Chapter 49 Interrogation

  Zhang kicked it open with one foot and Zhang Lieyang followed the housekeeper in, asking: "Are you Fukuda Yasuo?"

  "Yes, it's me!" Kozo Fukuda said, trembling and naked.

  "Put on your clothes and get out!" Zhang Lieyang ordered. At this time, Zhang Xiangwu beside him asked, "What about that woman?"

  "Kill!" Zhang Lieyang said simply and left. Not long after, Zhang Xiangwu led the housekeeper to bring out Fukuda Yasuo.

  After pushing Yasuo Fukuda onto the vehicle, Zhang Lieyang said to Zhang Xiangwu: "Xiao Wu, blow this place up!"

  "Got it!" Just as Zhang Xiangwu was about to leave, Zhang Xiangchun hurried over and said: "Young master, Fifth Brother, I just found that the warehouse in the back is full of boxes filled with stuff!"

  "Seize the time, take away what can be moved, and burn what cannot be taken!" Zhang Lieyang commanded decisively.

  "Yes!" With that, Zhang Xiangwu and Zhang Xiangchun left.

  When Zhang Lieyang returned to the Lishan warehouse, the others had already completed their tasks and were waiting in the warehouse. As the car drove into the warehouse, Tang's housekeeper, Tang Xing, walked up to Zhang Lieyang's car and excitedly said: "Young Master! The brothers have taken care of everything! And they even captured Mount Fuji's Shinto priest!"

  "Great! Well done!" Zhang Lieyang said, getting off the car and telling Tang Xing and Zhang Xiangwu: "Take them to two separate rooms, I'll go interrogate them myself later!" Then Zhang Lieyang told Zhang Xiangchun: "Count what we brought back and report it to me!"

  Upon hearing Zhang Lieyang's order, Zhang Xiangwu and the other two said in unison: "Got it, I'll go take care of it right away!" With that, the three men led their respective groups and left.

  After Zhang Wu and the three others left, Zhang Lieyang slightly adjusted his mood and walked to the front of the others, saying: "Today, everyone did a good job. Later, each team will summarize the various situations that occurred in today's battle on their own! Report to me tomorrow." With that, Zhang Lieyang dismissed everyone.

  As he watched the crowd leave, Zhang Lieyang walked slowly to the room where Fukuda Yasuo was being held. As soon as he entered the room, he heard Fukuda's hysterical cries: "You can't detain me! I'm a citizen of the Great Japanese Empire!"

  At this time, Zhang Lieyang, who was on the verge of a violent outburst, took a swift step forward and stood in front of Fukuda Yasuo. He then kicked Fukuda's chest with great force and said: "You don't need to shout for help here! Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to rescue you. I'm giving you three minutes to think clearly about the Tang family's affairs and tell me everything in detail. If you refuse to speak, I'm sure you're aware of an ancient Chinese punishment called 'Ling Chi'? Well, I'll let you experience that taste in front of Kintaro on this mountain!"

  Under Zhang Lieyang's heavy blow and threat, Fukuda Yasuo slowly got up from the ground, sat on a stool and said: "You don't have to bother, I won't say anything!"

  "Oh? Is that so? Then let's see if Yamagami will be as uncooperative as you!" Zhang Lieyang stood up and walked to the front of Fukuda Yasuo, grabbed his collar and dragged him to the adjacent room where Yamagami was being held. "I hope you'll cooperate with us, Yamagami-kun, and clearly tell us about the Tang family's affairs! Otherwise, you'll end up like Mr. Fukuda!" Zhang Lieyang swiftly wrapped Fukuda in a fishing net and took out his combat knife, starting to slice off pieces of Fukuda's flesh one by one.

  As Fukuda Yasuo's mournful cries grew louder, Nakajima on the mountain finally collapsed, shouting repeatedly: "Demon! Stop it at once, I say, I'll tell you everything!"

  Upon hearing Yamagami's shout from the mountain, Zhang Lieyang stopped and said: "Then speak quickly, I hope you don't test my patience!"

  "Alright...alright, I'll say it!" said Yamagami Kintarō, sitting up straight. "I was sent by the headquarters of the Black Dragon Society to assist Fukuda Yasuo in acquiring the Tang family's silk factory and dock in Shanghai. We negotiated twice, but the Tang family refused both times!" Just as Yamagami Kintarō was about to continue, he heard Fukuda Yasuo's anguished cry: "Yamagami-san, don't say it! Don't forget that we are loyal subjects of the Great Japanese Emperor!"

  Upon hearing Yukio Fukuda's shout, Zhang Xiangwu stepped forward and knocked him out with a hand knife. At this time, Zhang Lieyang calmly said to Kondo on the mountain: "Continue!"

  "Later, we took advantage of the Great Japanese Empire's military action in Shanghai and forced the Tang family to surrender when they were escaping. However, they refused to give in, so I and Mr. Fukuda ordered our men to wipe out the entire Tang family! But unexpectedly, a troop of Chinese soldiers emerged halfway!"

