Chapter 237: The Remnants of the "Secret Bureau"

"Hey, it's really a big fish! This remnant of the Japanese invaders has become a secret agent of the [Secret Bureau]. She is obviously one of the Japanese who was retained by the Kuomintang." Liu Zhiye was ecstatic. He really caught a jackpot this time.

Then, he handed the certificate to Chen Wusheng: "Director Chen, please take a look..."

Chen Wusheng observed his excited expression and guessed that he must have made an extraordinary discovery. So he quickly took the certificate and examined it carefully, then said loudly with joy: "Great, with this evidence, I am confident that I can pry her mouth open.

Although she was a professional spy from the Special Higher Police, she was Japanese and had no loyalty to the Kuomintang.

Liu Zhiye nodded and agreed with it.

After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the National Government began to seize the fruits of victory across the country. The spy organizations headed by the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Central Intelligence Bureau were the most active. They frantically plundered enemy property in major cities across the country and accepted the surrendered Japanese and puppet forces, including large and small Japanese and puppet spy organizations in China.

The Kuomintang spies tried every possible means to win over and control these Japanese and puppet spies. They threatened their lives, promised money and status, and tried to coerce and control these spies to continue to serve them and fight against their "enemies".

Although these Japanese spies joined the Kuomintang's spy organization for various reasons, their loyalty was generally low, not as loyal and firm as before the Anti-Japanese War. Once they were caught, they would confess if they could not stand the interrogation.

However, there were also a small number of Japanese spies. For example, some family members who were threatened and controlled would be very stubborn and would rather commit suicide than confess.

This Tanaka Yoshiko was obviously a Japanese spy who was recruited by the Kuomintang Military Intelligence Bureau. Since the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, she has been serving the "Secret Bureau".

The predecessor of this secret bureau was the Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the National Government’s Military Commission, abbreviated as JTC.

In June 1946, the open armed spy part of the Military Intelligence Bureau was transferred to the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense, and the secret core part was reorganized into the Security Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense, which was a spy organization established by the Kuomintang.

The main person in charge of this department was Mao Renfeng. At its peak, there were nearly 5 special agents, who were distributed in the Kuomintang’s army, police, administrative agencies, transportation agencies, and even embassies and consulates abroad. They specialized in activities through surveillance, kidnapping, arrest, and assassination.

The Military Intelligence Bureau also set up concentration camps, secret prisons and detention centers in many places across the country to imprison and persecute communists, progressives and revolutionary students.

After Chiang Kai-shek and his defeated troops retreated to Taiwan, they were unwilling to accept complete defeat and continued to instruct these spy organizations to carry out large-scale activities in the country, undermining the hard-won peace in the country, stealing all kinds of intelligence, and engaging in subversion in the hope of fighting back.

However, since the people took charge of their own affairs, the spies saw that under the leadership of the Communist Party, the domestic environment was becoming increasingly stable, people's lives were getting better, and the country was becoming stronger, and they completely lost confidence in the Kuomintang's rule.

Most of them then chose to surrender to the new government, while a small number of diehards stayed in hiding and continued their activities.

Chen Wusheng's main task in recent years has been to eliminate those enemy agents who were lurking and attempting to continue causing sabotage. He has done his utmost and has never slacked off.

Today is undoubtedly a day for him to achieve fruitful results.

With the end of the on-site search, all the investigators were excited. They achieved remarkable results this time, seizing a large number of enemy weapons, ammunition, explosives, military radios, code books, successfully capturing potential enemy agents alive, and seized a huge amount of funds.

These results are encouraging, and they also show that this is definitely not an ordinary spy. If they follow the clues, there may be even greater gains waiting for them.

Liu Zhiye walked up to Tian Fang and said with a smile: "Tanaka Fangzi, this is your real name, right?"

Tian Fang, Tanaka Yoshiko's eyes paused when she heard this, then she sighed resignedly, stood up, and bowed 45 degrees to Liu Zhiye, "Ha Yi! Your Excellency! I am Tanaka Yoshiko!"

As for why she bowed 45 degrees to Liu Zhiye, it all started with the Japanese bowing etiquette.

The Japanese have a "degree" to their bow, which is the angle of the waist when they bow. It is very particular and each specific angle has its own meaning.

The most basic ones are "15-degree bow", "30-degree salute", "45-degree most respectful salute" and "90-degree true salute".

