Espionage: You're tasked with spying, but you'll blow up the Special Higher Police?

167. Offering a treacherous plan

Kondo suddenly became interested upon hearing this and pressed for details: "Sasuke-kun, how do you plan to take revenge?"

Zhou Hongyi revealed a cruel smile, extended his right hand and gradually clenched it into a fist, saying: "I want to infiltrate their ranks, dismantle them from the root, and completely destroy the underground forces of the Kuomintang and the Red Party! Especially that 'Sun Wukong' who is being portrayed as a god in the newspapers."

"Oh."

Kondo's eyes lit up upon hearing this. The "Monkey King" mentioned in the newspaper was also his most troublesome target. This person had not only repeatedly thwarted his plans, but also used extremely ruthless methods. He now slept in the Special Higher Police headquarters every day, rarely daring to go out, for fear of being targeted by this person.

"Sasuke-kun, please elaborate. I'd like to hear the details."

Zhou Hongyi gestured for Kondo to sit closer to him, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "Commander Kondo, I think the reason why our previous methods didn't work is because we were in the open while the enemy was in the dark. The enemy was planting spies and moles on our side, so why can't we do the opposite and plant some spies and moles on their system as well?"

Therefore, I want to use this opportunity to integrate Shanghai's underground underworld to establish connections with underground members of the Kuomintang or the Communist Party. I'll then sell some intelligence about the Imperial Army, with Commander Kondo's cooperation to gain their trust and infiltrate their core ranks. This way, we can wipe out Shanghai's underground forces completely, especially that thorn in our side, the guy codenamed 'Four-Faced Buddha.'"

Kondo nodded repeatedly and said, "Sigh... Sasuke-kun, I've tried your method before, but those Kuomintang and Red Party underground members are very vigilant. We've also tried to turn their people against them. You know, even with heavy protection, Mr. Su was still poisoned. This caused some people who had shown signs of surrender to change their minds at the last minute. Do you have any way to infiltrate their ranks and gain their trust?"

"Commander Kondo, I don't know if you've heard our old saying, 'You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub.' So, if we want to gain their trust, we must first pay a price and give them some sweetness. Of course, the so-called price cannot be paid directly by the Imperial Army; those gang members who are affiliated with us are the best bait."

We'll first spread rumors that the Green Gang and the Viper Gang have close ties with the Imperial Army, then I'll assassinate them, making the rebels believe I'm on their side. Afterwards, Commander Kondo can team up with me to stage a "ruse," imprisoning and torturing me to lower their guard.

"I'll find a way to escape from prison. With that identity, infiltrating the rebels won't be a problem. Then, I'll need Commander Kondo to leak a few insignificant pieces of information to them to dispel their suspicions. If we can get into their core and obtain the list of underground rebels and the location of their safe houses, then our plan will be a true success!"

After listening to Zhou Hongyi's plan, Kondo nodded repeatedly. He seemed to have already seen the day of victory, when he would finally be able to tear the rebels codenamed "Four-Faced Buddha" to pieces, which was quite satisfying.

"Sasuke-kun, your idea is very bold, but I'm very interested! Let's discuss the details."

Kondo's suspicion of Zhou Hongyi had now dropped to its lowest point ever. In addition, the latter volunteered to offer him such a treacherous plan, which made him even more convinced that Director Zhou was on the side of their Imperial Army.

That day, Zhou Hongyi and Kondo talked for a long time in the latter's office. When he came out, that very night, an even more violent and bloody storm swept through Shanghai's underworld.

"Charge! Cut them down!"

"Ya ya ya~~~!"

"Help me~~~~"

As night falls, Shanghai becomes even more frenzied. During this time, people rush home before dark, keeping their doors and windows tightly shut. No matter what noises come from outside, they won't open the door to check, forcibly suppressing their curiosity.

Under the combined suppression of the Razor Society and the Night Hawk Society, the Viper Gang's territory was gradually eroded like mulberry leaves, until finally the entire Viper Gang disintegrated and collapsed completely. Gang members either died, fled, or were absorbed by other gangs. Their gang leaders were even more disastrous, with each new leader dying as if the position wasn't a throne for a gang leader, but rather a list for the King of Hell to collect his people.

The situation with the Green Gang was relatively better. They had the greatest power and deep roots, and almost half of them were actually loyal to the resistance against Japan, so Zhou Hongyi couldn't condemn them all. For example, Qiao Si and Gu Tianbo had long ago been secretly supplying the guerrillas with materials through smuggling routes; such good comrades naturally couldn't be harmed.

However, Qiao Si's goods and territory remained unaffected, while the other big shots suffered greatly. Their establishments and territories were targeted and attacked almost daily, and they were also raided by the police during the day. It was truly a case of one misfortune after another.

Faced with Zhou Hongyi's crazy actions, these gangs also approached Kondo and other Japanese soldiers, hoping they would take charge of this mad dog, but the conclusion they came to was that they couldn't handle it and hoped that the underground forces in Shanghai could solve it themselves.

This enraged all the gang leaders. They united, gathered their forces, and issued a challenge to Zhou Hongyi, agreeing to a duel on the pebble beach by the Huangpu River.

"Big brother, those guys have all arrived. There are six gangs in total, more than four hundred people."

On the top floor of an apartment building built along the Huangpu River, Zhou Hongyi sat in a rocking chair, holding a cup of coffee in his hand, sipping it casually. Agui reported the progress to him, and only then did he slowly get up and stretch his neck and arms.

“Very good. Tell the brothers that the time for revenge has come. Every single one of these gang members is a traitor who aids and abets evil and sells out his country for personal gain. Today, we will act on behalf of Heaven and take this opportunity to wipe them all out.”

"Yes!"

A-Gui received Zhou Hongyi's order and used a flashlight to draw several circles on the rooftop.

In the distance, the blind man with a gray-white fake eye remained silent. He threw away his cigarette, stomped on the ground, drew a gleaming machete from his waist, and led his men out of the alley, heading straight for the gangsters on the gravel beach.

Behind him stood other members of the Razor Claw Society, also dressed in dark gray coats and carrying machetes. Their numbers had grown from the initial twenty or thirty to over eighty.

Although the Razor Claw Society only had eighty-odd people, while the enemy on the gravel beach numbered over four hundred, not one of them questioned this, as if they were the ones with the greater numbers.

At the same moment, in the alley on the other side, members of the Night Hawks, dressed in black clothes and with their faces covered by black cloth, also replaced their short sticks with machetes.

They are police officers from the Jing'an Second Precinct. Tonight's battle will determine the landscape of Shanghai's underworld. If they win, their chief will become the undisputed emperor of Shanghai's nightlife. If they lose, they can simply go back to being police officers; they have a way out either way.

On the pebble beach, over four hundred gang members stood in a dark mass. Then, when they saw Razor appear, the gang forces, despite their numerical advantage, instinctively took a small step back. These men in dark gray coats, wielding machetes, were too imposing and ruthless. As the saying goes, reputation precedes them; if they hadn't outnumbered their opponents tonight, these thugs probably wouldn't have come at all.

"Brothers, cheer up! Even if it's three against one, we still have a numbers advantage. We'll win this battle!"

The gang leaders were still cheering on their men, but their own feet were involuntarily moving further away.