Danger

At these words, Lu Boda frowned. "A trap? What evidence do you have?"

He thought that Comrade Pei Min might have received some news through other channels. In underground work, a moment's negligence could be fatal. He knew Comrade Pei Min was also a seasoned veteran and would never speak without cause.

But he had not expected that a veteran like Wang Yan would begin with the word "intuition."

Seeing Lu Boda's confusion, Wang Yan explained, "The reason I've escaped death countless times over the years and completed many missions that ordinary people would consider impossible is this mysterious instinct that emerges between life and death. Based on my years of experience behind enemy lines, unwavering faith and trust in one's own will are the surest ways to stay alive. And I'm not trying to frighten anyone with empty words. I have reasons.

"First, there was the operation a month ago in which I personally dealt with Xia Changuo. Although I hadn't acted for nearly two years, whether they were people with ulterior motives, Military Statistics Bureau agents, or traitors scrambling for power and profit, they all imitated my methods and acted under my name. It became impossible to tell what was real and what was fake, or whether I was truly responsible. It was like the Shanghai Bund now, where people died every day under the Military Statistics Bureau's so-called sanctions.

"But Xia Changuo was a member of our Party. On that rainy day, I went to their central headquarters, dealt with Xia Changuo, and killed eight guards from the Special Higher Police action squad without firing a single shot. The Japanese would think of me immediately. They would know it had to be me. Given the Japanese way of doing things, they would certainly go to every length