Agent: Intercepting Yu Manli at the start!

Chapter 87 This is a trap!

Feng Manna said with certainty, "I told you, if Lan Yanzhi really came to the Special Operations Headquarters, she didn't just wander around. She's a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and her presence here only confirms my suspicions."

All three of them turned their gazes to the woman in front of the Shitai Department Store.

She stood outside the store, looked around, and then stepped into the department store.

Not long after entering, the Shitai Department Store, which had been open to welcome customers, suddenly locked itself with a "click".

A wooden sign hung above the door, with illegible handwriting: "Owner unwell, temporarily closed."

On a normally bustling street, no one would give a second glance to such a temporary closure—it's perfectly normal for a shopkeeper to close down when something urgent comes up.

But right now, Shitai Department Store is under close surveillance. The more ordinary the action, the more abnormal it seems to Feng Manna: Lan Yanzhi must be meeting with high-ranking military intelligence officers inside today!

Feng Manna lowered her voice: "Look, a perfectly good shop, and it just closes down like that. As soon as someone goes in, the door locks immediately—they must be meeting inside."

Zhou Xiao abruptly stood up: "That's the perfect time to close the net! I'll lead my men in to arrest them!"

"Wait!" Feng Manna reached out to stop her. "No, this time I'm going to do it myself. I've waited too long for this day."

She knew that as long as she could catch Lan Yanzhi at Shitai Department Store and confirm her identity as a Kuomintang agent, the evidence would be irrefutable, leaving no room for reversal.

She had imagined this scene countless times.

Zhou Xiao hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, be careful."

Feng Manna nodded, turned around, and quickly left the observation point.

All of this was exactly what Zhou Xiao had anticipated.

Next, it's time for Sixth Brother Zheng Yaoxian to take the stage.

This time, the skill he displayed was destined to impress everyone.

Zheng Yaoxian was a key figure in this scheme.

The entire operation was therefore more rigorous and flawless.

As Zhou Xiao watched Feng Manna walk away towards Shitai Department Store, he knew perfectly well that the real contest was only just beginning. Success or failure hinged entirely on the next few minutes.

Inside the room, only Zhou Xiao, Xian Daofeng, and his trusted sixth brother remained.

According to the original plan, Sendou Feng must die; not a single survivor should be left.

When Feng Manna arrived at the entrance of Shitai Department Store, the special operations headquarters personnel who had been lying in ambush around the building had all removed their disguises, surrounded the building with guns, and locked the entire building in place.

Shitai Department Store is located at a street corner, in an isolated position. Although there are neighboring stores on both sides, they are quite far apart.

In other words, it's like an isolated island, which makes it easy to set up a control and encirclement.

"Section Chief Feng!"

As she approached, one of her men immediately went to greet her: "Everyone's in position. The area is sealed off on all sides; not even a mosquito can escape!"

"Very good." Feng Manna said calmly, "Send the order to prepare for a full-scale attack and capture them alive if possible."

"If we really can't catch them..." she paused, her voice as cold as ice, "then we'll wipe them all out."

All cleared!

There was a hint of personal grudge in those words.

In Feng Manna's deduction, Lan Yanzhi was among them; and her parents' deaths were also inextricably linked to her. She had always hoped to openly and fairly capture Lan Yanzhi and seek justice for her parents, but she never got the chance.

This time, the opportunity has finally come knocking.

"Yes!" The subordinate accepted the order and left.

In less than a minute, armed agents had pressed toward Shitai Department Store from all sides.

But the entire building was unusually quiet.

The tightly closed door remained motionless and unresponsive, as if no one was inside and had no idea of ​​the murderous intent outside.

Normally, someone would be on lookout duty when making a rendezvous.

With such a commotion, it's impossible that no one inside noticed.

Feng Manna led her team to the doorway, staring at the silent door, and decisively ordered: "Break down the door! Force your way in!"

"yes!"

Two agents swung battering rams and smashed them against the door—

boom!

boom!

After two muffled thuds, the bolt snapped, and the door swung open with a loud crash.

Feng Manna led the way and rushed into the store.

Shitai Department Store is a two-story building.

The first floor is a shop with shelves lined with daily necessities; the second floor is a warehouse and staff living area.

She led her people straight to the first floor, only to find empty counters and dusty shelves, without a single person in sight.

"Where is she?" Feng Manna's expression changed drastically. "Quickly, search the second floor!"

Immediately, a team of men rushed up to the second floor.

After searching high and low, they still couldn't find anyone: "Section Chief Feng, the second floor is deserted."

Is there no one on the second floor?

That's absolutely impossible!

Feng Manna's mind suddenly went blank: I clearly saw Song Mian, Wan Zhichao and Lan Yanzhi walk into Shitai Department Store, how come there is not a trace of them?

Did they just vanish into thin air?

Where is he?

Feng Manna was not slow-witted—as a seasoned agent, she instantly realized: this was a trap, get out of there!

"Evacuate everyone! Immediately!"

Before she finished speaking, she had already turned and sprinted away, bursting through the first door of Shitai Department Store and rushing out.

The moment she stepped out the door, a deafening roar shattered her eardrums!

Boom—Bang! Bang! Bang!

Flames shot into the sky, thick smoke carrying the flames soared into the heavens, and a rolling mushroom cloud suddenly rose.

The two-story Shitai Department Store collapsed into a pile of charred rubble in an instant.

The special operations headquarters personnel trapped inside the building have no chance of survival.

The violent shockwave from the explosion slammed down like a giant hand, sending Feng Manna, who had just run out the door, flying several meters before crashing heavily to the ground.

The special forces soldiers waiting outside were also swept to the ground by the shockwave, staggering and looking terrified.

