My spy diary

Chapter 523 Terrified
"Who are you?"

Watching Liu and Guan coming back, especially the Liu with a moustache coming out of the house wearing a mask and rubber gloves, with a syringe in his hand, Meng Zhen felt a little uneasy. Fine beads of sweat slowly slid down his forehead and cheeks, and his breathing became heavier and heavier.

"Penicillin, to help clean and disinfect your wound." The man with a moustache smiled faintly and said in Japanese.

But this smile seemed particularly terrifying to Meng Zhen. He asked Lao Guan anxiously:

"what did he say?"

"The major said that he wants to give you an injection of penicillin for disinfection." Lao Guan explained with a smile and walked forward to hold him down.

"No, I don't need it." Meng Zhen struggled frantically, his emotions were so agitated that he couldn't control himself. He absolutely didn't believe that the Japanese would be so kind. This injection was definitely not penicillin, but something to induce a confession, something like a "truth serum".

"That's not up to you." Lao Guan sneered, grabbed his hair, and punched him. This extremely powerful punch made Meng Zhen's head dizzy, and he fell to the ground with a "bang". His head hit the floor heavily, and he felt dizzy for a while, and lay on the ground powerlessly.

The man with a moustache stepped forward, crossed his arms, and performed a standard Japanese bow. Then he squatted down beside him and skillfully injected the medicine into his neck, mumbling a few words in Japanese.

"What did he say, fuck your ancestors, what did you inject me with?"

Lao Guan smiled and explained, "Mr. Meng, this is indeed a shot of penicillin. But the major's patience is limited. I'll give you one minute to think about it. If you still refuse to change your mind, we can only inject you with an enhanced version of the plague virus. In half an hour, you will start to have a high fever, bleeding in your lungs, convulsions all over your body, and you will be worse off than death."

Meng Zhen's face was pale, his breathing was rapid, and he gasped and asked in a trembling voice: "What do you want to know?"

"Jiangnan Plan!"

"How did you know this plan?" Meng Zhen's face showed disbelief. "This is our plan against the Red Party. What does it have to do with you?"

"Mr. Meng, you underestimate us too much. The agents of the Empire of Japan are omnipotent. Your secretary Chen Jianding is apparently a member of the Military Control Commission, but in fact he is a senior agent of our Special High Section." Lao Guan looked at him arrogantly and sarcastically, and continued, "As the saying goes, great minds think alike. We have carefully read your report on the adventure in Pagoda Mountain, Mr. Meng. You said, 'The land in northern Shaanxi is barren and the people are poor, materials are scarce, and the ecological conditions are extremely poor, but the Red Party is full of vigor and vitality and cannot be ignored.' We agree with you.

Therefore, the Red Party is not only the enemy of your National Government, but also the thorn in the side of our Great Japanese Empire. They are like fire and water and cannot be reconciled. Therefore, we can join hands and wipe them out completely. What do you think? "

"Join hands? That's impossible." Meng Zhen opened his mouth and laughed dryly. Deep down, he didn't mind using the Japanese to get rid of the underground party. It was not something he had never done before. But the Jiangnan Plan was the most important plan of the Central Bureau of Investigation this year, and it was personally presided over by Xu Zeng. If he knew that the information had been leaked by him, he would have to peel off his skin.

"No, absolutely. Isn't Li Shijun, the director of Special Agent No. 76, a member of your Central Bureau of Investigation? Since he can work for Chairman Wang and the Empire of Japan, you can, too. Besides, there is a saying in China that goes, 'I am the fish and others are the butchers.' Do you still have a choice now? If you don't work for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth. You should think about yourself first!"

Meng Zhen's heart was in turmoil, with a struggle between his conscience and his desires.

At this time, the man with a mustache who had been silent all this time spoke up. He walked up with a new syringe and said coldly, "The time is up. If you don't tell us, we will bring your wife and children here."

This sentence pinched Meng Zhen's life point, and he suddenly roared frantically: "Don't touch them, I say."

At this moment, the atmosphere in the office of the deputy director of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was a bit depressing.

Team leader Yang, who was covered in dust and dirt, reported the situation anxiously. He originally expected to capture Yang Zaixing and bring him back to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, but at the critical moment, the military police and the police station, under Yang Zaixing's instigation, all stood on Yang Zaixing's side. Not only did he fail to capture the man, he was also beaten up.

After listening to his report, Xu Zeng'en said nothing. This action was more terrifying than having a gun pointed at the back of his head.

Having worked as a spy for many years, Xu Zeng'en developed extremely self-disciplined habits, especially when it comes to eating.

At his age, it is no longer possible to maintain good health and energy through exercise, so how to eat every meal has become a very important thing. As long as it is time to eat, no matter how important the matter is, he will put it aside for the time being and finish his meal quietly.

