The Spy

Chapter 336 Execution Today
"This subordinate is stupid."

Suzuki hastily admitted his mistake. Ishida frowned and said softly, "Go and interrogate all the suspects."

"Hay."

Suzuki took the order and left, while Ishida waited for his good news.

All veteran team members who were on missions were kept in solitary confinement, including those outside the surveillance points. They did not know who the target was, but knew the location, and were also likely to leak information.

"Suzuki, Yoshikawa is dead."

When Suzuki was interrogating the third person, the interrogation team leader Watanabe hurried over.

"How did he die?" Suzuki immediately raised his head.

The section chief said that Yoshikawa was most likely tortured into confessing, and before the facts are fully investigated, his identity will be even more difficult to confirm once Yoshikawa is dead.

"I don't know. I've called the medical examiner."

Watanabe shook his head. He was transferred here with Ishida and had a good relationship with Suzuki.

However, the person died in his hands, so he cannot escape responsibility.

"You go report to the section chief and I will continue the investigation."

Suzuki said softly that Yoshikawa was interrogated by the section chief himself, and his death had little to do with him. He could guess that the section chief would definitely be in an even worse mood.

"it is good."

There was no choice but Watanabe went to report to the section chief himself. He wanted to bring Suzuki along to help him share some of the section chief's anger, but Suzuki was not fooled.

As expected, Ishida got furious and scolded Watanabe.

It was not until the evening that Suzuki interrogated all the senior members of the Special High Section who were involved in the mission.

All of them were tortured.

Two people admitted that they worked for the Chinese, but what they said did not match the reality. Like Yoshikawa, they seemed to be unable to bear the punishment and confessed under torture.

"All the original members of the intelligence and action teams should be sent to the headquarters for their careful screening."

After listening to Suzuki's report, Ishida no longer hesitated. He couldn't delay his work just because he couldn't find the traitor. Instead of wasting time looking for the traitor, it would be better to send them all away.

This way the traitor won't be able to cause trouble for him.

"Hay."

Suzuki took the order, and the next morning, all the old Special High Section officers who received the notice not only had no objections, but were relieved.

Suzuki interrogated so many people yesterday, how could they not see that the section chief had no trust in them, the old guys.

Not to mention getting anything done, they don’t even dare to take on any tasks given to them now and have to find ways to turn them down.

Some even wanted to harm themselves to avoid carrying out the mission.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong, they will be immediately suspected.

Being sent away is the best outcome for them. Look at their former colleagues in prison, look at Yoshikawa, if they stay in Shanghai, they will become like them sooner or later.

"Send them all back?"

At the Special Higher Police Headquarters, Tsuchihara frowned. He understood Ishida. There was more than one traitor. Although Hamada was found, the operation was leaked again, proving that the traitor still existed.

Ishida couldn't identify all of them one by one, and if he couldn't find any, sending them all away was indeed the best option.

But after these old people leave, it takes a long time for the new people to get familiar with Shanghai.

It will be more inconvenient for Ishida to do things.

They are an intelligence unit and are unfamiliar with the terrain, so many of their tasks are inconvenient.

Especially Shanghai is a big city.

“Let them come back.”

After a while, Tsuchihara sighed. He understood that Ishida had no better way. If he continued the screening, the Shanghai Special High Section would be unable to do anything, and at the same time, it would reduce his prestige and cause more dissatisfaction among the old team members.

To cut the Gordian knot, Ishida must concentrate on dealing with Xu Qingyun.

Xu Qingyun is the key. If we get rid of Xu Qingyun, these problems will no longer exist.

At Shanghai Station, Xu Qingyun sneezed.

The sky is a little cloudy today, which is a good day for killing.

"Laibao, bring out all those Japanese spies and traitors and execute them publicly."

Xu Qingyun called Fang Laibao and gave the order directly. Fang Laibao was slightly startled, then nodded immediately: "Yes, Stationmaster."

Last time, eighteen Japanese spies from the Special High Police were arrested, as well as many traitors, a total of dozens of people.

The stationmaster was quite murderous and publicly executed dozens of people at a time, which would definitely scare a lot of people and make them afraid to work for the Japanese.

At the Nanjing Military Intelligence Department, Xu Zhanjie was reading a telegram carefully.

