After hanging up the phone, Xiao Ke had no intention of writing any materials.
He lit a cigarette and paced back and forth in the room.
Gu Ming turned out to be a member of the Communist Party, which he never expected.
No wonder Xie Xuan dared to control Gu Ming. It seemed that he already had the evidence.
He is Gu Ming's confidant and has done many things for Gu Ming, some of which may be to help the Communist Party.
Xie Xuan warned him when he was at the station that if there was any abnormality, he should report it as soon as possible.
However, after the report was filed, he could not escape the charge of "accessory".
But if he doesn't report..., he will have to give up everything he has now and either go on the run or defect to the New Fourth Army.
As for the mountain city, it is impossible to accept him.
The New Fourth Army... Xiao Ke never thought about joining. I heard that there are many rules and difficult conditions there. The most important thing is that the New Fourth Army is really anti-Japanese and might end up fighting against the Japanese.
After smoking half a pack, Xiao Ke finally made a decision. He packed up all the valuable things at home. As for those that couldn't be taken away, he could only abandon them with tears.
After leaving, Xiao Ke wanted to leave the city overnight.
However, when passing Shantang Street, he turned in by accident and found the grocery store mentioned on the phone.
Since it was Gu Ming who prepared the money for him, it must not be too little. After all, he would need money in many places after leaving Suzhou.
It’s hard to take things like real estate, antiques, etc., but money can be taken away no matter how much it is.
Going to the back door of the grocery store, Xiao Ke quickly found the loose brick next to the telephone pole.
After pulling it out, there was indeed a bulging paper bag inside. He squeezed it with his hands and felt happy.
Just as he was about to put the paper bag away, two bright lights suddenly shone on his face, and then a cold voice came over: "Chief Xiao, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
It was Chen Bin who spoke. He suddenly received a call from Xie Xuan in the evening, asking him not to put all the people in the grocery store, but to monitor the front, rear, and left sides of the grocery store.
Chen Bin had been waiting behind for almost an hour. When he was about to go to the grocery store to take a rest, he suddenly spotted a dark figure.
The man was sneaky and took something out of the wall, so he immediately decided to arrest him.
Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be Gu Ming's confidant, Xiao Ke, the intelligence chief of Suzhou Station.
Xiao Ke was caught, and all his belongings were sent to the gendarmerie.
At this time, Xie Xuan was interrogating Gu Ming with Naomi Ueno.
Gu Ming naturally denied the Tong Gong incident.
"I have no Communist Party, let alone the Communist Party. This is a frame-up and a slander against me. I ask the central government to send someone to investigate my case."
Gu Ming kept saying these words over and over again, completely denying what he did at Suzhou Station or what happened at the grocery store.
He is also an old spy, so of course he knows that such things cannot be acknowledged.
Once he admits it, he will die without a burial place.
Xie Xuan and Ueno Naomi are also helpless. They have not obtained real evidence yet and cannot torture Gu Ming for the time being.
When they learned that Xiao Ke had appeared behind the grocery store, the two of them immediately became interested and immediately took Xiao Ke to the interrogation room next door.
Chen Bin said: "Director Xie, this is what was found on Xiao Ke. This guy is planning to run away overnight. This paper bag was found from the hole in the wall behind the grocery store."
Xie Xuan opened the paper bag and said coldly: "Oh, Xiao Ke, what else do you have to say now?"
Xiao Ke said hurriedly: "Director Xie, please listen to my explanation. Tonight, someone suddenly called me and said that something happened to Station Master Gu and asked me to run away. He also said that Station Master Gu had prepared money for me and he would let me go. In the hole in the wall next to the telephone pole behind the grocery store."
Xie Xuan said calmly: "Gu Ming is very kind to you. Not only did he tell you to run away, but he also prepared travel expenses for you. Oh, this is a lot of money."
Inside the paper bag was a stack of banknotes. In addition, there was a piece of paper with a report written by the Suzhou underground party to the organization.
It details the circumstances of Gu Ming's exposure and arrest. It also explains that Xiao Ke has done a lot of useful work for our party. If he arrives at the base area, I hope the organization will make appropriate arrangements. This is a person who has contributed to the anti-Japanese cause. people are friends of our party.
Xie Xuan looked at the report and his face became increasingly gloomy.
Naomi Ueno came next to him and also saw the words on the newspaper.
With this report, there was no point in Gu Ming remaining silent.
The Suzhou underground party made the situation very clear. Gu Ming was their comrade, and Xiao Ke was a downline of Gu Ming's development. Although he did not join the party, he was still an activist.
Xie Xuan threw the newspaper on the table, slapped his palm heavily on the table, and said sternly: "Tell me, what did the person on the phone say?"
Xiao Ke shrank his neck and said immediately: "He said that if I really have nowhere to go, I will go to Northern Jiangsu to find the New Fourth Army. There is a letter of introduction in it. With this letter, the New Fourth Army will accept me."
He felt that he was wronged. Of course, he was not wronged. If he wasn't greedy for money, wouldn't he be fine if he didn't go to Shantang Street to get the money?
According to his plan, he had the cover of Suzhou Station and had already left Suzhou at this time.
Xie Xuan sarcastically said: "The New Fourth Army will not only accept you, but also properly arrange your work, and even give you an official position."
Xiao Ke said anxiously, sweating profusely: "Director Xie, Gu Ming is a Communist, but I am not."
Xie Xuan said calmly: "You are indeed not the Communist Party, but you have done a lot for the Communist Party. You are a non-party activist developed by Gu Ming. If you go to the New Fourth Army, you can join the party and work immediately."
Xiao Ke argued: "I never thought about going to the New Fourth Army. I was going to go back to my hometown after taking the money."
Xie Xuan said coldly: "Go back to your hometown after taking the money? Do you think working for the Communist Party is the same as here? If you do things for them, you will never look back. Someone, take Xiao Ke down and torture him !”
With this "letter of introduction" written by the Suzhou underground party to Xiao Ke, Xie Xuan and Ueno Naomi have ironclad evidence. Even if they admit it or not, it doesn't matter anymore.
Later, Xie Xuan reported to Li Junshi, while Ueno Naomi reported to the Japanese side.
With conclusive evidence, the confession is no longer important. It doesn't matter if Gu Ming doesn't speak, he can still be convicted.
Naomi Ueno arrived at Xie Xuan's room with a smile on her face: "Brother Xuan, you are so awesome. This case was handled so beautifully."
Xie Xuan sighed and said, "It's a pity that we couldn't get Gu Ming to speak. The Communists are really too stubborn."
With the "letter of introduction", Gu Ming can naturally be tortured.
However, no matter how he was tortured, even if he tortured Gu Ming until he was no longer human, pulled out all his fingernails, knocked out all his teeth, and smashed all his joints, Gu Ming would still grit his teeth and not speak.
There was no other way, so Xie Xuan had to cut off his tongue so that he would never be able to speak.
