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

Chapter Sixty-Six Ruthless

The process of reporting to Xu Baichuan went smoothly.

Just as Zheng Yaoxian said, he had just been upset at Villa No. 1 in Honggongci and was still holding back his anger.

Upon hearing Ye Shaohong say that he had found another hidden Japanese spy, Xu Baichuan almost jumped for joy.

Xu Baichuan did not hesitate to agree to the manpower Ye Shaohong requested.

The first team of the first action group immediately assembled. They split into two groups, one of which was led by Ye Shaohong and went directly to the Tangshan Hot Spring Guesthouse.

The other group, led by Zhao Jianzhi, first set up surveillance around Riying Department Store.

This arrangement maximizes efficiency. Traveling swiftly by car, Ye Shaohong quickly led his men to Tangshan Hot Springs.

Upon entering the villa where Agent Five had previously resided, he obtained the documents left behind by Ouyang Jianping at the tea table in the living room.

Upon opening it, one finds not only detailed information about Chen Tao, the general manager of Riying Department Store, but also...

The members of Special Agent Group No. 5 also gathered various information through different channels. The most important part of this information was the memoir of Takeuchi Yunzi, or rather, Liao Yaquan, a colleague at the Tangshan Hot Spring Guesthouse.

This was also key evidence that led Agent Five to identify Chen Tao as a suspected Japanese spy.

There are a dozen or so more photos taken by Agent Five, most of which were taken secretly on the street.

very clear.

On the last photo, Agent Five also added some text in colored ink, which read: "The suspicious persons that Chen Tao came into contact with."

The information recorded in this document also lacks crucial and irrefutable evidence.

But that's okay.

The Secret Service doesn't need crucial, irrefutable evidence when handling cases.

If there is anything suspicious that warrants arrest, then they can be taken back to the cell for interrogation.

No problem, release it.

If there are problems, they are kept; this is the real power that the Secret Service enjoys now.

"It shouldn't be wrong!"

"Contact Captain Zhao immediately and have him lead a team to arrest Chen Tao."

Ye Shaohong made the call, and Zhao Jianzhi received the confirmed information. He immediately led his men into Riying Department Store.

Their ferocious appearance sent chills down the spines of the department store employees.

The news inevitably reached Chen Tao's ears as well.

The man, feeling guilty, immediately jumped off the building and fled after hearing the news from his subordinates.

This time, however, Zhao Jianzhi's learning was more astute.

Having learned a painful lesson from the incident at St. Mary's Church Hospital, Zhao Jianzhi meticulously planned and executed this operation, not only assigning people to control the surrounding road intersections.

He even arranged for people to guard all the entrances inside and outside the building.

Upon realizing that someone was trying to jump off the building to escape, the field officers of the first squad of the first action unit, who were patrolling and guarding downstairs, immediately surrounded the person with guns drawn.

Chen Tao still tried to struggle and resist.

But facing seven or eight dark gun barrels, his resistance was destined to be futile. After capturing Chen Tao, Zhao Jianzhi did not let his guard down. He arranged for people to organize and archive all the items in Chen Tao's office and send them back to the action section.

Even the employees inside Riying Department Store, Zhao Jianzhi took them all away with the idea of ​​trying his luck, even if there was no chance of success.

It can be said that it has achieved the ultimate in thoroughness.

When Ye Shaohong returned to the Special Operations Section, Chen Tao had already been taken into the interrogation room.

Zhao Jianzhi could serve him an appetizer with a whip.

Chen Tao is really stubborn.

He had already jumped out of the window and escaped, showing signs of guilt, but when faced with Zhao Jianzhi's interrogation and coercion, Chen Tao still gritted his teeth and refused to admit it.

They even found sophistry to justify themselves.

He claimed that he was afraid of encountering robbers, which caused him to lose his composure in a panic. He resolutely denied being a Japanese spy.

This infuriated Zhao Jianzhi. Since he met Ye Shaohong, Ye Shaohong had never made a mistake in arresting the wrong person in the past few months.

Therefore, Zhao Jianzhi did not believe Chen Tao's words at all.

Seeing that ordinary interrogation methods were ineffective, Zhao Jianzhi resorted to the interrogation techniques he had learned from Ye Shaohong.

The wet parchment was smeared on his cheeks, which was combined with psychological coercion.

The result was still not satisfactory.

What surprised Ye Shaohong even more was that shortly after they arrested Chen Tao, someone actually called the office of the first team of the first group of the action section.

They wanted to plead for Chen Tao.

The person who made the call was no ordinary individual; he was actually the powerful captain of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department.

This person later became the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong). His status was even higher than Ye Shaohong's; the position of the powerful captain of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department was equivalent to that of a group leader in the Special Service Department.

Instead of contacting Zheng Yaoxian directly, he went through several intermediaries to reach Ye Shaohong. This was hardly a plea for leniency; he clearly wanted to use the difference in their positions to pressure Ye Shaohong.

Ye Shaohong had no good attitude towards those Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) guys who only knew how to stir up trouble internally.

He refused the man's request without hesitation.

