Anti-Japanese War Espionage: I Have an Omniscient Perspective

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Lin Rui got up early.

He left the film studio and went directly to the safe house on Luban Road.

Inside the safe house, Lin Rui took out makeup supplies and disguised himself.

In the future, when contacting Huang Dazhu, it's best not to use your true identity, lest someone with ulterior motives see it and cause unnecessary trouble.

With thin sponges stuffed into his cheeks, his hair deliberately messed up, and dressed in a short jacket and trousers, he transformed into an ordinary person from the lower class.

After disguising himself last night, Lin Rui used his supernatural abilities to observe the situation outside the safe house. After confirming that no one was around, he left the safe house and headed to Baylor Street.

He walked along with a humble demeanor, no longer displaying the successful air of the Lianhua Film Studio manager.

We walked along this path until we reached the teahouse opposite the Lianhua Film Studio.

Outside the teahouse, Xiao Liu had set up a cigarette stand and kept looking around.

He only glanced at the man Lin Rui was disguised as before paying no further attention to him.

And so, the leader of the 3rd infiltrative team walked past his team members' observation post without arousing any suspicion.

Ten minutes later, Lin Rui arrived at the alley where Huang Dazhu lived.

He walked into the alley and saw Huang Dazhu sitting at the door.

As Lin Rui passed by, he whispered, "Come with me."

Huang Dazhu was stunned when he heard the familiar voice. He then got up, closed the door behind him, and followed the man in the short jacket in front of him.

After walking for a while, Lin Rui sensed that there was no one around, so he stopped.

Seeing that the person in front had stopped, Huang Dazhu quickly stepped forward: "Boss? Is that you?"

"It's me. When we meet again, I might look different. You'll have to use my voice and gestures to tell if it's me."

"I understand the voice, but what do the gestures mean?"

Lin Rui made a gesture, crossing his hands with his thumbs and index fingers, and then moving his right thumb up and down three times.

"See this? This is the special hand gesture that connects us. If you see this gesture, it means it's me."

The gesture was simple yet unique; it was something no normal person would make when they met. Huang Dazhu made a note of it.

Then Lin Rui said, "Come with me to a drug den controlled by Zhang Xiaolin and Tongfu Society. That's where we're going to make our move."

"Okay." Huang Dazhu followed.

The two walked through the back alleys, passing through several alleys, and arrived at the opium den.

There was no sign outside, so ordinary people passing by wouldn't know what was going on inside.

However, there were suspected gang members watching over them.

"Be careful, let's just walk straight through, don't panic," Lin Rui whispered.

The two then walked past the opium den one after the other, attracting the attention of two gang members who were squatting by the roadside. After the two passed by, they looked away.

Lin Rui walked to the corner, went a few hundred meters ahead, and left the alley.

Afterwards, he found a quiet place and squatted down with Huang Dazhu, just like two ordinary idlers in the foreign concession.

Lin Rui whispered, "There are two guards outside and five inside, three upstairs and two downstairs. They carry knives but no guns. They put the opium on the second floor with the money box. You need to deal with the two guards outside first, then go in, take care of the two downstairs first, then deal with the ones upstairs, take all the money, and burn the opium on the spot with lime water."

After saying that, Lin Rui handed a completed drawing to Huang Dazhu.

Because Huang Dazhu was illiterate, everything above was represented by pictures.

It's immediately clear where people are, what's inside the house, how many rooms there are, and where things are hidden.

"Boss, I understand the blueprints you gave me. I remember where the people and the items are. It's just that... I'm worried about making a noise when the brothers take action."

"The key is the two people outside. You need to find a way to get rid of them. Next, you can pretend to be smokers and go in. They won't suspect anything. Then, take action immediately."

Lin Rui provided Huang Dazhu with a very detailed account of his supernatural reconnaissance abilities, but Huang Dazhu and his team still needed to handle the specific operations themselves. If they couldn't do that well, Lin Rui would have no choice but to abandon the group.

The two then parted ways.

........

Huang Dazhu hurried back to the warehouse, slamming the door shut behind him as soon as he entered. With a solemn expression, he addressed his six men, who were resting and recuperating, "Brothers, come here! Our Loyalty Gang's first battle is about to begin!"

Upon hearing this, the six men immediately swarmed around, their eyes filled with enthusiasm and anticipation. The tall, thin man spoke first: "Brother Dazhu, no matter what the job is, we brothers will follow you!"

Huang Dazhu nodded, spread the drawing Lin Rui had given him on the ground, squatted down, and pointed to the figures and house outlines on the drawing, explaining one by one: "This is the target I chose. It's an opium den owned by Zhang Xiaolin's Tongfu Society, near Beile Street. There's no sign outside, and there are seven guards in total—two outside the door, two downstairs, and three upstairs. They only carry knives, no guns."

As he spoke, he assigned tasks: "Zhao Lin, you're the most agile. You take Da Niu and are responsible for dealing with the two guards outside the door. Remember, you must be quiet and make no noise. Then we'll go in together, pretending to be opium addicts entering, and take care of the two downstairs. Then we'll go upstairs and deal with the three upstairs. Put the opium in the left-hand room on the second floor, together with the money box. Take all the money, and burn the opium with lime water until it's completely clean, leaving not a single speck!"

The six nodded in agreement. Da Niu scratched his head and asked in a low voice, "Brother Da Zhu, pretending to be a smoker is easy, but how can we deal with the guards outside the door quietly? If they find out, our plan will be ruined."

Huang Dazhu said in a deep voice, "Didn't Qian Laoliu say there was a kind of sleeping potion that could immobilize someone?"

Shorty Qian Laoliu nodded: "Yes, as long as the materials are complete, I can make it. But you need to pour it on a handkerchief, suddenly cover the other person's mouth and nose, and they will pass out in about ten seconds."

"Okay. Tell me the materials, and I'll prepare them."

They then discussed the details of their operation, how to deal with the gangsters step by step.

To make things clearer, Huang Dazhu simply arranged the different rooms in the warehouse using miscellaneous items, just like the drawings on the blueprints: "We'll use these wooden crates as guards, focusing on practicing ambushes and teamwork. We must be fast, accurate, and steady; there can be no mistakes. This is our first battle; we can only win, we cannot lose!"

Everyone responded in unison and immediately began the drill.

The warehouse was not very spacious, so it was a good place to simulate the layout of an opium den. Zhao Lin and Da Niu took wet towels and quietly went around to the wooden box outside the "door". One of them covered the mouth and the other controlled the arm. Their movements were swift and efficient. In just a few seconds, they "subdued" the "guard".

Huang Dazhu, along with the other four men, bent over and pretended to be smokers. They tiptoed into the "main room" and, taking advantage of the "guards downstairs" not paying attention, quickly grabbed them by the throats. Their movements were skillful, demonstrating the prowess of soldiers.

They were all former soldiers, so they were naturally skilled, but they lacked experience in ambushing gang members. At first, they were inevitably a bit rusty, occasionally making a commotion, and sometimes their teamwork was not smooth enough.

But after practicing many times, I gradually got the hang of it.

Meanwhile, Huang Dazhu went to buy the materials and had Qian Laoliu make them into a sleeping potion.