Chapter 1400 Interrogation Result
The most valuable information Ma Bo confessed was that of the three people captured at his home, one of them was the local commander. Regarding the deployment of the Ming Dynasty intelligence agency in Majiazhuang, only this person understands the overall arrangement. Of course, regarding how he started colluding with this person, Ma Bo said that he had no choice but to agree to secretly cooperate with these people because the lives of his whole family were threatened.
Whether it is coercion or inducement, Chen Yixin is actually not very interested in understanding the details. He only cares about whether he can catch all the Ming spies lurking in Majiazhuang. As for Mabo's crime, confessing does not mean that nothing happened. Confessing his accomplices can at most save his life, but it is unlikely that he will regain his freedom. Chen Yixin couldn't possibly give a guy like him a chance to turn around.
The torture experts specially brought in really worked. After the three people captured at Ma Bo's house were tortured, their mouths were soon pried open. Based on their confessions, the Haihan military quickly and resolutely arrested several people from Majiazhuang, almost all of whom were outsiders who came here in the name of doing business.
Of course, the arrest process inevitably took a lot of trouble. The military also had to comfort the frightened people to prevent them from thinking that the arrest was targeting the public, thus triggering more panic.
Chen Yixin didn't care much about the little chaos caused by the arrest. He was able to control the situation and carry out the arrest in an orderly manner without the intervention of the Ministry of Security. This was considered a good job by the military.
Four and a half hours after the arrest operation began, Chen Yixin finally issued an order to lift the blockade of Majiazhuang. Although prepared in advance, the military was overwhelmed by too many emergencies during the operation. Chen Yixin hardly sat down to rest during the operation and kept running between various conflict locations. If he hadn't been watching from the front line, the number of bloodshed that occurred today would have been several times greater.
In the end, all 22 arrest targets identified by the military were found, two of them were killed while resisting arrest, and the remaining 20 people were captured. Chen Yixin knew that these might not be all the people sent by the Ming Dynasty government to lurk in Fushan County, but the captured people were definitely the biggest threat at present. After these people are secretly connected, they may be like the group of people led by Zheng Ai at any time and launch a desperate assassination on a specific target like Chen Yixin.
After the announcement of the lifting of the blockade, Chen Yixin came to Mabo's home again, which had been transformed into a temporary detention place. Those captured during the operation were sent here for custody and interrogation.
"Take me to see their commander."
The purpose of Chen Yixin coming here again is to confirm some key information from the person in charge of the other party. Just catching these people is not enough. Chen Yixin must know their true identities, their purpose of sneaking into Majiazhuang, and the mastermind behind the scenes.
In the third courtyard, Chen Yixin saw this man after repeated torture. He was placed on a Taishi chair and carried out. His hands and lower body were covered with a layer of cotton cloth, but the blood soaked in the cloth showed that his injuries were serious.
The officer responsible for interrogating him had already come to Chen Yixin's side and reported softly: "Chief, everything this person has told me has been recorded. If the chief has anything else to ask, ask him quickly. This person should hold on." It’s not time for the sun to set.”
Chen Yixin knew that he had previously issued a death order to pry open the mouths of these people as soon as possible. It seemed that the person responsible for torturing him also directly dealt with it without considering the possibility of letting him live. It can be imagined that the injuries covered by the cotton cloth were How bloody. The man on the chair was already languid and his face was pale and blue. It seemed that he had lost too much blood.
Chen Yixin would not question the professional's judgment of his remaining lifespan, so he immediately took the confession transcript and quickly browsed it to confirm if there was anything missing that he needed to ask himself.
The name of this unlucky ghost who is on the verge of death is Huang Qu, but whether this is his real name or an identity code, there is currently no way to verify it. According to his own confession, the group of people lurking in Majiazhuang, including him, actually came from the two yamen of Jinyiwei and Shandong Dusi, with almost half of the manpower on both sides. The three people arrested at Mabo's house and those lurking in the immigration camp as refugees were all affiliated with Jinyiwei. Among the arrested people, those who openly entered Majiazhuang as businessmen, servants, martial artists, etc. The troops belonging to Shandong Dusi.
