Kingsman Agent in Film and Television

Chapter 824 The Net is Broken

For Shen Zui, this arrest was a complete failure.

He misjudged one thing:

He believed that Fang Minghui had a strong will to survive, after all, he had such a sum of money in his hands, and he would definitely try his best to survive.

As long as he is struggling to survive, I have plenty of ways to capture him alive.

He never expected that Fang Minghui would so decisively ingest cyanide.

Looking at Fang Minghui's cherry-reddish corpse, Shen Zui murmured to himself:
"Quite clever indeed—what a pity..."

He initially wanted to say that they had taken the wrong road, but then he thought, "Did we really take the wrong road?"

He then changed his tune: "Too greedy!"

Several trusted confidants, hidden in the shadows, had arrived. Having witnessed everything, they glanced at Fang Minghui's corpse, and one of them said:

"Chief, should we notify the brothers at the fish market to close the nets?"

"Let's...wait a minute!"

Shen Zui sighed. The smartest thing to do now is to immediately close the net and capture all the kidnappers in the fish market, which would be a way to make amends.

However, having defected to Mao Renfeng due to the reorganization of the Military Intelligence Bureau, he had finally managed to gain some favor with Zhang Anping. If he were to take down all the people now, it would easily cause Zhang Anping to become dissatisfied with him. In addition, he really did not want to go too far, so he made this decision.

Shen Zui's subordinates understood his thoughts and said no more. The group worked together to collect Fang Minghui's body.

Of course, it wasn't to be buried; the body had to be taken to the Chongqing Bureau headquarters.

……

Fish market.

When Wu Liwei entered the fish market, Zhang Anping had just found the area where the kidnappers were gathered—centered around a closed Changji fish shop, with eight teams of people scattered around outside.

The best opportunity would actually be to issue an early warning and create chaos in the fish market, which would deter these kidnappers, who were originally from the Kuomintang intelligence service and were naturally wary, from entering.

The problem is that this way, Wu Liwei can no longer completely deny Fang Minghui's involvement.

If Fang Minghui handles things properly, he might even be able to turn the tables on Wu Liwei.

Moreover, if Wu Liwei fails to use this opportunity to win everyone over, it will also hinder Zhang Anping's ability to incorporate these people.

On the contrary, only by rescuing them from danger could he prove that he had a clear conscience and solidify the case against Fang Minghui—of course, at this time Zhang Anping was unaware that Fang Minghui had already "committed suicide."

As Zhang Anping brushed past Fang Minghui, dressed as he had last night, he whispered:
"East one, west two, south three, north four."

Wu Liwei was completely bewildered by the eight inexplicable words, but Zhang Anping had already walked away, so he could only suppress his doubts.

However, the men following Wu Liwei did not notice that someone had passed a message to Wu Liwei in the brief moment they brushed past each other.

After Wu Liwei joined Changji, Zhang Anping's gaze sharpened, and he officially began to take action.

A flash of light was emitted, and upon receiving the signal, Lin Nansheng immediately approached the parked car, reset the car's self-ignition timer, and quickly retreated. A minute later, flames erupted inside the car, spreading rapidly and turning it into a fireball in the blink of an eye, even affecting the cars next to it.

Even in later generations, car fires can attract countless eyes, let alone in the Republic of China era when cars were extremely rare.

The moment the car spontaneously combusted, countless people were drawn to it, including many secret agents.

This was the perfect opportunity for Zhang Anping to strike.

After disguising himself again, he silently approached the agents one by one. With a swift and decisive chop, one agent after another involuntarily went limp and fainted on the spot.

At first, no one noticed anything unusual. It wasn't until a dozen or so agents fell down that someone in the chaotic fish market finally realized something was wrong, which then attracted the attention of the other agents.

It's now!

Zhang Anping slipped into a deserted corner, fired three shots into the air, and quickly disappeared after using up the three blank rounds in his pistol.

Changji Fish Shop.

You Haoxiang looked at Wu Liwei with a provocative gaze:
"Section Chief Wu, why are you so late? Were you held up by a woman?"

