The sound of the whip hitting the flesh sounded particularly scary in the silent night.
Miyamoto, who was in charge of the interrogation, wore a white shirt with his sleeves rolled up. He sat behind the table and ordered: "Don't stop, I want to see how long he can last!"
The iron door of the interrogation room rang, and Hattori Hikoo opened the door and walked in. He looked at Qin Li, who had his head lowered, and turned to Miyamoto and said, "How's it going?"
Miyamoto quickly stood up and said: "Report to Major, this guy is very tough and refuses to say a word... But now his true colors have been revealed."
Hattori Hikoo said doubtfully: "What does it mean to be exposed?"
Miyamoto strode over, stretched out his hand to lift Qin Li's chin, and said, "Major, look."
The makeup on Qin Li's face has been washed away, and the paint and a few pockmarks have disappeared, revealing a fair and handsome face, with the mole at the corner of his mouth still there.
Hattori Hikoo came closer, looked at it carefully for a while, and said slowly: "Did you kill Dr. Harada?"
Qin Li gasped and said: "... That's right! My mission... is to kill... kill all the Japanese pirates!..."
Hattori Hikoo was not angry and said: "I can understand that you are a member of the military commander and are going against the imperial army. Dr. Harada and his wife are civilians, why do you want to kill them?"
Qin Li sneered: "Civilians? During the massacre in Nanjing, did you consider that all those who died under bayonets and bullets were civilians!"
Hattori Hikoo shook his head and said: "You are an agent, and you kill a person who is not a threat to you for no reason. Where is the logic?"
Qin Li said word for word: "My logic is to give blood for blood!"
Miyamoto said from the side: "Major, to deal with such a person, you must use a whip to talk to him!"
Miyamoto spoke in Japanese, and Hattori Hikoo noticed a look of contempt on Qin Li's face after hearing these words.
"Do you know Japanese? (Japanese)" Hattori Hikoo suddenly asked.
Qin Li stopped talking and stared at Hattori Hikoo fearlessly.
Miyamoto took out the iron that was emitting black smoke from the charcoal brazier, came to Qin Li, and said viciously: "Don't you like makeup? Use this thing to burn it, and I'll make sure no one can recognize you!"
Hattori Hikoo pondered for a while and said to Miyamoto: "Stop the torture!"
"Major..."
"Since he dare not show his true face to others, it means that someone in Yanjin must know him!"
Miyamoto somewhat understood and said, "What do you mean?"
Hattori Hikoo looked at Qin Li and said: "Bring a camera and take a few photos of him. It won't be too difficult to find out his details!"
Qin Li knew very well that as long as he took out his photo and checked it, he would definitely find out his identity as "Li Jinshan" in less than a day and a half.
Qin Li said: "Major Hattori, don't bother, I can tell you who I am! (Japanese)"
Miyamoto said in surprise: "Do you really speak Japanese?"
Hattori Hikoo nodded with satisfaction, smiled and said to Qin Li: "I'm all ears!"
"My name is Li Jinshan!" Qin Li said calmly.
"Are you Li Jinshan?" Hattori Hikoo's smile gradually condensed on his face.
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Several dazzling bolts of lightning flashed across the sky, accompanied by rumbling thunder. Ten minutes later, light rain began to fall in the sky.
When Jiang Xinyu returned home, he immediately went to the study, turned on the radio, and tuned it to shortwave to search for a specific frequency.
He knew very well that if Qin Li was arrested, the Chongqing headquarters would definitely contact him directly through a shortwave call.
"Qingcheng Mountain is calling a crow, Qingcheng Mountain is calling a crow, please make a record, 4454, 5785, 4528, 569o, 4672, 3512, 4457, 6478, 23o, completed, repeat this call in one hour."
I found the corresponding code book on the bookshelf and quickly translated the contents of the message: The explorer has been arrested and you are in danger. Pay close attention to the movements of the gendarmerie. If you hear three gunshots, evacuate immediately! Lao Du Tofu House on 18th Street
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Explorer is Qin Li's code name, and the end of the message is Jiang Xinyu's retreat method.
There is also a military commander lurking in the gendarmerie. If he fires a gun to report, it will first mean that Qin Li has betrayed and surrendered to the enemy, and second, he will notify everyone to evacuate.
"Du--" The doorbell rang outside the courtyard.
Jiang Xinyu hurriedly walked into the toilet, lit the message and threw it into the toilet. Then he stretched out his hand and pulled the water tank drawstring. With a splash, the ashes were flushed away without a trace.
When he came to the yard, Jiang Xinyu asked loudly: "Who is it?"
"It's me," said Mina Hattori's voice outside the door.
"Why don't you take an umbrella?" Jiang Xinyu opened the courtyard door. Even though the rain was not heavy, Hattori Mina's head was wet.
Hattori Mina looked anxious and said, "Ayako asked her brother to take her away!"
Jiang Xinyu was secretly surprised. Could it be that Qin Li had betrayed and surrendered to the enemy? Then why didn't he hear the gunshot announcing the news?
He said calmly: "Don't be anxious, speak slowly."
Hattori Mina pulled Jiang Xinyu and said, "Follow me to the military police station, and I'll tell you on the way."
Jiang Xinyu: "Okay, you come in first and I'll close the window."
After entering the room, Jiang Xinyu took the towel and handed it to Hattori Mina, and said: "Wipe your head, be careful of catching a cold."
Hattori Mina wiped her head randomly a few times and said, "I'll close the window for you, and you can get dressed."
Jiang Xinyu promised, walked into the bedroom, took out a Browning pistol from the drawer, and added two more magazines. Now he had two guns on his body.
Because we don’t know what will happen, we need to make more preparations.
After going out and getting in the car, Jiang Xinyu said casually: "What on earth is going on? Are they quarreling again?"
Mina Hattori said depressingly: "It would be okay if we quarreled. My brother suddenly came home just now and asked Ayako to go to the Military Police with him. Ayako asked what happened, and my brother said to take her to see Li Jinshan."
Jiang Xinyu said while driving: "Li Jinshan... the name is very familiar. I think I heard you say it once."
"He was the school librarian, and we got along very well with Ayako at that time."
Even though he knew what Hattori Mina was talking about, Jiang Xinyu still pretended to ask: "Which school?"
"It's the school where we study in Shenyang... Well, from what my brother said, he seems to have arrested Mr. Li. What should we do..." Hattori Mina said worriedly.
Jiang Xinyu was somewhat relieved. Hattori Hikoo brought Chang Hongling over because he found out the identity of "Li Jinshan" and this person turned out to be a member of the military commander.
It can be concluded from this that Hattori Hikoo did not find evidence of Chang Hongling, but may have wanted to observe the reactions of the two people in person to prove his suspicions!