Espionage codename: Shen Gongbao

Chapter 159 The Desperate Fourth Brother

"Zhan Shen, protect Director Liu!" Wang Xuesen shouted.

"Everyone says Old Liu is from the Special Branch, and those guys over there are tough. I want to test their skills today!" Zhan Shen picked up a machete and said with a fierce look in his eyes.

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Not today, there are too many people." Wang Xuesen knew he was being stubborn, so he quickly stopped him.

Assassination! Assassination!

To kill openly would be tantamount to confronting Old Li directly.

It's far too early.

All I can say is that the old dog was too cautious and reacted too quickly.

Of course, the shot fired at his cover also gave Liu Zhongwen time to react and become alert.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

Wang Xuesen is now highly regarded by Li Shiqun and Ye Jiqing. If he doesn't make a fuss about it, he won't be able to explain himself to Li Shiqun.

The hall was in complete chaos.

Yu Yefeng's body was still lying face down in front of the stage, blood still seeping from the hole in the back of his head.

"Uncle!"

Yu Chu Jiu has gone mad.

He shoved aside the Annamese man beside him and charged forward with his knife in hand.

"Stop the men from Unit 76!"

"Nobody's leaving today!"

"They all have to be buried with my uncle."

The Annamese were fierce by nature, and upon hearing Yu Chu Jiu's roar, they immediately surrounded him with red eyes.

They didn't care who Wang Xuesen or Liu Zhongwen were.

Yu Yefeng is dead.

Yu Chu Jiu was blinded by rage.

Tonight, everyone still breathing in this theater is like an enemy.

"stop!"

Yu Chu Jiu supported Liu Zhongwen and slashed at Liu Zhongwen's back.

Liu Zhongwen was already in a hurry to silence them, and seeing that someone was blocking his way again, he felt annoyed.

"court death!"

Without even turning around, he flicked his wrist, and a gleaming spring-loaded dagger slid out of his sleeve.

laugh!

next moment.

Liu Zhongwen didn't even look at it, and stabbed backhand.

puff!

Yu Chu Jiu stopped abruptly halfway through her charge.

The knife in his hand was still raised in mid-air when he suddenly felt a chill in his chest.

Liu Zhongwen suddenly pulled out his knife, and blood gushed out.

Yu Chu Jiu's eyes were wide open.

He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to call him "uncle."

It could only emit a whistling sound that let in drafts.

boom!

Yu Chu Jiu fell backward, her head hitting the floor hard. She twitched twice and then lay still.

The Annamese were all frozen in shock.

Liu Zhongwen stopped and slowly turned his face to the side.

He adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the Annamese men like a venomous snake.

There was no roar.

No threat.

There was only a cold, indifferent gaze.

It's like watching a herd of livestock whose death is already predetermined.

An invisible pressure spread, and the ferocity on the faces of the Annamese henchmen slowly dissipated.

Someone took half a step back.

Some people started shivering.

It's unclear who let go first, but the machete clattered to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the people behind them turned around and ran away.

"Run!"

"Ninth Master is dead!"

The Annamese scattered in a great uproar.

Wang Xuesen stood to the side, watching Yu Chu Jiu die with a single blow, and shuddered—a rare occurrence for him.

There was a thorough security check when I went through security.

How did Liu Zhongwen manage to deceive Yu Chujiu's men?

Or was there someone from Li Shiqun's group already inside the security checkpoint, and Old Li had a backup plan?

This old dog duo is too cunning!

Zhan Shen didn't say anything either.

He was a top assassin for the Kuomintang military intelligence, and he had seen many ruthless people and killed many people himself.

Both of them considered themselves to be quite skilled.

But Liu Zhongwen's ruthlessness, sharpness, and decisiveness far surpassed that of ordinary people, clearly forged through countless life-and-death battles.

Could this guy have been in the Special Branch specifically to carry out anti-espionage operations?

Products from Teco are guaranteed to be of the highest quality.

I'll have to ask Lao Du another day what this guy's background is.

boom!

The west escape door was violently forced open.

The fourth brother dashed into the narrow alley.

Liu Zhongwen didn't pause for a moment and ran after them.

Wang Xuesen gritted his teeth and kept up.

He dared not chase too fast.

If he acts too quickly, he'll easily give himself away. If he angers Liu Zhongwen and gets stabbed again, he'll have to have tea with the Yu family uncle and nephew.

