Chapter 827 Arrest Operation!

In a courtyard in East 19th Hutong, Xicheng District, Yijing.

Seven strong young men were gathered in a room. Some of them were tall and mighty, some were as thin and strong as steel bars, and some were not tall but had extremely strong bodies...
Although these people have different appearances, they have one thing in common, that is, they all carry a fierce aura. It is obvious that these seven people are ruthless characters with blood on their hands.

At this time, the seven men each found a corner in the room and were busy with their own things, with no intention of paying attention to the other people in the room.

A moment later, the door was pushed open and Deng Li walked in. Seeing Deng Li's appearance, the seven people all stood up and greeted him:

"Brother Li!"

Deng Li nodded slightly, and as Deng Li entered, the door was closed again.

Glancing around at the seven assassins he had carefully selected in the room, Deng Li slowly spoke:
"As usual, I, Deng Li, will not hide anything from you. This matter is extremely dangerous. It is very likely that all seven of you will be implicated. If any of you regret it now, it is not too late!"

“If someone regrets or fails in the mission after the mission begins, don’t blame me, Deng Li, for not honoring our friendship over the years!”

“I’ll give you half a cup of tea. If anyone regrets, just leave this room now. I, Deng Li, will never blame you…”

After saying that, Deng Li sat directly on the main seat in the room, picked up the teacup and started drinking tea. The expressions of the seven killers hired by Deng Li in the room also changed, but no one stood up and walked out of the room.

Soon half a cup of tea passed. Seeing the seven people sitting in their seats, Deng Li nodded with satisfaction and took out a portrait from his sleeve and pasted it on the wall.

"This person is the target of your operation this time!"

As soon as Deng Li said this, seven eyes were focused on the portrait. The portrait showed a middle-aged man of about forty years old, with a full forehead, a broad and round face, a very handsome appearance and an extraordinary demeanor.

After observing the portrait for a while, the short but sturdy killer was the first to ask Deng Li:

"Brother Li, who is this person?"

Facing this person's question, Deng Li glanced at him and said calmly:

"Song Jie, this is not the question you should ask!"

After these words were spoken, Song Jie's eyes showed a little dissatisfaction, but under Deng Li's coercion, he still shut his mouth obediently.

At this moment, another killer in the room, Zhu Heihu, laughed and said:
"Judging from his appearance, this man should be an official!"

As soon as Deng Li said this, he glared at him fiercely. Seeing this, Zhu Heihu shut his mouth and stopped talking. When the people in the room saw Deng Li’s reaction, they understood that Zhu Heihu might have guessed the identity of the target correctly, and then they all had other little ideas...

Feeling the atmosphere in the room becoming dull, Deng Li felt a little helpless. Although he decided to see this matter through to the end, most of his properties had been confiscated by the General Coordination Office. In addition, he had already decided to take his family away from the Fengwu Army, so he had already decided to spend the money he had sparingly and not spend it lavishly like before.

But now it seems that these killers in front of him are the kind of people who will not release their eagles until they see the rabbit. If he does not bleed hard, they will not work for him honestly. Thinking of this, Deng Li could only say in a deep voice:
"I can't tell you who our target is this time. The only thing I can tell you is that the reward this time is very generous. After the mission is completed, each of you will receive 100 taels. If you unfortunately die in the mission, your family will receive double compensation!"

The killers, who were originally a little hesitant because their target this time was an official, became excited when they heard that the reward was 100 taels of silver and double the reward if the person died.

Although they were very afraid of being hunted down by the omnipresent mad dogs of the General Coordination Office once they killed an official of the Fengwu Army, killers like them were willing to risk their lives for money and make a living on the edge of a knife. Now that there was such a big deal in front of them, there was naturally no reason to miss it!
Even if I am really hunted down by the Coordination Office, that is a matter for the future. Although those mad dogs in the Coordination Office are very fierce, they may not be able to catch me...
Zhu Heihu licked his lips and said excitedly:

"Brother Li, why don't you tell me the price earlier? For a hundred taels of silver, even if you want to kill Marshal Ye, I, Zhu, won't even blink an eye and will definitely bring you Ye Mingsheng's head!"

