Chapter 425: I am the rule!

Pop!

Zhang Yong hung up the phone.

There was no time to worry about anything else for the time being. He needed to interrogate the map.

How could such a large map of the city's defenses have been brought out by the Japanese invaders? He wondered what the garrison here was doing to keep secrets.

Or perhaps they weren't keeping secrets at all?

"Which officer is in charge of the Tianjin Garrison Command?'

'There is no garrison headquarters here.'

'What do you mean?'

'There is only the Security Command Headquarters. And the 34th Division Headquarters. The commander is Zhang Kexia.'

'Is that him?'

Zhang Yong vaguely remembered him.

It seems that the other party has connections with the Red Party? And then there was an uprising?

If so, that's a good thing.

I believe Commander Zhang is a strong advocate of resistance against the Japanese. Surrender is absolutely out of the question.

'Do you have the phone number of the 34th Division Headquarters?'

'No.'

'Collect it. See if you can find it.'

'Okay!'

Yang Zhi went off to do his busywork.

He was currently responsible for gathering information.

Neither he nor Luo Yiming was very good at charging into battle. Zhang Yong made the best use of his abilities. He was in charge of intelligence gathering. Luo Yiming was responsible for dealing with various forces.

Zhang Yong then turned to look at the Japanese spy.

The Japanese spy had been seriously injured. He spoke in a slurred voice. He was covered in blood.

When he saw Zhang Yong enter, he trembled for no reason.

'You, what do you want?' The Japanese spy muttered in his dying breath.

'This map shows the defence deployment of Tianjin. Who do you want to send it to?' Zhang Yong moved a stool over. The back of the chair was in front. He sat backwards.

'I, I got it by accident. I don't know what it is...'

'Don't know? That's a pity...'

Zhang Yong waved his hand behind him. Luo Yiming immediately handed him a hammer.

It was even bigger than the one used before. It was the size of a fist. The wooden handle was almost three fingers thick.

The Japanese spy's face suddenly changed again.

So ruthless.

These rude guys.

They came up with such a brutal punishment. Not at all civilized.

You could have brought the whole tiger bench, pepper spray, and so on! Meeting and smashing teeth and fingers, where are you so unprofessional?

By the way, are you professional secret agents?

'Wait...'

'What?'

'Who the hell are you?'

'I told you. My name is Chen Hu. I'm from out of town.'

'You...'

The Japanese spy broke down.

No wonder the other person was so rude. So unprofessional.

It turns out that the other person was not an agent at all. He was just imagining things. The other person was just a thug.

How could a thug be polite to you?

Even a hammer is considered polite. And there's a bigger hammer...

He wanted to resist. But his body was honest. He hastily said, 'I stole it. I wanted to sell it.'

'Where did you steal it from?' Zhang Yong played with the heavy hammer.

This Luo Yiming. He is really brutal.

Where did you get such a big hammer?

It could kill someone.

The Japanese spy became silent again. Obviously, this was a difficult question to answer.

One lie required ten lies to cover it up. He found that he was unable to cover it up. If he said the wrong thing, the other person's hammer would come crashing down.

Where would it land?

He didn't dare think about it.

These psychopaths were so brutal.

'I know you're Japanese,' Zhang Yong said indifferently.

'I'm not...' the Japanese spy said subconsciously. Then his voice trailed off. Because he saw the hammer raised.

What a big hammer.

It could smash a skull to pieces.

He didn't dare take the risk.

'Who is your handler?' Zhang Yong continued.

'The Maokawa residence.' The Japanese spy crumbled. He dared not continue to hide it. Otherwise, his end would surely be very miserable.

Since the other party knew that he was Japanese, they must know more.

Apart from answering honestly, his other option was to resist to the end. And then be smashed to pieces.

He didn't want to die.

This was human instinct. He wasn't that fanatical.

'Where are you in hiding?'

'Security Command.'

'Names. In Chinese and Japanese.'

'Wang Zengqian. Takeo Takeda.'

'Position?'

'Staff officer in the Operations Department, Lieutenant Colonel.'

'Associates?'

'I don't know...'

'Oh? You don't know? So there are more?'

'I...'

The Japanese spy realised that he had let slip something.

