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Chapter 1357 I shed blood for the Party and the country

"What are you doing in the Political Training Department? Let me go!"

In a small wine cellar, a man was hanging in the air, and several young agents were helping him to "loosen his muscles and bones". A strong smell of blood filled the air.

"I have shed blood for the party and the country, and I have made contributions to the party and the country. You can't do this."

The man who was half hung in the air was being whipped and shouting. He was wearing a Guojun uniform and judging by his collar badge, he was a major general.

Generally speaking, the national government rarely dealt with officers of this level because any carelessness could cause unrest.

However, the case of the Expeditionary Force's combat plan leak had already reached the top, and the case was serious, so it was not surprising that the top leaders made such a decision.

At this time, Zuo Zhong and several others walked into the temporary interrogation room. Seeing this, the young agents stopped what they were doing, saluted and greeted them. Zuo Zhong waved his hand and went straight to the man.

The man heard the noise around him and opened his eyes with difficulty. When he saw Zuo Zhong smiling, he immediately begged for mercy.

"Zuo, Deputy Director Zuo, please let me go. I am really innocent."

"Unjust? Commander Fang, Zuo's people didn't ask anything, so how do you know you are wronged?" There was some mockery in Zuo Zhong's voice.

Gui Youguang, who followed him into the room, realized that the second guest was Fang Chengze's uncle, Fang Tianxiang, the commander of the Guo Army's miscellaneous division.

"Deputy Director Zuo, please don't make fun of me. Just ask me whatever you want to know. I promise to tell you everything without reservation."

Fang Tianxiang really felt that he was wronged. He received an order to go to the front line, but as soon as he left the city, he was invited here by the spies.

The other party asked nothing and said nothing. He just swung the whip and beat him without giving any face to the major general and division commander.

Zuo Zhong heard Fang Tianxiang's words and said, "Very good, Commander Fang, as long as you are willing to confess, then tell me how you colluded with the quartermaster to resell military supplies."

As soon as these words came out, Fang Tianxiang broke out in a sweat. Reselling military supplies was a capital crime. If he really confessed everything, this day next year would be his death anniversary.

Seeing that he was not behaving himself, the young spy whipped him hard again. The severe pain made Fang Tianxiang twitch. Perhaps he was overwhelmed by fear, and he actually stiffened his neck and started yelling.

"You are persecuting the ragtag army and excluding dissidents. I will report your crimes to Shancheng!"

Everyone present laughed. It was a well-known fact that the Chairman was on guard against ragtag troops. Not to mention Fang Tianxiang, a ragtag division commander, even if he was an army commander or commander-in-chief, what difference would that make.

The National Government rarely targets general-level officers, provided that these generals do not touch the bottom line of Shancheng, otherwise they will be killed.

Xiang Fang, former warlord of Shandong Province, deputy commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone and commander-in-chief of the Third Army Group, and Tan Zixin, commander of the 4th Cavalry Army, although their positions were much higher than Fang Tianxiang, were also shot.

Zuo Zhong crossed his arms and said with a smile, "Alright, stop complaining. Do you really think it's a secret that you own five grain stores and three commodity stores in Baoshan and Kuncheng?"

As he spoke, his expression gradually turned cold, his fingers poked Fang Tianxiang's chest again and again, and his tone gradually became gloomy.

"To tell you the truth, your shopkeepers and accountants have confessed. Do you want me to bring you the account books and confessions?"

"You use old grains instead of new grains, and coarse grains instead of refined grains. You can make tens of thousands of dollars just by reselling them. You are really amazing."

"There is also military pay. You can exchange the French currency allocated from above into silver dollars, and then use the silver dollars to exchange for Yunnan Province's miscellaneous silver dollars. This is another source of income."

"Fang Tianxiang, you are so calculating. Why did you join the army? Isn't it better to be a businessman?"

Hearing Zuo Zhong reveal the biggest secret in his heart, financial guru Fang Tianxiang's head drooped, and then he seemed to have thought of something and suddenly smiled strangely.

"Deputy Director Zuo, do you think I am the only one who took this money? You are wrong. The officers of the Military Weihui and the headquarters are all eating lavishly. Do you dare to arrest them? Do you dare?"

Facing his clamor, Zuo replied with two words: "I dare not."

"you!"

Fang Tianxiang was speechless, he didn't expect the man surnamed Zuo to be so shameless that he could speak so confidently about bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Zuo Zhong spoke again: "I advise you to watch your mouth. I am a kind person and will not touch your family for the time being, but some people may not be so."

Fang Tianxiang understood the deep meaning of the two words "temporarily" and felt a chill in his heart. Just because the Military Control Commission does not move now does not mean it will never move.

He remained silent for a long time, and finally took all the blame for embezzling military funds and reselling supplies on himself without involving anyone else.

However, Zuo Zhong shook his head after listening to it: "To be honest, I am not interested in these bullshit things. Everyone knows how deep the water in the military is."

At this point, Zuo Zhong stared into the other person's eyes and said word by word: "What I really want to know is what is the relationship between you and Yang Ersuo."

Fang Tianxiang, who was originally prepared to wait for death, felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Zuo Zhong, and told him the whole story from beginning to end without hesitation.

It turned out that Yang Ersuo was Fang Tianxiang's partner in the black market. After the two worked together for a while, Fang Tianxiang discovered that Yang Ersuo's identity might not be simple. Because in addition to daily transactions, Yang Ersuo often inquired about the movements of the army and attacked the mountain city intentionally or unintentionally.

