Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 325 Luo Qiang's Plan

After the little dispute, the convoy returned to the steel mill shortly afterwards.

Three cars stopped at the door of the detention room. Although Lian Shouren and He Yuanchao did not discuss it, they cooperated well and performed their duties.

One of them led people to escort Luo Qiang, Luo Gang, Liu Liang and various items that were searched into the detention room, while the other stood at the door and was responsible for the cleanup work. In fact, his main task was to instruct those involved in the arrest to keep it confidential.

After He Yuanchao finished his work, he watched the driver from the transportation department and the steel plant security guard leave. When he turned and walked into the detention room, he saw Lian Shouren standing in front of the duty room as soon as he entered.

Seeing Lian Shouren was so impatient just now, shouldn't the interrogation start now? Why is he still selling orders?
Although he had some doubts in his mind, He Yuanchao had also experienced the moral decline of later generations, and he understood very well that illness comes from the mouth and disaster comes from the mouth.

Besides, the case had already been handed over, and he wanted to stay away from it! How could he possibly go forward?

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Sometimes the more people fear something, the more it will happen.

He Yuanchao had just thought of a reason to get out of this situation, but before he could even open his mouth, Lian Shouren came over and grabbed his arm and walked towards the interrogation room, saying anxiously:
"Why is it taking you so long to explain the confidentiality regulations? Hurry up, the interrogation of Luo Qiang is waiting for you."

Upon hearing this, He Yuanchao was overwhelmed. He hurriedly stopped and pulled Lian Shouren, who was about to move forward, and said, "Brother Lian, the case has been transferred to the National Security Bureau. Would it be against the case handling regulations for me to go to the interrogation?"

"Case handling regulations?"

Seeing that He Yuanchao had come up with such a lame excuse, Lian Shouren looked at him jokingly and said, "Didn't I just say in the car that we are now jointly investigating the case, and your steel plant security department also has the right to know about the case."

"Can……"

"Don't be thirsty."

Lian Shouren saw that He Yuanchao was still trying to find an excuse to shirk his responsibility, so he quickly interrupted him and said, "If you want to drink water, there's plenty in the interrogation room. You can drink it during the interrogation later."

After saying that, without waiting for He Yuanchao's response, he pulled his arm again, turned around and dragged him towards the interrogation room. This was his lucky star, and he had to drag him to handle this case together no matter what.

Seeing this, He Yuanchao knew that he could not escape this disaster, so he simply accepted his fate and took this opportunity to learn how the National Security Agency handled cases.

When Lian Shouren and He Yuanchao entered the interrogation room, the national security officer named Zhigang had already prepared everything and was sitting behind the interrogation table, staring at the two of them.

Lian Shouren ignored Zhigang who wanted to speak, glanced at Luo Qiang who was sitting on the interrogation chair with his head hung, walked straight up to him and began interrogating him.

He Yuanchao came here to broaden his horizons, not to find work for himself, so after smiling and nodding at Zhigang, who looked like he had lost all hope in life, he walked consciously to the back of the interrogation table and sat down on the chair at the edge.

The interrogation went smoothly from the first sentence Lian Shouren asked. Luo Qiang's mental defenses had collapsed since the moment he was arrested, and he was already prepared to confess.

As for the rule passed down from the predecessor of the Bureau of Secrets, the Military Control Commission, of delaying for three to five hours to allow time for the upper and lower lines to transfer, he had already forgotten it by now.

In the current situation, the father has died and the mother has remarried, so everyone should take care of themselves, and the best thing to do is to suffer less.

Through Luo Qiang's confession, the three people involved in the interrogation in the room not only figured out the whole story of the theft of special steel, but also, after repeated questioning, got a hold of several Taiwanese spies who had been lurking since before the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The theft of special steel was notified by the Wanwan headquarters via telegram. There was basically no possibility of investigating further. Even Shouren had given up hope. What interested him at the moment were the few spies still lurking in Kyoto. "Tell me about the situation of those lurking people."

Lian Shouren took out a cigarette, lit it and handed it to Luo Qiang, suppressing the excitement in his heart and speaking in a light tone.

"After laying the groundwork for so long, the fish finally took the bait."

Luo Qiang muttered to himself, but his face showed a very embarrassed expression. He took two deep puffs of his cigarette, then he looked up at Lian Shouren as if he had made up his mind and said:

"Among these people, there are my former classmates in the rest and training class, and also colleagues I worked with before. I will tell you what I know and cooperate with you to catch them. Can you...can you not pursue me and let me go?"

Bang~~
As soon as Luo Qiang finished speaking, without waiting for Lian Shouren to speak, Zhigang, who was sitting behind the interrogation table taking notes, slapped the table hard.

"Luo Qiang, be quiet. This is not a market. This is not the place for you to bargain. Telling the truth is your best option..."

He Yuanchao looked at Zhigang who stood up and indignantly accused Luo Qiang. He felt that this boy seemed insincere. Looking at the look in his eyes, it seemed that he did not want the criminal to confess.

He turned his eyes away from Zhigang's face, glanced at Luo Qiang, then at Lian Shouren, and seeing that they all had blank expressions, He Yuanchao didn't know if there was some 'mystery' hidden in this, so he remained silent.

Zhigang had almost finished speaking at this point. He glanced at the stack of yellow papers on the interrogation table, and said one last sentence with a stern face.

"Our organization's policy is to treat prisoners well, but we will never tolerate stubborn elements. It's up to you to decide whether to treat them well or to resist to the end."

Luo Qiang was not disturbed by Zhigang's words. He stared at Lian Shouren without blinking, as if they were the only two people in the room.

Lian Shouren listened to Zhigang's words while observing Luo Qiang's expression. Seeing that Luo Qiang seemed to be determined to achieve his goal, he took a puff of cigarette and said tentatively:
"Luo Qiang, you have to put yourself in the right position. All you can do now is to cooperate well. As for whether you can be treated leniently, it depends on your own performance."

Hahaha~~
After hearing what Lian Shouren said, Luo Qiang changed his submissive look when he was just being interrogated, and laughed wildly, "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"

After saying this, Luo Qiang restrained the smile on his face, and said with a grim expression: "Espionage is a serious crime in all countries, and basically there is no good ending. If you don't give me a reassuring guarantee, I would rather die than tell anyone about those people."

Lian Shouren glanced at Luo Qiang and based on his experience, he knew that he was not lying again.

When he was hesitant and in a dilemma, Zhigang walked up to him quickly and said with excitement on his face: "Team leader, why don't you let me try?"

As he spoke, Zhigang raised his arm and waved the yellow paper in his hand in front of Lian Shouren.

Luo Qiang is a professional spy. Li Dagui, who only started late, cannot compare with him.

As soon as he saw the yellow paper in Zhigang's hand, Luo Qiang understood what was going on. A trace of panic flashed across his eyes, but then he immediately calmed down.

"Team leader, right? As long as you can get me a pardon, I will tell you a very important piece of information."

Luo Qiang kept looking at Lian Shouren while he was speaking. Seeing a hint of hesitation on his face, he immediately added more weight, "It's about the bombardment of Tianmen in 1950."

(End of this chapter)