Spy war in the Republic of China, peak undercover

"I don't know." The man in the black suit shook his head. "Our people don't dare to follow too closely."

"Waste!" Kong Lingwei cursed, picked up the teacup and took a big gulp. The scalding hot tea did not seem to sober him up, but instead made him more irritated. "This Lu Yang is really haunting me!" He slammed the teacup heavily on the table, making a harsh sound.

"Second Young Master, do you think Lu Yang has noticed something?" the man in the black suit asked cautiously, fearing to anger this moody master.

"Noticed?" Kong Lingwei sneered, a hint of disdain on his lips. "If he really had that ability, would he still be fooled by us?"

"Then...what should we do now?"

"What should we do?" Kong Lingwei narrowed his eyes, a hint of cruelty flashing in them. "He wants to play, doesn't he? Then let's have some fun with him!" He waved his hand as if to tear the air apart. "Go, find me 'Crow'. I want to see what tricks he can come up with this time!"

"Yes, Second Young Master." The man in the black suit responded and left in a hurry, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

Kong Lingwei sat alone in the spacious living room, the luxurious furnishings around him vanishing into thin air. He lit a cigar and took a deep drag. The acrid taste of nicotine swirled in his lungs, but it couldn't calm his inner restlessness. The name Lu Yang was like a fishbone stuck in his throat, unable to swallow or spit out, causing him extreme discomfort.

He thought of Chen Yijun, the woman who had haunted his dreams. For Lu Yang, she had turned against him, even mobilizing her family's power. How could he swallow this? When had he, Kong Lingwei, the second young master of the Kong family, ever suffered such humiliation?

"Lu Yang, just wait!" Kong Lingwei gritted her teeth, the cigar in her hand being squeezed out of shape. "I want to see how long you can keep jumping around!"

……

Meanwhile, Lu Yang and Qing Lan had already arrived at the agreed location—an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city. Far from the city center, it was a rare and inaccessible place, making it an ideal hiding place.

"Shall we wait for 'Crow' here?" Qinglan looked around. The dilapidated scene made her feel a little uneasy. Those dark windows were like the eyes of monsters, peeping at them in the dark.

"Yeah." Lu Yang nodded, took out a pocket watch from his pocket and checked the time. "He should be here soon."

"But will he really come?" Qinglan was still a little worried. After all, "Crow" was not an ordinary character. Would he surrender so easily?

"He will." Lu Yang's tone was calm, but his calmness revealed an unquestionable confidence, "Because he has no choice." He looked up at the gray sky outside the warehouse, as if he wanted to penetrate the haze and see farther.

"I hope so." Qinglan sighed. She knew that all she could do now was to trust Lu Yang.

Time passed minute by minute, and the warehouse was eerily quiet. Only the sound of Lu Yang occasionally fiddling with his pocket watch echoed in the empty space.

"Here it comes." Lu Yang said suddenly. His voice was very soft, but it reached Qinglan's ears clearly.

Qinglan was startled and quickly looked towards the door, only to see a dark shadow slowly walking in.

He was a middle-aged man, thin, wearing a black gown and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked like a teacher. However, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, which made people shudder.

"Are you 'Crow'?" Lu Yang looked at the person who came and asked.

"Are you Lu Yang?" The middle-aged man did not answer Lu Yang's question, but asked back.

"It's me." Lu Yang nodded.

"Very good." The middle-aged man said, "You are much younger than I thought."

"You're not old either." Lu Yang said.

"Haha," the middle-aged man smiled, "young man, you are courageous and decisive. I admire you very much."

"Unfortunately, we are not friends." Lu Yang said.

"That's a shame." The middle-aged man sighed. "If you want, we can be friends."

"Unfortunately, I'm very picky about who I choose to be friends with," Lu Yang said. "I don't want to associate with a traitor like you who works for the Japanese."

"Traitor?" the middle-aged man sneered. "What do you know? Do you really think I'm working for the Japanese?"

"Isn't it?" Lu Yang asked back.

"Of course not!" said the middle-aged man, "Everything I do is for this country and for this nation!"

"For the country? For the nation?" Lu Yang laughed. "What you mean by for the country and for the nation is to be a running dog for the Japanese and harm your compatriots?"

"What do you know?" the middle-aged man asked. "Do you know what the true way to save the country is? Do you know what true national justice is?"

"I don't know," Lu Yang said, "I only know that selling out one's country for personal gain and harming one's compatriots is definitely not the way to save the country, let alone national justice!"

