The First Book The Empty Spirit Chapter 27 Persuading Others to Kill

  "It's all, it's all because of you, Wang, because of this damn deal. What am I supposed to do now?!" Anthony became more and more flustered, seemingly unable to withstand the pressure, and under the influence of alcohol, he tried to shift all responsibility onto Wang Yaozu.

  "Antony, sober up! You came here to drink and boost your courage, not to get drunk. It was you who found me first and asked for my help in finding a buyer. We both want to make a fortune from this deal, but now you're shirking responsibility, which is useless!"

  Wang Ya Zu slammed his hands on the table and roared at Antoine in French, causing everyone in the small tavern to turn around and stare at him. Feeling Wang Ya Zu's anger, Antoine immediately softened up in an instant.

  "King, don't be angry. I apologize, please don't be angry. Now we must unite and work together to overcome this difficulty. If the transaction is successful, we will have a lot of wealth and get everything we want."

  Anthony is not a fool, if he was a fool, he wouldn't be in this position today. There are many French people in France who want to use their official status to come to China and make money in China. Under Wang Yaowu's roar, Anthony quickly came back to his senses and pinned his hopes on Wang Yaowu being able to think of a good solution.

  "If we really want to get rid of this trouble, then the only way is to kill him!" Wang Yaizu slowly sat back in his own seat, saying as he sat down, and after finishing speaking, he raised a cup of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

  "Your Majesty, you can't do that. You should be aware that every single person inside the French consulate has a file record, and if one of them dies at your hands, not only will the French consulate take it seriously, but also the French parliament. If the French parliament puts pressure on your government and sends someone to investigate, things will only get worse."

  Killing one of his own kind didn't bother Anthony. The problem was that the victim was a French soldier from the French consulate, a pure-blooded Frenchman. Whether it was an accidental death or a disappearance, the French government would be very concerned because it happened in China. The French government would absolutely not give up on this opportunity to extort the Chinese government. And once they sent someone down to investigate, many things would become difficult to conceal.

  "If you don't do that, you will still lose everything you have now, even if you stop trading. But this thing will still be known to your superiors and spread around. At that time, you must return home. Before you make enough fortune, Anthony, are you willing to leave Shanghai? No, you absolutely don't want to leave Shanghai like this. You sold everything at home and exchanged it for money to bribe your way here, finally arriving in China, in Shanghai. Now someone is blocking our path to wealth, wanting to take away everything you've worked hard to get. Why don't you join me in a fight, set up an ambush, kill one person? It's actually a very simple thing."

  Wang Yaowu's entire body exuded a murderous aura, and Anthony, who was sitting closest to Wang Yaowu, downed three cups of white wine in one gulp under the pressure of the killing intent. He barely warmed himself up before speaking to Wang Yaowu: "Wang, do you have any plans? Since it's come to this, you must have a plan to kill someone in your mind, right?"

  The wine was empty, and the small jug of wine wasn't much to begin with. Wang Yaowu didn't want any more. This wine was meant to boost courage, but drinking too much would lead to trouble. Seeing that there were only a few pieces of braised beef left, Wang Yaowu ordered another catty.

  "Antony, can you get that guy out? Tonight, invite him to the largest restaurant in the concession area to eat Japanese food. And also hire a geisha to accompany him. The key to everything is whether you can get him out, pretending not to know anything. Let him be anxious only in his heart." Wang Yaizu finished speaking and put a piece of braised beef into his mouth, but ended up chewing for half a day without swallowing it because it was too big a piece and had hard tendons inside.

  "Invite him to the Japanese concession? I've had dinner with him before, after all, he's from a noble family. But now that it's so urgent, I need a reason to invite him to dinner. Is there another way to lure him to the Japanese concession?"

  Anthony gradually regained his composure, and in fact, under Wang Ya's advice, he had already accepted the approach of killing and silencing. The key now was how to do it! It was indeed a good idea to do it in the concession area, but he still feared that he would be implicated.

  "Antoine, didn't you tell me earlier that the French government is very dissatisfied with Japan's recent espionage activities? If we're going to kill him, why not do it in a way that benefits us. Tell him that this time when you take him to the Japanese concession, there's a secret intelligence mission. After drinking, let him leave first and you stay behind. The rest will be taken care of by me. You're so clever, Antoine, I'm sure you know what to do next!"