The telegram has been deciphered. It was sent from the Shanghai Station. Xu Qingyun requested the headquarters to execute the worthless Japanese spies and traitors in the prison.

"Execution today?"

Xu Zhanjie was a little surprised, but didn't think much about it. These people would have to be killed sooner or later, and one day's delay would waste one day's worth of food.

Killing people is totally fine.

Xu Zhanjie consulted the director and soon received the execution order.

The valuable Japanese spies had already been kept by them. There were not many Japanese spies left in Nanjing, mainly the group captured before Xu Qingyun went to Shanghai.

In Wuhan, He Rongtang also received Xu Qingyun's telegram.

There were also many Japanese spies who had been captured before in the Wuhan Station Prison. They were all the people who stayed here after Xu Qingyun left.

Xu Qingyun asked him for help to execute these people today.

The people were captured by Xu Qingyun. He Rongtang had been troubled before about how to deal with these people. Although the food they were given was very poor, it still cost a lot of food to keep them fed.

If Xu Qingyun asked him to kill someone, there was no way he would object.

Tianjin, Hangzhou and other places also received Xu Qingyun's telegram.

The content is the same: if there are Japanese spies in the prison, they will be executed today.

The Japanese spies they were able to capture were basically all related to Xu Qingyun. It was Xu Qingyun who helped them identify these people based on the intelligence he had obtained previously.

Xu Qingyun came from Tianjin Station, and the station chief Wu Shaoshu signed off on the deaths of these Japanese spies with a stroke of his pen.

Miao Feng, the stationmaster of Hangzhou Station, was Xu Qingyun's old superior and had always had a good relationship with Xu Qingyun. He also issued an execution order.

All places added together, there were nearly a hundred Japanese spies alone, and even more traitors.

The execution was carried out first at Shanghai Station.

Xu Qingyun was not as cruel as the Japanese. Before the execution, he still prepared a delicious meal for them.

Cartloads of delicious food were sent into the prison, immediately attracting the attention of those inside.

Many people lay in front of the prison door, swallowing their saliva continuously.

Don't expect to eat well in prison, just make sure you don't starve to death every day.

"this is yours."

The jailer first sent a roast chicken, a large piece of fat meat, a bowl of rice, and some wine to the traitor Zhao Zimo.

"mine?"

Zhao Zimo was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise.

"Yes, eat it."

The jailer shook his head slightly. Some smart people looked at Zhao Zimo with sympathy. In prison, suddenly giving someone delicious food is definitely not a good thing.

Zhao Zimo might be finished today.

Soon the smart people could no longer laugh, as delicious food was also placed in front of them.

Only then did they notice that many people had received extra meals today.

"Brother, why are you giving us these all of a sudden?"

One person asked tremblingly. At this time, those who had received food before were eating voraciously and were laughing at him when they heard his question.

Wouldn’t it be nice to give you something delicious?
"Eat, so you can get going."

The jailer shook his head slightly, and his words instantly made the prison quiet, especially for those who had delicious food in front of them.

What does it mean to have a full meal before traveling? It turns out that this is the last meal before execution.

Especially Zhao Zimo, who was the first to get the food and had already eaten half of it. He couldn't help feeling nauseous when he heard the jailer's words.

"Why? I didn't do anything. I just told others what I saw. Why do you want to kill me?"

A traitorous merchant shouted, and others began to speak up, some refused to accept, some begged for mercy, and more people cried.

However, most of the Japanese spies were very calm.

After being caught, they knew their fate.

Many Japanese agents have died at the hands of Xu Qingyun, and Xu Qingyun will not let them go.

"Eat."

The jailer ignored them, delivered the things and left directly, and the prison was in an uproar again.

Many people simply couldn't eat the delicious food in front of them. They thought the crime they committed was minor and they would be released after being locked up for a while. Who could have imagined that it was a capital crime.

If it were peacetime, they would not be guilty of a crime punishable by death.

Unfortunately, the war is about to begin, and if they are released, they will all be traitors, especially since they have been caught before and hold a grudge against the Military Intelligence Department. If they defect to the Japanese in the future, they will bring certain risks to the Shanghai Station.

