Chapter 519: There's a traitor

Zhang Yong arrived at the train station. He wanted to talk to Yan Guangkun.

As far as he knew, Yan Guangkun operated near the train station. The main task was to keep an eye on the train station.

However, here, Zhang Yong did not see anyone.

He did not see Yan Guangkun. Nor did he see any of Yan Guangkun's men.

Not a single one of his men was in sight.

Strange...

Where could they all be?

Yan Guangkun was the team leader! He had more than 50 men under him.

There were three teams. It was impossible that they were all missing. Somehow, something didn't feel right.

He decided to call Li Boqi.

'Guangkun isn't here?' On the other end of the line, Li Boqi also sensed that something was wrong.

'Everyone is missing,' Zhang Yong replied. 'I didn't see any of my men. Do you think they've gone on some other mission?'

'Something's happened... Hang on. Don't go anywhere. I have a call.'

'Okay.'

Zhang Yong waited patiently.

Li Boqi soon came back to the phone.

'Something's happened to Guangkun.'

'What?'

'They've fallen into a trap. Guangkun's disappeared. We've looked for a long time but haven't found him. I think the Japanese have him.'

'What?'

Zhang Yong was stunned.

The worst had happened.

After all, the Japanese invaders were not vegetarian. They could not get to him, so they turned to others.

Last time, Chen Gongshu was almost killed. Now it was Yan Guangkun's turn.

There was no doubt that the Japanese spies were very powerful. They were also good at assassinations and arrests.

He had narrowly escaped several assassinations. Yan Guangkun might have also escaped a few times. However, this time, he did not escape. He fell into the hands of the Japanese invaders. Trouble was coming.

'When did it happen?'

'They can't confirm it themselves. It's probably been over an hour.'

'Then...'

Zhang Yong paused.

There was nothing he could do. It was useless to go after them immediately.

Over an hour was enough time for the Japanese to move Yan Guangkun to the vicinity of the garrison headquarters. He was under close guard.

Unless the army was deployed to storm the place, there was no point.

In fact, even if the army was deployed, there was no way to win against the 7,000-strong Japanese regular army.

In the Battle of Shanghai, the National Army dispatched nearly 100,000 troops to launch the first attack, in an attempt to take out the Japanese Kwongkou Marine Corps Command. But it was also in vain.

The Japanese Marine Corps also had about 7,000 troops. 100,000 troops could not take them down. Not to mention the elite army troops?

Trouble.

Big trouble.

We must think of another way.

'Go to Tianxiang Building. That's where Guangkun disappeared,' Li Boqi said calmly. "Be careful. If there are any Japanese spies hiding, try to capture them alive and interrogate them for information.'

'Okay, I'll go right now!" Zhang Yong nodded. Then he hung up the phone.

Tianxiang Building? A trap?

It seems that the Japanese counterattack is very covert!

Tianxiang Building is not a brothel. It's a theatre. It's still a very famous theatre.

In theory, there should be people coming and going here. Yan Guangkun could not have been taken in so easily. But he was actually captured by the Japanese spy. Captured alive. Not beaten to death. This shows that the Japanese invaders are very cunning.

They are by no means ordinary opponents.

Who is so powerful after all?

'Lao Cao!'

Zhang Yong waved to Cao Mengqi.

Cao Mengqi immediately came running over.

Zhang Yong whispered the news of Yan Guangkun's capture to him.

This matter could only be told to Cao Mengqi first. After all, he is an 'old hand' with three years of work experience. He has a stronger psychological capacity to bear.

Yang Zhi and Wu Liuqi are both newcomers.

Zhong Yang is now mainly responsible for managing the coal mining company, and is rarely by Zhang Yong's side.

'Any clues?' Cao Mengqi is indeed more calm.

In fact, in their line of work, they all know very well that such an outcome can happen at any time.

Everyone is walking in the dark. You plot against me, I plot against you.

Anyone who makes the slightest mistake could be eliminated.

