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Chapter 31 Temptation
Zuo Zhong returned to his office, and He Yijun served a cup of tea: "Brother Zuo, you have captured two Japanese spies again, are you in any danger?"

She saw Corey's people coming back through the window just now, and the spies were very scary with their guns loaded.

Zuo Zhong took it and took a sip: "It went well, nothing happened, and one of them participated in the shooting that day, so he took revenge for that boy Wu Chunyang."

Thinking of the scene that day, He Yijun couldn't help being afraid: "Brother Zuo, you must pay attention to safety. The Japanese plot failed last time. Will they send someone to assassinate them again?"

The Japanese had lost so many manpower, so they probably wouldn't do it easily again, but the Japanese had a very hard-headed mind, who knew if they would be cruel enough to send someone again, Zuo Zhong felt that he had to remind everyone.

But before Zuo Zhong could speak, Gu Qi knocked on the door and walked in: "Section chief, Zhang Yuan and Li Shudong are already in the interrogation room, start the interrogation now, or take a break?"

"Why don't you take a rest, just use these two spies to refresh yourself, and interrogate Zhang Yuan first. I have a hunch that we will have an unexpected surprise with him." Zuo Zhong felt that Zhang Yuan's identity was probably a carrier pigeon.

After Kyoko Hirata was arrested, she was beaten to death without explaining how the information was passed on, and most of her whereabouts were not suspicious. Zhang Yuan may be able to get the answer.

In the interrogation room, Zhang Yuan sat on a wooden interrogation chair with handcuffs and shackles on his feet, and two spies with big waists stood behind him to prevent him from harming himself or committing suicide.

Zuo Zhong sat down on the chief interrogator's seat with a smile on his face, Gu Qi was in charge of taking notes, and Gui Youguang stood next to the torture tools, looking at Zhang Yuan with piercing eyes, ready to execute the sentence if there was any disagreement.

The torture devices here are much more complete than those in the nursing home. Not only are there old-fashioned torture devices, but also some high-tech. Even the chair under Zhang Yuan is a new gadget, a new technology from the United States-the electric chair.

Zuo Zhong looked at the calm Zhang Yuan, and then looked at the information in his hand. He understood that this person was a senior spy, and it was very difficult to get him to speak. He had to find another way, so as not to give other spies time to react.

The information in his hand shows that Zhang Yuan has opened a shop in Jinling for seven years, during which he only "returned to his hometown" to visit relatives once. Neighbors said that Zhang Yuan was very frugal, basically spending nothing except for necessary expenses.

Sometimes the neighbors laughed at him for being stingy, but he just laughed it off without explaining anything. Zuo Zhong looked at the old leather shoes on his feet and the old clothes on his body, and he had some plans in mind.

Zuo Zhong didn't go straight to the topic, but chatted about the daily routine very familiarly: "Mr. Zhang, you should be old and young, right? How old is the child?" After speaking, he lit a cigarette for Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan took the cigarette and didn't smoke or answer. He just watched the cigarette burn out slowly, looking as if he was carrying it to the end. Gui Youguang asked if it was necessary to start the torture.

Zuo Zhong waved his hand to indicate no need, fishing, you have to enjoy the waiting process, if they are all soft-hearted cowards like Li Shudong, what's the point.

Zuo Zhong turned his head and said to Gu Qi: "Old Gu, do you know that men are the pillars of Japanese families, and women generally don't work. It's fine if a man's salary is enough, but once he loses a man, life will be unsustainable. "

Gu Qi is also a wonderful person, so he cooperated and asked: "Can't women go out to work? What if they don't have a job? You can't remarry, right?"

Zuo Zhong looked at Zhang Yuan with sympathy: "The world financial crisis in the 18th year of the Republic of China made Japan's domestic economy very poor. It is difficult for Japanese women to find a job, unless they are engaged in the half-closed business."

Gu Qi chuckled, then set his eyes on Zhang Yuan, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhang Yuan gritted his teeth and forced himself not to listen to Zuo Zhong's words. After staying in China for so long, he certainly knew what it meant to half-close the door.

He hypnotized himself over and over again, as long as he didn't speak up, as long as he was still valuable, the Chinese would not kill him easily.

Zuo Zhong looked at the blue veins on Zhang Yuan's head, and secretly laughed in his heart: "According to the words of our Chinese, Mr. Zhang, you are already old enough to be confused. Do you really believe in the so-called loyalty to the emperor?"

Of course Zhang Yuan didn't believe it. After experiencing so many people and things, he knew that only the chaebol and the royal family benefited. What did it have to do with him as a little spy? He didn't open his mouth just to go home alive.

There are also strict regulations of the special high class. Once you betray the empire, your family will be punished with the most severe sanctions, and there is no room for negotiation.

Gu Qi understands that Zuo Zhong is not going to directly tame the other party, but wants to persuade the other party, but is it possible? He has heard of Hirata Kyoko's stubbornness, and all kinds of torture did not make her say a word.

Seeing that Zhang Yuan was unwilling to discuss this issue, Zuo Chong was not in a hurry, and changed to a less sensitive issue.

"Mr. Zhang, I once told people that there are only three conditions for doing things in today's world. The first is money, the second is money, and the third is money. What do you think?"

The Chinese agent in front of him talked about money, did he want to buy himself off?Zhang Yuan wanted to laugh a little. He was not a Chinese who was open to money. He thought he still had a little bit of patriotism.

