Chapter 344: Cangyue Project

Took Tian Yuman back to No. 282 Wuhou Street.

This small Western-style house was very well built. It was very new. It should have been built after the capital was set.

In other words, it is at most seven or eight years old. Coupled with good maintenance, it is indeed very suitable for doing business. In such an elegant environment, a man's fighting power is multiplied.

The interrogation slowly began.

There was a telephone in the bungalow. Tian Yuman could call at any time.

'Why don't you give it a try?'

'Maybe someone can save you?'

Zhang Yong was being persuasive.

He was indeed very curious about how much influence a woman could have.

Who was hiding behind her?

If she made a phone call, he would be able to find out. Just like the one he had just made.

Yang Zhi had already found out that the man who answered the phone was a director in the Ministry of Economics. Now, he has been recorded by Zhang Yong.

I guess this director will not be able to sleep tonight, tomorrow night, the night after tomorrow... or ever again.

Attempting to assassinate Madame Chiang? What a serious crime! How can he sleep with this hanging over him?

Framing people is Zhang Yong's forte.

Tian Yuman sits on the bed in a state of despair. She is desperate.

The phone is next to her, but she dares not make a call. She knows what the consequences will be.

Every call could add one more person to the cell of the Special Investigation Agency. The more people who went in, the faster she would die.

'You really don't want to call? That's a pity,' Zhang Yong expressed his sympathy.

'You're just a woman. I believe you're not the mastermind,' he said, sounding like the Wolf Granny, 'as long as you confess honestly...'

'I told you. I only tempted Yang Junjian to steal the memorandum. I didn't assassinate Madame Chiang.'

'You're still mouthing off? Do you want to try having your fingernails pulled out...'

'I really... I really... really... Just let me go!'

Tian Yuman started to cry.

She knew what having your fingernails pulled out meant. It was exactly what it meant.

All your fingernails and toenails were ripped out, one by one. With pliers. With a claw hammer.

If one person couldn't do it, more people came along.

Until the fingernails were ripped out.

What?

The pain?

How can words describe the pain?

"Alas, you are so beautiful, it's a pity...'

'I beg you, I'll do whatever you want. Really. I'll do whatever you say...'

'In that case, just write a confession and sign it!'

'I, I didn't mean it...'

'Write it or not!'

'I'll write, I'll write!

Tian Yuman quickly seized the opportunity. She took the paper and pen and began to write the confession.

In her confession, she had to repeatedly state that she had only tempted Yang Junjian to steal the memorandum and had never tried to assassinate Madame Chiang.

There was a fundamental difference between the two.

In the former case, there might be a one-in-ten-thousand chance of survival.

In the latter, the mortality rate was 1000%.

As a woman in the high-end bureau of an organisation, she was certainly educated. Soon, the confession was finished.

She revised it again and again. Zhang Yong did not rush her.

She did not sign it until she felt it was almost ready.

Zhang Yong took it and glanced at it. Still doubtful, he asked, 'Are you sure you didn't try to assassinate Madame Chiang Kai-shek?'

'I swear to God, I really didn't,' Tian Yuman said in a shrill voice.

'All right, then. We'll pin this crime on your cousin. Let him take the blame.'

'What?'

'Let me be frank with you. Someone has to take the blame for this crime. If it's not you, it'll be your cousin. You choose.'

'Me?

Tian Yuman was torn between heaven and earth. Cold sweat was breaking out all over her.

Without thinking, she chose to betray her 'cousin'. He was of course not her real cousin.

'Okay. I'll decide for you. What's his name?'

'Yuan...'

'Japanese name.'

'Junshiro Aoki.'

'He's your boss?'

'No...'

'He planned the theft of the memo?'

'No...'

'What does he do, then?'

'He, he is just a liaison. He is here to give me orders.'

'Orders? Have you joined the Japanese secret service? Or some other secret service?'

'I haven't joined any. But...'

'Are you taking money from the Japanese? Or...'

'I...'

'Never mind. I won't ask you that. Just hand over all your money!'

'I...'

Tian Yuman looked up at Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong was very calm.

That's right. I want your money. So what? Surprised? Isn't this the usual procedure?

'What? What's the problem?'

'If I hand over my money, you'll let me live, right?'

'You're thinking too much.'

