"By the way, from what you're saying, you're still planning to investigate the Blackwater spy group case?" Wei Liangbi asked with a smile.
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "I initiated this case. Now that it's halfway through, there's been no progress. I think it should continue!"
The reason the Chief insisted on handing Meng Lesheng over to the Intelligence Section was probably because of Mo Chenggui's case, which is now closed. The Blackwater Team's cases have always been handled by our Action Section, so it's only right that I take them back now.
So I'm thinking of applying to take over this case again. What do you think?
"Foolish!" Wei Liangbi slammed his hand on the table, frowning as he said, "This case has reached a dead end. All the clues have been exhausted. The only valuable clue is Meng Lesheng, but look at the intelligence department, they're stuck with him now, in an awkward predicament!"
First of all, Meng Lesheng's body simply cannot withstand severe interrogation. Even if he recovers and is able to be interrogated, it's uncertain whether such a stubborn individual will be able to open up!
Even assuming he does confess, he's been arrested for so long. According to our information, the safe communication period for Japanese spy groups is generally twelve days. The Blackwater Group's safe communication period has already passed. The Japanese Special Higher Police headquarters already knew about his arrest. I estimate that the other members of the Blackwater Group are either in hiding or have already escaped. In the end, we'll probably still come up empty-handed.
If you take over now, the only people who will be happy are those in the intelligence department. They'll get a perfect scapegoat. But if someone accidentally dies at your hands, you'll have to bear the consequences. It's a thankless task.
Taking such a huge risk, only to end up with nothing and suffer serious consequences—isn't that foolish?
Wei Liangbi's words left Ning Zhiheng speechless. It must be said that Wei Liangbi's analysis was entirely correct; taking over Meng Lesheng's interrogation at this point was indeed an unwise move.
Even if he glimpsed Meng Le's memories before his death, so much time has passed now, and given the reaction speed of the Japanese Special Higher Police headquarters, Ning Zhiheng estimated that what he obtained would be limited.
By then, Meng Lesheng's death will certainly make him bear some responsibility, and those people in the intelligence department will even stir up trouble to shirk all responsibility and shift the blame onto him.
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on, but he was really unwilling to give up. Finally, after much deliberation, he said, "It seems we won't get any information from Meng Lesheng. But we're not completely without options. Can I request to see Meng Lesheng's interrogation records? I'd like to find some clues from them."
Seeing that Ning Zhiheng remained relentless and determined to investigate the Black Hand Spy Group case to the end, Wei Liangbi could only say, "You don't have the authority to see Meng Lesheng's interrogation records. However, you can apply to the section chief. He's a former subordinate and confidant of the director, and with his authority, it should be possible to obtain them! But Zhiheng, are you confident about this?"
Ning Zhiheng smiled and said, "We should always give it a try. I believe there's something we can do. I always feel there's still a way out for this case, and maybe we can achieve something!"
Ning Zhiheng didn't delay and immediately went to find Section Chief Zhao Ziliang. In the end, he spent a lot of time persuading Zhao Ziliang to take charge of the follow-up investigation of the Blackwater case.
Zhao Ziliang then applied to the director for permission to obtain Meng Lesheng's interrogation record and relay the director's message.
The Director hopes he will continue his efforts and looks forward to his outstanding performance in this case!
In his office, Ning Zhiheng was looking at two interrogation records on his desk. One was the interrogation record of Meng Lesheng, which he had obtained with great difficulty from the intelligence department. The other was the interrogation record of Su Yu.
Su Yu's case has always been handled by the Action Section, and his interrogation was personally conducted by Xiang Yan, so obtaining his interrogation records was not difficult.
Ning Zhiheng spent a lot of time carefully going through the two interrogation records word by word several times. It can be said that the two interrogation records could convey very little information!
Su Yu was recruited two years ago, and his knowledge of the Blackwater group is extremely limited.
Aside from Takeda Kaede's special case, as he himself was recruited and developed by Takeda Kaede, the only other thing he knew was that the Blackwater Squad leader's codename was Viper. He couldn't even be sure whether Meng Lesheng or Kong Shulan was the real Viper!
Then came Meng Lesheng's interrogation record, which revealed even less information. Apart from the matter of turning Mo Chenggui against him, he didn't confess to anything else. However, he did admit that he was Viper, the leader of the Blackwater Group, and that Kong Shulan was his assistant.
However, he admitted that the issues he mentioned were already known to the Military Intelligence Investigation Service. He didn't utter a single word about anything else—what a stubborn fellow!
Seeing this, he decided that he still needed to interrogate Su Yu personally and ask him more questions to see if there were any oversights!
He picked up the interrogation records and rushed to the interrogation department to interrogate Su Yu immediately.
When they saw Su Yu again, Su Yu was a completely different person. Because he hadn't been subjected to severe torture, he quickly confessed to all his espionage activities on the spot, so he didn't have many physical injuries, but his mental state was extremely poor!
His hair was like a clump of withered grass, his face was bloodless, and he was as thin as a skeleton. His pair of fearful and lifeless eyes revealed a trace of despair! He was handcuffed to the interrogation chair, staring blankly at Ning Zhiheng.
Seeing him like this, Ning Zhiheng knew that this person's psychological defenses had completely collapsed. He was like a living dead, quietly waiting for his death sentence, waiting for his end.
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