Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 285 The Truth of the Case (Part 2)

Ye Shaohong already knew that Japanese spies were involved in Sun Yihui's death.

So when his grandmother mentioned the Japanese spy group, he wasn't surprised or astonished.

Only the old lady quietly narrowed her eyes.

He seemed to harbor immense resentment over this matter.

Grandma saw everything, but she didn't care at all.

He continued to slowly recount his past experiences.

With the help of his grandmother, Yamada Hisao easily planted his men in the newly formed 7th Army.

They gradually began to control this new military force. But they all underestimated Sun Yihui.

This man's experience is also quite remarkable. He graduated from Baoding Military Academy and, in his youth, after joining the army, he even served under Marshal Sun.

He was a figure of some renown among the old warlords.

A person like him may act somewhat rudely and eccentrically, but he is definitely not a fool.

As soon as he noticed signs of Japanese spies operating within the newly formed 7th Army, Sun Yihui wanted to dig them out and eliminate them completely.

In the end, it was Yamada Hisao who personally intervened and arranged a meeting with Sun Yihui.

Only by reaching a private deal with him could they preserve the Japanese spies' personnel planted within the Seventh Army.

Because of this transaction, Sun Yihui received support from the Japanese, and in just three years, he developed his own power from scratch.

Within the Nationalist government, they established their own little faction. To put it bluntly, the deceased Sun Yihui was a traitor and sellout hiding in the shadows.

Given his current status, he should hold a very high position in the eyes of the Japanese. If he had not died, he would have certainly caused great harm to China when the war between the two countries broke out.

Unfortunately, Sun Yihui's team was like a sieve that slipped through the net; it wasn't just made up of Japanese people.

Besides Sun Yihui's close associates and Japanese, the Red Party had also secretly infiltrated the area.

The Red Party's agents, through continuous investigation, discovered the dirty and sordid affairs within the newly formed Seventh Army, and they also spread the word.

However, due to a lack of thoroughness in the operation, the message was sent out at the same time that the brave and fearless Communist Party member died at the hands of Sun Yihui.

After Sun Yihui understood the whole story, he was terrified. He was afraid that if the matter were exposed, it would incur the wrath of the Chairman, ruin his reputation, and ultimately lead to his gruesome death.

So Sun Yihui became ruthless.

Thinking that before things were fully exposed, they would first eliminate the Japanese forces in the newly formed 7th Army.

Even if the Red Party informed the Nationalist government, he could simply claim ignorance and get away with it.

His purge of the Japanese intelligence group can also be seen as a way for him to atone for his crimes.

This is the pledge of allegiance.

With these two excuses, Sun Yihui could save his life, as well as his power and status.

Then Sun Yihui took action.

In just over ten days, he identified seven traitors in the newly formed Seventh Army who, like himself, had defected to the enemy and betrayed their country.

They used their brains to send a message to the Nationalist government, thus gaining the opportunity to redeem themselves through meritorious service.

Sun Yihui's fickleness also angered the Japanese.

Then they started tearing and biting at each other like dogs fighting.

The Japanese had even plotted to assassinate Sun Yihui, but Jiangcheng was deep in the Chinese interior, and the newly formed Seventh Army was a force personally created by Sun Yihui, making it his territory.

The Japanese did indeed deploy a considerable number of men, but after several attempts, they still failed to kill Sun Yihui.

Then the Japanese started targeting the Sun family.

They kidnapped the second master of the Sun family outside.

They also secretly delivered evidence of Sun Yihui's collusion with them to the old lady of the Sun family.

This led to the stormy night when the old lady of the Sun family called Sun Yihui home, which also marked the beginning of Sun Yihui's death.

The old lady of the Sun family was a woman who came from feudal society. She was a competent family head, but she had no concept of the greater good of the Republic of China.

In order to rescue her second son who had been kidnapped by the Japanese, the old lady of the Sun family called Sun Yihui back, and the two immediately started arguing.

Eventually broke up on bad terms.

Then Sun Yihui went to see the eldest grandmother, hoping to use her to pass on a message to the Japanese.

Tell them to release their younger brother immediately.

Their conversation was overheard by Wei Xiuyuan, who happened to be passing by outside the door.

When Wei Xiuyuan passed by, he only heard a vague and indistinct fragment, which is why Wei Xiuyuan mistakenly believed that Sun Yihui had discovered that there were Japanese spies in the newly formed Seventh Army and wanted to carry out a purge.

Wei Xiuyuan still thought his deceased brother-in-law was a good person.

He also relayed this vague and inaccurate information to Ye Shaohong, using it as a means to save his life.

But Sun Yihui was still wrong.

He overestimated his relationship with his grandmother and forgot the evil things he had done to her.

Upon hearing that Sun Yihui intended to continue targeting the Japanese, the eldest grandmother immediately relayed the message to the Japanese spies planted in Hanyang County.

That very evening, with the help of the eldest madam, the Japanese spies infiltrated the Sun residence.

Sun Yihui was assassinated in the seventh concubine's room.

That's why when the Seventh Concubine got up in the middle of the night, she saw Sun Yihui bleeding from all seven orifices and dying from poisoning. She also saw Sun Yihui turn her body towards the courtyard of the First Madam before she died and whisper the name of the First Madam.

Because Sun Yihui had thought through and understood the whole story before he died.

The story has essentially ended here. The truth behind Sun Yihui's death has also been fully revealed.

Ye Shaohong finally figured out the cause of Sun Yihui's death, and also the reasons why the old lady quarreled with Sun Yihui, why she laid Sun Yihui's body in state, and why she allowed the eldest mistress to bully and tyrannize the Sun family.

Because besides the deceased Sun Yihui, the old lady's second son was still in the hands of the Japanese.

No wonder the old lady hated the eldest daughter-in-law to the point of wanting to devour her flesh and blood.

But is it really over?

Actually not.

Then the eldest mistress recounted the cause of death of the third concubine and the old housekeeper. It turned out that her involvement was also crucial to their deaths.

Wei Xiuyuan was merely a pawn controlled by the eldest grandmother.

The mastermind behind it all is still the eldest wife. This woman, harboring resentment and willing to betray her country for a grudge from over a decade ago, has truly played a grand game with the help of the Japanese.

He was also a heartless and insane person.

After the eldest grandmother finished telling her story, everyone in the courtyard fell into a brief silence.

No one expected that the truth would be so convoluted and bizarre.

Ye Shaohong looked at the woman who was on the verge of madness and clenched his fists. He had no interest in the tragic fate of his grandmother. Right now, he only had one thought in his mind.

That means capturing the eldest grandmother and escorting her back to Jiangcheng Station.

Such traitors who defect to the enemy and betray their country must be punished by the law and must pay the price for their actions.

But at this moment, an accident happened.

Just as Ye Shaohong was about to take action, the old lady, who had been laughing wildly and recounting her past experiences in the courtyard a moment ago, suddenly tilted her head back and spat out scarlet blood.

Then blood started flowing from her eyes, ears, and nostrils at the same time.

"it's over!"

“It’s all over.”

"Old woman, I know you hate me and want to find out where your second son is from me."

"I'm telling you, you don't stand a chance."

"Even if I die, I won't let you and your son have an easy time. I've already killed Sun Yihui, and your second son will be buried with me."

As the maniacal laughter subsided, the eldest grandmother's body trembled violently, and she collapsed to the ground.

He breathed his last...