Chapter 518 Torture Chamber

 Albert Road.

Zheng Weilong, the head of the Shanghai Station of the Secret Service, walked around anxiously.

 Suddenly, the door was pushed open.

Ruan Zhiyuan rushed in with a sad expression.

"How is it?" Zheng Weilong asked immediately, but when he saw Ruan Zhiyuan's sad expression, he felt a chill in his heart.

 “Brothers have all died for their country.” Ruan Zhiyuan had tears in his eyes.

“Ah!” Zheng Weilong sat down on the chair, “Failed again!”

 He punched the table with hatred.

“The operation was successful. Yang Fuyuan died on the spot. It’s a pity, brothers—”

“What?” Zheng Weilong’s eyes widened with excitement and surprise.

"The brothers risked their lives and killed Yang Fuyuan, but none of them escaped. I watched helplessly as they were surrounded by the Japs. In order not to be caught by the Japs, Cui Xiaoguang and others committed suicide and martyred their country." As he spoke, Ruan Zhiyuan howled. Cry loudly.

“It was me, it was I who harmed the brothers. They all died for the country in order to protect me!” He beat his chest hard, “They are all good men of the party and the country!”

 …

Hongkou District.

 The torture room of Shanghai Special High School.

 Sanbonjiro's sinister eyes stared at the captured gunman.

The gunman was tied to a thick wooden beam, his shirt was taken off, and his entire upper body was beaten with a whip until his flesh was bloody.

 The gunman lowered his head and closed his eyes.

 “Have you been recruited yet?”

 “No, not a word.” Araki Harima threw down the whip in his hand and gasped.

Sanbonjiro nodded and went to a room next to the torture room, followed closely by Araki Harima.

 …

  “Tell me about it.”

"There were five gunmen, three were shot dead by imperial soldiers, and one shot himself. This man wanted to escape and was wounded and captured." Araki Harima said.

 “Shoot yourself?”

“Yes, the gunman was shot and unable to escape, so he decisively shot himself.”

 “Decisive?”

“Yes, I inspected the scene and found that the gunman showed no signs of fleeing and shot himself on the spot.”

 Sanbonjiro nodded slightly and fell into deep thought.

“There is another situation. Among the three people who were killed by the imperial soldiers, one of them deliberately stood up and allowed the imperial soldiers to kill him.”

 …

"Death warriors!" Sanbonjiro's large mung bean eyes shone brightly, "These people come to assassinate with the will to die."

"I think so too." Araki Harima nodded, "It's just strange why the captured gunman didn't commit suicide. When this man was about to escape, he was not shot. He had time to commit suicide. He was shot when he turned to run away."

"Yes, the five gunmen should all be dead soldiers. Why didn't the last one commit suicide?" Sanbonjiro muttered to himself.

 “Is this person scared when he sees his companions dying one after another?” Araki Harima expressed his opinion.

"It's unlikely." Sanbonjiro shook his head, "This man has been silent since he was arrested, and he didn't speak even after being tortured. This is not someone who is afraid of death, but more like..."

Sanbonjiro thought of a word:

 My heart is as gray as death!

The captured gunman said nothing and refused to answer questions no matter how hard he was tortured. It didn't look like he was holding on without speaking, but more like he was heartbroken.

 …

 He looked at Araki Harima, "Did anything special happen before this man was caught?"

"I understand!" Araki Harima thought for a moment and nodded, "I'll check it out right now!"

 Half an hour later, Araki Harima came back.

"Found it." Araki Harima looked excited. "This man had no intention of escaping at first. He seemed to have the same intention to die. He shouted one sentence."

 “What words?”

“‘Assistant Ruan, let’s stop you, you retreat first!’”

“Assistant Ruan, have you caught him?”

"No, he ran away. According to the investigation, this person should be hiding at a roadside tea stall. We found out that this person behaved abnormally before the assassination."

 “Abnormal?”

“The man’s legs and feet were shaking, as if he was afraid. After the gunshots were fired, he was the first to flee.”

Hearing this, Araki Harima looked thoughtful. Soon, a hint of joking appeared on his face, and he already had a picture in his mind:

 Five gunners, one commander, and all six of them should be dead soldiers.

 The last gunman stood up bravely and wanted to cover the commander's retreat.

 However, it was discovered that the commander had already escaped. This incident caused a major psychological blow to the gunman, and he decided to escape.

