Chapter 10: Beyond Professional Interrogation

The young intellectual was from Kyoto.

He was physically weak and couldn’t handle farm work, so he sought a shortcut.

He identified several targets, ultimately choosing the village chief’s daughter.

The young intellectual had fair skin and a refined demeanor, which the village chief’s daughter happened to find attractive.

Just as she thought she had found true love, she unexpectedly discovered it was a carefully orchestrated plot against her.

The village chief’s daughter’s father was the village head.

He held considerable influence in the village.

The young intellectual wanted to use the village chief’s daughter to obtain a permit to return to the city.

That wasn’t all; he even planned to take the village chief’s daughter back to the city, exploit her for personal gain, and make her his lifelong servant.

Of course,

he didn’t tell anyone this directly; he wrote it in a letter to his family.

On the day he mailed the letter,

it fell to the ground and was picked up by a village child.

This child was Shen Hongmei, who lived with her blind grandmother.

She tried to catch up and return the letter to the young intellectual, but he was riding a bicycle and she couldn’t keep up.

Just as the child was at a loss, the village chief’s daughter appeared.

She gave the letter to the village chief’s daughter, asking her to give it back to the young intellectual.

The village chief’s daughter didn’t read it.

Her younger brother mistook it for a letter written to her.

After opening and reading it, the village chief’s younger brother’s face turned green, and he vowed to beat the young intellectual to death.

After the blow, the village chief’s daughter’s heart was fragile, easily shattered.

Even so, she didn’t consider suicide.

She went to the river to relax and accidentally fell into the water, where she was rescued by Xiao Ye, who was visiting home.

In broad daylight, the two embraced. Not getting married would damage their reputations, so they were bound together.

The village chief’s daughter performed well in her work. Xiao Ye was unaware of this relationship.

Xiao Ye saw Shen Mengyao staring at the ground in a daze and called out several times: “Wife, wife… what are you thinking about?”

Shen Mengyao looked up in a daze: “Oh, I’m thinking about finding a job.”

Shen Mengyao told a lie.

She hadn’t interacted much with Xiao Ye and didn’t yet understand what kind of person he was.

She decided not to mention the financial assistance yet.

Once they were more familiar and she was sure he was someone she could entrust her life to, she would tell him.

Xiao Ye’s salary was high; even if Shen Mengyao didn’t work, he could support her: “Don’t worry about finding a job, take your time. If you find one, great; if not, I’ll support you.”

Shen Mengyao’s impression of Xiao Ye was increasingly positive: “Don’t worry, I’ll try my best to find a job.”

For now, she would master the knowledge in the system.

When the time was right, she would look for a job.

These days, jobs were hard to find, but there was still a shortage of top talent.

As long as she mastered the skills, she wouldn’t worry about finding a job.

Shen Mengyao was so confident in finding a job, partly due to her status as a military wife.

The army would assign jobs to military wives based on the situation, so she wasn’t in a hurry.

As they were chatting happily, a knock came at the door.

Xiao Ye got up to open the door. Seeing who it was, he frowned: “What’s the matter?”

Lu Zhiyuan explained his purpose: “The spy your wife caught wants to see her.”

Xiao Ye thought the spy was crazy; he’d been arrested, and yet he was making demands: “Why would he want to see my wife? Is he planning revenge?”

Lu Zhiyuan shrugged: “I don’t know; the leader told me to bring your wife over.”

Shen Mengyao heard their conversation and came out: “Okay, let’s go.”

……

Interrogation room.

The spy’s hands were tied to a rack.

His clothes were tattered, his face swollen like a steamed bun, and his eyes were bruised.

Shen Mengyao walked towards him, stopping in front of the spy, and calmly said: “I’m here. Speak. What do you want?”

Hearing her voice, the hatred in the spy’s eyes was like a raging sea: “I’ll only tell you. Everyone else needs to leave immediately. Otherwise, don’t expect to get any information out of me.”

Shen Mengyao scoffed: “You’re about to die, and you’re still so arrogant? Who gave you the courage?”

The spy didn’t answer, closing his eyes as if he hadn’t heard.

Lu Zhiyuan was a little helpless: “Should I go out with Commander Xiao?”

After Lu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ye left, Shen Mengyao immediately closed the door and looked impassively at the injured spy: “They’re gone. You can talk now!”

The spy raised his head, his expression ferocious: “Come closer.”

Shen Mengyao saw through the spy’s intentions and sneered: “Trying to get revenge on me?”

The spy didn’t deny it: “You want to know who ‘Er Gouzi’ is, don’t you? I won’t tell you unless you come closer.”

The corners of Shen Mengyao’s lips rose: “I hope you won’t regret this.”

She then approached the spy step by step.

When she was only two steps away, he suddenly kicked out with his foot.

Shen Mengyao was prepared and easily avoided the kick, then kicked him in the groin.