  "Why are you so determined to acquire the Tang family's silk factory?" Zhang Lieyang asked, looking at Yamashita with a cold gaze.

  "It's because that place is where the 1644th Unit of Ron has set its sights!" Mountaineer Kintoki replied tacitly.

  "What about the dock?!" Zhang Lieyang asked gritting his teeth.

  "The dock is convenient for our soldiers to land! Pinch the Chinese army from both sides!" said Kondo on the mountain.

  After asking, Zhang Lieyang walked out of the room, thinking and recalling "Rong 1644" suddenly whispered in his heart: "Not good!" Because Zhang Lieyang knew that Rong 1644 was a bacterial weapon manufacturing and testing unit second only to Hei Taiyang 731. Quickly regaining his composure, Zhang Lieyang immediately returned to the room and asked Yinamoto on the mountain: "How did you know about Rong 1644?"

  "My younger brother is the head of security for Rong 1644!" Yamagami Kondo said in sync. Upon hearing Yamagami Kondo's response, Zhang Lieyang whispered a few words into Zhang Xiangwu's ear, and then Zhang Xiangwu walked out of the room. Not long after, Zhang Xiangwu came back in with a stack of files and said: "Young master, I found this when I was checking all the documents we brought back." As he spoke, Zhang Xiangwu handed the file to Zhang Lieyang.

  Zhang Lieyang took the file and saw that it was marked "Top Secret"! After Zhang Lieyang finished reading the entire file, he said to Zhang Xiangwu: "Send them on their way!" With that, Zhang Lieyang took the file and walked out of the interrogation room, driving alone to the Tang family home.

  The car drove to the entrance of the Tang's house, and Zhang Lieyang hastily got out of the car. Some servants from the Zhang and Xiao families who had been waiting at the entrance of the Tang's house saw Zhang Lieyang and hurried over, calling out: "Young Master!"

  Looking at the servants walking over, Zhang Lieyang said calmly: "Take me to see Miss Tang!" Upon hearing Zhang Lieyang's words, the servants didn't say another word and hastily led the way in front.

  As he walked into the room where Tang Wan Yue's coffin was placed, Zhang Lie Yang waved his hand at the people below and said faintly: "You all go down! Close the door well, no one is allowed to come in without my consent!"

  The servants quietly exited the room and closed the door behind them.

  After the servants left, Zhang Lieyang dragged his heavy footsteps, step by step, towards Tang Wanyue's coffin. As he approached the coffin and looked at the jade-like person lying inside, Zhang Lieyang couldn't help but shed tears. With a choked voice, he said: "Wanyue, why didn't you wait for me to come back?!" He then murmured in a low tone: "Ten years of life and death, two vast expanses, not thinking about it, yet unable to forget. A thousand miles of lonely burial mound, nowhere to speak of the desolate sorrow. Even if we were to meet again, we wouldn't recognize each other, with dust covering our faces and hair like frost. Last night's dream suddenly returned me to my hometown, by the small window, you were still dressing up. We looked at each other without a word, only tears streaming down in thousands of lines. I expected that every year would be a heart-wrenching place, on this bright moonlit night, at Short Pine Hill. Wanyue, our brief farewell has become our eternal goodbye!" As he spoke, Zhang Lieyang's throat turned sweet, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. His eyes turned black, and he fainted.

  Early in the morning, a ray of sunlight shone on Zhang Lieyang's face. Slowly, Zhang Lieyang opened his eyes and looked around. After taking a look, he found Xiao Yajie leaning against the edge of his bed, one hand grasping his own. Helplessly, Zhang Lieyang gently pulled out Xiao Yajie's hand that was holding onto him. Just as he got out of bed, Xiao Yajie woke up.

  Seeing Zhang Lieyang who had already woken up, Xiao Yajie said happily: "You finally woke up! Do you know how worried we were?"

  "How long have I been lying in bed?" Zhang Lieyang asked.

  "You've been lying in bed for three days and nights! If it weren't for Old Man Zhang having someone break open the door, we wouldn't have even known you'd fainted from coughing up blood!" Xiao Yajie exclaimed.

  "You and Wan Yue are the two pieces of flesh on my body, and they are the two tenderest pieces!" Zhang Lieyang said as he stood up, grasping Xiao Ya Jie's hand and continuing: "You must promise me not to leave me like Wan Yue did!"

  "Don't worry! But you also have to promise me, don't leave before me!" Xiao Yajie said with deep feeling as she looked at Zhang Lieyang. Just then, Zhang Zihuan walked in and said: "Brother, you're awake! Grandfather asked me to come take a look at you, if you're awake, he wants you to go to his study once!"

  "Alright, I'll go!" With that, Zhang Lieyang put on his clothes with Xiao Yajie's help and left.