His opponent was also astute. He had actually heard it all. There was no way around it. He had to confess honestly.

'Yes. There are more. But I really don't know.'

'I believe you!'

Zhang Yong said calmly.

Spies usually communicate with only one person.

As long as they are not on the same line, they will definitely not cross paths.

It is already very impressive that he knows that there are still people lurking in the Security Command Headquarters. The situation here is different from the south.

There are really too many Japanese spies here. They are all in cliques.

Traitors are the same.

They are everywhere.

So two years later, the Japanese invaders could occupy Pingjin without any difficulty.

Everyone who could be bought had already been bought.

Those who couldn't be bought were basically marginalised.

The rest of them were swaying left and right, or unable to do anything. How could they be stopped when they were caught off guard?

It was destined to be a tragic outcome...

'Captain, I found the phone number of the 34th Division headquarters.'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong nodded.

He walked out. He didn't call directly.

It wasn't safe.

The other party might not necessarily listen either.

After thinking about it, he picked up the phone and dialed the 34th Division headquarters.

He introduced himself. He said he was from the Tianjin station of the Fuxing Society. Sure enough, the other party told him to wait. He said that Commander Zhang was temporarily unavailable.

Well, he was politely rejected.

Okay.

Just go directly to the door!

Immediately, he set off with Zhongyang and the others to the 34th Division headquarters.

Report.

After a while, a staff officer came out. He had the rank of captain.

'What do you want?'

'We have captured a lieutenant colonel staff officer from the Security Command, and he has the city defence deployment map in his possession.'

'What?'

The staff officer seemed to have not realised the seriousness of the situation.

He did not immediately invite Zhang Yong in. Instead, he asked him to wait. He had to go in and report.

As a result, another ten minutes passed before he came out. Looking around, he said lazily, 'You can come in. Our division commander requests an audience.'

'Thank you!' Zhang Yong frowned.

What efficiency.

What if the Japanese call?

Will they handle it so slowly too? Will they ask the Japanese to wait outside the door?

Full of complaints.

The Japanese invaders' iron hoofs are about to trample on Pingjin.

However, as a soldier stationed in Pingjin, there is actually no sense of urgency at all.

I don't know what to say.

No wonder they later failed so miserably. The sacrifice was so tragic.

It was heroic. But the tactical command was a complete mess. No one in later generations would dare mention it...

No main force was deployed to defend Nanyuan, such an important place.

Instead, a few thousand student soldiers were deployed there. They were annihilated by the Japanese invaders. No matter how heroic it was, it was useless.

Although Chiang Kai-shek's command level was also average, if he was really in charge of defending Pingjin, at least the battle would not have been so embarrassing...

'Just a moment!'

When they arrived near the division headquarters, they had to wait again.

The division commander, Zhang, was still meeting with guests. He was not available yet.

They had to wait.

They were numb.

This was the reality before the War of Resistance.

Fortunately, they only had to wait ten minutes this time, and the division commander finally invited them in.

'You, from the Restoration Society?'

'Yes.'

'You caught a spy?'

'Technically, we caught a Japanese. He was hiding in the Security Command Headquarters.'

'Oh? A Japanese?'

'Yes!'

'Where is the map?'

'Please look!'

Zhang Yong handed over the map.

After looking at it, Zhang's brows furrowed.

Yes, this was the latest map of the city's defences. It had only been adjusted two days ago.

It had only been two days since the adjustment was made, and someone had already stolen the map. And now it was to be delivered to the Japanese army. For the defending army, what secrets could there be left?

His face gradually turned ashen.

However, he did not immediately make a decision.

There were many things that were not his decision to make. He had a commander-in-chief above him!

"Give me the person!'

'Yes!'

Zhang Yong obeyed.

He left the person behind and left.

It was as if he had just come for a formality. Others dismissed him with a few words.

Alas...

It feels completely different from Jinling and Songhu.

In Jinling and Songhu, at least everyone still appreciated it when they caught a Japanese spy.

But here, it's just a casual remark: 'You can stay.' And that's it. I don't know what will happen next.

This Zhang division commander is still a strong advocate of resistance against the Japanese, and he has the same reaction.

If I meet any other officer, I can only imagine what will happen.

Alas, it was a waste of time...

