Chapter 171 The Battle Begins
"Commander Chu, Chu..."
Officer Huang was still shouting when his mouth was blocked by someone. The people at the dock had already noticed something was wrong. A dozen coolies were running towards them. Before they arrived, Chu Lingyun and his men quickly got into the car, and several cars drove away.
Gu Cheng’s arrest was successful, but I wonder how the Loach’s arrest of Zhao Pinsong turned out.
The capture of Zhao Pinsong meant that the Japanese spy Lizard Group in Nanjing was completely wiped out. Except for the team leader Lizard, all members of the group were captured.
The Dayuan Theater was closed in the morning. Zhao Pinsong was the mainstay of the Dayuan Theater. He had a nice house next to the theater where his family lived.
He was sold when he was young and has no relatives in China. Only his family lives there.
Zhao Pinsong's eldest son is fifteen years old this year. Most people of his age have their first child already grown up. If he had not been sold to the theater and started a family late, he would now have a grandson like many others.
Zhao Pinsong has two sons and a daughter, and he is very satisfied with his current life.
He no longer has many memories before the age of three. He only knows that it was in a very faraway place, different from China.
After the age of three, all his childhood memories were of suffering.
If he didn't do something right while learning opera, he would be beaten and often not given food. Once, Zhao Pinsong was so hungry that he went to the kitchen to steal food. He was caught, hung up, and beaten all day. He was almost killed.
Too much suffering did not make him a sinister and cruel person. On the contrary, he was very sympathetic to those who suffered, and he hated to see children suffer the most.
He is very good to his children. Many people envy his children and say that they grew up in a honeypot.
Loach brought his men to Zhao Pinsong's house, and sent people to block the front and back doors, while he went forward and knocked on the door himself.
"Who are you?" It was Zhao Pinsong's wife who opened the door. She looked at the loach outside the door vigilantly.
"Is Master Zhao here? Our boss wants to invite Master Zhao to perform in a play. Don't worry, the money will definitely be paid."
Hearing that it was a business opportunity, Zhao Pinsong's wife's expression relaxed a lot. She turned around and called out, and soon Zhao Pinsong came out of the house.
Zhao Pinsong was very famous, and many people invited him to perform, but they all contacted theaters. There were also some who came to them directly, but the number was not large.
This kind of thing is not worth being surprised about, and Zhao Pinsong and his wife didn't care much about it.
"Take it."
As soon as Zhao Pinsong arrived at the goal, Niu Qiu shouted softly, and the team members behind him were very agile, and Zhao Pinsong was controlled before he could react.
"You, what are you doing?" Zhao Pinsong was shocked, and his wife was even more frightened.
"Zhao Pinsong, you've committed a crime. Why do you have to be a running dog of the Japanese when you can do something else?"
Zhao Pinsong was stunned for a moment by Loach's words, his face full of horror, his complexion slowly turning from yellow to white, and soon his body began to shake uncontrollably.
He is Japanese, and this is his biggest secret. No one knows it except his relatives in Japan.
He didn't even tell his wife and children. His younger brother, Kyono Maki, once told him that what he did must be kept secret and not be told to his parents, wife and children.
"No, you are Japanese."
Loach spat in disgust. He almost forgot that although Zhao Pinsong grew up in China, he was a real Japanese with Japanese blood in his bones.
"What are you doing, what are you doing?"
Zhao Pinsong's wife finally reacted and stepped forward to try to break up the team members who were holding Zhao Pinsong. Although Zhao Pinsong's wife was a woman, she was very strong and almost broke them apart.
When Zhao Pinsong got married, he was just a little famous. He was an actor who was sold to the theater. Most families would not let their daughters marry him, so he married the daughter of a butcher.
"Take them together."
Loach gave an order, and Zhao Pinsong's wife was also taken under control, and all his children were taken back to the Military Intelligence Department.
Loach was polite to these children, but it was a pity that they had such a father. No one knew what the outcome would be.
Chu Lingyun and Niu Qiu returned to the Military Intelligence Department almost at the same time.
Gu Cheng and Zhao Pinsong were interrogated in two torture rooms. Zhao Pinsong confessed after less than ten minutes, while Gu Cheng kept wailing but refused to admit his Japanese identity.
A pistol and a grenade were found in his home, but no poison.
He just said it was a weapon for self-defense, and every boss like him had one.
"Gu Cheng, it's useless to be stubborn. We won't arrest you without solid evidence. I've already apprehended all of you in the Lizard Group, including the connections you developed at the docks and with the Marine Police Headquarters. If you don't speak up, you'll only suffer more and it won't change the outcome."
