At two o'clock in the morning, the entire North City army was lying dormant at the foot of the mountain like a sleeping giant.
But in the dark night, countless soldiers stayed up all night and took action, fearing that there were still remnants of the gang doing evil. However, because they could not make it public, everyone carried out the action in secret.
Not many people in the North City Army knew that Gu Qinghan had captured the enemy spy.
The people who knew about this were Commander Xu, Political Commissar Li, and Gu Qinghan's cronies.
In the tunnel office, Commander Xu spread all the information on the conference table and said sternly, "This is all of Lin Guoqiang's network of relationships. We will start with Lin Guoqiang, and then investigate everyone in his family. Bring back children over ten years old to question them."
After thinking for a while, Commander Xu said, "We should first bring all of Lin Guoqiang's family members here for interrogation. The other party is really too cunning."
This incident is so serious that they have to do this even if it means some injustice. They cannot let the children go for the time being.
"There are also several subordinates close to Lin Guoqiang. Check if any of them are suspicious. Make sure to bring all of them to the Inspection Department before dawn and interrogate them one by one." Political Commissar Li pointed to the information above. All of them were Lin Guoqiang's confidants and direct subordinates.
Lin Guoqiang is a group leader with at least a thousand people under him, so investigating him is a huge task.
In addition to his regiment, there are also cadres who have close relations with him who will be listed as suspects and will be brought in for questioning one by one when the time comes.
Commander Xu looked at the densely packed boxes of files, feeling overwhelmed, and said in a cold voice: "The main focus is on Lin Guoqiang and Aunt Lin. As for the other new recruits who have no rank, you can let the people below check them one by one. Let's split up and act separately."
Gu Qinghan didn't think that the enemy spies had already corrupted the top leadership. If that were the case, the two enemy spies wouldn't have to go to so much trouble to steal any documents, as many cadres at the regimental level and above would frequently attend the meetings.
I have more or less mastered some information.
Moreover, if a high-level person had really been persuaded to defect, he would have probably slipped away as soon as he discovered that there was a flaw in his Morse code.
However, after Commander Xu said this, everyone took action.
After all, the appearance of an enemy spy proves that there is a huge organization hidden behind it, which is very deep.
What they have to do is not only to catch the informant, but also to follow the clues and wipe out all the people they can catch in one fell swoop.
Seeing that everyone had already taken action, Commander Xu said to Gu Qinghan and Political Commissar Li, "Come, follow me to meet those two cunning bastards."
Gu Qinghan followed his superior to the small, enclosed interrogation room.
I saw the two skinny and short enemy spies handcuffed and locked in iron bars.
They heard the noise, opened their eyes and looked at the newcomers in unison, then looked at them with contempt.
The guards saw the leader coming and pulled over a chair. Commander Xu sat down and looked at the two men and asked, "Tell me, who are your accomplices?"
After saying this, the two men looked at Commander Xu indifferently, sneered at the same time, and then closed their eyes.
Commander Xu kicked the iron fence and roared, "Don't play dead. I want to ask you, did Lin Guoqiang participate in your actions?"
The two remained silent and even closed their eyes.
The stalemate lasted for more than two hours, and the two locked people never said a word. Commander Xu was so anxious that he threw the fake information they stole on the desk, and the papers scattered all over the floor.
Commander Xu looked at the guard behind him and asked angrily: "Where is Lin Guoqiang? Why hasn't he come yet?"
Nearly two hours passed, but these two guys who looked like children were still very stubborn and refused to say a word.
Lin Guoqiang on the other side was nowhere to be seen, and Commander Xu was so angry that veins popped out and his hands couldn't help shaking.
The guard responded tremblingly: "Commander, Commander Lin has been taken to the interrogation room downstairs and is waiting for your disposal."
The guard had just reported this once, but Commander Xu was so angry that he said he wanted to leave Lin Guoqiang alone first.
In the end, he forgot about it as soon as he turned around. However, it was not the commander's fault. The appearance of enemy spies in the army was a top-level emergency, and anyone would be annoyed.
Seeing this, Gu Qinghan said to Master Xu, "Master, I'll handle this. Go and interrogate Lin Guoqiang and Aunt Lin."
Gu Qinghan still has some ways to deal with such people, but with his superiors in charge here, he definitely cannot stand out like this.
