"Report to Colonel, according to intelligence, various incidents such as the kidnapping of county magistrates and security captains have occurred in Tongzhou, Shunyi, and Tianjin in Peiping. Their methods are extremely barbaric, and they often break into county houses in broad daylight.
The extortion of money and property was done without any scruples, and it all happened at the same time. It was obvious that the other party had premeditated it. Colonel, how should we handle this matter?"
A subordinate was standing in the office reporting to Muto.
Muto waved his hand and told the messenger to retreat.
"Is Wang Tianmu back again?"
Wu Teng held the intelligence he had just received with a hesitant look on his face. For four consecutive days, many incidents of intimidation and robbery occurred across North China. Such barbaric bandit behavior quickly reminded Wu Teng of Wang Tianmu.
Yes, I have seen this kind of brutal method several times in the past two years. Of course, I was still in Rehe at that time. Wang Tianmu used this method to deal with dignitaries who had defected to the Empire of Japan. Muto responded to this
It is already very familiar.
It's just that his adjutant, Kazuo Ezhou, has already gone to Qingdao, and there is no one around to discuss it.
After thinking for a while, Muto made another call. After a while, a telegraph operator came in.
"How long has it been since Kazuo Eshu went to Qingdao? Have you sent any telegrams back?" Muto asked.
"Reporting to Colonel, I have been gone for almost a week. I sent back some messages when I first went there, but there has been no news for a long time in the past few days!" the operator replied.
"Did he say when he would come back?" Muto asked again.
"No, Major Jiangzhou said that he found some very suspicious places. It may take some time to investigate, and the return date cannot be determined for the time being!" the operator replied.
"Okay, you go back!" Muto waved his hand.
Jiangzhou Kazuo can't come back for the time being, and now there are fierce riots in various parts of North China. I feel really exhausted these past few days. After thinking about it, Muto shouted out again:
"Someone is coming!"
"Hiyi!"
A dark-faced man agreed loudly and walked in quickly. It was Tanaka Hideki whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
After not seeing him for a while, Tanaka Hideki's dark face looked more capable, and his overall temperament had also improved significantly. There was something akin to a "superior" in his movements.
In the past two months, he was often assigned by Muto to various parts of North China to command the local military police militia to perform tasks. It was only after Kazuo Eshu left that Muto called back him and several other agents working in the field.
"Tanaka, have the security cases in Beiping decreased in the past few days?" Muto asked.
"It has been reduced. We have protected the rest of the people on your list based on your list. They have not been disturbed for the time being." Tanaka Hideki replied.
"Well, send more plainclothes, make more use of local gangs, and closely monitor the movements of all streets. I suspect that Wang Tianmu has returned to Peiping!" Wu Teng ordered.
"Hey, I understand!" Tanaka agreed, rolled his eyes, and asked for instructions:
"Colonel, one of the three Fuxing Society agents we captured died, and one of the remaining two has spoken and is recording a confession. Do you want to take a look?"
"Recruited?" Muto looked a little surprised.
Along with "Fang Tu (Zhao Lijun)", there were also three spies of the Fuxing Society who were captured. After "Fang Tu" died, those three people have been undergoing severe torture to extract confessions, but those three people were considered tough and managed to survive for several days.
Without a confession, Muto almost gave up hope. He didn't expect to get such good news today!
"Come on, take me to see it!" Muto became interested and quickly walked out of the house.
........
In the interrogation room of the Special Higher Education Department, a man in ragged clothes and covered in blood was sitting weakly in a chair. He was already exhausted from nearly a week of continuous torture. A Japanese spy was opening his mouth and inserting it into his mouth.
He poured sugar water, and opposite him was an interrogator who was taking notes.
"Colonel, please take a look!"
The interrogator saw Muto coming in and quickly handed over the transcript.
Muto nodded with satisfaction, opened the transcript and began to look at it carefully. However, not long after he read it, his expression suddenly changed. As he continued to look down, Muto's face was almost dripping with gloom.
Snapped!
Muto threw the transcript on the table, pointed at the Fuxing Society agent in front of him, and said sternly: "Continue to interrogate me. Everything and every detail must be asked in detail!"
"Hiyi!"
The interrogator was startled by Muto's expression and quickly ordered his men to wake up the prisoner.
Muto quickly walked out of the interrogation room, his heart in a state of confusion.
