Wang Yue was still discussing with Yu Manli whether they should assassinate Okamura Neiji, the newly appointed commander of the Third War Zone, when news from Wang Manchun came in.
Wang Yue understood that he had even less reason to stay in Shanghai now. Otherwise, Fujita Yoshimasa and Nangian Yoko would definitely not let him off. After all, there had been so many suspicious coincidences involving explosions, and now Wang Manchun, who had been in contact with him, had suddenly defected. Following the principle of "better to kill the innocent than let a culprit escape," he would have no chance of getting away.
Yu Manli knew that, too. As soon as she received Wang Manchun's message, she said to Wang Yue, "Big brother, should we go into hiding?"
When Wang Yue saw the murderous look in Yu Manli's eyes as she spoke, he understood what Wang Manchun intended to do. He didn't stop her. Instead, he said with equal bloodlust, "Since we're about to start a killing spree, we might as well take out a bunch of people, throw the Japanese Third War Zone into chaos, and then leave together."
Yu Manli was excited to hear that Wang Yue's idea was much like her own. She had felt stifled here for a long time. They had to keep up their cover, but once they were operating in the shadows, they wouldn't have to be so cautious.
Before they left, Wang Yue sold the coffee shop to Kainan. He took several paintings Kainan had kept in his collection, essentially giving them to him.
Not long after they left, Nangian Yoko hurried over. When Kainan told her the shop had been sold, she immediately realized Wang Yue had run off.
Nangian Yoko roared in fury, "There's something wrong with Wang Yue! Go