This only provoked the man to launch into a barrage of sarcastic remarks at him.

Without even thinking, Ye Shaohong knew that he had offended someone this time, and that the person was a Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics agent with a much higher rank than him.

But Ye Shaohong wasn't afraid of him.

Ye Shaohong looked down on the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) members who were experts at internal power struggles but incompetent at external ones, lacked any backbone, and were quick to defect to the enemy after being arrested. This phone call also made Ye Shaohong more suspicious of Chen Tao's identity.

Could he be a member of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department?

It shouldn't be.

If Chen Tao is indeed a member of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department, even if he is just an outsider, the person who called to plead for him earlier could have directly revealed Chen Tao's identity.

They forced Ye Shaohong to release the people immediately.

However, he never admitted that Chen Tao was a member of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department.

This makes the case quite interesting.

To be noticed by the personnel of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department, one must not be a formally employed or unemployed staff member of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department.

There are only two possibilities left for Chen Tao's identity.

First, he was a front man for a certain incumbent official in the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department, secretly helping that person handle some business or matters that he himself could not personally handle.

Secondly, besides being a Japanese spy, Chen Tao may also have been a member of our party, but there is a high probability that he has already defected to the enemy.

Regardless of which of these two possibilities it is, Ye Shaohong cannot let it go easily.

Ye Shaohong finally understood why Chen Tao was able to stubbornly refuse to confess after being tortured.

He's fearless and has nothing to fear.

He was still hoping that the person behind him would step forward and rescue him from the secret service.

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong's expression became even colder.

He had made up his mind that no matter what, he would not let go of this matter. If it really caused a dispute between the Special Service Department and the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department because of Chen Tao.

He didn't care. Anyway, if something went wrong, the tall guy would take the blame. Dai Yunong and his men enjoyed the support of their subordinates, so they should naturally bear this responsibility as well.

However, he could no longer hide this matter.

It must be reported.

Firstly, he could use this opportunity to warn Zheng Yaoxian, allowing Zheng to contact his liaison and investigate Chen Tao's true identity. If Chen Tao was indeed a member of our party and there was indeed a possibility of betrayal, then this early warning could minimize the loss of our party's personnel.

On the other hand, Ye Shaohong also wanted to shift the blame. He was still young, with a bright future ahead of him and countless riches and honors yet to be enjoyed.

Ye Shaohong had no intention of putting himself in danger for such a small amount of credit.

After making his decision, he didn't hesitate and immediately called Zheng Yaoxian's office. Upon learning that Zheng Yaoxian was still in the action section, he immediately got up, left his room, and went to Zheng Yaoxian's office. He recounted the process of the first squad's arrest of Chen Tao, the phone call he had just received, and his suspicions about Chen Tao's identity.

The report was brief, but it still deeply shocked Zheng Yaoxian.

On the surface, Zheng Yaoxian did not show the slightest abnormality.

He listened quietly to Ye Shaohong's report, and then patiently compared the evidence and information they had gathered with Ye Shaohong one by one.

The final result was similar to that of Ye Shaohong.

"This person's identity is special, and the matter is of great importance. Even I cannot make a decision immediately."

"And Section Chief Xu had already gone home after get off work."

“This matter cannot be communicated over the phone; we must be vigilant against eavesdropping and surveillance by the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department. Therefore, I must take the documents to Section Chief Xu’s home to report.” “You must also control the pace of the interrogation; we absolutely cannot let him die.”

"After I finish reporting my work to the section chief in person, I will bring you the latest orders."

Before he finished speaking, Zheng Yaoxian had already put on his coat, picked up the folder in his hand, and hurriedly ran downstairs.

In just a few minutes, Ye Shaohong heard the sound of the car starting.

At the same time, a smile appeared on his face.

He knew that his plan had succeeded.

Zheng Yaoxian's trip was ostensibly to report to Xu Baichuan with intelligence information, but in reality, he was probably going to contact his superior.

With Zheng Yaoxian's early warning, the organization will have ample time to review and verify the information.

This also prevents the organization and its personnel from being sabotaged by the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department. It can be said to be foolproof.

of course.

This is only a superficially foolproof plan. If Chen Tao is indeed, as Ye Shaohong thinks, both a Japanese spy and a member of our party, there is also the possibility that he might betray us and join the Zhong'ang Party Affairs Investigation Department.

That triple agent he was must have caused considerable harm to the nation and its people.

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong was filled with rage. Instead of returning to his office, he went directly to the underground cell of the Action Section.

They entered the interrogation room.

When Ye Shaohong saw the middle-aged man bound to the rack, his eyelids twitched rapidly.

Then he coldly uttered a sentence.

"beat!"

“Beat him to death. He even wants to use the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department to pressure me. I think he’s tired of living.”

Haven't you all eaten?

"Put him under severe torture immediately. I need a confession from him within half an hour. If I don't, you'll lose your allowance for this month."

"Don't blame me when your wife and kids cry and wail!" [A long chapter of 3,000 words, I've had my fill of writing it. The next chapter should also be a long one, with a very exciting plot and an extreme twist.]

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