Xu Baichuan said that executing Da Zhuang and Xiao Cui as spies was just to scare them. Even if the military commander Zhongtong was really murderous, he would not kill people indiscriminately without even investigating the identity of the other party.
However, Juntong and Zhongtong have notorious reputations. When Da Zhuang and Xiaocui felt that the other party was Juntong or Zhongtong, they instantly knelt on the ground.
Da Zhuang kowtowed repeatedly and said: "Sir, spare my life, sir, spare my life. I tell the truth. I tell the truth."
Xu Baichuan sneered, because this method of extracting a confession was simply too childish for him!
Xu Baichuan gestured: "Speak!"
Da Zhuang said quickly: "I am a long-term employee of the village chief Xiao's family in Tiantai Village. The master has given us a holiday these days. I was afraid that this old man would not be shy to try on Xiao Cui, so I went to see Xiao Cui. But I didn't want to bump into Xiao Cui. The village chief colluded with the Japanese, sir, they are trying to kill us to silence us."
Xiao Cui also nodded fiercely at this time.
Xu Baichuan was overjoyed and quickly ordered: "You lead the way, we are here to catch Japanese spies. If we catch them, I will reward you heavily."
Da Zhuang was still hesitating, but at this moment, military commanders' agents picked him up and Xiao Cui, and they had to lead the way even if they didn't want to.
At the same time, the military special agents who had just gone to pursue them also came back and reported to Xu Baichuan that all five unidentified people had been killed.
"kindness!"
Xu Baichuan just nodded, and then waved his hand, ordering everyone to continue forward and go straight to the Xiao family compound.
Xu Baichuan rode at the front of the car, while the agents from the Central Command and the Military Command ran quickly behind Xu Baichuan's car.
So there was a distance of two or three kilometers, and Xu Baichuan and others arrived in less than ten minutes.
At this time, the door of the Xiao Family Courtyard was ajar, and a long yellow halo line showed through the crack in the door, exuding a strange and chilling aura. It was like there was some savage beast lurking within the quiet courtyard wall.
Seeing this, even the well-trained military commanders and central commanders' agents had to use all their strength and be cautious.
Those Japanese spies can be killed from the mountain city, and none of them are ordinary people.
So at this time, maybe with just a little carelessness, they will hate the northwest.
Therefore, the agents of the Military Command and the Central Command quickly formed two teams and quickly approached from the left and right sides of the gate.
After taking their respective positions, two of the vanguard approached two dark iron doors.
They did not dare to push the iron door open directly with their hands. Instead, they slowly pushed the iron door with their shoulders and opened it bit by bit.
In this way, even if there is an ambush in the yard, they can retreat behind the iron gate immediately.
Squeak, squeak, squeak!
The heavy iron door made a metallic sound as its bearings rubbed against each other, as if two agents were pushing open the door of an ancient tomb that had been closed for many years.
The tense atmosphere became increasingly intense, and every agent almost had their heart in their throats.
But even so, when the iron door was halfway open, the two agents glanced at the general situation in the courtyard with the corners of their eyes and quickly rushed in. Then came a dozen other agents.
They were on high alert, aiming their pistols at any place where people could hide.
But there was no ambush in the yard as they imagined, but corpses everywhere.
In the compound, there were more than twenty corpses dressed in black attire scattered about. The clothes they wore were the same as those who were shot dead before, and almost everyone had an old Hanyang hanging beside them. Build rifles.
The agents suspected that these people were all members of the Xiao family's nursing home, but they all died in the courtyard for unknown reasons.
After confirming that there was no danger in the front yard, the two agents continued to search deeper into the yard with guns in both hands and a slight bow.
At this time, the military commanders and Zhongtong agents behind him entered the Xiao family compound in batches.
Xu Baichuan also entered the courtyard. He was about to order his men to see if there was anyone alive, but at this moment, a woman's scream almost scared his heart.
It turned out that Xiao Cui was so frightened when she saw the dead person on the ground that she jumped up as if she had stepped on a mouse's tail, and immediately jumped on Da Zhuang's body.
Xu Baichuan glanced back, and then continued to order: "Be careful and see if there is anyone alive first."
"yes!"
The agents of the Military Command and the Central Command took the order. Some of them checked in the yard to see if there was anyone alive, while the other two teams went deep into the yard to search, only to find more people.
But without exception, these people were all dead. There was blood and corpses everywhere.
Xiaocui was so frightened that she didn't dare to open her eyes, but she had to follow Xu Baichuan and continue walking into the yard.
Because Xu Baichuan wanted Xiaocui to identify the person and asked her to see if there were any Japanese among the dead.
But Xiaocui was scared to death, so how could she dare to identify the dead person?
However, at this moment, an agent came to report: "Report to Fourth Brother, we found a basement, just below a large bedroom in the backyard."
"Let's go and have a look!"
Xu Baichuan motioned to the agent to lead the way, and then followed him to the basement.
The basement was also stained with blood. An old man died near the entrance to the basement. He was lying on the ground, his body covered with blood.
The blood has not dried yet, and it seems that he died not long ago. On the north side of the basement is a large bed. The bed seems to be a very large stone bed. It is covered with a quilt, and the quilt is covered with blood. A naked woman fell on it with her face covered in blood.
Seeing this, Xu Baichuan said: "Search, especially on the bed, to see if there are any items left behind."
"yes!"
An agent took the order, and at this time, Xiao Cui and Da Zhuang were also escorted in. Xu Baichuan asked: "Look who these two people are?"
Xiaocui was frightened and screamed again. After a moment she calmed down and then pointed at the body on the ground and said: "This, this is our Village Chief Xiao, and that, the one on the bed is the Thirteenth Aunt."
Xu Baichuan asked again: "Did the Japanese hide here before?"
Xiaocui thought for a while and nodded: "My master didn't let us get close to here before. His bedroom is above and here is below. It turns out that this basement was dug to avoid bandits. But not all Japanese people stay here, there are A cellar, and then they went to a warehouse. Anyway, we were not allowed to enter the backyard, not even the nursing home."
"Report to Fourth Brother!"
At this moment, a military commander reported, but he took out a strange thing.
But it was a rope with a piece of white cloth wrapped around it.
Seeing this, Xu Baichuan frowned slightly and said angrily: "What's the use of this thing? Throw it away quickly."
After saying that, Xu Baichuan murmured: "Then it seems that the Xiao family has indeed colluded with the Japanese, and they deserve to die."
Thinking of this, Xu Baichuan ordered again: "Search for me, search carefully, don't miss any details!"
