Upon hearing Sun Jiacheng's words, Tan Jinhui's tense nerves immediately relaxed, and he revealed a relieved smile.
Huo Yueze urged his men to clean up the scene, search for any valuable clues and traces, and deal with the injured and the dead.
The team members were all well-trained, and under the leadership of the officers, the cleanup work was quickly completed.
At this moment, Shen Xiang, holding a bloodstained photograph, approached Huo Yueze and said, "Captain, this was found on a body during a search."
Huo Yueze took the photo and looked at it carefully. He immediately saw the boy on the far right of the photo, who was his team leader Ning Zhiheng. However, the boy in the photo looked more immature, which was obviously a photo of Ning Zhiheng from before.
Huo Yueze quickly put the photos away and instructed, "This body must be the head of the Japanese spies. Mark it clearly and confirm it after the interrogation."
Then he turned to look at the other officers and said loudly, "Mission accomplished. Immediately return to the group and report to the team leader."
With a command given, all personnel withdrew and quickly returned to the Military Intelligence Investigation Department.
Looking at his watch, it was already four in the morning. Huo Yueze didn't want to disturb Ning Zhiheng's rest, so he didn't report to Ning Zhiheng immediately. Instead, he arranged to interrogate the three survivors who had been brought back.
Huo Yueze worked until dawn, and at nine o'clock in the morning, after completing the interrogation, he brought the interrogation records to team leader Ning Zhiheng's office to report back.
Ning Zhiheng received a report from Wang Shucheng and Sun Jiacheng early in the morning, informing him that the case had been closed the previous night, with several Japanese spies wounded or killed. Huo Yueze, who was in charge of the case, was conducting interrogations. So, Ning Zhiheng waited in his office for the final interrogation results.
After such a long period of adjustment and work experience, Ning Zhiheng's Fourth Action Group is very capable from top to bottom, and now it can be said to have a large number of talented people, so he, as the leader, doesn't need to do many things.
Seeing that it was Huo Yueze knocking and entering, Ning Zhiheng said with a smile, "The bait was just laid out and there's already a result. It seems these people are really anxious and can't wait to make their move against me!"
Huo Yueze said with a smile, "It's all thanks to your brilliant calculations, team leader. The situation of these people is exactly as you predicted."
After saying that, he stepped forward and handed the interrogation record in his hand to Ning Zhiheng, and continued, "We captured three people alive, and after five hours of interrogation overnight, we have obtained all their confessions."
He lowered his voice again, sounding slightly embarrassed, and said, "One of the survivors was seriously injured and didn't make it through; he died during interrogation. There are two survivors left, and I've arranged for them to receive medical treatment. They are not in immediate danger."
Ning Zhiheng laughed as he looked at Huo Yueze. He knew very well that Huo Yueze must have used heavy force to get a confession in such a short time, which was why the criminal died on the spot.
However, this style of doing things by any means necessary, which only cared about the results, suited his taste perfectly. Ning Zhiheng smiled dismissively and said, "These die-hards are dead, so be it. Yue Ze, your methods are getting better and better. You handled this case beautifully. It seems that you will be able to handle things independently with ease in the future!"
At this point, without looking at the interrogation record, he stood up and gestured for Huo Yueze to sit down on the sofa with him. Then he asked, "Tell me the details, and let's see how my opponent plans to deal with me!"
Huo Yueze said with a smile, "This time it was indeed an operation by the Japanese targeting you. There were eight people in total, all of whom were top-notch operatives selected by the Japanese Shanghai Special Higher Police. Their mission was to infiltrate Nanjing and carry out an operation to arrest you."
"Arrest?" Ning Zhiheng asked curiously, "If it's not an assassination, what do these Japanese want to do?"
Huo Yueze leaned forward and lowered his voice to answer, "According to the prisoners' confessions, the higher-ups at the Japanese Special Higher Police Headquarters believe that you must know the real reason why our Military Intelligence Investigation Department has repeatedly cracked down on Japanese spy groups over the past six months. They even suspect that there are problems within their ranks, and as the person in charge of many of these operations, you must know the specific reasons. Therefore, they want to arrest you and extract this secret from you."
In fact, Huo Yueze also had some doubts about this matter. He even felt that the Japanese suspicions were quite reasonable. Although his team leader had always been meticulous and had excellent investigative skills, could such a freakish performance really have other benefits?
Does this secret really exist? He didn't want to investigate. Even if it did, it wasn't something an officer of his rank could know.
Seeing Huo Yueze's cautious demeanor, Ning Zhiheng found it amusing. It seemed that his performance had indeed been too outstanding, leading to misunderstandings from his subordinates and opponents.
Thinking of this, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but burst into laughter. He pointed at Huo Yueze and joked, "The Japanese are really quick-witted; they could even come up with something like this. But they'll never know this secret! Haha!"
After saying that, he couldn't help but burst into laughter again, leaving Huo Yueze somewhat bewildered. It took Ning Zhiheng a while to stop laughing before he asked, "Is there anything else?"
Huo Yueze continued, "This arrest team infiltrated Nanjing twenty days ago, almost at the same time you returned to Nanjing from Hangzhou. The team leader was Matsui Ichiro, and the person in charge of communication was Kawaguchi Ryosuke. Unfortunately, both of them were shot dead on the spot last night. Take a look at this!"
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