Chapter 194 I Went Mad During the Republic of China Era (10)
Inside the Starry Secret Box, all was silent.
Zhou Jue stood in the space, with a group of people lying in front of him.
Some were wearing Japanese military uniforms, and some were collaborators in civilian clothes. They lay sprawled on the ground, all unconscious.
And lying alone at the very front was the traitor, Du Juan.
Zhou Jue's gaze fell on him. This person was to be executed, but she wanted to see if she could extract any unexpected intelligence first, such as the Major Kuroki behind him, and the Japanese army's next plan.
With a thought, the surrounding scenery instantly changed.
The once empty space has been transformed into a room with smooth walls and no unnecessary furnishings, with only two chairs standing opposite each other.
She separated Du Juan from the group of prisoners and moved her to this specially made "interrogation room".
Zhou Jue walked to a chair and sat down, looking at the unconscious Du Juan on the ground, without waking him up immediately.
She first used her mental power to probe into his mind, quickly browsing through his recent memories like turning the pages of a book.
"Brother Tongzi, wake him up with an electric shock."
[Yes, host.]
A powerful electric current acted on Du Juan, causing his eyelids to flutter violently and him to suddenly wake up.
"ah!!!"
Du Juan opened his eyes, the electric current in his body dissipating. The first thing he saw was an unfamiliar white ceiling. He sat up abruptly and looked around warily.
A completely unfamiliar room, with no windows, no doors, and only a woman sitting quietly opposite him.
Who are you? Where is this place?
Du Juan's voice was a little hoarse, and her heart was filled with turmoil.
[Where am I? Wasn't I in the basement? How did I get here? Could this be the organization's assassination squad?]
No, I know the organization's methods; they don't have that kind of ability.
[The thing that just opened the basement door... could it be... a ghost?]
Zhou Jue listened to his chaotic thoughts and twitched the corner of his mouth. This guy has quite a vivid imagination.
Du Juan forced himself to calm down. He looked Zhou Jue up and down. She was a young woman who didn't seem to pose any threat. He immediately adopted what he considered to be the toughest stance.
"I don't care who you are, whether you're from Nanjing or Yan'an, I advise you to think carefully!"
He tried to stand up but found he couldn't, so he started shouting in a show of bravado but was actually cowardly.
"I am now a member of the Imperial Japanese Army, and a favorite of Major Kuroki! If you kill me, Major Kuroki will definitely avenge me!"
He tried to intimidate the other party with his imposing manner: "Release me, and we can talk about terms. Money? Or high-ranking positions and generous salaries? As long as I speak to Major Kuroki, you can have whatever you want! Otherwise, when the Imperial Army discovers I'm missing, the entire city of Beiping will be buried with me!"
Zhou Jue listened quietly to his noisy shouts, his eyes remaining completely unmoved.
After he finished speaking, she slowly opened her mouth. Her voice was not loud, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Dujuan's heart.
"Major Kuroki?"
Zhou Jue's tone carried a hint of amusement.
"Weren't you still secretly cursing him as a stupid pig, plotting how to pull him off the stage so you could take credit in front of Yamamoto?"
"Do you think Major Kuroki would let you off if he found out?"
Du Juan's shouting stopped abruptly. He stared wide-eyed at Zhou Jue as if he had seen a ghost, and the color drained from his face instantly.
How...how could she know?
This was just his idea; no one else could possibly know it except himself!
Zhou Jue didn't give him a chance to catch his breath and continued, "I was thinking that once this storm passed, I would take the gold bars to Tokyo, open my own trading company, marry a beautiful cherry blossom wife, and live the life of the elite?"
Her gaze seemed to penetrate Du Juan's soul, making him feel uneasy all over.
“Those boxes of small yellow croakers you hide under your bed, do you touch them every night before going to sleep? Don’t they get hot to the touch, Chen Wangde?”
"boom!"
The last three words, like a bolt from the blue, completely shattered Du Juan's psychological defenses.
Chen Wangde is his real name. Since joining the organization, this name has rarely been used, and very few people know it.
His plans for Sakura are his deepest secret!
He was trembling like a leaf, his back soaked with sweat. The woman in front of him was not human, but a monster who could see through people's hearts!
"How...how did you know? Aren't you human?"
"I...I'll tell you...I'll tell you everything!"
"Don't kill me, please let me go."
Du Juan completely broke down. He could no longer muster any resistance or hope for the best. He spilled everything he knew, hoping that the man would let him off the hook because of his honesty.
"Major Kuroki's full name is Kuroki Takashi. He is not in Beiping; he is remotely commanding operations from a secret base in the Jizhou region!"
"I only met him once, and then he sent me here..."
"The fishing plan at Juyuande Teahouse is just the first step. If it fails, Kuroki Takashi will activate the second plan!"
"The second option?" Zhou Jue asked.
"Yes! Yes!" Du Juan kowtowed repeatedly: "They plan to create a small-scale military skirmish in the near future, around July 5th, and then frame a key battalion commander under Commander Song of the 29th Army, deliberately provoking trouble."
"In this way, we can both eliminate the battalion commander who is determined to resist the Japanese and shake the morale of the 29th Army, paving the way for the Imperial Army's subsequent actions!"
Zhou Jue's eyes turned cold. What a vicious plan! Cutting off the 29th Army's arm before the July 7th Incident.
"Kuroki Takashi's exact location in Jizhou, his office, and his lifestyle," Zhou Jue continued to press.
"This, I really don't know. I'm just someone who's seeking refuge. They wouldn't tell me about such a private place. I only know that he's in the Hebei region. The only reason I know about the military friction is because they need me to help them with the fishing."
Seeing Zhou Jue's eyes turn cold, Du Juan, with her strong survival instinct, quickly said, "Matsuda Inoshita knows! He's the person in charge in Beiping, he must know where General Kuroki is."
"If you dare to go to Matsuda in the well, they will have a chance to save me!" Du Juan couldn't help but hope.
"Are you going to ask Matsuda to save you?" Zhou Jue asked.
Du Juan was in despair. He was certain that this mysterious woman could hear what he was thinking!
"Okay, go find Matsuda Inoshita and bring him here."
Before Dujuan could figure out what Zhou Jue meant, Zhou Jue moved her in front of the group of Japanese soldiers.
Cuckoo: !!!
Du Juan was completely terrified by what he saw. His legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground. They'd all been arrested?!
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