Chapter Forty-Four Countermeasures

  Kuo Chung-lin brought back news from Wang Jiang Hotel that proved Ye Tu-fei's intuition was correct.

  Although it is still unclear which link has gone wrong, the arrangement of Yu Nong on the Wangjiang Building has already revealed his purpose.

  "Are we still going or not, Sixth Master?" After Guo Zhonglin detailed the situation he had investigated at Wangjiang Building to Ye Tufei, he asked this sentence. From his heart, Guo Zhonglin was very much hoping that Ye Tufei could take him to Wangjiang Building once. The reason why Guo Zhonglin had such an idea was not because he himself was a hero, but because he had a kind of blind worship for Ye Tufei, thinking that there were scenes that couldn't be handled without Ye Tufei.

  Ye Tu Fei glared at Guo Zhonglin with a slanted gaze and said, "Think it's fun? Want to have fun? Go play by yourself. Sixth Master doesn't have the guts for that."

  A hint of disappointment flashed in Guo Zhonglin's eyes, and he said: "That's just a bunch of cowards, they can barely handle me, let alone you, Liu Ye!"

  Ye Tu Fei smiled and said: "Even if it's tens of thousands of miles away, Sixth Master won't accompany them in play. What we need to do is our own business. Xiucai, don't forget that the Japanese are still holding the lives of more than 200 of our brothers."

  Guo Zhonglin woke up from his reckless and desperate thoughts, and hastily asked: "Sixth Master, what should we do next?"

  Ye Tu Fei fell silent, lit a cigar and sat quietly on the sofa, puffing out clouds of smoke.

  Kuo Chung-lin was once 'lured' by the aroma of cigars, and for a while he was deeply 'infatuated' with Ye Tufei's cigars. However, later on, he felt that smoking cigars was still not as comfortable as smoking cigarettes. At this moment, Ye Tufei's cigar triggered his nicotine addiction, so he lit up a cigarette and puffed out smoke together with Ye Tufei.

  Guo Zhonglin lit two cigarettes in a row, and Ye Tufei finally spoke up: "Now that this matter has been made clear, what will the Fisherman's Association do?" Without waiting for Guo Zhonglin's response, Ye Tufei analyzed it himself. "He has had Zhao Ming trapped here for some time now, and this stalemate is clearly not what the Fisherman's Association wants. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the risk of agreeing to my plan. Now that he has exposed my plan... hmm, he must be hesitant between maintaining the status quo and taking the initiative to attack. Guo Lao'er, we need to stir up some commotion now and prompt him to make a decision to take the initiative to attack."

  Guo Zhonglin accidentally got his lips burned by the cigarette butt, almost jumping up in pain. After the pain subsided a bit, he said: "Why? Sixth Master, letting them take the initiative to attack, isn't that more dangerous for us?"

  Ye Tu Fei made a starting gesture and said, "I'm not moving, can you find my weakness?" Then he slowly extended his fist forward and said, "Now I'm taking the initiative to attack, have I also 'exposed' my weakness?"

  Guo Zhonglin suddenly enlightened, said: "I understand, Sixth Master, you want to lure him into making a move, and then find his weakness."

  Ye Tu Fei nodded and said: "That's the purpose! Xiucai, you go to the dock now, turn around twice on the dock, don't disguise yourself, just go with a big fanfare, that's what they want to see."

  "Are we going on board then?" asked Guo Zhonglin.

  Ye Tu Fei laughed and said, "Get on the boat? Are you an insider for the fishermen? Our German friend is now safe, which means the fishermen haven't received any information about our boat. Guo Lao Er, you can't expose our only way out!"

  Guo Zhonglin smiled and replied: "Alright, Sixth Master, you can rest assured."

  "Yeah, after going to the dock, you quickly secure that horse carriage and hide it somewhere. Remember, when coming out of the dock, make sure to check if there's anyone tailing you."

  Kuo Chung-lin gritted his teeth and said: "Damn it, if he dares to tail us, we'll 'take care' of him."

  "Suit yourself, after you've finished your business, go directly to Zhao Ming's residence in Tongluowan. Don't ever come back here again, unless you're tired of living."

  "Understood!"

  After arranging with Guo Zhonglin, Ye Tufei went straight to Zhou Hai's residence. Seeing Zhou Hai, Ye Tufei opened the door and said: "The situation is very bad now, Yu Nong has broken my plan, I think he must be rearranging now, and it is very likely that he will launch a proactive attack on Mr. Zhao."

  Zhou Hai was shocked and asked repeatedly: "What's good about that?"

  Ye Tufei said, "We must change our strategy in time. Mr. Zhou, you go to the Japanese Consulate immediately now. Remember, you have to make a flustered and anxious appearance, so that the people tailing you will see you entering the Japanese Consulate."

  Zhou Hai didn't understand and asked: "Why? Won't this expose our entire purpose to others?"

  Ye Tufei smiled and said, "What's the hurry? What's our goal? Mr. Zhou, you don't need to ask any more questions, just do as I say and it'll be fine. You have to stay at the Japanese consulate for at least half an hour, then pack your bags, bring your wife, and gather at Mr. Zhao's residence."

  "Mr. Ye has made such arrangements, is he planning to withdraw tonight?"

  Ye Tu Fei furrowed his brow and said: "I told you not to ask, but you still asked. Was it useful? Can you handle Yu Nong and the others?"

  Zhou Hai was choked by Ye Tufei and felt very unhappy, but he still lost the courage to call out to Ye Tufei, so he had to pretend to apologize to him.

