At one o'clock in the afternoon of December 20th, Asano, the current actual person in charge of the concentration camp, accompanied the five officials in charge of foreign affairs of the Wang puppet government in Nanjing, and Liu Zezhi greeted him: "Everyone, I am Liu Zezhi, the secretary of Director Li Shiqun, and after receiving the order of Director Li, we will fully cooperate with you, and the preparations have been made, and those who need to be arraigned will be escorted here in a quarter of an hour." ”

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, the five officials were taken into the five interrogation rooms separately, and Asano was in the first room of the corridor, with an English interpreter and a director from Nanjing in charge of arraignment of the US consul in Shanghai, and several other officials also began the interrogation accompanied by the interpreter. The interrogation rooms here consist of a small one-foot-square window, set at the top of the wall as high as two and a half meters, and welded with steel the thickness of an adult's thumb, and each interrogation room is guarded by a gendarme.

Liu Zezhi accompanied a commissioner to interrogate Consul Edwards. Consul Edwards' health showed no signs of improvement, he was still very weak, panting whenever he spoke, and he said very little, let alone a word of value. The purpose of the people coming from Nanjing was only to act as a diplomatic department, and they had to carry out a routine interrogation of these European and American diplomats, and if it was necessary for the two countries to return the detained diplomats in the future, they would not even know what was in their hands. At four o'clock in the afternoon, both sides felt that there was nothing to say.

Liu Zezhi got up and said, "You sit down for a while, I'll go out for a while." Exiting the room, he ordered the two gendarmes patrolling the corridor: "Take shelter at the staircase for the time being." ”

Coming to the lounge next door, Liu Zezhi lit a cigarette, smoked a few puffs, called Asano with a button, handed him a cigarette, lit it for him, and discussed: "How about it?" It's pretty much the same, right? ”

Asano smiled disdainfully and said, "What do you expect these bombastic diplomats to judge?" It's just a formality. Summoning the five people from Nanjing to have a meeting here, a few polite words, and the matter is over. If you want me to say, what valuable information can these European and American diplomats know? How much has it done to us? I'm going to kill them all, as I want. ”

"I knew you were going to complain, so I ordered the mobile sentry to stay away. You are now the supreme commander of the concentration camp, so be careful what you say and do. ”

Asano didn't appreciate it with one click: "Come on, you, you let them avoid it because you are afraid of me?" That's because you have to pay the car and horse fare for the people who came from Nanjing. ”

Liu Zezhi smiled, took a few more puffs, snuffed out his cigarette, and called Tetsuya Kawasaki, who was on duty at the door of the interrogation room he was in charge of: "Kawasaki-kun, starting from the No. 4 interrogation room, invite the diplomats from Nanjing separately." ”

Tetsuya Kawasaki agreed.

Qiao Wenrong's interrogation room was called away from Nanjing, and his mind moved: The Soviet diplomat who was interrogated did not understand the language of the other people except for himself, the Russian interpreter, and was a prisoner, so there was no need for much trouble. Liu Zezhi, the consul of Edwards, personally served as the interpreter, and after Tetsuya Kawasaki left, Edwards was the only one left next door. He was also afraid of the gendarmes on duty in the room, and did not dare to act rashly.

Liu Zezhi seemed to suddenly remember, walked next door and said to the gendarme: "Come here-"

The gendarme agreed and went to the lounge, and Liu Zezhi ordered: "If you go to find someone, just say it's mine: inform the passenger ship that the dock picks up the Nanjing officials to go to the island, get ready, it may depart and return to Shanghai at any time in half an hour, and it is not too early, don't let the distinguished guests wait for a long time after boarding the ship." ”

At the same time, Qiao Wenrong realized that the opportunity could not be lost, and quickly flashed to the last interrogation room next door, and in less than two minutes, he returned to the interrogation room he was in charge of, sat back in his seat, as if nothing had happened, bowed his head and sorted out the interrogation records, and soon, the gendarme on duty also returned.

