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

However, just as Zhou Hongyi was pondering, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door, the kind of sound that only Kondo's wooden clogs could make.

Based on the sound of the other person's footsteps, he quickly concluded that something must have happened. Kondo was no ordinary person. He prepared for the worst. Since Kondo had studied toxicology, he would surely be able to determine that the bottle of special-supply liquor he had just taken out was problematic. If Kondo had the remaining liquor tested, it wouldn't be difficult to find that nitrobenzene had been added to it. What should he do? He absolutely couldn't let the other person catch him red-handed.

Just as everyone was laughing and drinking noisily, Kondo suddenly pushed the door open with a loud bang.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the commotion, and they turned to look at him, including Zhou Hongyi, who was drinking.

Kondo glanced at everyone with a frosty expression, finally fixing his gaze on Zhou Hongyi, who was gulping down the limited-edition bottle of liquor, which was almost empty.

"Sasuke-kun, put down that bottle of sake!"

Kondo shouted and rushed over, snatching the wine bottle from Zhou Hongyi's hand. But when he looked inside, he found that the guy had drunk every last drop.

Zhou Hongyi let out a burp, his eyes glazed over, and said, "Kondo-kun, why did you take so long to go to the bathroom? Is your kidney not working? Come on, let's finish this drink and get some more. Tonight, we're not leaving until we're completely drunk!"

"Sasuke-kun! There seems to be something wrong with this wine; someone has tampered with it. Mr. Su is feeling unwell, and I've already taken him to the hospital. No one in this room is allowed to leave today; they must all be investigated! Someone, please have all our distinguished guests return to the Special Higher Police!"

"What? Nobody can leave?"

Upon hearing Kondo's words, everyone sitting in the room was stunned. After a brief silence, Colonel Shimazu was the first to stand up with a dark face: "Kondo-kun, what do you mean by this? Are you going to arrest me too?"

That's right, the highest-ranking officer of the Special Higher Police is still sitting here. For an inspector from headquarters to arrest and interrogate his direct superior is, undeniably, overstepping his bounds.

"Of course, this doesn't include you, Commander Shimazu. But I'm here with special orders. Mr. Su is one of our top protection targets, but even with our tight security measures, he was still poisoned. This can only mean there's a problem within our Special Higher Police! I'm sorry, I will personally visit Commander Shimazu to apologize after this matter is over. But right now, I have the highest authority granted by the Special Higher Police headquarters. I can handle emergency situations without reporting and I have the power to mobilize the military!"

As Kondo spoke, he took out an ID card printed with cherry blossoms, which made Colonel Shimazu's face turn so dark it could drip water.

This is a slap in the face for him. As the current highest-ranking officer of the Special Higher Police, he has been arrested as a suspect. He is probably the first person in the history of the Special Higher Police to be arrested like this.

Despite his displeasure, the fact that Mr. Su had indeed been poisoned and assassinated in front of so many of them was truly shocking. Could it be, as Kondo said, that there were problems within their Special Higher Police? How could that be?

"How could this be? Colonel Shimazu, Mr. Kondo, and that young master Zhou, is there some misunderstanding between us? Could Mr. Su just have an upset stomach? There's no evidence to prove he was poisoned."

Gu Tianbo's words resonated with many people. Tonight, everyone present was a prominent figure. If they were to be taken back and interrogated by the Japanese devils, where would they put their faces in the future?

But at that moment, Zhou Hongyi suddenly bent over and collapsed to the ground with a thud, crying out, "My...my stomach..."

"Sasuke-kun? How are you? Quick, get Sasuke-kun to the hospital too!"

In fact, Kondo Ryunosuke had no conclusive evidence to prove that Mr. Su had been poisoned. He was just playing a trick to "stir up trouble" because he did not believe that the Kuomintang or Red Party assassins hiding in the shadows would give up this opportunity.

However, Mr. Su did indeed feel abdominal discomfort while using the restroom, so the two of them simply put on a show to fool everyone. If there really was an assassin at tonight's dinner party who wanted to kill Mr. Su, they would definitely jump out at this moment. If not, it would be a good opportunity to get closer to everyone and let them know who would be in charge of the Special Higher Police in the future.

To Kondo's surprise, the half-bottle of wine he wanted to take was drunk by Zhou Hongyi alone, and the young man did indeed experience stomach pain. Could the wine have been poisoned? Or perhaps... the assassin lurking in the shadows wasn't after Mr. Su, but after Zhou Hongyi? After all, he acted too ostentatiously and arrogantly, and he had the identities of No. 76 and the Special Higher Police. He had been careless!

Several agents hurriedly came over and helped Zhou Hongyi walk out of the restaurant. Zhou Hongyi kept groaning and moaning. Before leaving, he glanced at Xiao Bei, who understood his meaning and rushed over, tears streaming down her face, saying:

"Zhongliang-ge~~Zhongliang-ge, how are you? What happened to you? Are you alright? It's all my fault~ It's all my fault for insisting on entering the entertainment industry and becoming a big star. If you hadn't tried to help me, things wouldn't be like this today~~ Waaaaah~~~ If anything happens to you, I don't want to live anymore~~~"

Elizabeth abandoned her previous icy princess persona and transformed into a irrational, terrified little girl. This reaction was the most genuine one, and no one doubted it. They watched as she pushed aside a spy and helped Zhou Hongyi away from the scene.

“Oh, Young Master Zhou~~~ I… I’ll go help support him too.”

Gu Tianbo also wanted to follow and escape, but Kondo stopped him with a hand, gave him a cold look and said, "Mr. Gu, as I just said, you are all to be taken away for investigation. As for Miss Elizabeth, I will interrogate her personally."

"Clang, clang, clang~~"

A series of orderly footsteps approached, and a dozen or so heavily armed military police officers ran into the private room, carrying rifles, and very "politely" asked everyone inside to leave.

Although Colonel Shimazu was very displeased, he still reluctantly cooperated with Kondo's investigation. As for Li Shiqun, he remained an observer throughout, watching everyone's reactions with a smile on his face, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Meanwhile, Zhou Hongyi, supported by Xiao Bei, got into a car. Two agents sat in the front seat and started the engine. Behind them was another car with four agents inside, presumably for his protection and surveillance.

The car started, and Zhou Hongyi kept groaning, "Ouch, it hurts so much...!"

"Young Master Zhou, how are you? Hang in there a little longer, we'll be at the hospital soon. Mr. Su has already gone there for treatment. To prepare for any unexpected situations tonight, we've arranged for a Western doctor specializing in toxicology to be on standby around the clock. You'll be fine!"

Although Zhou Hongyi was still shouting "Ouch!", he was actually thinking "Brilliant!" in his heart. Just now, in response to the unexpected event in the plan, he decided to drink most of the bottle of wine to destroy the evidence in his stomach first, and then take the opportunity to leave that place. Now these people actually want to send him to the same hospital as the target for treatment. It's as if even God is helping him!

"Brothers... please drive faster, it really... really hurts so much I can't take it anymore..."

Zhou Hongyi's current wails were seven parts real and three parts fake. Because he had been using the [Eye of Insight], the side effects of the ability were causing him excruciating pain, as if his head was being cut open by a knife. However, he still managed to control himself and not faint with his strong willpower, after all, the mission for tonight was not yet completed.

The Kuomintang assassins who were waiting at the hotel entrance were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

What happened...? Young Master Zhou has been taken away? This wasn't the plan before. What do we do now?

Chen Gong chased after them out of the restaurant, cursing under his breath, and waved his hand, saying, "Let's follow them and see!"