Chapter 139: Abandoned Loyalty

The cleaner was caught peacefully.

How could he possibly escape when facing a prepared opponent?

Several people held him down. Then handcuffs were applied. Ropes were tied.

This was called foolproof.

He was escorted to Zhang Yong's face and interrogated on the spot.

'What's your name?'

'Liu Fu.'

'I said it's a Japanese name.'

'I don't have one. I'm not. I'm not Japanese. I'm not Japanese...'

'Calm down. Why do you think we arrested you?'

'Yes, why did you arrest me? Why? I haven't broken any laws! I haven't done anything...'

'Because someone betrayed you, you idiot!'

Zhang Yong said with a smile.

The cleaner's face gradually turned dark. Then there was silence.

Yes. He had been betrayed.

Otherwise, the Chinese would not have been able to identify him.

The question was, who had betrayed him? It definitely wasn't Ichiro Kasuga. He didn't know Ichiro Kasuga. And Ichiro Kasuga didn't know him.

The two of them were connected indirectly. They had never met each other. Even if they had met face to face, they would not have been able to recognise each other. Therefore, the person who betrayed him could not be Ichiro Kasuga. It had to be someone else. Someone who knew his identity. A further deduction was that it was his superior.

Damn it. It was his superior who had been arrested.

Silence.

He continued to resist.

He was determined not to confess.

Even if he was beaten to death, he would not confess. He was determined to serve His Majesty the Emperor.

'Tell me your name and I'll let you go.'

'What?'

'Tell me your Japanese name. Then I'll let you go.'

'No way!'

The cleaner screamed reflexively.

Is there such a good thing?

Dream on!

Arrested and then let go?

Do you think this is some kind of child's game? You can just start all over again?

There must be some kind of trick.

'Of course. There is a condition,' Zhang Yong said calmly. "Go back and work for us undercover.'

'No way!" The cleaner refused immediately.

'Then there's nothing I can do,' Zhang Yong said regretfully, clapping his hands.

A few men took him away in secret.

In a nearby location, an empty room was arranged. Someone was listening outside.

Inside the room, there was food and drink.

The cleaner was untied. Then he was pushed into the room. Then the door was locked.

'What's going on?'

The cleaner wondered.

No torture? And dry food?

Could it be that the other side was trying to bribe him?

Hmph, no way, absolutely not. He was absolutely not to be bribed.

He sat down angrily.

His thoughts were tangled. He couldn't figure it out.

Who had betrayed him? He desperately wanted to know the answer.

Until he knew the answer, he would not rest in peace.

That was why he had never considered suicide.

'Captain...'

'It's fine. Just leave it. He won't die.'

'No torture?'

'Take your time!'

Zhang Yong was calm and collected.

For the Japanese spies, destroying their faith was more important.

Every captured Japanese spy wanted to know one answer—who had betrayed them.

Someone must have betrayed them.

Otherwise, they would not have been caught.

As long as this thought existed, Zhang Yong did not worry about them committing suicide or injuring themselves.

He adjusted his deployment and continued to monitor them.

There were definitely still Japanese spies at the train station. He just needed to wait for them to appear.

Sure enough, in the evening, as the last train to Shanghai was about to depart, a small red dot hurriedly appeared.

Zhang Yong stood on high ground and used his binoculars to observe carefully. It was an ordinary-looking man.

He wasn't carrying a briefcase. Nor was he carrying a suitcase. But he was dressed in a suit. It seems that he is an employee of a foreign trading company.

'Arrest!'

Zhang Yong gave the signal.

Zhong Yang, Wu Liuqi and the others immediately pounced on him.

They easily pinned him to the ground.

A body search was carried out.

Nothing of value was found.

There were only five silver dollars and a few scattered banknotes. He was then brought before Zhang Yong.

The target remained silent.

'Do you know why you are being arrested?'

'I don't know. You must have arrested the wrong person.'

'We don't arrest the wrong people.'

'I haven't broken any laws...'

'Someone betrayed you. You stupid idiot.'

'...'

The target suddenly turned pale.

He really had been betrayed.

Damn it!

Who betrayed him?

"Take him away.'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

Someone immediately dragged the Japanese spy away. They were taken to a room that had been prepared in advance. They were locked up with the cleaner from before.

'You two can chat,'

'You have both been betrayed. I'm sure you have a lot to talk about.'

'Don't worry. As soon as the time is right, I'll let you go!'

