Spy War: I am the Living King of Hell

Chapter 280 Wang Tianhai Arrives in Shanghai

"Okay." Yang Xuewu did not refuse, and just regarded it as an exchange of martial arts between the two sides.

Afterwards, the three of them came to an uninhabited wilderness and set up their positions. Sister Mei acted as the audience, while Yang Xuewu and Zhan Jiang acted as opponents.

The fight between the two was nothing like the battles between masters in martial arts movies. As soon as they took up their stances, Zhan Jiang began to attack.

After the fight officially started, Yang Xuewu only passively defended and did not take the initiative to attack.

Then Zhan Jiang's attack came like a tide, and Yang Xuewu just resisted casually. As soon as he fought with Zhan Jiang, Yang Xuewu found it too easy. Zhan Jiang's strength was indeed good, but it depended on who she was compared with. Her biggest disadvantage in fighting with Yang Xuewu was strength. In other words, no matter how fierce her attack was, she could not hurt Yang Xuewu at all.

As time passed, Zhan Jiang's attacks became slower and slower, until finally she stopped on her own initiative.

"Mr. Yang, thank you for showing mercy. The gap in strength between you and me is too big." Zhan Jiang said somewhat frustratedly.

Hearing this, Yang Xuewu smiled and said, "Miss Wu, don't be depressed. To be frank, there are only a few people in this country who can fight me head-on. Among all the masters I have met, you are already one of the top ones."

Through the fight between the two sides, Yang Xuewu felt that Zhan Jiang and Xiao Hui were of similar fighting skills. If the two fought with bare hands, Xiao Hui should be able to gain the upper hand, but if they had weapons in their hands, Yang Xuewu felt that Zhan Jiang would most likely win. If he had a gun in his hand, Yang Xuewu estimated that Xiao Hui would be a loser.

Wu Zhanjiang nodded upon hearing this. She believed what he said. It was not that her strength was not strong enough, but that Yang Xuewu's strength was too abnormal.

After the kung fu exchange, Yang Xuewu chatted with the two for a while, and then they said goodbye and went home.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye. During these days, a piece of news had been circulating in Shanghai, that is, the notorious spy Wang Tianhai was coming to Shanghai.

This news was indeed not groundless, but true. Although the Military Intelligence Bureau's assassination attempt on Wang Tianhai failed, it did not relax its surveillance of Wang Tianhai at all.

According to the telegram sent from the headquarters to Yang Xuewu, Wang Tianhai did intend to go to Shanghai, and it has been confirmed that Zhou Fuhai, a popular figure around Wang Tianhai, has already arrived in Shanghai to prepare the way.

The headquarters asked Yang Xuewu to find out the whereabouts of Zhou Fuhai and wait for an opportunity to kill him, while also destroying the related conspiracies of the Japanese and Wang Tianhai.

After receiving the telegram, Yang Xuewu immediately launched an investigation. After several days of investigation, Yang Xuewu received information that Zhou Fuhai was now living in the mansion of Tu Feiyuan in Hongkou.

On the other hand, after Zhou Fuhai arrived in Shanghai, the first thing he did was to open up a public opinion front, intending to cheer for Wang Tianhai's "peaceful line".

After negotiations with the Japanese, the Japanese agreed to allow Zhou Fuhai to restore the "Zhonghua Daily". The "Zhonghua Daily" was the original Wang faction newspaper that specialized in reporting Wang Tianhai's political propositions. Now that the "Zhonghua Daily" has reopened, it is obvious that Wang Tianhai has reached an agreement with the Japanese.

If one wants to restore newspapers and periodicals, people are the most important. Even though Zhou Fuhai has many old connections in Shanghai, Wang Tianhai's reputation in Shanghai is already bad enough and few people respond. Zhou Fuhai has no choice but to send a telegram to Lin Bosheng, asking him to bring people to Shanghai.

Lin Bosheng is the editor-in-chief of the "Nanhua Daily" mentioned in the previous article. Because he offended Dai Chunfeng, he was beaten half-crippled by Yang Xuewu and had to lie in bed for nearly a month before he recovered.

Although he was severely beaten by Yang Xuewu, Lin Bosheng was a man who only remembered the food and not the beating. As soon as he recovered, he started to cheer for Wang Tianhai again in Hong Kong Island. After receiving Zhou Fuhai's telegram, Lin Bosheng was very happy and immediately took his men to Shanghai. This time he was ready to show his skills.

Although Yang Xuewu had determined Zhou Fuhai's residence, he was unable to get close to Zhou Fuhai at all, let alone assassinate him. Zhou Fuhai, this traitor, was very afraid of death. As soon as he arrived in Shanghai, he hid in Tu Feiyuan's mansion in Hongkou and refused to come out.

Although Yang Xuewu was very confident, he was still unable to reach Hongkou. Hongkou was the Japanese base camp, and Tu Feiyuan's mansion was heavily protected, so Yang Xuewu could not get close at all.

