In the basement of a luxury villa in eastern Shanghai, Hu Yunhe, who was tied to a wooden stake and was in a daze, was suddenly jolted awake by a basin of icy water poured over his head. He sneezed and slowly woke up.
He tried to look up to see what was happening, but a sharp pain shot through his neck, and he couldn't help but let out a cry of "Ah!" It was clearly caused by being struck hard.
Immediately afterwards, another bucket of cold water was poured over him, soaking Hu Yunhe completely. The icy water seeped into his clothes from his neck and clung to his skin, making him shiver all over and instantly sobering him up.
Just then, a familiar voice rang in his ears: "Brother Hu, how are you feeling? Are you feeling any better?"
Hu Yunhe followed the sound and slowly looked up. He was immediately startled to see a muscular man standing in front of him, grinning at him.
"Boss Wan? It's you?"
Hu Yunhe quickly surveyed his surroundings: a closed space, dim lighting, and shackles, torture instruments, and chains all around—it was an interrogation room!
He immediately understood his situation; it seemed that he had been ambushed and kidnapped by this Boss Wan, who was preparing to interrogate him.
Boss Wan chuckled and said leisurely, "Why can't it be me? Brother Hu, I went to great lengths to invite you here."
Hu Yunhe didn't understand what the other party meant and couldn't help but ask with some doubt, "Boss Wan, our deal is tomorrow. What exactly do you mean by doing this? Are you trying to double-cross me? Isn't it a bit too early?"
At this moment, Boss Wan's face hardened. He had no interest in playing riddles anymore and asked directly, "Alright, let's cut to the chase. I have one question for you: what are you doing at Jingyuan Church all the time?"
Previously, the intelligence department investigated Hu Yunhe's whereabouts, but the time was too short to conduct a detailed investigation. Now that they have him in their hands, they can just question him directly.
Boss Wan's words made Hu Yunhe's heart tighten. He immediately realized that he had misunderstood. The other party was not a bandit gang that sold stolen gold and silver. Bandits would not care about Jingyuan Church at all!
"What can I do at church? I want to convert to Protestantism, so of course I'll go to worship!"
"Hmph! Someone like you can actually change your ways? The sun must have risen in the west! Just tell me honestly, what exactly is your relationship with that Pastor Luo?"
Hu Yunhe's eyelids twitched involuntarily. The other party knew far more than he had imagined, even finding out about Pastor Luo. At this moment, his eyes darted around, and he asked softly, "May I know who you are? Military Intelligence Bureau? Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics? Or a member of the underground Communist Party?"
Boss Wan nodded. He wasn't worried about Hu Yunhe playing any tricks. Once inside, Hu Yunhe was doomed.
The reason Hu Yunhe was arrested in the end was that if he were allowed to remain and be questioned by Li Zhiqun, many aspects of the plan would not stand up to scrutiny and would have the opposite effect. Therefore, Hu Yunhe had to die.
"Alright, let's get to know each other again. I'm Zhou Hao, the operations captain of the Shanghai Intelligence Section of the Second Operations Division of the Military Intelligence Bureau. So, Director Hu, can we have an open and honest talk now?"
Shanghai Intelligence Section!
Hu Yunhe's heart sank. As a high-ranking member of the Special Agent Headquarters, he was naturally familiar with this name. Not to mention him, even among the major intelligence agencies in Japan, the name of the Shanghai Intelligence Section was the most feared.
But why would the Shanghai intelligence department contact me? To eliminate traitors? No, traitors wouldn't disguise themselves as bandits from Northeast China to conduct gold and silver transactions with me; they could just take them out with a single shot. There's no need to go to such lengths.
So what is their purpose? Is it really for the Jingyuan Church, or for their relationship with Luo Jiana? But that doesn't make sense either. They've already discovered Luo Jiana as their target; they just need to follow that lead to investigate. There's no need to kidnap them.
His mind raced, calculating and guessing at various possibilities. But one thing he was very clear about was that, for so long, whenever the military unified forces carried out an operation, they had never shown any mercy to traitors and collaborators. He was probably in danger this time and had to find a way to save himself, or his life would be in danger!
Zhou Hao then asked, "Now I'll ask you one more time, what exactly did you do at Jingyuan Church? Who exactly is Pastor Luo? I'm warning you, the torture instruments here are all there. Our Military Intelligence Bureau's interrogation rooms aren't easy to endure. Tell me now to avoid physical torture!"
Hu Yunhe was never a tough guy, otherwise he wouldn't have become a traitor. Hearing Zhou Hao's threat, he quickly shouted, "I'll talk, I'll talk, Captain Zhou, we're all on the same side, we're all comrades fighting against the Japanese. I'm also a Kuomintang agent, don't misunderstand!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao couldn't help but laugh out loud. He looked at Hu Yunhe and said with a teasing smile, "That's interesting. When did you, a traitor to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), become a CBIS undercover agent?"
Hu Yunhe loudly defended himself, saying, "It's true, absolutely true, Captain Zhou! I am an intelligence agent personally arranged by Shen Le, the head of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' Shanghai-Suzhou district. I was ordered to infiltrate the Special Agent Headquarters to carry out a covert mission. My superior is Pastor Luo Jiana of Jingyuan Church!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao was stunned. This situation was completely unexpected. Hu Yunhe was actually a hidden agent of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. This was too sudden, especially since the other party's statement was well-founded. Judging from his frequent contact with Luo Jiana, this was indeed a possibility.
"Luo Jiana is your supplier? How can you prove what you're saying?"
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