But he wanted to see what price the Chinese could offer, so that he could know his own value, so he pretended to hesitate, and finally spoke.

"Yes, I think there is no one who doesn't love money."

Zuo Zhong smiled and clapped his hands: "Very good, Mr. Zhang and I have reached the first consensus."

Then without waiting for Zhang Yuan to speak, he said again: "But banknotes are just some paper, only land and gold bars are real wealth, Mr. Zhang, do you think it is right?"

Zhang Yuan was full of doubts: "Sir, what do you mean by this? Are you going to give me the land of Jinling?"

Speaking of Zhang Yuan, he no longer wants to communicate. He has been in China for so long, and he clearly knows the poverty of this country. Even if he is given [-] mu of land, what is the use? The imperial army will always occupy this place.

Zuo Zhong crossed his hands and popularized science: "No, I'm talking about those "free" countries, a piece of incomparably huge land, a land that you can't walk to the end of in a day, there are no landlords, no nobles, no one can take it away it."

Gu Qi keenly noticed that when Zuo Zhong said this, Zhang Yuan's eyes flickered for a while, but he quickly returned to calm, the Japanese was actually tempted!

Zuo Zhong is like a snake in the Garden of Eden: "Mr. Zhang, if, I say, if you have a chance, you own a piece of land that is completely your own. Would you like to live happily with your family there?"

Zhang Yuan said without hesitation: "Yes."

How can you not want to? In Japan, where there are few lands and many people, it is the dream of many people to own a piece of land of their own. Unfortunately, the real fertile land belongs to the emperor and the chaebols, and ordinary people can only imagine.

Zuo Zhong applauded softly: "I have always felt that for an adult, it takes courage to refuse, but it takes courage even more to accept. If you are willing to accept what you resist for the sake of a better life for your family, that is the real truth. warriors."

Zhang Yuan was full of torment. He was not like those young people in their teens and 20s who were brainwashed by a few passionate slogans and finally got a postcard with a few cents.

Oh, yes, the kind of guy who doesn't even have a postcard.

"Mr. Zhang, what do you think of New Zealand, an island country with a pleasant climate, a country with very beautiful scenery, and the land is also very fertile. Do children like small animals? The kiwi birds there are very cute, and I believe they will like it too .” Zuo Zhong was like a kind uncle.

Family and country, land and honor, Zhang Yuan suddenly felt that he was not as patriotic as he imagined. He even couldn't wait to hear the price of the Chinese, and fantasized about the land that belonged to him.

After thinking about it for a long time, coupled with the current situation, Zhang Yuan felt that he needed to make a decision, and he still had a trump card, which the Chinese were absolutely willing to pay a big price for.

He gave up resistance: "If I am willing to confess, what can you give me, and you must take my family out of Japan. I have a very, very important information."

"Land, money and freedom, are you satisfied with Mr. Zhang?" Zuo Zhong thought for him: "We will pick up your family immediately through secret channels. As for the important information you mentioned, wait for Mr. Zhang's family to board and go It's safe to hand over the free ship, isn't it?"

"I say."

Zhang Yuan gave up completely. He is also a smart person. Now the only one who can save him is himself. He wants to leave Japan with his family to live a prosperous life, but he does not want to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Your name, code name, department, mission, online and offline."

"Satoichi Nagano, code-named Snail, belongs to the Special High School. There are three groups that contact me, Hirata Kyoko, Li Shudong, and a special team. The way it works is that they contact me through the dead mailbox, and I contact the Special High School through the radio."

Sure enough, it was a carrier pigeon, Zuo Zhong asked again: "Where is your code book, and do you know the situation of those intelligence teams. Mr. Zhang, what you say now is directly related to the lives of you and your family."

Nagano Satoshi said everything without hesitation:
"The codebook is the 1929 edition of the "Kangxi Dictionary" by Zhonghua Book Company. According to the requirements of the special high-level class, I do not need to participate in any actions, and I am not allowed to actively contact other intelligence teams, but this is difficult to do, because a lot of information is time-sensitive. of.

Sometimes for the sake of efficiency, the leaders of other intelligence teams will meet with me and pass on information directly. After such a long period of cooperation, I am very clear about their cover status. "

The super-high-level courses that were rumored to be miraculous in history now seem to be nothing special. Zuo Zhong couldn't believe that he actually turned the intelligence network into a network.

Although there are objective reasons of one kind or another, the risk of doing so is too great, just like today, Nagano Satoshi was arrested, as long as he speaks, the entire intelligence network will be destroyed in one fell swoop.

Zuo Zhong wanted to check some things: "Then what happened to Li Shudong? Is he also Japanese?"

Nagano Satoshi answered very happily: "Li Shudong is Chinese, code-named Hornet, and trained in the Northeast. He has a Hornet team under him, all of whom are Chinese."

The duck with its mouth full couldn't fly, so Zuo Zhong turned to ask other questions: "Why did the special high school kill witnesses? Don't tell me it's to exonerate Kyoko Hirata. We are all colleagues. You know it's impossible."

Nagano Satoshi hesitated for a moment: "No, but this matter is related to the important information I mentioned." Then he said no more.

Zuo Zhong understood his concerns, and if he wanted to cooperate, he had to give him a sense of security, so he didn't ask further.

In addition to the hole card of life-saving, Nagano Satoshi then sold out all the old colleagues he knew. In addition to Hirata Kyoko and Li Shudong's Hornet group, he also knew a sulfuric acid group.

(End of this chapter)