Fang Tianxiang was not a fool and naturally knew what this meant. However, considering that Yang Ersuo had made a lot of money for him, he did not choose to report him. Instead, he turned a blind eye and pretended to know nothing.

This tacit understanding continued until Zuo Zhong decided to conduct a second investigation into corruption. In order to get rid of Zuo Zhong, Fang Tianxiang threw Yang Ersuo out, trying to attract the attention of the Political Training Department.

After listening to Fang Tianxiang's confession, Zuo Zhong pondered for a moment and asked two questions.

1. Who introduced Yang Ersuo to Fang Tianxiang?

Second, who proposed to use Yang Ersuo as a scapegoat?

Fang Tianxiang was stunned for a moment, and said in doubt: "At that time, I had just sold a batch of supplies, and Yang Ersuo took the initiative to come to my door and said that he could help me find a buyer on the black market. I saw that he was generous and paid for the goods in advance, so I agreed."

Song Minghao and Gui Youguang frowned. The other party didn't even think about how Yang Ersuo knew about such a big thing as reselling military supplies. Fang Tianxiang was really blinded by greed.

On the other side, Fang Tianxiang hesitated after answering the first question and did not answer the second question immediately. Zuo Zhong did not urge him, but walked to the wine cellar and scooped some wine with a wine scoop.

The Political Training Department had requisitioned this winery for a short time, and there was still a lot of stored wine in the wine cellar. The alcohol content of this stored wine was very high, and it could be used as disinfectant alcohol.

Zuo Zhong walked to Fang Tianxiang with a wine bucket and slowly poured the wine over his head, helping him to completely detoxify.

"what!"

Fang Tianxiang had been beaten to pieces by a whip before, and now, under the stimulation of alcohol, the wounds felt like burning pain, and he screamed in pain.

"I said, I said, it was my nephew Fang Chengze who suggested that I throw Yang Ersuo out to lure you and the Political Training Department."

After Zuo Zhong's reminder, Fang Tianxiang finally spoke. He was almost dying, so why should he care about relatives? Fang Chengze was not his son.

"Deputy Director Zuo, I dare not deceive you. Yang Ersuo knows a lot of things. I didn't want to do this, but Fang Chengze said that you are investigating Japanese spies and will not delve into corruption.

I can assure you that I have never betrayed the Party and the country. When I was in contact with Yang Ersuo, I was always hypocritical and never dared to discuss military secrets. "

Fang Tianxiang looked aggrieved and cleared himself of all blame, as if Fang Chengze had forced him to do so at gunpoint, but he did not mention at all how much money he had made from it.

Song Minghao stepped forward and whispered in Zuo Zhong's ear, "Second Commander, do we need to arrest someone?"

Fang Chengze was accusing Lu Banqing while colluding with Japanese spies. He was treating the Political Training Department and the Military Control Commission as fools. Song Minghao's eyes were full of fierceness when he spoke.

Zuo Zhong raised his right hand and said calmly: "No need, you should first analyze the possibilities of the other party exposing Yang Ersuo."

Song Minghao thought about it seriously for a long time, and then replied: "He has only one purpose, to drive us away, but there are two possible reasons behind it.

First, as Fang Tianxiang said, he wants to divert our attention away from corruption. Second, Fang Chengze is a Japanese spy, and he is crying thief to gain our trust. "

Gui Youguang heard it clearly and nodded. Yang Ersuo took the initiative to find Fang Tianxiang and ask for cooperation. This was very strange, but if Fang Chengze was the middleman, then everything had a reasonable explanation.

Fang Chengze is Fang Tianxiang's nephew and confidant. He knows many of Fang Tianxiang's secrets, including reselling supplies.

The key is, why did Fang Chengze tell Yang Ersuo about his uncle's handle? Was it for profit or for

Without waiting for Song Minghao and Gui Youguang to think clearly, Zuo Zhong ordered: "Continue to monitor Yang Ersuo and arrest him in three days. Old Song, go find Chief Du and invite him to observe the arrest operation."

"What? Okay, I'll go right away." Although Song Minghao was a little surprised, he replied immediately.

Then, Zuo Zhong asked Gui Youguang to inform Fang Chengze. The other party had taken great pains to guide the Political Training Department to find Yang Ersuo. It would be meaningless to arrest him without this protagonist.

Song Minghao and Gui Youguang took the order and left one after another. Zuo Chong glanced at Fang Tianxiang, walked out of the wine cellar and went to the office, picked up the phone and called a number.

"You must act according to the plan and investigate carefully. Don't make any mistakes."

"Yes, deputy seat."

After chatting with the person on the other end of the phone for a few words, Zuo Zhong slowly put down the receiver, looked at the clouds in the distant sky, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

After an unknown amount of time, a small spy came in to report that there were no fingerprints on the mysterious letter, and the ink, stationery and envelope used were also common.

Zuo Zhongxin thought, "As expected." He reached out to take the letter and read it again. For some reason, a figure appeared in his mind.

Could the sender be that person? Zuo Chong couldn't be sure, nor did he intend to confirm it. This matter had nothing to do with this case.

More than ten minutes later, several cars drove out of the winery and merged into the street. People were coming and going on the road, defeated soldiers, refugees, and civilians filled this small border town.

That night, a mysterious radio wave was sent from somewhere in the city to the night sky. The signal detection vehicle circled nearby for a long time but found nothing, so it had to leave in disappointment.