The Spy

Chapter 361 Suspicious by nature

In the photo, he was handing someone an IOU, and he was smiling when checking the money. However, he thought it was counterfeit money, and what he gave was an IOU, not intelligence at all.

He now understood that Takeda had betrayed him, and he was not surprised at all that he had been able to take these photos.

"Section Chief, I was wrongly accused."

Arai lowered his head and repeated the same sentence over and over again. Kamei smiled and ordered the torture to continue.

At this time, Kamei was in a good mood. He knew the truth and was aware of how pitiful Arai was for being wrongly accused.

Arai fainted three times and refused to speak.

He knew very well that he was framed and all he could do now was to deny it, otherwise he would die.

But now the situation is not favorable for him.

Kamei had too much evidence, and he had nothing, so he was completely unable to fight against Kamei.

As for Taguchi, Arai has completely given up. Taguchi has always been contacted by Takeda, and now Takeda has betrayed him. Taguchi will not give him anything tomorrow.

Even if he was given it, he wouldn't be able to get it.

"Section Chief, no more torture."

The beating lasted for nearly two hours, and all kinds of punishments were tried except the electric chair, but Arai actually endured it all.

No one expected that Arai was so tough.

In fact, Arai was on the verge of collapse, but he didn't want to die unjustly. As long as he didn't admit it, Kamei would never dare to kill him.

Now his only hope is to become the section chief.

The chief section chief is someone he admires, and he believes that he will find out the truth and redress his grievances.

This was his only hope, and Arai gritted his teeth and persevered.

"Push it down first."

Kamei snorted coldly, saying that it didn't matter whether Arai confessed or not, as he had enough evidence in his hands.

He wouldn't be afraid even if the chief executive came in person.

But he couldn't just beat Arai to death. After learning from the previous experience, he couldn't let the chief section chief suspect that he had framed someone and then killed him on purpose.

"Send a message to the headquarters. Arai was instigated by Taguchi, so the previous operations were fruitless."

After returning to the office, Kamei immediately ordered that the matter must be reported to the headquarters. Arai was right. He was the head of the intelligence team, and Kamei did not have the power to execute him directly.

You have to wait for orders from above.

"Arai was instigated by Taguchi?"

At the Special High Police Headquarters, Tsuchihara received the telegram and looked very surprised.

It is already March, and the empire is actively advancing northward. He is also very busy now. At present, the empire's progress in Shandong area is very smooth.

I believe it won’t take long before we can occupy the entire Shandong Province.

After Shandong is Henan. Nanjing is advancing towards Jiangxi, Anhui and Hubei. Once the empire's northern army joins the eastern army, they will be able to occupy half of the country.

By then, Wuhan will be the meat in the empire's mouth, and it can be swallowed whenever it wants.

At present, many Japanese have this idea. Many people are optimistic that even if they cannot occupy China in three months, it will not take too long. At most three years, they can bring this vast land under the imperial rule.

However, the fighting spirit shown by Chinese soldiers in the Battle of Shanghai did frighten many Japanese high-ranking officials.

Fortunately, the Guo army was inadequately trained, their individual combat effectiveness was not strong, and their weapons and equipment were far inferior to those of the Empire. Otherwise, it would be unknown whether they could win this battle.

“Here is the detailed report.”

The secretary handed over the telegram with both hands. The content of the telegram was quite a lot, from Arai being instigated by the Chinese to him wanting to frame Kamei. Fortunately, Takeda was not deceived by Arai and finally helped Kamei find out everything.

unambiguous evidence.

This is what Tsuchihara is most concerned about. Without sufficient evidence, he would never believe that an intelligence chief of the empire was instigated by the Chinese.

I looked at the evidence very carefully.

Kamei reported that they had photographed Arai taking benefits from the Chinese, and later found the money in Arai's home, a full three thousand US dollars.

In addition, they also took photos of Arai meeting with the Special High Police traitor Taguchi, and with the help of Takeda, recorded their conversation.

Takeda is Arai's new confidant, and Arai trusts him very much.

There were photos, recordings, and money, but Arai knew his fate and refused to confess.

He is currently in custody, awaiting orders from headquarters on how to deal with him.

"Get ready, we're going to Shanghai."

After reading the telegram carefully, Tsuchihara instructed his secretary that the intelligence chief being subverted was no small matter, especially in Shanghai, the most important place.

He had to deal with this matter personally.

"Hay."

The secretary took the order. He had read the telegram and knew the seriousness of the matter. He was not surprised at all that the chief executive was going to Shanghai.

The chief section chief will definitely handle this matter personally.