You might not even know where the bullet came from when you die.

And the person who shoots you might be someone you would never expect.

This is the cruelty of a secret war.

'It must be the Japanese invaders. But we can't tell who did it.'

'Shall we go to the scene first?'

'Yes! The team leader told me to go to Tianxiang Building first.'

'Good!'

Cao Mengqi immediately passed the order.

Yang Zhi and Wu Liuqi did not yet know the truth, but they understood that something had happened. They had been on high alert for a long time.

Everyone moved quickly. They gathered towards Tianxiang Building.

On the way, Zhang Yong carefully monitored the map, afraid that something might be missed.

Fortunately, there were no obvious suspicious points.

They were getting closer and closer to Tianxiang Building. No red dots appeared.

He frowned.

Could it be that the Japanese invaders had all withdrawn?

That was not normal!

Did they really not leave any traces?

There is not a single Japanese soldier in the huge Tianxiang Building? Could it be that the Japanese soldiers did not do it?

He thought of the Koreans and the traitors of the puppet state of Manchukuo. They were very good at disguising themselves. Perhaps they had confused Yan Guangkun and caused him to be unprepared. Then he was caught.

'Captain Zhang!'

'Captain Zhang!'

A few acquaintances came up to greet Zhang Yong.

They were all underlings of Yan Guangkun. They were all very anxious. It was freezing cold, and they were sweating.

Yan Guangkun's mysterious disappearance was definitely a big deal.

If this had happened in ancient times, his subordinates would all have been implicated. They would definitely have been severely punished.

Your boss has had an accident, and you don't even know about it!

There are similar rules within the Fuxing Society. If your boss has an accident, your subordinates are to blame.

Whether you are directly responsible or not, you will definitely be made to take the blame.

In fact, all armies are governed by such strict laws. Otherwise, how can the strict order of the army be maintained?

However, it is precisely for this reason that when they discovered that Yan Guangkun had gone missing, they did not dare to report it immediately. Instead, they immediately gathered everyone together and searched everywhere. They hoped to find the person back.

It was not until they saw that there was little hope that they called to report to Li Boqi. It was at that moment that the call was made.

More than an hour had passed since the incident might have occurred.

The situation was already cold.

'Don't be nervous. I will protect you,' Zhang Yong reassured them as much as he could, 'Did Team Leader Yan go alone?'

'Yes. We came to the Tianxiang Restaurant. We met the headliner of the Tianxiang Restaurant, the girl called Die Wu. She didn't know what she said to the team leader. Then the team leader told us that he wanted to spend some time alone with Die Wu. He asked us to wait outside.'

'Alone?'

'Those were his exact words.'

'This...'

Zhang Yong hesitated.

If it were him, Zhang Yong, others would definitely think the wrong thing.

Anyone would know what Zhang Yong was up to if he was spending time with the head actress of a theatre. But this was Yan Guangkun!

Yan Guangkun was no novice. It was daytime. And he had his men with him. Even if he was horny, he would never do such a thing.

So, this Butterfly Dance girl must have used some other bait to lure him into the trap.

The question was, how could Yan Guangkun, an old hand at this, fall for such a trap so easily?

"Where is Butterfly Dance?'

'She's gone.'

'Is there a secret passage in the room?'

'No.'

'I'll go take a look.'

Zhang Yong enters the room of the Butterfly Dance girl.

The room is very large. It is very ornate. The windows are clean and the desk is tidy. It is almost spotless.

He looks around. He looks left and right. He doesn't notice anything unusual.

He uses the system map to check, and indeed doesn't find any secret passageways or anything like that. There is also no basement.

If someone were hiding in the basement, the map would definitely indicate that. So, there is no problem.

So, where did Yan Guangkun go?

How did the enemy manage to take him away? And Die Wu too.

How did two grown men suddenly disappear?

They certainly couldn't fly. And they couldn't have gone through the tunnels.

So they must have walked out.