Before Deng Li could say anything, the big man who had been silent all this time sneered disdainfully and said:

"Zhu Heihu, with your mediocre kung fu, you want to kill Ye Mingsheng? You really don't know your place!"

"I saw that before you even got to the Governor's Mansion, you were pierced through the spine by the Coordination Office and thrown into prison, where you can neither live nor die!"

When Zhu Heihu saw that his boasting was ruthlessly exposed by this burly man, he was also a little furious. Just when he was about to retort, Deng Li interrupted their quarrel and said in a cold voice:

"What are you arguing about? Shut up!"

Seeing that Deng Li was a little angry, neither Zhu Heihu nor the burly man dared to speak. At this time, Deng Li continued:
"This person will appear in Dongwutiao Hutong at 7:00 pm two days from now. Someone will take you to check out the place in the afternoon!"

“According to the current intelligence, this person will ride in a sedan chair. In addition to four sedan bearers, there will be five servants as guards. These five servants are all retired veterans of the Fengwu Army. The leader is a retired soldier from the Flying Tiger Battalion of the Fengwu Army. This person is called Wang Tao and his boxing and kicking skills are very strong…”

"The plan this time is that Song Jie, you and Zhu Heihu will hold Wang Tao hostage, while the others rush forward to kill the remaining four guards, and then take advantage of the situation to kill the man sitting on the sedan chair!" "If nothing unexpected happens, it won't be a big problem for the seven of you to kill the other five, but we still can't be careless. The most important thing for this operation is speed. The City Patrol has a yamen on Dongwu Street with hundreds of officers!"

"Once we take action, the City Patrol will soon catch up with us, so our entire operation must be completed within half a cup of tea. By then, the seven of you will run away separately. I will give you the escape routes and rendezvous points before the operation!"

"After the operation begins, this house will be abandoned. You can only gather at the pick-up location to receive your reward. Do you have any other questions?"

Listening to Deng Li's plan, the expressions of the seven killers all changed differently. Judging from Deng Li's attitude towards the matter, their target this time was not only an official, but also possibly a high-ranking official of the Fengwu Army. If they killed the other party, there would be endless troubles.

But as the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food, it's worth taking a chance for one hundred taels of silver!
Seeing that no one answered, Deng Li nodded and prepared to arrange his men to take the seven killers to scout the area at Dongwutiao Hutong...
However, at this moment, a roar was heard outside the yard.

"Brother Li, hurry up! The Coordination Office is here!"

Before he finished speaking, a shrill scream was heard. It was obvious that this loyal brother to Brother Li had fallen victim to the brutal attacks of the Coordination Office!

Deng Li's face suddenly changed after receiving the warning from his younger brother. This house has always been one of his points and it has been very safe for many years. He did not expect that it would be found by those mad dogs from the Coordination Office. Fortunately, he carefully placed two secret sentries outside the yard, otherwise he might have been found by the Coordination Office before he was discovered.

Deng Li quickly turned an inkstone in the room, and as he moved, a tunnel entrance appeared in the sight of everyone in the room.

"You guys, follow me!"

After saying this to everyone, Deng Li wanted to jump down the tunnel and escape first. However, just before he was about to enter the tunnel, he felt a pain in his lower back. Deng Li looked back in pain and saw that the burly man who had just quarreled with Zhu Heihu had pulled out a dagger at some point and stabbed him in the lower back!

However, what made Deng Li even more unbelievable was that the person standing next to this burly man and fighting side by side with him was none other than Zhu Heihu!

Just when everyone was confused by this sudden incident, a group of agents from the Coordination Office broke into the room. Seeing dozens of agents holding sharp blades appear in front of them, the remaining killers were unwilling to make futile resistance and laid down their weapons in surrender...
As for Deng Li, he had lost his fighting ability after the sneak attack just now and could only lie on the ground. Seeing Deng Li like this, Zhang Chengzhe, who was in charge of the arrest operation, was very worried and immediately found a doctor to treat Deng Li.

