Chapter 198 Breaking the Leg
It’s a pity that Fang Wanchao ran away. If he hadn’t run away, we could have caught him and made a contribution this time.
There wouldn't be so many Japanese spies in the Neon Company. One would be an unexpected gain. Even if the Japanese wanted some traitors who were useful to them, they would not send several people to such a place at the same time.
The discovery of Fang Wanchao proved that Chu Lingyun’s guess was correct. The Japanese were indeed interested in such an organization.
Xu Wu was interrogated by Zhu Qing and Liang Yu together. He confessed after a short while. Such a traitor had no faith at all, so it was very easy to interrogate him.
According to Xu Wu's account, it was Fang Wanchao who took the initiative to approach him at Neon Company.
Fang Wanchao said that he had connections and could get the Japanese to accept him, but he had to demonstrate his usefulness because the Japanese didn't want waste.
Xu Wu has no value at all, so I can only talk about his work.
He was just a patrolman and could only play a limited role, so he told Fang Wanchao that if he could become police chief, he could take the initiative to apply for a transfer to Huanan Road.
There are many important military and political figures living on Huanan Road, and we can find out information about them and provide it to the Japanese.
After considering it for half a month, Fang Wanchao agreed to accept him.
It was at that time that Xu Wu learned that Fang Wanchao was Japanese, but he did not know Fang Wanchao's true identity. The other party did not tell him anything, and he did not even know Fang Wanchao's real name.
Three months ago, Fang Wanchao gave him two gold bars, helping him successfully get promoted to deputy sheriff.
But being just a deputy sheriff was not enough. A deputy sheriff did not have enough authority and had to report to the sheriff for all work. Two months ago, Fang Wanchao used eight gold bars to help him get promoted to sheriff.
Afterwards, he followed orders and collected information on all the military and political leaders there.
However, the other party did not ask him to investigate the secrets of these people. The Japanese spy was not stupid. How could a small police chief of a branch find out confidential information? What he was asked to do was the same as Chu Lingyun guessed, which was to pay attention to the travel and communication of these people.
If he remembers this information, he will have made a contribution.
All the information is summarized once every two weeks, and then Xu Wu puts it in a dead mailbox prepared for him in advance. Someone will pick it up at that time, and they will not meet during this period.
If there is an emergency, Xu Wu is not allowed to contact him actively.
Such a traitor is really pathetic. He sacrificed his life for the small benefits promised to him by the Japanese.
He contacted Japanese spies and provided them with intelligence, so he was sentenced to death.
By becoming a lackey of the Japanese spies in this era, he was essentially harming his entire family.
Xu Wu is not important. Chu Lingyun cares most about Fang Wanchao.
By catching Fang Wanchao and prying open his mouth, we might be able to obtain more important intelligence or even catch more Japanese spies.
Chu Lingyun didn't think much of Xu Wu, but for Zhu Qing, catching a traitor was also a credit. Xu Wu was someone Wang Sheng had given him, but after all, he had brought him back to the Military Intelligence Department and had him participate in the interrogation. He had to remember Chu Lingyun's favor.
After a while, Chu Yuan came back and whispered to Chu Lingyun, "Team Leader, those three thugs are quite influential. Should we let them go?"
He's just a thug, what could be his background?
"What's going on?" Chu Lingyun asked unhappily.
"They are an outsider from the Party Affairs Investigation Office. According to them, they are investigating the Red Party."
"Chu Yuan, this isn't your first day joining the Military Intelligence Department, right?"
Chu Lingyun's voice suddenly became louder, and Chu Yuan lowered his head in fright.
"A few agents from the Party Affairs Investigation Department scared you? Even if someone from the Party Affairs Investigation Department was here, let alone an agent, you can't let him go."
"Yes, Captain, I understand."
Chu Yuan responded hurriedly, feeling annoyed at the same time. Why did he listen to the threats of those thugs? As a result, he was scolded by the team leader.
"Bring those people here."
Chu Lingyun said, Chu Yuan didn't dare to say anything, and immediately asked the team members to run over with a few people who were tied up tightly.
Apart from being tied up, these three thugs had no scars on their bodies, and they held their heads high, seeming very arrogant.
"Hit me."
Chu Lingyun was too lazy to talk nonsense and gave the order directly. The team members next to him immediately stepped forward, taking whatever they had. After a while, the three men were beaten to the point of screaming in pain.
"Stop fighting, he's one of us."
"We are Captain Yan's men from the Party Affairs Investigation Department. You can't hit us."
