Chapter 189 A Huge Adventure
Lan Chuchu kept crying and screaming, her voice making people's scalps tingle.
When planning to capture Jiang Tengkong, Niu Qiu had suggested that they first capture Lan Chuchu and then wait in his room for Jiang Tengkong to come, but this was rejected by Chu Lingyun.
Jiang Tengkong is not an ordinary person. If he knocks on the door first and Lan Chuchu doesn't respond, she might notice the danger.
Looking at Lan Chuchu's performance now, I can only say that it's a good thing she didn't do that.
Lan Chuchu was tied to a tiger bench, and Jiang Tengkong knew very well how powerful the tiger bench was.
Someone came over with a whip soaked in salt water, ready to carry out the execution.
“Pah.”
The first whip was lashed out and Chu Lingyun turned his head.
He could use these innocent people to threaten the Japanese spies, but deep down he was not willing to really hurt them. In his heart, these people were pitiful and deceived, and they were not aware of it.
Including Hayakawa Ping's wife, he only threatened her and didn't do anything to her.
Unfortunately, this is not the future. Many principles that are familiar or taken for granted in the future do not apply in this era.
The disaster doesn't affect the family, it's just a joke here.
“Ah~”
Lan Chuchu let out a miserable howl, and Jiang Tengkong's body trembled even more violently.
He really had feelings for this man. Lan Chuchu was not the only one he had had. He had had many men before, but none of them had fascinated him as much as Lan Chuchu.
Otherwise, he would not have faced difficulties on his own, and when he returned to the country for interrogation, he would have to be settled first.
He will not come to carry out the mission, and I have to see him every day.
Jiang Tengkong thought about committing suicide before he was arrested, but he was worried that his suicide would cause great trouble to Lan Chuchu, so he finally gave up the opportunity to commit suicide.
At the same time, he was also lucky, thinking that he could escape and then find a way to save people.
As long as he doesn't die, Lan Chuchu will not be in real danger.
Sadly, none of what he wanted came true.
“Pah.”
Another whip came, and the executioner whipped it slowly on purpose, taking the opportunity to provoke Jiang Tengkong.
"Jiang Lang, it hurts so much."
Lan Chuchu cried and shouted, Henian stood up and walked directly to Jiang Tengkong.
"You're a veteran agent, you should know how severe our punishment is. I won't let him die. I'll let him slowly taste all the pain, and then I'll find eight or ten strong men to beat him. How long do you think he can hold out?"
Ten or eight strong men?
Jiang Tengkong's heart was instantly gripped, and he looked at Henian with red eyes.
Chu Lingyun looked at He Nian in a daze.
He can even say such words, he is worthy of being the section chief. Chu Lingyun has seen He Nian interrogate people before, but they were all routine operations. He didn't expect that he had so many tricks up his sleeve.
"Tell me, you can all be free if you tell me. I'm the Chief of the Operations Section of the Military Intelligence Department. I promise you, as long as you tell me, he will be fine."
First threaten, then give Jiang Teng empty hope, this is the old interrogation routine.
Revealing his identity also indicates that his promise is valid.
The Chief of the Operations Department, Jiang Tengkong felt nervous. As an opponent, he knew a lot about the Military Intelligence Department. The Chief of the Operations Department of the headquarters was definitely a powerful figure in the Military Intelligence Department.
"Haven't you eaten yet? Try harder."
Henian suddenly cursed, and the executioner was startled. He picked up the whip and started whipping him quickly.
After a while, Lan Chuchu was knocked unconscious.
"Wake him up and continue."
"No, I'll tell you everything."
Jiang Tengkong finally couldn't bear it anymore. He knew Lan Chuchu. If she really endured the tortures that the other party described, Lan Chuchu would go crazy if not die.
Yes, a smile appeared on Henian’s face.
I am not afraid of your toughness, I am afraid of your weaknesses. If I can grasp your weaknesses, no matter how tough you are, it will be useless.
"You know my name, Jiang Tengkong. I'm currently a Major Intelligence Officer with the Shanghai Special High Section."
Jiang Tengkong said slowly, and Chu Lingyun immediately asked: "Major, weren't you a lieutenant colonel before?"
Glancing at Chu Lingyun, Jiang Tengkong said bitterly, "Thanks to you, I was incompetent in my intelligence work in Wuhan. The country punished me and demoted my rank to Major."
Jiang Tengkong was finally promoted to lieutenant colonel and had a bright future, but was demoted to major. He was really depressed.
After his previous mistakes, it would be extremely difficult for him to be promoted again. Originally, as long as he took steady steps, he would definitely be promoted to colonel. Now, he has no hope of becoming a colonel in this life.
"Major."
Henian was a little disappointed. They had no shortage of majors. They had captured several intelligence officers of this level, but had not yet caught a lieutenant colonel.