Liu Zezhi and Asano met with the five diplomats separately, and everyone agreed that there would be nothing to gain from the retrial, Liu Zezhi smiled and said: "You chiefs have worked hard, we have sorted out the information of these diplomats and handed them over to you, there are inevitably omissions, please correct." As he spoke, he took out the materials he had prepared in advance from the drawer and distributed them. Then he took out five more envelopes: "A little carriage and horse fare, not a tribute." ”

Several diplomats flipped through it: the information was detailed, and in addition to the text, there were also photographs. No. 76 Xindao was quite thoughtful, and he didn't have to worry about having no way to pay the errand, so he thanked him one after another, and accepted the carriage and horse fares half-pushed.

Asano smiled and said, "It's almost five o'clock, it's not safe to sail at night, I'll send you chiefs on board." Secretary Liu, you are responsible for taking people back to the prison area. ”

Tetsuya Kawasaki hurriedly ran over and said to Asano with one click, "Captain......"

Asano had no choice but to say, "Wait a minute, I'll come when I go." He walked out of the lounge and asked, "What's the matter?" Liu Zezhi also followed.

Tetsuya Kawasaki replied, "Captain, Edwards was panting, his face was pale, and his subordinates tried to feel his pulse, and his heart was beating very fast. ”

Asano has been worried about Edwards' body after being tortured, and he ordered: "This person can't die yet, I'll go and send someone off first, you tell Secretary Liu to send him to the infirmary, pay attention to vigilance, and I will also go over after the people from Nanjing get on the ship." ”

Liu Zezhi replied: "Leave it to me here, you can go." Kawasaki-kun, you take someone to escort the other prisoners back to the prison area. He turned back and ordered one of the gendarmes: "Go find a stretcher." He pointed at Qiao Wenrong casually: "Don't leave yet, help me carry people to the infirmary." Remember: try not to allow the prisoner to move too much. ”

Soon, the gendarmes found a stretcher, Qiao Wenrong helped Liu Zezhi carefully move Edwards onto the stretcher, and a gendarme carried the stretcher, Liu Zezhi took two gendarmes to guard behind, and the group came to the infirmary.

The doctors and nurses in the camp's three infirmaries were already off duty, and there was only one doctor on duty, who specialized in surgery. Liu Zezhi took matters into his own hands, took off Edwards' prison clothes, and put them on a chair next to him. Qiao Wenrong's heart hung in his throat: the things hidden in the prison clothes were discovered by Liu Zezhi, and it was all over.

Fortunately, Liu Zezhi seemed to be worried about Edwards' condition, and he was absent-minded and didn't find anything. Waving his hand, he said, "Why are you still here?" Irrelevant people are not allowed to stay here. ”

Qiao Wenrong hurriedly agreed to leave.

The prison doctor checked Mr. Edwards' condition and said to Liu Zezhi: "The prisoner is short of breath, his heart is beating abnormally, and there is a possibility of myocardial infarction at any time. ”

Liu Zezhi was puzzled: "It's not a secret, this person's situation is very special, General Ono needs to personally approve entering and leaving the concentration camp, and the small passenger ship bound for Nanjing is estimated to have set sail at this time, and there is no ship to Shanghai today." Is the patient's condition so severe that he has to be transferred to a hospital for treatment? You know I have a little bit of medical knowledge, and it's not good for patients to move and transfer to the hospital by boat at this time, right? Can you think of a way? ”

The doctor hesitated for a moment and replied: "You are right, I and another doctor are not from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular departments, so let's do not move lightly in this person's current situation, first put on a ventilator, help the patient breathe, and then give him two bottles of drugs to suppress the heartbeat, observe it overnight, and see the situation tomorrow, do you think this treatment is okay?" ”

"Don't ask me, you're a doctor, do as you say, you've worked hard."

Asano rushed over with a key, Liu Zezhi briefly described the situation to him, and Asano said with a key: "This can only be like this, inform the speedboat to be ready, if the condition deteriorates, you can send it to Shanghai at any time." ”

Liu Zezhi replied: "This person's identity is very important, how do you arrange the security work?" Do you need to work shifts with me? ”

Asano, who had been busy day and night in the concentration camp for almost half a month, was tired and said: "I have to take turns to check the post at night, and then take shifts to guard Edwards, so don't think about sleeping for the two of us for one night, and besides, on this isolated island, he is a patient, where to run?" Don't be suspicious. I sent two team leaders to take two shifts to be on duty. ”

Liu Zezhi said with a smile: "That's the best, I've been tired enough in the past two days, but fortunately, I can go back on the 24th." Liu Zezhi originally wanted to bring someone on duty in the second half of the night to ensure that Edwards escaped smoothly, but Asano arranged it with one click, he had no reason to object, he could only believe in Mr. Edwards' personal ability, so it was okay, and the suspicion would be less after the accident.

