Chapter Seventy: Catching the Adulterer

  At night, in the Bei Ping Shi Lao Niang Hutong, under the dim yellow light, Huang Da Jiang wore a long shirt and a wide-brimmed hat, quickly walking to the door of a house. He looked back and saw that there was no one behind him, stretched out his right hand to grab the door handle and knocked three times.

  "Is it Han Feng?" A lazy woman's voice came from inside the house.

  "Yes, open the door quickly."

  The door opened and he quickly slipped inside, closing it behind him.

  A twenty-five or six-year-old woman who looked very pretty immediately wrapped herself around him, her hands clasped around his neck, and said in a sticky voice: "Dead man, you still know how to come over."

  The woman's figure was quite plump, and suddenly pressed against Huang Dajiang's chest and abdomen, as if a fire had been lit there. Huang Dajiang smelled a fragrance in his nose, and a certain part of his body immediately popped out like a knife being drawn from its sheath.

  The woman felt his change, her body immediately turned soft like mud, and her voice became even more gentle, saying: "Dead man, you're troubling me as soon as you come." Her two hands tightly wrapped around him, refusing to let go.

  Huang Dajiang said, pinching her buttocks with his hand, his eyes sharply scanning the room, then he picked her up and carried her into the inner room.

  He smiled and asked: "Baby, have you been secretly seeing another man behind my back?"

  The woman kept her eyes closed, and the sudden flash of light didn't seem to have any effect on her. Seeing him suddenly stop moving, she opened her eyes and asked: "Honey, brother, how are you...?" Before she could finish speaking, she saw that there was suddenly another person in front of the bed, holding something in their hand, with a pair of eyes emitting a green light like a wild beast. She couldn't help but let out a startled cry of "Oh my god!" and then pulled up the quilt to cover her head, pretending to be an ostrich.

  The ninja quietly entered the house, only to see him take a small bottle from his waist with his left hand and pour some into the door hinges on both sides of the gate. Then, the gate was opened silently. The ninja stood aside with his head bowed, followed by a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes walking in, smiling at the ninja, then quietly entering the inner room.

  Huang Dajiang was indeed a seasoned agent, with high vigilance and his gun always by his side. His reaction was also quick, and he had already grabbed the cold handle of his gun from under the bed with his right hand. However, compared to the middle-aged man, he was still one step slower, and as soon as he grasped the handle, he was pressed against the head by the opponent's gun.

  "Big River, didn't expect to see you again so soon," the middle-aged man said, tossing the camera back to the ninja behind him and confiscating Huang Dajiang's handgun.

  "Is that Cang Pinglong?!" Huang Dajiang had already recognized his opponent at this time.

  Cang Pinglong slightly bowed his head, which was equivalent to a greeting. His eyes took a fierce glance at the woman's thighs and smiled: "Dajiang Jun is indeed an artist with great courage, daring to touch even Liu Ruming's third wife. Hehe, I wonder what reaction Liu Ruming will have when he sees the photos I took."

  Huang Dajiang's face changed slightly, unexpectedly recognizing Chang Yuanchun's identity. And when Chang Yuanchun heard this, her body trembled inexplicably, frightened to the point of not even daring to breathe.

  "So, what do you want to get from me?" Huang Dajiang and Tachibana Ryūzō, as spies for the Chinese and Japanese governments in Beiping, had dealt with each other many times before. Seeing that the opponent was so well-prepared, even investigating Chang Wenyun's identity thoroughly and taking photos of himself and her, it seemed like there was a big scheme at play.

  Cang Pinglong chuckled and said, "Refreshing! Actually, it's not a big deal. Hmm, you're negotiating with me like that, isn't that too rude? You Chinese people always pride yourselves on being a country of etiquette, don't you? Haha!"

  Huang Dajiang's face turned bright red, and he let out a hum of discontent. He grabbed his clothes and put them on, then wrapped the woman tightly in the quilt and got out of bed, saying: "Let's go talk outside."