I didn't expect that he would be a major again this time, but Jiang Tengkong was once a lieutenant colonel, so his importance was much higher than that of an ordinary major intelligence officer.
"What is your mission in Nanjing?" Chu Lingyun continued to ask.
"I'm here on the orders of Section Chief Kitagawa Ming to investigate the cause of the Lizard Team's exposure."
Jiang Tengkong was very honest this time and told the truth. He quickly told the results of his investigation.
"Before you came here, were you sure that the reason for such a huge loss was because of Chu Lingyun?"
He Nian was a little surprised. Before the investigation even started, he dared to say that Chu Lingyun caused their losses. It seemed that he knew a lot about Chu Lingyun.
"He's my old rival. As soon as he came to Nanjing, something bad happened to our people there. There was no other reason except him."
Jiang Tengkong nodded. He had lost to Chu Lingyun in Wuhan, and this time he lost even more completely, even himself.
"You said you met with the intelligence officer here twice. Who is this intelligence officer and where is he now?"
Chu Lingyun asked further, Jiang Tengkong just explained that he found an intelligence agent in Nanjing and found out about his awarding of medals. This intelligence agent was very important, and he had an undercover agent or a mole in the military.
"I don't know where he is or what he does. I only know his code name, Wildcat."
"You're a specialist sent by the Shanghai Special High Section. How could you not know where he is?"
He Nian shouted, and Jiang Tengkong shook his head again: "I really don't know. I'm a special envoy, not his direct supervisor. I only have a code to contact him, and I don't know him well."
"What's the code?"
"Put a notice in the newspaper: Anhua Company has lost three official documents and two official seals. This declaration is void."
It was the newspaper that delivered the message again. Japanese spies had used newspapers to transmit information many times. If one did not know clearly, it would be impossible to tell that such announcements were their secret codes for contact.
Fafeng is an invoice. Invoices already existed during this period, but they were not as mature as those in later generations.
"Your code didn't specify the time and place of the meeting. How could he find you?" Chu Lingyun asked again.
"The Wildcats have a radio. When I leave, Shanghai will send them a message. He knows the time and place to meet me. After seeing the signal I send, he will come to meet me."
There is an intelligence team affiliated with the radio station, and this wild cat has a high status. It is very likely that he, like Zhang Bai, is the head of another Japanese spy intelligence team.
"Can you send him another secret signal and ask him to meet you?" Henian asked.
"No, I've already told him I'll be back in Shanghai tomorrow. If I send him the signal now, there's no way he'll ever meet me again."
Henian was a little disappointed. Jiang Tengkong didn't know the true identity of Wild Cat. He had just met him before, so he couldn't trick Wild Cat out again. This meant that his explanation was useless.
"Tell me the results of his investigation in detail, without missing a single word."
Chu Lingyun was not as pessimistic as Henian. It didn’t matter that Jiang Tengkong didn’t know Wildcat’s identity. They had met before and he must know what he looked like.
Let Yang Jian draw a portrait, and then there will be a chance to find the wild cat.
"Well, he told me that according to his investigation, the military recently promoted four people in the Military Intelligence Department and awarded one medal. The person being awarded the medal is you. You have been awarded the Third Class Cloud Banner Medal as an exception for the rank of Captain."
"He said my suspicions were correct. The Lizard Team's losses were most likely caused by you. Only such merits could warrant exceptional honors. He will continue investigating, seeking more information about you and determining the true reason for the Lizard Team's exposure."
Jiang Tengkong looked at Chu Lingyun and told him all the information he received after the contact.
"Lingyun, it seems you need to be more careful when you go out. The Japanese will definitely pay more attention to you in the future."
Henian sighed. Although they intercepted Jiang Tengkong and did not let him bring the investigation results back to the Special High Section, Wildcat had a radio and he could report it at any time.
Wildcat will not tell Jiang Tengkong alone about the results of this investigation, but will definitely send a backup message.
After all, this was his achievement, so there was no reason to give it all to Jiang Tengkong.
"Don't worry, Chief. I'll pay attention."
Before catching Jiang Tengkong, Chu Lingyun had already paid close attention to this. He rarely went out alone and usually brought two teammates with him.
He wouldn't run around unless necessary, so as not to give the Japanese any opportunity to take advantage of him.
Chu Lingyun asked again: "Did he say whether it was his own mole, or whether the information was obtained by members of his intelligence team from the military?"
"No, how could I possibly say such a thing? But I think it's more likely to be a mole. Wildcat hasn't been in Nanjing long, and the results of his investigation this time are very detailed, not accessible to ordinary people. If it was a subordinate he planted, it's impossible for him to be promoted so quickly in such a short period of time."
Jiang Tengkong shook his head. His analysis was consistent with Chu Lingyun's.
Just now, Chu Lingyun was also thinking that the identity of the person who leaked the information in the military was most likely a mole.