  Mimoto Jiro knew he had found a way to break through the captured gunman's psychological defenses.

 …

“Introduce yourself, Sanbonjiro, the director of the Shanghai Special Higher Education Course.” With a smile on his face, Sanbonjiro looked at the **** and whip-scarred gunman.

 The gunman opened his eyes, glanced at Sanbonjiro, and then closed his eyes again, "Don't ask anymore, I won't say anything."

 Pap, pah, pah!

　　　Sanbonjiro stroked his palm, "You are a true warrior! I admire you very much, but it's a pity that your commander is a coward who ran away from battle."

Sanbonjiro noticed that after hearing this, the eyelids of the gunman with his eyes closed moved and his fists were clenched tightly.

 He waved his hand.

Araki Harima picked up the red-hot iron and put it against the gunman's cheek.

 The soldering iron emits billowing heat waves.

The gunman subconsciously turned his head to the side.

"You are a warrior. I believe that even if the iron is really burned, you can withstand it." Sanbonjiro said in a gentle tone, "But is it worth it?"

“We obviously agreed to die together, but your commander deceived you and ran away.”

"I really don't deserve it for you. You still tried to cover his evacuation, but you didn't expect that he was a coward. He deceived you, deceived four other people, and deceived you to die."

"You must be feeling very painful right now." Sanbonjiro waved his hand, and the iron burned on the wooden beam, making a sizzling sound.

 …

 The gunman clenched his fists and his whole body tensed.

“You feel both hatred and incomprehension now. We agreed to die together, but why did your commander escape?”

"Let me tell you, your commander has never considered actually dying with you. He is just using you. He is coaxing you to launch a death attack."

"Yang Fuyuan is dead, and you are also dead. Where is your superior? He can happily report the good news to the superiors. He uses your lives to promote himself and make a fortune." Sanbonjiro shook his head, "It's pitiful. But you are still persisting, even though you are being tortured, you still don’t open your mouth.”

Sanbonjiro waved his hand, and another red-hot iron was placed on the gunman's shoulder.

"I'm not very interested in whether you speak or not. You killed Yang Fuyuan and I was very angry. Now my interest lies in torturing you." Sanbonjiro said coldly, "I just didn't expect someone to be so stupid. "

 Speaking, Sanbonjiro winked, and the iron in Araki Harima's hand slightly touched the gunman's shoulder.

 The gunman let out a scream and twisted his body.

Araki Harima grabbed the opponent's hair, but moved the iron in his hand away and did not press it down hard.

“Think about it carefully, you are being tortured here, and your escaped commander is now serving wine to celebrate. Is he celebrating that you killed Yang Fuyuan?”

 “No, he is more happy that you are all dead!”

 “What a stupid and pathetic guy.”

 Speaking, Sanbonjiro said coldly, "That's enough, let's continue the torture."

Araki Harima smiled grimly and held the soldering iron close to his cheek.

 …

 Suddenly.

“I say, I say!” the gunman shouted almost frantically, “You must promise to let me kill Ruan Zhiyuan with my own hands!”

 Ruan Zhiyuan!

When Sanbonjiro heard this name, he was overjoyed and said, "Okay, catch Ruan Zhiyuan, and I can hand this person over to you."

"Your identity, your commander, everything you know." Araki Harima immediately asked.

“Zhai Meng is a member of the fourth team of the Shanghai Station Action Brigade of the Lixingshe Secret Service. The leader of the action team is Zheng Lijun. The leader of the fourth team is named Cui Xiaoguang. He is the one who shot himself today.”

Zhai Meng fell silent and paused.

Just as Araki Harima was about to speak, Sanbonjiro shook his head.

“Today’s operation was personally directed by Ruan Zhiyuan, assistant to the station chief of Shanghai Station.” Zhai Meng continued.

 Zhai Meng gritted his teeth when he mentioned Ruan Zhiyuan's name.

“Where is Zheng Lijun? Where is Ruan Zhiyuan?”

"I don't know where Zheng Lijun is. The team members don't know the captain's whereabouts." Zhai Meng shook his head and pulled the wound on his shoulder. He grinned in pain, "Ruan Zhiyuan, I know he has a sweetheart on Father Jin Road. .”

“Why do you know Ruan Zhiyuan’s whereabouts?”

“Ruan Zhiyuan is greedy for money, lustful, and likes to play with women. I heard the team leader mentioned him.”

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