Traveling through the Republic of China to become a special agent, the system is very easy for me

At this moment, he saw a young man in a suit and tie walking into the living room led by the doorman.

He didn't know this young man, but he had a good temperament, was polite, and looked like a cultured person.

He stood up from his chair and said with a smile:

"Please take a seat, spectator."

After the young man sat down, Wu Peifu asked:

"May I ask your name?"

Zeng Qiang smiled and said:

"My surname is Chen."

"Mr. Chen, I wonder why Mr. Wang sent you to my humble abode?"

"Marshal, I apologize to you. I was not sent by Wang Jingwei. I was afraid that you would not want to see me, so I pretended to be Wang Jingwei's man. Please forgive me."

Zeng Qiang did not hide it and thought, since I'm here, he won't kick me out now.

Wu Peifu was shocked and shouted:

"Who are you?"

When the two bodyguards behind him heard this, they stared at Zeng Qiang vigilantly and immediately placed their hands on the Mauser pistols at their waists.

Zeng Qiang smiled and said:

"Marshal, don't be nervous. I have no ill intentions. To tell you the truth, I was sent by Shancheng to tell you something important."

It turned out that this person was sent from Shancheng, and Wu Peifu seemed to understand something.

Wang Jingwei will come to see him tomorrow. Maybe Shancheng has already known about it. They sent someone here at this time, probably because of this matter, to persuade him not to surrender to Wang Jingwei.

Wu Peifu remained calm and said:

"I have long stopped caring about politics, and I have no dealings with Shancheng. I wonder why Shancheng sent you here?"

Zeng Qiang smiled and said:

"I think the Marshal already knows why I'm here. We already know that Wang Jingwei will come to see you tomorrow and ask you to be the deputy head of the puppet government and be in charge of military affairs. The conditions are very tempting. I wonder if the Marshal is tempted?"

Wu Peifu thought that the people in Shancheng were really well-informed and knew everything clearly. There were no secrets at all and there was no need to hide anything.

"That's true, but how do you know I'll be tempted?"

He has not made a decision yet and plans to wait and see what happens tomorrow. Naturally, he will not tell the person opposite him about his thoughts.

Zeng Qiang thought that Wu Peifu did not give a direct answer because he might not have made up his mind yet and was still hesitating.

"Wang Jingwei came to see you secretly, offering you generous conditions and persuading you to surrender to the enemy.

Marshal, you know, for such important news, we could have published it in the newspapers, but we didn't.

Because we know that once it appears in the newspapers, it will arouse the indignation of the people. You and Wang Jing have a good personal relationship, and the conditions are so generous, the people will definitely think that you will agree.

This will damage your reputation and drag you into the whirlpool of public opinion.

But we know that you are a man of integrity and patriotism, as evidenced by the fact that you rejected the Japanese attempts to persuade you three times.

Although we had some political disagreements with you before, it is now over. We deeply admire your performance in the interests of national justice. So even though we knew that Wang Jingwei was coming to persuade you, we did not tell the newspaper to avoid causing you unnecessary trouble.

The so-called government of Wang Jingwei is a complete traitor government. He is very good at preaching, and what he preaches can really mislead people.

He secretly negotiated with the Japanese in Shanghai to discuss the signing of a secret Sino-Japanese treaty, and in order to gain the support of the Japanese, he was willing to sell out the interests of the country.

He keeps talking about saving the country, but in fact he is just covering up his betrayal.

This big traitor, whom all Chinese people say should be killed, would only cause greater harm to the country and the nation if his conspiracy were allowed to succeed.

Marshal, you are well aware of the big picture and I believe you will not be deceived by him, become corrupted by him and become a sinner of the nation.

Do you think I am right?"

After Zeng Qiang finished speaking, he looked at Wu Peifu. He was already prepared. If Wu Peifu showed any sign of disagreement, he would draw his gun and shoot him without hesitation to prevent any future trouble.

Zeng Qiang's eloquent and reasonable speech touched Wu Peifu.

