NABC Chapter 67: The Investigation Begins
Chapter 67: The Investigation Begins
Chapter 67: The Investigation Begins
A private residence in Gulou District.
Shen Yi didn't bring many people with him this time. After all, the other party was the commander of a division, and bringing too many people would definitely anger him.
So he only brought Fang Wei, Ma Li, and Zhong Fei with him.
The car slowly pulled up at the entrance. After Shen Yi and his companions got out and explained their purpose, the other party went inside to inform them, and then they waited at the entrance.
As a result, we waited for more than ten minutes.
Zhong Fei couldn't help but exclaim first, "This is just too much of a show of arrogance! Even the Forbidden City could have issued a notice by now!"
Ma Li, on the other hand, seemed completely unconcerned. He had dealt with military personnel before and knew how they treated spies.
Seeing that Shen Yi was still waiting silently, Fang Wei wanted to go forward and urge him, but Shen Yi stopped him.
"No rush, let's wait a bit longer."
About ten minutes later, the person who announced the arrival finally arrived, saying, "You can go in now."
Shen Yi nodded and stepped inside, but was stopped as soon as he entered the door.
"Put the gun here."
Two people stood at the door. The one who was speaking was not wearing a military uniform and had a somewhat weathered face, but his eyes were exceptionally sharp, suggesting he was a veteran of many battles.
The others also realized this and looked at Shen Yi, who was in charge this time.
Everyone's smart enough to know that if you've taken the lion's share of the credit, then you'll have to take responsibility for some of the consequences.
"Would a soldier hand over his gun to someone else?" Shen Yi asked.
"A bunch of spies dare to call themselves soldiers?" Jin Zhen laughed contemptuously.
"We're all fighting to save the country, so why can't we be called soldiers? Does the officer think there's a hierarchy in saving the country?" Shen Yi said.
Upon hearing this, Jin Zhen immediately retorted, "Don't speak recklessly! I never said that!"
Shen Yi continued, "I am here on the orders of the leader to investigate the spy around Commander Feng. Why are you making things so difficult for me, officer? Is it to cover up the spy, or are you the spy yourself?"
"Nonsense! You dare slander me? Believe me, I'll kill you!"
Upon hearing this, Jin Zhen was furious and was about to make a move when Ji Feng immediately stopped him.
"Platoon Leader Jin, that's enough!"
Seeing this, Jin Zhen stopped and let out a heavy snort.
Shen Yi didn't care about this; he had long expected that he would be met with a tough challenge this time.
"Come with me," Ji Feng said.
He then led Shen Yi and the others inside.
This mansion is an ancient mansion, with the main building being a three-story building and several smaller buildings next to it.
As Shen Yi walked, he observed his surroundings and saw only a few guards in the courtyard. It seemed that Feng Zhitai had indeed brought very few people this time.
Upon entering the living room, Ji Feng said, "Wait a moment, I'll go upstairs and talk to the division commander."
A short while later, Feng Zhitai, dressed in casual clothes, came downstairs.
Shen Yi looked at the anti-Japanese general in front of him. Although the man had a kind face, he exuded a strong sense of oppression.
He immediately stood at attention and said, "Shen Yi from the Special Operations Team One greets Commander Feng!"
The people behind him also stood at attention.
Feng Zhitai nodded and said, "The principal told me that the person who came to investigate this time was a young man, but I didn't expect him to be so young."
"Please have a seat."
"Thank you, Commander Feng."
After saying that, Shen Yi sat down directly. He knew that he had to be neither arrogant nor humble in front of soldiers so that they would not look down on him.
He sat down and was about to speak when Feng Zhitai spoke first: "Call Jin Zhen over."
"yes!"
Shen Yi was a little confused. What was Feng Zhitai trying to do?
A moment later, Jin Zhen was brought in. "Commander!"
"Apologize to Shen Yi."
"Commander, I—"
A single glance from Feng Zhitai silenced Jin Zhen, who quickly said to Shen Yi, "I'm sorry!"
