The operation went very smoothly. Of the twelve people in the villa, all but two Japanese spies who resisted were captured. Twenty highly trained elite agents launched a surprise attack when the enemy was caught off guard. The outcome was not unexpected, as they had anticipated the attack.
Moreover, there was another team of operatives outside the villa, personally commanded by Huo Yueze, so Nakajima Kota and the others had no chance of escaping.
All those arrested were blindfolded, their hands and feet bound, and their mouths gagged. Like dead pigs, they were dragged into a vehicle by the action team and taken back.
After the operation concluded, the next step was to isolate them for severe interrogation, which was again presided over by Kang Tingshan, with Nakajima Kota naturally taking the lead.
The fact that the villa could become a Japanese stronghold makes it highly likely that the owner was a Japanese spy. Moreover, his actions during the resistance were completely inconsistent with his identity as a Zhejiang businessman, which confirms his identity.
Kang Tingshan looked at Nakajima Kota and said calmly, "I won't waste any more words. I know you people won't learn until you're faced with a fatal mistake. People are always so clueless about the times."
After saying that, he turned to his men and instructed them, "Let's begin. Be quick, there are still quite a few people to come!"
The interrogation team members skillfully placed a brazier and charcoal in front of Nakajima Kota, threw a blackened iron skewer onto the brazier, and then tightly secured Nakajima Kota's hands to the wooden board.
Soon, the ensuing interrogation made Nakajima Kota feel like he had fallen into hell. Tang Tingshan's interrogation methods were quite similar to Ning Zhiheng's style, which was to start with heavy blows and torture, without giving the victim any time to adapt. This method had the best shock effect, but of course, it was also the riskiest.
Kota Nakajima ultimately could not endure the torture, and when the interrogators removed him from the electric chair, he finally spoke.
Although he knew that even if he spoke, death would still await him, the torment of this hellish experience made him feel that death was a kind of relief.
Huo Yueze had been standing guard outside the interrogation room. Upon hearing Nakajima Kota speak, he immediately took charge of the interrogation himself.
Kota Nakajima quickly revealed the identities of all his men, totaling seventeen members of the undercover team. They were distributed among several outposts in the French Concession, and their identities came from all walks of life. It must be said that in terms of the results of their undercover work, Kota Nakajima's team was far superior to the other two teams.
"So it turns out that the people who went to the Songlai Hotel to look for Miyata Yasutoshi a while ago were you!" Huo Yueze said in surprise.
Kota Nakajima was stunned for a moment, and finally realized that someone had indeed been watching him when he went to the Matsurai Hotel. It seemed that his feeling at the time was right. He had managed to escape by luck, but in the end he still fell into the hands of these Chinese agents.
The interrogation continued, but the next confession made Huo Yueze's face turn extremely ugly. The other side had actually sent agents to infiltrate the intelligence department's smuggling convoy, hiding them in wooden crates full of electrical supplies, and tracking them all the way to Changsha. They had thoroughly investigated the smuggling channels. To put it bluntly, even Huo Yueze, the head of the intelligence department, didn't know as many details as Nakajima Kota.
However, based on Nakajima Kota's testimony, Huo Yueze also learned about the relationship between the Fujiwara Company and the smuggling channels. In addition, Ning Zhiheng's order to find the assassin of Fujiwara Tomohito led Huo Yueze to connect Ning Zhiheng and Fujiwara Tomohito for the first time.
Huo Yueze, his face ashen, asked in a deep voice, "Does Kitaoka Ryoko already know about these things?"
Kota Nakajima nodded weakly. Huo Yueze couldn't help but stomp his foot. This was bad news. He had to report it to the director immediately so that the director could take timely countermeasures.
"What about the documents we brought back?"
"They were also taken away by Team Leader Kitaoka!"
Huo Yueze grabbed Nakajima Kota by the collar, his anger so intense he wanted to stab him to death. In the end, these Japanese spies had managed to slip through the cracks. He cursed fiercely, "Very well, very well, I will make you bastards pay the price you deserve!"
The intelligence department's next move was simple: following the personnel list provided by Nakajima Kota, Zuo Qiang and Deng Zhihong led separate teams to launch a surprise attack before dawn.
Because these spies were no longer of any value, Huo Yueze directly issued the order to kill them. Just as dawn was about to break, the fighting in the French Concession ended, and the Japanese third infiltration team was completely wiped out.
Meanwhile, police stations throughout the French Concession were bustling with activity. Early in the morning, more than a dozen bodies were discovered in various parts of the French Concession, marking yet another serious case of mass deaths.
Lei Daming, the chief Chinese detective of the French Concession, led a large group of his men to several locations for inspection. He quickly sensed something was amiss. His expression changed, and he grabbed Zhang Puhe, the head of the field investigation section, and whispered, "Puhe, what do you think of the situation? Is it those old men who did it again?"
Zhang Puhe smiled bitterly, "It should be right. Despite their different identities, all the dead were young and strong. So many people were killed at the same time, and all of them were hit by 11.43mm bullets. Not a single one was wasted; they all hit vital organs. And the Nambu sidearms we found show that these people didn't put up any resistance at all. They were attacked in their sleep. Detective, this is the third time already. There's no need to investigate anymore. Notify the Japanese; they know what's going on!"
This was exactly as Lei Daming had predicted. The three attacks were almost identical. Lei Daming couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. In the past few months, Japanese spies lurking in the French Concession had been killed one after another, and the methods of Chinese agents had become increasingly ruthless, making him, the chief detective of the police station, feel uneasy.
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