Chapter 152: Wu Jingzhong, A Suicide Assassination Mission
“That’s what a real man should say!” Fan Wu Ye gave a thumbs up, “As the old saying goes, harmony in the family brings success in everything. Only when the family is harmonious can everything prosper.”
“If the rear residence is restless all day, how can there be any good outcome?”
“A man must pamper women when it’s time to pamper them, but when it’s time to set rules, he can’t be soft-handed either!”
“If he’s casually manipulated by a woman, is he even a man? That’s just a coward and a wimp!”
Cao Weida curled his lips in a smile, “No wonder it has to be you, Fifth Brother. You see through everything clearly and understand it all.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t say anything else. Now that Mohe has come in, even though she’s just a concubine, in our Cao Family, no one can bully her even a little bit.”
After Cao Weida guaranteed it several times, Fan Wu Ye stopped dwelling on this issue. If he kept dwelling, it would be questioning Cao Weida.
Of course, he was also a bit carried away by Cao Weida’s flattery.
“Alright then, that’s it for today. I’ll go prepare big red clothes for my sister first.”
Even though she’s just a concubine, she still needs to have the proper face. At least, the big red clothes can’t be omitted.
“Don’t rush, we’ve only had a couple of drinks.”
“No more drinking. Time is tight, and the things aren’t prepared yet. I have no appetite. I’m leaving first. You settle the alcohol money.”
Well, since Fan Wu Ye had left, Cao Weida had no interest in continuing to drink. He was just about to leave when someone came in seamlessly.
“Cao Ye, I’ve long admired your name. Nice to meet you. I’m Wu Jingzhong, sorry to bother you. I’ve already settled the alcohol money. Mind if I join you at this table for a drink and get to know each other?”
Cao Weida, who had just been about to stand up, slowly sat back down, raising his eyebrows as he looked at the middle-aged man in his forties opposite him, utterly astonished in his heart.
Wu Jingzhong?
Could it be the Wu Jingzhong I’m thinking of?
“I don’t mind, of course not. I should thank you for settling the alcohol money.”
Cao Weida looked somewhat vigilant, cupped his hands: “I don’t know which circle this gentleman is from. What business do you have with me?”
“Cao Ye, no need to be alarmed. I mean no harm.” Wu Jingzhong smiled, stood up, and emptied his pockets and such, indicating he was carrying nothing.
“I just simply want to make friends with you. Or rather, we’ve actually already been friends before.”
These words made Cao Weida’s eyes narrow immediately. “I don’t understand what you’re saying. I can also confirm I’ve never met you before.”
“If there’s nothing else, I have things to do, so I’ll go first.”
“Hey~~ don’t rush,” Wu Jingzhong wasn’t angry. Or rather, Cao Weida’s reaction was the most normal.
If he didn’t even have this level of vigilance, Cao Weida wouldn’t have survived until now.
He looked around.
“This isn’t a place to talk. How about we change to another place to chat?”
Cao Weida frowned deeply.
“Just five minutes.”
Hearing this, Cao Weida was silent for a moment, then nodded: “Where.”
“The private room next door. Please.”
Wu Jingzhong brought Cao Weida to the private room, closed the door, and handed over an identification: “Wu Jingzhong, Tianjin Station Chief of the Military Statistics Bureau.”
Cao Weida’s frown deepened. He took the identification, looked at it, pushed it back, and said gravely: “You sure have a lot of courage. A Military Statistics Bureau station chief daring to boldly come right up to me and reveal your identity?”
“Aren’t you afraid I’ll grab you and claim the reward from the officers?”
“I think the weight of a station chief should bring quite a bit of merit, enough for me to get promoted three levels!”
“You won’t.” Wu Jingzhong’s smile didn’t fade. “Am I right, Jingzhe.”
Cao Weida’s heart sank immediately. Damn it, are the Military Statistics Bureau’s personnel code name lists so openly transparent?!
A Tianjin intelligence station knowing the codename of a Beiping special agent like him?!
This is no joke!!
The current Kuomintang has already been infiltrated by the little devils’ special agents like a sieve. If Wu Jingzhong knows his identity, doesn’t that mean the little devils’ side also has his information?
Even if it hasn’t leaked now, it doesn’t mean it won’t leak in the future!
Just thinking about the risk of his identity leaking at any time made his heart unbearably irritated.
Damn Military Statistics Bureau, truly fucking unreliable!
“No need to worry. Your information hasn’t leaked. Your details are top secret at headquarters.” Clearly seeing Cao Weida’s concern, Wu Jingzhong comforted softly:
“In the entire Military Statistics Bureau, only two or three people know your information. I only learned your identity from Boss Dai.”
“Oh?” Cao Weida raised an eyebrow, astonished in his heart. How did he not know his security clearance was this high?
He hadn’t made any huge contributions either.
“I’m not clear on the specific reason either, but your security clearance is indeed very high. If Boss Dai hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t know. So, don’t ask me.” Actually, Wu Jingzhong was also quite puzzled inside. Why did the Military Statistics Bureau suddenly have someone with such a high security clearance.
He hadn’t heard of any sensational big events from Beiping either.
