Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 672 A Sudden Storm

Chapter 672 A Sudden Storm

in the afternoon.

Another autumn rain suddenly arrived.

Amidst thunder and lightning, a torrential downpour began.

The continuous curtain of rain, connecting heaven and earth, instantly silenced the entire city of Jiangcheng.

Just at this time.

A rickshaw appeared on the old street.

As the rickshaw driver moved forward, his cloth shoes with their multi-layered soles made a "splashing" sound as they stepped into the puddles.

The rickshaw driver ran as fast as he could, wiping the raindrops streaming down his forehead and temples. He finally stopped his rickshaw in front of Tongguzhai.

"Sir, we've arrived."

"it is good!"

An aged voice came from under the linen awning.

Then, an old man who made agricultural equipment, and who was carrying a wicker basket, stepped down.

The old man stood at the entrance of Tongguzhai and looked up.

"Is this... the biggest antique shop in Jiangcheng?"

"That's right."

"As you instructed, I crossed half the city in the pouring rain to bring you here."

"I certainly won't lie to you."

The rickshaw driver wiped the raindrops from his forehead and grinned in response.

"Thank you for your hard work!" "Here, this is your fare."

The old farmer nodded, reached into his chest, hesitated for a moment, and finally took out a silver dollar, tossing it into the rickshaw puller's hand.

Upon seeing the silver dollar, the rickshaw driver's face immediately lit up with joy.

"Hey."

"Thank you so much for the gift, sir!"

The rickshaw driver took the silver dollar, ignoring the rain, and examined it carefully before bowing and scraping to the old man.

Watching the old man walk straight into Tongguzhai.

Only after the old man's figure disappeared from sight did the rickshaw driver put the handlebars back on and disappear into the rain again along the streets and alleys.

But he didn't get very far.

After running for about two blocks, the rickshaw driver saw a grocery store with a public telephone sign hanging at the entrance.

The rickshaw driver stopped the rickshaw and strode into the general store.

"Hey, hey."

"You cart puller, if you want to take shelter from the rain, go outside. Don't get this floor dirty that I just swept."

The owner of the grocery store was checking today's accounts at the counter, feeling annoyed and angry because of the sudden rain.

Upon seeing the rickshaw driver enter the store soaked to the bone, the shop owner immediately became displeased.

He immediately began to scold.

"What?"

"Who said I came here to take shelter from the rain? I need to make a phone call."

"Take it!"

As the voice rang out, the rickshaw driver tossed two brass coins onto the counter. While the shopkeeper was still in shock, the rickshaw driver had already picked up the old-fashioned dial telephone on the table and started turning the dial.

"Get me to the Party Affairs Investigation Department!"

"I'm looking for Captain Zhou."

"Captain Zhou? I'm Zhang Ermazi, yes, your undercover agent."

"I've met the person you're looking for."

"Yes, yes, that's definitely right. In this torrential rain, I dragged him across half of Jiangcheng before finally finding his place to stay."

"At Tongguzhai!"

"Alright, alright, I'll wait for you at the entrance of Tongguzhai alley. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on things."

The rickshaw driver responded obsequiously, finally finishing what he needed to say. When he looked up again, the shop owner was already hiding behind the counter, staring at him with a terrified expression.

"Pooh!"

"You snobbish jerk, better watch your shop!"

With a curse, the rickshaw driver didn't look at the shop owner again, turned around and ran back into the rain.

"Oh shit."

"You bitch!"

Watching the rickshaw driver pull the rickshaw away in an instant, the owner of the general store finally came out from behind the counter.

He arrived at the shop entrance.

He shielded his eyes with his hand and peered outside. Seeing that he could no longer see anyone, the shop owner immediately turned around, grabbed the doorstop, and closed the shop door. After closing the door, the owner did not immediately return to his residence in the backyard.

Instead, he picked up the phone and quickly dialed the number.

"Old Huang?"

"It was me. A mole from the Party Affairs Investigation Department just made a phone call to me."

"From what he said, he was going to Tongguzhai."

Do we have enough manpower there?

"No?"

"Is it possible that one of our people went to Tongguzhai? I heard from the undercover agent of the Party Affairs Investigation Department that he went there with his men."

"Okay, keep a close eye on things there and be careful."

Things are impermanent.

Who would have thought that the rickshaw driver was an undercover agent for the Party's investigation department, yet the location he chose to make the call happened to be a secret stronghold of a powerful organization.

……

Ten minutes later.

Three military vehicles sped through the rain and arrived at the old street.

As soon as the car stopped, a dozen menacing men dressed in Zhongshan suits and carrying guns rushed into Tongguzhai.

"Make sure you check both the front and back doors."

"Where's the shopkeeper?"

As soon as these people rushed into Tongguzhai, one of the middle-aged men, who seemed to be the leader, immediately started shouting at the top of his lungs.

The shopkeeper, dressed in a long silk robe, immediately ran out from behind the counter of Tongguzhai.

"Sir, I'm here."

"I am the manager of Tongguzhai. I didn't know you were here. What brings you here?"

"matter?"

The middle-aged man who seemed to be in charge raised an eyebrow and then kicked the shopkeeper hard in the chest.

After kicking the man to the ground, the man stepped on the shopkeeper's shoulder and pressed the Browning pistol he was holding directly against the shopkeeper's forehead.

"Say!"

Where are the people working in your shop?

With a gun pointed at his head, the manager of Tongguzhai was completely dumbfounded.

"people?"

"There's no one here."

"It was pouring rain today, so I sent my employees out early. Now I'm the only one left in the shop."

The manager of Tongguzhai hurriedly replied, "Bullshit!"

“Our people clearly saw someone enter your shop just now, and you still dare to lie to me.”

"I think you're tired of living."

"If you don't want to live, I'll take pity on you and give you a peanut!"

As the man roared angrily, a middle-aged man with patched clothes stepped forward.

"Yes."

"Someone did just enter your shop; I was the one who brought them over."

"you are lying."

Faced with the threat of a gun and the rickshaw driver's direct accusation, the owner of Tongguzhai was stunned again.

Then, as if he had suddenly remembered something, he seemed to remember something.

"Oh dear, you're talking about him?" "That customer came into my shop, chatted with me for a bit, and then left."

"Judging by the time, he has probably been gone for more than ten minutes."