To avoid these situations, Xu Qingyun decided to kill them with one blow.

In addition, there are those Japan fans, all of whom are future die-hard traitors. The eight Taguchi people have received the task and will be assassinated in batches. The killing will start today.

Don't they worship the Japanese the most? Then let the Japanese kill them and satisfy their wish.

Regardless of whether they had eaten or not, when the time came, the action team came and took them out.

Yi Yongxiang has returned with his men.

All fifty newly trained trainees are here. Let them carry out the execution and see some blood first.

Waste should also be utilized to the maximum extent possible.

The truck was ready and everyone was tied up and loaded onto it. Someone had gone to Caishikou to post the execution notice before, and quite a few people were already watching.

Ordinary people also had no good feelings towards the Japanese, and they all applauded the killing of Japanese and traitors.

Many people prepared rotten leaves, rotten eggs, and some even prepared stones to hit people.

The convoy finally arrived, and the first people to be taken down were Japanese agents, and all kinds of things were immediately thrown at them.

Next are the traitors.

Everyone's mouths were blocked and they could only whimper and scream. Many people could not walk and had to be carried by others.

"Prepare."

Yi Yongxiang was in charge of the command, executing ten people at a time, with fifty people taking turns.

Almost all of the first ten students who went there were nervous. After being recruited, they knew that one day they might kill someone, but they didn't expect it would happen so soon.

Only two had serious expressions and excitement in their eyes.

Their families were mistakenly killed in the last battle with the Japanese. When they learned about the recruitment at the Military Intelligence Department, they immediately applied. They were only happy to be able to kill the Japanese and traitors.

It is equivalent to letting them take revenge indirectly.

"boom."

As a series of gunshots rang out, ten people fell to the ground. Yi Yongxiang immediately asked the students in the second row to step forward.

"Good, good kill."

"Kill all these Japs." The people around kept clapping. The name "Japs" has a long history. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, at a press conference, the Japanese deliberately made an insulting couplet, which read: Riding a strange horse, drawing a long bow, playing the zither, the pipa, the eight kings, standing shoulder to shoulder, fighting alone with a single spear.

A minister came up with the second couplet on the spot: The Japanese invaders, wearing dragon robes, evil spirits and monsters, four little devils, kneeling beside him, joining hands to capture him. From then on, they were called Japanese devils.

Soon all fifty students opened fire. There was a small accident in the middle. Two people were too nervous to pull the trigger. After they pulled the trigger, the traitors in front of them could not escape death.

Fang Laibao supervised the execution and immediately returned to Shanghai Station to report after it was completed.

"Stationmaster, kill them all."

"Okay, we'll catch them later. We want to kill more Japanese."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. Fang Laibao didn't know that too many Chinese people would be harmed by them in the future.

The amount of money we have killed is not even enough to pay the interest.

The 300,000 innocent souls in Nanjing will always keep their eyes on Japan in the future, and all Chinese people hope to have the opportunity to take revenge.

Special Higher Section, Suzuki received the news and immediately came to Ishida's office.

"Section Chief, Xu Qingyun just killed all of our people. It was a public execution."

"hateful."

Ishida slammed the table. Xu Qingyun wanted to kill people and he couldn't stop him. Xu Qingyun had another blood debt of a group of imperial warriors on his head.

Xu Qingyun didn’t know what he was thinking, and it didn’t matter even if he knew. As long as he was given the chance, he would still kill him.

"Section Chief, everyone has been sent away. Do you want to continue the assassination?"

Suzuki asked carefully, the section chief has been in a bad mood in recent days.

Sending away the old man from the Shanghai Special High Section seemed to have eliminated the hidden danger, but in fact it was equivalent to Ishida admitting that he was not as good as Xu Qingyun.

He failed because he failed to find out the person Xu Qingyun had instigated to rebel.

"Okay, let's change a few targets."

Ishida nodded. After he came to Shanghai, he initially instigated some merchants around Shanghai Station to rebel, but he has not achieved any remarkable results so far.

All those merchants were arrested and executed by Xu Qingyun, which meant that he gained nothing.

We must first do something to boost the cohesion of the Special High Section.

"Hay."

After sending away a lot of people, Suzuki didn't have that many people on hand, but assassinating a few people was no problem at all.

