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

Manyu blushed, spat, rolled her eyes, and walked out, throwing down a harsh threat as she went: "Who will be the legal wife is still unknown. As long as you two haven't gone through the wedding ceremony and entered the bridal chamber, I, Manyu, have a chance to be your older sister. Humph, let's settle this tonight!"

Zhou Hongyi sat outside, his heart pounding, unaware that a commotion had already broken out inside the locker room. For some unknown reason, Manyu was jealous and had started arguing with Beckham.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Great World! Tonight is the final night of our Miss Rose pageant. Please allow me to introduce our judges for tonight's competition~~~~"

The host had already taken to the stage to warm up the crowd. When introducing the judges, Zhou Hongyi heard cheers from the crowd, even louder than when the girls came on stage. Of course, Zhou Hongyi knew that it was his brothers from the police station, the Military Intelligence Bureau, or the Axe Gang supporting him.

When the host introduced Ryunosuke Kondo, he directly said that he was a famous producer and director from the entertainment industry. This guy's public identity was actually someone in the entertainment industry. No wonder he could replace Mr. Su as a judge.

After the introductions, a band composed entirely of Westerners took to the stage, began tuning their instruments, and quickly started playing soothing light music, which gradually calmed the restless crowd.

Zhou Hongyi searched everywhere throughout the process, determined to ensure that tonight's mission would go perfectly.

The blind man responsible for poisoning the drinks had already blended into the crowd. Zhou Hongyi had him consume a large portion of the liquor beforehand and stored it away. Before Elizabeth toasted her target, she would secretly switch the drinks with one laced with nitrobenzene.

During this process, Zhou Hongyi and A Gui provided cover while the blind man and Xiao Bei carried out the poisoning. The whole process had to be done without anyone noticing, and the noisy environment tonight provided the best cover for their operation.

Of course, Zhou Hongyi did not forget that the Special Higher Police, the Military Police, and the 76th Division had all sent elite personnel to lie in wait here tonight. Just as he was casually scanning the audience, he saw no less than twenty agents or spies hiding around him, disguised as audience members.

Not only that, but there were also gunmen from the military police hidden in the private rooms and on the roof. Outside the Great World, the seemingly ordinary merchants had all been replaced by agents from the 76th Division. This was what they called "waiting for the rabbit to come to the tree stump," hoping to use Mr. Su to lure out the Red Party or the Kuomintang hidden in Shanghai. Whoever they could lure out, their goal would be achieved.

Zhou Hongyi and the bearded Chen Gong behind him exchanged a few glances. The latter understood immediately and noticed that the people in Zhou Hongyi's line of sight were clearly out of place with the surrounding audience, as if they were absent-minded and their eyes were wandering around.

Because he was a former special agent, he was quite familiar with the reactions of his colleagues. Soon, Da Chen Gong followed these characteristics and identified twenty-seven suspicious persons in the hall. These twenty-seven people were scattered in various corners of the hall and subtly locked the main doors, windows, back doors, and restrooms, as well as other key passageways.

It's not hard to guess that a whole squad of heavily armed military police might be hiding in those closed private rooms. If Zhou Hongyi hadn't received advance warning and rashly organized a manpower to assassinate the target, he would probably have walked right into the enemy's trap and would have had no chance of escape.

It seems that Zhou Hongyi's choice of poisoning is the safest and most effective method. Let's see what the identities of the prey and the hunter are tonight.

The music played by the band gradually became more cheerful and exciting. Some young guests couldn't help but start to sway their bodies to the melody. Zhou Hongyi was among them. Although he was sitting there, his head was nodding and his neck was swaying from side to side, as if he couldn't control himself.

"Sasuke-kun, it seems you're also interested in dancing."

Zhou Hongyi smiled slightly and said, "Oh, it's just some low-class hobbies. Kondo-kun thinks too highly of me. I didn't expect you to be a producer and director. To be honest, one of the contestants tonight is one of my people. I plan to use this competition to help her gain recognition so she can enter the entertainment industry in the future. Since we're all on the same side, things will be easier. If Kondo-kun has any movies or commercials he needs to shoot, he can think of me first."

Ryunosuke Kondo laughed and said, "Oh, after hearing what Sasuke-kun said, I'm actually looking forward to Princess Elizabeth's performance tonight."

With a shout from the host, the red curtain suddenly opened to both sides, and all the lights focused on the stage.

There were seven contestants who made it to the final night. They came from different entertainment venues in Shanghai, including socialites who rarely left their homes. They received the most professional training in order to make a name for themselves in such an event and meet a wealthy and suitable husband.

The audience was absolutely thrilled. Imagine, seven of Shanghai's most beautiful women appearing on stage together – the visual impact was unimaginable. More importantly, among them was their most famous and mysterious princess, Elizabeth.

"Princess Elizabeth! Princess Elizabeth! Look this way!"

"Oh, Your Highness, you are the brightest star on the field tonight!"

"Her Highness looked at me! She looked at me! I'm the luckiest person tonight!"

"Manyu! Miss Manyu! I love you!"

"Wow, the beauties tonight are all so pretty and charming! It's no wonder I paid five times the price for a scalped ticket to get a seat in the inner area. It was totally worth it!"

Zhou Hongyi's head was buzzing from all the noise. He hadn't expected that even standing tickets near the inner area were being sold for five times the price by scalpers. He should have gotten a few tickets and sold them too; it would have been a waste not to make money.

The seven beauties did not wear swimsuits today. Instead, they all wore their most prized gowns, which best accentuated their temperament and figures. There were floor-length dresses, well-tailored cheongsams, Western evening gowns, and elaborate Western court dresses. In short, tonight truly demonstrated what it means to have a hundred flowers blooming and vying for beauty.

"Sasuke-kun, is that Princess Elizabeth wearing the mask? She certainly has a noble air about her, but I'm curious which country she's from?"

Upon hearing Kondo Ryunosuke's question, Zhou Hongyi casually made up a story: "She is the princess of the Holy Spirit Kingdom of Ralley. Her father is named Cthulhu Fortnite, and her full name is Elizabeth Fortnite. The country is very small and has now been destroyed. The princess has to come to our Magic City to make a living by singing and dancing. It's truly a past she doesn't want to recall."

"What's this? I've never heard of it before."

Seeing the doubt in the other person's eyes, Zhou Hongyi continued, "Judging from Kondo-kun's tone, you seem to know quite a bit about the countries in this world. Have you ever heard of Nauru, Tuvalu, Saint Kitts and Nevis, or Antigua and Barbuda?"

When Kondo Ryunosuke heard Zhou Hongyi mention those names, he was full of doubt. After a long pause, he finally asked, "Sasuke-kun, are those the names of countries you just mentioned? Why haven't I heard of any of them?"

Zhou Hongyi smiled and patted the other man on the shoulder: "The world is vast, and there are many countries, because Kondo-kun still has a lot to learn."