Unexpectedly, the dead "Webmaster Fang" turned out not to be Fang Tu, but Zhao Lijun! Also, Zhao Kezhen from the Peking Education Office turned out to be a member of the Red Party!
In this way, the recent series of crazy actions were not caused by Wang Tianmu, but by that "Fang Tu"!
Fang Tu, you bastard, Baga!
In Muto's heart, ten thousand grass and mud horses rushed past...
.........
At the same time, in Wang Jianqiu's warehouse, piles of colorful banknotes and large and small gold bars covered the entire Eight Immortals table. Qiu Yue, Wang Jianqiu, Xie Yan, and the two spies "Xiao Kuang" left by Zhao Lijun
and "Xiao Liu" were looking at everything in front of them with green eyes.
"Get rich!" everyone shouted in unison.
Geng Chaozhong was standing with one foot on a chair in the corner of the room, smoking and admiring everyone's excited expressions. Seeing everyone's expressions, he couldn't help but smile and ordered:
"Qiu Yue, click a little and see how many there are."
Qiu Yue lowered his head and began to calculate carefully. After more than ten minutes, he finally raised his head excitedly:
"Brother Six, the total is more than 100,000 yuan!"
"Tsk, tsk, the Japanese are still rich. I have been with Sixth Brother for so long, and the most I can do is to rob the old Japanese devil in Zhenjiang. The full sum is only 30,000 yuan. How can I get 100,000 yuan this time?" Xie
Yan said excitedly beside him.
"A lot is a lot, but the money Zhang Jingyao sent was more than three million. How much do we have?" Wang Jianqiu curled his lips.
"You can't say that. Zhang Jingyao was born as a warlord. He was once the governor of Hunan. Most of the people he bribed were soldiers, and the civilian officials actually couldn't tell much." Xie Yan obviously disagreed with Wang Jianqiu's words.
"That's quite a lot!" Geng Chaozhong stubbed out his cigarette butts and walked over.
"The old rule is to turn over 70% and keep 30%. In this way, what we get is 30,000 yuan, 10,000 yuan is reserved for the brothers' settlement and pension expenses, and the remaining 20,000 yuan is divided into ten parts, one for each person!"
Qiu Yue agreed, counted out 80,000 oceans and packed them, then divided the remaining 20,000 oceans into ten parts, each of which was about 2,000 oceans, and placed them on the table.
Zhao Lijun's two remaining brothers had a look of surprise in their eyes. In the past, when Zhao Lijun divided money, the chief would take the big portion, and the rest of the brothers would get the small portion. This was the first time they had seen such a one-for-one method.
However, Qiu Yue and the other old men didn't seem to be surprised. They stretched out their hands and took one portion each. Only two of them moved their eyes, but they didn't dare to reach out.
"Xiao Kuang, Xiao Liu, take it, the rules of the six groups have always been like this, democratic decision-making, and collective sharing." Wang Jianqiu said with a smile.
"Take it!" Geng Chaozhong glared at them.
Seeing Geng Chaozhong nod, Xiao Kuang and Xiao Liu happily collected the money.
"The remaining four shares all have their own owners. Although we are the ones who did it, the brothers behind the scenes also made great efforts. Do you all understand this?"
"Understood!" Everyone agreed in unison.
Everyone is engaged in intelligence, how can we not know? For a task, the action team just stands in front of the stage, and the brothers who provide intelligence, cover, and finish behind the scenes are also dangerous. Of course, there is no reason to work in vain.
"Qiu Yue, take out another thousand and fifty and send it back to Shanghai to the families of the three brothers who went in!" Geng Chaozhong thought for a while and then ordered.
"Okay!" Qiu Yue agreed, turned to Xiao Kuang and Xiao Liu and said:
"Which of you knows the families of the three brothers who fell into the hands of the Special High School Division?"
Xiao Kuang and Xiao Liu were about to answer when Geng Chaozhong suddenly waved his hand and said: "Wait!"
"What are you waiting for?" Qiu Yue raised his head in surprise.
Geng Chaozhong said nothing, waved his hands and said: "Nothing, you guys share it first, I'll go out for a while."
He suddenly realized that the three brothers followed Zhao Lijun to assassinate Zhao Kezhen. They probably all knew Zhao Kezhen's true identity. If they rebelled, Zhao Kezhen would be in danger!