While Lin Hanwen and Xia Deyan were talking, in the study of Ren Manshan's home, the deputy secretary-general of the puppet government's party headquarters in Shanghai, Si Guangyuan said anxiously to Ren Manshan, "Brother Manshan, please think of another way. Brother Mulin has been arrested by the Japanese, and Brother Yuesheng is extremely anxious and unable to eat or sleep. He sends me several telegrams a day urging me to help. You can't just stand by and watch him die!"
It turned out that after the Gao Tao incident in Hong Kong, Yue Sheng already knew that this incident would definitely implicate Wan Mulin, who was still in prison. He immediately ordered Si Guangyuan to take a large sum of money and rush back to Shanghai to try to rescue Wan Mulin before the Japanese could take action against him.
Si Guangyuan dared not delay and rushed back to Shanghai a few days ago. However, he could not find any other way to help in Shanghai before, and finally he had to ask Ren Manshan for help. This time, he could only ask Ren Manshan again because no one else could help him. So he went to see him many times, but Ren Manshan refused to see him.
Because the headquarters of Special Agent No. 76 was mostly staffed with Green Gang members, Si Guangyuan was able to find out the latest news about Wan Mulin. He was even more panicked after receiving the news that Wan Mulin had been taken away by the Shadow Agency.
So he went to Ren Manshan's house again, this time he was really going all out. He blocked Ren Manshan's door and used the same tricks he used when he was a gangster, making a scene and refusing to leave until Ren Manshan had no choice but to let him in.
At this moment, Ren Manshan's face turned even more grim. The reason was simple: just two days ago, he received a notification that his brother-in-law, Wang Hanmin, had gone missing in a plane crash while returning to Shanghai from Qingdao.
Upon hearing this news, he was naturally extremely anxious. Through the information from the intelligence headquarters, it was finally confirmed that no one on the plane survived. Ren Manshan was deeply saddened by this, as his younger sister had suffered greatly.
At this moment, his gaze toward Si Guangyuan became even more hostile. Although he did not know the specifics, he knew that this plane crash was not as simple as it seemed.
Ren Manshan's face turned pale and then coldly snorted, asking, "You still have the nerve to come here? Tell me the truth, was the plane crash involving Hanmin caused by the Military Intelligence Bureau?"
"Who? Wang Hanmin?"
Si Guangyuan was stunned by the question. He was there to talk about Wanmulin. What did it have to do with Wang Hanmin?
Wait! A plane crash? Could it be that Wang Hanmin is dead?
Thinking of this, Si Guangyuan couldn't help but secretly groan. Things had become even more difficult. He was just asking someone for a favor, and then the Military Intelligence Bureau started killing people. This was too much of a mess!
Thinking of this, Si Guangyuan couldn't help but feel resentful. Originally, there was hope for Wan Mulin's case. He had agreed with Ren Manshan to delay things for a while, and then spend money to get Wan Mulin out once the storm had passed and no one remembered him anymore.
However, the Military Intelligence Bureau's actions led to the Gao Tao Incident, which completely disrupted the plan. Now that Wang Hanmin has been killed, Wan Mulin will find it difficult to escape.
Although he also believed that Wang Hanmin was likely killed by the Military Intelligence Bureau, he would of course not admit it. He hurriedly explained, "Brother Manshan, I know nothing about Wang Hanmin's matter. To put it another way, even if it was the Military Intelligence Bureau that did it, it has nothing to do with us. Please don't misunderstand, Brother Manshan!"
"You're all birds of a feather!"
Ren Manshan slammed his hand on the table and shouted loudly. If he hadn't been so restrained, he would have already started cursing!
"The Military Intelligence Bureau is so ruthless, and you still expect me to bail you out? That's wishful thinking! Besides, we agreed that we would calm things down and then figure out a solution later, but only a few days have passed? You were guarding Hong Kong, yet you let Gao and Tao cause such a big mess, making Mr. Wang and the Japanese lose face. That's why you're targeting Wan Mulin. What can a mere secretary-general like me do?"
Seeing Ren Manshan's exasperated expression, Si Guangyuan was helpless. However, he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders and had to rescue Wan Mulin no matter what. So he had no choice but to swallow his anger and say with a forced smile, "Brother Manshan, this is really a misunderstanding. The Military Intelligence Bureau and we are completely different. The Gao Tao incident was also something we didn't expect. In any case, please help me with Brother Mulin's matter. Don't worry, just name your price and I won't haggle!"
You're overthinking it!
Ren Manshan curled his lip, slammed his fingers heavily on the table, and said in a harsh voice, "Even if this matter has nothing to do with you, even if I don't hold a grudge, the case has now been transferred to the Japanese Kagesa Agency. Don't even mention me, even if Li Zhiqun intervenes, he can't save anyone. Just give up on that idea!"
Ren Manshan's words were true. The Shadow Agency was the highest-ranking intelligence agency of the Japanese Central China branch in Shanghai. If they wanted to capture someone, no one else could possibly rescue them.
But Si Guangyuan was desperate and wouldn't care about such things. He leaned forward and said in a low voice, "I understand that principle, but anything is possible. The Japanese like money too, don't they? I just need Brother Manshan to make a connection and find someone who can get things done. You'll definitely get your share of the benefits!"
Ren Manshan couldn't help but laugh at Si Guangyuan's anger. His position in the puppet government was considered important, but in the eyes of the Japanese, he was nothing. He was acquainted with an official in the Japanese Navy, but they had no connection whatsoever.
Besides, he had no intention of getting involved in this matter anymore. Now that things had blown up, he was afraid that if he wasn't careful, he would get himself involved and then he would regret it.
How could seasoned officials like them easily risk their lives for others? They wouldn't do it for money either; even if they could make money, they still needed to be alive to spend it!
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