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

Chapter 326 Persuading Surrender
"Deputy stationmaster, hurry."

The agent who came out first from the hole revealed under the lifted wooden board pulled Mao Sanlin out, and the agent who came out last followed closely behind.

After covering the hole with the wooden board, Mao Sanlin slammed his fist on the wooden table with a grim expression.
How would the Japanese know where we are?

The two trusted agents also looked very grim; it was obvious that there was a problem within the Hurricane Team.

"Deputy stationmaster, we shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's get to a safe place first. We must tell the stationmaster about this. We've only just taken over the Hurricane Team. If something goes wrong, it will be Fu Zhengguo's responsibility!"

Mao Sanlin nodded with a gloomy expression, and led two trusted confidants out by lifting the curtain.

In Shanghai, at the northwest corner of Zhoushan Park on Zhoushan Road, Yamao Kazuo kicked aside the last Kuomintang agent who had been left to cover the retreat and was killed, and led the group to the innermost part of the house.

"Section Chief, Mao Sanlin has not been found!"

"Section Chief, we haven't found anyone else."

"Section Chief, a secret passage has been discovered here!"

Upon hearing this, Yamayu Kazuo quickly led his men over.

After breaking the seal on the secret passage, Yamayu Kazuo sent someone in to investigate. Five or six minutes later, the agent who had gone in hurriedly crawled out.

"How's it going?"

Yamayu Kazuo stepped forward, pulled the man up, grabbed his collar, and asked urgently.

The young spy swallowed hard, his face showing some fear, and said:

"Section Chief, after we reached the end of the secret passage, we found that the end was a hemispherical interface. Mr. Sang, who can swim, has already gone into the water to check. It is estimated that the Kuomintang agents escaped underwater."

Yamayu Kazuo was furious. He felt that the people here were the big fish, but now the big fish had escaped!
The most likely target of this big fish is Mao Sanlin, and this operation is specifically targeting Mao Sanlin.

Even if all of Mao Sanlin's men are wiped out, the mission will still be considered a failure if Mao Sanlin is not captured.

"idiot!"

Where is Zhao Sang?

Seeing the people around him shaking their heads, Yamayu Kazuo's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly went back to find Zhao Xuan.

Just then, the agent that Yamayu Kazuo had arranged to protect Zhao Xuan jogged in:
"Senior!"

"You've come at the right time. Where's Zhao Sang?"

The junior agent quickly replied:
"Section Chief, the advisor sent me to tell you to lead the team back to the Special Higher Police as soon as possible. The person has been captured!"

Yamayu Kazuo's face lit up with joy. Sure enough, following Zhao Xuan on missions brought one pleasant surprise after another.

He thought the person had escaped, but Zhao Xuan had already arrested them.

Although he was very curious about how Zhao Xuan had captured the person, Yamayu Kazuo suppressed his curiosity and quickly assembled his team. After removing the body of the General's agent, he led the team back.

At noon, in the Special Higher Police canteen, Wang Ningyu was eating lunch, glancing at Dao Yan every now and then.

She already knew that Dao Yan was very skilled in combat, but she never expected that Dao Yan would be even more skilled than she had imagined.

There were three of them, and before the other party even saw Dao Yan's face, they were all taken down. In the blink of an eye, Mao Sanlin didn't even have time to react before Dao Yan knocked him unconscious with a punch.

The two Kuomintang agents following behind fared even worse. Just as Mao Sanlin fainted, Dao Yan reached out with both hands, grabbed the two men by the neck, and slammed their heads together, knocking them unconscious.

From beginning to end, Zhao Xuan didn't even have a chance to make a move. In less than three seconds, Mao Sanlin and the other two were taken down by Dao Yan.

After Dao Yan finished eating two steamed buns and two chicken legs, she raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Wang Ningyu:

"Miss Wang, why are you staring at me like that?"

Wang Ningyu waved her hand with an embarrassed smile:

"No, it's nothing, it's just that I feel really safe when you're by my side."

Dao Yan could only smile at this. If she wasn't afraid that Mao Sanlin would see that she had done it herself, Dao Yan wouldn't have used her full strength.

"Let's have lunch here and then head back to No. 76 as soon as possible."