  Having arranged everything, Ye Tu Fei went to Zhao Ming's residence. He needed to have a good talk with Zhao Ming because in Ye Tu Fei's new plan, he must obtain Zhao Ming's full cooperation.

  "No pleasantries, no small talk. Ye Tu Fei directly stated his request: 'Mr. Zhao, in my judgment, the Fisherman's Association will launch a proactive attack on you within two days. If you want to survive, if you want to leave Hong Kong alive, then you must follow my command and arrangements, and you cannot ask me why.'"

  Ye Tu Fei had just finished saying "don't ask him why", when Zhao Ming asked a sentence: "Why?"

  Ye Tu Fei smiled bitterly and said: "Before me, how much did Yu Nong grasp about you, what kind of work did he do on you, I don't know, you don't know. Now, I must investigate these things to make a correct judgment. Mr. Zhao, the time left for me is not long, perhaps tomorrow night, or even tonight, Yu Nong will take assassination action against you. If I have to explain why every time I do something, do you think this time is enough?"

  Zhao Ming fell silent, and after a while, he reluctantly agreed to Ye Tufei's request: "Okay! I believe you."

  Ye Tufei smiled and said: "Alright then, you immediately gather all the staff from your mansion, I want to investigate one by one."

  Ye Tufei had studied the structure and defense of Zhao Ming's residence, he believed that if Yu Nong decided to take positive action against Zhao Ming, the only way was a night raid. If so, then Yu Nong would first have to figure out the location of Zhao Ming's bedroom, best to figure out the structure and defensive layout of this house.

  Then Yu Nong will definitely take action against the miscellaneous personnel in Zhao Ming's mansion, either by coercion or temptation.

  After a thorough investigation of all the janitors, Ye Tuifei did not find any suspicious circumstances. It seems that before Yu Nong recognized his intentions, he had not made preparations for an active attack.

  Zhao Ming coldly stared at Ye Tu Fei, his eyes seeming to say, "It's simply a waste of emotions, how could my own people betray me?"

  Ye Tu Fei avoided Zhao Ming's gaze, leaving behind the three people who were most likely to be chosen as the breakthrough point by the fishermen and farmers, then dispersed the others.

  These three people's work requires going out, and they are all familiar with the upper and lower levels of the Zhao family, which is exactly what Yu Nong needs. One is Gu Dajie, who escaped from the mainland to purchase daily necessities outside, one is the old gardener of Zhao Ming's residence, an elderly Vietnamese man surnamed Ruan, and the third is Jin Dama, a local Hong Kong person responsible for cleaning and hygiene for everyone.

  "Three of you, since Mr. Zhao moved here, can you honestly tell me how Mr. Zhao has treated you?" Ye Tuofei asked, pointing to Zhao Ming who was sitting aside after others had left.

  "Mr. Zhao treated us very well, just like a family!" The three people's answers were different, but the general meaning was the same.

  These three people did not lie, Zhao Ming never scolded his subordinates, even if they did something wrong, he could always tolerate it. Zhao Ming was very stingy with big money, but very generous with small expenses, and the subordinates would often receive Zhao Ming's kindness.

  "So, if someone asks you about some details of Mr. Zhao's residence, such as the structure of this house or which room Mr. Zhao lives in, how will you respond?" Ye Tuofei asked his second question.

  Lao Lao and Jin Dama had never read a book, their thoughts were simple, when they heard Ye Tufei's question, they thought they had done something wrong, and were somewhat flustered. Gu Dajie had attended private school for a few years, she understood some reasoning, so she listened to the implication behind Ye Tufei's words and asked: "Is someone going to harm Mr. Zhao?"

  Ye Tu Fei nodded slightly.

  Gu Da's tone had an angry component, she said: "Even if I'm beaten to death, I won't reveal a single hint to them!" Immediately after, Ruan Lao and Jin Dama hastily expressed the same attitude.

  After Ye Tu Fei and the other two people's emotions calmed down a bit, he said: "I'll thank you on behalf of Mr. Zhao, all of you are good friends of Mr. Zhao, or even his relatives, right, Mr. Zhao?"

  Mr. Wang smiled and nodded.

  Ye Tu Fei continued: "I believe that the three of you will not betray Mr. Zhao because of threats or money. However, this time is different, I hope you can provide him with information according to his wishes."

  "Are you asking us to provide them with false information?"

  Ye Tufei smiled and said, "No, you have to provide them with the most authentic information, and they must pay a sufficient price for it. What you are doing is not helping others harm Mr. Zhao, but rather helping Mr. Zhao. The matter is more complicated, and I am not convenient to give the three of you too much explanation, just hope that the three of you can believe me."

  What was said in front of Mr. Zhao can't be unbelievable, right? The three people nodded vigorously.

  "No matter which one of you three is found by the other party, you must come back and tell me at the first time, did you hear that?"

  Lao Tzu asked in stiff Mandarin: "What time is the first time?"

  "By the way, Gu Da Sao quickly explained: 'The first time means to hurry up, to rush back and tell Mr. Ye as soon as possible.'"

  Ye Tu Fei smiled and glanced at Gu Da Sao, indicating his approval of her explanation. He then continued: "As I said earlier, if any of you can't meet my requirements, don't blame me for being ruthless. Of course, if this matter is handled well, Mr. Zhao will definitely not treat you unfairly. If you want to stay, Mr. Zhao will give you a large sum of money. If you still want to follow Mr. Zhao, he will take you to Shanghai. The life in Shanghai is incomparable to that in Hong Kong."

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