It is best to act separately now, so that we can be more efficient.
Commander Xu rubbed his brows and sighed, "Okay, I'll leave this to you. I'll go ask Lin Guoqiang how he does things!"
The reason why they were able to catch the person this time was mainly due to Gu Qinghan's careful observation, as he had long been suspicious of the two children of the Lin family.
Otherwise, I don’t know when I can catch the person.
Then, Commander Xu looked at Political Commissar Li and said, "Old Li, come with me and ask him too."
"Damn it, not only did they bring in the enemy agents, but they also spent so much time with them without any warning. What a stupid pig!"
Political Commissar Li had been up all night and was a little sleepy. He sneered and said, "You are insulting a pig. He is a regimental cadre. He is nothing but shit!"
Having said that, he followed Commander Xu out.
Upon hearing this, Commander Xu also became furious and cursed fiercely.
They have been in Beicheng for so many years, but this is the first time they have encountered a traitor in a cadre's family!
This time, it is estimated that the entire North City Air Force will be implicated because of Lin Guoqiang's negligence. Implicate is a small matter. The most worrying thing is that the soldiers in the army will be injured because of this. Then he...
When Commander Xu thought of this, he wanted to shoot that incompetent Lin Guoqiang to death.
*
Although it was late at night, the entire inspection department was filled with busy figures.
Several cadres at the company level and above have been secretly brought to the Inspection Department and are currently being secretly interrogated.
After Lin Guoqiang was brought here, no one told him what had happened.
All he knew was that when he was half asleep, a group of comrades in military uniforms broke into their home, and without saying anything, they brought him and his mother here.
After coming here, he racked his brains but couldn't figure out what had happened.
The only suspicious thing was that his mother went to Gu Qinghan's house yesterday to find trouble with his wife, saying that Wen Nuan gave unclean things to their family to eat, and as a result, several children in the family had diarrhea.
But later on, things were made clear. It was not the case. It was his mother who was careless and cooked poisonous mushrooms for everyone to eat, which caused that situation.
Later, after he returned home, he had a quarrel with his mother and asked her to go and apologize to Wen Nuan as soon as possible.
His mother did go, and when she came home she said she had apologized.
But in the middle of the night, a group of people suddenly came to their house, took them to the interrogation room here, and ignored them.
And they detained him and his mother separately
Could it be that he was brought here for interrogation just because of a misunderstanding among the women in the family compound
How could he, a regimental-level cadre, have ever suffered such injustice
But even if he really needs to be held accountable, can't someone at least come and charge him with a crime
What's the point of leaving him here like this
Lin Guoqiang's inner doubts turned into irritation as time passed.
Lin Guoqiang patted the iron bars at the door and shouted at the top of his voice: "Come here, let me out quickly, who the hell told you to bring me here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Commander Xu opened the outer door with a gloomy face, looked at Lin Guoqiang with sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I had someone arrest you. What's wrong? Such a big thing happened in the army, and you still don't have the slightest awareness?"
Commander Xu wanted to just pull out his gun and shoot him dead, yet he still had the nerve to yell like that
When Lin Guoqiang saw the angry Commander Xu, he paused and temporarily suppressed his impetuous emotions.
However, the soldier's quick thinking instantly made him realize that things were not as simple as they seemed.
After all, it must not be a simple matter for Commander Xu to take action personally.
He was the one sitting on the other side of the iron railings before, but now he suddenly changed his position, which made him feel a little uncomfortable and his eyes became timid.
He was able to climb to his current position as a regiment commander, not only because of his own skills, but also because of his eloquence. So he smiled and said to Division Commander Xu: "Commander, you came at the right time. A group of people suddenly came last night and captured me and brought me here. What happened?"
Moreover, Commander Xu seemed to have just said that something big had happened in the army, so how come he didn't feel it at all
Aren't we all busy preparing for the National Day military parade during this period? Could this be the case
Commander Xu suppressed his equally irritated emotions. Looking at Lin Guoqiang's cowardly expression, he knew that he still didn't know that there were two spies in his family!
So he glanced at Lin Guoqiang and said directly: "What's the matter? Enemy spies appeared in our Beicheng Air Force Base, and you didn't know about it?"
