You were allowed to marry into No. 76 family, and you were promoted to director?

Chapter 228 Yellow Bird
After hearing Song Rong's words, Zhao Xuan closed the notebook and turned to look at Song Rong:

"Section Chief Aoki, you mean that Suzuki Haruko already found out who that underground party member was, which is why she agreed so readily when Sato asked for him. In reality, the person we're looking for has already been detained by her."

Song Rong nodded with a slight frown, but also said with some uncertainty:

"It's possible, but not absolute. Never underestimate a person's ability to scheme and plot."

"However, it's not impossible to confirm this."

After speaking, Song Rong and Zhao Xuan went directly to the enclosed parade ground. After gathering all the prisoners together, Song Rong looked at them coldly and said:

"Listen up, everyone! When you came to Shanghai, who were you traveling in the same car? Now, I'm giving you one minute to get into position. If you're not in position by then, you're all dead!"

Upon hearing this, the prisoners immediately stood up and began searching their surroundings.

In less than a minute, all the prisoners were lined up in three rows.

The first and second teams each had eight people, but the third team only had seven.

Seeing this, Song Rong nodded to Zhao Xuan, who understood and pointed to the third team, asking:
"Why are there only seven of you? How many people came with you?"

A gaunt man looked at Zhao Xuan tremblingly:

"Sir, when we came here there were eight of us, but now there's one less. I don't know why."

When Sato He went to pick them up, he brought them all back in one truck, so they didn't realize that one person was missing.

After confirming everything, Zhao Xuan and Song Rong dismissed the prisoners and then returned to the interrogation room.

"The situation is clear now; Suzuki Haruko has indeed detained someone."

"As for that person's identity, does Suzuki Haruko already know? Perhaps we can set up a scheme for her to try."

Zhao Xuan's eyes lit up; he had already understood Song Rong's plan.

Seeing Zhao Xuan smile, Song Rong also kept smiling.

"It seems we're thinking the same thing."

Only someone like that is worthy of being my, Song Rong's, opponent!
With these thoughts in mind, Song Rong and Zhao Xuan got up and walked out of the interrogation room at the same time.

Sato He, who had been waiting outside, rushed to greet the two as soon as they came out.
"Junko, Zhao-san, have you found them?"

Seeing Zhao Xuan and Song Rong nod in agreement, Sato He was overjoyed:

"Shall we continue the interrogation?"

Zhao Xuan immediately rejected the idea upon hearing it:

"Sato-kun, before we proceed with the interrogation, could you please call the police station and inform them that we have not found anyone among these prisoners?"

After speaking, Zhao Xuan pulled out the murderer's statement and handed it to Sato He:
"Take this person to the interrogation room. I'll discuss with Section Chief Aoki how to proceed with the interrogation. As you know, it's very difficult to get anything out of these underground party members."

Sato He nodded quickly, feeling that he had understood what Zhao Xuan and Song Rong meant.

Tell the police station, that is, tell Suzuki Haruko, that they haven't found the underground party member.

Since they couldn't find it, whatever they interrogated afterward, or whatever credit they gained, would have nothing to do with Suzuki Haruko.

After all, the Military Police Headquarters had promised Suzuki Haruko that if she found the underground party member and obtained the items, she would receive credit for her efforts in bringing the prisoners back.

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Sato He turned around excitedly and left, flipping through the transcript as he went.

"It's impossible to tell that this person is a member of the underground Communist Party. It must be Zhao Sang and Chunzi who found him from this flawless record."

As the head of the intelligence department of the Military Police Headquarters, Sato He knew he was not capable enough, but Aoki Junko was very capable.

Having already met Zhao Xuan and knowing his abilities, Sato He trusted them completely.

Although he couldn't find anything wrong with the transcript, he was still convinced that this person was the underground party member.

Watching Sato He's departing figure, Song Rong covered her mouth and laughed:

"Zhao Sang, you're so mean."

"Likewise, you tacitly agreed as well."

"Oh, then we're a perfect match! 'In cahoots,' do you have that idiom in your country, Dragon Kingdom?"

Who the hell colluded with you?!
Moreover, Song Rong really thought of herself as Aoki Junko, and even offered to return the Dragon Kingdom to you.

Zhao Xuan glanced at Song Rong speechlessly, then turned and returned to the interrogation room.

