The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 501: Narrowly Escaped

French Concession, Kangtaunao Road.

Around 7pm.

After dinner, Wu Geng lay on a reclining chair, humming a little tune comfortably, although the task assigned to him by the bureau headquarters had not yet been completed.

But this task is too difficult, and he is not the only one doing this task. He has not succeeded yet, and it is not because he is not working hard...

It’s a pity that Fu Xiaoan is dead and Xu Tianmin has been arrested. Even if I give myself away, No. 76 won’t be able to find me.

He is not stupid, how could he possibly use his real name to travel around Shanghai?
Now in the whole of Shanghai, there are no more than three people who know his identity and are still in Shanghai, and there is only one person who knows his exact address...

As long as you don't do anything reckless, the risk of being exposed is very low, especially since this is the French Concession, the Japanese and No. 76 would not dare to act recklessly.

Wu Geng feels quite good about himself.

Just then, there was a sudden and urgent knock on the door, which startled him so much that he sat up straight in his chair.

It was so late, and he didn’t have any close friends. Even if he did, they wouldn’t know he lived here. Why would someone suddenly knock on his door so late at night?

One long, two short, three times in a row!
This is the emergency contact method for our own people.

The person outside the door is our own!

Although it was the person outside who knocked on the door, Wu Geng was still quite alert. He turned around, took out a pistol and hid it behind his back, then walked over and opened the door a crack.

Wu Geng saw a man standing at the door. He had a square face and deep eyebrows, but it was a rather unfamiliar face.

The gun held tightly in his right hand dropped down involuntarily, but was blocked by his pants.

He is also an old agent, how could he not know that this is the most dangerous moment? If the other party is an enemy, he must consider breaking through and escaping.

I just didn't expect this moment to come so quickly and so suddenly.

"Boss Wu, right? I'm sent by Special Envoy Xu Baichuan. You might have been exposed, so you have to evacuate with me quickly!" The man was Wu Jianfeng, the fastest person Cheng Mo could notify in the French Concession. He was also a patrolman in the French Concession, so it would be more convenient and quicker for him to do this.

There was no other way. The situation was urgent and Wu Jianfeng had to come forward.

Time waits for no one. Who knows when the No. 76 Joint Police Station will take action? Wu Jianfeng has not been exposed to such actions, so he doesn't know either, otherwise he would have notified Cheng Mo in advance.

"Xu Baichuan?" Wu Geng was relieved when he heard the name. There was no way Xu Baichuan would be exposed. He had no connection with the Military Control Commission lurking in Shanghai. He only served a mysterious intelligence team.

This intelligence group was directly under the control of Dai Yunong. No one in the entire bureau headquarters could interfere in the affairs of this group, including people like Mao Qiwu who knew the core secrets of the Military Control Commission.

This time when he came to Shanghai, Dai Yunong gave him this top-secret courier. Firstly, she trusted him, and secondly, she hoped that he could successfully assassinate Wang. As a result, he fell into trouble with Fu Xiao'an and now he is too embarrassed to go back. He stayed because he was still looking for opportunities. Once he evacuated, he would never have a chance to come back.

"How can I trust you?"

"Boss Wu, do you remember where you met Xu Baichuan when you arrived in Shanghai?" Wu Jianfeng asked.

"Shouldn't I be asking you this?"

"Boss Wu, you fell and stepped on a pile of dog shit. In order to cover up the embarrassment, you said that you were lucky to come to Shanghai this time and the mission would be completed successfully!" Wu Jianfeng said.

Wu Geng finally felt relieved. He knew all the details and it was obvious that the other party was sent by Xu Baichuan and was one of their own.

"Please let me clean up."

"As soon as possible." Wu Geng was also prepared. He didn't have much except some clothes. He just burned some confidential documents.

Ten minutes later, Wu Geng, carrying a box, wearing a long gown and a hat that covered half of his face, got into a black car.

Shortly after they left, Cheng Haitao from the Political Department of the Police Station, along with Agent No. 76, led by Ma Xiaotian, rushed to the house rented by Wu Geng on Kangtuonao Road.

It was during these few minutes that Wu Geng left first.

Danger after danger.

Nothing was found at the scene except for the tea that had not yet cooled down and a pile of documents that had been burned to ashes. Ma Xiaotian was so angry that he kicked the brazier where the documents were burning away.

You know, he put in so much effort to find Wu Geng, but at the last minute, when he thought everything was foolproof, he still let the cooked duck fly away.

In order not to alarm Wu Geng, Ma Xiaotian did not arrange anyone to keep an eye on him, because the other party was an old hand and would immediately become alert once he spotted a suspicious person appearing nearby.

This is not just about arresting some small figures from the Military Control Commission. This big fish is too experienced. If he reveals even the slightest trace, all previous efforts will be wasted.

In order to plan the arrest tonight, he had hardly slept for the past few days, from the discovery, to confirming his identity, to the secret arrest plan tonight, and even at the last minute, he gave the police station the address and information about the person...

In the end, someone still escaped ahead of time.

What went wrong that caused the news to leak out and the person to be arrested at the same time?

Ma Xiaotian was almost going crazy. Looking at the people who came with him, each one of them looked like a traitor who betrayed the information!

But no, the person ran away and that’s it. He even boasted in front of Lin Shiqun that he would definitely catch a big fish for him this time and make a great contribution.

As a result, now there is nothing.

Who leaked the news!
Was it the police station? Not likely, because he told them the address and suspect list right before the arrest.

How do the police know who the person they are going to arrest tonight is and where he lives?
In this operation, the only ones who knew the inside story were his trusted subordinates; no one else knew the situation.

This is fucking hell.

How did the opponent know in advance and slip away one second before being caught?

"Check this phone number. Who called since we arrived in the French Concession?" Ma Xiaotian became suspicious when he saw the phone in the living room at home.

Cheng Haitao was also afraid of being held responsible, so he immediately ordered someone to go to the telephone company to investigate.

As a result, during this period of time, no calls were received or made on the phone in the house.

"Director Ma, no one called, so could it be that someone came?"

"Your people and I have been following you. Do you think someone would come and tip you off?" Ma Xiaotian retorted with red eyes.

Cheng Haitao stopped talking. As long as the problem was not on his side, he would not bother to meddle in other people's business. You arrested people but did not give them any credit. At most you just gave them some benefits.

Even if he takes advantage of you, he still has to take risks. Cheng Haitao has his own ideas. He can cooperate in arresting people, but he will never do it himself.

The Military Control Commission's Anti-Traitor Action Team is very cruel and ruthless. He doesn't want the guy who makes his living to disappear inexplicably.

(End of this chapter)