Returning to the temporary room arranged for him by Caobang, Lu Ming carefully studied the two confessions. He still had many unanswered questions in his mind and wanted to find clues in the confessions.
What can be confirmed now is that the two suspects, Chang Gui Yingzi and Kawaki Rin, are both members of the Black Dragon Society. They were temporarily borrowed by Yu Ying'er from Mantetsu to carry out the kidnapping operation.
Although they knew every detail of the kidnapping operation, they knew nothing about the decisions behind the scenes.
The kidnapping operation is very simple to say, it is to find the weak link of the kidnapped target, attack it unprepared, and capture it in one fell swoop.
After setting the target, they began to follow Ning Xiner and found that Ning Xiner liked to dance and often visited Paramount at night. Moreover, when dancing in Paramount, the protection measures around her were the weakest.
The kidnapping plan was quickly formed.
According to the established plan, Yu Ying'er came forward to find Zhang Yuan, the steward of Paramount, and bribed him with two thousand yuan. Then the four of them successfully applied to work at Paramount.
The iron bars on the bathroom window were indeed destroyed by Rin Kawaki. He worked as a welder in Japan, and entering Paramount was a return to his old profession, which he was very comfortable with.
Before the kidnapping operation was carried out, they had several opportunities to take action, but they were stopped by Yu Yinger for some unknown reason.
A few friends thought it was strange. Isn't this a waste of time? Since all the conditions for kidnapping have been met, why should we stop it?
So someone asked Yu Ying'er why he was hesitant, but Yu Ying'er didn't explain. She just told them with a cold face to be patient and not to take any action without her order.
The Black Dragon Society is a Japanese non-governmental organization whose main members are Japanese ronin operating in China. It is named after the word "Black Dragon" in Heilongjiang.
The Black Dragon Society admires Japan's Asiaticism and instigates the invasion and occupation of China. It has long been engaged in conspiracy activities in Shanghai and other cities in China, causing troubles, smuggling, assassinations, collecting intelligence, and trafficking in opium, and has done all kinds of evil.
Although the Black Dragon Society is extremely vicious, compared with a powerful organization like the Manchurian Railway, it can only be in a subordinate position.
Tsuneki Sakurako and Kawaki Rin are the most active warriors of the Black Dragon Society, but in front of Yu Ying'er, they can only be respectful and strictly abide by orders. Even though they have all her opinions, they can only swallow their anger.
On the day of the operation, it was Chang Gui Yingzi who put a lot of diuretic drugs into Ning Xiner's drink, and then she and Yu Ying'er hid in the women's bathroom and waited.
Not long after, Ning Xiner went to the bathroom and was held down by Yu Ying'er and Chang Gui Yingzi who had been waiting there. One of them hugged Ning Xiner tightly, and the other covered Ning Xiner's mouth with cotton gauze soaked in ether.
nose.
Ning Xin'er passed out without making a cry. Then the two of them carried Ning Xin'er to the destroyed window, where Kawaki Rin and Kojima Noo were waiting outside.
After the incident, Chang Gui Yingzi and Yu Ying'er climbed out through the window, got into two cars, and quickly fled the scene of the crime.
There were two people sitting in the two cars that were picked up, one was the driver and the other was the bodyguard. However, what roles these four people played, Tsuneki Sakurako and Kawaki Rin did not know.
Judging from their attire, these four people should be Manchurian agents.
After the vehicle entered the Japanese Concession, two cars stopped and Nagaki Sakurako and Kawaki Rin got off. Another car took them back to their residences.
Before breaking up, Yu Ying'er sternly warned them that they must keep this matter in their stomachs and not say a word to anyone, otherwise they would receive the cruelest punishment from Man Tie.
As required, they continued to work the next day, and their task was to carefully observe the movements of Paramount. They left their jobs one after another a few days later.
Yu Ying'er and Kojima Noo never showed up again after the successful kidnapping. They went straight to Nanjing the next day to join Seigoro Ozawa who was waiting there, preparing to ambush Lu Ming on his way back to Shanghai.
Because she consumed too much ether and covered her mouth and nose for too long, Ning Xiner remained in a coma, which delayed her interrogation.
Lu Ming read the two confessions several times and then carefully considered them, but still couldn't find the answer he wanted.
So in the afternoon, he interrogated these two people again.
After the two people had a mental breakdown, they already knew everything. The only thing they were afraid of now was the vicious man who would throw them into a boiling oil pan if they were unhappy.
After receiving Lu Ming's repeated assurances, their spirits slowly relaxed.
