chsdbacks Chapter 59 Heavens above! Earth below! Why is my life, Wang's life, so miserable!
Chapter 59 Heavens above! Earth below! Why is my life, Wang's life, so miserable!
Inukai Gakufuku was not angry, he just nodded: "Very good, you have backbone."
I love gnawing on tough nuts. I hope your body is as tough as your mouth.” He waved his hand.
The leather whip, soaked in salt water, lashed fiercely across Ma Gui's body with a whistling sound, leaving behind a series of hideous bloody welts.
The branding iron was red-hot, emitting a foul stench of burning flesh. Bamboo skewers were driven one by one under his fingernails...
Screams echoed throughout the interrogation room.
However, just as he himself said, Ma Gui seemed to genuinely "enjoy" the process.
Each time he was subjected to torture, despite the excruciating pain that caused his body to convulse and cold sweat to pour down his face, he clenched his teeth and even occasionally let out a twisted, maniacal laugh.
"That's it????"
"Hey, are you scratching my itch, you sons of bitches? ...Are you even eating?! ...Again! Let me...have my fill!"
"Snow-capped mountains... eternally cold... alone in the sun... Emei Peak........."
Hah... I can't let my teacher and chairman down! I can't let down the people of Sichuan!
In the intervals between bouts of agony, he would hoarsely roar, constantly encouraging himself with the poems that the Chairman had personally given him.
This is the power of "faith"!!!
Inukai Gakufu's brow furrowed even more deeply. He hadn't expected this Kuomintang agent to have such a tenacious will, far exceeding that of ordinary people.
"Bring Wu Gangliu here!" he said coldly.
Soon, Wu Gangliu, the "acupuncture master," returned with his medicine box, bowing and scraping as he entered. A flicker of fear crossed his eyes upon seeing Ma Gui's miserable state, but he still skillfully took out silver needles and dipped them in a special medicinal solution.
After the needle was inserted, Ma Gui's eyes bulged out, his eyeballs were bloodshot, he made an inhuman hoarse sound in his throat, and his whole body muscles twitched violently, as if every nerve was being burned by raging fire and eaten away by countless ants!
This pain far surpasses the previous physical torture, hitting the deepest limit of pain perception in the nerves!
However, Ma Gui managed to withstand all three injections!
The veins on his forehead bulged, and his teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding.
It even crushed four molars!
His mouth was full of blood, yet he didn't utter a single word, only letting out a beast-like growl from deep within his throat.
"Alone... Illuminating... Emei... Peak!"
Even Liu Shisan, who arrived later with Wu Zhiguo, was slightly moved upon seeing this, and whispered, "He's a tough guy! With that physique and willpower, he'd be excellent material for martial arts. What a pity..."
After listening to the translation, Inukai Gakufu's eyes sharpened. He turned to Liu Shisan and said, "Mr. Liu, I've heard that there are techniques in Chinese martial arts that can dislocate bones and tendons, causing excruciating pain. Could you perhaps..."
Liu Shisan understood, stepped forward, and said indifferently, "Fine, let this kid see what real 'enjoyment' is." He moved with lightning speed, his hands like butterflies flitting among flowers, pinching, patting, pressing, and picking at Ma Gui's joints and tendons!
With a series of teeth-grinding "crack" sounds and muffled thuds of dislocated tendons, Ma Gui's limbs, neck, and even the joints and major tendons of his torso were forcibly dislocated and twisted one by one in a peculiar way!
This pain is more intense and prolonged than a simple broken bone. It feels as if the whole body is being dismantled and reassembled, with every joint filled with tearing, relentless agony!
Ma Gui finally couldn't hold back and let out a long, mournful howl. His body twisted and struggled wildly like a fish out of water, but it was all in vain because he was restrained.
Sweat, blood, tears, and even incontinent urine soaked the rack.
However, as the peak of the excruciating pain subsided slightly, he gasped for breath, raised his head, and stared intently at Inukai Gakufu and Liu Shisan with bloodshot eyes.
He unexpectedly let out another intermittent yet crystal-clear mocking laugh: "Haha... Ha... So comfortable..."
That's fucking awesome...!
And... what other tricks...?
Even if you use it... I, Master Ma, am waiting...
.........Single photo........."
His eyes were filled with endless contempt and an almost insane sense of victory.
Time ticked by. The clock on the wall pointed to three in the morning.
Inukai Gakufu's face grew increasingly grim and anxious. Various extreme tortures were employed in turn, even Liu Shisan's martial arts secrets were used, but Ma Gui was like a piece of refined iron that had been forged a thousand times; his will showed no sign of breaking!
He knew that many people, including police officers, members of the Axe Gang, military police, and even nearby residents, had witnessed the arrest of Ma Gui. Every minute that was delayed increased the likelihood that the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station would relocate after receiving news of the operation's failure.
Inukai Gakufu took a deep breath, a resolute and cruel glint in his eyes.
He glanced at a Japanese military doctor in a white coat beside him and said in a deep voice, "Prepare 'Scholerim' reagent number one! Maximum dosage!"
"Hey!" The military doctor dared not say anything more, immediately took out a pale yellow medicine from the refrigerator, sucked it into the thick syringe, and walked towards Ma Gui, who was already on the verge of death but whose eyes were still stubborn.
The cold needle pierced the carotid artery, and the medication was slowly injected.
Ma Gui's body convulsed violently at first, then his eyes began to become unfocused and dazed at a visible speed. The pain on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a blank, drunken state.