"Stop fighting. We have important intelligence to report. We have found the Red Party and are in the process of determining their identities."
The three people kept begging, Chu Lingyun frowned and walked over.
Seeing him coming, the other team members stopped beating him.
"Sir, we are Captain Yan's men from the Party Affairs Investigation Department. If you don't believe me, you can call him and ask."
A man with a bruised face and nose said as soon as he saw Chu Lingyun that he had already seen that everyone here listened to this young man.
Chu Lingyun pulled out his pistol and loaded the bullet with a click. "I don't care which investigation office you are from, or whether you work for Captain Yan or Captain Tang. I'm investigating a case. Anyone who gets in my way, I can shoot him right now."
Being held at gunpoint, the three men were so scared that they nearly peed their pants.
"Don't shoot, it's a misunderstanding. We really found the Red Gang and they live here. Other people just came to the Red Gang's house. We were just about to report it to Captain Yan. Could you let us call Captain Yan? Just a phone call will do."
"Break their legs and send them back to the department to be locked up."
Chu Lingyun put away his gun, but did not let the three people go. The team members next to him received the order and immediately took ruthless action. The three people almost fainted from the pain.
"Where did you catch them?" Chu Lingyun asked indifferently after the others were taken away.
"In the middle of Wuyang Lane ahead, not far from here."
Chu Yuan hurriedly replied that he didn't expect the team leader to be so cruel and directly had their legs broken.
This doesn't give the Party Affairs Investigation Office any face at all.
But if you think about it, it's understandable that their relationship with the Party Affairs Investigation Office is not so harmonious. Their director and Xu Laogui from the Party Affairs Investigation Office don't get along well. With the situation at the top, the tension is even greater below.
"Continue the search."
Chu Lingyun nodded. He really wanted to shoot these three people to death just now. According to what they said, they discovered the Red Party, but had not yet confirmed their identity and did not report it.
If it is true, it will likely cause huge losses once reported.
But after they mentioned the Red Party, Chu Lingyun realized that he could not kill anyone, otherwise it would only arouse the suspicion of the Party Affairs Investigation Office.
He was not afraid of the Party Affairs Investigation Office, but it was troublesome to be targeted.
Just because we can't kill them doesn't mean we'll let them go. We'll teach them a lesson first. People like this will take their lives sooner or later.
Is there really a Red Party in Wuyang Lane?
Chu Yuan kept his head down. He thought the team leader was angry about Fang Wanchao running away and the three thugs bumping into him, so he was so angry.
He really didn't do a good job this time and disappointed the team leader.
…
In a residential building in Heping Lane, Naoki Yasuda hid in a large vat in the side room.
The jar was large enough and was originally used to store grain, but the family clearly did not have enough food, so there was only a little at the bottom.
Such a space can be used for hiding, but Naoki Yasuda understands that this is not the best hiding place. If people from the Military Intelligence Department come to search, he will most likely be found.
Unfortunately, time was running out and he didn't have time to find a better hiding place.
He uses the alias Fang Wanchao and has been active in Nanjing for three years. Before that, he was in Qingdao, also doing undercover work, but the environment in Qingdao is much safer than in Nanjing.
When he came to Nanjing, he was prepared to die for the empire.
In the past three years, he has changed his place six times, and he moves every six months regardless of whether it is safe or not. His main job is not to spy on intelligence, but to incite rebellion and find suitable people to do so.
In three years, he successfully instigated four people who were useful to the empire.
This efficiency was praised by Section Chief Kitagawa Ming, and his rank was promoted to captain.
He had thought that he could continue to make achievements until the empire occupied this rich land, but he did not expect that he would suddenly find himself being followed today. After that, he realized that he was exposed and there was no hope of getting away with it.
He wanted to escape, but the other party moved too quickly and blocked the intersection in time, trapping him in this area.
Now he could only wait for dark, as only after dark would he have a chance to escape their blockade and start a new life.
Naoki Yasuda prayed silently to God in his heart. He was a loyal believer in the emperor. He was not afraid of sacrifice, but he did not want to sacrifice fearlessly. He also wanted to do things for the empire and incite more useful Chinese to serve the empire.
"Open the door, open the door."
There was a violent knock on the door outside, and Naoki Yasuda instantly became highly concentrated. The space inside the tank was not small, but it was far from enough for him. He could only hide inside and it was difficult to move his body.
If he were discovered, he would have no chance of resistance.