At two o'clock in the morning on the 21st, it was Liu Zezhi's turn to inspect the post, and after inspecting all the posts, he came to the infirmary, changing shifts every four hours, two of the three gendarmes on duty who had just taken up their posts sat in the ward, and the other sat on a bench in the corridor with the doctor. ”

"I'm not worried, come and have a look." With that, Liu Zezhi walked into the ward and looked at Edwards, walked out and asked, "Doctor, how is the patient?" ”

The prison doctor replied: "I have just finished the infusion, I am a little better, whether I can get out of danger will have to wait a few more hours to be sure, if the patient is in stable condition, it will be considered to have escaped." ”

"Good work, doctor, go to another room and lie down and rest." Liu Zezhi ordered the military police: "You two are watching in the ward, and if you find any changes in the patient's condition, notify the doctor at any time." Don't sit in the corridor in a daze, from one end of the corridor to the other, mobile patrol. ”

Several people agreed: "Yes, Secretary Liu, don't worry, it'll be fine." ”

At five o'clock in the morning in the middle of winter, Edwards slipped down a five-meter-high cliff and met Qiao Wenrong. Qiao Wenrong motioned for him to go with him, and walked three or four hundred meters, and there was a big wooden box on the side of the road. Qiao Wenrong gestured, and Edwards said, "I know a little Chinese." ”

Qiao Wenrong nodded and said: "That's great, please be wronged, get into this big wooden box, someone will carry this box onto the ship and leave the concentration camp, he will release you after setting sail, you just listen to his arrangement." ”

Edwards did as he was told, and in less than five minutes, Sun Dongsheng, disguised as a stevedores on the ship, drove a small truck to the ship to deliver goods, stopped and carried the boxes with Qiao Wenrong and got into the car. Qiao Wenrong said: "I have to go back to the dormitory, you take care." ”

At six o'clock in the morning, the ship of Yicheng Trading Company set sail for the concentration camp on time. Half an hour later, Sun Dongsheng opened the box, released Edwards, and said, "Mr. Consul, you have been wronged. I am Sun Dongsheng of the Shanghai Station of the Military Commander, and I am on the order of Stationmaster Zhou to rescue you. After a while, the ship from Shanghai Station will come and forcibly pick us up by force, and then go to northern Jiangsu, from where someone will escort you to Chongqing. ”

"Thank you for the help of the military commanders, and listen to Mr. Sun's arrangement."

A few minutes later, a modified fishing boat without any lights suddenly rushed from the stinger, the ship of Yicheng Trading Company could not dodge, the two ships collided, Zhang Xiaodan rushed out of the cabin, scolding: "Blind your dog's eyes!" Where did the eyeless hillbilly come from, dare to hit our boat, do you know who I am? ”

Sun Dongsheng walked to the deck, raised his gun in his hand, and said coldly: "The ship of the Shanghai Station of the Military Command!" What do you think? Is this identity enough? ”

Facing the muzzle of the black hole, Zhang Xiaodan was frightened, raised his hands high, and said with a smile: "Brother, there is something to say......

Chen Jinsong personally led the team, three armed men with loaded guns rushed onto the boat, and Sun Dongsheng ordered Zhang Xiaodan: "Follow us!" ”

Zhang Xiaodan was about to resist, but a military commander's operative shot hard and struck him on the neck, Zhang Xiaodan snorted and fell to the ground softly. Two operatives dragged him onto the fishing boat. Sun Dongsheng helped Mr. Edwards to get on the boat.

Chen Jinsong rushed into the cab, fired two robberies at the radio, and said intimidatingly: "I am an agent of the Shanghai Station of the Military Command, for the sake of all Chinese, leave your lives!" If you dare to help the abuse in the future, it won't be so cheap! ”

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