Ma Peiqu explained: "I specifically asked Team Leader Li to take a detour through the south gate to enter the city when he comes back, so Han Laoshi and Li Bing may not know about Cui Li's arrest!"
Hattori Hikoo thought for a moment and said: "Continue to monitor these two people. If Cui Li doesn't show up for a long time, someone will definitely go to them to ask about the situation! Team Leader Ma, is this what you mean?"
Ma Peiqu bowed and said: "Major is right! One more thing, we can send people to stay at the village office in Kaoshan. As long as we find strangers arriving, I guess there is a high probability that they are also members of the Communist Party!"
Jiang Xinyu: "With so many people in the action team that day, it's impossible for the Communist Party not to notice it. Besides, if the security chief was arrested, the news must have spread throughout the nearby villages. I don't think Team Leader Ma's method is very safe!"
Jiang Xinyu said this, but in his heart he was extremely anxious.
In such a short period of time, he could not guarantee whether the organization knew about this situation. It would not be impossible if more comrades were arrested in the future!
The most helpless thing is that you know the enemy's conspiracy, but you can't send the information out!
Ma Peiqu said with a smile: "The captain is right, my method is indeed not safe, but we still have three cards in our hand. If they are willing to cooperate, we will not worry about catching more Communists!"
Jiang Xinyu nodded and said, "If these three people are willing to cooperate, it will be much easier..."
Ma Peiqu: "Captain, don't forget that in addition to the three of them, Han Laoshi and Li Bing are also valuable clues!"
After hearing Ma Peiqu's analysis, Hattori Hikoo changed his mind. In order to block the news as much as possible, he temporarily decided to interrogate three communists in the detective team.
Ma Peiqu was still in charge of the trial, with Hattori Hikoo and Jiang Xinyu listening in the listening room.
Wang Baochang and Shunzi had not been members of the underground party for very long. They could not withstand the severe torture and confessed the truth in less than an hour.
Just as Ma Peiqu judged, Cui Li, Han Laoshi, Wang Baochang, and Shunzi all belong to the same group.
Cui Li is the leader of this group, and he is mainly responsible for raising supplies. Han Laoshi is responsible for looking after the supplies. When the supplies are transported to the Kaoshantun Village Office, a dedicated person will pick them up and transport them to the next stop.
Ma Peiqu pondered and said: "Isn't Li Bing a member of your group?"
"No." Baochang Wang was covered in bruises and trembling as he put on the cotton coat handed over by the secret agent.
"For those who go to Kaoshantun to collect supplies, how often do they go there?"
"About a month, I don't have an exact time."
"What's his name?"
"I only know that his name is Zhuan Shanhu, but he has never told us his name."
"Drilling Tiger? Is that a code name? Where does he live?"
"This...I don't know...Cui Li should know."
"Who is Cui Li's superior?"
"……have no idea."
"Have you never seen it?"
"We have only joined for a short time and are only responsible for taking care of the supplies. We are not allowed to participate in other matters..."
Ma Peiqu pondered for a while and then ordered: "Bring Cui Li in!"
A few minutes later, Cui Li, covered in blood, limped into the interrogation room. The agents pushed him from time to time: "Hurry up!"
Ma Peiqu: "Be polite to Shopkeeper Cui! Someone, bring a chair!"
Cui Li was so tortured that he could not stand steadily and could not ask questions unless he sat down.
Ma Peiqu stood up, walked to Cui Li, and said, "Shopkeeper Cui, your comrades have already confessed, so why are you holding on to them?"
Cui Li glared at Wang Baozhang and Shunzi who were standing aside. Shunzi lowered his head in shame. Wang Baozhang's face also turned green and white. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Old Cui, there is nothing we can do. Let me tell you,
You did it too, why should you suffer this crime..."
Cui Li scolded: "Traitor! If you still want to show off, just shut your mouth!"
Ma Peiqu waved his hand and ordered: "Come here, take you two to the infirmary for treatment."
"Yes!" The agent led Baozhang Wang and Shunzi out of the interrogation room.
When Shunzi passed by Cui Li, he paused and muttered: "Brother Cui, I'm sorry... it really hurts..."
Cui Li didn't even look at him, and one word popped out of his mouth: "Get out!"
Ma Peiqu said with a smile: "Manager Cui, as the saying goes, he who knows the current affairs is a hero! The torture tools of the detective team can only be regarded as a small test. If you are sent to the gendarmerie, you will know what life is like."
It’s better to die!”
Cui Li said proudly: "Really? Then what are you waiting for? Why don't you send me to the gendarmerie and let me see what life is worse than death!"
Ma Peiqu's face darkened and he said: "Why don't I send you to the gendarmerie? Because we are all Chinese, and I have good intentions and want to give you another chance!"
Cui Li spat fiercely and sneered: "Today is really an eye-opener. A group of traitors who consider thieves as their fathers actually know that they are Chinese!"
Ma Peiqu was so angry at being scolded that he shouted, "Cui Li, you don't know how to praise me! Let me ask you for the last time, who is Zhuanshanhu? Where does he live?"
"Don't waste your efforts. Now that I've fallen into your hands, if you want to kill or behead me, go ahead!" There was no fear on Cui Li's face.
"Come here, punish me!" Ma Peiqu shouted angrily.
It was another round of torture. During this period, Cui Li fell into coma several times. The agents poured cold water on him to wake him up, and then continued the inhumane torture...
Coming out of the listening room, Hattori Hikoo said to Jiang Xinyu: "This Cui Li refuses to speak. What do you think we should do?"
Jiang Xinyu thought for a while and said: "There is a kind of person who prefers softness to hardness. He would rather break than bend. Maybe we should give it a try."
"Well... this is a good suggestion, you can give it a try!" Hattori Hikoo pondered and nodded.
Detective team infirmary,
Two agents helped Cui Li in and said to the doctor: "Doctor Huang, the captain is paying special attention to this. This is an important prisoner and must be treated well!"
Doctor Huang hurriedly helped the agents to help Cui Li to the bed. When the agents walked out, Shunzi, who was lying on the other bed, asked, "Brother Cui, how are you?"
Doctor Huang: "Your injuries are much more serious than those two just now, please bear with it!"
Cui Li closed his eyes and said nothing, letting the doctor cut his shirt open. The thick blood stains stuck to his skin and clothes, and it hurt every time he pulled it open.
Wang Baochang whispered to Shunzi: "You were acting like a hero just now, but now you are not like us? Come on, don't laugh at anyone now!"
Shunzi: "Brother Cui is not..."
Wang Baochang said in vain: "No, what? Why were you sent here for treatment?"
Shunzi was speechless.
Although their voices were low, Cui Li heard a few words. He resisted the urge to curse because he was holding a paper ball in his hand!
In the interrogation room, when Cui Li had just woken up from a coma, a group of people came in and took advantage of the chaos to stuff a ball of paper into his hand.
Cui Li knew that the person who gave him a ball of paper in a place like this was probably his comrade, so he didn't say anything and was sent to the infirmary by the special agents.
In the evening, Dr. Huang finally finished treating Cui Li's injuries. He was very tired and said to the nurse: "Check his temperature every two hours. If he has a high fever, take medicine quickly!"
"I know." The nurse replied.
At night, Cui Li quietly unfolded the paper ball and read it twice. Before the guard came in, he put the paper ball into his mouth and swallowed it.