Although Dai Li demanded that Hou Liang be rescued at all costs, he actually did not place much hope on him. He just felt that as long as Hou Liang was still alive, there would be a way to pry open his mouth one day. He learned that the Shanghai Underground Party Municipal Working Committee
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Hou Liang took a trip from the gate of hell, and after he came back, he still stood up and refused to confess, but the contest between the two sides did not end there.
Dai Li did not want to let go of the last opportunity. In his espionage career, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would persevere to the end.
Hou Liang is the traffic officer of the Shanghai Underground Party Municipal Working Committee. All contacts with the lower-level units affiliated to the Shanghai Municipal Working Committee are completed by him.
Dai Li's insider provided accurate information. Hou Liang had a working relationship with the head of the Shanghai Municipal Working Committee. As long as he recruited him, he could expand his results.
If everyone from the Shanghai Municipal Working Committee had been wiped out last time, then Hou Liang would have lost value. Dai Li would not hesitate to pull him out and shoot him, let alone save his life at all costs.
However, Dai Li didn't expect any results in the short term. He sent people to look for Hou Liang's woman and children, but it was just a fixed move. Nine times out of ten, they would be in vain.
Generally speaking, underground parties will secretly arrange for immediate family members to prevent their wives, children, and children from being exposed if they are arrested.
But sometimes things in the world are such coincidences, although coincidences may not always be good things.
The woman who lived with Hou Liang in Shanghai was unexpectedly found a few days later in a county close to Hangzhou, along with an eight-year-old boy.
After the failure of the Great Revolution, this woman took her children and settled down in a county town in Hangzhou, living on her teaching salary.
After Hou Liang returned to Shanghai from Hong Kong, he found his woman and child. For the safety of mother and son, he did not let his lover and son return to Shanghai, but continued to hide in the counties around Hangzhou.
Hou Liang felt that the two of them were hiding in the county town of Hangzhou. They could enter Hangzhou when entering and enter the countryside when exiting, which was relatively safe.
The main reason for making this choice is that the children need to go to school. If they return to the countryside, it will delay the children's schooling.
When Hou Liang had free time, he secretly traveled between Shanghai and Hangzhou alone. The two places were not far apart, so it was convenient to travel between them.
When Hou Liang returned to Hangzhou, he lied that he worked in a trading company in Shanghai, so he could go home and rest every Sunday.
However, it is precisely because he often returned to his home in Hangzhou that he was remembered by his neighbors.
One of the neighbors worked as a police officer at the Hangzhou Police Station, so when an agent from the Hangzhou Station of the Fuxing Society approached the police station and asked for assistance in the investigation, the policeman recognized Hou Liang and the woman's portrait at a glance.
What happened next was simple. Agents of the Fuxing Society took the mother and son to the basement of the Shanghai Fuxing Society and allowed the mother and son to see Hou Liang, who was covered in bandages.
When Hou Liang saw his lover and son suddenly appearing in front of him, it seemed as if the whole world collapsed before his eyes, and he fainted in desperation.
When he woke up, he reached an agreement with Dai Li. He did not ask to let himself go, but only asked Dai Li to let his lover and son go. He was willing to confess everything.
Dai Li was overjoyed. Not only did he agree to his request, but he also insisted on giving him a settlement allowance and a house in Shanghai. He also arranged for special agents to protect his safety.
Dai Li also promised that after Hou Liang fully recovers, if he is willing to work for him, he will be given a position in the Fuxing Society. If he is not willing, he can choose any city to settle down.
Hou Liang didn't expect Dai Li to keep his promise, but he had no choice now. He couldn't just watch his woman and son go to a dead end, so he had to tell everything he knew.
That night, all agents from the Fuxing Society were mobilized, including half of the staff in the building, to carry out the arrest operation.
By midnight, the arrest operation ended, and all the heads of the Shanghai Municipal Working Committee who stayed in Shanghai were arrested, as well as more than 20 grassroots cadres.
This successful arrest made Dai Li extremely elated. Overnight, the underground Shanghai Municipal Working Committee, a dangerous CCP organization, was completely eradicated.
This is often the case in underground work. Once the comrade who holds the core information is arrested, the lives of all other comrades will be hanging by a thread.