The narrow alley was cold and damp.

The fourth brother gripped a gun in one hand, running while constantly looking back.

He showed no sign of panic.

Only ruthlessness matters.

boom!

He turned around, raised his hand, and fired the last bullet.

Liu Zhongwen took the opportunity to crouch down and hide next to a large wooden crate used for storing vegetables.

The wall exploded.

Dust covered half of his face.

Liu Zhongwen peeked out and smiled, his eyes growing colder: "Your magazine should be empty by now."

The fourth brother's heart sank.

The bullets were fired but no bullets were fired.

Without the slightest hesitation, the fourth brother pulled a small cloth bag from his pocket and threw it at Liu Zhongwen.

The alley was dark.

Liu Zhongwen saw a small black shadow flying towards him.

Thinking it was a grenade, he paused and instinctively dodged to the side.

call!

The white lime dusted down, scattering everywhere.

"hateful!"

Liu Zhongwen immediately raised his arm to protect his eyes, and his steps finally slowed down a beat.

The fourth brother seized the opportunity to turn around and run away.

Damn it, Old Wang is a liability too. If he had just hidden a few more grenades, he wouldn't be in such a passive position now.

This lime was found at the last minute from the back office.

The lime powder drifted through the alley, making people's nasal passages bitter.

Wang Xuesen chased after them to the alley entrance and witnessed the scene, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.

good boy.

They even know to hold back a trick up their sleeve.

But before he could even catch his breath, Liu Zhongwen burst out of the lime.

His eyes were red from the choking, but he didn't stop wiping them. He reached for the hidden opening in the cloth belt at his waist with his left hand and swept it, revealing two dark, three-inch-long steel nails between his fingers.

The next moment, he flicked his wrist and threw it with all his might.

Whizzing!

When the fourth brother heard the news, his scalp tingled.

He wanted to hide.

But the alley was too narrow and the wind was too strong.

puff!

A steel nail pierced his back.

The nail tip pierced the bone.

The fourth brother grunted, stumbled, and almost fell over.

The intense pain was maddening.

But he dared not stop.

Stopping means death.

He gritted his teeth and kept charging forward.

Wang Xuesen felt a tightness in his chest as he read this.

He feigned exasperation and shouted towards the alley entrance, "Guards! Catch the assassin! Seize him now!"

The idea was to lure out the foreign police officers who had been arranged to patrol the area.

Zhan Shen followed beside him and said in a low voice, "If this continues, the fourth brother might not be able to escape."

Wang Xuesen looked very grim.

He anticipated that Liu Zhongwen would be very strong.

But I never expected it to be this strong.

The lime couldn't hold its shape.

Flying nails can also injure people.

They are comparable to elite members of the People's Armed Police.

This guy's actual combat skills far surpass Wang Lin's; he's practically a death knell kept by Li Shiqun's side.

Once you exit the theater through the back door, you'll find yourself at the street corner on the edge of the concession.

Fortunately, a group of foreign police officers heard the gunshots and rushed over, blowing their whistles.

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

The patrolman shouted and waved his baton wildly, blocking Liu Zhongwen and the special training team.

Liu Zhongwen was blocked, his eyes filled with a murderous glint.

A red-faced foreign policeman reached out and tugged at his sleeve.

Liu Zhongwen's shoulder slumped, and the patrolman felt as if his wrist was being clamped by iron clamps, turning pale with pain.

Before he could even call out, Liu Zhongwen had already gently nudged him.

The foreign policeman stumbled and bumped into the wall, his hat askew.

"Director Liu, safety comes first, don't chase after them!"

Wang Xuesen rushed over and grabbed Liu Zhongwen's arm: "That man has a gun, and there are police officers from the foreign concession outside. If things get out of hand, we won't look good either."

Liu Zhongwen turned to look at him and said righteously, "He tried to assassinate you on the spot, and then shot at me."

"This person is clearly a traitor to No. 76."

"If we don't bring him to justice today, someone else will follow his example tomorrow."

"Old Liu, I'll go explain to Director Li," Wang Xuesen said.

"You are of such high status that it is not worth risking your life for a madman."

Liu Zhongwen gave him a cold smile: "Who says it's not worth it? You've forgotten, I love playing cat and mouse."

Wang Xuesen's heart sank.

This old man was truly intent on killing, and even wanted to grab the fourth brother and bring him over himself.

