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

Chen Gong moved closer and sat on the edge of the director's desk, whispering, "There is indeed a new mission. I only received it last night. This mission was personally issued by Boss Dai. It is said that the president was furious after learning that we had been raided and ordered our special operations team to teach the Special Higher Police a lesson. So I decided to blow up two of their cars to create some tension and let those little devils know that our Military Intelligence Bureau is not to be trifled with."

"Blow up cars? Just blow up cars?"

Chen Gong was taken aback by his question, and then said, "Didn't you say that killing the current leader of the Special Higher Police would not benefit us? Replacing him with someone we don't know would only make things more difficult."

Zhou Hongyi pointed at Chen Gong with exasperation: "My dear Brother Chen, your information is too outdated. Didn't you see what happened at the Huizhong Hotel last time? That guy named Kondo has already seized power in the Special Higher Police. He was sent from headquarters. My teacher might be transferred back to the mainland because of internal strife, or even face a military court. So the Special Higher Police is not advantageous to us at all now. On the contrary, I am very likely to become the target of their suspicion and investigation. So, if you're going to bomb it, bomb it along with the car."

"This……"

Chen Gong scratched his head. He hadn't really noticed, but suddenly became excited: "Brother, I'm relieved to hear you say that. We used to do rough and dirty work. Since we started following you, we've been eating too much refined grains and we're starting to miss the taste of coarse grains."

"Then let's do a simple assassination this time, nothing too technical. Just blowing up the car won't do. Let me think... If you can find out Kondo's travel time and route, let's ambush him nearby. Kill as many Japanese soldiers as possible, and let them know that we Chinese are not to be trifled with. They can sweep through our territory, and we can assassinate them. Let's have a contest if we dare."

Zhou Hongyi raised his hand at the right moment: "Stop, stop, stop~~~ Brother, this matter needs to be discussed in detail. Don't rush. I'll find out his whereabouts and make a plan. It would be best if we could kill him. If we can't, we should at least scare that bastard half to death so that he won't dare to be so arrogant."

"You're right, then the initial tasks are yours. I'll make arrangements for the brothers to prepare their gear in advance, and we'll take care of the actual work!"

After finishing his speech, Chen Gong excitedly left the director's office, while Zhou Hongyi leaned back in his chair, lost in thought.

The Military Intelligence Bureau wanted to retaliate against the Special Higher Police's recent sweep, and Kondo was like a thorn in their side—not fatal in the short term, but utterly repulsive. Zhou Hongyi felt that if they could take this opportunity to eliminate that Kondo kid, it wouldn't be a bad thing.

At this time, he was unaware that his mentor, Colonel Shimazu, had already been turned into a corpse and transported back to the mainland. The Special Higher Police had now undergone a complete overhaul from top to bottom. Kondo had replaced all the key departments with his confidants, and as for the people that Colonel Shimazu had painstakingly built up, they had either been transferred away or scattered, and no longer had any advantage whatsoever.

However, Zhou Hongyi was thinking about something else entirely, namely the daily task assigned to him by the system—the Special Higher Police Armory.

Could he take advantage of this ambush by the Military Intelligence Bureau to sneak into the armory amidst the chaos and complete the system's mission?

As the saying goes, "The bigger the waves, the more valuable the fish," such a challenging location to visit must yield substantial rewards. He already possesses skills like [Insightful Eye], [Gunfire Time], [Melee Master], and [Trickster Master]. What else is essential for a secret agent/spy?

Zhou Hongyi was very much looking forward to it, but before that, he had to dispel Kondo's suspicions. How to dispel that guy's suspicions? The simplest and most direct way was to give him a little something, but what kind of something? He had to think about that carefully.

Lost in thought, Zhou Hongyi unknowingly fell asleep in the comfortable reclining chair. When he woke up again, he saw Fusheng standing not far in front of him, grinning foolishly without saying a word.

"Hey, Fusheng, what are you doing standing here?"

Fusheng twirled his fingers and asked with a simple smile, "Brother, it's lunchtime. Shall we eat in the cafeteria or go out to eat?"

Zhou Hongyi glanced at his watch and realized he had slept through the entire morning. He immediately rubbed his face and said, "Let's go out to eat. Let's call Ah Gui and get something good."

"okay."

Since Chen Gong has been busy preparing weapons and ammunition recently, he can take advantage of the pretext of searching and patrolling to do his private business outside.

Zhou Hongyi, along with Fusheng and Agui, found a restaurant, sat in a private room, ordered a few dishes, and prepared to have a couple of drinks.

Just as he took a bite of his food, he saw an old acquaintance in a long gown walk up and sit next to him.

Zhou Hongyi raised an eyebrow and told the two to eat first, while he took a plate of untouched food and went to sit down in the next cubicle.

"Did you come specifically to see me?" he asked, getting straight to the point as soon as he entered.

The visitor was none other than Bodhi, now known as Mr. Ruoshui.

"Comrade Four-Faced Buddha, are you alright? The last operation went wrong. Although we were on the perimeter, trying to draw enemy fire for you, and even blew up an enemy bunker, they didn't seem to pursue the matter. Also, the Japanese spy you mentioned who was hiding in the gang didn't show up when we were receiving the goods. Perhaps there was a last-minute change."

Zhou Hongyi nodded. He knew that "Bodhi" referred to the undercover agent from the Plum Blossom Agency. If he didn't come, so be it. That kid was lucky. He would take him out sooner or later anyway.

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou Hongyi's eyes lit up as he thought to himself: The Mei Agency didn't even inform the Special Higher Police about this operation. Could there be some misunderstanding between them? Even if there isn't a misunderstanding, we can create one. How can we make good use of this relationship?

Seeing Zhou Hongyi's eyes darting around again, Bodhi inexplicably shuddered. He cleared his throat and said, "I have two things to discuss with you this time. First, I want to inquire about your situation. Second, the organization has received intelligence that a section chief from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) will arrive in Shanghai next month, posing as the president of the Northern Chamber of Commerce. This information was leaked by our comrades who are undercover in the CBIS. I wanted to inform you in advance so that you can be prepared and see if there is anything we can do with this."

"The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics? The brainless assassin they sent last time didn't accomplish anything, and they're here again this time? Shanghai truly lives up to its reputation as a place at the center of a vortex; it never lets anyone have a moment's peace."

Since Zhou Hongyi used the [Master of Deception] once, he found that his brain seemed to have been modified and affected. Now, his brain reaction speed when thinking about problems has improved a lot, and his memory is also beyond the reach of ordinary people.

However, after using the [Master of Deception] skill, one will be in a state of amnesia for a period of time, like blacking out from drinking too much alcohol, unable to recall what they did. Luckily, the last time they used the skill, they were in the hospital with Xiao Bei by their side, which prevented them from giving themselves away. If they need to use this skill again next time, they must be extremely careful.

"Okay, I understand. I've brought Expert Wang to our police station and told him to hide in the archives room to lay low for now. Once the situation eases up a bit, I'll find a way to get him out of the back area, since the whole of Shanghai is after him right now."