Yu Cheng called back quickly. At that moment, he was out mobilizing people to search for Zhang Fangwen and Wei San. Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's order, he quickly found a phone to report to Ning Zhiheng.
Ning Zhiheng didn't waste any words and directly ordered, "Zhang Fangwen has connections with Yuanze Trading Company. She has visited Yuanze Trading Company several times in the past month. You need to find out the situation of Yuanze Trading Company immediately, then report to me and arrange for personnel to monitor it. Be careful this time and don't make any mistakes."
Upon receiving Zhang Fangwen's message, Yu Cheng dared not delay and quickly accepted the order.
At 10 p.m., the gate of the Second Operations Division opened and a convoy drove in. Ning Zhiheng was resting in his office when he heard the noise. He quickly got up and went to the window, where he saw the vehicles stop and the team members take one person out of the car.
Shortly after, footsteps sounded outside, and Zhao Jiang led Shao Wenguang in, knocking on the door.
Shao Wenguang reported loudly, "Chief, the man has been apprehended and brought to the interrogation room. Please give your instructions."
Successfully apprehended!
Ning Zhiheng was immediately in high spirits. He fastened the collar of his Zhongshan suit, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go see what kind of big fish we've caught!"
Ning Zhiheng walked ahead, with Shao Wenguang following closely behind. As they walked, Shao Wenguang reported, "At nine o'clock tonight, this person sneaked into Xianyun Temple. He was arrested by us when he came out. This guy is quite fierce and has good skills. There was poison in his collar. He is definitely a real Japanese spy."
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "You're right. Spies who are in charge of special projects are more valuable."
Upon entering the interrogation room, Ning Zhiheng saw that the prisoner had been tied to a wooden frame. The man was about thirty years old, with an ordinary and unremarkable appearance.
Ning Zhiheng was unwilling to say more. He knew that Japanese spies wouldn't speak unless they were tortured, and even if they did, they would do so in a secretive and unpleasant manner.
"Punish them severely, but don't hurt their hands."
Now Ning Zhiheng is also afraid that if he encounters another ruthless character like Yoshida Ryusuke, who would dare to bite off his own tongue, then at least he would still have a pair of hands to write with, so he should leave some room for maneuver.
This time, however, they were lucky. After four hours of interrogation, the spy, who was already on the verge of death from torture, finally spoke up and told them everything he knew.
"Real name and identity?"
"Yokata Shinta, an agent of the Japanese military intelligence department in Wuhan."
"Concealing one's identity?"
"The owner of Yuxing Grain Store uses the alias Ji Mingde."
"What is the name of your intelligence organization?"
"Traffic Wind Team!"
What are the specific tasks of the wind trade team?
"My main responsibility was to transport some important items back and forth between Wuhan and Chongqing. I was only responsible for the last part of the work."
"Your upline?"
Yokota Shinta hesitated for a moment, but still answered honestly: "Zhang Xingya, an employee of Anhe Shipping Company, is in charge of purchasing on the ship. He meets with me every time he comes to my shop to buy rice, flour and cooking oil. Sometimes he will hand over the goods that are transported in to me, and I will be responsible for delivering them. Sometimes I will also hand over the goods I collect to him, and he will be responsible for transporting them out of Chongqing."
What kinds of goods do you mainly transport in?
"The bulk of the items include weapons, radios, medicines, and opium—basically, supplies needed by the organization. When the military's intelligence agents are stationed in Chongqing, they don't carry anything on them to avoid being searched. Once they've established themselves and set up their hidden identities, we'll be responsible for transporting the supplies to secret locations for them to pick up themselves."
How do you receive instructions?
“Zhang Xingya called me using a code word. He only told me the mailbox number. He said that once I retrieved the items, Zhang Xingya would come to my shop to meet me and take the items away.”
Do you know where Zhang Xingya lives?
"I don't know, and I can't ask."
Where is the office and address of Anhe Shipping Company?
"Not far to the west of Chaotianmen Wharf, and not far from my grain store."
When will you make contact?
"It should be tomorrow. Zhang Xingya will also receive instructions and will naturally come to my grain store to pick up the items."
"A month and a half ago, you also picked up a roll of film from mailbox number three, right?"
Yes, that is true.
How many of these dead mailboxes are there in total?
"I don't know. I only know that I'm in charge of mailboxes one through three. As for the other mailboxes, I don't know."
Ning Zhiheng meticulously questioned every detail, trying to extract any information Yokota Shinta knew. He quickly gathered all the information, and after more than an hour of questioning, Ning Zhiheng nodded in satisfaction, signaling the interrogators to take Yokota Shinta away.
"What a huge haul!" Ning Zhiheng slammed the interrogation records on the table and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
With this confession, Ning Zhiheng could gradually uncover the Xinfeng Group, and then have the Xinfeng Group trace back to find the Japanese intelligence groups that had used the Xinfeng Group's channel. However, this required a prerequisite: the action had to be swift and must be carried out before the Japanese headquarters in Wuhan discovered it. Otherwise, the other side could sever all ties with the Xinfeng Group with a single telegram, and all his hopes would be dashed.
Shao Wenguang was also beaming with excitement, and said with a smile, "Chief, you are truly a master strategist. This time, we unearthed the Wind Transport Group, and from one group we found ten, and from ten we found a hundred. We've struck gold!"
He then made a grasping gesture with his hand and said fiercely, "Tomorrow we'll set up an ambush at Yuxing Grain Store, wait for them to come to us, capture Zhang Xingya, and uncover these spies step by step..."
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