Courtyard House: Home Alone

He walked up to Chen Zhirong, his eyes sharp as knives: "Chen Zhirong, you betrayed 'The Wolf's' intelligence to the Special Higher Police and then tried to curry favor with the Military Intelligence Bureau. Do you think you're being clever? A two-faced scoundrel like you deserves to die!"

Chen Zhirong's expression changed, and he said sternly, "You're talking nonsense! I didn't betray my compatriots! I'm serving the Party and the country! Canglang, he..."

"Shut up!" Lin Yifan interrupted him sharply. "My father was loyal to the country and fought against the Japanese invaders. You so-called 'elites of the Party and the State' not only refused to join him, but also colluded with the Japanese and betrayed your comrades for your own selfish interests! You are the scum of the nation and the sinners of the people!"

Lin Yifan's voice wasn't loud, but every word was piercing, leaving Chen Zhirong speechless. He opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found he couldn't find any reason to do so.

Looking into his despairing eyes, Lin Yifan felt no pity. He knew that it was pointless to say anything more to someone like him.

"Come on! Tell me everything you know about the Japanese devils and traitors, as well as the situation of your Military Intelligence Bureau's personnel and strongholds in Beiping, and everything about the old lady. Remember, you only have this one chance. If you try anything funny, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

"You...you're just a child, how can you be so cruel! I..." Before Chen Zhirong could finish speaking,

"I'm ruthless? Compared to you traitors who sell out your country and betray your compatriots, I'm far from it!"

Lin Yifan's eyes turned cold, and with a slight movement of his mental energy, Chen Zhirong immediately felt an invisible force pressing down on her entire body, making her feel as if her blood was about to explode, her breathing became increasingly difficult, and her face turned bright red.

The suffocating pain made Chen Zhirong's vision blur; she had no doubt that Lin Yifan would really kill her. The fear of death overwhelmed her so-called "integrity," and she struggled to squeeze out a few words: "I...I'll talk...I'll talk..."

Lin Yifan released his mental energy, and Chen Zhirong coughed violently, panting heavily, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at Lin Yifan.

She knew she had failed today, failed by a child with godlike abilities, which made her feel utterly hopeless.

"Tell me, starting with the deaf old woman, what exactly is her identity, and who is her son?" Lin Yifan asked coldly, while concentrating his mental energy to prevent the other party from lying.

Chen Zhirong dared not hide anything any longer and said haltingly, "The old...old lady...she is an important contact person for our Military Intelligence Bureau in Beiping, codenamed 'Old Buddha'."

Her son... surnamed Huang, named Huang Jiaxing, was the deputy station chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Beiping station.

Because Lieutenant Colonel Fujita Jiro, the Special Higher Police officer in Beiping, was an old acquaintance of the old lady, her courtyard was generally not inspected.

So, we... we made this our base...

"Is the old lady the person in charge of your route?"

"Yes...yes, Qian Liugen is in charge of perimeter security and relaying some unimportant messages. I...I'm in charge of...technical work, such as sending and receiving telegrams," Chen Zhirong answered with difficulty, each word sounding like a knife twisting in his heart.

"How did you find out about my father's identity?" Lin Yifan pressed, this was one of the questions he cared about most.

"It was...it was Qian Liugen who accidentally saw your father meeting with...a member of the underground party that we've been monitoring. He felt that your father...had an extraordinary air about him, unlike an ordinary person, so...so he told the old lady."

The old lady asked us to investigate secretly, and later... later through some channels, it was confirmed that your father was... was Canglang." Chen Zhirong's voice grew softer and softer.

"So you sold the information to the Special Higher Police? And deliberately exposed a fake safe house?"

"It's...it's the old lady's idea. She said...she said this way we can...kill two birds with one stone, both eliminating the thorn in our side, the Azure Wolf, and...and also gaining credit with the Special Higher Police and their trust, making it easier for us to act in the future."

Moreover…and exposing the fake safe house can…can also protect our real stronghold and herself.” Chen Zhirong said, a bitter and helpless look on his face.

Lin Yifan's anger surged again. This deaf old woman was indeed vicious. For her own benefit, she was willing to betray her comrades in the War of Resistance Against Japan. She was utterly heartless!

"Who is contacting you from the Special Higher Police? What are their recent plans?" Lin Yifan continued to ask, wanting to gather as much intelligence as possible.

Chen Zhirong hesitated for a moment, but seeing Lin Yifan's cold eyes, he dared not hide anything: "The person who contacted us was a major from the Special Higher Police, named Sato."

As for the action plan... I'm too low-ranking to know much. I've only heard that they're currently investigating a batch... a batch of medicines, but I don't know the specifics.

"What other strongholds does your Military Intelligence Bureau have in Beiping? Who are its main members?"

"This...I can't say!" Chen Zhirong suddenly looked up, a resolute glint in his eyes. "These are classified information! Even if I die, I won't betray the organization!"

Lin Yifan sneered: "When you betrayed my father just now, where was your backbone? Now you're thinking about organization secrets?"

"Don't play dumb with me! If you don't talk, I have plenty of ways to make you talk!" As he spoke, his mental energy surged again, and a sharp pain instantly spread throughout Chen Zhirong's body, causing her to scream in agony.

"Ah—! I'll talk! I'll talk!" The intense pain caused Chen Zhirong to completely break down. She no longer cared about organizational secrets and revealed the names and code names of the small Kuomintang outposts in Beiping that she knew, as well as the names of the people in charge.

She knew she was completely finished. She had betrayed the organization and fallen into the hands of this boy who always smiled and called her Aunt Qian. Death was all that awaited her, and she only hoped that she could die quickly.

As Lin Yifan listened, he memorized the information. This intelligence might come in handy later; at the very least, it would give him a general understanding of the Military Intelligence Bureau's activities in Beiping.

After Chen Zhirong finished speaking, and Lin Yifan confirmed that he hadn't concealed any important information, his eyes turned completely cold. "Alright, you know, I know everything. Your usefulness ends here."

Chen Zhirong's face turned deathly pale, and she collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with despair. She knew that her final moment had arrived.

Lin Yifan stopped looking at him, and with a thought, the power of domination within the space instantly began to operate. Qian Liugen and Chen Zhirong didn't even have time to scream before their bodies silently turned to ashes and completely disappeared from the space, as if they had never existed.