Chu Lingyun walked over to persuade him, but Gu Cheng still cried out for injustice and refused to admit his identity.
"The electric chair."
Chu Lingyun didn't waste time talking to him. Gu Cheng was not Du Fang. Du Fang could use the mental torture of sound to force him to confess. Gu Cheng's weakness had not been found yet.
Since you don’t know the weakness, just use the most severe punishment.
"Stop, let me speak." Five minutes later, Gu Cheng finally couldn't hold it in anymore and spoke.
He overestimated his ability to endure, thinking he could withstand any punishment, but the feeling of being in the electric chair, which was worse than death, really scared him.
This kind of punishment, which has only been heard of but never tried, is like falling into hell.
"Name, position, code name."
Chu Lingyun didn't waste any words. Gu Cheng confessed, and the mouths of Zhang Bai's five subordinates were all pried open.
It took almost a month from discovering Jiang Binghui, to finding clues from his feet, identifying Zhang Bai, and slowly finding all of Zhang Bai's subordinates.
The case is finally coming to an end, and they have achieved great results.
If Zhang Bai hadn't committed suicide, it could be said to be a complete victory.
After Gu Cheng confessed, he answered whatever he was asked. These Japanese were very strange. Before surrendering, they were all as arrogant as roosters, but once they surrendered, they cooperated very well.
"Team Leader, are you looking for me?"
Loach ran into the interrogation room. Chu Lingyun asked someone to call him.
"Here's the list, go ahead."
Chu Lingyun took out the list compiled by Gu Cheng, which basically consisted of people from the Marine Police Headquarters and the docks, all officials who had leaked information to him.
"Yes, Team Leader, please wait for my good news."
Loach was extremely excited and ran out happily with the list. Watching him leave, Chu Lingyun smiled and shook his head.
If you let a loach search a house, he will definitely dig up everything and take back whatever is there.
The confessions of all five subordinates of the Lizard Team have been obtained, leaving only the partial confession of radio operator Kawamoto Jiro. With his confession, the Zhang Bai case can be completely closed.
"Kawamoto Jiro." When Chu Lingyun arrived at the place where Ma Jingyuan was imprisoned, he shouted to the opposite side.
"You remembered me. You must have gained a lot these days, right?" Kawamoto Jiro smiled sarcastically when he saw Chu Lingyun.
"Bring him out."
Chu Lingyun instructed the people around him that Kawamoto Jiro was a wanted criminal and had not yet made a complete confession. Even in the cell he was under strict control.
Like his brother, he enjoys 24-hour care.
"Whatever you do, if you don't let me see my brother, I won't tell you another word."
Kawamoto Jiro was carried out, and soon he found that they were not going out, but in.
Chu Lingyun walked in front and soon arrived at the place where Kawamoto Xiangtai was imprisoned.
Kawamoto Xiangtai has been very anxious these days. Chu Lingyun has not come since the last instruction. He doesn't know what the situation is outside, let alone the safety of his brother.
He asked the guards, but no one paid any attention to him.
Seeing Chu Lingyun come in, Kawamoto Xiangtai glared at him fiercely and turned his head away.
But he soon turned his head back, his eyes filled with anger, and glared at Chu Lingyun fiercely. He saw his brother being tied up and brought here.
"You didn't keep your word. You swore..."
"Shut his mouth."
Chu Lingyun didn't give him a chance to talk nonsense. Kawamoto Xiangtai's mouth was blocked, and he could only make a whimpering sound, and his anger grew even more intense.
Seeing his brother's appearance, Kawamoto Jiro was shocked. His brother had already confessed, so why was he being treated like this?
Being locked in the innermost cell, he was controlled so tightly that he couldn't move at all. This was clearly a treatment that would not allow him to confess.
"My brother didn't surrender, and you lied to me again."
Kawaimoto Jiro immediately figured everything out, and the result made him extremely surprised and even excited.
His idol, the person he cares about most, his own brother is still the same. He was just deceived by the Chinese. His brother has never changed.
"Now that you have seen the man, tell me everything you know."
Chu Lingyun said lightly, while Kawaimoto Jiro stood up straight, smiling, and even with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
His brother did not surrender and wanted him to speak again. He was dreaming.
Even if he died, he would not say a single word.
"I'll give you five minutes. If you don't tell me, I'll cut a piece of flesh from your brother every minute. You know the Chinese method of slow slicing. A good executioner can make thousands of cuts. We may not be as skilled, but we can definitely make a few hundred. I've specially prepared the best medicine for his wounds. Don't worry, I won't let your brother die so quickly."