After the fierce fight in the mountain temple, he presented Wu Kui's head and the information obtained from Wu Kui to Ji Xian. Ji Xian was very happy with this gift. Not only did he accept Zhang Chengzhe's letter of surrender, he also promoted Zhang Chengzhe to the position of deputy centurion he had always dreamed of, and handed over the arrest operation to him.

Looking at the burly man who had turned against them and Zhu Heihu, Zhang Chengzhe said with some dissatisfaction:
"The order from above is to capture Deng Li alive!"

After hearing what Zhang Chengzhe said, Zhu Heihu quickly distanced himself from the matter and pointed at the burly man beside him and said:
"Captain Zhang, don't look at me. I originally wanted to arrest Deng Li, but I didn't expect Old Liu to take action!"

After hearing Zhu Heihu's words, Zhang Chengzhe also looked at the burly man Liu Wei. Under Zhang Chengzhe's gaze, Liu Wei said calmly:

"Deng Li had already opened the tunnel. If he had been allowed to enter the tunnel a step later, the consequences would have been disastrous, so I could only give him a blow!"

“But Captain Zhang, don’t worry. I was very measured in my attack and that blow won’t take his life…”

Zhang Chengzhe felt relieved after hearing Liu Wei's words, but he was still dissatisfied with Liu Wei's knife. He looked at Liu Wei coldly and said:
"I will report your blow to the higher authorities truthfully!"

In response to Zhang Chengzhe's words, Liu Wei responded calmly with some noncommittal:

"If Captain Zhang and you guys could have dealt with that sentry first, I wouldn't have had to use this knife!"

Zhang Chengzhe was choked by these words, but he couldn't refute Liu Wei's words. He could only glare at Liu Wei and turn away.

After Zhang Chengzhe left, Liu Wei turned around and looked at Zhu Heihu who was slacking off beside him and said in a deep voice:
"If you disrespect the Marshal again, I will be the first to chop off your head!"

Feeling the murderous intent in Liu Wei's eyes, Zhu Heihu knew that this guy was not joking with him anymore, and subconsciously swallowed his saliva and explained:

"Brother Liu, how could I be disrespectful to the Marshal? I was just forced by the situation. You and I joined later. Deng Li didn't trust us that much. I had no choice but to do this!"

He and Liu Wei were undercover agents planted in Hei D by the Coordination Office. This time they were ordered to infiltrate Deng Li's gang and cooperate with Zhang Chengzhe to carry out the arrest operation.

Liu Wei didn’t care about Zhu Heihu’s explanation at all. He gave him another cold look and turned away...
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Just when the Coordination Office completed the arrest of Deng Li's gang, Jiang Yuyan from Yijing East District, accompanied by her maid, was looking with satisfaction at the courtyard she had just bought for 1,500 taels of silver.

Half a year ago, with the authorization of Ye Mingsheng, the Wang family established Rishengchang, which became a pilot project for the Fengwu Army to utilize private savings.

At the beginning, common people did not understand what Rishengchang Bank's business meant, and they were very cautious and did not dare to deposit their hard-earned money into Yuchuntang Bank.

However, with the vigorous propaganda of the Hebei and Henan government led by Murong Yuliang, the people gradually realized that the silver they deposited in the banknote houses was not only safe and guaranteed, but also used to help agricultural production, promote infrastructure construction, and improve their living standards, which also increased their enthusiasm for saving money.

Although most of the profits from the banknote exchange were taken away by the government, the Wang family also made a name for themselves in Hebei and Henan thanks to this incident. Jiang Yuyan also took advantage of this opportunity to expand the family business to other industries. Relying on the connections accumulated in the banknote exchange industry, Jiang Yuyan also made a lot of money for the Wang family...
(End of this chapter)