Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 326 Game
As soon as Luo Qiang finished speaking, in the interrogation room, apart from He Yuanchao who had a puzzled look on his face, even Shouren and Zhigang looked shocked.

The Tianmen Incident happened in September 1950. Not only did He Yuanchao, who had just traveled through time, have no idea what was going on, even the ordinary people living in Kyoto at the time hadn't heard a word about it.

Lian Shouren came to his senses and immediately weighed the pros and cons of the matter in his mind, but the matter was of such a serious nature that he could not figure out a clue for a while.

He turned around to discuss it with He Yuanchao, but seeing his confused face, he realized that the Tianmen incident had not been announced to the public except for the relevant personnel.

Even though the incident happened eight or nine years ago, I estimate that few people in the country, including some senior officials, know about it now.

"Since Luo Qiang mentioned this today and He Yuanchao heard it, it won't be considered a violation of discipline if I continue to talk about it."

Lian Shouren muttered to himself to convince himself while he walked up to He Yuanchao and whispered in his ear the whole story.

On September 18, 1960, on the eve of the first anniversary of the founding of the country, the investigation department of the relevant department of Kyoto City intercepted an airmail letter sent to Nichia Industry.

After seeing a hand-drawn draft map of Tianmen Tower and its surrounding environment in the letter, the relevant departments attached great importance to it. After careful investigation, the matter soon made progress.

Two days before the festival, that is, on September 28, 1950, the case was initially investigated, and in order to ensure the smooth progress of the festival activities, it was decided to launch an arrest and interrogation operation immediately, and a horrific case thus surfaced.

Several hidden spies led by Li Andong, Yamaguchi Ryuichi, Zhe Li and Gannas actually attempted to use mortars to bombard Tianmen Tower on the day of the festival celebration, assassinate teachers and other organization leaders, and create chaos...

Although Lian Shouren's narration was very calm, He Yuanchao could hear the urgency and danger in it.

After hearing the whole story, He Yuanchao glanced at Luo Qiang who was handcuffed to the interrogation chair, and then he whispered to Lian Shouren with some doubt:
"The case has been closed, Li Antong and Yamaguchi Ryuichi have been executed, how come there is still someone involved in the same case? Could this be a smokescreen thrown by Luo Qiang to avoid trial?"

"It's not impossible."

Lian Shouren nodded, agreeing with what He Yuanchao said. He took a puff of cigarette, thought for a moment, and said, "But since he said so, we have to get things clear no matter what."

"Brother Lian, this case involves too many people. Let's call and report it. As for whether to investigate or not, and how to investigate, I think we should let the leaders above decide!"

After hearing what He Yuanchao said, Lian Shouren immediately understood what he meant. There were many people who handled this case back then, and some of them had made further progress.

If this matter were to be brought up again now, and if it were to be discovered that there were omissions in the case, causing a chain reaction, he and He Yuanchao would be embarrassed to meet others in the future.

But the duck that was in his mouth flew away like this. Lian Shouren was really unwilling to accept it. He hesitated for a moment and said:

"We have to report it, but I think we can't just believe everything we hear. We have to at least confirm the truth of the matter first."

This kind of thing must be reported as promptly as possible, otherwise if something goes wrong, it will be too late to hide.

He Yuanchao was somewhat disapproving in his heart, but Lian Shouren looked at him with a burning gaze, as if he was determined. He thought that it would be useless to persuade him, so he had to nod and acquiesce.

Lian Shouren knew what He Yuanchao was thinking and no longer wanted to discuss the matter with him. He threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and stomped it out, then walked up to Luo Qiang.

"We have discussed it. If what you said is true, we can consider applying for a special pardon for you." At this point, Lian Shouren changed the subject and said in a gentle tone: "But before asking the leader, you have to show us some sincerity. Otherwise, we can't ask the leader for this."

Luo Qiang's eyes were full of disbelief. He stared at Lian Shouren for a while before he asked tentatively, "What sincerity do you want to see?"

Lian Shouren had a lot of interrogation experience and knew that he couldn't be impatient at this moment. He pretended to be very casual and smiled:
"Li Antong and Yamaguchi Ryuichi, the two main planners, are dead. If you want to get a pardon, you have to at least come up with something that our leaders can believe! Empty words won't count."

After hearing this, Luo Qiang felt torn. On the one hand, he felt that Lian Shouren's words made sense, but on the other hand, he felt that he was trying to trick him.

After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, the thought of living a good life finally prevailed.

"I can tell you that it wasn't just Li Andong and his group that bombarded Tianmen back then. There was another group that secretly participated in the operation. One of them was my classmate. Whether I lied or not will be clear once we catch them in the first trial."

Seeing Luo Qiang speak so confidently, Lian Shouren and He Yuanchao looked at each other and believed the truth of this matter.

"It may not be enough to just say it verbally. You'd better come up with something substantial so that our words will carry weight in front of the leaders."

Luo Qiang looked at Lian Shouren as if he was an idiot, and sneered, "Team Leader Lian, do you think I'm a fool?"

After that, without waiting for Lian Shouren to answer, he continued: "I have said everything I need to say. If you can't guarantee that I get the amnesty order, I won't say a word about other things."

As soon as Luo Qiang finished speaking, Zhigang saw Lian Shouren frowning and keeping silent, and immediately felt that it was time for him to take action, so he rushed out from behind the interrogation table impatiently.

"Don't be so arrogant, old man. Do you really think we can do nothing to you?"

When he walked up to Luo Qiang, he deliberately shook the yellow paper in his hand.

Glancing at Zhigang and the yellow paper in his hand with contempt, Luo Qiang said calmly, "If there is no amnesty, you will die anyway. If you don't say anything, you will just suffer a little, but you will have a chance to live. If it were you, what would you choose?"

Listening to Luo Qiang giving him a multiple-choice question like a teacher lecturing a student, Zhigang felt a little angry, but he couldn't find the words to refute. He stood there in a daze for a while, at a loss as to what to do.

"Your crime isn't that serious. At most, you'll be sentenced to a few years in prison for attempted theft of confidential materials. If you behave well, you might be able to get out in a year or two."

Seeing that Lian Shouren and Zhigang were in a stalemate, He Yuanchao had no choice but to stand up and come over to smooth things over.

Luo Qiang had originally decided not to speak, but when he saw that it was He Yuanchao who spoke, he hesitated for some reason and said dejectedly:
"If I wasn't a secret service agent, I would believe you, but I am a spy. I respect you, but I also hope you don't treat me like a moron.

I will say this one last time, I will not say anything else until I am guaranteed to get a pardon.”

After hearing this, He Yuanchao, Lian Shouren and Zhigang looked at each other in wide eyes, none of them had any good ideas. No one spoke in the interrogation room, and it instantly fell into silence.

(End of this chapter)