Ning Zhiheng went straight to the interrogation department. Since the director had given Yu Cheng an order to obtain a confession within eight hours, Xie Ziming would definitely face the most intense and cruel torture.

He might not survive this ordeal like Huang Xiansheng and choose to surrender and confess. But he might also choose death over confession like Yanagida Yuki, requiring Ning Zhiheng to stay by his side at all times so that he can access his memories on his deathbed!

What happened next was predictable. Xie Ziming, who was already exhausted, was tied to a cross again and subjected to various tortures. Soon, there was not a single patch of intact skin left on Xie Ziming's body!

“Xie Ziming, no, now we should call you Mr. Xie, Black Sparrow! Right? The new leader of the Shadow Group!” Yu Cheng walked up to Xie Ziming with his hands behind his back, looking at him with great interest.

The already dying Xie Ziming barely opened his eyes, his surprise and doubt no longer concealed. Just how much did these Chinese know? How did they even know his position and code name?

Could it be that something went wrong at the Special Higher Police Headquarters? No, that's impossible. Even at the Special Higher Police Headquarters, only a very limited number of people know about the Shadow Squad, and these few people would never betray the Empire.

That leaves only one possibility: his senior colleague Kenta Kawakami, who went to Nanjing with him on the mission.

He must have already fallen into the hands of the Chinese. Now in Nanjing, only he knows his true identity.

Yes, only him!

As for whether he might give himself away, Xie Ziming didn't even consider it, because he hadn't taken any action at all, so how could he possibly reveal any flaws!

“You don’t want to talk, but your accomplice Snow Wolf isn’t as stubborn as you. He confessed everything, so why are you doing this?” Yu Cheng chuckled, his tone relaxed as if he didn’t care about Xie Ziming’s confession at all.

It's over. They even know Kawakami Kenta's code name. He's probably in grave danger. Could it be that Kawakami-senpai really betrayed the Empire?

No, that's not right! If Kawakami-senpai has truly surrendered and confessed, then all the secrets of the Shadow Squad have been exposed. Because what he knows, Kawakami Kenta also knows.

Since I'm no longer of any value, why are these Chinese people suddenly intensifying their interrogation of me? Their apparent urgency is completely unreasonable!

"I...I don't know what you're talking about!" Xie Ziming's voice was weak.

Wei Liangbi, who had been impatiently standing by, couldn't hold back any longer and said to Yu Cheng, "Team Leader Yu, let me remind you again, the Director's order is to take matters into your own hands, life or death. If your intelligence section can't handle it, then our action section will. Don't waste time!"

"Team Leader Wei, interrogating suspects is the intelligence section's job. I know how to do it." Yu Cheng, somewhat annoyed by Wei Liangbi's urging, finally stopped holding back and said, "Use electric shocks, increase the current. Whether he survives or not is up to fate!"

Interrogators stripped Xie Ziming of his tattered clothes, put him on an electric chair, and attached electrodes to various sensitive areas to subject him to electric torture.

The cruelty of electric shock is unimaginable to ordinary people. The violent electric shock made Xie Ziming tremble violently. For a moment, apart from struggling helplessly, the intense pain transmitted by the electric current raged through his body. Xie Ziming could not escape the extreme pain caused by the electric shock except to struggle with all his might. The violent struggle caused all the wounds on his body to break open, and his whole body was covered in blood, like a blood-soaked person!

After one round of electric shocks, Yu Cheng asked, "How was it? Not comfortable, huh? Still don't want to talk? Even though you're a tough guy, I'm running out of patience! Come on, let's go up another gear!"

Ning Zhiheng, who had been waiting patiently, was ready to act and read Xie Ziming's memories once Xie Ziming was in a near-death state!

Just as the interrogators were about to increase the current setting, Xie Ziming finally couldn't hold on any longer!

"Stop! Stop!"

He knew he had reached his limit, and now he felt that even death was a luxury for him!

"stop!"

Yu Cheng's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly shouted to stop the interrogators!

"Give me a sip of water," Xie Ziming finally succumbed to this final hurdle. He felt like a small boat capsizing in a raging storm at sea, forever adrift in an endless ocean of suffering, never to reach the other shore. If only he could end his own life!

"I'll talk!"

Yu Cheng waved his hand, and immediately a military doctor entered the interrogation room to give Xie Ziming emergency bandaging and provide brief treatment.

Ning Zhiheng brought a glass of water and fed Xie Ziming, who was already unable to move, a few sips. He wasn't surprised that Xie Ziming ultimately didn't make it. The Japanese were also made of flesh and blood. Although they often boasted about their Bushido spirit, only a very few could truly live up to it. Under such torture, how many could face death without fear?

Yu Cheng signaled all the interrogators to leave the interrogation room, leaving only four officers from the intelligence and operations sections present.

“Alright, Mr. Xie, no, Black Sparrow! Now I’m asking you, what is your real name?” Yu Cheng took the interrogation record and began to ask questions.

“Hiroshi Shimazu, sir! Special Higher Police agent! As you know, I am the new leader of the Shadow Squad!” Hiroshi Shimazu replied weakly.

"What is the mission for this trip to Nanjing?"

"Because the Shadow Squad's radio communication was interrupted, headquarters knew something had happened. The situation is urgent, so we need to identify the squad members and restart the communication!"

"How many members does the Shadow Group have?" Yu Cheng asked directly, unwilling to waste any more time.

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