A 15-degree bow is a common greeting, usually used when greeting people leaving or coming to get off work, when entering or leaving work, when passing by superiors or guests, and when greeting acquaintances or friends. It is like shaking hands when friends meet in our country to show politeness.
The 45-degree salute is a way of showing respect to guests and elders. It is often used in the workplace and also means to express gratitude and care. If a colleague helps or makes a deal, a -degree bow will be used to express gratitude. The -degree salute is the most respectful, with a bow angle of degrees. It is a solemn bow. It is used in some important occasions to express apology and gratitude, or to bid farewell to important guests. It is the highest level of etiquette and is often used in coming-of-age ceremonies, weddings, funerals and other festivals.

Therefore, Yoshiko Tanaka's mentality at this moment is the same as that of the Japanese who surrender with conviction after thinking they have been defeated.

Seeing this, Liu Zhiye's eyes revealed a playful look. He had some questions in his mind, and took advantage of Tanaka Yoshiko's obedience to ask: "Tanaka Yoshiko, what is your purpose in approaching Lu Buping? Don't tell me you are doing it for love, you don't even believe it yourself."

Upon hearing this, Tanaka Yoshiko straightened up, put her hands behind her back (because her hands were handcuffed), and said indifferently: "You are right, I don't like men like him. As for the reason, I just wanted to control him and slowly develop him into a subordinate, and make a move."

"I have many other lovers like this. Didn't you catch one of them today?"

"I didn't expect it! It's because of that useless piece of trash Lu Buping that I ended up in your hands. It's ridiculous. Hahaha..." Then she laughed wildly.

Liu Zhiye thought to himself: "Wow! He's a sea king." Then he asked expressionlessly: "Does Lu Buping know your identity? How many people like him are there?" He was obviously very interested in this question.

Yoshiko Tanaka stopped laughing and looked at Liu Zhiye unscrupulously, "I can't remember it clearly. If you can help me recall it, maybe I can remember something, hehe..."

The female security guard looked at her coldly from the side. Seeing her being so arrogant, she finally couldn't help but push her. The security guard shouted, "How dare you! Show some respect."

Tanaka Yoshiko looked back at her and said in surprise as if she had discovered a new world: "Wow! You are so protective of your leader! Are you secretly in love with him? Well, who wouldn't like such a handsome man, hahahaha."

The female security guard was originally dissatisfied with her because she almost killed her just now. After hearing her words, she was even more furious. She widened her almond eyes and shouted, "Shut up! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will tear your mouth apart!"

She clenched her fists in anger, ready to step forward and teach Tanaka Yoshiko a lesson. However, Tanaka Yoshiko responded with disdain: "Little girl, don't be so arrogant. I can beat you seven or eight times, believe it or not?"

"Ah!" The female security guard was finally enraged and shouted, ready to teach Tanaka Yoshiko a lesson.

But he was stopped by Liu Zhiye, who shook his head to signal the female security guard to calm down.

At this moment, she felt a strong anger surging in her chest. After seeing Liu Zhiye's concerned eyes, she sobered up instantly. But she also knew that she had to stay calm.

She is a professional female security guard and knows that she should not let her emotions affect her work.

So she took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and said to Liu Zhiye, "Thank you, Director! I'm fine." Then, she glared at Tanaka Yoshiko fiercely, and walked back to guard her.

When Yoshiko Tanaka saw this, the disappointment in her eyes was fleeting. She did not provoke the female security guard again, but just looked at Liu Zhiye blankly.

Liu Zhiye frowned and looked at her, his heart full of doubts. He didn't understand why Tanaka Yoshiko acted like this.

She had already started to confess, but now she suddenly provoked the female security guard. This behavior was really puzzling. What good would this do for her? Was she crazy?

Liu Zhiye said sternly: "Tanaka Yoshiko, I advise you to cooperate with us honestly. It's already like this, what's the point of you doing this?"

"I believe you must have understood our Communist Party's policy towards enemies. For those enemies who are willing to surrender and cooperate with us, we will also treat them leniently according to the specific circumstances."

"As long as you sincerely surrender and make amends, we will uphold the humanitarian spirit and give you a chance to start over.

It is not impossible that one day you will even be considered for return to Japan. However, it all depends on your performance and meritorious service.”

(End of this chapter)