Chapter 115: Betrayal

'Money?'

'What do you mean?'

'I want your money. All your worldly possessions.'

'You're dreaming!'

Wu Yuanfu was both anxious and angry.

He never expected the other party to be so bold.

Not only did they kidnap him!

They also dared to blackmail him!

You have to understand, the other party is just a small fry in the Fuxing Society!

He's not even a team leader.

How dare they lay hands on me!

Damn it.

'Your boss, Dai, is a friend of mine...'

'I know.'

'Then how dare you kidnap me?'

'Will Boss Dai know?'

'You!'

Wu Yuanfu's heart sank.

He was acutely aware that his situation was extremely dangerous. It wasn't a matter of whether he would die or not. It was a matter of how he would die.

Since the other party had gone to such lengths, they would not let him go.

If I don't die, it'll be the other guy. He's not that stupid.

'They won't let you go!'

'Don't worry. Boss Dai won't pursue this.'

'Dream on!'

'Who's going to pursue how a Japanese guy died?'

'You're talking nonsense.'

'The three Japanese soldiers who attacked Jijia Lane are also hiding in your house.'

'You, you...'

Wu Yuanfu suddenly felt suffocated.

This...

Damn it!

How did the other guy find out?

Damn it...

How does he know so much?

How is that possible?

'Actually, Boss Dai has known about this for a long time.'

'What?'

'Do you think someone like me, a nobody, would know such confidential information? It must be that only Boss Dai knows!'

'So, you...'

Wu Yuanfu was at a loss.

His thoughts were not functioning properly. It was a mess.

Something felt wrong. But he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Boss Dai knew that he was a Japanese spy?

And that he knows that there are three Japanese spies hiding in his house?

Damn it!

But why did he...

No!

'You...'

'Boss Dai thinks you're not very good at your job. That's why he sent me to pay you a visit.'

'You...'

'If you were good at your job, you would have surrendered a long time ago. Then you would have handed over all your assets and begged Boss Dai to let you live. Unfortunately, you didn't do anything. Boss Dai had to take the initiative.'

'You...'

'Let's be clear. You won't survive. But if you're willing to hand over all your money, we can consider giving you a quick death. That way, everyone will go with dignity.'

'You, no way! Absolutely not! Absolutely not...'

Wu Yuanfu suddenly struggled violently.

He wasn't afraid of death. But he felt like he'd been played for a fool.

He thought he was so clever.

He thought he'd done a perfect job.

He thought he'd hidden it from everyone!

Who knew...

Everyone already knew the truth!

They were just teasing him!

Baka!

Damn it!

How could this happen!

'You lied to me! You must be lying to me!' Wu Yuanfu got up in a fit of hysteria.

'Don't say anything useless,' Zhang Yong said lazily, 'we're all smart people. We just want money. Hand over your money. We'll give you a quick death.'

After a slight pause, Zhang Yong continued, 'You're already dead, so what's the point of keeping your money?'

'Hmph, I definitely won't give it to you!' Wu Yuanfu sneered.

'Alas, you really won't know until you see the coffin!' Zhang Yong said with pity, 'How do you think we found you?'

'You...' Wu Yuanfu suddenly became terrified. Cold sweat was dripping down his back.

Right, how did he reveal himself?

There was no reason!

There was no way he could have revealed himself.

He had hidden so deeply.

Everything had been done so secretly.

Unless...

Unless...

He thought of the terrible truth.

Unless someone had ratted on him! Someone had betrayed him!

Damn it...

'Yes. You're right,' Zhang Yong said gently, "someone from the Special High Court betrayed you.'

'Impossible!" Wu Yuanfu was hysterical again.

In fact, he already believed it.

It just so happened that the Special High Court knew of his existence.

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'I told you not to keep saying such meaningless nonsense all day,' Zhang Yong said, rolling his eyes. "We're not immortals. We don't have the ability to predict the future. If it wasn't for someone inside your group informing on you, how could we have guessed it was you?'

'You...ahhh, ahhh..." Wu Yuanfu struggled violently. He was obviously extremely sad inside.

The feeling of being betrayed. No one else could understand.

Zhang Yong couldn't either.

But it must have been very painful.