Lu Ming learned the news in the morning of the next day when Weng Bailing called him specifically to come to the Fuxing Society Building for a meeting.
Only when he arrived at the office did he learn that a large number of Communist Party cadres had been arrested and were now being held in the basement of the Fuxing Society.
Lu Ming felt a buzz in his head, and he immediately understood that Hou Liang must have rebelled.
However, he immediately felt that this matter was too strange.
Hou Liang has been arrested for a long time. Regardless of whether he confesses or not, all the underground parties who have interacted with Hou Liang should have been withdrawn long ago. Why are there still people being arrested? Are these people fools waiting to be caught?
"Have you really caught someone from the Shanghai Municipal Working Committee of the Underground Party? You can't be wrong, right?" Lu Ming said with a bitter smile.
"Sir, you can't be wrong. Several people were interrogated overnight last night. They have admitted that they are the leaders of the Shanghai Municipal Working Committee of the underground party. Hou Liang also identified them one by one. There is no mistake this time." Zhao Yuanliang was excited.
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He also participated in the surprise trial last night and has not slept a wink until now. However, he is not sleepy and his whole body is full of strength, as if he had been pumped with adrenaline.
This successful arrest can be regarded as a great achievement for a secret service organization. Although it was completed under the command of Dai Li, the credit must still be recorded on the Shanghai Station.
"Why did Hou Liang suddenly turn around? Didn't he even survive the torture?" Lu Ming found it difficult to understand.
It is easy for a person not to be afraid of death, but there are too few people who can actually survive torture.
There are many such cases in history. In the Tang Dynasty, many people were tortured by cruel officials and would rather admit that they had rebelled, even risking the lives of hundreds or even thousands of people in the entire clan, because they could not bear the torture.
Of course, there are special cases. Lu Ming remembers a case at the Songhu Security Headquarters. It was also an underground party that had withstood the test of torture, but failed to withstand the test of death on the execution ground, and suddenly developed a desire to survive in the execution ground.
The difference between life and death is indeed a bit scary.
"He survived the torture, but not the family ties. We found his woman and child. As soon as he saw the mother and child, he immediately confessed and confessed everything without any reservations." Zhao Yuanliang said.
"If you don't tell the law, let's stop talking. Threatening other people's family members is completely despicable. Is this what the hell people do?" Lu Ming felt a little ashamed.
"Sir, when it comes to dealing with the Communist Party, we only follow the laws on fighting rebellion and suppressing bandits, not the normal laws. This is the decision of the Nanjing Military Commission." Zhao Yuanliang said with a blush.
He also felt that it was too despicable and shameless to do so. It is stipulated by the law that one person is guilty and one person is responsible, and no harm is done to his family.
But when it comes to dealing with the Communist Party, there is no need to act in accordance with any laws or moral principles. As long as the goal can be achieved, any means can be used.
Lu Ming could only sigh. Ordinarily, an arrest must have a warrant issued by the court, but neither the police station nor the security headquarters have ever implemented this law. They have always arrested people at will, and they will not let go if they arrest the wrong person.
, wait until the extortion is enough before releasing him.
This is true for both law enforcement agencies, not to mention the Fuxing Society, which has a more transcendent status than them.
"Sir, let's go down to the meeting. Chief Dai and Station Chief Weng are waiting." Zhao Yuanliang said cautiously.
"Let's go. By the way, these people are all locked up here, right?" Lu Ming asked.
"Of course, this is our case. How can we let the police station and the security headquarters get involved? They are all locked up in the basement." Zhao Yuanliang laughed.
"Do we have enough security forces? Last time, the underground party sent so many people to attack the Army General Hospital just for Hou Liang. Now that we have captured the Municipal Working Committee, we don't know how many people will come to rob him.
." Lu Ming said casually, seemingly absent-mindedly.
"This... I really don't know. Neither Chief Dai nor Station Commander Weng said anything, but we have a security company, which should be enough. Besides, the people in this building are all soldiers, and there are also hundreds of people.
You can fight even if you pick up a gun." Zhao Yuanliang said.
"Well, what you said makes sense, but it's better to be careful. I'll also transfer people from the First Action Brigade this afternoon. Security work must be strengthened," Lu Ming said.
"That would be better, sir, it is more thoughtful." Zhao Yuanliang followed Lu Ming downstairs.