Luo Xingchao's heart skipped a beat. He turned around, took out a pair of binoculars from the drawer, and carefully observed the body. He quickly noticed something was wrong: three of the corpses were wearing black Zhongshan suits, while only one was dressed in a short-sleeved shirt.

In other words, the arrest operation encountered an unexpected incident, resulting in resistance and the deaths of three agents, as well as the arrest target.

"Have you found out what happened?" Luo Xingchao asked in a low voice.

Cui Yuanfeng nodded. These people were former Kuomintang agents led by Luo Xingchao. They still had some influence in the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters and had some informants among their subordinates.

"Wenxiang made some inquiries and found out it wasn't a big deal. The conference was scheduled for the day after tomorrow, but they couldn't even gather all three hundred delegates, which made things very awkward for the higher-ups. The conference had been postponed before because of this, but this time the higher-ups gave a strict order that the conference must be held on schedule. The missing delegates were to be arrested by the Special Agent Headquarters. The higher-ups had given a list of these people, who were all well-known figures from various circles in Shanghai. Just in case, they started arresting people two days in advance and locked them in the backyard. On the day of the conference, they would be brought directly to the conference hall, just to make a show of it, take photos, and publish them in the newspapers."

So that was the reason. Luo Xingchao couldn't help but find it a bit funny. The Sixth National Congress of the puppet government was nothing more than a farce directed and acted by Wang Tianhai. But this man was very pretentious and obsessed with saving face. What was originally just a formality was made into an extremely grand affair. He wanted to put on a good show for his rise to power and the formation of a new government, so that the whole country could see that his new government was legitimate and legal.

But apart from those opportunistic traitors around him, how could any sensible person go along with them? Despite numerous invitations, everyone made excuses to refuse to attend, so the National Assembly couldn't even muster three hundred delegates.

After all, to become a National Assembly representative, one must first have sufficient social status and influence. You can't just grab any street vendor to fill the position; that would be a joke.

The repeatedly postponed conference could no longer be delayed. The puppet government finally made up its mind to resort to force when soft tactics failed, and arrested all the well-known figures from all walks of life in Shanghai to make up the required number of three hundred delegates.

Thus, today's scene unfolded. Fan Zhongfu, as the president of the Forensic University, was highly respected in Shanghai's education circles and was included in the list of National Assembly representatives of the puppet government. The No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters dispatched people to arrest him in order of the list. In just one morning, more than ten well-known figures were arrested. The arrests will continue.

However, the capture of the others went relatively smoothly. Their followers and guards could only surrender upon seeing the agents from the Special Agent Headquarters. Only Fan Zhongfu's identity was special. His bodyguard, Chen Hongmin, could not judge the situation at the time and could not stand by and watch Fan Zhongfu be taken away by the agents. So he could only protect him with his life, which led to a fierce battle and ultimately sacrificed himself.

Luo Xingchao astutely noticed the problem. He turned to Cui Yuanfeng and instructed, "Have Wenxiang keep an eye on this person. Find out his true identity and how they dealt with him. Be discreet and report back to me immediately!"

The Wenxiang that Luo Xingchao mentioned was his old comrade-in-arms, Bi Wenxiang. Like Cui Yuanfeng, they were both former subordinates who served under him during the Shanghai Station period. They were both Luo Xingchao's confidants. He was very familiar with the action team under Li Zhiqun and was an expert at gathering information.

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Cui Yuanfeng nodded and left to accept the order.