He did not bring a pistol or grenade with him this time. There were many patrolmen on the streets and they often conducted searches. He usually did not carry weapons unless he was on an emergency mission.
But the poison was still inside his collar, so he silently grabbed the collar and put it to his mouth.
He was a noble imperial warrior. He could die, but he absolutely could not be captured, and he was even more unwilling to endure those inhuman tortures.
The punishment training he had received before made him shudder, but the actual punishment was far more cruel than their training.
His heartbeat quickened and Naoki Yasuda felt his hands trembling slightly. He tried hard to control his emotions and hold his collar tightly.
"Have any strangers come into the house?"
The people outside started shouting rudely. There were only an old man and a young boy living in this household. They stood there in fear, repeatedly saying no.
"search."
The people who came in didn't just listen to their story, but started searching.
He heard someone entering the side room.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that he could not breathe, and the strong feeling of suffocation made him feel a little dizzy. He knew very well that once the other party searched, he would not be able to escape from the place where he was hiding.
Soon, the cylinder cover above his head was opened.
"Someone."
The person who opened the tank cover suddenly shouted and quickly stepped back. Naoki Yasuda showed a miserable smile. At this moment, he suddenly missed his mother and the sister who had been with him since childhood.
Their figures kept flashing in his mind.
"Mom, sister, goodbye."
Naoki Yasuda didn't hesitate any longer and opened his mouth to bite his collar before the people outside could catch him.
He bit his collar and let the people outside pull him out of the tank with a weird smile on his face.
"Quick, take the clothes out of his mouth."
The military intelligence team members outside saw the collar in his mouth and shouted hurriedly, but by the time they tried to pull the collar out of his mouth, it was too late.
After a while, Naoki Yasuda began to convulse all over and blood flowed from his mouth and nose.
This poison can kill them quickly in a very short period of time, with minimal pain and without having to worry about them betraying the empire due to being unable to withstand the punishment.
"We found the person."
Someone ran over and shouted, and Chu Lingyun went over immediately. Fang Wanchao really couldn't escape the encirclement, and he was not familiar with this area. After a close search, he was finally found.
Chu Lingyun arrived at the place soon with a frown on his face.
At this time, Fang Wanchao had become a corpse. When he was discovered, he decisively took poison. This was the third time that Chu Lingyun failed to catch a Japanese spy. Another one died.
Once Fang Wanchao died, there was no chance to get any more information from him.
"Collect the troops."
Chu Lingyun's face turned pale, and no one dared to speak. Chu Yuan even kept his head down.
The checkpoint on the Loach side was also notified to be removed. Fang Wanchao did not escape, so they no longer needed to continue the blockade and could withdraw.
…
In Wuyang Lane, two men holding pistols carefully hid behind the door, and soon a man walked in from outside.
"The search crew has withdrawn. I just asked around and it seems they're trying to arrest more Japanese."
The man let out a long sigh, and both of them put away their guns, feeling a little relieved.
They are members of the Red Party's NJ Municipal Committee, one of them is even the director. They were holding a small meeting here today, but unexpectedly encountered an emergency search.
At that time, they thought they were being searched and were prepared to fight to the death.
"The Japanese should be arrested, but fortunately Director Yang was alert and we did not act rashly, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
When those people searched their place, the two men almost took out their guns. It was Director Yang who persuaded them. In the end, it turned out that it was indeed a false alarm.
"People have evacuated, and we continue the meeting. The situation back home is dire and they urgently need all kinds of supplies. We must open a lifeline as soon as possible and send back what they need."
Director Yang said slowly that he was 47 years old and had been a member of the Party for more than ten years. He was an old soldier who was extremely loyal to the Party.
"I've already raised some money and established connections in the black market, but it's useless if I can't get the goods out."
Another man whispered that if Chu Lingyun saw his back, he would recognize him as the person who followed him that night.
Director Yang looked at the youngest man and said, "Xiao Su, how are your relationships at the Fifth Branch going?"
Xiao Su shook his head. "It's not going very smoothly. The director of the Fifth Branch, Wang Zhengxian, has a very large appetite. We want to use his channels and demand at least this amount every month."
He held up two fingers, and Director Yang understood that he was talking about two gold bars.
Not a small gold bar, but a large gold bar weighing ten taels.
The price is indeed too high. They lack supplies, but they lack funds even more. If they give the police chief so much money every month, what they can buy in the future will be much less.
"Try again. If it doesn't work, agree to him. Hometown is the most important thing."
Director Yang gritted his teeth and said that the transportation channel must be available and must be absolutely safe.
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