What he had at this moment was a midnight snack, a bowl of soup made from squab mixed with various Chinese medicinal herbs.

He drank the soup slowly, put down his bowl and chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then asked:
"Are you saying that Section Chief Meng decided to keep the appointment only after receiving a phone call?"

"Yes. He asked me to check the source of the call. It was from a public telephone booth not far from Yang Zaixing's home."

"Do you know what the call was about?"

"I don't know about that. Section Chief Meng didn't say anything either." Team Leader Yang laughed bitterly. "Section Chief Meng is nowhere to be found, alive or dead. I think he is in great danger. Director, you must make the decision for us."

Regarding this topic, Xu Zengen didn't say anything. He frowned and thought for a while: "Let's go to his office first."

"Understood." Team Leader Yang understood.

Several people came to Meng Zhen's office, and after rummaging through the drawers, they soon found the recording equipment in the drawer.

"Open it and listen to what was recorded."

Above the heads of several people, a chandelier was working quietly. However, a micro-eavesdropping device that had been installed there had transmitted all the conversations here to the ears of the installer.

The installer was none other than the undercover agent planted by He Shangyou, Meng Zhen's secretary Chen Jianding. Tonight, while Meng Zhen was out, he quietly broke into the other party's office and installed the eavesdropping device.

At this moment, he was wearing headphones and listening attentively to the conversation between several people. After a burst of signal interference, a man's rough and low voice said, "Section Chief Meng?"

Then it was Meng Zhen's voice: "Who are you?"

Then a gnashing voice sounded: "Stop pretending, I'm Yang Zaixing."

Hearing this, Chen Jianding's eyes widened. Director Yang Zaixing actually had contact with Meng Zhen of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in private? Didn't they say that they would fight to the death? His eyes flashed with light. He must immediately pass this important discovery to Director He. He wrote quickly.

Suddenly, a sentence that made him nervous came from the headset: "Insider?"

He immediately took off his headphones and turned up the volume to twice the level. Yang Zaixing's voice came through clearly: "If you want to know who he is, come to see me at the Central Hotel."

After another burst of crackling noise, Yang Zaixing spoke again:
"What if it's about the Jiangnan Project?" Chen Jianding was shocked when he heard this. Isn't this the plan he's been looking for? How did Yang Zaixing know about it? From the tone of his voice, he knew more about it than he did.

He calmed himself down and was about to listen carefully when suddenly an angry voice rang out: "Turn it off, turn it off!"

It was Xu Zeng'en's voice.

After the sound of a button clicking, the recorded sound disappeared completely.

In the office, Xu Zeng'en's face was as gloomy as water and his eyes were sharp.

Team leader Yang and his colleagues were confused and stood there in a daze, looking at each other. They didn't understand why the boss suddenly became furious. Could it be because of some "Jiangnan Plan"?
After a pause of a few seconds, Xu Zeng'en began to issue orders:
"First, mobilize all your forces immediately to find Meng Zhen. Remember, we must find him alive or dead."

"Second, arrest Yang Zaixing immediately on the charge of red flag, at any cost!"

"Third, immediately detain Meng Zhen's family, bodyguards, and his secretary. I want to interrogate them personally."

Every word of Xu Zeng'en's words reached Chen Jianding's ears clearly, and he was immediately horrified. He ripped off his earphones and ran out frantically.

Meng Zhen, who had completely given up resistance, could no longer suppress his emotions and fell to the ground, crying bitterly.

After a long while, he slowly raised his head, let out a long breath, and finally began to confess: "Where should I start? It should be last winter."

Last winter, the Jiangxi Special Working Committee arrested Zhang Maozu, a Red Party official in NC City, based on intelligence. Under the coercion and inducement of two former Red Party traitors, Feng Qi and Zhuang Quan, Zhang surrendered and betrayed the Red Party's Ji'an Women's Branch Secretary Qian Guoying. Qian also betrayed and betrayed her direct superior - Li Zhaoxian, the Organization Minister of the Red Party's Southwest Jiangxi Special Committee, and his secretary Li Gongbing. The two were arrested and betrayed one after another.

Based on the clues provided by the two men, Feng Qi, Zhuang Quan and other spies further expanded their results and quickly arrested Li Tieguan, the liaison officer of the JX Provincial Committee of the Red Party. Li also defected and gave out Luo Jiaqi, the Provincial Propaganda Minister. Luo then lured and arrested Xie Moucai, the new secretary of the JX Provincial Committee of the Red Party, Yan Fuhua, the former acting secretary of the Provincial Committee and military minister, Lin Minfeng, and other senior cadres of the Provincial Committee.

As Meng Zhen spoke, Zhang Yi and Zheng Huhe were shocked and gasped. The two looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces were extremely solemn.