Zhang Yong said with a smile.

The room was now empty except for the two Japanese spies. They looked at each other. They wanted to say something, but couldn't.

They both felt that this was a trick by the Chinese.

But if no one had betrayed them, how could they have been caught?

After a long time...

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'Six of hearts.' One of them finally spoke.

'Nine of diamonds,' the other one answered.

Then there was silence again.

It was indeed one of their own. They had both been betrayed. They had both been arrested.

Judging by the Chinese's actions, it seemed that quite a few people had been arrested. This meant that the person who had betrayed them was in a very high position. Only someone in such a position would have known the identities of both of them.

Damn it...

Who was it?

In fact, they had already guessed the answer. But they dared not think about it too much.

Because it would be very painful.

The only person who could have their specific information was their boss.

Only their boss could have betrayed them.

What is it like to be betrayed by your boss? I don't know.

But it must be very painful...

'Captain, it seems they haven't said anything.'

'What's your hurry! It's only been a short while. Just wait. They'll definitely talk.'

'Understood.'

'Six of hearts and nine of diamonds, those are their code names.'

'Understood.'

Zhong Yang and the others continued to arrange for surveillance.

Unfortunately, the people inside seemed to know that they were being monitored. So they continued to remain silent.

'Captain, Zhou Chao'an is here.'

'Tell him to come in!'

Zhang Yong nodded. This He Sheng Yilong. Not honest.

He is also a member of the Tan agency. There must be a poker card code. But he didn't report his own code. Do you think we Chinese don't know poker?

'Captain Zhang...' He Sheng Yilong bowed humbly.

'What is your poker card code?' Zhang Yong asked directly.

'Plum Seven,' He Sheng Yilong hurriedly replied.

'Why didn't you say so before,'

'I thought you already knew. Really...'

'What else do you know?'

'I really told you everything. Everything.'

He Shengyihiro's heart sank.

He had had a glimmer of hope that he could hide a little information.

If the Chinese hadn't found out about this piece of information, it meant that their methods were limited. He still had some room to manoeuvre.

But now, the Chinese even knew this code name. He had given up hope.

'Go see your two friends.'

'What?'

'Go in!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

Ichiro Hoshino walked into the back room with doubts. He saw two people.

He immediately understood. These were his own people. They had all been captured.

Well, that's amazing. Two at a time.

'My name is Ichiro Hoshino. Code name Plum Seven.'

Ichiro Hoshino threw out a bait.

He knew the purpose of Zhang Yong calling him here, which was to be responsible for starting a conversation.

As long as someone starts talking, they will eventually reveal something.

These two are really something.

They've both been captured. What's the point of putting up a fight?

It'll only make things worse.

Besides, you were both betrayed. You were both betrayed. What's the point of loyalty?

The two men who were captured later looked at each other.

Did Kahei Ichiro betray them? No. Kahei Ichiro didn't know them.

In other words, someone betrayed all three of them.

In other words, Kasei Ichiro was one of them. Like them, he was also a victim.

'Suzuki Nori.'

'Takahashi Yoichi.'

The two men eventually reported their names.

It wasn't a secret.

Besides, what else could they do now?

'How long have you been here?'

'Four years.'

'And you?'

'Three years and seven months. And you?'

'I've been here almost five years.'

'Sigh...'

Then there was another collective sigh. Then silence.

They didn't know what to say.

They had been betrayed for no good reason. What else could they say?

It wasn't as if they had been careless. They really had had some useless teammates. It was the traitors who had ruined them. It was the shameful traitors who had killed them.

'Who was it?'

Ichiro Hoshino asked slowly.

Mamoru Suzuki and Yoichi Takahashi both shook their heads slowly.

There was no answer.

They couldn't think of it themselves.

It was definitely not easy to betray three people at the same time.

In particular, Yoichi Takahashi had no connection to Ichiro Kasuga or Mamoru Suzuki.

And yet he was caught. It was very strange. It was hard to understand.

The only people who had information on all three of them were the top brass of the Dangan. At least Major or above.

Major or above...

Major or above...

'Are they saying they don't need us anymore?'

'What?'

'Are we being abandoned?'

'What?'

Ichiro Kasuga had successfully aroused the suspicions of the two men.

Their loyalty to the Empire gradually crumbled along with their delusions. Eventually, it was completely gone.

If they had already been abandoned, then to whom should they remain loyal?