His head drooped limply, and saliva dripped uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth.
Inukai Manabu leaned closer to him and asked in as calm but suggestive a tone as possible, "Alright, alright, the pain is over... You're safe now... Tell me, who is your superior?"
Where does the Military Intelligence Bureau stand in Shanghai?
Ma Gui's lips moved, uttering indistinct syllables, as if in resistance, but the drug was frantically eroding his will and mental defenses.
"Station... Station Master... Wang... Wang Tianmu..."
Inukai Gakufu was secretly pleased and continued to ask, "Where's the deputy stationmaster?"
"Fu... Fu Jingnian... Action... Master of Action..."
"The address! Where is the address of Shanghai Station?!" Inukai Gakufu's voice rose slightly with urgency.
Ma Gui's brows were furrowed, as if his subconscious was still struggling, but under the powerful effects of the drug, his defenses finally collapsed.
"...French Concession......Bai.........Road Peidan......15......Rongchang......Trading Company......3rd Floor......"
When Inukai Gaku was overjoyed to return to his post, he waved to Takagi Masao, the deputy captain of the Special Higher Police's action team, and Takagi immediately understood and turned away!
Inukai Manabu then asked, "Radio station? Codebook?"
"...The radio is on the third floor...in a secret compartment...the code...is carried by...the telecommunications team leader...Shi Yongcheng..."
"Who else is on the list of important personnel? What are their code names?"
"...Intelligence...Team Leader...Lu Qiaoshan...Code Name...Smiling Tiger..."
Ma Gui, haltingly and seemingly in a dreamlike state, revealed the core secrets, personnel composition, and even information about some peripheral contact points of the Shanghai station! Although somewhat disorganized, it was enough to piece together an almost complete organizational chart of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station!
Inukai Gakufu became increasingly excited as he listened, a look of ecstatic joy spreading across his face! He urged the recorder to take detailed notes while continuing to press for more details, and at the same time, he mobilized troops to arrange the encirclement and suppression of the strongholds that Ma Gui had mentioned one by one.
Liu Shisan, standing beside him, listened to these cold reports coming from the mouth of a dying man, his face expressionless, though a faint, complex emotion flickered in the depths of his eyes.
Wu Zhiguo was also somewhat excited, not because he felt he had performed a great service, but because deep down he didn't have much desire to serve the Japanese. In fact, after becoming the deputy police chief, he genuinely acted as "incorruptible, dedicated to the people, fair in enforcing the law, seeking justice for the people, and bringing benefits to the region during his term of office," in order to alleviate his guilt...
What excited him was knowing that with this intelligence, he had a real chance to wipe out the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai branch, and from then on he would never have to live in fear again.
The stationmaster's office was located on the third floor of the Rongchang Trading Company on Rue Pétain in the French Concession.
Wang Tianmu paced back and forth in his thickly carpeted office like a restless beast trapped in a cage.
The dull rustling sound of leather shoes rubbing against the carpet was particularly jarring in the quiet of the early morning.
The ashtray was overflowing with cigarette butts, and the air was thick with a pungent smell of smoke.
At this moment, in the dead of night, hurried but deliberately low footsteps and knocking finally came from outside the office door.
"Come in!" Wang Tianmu stopped abruptly, his voice hoarse with nervousness and anticipation.
The door was pushed open, and Fu Jingnian, the deputy station chief, walked in first, followed by a group of people who had participated in the assassination of Mao Baoying and Wu Zhiguo!
"Station Chief!" Fu Jingnian stood at attention and saluted, his voice heavy with sorrow. "The operation is over. The assassination mission on Mao Baoying's side... has been successfully completed!"
"Hawkeye" confirmed with extreme confidence that the target had been shot in the head, fell to the ground, blood splattering everywhere, and the scene was chaotic. "Our personnel have all safely evacuated according to plan!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Tianmu felt a sense of relief. Killing Mao Baoying, this traitor, finally gave him an explanation to the brothers Lin Wuyai who had died for their country, and also eliminated a major hidden danger!
Just as he was about to offer a few words of praise with a smile, Shi Yongcheng, the telecommunications team leader, burst in, his face ashen, clutching a newly translated telegram tightly in his hand, as if he had seen a ghost, even forgetting basic etiquette! His voice was shrill and distorted:
"Station Chief! Something terrible has happened! Urgent telegram! 'Steel Wire' sent this urgent telegram at great personal risk! Ma Gui has been arrested and is being tortured! The situation is extremely critical! Make a decision immediately."
"Boom...!" Wang Tianmu felt as if a bomb had exploded in his head.
Tinnitus and dizziness
My vision went black for a moment.
He swayed twice and almost fell to the ground.
"Station Master!"
"Station manager, are you alright?!"
Fu Jingnian and Shi Yongcheng quickly helped him up.
Wang Tianmu pushed them aside, leaning against the desk to barely steady himself. His forehead was covered in cold sweat, his lips trembled, and he muttered to himself:
"It's over...it's all over...it's all over..."
Heavens above!
Oh, earth!
My life, Wang Tianmu's life,
Why is it so bitter?! (Little Tang has no choice. Li Gongxu's great contribution to the fight against the epidemic cannot be disturbed, otherwise it will be censored. He can only change the outline. Everyone says "I'm in charge of my territory", but in reality, he can only "suffer in silence". Dear readers, please forgive him!)