Espionage: You're tasked with spying, but you'll blow up the Special Higher Police?

Zhou Hongyi peeked out and overheard most of the conversation between the two people inside. He recognized one of the voices; it was the blind man who had sold him guns and bullets on the black market. Looks like he'd come at the wrong time; they were probably cleaning house here.

However, that blind man was really bold to take the gang's guns and ammunition to the black market to sell. This behavior did violate the gang's rules, and how could they accept the gang if they didn't punish him? But then again, the kid was trying to get medical treatment for his mother, so although his behavior was wrong, it was also understandable.

Most importantly, once the blind man is drowned, he'll have to find someone else to buy the gun. It's better to do what you know than what you don't. Even if the blind man doesn't steal guns and bullets from the gang, he'll definitely know where to get them.

Zhou Hongyi's eyes darted around, and he deliberately appeared at the warehouse entrance, clearing his throat with two dry coughs, the sound of which was particularly loud in the quiet environment.

Suddenly, a dozen or so men dressed in black shirts, cloth shoes, and with short hair rushed out of the warehouse. Each of them held a small, sturdy axe, their eyes fierce, looking just like the Axe Gang characters on TV, exuding a strong murderous aura.

"Who are you? What are you doing wandering around here so late? Do you know whose territory this is?"

The young man at the head of the group raised an axe, pointed it at Zhou Hongyi, and loudly questioned him.

Zhou Hongyi was surprised, but not afraid. Although his [Eye of Insight] was still recovering, he hadn't used up his [Gunfire Mode] attempts for the day. If anyone dared to provoke him, he would unleash a massacre. Even the agents of 76 couldn't handle him, so these dozen or so axe-wielding men were no match for him.

“I’m a police officer. I haven’t even questioned you yet, and you dare to set up a court here in the middle of the night? If I hear about it, I’ll have someone drowned in the river. Who gave you the guts?”

Zhou Hongyi took out his ID from his pocket, flashed it in front of them briefly, then quickly put it back. He then put his hands behind his back and strode forward.

The gang members with axes couldn't figure out his moves. They exchanged glances, and for a moment, no one dared to make a move.

At that moment, a young man wearing overalls and shiny black leather shoes came out. He had long hair and a long scar on his left cheek, making him look exceptionally ferocious.

The young man tilted his head and looked at Zhou Hongyi with a provocative gaze.

"Huh? The police are off duty now. The Axe Gang's business is none of the police's business. If you know what's good for you, get as far away as you can and don't interfere with us enforcing our family rules!"

Zhou Hongyi's eyes lit up. He thought to himself, "It really is the Axe Gang. I've only ever seen them in movies before. They're such a powerful force. Now I'm actually seeing them in person."

He ignored the long-haired, scarred man, craned his neck to peek into the warehouse, and saw the blind man who had sold him the gun earlier curled up on the ground, convulsing, his face covered in blood.

“I have nothing to say to you, I’m going to find him,” Zhou Hongyi said, pointing to the blind man.

"Looking for him?" The long-haired man scoffed, laughing with disdain. "We're going to drown him in the river today. What are you doing, a lowly cop, sticking your nose in here? Believe me, I'll sink you too!"

"You're going to sink me too?" This time, Zhou Hongyi laughed out loud. "Do you know who I am? If you dare to sink me in the river today, your entire Axe Gang will be buried with me tomorrow. I'm taking him away today. If you're not happy, have your Axe Gang leader go to No. 76 to demand him. If that doesn't work, you can send him to the Military Police or the Special Higher Police."

Upon hearing this, the long-haired man's smile quickly faded. He sized Zhou Hongyi up and down, noticing that this man was quite different from ordinary junior police officers in both his clothing and demeanor. Hearing him mention 76th Division and the Special Higher Police and Military Police, could he be from there?

Shanghai is a melting pot of all sorts of people, and anyone who manages to thrive here is no accident. The long-haired man was quite astute. He immediately ordered his men to put away their axes, then awkwardly clasped his hands in a fist salute and asked, "May I ask which side you're from, brother?"

Zhou Hongyi imitated the gesture of clasping his hands in a respectful manner and said, "Zhou Hongyi is the leader of the Special Operations Group of the Second Branch. The director of No. 76 is my brother-in-law. Colonel Shimazu of the Special Higher Police is considered my mentor. He graduated from West Point Military Academy. General Doihara personally praised me and said that my future is limitless. He even strongly invited me to study at the Army Academy. I wonder if you still want to throw me into the river now?"

Zhou Hongyi felt a little uncomfortable when he mentioned these relationships, but no matter what, these public identities were the best way to deal with these thugs.

"Director Ding's brother-in-law?"

It was obvious that even the Axe Gang had heard of Ding Mocun's name, but to Zhou Hongyi's surprise, the other party only paused for a moment, and then reached down and pulled out a *** axe from his back waist.

"Your title might fool others, but in the Axe Gang, sorry, it won't work! Our boss hates traitors the most! Don't even mention you, even if your brother-in-law were standing right here, he'd be dead!"

"What the hell? It would have been better if we hadn't brought up the relationship. Now that we've talked about it, there's nothing left to discuss. What a blunder!"

Zhou Hongyi inwardly groaned; it seemed this matter was going to be troublesome.

He cursed inwardly, then suddenly remembered some unofficial historical accounts he'd read before. Liu Yaqiao of the Axe Gang truly hated traitors and Japanese devils, and had killed many people. Let alone Ding Mocun, even President Wang Jingwei would probably want to chop him up with his axe.

Seeing that things were going wrong, Zhou Hongyi hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Stop, stop, stop~~~ Brothers, it was all a joke, a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. Brothers, actually I'm just a cop. I bought guns and bullets from the blind brother before. I overheard your conversation inside and know about his family's predicament. I'm a very loyal person. Why don't you tell me how many weapons and ammunition he sold from the gang, and I'll cover the hole for him? You can use the money to buy more and better weapons, why not? There's no need for fighting all the time~ Besides, even if you kill him, you won't be able to get the guns and bullets back. What do you say? Brother, hero, think about it."

Zhou Hongyi had already prepared for the worst. At this moment, the pistol was hidden under his arm, ready to be switched to "gunfire mode" at any time. If even money couldn't deal with these Axe Gang members, then the only option would be to massacre the warehouse.

What Zhou Hongyi didn't expect was that bringing up the names of his traitorous brother-in-law and the Japanese devils hadn't worked before, but now that he offered to pay compensation for the other party, the long-haired young man's eyes lit up, and he ordered his men to put away the axe and put on a smiling face.

"Brother, if you had said so earlier, none of this would have happened. You seem like a loyal and righteous person. That blind bastard is lucky to have a friend like you. I'm not trying to extort you. The blind man stole six pistols, three rifles, five hundred rounds of ammunition, and one grenade. I wonder how much you think these things are worth?"