  Killing a person doesn't necessarily bring trouble. There may even be benefits, it all depends on how the killing is done. Wang Yaoyu had been planning from the start, he not only wanted to kill the person but also make it beneficial for himself.

  "If everything goes smoothly, I will report to Consul Mr. that at that time I went to the Japanese concession with him to obtain important information. I let him go first to cover him and send out the obtained information. But unexpectedly, the Japanese spy was so cruel, killed him and took away the information on his body. Wang, you should know how to deal with the wallet on that person's body!"

  Wang Yaozu couldn't help but laugh. He was delighted that Anthony had finally been persuaded, and as long as this deal went through, their relationship would become even closer. Since both parties had something on each other, neither dared to offend the other easily, which meant Wang Yaozu could make even more use of Anthony, who had many more concerns than he did, and was especially afraid of losing everything he had now.

  "I know this, of course. Take the money and important documents out. Burn the documents, francs, and some marked bills, but I'll throw the wallet into a trash can behind the Japanese consulate. I'm sure someone at your consulate will recognize the wallet."

  Anthony nodded immediately, and even if someone didn't recognize him, he would find a way to make others recognize him, or even do it himself. Anthony was already thinking about how to turn this matter into an advantage for himself. Taking the opportunity to suppress Japanese spies on a large scale within the French concession.

  Finally, Wang Ya-zu stood up and said to Anthony in Chinese: "I hope everything goes smoothly, and our cooperation is pleasant."

  Looking around at the Chinese people, Anthony had to stand up and replied in Mandarin: "Hézuò yùkuài!" (Nice cooperation!) and shook hands with Wang Ya-zou.

  Now, the people around didn't have anything to be curious about. In this Shanghai, there were many compradors doing business with foreigners. Even if they weren't compradors, there were many who could speak foreign languages and do business with foreigners. As for the previous argument, the people in the small tavern just admired Wang Yaowu, a Chinese man who dared to argue with a foreigner.

  Anthony went to prepare, and Wang Yaowu certainly couldn't follow Anthony back to the French consulate. That would definitely arouse suspicion among the consulate staff who had seen him before. Wang Yaowu needed to go home first and lie down for a while, he also needed to make some preparations. Killing someone was easy, but not leaving behind any unfavorable clues during the process of killing, that wasn't so simple.

  "Master, you're back. Do you have any requests for dinner tonight?" Wu Ma saw Wang Ya Zu return and noticed that it was almost four o'clock, so the first thing she did was ask what he wanted to eat for dinner.

  "In the evening, I want to eat pig's blood soup to clear my intestines. Wu Ma, when I go upstairs later, don't call me unless it's something important. When I come down, just pretend you didn't see anything. Tonight, I'll be back very late, Wu Ma, you can eat first and leave my share."

  Wang Ya Zu finished speaking and stepped onto the stairs. Wu Ma could guess what Wang Ya Zu was going to do, but she wouldn't ask more questions or speak out of turn. Her duty was to take care of Wang Ya Zu's daily life while also helping him find a suitable wife candidate. She would carry out whatever tasks Wang Ya Zu instructed her to do.

  "Alright, young master, I'll wait for your return to heat up the dishes for you." After Wu Mama finished speaking, she took the basket and left. At this time, it's not easy to buy fresh pig blood back. Therefore, Wu Mama won't be able to return in a short while.

  Wang Yaoyu went upstairs, found the key hidden on the second floor, and opened the door of the attic on the third floor. Wang Yaoyu slowly opened the cabinet after turning on the light, inside which were a gun and some cold weapons. Wang Yaoyu took out a shotgun from the cabinet, plus a dagger and three flying knives.

  Here is the translation:

  "Take out the weapons, next are the clothes, gloves and hat needed, plus wigs and fake beards for disguise. All these were packed by Wang Ya Zu in a suitcase beside the cabinet. When opening the suitcase, Wang Ya Zu held his breath for an instant, although he cleaned the things inside every month, the smell was still terrible. Where is the logic in killing someone while wearing new clothes? Gunsmoke Silent Chapter 27: Persuading Someone to Kill"