When You Haoxiang arrived at Yankou Wharf, he saw Wu Liwei's group wandering around in other areas and did not come directly to the fish market, so he deliberately brought it up.

This behavior can be interpreted as a provocation by a rising star against his seniors.

Wu Liwei ignored him and said directly:

"Everyone, what if Fang Minghui doesn't come?"

Upon hearing this, the other seven people present were immediately taken aback.

"What do you mean?"

"Old Wu, do you know what you're saying?"

"Hey Wu, what did you do?"

Wu Liwei said coldly, "It's not about what I did, but what Fang Minghui wants to do—if he wants to live, he'd better listen to me later, otherwise, his life or death is up to fate!"

After saying that, he closed his eyes.

Before something happens, one feels uneasy and has wild thoughts, but once something happens, these emotions must be eliminated; this is a basic quality of a spy.

Wu Liwei's attitude sent chills down everyone's spines.

If Fang Minghui doesn't come—that means he's absconded with the money.

But if he had simply absconded with the money, would Wu Liwei have said that?

Unless this place is already heavily...surrounded.

Upon thinking of this, the seven people present couldn't help but change color. Unable to contain himself, You Haoxiang involuntarily ran to the door to observe from a hidden position—it was quite chaotic outside, apparently because of a car fire, and many people had gone to join the commotion.

Just then, three gunshots rang out.

The seven people inside Changji all changed color, but Wu Liwei understood the meaning of the gunshot.

East 1, West 2, South 3, North 4!

Three times, south!

Wu Liwei stood up abruptly:
"Retreat immediately! Retreat from the south!"

Yu Haoxiang, both shocked and enraged, drew his gun and pointed it at Wu Liwei:
"Wu Liwei, you betrayed us?!"

"Fools!" Wu Liwei sneered, "If I had sold you out, I wouldn't be here to die—if you want to live, come with me; if you want to gamble, it's up to you!"

An Lihui was Fang Minghui's man, but at this moment, in this situation, he reacted the fastest:
"Fang Minghui sold us out—he didn't want to share the money with us!"

"Old Wu, I believe in you!"

You Haoxiang pointed his gun at An Lihui: "You're all in cahoots!"

"Fuck you, you idiot—how come you didn't die at the hands of the Japanese?" Song Yuanhang cursed at You Haoxiang before saying, "Old Wu, my brothers and I are entrusting our lives to you!"

Only You Haoxiang couldn't see the situation clearly; the others chose to trust Wu Liwei at this critical juncture.

the reason is simple:
Because Wu Liwei showed up—if Wu Liwei had any ill intentions towards them, he would either not have shown up or simply have gone with the flow; there was no need for him to deliberately stand out.

This is why Wu Liwei had to risk letting these people into the fish market.

Otherwise, if he just bluntly says that Fang Minghui wants to sell us, he wouldn't be the same You Haoxiang!
After unifying their will, Wu Liwei repeated a sentence:
"Retreat from the south—don't expose yourself easily!"

The gunshot shattered the chaotic order of the fish market. Even the spectacle of the car catching fire went unnoticed, and people drifted aimlessly with the flow of the crowd.

At the operation site where an ambush had been set up in the fish market, the interception was immediately carried out according to the established plan, but they soon discovered a problem—

The crowd was blocked in the east, west, and north directions, but there was no reaction in the south. A large number of people surged and spread to the south. After sensing the unusual situation in the south, the people in the three blocked directions also rushed to the south.

"What's going on on the south side? Why isn't it blocked? Where's the person in charge?"

The person in charge of the operation at the fish market was getting anxious.

The "net" they set up in the fish market had very large mesh. Normally, it would be good if it could catch half of the fish. Catching half of the fish would actually be enough for them—but this is on the premise that there can be no large-scale leaks.

Even the best fishing net, if it only has three sides, might not catch any fish.

The person in charge was frantic, but there was still no movement from the south. It wasn't until the scouts returned against the flow of people to report: "Something's happened—more than a dozen of our brothers over there were inexplicably knocked down, and the rest couldn't stop them at all. Instead, they were overwhelmed by the crowd."