Then he tried to cheer himself up again.

Catching Japanese spies is his duty. He doesn't need praise from his superiors.

And he doesn't need praise from his superiors.

As long as they are Japanese spies, I will arrest them all. If I catch them, I will kill them. I don't need to hand them over.

Or I can just keep them in custody. I will handle it myself.

What? That's not according to the rules?

What rules are there here?

He is the rule!

The Japanese never abided by the Geneva Convention, so what rules are there?

Besides, spies are not considered prisoners of war.

Goodbye. I'm leaving.

Suddenly, the captain reappeared.

'Come with me!'

'What for?'

'You'll find out when you come with me.'

'Huh?'

Zhang Yong looked around.

There didn't seem to be anything unusual.

This Zhang division commander shouldn't be trying to get rid of him, should he?

He frowned.

In the end, he decided to go and have a look.

If you don't enter the tiger's lair, you won't get the tiger's cub.

He followed the captain to a remote location nearby. And there he saw division commander Zhang again.

Weird.

What's going on?

Didn't he just say goodbye? Why did he reappear?

Without saying a word, Zhang Yong clapped his hands. Immediately, someone brought the Japanese spy forward. Zhang Yong said, 'I'll return him to you.'

'Why?' Zhang Yong was puzzled.

'If I take him, I have no right to dispose of him. If I report it to the higher-ups, the end result will be that he is let go,' Zhang Yong answered frankly. "Are you willing?'

'In that case..." Zhang Yong suddenly took out a dagger. He killed the Japanese spy with one stab.

'Disposed of by me? Then I will dispose of him.

Zhang Shizhang: ? ? ?

You rascal!

You can't kill a Japanese spy in my division!

Zhang Yong let go of his hand.

'I'm the only one who knows he's a Japanese spy. To the outside world, he's just a traitor.'

'You...'

Zhang Shizhang shook his head helplessly.

He knew Zhang Yong was doing it on purpose to show him off. And to deliberately provoke him.

You are the defenders of Tianjin, shouldering the important task of protecting the country. You don't even dare to kill a Japanese spy, and you want to let him go back. What a disgrace.

I, a small team leader in the Fuxing Society, dared to chop him up!

I'm not afraid. You are the regular army. How can you be afraid?

"Sigh...'

Zhang Shizhang sighed silently.

He waved his hand behind him.

Immediately, a group of soldiers in uniform, but without ranks or weapons, appeared.

There were a lot of them. There were almost 50 of them. Each one looked very sad and indignant.

Zhang Yong: ???

What is this? What does the other party mean?

Who are they?

'I'm sorry to trouble you.'

'Why...'

'They all fought against the Japanese invaders. They all killed Japanese invaders.'

'Why?'

'Because they disobeyed military orders and resisted the Japanese invaders. Therefore, they were punished by the military. They were ordered to be relieved of their military status and return to their homes. Otherwise, they would be punished according to military law.'

'Then...'

'I heard that your Fuxing Society is very determined in killing the Japanese invaders. I dare to find them a way out. I don't know if Captain Zhang is willing to accept them?'

'You want them to join our Fuxing Society?'

'Yes!'

'This...'

'Captain Zhang, I understand. Just tell me what conditions you want. As long as I Zhang have it, you can take it.'

'Okay. I won't say anything. How are your skills and tactics?'

'Skills and tactics?'

'Yes. Those who follow me are here to kill the Japanese invaders. Some of the Japanese invaders are very powerful. They could kill us at any time. I won't hide it from you. We just lost seven comrades, all killed by the Japanese invaders with a single shot. The commander of our Tianjin station was also attacked by the Japanese invaders and is seriously injured and in hospital.'

'Is that true?'

'Therefore, the only condition I set for accepting them is that they are not afraid of death and are capable. It's not enough to simply not be afraid of death. You must also be capable. Otherwise, if you encounter the Japanese invaders, you will be dying in vain.'

'Understood!'

Zhang Shizong nodded. He turned his head and looked at the soldiers.

He didn't say anything. But his expression was already telling everyone. You all heard what the other side said.

If you want to kill the Japanese invaders and join the Fuxing Society, you have to be capable!

So, now, show off your abilities!

Don't let people look down on you!