Song Rong squinted at Zhao Xuan as he entered the interrogation room before happily following him.

Police Station, Po Shan Street.

After Sato He called, the police chief immediately told Suzuki Haruko about it.

"Section Chief, I feel something is strange. If we haven't found the person, why would the Military Police Headquarters personally inform us?"

Sasaki asked in confusion, to which Suzuki Haruko replied with a playful smile:
"I'm not very clear about Junko Aoki's abilities, but Zhao Xuan is an absolute genius when it comes to interrogation."

"Since you think there's a problem, Sasaki, do you think it's possible that they've already found the person, but don't want to share the credit with us, so they told us they hadn't found the person!"

Sasaki nodded repeatedly after realizing what was happening:
"Section Chief, I think that's exactly what happened. Otherwise, they wouldn't have made this pointless phone call."

"So what do we do next? They've found the guy, and he has important documents in his possession. The chief of staff has ordered us to get those documents at all costs."

Even now, Sasaki still doesn't want to believe that despite all the methods they used, they couldn't find the person, yet the Military Police Headquarters found out so quickly.

But Suzuki Haruko's words made Sasaki think that the Military Police Headquarters must have found the person. Could it be that their interrogation skills were much better than theirs?
"We definitely need to get the items; the teacher has already made arrangements."

After saying that, Haruko Suzuki noticed that a quarter of an hour had passed, picked up the phone, and dialed a number:
"Senior, it's me, Haruko Suzuki. Are there any further interrogations?"

"It's already under review. Okay, thank you, senior."

After hanging up the phone, Haruko Suzuki smiled at Sasaki:
"Come with me to Tilanqiao Prison. Sure enough, they've found that underground party member."

Meanwhile, in the interrogation room of Tilanqiao Prison, Song Rong glanced at the prisoner who was barely alive on the interrogation chair, and then handed the transcript she had just prepared to Zhao Xuan.

"Two copies, perfect! Now, let's go to the police station."

"Right on my mind."

After speaking, Zhao Xuan instructed the officer in the interrogation room to send a copy of the statement to the warden's office for filing, and then he and Song Rong drove towards the police station. A few minutes later, Song Rong, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Zhao Xuan with a smile:
"Zhao Sang, I didn't expect you to be so cautious. You didn't take Baoshan Street, but instead took a detour. Are you afraid of running into Suzuki Haruko on the way?"

"You already know, why ask? For those self-righteous people, what they think is what they want to believe. After Sato made that call, Suzuki Haruko certainly won't sit idly by. I reckon she's already on her way to Tilanqiao Prison."

Although Song Rong thought so too, she still smiled jokingly:
"What if Suzuki Haruko believes Sato-kun's words?"

Zhao Xuan didn't want to explain, but the thought that if he didn't explain, Song Rong would definitely keep chattering all the way, and his ears just couldn't take it.

"Regardless of her motives for so easily handing those prisoners over to Sato-kun, once we find out about that underground party member, regardless of whether it's true or not, she will go to Tilanqiao Prison to confirm it."

"If Suzuki Haruko really knows the identity of that underground party member, she should be even more determined to confirm it, lest she miss anything."

"If she didn't know that the detained person was a member of the underground Communist Party, the fact that she handed over the prisoner so readily shows that she also had connections at Tilanqiao Prison. It would be very easy to confirm the information."

Song Rong looked at Zhao Xuan with bright eyes:

“Zhao Sang, to be honest, we’re a good match. We can think of the same thing in everything.”

“If Suzuki Haruko didn’t know that the person she detained was a member of the underground party, and that we only interrogated one prisoner afterward, she would definitely know by now and would naturally go to Tilanqiao Prison to confirm it herself.”

"So, no matter what, she'll go there, while we'll be like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!"

At the police station on Baoshan Street, Zhao Xuan and Song Rong arrived with a team of military police.

Upon seeing the two men leading a squad of military police, the police officers dared not stop them.

Upon seeing the two men, He Shen, who had just been promoted to team leader, hurriedly ran towards the director's office.

In scanning mode, Zhao Xuan immediately locked onto He Shen.

Good heavens, Zhao Xuan never expected that the Shanghai Police Department would actually have a triple agent lurking there.