Zhang Yong was very curious. In the spirit of learning, he was prepared to delve deeper.

Perhaps this was the skill that the protagonist of a spy drama should have. He could magically take two grown men out without anyone noticing.

'Captain, the team leader is here.'

'I know.'

Zhang Yong came to see Li Boqi.

Li Boqi also hurried over. His face was a mess.

That was for sure.

Yan Guangkun had been captured by the Japanese. This was a big deal.

There were only a few team leaders in the Fuxing Society, and Yan Guangkun was one of them. His seniority was even older than Li Boqi's.

Even if the Director knew, he would have to frown.

'Keep it confidential,' were the first words Li Boqi said to Zhang Yong.

'Understood,' Zhang Yong replied, standing at attention.

Of course he understood. Such things must never be told.

How should one put it? The Japanese can know. The senior management within the Restoration Society can know. But the Central Government Investigation Department must never be told.

Not a hint of a whiff must be allowed to reach them.

Otherwise, the people at the Central Government Investigation Department will definitely gloat, deliberately exaggerate, and then blow the whistle to Chiang Kai-shek. And then make Boss Dai look bad.

The Japanese are the enemy, and the Central Bureau is their sworn enemy.

I guess the Director General is even more wary of the Central Bureau than the Japanese.

No matter how powerful the Japanese are, they can't stab you in the back. But Xu Enzeng can!

'There's a traitor,' Li Boqi said again.

Zhang Yong's mouth opened.

He wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't.

His mouth felt bitter.

The situation he didn't want to see had happened.

There was a traitor within the Fuxing Society.

Strictly speaking, it was one of Yan Guangkun's subordinates, or even one of his trusted men, who had betrayed him.

Someone had informed the Japanese invaders. That was why the Japanese invaders were able to strike a fatal blow.

If there had been no thorough planning beforehand, and if they had met suddenly, there would have been a gunfight. With Yan Guangkun's skills and reflexes, the worst that could have happened would have been that he would have died in battle. There was no way he would have been captured.

Just look at Chen Gongshu.

And the body was definitely taken away from the ground.

Someone must have helped. And then deliberately concealed it. That's why it seems so strange.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it's worthless.

It was only with the help of a traitor that Yan Guangkun could be captured and removed.

This is a very painful reality. The traitor was right next to them.

However, who is the traitor?

Zhang Yong doesn't know. I guess Li Boqi doesn't know either.

This is the most painful thing.

Knowing that there is a traitor hiding in your own ranks, but not knowing which one, is too difficult.

This was the first time Zhang Yong had encountered such a situation.

'Lao Li!'

'Shao Long!'

'Instructor Yu.'

As he spoke, Yu Lexing arrived quietly.

Li Boqi nodded. Without saying a word, he indicated that Zhang Yong should give a brief introduction to the situation.

This matter also needed to be reported to Yu Lexing. Everyone must be on their guard. Since the Japanese invaders dared to target Yan Guangkun, they might also be targeting Yu Lexing.

'There is a traitor,' Yu Lexing said after hearing this, making the same judgment.

Li Boqi nodded.

If someone could take someone away without a trace, then there must be someone cooperating with them.

There might be more than one traitor.

Zhang Yong: ...

They're all big shots! I knew something was wrong as soon as I heard it.

I didn't react properly just now. This shows that I still lack experience in espionage.

'Shaolong, you take charge of the investigation!' Yu Lexing said.

'Why me?' Zhang Yong was at a loss.

'Because you are the least suspicious.'

'Could you and the team leader be suspicious?'

'Yes.'

'Er...'

Zhang Yong was speechless.

You and Li Boqi are also suspects?

Is that too much to think?

However, he thought about it from a different perspective and suddenly understood.

If you stand in the shoes of the director, Li Boqi and Yu Lexing are, of course, suspects. Even if there is little suspicion, there is still suspicion.

Did Li Boqi and Yan Guangkun have conflicts? It is impossible to say that there were none at all.

