Chapter 47 Family Ties
"Director, my idea is to arrest him immediately to avoid any further complications. We cannot determine whether he has discovered the tracking now. Once he gets on the train, it will be difficult to track him. Once he escapes, it will be difficult to explain to the Japanese. Besides, if we catch him, we can still pry open his mouth. Why take the risk?"
Li Qunshi felt that what Yan Ping said made sense, and it was the same as what he actually thought, so he ordered:
"Director Yan, you must arrest him immediately and make sure he is caught alive."
"Yes, Director."
Yan Ping hung up the phone. With Director Li's order, everything would be easy.
He immediately issued an arrest order, and the arrest went surprisingly smoothly. The target was caught off guard and was pinned to the ground and captured before he could even react.
Yan Ping realized at this time that the target had not noticed that he was being followed. At this point, there was nothing more to say. The most urgent thing now was to get him to confess.
He brought the man back to No. 76 and immediately reported to Li Qunshi, who ordered the interrogation to begin immediately and ordered people to arrest the prisoner's family.
In the interrogation room, the prisoner was tied to the torture chair, but he seemed very calm. Yan Ping stared at him for a while before he spoke:
"Ren Zhiping, do you know why you were brought here?"
When Ren Zhiping heard Yan Ping calling him by his name, his heart skipped a beat. He knew that the other party must know something about him and was trying to arrest him this time. He was afraid that he would be in great danger.
"I don't know. Why did you bring me here?"
"You are pretending to be stupid. You are asking questions even though you already know the answer. We are very clear about your identity. I advise you to be wise and stop working for Shancheng. You will not be able to get out alive if you don't confess. As long as you confess, the secret service headquarters is in need of people, and Director Li will definitely use you."
Yan Ping hoped that his words could convince Ren Zhiping. When he was arrested a few months ago, he betrayed before he was tortured because he knew that Ren Zhiping could not endure the torture of various instruments and would confess in the end. It would be better to confess quickly and suffer less physical pain. After all, he was selling his life to anyone.
Before the fall of Nanjing, he had interrogated the Red Party members he had arrested. He certainly understood the cruelty of torture, but he could not understand the Red Party members' beliefs and will. He even felt that these Red Party members were so stupid that they were willing to give up their lives for their so-called beliefs.
But Ren Zhiping seemed unmoved by his words and remained silent.
Yan Ping sneered:
"It seems that you don't want to accept my toast, so come on, start the punishment."
He did not intend to torture Ren Zhiping because he had a secret weapon in his hand, which was Ren Zhiping's parents. As long as he caught them, who could overcome the family ties, including Ren Zhiping? There was no worry that he would not confess. But when he saw Ren Zhiping's stubborn look, he got a little angry and decided to let him suffer first to see if he was tougher than the torture instruments.
I didn't expect Ren Zhiping to be so tough. Of course Yan Ping didn't dare to torture him too hard, for fear of accidentally killing him. Even so, there was not a single piece of good flesh on Ren Zhiping's body, and it was a bloody mess. He still remained stubborn and didn't say a word.
Yan Ping was so angry but he didn't dare to beat him to death, so he had to wait for Ren Zhiping's family to arrive. After a while, Ma Wu, the action team leader of his team, walked into the interrogation room and whispered in Yan Ping's ear.
"Director, the person has been arrested. What do you think we should do?"
Yan Ping narrowed his eyes and said unhappily:
"What should we do? Just let it go. Hurry and bring the person to the interrogation room."
Ma Wu immediately left the interrogation room to pick up the person, and soon brought Ren Zhiping's parents to the interrogation room.
The two men didn't know why they were brought here, and they entered the interrogation room trembling with fear. A bloody smell hit their noses, and a bloody man was tied to the rack with his head hanging down. The two men had never seen such a scene before, and they were trembling with fear.
Yan Ping smiled sinisterly and said:
"Take a good look at who this person is."
Ren Zhiping's mother recognized at a glance that the tied man was her son Ren Zhiping, and immediately burst into heart-wrenching tears.
"Son, what happened to you? Why were you beaten like this?"
After saying this, he burst into tears and was about to rush forward, but was stopped by Ma Wu's men.
When Ren Zhiping heard the familiar shouts, he looked up and saw his parents standing in front of him, being held down by the action team members.
His heart was torn as if by a knife, and he said with grief and indignation:
"Why are you arresting them? It's none of their business. Let them go. Come at me if you dare."
Yan Pingyin smiled and said:
"I don't want this to happen either. If you had spoken up earlier, it wouldn't have ended like this. Do you want your parents to be buried with you?
I heard that you are a filial son. Your parents raised you with great difficulty and you never enjoyed a single day of happiness. How can you treat them like this? How can you bear it!"
He looked into Ren Zhiping's eyes and found that the unyielding light in his eyes was gradually dimming.
"I'll give you one more minute to think about it. If you still refuse to change your mind, I'll drag your parents out and shoot them. This is your own choice, don't blame me."
Yan Ping said fiercely.
As soon as the words fell, Ren Zhiping's parents collapsed to the ground in fear, crying:
"Son, please save us! What have you done wrong? Just listen to the advice of your superior!"
At this time, Ren Zhiping was in a fierce struggle. He was indeed a filial son. How could he bear to see his parents die in front of him? He knew that these people were cruel and ruthless and could do anything. But if he opened his mouth, how many people would suffer, and even lose their heads. He was tormented in his heart. Finally, the balance in his heart tilted and he made a decision.
He gurgled in his throat and made a difficult sound.
"I said."
After saying this, he lowered his head deeply. He knew that he was doomed and had transformed into the person he once hated so much.
"That's right. It would have been better if it had been like this earlier. Why do we have to suffer so much?"
A sneer appeared on Yan Ping's lips. After all, he was the same kind of person as himself.
"Someone, take Ren Zhiping's parents to the lounge and treat them well."
He then ordered people to take Ren Zhiping down from the rack and immediately reported to Li Qunshi's office. When Li Qunshi heard that Ren Zhiping had been arrested, he was very happy and went to the interrogation room in person to listen to the interrogation.
At this point, Ren Zhiping's defenses had completely collapsed and he no longer concealed the truth.
"I am the leader of the first group of the Operations Section of the Nanjing Station of the Military Control Commission. My superior is the Chief of Operations, Zhao Ming. The Nanjing Station is planning another operation to assassinate Foreign Minister Chen Lu. The operation is about to be carried out. The Chief of Operations notified us to evacuate Nanjing the day after tomorrow and go to the Loyalty and National Salvation Army in southern Jiangsu. Considering that we may not be able to go home for a long time, I came back to see my parents before leaving and left some money. I didn't expect to be arrested by you."
Ren Zhiping sighed and said.