Chapter 195 I Went Mad During the Republic of China Era 11
Du Juan stared blankly at the mountain of "corpses" piled up haphazardly before her.
All...all gone?
The elite guards Major Kuroki sent to protect him, the bodyguards he hired at great expense, and the military police—all of them were silently and effortlessly dealt with by this woman alone.
This is something no human could do!
"Who...who exactly are you?" Du Juan's voice trembled uncontrollably, and a warm dampness emanated from her trouser leg.
He was so scared that he wet himself.
Zhou Jue ignored his loss of composure and simply asked coldly, "Who is Inoshita Matsuda?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Du Juan scrambled into the crowd and pointed tremblingly at an unconscious middle-aged man: "Him! It's him! He's the head of the Beiping secret service!"
With a thought, Zhou Jue pulled the man named Jingxia Matsuda out separately and moved the two of them to the interrogation room.
"Brother Tongzi, shock him."
[Yes, host.]
Another familiar crackling sound of electricity rang out, and Matsuda awoke with convulsions.
He was a bit tougher than Du Juan. Although he was equally shocked when he woke up, he forced himself not to scream and just stared intently at Zhou Jue.
【Baka! Where am I? Is this an illusion?】
Who is this woman? A secret agent from China?
Zhou Jue had no interest in listening to his thoughts and went straight to the point: "Tell me the exact location of Hei Mulong in Jizhou, where his command post is, and what his security forces are like."
Inoshita Matsuda snorted coldly, turned his head to the side, and looked like he would rather die than submit.
“It’s alright, you have the right to remain silent.” Zhou Jue’s tone was completely calm: “Anyway, I have plenty of ways to find out.”
She once again used her mental power to probe into Inoshita Matsuda's brain, but this time it was a violent and reckless rummaging. Inoshita Matsuda felt as if blades were scraping his brain; sharp pain, stabbing pain, dull pain... all kinds of pain were playing out in his mind.
"Aaaaaah!!!" He screamed in agony, clutching his head and pounding it violently, as if he wanted to crack his skull open.
Those memories that he considered top secret were laid bare before Zhou Jue, like a newspaper spread out in the sunlight.
Soon, Zhou felt she had everything she wanted.
Kuroki Takashi's command post was located in an abandoned coal mine outside Jizhou City. He claimed to be a mining company, but in reality, it was an important intelligence hub for the Japanese army in North China.
The security forces are indeed strong, but they are not invincible.
There was also the secret radio frequency and code words used by Kuroki Takashi to contact the Beiping Military Police...
Zhou Jue looked at the two people who had lost their usefulness.
The pain in Inoue Matsuda's head had just subsided and he hadn't recovered when he felt a bone-chilling cold. He looked up abruptly and heard the woman speak.
"Since you won't talk, then die!"
Matsuda finally showed fear. He didn't want to experience the pain again. He shouted in broken Chinese, "You can't kill me! I'm an officer of the Great Sakura Empire! If you kill me, the Empire will not let you off!"
As if he hadn't heard, Zhou Jue raised his hand, and Inoshita Matsuda felt a force gripping his throat, making it impossible for him to breathe. He struggled, but soon his body went limp and he fell silent.
Seeing the scene before her, Du Juan immediately knelt down: "I...I've already told you! Please let me go!" Tears streamed down Du Juan's face as she desperately kowtowed: "I'm still useful! I can help you deal with Kuroki Ryu! I can help you..."
She looked at Du Juan and, without hesitation, shot him. He should thank her; at least she made his departure less painful!
After Zhou Jue finished doing all this, her face remained expressionless. She showed no pity for traitors and invaders.
According to the information she had just obtained from Matsuda's memories, Kuroki Takashi would conduct a routine telegram communication with Beiping every night at nine o'clock. Zhou Jue glanced at the time; it was almost one o'clock in the morning.
In other words, Kuroki Takashi had not received a response from Beiping for four hours.
Given the Japanese soldiers' suspicious and cautious nature, they would soon realize that something was wrong.
"Brother Tongzi, as for the remaining five thousand-plus Japanese soldiers, use your methods to extract information from their minds."
[Okay, host. However, my method might be a little cruel. I recently learned about the Japanese devils' methods from TV, and I want to try them out one by one.] The system was eager to try.
