Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

Outside the Xicheng Gate, there is a brick kiln.

The small chimney stood in the sunlight, emitting wisps of black smoke.

Inside the cave dwelling, the fire was blazing, and more than a dozen people were busy at work.

Some were adding coal to the kiln, some were transporting bricks out, and some were sorting out the finished products that had just come out of the kiln.

The sounds of clanging and jingling rose and fell, creating a lively and bustling scene.

It looks like an ordinary brick kiln.

But if someone goes inside, they'll find something's wrong.

These busy people, though wearing dirty work clothes, all have incredibly sharp eyes.

Behind the brick kiln, there was a secret room.

Two people were sitting in the secret room.

Watanabe Kojiro was sending a telegram, the "beep beep beep" sound echoing in the small space, perfectly masked by the busy noise outside.

Sasaki sat opposite him, holding a newspaper in his hand, but his eyes were not on the newspaper at all.

Outside the secret room, two people stood guard vigilantly.

He looked wary and remained silent.

"Beep beep beep!"

The telegraph machine stopped running.

Watanabe Kojiro took off his headphones, turned his head, and looked at Sasaki.

Sasaki put down his newspaper and asked, "Watanabe-kun, is there any news? When will we begin the operation?"

"Wasn't it said that the biological weapons had already been transported to Beijing? Why haven't we heard anything about it?"

Watanabe pushed up his glasses and said slowly, "Sasaki-kun, don't be in such a hurry. You know what the situation is like in Beijing right now."

The serial murders have created widespread panic, and the police are searching frantically everywhere. At this time, caution is paramount.

Sasaki snorted:

"Be careful, be careful, or the daylily will be cold."

Watanabe Kojiro laughed, a hint of disdain in his smile: "Sasaki-kun, you have to believe in Sekiya-kun."

He's been lurking in Beijing for so many years, when has he ever made a mistake? The lack of news now is definitely a sign of them being extra cautious.

Sasaki was silent for a few seconds, then nodded: "I hope what you said makes sense."

He sighed, leaned back against the wall, and said, "I'm just so anxious. This batch of weapons went through so much trouble to get here from the Northeast. If anything goes wrong, we'll all be ready to commit seppuku at any moment."

Watanabe Kojiro patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Sekiya-kun is reliable."

He covered the telegraph earpiece and said with a smile, "Sasaki-kun, what do you think we should do after we pull off this job? Where should we go to have some fun?"

Sasaki paused for a moment, then smiled.

That smile was indescribably lewd.

"Is that even a question? Of course, we go to the secret passage."

He licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with lewdness.

"You know the secret brothels in Beijing, right? Those girls are so fresh and tender, you could squeeze water out of them."

Although we can no longer rob as much as before, we're not short of money, are we? This year's budget... hehe.

Watanabe Kojiro also smiled.

I understand everything I understand.

Use public funds to do your own thing.

"Sasaki-kun, what kind of food do you like? Want to come along?"

Sasaki thought for a moment, then counted on his fingers:

"I like the kind of young ones, eighteen or nineteen, with fair skin, big eyes, and a sweet smile. And their feet... those are the real deal."

Watanabe Kojiro laughed heartily:

"Sasaki-kun, you have pretty picky tastes."

Sasaki waved his hand:

"And you? What kind of person do you like?"

Watanabe adjusted his glasses and said slowly, "I like...married women."

Sasaki paused for a moment, then slapped his thigh and laughed:

"Watanabe, Watanabe, you really are... hahaha, as expected of a cultured person, you really know how to have fun."

Watanabe wasn't annoyed, and said with a smile:

"Married women have a certain charm. Those young girls don't know anything and are boring. Married women are different; they know more and know how to serve people."

Sasaki gave a thumbs up:

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

The two men exchanged a glance and laughed simultaneously, a laugh that was undeniably lewd.

They laughed for a while before stopping.

Sasaki wiped away the tears of laughter and said:

"Watanabe, after we finish this job, let's go to a brothel. You pick a married woman, I'll pick a young girl, and we'll drink until we drop."

"Yoshi."

Watanabe nodded, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "We won't leave until we're drunk."

The two of them laughed again.

After laughing for a while, Sasaki suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Watanabe, when exactly will we hear news from Sekiya?"

Watanabe thought for a moment:

"It should be soon. According to the plan, the weapons should be transported to the dyehouse by noon. There are still two hours until noon."

Sasaki nodded:

"Then let's wait a little longer."

He stood up, walked to the door of the secret room, pushed it open a crack, and peeked out.

Inside the brick kiln, the dozen or so people were still busy.

everything is normal.

Sasaki closed the door, walked back, and sat down.

"Watanabe, you're talking about that evil spirit..."

He opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Watanabe Kojiro looked at him:

"What's wrong with evil spirits?"

Sasaki frowned:

"What exactly is that evil spirit you're talking about? It killed so many people, and even the police couldn't do anything about it."

"If we can control him, the rise of the empire will be imminent, far more powerful than any biological weapon."

Watanabe Kojiro was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Sasaki, stop thinking dangerous things. Whatever he is, don't provoke him."

We have no way to control him. If we provoke him, we will suffer a terrible fate. I don't need to elaborate on how those people died.

I don't want to see you swinging on that crooked tree outside courtyard house number 95.

Sasaki nodded fearfully: "Watanabe-kun, you're right, I was reckless."

He paused, then laughed:

"That evil spirit killed people from courtyard house number 95. What does that have to do with us? We're enemy agents, not people from the courtyard house."

Watanabe Kojiro also laughed:

"Yes, yes, yes. Let the evil spirits kill him, we'll do our own thing. Let's keep to ourselves. I actually hope he kills more people."

The two looked at each other and then laughed.

Unbeknownst to them, while they were laughing, a man was already standing outside the brick kiln, carrying an axe.

Lin Tian looked at the brick kiln and listened to the busy sounds coming from inside, a smile slowly creeping onto his lips.

"We've found you."

"There are seventeen or eighteen more people, and adding those from the dye shop, there are now more than forty people."

Lin Tian quietly entered the shadows of the brick kiln, and through the cracks in the bricks, he could see the busy people.

Seventeen or eighteen of them were scattered throughout the brick kilns.

Some were adding coal into the kiln, some were transporting bricks out, and some were sorting out the finished products.

They were dressed in dirty clothes, but moved nimbly, had wary eyes, and calloused fingers; they were clearly not ordinary people.

Lin Tian observed for a few seconds, identified several key locations, stepped out from behind the pile of bricks, and greeted, "Kongni Qiwa."

"Pulling mud?"

The burly man closest to Lin Tian answered instinctively.

Everyone was stunned.

Who is this person?

Why are you suddenly speaking Japanese?

They immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Who...who are you?"

The burly man's eyes widened, and he instinctively reached for his waist.