However, Lin Bosheng and his gang were far worse than Zhou Fuhai. They were invited by Zhou Fuhai to work in Shanghai, so they could not hide in Hongkou for a long time like Zhou Fuhai. They had to work to restore the "Zhonghua Daily".

Yang Xuewu received the information that Lin Bosheng and others intended to restore the "Zhonghua Daily" the next day. When he learned that the old man Lin Bosheng had actually come to Shanghai and was cheering for Wang Tianhai again, Yang Xuewu prepared to kill him first.

Since Zhou Fuhai cannot be killed for the time being, then let's kill someone who can be killed. Perhaps this will scare Zhou Fuhai and others.

Last time in Hong Kong Island, if Dai Chunfeng had not specifically instructed him, Yang Xuewu would have killed Lin Bosheng long ago. How could he have tolerated him living until now?

Now that Lin Bosheng refuses to repent and is determined to follow Wang Tianhai to the end, there is only one outcome for him, and that is death!

After receiving the news, Yang Xuewu quickly arrived at the location of the "Zhonghua Daily" and saw a group of people busying around. After observing for a while, Yang Xuewu saw Lin Bosheng.

At this time Lin Bosheng was very proud and felt that his good days were about to come, but he didn't know that this was the last day of his life.

After seeing Lin Bosheng, Yang Xuewu's expression changed and he walked straight towards the China Daily.

"Hello, who are you looking for?" Yang Xuewu was stopped by the newspaper staff at the door.

"I'm looking for Lin Bosheng. He and I are old friends. Please let him know for me."

Hearing this, the staff member looked at Yang Xuewu and turned to walk into the newspaper office.

Soon Lin Bosheng arrived at the door of the newspaper office. He glanced at Yang Xuewu with a puzzled look.

"Sir, is it you who wants to see me?" Lin Bosheng asked Yang Xuewu.

"Yes." Yang Xuewu replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Lin Bosheng frowned and asked, "Mr. said he was my friend, but I don't seem to know him?"

"No, you know him. We met in Hong Kong Island."

"Hong Kong Island?" Lin Bosheng looked at Yang Xuewu, as if thinking about it.

"Mr. Lin, I can remind you that we met on Queen's Road, and you bumped into me at that time." Yang Xuewu said with a smile. "Queen's Road, I bumped into you?" Lin Bosheng whispered in thought, and suddenly, Lin Bosheng remembered that he was beaten on Queen's Road not long ago.

His pupils shrank, and he looked at Yang Xuewu in horror and said, "You hit me!"

"Hahaha, it seems Mr. Lin still remembers me." Yang Xuewu laughed.

Hearing this, Lin Bosheng was frightened and turned around to run, but before he could do so, Yang Xuewu grabbed his hair and pulled him back, then pulled out a gun and pointed it at Lin Bosheng's forehead.

"Uncle, please spare me, please don't shoot..." Lin Bosheng begged for mercy anxiously.

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it." After saying that, Yang Xuewu put the muzzle of the gun into Lin Bosheng's mouth and pulled the trigger.

After a gunshot, Lin Bosheng fell down. Yang Xuewu took a look at Lin Bosheng's body and strode away.

Hearing the gunshots, many people in the newspaper office rushed out immediately and saw Lin Bosheng lying on the ground and a pool of blood. The scene was in chaos...

Not long after, Zhou Fuhai received the news that Lin Bosheng had been shot. When he learned that Lin Bosheng had been shot, a trace of fear flashed through Zhou Fuhai's heart. He did not expect that Lin Bosheng had been killed.

Compared with him, Lin Bosheng is insignificant. Lin Bosheng is just a literati who shows off his writing skills, while he is Wang Tianhai's confidant. The White Party agents would kill even someone like Lin Bosheng, so how could they let him go?
Definitely not. Once the White Party agents seize the opportunity, they will definitely kill him. This makes Zhou Fuhai somewhat fortunate. Fortunately, he has been hiding like a turtle these days, otherwise he might be the one to be killed today.

After feeling relieved, Zhou Fuhai felt a strong sense of insecurity, so he went to the Japanese to protest.

"Our people were killed just after arriving in Shanghai. You must give us an explanation. Mr. Wang will be here soon. If this is the case in Shanghai, I will report to Mr. Wang and ask him to postpone his trip to Shanghai. I am afraid that Mr. Wang will also encounter the same situation."

"Mr. Zhou, we understand. We are looking for the murderer who killed Mr. Lin. Don't worry, we will catch the murderer soon and give Mr. Zhou an explanation." The Japanese who was responsible for receiving Zhou Fuhai assured.

"At the same time, we will do our best to ensure Mr. Wang's safety. Please don't worry. Mr. Wang is the most important friend of the empire. We will never let him suffer any danger."

At present, letting Wang Tianhai go to Shanghai is a big deal. If something goes wrong, the higher-ups will definitely hold them accountable. They cannot afford this responsibility, so they have to stabilize Zhou Fuhai first.