"You..." The middle-aged man was choked by Lu Yang's words. He didn't expect that Lu Yang would be so stubborn.

"Okay, Crow," Lu Yang said, "stop flattering yourself. Tell me, what exactly do you want to do here today?"

"What do I want to do?" "Crow" smiled, "What I want to do is very simple, I want you to die!" As he said that, he suddenly took out a pistol from his arms and pointed it at Lu Yang.

"Bang!" The gun went off, but the bullet did not hit Lu Yang, but hit the "Crow" itself.

Crow stared with disbelief at his chest, where a bloody hole was oozing blood. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, nothing came out as he collapsed to the ground, dead.

"You...what did you do?" Qinglan looked at Lu Yang in horror. She didn't understand why "Crow" suddenly committed suicide.

"I didn't do anything," Lu Yang said. "He chose this path himself."

"But...but why?" Qinglan still didn't understand.

"Because he knew he had already lost," Lu Yang said. "From the moment he stepped into this warehouse, he had already lost."

"Lost..." Qinglan muttered to herself. She seemed to understand something, but also seemed to understand nothing.

"Okay, Qinglan," Lu Yang said, "things here are over, we should leave."

"Where are we going?" Qinglan asked.

"Go for a...new beginning." Lu Yang said, then he turned and walked out of the warehouse.

Qinglan looked at Lu Yang's back with a complicated look in her eyes. She didn't know what this new beginning would be like, nor did she know where she and Lu Yang would go.

However, she knew that no matter what the future held, she would be by his side and face it with him.

Because he is her hope and her only support.

Thinking of this, Qinglan took a deep breath and followed Lu Yang.

Xiao He and Xiao Jiang also hurriedly followed. Although they didn't know what happened, they knew that as long as they followed Lu Yang, they would be right.

Four people walked out of the warehouse, into the sunshine, and into an unknown future.

Their figures, illuminated by the sunlight, appear particularly resolute and tragic.

They are like a group of warriors, embarking on a road full of thorns and dangers to meet the unknown challenges and destiny.

Their story continues, and their battle continues.

And all this is just the beginning, the beginning of an era of "spark".

……

"What did you say? 'Crow' is dead?" Inside the Kong Mansion, Kong Lingwei listened to his subordinates' report with a shocked expression on his face.

"Yes, Second Young Master," the man in the black suit said, "Our people saw with their own eyes that 'Crow' died at the hands of Lu Yang."

"Lu Yang..." Kong Lingwei muttered to himself, "He actually...actually killed 'Crow'..."

"Second Young Master, what should we do now?" the man in the black suit asked, "Once 'Crow' dies, our plan..."

"I get it!" Kong Lingwei interrupted the man in the black suit. "This Lu Yang is declaring war on me!"

"Declare war?" The man in the black suit was stunned. "How...how dare he?"

"What wouldn't he dare do?" Kong Lingwei sneered. "He even dared to kill 'Crow'. What else wouldn't he dare do?"

"Then...what should we do now?" asked the man in black suit, "Do you want me to go..." As he said that, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"No," Kong Lingwei shook her head. "Now is not the time. With 'Crow' dead, the Japanese will definitely take action. Let's wait and see what happens."

"Then...what about Lu Yang..." asked the man in black suit.

"Lu Yang..." A sinister glint flashed in Kong Lingwei's eyes. "Doesn't he want to play? Then I'll play with him!"

"Go and tell this news to Chen Yijun," Kong Lingwei said.

"Ms. Chen?" The man in the black suit was stunned. "Why did you tell her?"

"Because she is Lu Yang's weak spot," Kong Lingwei said. "As long as we can grasp Lu Yang's weak spot, we won't have to worry about him not surrendering."

"But... will Miss Chen believe what we say?" asked the man in black suit.

"She will," Kong Lingwei said, "because she wants to know Lu Yang's true identity more than anyone else."

"I understand." The man in the black suit said, "I'll do it right away."

"Wait," Kong Lingwei suddenly stopped him, "Remember, this matter must be done in secret. No one can find out."

"Yes, I understand." The man in the black suit said, then turned and walked out of the room.

Kong Lingwei watched the figure in the black suit departing, a sneer flashing in his eyes. "Lu Yang," he muttered to himself, "Do you think you can escape from my grasp?"

……

"What did you say? 'Crow' is dead?" In Chen Yijun's room, she was sitting at the table, looking at a document in her hand. When she heard the guard's report, she looked up in surprise.