Although the actions of these two groups in Majiazhuang were both under Huang Qu's command, they actually acted separately. The people from Shandong Dusi were responsible for gathering information outside, while the people from Jinyiwei were hiding in the immigration camp, waiting for the right opportunity. Get into trouble. As for their target, it is naturally Chen Yixin, whom Zheng Ai's team failed to succeed last time, or other high-ranking Haihan officials with similar status.
However, after learning from the failure of the previous operation, these Ming intelligence personnel lurking in Majiazhuang did not act rashly again, but patiently waited for a better opportunity to take action. It's just that they didn't expect that the Haihan military would suddenly arrest them without warning, and the target was so clear that when they realized something was wrong, they didn't have time to escape from Majiazhuang, and eventually became Understand the situation of catching a turtle in an urn.
When Chen Yixin was planning this operation, he had no idea that he would lead out such a large number of people. At first, he only suspected Mabo of corruption in the process of managing the immigration camp. He originally wanted to turn a blind eye and let it go. Later, the Ministry of Security believed that Majiazhuang had been deeply infiltrated by hostile elements and needed to be thoroughly investigated. He just decided to make the action bigger, but he didn't expect to catch so many spies.
Chen Yixin will naturally not forget that the anonymous reporting letter he received the night before the operation played a key role in this process. The letter claimed that Ma Bo was colluding with the Ming Dynasty officials, and all the lists given were confirmed to be true today. In fact, the rapid opening of a breakthrough in the immigration camp was the result of Zeng Xiaowen acting based on this report list.
However, Chen Yixin did not have time to find out who actually wrote this report letter. His attention was still on the Ming Dynasty intelligence officers he had captured. From a country-to-country standpoint, Chen Yixin could understand why his opponent would take such measures. It was difficult for the Ming government to clear Haihan out of Shandong on the frontal battlefield, so they could only turn to the second best and rely on darker means.
Haihan was not afraid of the Ming Dynasty's military methods. At least for a foreseeable period of time, the Shandong government was unlikely to mobilize more than 10,000 troops to fight in Dengzhou. In a small-scale armed conflict, it would be difficult for the Ming Dynasty's army to fight in Dengzhou. The Haihan Army's defense zone was well settled. However, it was difficult to guard against domestic thieves during the day and night. The other party had already established a line with the Ma family and sent so many people to lurk in the occupied area, which forced Chen Yixin to re-examine the security issue.
Chen Yixin quickly browsed through the transcript of the confession, and after digesting it in his mind, he handed the document back to the officer and praised: "Well done! You can go and rest first. I will call you if I need anything." The officer said to Chen Yixin After saluting, he exited the room, closed the door, and left the dying Huang Qu to Chen Yixin.
"I thought what happened to Zheng Ai last time could make you clearer, but now it seems that my idea was wrong. Whether it is Zheng Ai, you, or the officials behind you who may never appear in front of me, Your misconceptions about Haihan are too deep, which leads you to treat us in the wrong way.”
Chen Yixin's words restored some vitality to the pale-faced Huang Qu. He slowly raised his head, glanced at Chen Yixin with his swollen eyes, and responded feebly: "Misconceptions? No, those who betrayed Ming Dynasty Those who cooperate with you are the ones who are making mistakes! You thieves will eventually be punished!”
Perhaps because he had a few teeth knocked out during the previous torture, Huang Qu's voice was a little leaky, which caused him to have an inexplicable sense of humor when he spoke. However, Chen Yixin couldn't laugh at this time. Even if he was standing in the position of winner, it would be difficult for him to maintain a relaxed and happy attitude in front of an opponent who intended to take his life. He was not worried that Huang Qu, who was already seriously injured and unable to recover, would attack him violently again. Although Huang Qu's hands and lower body were covered with cloth, he could still see that this man had lost his hands and body. With both feet, it is impossible to carry out assassination missions anymore.
However, being tortured like this before he confessed showed that Huang Qu was quite determined. He would finally confess, probably not hoping to survive, but just hoping to die peacefully. Otherwise, the torture experts responsible for interrogating him would probably continue to dismantle his body and make him experience more pain before his death.
