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

Having prepared everything, Zhou Hongyi changed into his trench coat beforehand and went to sleep fully clothed. Although he only slept for three hours, fortunately, the cooldown of his [Eye of Insight] skill had already restarted.

The sky outside the window was still dark. Zhou Hongyi checked the bullets, hid the gun inside his trench coat, put on his wide-brimmed hat, opened the window, and slid down a jujube tree in the yard.

The moment his feet touched the ground, he was surrounded by five purebred German Shepherds, which were sticking out their tongues and wagging their tails.

"Shh~~~~ Be good, don't make a sound, I brought you some delicious food."

Fortunately, the dogs in the yard recognized Zhou Hongyi's scent and didn't mistake him for a thief.

Zhou Hongyi took out the dried meat he had prepared beforehand and threw it into the corner. After looking around, he climbed over the iron fence and slipped away to the shantytown's early morning "black market".

The situation in Shanghai in 1940 was complex, and the black market was rampant. Some daring merchants, smugglers, or people who colluded with various forces would acquire weapons through various channels and sell them on the black market.

Of course, aside from weapons, you can buy anything you want here as long as you have money.

Pistols, bullets, grenades.

Rice, flour, sugar, and cooking oil.

US dollars, British pounds, and small yellow croaker.

Perfume, watch, black stockings.

Even rare drugs like antibiotics are available for sale.

Based on the original owner's memories, Zhou Hongyi navigated the crisscrossing alleyways and finally stopped in front of an abandoned warehouse.

Four gang members were gathered in front of the warehouse, some sitting and some standing. They all looked wary as Zhou Hongyi approached, and one of them lifted his shirt to reveal an axe and a pistol at his waist.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Hongyi hurriedly whispered the secret code.

"Capable of benevolence and wisdom, possessing profound understanding and learning."

Upon hearing the correct code word, the menacing gang members closed their shirts and made way for them.

Zhou Hongyi pulled his hat brim low and walked through them, but these gang members didn't even glance at him. Most of the people who came here didn't want anyone to know their identities; they only cared about making money, and who the other person was didn't matter at all.

The moment Zhou Hongyi stepped into the abandoned warehouse, he felt as if he had entered another world. Although it was only four in the morning, the black market hidden in the alley warehouse was already bustling with people and unusually lively.

The place was bustling with vendors, buyers, gang members, and even foreigners. Everyone was selecting items that interested them, but everyone was speaking very quietly.

However, while the black market offers a wide variety of goods, it's also very easy to buy counterfeit products, and there's no such thing as "after-sales service" here.

Zhou Hongyi felt that the combination of a trench coat and a top hat was not enough, so he bought himself a fake beard, a pair of glasses, and a walking stick inlaid with silver ornaments on the black market.

In addition, Zhou Hongyi also found a gun dealer and bought two more fully loaded magazines for his Browning M1910, which made him feel a little safer.

"Sir, you've been buying bullets quite frequently lately. Is there something big going on?"

The gun dealer was dressed similarly to Zhou Hongyi, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a dark overcoat, and sunglasses that made him look like a blind man.

Zhou Hongyi frowned slightly and deliberately spoke in a hoarse voice, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Just make your money."

The man quickly raised his hand and said, "Sir, you misunderstand. I didn't mean to pry into your privacy. It's just... if you're planning something big, perhaps you should consider buying some more powerful equipment, like... a machine gun, or grenades?"

"..."

Zhou Hongyi fell silent for a moment. Did they think he was a ruthless bandit? We're underground workers, why would we need machine guns? How would we hide them?

"No, thank you. I don't need it for the time being."

Zhou Hongyi gave a perfunctory reply, but the gun dealer didn't seem to have given up.

"Then... then if you need anything in the future, please remember to come find me. My name is 'Blind Man'."

"Blind man? Okay, I understand."

Zhou Hongyi paid the money, loaded his magazine, and was about to leave when a quarrel broke out outside the black market warehouse, followed by gunshots.

Who fired the shot?

"What happened?"

"Oh no! The military police are here to arrest someone!"

"Ah? Run!"

The commotion outside the warehouse quickly spread inside. Both buyers and sellers in the black market were shady characters, and when they heard that the military police were coming to arrest people, chaos ensued.

Zhou Hongyi cursed under his breath, pulled his hat down low, and prepared to run away.

At this moment, the "blind man" wearing sunglasses opposite him rolled up his goods, tugged at Zhou Hongyi and said, "Sir, please come with me, I know a place to get out."

