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

"Hahaha, come on, let's raise a glass together. On this special day, let's enjoy the good life. We owe it all to the stability, peace and prosperity that the Imperial Army has brought us. On behalf of all my colleagues at the Jing'an Second Branch, I would like to toast my teacher."

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, the atmosphere at the table gradually warmed up as Zhou Hongyi deliberately encouraged everyone, and everyone slowly relaxed, no longer as reserved as at the beginning.

With a flushed face, Zhou Hongyi staggered over to Colonel Shimazu, holding a wine glass. The two of them drank a glass together first. Then, he turned to Li Shiqun, his traitorous brother-in-law's rival, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect to see you here tonight. My brother-in-law should still be busy working at headquarters at this time. But you, Deputy Director Li, are here drinking heavily, first going to see a performance, and now you're drinking heavily. Isn't that a bit unfair?"

Zhou Hongyi, half-jokingly and half-jokingly, used his drunkenness to attack Li Shiqun, but in reality, he was trying to divert everyone's attention and create an opportunity for Xiao Bei.

Just now, the blind man disguised as a bartender switched the poisoned drinks with the new ones. He didn't make eye contact with Zhou Hongyi the whole time, keeping his head down. But the latter had already guessed his thoughts from his subtle movements and secretly praised him. The blind man was indeed very agile and clever. Even when he couldn't give instructions in time, he still followed him over. He arrived just in time.

Seeing that Zhou Hongyi was flushed and swollen from drinking, Li Shiqun didn't bother with him and explained, "My job today is to protect Colonel Shimazu. It's still work, just in a different place. If you can't drink, drink less and don't embarrass your brother-in-law."

Zhou Hongyi knew this guy was targeting him. Li Shiqun must have known about his conflict with Xiao Dao the night before. This was a hint that he shouldn't drink too much, as he couldn't afford to act recklessly on this occasion.

“Deputy Director Li, my teacher is right here, it’s not your place to lecture me.”

Zhou Hongyi emphasized the word "teacher" with particular emphasis, subtly reminding the other party that his brother-in-law was the nominal director, and since he was a deputy director, he should do his job properly and not overstep his bounds or engage in underhanded tactics.

Li Shiqun chuckled and didn't get entangled with Zhou Hongyi any further. After all, there were many things this hothead didn't know. On the contrary, the more he acted like this, the less Li Shiqun would suspect him. After all, no undercover agent would actively provoke the enemy's intelligence chief.

However, while Zhou Hongyi was exchanging words with Li Shiqun, he kept an eye on Xiao Bei and Mr. Su out of the corner of his eye.

"Mr. Su, thank you very much for your kindness. Elizabeth toasts you."

Beckham had already picked up the glass of liquor containing nitrobenzene and handed it to the other person.

Mr. Su took the wine glass with a smile, but just as he was about to tilt his head back and drink it, someone suddenly snatched the wine from his hand.

Zhou Hongyi's heart skipped a beat. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that it was Kondo Ryunosuke, a special inspector transferred from the Special Higher Police headquarters.

Kondo's action surprised Mr. Su as well. The Special Higher Police inspector, dressed as a ronin, raised his glass, examined it under the light, and asked with interest, "Excuse me, I'm just curious, why is Mr. Su's drink different from ours?"

Before anyone else could answer, Zhou Hongyi snatched the drink from the other person's hand, pretended to look at it, and even took a sip.

"Is it different? If there's any difference, it's that this bottle of wine tastes better, because it's from my personal collection. Kondo-kun, we've been judges together for a while now, so tonight I've brought out my personal treasure to share with everyone."

Seeing Zhou Hongyi take a sip first, Kondo seemed relieved. However, he poured himself a glass, swirling the glass as he said, "So it's Sasuke-kun's private collection. I must have a taste."

As he spoke, he downed the drink in his glass in one gulp, smacking his lips as he finished. This action aroused murderous intent in Zhou Hongyi's heart.

But Zhou Hongyi showed no change on the surface. Instead, he joked, "Kondo-kun, you should drink less, otherwise no one else will have any to drink."

As Zhou Hongyi spoke, he poured Mr. Su another glass of wine and held it up to him.

"You're too kind. It's truly an honor to work with you all and to experience this unforgettable Miss Rose pageant. I think this toast should be to Princess Elizabeth. After all, she is a guest of honor, and even in her current predicament, we cannot neglect her."

Zhou Hongyi cursed inwardly, "So long-winded. Just drink it when I tell you to. Why all the nonsense?"

Although Elizabeth still had a cold expression, her charm was now fully revealed, unlike her unapproachable demeanor on stage.

She gracefully walked to Mr. Su's side, took his wine glass, and gestured for Zhou Hongyi to pour him another glass. With a quick turn of her hands, she handed Mr. Su a glass and said, "Thank you, Mr. Su, for your valuable vote, and thank you for your affection for Elizabeth. This glass is from Elizabeth to you."

At this moment, someone nearby suggested, "Since we're going to express our gratitude, why don't we just drink a toast together?"

"Yes, let's have a toast together."

"I hope Young Master Zhou won't be angry."

"Young Master Zhou is a magnanimous man, how could he be angry?"

Before Zhou Hongyi could say anything, Elizabeth took the initiative to wrap her arm around his and brought the wine glass to her lips, gesturing with her eyes that Mr. Su should drink with her.

Because the two were standing facing each other in the posture of drinking from the same cup, Elizabeth's fragrance mixed with the smell of alcohol wafted into the traitor's nostrils in waves, causing him to lower his guard without thinking and drink the wine with Elizabeth.

Perhaps only Zhou Hongyi noticed that when Elizabeth was exchanging cups with her target, she had already switched the poisoned cup to the target's hand, while he himself took the non-poisoned cup that had been poured later. This girl is even more composed than he imagined.

Zhou Hongyi secretly rejoiced as he watched his target drink the beverage containing nitrobenzene.

"Hehe..." He chuckled and spread his hands, "I'm not angry, how could I be angry? I'm a very magnanimous person. Does anyone else want to drink the nuptial wine? Zhou Hongyi will drink with you."

As the atmosphere here gradually heated up, the others also slowly loosened up, frequently interacting with the beautiful women around them, eliciting giggles from them. Meanwhile, Chen Gong, standing at the door, grinned and kept cursing this group of corrupt beasts in his heart.

But just as everyone was toasting and laughing, Mr. Su suddenly felt unwell in his stomach.

"Excuse me, I'm sorry, my stomach suddenly hurts a little."

"Mr. Su, please take it easy with your drinking. Don't let the beauty in front of you make you lose control and neglect your health," Gu Tianbo joked from the side.

Kondo stood up thoughtfully and said, "I also need to go to the restroom, Mr. Su, let's go together."

Seeing the two walk out of the private room together, Zhou Hongyi smiled, but his mind was racing. Could it be that the bastard was about to be poisoned? Why did Kondo follow him out?

Zhou Hongyi pondered to himself. He really wanted to go and see what was going on, but he knew he had to hold back. Regardless of whether the other party was poisoned or not, he couldn't show any abnormality. Otherwise, it would be a way of telling the enemy that there was something wrong with him.