After saying that, the guard handed several leaflets to Wu Shicai. Wu Shicai grabbed them, glanced at them, spat, and threw them on the ground.
"Damn it, you're kidding me!"
When everyone went over to take a look, they found that they were all anti-Japanese leaflets. A couple of years ago, people were still distributing these leaflets on the streets, but with the development of the situation, no one in Shanghai dares to do it anymore.
Everyone here is clear-headed. Now that Ding and Li are locked in close combat, fighting to the death, it's crystal clear who did it!
Luo Xingchao let out a long breath and sighed, "We really underestimated Ding Mo. He didn't make a move until he did, and now he's gone straight for the director. If he had succeeded, the Special Agent Headquarters would have been in deep trouble!"
His words immediately resonated with others, and Zhang Jingyao, the director of the Third Division, followed up by saying, "That's right. If anything were to happen to the director, we would all be finished. No one could handle such a situation!"
Guo Xiong, the action captain of the Fifth Brigade, was a member of the Green Gang and a disciple of Li Yunqing. He had long been unable to hold back and said coldly, "They have already drawn their bayonets, so we can't just stand by and do nothing. Is it just a small Juchuan Academy? We'll mobilize our forces and take it down."
Wu Zhen glanced at him and said, "Wu Shicai, 'If we do that, the Japanese military police will intervene before we even take the city, and we'll openly fight each other in downtown Shanghai. It won't work!'"
"If they can't do it openly, we're not afraid of them doing it covertly either. We have plenty of manpower, and our men are all local Green Gang members. They outnumber us, know the situation well, and we don't believe we can't beat them!"
"That's right, today it's Director Sun, but who knows who it will be tomorrow? We can't hold back now!"
"Alright, stop arguing!" Everyone was chattering away, and Wu Shicai, impatient, loudly interrupted them.
“Now that the director has been assassinated, we can’t just let this go. From now on, the action team will follow my instructions and each select a target to take action. The rest of you will stay here and guard the director. After the surgery is completed, we will escort the director back to the headquarters of Agent 76. It’s not safe in the hospital.”
When Wu Shicai spoke, everyone fell silent. Now that Li Zhiqun had fallen, Wu Shicai was the most influential person in the Seventy-Sixth Division, since he controlled all the operational forces. The several action team leaders nodded in agreement and followed him away quickly.
Luo Xingchao watched Wu Shicai and the others leave, secretly pleased. He really hadn't expected Ding Mo to be so ruthless, directly targeting Li Zhiqun. It was a pity that Li Zhiqun had escaped unscathed in the end, but that was fine too. This way, Li Zhiqun would be even less likely to let it go.
Of course, he did not forget his identity as an informant, so he made an excuse to leave the hospital and head to the Kagesa Agency. He wanted to report the current situation to Haruki Masayoshi.
After all, such a big thing happened at the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters, with Li Zhiqun being assassinated. These things had to be reported to Qing Qingzhengliang, otherwise it would be his dereliction of duty.
Upon hearing that Li Zhiqun had been suddenly assassinated and injured, Qingqing Zhengliang was naturally taken aback. Luo Xingchao then gave a brief account of the situation, selectively embellishing certain details, and concluded by saying, "Colonel, the conflict between Ding and Li has intensified. Li Zhiqun is even very dissatisfied with Zhou Fushan, believing that Zhou Fushan was also involved in Li Yunqing's assassination. After this assassination attempt, I think he will definitely be wary of these people in the new government, which is in the best interests of our empire."
Qingqing Zhengliang nodded slightly. He didn't care about Li Yunqing's death. At most, he was just an old Green Gang leader. But Li Zhiqun was a talent he valued and someone he had always supported. He was also loyal to the Japanese. Such a henchman was still useful.
"Very well, this way he'll know that without the support of our empire, he's utterly useless. These people always love to fight amongst themselves, so let them fight it out and teach Ding Mo and his ilk a lesson!"
Qingqing Zhengliang knew that with the power of the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters, they could absolutely crush Ding Mo. It would also be a good opportunity to teach these people who had been trying to break free from Japanese control a lesson. Therefore, he had no intention of getting involved. He had always been happy to see infighting among Chinese people.
Moreover, he would wait until Zhou Fushan and his ilk were cornered and unable to cope before taking control of the situation, so as to serve as a warning to the bureaucrats of the puppet government.
Luo Xingchao's purpose was the same; he tried to downplay the seriousness of the matter in his narration, hoping to prevent Qingqing Zhengliang from getting involved and stopping the conflict between the two sides. Now it seems that Qingqing Zhengliang also had ulterior motives.
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