'I won't say anything then!'

'Haha...'

Zhang Yong laughed coldly.

He pulled out a sharp dagger and patted her face.

The dagger was very cold.

She was very scared.

'I'll talk, I'll talk...'

'That's right. Why make things difficult for yourself?'

'You...'

'Stop cursing. I'm not a human being. I'm an animal. I'm a demon. I'm a pervert.'

'...'

Tian Yuman was choked.

Now she finally knew how serious her mistake was.

For her at this moment, death was already the best relief. However, unfortunately, even if she wanted to die, she was afraid that she couldn't.

No one would let her die.

Especially not this demon in front of her. He still wanted to rob her of all her money.

She had worked hard to earn it. She would not give it to anyone. But at this moment, did she still have the strength to refuse?

She saw Zhang Yong put away the dagger and take out a pair of pliers. There was also a hammer and a chisel. She could not help but feel horror.

'What are you going to do?'

'If after pulling out your fingernails and toenails, you still won't confess, I'll have to knock out your teeth one by one...'

'You pervert!'

'If you are unyielding and refuse to confess, the next step will be skewering your body...'

'What skewering?'

'It means using an iron rod to pierce from below and out of the mouth...'

'Ah...'

Tian Yuman vomited violently.

He was crazy...

He was crazy...

This demon before her. No. Demons cannot be described. He was simply crazy. He was not even human.

There was nothing she could do but hand over her money.

'Hidden in so many places?'

Zhang Yong was secretly amazed. It really was like the cunning rabbit with its 30 burrows.

Okay, send someone to dig up the money from each place. At the same time, send someone to arrest her cousin.

Wei Yong and the others stared at the Japanese spy and, on receiving the order, immediately set to work. Then they dragged him back to 282 Wuhou Street. And dragged him in front of Tian Yuman.

'What are you doing?' The Japanese spy was still mouthing off. He was still struggling hard.

Zhang Yong took out his ID and waved it in front of him.

Then he put it away. He patted him on the face.

The Japanese spy's struggle gradually weakened. Then he stared at Tian Yuman with malicious eyes.

'You bitch! You betrayed me!' The Japanese spy yelled furiously.

Zhang Yong didn't stop him. Let him yell.

Tian Yuman didn't say a word.

She couldn't defend herself.

It wouldn't have helped anyway.

They were both caught. What else was there to say?

At the moment, she had two hopes. The first was to survive. The second was to die quickly.

Relatively speaking, she actually hoped for the second more.

It would be best to be shot. That way, it would all be over.

However, she also knew that Zhang Yong would not let her die easily.

Because she was still of use.

She was imagining that perhaps her beauty could still be of use...

'She didn't betray you.'

'The person who betrayed you is someone else,'

Zhang Yong said lightly.

The Japanese spy immediately turned his head and stared fiercely at Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong then judged that this Aoki Junshiro should be new.

They are too unsteady.

After being caught, they often seem agitated.

Didn't Toihara tell them to remain silent?

'Who is it?'

'Who is it?'

Aoki Junshiro yelled angrily.

However, what greeted him was Zhang Yong's ridicule. Unabashed.

'Hagah!'

Aoki became more and more manic.

Even though his hands and feet were firmly bound, he was still struggling.

Unfortunately, it was useless.

How could Zhang Yong let him break free when he was so careful?

Handcuffs and ropes. Even if a Russian strongman came, it would be useless. Trying to break free from a thumb-thick rope? Dream on!

"Don't waste your energy!'

'You still have a few minutes to live, so be quiet!'

Zhang Yong said slowly from the side.

Junshiro Aoki's face suddenly changed dramatically. He looked at Zhang Yong with great reluctance.

What does that mean?

A few minutes of life?

Hey, what are you doing?

After you catch someone, shouldn't you interrogate them?

Why don't you ask...

'You want to kill me?'

'You guessed it.'

'You can't kill me! You can't kill me!'

'Sorry, Mr Aoki, but according to the Geneva Convention, spies are not protected. So you won't be treated as a prisoner of war. You have five minutes to think of anything you want to confess. Otherwise, you won't be able to confess even if you want to after five minutes.'

'Baka...'

'Don't worry. I'll let you die in Ms Tian's bed. You can be a womaniser.'

'You, what do you want?'

