Anti-Japanese War Espionage: I Have an Omniscient Perspective

"Fang Dongcheng has been in the station for more than two years. He has been exposed to too many core secrets and knows many undercover agents. His existence is our biggest hidden danger." Station Chief Zhou said firmly. "After deliberation, the station has decided to eliminate Fang Dongcheng at all costs. We must not let him betray more people or leak more intelligence."

Lin Rui's heart skipped a beat. Fang Dongcheng was not only a threat to the station, but also to him.

He immediately volunteered, "Station Chief, let me go! I used to work under Fang Dongcheng, I know his habits, and I guarantee I can complete the mission!"

Station Chief Zhou shook his head, his tone serious: "No. Precisely because you used to be his subordinate, he knows you. If you show up, he is very likely to recognize you. Not only will you fail to complete the mission, but you will also expose yourself and even implicate the entire undercover team."

He paused, then continued, "During this time, you stay at the Lianhua Film Studio and minimize going out. Your undercover team 3 should also go into a state of silence. Everyone should stay home and avoid contact. We'll redeploy the mission once things have calmed down."

Although Lin Rui was somewhat unwilling, he understood the stationmaster's concerns and could only reply, "Yes, stationmaster."

That night, Lin Rui took advantage of the darkness and quietly returned to Lianhua Film Studio.

At this moment, Zhao Erzhu and Chen Shan were still waiting downstairs. When they saw him return, they immediately came up to greet him.

"Close the door and go to the office."

The three went up to the office, where Lin Rui told them about Fang Dongcheng's betrayal, the emergency relocation of the Shanghai station, the station's decision to assassinate Fang Dongcheng, and the team's decision to go into a state of silence.

"What?! Team Leader Fang has betrayed us?!" Zhao Erzhu's eyes widened in surprise.

Chen Shan looked panicked: "He knows us! If he sees us, he'll definitely recognize us, and then we'll be in danger!"

"That's why the station manager ordered us to enter a state of silence. During this time, everyone should stay home as much as possible and remain in the studio to avoid revealing their whereabouts," Lin Rui said seriously.

"What about Sun Xiaoliu and Su Wan?" Chen Shan asked, fearing that something might happen to the two team members and implicate him.

"I'll go and inform them."

..........

The next day, Lin Rui and Zhao Erzhu went out early in the morning to buy some daily necessities and vegetables that could be stored for a long time.

Zhao Erzhu pushed the cart into the film studio, while Lin Rui went to Sun Xiaoliu's cigarette stall to buy cigarettes. When they were exchanging money and goods, Lin Rui whispered, "Don't set up your stall for a while. Fang Dongcheng has betrayed us. He might appear in the concession. He recognizes us."

Sun Xiaoliu's expression changed, and he replied in a low voice, "Then I'll leave now."

"Okay. I'll come find you after things calm down."

After Lin Rui finished speaking, he put away the cigarette and left.

He went to Luban Road, south of Gujiazhai Park, on Masnan Road, where there were many high-end French-style residences. Boss Wan had settled his canary, Miss Manli, in one of these residences. When Manli picked up Su Wan, she told Lin Rui the address.

Lin Rui arrived at the residence and knocked on the door.

The old woman opened the door and asked, "Sir, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Miss Manli. Her cousin works for my company, and I need to talk to her about something."

"Miss Su, please wait a moment."

The old woman closed the door, and after a while, the door opened.

It's Su Wan.

"Manager, what brings you here?"

"There's a document I need you to check."

Lin Rui took out a document written by Su Wan and said in a low voice, "Take a few more days off and stay at your cousin's house."

"What's wrong?" Su Wan asked in a low voice.

"Fang Dongcheng has betrayed us. Our three undercover teams are all on hold and awaiting reactivation."

"OK."

Su Wan raised her voice: "Manager, my cousin and I haven't seen each other in a long time. Could you please take a few more days off so I can spend more time with her?"

"Miss Manli only has you as a relative in the concession, so you should spend more time with her. Okay, I agree."

Lin Rui put away the documents, took his leave, and departed.

...........

In the days that followed, Lin Rui and his team members prepared to minimize going out, spending their days within the film studio handling superficial business matters while secretly remaining vigilant about their surroundings and awaiting further instructions from the station.

The entire undercover team fell into a brief period of dormancy.

Three days later, outside the concession, at the location of the Japanese military police's detective unit, a fierce gunfight broke out.

Late at night, several agents dressed in black quietly infiltrated the detective team's base, with a clear objective—to assassinate the traitor Fang Dongcheng.

Gunshots pierced the night sky, bullets whistled past, and the Japanese military police and traitors of the detective team were caught off guard, falling to the ground one after another, and the scene was in chaos.

The gunfight lasted less than ten minutes. The assassins acted swiftly, killing several military police officers and traitors before quickly withdrawing.

Unfortunately, their target, Fang Dongcheng, happened to be called away for a talk by the Japanese captain at that time and narrowly escaped disaster.

Upon learning that someone had attempted to assassinate him, Fang Dongcheng was terrified. From then on, he became extremely cautious, always having military police guarding him, and never dared to go out alone again.

While Lin Rui and his team lay in wait, and the Shanghai station secretly plotted to assassinate Fang Dongcheng again, Huang Dazhu also encountered a crucial opportunity.

On this day, a man dressed in a black robe with a sinister look suddenly appeared outside the Zhongyi Gang's warehouse. He was none other than Hou San, Wan Heilin's capable subordinate.

Hou San walked straight into the warehouse, found Huang Dazhu, and said in an arrogant yet somewhat polite tone, "Boss Huang, my boss invites you to come with me."

Huang Dazhu was overjoyed. He knew that Manli must have introduced him to Wan Heilin. This was the best opportunity for him to get close to Wan Heilin and help the Zhongyi Gang gain a foothold.

He suppressed his excitement and bowed to Hou San, saying, "Thank you for leading the way, Brother Hou."

Afterwards, Huang Dazhu gave a few brief instructions to his brothers, then followed Hou San into the car and drove towards Wan Heilin's residence.

Wan Helin's residence was located in a secluded area of ​​the French Concession. It was a large, heavily guarded compound with high walls and multiple bodyguards on duty at the entrance, clearly not an ordinary family's home.

Upon entering the courtyard, Hou San did not take Huang Dazhu directly to see Wan Heilin, but instead led him to a living room.

Several tall bodyguards were already standing in the living room, staring fiercely at Huang Dazhu, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

Huang Dazhu felt a chill run down his spine, but he remained calm and composed, standing tall and straight.

Just then, a bodyguard stepped forward and questioned sternly, "Huang Dazhu, the opium den on Beile Street was robbed a while ago. Was it your Zhongyi Gang that did it?"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the living room became even more tense. Several bodyguards gripped their weapons tightly, their eyes fixed on Huang Dazhu, as if they would take action immediately if he showed the slightest sign of trouble.