Hearing this, Lin Guoqiang was stunned for two seconds. He really didn't notice such a big thing at all.
Hasn't the entire Beicheng Air Force Base been training for the National Day Parade recently
However, no superior would be so idle as to catch him in the middle of the night and play such a joke on him.
Lin Guoqiang realized belatedly that something must have happened, and it was a big deal that happened to him!
"Master, Master." Lin Guoqiang's voice trembled, "I really don't know about this."
Commander Xu glanced at Lin Guoqiang's cowardly expression and asked in a cold voice, "Then do you know where your two nephews are now?"
After he finished speaking, a ridiculous idea flashed through Lin Guoqiang's mind. He swallowed his saliva, and his voice trembled in panic: "Master, I'm busy with work, and my mother is taking care of the children at home. When I get home, the children are almost asleep."
"Besides, my two nephews are not close to me. They often play with the two brothers. I..."
Commander Xu interrupted his useless words and continued to ask: "Then you don't know anything about them? Why did you bring them to the family compound in the first place?"
Under the angry eyes of Commander Xu, Lin Guoqiang's hands on his legs unconsciously rubbed them.
Then he said, "This is because my eldest brother and sister-in-law had an accident, and my mother and children were left alone in their hometown, so I wanted to bring them over."
Lin Guoqiang did not say that he asked the two children to come here because he planned to let them join the army when they were old enough to see if they could pass the test to become a pilot or some other soldier.
Then, Lin Guoqiang asked in panic: "Commander, are the enemy spies related to them?"
But what mistakes could two kids, only twelve or thirteen years old, make
Commander Xu looked at Lin Guoqiang's silly expression and laughed at him for asking such a question. He said, "The enemy spies we caught are your two children. Are you sure they are not abnormal?"
Lin Guoqiang met Commander Xu's eyes and for the first time felt panic invade his heart.
This time, he didn't dare to answer casually, but slowly recalled everything about his two nephews.
However, when he went back to his hometown to take care of his brother and sister-in-law's funeral, he knew that his two nephews were not feeling well, but as a grown man he did not know how to comfort them, so he did not have many opportunities to deal with them alone.
However, Lin Guoqiang was panicking now. If he didn't spit out something useful, Commander Xu would definitely not let him off.
Thinking of this, Lin Guoqiang licked his cracked lips and replied, "The parents of the two children died at that time. They told me that they wanted to be a soldier like me and asked me to bring them to Beicheng."
Then he thought for a while and said, "I think they are still a few years away from being old enough to join the army. Their parents have died, so I brought them and my mother to the family compound. But they have been weak since childhood. Because they are twins, my sister-in-law gave birth to them when they were more than seven months old. Although they are already thirteen years old, they are still about the size of an elementary school student."
"Bullshit!" Commander Xu wanted to go in and kick him a few times, and cursed: "They used your daughter Huahua to communicate with other enemy agents in Morse code for nearly half a year, and you actually didn't know anything?"
After hearing what Commander Xu said, Lin Guoqiang's face turned pale, his legs were shaking like a sieve, and he almost fell to the ground.
He looked at Commander Xu in horror and cried, "Commander, I, I really didn't know they were enemy spies. I, I deserve to die!"
After listening to Lin Guoqiang's words, Commander Xu thought he would be so angry that he would take out his barrel. At least he would calm down by hitting him with a barrel.
But when he saw Lin Guoqiang's naive and silly expression, he suddenly felt so disappointed that he lost all emotion.
Political Commissar Li is right, saying that he is as stupid as a pig is simply an insult to pigs!
However, it was Lin Guoqiang's stupidity that made him realize that not everyone is qualified to be the team leader, at least someone as stupid as Lin Guoqiang is definitely not qualified.
You are still weak and won't do anything harmful to others. You are so stupid!
No wonder the enemy agents could live safely in his home for so long, without even knowing that his own daughter was being used as a gun and he was using her as a bridge of communication.
If Wen Nuan hadn't discovered the small Morse code note, the two enemy spies would probably still be hiding in the army.
What a terrible thing this is.
Commander Xu, who was extremely disappointed, stood up and didn't want to waste any more time talking to him. He asked him, "Have you let them see any information?"
