Chapter 156: Trapped in a Cage
The first snow in 1938 was also the second snow after the fall of Nanjing City.
Compared to the first snow, this time is much heavier.
The heavy snow fell all night, wrapping the entire Nanjing city tightly.
The first sun is sunny after the snow, and the first sun shines on the high forest.
Nanjing City has come all the way from trauma.
Unlike the scene before the New Year, there were already many people on the streets after the snow. They took all the tools they could use in their own hands and began to clean up the snow in the streets and alleys under the organization of the Nanjing Self-Rescue Association.
Like a patient with excessive blood loss, Nanjing City began to appear in a long-lost blood.
Some shops have opened one after another.
Leaving the Tao Mansion, on the way back to the clinic, Lin Xueyi was sitting against the window, sitting next to her, Tao Ruoge and Du Yulong drove quietly, and no one said a word along the way.
Lin Xueyi recalled Tao Jiaqu's words before leaving.
"I just called Major General Zuo Fang, who had been transferred to Shanghai. He expressed concern about Lei Yuan's affairs, but he could not help... No matter what, I will not stand by and watch Lei Yuan's affairs, and I will do my best!"
Lin Xueyi knew the sincerity of Tao Jiaqu’s words, but obviously, if the Nanjing City under Japanese rule was to rescue Lei Yuan safely, it would be difficult for such an elderly Chinese man. He was just a little prestige and money in the original Nanjing City.
The clearing of snow makes the return trip much faster.
Du Yulong parked the car in front of Xinyan Photo Studio. At this time, the door of the photo studio was completely open. Du Yulong and the two girls got out of the car at the same time. As soon as they stepped into the photo studio, a middle-aged man walked out of the photo studio. The man looked stern and had a strong appearance. He and Du Yulong and his group had a brief encounter. His expression was slightly hesitant, and his eyes quickly swept over Lin Xueyi and Tao Ruoge. Before he stopped, he hurried to the street.
Several friends had arrived at the photo studio. The blood on the floor of the photo studio was not dry, many seats were broken, and fragments of the utensils were scattered all over the ground, in a mess. Obviously, there was a fierce fight in the photo studio. When Du Yulong and others entered the room, several friends were sitting together and talking.
When Gui Dengke saw Du Yulong, he quickly got up to greet him. Just as he was about to ask, Du Yulong looked back at the street and asked him curiously: "What did the middle-aged man do just now?" After that, Du Yulong pointed to his back as he walked away from the street.
Gui Dengke swallowed the questions in his heart and replied: "Oh, he is here to find Lei Yuan."
Lin Xueyi was stunned, and was very suspicious. She immediately thought of Lei Yuan's organization. Perhaps, this person was a member of Lei Yuan's organization, so she wanted to chase him immediately and wanted to inform him of Lei Yuan's arrest, but when she ran out of the door, she found that there was no trace on the street.
Lin Xueyi hurried into the photo studio and asked the young man named Gui Dengke: "Did he say anything?"
"He didn't say much, but mentioned Lei Yuan. I said I didn't know where Lei Yuan was going. He didn't say a word, walked around the house and left."
Lin Xueyi thought something.
But when Gui Dengke asked melancholy, "What exactly happened here? Where is Brother Lei Yuanlei?"
"Lei Yuan was captured by the Japanese." Du Yulong replied dejectedly.
As soon as this was said, several of the guys in the photo studio immediately became furious.
Lin Xueyi listened to their comments and entered the room inside. It was a space of only a few square meters. She put a simple bed, which was where Lei Yuan rested and slept. The door frame was damaged, and there was a pool of blood on the ground, and it was already black and thick.
The scene of Lei Yuan resisting the other party's arrest immediately appeared in front of Lin Xueyi's eyes. He felt a lot of emotion and was filled with sadness.
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Tiger Bridge Prison.
Wu Cheng did not go to the Eagle Authority today, but was ordered by the head of the agency General Morikawa to lead two subordinates to report directly to the Tiger Bridge Prison, and was specifically responsible for the supervision of the four important suspects of the Eagle Authority.
It is said to be a custody, but it is exaggerated that the guards of Tiger Bridge Prison are strictly guarded and they do not need to do additional defense. Morikawa's intention is to let Wu Cheng and others "take care of" these four noble prisoners. Understand their needs in a timely manner and can effectively upload and download them.
The four prisoners, one is Liu Qixiong, the former major general brigade commander of the National Government, one is his wife Jiang Biqiu, the other is Lei Yuan, the senior executive of the Nanjing Intelligence Station of the National Government, who was imprisoned last night, and the last is Ling Yuanliang, who has not yet been cleared and has a major suspicion.
These four prisoners are currently enjoying special and generous treatment. They all live in a single prison room and are both in prison in District A. They eat the best prison meals in Tiger Bridge Prison. The guards can be called at any time and are willing to complain without complaints. Any request can be made, but it is another matter whether the prison party agrees or not. The most valuable thing is that they still enjoy the sightseeing once a day.
But the time for watching the wind was shortened from one quarter of an hour to ten minutes.
That morning, Wu Cheng went directly to Tiger Bridge Prison from his residence.
This is his first day at Tiger Bridge Prison.