Zhang Yi's heart almost shrank into a ball with nervousness, but he deliberately smiled and interrupted to ask:
"Yoshi, your special agent committee is much more powerful than Li Shijun. Li Kui can't compare with the real Li Kui. So, have all these important figures of the Red Party betrayed you?"

"Military Minister Yan Fuhua was the first to defect. He confessed all the staff members of the provincial party committee. We have already captured the JX provincial party committee." At this point, Meng Zhen was not surprised. "Under the coercion of Yan, the radio station director Lin Yunshen and the radio operator defected one after another. We have completely mastered their radio code book."

"Oh, what's your plan for the next step?"

"Director, no, Xu Zeng'en was very excited after receiving the victory report. He immediately ordered Feng, Zhuang and others to use the radio station of the Red Party's JX Provincial Committee to contact the Red Party's Southern Working Committee and expand the results of the battle in order to completely destroy the Red Party's Southern Working Committee."

"Yoshi, we should have pursued the victory, but what was the result?"

"After Feng, Zhuang and others conspired, in order to block the news and not alert the enemy, they first secretly arrested all the Red Party members and their families in Ji'an, cut off all contact between the Jiangxi Red Party underground organization and Guangdong Dapu, where the Southern Working Committee was located, and then forced the radio station personnel of the former JX Provincial Committee to continue to call the Southern Working Committee radio station intermittently according to the previous signals, wavelengths, and codes in order to deceive trust. As of yesterday, we have basically grasped the activities of the Red Party Southern Working Committee."

"yesterday?"

"Yes. Feng Qi and Zhuang Quan and others had a disagreement about the next work policy. One group advocated closing the net immediately, while the other group believed that they should continue to go deeper and cast a long line to catch big fish. They were arguing over this.

After receiving their telegram yesterday, Xu Zeng'en chaired a meeting of senior advisers, and I was fortunate to attend. At the meeting, two completely different opinions were also produced." At this point, Meng Zhen pursed his cracked lips, "Can I have some water?"

"Major, what do you think?" Lao Guan seemed to be pleading for Meng Zhen.

"Of course, there is not only water to drink, but you can also smoke if you want." Zhang Yi smiled, "Meng Sang is our great contributor."

After drinking the water and puffing out smoke, Meng Zhen let out a long breath and regained some energy.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi continued to ask: "I wonder how Xu Zengen, the anti-Red 'old gun', made his decision?"

"The debate was heated, but after weighing the pros and cons, Xu Zeng'en finally decided to play the long game and catch the big fish. He instructed Feng, Zhuang and others to unite and work together to continue to go deeper."

Zhang Yi interrupted him: "Be more specific, talk about the substantive content."

"Yes, yes, yes. Xu Zeng'en's opinion was very clear. He advocated that Zhuang Quan be in charge of the case. On the one hand, he continued to torture several important leaders of the Red Party who were arrested and forced them to go through false surrender procedures. On the other hand, he used the radio to trick Guo Qian, the cadre minister and organization minister of the Southern Working Committee, to Jiangxi to inspect the work. As soon as he arrived in Jiangxi, he was immediately arrested in secret."

This plan is not only ruthless, but also brilliant. A cadre minister and organization minister has too many secrets in his hands. If the enemy's evil plan succeeds, the consequences will be disastrous.

Zhang Yi used all the usual methods used by the Military Control Commission in interrogation, including interrupting the chronological order, repeating questions that had already been asked, and asking questions in a jumpy manner.

Although there were some emotional ups and downs, overall the interrogation went very smoothly.

Meng Zhen became calmer and calmer, while Zhang Yi became more and more anxious.

Seeing Zhang Yi suddenly stop talking, Meng Zhen was very nervous. He smiled and asked carefully, "Taijun, I have said everything I should say. Can you let me go now?"

Zhang Yi did not comment. Meng Zhen secretly glanced at him, feeling a little nervous and a little expectant.

But when he saw Zhang Yi take out a pistol and screw on the silencer, he panicked: "What are you going to do?"

Zhang Yi stood up and looked at him calmly: "You are a smart man, let's not play dumb. If we were really the Japanese, we might be able to spare your life, after all, we are also underground party members. Time is running out, so I will tell you straight, you must die, but in view of your confession, I will leave your body intact."

Hearing this, Meng Zhen was stunned, struggling to get up and dragging the chair to run out. Zhang Yi pulled the trigger expressionlessly, shooting him in the back of the head, blood splattered everywhere, and he fell to the ground with a plop.

Zhang Yi was still not satisfied, so he fired several shots in succession until all the bullets in his gun were used up. Then he and Zheng Huhe cleaned up the scene and withdrew.

(End of this chapter)