Before Lin Guoqiang shook his head, Commander Xu said sternly, "Lin Guoqiang, you'd better think it over before you answer: In the past few months, have you ever taken important military documents home? Have you ever held a small meeting with other cadres or subordinates at home?"
If they bring it back, the two enemy agents will definitely have a look at it secretly. Holding a small meeting is even worse, as people can hear everything even if they are squatting in a corner.
"Master, I..."
Commander Xu turned his back, not wanting to see his subordinate's cowardly look, and continued, "Don't just talk, write it down clearly for me. I want to see your answer before seven o'clock tomorrow morning."
"This is your last chance to serve the organization. If you perform well, I will remember that you have served the organization for more than ten years. Even if you have no merits, you have worked hard. If you can tell me everything, I will give you a chance to make amends for your crime."
After saying these words, Commander Xu turned around and left without giving him any chance to speak.
Lin Guoqiang's legs went limp and he fell directly to the ground, like a statue without a soul.
In order to make work more convenient, he had taken important documents of the organization home many times.
It was a common thing for him to hold small meetings. Since the children at home were young, he drank a lot several times and even told some boastful secrets.
Oh no, oh no. Even if there were no enemy spies, these two things would be enough to get him into trouble.
His life is completely ruined!
*
Meanwhile, Political Commissar Li just happened to come out of the interrogation room where Aunt Lin was imprisoned. She was obviously in a much more difficult situation than Aunt Lin. Her face was droopy and she looked several years older overnight.
Teacher Xu asked, "How is it? Aunt Lin should know something, right?"
Lin Guoqiang had never gotten along with the two children, so it was understandable that he didn't know about the replacement.
But Aunt Lin used to live in her hometown and came to the staff quarters with her two children. It is impossible that she didn’t know anything.
Political Commissar Li frowned and shook his head after hearing what Commander Xu asked. "Don't say anything. Aunt Lin is even more noisy than my wife. She says she doesn't know anything when asked any questions. She also says that the two children are so old now and no one is watching them every day. She says that all the boys in the family compound are running wild every day, climbing up roofs and stealing things."
Political Commissar Li added, "However, Aunt Lin admitted that she went to Wen Nuan's house to cause trouble yesterday. She was instigated by those two enemy agents. It seems that they deliberately used Wen Nuan to get Gu Qinghan away and create chaos so that they could act at night."
Gu Qinghan guessed this matter correctly.
The reason why he was certain that the enemy spies had acted to steal information last night was because Aunt Lin inexplicably went to Wen Nuan to cause trouble.
It was because those two enemy agents wanted to deliberately create chaos so that Gu Qinghan would take the fact that Wen Nuan was wrongly accused lightly and rest at home at night.
Because the enemy agents knew that their Morse code was very likely to be exposed, and the Morse code was most likely with Lele, who was best friends with Huahua.
However, perhaps because they had lived peacefully for a few days, the enemy agents found that everything was normal in the family compound, so they lowered their vigilance.
However, they still had some plans in mind. They wanted to get Gu Qinghan away on the night of the operation to distract him, so they instigated Aunt Lin to cause trouble at Wen Nuan's place.
After all, Gu Qinghan is known for being a henpecked husband, and Wen Nuan is so pregnant. If something like this happened to Wen Nuan, Gu Qinghan would definitely stay at home with her.
But the enemy spies did not guess that Gu Qinghan had already noticed them.
Just wait for them to take action and catch them in the trap.
Commander Xu frowned: "Is there such a thing? Isn't Wen Nuan pregnant with twins? That crazy woman actually went to cause trouble?"
Commander Xu certainly prefers Wen Nuan. Putting aside the fact that she is Commander Lu's granddaughter, Wen Nuan has done so much for the army that Aunt Lin can't even compare to her toes!
How dare you still have the nerve to cause trouble
"It's okay. Wen Nuan has made it clear that it was Aunt Lin who picked poisonous mushrooms and cooked them for the children to eat, and then she wrongly accused Comrade Wen Nuan." Political Commissar Li sighed and said, "But I think Aunt Lin knows nothing. She is just an old fool who can only throw tantrums."
Aunt Lin was only responsible for the children's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating in the staff quarters, and didn't take care of other matters.
Moreover, because the two children impersonated by the enemy spies were premature babies, Aunt Lin did not want to save them when they were born prematurely, and she was also on guard against the eldest brother's family using her money every day.
