Chapter 40: My Grandfather Wants to See You

  The lanterns had just been lit, and the Wanguo Restaurant was bustling with people. Tonight, there would be an unusual dance party at the Wanguo Restaurant, with Lieutenant General Ueda Koji of the Japanese Kwantung Army as the main guest. This time, Lieutenant General Ueda Koji was returning to Japan via Beiping and had been invited by Lieutenant General Kashima Heitaro, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese garrison in Beiping, to stay for three days. The dance party was specially arranged by Kashima Heitaro for Ueda Koji, who loved beautiful women.

  The night sky was attacking Sasaki, a small shrimp, mainly for the sake of Sasaki's invitation letter, which could enter the dance party. Although Sasaki was just a small head in a special high school class, he was transferred from the Kwantung Army to Beiping and was an old subordinate of Ueda Kenji, so he also had an invitation letter, which is why Sasaki urged Fengshan to drive fast, even without having time for dinner.

  The night sky was gloomy, and nothing valuable was found on Sasaki's body, except for a ring that could be exchanged for some money. The suit he was wearing had almost depleted all the money he had on him. If it weren't for the ring, he probably wouldn't even have enough money to sit here and drink. Night Sky couldn't help but laugh bitterly, thinking that there might not be another assassin as poor as himself in this world.

  His arm was still on Ye Kong's shoulder, and half embracing Ye Kong was a blonde Russian woman, Daniya, the most popular Russian dancer in Liuguo Restaurant. Today, Daniya wore a black long dress with subtle patterns, which was only worn by Westerners at funerals, but Daniya loved wearing black dresses in Liuguo Restaurant, making her fair skin look even more delicate and charming.

  Daniya was one of the earliest batch of Russian women to flee to China, she came to China at the age of 13 with her mother because her father had died and their home was gone. As a descendant of an aristocratic family, she only had this path to escape. Her mother, like Daniya, was a spoiled person who squandered all their money and then started pawning off their clothes and jewelry. Finally, before pawning off their last piece of jewelry, her mother found a job - becoming the mistress of a Russian military officer who had also fled to Beiping.

  After turning 18, Daniya never returned to her mother's side but instead came to the Six Nations Inn and rented a room to become a dancing girl. With her youth and beauty, Daniya quickly became popular at the Six Nations Inn. However, as time passed, Daniya gradually grew tired of this life. She began to fantasize about one day having a handsome prince take her away from there, wherever that may be, as long as she was with the prince.

  The young man in her arms was very restless, always wiping oil on himself. Daniya was a bit impatient, if it wasn't for the smooth-talking guy who gave her money, she wouldn't have looked at this little pretty boy. You know, the prince in Daniya's heart is a top-notch man, not an immature little boy. Forget it, looking at the money, just bear with it, Daniya rolled her eyes and smiled helplessly at Ye Kong.

  Ye Kong didn't particularly like women older than himself, and compared to Daniya, the blonde, he preferred Chinese women with black hair. The reason for this was that in the bar there were people Ye Kong knew, and those who knew him also recognized him, so he had to use Daniya as cover. The person Ye Kong was on guard against was called Yan Jun, a Japanese spy. Ye Kong and Yan Jun had met in Tianjin, after Ye Kong's first kill, at a brothel where they had both been vying for the same prostitute, and ended up getting drunk together.

  After getting drunk, Ye Kong told Yan Jun everything about his trip to Tianjin. Then Yan Jun led people to capture Ye Kong all over Tianjin. Fortunately, Ye Kong was clever and escaped, otherwise he would have been a corpse buried underground long ago. However, it was unexpected for Ye Kong to see Yan Jun at the Six Nations Restaurant. Isn't this guy a special agent from Tianjin? How could he come to Beiping and even be in the bar of the Six Nations Restaurant?

  Yan Junke didn't come just to drink, there were 30 others who came with him from Tianjin, all of whom were high-ranking agents of the Tianjin Special High Police. Their mission was to disguise themselves as wine guests and secretly monitor suspicious individuals in the Six Nations Restaurant. The high-ranking agents of the Beiping Special High Police had been dispatched to gather intelligence for the garrison troops, leaving behind only small fries like Sasaki and Fengshan who were not capable of handling major tasks. Therefore, to ensure the safety of Uemura Kenji during his stay in Beiping, Xiangyue Qingsi specially brought over a large number of agents from Tianjin to secretly provide protection.

  Yan Jun and Ye Kong hadn't seen each other for almost half a year, and after this period of tempering, Ye Kong had changed a lot. The originally still somewhat immature Ye Kong had already become a seasoned Jianghu figure. Meanwhile, Yan Jun, who was over thirty years old and whose appearance had basically taken shape, was recognized by Ye Kong at a glance, especially the black mole on Yan Jun's face, which was enough to prove that Ye Kong hadn't mistaken him for someone else.

  Ye Kong's purpose in coming to the Rokoku Restaurant was to get close to Uemura Kenji and Kōzuki Seiji, two high-ranking Japanese military officers. If he could kill just one of them, it would be a huge success for Ye Kong's assassination mission, let alone both of them being together now. With the invitation card from Sasaki, Ye Kong smoothly blended into the Rokoku Restaurant, but was immediately surrounded by a large number of Japanese military police, who stared at him blankly. Moreover, he had not brought his weapon with him, so what could he use to kill them - the knife and fork for eating Western food?

  Through Daniya's golden hair, Ye Kong found that Yan Jun seemed to have no recognition of himself, even when he intentionally faced Yan Jun several times, this dog agent did not suspect anything. The big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and Ye Kong began to worry about the problem of weapons. The bulge at Yan Jun's waist gave Ye Kong an idea, since his own gun belt couldn't be brought in, he might as well use this agent's handgun. After making up his mind, Ye Kong whispered a few words into Daniya's ear, casually stuffed a roll of banknotes into Daniya's hand, and then picked up a cup of wine to walk towards Yan Jun.

  "Don't move" just as Ye Kong was about to stand up, a voice came from behind him, and then something hard was pressed against his lower back. Ye Kong froze in place, holding the wine glass, cold sweat instantly soaking through his shirt. There was someone standing behind him, and he hadn't even noticed, yet he was being held at gunpoint. Just now still smiling lazily, Daniya winked at the person behind Ye Kong and reached out to grab his arm.

  "Come with me, my father wants to see you, it's good for you." The person behind Ye Kong whispered, flashing two fingers in front of Ye Kong's eyes, and led the way out of the bar, up the stairs, leaving only a fleeting glimpse of his back. With Daniya holding onto his arm, Ye Kong mechanically took steps forward, his mind still on the person who had just flashed two fingers - could it be that he had used those fingers to...? Ye Kong's handsome face twisted in extreme anger.