Chapter 81: Interrogation

'Don't hit...'

'Don't hit...'

'He's my father...'

'He is...'

Wang Deling cried out in supplication.

Zhang Yong's eyes lit up. Only then did he let go of his hand.

Father?

Surprised.

Are there spies who work together with their fathers?

'Baka...'

The old guy suddenly yelled in a rage.

He tried to grab a pair of scissors. But he was immediately restrained.

Suicide?

Murder?

Neither was possible.

Zhou Yang and Liu Bo had both had plenty of experience in making arrests.

While Wang Deling was being arrested, the old man disguised as a painter was also restrained. He was also searched.

They had got the big money, the US dollars and British pounds, and both were full of energy.

Not to mention two Japanese spies, even if two hundred Japanese soldiers came, they would dare to fight.

'He is your father?'

'Yes. His name is Sanada Yushin. You don't have to beat him. I will tell you everything. I will tell you everything.'

'Okay. I won't beat him. You cooperate.'

'I will cooperate. I will cooperate,'

Sanada Hiroki said eagerly.

Zhang Yong immediately found a phone to call back to the Lixingshe office.

Of course he was looking for Li Boqi. Unfortunately, no one answered. Li Boqi was not there. He had to call the duty room.

Soon, Cao Mengqi's voice came, 'Have you caught Wang Deling?'

'Yes,' Zhang Yong said lazily, 'This kid, he didn't hide in the concession at all. He hid with his father.'

'Father?'

'Yes. Father and son spies. Rare, isn't it!'

'Never seen it before.'

'You come over now and take the man back. I have to continue arresting other Japanese spies.'

'Okay!'

Cao Mengqi hung up the phone. He immediately set off with his men.

Over here, Zhang Yong began questioning Sanada Hiro.

'What's Lin Xiaoyan's name?'

'Kamikawa Kagami.'

'And Wang Defa?'

'Sakata Kojiro.'

'And Meng Chaowei?'

'Who?'

'You don't know Meng Chaowei?'

'Is he Japanese too?'

'Who else do you know who is Japanese?'

'Cen Jinfu, his name is Arikawa Kazunori. Fan Shiying, Sakamoto Tatsuo. My superior is Imai Takeo,'

Sanada Hiroki spoke rapidly.

Zhang Yong believed that he was telling the truth. This guy really confessed everything.

It seems that this period of time on the run has had a very big impact on him. At the moment of being captured, he completely broke down. In the end, he chose to confess truthfully.

This way, he could reduce a lot of pain. Even if he was executed in the end, it would be a little more comfortable.

Unfortunately, the value was still not great. Because the names he confessed to had all been arrested. And basically, they were all dead.

The biggest value was knowing Lin Xiaoyan's name. But as Diao San mentioned before, it was basically useless.

'What else?'

'That's all I know. I really don't know anyone else. Someone was supposed to deliver a radio to me, but it didn't arrive. I couldn't contact anyone else.'

'How did you usually contact the others?'

'We used the radio. We rarely met. If there was something, we sent a message.'

'What happened to your old radio?'

'Wang Defa took it.'

'You haven't told me anything about Wang Defa.'

'Didn't you capture him? Why are you asking me?'

'What's Wang Defa's name?'

'Sakata Kojiro! Didn't I just say that?'

'Who else is in his group?'

'I really don't know. He wouldn't tell me either.'

'You and Wang Defa weren't in the same group. But why...'

'We were at the same training base before. We started training in the 10th year of the Taisho period...'

'Wait. The 10th year of the Taisho period?'

'Yes.'

'That's 1921?'

'Yes.'

'When did you enter China?'

'The 13th year of the Taisho period.'

'1924?'

'Yes.'

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Sanada Hiroki answered.

Zhang Yong's brow furrowed.

Damn it, the Japanese invaders really thought of everything. They went to great lengths. They started training Japanese spies in 1921.

No wonder these people are so well hidden. It seems that they have been planted for more than ten years. After such a long period of time in hiding, outsiders simply can't tell that they are Japanese.

'How many more people like you are there?'

'There were more than 200 in our group. I don't know about the others.'

'How many batches were there?'

'I don't know. But there must have been several.'

'Were there any earlier than you?'

'Yes. I know someone who came in the fifth year of the Taisho period.'

'Er...'

Zhang Yong had to admire this.

The fifth year of the Taisho period. That would be around 1916. Damn. They started to infiltrate so early.

Impressive.

Admiring.

The Japanese spies who infiltrated at that time had already been living in China for nearly twenty years.

Now they want to dig them out. It is probably impossible to dig them out. Twenty years is also enough time for them to climb to higher positions and have more money and power.

'Do any of you have spies in the military and police?'

'No.'

'Why not?'

'Because it's not safe.'

'Why is that?'

'Your internal fighting is too chaotic. You fight me, I fight you, and you might get killed one day. Then it would be a waste of effort.'

'Huh?'

Zhang Yong tilted his head and thought about it.

It seemed to make sense.

Even now, it's still very chaotic. In the west, fighting is non-stop.

Even if you're a first-year student at Huangpu Military Academy. Not many people survive. Out of ten people, at most two will survive. Of course, those who survive by chance all become big shots.

If the Japanese spy had been hiding inside the military police, he really might have been killed long ago.

'When did Lin Xiaoyan join?'

'In the seventh year of the Showa era, I think. They were all recruited temporarily after the Special High Police Department was established. We didn't have any women before. And we didn't want any.'

'Hey, you still prefer men?'

'What can women do? Unless they are young and pretty, and can attract people with their beauty.'

'That's true.'

Zhang Yong nodded.

Both Lin Xiaoyan and Ye Ying were very young.

For a female spy, youth and beauty were the greatest assets. Who cared about anything else? Besides, the status of Japanese women was so low.

The idea of Japanese female soldiers was just ridiculous.

There were no official female soldiers in the Japanese army.

There were only female nurses.

You could tell from Sanada's tone of voice. Female spies were also not well-received.

Someone like Da Bao Wanzi was just a tool.

Did Meng Chaowei lack women? Of course not. But why did he torment Da Bao Wan? It was still the idea of male superiority that was at work.

He felt that Da Bao Wan should be bullied. If Da Bao Wan disagreed, he would intensify his torment.

Well, that's not the point.

The point is:

"What is your mission?'

'What mission?'

'What are you doing here in secret?'

'Just making money. To provide funding. And to get a feel for the situation in China.'

'Was there no requirement to steal intelligence?'

'Steal what intelligence?'

'Military and political.'

'Was there a need to steal it?'

'What?'

'I mean, this intelligence, there was no need to steal it at all. You can buy it with money. Very cheap.'

'...Give me an example.'

'Your Northeastern Army, its Bei Da Ying, all the intelligence, we bought it all for 500 taels of silver. Including the number of people, the quantity of weapons and ammunition, and the fortification map. Very detailed.'

'...Ugh.'

Zhang Yong felt very uncomfortable.

Five hundred taels of silver.

Shit!

And then they lost the three provinces of Northeast China.

What a bunch of pigs! So many people were afraid to resist...

Of course, that's not the point.

The point is:

"How much have you spent recently on buying intelligence?'

'I haven't spent any money.'

'You haven't bought any intelligence?'

'Bought what intelligence?'

'Er...'

Zhang Yong was speechless.

This is, it seems, different from what is shown in TV dramas!