When she was at home, she didn't help her eldest daughter-in-law at all. It was she who raised her with all her hard work.
As a result, her eldest son and daughter-in-law both died, and her two children were swapped without her knowing it.
After arriving at the North City, he didn't care anymore. He thought that as long as the troops were safe and they wouldn't die, it would be fine.
Then he looked at Master Xu and asked, "What about Lin Guoqiang? It doesn't matter if Aunt Lin didn't notice it, but he shouldn't know about it, right?"
Commander Xu shook his head helplessly, and then repeated the conversation he had just had in the interrogation room.
Finally, he said: "Lin Guoqiang is a loser. I asked him to make a list of the documents he had taken home. Any documents he had taken home are likely to have been leaked."
Political Commissar Li frowned, "Then why are you still talking about giving that bastard a chance to make amends for his crime? I think we should just send him to a labor camp!"
Regardless of whether Lin Guoqiang was involved in this enemy spy incident, his military and political career in this life can be declared over, and his military uniform should be stripped off.
The better ones can go back home to farm, but if the situation is serious, they will be held accountable and sentenced.
How could there still be a chance to make meritorious service
Commander Xu calmed down and said with a smile: "It's okay if he takes it seriously, but how can you, a political commissar, take it seriously?"
"Besides, even if Lin Guoqiang is not an accomplice of the enemy's spies, he must have leaked a lot of secrets due to carelessness. His dereliction of duty is enough for him to be sentenced to ten or eight years in prison."
Commander Xu certainly didn't really want to give him the opportunity to redeem himself.
The reason why he said this was because there were still some remnants who had not been caught, and it was not yet known who the two children contacted using Morse code.
Moreover, if Lin Guoqiang really leaked the secrets, we would have to redeploy our forces. Anyway, we would be busy for at least a year and a half because of this matter.
*
Although Commander Xu and Political Commissar Li were tired, they still went back to Gu Qinghan to see how the interrogation was going.
As soon as they arrived, Gu Qinghan said, "There is indeed a remnant, but the two of them said that they have never seen the contact person, and they don't even know if it is a man or a woman. They only know that they are the first to contact each other. They are responsible for stealing information and intelligence, and the other party is responsible for passing it to their organization."
"The medicine in their mouths was swallowed by themselves after the operation failed. It is most likely poison. I have sent it for testing."
Commander Xu frowned: "They are indeed a group of desperate criminals."
In this way, even if the mission fails, no one can get anything out of them.
I have to say, it is really cruel.
Gu Qinghan paused, and then said, "Also, Lin Guoqiang's two nephews were knocked unconscious by them and abandoned in a pit in a deep forest. If they are lucky, they may be rescued by kind people. If they are unlucky..."
He didn't say the rest, but everyone knew what the outcome would be.
Commander Xu called a soldier and asked him to take people to visit Lin Guoqiang's hometown.
Although the hope is slim, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we still have to give it a try.
These days, wolves, tigers and leopards are rampant in the mountains and forests. Several months have passed, and the two children, who are only in their early teens, must have met with an accident a long time ago.
Gu Qinghan didn't expect the situation to be so serious. These two enemy spies were just using their physical advantages to do some convenient things, and the person on the other side was the one who contacted their organization.
It seems that the person behind the scenes is much more cunning than these two.
Gu Qinghan added: "But they confessed that they used radio stations to spread intelligence. They should have their own transmitters. We need to find the transmitters as soon as possible."
Commander Xu frowned and immediately ordered, "Search, even if we have to turn the entire unit upside down, we must find the transmitter and the other group!"
The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. No wonder Commander Xu became anxious and even wanted to go into battle himself to catch the person.
But now is the time when there is no time to be impatient. The more nervous we are, the calmer we need to be. We must not alert the enemy again.
Gu Qinghan saluted: "Yes, Chief."
Commander Xu glanced at Gu Qinghan, who hadn't had much rest for several days, and said, "Go back and rest first. You've only slept two hours a day these days, and I'm afraid you can't hold on."
Gu Qinghan pursed his lips and responded, "Commander, I can't sleep unless I find out the other gang."
