheng, however, walked straight towards them. But he did not greet them. Instead, he simply walked past.

He is arrogant and condescending.

'Damn it...' Cao Mengqi muttered.

'Something's fishy,' Zhang Yong whispered, "someone might be up to no good.'

'Hmph!" Cao Mengqi was full of contempt.

Sure enough, they were soon notified. They were told to gather for a meeting.

The group hurried to the meeting room. They found that no one from the Security Command was present. Only Ye Wansheng was there.

'Ye, what do you want?' Cao Mengqi was furious.

'To arrest the Red Party,' Ye Wansheng sneered.

'Then why drag us into this?'

'Catching the Red Party seems to be the main duty of your Lixing Society Secret Service...'

'You let go...'

Cao Mengqi almost blurted out.

Fortunately, Zhang Yong was quick-witted. He covered his mouth.

Some things can only be understood but not spoken. Once they are spoken, they will cause big trouble.

The main duty of the Lixing Society Secret Service is indeed to catch the Red Party.

Until now, it has been like this.

'We have set a trap for the Reds,' Ye Wansheng sneered with satisfaction. "Vice Commander Yang was not actually assassinated. This is a show we put on. We will use the pretext of Vice Commander Yang's assassination to conduct a city-wide manhunt. Arrest all suspected Reds. At the same time, speed up the execution of the Reds we have captured.'

'Damn you..." Cao Mengqi was about to lose his temper again.

But Zhang Yong held him back.

Don't get angry.

You can't do it here.

Go outside and find an opportunity to get rid of him.

As long as you do it carefully and no one knows, even if Ye Xiufeng comes out in the open, it won't work.

I guess the other party is thinking the same thing.

'Captain Ye, arresting the Reds is a fake, and making money is the real deal, isn't it?' Zhang Yong said calmly.

'I don't know what you're talking about,' Ye Wansheng said expressionlessly.

'The assassination of Vice Commander Yang is a big deal! Under this pretext, you can arrest a lot of people! The Garrison Command can also arrest a lot of people! The Military Police Command can also arrest a lot of people! Right?' Zhang Yong directly punctured the other party, 'But among those arrested, there may be very few who are actually members of the Red Party. Your goal is not the Red Party. Instead, you want the families to ransom the people. Right? On average, each person pays a ransom of two to three hundred taels of silver, which is at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels...'

'You're talking nonsense!' Ye Wansheng's expression did not change.

'I guess you've already drawn up a list of people to arrest. They should all be relatively wealthy people. Peasants and the like are of no interest to you.' Zhang Yong would not let up, 'You're putting the blame on the Red Party. And you've lined your own pockets. Quite a good deal. The Military Police Command and the Garrison Command have been so cooperative, so they must have had a target in mind. Everyone benefits.'

'You're thinking too much,' Ye Wansheng said stubbornly.

'Where's our list?' Zhang Yong reached out, 'Our Lixing Society Secret Service must get a share too.'

'Sorry. There's no share for you,' Ye Wansheng sneered, not bothering to pretend anymore, 'This is a joint operation between our Secret Service Headquarters and the Military Police Command and the Garrison Command. It's got nothing to do with you!'

'Then why did you call us here?' Cao Mengqi couldn't hold back any longer and went up to grab the other person by the collar.

'Beat him!' Zhang Yong called from behind. Then he went up and gave him a kick.

Damn it. We're not included? Screw you!

Boss Dai hates this the most!

Joint operation, and we're not included?

Arresting people and extorting ransom, these are all set routines, and we're not included?

Hey, as if we don't exist in the Li Xing Club, right?

Beat him! Beat him to death!

I guarantee Boss Dai won't blame us.

He went up and gave him two more kicks.

Pang!

Cao Mengqi dealt a direct blow to the face.

That colourful...

'Bullying our Li Xing Club, right?'

'Bullying our Boss Dai, right?'

'Eating up everything and leaving nothing for our Li Xing Club, right?'

Zhang Yong kicked while hurling insults.

You can't mention the Red Party. But you can mention the spoils. You can mention the list.

Because what Boss Dai hated most was not the Red Party. What he hated most was people getting in his way of making money. People looking down on him.

He was a member of the sixth class of the Whampoa Military Academy. If he didn't kill a few people, how could the big shots fear him?

So, start with Ye Xiufeng.

Get rid of Ye Xiufeng first.

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