Chapter 60: True Colors Revealed
At dawn, ten miles outside Suzhou City, there is the ancient town of Fengqiao.
It was just dawn, the morning breeze was howling, the temperature was cool, and there was a sense of desolation.
It was still early and the roads were empty.
A burst of hurried footsteps broke the morning tranquility, and a figure ran towards them quickly.
The person who came was a bald middle-aged man, Guo Jiayu, deputy station chief of the Military Control Commission's Suzhou Station.
After running for a long time, he was a little out of breath. His face was pale, and he kept gasping for breath, looking back from time to time.
Guo Jiayu ran to a round arch bridge, but felt he could not run any more, so he leaned on the railing and gasped for breath.
"Deputy Stationmaster Guo, where are you going in such a hurry?"
Several people suddenly appeared at the bridgehead and blocked Guo Jiayu's way.
Guo Jiayu raised his head, his face turned pale for a moment, and he looked at the three people blocking his way in surprise. He felt his feet go weak and he fell to the ground, unable to utter a word.
The three people blocking Guo Jiayu were Liu Zhengfeng, Chen Wei and Song Tao, the leader of the Military Control Commission's Suzhou Station Action Team.
Chen Wei's face was as cold as frost, and her eyes were filled with unspeakable anger: "You damned traitor, where can you escape to? What else do you have to say?"
Guo Jiayu's face turned pale, and he forced a smile and said, "Everyone, things are not what you think. You misunderstood me."
Liu Zhengfeng crossed his arms over his chest, a half-smile on his face: "Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? Tell me, I want to see what tricks you can come up with."
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. The weather in Suzhou at dawn is already very cool, and even long-sleeved clothes are needed. Guo Jiayu is wearing only a single piece of clothing, but beads of sweat the size of beans are appearing on his head and face, and keep flowing down.
"I... I am the deputy station chief of Suzhou Station. You are all my subordinates. What right do you have to interfere with my activities? Song Tao, do you want to rebel?"
Liu Zhengfeng looked at Guo Jiayu's timid expression and laughed, "Deputy Station Chief Guo, don't forget that you are under investigation now. You are seriously suspected of being a traitor, and you agreed to be investigated yourself."
Song Tao looked at Guo Jiayu coldly: " Deputy Station Chief Guo, you are wrong. I was just your subordinate in the past, but not anymore, because you are a shameful traitor who deserves to be killed by everyone."
Guo Jiayu gasped, his face suddenly flushed, and he shouted, "Who said I was a traitor? I'm not, you are wronging me."
"The facts are there, and you still dare to quibble?"
Chen Wei pointed behind her and said angrily, "If you run another ten miles, you will reach Suzhou City. Humph, you still dare to say that you are not a traitor?"
Guo Jiayu was still gasping for breath, his eyes rolling around, looking for a chance to escape, but given the current situation, it would be very difficult for him to escape, so he suddenly gritted his teeth.
"In fact, I don't need to run to Suzhou City. There are thirteen imperial troops stationed in Fengqiao Town. If you know what's good for you, just let me go and we can all live in peace. Otherwise, if we alert the imperial troops, none of you will be able to escape."
Before, Liu Zhengfeng and others had only reasoned based on facts and concluded that Guo Jiayu was a traitor. Now that Guo Jiayu finally admitted his identity as a traitor, Liu Zhengfeng and others were still greatly shocked.
Song Tao was stunned, with a murderous look in his eyes: "Mr. Guo, at this point, you still want us to let you go. You are wishful thinking. Just wait and see how I tear you into pieces."
Guo Jiayu was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Song Tao, I don't want to be a traitor either, but for the past year or so, I've had enough of hiding from place to place and living in fear. That's not a life for a human being, even worse than a dog."
Song Tao said coldly: "What about what you said before about being loyal to the party and the country and being willing to sacrifice your life for it? Was it just bullshit?"
Guo Jiayu was stunned again. "This is a different time. Everything must keep pace with the times. A man who knows the current situation is a hero. Don't you even understand this? Song Tao, listen to my advice. Surrender. We can't beat the Japanese. Look, in less than a year, most of China has been occupied by the Japanese. If you surrender now, you can get a position and live a good life. You can listen to me for sure."
