Ning Zhiheng was naturally very pleased that the plan was progressing so smoothly. Things were developing exactly as he had envisioned. If he could really get rid of Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun in this internal strife, that would be the best outcome. If not, it would be a great blow to these two traitorous forces.
"The fire has already been started, so let's stand by for now and add fuel to the fire when the time is right. That'll be enough to make them suffer! Now let's talk about Wang Hanmin's problem. How are things going on your end?"
Luo Xingchao replied, "We've found out that Chen Zhaohua went to Wang Hanmin's apartment on the 21st, 24th, and 27th. We estimate that he changes the dressing every three days. He goes to change the dressing as soon as he gets to work at 8 a.m. each time, so I plan to do it the night after tomorrow and mix the dressing into the dressing."
"Who should we send to carry out the operation?"
“Bi Wenxiang! He’s been in charge of monitoring Chen Zhaohua for the past few days. He’s figured out the situation, the layout of the infirmary, the rooms, the door locks, and Chen Zhaohua’s medicine box. We’ve made ample preparations!”
Ning Zhiheng looked at Luo Xingchao and asked in a deep voice, "So, you've already made it clear to them?"
Luo Xingchao nodded heavily and reported, "It's clear that Cui Yuanfeng and Bi Wenxiang both want to return to the light, and they've been waiting for this day for a long time!"
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "That's good. Hiding things and being suspicious of each other can easily lead to trouble. But you have to be careful too. The more people who know, the more danger there is. If you find anything wrong, you have to deal with it decisively. Don't be soft-hearted!"
"Yes, I will handle it carefully!"
Around noon the next day, on Deyuan Street in northern Shanghai, Li Zhiqun led a group of his men out of a newspaper office, which was a newly established newspaper office supported by the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters.
Li Zhiqun's power is growing stronger every day. He not only has a group of armed agents who are good at fighting and killing, but also a number of impoverished scholars.
When Wang Tianhai first arrived in Shanghai, in order to cheer for the establishment of the puppet government, Li Zhiqun specially gathered a group of down-on-their-luck writers and ghostwriters in Shanghai to publish articles promoting the puppet government in major newspapers and periodicals. However, they were later resisted by the major newspapers and periodicals, who refused to let their articles be published.
Li Zhiqun was a man of great courage. Seeing this situation, he simply opened his own newspaper and brought these reactionary writers under his banner. This newspaper was called the National News, and it was dedicated to promoting reactionary and traitorous remarks and advocating for the Japanese and the puppet government. This move was initially appreciated by the Japanese and Wang Tianhai.
Later, this newspaper office also became a secret service department of the 76th Special Agent Headquarters, and many people in the newspaper office had the identity of agents of the 76th Special Agent.
Li Zhiqun comes here to inspect every few days. Today he happened to be at the newspaper office and talked with editor-in-chief Ren Chengyi and others for a long time before leaving the newspaper office.
The situation has been tense these past two days. Yesterday, he sent assassins to kill three key figures under Ding Mo. He was unsure of Ding Mo's reaction, so he originally planned to stay home. However, with Li Yunqing's death, as Li Yunqing's highest-ranking disciple, he had to handle Li Yunqing's funeral arrangements, so he has been quite busy these past two days.
However, he was cautious. Ever since the espionage war with the Shanghai station began, he had brought a large number of his men with him to guard against assassination attempts by Kuomintang agents. He was heavily guarded and therefore not afraid of retaliation from any side.
Just then, as he left the newspaper office, a police whistle sounded from the end of the street. Everyone was startled and looked up to see a boy in a coarse cloth jacket running from the end of the street with a wallet in his mouth. He dodged and weaved through the crowd, constantly grabbing at pedestrians with his hands. He was extremely agile and quickly reached the vicinity of the newspaper office.
Behind him were seven or eight patrol officers, panting heavily, blowing their whistles and holding batons, shouting repeatedly, "Hey buddy, you...you stop right there!"
However, there were many pedestrians on the street, and these patrol officers were obviously not as quick and agile as the young man in front of them. Due to the obstruction of the crowd, they were quickly put at a distance.
Seeing this scene, Li Zhiqun and the guards, who were originally tense, finally relaxed. Shanghai has a bad reputation for public security, and pickpockets are everywhere. Most of them are young men with no means of livelihood. They must have been caught by the patrol police while stealing and are being chased. Such scenes often happen on the streets and alleys of Shanghai. However, judging from today's situation, this kid is probably not going to be caught.
Seeing this, several guards found it amusing. These men were all former members of the Green Gang, and when they were this boy's age, they had done their share of such things. So they had no intention of helping the patrol officers, but instead watched the show from the sidelines.
The patrol officers slowed down, and eventually, they couldn't run anymore. The lead officer stopped and, near the newspaper office entrance, put his hands on his knees, panting heavily and cursing under his breath. The other officers stopped as well and slowly followed.
At this moment, they were only about 20 meters away from Li Zhiqun and his group. Just as everyone had relaxed their vigilance, suddenly, the patrol officers straightened up and, without anyone noticing, had their guns in hand. They raised their hands together, and several gun barrels were pointed at Li Zhiqun. Immediately, a series of crisp gunshots rang out.
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