"damn it!"

The person in charge was furious: "More than a dozen people were knocked down? Even a group of clay or wooden statues wouldn't be so easily taken down by more than a dozen people without a sound, would they?"

The spy who reported dared not speak; he couldn't understand it either.

"What are you standing there for?! Go and transfer people from the east and west!"

The agents in the operations department were getting desperate, and so were the kidnappers.

As agents from the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau, they knew all too well the consequences of being captured by them. As they moved through the chaotic crowd, they repeatedly imagined what would happen next:

The Kuomintang agents blocked their way, forcing the crowd to stop with the dark muzzle of their guns. They then searched the crowd one by one, eventually finding them all. Should they resist or accept their fate?
This problem had been troubling the kidnappers who were following the crowd south, until suddenly everything became clear...

Ok?
Where are the Military Intelligence Bureau, uh, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics?
The kidnappers who "surged" out of the fish market were stunned. Since the secret service wanted to arrest them, how could they let them surge out with the crowd?
Faced with the open and unobstructed terrain, and the fact that they had escaped, one of the kidnappers whispered, "Could it be... that the Secret Service didn't even come?"

They left quite abruptly. After the three gunshots, they didn't suspect they were being arrested until the people in Chang Kee Fish Shop came out and gave an emergency evacuation signal. Only then did they realize they were being arrested.

But is it possible that I'm mistaken?

Like the animal escape caused by a "thump"?

At this moment, someone said with certainty: "The people from the Action Department are here—I saw several of my former colleagues with my own eyes. Strangely enough, they must have spotted me and rushed towards me, but after I blocked their way, they never appeared again."

"I also met with people from the operations department."

As more and more people chimed in, they realized that the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was indeed after them.

Perhaps to prove this point, the crowd accepted the fact, and the sound of fish tapping echoed through the fish market.

It's a Thompson submachine gun!
Wu Liwei's nerves were on edge. He was prepared to lose some of his men. He had just finished counting heads when the sudden gunfire erupted. Wu Liwei's first reaction was:
Oh no, the underground party has probably been targeted by the Kuomintang!
His expression changed drastically as he struggled to make a choice in his mind:

To go back or not?
After noticing Wu Liwei's expression, Pi Xinjie asked in a low voice:

"Was it one of your people who got bitten?"

Wu Liwei nodded, then shook his head, and then gritted his teeth:

"Never mind them!"

"We each led our own teams to disperse and evacuate—to meet up in Taipingpu."

You Haoxiang, who had just questioned Wu Liwei, didn't nitpick now. Perhaps he had previously thought they were just being overly nervous, but the sound of the Thompson submachine gun rang out was enough to shatter any remaining illusions.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Wu Liwei signaled his men to follow him first. The others, seeing this, signaled to their respective men, and the scattered group quickly split into eight teams and disappeared.

Wu Liwei and his team's safe withdrawal was partly due to the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' deliberate leniency during the deployment, but on the other hand, it was Zhang Anping who shouldered the pressure—or rather, it was Zhang Anping who took advantage of the chaos and caught the action team's top officers off guard.

Lin Nansheng witnessed his teacher's monstrous nature once again—although he had witnessed it time and time again, he always thought that fighting was his teacher's least favorite skill. Even though Zhang Anping had previously asked, "Guess how many of you I can beat," Lin Nansheng could never conjure up an image of Zhang Anping being good at fighting in his mind.

After all, the stereotype that teachers are not good at fighting has been around for ten years!
Then, it was his turn to be so shocked he couldn't close his mouth.

Amid the chaos, the agents coordinated their efforts to quickly gain control of the situation—individuals in a chaotic crowd are like hidden reefs in a river; only when more reefs unite can they form islands, and then become dams.

However, amidst the chaotic crowd, "Reef" inexplicably "disappeared" time and time again. Only Lin Nansheng, who had been watching Zhang Anping closely, could see the truth behind the "disappearances":

The swift and clean hand chop, like the silver glint of a sword as it glides by, vanishes in a flash, and the "reef" that had been stubbornly trying to stand firm in the crowd is now completely still.