Wang Ningyu nodded, then asked with a puzzled look:

"Section Chief Dao, when you get back and the director asks what you'll say, that you helped the Special Higher Police arrest Mao Sanlin? We're from the 76th Division."

Dao Yan smiled indifferently:

"It's alright. A woman follows her husband wherever he goes. I'm still Zhao Xuan's wife. What I grabbed is the same as what he grabbed."

Wang Ningyu chuckled, completely losing interest in speaking to Dao Yan.

Can this be the same?

If Mao Sanlin is captured by Dao Yan and brought back to No. 76, well, even so, Dao Yan cannot advance any further in a short period of time.

However, if Zhao Xuan had captured him, the situation would be different within the Special Higher Police, and Zhao Xuan would likely have taken him to a higher position.

So, this couple just goes along with whoever has a better future?
In the corridor outside the Special Higher Police interrogation room.

Even Lan Zehuizi didn't expect the operation to go so smoothly. What surprised her even more was that Zhao Xuan had actually anticipated Mao Sanlin's plan and even found out where Mao Sanlin was hiding. He went straight to the heart of the matter and eliminated Mao Sanlin, who was left unguarded.

"Ah Xuan, this operation was clean and efficient, and you even caught a big fish like Mao Sanlin. I have already reported your merits, and I believe the document promoting you to captain will be issued soon."

“Huizi, if it weren’t for your full support, I wouldn’t have been able to capture Mao Sanlin so easily.”

Lan Zehui was secretly delighted and smiled as she looked at Zhao Xuan:

"Not everyone has the ability to catch people. The intelligence section and the technical section have been keeping an eye on the actions of No. 76 and the intelligence department of the military police headquarters. As a result, Mao Sanlin just hid in the shadows and directed the operation. If the operation had been based on the intelligence they provided, Mao Sanlin would definitely have escaped this time."

"But Ah Xuan, how do you know Mao Sanlin won't go to Cunji Hospital?"

Zhao Xuan had already prepared an excuse for this, and replied with a smile:
"First of all, it was luck. At the time, I was just thinking, if it were me, would I personally lead the team to Cunji Hospital? After thinking about it several times, I felt that the possibility was unlikely."

"But Mao Sanlin still had to take command, so even if he didn't lead the team himself, he couldn't be too far away. So I had people search within a three-kilometer radius of Cunji Hospital. And sure enough, I found something wrong in that alley."

"Anyway, everything was arranged at Cunji Hospital. So when I was about to take action today, I decided to try my luck in the alley in the northeast corner of Zhoushan Park. I didn't expect to actually run into Mao Sanlin's command post."

Lan Zehui rolled her eyes at Zhao Xuan. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Are you trying to fool a child with this kind of story?
"Alright, no matter how you caught him, now that he's back, what's next for the interrogation? Are we waiting for Yamayu Kazuo to return?"

Zhao Xuan glanced through the window of the interrogation room door at Mao Sanlin, who was still unconscious and bound to the torture chair, then looked at Lan Zehuizi and asked seriously:
"Huizi, what are your goals in this interrogation?"

Lan Zehui frowned slightly, looking at Zhao Xuan with curiosity and confusion:

"Find out the location of Shanghai Station and other military intelligence outposts outside the French Concession; this is the basic procedure."

Zhao Xuan nodded upon hearing this, but still reminded Lan Zehuizi:
"If that's the case, then it depends on whether the people at Cunji Hospital can capture all the Kuomintang agents who went to assassinate Yi Xincheng. If they miss one, the Shanghai station will soon know that Mao Sanlin has been arrested. In that case, the intelligence that Mao Sanlin knows will not be of much use to us."

"And even if we take a step back and assume that all the people Mao Sanlin brought out were arrested and killed, and that Mao Sanlin revealed the exact location of Shanghai Station, we all know that Shanghai Station is currently hidden in the French Concession. Since the incident at the Cathay Hotel, our relationship with the French Concession has become very strained. Even if we know the exact location of Shanghai Station, it is impossible to initiate arrest procedures in a short period of time."

"In that case, even if we know the location of the Shanghai station, we won't know where to start. By the time the people at the Shanghai station realize what's happening, they will definitely move, and the information we have will be useless."