  Then the three of them walked into the main room. Huang Dajiang and Cang Pinglong sat down, each in their own seat. Huang Dajiang said, "If there's something to say, just say it directly."

  Cang Pinglong slightly raised the corner of his mouth and handed him a photo, asking: "You two should be very familiar with each other, right?"

  The photo was a half-length portrait of a woman, who was indeed Gu Lianyun. Huang Dajiang's heart skipped a beat as he looked at it, and he handed it back to him without saying a word.

  Cang Pinglong's eyes narrowed as he said, "We need this woman's head. If things go well, not only can Da Jiangjun continue to be brothers-in-law with Liu Zuming, but also get a fortune - what do you think?"

  I don't know her.

  "Don't you know? Last Saturday, who was it that had tea with Gu Liyun at the Yuanhua Teahouse? If I'm not mistaken, she should be your superior, right? Ha! Da Jiangkun, a man of honor, a senior agent of the Lixing Society, actually has to take orders from a little girl. Isn't this a bit laughable? Moreover, the Lixing Society gives you 30 yuan in activity funds per month. In a place like Beiping, where everything is so expensive, is that enough? On this aspect, our great Japanese Empire is much more generous. Do you know how much our activity funds are? 250 yuan per month!..." Zhang Pinglong said, seeing that Huang Dajiang's face still had no expression, he snorted and ordered the ninja: "Tie her up! Da Jiangkun, since you won't cooperate, I'm sorry to say that it's been a long time since I've enjoyed a woman. Today, I'll just have to use your woman to satisfy my cravings!"

  Huang Dajiang was alarmed as soon as he heard, and before the ninja approached him, he kicked one foot forward and pounced on the hidden dragon bamboo. However, his body had just moved, and the ninja had already swung his left hand, and a shuriken had been inserted into his ankle.

  It was clearly a poisonous snake, Huang Dajiang only felt a severe pain in his foot, followed by a numb and tingling sensation from his foot up, his body stiffened, "thud" and fell to the ground.

  "First use the antidote to stop the poison!" Cang Pinglong said, getting up and walking into the inner room. Immediately, a woman's cry for help came from inside: "What do you want to do? Han Wen, save me."

  Huang Dajiang was fed a pill by the ninja, and although the numbness temporarily stopped, he couldn't exert any strength. The woman's cries were like a sharp blade piercing his heart. Finally, he chose to surrender, shouting: "Spare her, I agree to your terms."

  Cang Pinglong stepped out, put his hands under his nose and sniffed, saying with a sly tone: "It really smells good, this Chinese woman is indeed a rare beauty, no wonder Da Jiangjun would fall for her. Alright, it's settled then, within three days, I want to see Gu Lianyun's head. If you can't do it, heh heh, these photos will appear in the newspapers of Beiping, Huang Dajiang, take care!" After finishing speaking, he signaled to the ninja, who gave Huang Dajiang another pill, and then the two of them swaggered out.

  A moment later, Huang Dajiang's body was able to move like this, and he immediately walked into the inner room. Under the lamp light, he saw that the woman's eyes were dull, her face covered with tears.

  Chang Wenyun slowly came to under his call, then raised her hand and slapped him, scolding: "You deceived me, why did you deceive me?"

  Huang Dajiang had long anticipated this scene, and with a pretended painful expression said: "The name is just a code, but my love for you is sincere, Wanjun, I'm sorry, I got you involved."

  She looked at him, perhaps moved by his sincere expression or stimulated to the point of needing someone's comfort, and rushed into his arms, sobbing. "Take me away," she said between sobs. "Leave this place. You don't know how much Liu Zuming hates his women. If he finds out about us, we'll surely die a terrible death." She lifted her head, her eyes filled with longing. "Take me away, to the ends of the earth. No matter what hardships we face, I'll follow you, okay?"

  Huang Dajiang remained silent, looking at her with a hint of sadness in his eyes - as an agent, since he had already entered this line, the boss was still wearing a hat, and now being remembered by the Japanese, could he still escape?