Wildcat is not Zhang Bai. He has only been in Nanjing for three years. He can infiltrate the intelligence agent into the military within three years, but there is almost no hope for him to reach the middle or senior levels.
There are many factions within the military. It is extremely difficult for someone without any backing to rise up. It is not something that can be achieved simply by spending money.
The Military Intelligence Department’s awarding of ranks and honors is not made public, and only the middle-level officials are allowed to know about it.
But there are so many people in the military department that it is difficult to investigate even if they know there is a mole inside. The military department is much larger than theirs, and if they go there in a high-profile manner to investigate the traitor, they will only be beaten out.
“Tell me about your work in Wuhan.”
He Nian asked, and Chu Lingyun immediately turned around: "Section Chief, there is something I need to report to you in private."
He Nian was not aware of the catfish incident. Wang Yuemin had reported it using an encrypted telegram, and only the director and his secretary-general knew about it within the headquarters.
There were quite a few people in the interrogation room at that moment. If Jiang Tengkong were to tell the story of Catfish, then Catfish would be useless.
"Okay." Henian was very surprised. He glanced at Chu Lingyun and nodded in response.
He asked people to keep an eye on Jiang Tengkong and treat Lan Chuchu's injuries. He Nian took Chu Lingyun to an empty and deserted place outside.
"You also instigated a Japanese spy to defect while you were in Wuhan?"
After listening to Chu Lingyun's words, He Nian's eyes widened. He didn't expect that Chu Lingyun had arrested so many people in Wuhan and even planted a nail in the enemy's heart.
He knew very well how important it was to have his own people inside the enemy to the future work.
"Section Chief, this matter has been classified as top secret by the Director. I cannot tell you who it is without his permission. Please forgive me."
Chu Lingyun nodded. He only said that he had instigated a Japanese spy to defect, but he did not say who he had instigated, nor did he mention his identity.
Even so, it was a serious leak. If Henian hadn't suddenly asked Jiang Tengkong about his work in Wuhan, Chu Lingyun would not have told him this.
"I understand. I will report this matter to the Director tomorrow."
Henian could understand that it was a top secret. The previous case of Peng Chunlai leaking secrets was only a top secret. This incident was even more confidential than the Peng Chunlai leak.
He went to report, not because he suspected Chu Lingyun, nor did he want to get to the bottom of the matter. He knew some top-secret information, and this matter had to be reported to the director as a matter of filing.
"This matter ends here. You don't need to say anything more, and I won't tell anyone. But now that we've arrested Jiang Tengkong, does that mean this insider can't stay in Wuhan?"
Henian is the section chief, so he can naturally think of the problems that Chu Lingyun can think of.
Once the Japanese spies discovered that something had happened to Jiang Tengkong, regardless of whether he had betrayed them or not, all people related to Jiang Tengkong had to evacuate. This was the rule of intelligence work, and intelligence officers must not be put in any danger of being exposed.
"I previously reported this to Station Chief Wang in a secret telegram. His instructions to me were not to worry and to arrest those who needed to be arrested. He had already made preparations for an insider to evacuate Wuhan."
"Stationmaster Wang has a good overall view, and you are also good."
Henian nodded slowly. It turned out that Chu Lingyun had sent a telegram to Wang Yuemin before the arrest. It was rare and precious that he still thought of his old leader when facing a big fish like Jiang Tengkong.
Wang Yuemin did not want to cover up his ace inside player and prevent Chu Lingyun from catching people. He admired his overall view very much.
"Section Chief, I just had an idea. Can we persuade Jiang Tengkong to defect and work for us? That way, Stationmaster Wang can continue to use his insider information, and we'll have an important chess piece within the enemy ranks."
Before Chu Lingyun finished speaking, He Nian looked straight at him.
Chu Lingyun's idea of inciting Jiang Tengkong to rebel was quite bold.
Jiang Tengkong is a veteran intelligence officer. It is not easy to get him to confess, and it is even more difficult to get him to give up his country and beliefs and work for himself.
And if you want to persuade Jiang Tengkong to rebel, you have to do it as soon as possible.
According to the plan, he will return to Shanghai tomorrow. If he cannot go back as scheduled, even if he can go back later, he will have to undergo strict review.
There was quite a commotion when Jiang Tengkong was arrested by them, so he would probably not pass such an inspection.
In other words, if you want to persuade Jiang Tengkong to defect, you must do it today. Now that the authenticity of Jiang Tengkong's confession has not been verified, it is undoubtedly a huge risk to persuade him to defect and let him go.
They could have Jiang Tengkong write a letter of loyalty, which was an essential procedure. But a letter of loyalty was not absolutely safe. If Jiang Tengkong turned against them and admitted everything, he might even become a counter-undercover agent for the Japanese spies, deliberately providing false information to confuse them and cause them losses.
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