There are still three targets, and only two people are placed at the surveillance point, and two people are enough for surveillance.

Investigate their whereabouts and find the most suitable location to take action.

"Stationmaster, they are moving again."

After the Japanese went to the concession, they were soon discovered by Yan Ming. After disrupting their actions last time, Xu Qingyun was worried that they would continue to attack, so he asked Yan Ming to take more people from the intelligence team to investigate in the concession.

The people at the Shanghai station disguised themselves and mobilized many spies, so they were not discovered by the Japanese.

"Find out their target, alert the police and arrest them."

No matter what the Japanese want to do, Xu Qingyun just needs to prevent them from succeeding. At this time, Xu Qingyun already knows that Ishida has sent all the old members of the intelligence team and the action team back to the headquarters.

With so many people leaving, it was impossible to keep it a secret in the Japanese Concession.

Many people have their own friends, and when they are transferred away from Shanghai, they should at least say hello to their friends.

They were transferred, not arrested for any mistakes, and Ishida did not restrict their freedom.

These situations were quickly discovered by the spies arranged by Zhao San and reported to Xu Qingyun.

Xu Qingyun quickly guessed that Ishida had failed to find out the traitor and sent all the old people away.

He thought that this would get rid of the traitor.

This result made Xu Qingyun laugh for a long time. Ishida had been making trouble all the time and there was no traitor at all. Next, Ishida found that his actions were exposed. Let's see what he will do.

Should all the personnel in Shanghai Special High Police be replaced?

That's better. The newcomers are definitely not as strong as the old ones in terms of fighting capacity, so it will be more convenient for him to act.

This is indeed the case. Because they were unfamiliar with the road, the Special High Police made several small mistakes.

Fortunately, everyone was keeping an eye on the person.

"Caught again?"

In the office, Suzuki was holding the microphone, stunned. The International Settlement called and asked him what he was trying to do.
"What do you mean we were arrested again? Do you have too many people? If it happens again, we will never let you go."

"Snapped."

The chief inspector on the other end hung up the phone after saying this, but with a smile on his face.

Although he said it rudely, in fact he hoped that the Japanese would come more often. Before, it was another police station that arrested people, and he was a little envious. He didn't expect that the Japanese would make a comeback and this time it was finally his turn.

But he knew that the Japanese paid two hundred dollars to each person in order to redeem their people.

It's a pity that he only caught two this time, but he will ask for a higher ransom, five hundred each, not a penny less, this time he can earn one thousand dollars.

As long as the people from the Special High Section come out, the Shanghai Station will know and then tell them.

He only needs to send his men to arrest people.

The Japanese did not resist either. They knew that they would not be in danger if they were caught by the police, so they cooperated very well.

How great it is that you don’t have to do anything and can still make money and achieve something.

Suzuki stood there in a daze, holding the microphone.

The old members of the intelligence team and the action team have all been sent away, so how could there be any leaks?

Could it be that they guessed wrong at the beginning, and the people Xu Qingyun instigated to defect were not the old team members, but the people who followed the section chief here?
If this is true, the problem is much more serious. Who betrayed them?
"Section Chief, something is not right. The people at our surveillance point have been arrested by the police again."

Suzuki hurried over to report to Ishida. Hearing his words, Ishida stood up suddenly: "What?"

Like Suzuki, he was caught by the police again, and he instinctively thought that the traitor was someone close to him.

They know the most details.

In other words, there was no traitor at all. Xu Qingyun had been keeping an eye on him and found out his action plan through other means.

Either way, it's not good news for him.

"Professor."

Seeing that Ishida didn't say anything, Suzuki asked carefully.

Ishida sat down on the chair and waved his hand weakly: "Withdraw everyone."

He needed time to analyze how his people were discovered.

There are no spies in Shanghai Station, so he knows nothing about the situation on Xu Qingyun's side, but Xu Qingyun can clearly know all his movements.

The reason must be found out, otherwise he will always be passive.

First of all, there is a traitor, who is not among the old team members, but around him.

All the people used in this operation were newcomers. The veterans from other groups in the station had no idea about it and didn't even know where they went, so there was no possibility of a leak.

Fortunately, he did not let others know about the action, otherwise the number of suspects would have increased.