Song Tao's face flushed red, and he said angrily: "Guo, you have no shame, but I still have some. You are so shameless. I tell you, I am an upright Chinese, and I will never be a slave of a conquered nation. I will never coexist with you scums, and I will fight to the death."
These words were spoken with righteousness and uprightness. Liu Zhengfeng cheered secretly and looked at this young man named Song Tao with a new respect.
Guo Jiayu's face turned red and white after being scolded by Song Tao.
"Song Tao, I understand that young people are full of vigor and vitality, but you must recognize the situation and not make unnecessary sacrifices. You are still young and have a long way to go..."
"shut up."
Song Tao glared at Guo Jiayu, pulled out his pistol, pointed it at him and said, "You betrayed the motherland, which is disloyalty, and sold out your compatriots, which is injustice. For disloyal and unjust people like you, you must be killed without mercy."
Guo Jiayu thought Song Tao was going to shoot, so he quickly said, "Song Tao, it doesn't matter if you disagree with me, but don't kill me. I just said that there are thirteen Japanese soldiers stationed in Fengqiao Town. You can't get away if you kill me. How about this, we can all go our separate ways and have nothing to do with each other? What do you think?"
Chen Wei raised her head and laughed, then said coldly: "You are still dreaming. You are also an old member of the Military Control Commission. You should know how severe the punishment for traitors is. You must die today, and no one can save you."
"You mentioned again and again that there are thirteen Japanese soldiers stationed here. Do you think we are afraid? Haha, why don't you ask him how many Japanese soldiers he has killed?"
Chen Wei waved to Liu Zhengfeng as she spoke, and Liu Zhengfeng looked at Guo Jiayu with a half-smile on his face.
"how many?"
Guo Jiayu asked subconsciously.
"Not many, only three hundred and sixty-three."
Liu Zhengfeng said casually.
"What?"
Guo Jiayu was shocked, his pupils contracted, and an incredible expression appeared on his face.
Chen Wei said coldly: "You won't forget what happened last night, right? He also killed those thirteen Japanese soldiers in less than two minutes. Don't you think the Japanese soldiers in Fengqiao are more powerful than the Japanese soldiers last night?"
Guo Jiayu's face was ashen. The imperial army he relied on was so vulnerable in the eyes of others. He was probably dead today.
He was now regretting his decision to betray the company. In fact, his betrayal had only happened in the past few days. A few days ago, he could not stand the loneliness and ventured to Suzhou city to find a woman. As a result, he was arrested by Fu Tianlai's men.
In order to save his life, he leaked the news that Li Fei and others were coming to Suzhou. Fu Tianlai asked Guo Jiayu to go back as an insider. At the same time, he set up a contact point in the bamboo forest outside Wangjia Village, and Fu Tianlai assigned someone to be responsible for the transmission of intelligence.
After receiving the specific time of Li Fei's arrival in Wangjia Village, Guo Jiayu went to the contact point in the bamboo forest to pass on the information.
Later, Fu Tianlai ambushed more than fifty people in Wangjia Village, trying to catch Li Fei and Tang Yunfu in one fell swoop. However, he was discovered by Liu Zhengfeng's keen sense of smell, and finally failed and his entire army was wiped out.
Guo Jiayu refused to admit that he was a traitor last night. Since he had no real evidence to bully the other party, he turned around and falsely accused Tang Yunfu of being a traitor. He thought that the matter would be left unresolved in the end and he and Tang Yunfu would be released.
Unexpectedly, Li Fei later told him that if they could not find out the truth, he and Tang Yunfu would be shot. He panicked and fled overnight.
Little did they know that this was a ploy set up by Liu Zhengfeng, betting that the traitor would cherish his life and unconsciously reveal his true colors. In fact, it would not be so easy for the Military Control Commission to deal with a local station chief or deputy station chief. At least they had to take him back to Chongqing for a thorough investigation before taking any action.
