Chapter 9: Interrogation

Zhang Yong enters the interrogation room.

He finds that there are no torture devices inside. The female spy is sitting there nicely.

Depressed.

What kind of interrogation is this?

Hurry up and change the name! Hang a sign outside saying 'torture chamber'!

Use all the torture devices that work. And get some doctors. In case you go too far, you can save her in time.

Japanese spies are diehards. Without severe torture, how can they be made to confess?

'It was you!'

the female spy suddenly spoke.

Cao Mengqi, who was being interrogated inside, was taken aback.

Her?

She suddenly spoke?

She hadn't said a word despite the long hours of interrogation.

Cao Mengqi was exhausted himself. This woman was still full of energy. She was clearly no pushover.

No matter who interrogated her, she just wouldn't talk.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhang Yong arrived, she immediately changed.

Zhang Yong's expression did not change.

This female spy hates him. He felt a deep sense of malice.

Maybe it's because he stripped her clothes right away? Haha. So she was remembered. Cut it out, you're a female spy. You're afraid of someone stripping your clothes?

Bah!

Sit down.

Look sideways at the notes next to you. They're all blank.

Oh. This woman is really something. She hasn't said a word. Just as I said, interrogation is a waste of time, let's just get to the torture.

'Get some kraft paper. Wet it. Cover her nose...'

'No,'

Cao Mengqi shook his head.

Zhang Yong: ? ? ?

You can't do that?

Do you think she's a treasure?

'Hmph, all this is what we have left over from our games,' the female spy sneered, 'it's laughable to imitate others.'

Zhang Yong didn't bother to say anything.

The situation was clear. Severe torture was necessary.

She would confess after being tortured with all ten of the Qing Dynasty's most notorious tortures. Some people still talk about civilisation and morality.

Really.

She is a Japanese spy! What is there to talk about morality with her!

They are all crazy!

Forget it, I'm too lazy to interrogate her. I'm going back to bed.

'You come back here!'

The female spy suddenly spoke.

Zhang Yong stopped for ten seconds and turned back. Still not speaking.

She didn't even bother looking at the other person.

She yawned. She was a little sleepy. It was exhausting working around the clock.

When would the police academy students arrive?

There was a real shortage of manpower.

You can see how exhausted Cao Mengqi is. Li Boqi also had dark circles under his eyes. I guess he didn't sleep at all last night.

'We will question and answer.'

'You answer one question, I will answer one question.'

'We will compete like civilized people.'

The female spy said coldly.

Zhang Yong could sense her deep dissatisfaction.

She probably couldn't figure out why she was caught.

Logically speaking, she should have no chance of being exposed. She was probably overconfident.

What a waste of breath.

Go get a soldering iron first.

I don't believe it will kill you.

'I'll ask first. First question, how long have you been in the Li Xing Club?' The female spy was very persistent.

'Fourteen days,' Zhang Yong had already calculated.

It had been exactly fourteen days since Li Boqi had put a gun to his back.

Well, it was quite magical, if you think about it. Brand new, brand new. Young and tender. The police academy graduates probably had more experience.

'Impossible! Absolutely impossible!' The female spy's reaction was suddenly very intense.

Zhang Yong narrowed his eyes and looked at the other person.

Feeling ashamed?

I guess so.

She should be a trained female spy.

She should normally be very confident. Her disguise was also very good. She never expected to be caught so suddenly.

And by a rookie who had only been in the job for 14 days.

Frankly, it was a big blow.

But wait!

'How do you know it was me who caught you?' Zhang Yong asked, puzzled.

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'Because only you knew I had disguised myself,' the female spy gritted her teeth. It seemed that she had remembered something embarrassing.

Of course, it wasn't shyness.

It was unwillingness. It was still trying to fight back.

'Didn't you notice at the time?' Zhang Yong turned to Cao Mengqi.

Cao Mengqi: ...

You ask.

We had no idea what was going on at the time, okay?

We thought it was some other target. Who would have thought it was Lin Xiaoyan! You were the one who stripped someone's clothes to make sure she wasn't in disguise.