"I apologize, Shen Yi. It was my fault for not disciplining my subordinates properly. If you are not satisfied, you can do whatever you want with him," Feng Zhitai said.
"Commander Feng, you flatter me. Platoon Leader Jin didn't do anything out of line," Shen Yi said. "I just hope he cooperates well with my investigation."
Upon hearing this, Feng Zhitai looked at Jin Zhen and asked, "Did you hear that?"
"Yes! Your subordinate will cooperate with the investigation!" Jin Zhen quickly stood at attention and replied.
Upon hearing this, Feng Zhitai nodded. "Shen Yi, I haven't had a chance to thank you yet for the case of the leaked Beiping defense map."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi realized that this was why Feng Zhitai was being so polite to him. It was quite a coincidence, so he quickly said, "Commander Feng, there's no need for that. It's my duty. Commander Feng's guarding of North China is truly admirable."
"Haha, we're all protecting our country, just in different ways," Feng Zhitai laughed.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi felt that Feng Zhitai was the real general.
"I know what you're here for, but the men I brought are all people who have risked their lives with me. I don't believe they're traitors," Feng Zhitai said bluntly.
"I don't want them to be either, but we still need to investigate," Shen Yi said.
"An investigation is fine, but I have one request."
"Please speak, sir."
Feng Zhitai looked directly into Shen Yi's eyes and said, "No torture is allowed."
"They were all people who were willing to sacrifice their lives for their country, but I don't want the wounds on their bodies to come from their own people."
Shen Yi looked directly at the other person and said, "Okay, I agree."
He had anticipated this outcome before he arrived; no good general wants his soldiers to be tortured for no reason.
"I won't take them to the Special Service Department; they can be questioned here," Shen Yi said.
"At the same time, I would also like to trouble Commander Feng to provide a list of his entourage, as I need to investigate their backgrounds."
"no problem."
"Ji Feng is my adjutant. He will assist you with the investigation. Is there anything else you want to ask me?"
"I'd like to know your itinerary since arriving in Jinling, and who you've met," Shen Yi said.
"And what is the purpose of your return to Jinling?"
"I can tell you about the first part, but the last part involves military secrets, so I can't tell you," Feng Zhitai said.
Seeing Feng Zhitai's resolute attitude, Shen Yi didn't say anything more.
Fang Wei then recorded the people Feng Zhitai had met in Jinling, and Ji Feng also provided Shen Yi with a list of his entourage. This time, Feng Zhitai only brought one staff officer and one adjutant with him. The rest were soldiers from his guard platoon, with Jin Zhen being the platoon leader.
Shen Yi handed the list to Ma Li, instructing him to take it back to the department and investigate their respective backgrounds.
He then ordered Zhong Fei to have people monitor everyone who had met with Feng Zhitai, excluding Principal Jiang.
Feng Zhitai returned secretly this time and met with few people, including the principal, a few people from the aide's office, and a few of Feng Zhitai's personal acquaintances in the military.
Each of them holds a very high position and is someone you cannot afford to offend, but you still need to keep them under surveillance.
Being a spy inherently involves offending people.
After that, he led Fang Wei to a room, following Ji Feng.
"Please have Lieutenant Ji notify the others to come in one by one for questioning."
"no problem."
The investigation has officially begun.
. . . . .
The dozen or so people only questioned them; no torture was used, and everything went smoothly.
Similarly, nothing was found.
Fang Wei got tired of asking questions because everyone's answers were pretty much the same.
From the moment the attendants learned that they were to accompany Feng Zhitai back to Jinling, they were not allowed to go out alone; they spent most of their time together.
He said somewhat dejectedly, "Team leader, we're not getting anything out of them by asking like this!"
Shen Yi knew he wouldn't get anything out of them, so when he questioned them, he would casually touch them and use his abilities to examine their memories.
From what he remembered, most people didn't seem to have anything unusual about them.
Of course, it's also possible that I didn't see any useful memories.
However, he still saw something different in the memories of the two people.
One was the adjutant Ji Feng, who was the first to be questioned, and the other was an ordinary soldier named Lu Qian.
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