Shancheng was quite considerate and did not report the incident to the newspapers, otherwise it would have caused a lot of controversy and people would have said all kinds of things. Not only would his reputation have been damaged, but he would also not have been able to keep his peace.

Moreover, this person's analysis of Wang Jingwei is also reasonable. Don't just listen to what Wang Jingwei said, but look at what he actually did.

If you join rashly, you may end up on a pirate ship and be criticized by everyone, and you won't be able to get off even if you want to.

He did not answer immediately, but was silent for a moment and said:

"I want to ask you something. Did you kill Wang Yitang?"

Zeng Qiang said with a serious face:

"To be honest, we were the ones who killed Wang Yitang. He was willing to be a running dog of the Japanese, and his crime is unforgivable.

Not only did we kill Wang Yitang today, but all those who are willing to be traitors will be among those we kill.

Of course we will give them a chance. As long as they can wake up and stop being running dogs of the Japanese and enemies of the country and nation, we will give them a break depending on the circumstances.

I can also tell you that the person who carried out the mission to assassinate Wang Yitang was Qi Zhiyuan’s nephew Feng Yuanxiu.”

Wu Peifu was shocked when he heard this. It turned out that the killer was Qi Zhiyuan's nephew. It was simply unbelievable.

Zeng Qiang continued

"After Feng Yuanxiu assassinated Wang Yitang, he committed suicide to protect the organization's secrets.

You may not think that there are many people like him.

They are all willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of national justice, including me."

Zeng Qiang's firm tone moved Wu Peifu. He knew what he meant. In fact, he was using Wang Yitang's death to warn him.

He had already made up his mind that when Wang Jingwei came tomorrow, he would just say a few perfunctory words to him and send him away. He would never go south with him to join his so-called National Government.

Wang Yitang's death did have a profound impact on him. Even Qi Zhiyuan's nephew was willing to sacrifice his life in order to kill him. The fate of being a traitor is foreseeable, and the end is death.

He was a man of some integrity, which was why he did not become a running dog of the Japanese like Wang Yitang.

Although Wang Jingwei's call made him waver, he was no longer shaken after listening to the young man's words.

He said sincerely:

"Mr. Chen, after listening to your words, I deeply admire you.

I have been well-read since I was young. People with integrity like Su Wu and Wen Tianxiang are people I admire and yearn for.

Please tell the people in Shancheng to rest assured that I will not surrender to Wang Jingwei, nor will I serve the Japanese.

I am already old and have long since closed my door to visitors. I no longer care about political affairs and only wish to live in seclusion in a corner to spend my remaining years.

I am also ready. If the Japanese want my old bones, let them take them.

If you don't believe me, you can always take my old bones."

Wu Peifu became more and more excited as he spoke. He couldn't help coughing and his face turned red.

Zeng Qiang knew that Wu Peifu should not have lied and the purpose of this trip should have been achieved.

He smiled and said:

"How could we not believe you, Marshal? You were a very influential person back then, and your words were very important.

Please take care of yourself. I will not disturb your rest. I will take my leave now."

Wu Peifu calmed down and said:

"A hero doesn't brag about his past achievements. Now it's you young people's world.

Mr. Chen, please take care. I won’t see you off.”

Zeng Qiang nodded, walked out of the living room and left the Wu family compound.

He immediately found Chen Gongshu and reported the situation.

Chen Gongshu was very happy. He knew that Wu Peifu was a man who kept his promises. Since he said so, there would basically be no problem.

Of course, he couldn't be completely assured, as the final result would depend on tomorrow's outcome.

However, he already had a contingency plan. If an accident occurred, he would assassinate Wu Peifu at all costs.

We hope that this situation will not occur, because even if a huge price is paid, there is no guarantee that Wu Peifu can be killed, because Wu Peifu's security will be very tight at that time.

Chen Gongshu quickly telegraphed the Shancheng headquarters about his efforts to persuade Wu Peifu.

When Dai Yunong received the telegram, he had the same idea as Chen Gongshu, thinking that there was basically no problem. He replied to Chen Gongshu, asking him to pay close attention to the situation tomorrow and act according to the plan if anything unexpected happened.

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