There were definitely disagreements at work.

And Yu Lexing also had some minor conflicts with Yan Guangkun.

No one cared about it normally. But once it was brought up, it became evidence.

A very minor incident could lead to betrayal.

Among the many people in the Fuxing Society's secret service in Tianjin, the only one who was not suspicious was Zhang Yong.

Why? Because there was no need for him to defect to the Japanese invaders.

Even if he did, there was no need to betray Yan Guangkun.

'Lao Li!'

'Shaolong!'

In the meantime, Yang Shanfu also arrived.

After listening to Zhang Yong's brief introduction, Yang Shanfu pondered for a moment. Then he held up two fingers.

'There are traitors. At least two.'

Zhang Yong: ...

Well, they're all old foxes.

With a quick thought, he immediately noticed the problem.

Not only did he point out that there were traitors, he also pointed out that there were at least two.

Damn...

There are actually two traitors!

No...

At least two.

In other words, there could be three or four...

This would be a real scandal.

If the boss knew, his cheeks would turn as black as the bottom of a wok.

At the same time, Zhang Yong secretly felt relieved.

Because, it would be difficult to track down a traitor. But two would be easier.

The more traitors there are, the easier it is to track them down.

Common sense says that the level of confidentiality is inversely proportional to the number of people in the know.

The person who can keep a secret best is a dead person.

Then there is a living person. As long as he doesn't open his mouth, outsiders will find it difficult to know.

If there are two living people who know, then there is basically no secrecy. If there are three people who know, it is basically the same as broadcasting it with a megaphone.

Therefore, tracking down the traitor is not that difficult.

I wonder if the traitors who betrayed Yan Guangkun ever considered that by doing so, they were actually seeking their own demise?

Did he really think that what he had done could hide from so many old foxes?

Which of Li Boqi, Yu Lexing, and Yang Shanfang were not old foxes?

Who among the people below can play against them?

'You guys take charge of the investigation! I'm going to catch some important Japanese spies now.' Zhang Yong spoke quickly, "Prepare to make a change.'

'That's good," Li Boqi nodded, "It's not hard to catch traitors! Go ahead! Be careful!'

'Catch a few more as backups," Yang Shanfu said.

Zhang Yong made an OK sign.

No problem.

Just wait for some unlucky Japanese to fall into his hands.

This time, no traitors. Just spies. Sweep the area and arrest whoever you catch.

Aoi Shigaki cannot be touched.

Ryuzo Kuroshima cannot be touched.

These two are the future pillars of the resistance. They will be very useful.

Suddenly...

I feel like someone is peeping from afar.

I turn around instantly.

I look into the distance.

But I don't see anything.

I raise my binoculars and search the distance carefully. I don't see anything unusual.

Strange...

Is it my own illusion?

No. It definitely isn't. This is the second time.

The last time was at the Kailuan coal mine.

It's impossible to have a similar illusion twice. It's definitely not a coincidence.

I can be sure that I'm being followed. The other party should also be using binoculars to observe from a distance.

A very cunning opponent.

At the same time, I'm a little worried.

I'm worried that the enemy may have a sniper rifle in their hands.

At a distance of 400 metres, aiming with the naked eye is basically ineffective. However, if the other party has a scope, it will be troublesome.

Would the Japanese invaders have a scope? Yes.

The Japanese invaders were equipped with the Type 97 sniper rifle. In fact, it was the Type 38 rifle with a scope attached. It seems to be 2.5 times. The shooting distance is increased to more than 600 metres.

In other words, a skilled person can shoot and kill the target within 600 metres. Therefore, he is still in danger.

This forced Zhang Yong to be careful. He had to avoid being shot by a sniper.

Of course, he didn't have to stay inside and not go out. Although it was said to be 600 metres, in reality, not many people could actually hit the target.

As long as he wasn't particularly unlucky, he shouldn't be killed by a single shot. He might just be injured.

