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

Chapter 293 Japanese Spies Spotted Again

Ye Shaohong's expression changed too quickly.

As they approached, Shiraishi Futano nearly burst into a tirade of curses.

But he didn't dare.

His life was still in Ye Shaohong's hands, and even if he had a few more lives, Bai Shi Erye would not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction.

Therefore, he could only try his best to think and recall.

Amidst a jumble of memories, try to recall the unique traces left on Yamada Hisao's body.

A few minutes later, Shiraishi Futano suddenly raised his head.

"I thought about it."

"Like Yamada Hisao, he smokes Golden Bat brand cigarettes!"

In this life-or-death situation, the sudden glimmer of hope made Shiraishi Erye's eyes brighten, and as he shouted out, his eyes were fixed intently on Ye Shaohong.

"Golden Bat brand cigarettes?"

Ye Shaohong knew a little about this cigarette.

Not after coming into this world.

In his previous life, before he transmigrated here, Ye Shaohong had seen a document.

As early as 1909, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. had become the largest conglomerate in Japan, with assets exceeding 100 million yen, more than three times that of the second-largest conglomerate.

During the two subsequent world wars, the Mitsui Group, like other Japanese conglomerates, became an accomplice in Japan's invasion of China.

Their base of operations was in Northeast China.

The death of Marshal Zhang Zuolin was actually linked to the Mitsui zaibatsu.

The Huanggutun Incident was carried out with the help of the Kwantung Army, driven and planned by the Mitsui zaibatsu.

After the Mukden Incident, the Japanese supported the last emperor and established the puppet state of Manchukuo, which emboldened the Mitsui Group to expand its influence in Northeast China.

They first partnered with other financial groups to establish the Manchukuo Bank.

Subsequently, it took over the grain stations and money exchange businesses in various parts of Northeast China, essentially controlling the economic lifeline of Northeast China.

What's most infuriating is that the Mitsui Group also collaborated with the infamous Kenji Doihara to open a cigarette factory in Northeast China and produce a cigarette called Golden Bat.

Furthermore, opium was secretly added to tobacco, causing millions of ordinary people in Northeast China to become addicted to drugs without their knowledge.

They are using this as a pretext to plunder China's wealth.

In just a few years, the Mitsui Group, through these heinous and despicable means, plundered hundreds of millions of dollars from the poor people of Northeast China, like sucking their marrow dry.

That's hundreds of millions of dollars back in the 1930s.

Converted to the 21st century, this wealth would be worth nearly $100 billion.

It can be said that the reason why the Mitsui Group was able to reach such a huge scale in later generations was because its foundation was built on the bones and flesh of the people of Northeast China.

However, few people in later generations know about these things.

Golden Bat cigarettes have gradually disappeared into the annals of history.

Ye Shaohong never expected that the first time he heard the words "Golden Bat Cigarettes" after transmigrating to this world, it would be from the mouth of a Japanese spy.

Are you sure?

"Did Yamada Hisao really smoke Golden Bat cigarettes for a long time?" Ye Shaohong asked this question because he knew very well that in this era, no one knew how harmful Golden Bat cigarettes were.

Yamada Hisao probably didn't know the dangers involved.

If he really did smoke Golden Bat cigarettes, then we can basically confirm one thing.

Hisao Yamada had a severe smoking addiction.

The smoking addiction mentioned here is not the addiction to regular cigarettes.

It was opium.

That is, opium.

"I can confirm!"

"Although I didn't meet with Group Leader Yamada Hisao many times, I could almost always see him smoking Golden Bat cigarettes every time we met."

"And this kind of cigarette is rarely sold in Jiangcheng."

Shiraishi Futano nodded, giving a confirmation reply. To increase credibility, he vividly described to Ye Shaohong how Yamada Hisao smoked the Golden Bat cigarette.

He said that when Hisao Yamada smoked Golden Bat cigarettes, he experienced a morbid, ethereal feeling.

This further confirmed Ye Shaohong's suspicions.

"good very good!"

"If the information you provided is correct, I will consider sparing your life."

"Next, we will interrogate your other companions. We hope you will serve us as diligently as you did just now."

Under the table and chairs, Ye Shaohong had already clenched his fists. He knew that with this clue and further investigation, it shouldn't be difficult to find traces of Yamada Hisao.

As for his subsequent remarks, they were merely a means for him to persuade and appease Shiraishi and Futano.

As expected. Upon hearing Ye Shaohong's words of comfort, Shiraishi Erye immediately perked up.

He shouted loudly that he was willing to serve Ye Shaohong.

Ye Shaohong also gave him a slight smile.

The subsequent interrogations were much simpler than before. With the surrendered Japanese soldier Shiraishi Nino, five of the seven men in his squad readily surrendered under his persuasive words.

As for the two remaining stubborn individuals, Ye Shaohong would not let them go.

He had two vicious dogs brought in, and in front of Bai Shierye and the others, he had the dogs tear at the flesh of the two stubborn individuals.

The bloodshed and brutality once again shocked these damned beasts.

However, Ye Shaohong ultimately did not kill the two stubborn elements. It wasn't that he was soft-hearted.

But he had other ideas.

It's already early July, and in a few days, that century-old humiliating war should break out in North China.

Ye Shaohong wanted to spare the lives of these two men, and on the day the war broke out, he would drag them to the streets of Jiangcheng and execute these two stubborn elements in front of the people of Jiangcheng.

They squeezed out the last bit of value from them.

This was the last use of the Japanese devils.

The half-day interrogation, though not fraught with difficult questions, still left Ye Shaohong somewhat physically and mentally exhausted.

After the interrogation ended, he gathered up the written statement and got up to leave the interrogation room.

He took Zhuang Yifan back to his office.

Shortly afterward, Li Yunlong arrived.

He brought bad news to Ye Shaohong. In the interrogation room, after Ye Shaohong gave Li Yunlong the order to contact Hanyang County and Zhou Haichao, Li Yunlong immediately went to the Jiangcheng Station Telecommunications Office.

Using the telecommunications equipment, they contacted the police station in Hanyang County.

Then the police station sent people to the Sun family residence at the foot of Jiuzhen Mountain. This back-and-forth trip took half a day.

The results were not good.

According to information from Hanyang County, Ye Shaohong received a telegram from Director Dai Yunong at the Hanyang County Police Station, instructing Zhou Haichao to oversee the seizure of the Sun family's property. Zhou Haichao then ordered the Sun family members to be driven out.

Therefore, the Sun family had already left this morning.

Once Ye Shaohong's new orders were delivered, Zhou Haichao immediately sent people to search for the Sun family's whereabouts, but he only found a few of Sun Yihui's concubines.

As for the old lady of the Sun family, the second maternal grandfather Sun Yihai, and the Sun family's children, they have all disappeared without a trace.

"Oh shit."

"It's still too late."

"I shouldn't have rushed to Jiangcheng to take up my post. I should have interrogated those Japanese spies first when I was in Hanyang County."

Although he had expected it, Ye Shaohong was still somewhat disappointed and angry upon hearing the news.

He tossed the teacup on the table to the ground.

After catching his breath for a moment, Ye Shaohong looked at Li Yunlong again.

"Send a telegram to Zhou Haichao immediately."

"Tell him that the matter of confiscating the property of the Sun and Wei families can be put on hold for now, there's no rush."

"Order him to spare no effort to find all the missing members of the Sun family. Those captured must be immediately escorted to Jiangcheng!" "There can be no delay!"