It’s Shanghai again, what a troubled place. How many section chiefs and intelligence team leaders have fallen in Shanghai in the past two years?

It's simply an ominous place.

Tsuchihara thought differently from him. He had long realized how difficult Xu Qingyun was. He was not surprised to hear that someone in the Special High Section had been instigated by Xu Qingyun to defect.

But does Kamei have the ability to find out the traitor?
The key to this case lies in Takeda from the intelligence team. It was he who helped Kamei and finally got the evidence against Arai.

The telegram only contained evidence, and he needed to go to Shanghai in person to verify the evidence.

If Arai was really turned against the government, it would be a talent for Takeda to discover him in time.

Two days later, Shanghai Airport.

Kamei and his men waited and finally saw the plane land.

"Chief Section Chief."

Seeing Tsuchihara getting off the plane, Kamei immediately led people to greet him.

"Go back and talk."

Tsuchihara didn't waste time talking to him, and didn't even get in the same car with him. He just let Takeda, who came to pick him up at the airport, get in his car.

Takeda is the key to this case.

For Takeda, he had never been so close to Tsuchihara before.

"Are you nervous?"

Tsuchihara noticed his expression and asked immediately. Takeda was slightly stunned and nodded immediately: "Mr. Chief, I am a little nervous."

"why?"

"Chief Section Chief, you are my idol. I have only seen you from a distance before, but I never thought I would be able to ride in the same car with you today.
After knowing that the general manager was coming, Takeda told the Chinese, and the Chinese gave him special instructions.

You must be natural when meeting Tsuchihara, as Tsuchihara is a master of psychology.

If you can't act natural, try to flatter Tsuchihara as much as possible when asked anything.

Everyone likes flattery, it's human nature.

Those who say they don't listen to slander are all lying. No matter who they are, everyone wants to be recognized and praised by others. Why do so many people like to leave their names in history?
In life, the first thing to do is fame, the second is profit, and the third is desire. With all these desires, there are very few true saints.

Tsuchihara is definitely not a saint.

"I know you. When you graduated, you performed well and got an honors. Kamei made the right choice by bringing you to Shanghai."

Tsuchihara smiled slightly. These words really hit the nail on the head. Who wouldn't want his subordinates to have the utmost respect for him? "Chief Section Chief, do you remember me?"

Takeda was slightly stunned and said in surprise that this was not a performance. There was a huge gap between Tsuchihara and him in level. Few of their agents did not admire Tsuchihara.

"of course."

Tsuchihara would definitely not remember a small figure like him, but he would do some research before coming. He knew that he had been there when Takeda graduated, and he also knew his grades, so it would be easy for him to say a few words to win his heart.

"I am honored that you remember me, Chief. I will follow your instructions and be loyal to the empire."

Takeda hurriedly lowered his head and set an example, but he was surprised in his heart. He did not expect that the method taught by the Chinese would be so effective.

It was obvious that Tsuchihara didn't have a bad impression of him.

"Very good, tell me about this time."

Tsuchihara smiled and nodded. Takeda's guess was correct. Tsuchihara did have a good impression of him, but the case had to be investigated. The reason Takeda was called out alone was because he was the most important factor in this case.

"Hayi, your subordinate..."

Takeda recounted the entire story in detail, starting from when Arai bribed him.

At first he did not believe what Arai said, thinking how could the person chosen by the chief section chief be instigated by the Chinese?

Finally, it was understood that Arai was instigated by the Chinese, who wanted to support him to take the position, and Arai joined forces with the Chinese to frame Kamei.

But he must have his own people to cooperate with him in the Special High Police.

Takeda was performing well at the time and was selected by Arai to target Kamei.

By the time the whole story was over, they had already arrived at the Shanghai Special High School.

What Takeda said was all true, without any loopholes. What he concealed was that they had conspired to frame Arai.

But the evidence is real.

When he arrived at the Special Higher Police, Tsuchihara did not question Kamei alone, but asked for all the evidence first.

Photos, recordings.

Tsuchihara was holding the photo and listening to the tape. He had played the tape ten times and had been looking at the photo for half an hour.

Gradually, Tu Yuan's eyes felt a little cold.

It's true that the photo was taken secretly, but there was an obvious smile on Arai's face. Why would he secretly meet a traitor?
The most important thing is that this traitor is very close to his hometown.

The two even attended the same school, and strictly speaking, they were in a senior-junior relationship.

In the recording, Taguchi said that he could not go back and asked Arai to help him visit the grave. This is normal.

But when Tsuchihara heard it, it had another meaning.

Arai had agreed to help Taguchi with such a private matter, so he definitely wouldn't believe that the two of them had no relationship.