This kind of pain can often destroy a person's faith.

No matter how hard one tries, what's the point? Someone else just sold him out with a casual flip of the hand.

Betrayed by one's own people!

One's own people...

'Who? Who? Who?' Wu Yuanfu gnashed his teeth.

'Name your price,' Zhang Yong said unruffled. '100,000 silver dollars for a name.'

Wu Yuanfu was silent.

Zhang Yong was in no hurry.

The other party was not ready to die. He must want to know the truth.

Even if he dies, he will tell the truth to the Lord of Hell... No, the Japanese spy does not answer to the Lord of Hell. He answers to the great god Amaterasu.

Even if he dies, he will curse the person who betrayed him day and night to the great god Amaterasu.

You want to know the secret? Fine, pay for it.

'Go to the Sihai Bank. Say the password. Then tell me the withdrawal key. You will get 100,000 taels of silver.'

'What is the password? What is the key? Where is the proof?'

'There is no voucher. Only the password and the secret key. The name of the person withdrawing the money is Li Xiyu. He is from Tianshui in Gansu. He is 29 years old. He weighs 132 jin. He is unmarried.'

'Good.'

Zhang Yong took down the information one by one.

He sighed inwardly. Who says people in this era aren't smart? There's not even a voucher!

My wife can't even find any hidden money if she wanted to.

It's completely in code.

'You've been very cooperative. Then I'll tell you the answer. The person who betrayed you is Kamagawa Kagami.'

'Impossible! She...'

'She didn't mention your name. But she let slip that in Jinling, there is someone richer than Meng Chaowei.'

'Then what?'

'Then we checked you out.'

'You...'

Wu Yuanfu's anger gradually dissipated. Then he deflated.

He believed Zhang Yong's words without a doubt. There was so much information in just one sentence from Kamagawa Kagami. It hit him right on the nose.

This wasn't a direct betrayal.

It was indirect. An unintentional betrayal.

The Special High Section actually recruited female spies. It was downright senseless.

What could women do?

They would only cause trouble!

You see, she herself had been victimised by Kamagawa Kagami...

Damn the Special High Section!

They were all useless!

'Of course, with just Kamagawa Kagami's words, we couldn't have targeted you in such a short time. We also got a very useful piece of information from someone else. Do you want to know?'

'Sihai Money Exchange. The name of the person withdrawing the money is Zhou Ronggui. He is from Qujing, Yunnan. Twenty-eight years old. One hundred and twenty-four pounds. Married. His wife died early. He has three sons and three daughters. You can withdraw 50,000 taels of silver.'

'Not enough.'

'That's all I have.'

'Impossible. You are a millionaire...'

'The others, they were all taken away by the people above. That's all I have left.'

'I don't believe you.'

'I dare not even deposit the silver in a regular bank. What else don't you believe?'

'Okay...'

Zhang Yong nodded.

It seemed to be reasonable. It was the truth.

The Sihai Money Bank was not a regular bank. It was unregistered. Deposits might not be guaranteed. If money could be deposited in a regular bank, who would want to deposit it there.

Unless it was money that could not be seen in the light of day. Or perhaps the person could not be seen in the light of day either.

'It was someone from the Tan's agency who sold you out. Someone from their agency was at the train station and saw three veterans get off the train. Coincidentally, they knew one of them...'

'Baka!'

Wu Yuanfu immediately cursed.

Sure enough...

Sure enough...

Those who betrayed him were all from other departments.

One was from the Special High Commission. The other was from the Tan Agency. It was the Tong Agency where he worked that was fine.

'Want to know why?'

'You tell me.'

'Your Tong Agency is very rich. But the Tan Agency doesn't have as much. So...'

'Baka!'

Wu Yuanfu cursed again.

He fully accepted this reason. In fact, it was true.

The spies planted by the Tong agency were indeed very good at economics. The Tan agency, on the other hand, did not have such talent.

It was absolutely impossible to say that they were not jealous.

It would also be beneficial for the Tan agency to eliminate themselves. With the Tong agency's strength weakened, the Tan agency naturally stood out.

It was normal for the two secret agencies to pit one another against each other.

Damn...

Hateful...

In the end, it was oneself who had to bear it all!