'It's simple. We'll use a pillow to suffocate you alive.'

'Baka...'

'Don't swear. This is the greatest mercy I can show you. Otherwise, I'll let Miss Tian kill you with a knife. You know, she's a woman and has little experience with killing. She might be nervous and stab wildly. She also has little strength, and the tip of the knife might only penetrate a few centimetres and miss the vital points. You might have to guide her a bit. This way, it will be more painless.'

'You, you, you...'

'Mr Aoki, I'm being very merciful, aren't I?'

'Baka! You damned Chinaman! I'll haunt you even after I've become a ghost.'

'I think you've got that wrong. Ghosts are Chinese. You call them vengeful spirits, don't you? I've read a lot of Japanese ghost stories. I've even read the great classic The Tale of Genji...'

'Baka...'

'Oh, no. There's only three minutes left. Miss Tian, would you mind choosing a knife for yourself?'

'What?'

Tian Yumu trembled.

Let her choose a knife? What does that mean? She has to kill Aoki herself?

Oh, no...

How can she possibly do that?

'Don't be afraid. Take your time. If one stab doesn't kill him, stab him again and again. If ten stabs don't kill him, stab him a hundred times. A thousand times,' Zhang Yong said gently, 'although you don't have much strength. But if the dagger is sharp enough, you can still cut a wound two or three centimetres deep. Then the blood will flow. And he will bleed to death.'

'I, I, I...' Tian Yuman's face turned pale. She didn't know what to do.

She saw Zhang Yong take out a dagger.

It was only the length of a palm. But it was very sharp. The blade gleamed with a cold light.

Not to mention Tian Yuman, even Junshiro Aoki was scared. If the other person stabbed him to death with one stab, he could still bear it.

But if it was a woman, panicking and stabbing in a panic. And she didn't have much strength. Making a mess. Then, it would be...

He didn't dare to continue thinking. He felt that he would definitely collapse.

In fact, he was already on the verge of collapse.

'Please spare me!' Tian Yuman suddenly cried out.

'Then let him stab you?' Zhang Yong prepared to hand the dagger to Aoki, 'Come, you kill her...'

'No!' Tian Yuman suddenly screamed.

Then she quickly snatched the dagger away, while hysterically screaming, 'Give it to me! give it to me!'

Between stabbing someone and being stabbed, she chose the latter.

Aoki finally cracked.

Damn woman!

He absolutely must not die at the hands of a woman.

It was too insulting.

'You ask. I'll answer,' he slumped his head.

'I don't have anything to ask,' Zhang Yong shook his head, 'I can tell you're a novice. You don't know any information at all.'

'Who said I was a novice?'

'You were just added in, right?'

'Er...'

'The previous members of the Tan Organ have been captured by me. You've come to fill the gap, haven't you?'

'I'm not from the Tan Organ.'

'Then you're from the Ran Organ?'

'No.'

'Impossible. Are you from the Nan Organ?'

'Yes,'

Aoki replied dejectedly.

He realised that there was really no point in hiding it.

The other party knew everything. The Tan Organ, Ran Organ and Nan Organ were completely transparent to the enemy.

'No,' Zhang Yong muttered to himself.

'What's wrong?' Aoki looked down.

'Is Kageasa still in Guangzhou? Or has he returned to Jinling?'

'The Chief of the Secret Service is no longer in Guangzhou. But I don't know where he is either.'

'I believe you. A nobody like you definitely wouldn't know where the Chief is. After all, you're just here to fill in the gaps.'

'Fill in the gaps? What do you mean?'

'It means that after I arrested so many of you, the Lan Agency can no longer function normally, and it must be filled in by you in order to continue to operate.'

'Maybe so?'

Aoki had already broken down. There was nothing to hide.

In fact, information from later generations shows that most Japanese spies, once they have broken down mentally, are still very cooperative.

Well, the same goes for spies from other countries.

As long as they have broken down mentally, they will answer all questions.

Therefore, the most powerful means of subduing a spy is to break down the opponent's psychological defences.

Of course, this is not an easy task.

In terms of psychological warfare, the Central Intelligence Agency is more professional.

The Military Intelligence Agency is all rough people who only know how to torture.