Xu Qingyun's judgment of him was correct; he was suspicious by nature.

How many people who work in intelligence are not suspicious?
Dohara did have doubts about Arai. So far, the evidence is very complete, and it seems that Arai was really instigated by the Chinese and wanted to take Kamei's position.

If it were the previous section chief, the intelligence team leader would not do this.

The intelligence team leaders under the previous section chiefs were all their own confidants.

Arai is not like that. He is not that close to the section chief.

There is motivation and there is process.

But Tsuchihara has always had more than one suspicion. He would counter-intuitively ask, who would benefit the most if Arai stepped down?

It wasn't Kamei, the intelligence chief's betrayal would do him no good.

It is obviously Takeda, but Takeda's rank is too low, and it is difficult, or even impossible, to directly promote him to the head of the intelligence team, and the motivation is not that sufficient.

It's not sufficient, but it is also a motive. After all, Takeda has established a relationship with Kamei.

"Bring Arai over here."

After much consideration, Tsuchihara decided to interrogate Arai himself. Kamei tortured Arai but did not beat him to death. After two days of treatment, even if he could not be tortured, he could at least interrogate him.

Tsuchihara and his men sat in the interrogation room.

Arai was helped here. The person who brought him here did not say who was interrogating him. When he saw the interrogation room, Arai shuddered.

Although he survived the punishment last time, he was not willing to experience this kind of pain again.

He lived in complete pain for the past two days and never slept well at night.

When I lie down, my whole body feels like it's being pricked by needles and I can't sleep at all.

Kamei only treated his injuries but didn't give him any painkillers.

"Go in."

The person who brought him over saw that he didn't move and immediately shouted. Fear appeared in Arai's eyes and he shook his head violently.

"No, I confess. I confess everything. Don't fight me anymore."

Arai did not collapse when he was tortured before, but when he arrived at the door of the interrogation room again, the painful torture of the past two days, coupled with the fear of being tortured before, completely destroyed his last line of defense.

He thought Kamei wanted to continue to torture him. He had not recovered at all in the past two days and the punishment would definitely cost him his life.

Most importantly, that kind of pain had become his nightmare and he was unwilling to endure it again.

"trick?"

The people who brought him here were very surprised, but they were not the presiding judges, so one of them ran in immediately.

"Recruited?"

Tsuchihara was very surprised. Arai was about to confess before the interrogation. Was he really instigated by the Chinese?

You were refusing to confess before because you knew you would die if you confessed. Now that you feel that life is worse than death, you are confessing?
"Bring him in."

Tsuchihara ordered that the recruitment must be conducted here. He wanted to find out that if Takeda had no problems, he was a person who could be cultivated. Arai's betrayal was enough to prove Takeda's loyalty to the empire.

At least I wasn't bewitched by Arai.

"Section Chief, stop hitting me. I told you I took money from the Chinese."

Arai was forcibly taken into the interrogation room. He was trembling all over and started shouting as soon as he came in. After he was forced to sit down, he noticed the person sitting at the interrogation table.

Tsuchihara was looking at him with a gloomy face.

"Chief Section Chief."

Arai was stunned. He hadn't had a good rest in the past two days and was in a daze, constantly suffering from the pain of the aftereffects of punishment. When he was brought here, he didn't even think that it was the chief section chief who came to interrogate him.

The chief section chief has arrived in Shanghai, so quickly?
"Speak clearly."

Tsuchihara nodded slightly, Arai shuddered again, and suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing.

"Chief Section Chief, I was wrongly accused. I am not a traitor."

Arai seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and shouted hurriedly. Tsuchihara's face suddenly fell. He wanted to confess just now, but now he said he was wronged?
What does he mean, trying to deceive himself?
"I thought Kamei was going to torture me. I was really scared and didn't want to endure the pain anymore, so I had no choice but to admit it."

Arai continued to explain, but Tsuchihara's expression became more and more unsightly.

Are you willing to confess because you are afraid of suffering?
He was afraid that Kamei's team would torture him, but he was not afraid when he saw himself?

What does it mean? Do you think you are easy to talk to and can be deceived by him?

Originally, Tsuchihara was a little suspicious of Arai. Based on the principle of getting to the bottom of everything, he personally interrogated Arai. At least Kamei did not beat Arai to death and left him alive, which was enough to prove that Kamei was not afraid of his questioning.

Combined with the previous evidence, Tsuchihara was already inclined towards Kamei.

There are more than one reason for this. First of all, Kamei's evidence is sufficient. He has had someone verify the tape and it is the original tape without any editing.

(End of this chapter)