Lu Ming asked them if they knew why Ning Xiner was identified as the kidnapping target? What was the purpose?
Both of them shook their heads, saying that they had no idea why Mantie wanted to kidnap Ning Xiner, and they didn't dare to ask.
Lu Ming asked them again, why did they still carry out the kidnapping operation in the presence of more than 20 agents from the Fuxing Society that day? Aren't they afraid of being discovered by people from the Fuxing Society?
However, Sakurako Tsuneki and Rin Kawaki said that they did not see any agents from the Renaissance Society at all in the Paramount Ballroom that day. If they really found traces of Chinese agents, of course they would not dare to carry out a kidnapping operation.
Lu Ming felt that the situation they explained did not match the scene at all, and there must be something hidden in it.
That night, Dai Li sent more than twenty agents to Paramount. Although there were many people dancing at the time, how could they be completely invisible with so many agents mixed in?
Especially Manchurian agents such as Yu Ying'er and Kojima Nofu, let alone being mixed with the agents of the Fuxing Society, they can detect even if the agents of the Fuxing Society are three meters away from them.
Could it be that because Dai Li's people all came from Nanjing, Yu Ying'er and the others couldn't recognize them?
This possibility is not very likely. Dai Li's men are just agents, not spies. They are not the kind of outstanding spies who can't be found in a crowd. These are two professions.
Many people think that agents are spies. This is a serious misunderstanding. Spies and agents are actually two completely different fields and professions.
When a person has been engaged in a profession for a long time, he will have the special temperament of that industry. This is true for people from all walks of life, including police, celebrities, celebrities, officials, etc., from all walks of life.
A discerning person can tell at a glance what profession a person is engaged in, whether he is a soldier or a civilian, an official, a policeman or a businessman.
Especially for an industry like the secret service, there are obvious personal symbols, and it is impossible for an experienced agent like Yu Ying'er not to detect it.
Chang Gui Yingzi and Dai Li have different opinions, and each has their own rationality.
Whose words should we believe?
Dai Li said that he sent his men to Paramount that night to arrest the people who were the joints between the Communist International and the underground party. Weng Bailing also went, but Chang Guiyingzi said that she did not find any agents that day.
Even though Changgui Yingzi and Kawaki Rin were inexperienced and could not identify the agents of the Fuxing Society, Yu Ying'er could definitely identify them.
If she didn't even have this ability, Yu Ying'er wouldn't be the leader of the action team of Manchuria Railway Shanghai Branch.
"Sir, everything I said is true, and I definitely didn't lie."
Seeing Lu Ming's expression of disbelief, Chang Gui Yingzi panicked, fearing that Lu Ming would think she was lying and would put her in the hot seat.
"I believe you are not lying. You have done a good job. If you cooperate with me one more time, you can go home." Lu Ming said kindly.
In the end, Lu Ming chose to believe what Chang Gui Yingzi and Kawaki Rin said. As for why they were not aware of the existence of the Fuxing Society agents at that time, it is doubtful.
The problem was that Lu Ming couldn't find any evidence that Dai Li was lying. Although he doubted that Dai Li's "hunting down Comintern suspects" was not credible, it was true that he sent agents to Paramount.
There seems to be a certain truth hidden in this, which caused Sakurako Tsuneki and Rin Kawaki not to recognize the agents of the Renaissance Society.
Lu Ming asked them again if they knew where Yu Yinger had hidden Ning Xiner?
The two men shook their heads repeatedly, saying that they didn't know. Since the kidnapping operation was completed, they had never seen Yu Ying'er again, and they did not dare to inquire about it anymore.
After a while, Chang Gui Yingzi seemed to remember something and told Lu Ming that after she went back, she slept with a leader of the Black Dragon Society that night. She heard him say that Yu Ying'er and the others went to Nanjing, and there was nothing else.
knew.
Lu Ming smiled and nodded. Indeed, after that, he rushed back to Shanghai and was ambushed by the Manchurian Railway Action Team on the way.
Lu Ming then asked many questions, most of which were about details. The two of them spoke fluent Chinese, like pouring beans through a bamboo tube, and explained everything.
Lu Ming asked An Gonggen to appoint someone to bathe them, change their clothes, and then bring them delicious meals, giving them a full meal.
Finally, Lu Ming took out his camera and took photos of Sakurako Tsunegi and Rin Kawaki respectively, and also asked them to take photos while holding the confession.
After leaving this temporary cell, Lu Ming found Ning Zetao and advised him to restrain his men and not to kill people indiscriminately in Shanghai, even if they were Japanese. Doing so would attract the ruthlessness of the army.