The current Party Affairs Investigation Department, including Xu Enzeng and his wife Fei Xia, were all members of the Red Party before. They are very good at psychological warfare and theoretical warfare.

Many Red Party members who were captured by the Central Intelligence Agency eventually defected. It must be admitted that the Central Intelligence Agency is good at what they do.

But for Jiang, this is a bit of a slap in the face.

Almost all the talented people in the Central Union came from the traitors of the Red Party. This shows that the Red Party was full of talented people, and even the traitors were very capable. This obviously made a certain Chiang feel uncomfortable.

'When are you going to assassinate Madame Chiang?'

'What?'

Aoki understood. It seemed as if he hadn't understood.

Assassinate Madame Chiang? Where do I start? He hadn't heard that anyone was going to assassinate Madame Chiang.

'Assassinate Madame Chiang.'

'No. No.'

'You don't know?'

'I don't know.'

'It seems that you really are worthless.'

'I...'

Aoki was initially a little resentful. He felt belittled. Then he slumped his head in despondency.

He really didn't know about the assassination of Madame Chiang. Perhaps it was being carried out by someone else? The Nan agency had so many people, and it was normal for several tasks to be in progress at the same time.

Zhang Yong: ...

It's over. We really have captured a worthless person.

This loser really doesn't know anything. Sigh. Looks like I'll have to keep arresting more people if I want to get the job done.

'So what's your mission?'

'Keep an eye on the airbase. Keep seducing the people inside.'

'Yang Junjian?'

'He was turned by someone earlier.'

'So who are you trying to turn now?'

'That...'

'Don't tell me you don't have a target.'

'Gao Yuanhang.'

'He doesn't seem like an easy target.'

'We found his ex-wife. A white Russian woman. She can help.'

'Gloria?'

'I don't know her name. All I know is that she is Gao Yuanhang's ex-wife. We found her in the northeast. At the time, she was arrested as a suspected member of the Anti-Japanese United Army. Later, we discovered that she and Gao Yuanhang were actually once husband and wife. So we brought her to Shanghai.'

'She's in Shanghai. Not in Jinling?'

'In Shanghai.'

'When are you going to meet Gao Yuanhang?'

'She...'

Aoki subconsciously glanced at Tian Yuman.

Zhang Yong knew that this woman had more secrets to hide. She had not mentioned Gao Yuanhang or Gloria at all just now!

Well, women are indeed very good at lying. Even at this moment, she is hiding the truth.

'I, no, I, I haven't thought about it...'

'Cut yourself.'

'What?'

'Cut yourself. As punishment.'

'I, I...'

'If you don't cut yourself, I'll do it for you.'

'I...'

Tian Yuman looked at Zhang Yong's murderous gaze and finally dared not say more. She picked up the knife and trembled...

Zhang Yong suddenly reached out and picked up the dagger and stabbed her in the arm.

That was very merciful. He stabbed her in the arm.

'Ah...'

Tian Yuman screamed.

The stab was painful to the bone, and blood was gushing out.

The problem was that she couldn't stop the bleeding. She could only let the blood gush out.

'I'll talk, I'll talk!'

'I'm going to send someone to contact Ye Xiaorong, and then use her to trick Gao Yuanhang out. And then tell him about Gloria.'

'As long as Gao Yuanhang still cherishes the old memories, he will definitely fall for it. We will capture him, and then use Gloria to threaten him. Force him to agree to our terms.'

Tian Yuman hurriedly said.

Zhang Yong's expression did not change. Inside, however, his thoughts were in disarray.

The method was very old-fashioned. But it was still effective. Because Gao Yuanhang's weakness was in Goliath.

After all, Goliath was the mother of his two children. And his true love. It was a bit like falling into the trap of the Japanese invaders. It would be very difficult for him to break free again.

Even if he were steadfast and unyielding and refused to cooperate, the Japanese invaders would use the counter-intimidation tactic to make him suffer unjustly.

For example, if he hadn't been in charge of the investigation this time, Gao Yuanhang would not have been released so quickly.

All conspiracies are vicious.

It is very difficult for someone ensnared in a conspiracy to break free.

After all, people like Mei Changsu, who are like gods, only exist in film and television dramas. Ordinary people simply cannot do it.

As long as this plan is implemented, there is no way Gao Yuanhang can avoid it.

'This is the Cangyue Plan.'