The spy’s face contorted in pain.

His expression was terrifying.

“You’re a prisoner now, and you’re still so arrogant! Who gave you the courage? Don’t think your accomplices will come to save you. This is the military district; ordinary people can’t get in. Even if there are accomplices in the military district, they wouldn’t dare act rashly.”

As Shen Mengyao spoke, her eyes were fixed on the spy.

She didn’t miss any of the expressions on his face.

She saw his pupils constrict, and a bad feeling arose in her heart. Could there really be other spies?

My god.

That’s terrifying!

Who could it be?

The groin is the most vulnerable part of a man.

After a while, the spy recovered from the excruciating pain. He angrily roared: “There are no accomplices here. Kill or spare me, as you wish!”

Shen Mengyao clicked her tongue, then slapped the spy’s face hard, and said with a sarcastic smile: “There’s a saying, ‘Trying to cover up only makes things worse,’ and your reaction just now perfectly illustrates it. I advise you to confess.”

The spy wanted to strangle Shen Mengyao: “I said there aren’t any!”

Shen Mengyao preferred quick solutions and didn’t like wasting time on such people. She slapped the spy’s chest: “Who is Er Gouzi?”

The spy had received professional training.

He could withstand this pain.

“I don’t know. I only know Er Gouzi is a person.”

The spy’s words were unbelievable. Shen Mengyao slapped him again: “Don’t play word games with me. Let me tell you, when I go crazy, I’m even scared of myself.”

The spy’s eyes flashed with a sinister look: “Open the door and let the other two in, then I’ll talk.”

Shen Mengyao looked deeply at the spy: “You better be honest.”

She opened the door: “Xiao Ye, Comrade Lu, the spy wants you to come in.”

As soon as Xiao Ye and Lu Zhiyuan entered, they saw the spy’s new injuries but didn’t ask.

Seeing the two men, the spy said: “I’ve told her everything I know. You can ask her.”

Shen Mengyao smiled, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes. She stared at the spy for a few seconds.

The next second, she kicked him in the groin: “Dare to plot against me? I’ll let you have it!”

After kicking him, without looking at his pained expression, she kicked him again: “Tell me, who is Er Gouzi?”

The pain was like a burning fire. The spy’s body trembled slightly, his mouth trembled, and his expression was full of pain.

Lu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ye subconsciously covered their legs. My god, she’s so violent! I wonder if he’ll ever be able to get hard again?

Lu Zhiyuan patted Xiao Ye on the shoulder, looking sympathetic: “Brother, your wife is so strong, can you handle her?”

Xiao Ye only knew that Shen Mengyao was intelligent, but he didn’t know she was this fierce. However, even now, he wasn’t afraid: “I think it’s good this way; she won’t be bullied.”

Lu Zhiyuan shook his head slightly: “Brother, you’re done for. You’re poisoned.”

Xiao Ye glared at him: “Shut up.”

Lu Zhiyuan made a gesture to shut his mouth: “Okay, okay, I won’t say anything.”

The spy never expected Shen Mengyao to keep kicking his most vulnerable spot. He was afraid his genitals would be ruined, so he dared not play any more tricks and revealed who Er Gouzi was.

Shen Mengyao stopped torturing the spy once she got the information she wanted: “You should have done this earlier.”

The spy passed out from lack of breath.

Xiao Ye woke the spy up and interrogated him for a while before leaving the small dark room with Shen Mengyao.

……

Another interrogation room.

Er Gouzi thought it was just a coincidence, but it was really him.

He was shocked: “The leather map? I’ve never seen such a thing. Are you asking the wrong person?”

Then, he said: “Comrades, I found a small leather pouch in the widow’s cellar. I don’t know if it’s what you’re looking for.”

Xiao Ye learned from the spy that the widow was his accomplice, and the contact person had asked her to get the leather map from the old Red Army soldier.

The day after the widow was killed by Er Gouzi, the enemy secretly infiltrated the village to find the leather map, but found nothing.

The enemy speculated that the widow didn’t take the map and thought it was with Er Gouzi, so they sent another spy to find him.

Based on the analysis, Xiao Ye thought it was more likely that Er Gouzi had the leather map: “Where’s the pouch?”

Er Gouzi pointed to his hands tied to the rack: “Untie me, and I’ll get it for you.”

Xiao Ye wasn’t afraid of Er Gouzi turning against him. He untied the rope and let him down.

The freed Er Gouzi hurriedly untied his pants, then fumbled around in his crotch.

After a while, he pulled out a small pouch and handed it to Xiao Ye: “I’ve handed this over. Can you let me go?”

“I don’t have the authority to decide that. It depends on what the higher-ups say.”

The pouch wasn’t bigger than a palm.

It was covered in pink leather.

Xiao Ye opened it.

It was covered in German.