Chapter Thirty: Cleverly Interrogating the Unyielding Enemy

  Cleverly defeat stubborn enemies

  Since Kawayagi Kuniko was caught, Shūdama and she had been silently facing each other for a day and night. Only at mealtimes would Shūdama pass food through the iron bars, then gaze at Kawayagi Kuniko with tears in her eyes. Kawayagi Kuniko originally didn't care about Shūdama, but was gradually infected by Shūdama's sorrowful emotions, even taking the initiative to talk to Shūdama. However, Shūdama would always silently shake her head and wipe away the tears flowing from her eyes. Then she would instruct someone to prepare Kawayagi Kuniko's next meal with food she liked.

  The sky had already brightened, and Xiuzhu stood up and said to the guards: "You take good care of her and try your best to satisfy her demands. Whoever dares to bully my sister will be made to regret it." Xiuzhu clearly noticed that after she finished saying this, Kawahigashi's body trembled slightly, and she wiped away tears again from her already red and swollen eyes, and more tears flowed out.

  Xiu Zhu rushed out of Guan Ya's room, ran to the spring water, and washed her hands and eyes vigorously. At this time, the banquet in the gathering hall had already dispersed, and people were walking out one after another. She saw Yun Xiang Tian also walked out. She didn't care that she was a girl anymore, rushed all the way to Yun Xiang Tian's face, kicked Yun Xiang Tian with her foot and said: "Look, look at my eyes! I hate you to death!"

  Hong Shangu stood beside Yun Xiangtian and said: "Zhu'er, what's wrong with your eyes? What does this have to do with Yu'er?"

  Xiu Zhu pointed one hand at Yun Xiang Tian, and covered her own eyes with the other, saying: "Ask him, it's all his fault, I've been crying for a whole day and night. My tears are almost dried up." As she spoke, she started sobbing.

  Yun Xiang Tian awkwardly said: "Zhu'er sister, I'm really sorry. But I also had no choice, only this way can pry open the mouth of Chuan Xiong Mu Zhi."

  It turned out that Yun Xiang Tian knew that the Japanese special agents had received professional training, and ordinary methods were useless against them. In order to get Kawabata Natsumi to speak up, Yun Xiang Tian thought of Xiuzhu and Kawabata Natsumi's two-year relationship, which still had some feelings left. Only Xiuzhu could use a special method to extract the desired information.

  Hong Shangu listened to a head of fog, she couldn't help but ask: "What method will Zhu'er have? She's just a girl, how can she deal with a well-trained special agent. And what's going on with Zhu'er's eyes?"

  Xiu Zhu stomped her feet and said: "He made me put chili peppers in my eyes!"

  Hong Shangu was taken aback and said: "What? Apply chili peppers to the eyes? What's the point of applying chili peppers?"

  Xiu Zhu cried and said: "He made me apply chili peppers on my hands, and stay with that dog special agent Kawahara Mika. When Kawahara Mika looked at me, he told me to wipe the chili peppers in my eyes, making Kawahara Mika think I was crying for her. He didn't even let me talk to her, but instead made me order others to make delicious food for her. Village head auntie, he's going to kill me!"

  Everyone present burst out laughing. Hongshan girl comforted Xiuzhu by saying: "You, Yu'er, have killed my family's pearl. If she can't get married, the blame will also be on you." After finishing, she couldn't help but laugh loudly.

  Xiu Zhu flashed out of Hong Shan Gu's arms, and with a stamp of her foot, said: "Chief Aunt is teasing me with the pearl again, I won't bother with you anymore." After finishing speaking, she turned around to leave, but secretly took another glance at Yun Xiang Tian.

  Mrs. Wang poked Cloud Soaring Heaven's head with her finger and said, "You little rascal, how did your brain grow? Why do you have all sorts of strange ideas? How could Rain Big Brother give birth to such a genius like you?"

  Yun Xiang Tian could only stand by with a smile on his face until the arrival of Huang Min and Ye Zi Chun, who finally relieved him from his awkward situation.

  Mrs. Wang saw that there were strangers and left first. Yun Xiang Tian and Hong Shan Gu accompanied Huang Min's group into the gathering hall. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Huang Min got straight to the point, his face solemn as he said: "Young Cloud, we've caught nothing but small fry, hardly any valuable intelligence was obtained. Even if it was just for fun, it was just following orders. His Fragrant Wine Tavern is merely a temporary hideout for Japanese spies. The little devils come and go as they please, he knows nothing."

  Yun Xiang Tian stroked his chin and said after a while: "What's wrong? Is someone messing with others?"

  Ye Zi Chun smiled: "How about it, Huang Ying Chang? I said he had to interrogate in person. I want to see if letting me flog them with three lashes didn't get anything out of them, what can he get out of them? Orderly, bring those guys up here."

  Yun Xiang Tian stretched out his hand and said: "Wait a minute, let's talk about it later. I have something to attend to first." After finishing speaking, he left the hall.

  In a room in the side hall, Yun Xiangtian asked Liang Dayong and Wei Sanxi: "How did you two enter Wenxiangzuijiu Workshop? How long have you been working at Wenxiangzuijiu Workshop?"

