Spy war in the Republic of China, peak undercover

Old Wei looked at Lu Yang's eyes and knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he could only nod. "Boss, you must be careful!"

At night, the fog in the mountain city was thicker than usual, and the wind by the river was bitingly cold.

Lu Yang came alone and quietly to the abandoned warehouse at the riverside dock.

It was pitch black here, with only the lights of a few fishing boats swaying on the river in the distance.

The abandoned warehouse, with its mottled walls and broken windows, exuded a lingering, decaying atmosphere. It was completely silent, not even the chirping of insects could be heard. The only sound was the eerie lapping of the river against the shore.

Lu Yang did not approach the warehouse immediately, but instead observed the area carefully. He found no obvious signs of an ambush around the warehouse, which made him feel a little relieved, but he did not relax his vigilance at all.

Like a night cat, he approached the warehouse silently and climbed in through a broken window.

The warehouse was vast, filled with discarded goods and wooden crates. The air was thick with dust and a musty smell. Moonlight streamed through the damaged roof, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

Lu Yang gripped the pistol tightly in his hand and searched the warehouse carefully. He listened carefully to the movements around him, and any slight movement would not escape his ears.

Suddenly, he heard light footsteps coming from deep inside the warehouse.

Lu Yang immediately dodged and hid behind a huge wooden box, holding his breath.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and a graceful figure appeared in the moonlight. She was wearing a dark cheongsam with a windbreaker on the outside. It was White Rose!

Her face was pale, and her eyes were filled with nervousness and anxiety. She looked around, as if searching for something.

"Miss Bai?" Lu Yang walked out from behind the wooden box and called out in a low voice.

Bai Meigui's body trembled when she heard the voice. She turned around and saw that it was Lu Yang, and then she breathed a sigh of relief. "Mr. Lu, you're here."

"What's the matter that you asked me to come here?" Lu Yang asked vigilantly without lowering the gun.

Bai Meigui looked at the gun in Lu Yang's hand and smiled bitterly. "Mr. Lu, there's no need to be so nervous. I asked you to come here because I want to tell you something, something about 'Zero'."

"You know 'zero'?" Lu Yang's eyes narrowed.

White Rose nodded, her expression growing serious. "I don't know much, but I do know that Zero is plotting a terrifying conspiracy. If it succeeds, the entire mountain city, and even the entire southwest, will be doomed!"

"What conspiracy?" Lu Yang asked.

Bai Meigui shook her head. "I don't know the specific plan. I'm just a pawn in his hands. But I know he's been looking for something recently, something related to the 'Bashu Order'."

"Bashu Order?" Lu Yang's mind raced. This coincided with the information he had previously obtained. "Do you know where the 'Bashu Order' is?"

"I don't know." Bai Meigui shook her head again. "But I know that Mr. Huang seems to have some clues. Mr. Huang has very close ties with the Japanese and Zero. The Paramount Ballroom is one of their bases for secret transactions and communications."

As expected! Lu Yang's guess was confirmed.

"Then why are you telling me this?" Lu Yang looked at Bai Meigui, his eyes full of inquiry. "Aren't you afraid that Mr. Huang Sanye and 'Zero' will retaliate against you?"

A trace of pain and struggle flashed in Bai Meigui's eyes. "I... I don't want to be their pawn anymore. I'm tired of this life of constant fear and helplessness. And..." She paused, raised her head, and met Lu Yang's gaze. "I believe in you, Mr. Lu. I believe you can stop them."

Lu Yang looked at Bai Meigui's sincere yet fragile eyes, and his heart couldn't help but move. This woman didn't seem as bad as he imagined.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps and the roar of a car engine outside the warehouse!

"Oh no! They are coming!" Bai Meigui's face changed drastically and she exclaimed.

Lu Yang's heart trembled, and he immediately pulled Bai Meigui to hide in a more secluded corner. "Who's here?"

"It's Mr. Huang's men! He must have discovered that I sneaked out!" Bai Meigui's voice trembled.

Sure enough, the door of the warehouse was kicked open, and more than a dozen burly men armed with weapons rushed in. Leading them was Mr. Huang Sanye's confidant, the man in black who had stopped Lu Yang at the Paramount before!

