In the office of the Kagesa Agency, under the strong threat of Haruki Masayoshi, the two sides finally reached a consensus.
Zhou Fushan was forced into this conflict before, and he was the last person who wanted to escalate things. It was certainly the best thing that Qing Qingzhengliang was willing to step forward and organize negotiations.
Although he lost several of his men, he also killed several mid-level cadres of the 76th Special Agent Headquarters, including Wang Ji'an, the head of the General Affairs Section of the Special Agent Headquarters, and Shi Lin, the head of the Supervision Department. He ordered them to be eliminated.
Moreover, in the several clashes, the armed police did not suffer too much loss; they were evenly matched. However, if the fighting continued, he could not afford to continue. He did not have much strength, nor was he as powerful as Li Zhiqun. He simply could not afford to waste the time. Therefore, he naturally agreed to a settlement.
Ding Mo suffered the greatest losses. Almost all of his key subordinates were eliminated, and many students from Juchuan Academy were also killed. Yu Pu himself was injured, but unfortunately, he still failed to kill Li Zhiqun. If he wanted to make a move later, he would not have the chance. If the fighting continued, given the intensity of last night, he could not last two more days. In addition, with the threat from Qing Qingzhengliang, Ding Mo quickly gave in and agreed not to launch any further retaliatory actions.
However, Li Zhiqun refused to back down an inch. He had considerable strength and was not afraid of fighting. Besides, he had almost lost his life, and he was not willing to swallow this insult.
However, Qingqing Zhengliang was also under great pressure. All departments were watching the Yingzuo Agency and him. He absolutely could not allow the situation to continue to get out of control. Moreover, he could not show too much favoritism towards Li Zhiqun in front of Zhou Fushan.
Under Qing Qingzhengliang's orders, Li Zhiqun finally agreed to a truce, but his primary condition was that Ding Mo must hand over Yu Pu, and there could be no compromise on this point.
The reason is simple. Li Zhiqun's subordinates, especially Wu Shicai and others, all knew very well that Yu Pu was the murderer who assassinated Li Yunqing. If Yu Pu was not eliminated, he would not be able to explain to these Green Gang disciples, let alone to Green Gang leaders such as Chen Jinbao. Moreover, it was Yu Pu who carried out the assassination attempt on him. He could not let this bullet go unpunished.
Li Zhiqun's request was supported by Qing Qingzhengliang, who saw Yu Pu as nothing more than an insignificant pawn whose life or death was unimportant.
But Ding Mo was in a real dilemma. Yu Pu was his confidant and was now fighting on the front lines for him. If he handed Yu Pu over this time, his men would completely fall apart, and who would follow him in the future?
So the matter reached a stalemate. Finally, Qingqing Zhengliang bluntly told him that if Ding Mo did not hand over Yu Pu, he would have no choice but to use force to deal with Ding Mo.
“Ding Sang, Yu Pu must be handed over. He is the focus of all the conflicts. Assassinating Li Yunqing and injuring Li Jun are unforgivable. Otherwise, Li Jun would not be able to explain to his subordinates. If you do not agree, I will have no choice but to take action against you. I am only tolerating you for the sake of Minister Zhou. Do not test my patience again!”
Qingqing Zhengliang issued an ultimatum to Ding Mo, who helplessly looked to Zhou Fushan for help. However, Zhou Fushan was powerless to help. He knew that as long as Yu Pu was alive, Li Zhiqun would never stop fighting. After thinking for a moment, he finally came up with a solution.
"How about this, it's really too much to ask Minister Ding to hand over Yu Pu himself. I think it would be better if Minister Ding told you where Yu Pu was, and let the Special Agent Headquarters take action. That way, it'll be as if you found Yu Pu yourself, and you can deal with him under the guise of a Chongqing element. Anyway, so many people have already died in the fighting between the two sides, one more won't make a difference. However, everyone must keep it a secret, so as not to make Minister Ding lose too much face. Afterwards, everyone should restrain their subordinates and not cause any more trouble. Let's all take a step back!"
Upon hearing this idea, Qing Qingzhengliang and Li Zhiqun both nodded in agreement. Seeing that he was powerless to save Yu Pu's life, Ding Mo could only sigh and nod in agreement.
Seeing that the matter was finally resolved, Qingqing Zhengliang was in high spirits. He said again, "The impact of this turmoil is really bad. If the outside world finds out that we were killing each other and fighting amongst ourselves, it will be a major blow to the reputation of our Yingzuo Agency and the new government. Therefore, we must declare to the outside world that all the casualties were caused by Chongqing elements, and we must publish a condemnation of this heinous act in the newspapers. Setting this tone will also be an explanation to the head of the Yingzuo Agency and Mr. Wang!"
Everyone agreed with the proposal, as that was their original intention; they all wanted to distance themselves from the issue. Thus, they quickly reached a consensus and finally ended the negotiations.
Around 8 p.m. that evening, in a residential alley in western Shanghai.
This residence was a safe house that Ding Mo had prepared beforehand. Ding Mo had no shortage of power and wealth, and had set up many such hideouts in downtown Shanghai. Yu Pu and his elite team used these hideouts to conceal themselves.
Yesterday's assassination attempt on Li Zhiqun was planned and carried out by Yu Pu. Unfortunately, Li Zhiqun reacted quickly and escaped. Then, in the early hours of this morning, he received orders from Ding Mo to lead his men to attack several key members of the National News. However, they still encountered the agents of the 76th Special Agent Unit. A gunfight ensued, and although the enemy was defeated, Yu Pu was also shot. His operatives suffered heavy losses and were immediately rendered incapacitated. With no other option, he had to take his remaining troops to hide in this safe house and request Ding Mo's support.
Inside the room, Yu Pu's left thigh was bandaged; the bullet had been removed, but he was now unable to walk.
"Instructor, we've lost half our men in just one night, and you're injured too. Should we continue fighting?"
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