Zhou Jue: "...That's great. They must really like these interrogation techniques they've come up with. I'm handing them over to you!"
【Received! Mission accomplished!】
"Activate 24/7 monitoring, focusing on all major transportation routes in and out of Beiping, especially those leading to Jizhou," Zhou Jue ordered.
[Yes, host!]
An invisible net, centered on Zhou Jue, instantly enveloped the entire city of Beiping.
Having done all this, she left the Starry Sky Box with a thought. Without lingering, she flashed and disappeared into the night, heading towards the courtyard where Old K was.
...
Old K paced back and forth in the room, restless and anxious.
Comrade "Spark" has been gone for almost three hours, and there's still no news of him.
The place where Du Juan was hiding was a dangerous den heavily guarded by the Japanese intelligence agency, and it was too risky for her to go there alone.
He was both worried about Zhou Jue's safety and secretly hoped that this mysterious comrade could create another miracle.
Just as he was in a state of utter confusion, the radio on the table suddenly started beeping.
Old K was jolted and lunged forward.
It's a reply from higher up!
He immediately put on his headphones, picked up his pen, and focused intently on recording the Morse code that represented the highest command.
The code was very short, and Old K quickly deciphered it.
When he saw what was written on the paper, he was stunned, and his hand holding the pen trembled slightly.
There were only two short lines of text on the paper.
[Xinghuo's identity has been confirmed and is reliable.]
The nine comrades who were evacuated should return to Yan'an first.
"Spark's" identity has been confirmed? That's wonderful! They're lucky to have such a capable comrade!
As he waited for Xinghuo and analyzed the current situation, at five o'clock in the morning, the door was gently pushed open, and a figure walked in silently.
It's Comrade Xinghuo; she's back.
Old K jumped up and excitedly went to greet her, looking her up and down. Seeing that she was unharmed, he breathed a long sigh of relief: "It's good that you're alright!"
"Du Juan, it's resolved," Zhou Jue said succinctly.
"Resolved?" Old K's voice changed. Although he had expected it, hearing the news with his own ears still shocked him greatly. That was a traitor who was protected by dozens of Japanese soldiers and spies!
"Where's the body?" Old K asked hurriedly. This was the key; if not handled properly, it would cause huge trouble.
"It's all been taken care of, including all the Japanese soldiers and their collaborators in that building," Zhou Jue said casually, as if he had only done a trivial matter.
Old K: "..."
He opened his mouth, only to find that he no longer knew what words to use to describe his feelings.
Shock? Horrification? Or... ecstasy?
Zhou Jue ignored his reaction and glanced at the radio and the translated telegram on the table.
"Is that a reply from higher-ups?"
"Yes!" Old K snapped out of his daze and quickly handed over the telegram. His eyes were filled with mixed emotions, including admiration and a hint of embarrassment.
"I'm sorry, Comrade Xinghuo, I've confirmed your identity with my superiors, and it's been verified."
Zhou Jue took the telegram, glanced at its contents, and was also taken aback.
Identity confirmed?
Aside from a badge, everything else about her was fabricated, and her code name was never recorded. How could it possibly be confirmed?!
Who was the kind person who provided her with this "cover" behind the scenes?
However, this is indeed a good thing.
“Since the higher-ups have ordered the nine of them to return to Yan’an, then we will act according to their orders.” Zhou Jue put down the telegram, his expression regaining its composure, and immediately got to the point.
“I received an urgent intelligence from Du Juan.”
Old K's expression hardened, and he immediately became focused.
"Du Juan confessed that Hei Mulong's next plan was to create a small-scale military skirmish near Wanping City around July 5th and frame a battalion commander surnamed Ji from the 29th Army, thereby provoking trouble and shaking the morale of the 29th Army."
"What?!" Old K exclaimed in shock, "What a vicious plan!"
"This intelligence must be reported immediately!" Old K said decisively.
Zhou Jue nodded and added, "Also, I wiped out Hei Mulong's forces in Beiping. I estimate he will send people to investigate soon."
Old K was speechless for a moment. Was this something that could be done by human power? Or did Comrade Xinghuo have a huge army, and she was just the one who made the decision? Hmm! That must be it!
Old K nodded. After thinking it through, he was no longer surprised by what Xinghuo said: "That's right, we must be prepared to face the Japanese counterattack."
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