"Mobile sentry post!" Ning Zhiheng frowned. These Japanese spies were, after all, well-trained agents, and there would be no loopholes in these basic operations. Their vigilance and defense were still very strict.
This brought some trouble to the arrest operation, mainly because there were many obstacles in the cotton mill. Once the observation posts were alerted, these agents would scatter like birds and beasts, making the search and arrest much more difficult. Not only was the success rate of the arrest low, but the enemy was in the dark while we were in the light during the search. If the enemy fought desperately, it would cause a lot of unnecessary casualties.
There are only two solutions now. The first step is to take advantage of home ground and deploy sufficient military force to surround the entire Daming Cotton Mill, keeping the entire search operation within the mill's boundaries. This way, even if the initial capture operation fails, these spies will not be able to escape the mill. All that remains is to spend more time and suffer some casualties, but none of these Japanese spies will escape.
The second step is to do everything possible to eliminate these two observation posts. Ideally, we could eliminate them, concentrate the arrests in the old warehouse area, and wipe out the Japanese spy group in one fell swoop.
Ning Zhiheng always plans things out carefully and is cautious. Even when hunting a rabbit, he goes all out and leaves no room for the enemy to take advantage.
He decided to request Zhao Ziliang to mobilize the entire action section to capture all members of this spy team.
Having made up his mind, he then asked Yamauchi Kazunari, "What time do you usually return to your hideout each night?"
"There is no strict requirement. It depends on the situation of the day. We usually get back around 7 o'clock, and at the latest it will not be later than 9 o'clock. If it is later, we will take emergency measures and evacuate from the hiding place."
It seems that this investigation team is highly vigilant and has comprehensive risk avoidance measures in place.
Ning Zhiheng then asked, "What do you know about your companion, Ikeda Kosuke? Tell me in detail, such as where he has been active recently and what missions he has carried out?"
After hearing Ning Zhiheng's question, Yamauchi Kazunari looked surprised and looked at Ning Zhiheng with a questioning gaze.
After hesitating for a moment, he said in a low, hoarse voice, "The investigation team was only formed temporarily. He and I only know each other and we weren't very familiar with each other before. You should have already interrogated Ikeda. You can ask him these questions directly."
At this point, he slightly raised his head and asked softly, "Ikeda didn't say anything, did he?"
Ning Zhiheng said coldly, "If you don't speak, you'll die. I've already sent him on his way myself. You should seriously consider your fate. The only way is to cooperate with us obediently, or you'll also die."
Yamauchi Kazunari opened his mouth, and finally spoke: "I only know that he has been the action captain of the Shanghai Special Higher Police's action team for the past two years. I don't know what specific missions he has been carrying out, but their missions are generally aimed at Kuomintang spy organizations, which should be your Military Intelligence Investigation Department. It is precisely because he has a certain understanding of your organization that he was selected to carry out this investigation team."
Kazunari Yamauchi's words gave Ning Zhiheng some ideas. According to him, Kosuke Ikeda had been dealing with the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau's military intelligence station in Shanghai. So the Chinese man who was arrested and tortured should be an agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau.
Hopefully, this agent can withstand those brutal tortures, otherwise the Shanghai intelligence station will likely suffer enormous losses.
However, he was unable to send a warning to the military intelligence station in Shanghai for a simple reason: he could not explain the source of the intelligence.
Ning Zhiheng didn't ask any more questions. He was pressed for time; it was getting dark, and he needed to start preparing for the arrest operation.
He left the interrogation department and went straight to Zhao Ziliang's office, knocking on the door and entering. Zhao Ziliang had been focusing on Gu Wenshi's case for the past two days and hadn't gone home. When he saw Ning Zhiheng come in, he knew that the interrogation results of the two Japanese spies were out.
He knew Ning Zhiheng's style of interrogating criminals; after three hours, the criminals would either talk or be dead.
"Section Chief, the interrogation results are in. The suspect has spoken. Here is the interrogation record. I want to proceed with the arrest operation immediately," Ning Zhiheng reported.
"You've spoken up? You're quick on the uptake!" Zhao Ziliang said with a smile. This was exactly what he expected. He took the interrogation record and looked at it. "Why is there only one interrogation record for one person? Where's the other one?"
"Uh, the other one wouldn't talk and died on the spot from excessive torture!" Ning Zhiheng had no choice but to tell the truth. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal. He could just submit an explanation, or even not.
"Alright, then we'll do it your way!" Zhao Ziliang knew exactly what was going on as soon as he heard it. Given Ning Zhiheng's style, killing one or two criminals was not an accident at all.
Ning Zhiheng then spoke up again: "Section Chief, this time there are a lot of people to be arrested, and they also have guns and grenades. I want to surround the entire target area to ensure that nothing goes wrong. This will require a lot of manpower. I want to mobilize all the personnel to carry out this arrest mission in a unified manner!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ziliang thought it was a good suggestion. He stood up, laughed, and nodded, saying, "Alright then. Our last all-out operation was initiated by you. It just so happens that I haven't been on the front lines for a while. This time, I'll go and make some noise, so that everyone in the Military Intelligence Department knows that our Action Section is the backbone of the front-line fighting force."
At Zhao Ziliang's command, within five minutes, Deputy Section Chief Xiang Yan and the five group leaders of the Action Section, who were in charge of military affairs, immediately assembled in the conference hall.
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