'What's wrong?' Yang Shanfu noticed that something was wrong.

'Someone is peeping at me from afar,' Zhang Yong said slowly, 'from a distance of 400 metres.'

'That far?'

'It might be binoculars.'

'Are they from the Miyamoto family?'

'I'm not sure.'

'They could also be from the Fujiwara family.'

'What?'

Zhang Yong heard a new term.

The Fujiwara family?

Is this family very powerful?

Is it even more powerful than the Miyamoto family?

'When it comes to masters of covert warfare, the Japanese invaders have three families: Miyamoto, Fujiwara, and Ashikaga. They are all masters. There are also the Honganji and Ryuzoji.'

'Really?'

'In the past, we only encountered people from the Miyamoto clan. Now, the Fujiwara and Ashikaga clans may have also sent people.'

'Are they all very good?'

'They have their own areas of expertise. They do have their own unique methods when it comes to covert warfare.'

'Thanks for the reminder.'

Zhang Yong raised his guard.

The Japanese invaders still had some resources. After all, they had a large population.

According to information released in later generations, it seems that the Japanese invaders now have almost 100 million people. That's a lot.

Pull yourself together.

Get ready to go and round up the Japanese spies. Catch one, count one.

'Let's go!'

He led the way.

Suddenly, he noticed that Dumb had been following them all along.

He...

Oh...

'Lü Xiaobu!'

Zhang Yong waved at Dumb.

Dumb immediately ran up to them.

He had probably eaten well in the past few days, so his movements were quite nimble.

Apart from not being able to speak, he was normal in every other way.

'You don't need to follow us,' Zhang Yong said. 'It's dangerous.'

The mute began to sign. Over and over.

Zhang Yong looked at Jin Xiuzhu.

Jin Xiuzhu said, 'He says he wants to come with us.'

'Tell him it's dangerous.'

'He says he can protect himself.'

'How?'

'He says he knows martial arts.'

'What?'

Zhang Yong laughed.

The mute knows martial arts? Ridiculous! How could he?

Who taught him?

If he knows martial arts, I Zhang Yong will become immortal!

I don't care!

I'll just follow him!

A red dot is spotted. Approaching quickly.

It's afternoon, and there are already many pedestrians on the street. There are also some refugees.

They have all fled from elsewhere to Tianjin. They have nowhere to go for the time being, so they have made their homes in the streets and alleys. Hiding in every corner.

Zhang Yong glances at them and walks past. Hurrying.

Arrest them! Arrest the Japanese spies!

Must hurry! Get some important Japanese spies as soon as possible!

Suddenly, someone next to him darted out.

Without warning, a dagger was thrust at Zhang Yong's side.

The opponent was unarmed.

The opponent was not a Japanese invader.

Therefore, Zhang Yong didn't pay much attention to him. He didn't expect to be attacked.

Moreover, the opponent's movements were very fast, and he barely had enough time to react. Even if he had his gun in his hand, he could not block the opponent's dagger. Getting injured was inevitable.

Damn it...

Zhang Yong cursed under his breath. He was going to get hurt again.

His shoulder wound from the gunshot had not yet healed. He was going to get stabbed again. Son of a bitch. Where was Yan Shuangying?

I want Yan Shuangying's skills! I want to be Yan Shuangying!

However, the system did not respond at all.

It was as if it had died...

Zhang Yong grumbled in resentment. He avoided the vital areas as much as possible. At the same time, he pointed the muzzle of the gun at the assassin.

Come on! I'll take a stab wound! You'll take a gunshot wound!

If you die, you die, but I won't lose out!

At that moment...

Mute suddenly kicked out. It was lightning fast.

It was even faster than Zhang Yong's gun muzzle movement. In an instant, it was at the opponent's crotch.

Zhang Yong was shocked to see that the enemy was kicked as if he were going to fly. Vaguely, it seemed as if something else had exploded...

'Ah...'

Then, the screams resounded through the sky.