What Chen Yixin is worried about is that there are assassins like Huang Qu lurking in Majia Town, Fushan County, Zhifu Island and other places where they have access to high-ranking Haihan officials. If the people behind Huang Qu were willing, they could send a steady stream of such dead soldiers to continuously create murderous intent in the Haihan-occupied area. No matter how tight Haihan's security measures are, there will always be times when they are dense and sparse. Let's be serious, the existing security and monitoring methods in the occupied areas are too crude to prevent a surprise attack by a large force, but But he couldn't prevent such pervasive penetration.
"Struggle cannot solve disputes. You always don't understand this truth. Except for giving your life in vain, you will get nothing." Chen Yixin said with some sigh: "I don't know how many people have to die to make the big shots in the Ming Dynasty understand this. Reason.”
To Ming, these people were patriots who had the courage to sacrifice, but to Haihan they were stumbling blocks that must be removed. However, Haihan will not withdraw from Shandong, nor will he withdraw the garrison, or accept conditions such as the Ming Dynasty's recruitment and security. It is estimated that the relationship between the two countries will be difficult to fundamentally improve in the future. Such a non-public confrontation will also It is bound to continue.
Huang Qu didn't respond to Chen Yixin's emotion. He had taken his last breath and could no longer make a sound.
Chen Yixin glanced at Huang Qu, who was slumped on the chair motionless, sighed, stood up, and walked out slowly. Although no valuable information was obtained from Huang Qu, at least one thing was confirmed. Huang Qu did not know who betrayed him and his companions. Perhaps Huang Qu thought that he was betrayed by Ma Bo until his death, but Chen Yixin knew that before Ma Bo betrayed Huang Qu, someone had reported their true identity, but Huang Qu's name was not on the report letter. Just a name. After dealing with this gang of spies and assassins, it seemed like it was time to think about who wrote that crucial report letter.
So far, Chen Yixin believes that two things can be determined. First, the whistleblower is not Huang Qu’s subordinates or associates, because these people all know Huang Qu’s existence and it is impossible not to mention his name when reporting. Second, although the whistleblower knew that Ma Bo had colluded with Jin Yiwei, he did not know the relationship between Ma Bo and Huang Qu. It can be inferred from this that the informant was familiar with the situation in the immigration camp, but he was not necessarily familiar with Ma Bo, and he probably did not know that Jin Yiwei had been hiding in Ma Bo's house.
Chen Yixin walked out of the house and called Zeng Xiaowen to his side: "I remember you mentioned yesterday that the person who wrote the report letter should be familiar with the immigration camp and may have the conditions to frequent the immigration camp."
"You may even have been exposed to the roster." Zeng Xiaowen added: "The names on the report letter are all the same as the names registered on the roster, and there is not even a word wrong."
Chen Yixin asked: "Then you should have asked Ma Bo about this? What do the people listed in the report letter have in common?"
"I asked, but Ma Bo's mind was full of confusion and he had no clue at all." Zeng Xiaowen shook his head regretfully: "He said that the roster is usually placed in the immigration camp, and many people can see it. . As for the people on the report letter...the biggest thing they have in common is that they have been working for Liu Shang in recent days."
"Working for Liu Shang?" Chen Yixin said in surprise: "In that case, Liu Shang seems to have the conditions to frequently visit the immigration camp, and he also has a certain cultural foundation. He must be able to read and write without any problem."
"Yesterday you asked Liu Shang to avoid it, so I went to find him early this morning and gave him an errand to leave Majiazhuang and return to Zhifu Island. I couldn't find him to confirm the matter at the moment." Zeng Xiaowen heard it. Chen Yixin quickly explained the meaning behind his words.
Chen Yixin was silent for a moment, shook his head and said: "It can't be him. As far as I know, he lived in Ma Bo's house after coming to Majiazhuang. If he reported the spy, he even listed several guys in the immigration camp. , How could you let those people hiding in Ma Bo’s house go? It doesn’t make sense. Someone else should have written the report.”
(End of chapter)