Chapter 47: The Unsuccessful Assassination

  In a small conference room, Yu Longbiao, the head of the Intelligence Department of the Nationalist Party's Military Bureau in Songmen City, was holding a meeting. The agenda of the meeting was: how to get rid of the big traitor Zhou Fohai.

  Zhou Fohai secretly came to Songmen City from Nanjing this time, and the puppet government of Wang made careful arrangements and took strict confidentiality measures. However, it still allowed the intelligence personnel of the Military Intelligence Bureau of the Kuomintang to steal the information. The superior ordered You Longbiao to eliminate Zhou Fohai, the head of the traitors, at all costs.

  There were five people who participated in this mission: You Longbiao, Huo Xiaocun, Hong Yunhan, Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi.

  You Longbiao conveyed the instructions from above, lit a cigarette, took a drag, blew out smoke rings, and looked at the four silent people.

  You Longbiao finished smoking a cigarette and threw the butt heavily on the ground, then stood up.

  "This mission, only success is allowed, no failure." Yu Longbiao spread out a map and knocked on the table. "According to reliable sources, tomorrow after Zhou Fohai arrives at Cangmen City, he will attend a dinner party hosted by the Cangmen City Chamber of Commerce. At that time, Huang Youcai, the president of the Cangmen City Chamber of Commerce, will lead the business leaders of Cangmen City to participate in the welcoming dinner party, which will be held at the Jinfushun Hotel in Cangmen City. The four of you must enter the hotel ahead of time and lay in ambush. I'll be outside responsible for backup. This is a floor plan of the Jinfushun Hotel. I've marked each of your names on it. Where your name is, that's where you'll be hiding. Memorize it now and find your exact hiding spot. When the dinner party starts, listen for Huo Xiaocun's gunshot. The gunshot will be the signal to take out Zhou Fohai and Huang Youcai. Do you understand?" Yu Longbiao asked loudly.

  Huo Xiaocun, Hong Yunhan, Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi stood up together and shouted: "Understood!"

  "You've got enough bullets and guns, now it's up to you."

  "We guarantee completion of the task!" The four people shouted in unison.

  At 5 pm, Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi, according to You Longbiao's deployment, disguised themselves as hotel service staff, wearing sanitary caps and white coats, mixed among the hotel service staff. Because Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi temporarily did not know how to use guns, this time, You Longbiao did not give them guns.

  He Xiao Village was hiding in a side room on the second floor of the banquet hall, where he could see the entire situation through the glass window. He was equipped with two guns, both fully loaded with bullets, and also carried four Japanese-made hand grenades. Hong Yunhan was hiding in the toilet outside the second-floor banquet hall, equipped with an American-made submachine gun, also fully loaded with bullets. The two men closely monitored every move in the banquet hall.

  At 6 pm, Shihara and his deputy officer Hu San-shui, accompanied by the military police and security team, suddenly searched Jin Fushun Hall. This search was not in Yu Longbiao's plan, catching off guard the four people hiding in Jin Fushun Hotel.

  Hu San Shui burst into the hotel, grabbing a public address system and shouting: "All service staff of Jinfu Hotel, you are all off duty tonight. Quickly take off your uniforms and leave the hotel. Not one person should remain."

  While Lieutenant Ishihara commanded the military police he had brought with him: "Search carefully, room by room, without leaving any blind spots. Drive away all hotel guests, not a single one is allowed to stay."

  Yuan Li took a look and saw that things were not going well, so he made a face at Yuan Zhi and said in a low voice: "Quickly! Go to the second floor banquet hall and inform He Xiaocun and Hong Yunhan to withdraw."

  Yuanyi and Yuanzhi were about to move their feet, but Hu San Shui had already noticed something. He pointed at Yuanli and Yuanyi and shouted: "Those two waiters, why haven't you taken off your clothes and left yet? I'm talking to you two! Don't leave, come here!"

  Yuan Zhi knew that if he didn't go to inform Huo Xiaocun and Hong Yunhan, the devils would trap them in the banquet hall on the second floor. Yuan Zhi ignored Hu San Shui, gathered his energy, and leaped from the first floor hall to the second floor hall, arriving before the devils who were about to ascend. With a mighty kick, Yuan Zhi struck the first devil to come up. This kick was too powerful, and the devil's body crashed down, knocking all the devils on the stairs down to the ground, where they died instantly.

  Hu San Shui has already shot Yuan Zhi, and with a loud gunshot, the entire Jin Fu Shun Hotel was thrown into chaos.

  Ishihara drew his sword and pointed at Genchi: "Halt! Seize him!"

  Yuánzhì dodged Hú Sānshuǐ's gunshot and rushed to the side room on the second floor of the hall, shouting "The devils are coming, retreat quickly!" However, there was no response from inside. Yuánzhì looked at the window and saw that it was wide open, knowing that Huò Xiǎocūn had already escaped through the window.

  Yuán zhì lái bù jí duō xiǎng, shēn zǐ yī gè kōng fān, yuè chū chuāng hù, yě cóng huò xiǎo cūn tiào chū de dì fāng tiào le chū qù. ér tā de shēn hòu, mì jí de zǐ dàn yǐ jīng dǎ zài le chuāng tái shàng.

  Yuánzhì's feet had just touched the ground when he jumped onto a low wall of the hotel, then tapped his feet on the wall and launched himself with lightness kung fu, landing in another courtyard.

  And then Hong Yunhan, who was hiding in the toilet, had just wiped the submachine gun full of bullets when he heard a noisy shout coming from the first floor hall. Hong Yunhan listened carefully and knew it was the Japanese military police and security team checking the hotel. Just as he was thinking about how to hide in the toilet, he heard gunfire. Hong Yunhan knew that the toilet could no longer be hidden, so he held up his submachine gun and rushed out.

  Yu Li saw Yuan Zhi jump to the second floor and knew he was thoroughly exposed. He picked up a chair beside him and rushed towards Hu San Shui, who was shouting loudly. Hu San Shui was as slippery as an eel, and when he saw Yu Li's chair coming at him, he shrunk his neck and rolled on the ground to the door of the first floor hall. The security guard standing next to him was hit squarely by the chair.

  Hu San fell to the ground, hysterically shouting: "Fire! Fire quickly! Shoot me!"

  The security guard raised his gun and shot at Yuan Li.

  Yuan Li dodged several bullets, seized a round table top and used it to shield himself as he rolled towards the door.

  Yuan Li had already jumped to the hotel entrance, and Hu San Shui, who had just come out of the door, fired a shot at Yuan Li. Yuan Li ducked down and dodged, his sanitary cap was blown off, revealing his bald head, which Hu San Shui saw.

  "Traitor of Biyuan Temple, traitor of Biyuan Temple, kill him and get a reward!" Hu Sanshui shouted at the top of his lungs at the gate.

  Yuan Li dodged several bullets shot by the security team and grabbed a brick at the door, throwing it at Hu San Shui.

  Hu Sanshui let out a loud "Ah!" and hid behind a security guard, whose head was split open by the brick thrown by Yuan Li. Hu Sanshui was so scared that he almost peed his pants. When he got up to look for Yuan Li again, he had already disappeared without a trace.

  Hong Yunhan held a submachine gun and rushed out of the toilet on the second floor, firing a burst at the devils who were rushing up to the second floor. The devils were caught off guard by him and fell to the ground one after another. Hong Yunhan rushed down from the stairs and rushed towards the door on the first floor. Just as Hong Yunhan's body had rushed out of the door, he was seen by Hu San Shui who had crawled up from the ground. He fired a shot at Hong Yunhan, who stumbled and fell to the ground at the door, heroically sacrificing himself.