Zhou Hongyi glanced at the "blind man," intending to use [Insightful Eye] to determine the other party's identity, but he had a more important task to do today, and he needed to save his skills for when they were most needed.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhou Hongyi no longer hesitated and followed the "blind man," squeezing through the chaotic crowd to a corner of the warehouse.

The "blind man" looked around, lifted the tattered cloth covering the cargo box, squatted down and said, "Sir, this is a safety exit we reserved. Only a few people know about it. Please follow me."

The "blind man" pried a gap in the cargo box, pulled it out, and found that it was empty inside, connected to a hole in the wall, leading directly to the outside of the warehouse.

Zhou Hongyi didn't dare to delay and followed the other person as they crawled out of this troublesome place.

After escaping, the two did not stop, but wandered through the alley for a while to make sure they were completely safe before sitting down by the roadside to catch their breath.

"Hoo hoo hoo... We should be safe here now, sir. Please feel free to come back next time you need goods."

The "blind man" patted his chest, slung a package over his shoulder, and prepared to leave.

Zhou Hongyi suddenly called out to him, "Hey, wait a minute, thank you... If I need to buy goods again in the future, where else can I find you besides here?"

Hearing this, the "blind man" was secretly delighted. He lowered his voice and said, "If you want to buy more goods in the future, you can go to Pier No. 7 after 8 p.m., find any guy wearing sunglasses and carrying an axe, and say you are 'the blind man's uncle.' They will know where to take you."

"The blind man's uncle? I understand."

Zhou Hongyi made a mental note of it, nodded to the other person, and they went their separate ways.

After returning to the main road from the alley, it was already past eight in the morning. Zhou Hongyi hailed a rickshaw and headed straight for his destination—the Florence café.

This café is located on Suzhou Road by the Wusong River, and its decor features a refined and romantic French style.

Through the clean glass of the small garden, Zhou Hongyi saw that two tables of guests were already seated inside, wondering why they had come to drink coffee so early.

"call......"

He took a deep breath, activated his [Insightful Eye] mode, and pushed open the door to enter the beautifully decorated café.

Disguised, Zhou Hongyi walked straight to the table at the far end of the window in the liaison office, leaned his walking stick against the chair, and whispered to the waiter in the white shirt, "Blue Mountain coffee, no sugar."

The waiter in the white shirt paused slightly, but didn't say anything more, only saying, "Please wait a moment."

Zhou Hongyi, in [Insightful Eye] mode, glanced at the other customers in the coffee shop but found nothing amiss. The man currently standing behind the bar making coffee had the name "Bodhi" displayed above his head as Luo Xuesong.

Zhou Hongyi casually fiddled with the knife and fork in front of him, arranging them to resemble a clock at 9:10.

Behind the coffee shop counter, the waiter in the white shirt and the barista whispered something to each other. The barista nodded slightly and soon prepared a cup of Blue Mountain coffee.

Just as Zhou Hongyi was waiting for his coffee, an exciting notification sound suddenly popped into his head.

[Ding~ Successfully checked in at the Florence café, activating the skill "DCM Instinctive Shooting Method".]

[DCM Instinctive Shooting Method: Increases agility, reaction time, draw speed, and shooting accuracy. "Gunfire Mode" can be activated once every 24 hours. When activated, the user will possess "Instinctive Shooting Method," "Double-Shot Rapid Fire Tactics," "Center-Axis Lock-On Shooting," and "Mozambique Shooting Method."]

"Here it comes! My first combat skill!"

Zhou Hongyi was thrilled. The skill he activated in the coffee shop could perfectly compensate for his lack of combat power.

Moreover, this "DCM Instinct Shooting Method" is both impressive and somewhat familiar.

He remembered that this close-range, rapid-draw shooting technique was very similar to the action in the movie "John Wick" starring Keanu Reeves.

However, Zhou Hongyi's skill is even more impressive than that of the protagonist in the movie, allowing him to perform shooting actions without relying on the crosshair or rear sight, solely based on natural reflexes.

In addition, the "double-shot tactic" allows him to fire two bullets in quick succession.

"Center axis lock-on shooting" allows him to "become one with the gun," switching shooting targets with minimal body rotation.

The "Mozambique shooting method" allows him to calmly deal with close-range threats. This shooting method is just like the one shown in the movie: the shooter first quickly fires two bullets at the target's torso, and then quickly moves the muzzle to fire a follow-up shot at the target's head.

With the addition of the Eye of Insight and Gunfire Time, Zhou Hongyi can at least guarantee that he will be in a basically "invincible" state for at least ten minutes every day.