Chapter 65: Suicide by Poisoning
Taking action within the concession would make the French angry and lead to protests.
But at this time, Chu Lingyun couldn't care less. Let them protest, because Wang Yuemin was there to support them. Besides, they were not targeting the French, but the Japanese.
If we openly attack the French in the French Concession, it would be a serious diplomatic incident.
Chu Lingyun gave an order and everyone ran outside. They were just opposite the De Ming Hotel and would be able to rush into the hotel soon.
Du Juan, who was in the De Ming Hotel, suddenly pulled out a gun without any hesitation and fired three shots at Abe Hanako's chest.
Abe Hanako was shot before she could react. She looked at Dujuan unwillingly and her body slowly fell down.
As soon as the gunshots rang out, the hotel was thrown into chaos.
Some people wanted to escape from the restaurant, while others hid under the table and trembled.
Du Juan acted smoothly and smoothly. After killing Abe Hanako, he ran towards the back door without any hesitation.
Abe Hanako has already rebelled, and there must be people from the Military Intelligence Department at the door at this time. There is no hope of escaping through the main gate.
Although this is the French Concession, he will not pin all his hopes on others.
When he asked Abe Hanako just now, her answers were normal and did not arouse his suspicion. But when he refused Abe Hanako's request to evacuate and continued to let her carry out the mission, Abe Hanako's answers made him suspicious.
Hanako Abe had never met Dujuan, but what she didn't know was that Dujuan had once been her secret instructor and knew her very well.
When she was an instructor, Du Juan always wore a mask. Abe Hanako still doesn't know that one of her instructors was her superior.
Abe Hanako is beautiful and quite proud of it. She is a bit stubborn and never lets go of what she has decided on.
After he refused, I wanted to persuade him, but Abe Hanako actually agreed directly without any objection or fight for it.
This was inconsistent with Abe Hanako's usual character, and immediately made him suspicious.
The scars on Abe Hanako's arm further proved his guess, so he killed the traitor Abe Hanako without hesitation and quickly escaped through the back door.
However, Chu Lingyun had already made arrangements, and there were still eight team members in the hotel. How could they just watch him escape?
Eight people pulled out their guns at the same time.
"Hit him, we want to catch him alive."
Chu Yuan shouted and fired the first shot. His marksmanship was very good, and even with a pistol, the shot hit Du Juan's left leg. Du Juan staggered and fell to the ground.
Another shot hit Dujuan's arm holding the gun, and the gun fell unnaturally from his hand.
Seven or eight big men rushed towards him.
A look of determination flashed in Dujuan's eyes. She opened her mouth and bit towards the collar, taking several deep breaths.
"Stop him now."
A team member shouted. He was an elite selected by Chu Lingyun and knew very well what Du Juan was doing.
Unfortunately, they were still a step too late. After they forcibly tore the corner of the clothes out of Dujuan's mouth, Dujuan was already lying on the ground with a smile on her face.
After a while, his body began to twitch and blood kept coming out of the corners of his mouth.
"how's it going?"
Chu Lingyun arrived with everyone and was shocked to see the cuckoo on the ground. Shen Hanwen hurried forward to check and shook his head at Chu Lingyun after a while.
"Take the body and retreat."
It's not easy to stay here for long. It would be good if they could escape. If they are caught by the French Concession Police Station, then the situation will be difficult and they won't be able to get out without suffering.
As for fighting with the police and escaping, it is simply impossible.
They had reasons to kill the Japanese spies. If they massacred the concession police here, it would be equivalent to declaring war on the concession. Not to mention Wang Yuemin, even the director of the headquarters could not bear this responsibility.
This is the biggest reason why they are passive in the concession. Unless they can defeat the other side and escape unscathed, and no one has seen their appearance, the other side will not be able to produce any evidence.
But this situation was completely unsuitable at the moment, and they could only run.
The team members knew the seriousness of the matter, so without saying a word, they carried the bodies of Dujuan and Abe Hanako and ran out.
The patrolmen in Hankou's French Concession were similar to the policemen in the city. They just went about their business. After hearing the gunshots and receiving the report, they took their time to rush to the scene. By the time they arrived, Chu Lingyun had already gotten in the car and ran out frantically with his team members.
After a while, Chinese Inspector Gao Zhengliang came to De Ming Hotel to inquire about the situation.
"Boss, according to witnesses, a man first shot the woman at the same table, and then someone inside the restaurant shot him. After being shot, he vomited a lot of blood for some reason and is likely dead."
When the patrol officer came to report, Gao Zhengliang looked at the bloodstains at the scene and casually asked, "Do you know who they are?"
The police officer shook his head: "I don't know, but the people who came later all had guns, and after they started the fight, a lot of people rushed in from outside. They must be in the same group."
"If you don't know, go check it out. If you just stand there, will anyone tell you?"
Gao Zhengliang suddenly got angry and scolded his subordinates. De Ming Hotel was the best hotel in the French Concession. The owner had a good relationship with several French officials in the French Concession. It was conceivable that he would be severely criticized after what happened today.
It would be strange if he was in a good mood since he was going to be scolded next.
Chu Lingyun's convoy rushed all the way, and the people at the exit of the French Concession did not dare to stop them. Everyone escaped from the concession smoothly. The cars did not dare to drive directly back to the station, but made several circles before returning one after another.
Fortunately, Chu Lingyun had considered that the operation was taking place in the French Concession, and had someone replace the license plate with a fake one. As long as he was not caught in the act, he could simply deny it.
As for how the upper class negotiated with the French, Chu Lingyun didn't even consider it.
"Zhong Hui, bring all the photos."
After returning to the station, Chu Lingyun didn't even bother to rest. He immediately called Zhong Hui and took out the photos to compare them one by one.
Soon, Chu Lingyun pulled out a photo. The person in the photo was a passerby who passed by Taiping Lane at around eight o'clock in the morning. He looked exactly like Du Juan who was beaten to death in front of him.
"Has his identity been discovered?"
Chu Lingyun immediately looked at Zhong Hui, who in turn called over his men. After a while, Zhong Hui came to report:
"Team Leader, we've found out. His name is Xia Boyuan, he lives at 53 Hongmen Street, and he's a middle school teacher."
Zhong Hui said carefully that there was an accident in today's operation and the person to be arrested died on the spot. Everyone knew that the team leader must be in a bad mood at this moment.
This was a big fish of great value, but it's a pity it's gone.
"Loach, immediately conduct a detailed investigation into everything about Xia Boyuan. I want to know everything about him."
"Shen Hanwen, take your men to arrest Li Zheng and Old Li now, and interrogate them immediately after you catch them."
"Zhong Hui, take your people and follow me."
Chu Lingyun didn't care about anything else. He gave orders and led his men out. Du Juan was already dead, and no information could be obtained from him.
The dead can't speak, but there is a high chance that valuable clues can be found in the places where he lived.