When he arrived at the prison, he reported to the warden Jiro Takeuchi, and then led two subordinates to the prison room of District A to conduct his first inspection today.
First, he came to the female prison area of District A. In front of the door of the No. 3 prison, Wu Cheng leaned his head and looked around. He saw Jiang Biqiu fiddling with his nails, but he was also peaceful. His expression was not as anxious as he was in a cage. Wu Cheng coughed softly, trying to arouse the other party's attention.
Sure enough, Jiang Biqiu was attracted by the sound outside the door, but she just looked up and glanced at her, then lowered her head and took care of her nails leisurely.
At the door of the No. 5 prison room, Wu Cheng saw Ling Yuanliang.
A trace of doubt flashed through Wu Cheng's heart. It was obvious that this was obviously a female prisoner, but why did he detain a male prisoner? Could it be that the male prisoner was nervous?
Although I have doubts in my heart, I am humble after all, and it is not convenient to meddle in other people's business.
This National Government agent who pretended to be the leader of the G Party, "Flint", has been removed from his shackles and handcuffs due to his merits in reporting. He has restored his due freedom and enjoyed the right to read. At this time, he was sitting at the table reading a newspaper, with a hint of anxiety about surviving the disaster.
Wu Cheng coughed as usual.
Ling Yuanliang reacted quite quickly and quickly focused his eyes on the lookout door of the room. After meeting Wu Cheng's eyes, he quickly lowered his head and continued to read the newspaper in his hand, but he seemed distracted and glanced outside from time to time.
After leaving the women's prison area, I passed through an iron gate and it was the men's prison area.
As Wu Cheng expected, the men's jails in District A were crowded, and prisoners were moved into each independent jail.
The first one to appear in front of me was the No. 8 prison room. Wu Cheng knew that this was the place where Liu Qixiong was imprisoned.
At first glance, Liu Qixiong was sitting quietly on the bed with his legs crossed, his body straightened, his eyes slightly closed, his expression calm, without joy or worry, and without any fear.
On the table not far from the bed, the food was still intact.
Wu Cheng coughed again.
The other party was unmoved and still did his own thing, not even moving his head.
Wu Cheng was unwilling to give up and raised the coughing sound a little, but the other party remained unmoved, so Wu Cheng had to give up.
Diagonally opposite the No. 8 prison room is No. 10 prison room.
Lei Yuan, who had met Wu Cheng at Jianye Christian Church Hospital, is bound here.
Unlike the others, Lei Yuan was a thug. He had committed many evil deeds at the scene of the arrest, which caused the tragic consequences of one death and three injuries to the members of the Eagle Operations Department. Therefore, there is no doubt that Lei Yuan's hands and feet were restricted from freedom.
Lei Yuan curled up and was sleeping soundly. Half of his body was hanging outside the edge of the bed, with his hands and feet placed outside. His hands were handcuffed and tightly stacked up and down, while the anklets on his feet were hanging below the edge of the bed.
Wu Cheng still coughed.
His voice was like a muddy bull that penetrated the sea, and there was no reaction from the other party. Wu Cheng put his ear on the iron gate and faintly heard the other party's passionate snoring.
Wu Cheng smiled angrily. It seemed that after almost a night of hard work, this young man must be tired and sleepy, otherwise how could he be so calm?
After the inspection was completed, Wu Cheng met Nie Boxuan, the deputy warden who also brought people to patrol the room.
Wu Cheng thought about it and still thought about it. After all, the Chinese who both worked hard for the Japanese would have no adverse consequences to express their doubts to him.
"Deputy Warden Nie, how could you lock Ling Yuanliang's prisoner in the women's prison?"
Nie Boxuan's answer is exactly the same as Wu Cheng's expected answer.
"A few days ago, the men's prison area was full, and only women's prison area in District A had available rooms, so we arranged him there. The prison room No. 10 of this prisoner named Lei was just vacated last night."
Since the two of them have amazing similarities and are serving the Japanese with great sincerity, Wu Cheng felt a sense of mutual appreciation and intentionally got close to Nie Boxuan.
"Old Nie, are you okay? My name is Wu Cheng. I just joined the Eagle Organization. Please take care of me in the future!" Wu Cheng reached out to hold Nie Boxuan.
Nie Boxuan also showed affection between his eyebrows. He held Wu Cheng's hand vigorously and smiled: "How dare you? I can't take care of you. I have to rely on Brother Wu's support in the future. After all, my boss is just a captain, and your boss is at least a general, and you can completely turn the world. You are the first to get the moon near the water. The future must be limitless! If there are any benefits in the future, don't forget Brother!"
Wu Cheng himself fell into the arms of the Japanese and was always ashamed and afraid of being stabbed by others. Therefore, over the past few days, he was panicked and uneasy. Nie Boxuan's words gave him great comfort and his heart was completely lost.
At least, this man who was about 10 years older than him showed long-lost respect to him! In an instant, his silent heart was nourished, and Wu Cheng was full of affection for him. While grateful, his confidence rose upwards, and his whole body began to be full of vitality.
"Deputy Warden Nie, you're too worried!" Wu Cheng patted Nie Boxuan's shoulder very friendly and started hitting haha, "We are both Chinese and should take care of each other. You can rest assured of this!"
Chapter completed!