Fu Yaozu was overjoyed when Xu Yongchang returned to the Fu family. Xu Yongchang had risked his life to save him in a critical moment and had gained his complete trust.

With the previous killing of Zhen Laosan and his four bodyguards, Fu Yaozu had no reliable men left. Now, the appearance of Xu Yongchang, a highly skilled man who had saved his life, filled him with joy!

He immediately appointed Xu Yongchang as his personal bodyguard, placing him above the other bodyguards.

Xu Yongchang not only saved Fu Yaozu, but he was also an outstanding marksman, agile, and decisive. He was also quite famous in the Green Gang, so the other bodyguards respected him and no one dared to say anything.

Even the twenty gunmen brought by Zhao Rong were very polite to Xu Yongchang, who was also a member of the Green Gang, and they were quite restrained in their words and actions at the Fu family's residence, which made the Fu family even more satisfied with Xu Yongchang.

Xu Yongchang successfully approached Fu Yaozu as planned, and even became his bodyguard, giving him many opportunities to be alone with Fu Yaozu. It could be said that taking Fu Yaozu's life was as easy as taking candy from a baby.

However, the Fu family was heavily guarded, with more than 30 bodyguards surrounding the Fu family's residence. Xu Yongchang was unable to escape in time after the assassination attempt, so he had not found an opportunity to strike in the past few days.

But now the opportunity has come. With Zhao Rong gone, he took away most of the bodyguard force, which inevitably created a defensive loophole.

Moreover, he could no longer hesitate. Before he came, Director Huo of the intelligence station had said that the intelligence station would severely punish Fu Yaozu and Lu Tianqiao behind him.

Now that Fu Yaozu has handed the reins to me, Lu Tianqiao will certainly not escape punishment either. If my guess is correct, the intelligence station must have already taken action, otherwise Zhao Rong and the others would not have left in such a hurry.

If Lu Tianqiao really runs into trouble, without Lu Tianqiao's support, it's hard to guarantee that Fu Yaozu won't try to escape again. I have to make a move before he escapes, otherwise it will be even harder for me to get away if he escapes back to the Japanese-occupied area.

Thinking of this, Xu Yongchang said to the other bodyguards, "Everyone, don't panic. Zhao Rong and the others have left temporarily, but they may be back tomorrow."

At this point, he pointed to the bodyguards around him and said, "Here's what we'll do: we'll redistribute the work. Everyone will be divided into two shifts. Tonight, I'll be on duty with Lao Zhao and the other four. Tomorrow, the rest of you will take the day shift. Hang in there for two days. I'm sure Mr. Fu will find a way!"

Xu Yongchang made the arrangements, and everyone else nodded in agreement. Even Mrs. Fu, after hearing the servant's report, felt that Xu Yongchang's arrangements were appropriate and said no more.

Soon everyone rearranged their defenses. Previously, Zhao Rong and his men were responsible for guarding the Fu family compound, including the gate and the walls. The Fu family's bodyguards were only responsible for security inside the compound. Now, the Fu family's bodyguards had to take over all the security work.

After everyone went back to rest, Xu Yongchang sat in the hall on duty, while the other bodyguards patrolled the outer gate and courtyard.

As time passed, it was already past 1 a.m. Xu Yongchang checked the time and then arrived at Fu Yaozu's bedroom door. There were always two bodyguards guarding this door, and they quickly nodded and greeted Xu Yongchang when they saw him coming.

Xu Yongchang nodded, pushed the door open and entered, then turned around and gently closed it. At this time, Fu Yaozu was fast asleep in bed, and the nurse who was taking care of him had already gone to rest. There was no one else in the room.

Xu Yongchang walked quietly to the bedside, looked at Fu Yaozu who was sleeping, glanced at the doorway, then gritted his teeth, suddenly reached out with both hands, grabbed Fu Yaozu's chin with his right hand and pushed it upwards with force, making his mouth tightly closed so that he could not make a sound, pressed his left hand on his forehead, and twisted his neck with both hands at the same time, breaking Fu Yaozu's neck with a slight crack.

Fearing that Fu Yaozu might still be alive, Xu Yongchang took the opportunity to tightly strangle Fu Yaozu's neck with one arm and cover his mouth with the other hand, only slowly releasing him after a long time.

Looking at Fu Yaozu, who was now completely lifeless, he reached out and felt around Fu Yaozu's nostrils for a moment, then gently lifted his eyelids. Seeing that his pupils were beginning to dilate, he confirmed that Fu Yaozu was dead.

Xu Yongchang straightened Fu Yaozu's body, carefully covered him with the quilt, and then went to the telephone by his bedside and cut the telephone line.

This was to prevent someone from suddenly calling and ringing for a long time, which would alert the guards outside. If they came in to answer the phone, they would quickly discover that Fu Yaozu was already dead.

With everything in order, Xu Yongchang looked around and found nothing amiss. If someone came in, unless they directly examined Fu Yaozu's body, they would only assume that Fu Yaozu was still fast asleep.

He turned around, opened the door, and walked out. He then turned back and closed the door. Just as the two guards were about to speak, Xu Yongchang put his index finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture. He lowered his voice and said softly, "Mr. Fu has not been sleeping well these past two days. He finally fell asleep today. Please be quiet and do not disturb his rest."

The two guards nodded repeatedly.

Xu Yongchang then stepped away, walked quickly out of the house, and arrived at the guardhouse. He gently knocked on the door, which opened quickly.

It was Old Zhao on duty. Xu Yongchang entered the room, smiled slightly, and said, "Old Zhao, you go back and rest. I'll take over the night shift!"

Old Zhao was already feeling sleepy and was forcing himself to stay awake. Hearing Xu Yongchang's words, he was delighted, but he politely replied, "Boss Xu, how can I let you take the shift? I'll do it!"

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