"Search! Find that bitch and her adulterer!" the man in black ordered viciously.

The warehouse was in chaos and the men began searching everywhere.

Lu Yang and Bai Meigui hid in the dark, not daring to make a sound. They knew that if they were discovered, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Mr. Lu, what should we do?" Bai Meigui nervously grabbed Lu Yang's arm.

Lu Yang patted her hands, signaling her to calm down. He quickly observed the surroundings, looking for an opportunity to break out.

At the other end of the warehouse, there was a back door leading to the river. If they could get there, there might be a chance of survival.

"Follow me!" Lu Yang whispered, then rushed out from his hiding place, firing continuously with the pistol in his hand to attract the enemy's attention.

Bai Meigui followed closely behind, and the two of them rushed towards the back door like two flashes of lightning.

The enemy spotted them and immediately turned their guns, firing wildly at them. Bullets rained down around them, sending up clouds of dust and sparks.

Lu Yang fought back while protecting Bai Meigui. His shooting was accurate, and each shot could knock down an enemy. But the enemy's number was too great, and they were quickly suppressed.

At this critical moment, a burst of intensive gunfire was heard again outside the warehouse!

"Boss! We are here!" It was Lao Wei's voice!

It turned out that Lao Wei was supporting outside. When he heard the gunshots in the warehouse, he immediately rushed in with his men!

The arrival of the reinforcements instantly turned the tide of the battle. Mr. Huang's men were caught off guard and their formation was thrown into disarray.

Lu Yang seized the opportunity, pulled Bai Meigui, and rushed out the back door.

The wind was so strong that it made people's clothes rustle. A small boat was already waiting on the shore, which was arranged by Lao Wei in advance.

Lu Yang and Bai Meigui jumped onto the boat, quickly sailed away from the dock, and disappeared into the vast night.

The gunfire in the warehouse gradually died down. Mr. Huang's confidant looked at the empty back door, his face livid with anger. "Chase them! We can't let them get away!"

However, the river is vast and the night is dark, so it is not easy to find a small boat in the vast river.

On the boat, Lu Yang looked at the terrified Bai Meigui beside him, his heart filled with questions. How many secrets did this woman hide? What was her relationship with "Zero"? Was she risking her life to see him just to break free from his control?

White Rose, looking at the calm and skilled man before her, was filled with mixed emotions. She knew she had embarked on a path of no return, and this man might be her only hope.

The boat cut through the dark river surface, and the cold river wind mixed with moisture hit her face, making Bai Meigui, who had just experienced a life-or-death escape, shiver. She subconsciously wrapped her windbreaker tightly around her and turned her head to look at the silent man beside her.

Lu Yang stood at the bow, his back to her, his figure erect as a pine tree, his gaze fixed on the blurred shoreline in the distance. The river breeze rustled the hems of his clothes, outlining his resolute figure. Just now in the warehouse, he had been like a divine warrior, calm and resolute, his marksmanship unmatched, rescuing her from a desperate situation. This man seemed to possess a reassuring power.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Bai Meigui said softly, breaking the silence.

Lu Yang turned around and looked at her pale face and frightened eyes. His tone softened a little. "You're welcome. The information you provided is very valuable." He paused and looked at her sharply. "However, I still want to know why you took such a big risk to tell me this?"

Bai Meigui lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously twisting the corners of her clothes. She was silent for a moment before she slowly spoke: "I said, I don't want to be a pawn anymore. Mr. Huang San treated me as a plaything and a tool, and 'Zero' treated me as bait and a pawn. I'm fed up with this fate of being manipulated by others." Her voice was choked with sobs and resentment.

"Then what is your relationship with 'Zero'?" Lu Yang asked. He had to figure this out.

White Rose raised her head, a complex emotion flickering in her eyes, as if she were hesitating. Finally, as if making up her mind, she said, "I... I used to be a member of the 'Zero' organization, codenamed 'Nightingale'."

Lu Yang was shocked! He had always suspected that Liu Ruyan was the "Nightingale", but he had never expected that the real "Nightingale" was actually White Rose! This news was too sudden, and it was difficult for him to digest it for a while.

"You...you are 'Nightingale'?" Lu Yang's voice was filled with a hint of disbelief.