The sudden explosion left everyone stunned and speechless.

Even more horrifying is that the entire building was razed to the ground, with hardly any walls or ruins remaining.

At this moment, inside the Lorfi apartment.

Xian Daofeng sat upright by the window, his expression resolute, as if he had already secured victory.

A sudden loud bang rang out, and he and Zhou Xiao got up almost at the same time, rushing to the window.

Zhou Xiao's expression changed drastically: "Section Chief, downstairs... there's been an explosion!"

To be honest, Sendoh Kaede was originally absolutely certain that everything would go smoothly—

Everything was under control, and every step was perfectly executed.

Once the Kuomintang agents step into Shitai Department Store, they will have no chance of escape.

But reality took an unexpected turn:

An explosion occurred, and the entire building was overturned.

Even an old fox like Xian Daofeng was slightly taken aback.

But he paused for only half a second before suddenly realizing:

It's a trap!

A meticulously planned deadly trap!

The Kuomintang secret police would never be so foolish as to drag someone down with them.

Sendoh Kaede guessed correctly—

This is indeed a setup.

This was no ordinary hunt, but a deadly trap set up by top experts.

At this moment, on the rooftop diagonally opposite the Lorfi Apartments, a man in a trench coat steadily held a sniper rifle, the muzzle pointed directly at Sendoh Kaede by the window.

This person was Zheng Yaoxian.

He quietly joined the operation, with a clear role: to assassinate Xian Daofeng.

"Haven't touched a gun in a while, but I haven't lost my touch." Zheng Yaoxian held his breath, focusing intently on Xian Daofeng's profile through the scope...

According to Zhou Xiao's plan, Xian Daofeng must die.

If he were alive, subsequent investigations into counterfeit money dens and cracking the "Project Tianlai" list would be extremely difficult.

However, Xian Daofeng is experienced and suspicious, so taking his life would be no easy task.

Speaking of the observation point—this room in the Lorfi Apartment—it has a wide view overlooking the Shitai Department Store, but there are almost no ideal sniping positions around it. It is precisely because of this that Sendoh Kaede felt comfortable choosing this place to monitor Feng Manna.

Zheng Yaoxian had anticipated this location.

After arriving in Shanghai yesterday, Zhou Xiao met with him in secret and revealed the whole plan of "using a scheme against a scheme and killing someone with a borrowed knife".

After listening, Zheng Yaoxian felt that it was generally feasible, but there was still room for improvement in the final step of closing the net.

The original plan was for Zhou Xiao to personally kill Xian Daofeng and his trusted confidant, Lao Liu, inside the house.

Given Zhou Xiao's skills and initiative, taking down the two wouldn't have been difficult.

But the risks are also obvious: there are only three people left on the scene, two of whom are dead, so the only survivor is naturally the first to be killed.

Although Zhou Xiao could use Feng Manna to cooperate with the self-inflicted injury scheme to clear his name, the Japanese are ultimately suspicious and he might be exposed if he is not careful.

This seemingly minor flaw was enough to shake the very foundation of the entire operation.

Therefore, Zheng Yaoxian proposed a more prudent solution:

He would snipe Xian Daofeng from a distance, and then take the opportunity to injure Zhou Xiao—this would both preserve Zhou Xiao's identity and win the enemy's trust.

Zhou Xiao had actually considered this idea, but ultimately gave up.

The reason is very practical: the person carrying out the sniping must have extremely accurate marksmanship and an extremely stable mentality.

Sendou Feng is always vigilant, and the room he chose this time was even more tricky—it had many blind spots, a narrow field of vision, and extremely short exposure time.

He wouldn't stand by the window for long, leaving the sniper only a blink of an eye to aim.

In Shanghai, there are very few people qualified for this kind of task.

Mingtai, count him!

However, Mingtai's condition is unpredictable. If he fails to assassinate Xiandao Feng this time, it will be almost impossible for him to seize another opportunity in the future.

Moreover, once Mingtai is involved, he is very likely to follow the clues and discover that Hades is actually Zhou Xiao.

At present, Zhou Xiao is unwilling to reveal this aspect of his identity.

Blue Rouge could barely manage.

However, her marksmanship was not steady enough, and besides, she had a more important mission to carry out.

After careful consideration, it was found that before Sixth Brother Zheng Yaoxian arrived in Shanghai, there was no one who could take on this assassination mission.

Zhou Xiao had no choice but to shelve the plan.

Zheng Yaoxian has arrived now.

He volunteered to take on the role of sniper and personally led the operation.

The entire plan suddenly became flawless and impeccable.

Just last night, Zheng Yaoxian had quietly circled the perimeter of Shitai Department Store to scout out the location in advance—deducing the location where Xian Daofeng was monitoring Feng Manna, and finally pinpointing room 304 of the Lorfi Apartment.

At that moment, Zhou Xiao was hiding in room 304.

Everything progressed exactly as Zheng Yaoxian had predicted.

He had already chosen his sniping position and kept a close eye on Xian Daofeng.

Even so, this shooting angle is still extremely tricky, and it would be impossible for ordinary agents or professional snipers to complete.

It must be said that Sendoh Kaede is indeed exceptionally vigilant.

After entering room 304 at Lorf, he mostly drank tea inside and rarely went near the window to look around.

To be honest, he had always been skeptical of Feng Manna.

But Sendou Kaede is an oddball who is both suspicious and stubborn.

It wasn't until the sudden, violent explosion at the Shitai Department Store that he was truly alarmed—he finally got up, walked to the window, and glanced outside.

The instant he saw the department store billowing smoke and flames shooting into the sky, a thought flashed through his mind: This is a trap!