Fine, judging by this, even if Wu Jingzhong knew, he wouldn’t tell him, so he simply didn’t ask.
However, he secretly kept his guard up. He didn’t believe someone as deep-minded as Boss Dai would raise his security clearance so high for no reason.
But it wasn’t without benefits. At least this way, his safety would be much higher, which let him breathe a slight sigh of relief.
But this was still a hidden danger. He needed to find a way to eliminate this hidden danger.
“I wonder what Station Chief Wu is looking for me for today?”
“We want to ask you for a favor.” Wu Jingzhong didn’t mince words: “We’ve received intelligence that a Japanese bacteria expert is returning from the front lines with a large amount of combat data, preparing to go back to the Northeast.”
“We originally planned to intercept him in Tianjin, but he got the intelligence in advance and dodged. He secretly came to Beiping, planning to take the train from Beiping to Harbin.”
Cao Weida frowned deeply. “So, you want me to find an opportunity to kill him?”
Don’t blame him for rejecting this order. This bacteria expert coming to Beiping would definitely be heavily protected. Succeeding wouldn’t be that easy.
Although he thought his abilities were decent now, quietly infiltrating heavy protection to assassinate someone was simply a pipe dream.
Even if the assassination succeeded in the end, withdrawing quietly might not be possible.
This was gambling with his life. He didn’t have that noble sentiment.
So, he decisively refused: “Sorry, I don’t have that ability. You’d better find someone else.”
“Your Tianjin Station is full of talent. Although Beiping’s intelligence network has been destroyed quite a bit, the ones left are all various experts.”
“You’ve misunderstood me. I don’t mean for you to take action. I want you to cooperate with our action.” Wu Jingzhong explained:
“Moreover, this action is extremely important. Beiping’s intelligence station will also cooperate. This is an order from Boss Dai himself.”
Well, with it put so clearly, what could he say? “Tell me the details. How do you want me to cooperate?”
“Bingze Shisanfu, army medical major, bacteria department doctor. Superior got the news that he’s currently staying at Tokyo Hotel and will withdraw the day after tomorrow.”
“Less than two days remain. That’s our only time left, but the hotel inside and out is layered with Japanese Army protection. We have no chance to get close.”
“Fortunately, tomorrow night, the Japanese Army high-level will hold a farewell party for Bingze Shisanfu, while also proclaiming the Japanese Army’s victory achievements. That’s our only opportunity.”
“At that time, they’ll definitely invite Beiping’s reporters for major publicity. We’ll find a chance to blend in. You just provide cover at the right time.”
“Don’t worry. If this mission succeeds, you’ll definitely get a share of the merit!”
Hearing this, Cao Weida just wanted to laugh. Station Chief Wu, oh Station Chief Wu, you paint a nice big pie, but this old man’s belly is full. I really can’t eat any more!
“Station Chief Wu, it’s not that I don’t want to help you. The key is I can’t even get involved!” Cao Weida spread his hands. “If you hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t even know that Thirteen or Fourteen had come to Beiping.”
“I’m just a little police officer. If I rashly go to that place, won’t I get grabbed on the spot?”
“I can’t even get close, let alone provide cover for you. Better forget it.”
He really didn’t want to get involved in this. It was thankless work.
If discovered, it wouldn’t be a joke.
He’d finally gotten Beiping’s basic setup in order. He wasn’t willing to slink away and run.
“No, it’s still possible.” Wu Jingzhong said: “The Japanese Army is currently in dire straits. Many traitors are restless, and quite a few Japanese Army soldiers are uneasy. In this Yuzhong Campaign, the Japanese Army successively captured heavy towns like Zhengzhou and Luoyang. The Japanese Army high-level will definitely not miss this propaganda opportunity.”
“They’ll definitely invite a lot of media and various high-level at that time, using this victory to intimidate.
A lot of people will come then. They can control inside, but outside, they’ll definitely need your police station’s help.
“What you need to do now is take charge of the outer perimeter security. Give me your security deployment map then, and cooperate with us a bit.”
“We must sabotage the battlefield propaganda, and kill this criminal Bingze Shisanfu. I’ll personally lead the team to execute the mission then. I hope you can do your utmost to assist!”
Hearing this, Cao Weida couldn’t help but fall silent.
After a moment, he looked up: “The defensive forces will definitely be very strong then. Even if you succeed in the assassination, it’ll be hard to escape, right?”
“Loyalty to the country is all. If we die, so be it.” Wu Jingzhong was quite open about it, saying this with a smile.
Cao Weida couldn’t help furrowing his brow, feeling somewhat puzzled inside.
This assassination mission could be called a suicide mission.
They infiltration personnel sounded quite glamorous, but in occupied territory, they were just street rats.
Guns and ammunition were also very rudimentary. Spears were basically unavailable, and numbers pitifully few.
Once they acted, it was basically equivalent to a suicide charge.
Regardless of whether the mission was completed, escape was basically impossible.
But if Wu Jingzhong died in this action, could the future Tianjin Station Chief after liberation still be Wu Jingzhong?
As a transmigrator, did he have such a big butterfly effect?
It shouldn’t be. He had no contact with Tianjin before!