Among the newcomers, it is impossible that they are the ones who just arrived, the most likely ones are the ones who followed him to Shanghai.

Could it be them?
There were not many people following him, and they were basically team leaders. If they were really them, the consequences would be terrible.

The last test has become meaningless now. He tortured and interrogated so many people, and then sent them all away. Once the headquarters and others find out, he will become a big joke.

He was completely defeated in the confrontation with Xu Qingyun.

What if Hamada is the only traitor and there are no other traitors?

This is definitely possible.

As for Xu Qingyun, he knew that if he wanted to target these literati and kill them, he could investigate them in advance and then take precautions.

Their people are all strangers, and the location of the surveillance point is very important. There are only a few suitable places. As long as you keep an eye on them in advance and know if a stranger passes by, you can report it.

Thinking of this, Ishida's face turned bitter.

He kept thinking about the traitor and ignored the possibility that Xu Qingyun had taken precautions in advance.

Xu Qingyun was a formidable opponent, and every step he took was precise and accurate. Fortunately, he identified Hamada and at least caught the accomplice of Xu Qingyun's rebellion.

This was his only comfort.

He cannot continue to target those intellectuals. If he does so, his people will be arrested. He needs to continue to conceal the matter, otherwise he will bring shame upon the country.

When Suzuki went to redeem the person, his eyes instantly widened when he heard the offer from the police station.

Before, each person was charged two hundred dollars, which was already a huge expense for him. Now each person is charged one thousand dollars, which is five times more?
Do you really think they are fools?
The chief inspector was not worried at all when facing Suzuki. His bottom line was five hundred because so few people were caught this time.

Asking for an exorbitant price gives Suzuki room to bargain.

Five hundred is more than others, but when it is reduced to five hundred, the Japanese will not feel so distressed.

"Chief Inspector Gao, is your price too high?"

Suzuki suppressed his anger and asked slowly, "It's dark, too dark. These Chinese, who act as dogs for Westerners, are even more evil-hearted than their masters."

"Is it high? Not really. It would cost you more than this to train an agent like this."

Chief Inspector Gao smiled and shook his head. The person was in his hands, so he was not afraid that the Japanese would not pay. If they didn't pay, they would just keep him here.

If they are shut down for too long, he will raise the price, unless the Japanese really abandon them.

"Chief Patrolman Gao, is it still okay to charge two hundred dollars per person?"

Suzuki held back and asked in a low voice. He had to redeem his people, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the section chief.

Fortunately, only one point was caught this time, and the people at other points had been withdrawn in time.

"Two hundred? They are so worthless. I would rather feed them to the dog than give them to you."

Chief Inspector Gao was not polite at all and spoke coldly. Suzuki had no choice but to bargain hard and finally succeeded in taking the man away for 510 yuan.

Another thousand dollars for two people.

General Gao achieved his patrol goal and received one thousand dollars, which made him very happy. When Suzuki left, he asked him to come over for tea when he was free.

Drink tea? Suzuki won't come again.

The Concession Police are really corrupt. The key is that most of their targets live in the Concession, with a few in South City.

It is even more dangerous to carry out missions in South City.

They won't do anything in South City until they are sure it is safe.

"Section Chief, the person has been brought back. It's just that those police officers were too evil-minded."

Back at the Special Higher Police, Suzuki came to report to Ishida that so much money had been spent and it must be reported.

Fortunately, they had cash on hand and didn't need to exchange it.

The money that Gao Mu exchanged for last time has been kept in the classroom, but as a result, more than half of it has been spent on redemption these times.

If their people are caught by the police again, all the money will be taken away by the police sooner or later.

"I understand, you go back first."

Ishida asked Suzuki to leave and give up the mission, but he did not give up.

Ishida finally chose to trust his own people. They had followed him for many years, and it would not be easy for Xu Qingyun to incite them to rebel.

Moreover, their families are not in China, so Xu Qingyun cannot use his family to threaten them.

Xu Qingyun is a smart man, and it is not difficult to take precautions in advance.

Time passed slowly. Ishida was not in a hurry to retaliate against Xu Qingyun. He needed to wait until all the new team members arrived before making a decision.

(End of this chapter)