Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

The Japanese Army's investigation section and negotiating representatives in Shanghai received information from the Imperial General Headquarters. The investigation section first determined that the perpetrator had been tortured too severely and might not be able to reach Tokyo alive, requiring several days of treatment and rest.

On the other hand, Okamura Yasuji actively pushed for the negotiations to continue, with conditions being appropriately reduced. Aoki Qiao's pharmacy was no longer required to be restored, and the God of Cannons was no longer pressing for it.

On May 5, the two sides officially signed a ceasefire agreement on the British flagship.

On May 6, the Japanese negotiators boarded the naval vessel Shunfeng and returned to Tokyo on a warship with the team escorting the murderer, Yoon Bong-gil.

On May 8, the warship arrived in Tokyo, and Yoon Bong-gil was taken to a temporary prison at the Army General Staff Headquarters.

On May 8, members of the Blood Alliance received news that the Empire and the Republic of China had signed a ceasefire agreement in Shanghai, ending the war.

The Blood Alliance unanimously agreed that the current cabinet was utterly incompetent, having actually agreed to a ceasefire. They were determined to stage a coup, assassinate the prime minister, and replace the cabinet.

On May 9, Chen Jiehua arrived at the interrogation room of the temporary prison and met with Yoon Bong-gil, the main perpetrator of the bombing and the only survivor, a Korean national fighter.

After several days of medication and dietary supplements, Yoon Bong-gil looked much better.

"You can all leave now. I want to interrogate him alone."

The army prison guards obediently left. In another room, Okamura Yasuji, who had just returned, was eavesdropping on the conversation in the interrogation room with three crows.

"Mr. Yin, let me introduce myself. I am Aoki Takashi, the youngest Major General in the Army and Rear Admiral in the Navy of the Great Japanese Empire."

I've heard of you.

"Oh? My name, Aoki, is quite famous in Korea?"

“You used to run a large pharmacy in Northeast China for a while, which made it convenient for us to buy medicine.”

"Oh, excellent! So, you've all received favors from me, haven't you? Doesn't this give us a basis for friendly communication?"

"Heh heh, you little devil, how can you be so shameless?"

"Haha, thank you for the compliment, Mr. Yin."

The three eavesdroppers behind them couldn't take it anymore. Was Aoki Qiao really that dim-witted, or was he trying to get close to him? Was this still an interrogation? Or was it just casual conversation?
"Yin Jun, look, you've been preparing for this bombing attack at Hongkou Park in Shanghai for a long time, haven't you?"

"I need to correct you. It's you, not 'you all.' I'm an individual who planned and implemented everything myself."

"Yin Jun, let's be honest. Such a massive and meticulous attack plan, without anyone planning it or cooperating with you, all by yourself, carrying a bomb into the park and successfully reaching the core area, do you really believe that?"

“Mr. Yin, first of all, I can tell you frankly that on the rooftop of the third floor not far from the explosion site, your accomplice helped you finish off the enemy. When he retreated, he didn’t even take the spent cartridges with him.”

"That house was Aoki's home in Shanghai. He actually left his gun and bullets in my house! How despicable! You people have absolutely no conscience!"

“I’ve said it before, that’s not my accomplice, I have no accomplices. I think it’s probably because you Japanese devils have done too many bad things, and another resistance organization just happens to want to kill you.”

"Oh no, he's your accomplice! Mr. Yin, there are only the two of us here. If you acknowledge that he's your accomplice and are willing to identify Kenji Doihara as the one who ordered you to do this, I can guarantee your life."

The three people listening in next door looked at each other. Did I hear wrong? No, right? Yoon Bong-gil was also a little confused. Was this an interrogation? Was this a lead confession? Or a trap? This guy on the other end is a bit strange. Does he have a grudge against Kenji Doihara? Is he trying to frame someone? He's got some nerve.

"Kenji Doihara? That scoundrel from the Tohoku region? The head of the Kwantung Army's intelligence agency? You're trying to frame him?"

"No, Mr. Yin, you're mistaken. Let me correct you. It's not a frame-up. This was all his doing. He had you assassinate the naval commander and then framed me. What do you say?"

The three crows, upon hearing this, completely understood and were dumbfounded. "Has Aoki Joe gone mad? He actually came up with this kind of tactic to kill Doihara Kenji?"
But did he really not know there were listening devices here? It seems he genuinely didn't know.

So it seems that the conversation in the General Staff Headquarters' confinement room last time was real.

Continuing this line of reasoning, because Kenji Doihara and Tsuyoshi Nagatomo repeatedly framed him, provoked him, and angered him, he resorted to any means necessary to retaliate.

Sigh, I'm still too young.

While the three crows were whispering to each other, Yoon Bong-gil was a little confused. "Are you serious?"
"Are you sure? If I confess that Kenji Doihara planned, recruited, and instructed me and another accomplice to do this, can you guarantee I'll be released?"

"Letting you out will be difficult, but I can guarantee you won't die. Once things calm down, I can find a way to get you out, and I can even recruit you as my subordinate."

"I admire your skills and courage!"

"Okay, I promise you."

"Yoshi! Excellent! Excellent!"

"Someone came in to take notes, and the attacker is willing to confess!"

The three crows couldn't take it anymore and simultaneously put down their headphones. What to do now? Should they remind them, "We know, don't waste your time"? Wouldn't that just tell them, "We're listening in?"
Should we not tell him? Let him continue fighting with Doihara? They are both elites of the empire; if they both suffer heavy losses, it will be a loss for the empire as well.

Sigh, this multiple-choice question is so difficult.

Ultimately, the three voted two to one, deciding not to tell Aoki Joe, to watch his performance, and to stop the fight between the two when the time was right.

In the interrogation room, Aoki asked questions, Yoon Bong-gil answered, and the prison interrogator took notes. The three crows couldn't bear to watch anymore and ran away after reading half of it.

After all the statements were taken, Aoki Takashi happily took the interrogation records to Masaki Jinzaburo.

“Uncle, look, this is the statement of the person who carried out the attack. He admitted that the incident was planned by Kenji Doihara. He originally wanted to kill several naval generals, but the person who carried it out, Yoon Bong-gil, didn’t know who the naval officers were and just bombed randomly. He accidentally killed Lord Shirakawa.”

"As for the guy who finished off my shot on my roof, he said he was a sharpshooter from the Kwantung Army and was framing me according to Kenji Doihara's plan!"

Masaki Jinzaburo was shocked when he received the interrogation records! Had the Kwantung Army become lawless? They dared to do such a thing? You're getting bolder and bolder. Quickly take the interrogation records and go find Araki Sadao.

When Chen Jiehua returned to the temporary prison, he reminded the prison officers that he had protected this person and would give him the best treatment. He also warned them to keep a close watch on him and not let Doihara's men infiltrate and silence him.

Damn it, you're afraid Doihara's people will come and silence you? Have some shame! (End of Chapter)