(He Shen, male, 29 years old, from China, member of the Kuomintang's Nightingale Group, top-secret underground agent of the Communist Party, and captain of the Shanghai Police Department's security team.)

As a triple agent, He Shen's ability to rise to the position of captain of the police station's security team in such a place speaks volumes about his capabilities.

Zhao Xuan just didn't quite understand.

Since He Shen was infiltrating the police station, why didn't he pass on the news of Suzuki Haruko's arrival, as well as the information about the group of prisoners?

For triple agents, their abilities are definitely not lacking.

The most likely reason Zhao Xuan could think of for not transmitting the intelligence in time was that it was a trap!
As for whether it is true or not, Zhao Xuan cannot be sure yet, but he might be able to find out once he sees the person who was detained by Suzuki Haruko.

Soon, He Shen ran out with Police Chief Liu Sen.

Liu Sen was a little confused when he saw Zhao Xuan. After all, in Shanghai, it would be difficult for people like them, who were part of the system, not to know Zhao Xuan.

"Section Chief Zhao, oh no, I should call you Consultant Zhao now. May I ask what brings you to our police station today?"

After being stopped by Liu Sen and his men, Song Rong showed his identification:

“I am the head of the intelligence section of the Military Police Command. Now, take us to your police station’s cell. We need to take a prisoner.”

Liu Sen initially thought the military police were brought by Zhao Xuan, but now it seems they were brought by the alluring yet sinister woman in front of him.

Moreover, the woman looked quite young and was actually a section chief in the Military Police Headquarters.

Liu Sen dared not be negligent. Even though Suzuki Haruko had given instructions beforehand, he couldn't fight against her.

After giving He Shen a look that signaled him to quickly go and explain the situation to Suzuki Haruko, Liu Sen led Zhao Xuan and Song Rong to the prison cell.

In scanning mode, all the information about the prisoners in the cell appeared in Zhao Xuan's mind.

After a quick glance, Zhao Xuan discovered that there were only a few underground party members and some Kuomintang agents imprisoned in the entire cell.

However, these are all minor figures. The Special Higher Police would look down on these people. The only ones who would treat these small fry as treasures are probably the former No. 76.

As for the target that Zhao Xuan and Song Rong came to find, Zhao Xuan had already located it using a combination of dialysis and scanning modes.

In a solitary cell, the man was writing and drawing.

In a place like a prison, the fact that the person still had a pen, ink, and paper felt like a dream to Zhao Xuan.

"Sirs, these are all the prisoners in the prison. Who would you like to take?"

Song Rong only needed one glance to confirm that none of the things they could see were their targets.

Zhao Xuan raised his hand and pointed directly at the iron gate not far away:

Who is locked up inside?

Cold sweat instantly broke out on Liu Sen's forehead.

A look of shock flashed across He Shen's eyes.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Song Rong knew that the place Zhao Xuan pointed to was most likely where the person they were looking for was being held.

"Ahem, sirs, the people locked up inside were personally instructed by Section Chief Suzuki to be kept under close watch."

"That man used to be a writer, but he was arrested for writing things that were out of step with the times."

Zhao Xuan looked at Liu Sen with amusement. From Liu Sen's inner thoughts, Zhao Xuan understood why Liu Sen was so flustered.

Because Liu Sen secretly provided the writer with the pen, ink, and paper in prison. Unexpectedly, Liu Sen was also that person's fan.

(Fang Lie, male, 36 years old, from China, one of the liaisons and leaders of the Red Party's base areas behind enemy lines, a well-known writer, now terminally ill)

No wonder Suzuki Haruko detained this person even though she didn't know who the underground party member was.

Because compared to the other prisoners, he seemed more like a member of the underground Communist Party.

Fang Lie did not confess even under severe torture. Now, Fang Lie is struggling to complete the last work of his life.

"That's the one we're looking for!"

Song Rong pushed Liu Sen aside and walked quickly toward the iron gate with Zhao Xuan.

Liu Sen was pale, wondering if they would suspect him of being a communist sympathizer when they saw the things inside the cell after it was opened.

Although Liu Sen did not believe that Fang Lie was an underground party member, if these two people who came believed it, would Liu Sen have any chance of survival?
"Open it! Don't make me say it twice."

Liu Sen nodded anxiously and hurriedly instructed He Shen to go up and open the door.

(End of this chapter)