"As for digging out information about other military intelligence outposts outside the concession area from Mao Sanlin, to be honest, Mao Sanlin has only been in Shanghai for a few days. Even if he has a lot of power, the station chief of the Shanghai station could not possibly tell him all the details in such a short time. So the information we can get from Mao Sanlin is very limited."

After hearing Zhao Xuan's words, Lan Zehui was a little depressed. If that was really the case, then why did they bring Mao Sanlin back?
“Ah Xuan, what should we do? We can’t just drag him out and shoot him, can we? After all, Mao Sanlin is now the deputy station chief of the Shanghai station.”

"Or should we send him to Tilanqiao Prison? But if we do that, Mao Sanlin will be of very limited value to us."

"Then let's maximize his value."

Zhao Xuan's words made Lan Zehui's eyes light up, and she looked at Zhao Xuan with surprise and asked:

"Ah Xuan, do you have any good ideas?"

Zhao Xuan turned back and glanced at Mao Sanlin, who was still unconscious, through the window in the door. He said with a somewhat wicked smile:
"What do you think, how about we use him to exchange for a ransom?"

Aizawa Keiko's mouth was slightly open, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer the question.

Although after listening to Zhao Xuan's words, Lan Zehui also felt that Mao Sanlin was truly neither good enough to eat nor good enough to throw away.

But if they directly use Mao Sanlin as a hostage to demand ransom, wouldn't the Special Higher Police become kidnappers?!
When it comes to doing this kind of thing, Ding Moqun is the most experienced.

Countless wealthy businessmen in Shanghai have been harmed by Ding Moqun.

Every wealthy businessman "invited" by Ding Moqun to No. 76 was either a communist sympathizer or had red leanings. Then, they all went through a series of procedures, signed and sealed documents, and paid a large ransom to be released.

Zhang Sanjin was Ding Moqun's front man.

"Of course, the deal I'm talking about doesn't mean sending a fully-fledged Mao Sanlin back to continue opposing us."

“We can send Mao Sanlin’s ten fingers and toes one by one to the Military Intelligence Bureau and make them pay money to ransom him. Even if we release Mao Sanlin, he will be a cripple.”

"In this way, we can not only obtain a considerable amount of funding, but also deter the Kuomintang secret police and let them know that if they oppose the Empire, Mao Sanlin will be their fate. This is much more beneficial than simply executing them."

As for whether doing so would provoke the wrath of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Zhao Xuan didn't care at all. Although Zhao Xuan wouldn't kill Mao Sanlin with his own hands, crippling him and making him live a miserable life for the rest of his life wouldn't cause Zhao Xuan any psychological pressure.

Not killing Mao Sanlin, whose hands were stained with the blood of his comrades, was already the greatest mercy Zhao Xuan could show him.

Moreover, since it was the Japanese who crippled Mao Sanlin, Zhao Xuan felt no psychological burden whatsoever.

Seeing Aizawa Keiko deep in thought with a conflicted expression, Zhao Xuan spoke again:
"Of course, we still have to try first. If we can win over Mao Sanlin, then we can skip these methods."

incite defection!

Lan Zehui looked at Zhao Xuan with a wry smile:

“Ah Xuan, do you think that’s possible? Mao Sanlin was arrested once back in 37 when Matsumoto Ichiro was still the head of the Special Higher Police, but he directed an assassination operation from his cell.”

"That's a disgrace to our Special Higher Police."

"If he were so easily turned, Matsumoto Ichiro wouldn't have been so easily fooled by him back then."

After speaking, Aizawa Keiko thought for a few more seconds and finally decided to try to win over Mao Sanlin. If she succeeded, then Mao Sanlin's value could be truly maximized.

“Alright, Ah Xuan, let’s try to turn him to the side first. If that doesn’t work, we’ll do what you said before and become kidnappers for once.”

The two had just finished talking and were about to enter the interrogation room when Yamayu Kazuo hurriedly ran into the dungeon.

"Zhao Sang, I heard you've already arrested Mao Sanlin. Section Chief, you're here too!"

Aizawa Keiko looked at Yamayukazu without expression:
"Alright, let's prepare for the interrogation now."

