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

Zhou Hongyi was still inquiring about Gu Tianbo's whereabouts the day before, but he didn't expect that the other party would come to him on his own the next night. Not only did he come to him, but he also gave him so much important information.

Under Zhou Hongyi's deliberate guidance, he revealed everything about his French girlfriend, including her place of residence and personal preferences.

"Hehe, Mr. Zhou's information network is quite good. I do know a French lady, but we are just good friends."

Zhou Hongyi gave him an "I understand" look and very tactfully ended the topic, then said, "I wonder if Mr. Gu has ever thought about investing in other fields besides the jewelry and jade business?"

When Zhou Hongyi asked that question, a "Warning" sign appeared above Gu Tianbo's head, followed by a series of new signs appearing to his side.

Having finally glimpsed these deeper secrets, Zhou Hongyi's heart was already in turmoil, but on the surface, he remained completely unchanged.

Gu Tianbo, as expected, secretly funded anti-Japanese patriots and guerrillas. He was even a secret financier of a newspaper called "Zhenyan Bao," which was a key target of the Wang Jingwei regime and the Special Higher Police. Nowadays, he was constantly changing locations, spreading propaganda articles everywhere.

"Gu Tianbo, I originally thought you were just a simple, rich old gentleman who liked to chase after beautiful women, but I never expected that beneath your unrestrained exterior, you have a red heart. Not bad, not bad at all."

The more Zhou Hongyi looked, the more satisfied he became. Now, looking at Boss Gu's appearance, he didn't seem so sleazy anymore. And the way he looked at Xiao Bei, as if he wanted to tear a piece of her flesh off, Zhou Hongyi analyzed that it was a man's admiration for a woman he liked, pure as could be.

While the two were having this awkward conversation, Beckham had already bought three pieces of jewelry for the other person, and each one was sold at three times the original price.

By the time Gu Tianbo realized what was happening, the items were already wrapped and handed to him, leaving him no chance to refuse.

Gu Tianbo looked at the three ornaments in his hand and was speechless. His eyes were busy looking at the mysterious "princess of a fallen kingdom" wearing a mask, and his mind and mouth were also busy dealing with all kinds of tricky questions from Young Master Zhou. Before he knew it, he had bought three expensive and impractical things.

But Gu Tianbo wasn't short of money at all, and then he thought that since he had gotten to know Miss Elizabeth, the money was well spent.

"Hehehe, I've had a very fruitful day at Mr. Zhou's shop. I'm looking forward to it. I've been thinking of changing the types of decorations in my house recently, and I'll come back again when I have the chance. But I'm also looking forward to Miss Elizabeth's stunning performance in the upcoming Miss Rose election. So I'll take my leave now, Mr. Zhou. If you're really interested in being a judge, come find me at the Grand World Teahouse."

After Gu Tianbo finished speaking, he gave everyone a proper bow. It was obvious that he lingered for two extra seconds when facing Xiao Bei, demonstrating his "ability" to favor girls over boys to the extreme.

Just as Gu Tianbo stepped out of the antique shop, a black sedan drove up from a short distance away and slowly stopped in front of him.

Several men in black lined up on either side of him. He opened the car door and got in. Judging from their professional expressions, they were probably acting as both driver and bodyguard. It seems that this Mr. Gu is quite concerned about his safety.

Watching Boss Gu's car slowly drive away, Zhou Hongyi's fake smile gradually faded. He instructed the blind man to close the shop and then turned to Xiao Bei, saying, "This is a great opportunity. Gu Tianbo is not only very famous and wealthy in Shanghai's business circles, but he can also get me a judge position in the Miss Rose beauty pageant. This position comes at just the right time, allowing me to reconfirm my relationship with the target before the operation begins."

Beckham stood ramrod straight, his hands clasped together slightly, and said, “Boss, please rest assured. I can tell he’s interested in me. Elizabeth will use this relationship to gather more useful information. But I will also remember the premise: do everything within my capabilities and never reveal my identity. Secrecy is the top priority in what we do.”

Zhou Hongyi nodded in satisfaction again, gave a few more instructions, then parted ways with the others, hailed a rickshaw, and headed straight for the French girl's villa.

Gu Tianbo's foreign girlfriend lived near Huangpu Park, a sparsely populated area with extremely high property prices, where only the wealthy and powerful could afford to live. Even so, Gu Tianbo still rented an apartment there for his interracial girlfriend, and Zhou Hongyi came to investigate the secrets of this apartment.

When he arrived, the night sky had become even deeper, and the dim yellow gas streetlights in Huangpu Park were lit one by one. The clean and tidy roads, compared to the alleyways, made one feel as if they had entered another world.

Zhou Hongyi looked around, first determining the directions of the surrounding roads, then nodded slightly, deciding to give this foreign lady a little "surprise" tomorrow.

Zhou Hongyi had scouted the location beforehand, taking a different road to a more bustling street. He had calculated how to set fire to the young lady's apartment without causing any casualties or affecting the houses of the nearby residents. However, the fire couldn't be too small either, because if it was too small, there would be no chance for them, the "part-time firefighters," to step in.

Having scouted the location, Zhou Hongyi hailed another rickshaw to go home.

Nothing happened overnight. Zhou Hongyi recovered his [Eye of Insight] skill and, early the next morning, took Agui and Fusheng to the address of the French girl that he had secretly obtained from Gu Tianbo.

Huangpu Park is even more beautiful during the day, with birds singing and flowers blooming. Since the population density is not high, the impact of a fire would be controllable.

Zhou Hongyi winked at A Gui and ordered Fu Sheng: "Stand by the street corner. When you see black smoke rising, blow the iron whistle around your neck to tell the surrounding crowd to evacuate immediately."

Having made all the preparations, Zhou Hongyi went around to the back of the upscale apartment building, took out a lighter, lit a cigarette, took a puff to ignite the flame, and flicked his finger. The lit cigarette flew into the air, twirling and spinning before landing precisely in a bird's nest below the balcony of one of the residents.

To make the fire burn more smoothly, Zhou Hongyi made some modifications to his cigarettes, filling them with only a small amount of tobacco and mostly gunpowder.

After the cigarette burned to a certain point, it ignited the gunpowder in the latter half. Instantly, the bird's nest was engulfed by flames and began to burn. The dry bird's nest became the perfect catalyst, and black smoke quickly billowed out under the scorching flames.

Seeing this, Zhou Hongyi went around to the side and gestured to A Gui, who rushed to the other side of the apartment where household garbage was piled up, took out a lighter, lit a cigarette and went inside.