He wanted to stall for time a bit longer, but Liu Zhongwen's arm jerked.

Wang Xuesen felt a numbness in his hand and was pulled back half a step.

Liu Zhongwen had already slipped through the gaps between the patrol officers.

Two patrol officers gave chase for a few steps but couldn't catch up at all. They didn't dare to fire their guns, so they had no choice but to give up and disperse.

Damn it!

"A bunch of useless trash, this money was wasted," Wang Xuesen cursed under his breath.

Zhan Shen looked at the drops of blood on the ground and asked worriedly, "What should we do?"

"This guy is amazing."

"The fourth brother is injured, but he will catch up sooner or later."

Wang Xuesen stared at the string of bloodstains, his expression extremely solemn.

He also set up two layers of backup tonight.

The first floor is where our own people are at the Yangjingbang Ferry.

The other layer is Mr. Du's hidden network.

If all goes well, the fourth son can travel by water.

But now Liu Zhongwen is pressing too hard.

If Lao Si rushes to the rendezvous point, unless the brothers waiting to meet him are top-notch and carrying heavy weapons, they might be wiped out by Liu Zhongwen in one fell swoop.

This was the first time Wang Xuesen had felt so uncertain, and he felt extremely bad.

He said in a low voice, "Never mind, let's go back and wait for news."

"He wouldn't have guessed that we were going to assassinate him, would he?" Zhan Shen frowned.

"He already knows. But it doesn't matter. Fourth Brother hit me first, and Li Shiqun has no evidence against him."

"Furthermore, Li Shiqun has always known that I and he are secretly at odds."

"It's only natural to want to kill Lao Liu now that we've finally caught him."

"Moreover, Lao Li is happy to see me and Liu Zhongwen fall out."

"This is his usual method of managing people."

Wang Xuesen let out a slight breath and analyzed.

"Why!"

"What a pity. If you had given me and Lao Lin a good gun, we might have been able to keep Lao Liu."

Zhan Shen sighed softly.

They feared that the Yu family's power would attack again.

He escorted Wang Xuesen from the other side to the front door and got him into the bulletproof car.

Whoa!

Once in the car, Wang Xuesen rubbed his chest.

He memorized Liu Zhongwen's name again in his mind.

If this scoundrel isn't killed, there will be no peace in the future.

Liu Zhongwen ran as fast as he could.

He was like a hunting dog, keenly searching for any information about the fourth brother.

Walking up to the few bloodstains, Liu Zhongwen squatted down, rubbed the blood with his fingertips, and gently sniffed it.

fresh.

"Ha, trying to run away?" Liu Zhongwen sneered.

Li Shiqun gave him two tasks tonight.

First, find an opportunity to kill Zhang Xiaolin.

Secondly, they killed the gunman to silence him.

Zhang Xiaolin is protected by Sakurai and Okamura, so he can't be killed.

But if even this gunman escaped right under his nose, he would have no face to stay by Li Shiqun's side in the future.

The bloodstains stretched all the way towards the dock.

The fourth brother was deathly pale and breathing heavily.

The steel nail in my back was driven so deep that every step I took caused excruciating pain throughout my back.

His clothes were soaked with cold sweat and blood.

His vision went black and his ears were ringing.

There were a few moments when he couldn't even see the road ahead and could only run towards the dock based on his memory.

I must not die.

At least I can't die here.

Juan is still waiting for him at home.

The baby was born not long ago, and his cry is very loud.

My mother has suffered so much over the years, and I've finally seen him succeed.

What will happen to them if he dies?

Thinking of this, the fourth brother gritted his teeth and continued to run with all his might.

The dock is just ahead.

Under the dim light, he saw two familiar figures waiting by the boat in the distance.

They're all Old Wang's men.

My own brother.

The fourth brother was about to rush over when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He turned around.

In the shadows of the street corner, Liu Zhongwen had already caught up, his speed terrifying.

A sense of despair welled up in the fourth brother's heart.

He knew he couldn't escape.

With Liu Zhongwen's skills, even top assassins like District Chief Chen, Zhao Lijun, and Shen Zui might not be able to gain the upper hand.

Moreover, this guy's needle-throwing skills are more accurate than a gun.

If I rushed to the rendezvous point, those two brothers would surely die if they weren't armed.

Hey!