The three entered the interrogation room together. Kurama Nakatomo, who had been waiting, jogged over, grinning obsequiously at Aizawa Keiko, and asked:

"Section Chief, have you begun the interrogation?"

Seeing Keiko nod, Kurama Nakatoshi immediately waved his hand, ordering his men to wake Mao Sanlin up.

A bucket of cold water was poured over Mao Sanlin, leaving him feeling utterly chilled.

As he sneezed, Mao Sanlin slowly opened his eyes and instinctively reached up to touch the back of his neck.

But the pain in his lower abdomen made Mao Sanlin cry out in pain.

The pain also brought Mao Sanlin back to full consciousness.

Mao Sanlin recalled that as soon as he lifted the curtain and stepped out, someone grabbed his hair and then knelt on his lower abdomen. Immediately afterward, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck and then lost consciousness.

In an instant, Mao Sanlin broke out in a cold sweat, his eyes widening as he looked around. When he saw where he was and who he was facing, his heart finally stopped pounding.

Now, Mao Sanlin knows that he has been arrested by the Special Higher Police, after all, he has seen photos of Lan Zehuizi, Zhao Xuan and Yamayuichi.

But Mao Sanlin was still confused. How did the Special Higher Police know his escape route and even wait for him there?
Also, who was the person who knocked him unconscious?
That guy moved so fast that he lost consciousness before he could even see his opponent clearly.

Looking back now, it was so frustrating.

"It seems he's fully awake, Mao Sanlin, deputy station chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station, am I right?"

Mao Sanlin looked coldly at Yamayu Kazuo, who had asked the question. His gaze lingered on Aizawa Keiko and Zhao Xuan for a few seconds before he turned away without saying a word.

Yamayu Kazuo, with his fiery temper, couldn't hold back any longer.

Seeing this, Kurama Nakatomo was overjoyed and was about to use torture instruments, but Aizawa Keiko stopped Yama Yuichi from standing up.

"Ah Xuan, why don't you give it a try?"

"Yamao-kun, let Ah-xuan try it first. If it doesn't work, then it's yours."

Yamayu Kazuo nodded and leaned back in his chair angrily.

Looking at Mao Sanlin, who was pretending to be ready to die, Zhao Xuan had a complete grasp of Mao Sanlin's psychological state under the dialysis mode.

Mao Sanlin is still wondering who in the Hurricane team betrayed him.

Logically speaking, that shouldn't be possible. After the Hurricane Team members came out with him, they were all under unified management. No one could leave the sight of others, let alone send out intelligence in just one night.

Unless, Hurricane Team Captain Old Tao has betrayed them!
But as soon as the idea came out, Mao Sanlin himself found it ridiculous. Who would betray him? Old Tao would never betray him.

So many Japanese and traitors died at Lao Tao's hands. If he betrayed them, the Japanese would have skinned him alive in no time.

Moreover, Lao Tao's wife, children, and parents all live in Shancheng. Even if Lao Tao doesn't consider himself, he should consider his family. Therefore, Lao Tao has no reason to betray, nor is it possible for him to betray.

So, one of your trusted confidants has betrayed you?

But that's even more impossible. Since the action plan was formulated last night, his confidants have never left his sight. Where would they have had the opportunity to inform on him?

So, it was the Japanese who discovered it?
This thought instantly invaded Mao Sanlin's mind, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

If that's the case, then the Special Higher Police are truly terrifying.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that the Japanese knew about that secret passage was something Mao Sanlin considered a ghost.

Having discerned Mao Sanlin's inner thoughts, Zhao Xuan smiled with a relaxed demeanor:

"Mao Sanlin, are you wondering how your meticulously planned operation was leaked?"

Mao Sanlin, who originally didn't want to pay attention to this group of Japanese and traitors, immediately turned to look at Zhao Xuan. His eyes were full of curiosity, which made him look a little pitiful.

“It seems you’re very interested in knowing, so let’s start with Yi Xincheng.”

"You should know, or you may not even know, that your plan to assassinate Yi Xincheng was on Ding Moqun's desk a few days ago."

"Initially, did you plan to ambush Ding Moqun on his way to find that female student, or even at that female student's home?"