It seems that even the team leader didn't notice this. It was only after you stripped off the clothes that you determined it was in disguise.

The other person is a female spy! You can definitely tell that you are the one who discovered her. You are the main suspect.

'That's enough!'

Lin Xiaoyan suddenly screamed.

Zhang Yong's reaction hurt her. She felt deeply humiliated in her professional abilities.

If Zhang Yong was an experienced spy, she would just accept her fate.

But this guy was a complete rookie.

She knew from the moment he came in that he knew nothing.

She refused to be defeated by someone like him.

'I'll tell you now. There are five teams in total that I know of. You think Meng Chaowei and I are on the same team? You think I'm on the same team as Huang Zhiyang? Wrong. Dead wrong. I'm on my own team. Meng Chaowei is on his own team. Huang Zhiyang is on his own team. Meng Chaowei didn't kill Du Xiaodie either. It was a different team. That makes four. And there's one more hidden. Each team has seven people. If you're so clever, find them all.'

Lin Xiaoyan spoke quickly. But clearly.

Cao Mengqi's notes could not keep up at all. But there was no one specifically tasked with taking notes.

After all, the 8th Operations Unit was actually a temporary dispatch agency. The main force of the Lixing Society was still in Nanjing. Under the eyes of the Committee.

The main forces of the former Blue Shirt Society and Fuxing Society had all followed and gone to Nanjing. If they wanted the Committee to see results, they would definitely be following the Committee around all the time.

The 8th Action Group didn't have that many professionals. Even the radio was only one.

Zhang Yong frowned as he looked at Lin Xiaoyan.

Why did you recruit her?

Something's not right.

It must be fake. They're trying to deceive us.

I don't believe a word.

However, Cao Mengqi had already excitedly dragged him here to report to Li Boqi.

'This woman...'

'Cunning, cunning!'

After hearing this, Li Boqi did not look happy.

He tapped his fingers on the glass on the table and said slowly, 'It's been fifteen hours...'

'It's not too late,' Zhang Yong was anxious to catch someone again.

'She must have calculated that with fifteen hours, all of their people would have cut off all contact and gone into hiding. Even if we mobilise, we won't be able to catch anyone.' Li Boqi shook his head, 'That's why she confessed on purpose. She's actually provoking us. She's not willing to admit defeat!'

'Use torture!' Zhang Yong shouted without thinking.

'Rude!' Li Boqi glared, 'All you know is torture! Can you control the intensity? If you can't, you'll kill her on the spot. Are you going to take the blame?'

'It's not like we'll really kill her...' Zhang Yong was a little unconvinced, 'First use the branding iron...'

'The higher-ups want her in exchange,' Li Boqi whispered, 'Some of our people have fallen to their side. We have to get them back.'

'Huh? Who?' Zhang Yong asked reflexively.

'From Nanjing. The Intelligence Section,' Li Boqi didn't go into detail, 'anyway, the boss said, no torture. She'll be useful. In a few days, the Intelligence Section will send someone to take her away. We'll hand her over and leave her alone for now.'

'Ah, that's it?' Zhang Yong was unwilling to accept it.

No torture at all!

You're sending her away without torture? At least put the branding iron on her...

'What else?' Li Boqi looked at him impatiently, "I'm the Major. The Chief of Intelligence is a Colonel! Two ranks above me!'

'We found the radio and the code book. Isn't that a rank?" Zhang Yong was still not satisfied.

What a good female spy, it's a pity not to torture her.

She is probably very determined and will not easily give in, just the right time to inflict severe torture...

'You...' Li Boqi was speechless.

He pulled open a drawer and took out two paper tubes. They were round and plump. The other was long and thin.

He pushed one to the left and the other to the right.

'You two have worked hard these past few days. Here are 50 silver dollars each. Take them.'

'Thank you!'

Zhang Yong immediately reached out to take them. At the same time, he obediently kept quiet.

His leader was trying to shut him up with money. Of course he had to be sensible.

'Thank you!'

Cao Mengqi also took the money.

He was indeed exhausted. He had almost been dismissed.

Receiving a banknote was just the right thing to soothe his wounded heart.