As Liu Zhongwen's figure drew closer, he knew he couldn't escape!

Zizai, Xiaojuan, I'm so sorry!

Father and Mother!

Your son will fulfill his filial duties to you in the next life!

Fortunately, the boss has always been a man of his word.

If I die, my elderly mother, wife, and children will surely have no worries for the rest of their lives.

If I'm going to die, I'm going to die. I shouldn't drag the other brothers down with me.

Having made up his mind, the fourth brother, fearing to alert his accomplices, did not run towards the rendezvous point. Instead, he suddenly turned and ran towards the abandoned warehouse on the other side of the dock.

Liu Zhongwen quickly caught up and blocked Lao Si's way in front of an abandoned wooden container: "Still trying to leave?"

The fourth brother stopped, his face as pale as paper, but his eyes were unusually firm: "Old Liu, I never expected that you, who are usually so gentle, could run so fast."

The fourth brother tore off his disguise and revealed his true colors.

Liu Zhongwen walked up to him, put his hands behind his back, and asked, "Fourth brother, you didn't hit Wang Xuesen."

"You hit me, didn't you?"

The fourth brother grinned, his teeth glistening with blood: "You're overthinking it."

Liu Zhongwen said calmly, "You are Wang Xuesen's henchman."

"The person you really want to kill is me."

The fourth brother spat out a mouthful of blood: "Everyone in number seventy-six deserves to die."

"You deserve to die, and the one surnamed Wang deserves to die even more."

"If it weren't for him, how could I have been fired?"

"It's just my bad luck that I didn't get rid of you two scoundrels today."

Liu Zhongwen looked at him and laughed coldly: "You hesitated at the ferry crossing just now."

"The people over there are here to pick you up."

"You're afraid of implicating them."

The fourth brother scoffed, "Think whatever you want."

Liu Zhongwen slowly took a step forward.

"Fourth brother."

"If I remember correctly, you have an elderly mother at home."

"Your wife just gave birth to a precious son."

The fourth brother's cheeks tightened.

Liu Zhongwen noticed this movement, and his expression softened slightly!

"I only need one answer."

"If you tell me that you were sent by Wang Xuesen to assassinate me, I can let you go."

"You can also spare your elderly mother, wife, and children."

"If you don't talk, I'll kill you first, then kill those two people at the ferry."

Finally, I'll visit your home.

"Director Liu, you've scared the wrong person." The fourth brother took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff.

"With a life like mine, I should have died long ago."

"Kill me if you want."

"If I were to frown even slightly, I wouldn't be surnamed Chen."

Liu Zhongwen looked at him for a moment and then laughed: "Since ancient times, righteous men have followed wise rulers."

"I already know the answer from you."

"6

Wang Xuesen was known as the "Timely Rain" and "Little Mengchang".

"Only someone like him can make you refuse to utter a word, even at the cost of your life."

"It seems I wasn't wrong about him. Wang Xuesen is only after the money; he's after the people. He wants to dig up the roots of No. 76, right?"

"Do as you please, kill me if you want." The fourth brother flicked away his cigarette butt and resigned himself to his fate.

"Go to hell." Liu Zhongwen wasn't as long-winded as Yu Yefeng.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, he stretched out his five fingers and reached for the fourth brother's throat.

"Old Liu, long time no see!"

Under the dim lights of the dock, a figure emerged from beside the warehouse.

The man appeared to be in his thirties, with slicked-back hair, a refined appearance, and wearing glasses.

He was dressed impeccably in a suit, buttoned up tightly, and his shoes were gleaming; he looked like a respectable gentleman who had just stepped out of a ballroom.

"It's you!"

"Xiao Gan, you are no match for me. Out of consideration for our past relationship, I can spare your life."

"Get out!"

Liu Zhongwen narrowed his eyes and recognized the person who had come.

"mutual affection."

"Does a traitor even deserve to be called one?"

"Perfect timing! I've been trying to catch you but haven't been able to. Now that I've run into you, it's the perfect opportunity to get rid of you."

"Come on, let's have a go and see if this knife can take you down."

The man in the suit moved his hands, revealing two butterfly knives. The blades flew between his fingers, making a chilling whistling sound.

Liu Zhongwen lightly flicked his sleeve, revealing a spring-loaded dagger.

He looked at the refined-looking man and laughed, "Let me see if you've improved?"

Swish!

He charged forward like an arrow.

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