"Yes, Miss," the guard said, "Our people saw with their own eyes that 'Crow' died at the hands of Lu Yang."

"Lu Yang..." Chen Yijun muttered to herself, "He actually...actually killed 'Crow'..."

"Miss, what should we do now?" asked the guard.

"What should we do?" Chen Yijun sneered, "Of course, we should go meet this 'great hero'!"

After saying that, she stood up and walked out the door.

"Miss, where are you going?" the guard asked hurriedly.

"Let's go meet our 'big hero'!" Chen Yijun said, and then she walked out of the room without looking back.

……

Lu Yang and Qing Lan returned to the safe house, and Xiao He and Xiao Jiang had already prepared the meal.

"Uncle Lu, you're back." Xiao He said when he saw Lu Yang and Qing Lan coming in.

"Yeah." Lu Yang nodded, "Have you eaten?"

"We've eaten." Xiao Jiang said, "We left some food for you."

"Okay." Lu Yang said, "You guys go and rest first. Your sister Qinglan and I still have something to discuss."

"Oh." Xiaohe and Xiaojiang agreed and walked out of the room.

Lu Yang and Qing Lan sat down at the table. Qing Lan looked at Lu Yang and asked, "Did you really kill the Crow?"

"Yes." Lu Yang nodded, "He must die."

"Why?" Qing Lan asked, "Didn't you say that you wanted to keep him and lure out the person behind him?"

"I changed my mind," Lu Yang said, "because I found out that 'Crow' already knew my identity."

"What?" Qing Lan was shocked. "How could he know?"

"I don't know," Lu Yang shook his head, "but the way he looks at me is different from others."

"Then... what should we do now?" Qing Lan asked, "Once 'Crow' dies, our clues will be gone."

"No," Lu Yang said, "We still have a clue."

"What clue?" Qinglan asked.

"Kong Lingwei." Lu Yang said.

"Kong Lingwei?" Qing Lan was stunned. "What does he...what does he have to do with this?"

"I suspect that the person behind 'Crow' is Kong Lingwei," said Lu Yang.

"This...how is this possible?" Qing Lan said, "Kong Lingwei is a member of the Kong family. How could he collude with the Japanese?"

"Nothing is impossible," Lu Yang said. "When it comes to interests, anything is possible."

"But...but we have no evidence." Qinglan said.

"There will be evidence," Lu Yang said. "As long as we keep investigating, we will definitely find evidence."

"So what should we do now?" Qinglan asked.

"Wait." Lu Yang said, "Wait for the fish to take the bait."

"Fish?" Qinglan was puzzled. "What fish?"

"A big fish." Lu Yang smiled mysteriously, "A fish... big enough to destroy the Kong family."

Qinglan looked at Lu Yang with doubts in her eyes, but she didn't ask any more questions. She knew that Lu Yang must have his own plans.

And she just needs to believe in him.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who?" Lu Yang asked.

"It's me, Chen Yijun." Chen Yijun's voice came from outside the door.

Lu Yang and Qing Lan looked at each other, both a little surprised.

"Why is she here?" Qinglan asked.

"I don't know." Lu Yang shook his head. "I'll go check it out."

As he said that, he stood up, walked to the door and opened it.

"Ms. Chen, why are you here?" Lu Yang asked Chen Yijun who was standing outside the door.

"Let me see you, the 'great hero'." Chen Yijun said, then she walked into the room.

"How do you know I'm here?" Lu Yang asked.

"If I want to find you, I will find you naturally." Chen Yijun said.

"Oh?" Lu Yang raised his eyebrows. "It seems that Miss Chen is quite capable."

"You're so kind," Chen Yijun said. "Compared to Officer Lu, I'm still far behind."

"Miss Chen, you didn't come here just to argue with me, right?" Lu Yang asked.

"Of course not," Chen Yijun said, "I'm here to tell you a piece of news."

"What news?" Lu Yang asked.

"'Crow' is dead." Chen Yijun said.

"Oh?" Lu Yang pretended to be surprised. "Really? This is really unfortunate news."

"You really don't know?" Chen Yijun looked at Lu Yang and asked.

"Know what?" Lu Yang asked back.

"Does the death of 'Crow' have anything to do with you?" Chen Yijun asked.

"Miss Chen, what do you mean by that?" Lu Yang asked, "What does the death of 'Crow' have to do with me?"

"Lu Yang, stop pretending!" Chen Yijun said, "I know you killed Crow!"