Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 555 Dead is Easier Than Living II

None of those who embarked on the road of resistance against Japan until [-] were afraid of death.What they fear is that life is worse than death.

There's no chance of dying now.

The man who went to report to the teaching brigade of the Fourth Military Region ran very fast, and the opportunity to make a fortune was right in front of him. He wished he could run on four legs.

An hour later, thousands of hectares of Tianheng Mountain were surrounded by thousands of Manchukuo soldiers.

When the big man found out, he couldn't run away, so he could only retreat and hide in the depths of the woods.

Fortunately, the surrounding soldiers did not tighten the encirclement but stood still and waited for more troops to arrive.

A car drove along the bottom of Shirengou, and several members of the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army carried the heavily tied Lao Jiba into the car and returned to Harbin.

When Yanagida Motosan sent a car to pick him up, he held a meeting in the intelligence department.

There were a total of seven people who hijacked Maekawa Mayu, and the first five people who were discovered were all dead, and this was the only person who was caught alive.

The last remaining one that has not been discovered is also likely to be hidden in Tianheng Mountain.

"It is best not to use torture. It is very difficult for these people to pry their mouths open. Even if they can pry them open, it will take a long time. Now we can't afford to wait. We must find the last person as soon as possible!" Ono Tahiro said.

Liu Tian Yuansan nodded: "Many of the resistance bandits we caught died and we didn't even know their names! We should find a way to break through as soon as possible!"

"There are many people who surrendered to us in Harbin. Call these people here now for confirmation. If you can recognize them, let them persuade them." Ono Tahiro suggested.

"This method is feasible. Call the Gendarmerie Headquarters and the Security Bureau to ask them to cooperate fully, and bring all the people in their hands to the Intelligence Department!" Liu Tian Yuansan ordered.

"Call all the operatives of the intelligence department to be on standby at any time!" Yanagida Motozo said finally.

When Qian Xiaobao rushed to the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army, he found that the atmosphere in the intelligence department was tense.All operatives have arrived.

Second Lieutenant Komatsu was also sitting in it, knowing that there might be a mission soon, he seemed very excited.

In the next hour, cars continued to drive into the intelligence department, and people of different ages and genders were sent here by people from the Security Bureau and the Gendarmerie Command.

These were all traitors at different times and places.Some of them are still being monitored by the Japanese, and some of them have been assigned positions by the Japanese because they have made great achievements in betraying their comrades.

More than 30 traitors were brought into the same room. Some of these people knew each other before, but when they met at this time and place, they all lowered their heads and pretended not to know each other.

It was only [-] kilometers back and forth from the Ministry of Intelligence to Tianheng Mountain. Due to the road, it took an hour to pick up the old truck and come back.

Lao Jiba was immediately taken into the basement of the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department building.

Ono Tahiro smiled and walked into the room crowded with more than 30 traitors.

"I'm sorry to invite everyone to come here. We have a person in our hand that needs everyone to recognize. Whoever can recognize him will be rewarded! If you can persuade him to speak honestly, you will be a great contributor! If it turns out I don’t need to tell anyone who actually knows him, and I don’t need to say what the result will be.” Ono Takuro said.

"Let's take everyone down now to identify people, and every two people will form a group!" Ono Dakuan ordered.

From the door of the room where the traitors stayed to the basement, there was an action team every few meters.

The torture room in the basement was brightly lit by several incandescent bulbs.

Lao Lian was fixed on a chair and could not move.

The light outside the torture room was not turned on, but was illuminated by the light coming in through the small half-foot-square window in the torture room.

Qian Xiaobao and Lieutenant Xiaosong stood at the corners of the walls on both sides. If people who came in didn't look carefully, they would not see the two people hiding in the darkness.

The first two women came in, one was about 30 years old and looked like a student, and the other was in her [-]s and looked very capable.

After the two walked in, the officer who sent them in pointed to the window and said, "This is it! You must look carefully!"

The female student tremblingly put her face in front of the small window, Qian Xiaobao stood on the side and saw the light from the window shining on her snow-white and terrified face.

The female student took only two glances before stepping back and saying that she didn't recognize her.

The woman in her 30s walked over to the window and looked at it for a long time and shook her head.She seemed to be very sorry that she didn't recognize the identity of Lao Jiba.

More than 30 people were brought in in groups of two, but it was no surprise that they didn't know Lao Ji.

Ono Dakuan, who was waiting outside, was very anxious, and the last person was taken down. Since it was an odd number, he was the only one.

Ono Tahiro looked at the man who was getting closer and closer along the basement corridor.

"Mr. Yu, now we can only rely on you as a living dictionary. I heard that your mother was ill, is she better now?" Ono Dakuan asked with a smile.

"Old people are like that, and they probably won't live for a few years." The tall and thin man who walked past replied.

"I'll accompany you in, please identify it carefully." Ono Takuan said politely.

The door opened, and that Mr. Yu's eyes first glanced at Qian Xiaobao and Second Lieutenant Xiaosong in the two corners.Then he pretended not to see anything and went to the small window.

"Tell the people in the torture room to raise their heads!" Ono Dakuan ordered.

Immediately, someone walked into the torture room, and the person standing next to Lao Jiba grabbed Lao Jiba's hair and pulled it back forcefully, so Lao Jiba had to raise his head.

Mr. Yu stood at the window and looked at Lao Lianba in the torture room, while Qian Xiaobao couldn't see any expression on his face from the side.

After a full 3 minutes, Ono Tahiro asked, "Do you know him?"

Qian Xiaobao saw the light from the small window slowly move to the top of Mr. Yu's head and then back to his nose.

This is him nodding!

"His nickname is Lao Ji, not because he is unwilling to speak, but because his Chinese is not good." Mr. Yu said.

Ono Tahiro immediately realized what was going on.

"Isn't he a Han?" Ono Tahiro asked.

"He came from the peninsula. If I remember correctly, he is from North Pyongan Province, so the Chinese language is not good, and if he speaks too much, it will be easy to expose." Mr. Yu replied.

"In [-], I was the one who developed him in the Three Streams of the Zhuhe River, and more than ten years have passed in a flash." Mr. Yu said with emotion.

"Can you convince him to speak?" Ono Tahiro asked expectantly.

"It's hard. People who can persevere until today are not afraid of death. His parents are dead, and he has no weaknesses. But I can try." Mr. Yu said.

(End of this chapter)