One by one!
These "reefs" that tried to connect with each other disappeared one by one.

Only experts know the success rate of a hand chop attack – if the success rate is really that high, then when capturing prisoners, a single hand chop will suffice, why bother with a combo?
If a hand strike were truly invincible, why would the Military Intelligence Bureau need several people to coordinate when arresting people?
Lin Nansheng considered himself a fairly skilled fighter, but he never dreamed he could knock someone out so easily.

"Teacher, just how good is he at fighting?"

Lin Nansheng really wanted to see his teacher's hidden skills—but he swore he had no intention of using himself as a bargaining chip. However, things just didn't go as planned. By the time he realized it was time to retreat, reinforcements from both the east and west had already formed an encirclement.

Da da da da
Thompson submachine guns were used for anti-aircraft firing as a deterrent.

"Everyone, lie down on the spot!"

"Get down! Anyone who runs will be shot!"

The arriving agents shouted, and the gunfire and shouts slightly intimidated the chaotic crowd—based on past experience, if they continued to fire, the timid would fall to the ground, and more people would follow suit, thus bringing the situation under control.

"My disguise is fine, the people in the operations department... shouldn't notice, right?"

Lin Nansheng thought to himself as he faced the situation that was about to be brought under control.

But what happened next shocked Lin Nansheng once again—a flash of silver light suddenly appeared and struck a gunman, who went limp and fainted.

Snapped

The silver light fell to the ground, and even swayed slightly, seemingly unwilling to give up.

It was... a fish.

Immediately afterward, another silver light appeared, and within a few seconds, four silver lights appeared in succession. The four armed agents were all hit and fell unconscious. Those who were almost controlled lost control again. Seeing this, Lin Nansheng quickly followed the crowd and "flowed".

"mix……"

Enraged, one of the agents gritted his teeth and wanted to make an example of someone. Just as he pointed his gun at the crowd, a shot rang out, and a large, bloody hole appeared on the agent's forehead.

The agents trying to control the crowd shouted, "Where was the shot fired?"

But no one saw the flash of gunfire.

Then, a flash of silver light reappeared, and the agent who had just been shouting fainted instantly, while a fish thrashed about unwillingly beside him.

Now, the spies all... became obedient.

……

Taipingpu.

“All the brothers from our groups have come out—Old Fang, Fang Minghui, and the three brothers who were with him have been missing.”

Pi Xinjie, who was in charge of counting the number of people, informed everyone.

"Fang Minghui is really something, he... he's so vicious!"

Old An and Li Hui's expressions were very unfriendly. He had always thought that Fang Minghui was loyal and even betrayed Wu Liwei for this reason, but now it seemed that he was wrong, not only wrong, but terribly wrong.

Everyone looked incredibly gloomy. How much effort had they put in for this money? Now, not only had they not received a single penny, but they had also lost all of the Military Intelligence Bureau's severance pay.

You Haoxiang was both angry and heartbroken. He wanted to curse, but then he remembered his foolishness at the fish shop and immediately realized that he needed to mend his relationship with Wu Liwei first, or he would suffer a great loss. So he said:
"Section Chief Wu, were those your men just now?"

"They...they should be able to get out, right?"

Everyone then looked at Wu Liwei—in fact, they had many questions that needed to be answered.

"They are members of the underground Communist Party."

Wu Liwei said in a low voice:

"It was the underground Communist Party that saved us—"

"Last night..."

He slowly recounted the true events of last night.

Just as everyone was digesting what was said, the agent in charge of perimeter security rushed over to report:

"Two people are coming, heading straight for us."

Click

Someone drew a gun and cocked it.

"Put it away—I'll go check it out; it must be someone from the underground Communist Party."

After Wu Liwei hurriedly got up and left, the others looked at each other, and all of them saw seriousness in each other's eyes.

They can understand Wu Liwei's actions—especially now that he is unharmed.

Therefore, Fang Minghui should not have betrayed them.

But what are the underground Communist Party members up to?
(End of this chapter)