Commander Xu waved his hand and said, "We can't make a big announcement now anyway. The search has to be carried out secretly. You should take care of Comrade Wen Nuan instead of yourself. I just heard from Political Commissar Li that the two enemy agents instigated Aunt Lin to cause trouble at your house in order to get you away."
"Go back and see your wife."
Fortunately, Aunt Lin did not cause any trouble this time. If Wen Nuan had been so angry that she gave birth prematurely, I'm afraid Gu Qinghan would not be able to remain so calm and would have skinned these people alive.
Besides, he felt sorry for his own soldiers, and Commander Xu also wanted Gu Qinghan to have a good rest and return to the team as soon as possible to catch the remaining people.
Political Commissar Li patted Gu Qinghan on the shoulder and said, "Go back first. Lin Guoqiang's family, his subordinates, and close comrades have all been brought back. The division commander and I will interrogate them one by one."
"When you return to the team tomorrow, I will ask you to come forward and catch the remaining gang members!"
"Yes, Chief." Gu Qinghan did not refuse this time. He planned to go back and explain everything to Wen Nuan, asking her to be careful recently.
As soon as Gu Qinghan left, Political Commissar Li stretched his back and said, "Look at that kid Gu Qinghan. He stayed up all night and acted like nothing happened. Why do I feel like I'm falling apart after just one night?"
Teacher Xu sneered: "Don't you see how old you are now? How can you compare with that young man?"
"No, how can I be considered old?" Political Commissar Li drooped his face and frowned, "I'm only in my early fifties, how can I be considered old?"
Their Commander Lu is over sixty years old, doesn't he still look like he is in his forties
Commander Xu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Before Gu Qinghan returns to the team, you should hold on for a while, otherwise I won't be able to sleep."
Political Commissar Li sighed, "Well, Xiao Zhou just said that if we bring back thirty-six people, I'm afraid we won't be able to finish the work until tomorrow noon."
Commander Xu sighed, called together a few of his close associates, and said, "Separate our forces and make sure to find out who those people are and who Lin Guoqiang is."
It was already six o'clock in the morning when Gu Qinghan returned home.
The wakeup call in the family compound sounded as usual, just like every other morning.
Gu Qinghan tidied himself up, went up to the kang and hugged Wen Nuan. After being tense for the whole night, he finally calmed down.
He knew very well that he couldn't be impatient now, and even had to keep a clear head at all times, otherwise it would affect his judgment.
He wanted to expose the entire organization behind the scenes before the other party noticed.
Only when he returns to Wen Nuan's side can Gu Qinghan feel sober.
Moreover, he was worried because Aunt Lin was instigated to cause trouble yesterday, and he didn't know if Wen Nuan was upset or if she would have a miscarriage.
Thinking of this, Gu Qinghan put his hand on the warm belly, wanting to feel the baby's movement.
Just when he felt a kick on the palm of his hand, Wen Nuan suddenly opened her eyes, then moved closer to his arms, and then closed her eyes again.
"You're back? When did you come back?"
Hearing his wife's lazy voice, Gu Qinghan curled his lips and said, "Did I wake you up? Go back to sleep, it's still early."
Wen Nuan wrapped her arms around Gu Qinghan's waist and hummed vaguely. Although she was very sleepy, she continued to ask, "Did the mission go smoothly?"
Gu Qinghan avoided the main point and said: "It's okay, we have caught two people."
He just didn't catch them all, but he didn't want to say it and make his wife worry.
After he finished speaking, Wen Nuan in his arms became more awake. He opened his eyes, looked at the tired man, and stroked his thick eyebrows with his fingers, and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, you've been up all night, right? Take a rest quickly."
Gu Qinghan took her warm fingers off, placed them on his lips and kissed them, then said, "Then sleep with me for a while."
Wen Nuan also tossed and turned last night. Now that her man is back and brought back good news, she nodded quickly, "Okay, let's go to bed now. You haven't slept much for several nights, right? I'm so sad."
Gu Qinghan smiled when he heard Wen Nuan say this: "Aunt Lin didn't do anything to you, did she? Don't get excited with those people, okay?"
Having said that, he kissed her on the forehead lovingly.
Wen Nuan kissed him back and said with a smile, "I know. I won't argue with people like that. Go to sleep quickly. Look at your dark circles."
Gu Qinghan hugged his wife, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.