White Rose smiled bitterly. "Surprising, huh? A dance hall singer is actually a member of the Zero organization." She paused and continued, "I didn't join Zero voluntarily. A few years ago, I got into trouble in Shanghai. It was Zero who saved me, but he also controlled me from then on. He used my beauty and talent to allow me to get close to various people in the Paramount, gather intelligence, and pass on messages."

"That Liu Ruyan..." Lu Yang thought of the equally mysterious teahouse owner.

"Boss Liu is one of my superiors and an important contact for the Zero organization in Mountain City," White Rose replied. "However, she and I are just colleagues, not close friends."

Lu Yang was silent. This news was so shocking that it shook his judgment of many things. Was Liu Ruyan also Zero's friend? How much of the intelligence she had provided was true? How much was just a smokescreen deliberately thrown by Zero?

He suddenly felt a chill. The depth of Zero's infiltration and the breadth of its operations far exceeded his imagination. He felt as if he were caught in a vast spiderweb, with Zero as the poisonous spider lurking in the shadows, ready to strike a fatal blow at any moment.

"Then since you told me all this this time, aren't you afraid that 'Zero' will retaliate against you?" Lu Yang looked at Bai Meigui, his eyes becoming more complicated.

"I'm afraid," Bai Meigui said frankly, "but I'm even more afraid of living under his shadow for the rest of my life. And..." She raised her head and met Lu Yang's gaze with a hint of determination in her eyes, "I have no way out. Mr. Huang Sanye won't let me go, and neither will Zero. My only hope is that you can completely destroy them."

Seeing the desperate determination in her eyes, Lu Yang's suspicion of her eased a little. Perhaps she was really forced into a desperate situation, seeking a glimmer of hope.

"What else do you know about the 'Bashu Order'?" Lu Yang asked. He had to grasp every possible clue.

Bai Meigui shook her head. "I don't know much. I only know that 'Zero' is determined to obtain the 'Bashu Order'. He seems to believe that the 'Bashu Order' hides a huge secret, a secret that could change the entire southwest landscape. Master Huang San has been helping him search, but it seems there hasn't been much progress."

"Secret..." Lu Yang muttered to himself. It seemed that the importance of the "Bashu Order" was even greater than he had imagined.

The boat gradually approached a hidden ferry crossing on the shore. Old Wei was already waiting there.

"Boss, are you okay?" Old Wei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Yang and Bai Meigui were safe and sound.

"It's okay." Lu Yang jumped off the boat and reached out to help Bai Meigui down. "Find a safe place to put her down and send someone to protect her."

"Yes!" Old Wei glanced at Bai Meigui. Although he was confused, he did not ask any more questions and immediately arranged for people to take charge.

"Mr. Lu, what are you going to do next?" Bai Meigui looked at Lu Yang and asked softly. Her fate seemed to be tightly tied to this man.

Lu Yang looked at her with a firm gaze. "Now that we know Mr. Huang Sanye and the Paramount are Zero's bases, we can no longer sit idly by." A cold smile curved his lips. "It's time to take the initiative."

He wanted to take down the Paramount, capture Mr. Huang Sanye, and completely cut off an important arm of "Zero" in the mountain city!

However, he knew this would be no easy task. Third Master Huang had deep roots in the mountain city, possessing influence in both the underworld and the underworld. The Paramount was even more heavily guarded. If he wanted to take action against him, he would have to devise a thorough plan, or risk backfire.

Arriving at the photo studio, Lu Yang immediately summoned Lao Wei, Ye Wanru, and Chen Yijun, revealing the intelligence provided by Bai Meigui and his next plan. Of course, he chose to conceal Bai Meigui's true identity as "Nightingale" for the time being, saying only that she was an important informant who was coerced.

"Take down the Paramount? Capture Third Master Huang?" Old Wei gasped. "Boss, this is no joke! Third Master Huang has been running the city for years, his network of connections is complex, and he employs a large group of desperate criminals. The Paramount is his stronghold, heavily guarded. If we force our way in, we'll probably pay a heavy price."

Ye Wanru also frowned. "That's right. Mr. Huang's relationship with the authorities is also very delicate. If we act rashly, it's likely to cause unnecessary trouble, or even lead to us being blamed."