  Li Da Yong said: "I and San Xi were originally street performers, traveling artists. Last winter we came to Ling Feng, and Zhai Kai Xin found us and told us that our kung fu was good, inviting us to be his bodyguards. We were already tired of wandering the streets, and he paid a high salary. So we entered the Fragrant Wine Drunken Fist Manor. It's been almost a year now."

  Yun Xiang Tian asked again: "When you were at Wenxiang Zuijiu Fang, did you find that Xiaokai Xin or anyone else had anything special about them?"

  Two men sank into thought for a moment, and Su Sanshi slapped his thigh and said: "There is, really have, after your reminder, I just remembered. In the Xiangzui Wine Workshop, there was a partner called Erlaizi. Every time they did something wrong, the two of them would whisper to each other in advance. Once I accidentally heard their conversation, but strangely, I couldn't understand what they were saying at all. What's even stranger is that Erlazi sat there gesturing and talking about something, while the other person stood there listening with a silly smile on his face."

  Yun Xiang Tian smiled and said, "That's right, okay, thank you two brothers, you'll do this later." He whispered in the ears of the two men. The two men smiled knowingly after hearing him and said, "Alright, just watch then."

  Yun Xiang Tian returned to the hall and said: "Huang Da Ge, bring Er Lai Zi up."

  Two soldiers brought up a cripple, who was limping and staggering, and threw him to the ground like a dead dog. He didn't beg for mercy or struggle, but quietly looked at Yun Xiang Tian and the others.

  Yun Xiangtian looked at Er Kuai and said to Huang Min: "Huang, this kind of person is obviously a traitor who doesn't have any backbone. Even if we interrogate him, it's useless. It seems like you've been fooled again. I bet he's definitely Chinese and can recognize Chinese characters. If he can't recognize Chinese characters, then you should suspect that he's a Japanese spy and give him a good beating." Yun Xiangtian asked Er Kuai: "Can you read?"

  Two Clumsy Men said: "Recognize characters."

  Yun Xiang Tian looked at him and said, "I don't think you're a big traitor either, and I haven't heard of any bad deeds. If you're willing to change your ways, I can still spare your life. But if you dare to be a Han traitor again, not even the gods can save you. Do you understand?"

  The two scoundrels immediately shone with a light in their eyes, and they knelt down on the ground saying: "Yes yes, I won't dare again. Thank you, sir, for sparing my life."

  Huang Min shook her head and said, "Oh brother, you really have a Bodhisattva's heart."

  The leaves sprang up high in the spring. He shouted loudly, "No way! How can we let it go? We've finally caught it, how can we just let it go?"

  Yun Xiang waved his hand and said, "Chunzi brother, don't get excited, killing him won't do any good. Let him go, maybe he can still join the anti-Japanese army, why not? He then turned to Er Lai Zi and said, "You can leave now, remember not to do evil again."

  Watching the second fool get up, Yun Xiang Tian suddenly said: "Ah, wait a minute. I'll write a few words for you to recognize, don't let you be fooled. What should I write? Now that China and Japan are at war, I'll write 'Chinese people Japanese people'."

  Yun Xiangtian was writing, when Hu Sancui walked in. He leaned over to Yun Xiangtian's ear and whispered a few words. Yun Xiangtian was taken aback. He turned around and said to Er Laizi: "You go down with him first, I'll finish writing the letter and have someone else deliver it for you."

  The two blind men had just been taken away, and Yun Xiangtian handed the written note to Wang Qi. Wang Qi took the note and turned around to leave. After everything was arranged properly, Yun Xiangtian said: "Huang brother, bring Blind Man up here. But don't make any noise."

  Huang Min and Ye Zichun didn't know what kind of medicine Yun Xiangtian was selling in his gourd, but they still did as he said.

  He opened his eyes wide like a frightened dog, covered in scars all over his body, and looked up at Yun Xiang Tian with fear. Yun Xiang Tian smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, as long as you tell the truth, nothing will happen to you. I ask you, are you Chinese?"

  "Yes, I am Chinese, I am a thoroughbred Chinese."

  Yun Xiang Tian still smiled and asked: "You are Chinese, what about Er Lai Zi? Is he Chinese?"

  "He, he is also Chinese."

  Yun Xiang shook his head and said, "I doubt it? Let me ask." He shouted towards the side hall, "Erlangzi, can you hear?"

  Only Er Lang heard the reply: "Can, can hear."

  "Are you Chinese?"

  "Not at all," replied the second fool, "he is a Japanese."

  Yun Xiang Tian laughed and shouted loudly: "Good, you're very honest, go eat now."

  He listened very clearly with his ears open, that was Er Lang's voice. He asked in horror: "H-h-he..."

  Yun Xiang took over the conversation and said, "Nothing much, he saw a brother who broke the mountain rules, had his thigh skin peeled off, and salt was sprinkled on it. He was scared for a moment and confessed. Do you want to take him away directly or say something?"

  The spiritual defense line of recklessly being happy has completely collapsed, he knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, saying: "I surrender, I fully surrender."