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

Chapter 510 Interrogation of Japanese Spies

The headquarters of the Special Service, the underground prison.

Walking through the dark and damp corridor, smelling the lingering stench of blood in the air, Ye Shaohong couldn't help but take a long breath.

"This familiar taste really brings back memories..."

If you think about it carefully, it's been more than a month since he last entered or left this bloody battlefield.

The last time I came here was in early spring.

In the blink of an eye, it's already midsummer.

A little over a month ago, North China was still untouched by war, but now… the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has fallen entirely into the hands of the Japanese, and the situation on the southeastern coast is becoming increasingly tense.

Defeat may already be a foregone conclusion.

Once Shanghai falls, the Japanese army will advance straight to Nanjing, and how many more Chinese sons and daughters will die tragically under the gunfire of the Japanese invaders?

Ye Shaohong couldn't imagine it, even though his memories contained data compiled by later generations.

The devastating loss of 3500 million lives.

But those are just numbers on the surface; they are words without emotion. What would it be like to present all 35 million people to us one by one?

It's no wonder that even though more than eighty years have passed since the war of aggression, the Chinese people still dare not forget this memory.

It's because that hatred is so deep that it has long been ingrained in our souls and flesh.

It will never be forgotten, even for a thousand generations. Recalling this past event, when Ye Shaohong smelled the thick stench of blood in the prison cell again, he no longer felt nauseous.

On the contrary, he felt the smell of blood wasn't strong enough.

Not fresh enough.

Ideally, this land would be stained red with the blood of the Japanese devils.

“There’s still a long way to go.”

Muttering to himself, Ye Shaohong continued walking until he arrived at the door of a sealed room, where two armed field agents were on high alert.

Upon seeing Ye Shaohong arrive, the two field agents immediately saluted him.

"Section Chief Ye."

"Hmm, how's the situation inside?"

Ye Shaohong nodded and asked casually. The two field agents exchanged glances, both seeing a look of confusion in each other's eyes.

"I do not know."

“The higher-ups are taking this interrogation very seriously. Our positions are too low; we are not qualified to go in.”

"All I know is that the screams from inside haven't stopped for the past ten minutes or so."

In fact, as soon as Ye Shaohong uttered his question, he realized that he had been careless and should not have asked such a foolish question.

But that’s okay.

Let's just treat it as a casual chat. Although he felt a little awkward inside, Ye Shaohong was still able to handle it on the surface.

"So how long do you think the people in this house can hold out?"

"How about... we make a bet?"

Ye Shaohong's relaxed demeanor made the two tense field agents relax as well.

A slight smile appeared on both of their faces.

"Shall we make a bet?"

"Let's forget about it then. This time, the higher-ups have given a strict order, and they've transferred all the best interrogation specialists here."

"If you ask me, that guy inside, no matter how stubborn he is, won't last long."

One of the field agents chuckled softly and rejected Ye Shaohong's proposal without hesitation.

"Oh?"

"You rascals, I was thinking of giving you some perks because I saw you were working so hard on duty."

"Since you are unwilling to accept it, then I have no choice but to give up."

With a few simple words, Ye Shaohong covered up his foolish question and saved face, so he stopped joking with the two field agents.

He stepped forward, about to push the door open and enter, when at that crucial moment, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

This made Ye Shaohong stop in his tracks again.

"By the way, have you been on duty here the whole time?"

“Yes, we were transferred here the moment the suspect was brought to the interrogation room, and we’ve never left here.”

One of the field agents, slightly puzzled, gave a response.

"Who came here during this period?"

"Even if you pass by here, you don't go inside..."

A glint flashed in Ye Shaohong's eyes, and he finally voiced the question that had been on his mind.

Who has been here?

“There were a lot of people. This time, the commotion was quite big. Many officers came to see what had happened.”

"For example, Section Chief Zheng, Captain Song, and Captain Zhao from the Investigation and Prevention Section, Deputy Section Chief Li from the Action Section, Captain Ma from the Police Inspection Section, and Section Chief Wu from the Prison Management Section, they have all come here."

This was not a secret. Although the two agents were surprised that Ye Shaohong would ask about this, they had no intention of hiding it from him and told him the truth.

"There are quite a few people here."

"Well, I see."

Ye Shaohong's lips curled into a playful smile. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out an unopened pack of Camel cigarettes.

He tossed it to the field operative who had given the reply.

"Here, take it, it'll help you stay alert."

"This interrogation might have to go on all night, so don't fall asleep out of boredom, or you'll be in big trouble." After casually replying a few words, Ye Shaohong pushed open the tightly closed door of the interrogation room and walked straight in, amidst the suspicious smiles of the two field agents.

The moment Ye Shaohong stepped inside, he smelled an overwhelming, pungent stench of blood.

He also heard the shrill wails and screams from the two field agents outside the door. Following the sound of the screams, he looked toward the torture rack, and a look of surprise appeared on Ye Shaohong's face.

"Good guy."

"You went straight for the severe torture, Section Chief Zhou. You've really shown your true abilities this time."

What did Ye Shaohong see?

He saw that the manager of the Red Crane Restaurant had collapsed onto the interrogation rack, his clothes stained with blood, his head bowed like a dead dog, staring blankly at the ground.

Crimson blood was still dripping from his ten fingers. His fingernails had all been pulled out.

His chest was covered with marks from being whipped, and there were still traces of branding iron burns on his chest and lower abdomen.

Ye Shaohong really didn't expect this.

From the moment Dai Yunong called the interrogation department to the moment he came down from the office building, only a dozen minutes had passed, and the newly arrested Japanese spy suspect had already undergone three rounds of torture.

No wonder the two field agents outside the door said that the agonizing screams and wailing from inside the room never stopped.

But these are nothing.

Ye Shaohong felt no pity for Japanese spies or those who had invaded China.

His gaze swept over the suspect and then landed on the three middle-aged men standing in the interrogation room.

Ye Shaohong recognized one of them; it was Section Chief Zhou from the interrogation department, a trusted confidant of the director.

The remaining two caught Ye Shaohong's attention because they were too special, and the aura they exuded was also extremely unique.

Even though it was their first meeting, Ye Shaohong couldn't help but tremble slightly upon seeing these two.

A feeling of being stared at by a venomous snake immediately washed over him.

"Brother Zhou, who are these two? Aren't you going to introduce them?"