Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1117 Such Counter-Espionage Experts Are Not Allowed

The arrested young man was named Liu Xicheng. He was educated and had some education. He was an "accountant" at Wanfeng Warehouse. Warehouses often deal with the buying and selling of large quantities of goods. Since there is no inventory management system, they can only rely on manpower. Therefore, some large warehouses often have several staff members who are specifically responsible for accounting. Every few days, they will count the warehouse's inventory and sales to see if they match.

The military police took Liu Xicheng back to the Shimen Military Police Headquarters, and Uchida Eisuke personally participated in the interrogation.

Eisuke Uchida disliked intimidation or deals. He always believed that any negotiation was unnecessary during intelligence interrogations. If a person couldn't withstand torture, then negotiation was meaningless, and torture would be the end of it. If a person could withstand torture, then he wouldn't give in because of negotiation, and even if he did, he would likely provide false information.

Therefore, at the Shimen Military Police Headquarters, the interrogation work was not fancy and was simplified into two steps: questioning and torture, which were repeated repeatedly.

The suspicious item found in Liu Xicheng's room was a movie ticket stub.

Shimen has had Western-style theaters, or cinemas, for a long time. Originally, they showed silent films, and someone would explain the plot with a loudspeaker while they were showing them. Later, sound films were introduced, and audiences especially loved films from Shanghai.

This ticket stub is from last week; the military police conducting the search found it tucked inside a book.

Logically speaking, a used movie ticket shouldn't deserve such special treatment. Since Liu Xicheng is keeping this ticket stub so carefully, it must have some use.

Sure enough, after careful inspection by the technical department, several scratches were found on the back of the ticket stub, with two numbers on the scratches: twelve and eight.

Eisuke Uchida asked coldly, "What does this mean? Is it meant to convey some message, or is it a secret code?"

Liu Xicheng looked panicked. "I really don't know. This ticket is from when I went to see a movie last week. The movie I saw was 'Street Angel,' and I really liked it, so I kept the ticket stub. Where is this number you mentioned? Did the ticket seller put the ticket on the table and write something on it, leaving this mark?"

Eisuke Uchida shook his head and slightly raised his hand, signaling to begin the torture.

The cruel and bloody interrogation lasted all night. By the next morning, Liu Xicheng had completely broken down. One of his eyes had been completely gouged out, leaving a horrifying black and red blood hole on his face. All ten of his fingers were mangled and bloody, and all the fingernails on his right hand had been pulled out.

Eisuke Uchida just watched him being tortured all night without going back to rest.

When morning came, Uchida still spoke in that cold tone, "Liu, I'll have someone give you an injection. As long as you don't confess, I can keep having you tortured. Don't worry, someone lasted four days before, and we're confident we can make you break that record."

Liu Xicheng finally confessed.

He was a courier in the Northern Bureau's Transportation Department, and his area of ​​operation was near Shimen. His task was to collect information on the movements of the Japanese in Shimen City. Every once in a while, he would classify and organize the information and hand it over to his superiors. The rendezvous was always at the Baochang Company Cinema. He would go to the movies every two weeks. The numbers on the back of the ticket stub indicated the time of the next rendezvous. Twelve and eight meant that it was the 12th of this month, at 8 o'clock.

Eisuke Uchida nodded. "March 12th, 8 o'clock."

The head of the counter-espionage department next to Liu Xicheng frowned and asked, "Is it eight o'clock in the morning or eight o'clock in the evening?"

Uchida Eisuke suddenly slapped the head of the counter-espionage department. "I hate idiots. Do you think movie theaters show movies at eight in the morning?"

He then looked at Liu Xicheng and asked, "Who else, besides you, is working as a courier in Shicheng?"

Liu Xicheng shook his head weakly, "It's all one-way communication. I don't know if there are any other people involved."

After leaving the interrogation room, Uchida Eisuke called the head of the counter-espionage department and others to his office to discuss the matter.

"Tomorrow is the day he's supposed to meet someone, but he's been beaten up like this, so he definitely can't go fishing. How can we catch the person he's supposed to meet?"

The head of the counter-espionage department, who had just been called an idiot, was eager to salvage his image. He said, "I think we should find someone of similar build and appearance, have them wear Liu Xicheng's clothes, and see if we can lure that person out in the dimly lit movie theater. At the same time, we need to be prepared for two things: as soon as the audience enters, we should immediately seal off the theater and not let anyone out. If no one takes the bait, we'll investigate them one by one. It's better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!"

Uchida Eisuke, however, was objective and not personal. He nodded slightly in agreement with the counter-espionage chief's proposal, as it seemed quite feasible.

In the end, no one else had any objections, and it was decided to proceed with the plan.

The next day, around 7 p.m., the audience began to enter the venue.

Tonight at 8 PM, they'll be showing "Honeymoon Express," a film produced by Manchuria Film Company (Man'ei). Man'ei was a film company controlled by the Japanese, which often made films that glorified the Japanese invasion, but occasionally also made other types of films.

"Honeymoon Express" starred the famous actress Li Xianglan at the time and was a comedy film that was very popular.

At 7:50, a man dressed and of a similar build to Liu Xicheng walked into the theater and sat in the last row.

The theater lights went out, and the opening credits began to play.

A few minutes later, a woman in a coat sat down next to "Liu Xicheng".

Immediately, the arrest operation began, and the theater lights were suddenly turned on!

The audience erupted in uproar. The man impersonating Liu Xicheng held down the woman in the coat next to him, and then a large number of military police rushed into the theater!

Eisuke Uchida didn't ask any questions at the scene, and simply waved for someone to take the woman away.

Then he ordered, "Not a single audience member can be overlooked here either; each one must be carefully vetted and examined!"

When the head of the counter-espionage department saw the hundreds of people, he immediately felt the task was daunting. He thought to himself, "This woman is obviously here to make contact. We've already caught everyone. What's the point of investigating the rest?"

However, he dared not question Uchida Eisuke's decision, so he could only control everyone on the scene, first checking their good citizen certificates, and taking away any suspicious persons for detailed investigation.

Uchida Eisuke then instructed, "Don't rush to interrogate that woman. First, check if she has anything that can prove her identity. Take several photos of her and use them for a thorough search. Find out her address, occupation, and social connections. Arrest everyone who has been in contact with her!"

This Eisuke Uchida is really something. If Lin Ze saw this, he would definitely arrange for someone to get rid of him!

North China cannot tolerate the existence of such a skilled counter-espionage agent!