If the murderer who assassinated Lin Bosheng could be found, that would be the best. If not, then they could frame someone. Currently, the Japanese must stabilize Zhou Fuhai and allow Wang Tianhai to reach Shanghai smoothly.

Once Wang Tianhai arrived in Shanghai, even if Zhou Fuhai found out something was wrong, they would have been like sheep falling into the tiger's mouth and would have been at their mercy.

Actually, Zhou Fuhai was just venting his complaints to put some pressure on the Japanese so that they would pay attention to their safety and ask Wang Tianhai to postpone his trip to Shanghai. This matter had too much influence, so he would not send such a telegram to Wang Tianhai unless it was absolutely necessary.

Yang Xuewu's action of killing Lin Bosheng was clean and efficient. The Japanese could not find any clues at all. In the end, they could only find a member of the Green Gang with anti-Japanese tendencies as a scapegoat to give Zhou Fuhai an explanation.

After learning about the Japanese actions, Zhou Fuhai was quite satisfied. All he wanted was the Japanese's attention.

The time came to May 6th. At noon that day, Wang Tianhai arrived in Shanghai on the Japanese "Hokuko Maru" and finally docked at Qiujiang Wharf.

The news of Wang Tianhai's arrival in Shanghai spread like wildfire, and all the news media in Shanghai were paying attention to it. The Beiguang Maru was too big a target, and once it arrived at Qiujiang Wharf, it quickly attracted many journalists to the Wharf, and Yang Xuewu also disguised himself as a reporter and mixed in with them.

At this time, there were many people surrounding the Qiujiang Wharf. The Japanese tried to drive them away for a while, but found it useless because there were many foreign reporters among them and they did not dare to use force.

But there were so many people gathered at the scene, and once Wang Tianhai showed up, he might be in danger. Finally, the Japanese side decided to let Wang Tianhai stay on the "Beiguang Maru" for one night, and then let Wang Tianhai go ashore after sending the reporters away.

After the Japanese communicated with Wang Tianhai, before Wang Tianhai could say anything, Wang Tianhai's wife Chen Bijun was the first to express dissatisfaction.

She questioned and wanted to go ashore immediately. The Japanese advised her that it was dangerous, but she was very persistent and said that if the Japanese did not let her go ashore, she would jump into the sea and swim to the shore.

Chen Bijun's unreasonable behavior gave the Japanese side a headache. Wang Tianhai was afraid of damaging the relationship, so he finally decided to let Chen Bijun and his family and relatives disembark first, and he would stay on the "Beiguang Maru" tonight.

After Wang Tianhai said this, the Japanese immediately agreed. The person they valued was Wang Tianhai. As for Chen Bijun, her death would not have much impact on them. Since Chen Bijun wanted to get off the boat, they would let Chen Bijun get off the boat.

The Japanese then put Chen Bijun and both sides' family members and relatives into the car, sent people to protect them, and hurriedly left the dock.

The journalists thought that Wang Tianhai was sitting in the car and chased after it, but Yang Xuewu frowned as he looked at the vehicle going away.

He actually did not see whether Wang Tianhai was in the departing car, but he became suspicious because he felt that the Japanese's escort for the departing vehicles was too weak.

Given Wang Tianhai's importance, the Japanese must have been tightly protecting him. How could they let Wang Tianhai leave in public so easily? He felt that this might be a conspiracy by the Japanese to make them mistakenly believe that Wang Tianhai had left Qiujiang Wharf.

After they all followed the car and left Qiujiang Wharf, the Japanese secretly let Wang Tianhai go ashore, thus ensuring Wang Tianhai's safety to the greatest extent.

The more Yang Xuewu deduced, the more he felt that this possibility was very high. In fact, Yang Xuewu's speculation was not wrong. He just did not expect Chen Bijun to make a fuss and ask to go ashore, which caused this misunderstanding. However, the fact that Wang Tianhai did not go ashore was consistent with his speculation.

Of course, there were also smart people who had the same idea as Yang Xuewu. They thought that this was a diversionary tactic by the Japanese, so they did not follow the departing car, but continued to stay at the Qiujiang Wharf, hoping to capture some traces of Wang Tianhai.

Time passed little by little, and when night came, even though many people suspected that Wang Tianhai was still on the "Beiguang Maru", they had to leave. They couldn't stay at the dock and enjoy the sea breeze all night.

In fact, Yang Xuewu was not afraid of the sea breeze, but when the reporters left one by one, Yang Xuewu had to leave as well. If all the other reporters left and he was the only one left at the dock, he would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Japanese.

Yang Xuewu went to Qiujiang Wharf, firstly to find out about Wang Tianhai's movements, and secondly to see if there was any chance to kill Wang Tianhai.

Under the current circumstances, he could not get any information at all, because the "Beiguang Maru" was too far away from Yang Xuewu. He could not hear the conversation of the people on the ship, which meant that he could not get any information. Let alone killing Wang Tianhai. Although he suspected that Wang Tianhai was still on the "Beiguang Maru", he did not know whether he was there or not.

(End of this chapter)