Kawamoto Jiro was stunned. He didn't expect Chu Lingyun to be so shameless as to use his brother to threaten him.
Kawamoto Xiangtai was unable to move his whole body, and his mouth was stuffed with something thick. Even if he wanted to bite off his tongue to commit suicide, he couldn't do it.
Chu Lingyun had someone bring him a chair, while Zhao Dong took a sharp dagger and kept gesturing at Kawamoto Xiangtai, as if looking for a suitable place to cut.
"Your country has abolished lingchi long ago. You can't do this." Kawamoto Jiro shouted.
"Two more minutes."
Chu Lingyun ignored him and sat in the chair, leisurely glancing at the watch on his wrist. The Qing Dynasty did abolish Lingchi, but this was not a sentencing or execution, so he didn't need to care about it at all.
Kawamoto Jiro's heart beat faster, his face was full of hesitation, and he was struggling violently in his heart.
The person in front of him is his closest person, the person he admires the most, and the person he cares about the most.
Now, because he made his brother suffer here, and the punishment was so cruel, he totally couldn't accept it.
"One minute."
Chu Lingyun suddenly said this, Kawamoto Jiro was startled, but he still gritted his teeth and said nothing.
"Do it." The time had come, and Chu Lingyun didn't remind Zhao Dong again, letting him take the knife.
Zhao Dong first aimed at Kawamoto Xiangtai's ear and cut off a small piece. The people next to him immediately stepped forward to help Kawamoto Xiangtai stop the bleeding.
Kawamoto Xiangta couldn't speak, but the severe pain made his body tremble constantly.
"continue."
Another minute passed, and Zhao Dong stabbed the ear again, which had not yet completely stopped bleeding. With two cuts, he cut off half of his earlobe. It must be said that Zhao Dong's knife skills were pretty good.
"No, you devil, you are a devil."
Kawamoto Jiro roared madly. He would rather be the one to be punished than let his brother suffer such hardship. At this moment, his heart was broken. Unfortunately, his body could not move, otherwise he would bite Chu Lingyun to death even with his mouth.
"continue."
Chu Lingyun ignored him and gave the order once every minute. After four times, Kawamoto Xiangtai's entire earlobe was cut off and she was sweating from the pain.
Chu Lingyun stood up and walked over to Kawamoto Jiro, saying softly, "I've captured all five of Zhang Bai's subordinates. You don't know who they are, but you probably have some guesses about their identities. I'm telling you now: Gu Cheng, the dock boss; Si Lihua, the university teacher; Zhao Pinsong, the actor..."
After saying that, Chu Lingyun turned around and said, "Continue."
Zhao Dong took the knife and pointed it at Kawamoto's other ear.
"No, no, I said, I said everything."
Kawamoto Jiro finally couldn't hold it in anymore and cried out in tears. He couldn't accept that his brother suffered such hardships in front of him.
Chu Lingyun’s words just now also hit him hard. He didn’t know who Zhang Bai’s subordinates were, but he could guess a little about their occupations.
The five people Chu Lingyun mentioned were indeed the ones he had guessed before.
If these five people were caught, there would be no point in him resisting. In addition, the fact that Kawamoto Xiangtai suffered in front of him finally broke his defense line.
As long as people have weaknesses, they are easy to deal with.
Kawamoto Jiro is Kawamoto Xiangtai's weakness. By taking advantage of Kawamoto Jiro, Chu Lingyun got what he wanted.
And Kawamoto Xiangta is also Kawamoto Jiro's weakness.
In the eyes of the two brothers, Chu Lingyun was a devil, a demon, brutal and cruel, and did not treat them as human beings.
Chu Lingyun didn't care about what these Japanese thought, because he knew that what he did was nothing compared to those truly cruel Japanese.
It was not until the afternoon of the third day that Chu Lingyun came to Henian's office with the case closing report.
After Kawamoto Jiro confessed, Chu Lingyun had to compare his confession with what the other five people said, and also verify the various intelligence they confessed.
The last step is to write the case closing report. This case actually involves two people, Kawamoto Muta and the Lizard Team.
However, the Lizard Team was exposed because of Kawamoto Xiangta. In addition, Kawamoto Xiangta was alone and did not carry out any mission in Nanjing. He was also temporarily led by the Lizard Team, so the two cases were combined together.
"Seven Japanese spies, along with dozens of people who have connections with Japan. Lingyun, you did a great job. You have fired the first shot since coming to Nanjing."
After carefully reading the final report, Henian looked up and said happily.
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