Starting from 40, holding the Star Mall to lead the motherland

Chapter 47 Sniper Kill
Han Hui left the hospital, found a safe place to put on her mask, and then went to the Paramount, Shanghai's most prosperous entertainment venue.

The day before yesterday, Han Hui overheard a rumor on the black market: someone had booked the Paramount for tonight. As for who had booked the place, the other party didn't say, and Han Hui didn't ask. But whoever could book the place must be powerful. The reason was simple: the Paramount was a den of luxury, and ordinary people didn't dare to spend money there. Even if one wanted to book the place, they wouldn't necessarily be able to do so.

Banquets like this usually involve high-ranking Japanese soldiers, firstly to boost their morale, and secondly to establish good relations with them to gain more benefits. Of course, this was also Han Hui's guess; she just wanted to try her luck.

The Paramount was deserted during the day, but at night it was brightly lit and bustling. Han Hui didn't go near, just observing.

A man in a suit and tie carrying a briefcase entered the Paramount, but was stopped by the doorman at the door.

The waiter standing at the door bowed and said, "Mr. Tang, I'm sorry, our dance hall is reserved tonight. If you want to dance, please come back tomorrow."

The man said unhappily, "Who's so arrogant as to rent out the place and not let anyone in?"

The waiter had no idea who had booked the place, but even if he knew, he wouldn't dare say anything. Working here, the most important thing was to have good eyesight and control your mouth.

The man walked away with a stern face.

After listening to the conversation between the two, Han Hui left Yuyuan Road. To carry out an assassination, you have to find a sniper point.

The best sniping spot not only required high ground with a wide field of view, but also cover. She had already come here to scout the area last night. The wide road in front of the Paramount wasn't suitable for sniping. She didn't have a specific target, so she couldn't just rush out and kill blindly. Furthermore, she couldn't risk her life. If she died here, her spiritual power would be extinguished, and she would die in reality as well.

After some thought, Han Hui found a sniper spot on a road between the Paramount and the Japanese garrison. This was actually a bit of a gamble, after all, there was more than one way from the Paramount back to the garrison.

The sound of cars could be heard from afar, and there was more than one. Han Hui put the drunk man she had knocked unconscious in the middle of the road, and then ran back to the sniper point.

Han Hui opened her third eye and saw a gray color above the drunk man's head, indicating that he had killed a person.

After a while, three cars drove over. The car in front saw a person lying in the middle of the road and ran over him.

The two cars behind didn't stop either, and just like the car in front, they ran over the drunk man.

Han Hui opened her third eye and saw through the scope that the heads of the people in the three cars, including the drivers, were all gray. Among them, the man in the second row of the third car, near her side, had a head as black as ink.

The more critical the moment, the steadier Han Hui becomes. Like now, she loads the gun, aims, and fires all in one go.

"boom……"

The bullet passed through the car window and hit the target person. Han Hui was very happy that all her hard training was worth it.

"There's an assassin. Get down, get down quickly."

Han Hui shot at the man in the front seat of the first row of the middle car, but he obeyed the order and lay down, so she was not shot.

Five people quickly got out of the car, three of them hid behind the car and shot at him, and two people approached her under the cover of these people.

Han Hui was not panicked. She sniped and killed the two people who tried to approach her. At this time, the sniper rifle had run out of bullets, so she put away her gun and retreated.

She had just scouted the area, crossed two alleys, and climbed over a house's wall before reaching another street.

Han Hui hid in the shadows and saw the police rushing out. No need to guess, she must have killed a big fish, otherwise she wouldn't have made such a big move.

It was not appropriate to stay outside in this situation, so Han Hui quickly returned home under the cover of night.

After climbing onto the second-floor balcony and entering the room, Han Hui sat down to catch her breath. This house had a bathroom on every floor. But to avoid disturbing the neighbors, Han Hui didn't dare shower. She simply wiped herself down with water in the living room and climbed into bed.

That night, there was a lot of noise outside, but Han Hui was sleeping so soundly that she didn't notice anything.

Early in the morning, Han Hui was woken up by Huang Shufen. She opened the door and saw Huang Shufen's flushed face: "Mom, what's wrong with you?" Huang Shufen said: "I'm fine, I just ran away and my face is a little hot. Xiaoman, there are a lot of police and Japanese soldiers outside. I don't know what happened. Be careful when you go out later."

She was woken in the middle of the night. Feeling uneasy, she rose at five o'clock, pretending to go get breakfast. She saw many Japanese soldiers and police outside the villa. She didn't know what had happened, but her daughter had been out the previous night. She was terrified that if her daughter fell into the hands of the police or Japanese soldiers, it would be a disaster.

Huang Shufen was extremely panicked. After returning home, she went upstairs to call for help, hoping for a lucky break. To her surprise, the person was actually at home.

Han Hui yawned and said, "Mom, no matter what happens outside, it has nothing to do with our family."

Huang Shufen was sure she was home so she wasn't afraid anymore: "Then go back to sleep for a while, I'll make breakfast."

Han Hui hummed and said, "Mom, have some egg pancakes. I'll make some more later."

"it is good."

After breakfast, Han Hui went to the hospital with red date porridge and egg pancakes, but was stopped as soon as she left the villa area.

"Certificate."

The leading policeman looked at the certificate of good conduct, confirmed that there was no problem, and handed it back to her, saying that all roads in the area were closed and asked her to go home.

Han Hui felt that this police officer was kindhearted. Other overbearing police officers would not be so eager to remind her: "Brother police officer, how long will it take? My brother is in the hospital and needs our care."

The police didn't know either, but this was a concession, so they told her the road wouldn't be closed for too long.

When Huang Shufen heard that she couldn't even deliver food to the hospital, she couldn't help but curse the Japanese and the traitors.

Han Hui comforted her, "Don't worry, Mom. I left two hundred French francs for Xiaocao. If you don't have money, you can go to the store downstairs to buy some. These few meals won't be a big deal."

Huang Shufen was not worried that her son would be hungry, but she felt that the Japanese were going to do something strange again.

Just as she worried, not long after, a group of devils broke into the villa area, saying that an important prisoner had escaped and that they needed to search house by house, and asked everyone to cooperate.

Huang Shufen cursed, "What do you mean by escaping important criminals? I think they just want to take advantage of the opportunity to rob us."

Han Hui wiped the sweat off her face and said, "Mom, you have to hide your money well."

Huang Shufen said as soon as she heard it: "Xiaoman, don't worry, I have hidden the money and jewelry in a safe place. They won't be able to find them."

Han Hui wasn't worried about this. She smiled and said, "Mom, this is Shanghai. The people living in Jing'an Villa are all well-known people. They won't be as unscrupulous as they are in the countryside."

"What's the difference?"

Han Hui patiently explained the difference to her. First, this was a concession and not under the Japanese control, and second, the Japanese also had to consider the international impact.

As Han Hui expected, the Japanese soldiers and police who came to search for people did not rummage through the drawers and cabinets, but only searched every place upstairs and downstairs where people could hide.

After failing to locate the suspect, the leading police officer told Huang Shufen, "If you see a criminal, report it immediately. Anyone harboring a criminal will have their entire family shot."

Huang Shufen agreed nervously.

When these four people came in, Han Hui imitated her original appearance, lowered her head and hid behind Huang Shufen.

(End of this chapter)