Mao Sanlin's pupils suddenly contracted, and he looked at Zhao Xuan in disbelief.

This was his original plan, and Zhao Xuan's words were exactly the same.

So, it really was one of his trusted confidants who betrayed him?

Or perhaps, in the mountain city...
Mao Sanlin dared not think any further.

If it really is the other side of the mountain city, wouldn't I become a pawn to be abandoned?

Aizawa Keiko knew that the crudest interrogation method was the kind of mindless torture that Yamayu Kazuo used.

True masters always win hearts and minds.

From the very first time she collaborated with Zhao Xuan on an interrogation, Lan Zehuizi came to a profound understanding of this.

Therefore, Aizawa Keiko has always focused on winning people's hearts and minds during interrogations.

After all, once torture is inflicted, it becomes very difficult to grasp the other person's psychological state. The other person can easily use the pain caused by torture to mask changes in micro-expressions or even the expression of various emotions.

When is torture an option, unless...?
Just like Ding Moqun, who knew the other party was innocent but wanted to extort money from them and force them to admit to something.

In this situation, using torture will be twice as effective.

If you really capture a member of the underground Communist Party or the Kuomintang secret service, torture is a method used by incompetent people.

Anyway, Lan Zehuizi had studied Zhao Xuan's interrogation methods many times, and Zhao Xuan basically never used torture.

Moreover, Ding Moqun was also an expert in interrogation. When he interrogated Hu Niu and Li Mingzhu from the Military Intelligence Bureau, he used psychological tactics.

Unfortunately, Li Mingzhu's determination to protect the cubs was unwavering, which prevented Ding Moqun's interrogation from achieving the desired effect.

Now, watching Zhao Xuan interrogate Mao Sanlin again, Lan Zehui silently sat up straight, carefully observing the interrogation.

She is now also looking forward to seeing if Zhao Xuan can break through Mao Sanlin's psychological defenses and make this guy who once made Matsumoto Ichiro completely break down and betray him!
Yamayu Kazuo was also leaning back comfortably in his chair. Anyway, he was always the most relaxed when Zhao Xuan interrogated him, because he had no room to maneuver.

Moreover, every time Zhao Xuan finished interrogating someone, the credit would be showered on him. When Yamayu Kazuo was with Watanabe Kyoko, he never enjoyed such treatment.

In any case, as long as Zhao Xuan was present, Yamakazu Kazuo always adhered to one principle: lie down and carry the team!

Zhao Xuan ignored Yamayuki Kazuo and Aizawa Keiko's thoughts, and looked at Mao Sanlin with a regretful expression, continuing:
"Tsk tsk, you seem quite shocked. To be honest, I feel sorry for you. You're fighting on the front lines, but someone keeps holding you back."

"This time you went even further, selling me all the intelligence. Look at you, you probably don't even know who knocked you unconscious or how you were captured. You don't even know why we knew about that secret passage or why we were able to lie in wait for you in what you thought was a safe place."

Mao Sanlin's lips trembled slightly. Zhao Xuan's words were like knives, constantly stabbing into his heart.

Mao Sanlin's mental state is very chaotic right now, and Zhao Xuan is starting to worry. Could this guy really become withdrawn because of himself and end up betraying the company?
But now that things had come to this point, Zhao Xuan couldn't back down. Lan Zehui wasn't stupid; if he really went back, even if Lan Zehui trusted him a lot, she would probably start to doubt him.

Helpless, Zhao Xuan could only grit his teeth and continue his psychological attack, while praying that Mao Sanlin would be more resolute and steadfast in his beliefs.

"I just mentioned that your plan to assassinate Yi Xincheng was on Ding Moqun's desk a few days ago, right? Let me tell you something else. You changed your target and wanted to assassinate Wang Ningyu, but in reality, you still needed to deal with Yi Xincheng's intelligence first. Just yesterday, Ding Moqun also obtained this intelligence."

"Today, there are not only people from the 76th Division at Cunji Hospital, but also people from the Military Police Command's intelligence department lying in wait. It's certain that the Hurricane Team you sent to assassinate Yi Xincheng will return empty-handed, and it's also possible that they will be wiped out."

(End of this chapter)