107 Dekan’s Dog-like Interrogation Method
“Should we rest first tonight?”
The lord seemed to have accepted Dekan’s implied intention to stay at the lord’s residence for the night.
After all, Dekan appeared very satisfied with the place.
“If you could trouble yourself to take me there tonight, it would be best.”
“After the meal, I will take you there.”
Subsequently, the two began to enjoy their dinner with considerable ease.
Dekan, reminiscing about the Rebirth Church followers still suffering in the prison, found the dishes particularly delicious.
Sure enough, the suffering of evil-doers was the finest seasoning.
Dekan couldn’t help but think that it would be great to move this long table to the door of the cell, so the prisoners could watch him eat…
…
After dining with the lord, after a short wait, the lord arranged the trip to the prison of Tristin City.
Then, the lord took Dekan in a private carriage to this enormous underground prison.
In the pitch-black underground prison, the occasional faint roar of prisoners from the lower levels could be heard reverberating.
Some of the most heinous high-level criminals were housed in the lowest level, and ordinary prison guards simply couldn’t keep them under control.
They could only ensure the prisoners didn’t escape.
After the lord and Dekan entered the prison, they headed straight down to the lowest level.
This level had only a few feeble rays of light in the corridors, reflecting on the walls without producing even a ripple, as if sight was about to be swallowed by the darkness.
Presumably, only the most vicious and dangerous were imprisoned here.
Although the two members of the Rebirth Church were only of the fifth rank,
there was no doubt that the members of the Rebirth Church deserved to be on the lowest level of the prison.
After all, they could each be regarded as death-row inmates directly.
Dekan inspected the environment of the lowest level of the prison.
Unexpectedly, he thought it wasn’t bad.
In the future, the Happy Church also needs to set up a confession room like this.
When the time comes, it will be built in this style.
“That’s it.”
The lord led Dekan to the entrance of an independent spacious cell.
Behind the metal grill, filled with magical barriers, was one of the two Rebirth Church members that Dekan had captured in the cockpit.
The other was housed in a distant area to prevent communication between the two prisoners.
“DEKAN!”
The prisoner’s teeth clenched when he saw Dekan.
But more than that, there was also wariness and fear.
He had suffered greatly at the hands of Dekan on the magic airship!
This inhumane individual, no one knew when he would appear, or what tricks he would play once he did.
Honestly, the prisoner still couldn’t figure out what Dekan had managed to do to capture all three church members so effortlessly.
“Ah, ah, don’t be so tense. I’m here to give you an opportunity.”
Dekan approached the metal grille and smiled, looking at the prisoner inside.
Without Cornelia, he wasn’t willing to open the cell and interrogate a fifth-rank criminal up close.
Prisoner: “Hmph, it’s common sense not to negotiate with terrorists.”
Dekan: “?”
Dekan: “Who did you call a terrorist?”
Dekan’s eyes widened significantly, seemingly slightly upset.
He felt he had been insulted.
That look made the prisoner uneasy, and he immediately dared not to say another word.
“Well, well, let’s cut to the chase. Confess, and you’ll avoid pain, otherwise, things will be different after I extract the information from you.”
Dekan sighed helplessly.
As long as one is upright, the accusations by any Rebirth Church member are irrelevant.
“You may try to see if you can interrogate the information you want before everything is over. And if you torture a serious criminal without authorization, even if someone protects you, you will still face punishment from the Kingdom Union!”
The prisoner clenched his teeth and shook his head, full of hatred.
Even if Dekan offered excellent terms, even if he would let him go.
Once he confessed, there would be no freedom for him, only endless retaliation from the Rebirth Church.
He clearly understood the significance of this mission for the Rebirth Church.
“No, no, you can rest assured. After interrogation, there won’t be any marks on your body, and Chloix will not let you die.”
Dekan seemed to recall something interesting, and gave a sinister laugh,
“Also, if your actions are tonight, that’s still okay. If it’s delayed by two days… You’ll be utterly ruined.”
Dekan looked at the prisoner with seven parts sympathy and three parts mockery.
The last person Dekan had looked at this way was Baron Bachelor of the Demon Academy’s Cooking Classroom.
Just that during the time torturing Bachelor, there was no Chloix around.
This was one of Dekan’s regrets.
The prisoner’s pupils contracted.
He thought of something terrifying.
Based on the intelligence, Dekan had a healer teammate with unclear significance.
Though his healing was massive, it came with painful side effects and increased the difficulty of the Shadow World.
At this moment, the prisoner’s brain raced, quickly understanding the meaning of this healer being around Dekan!
Dekan, this bastard!
He wasn’t seeking a nursemaids at all, but an irresistible interrogator!
Combined with Dekan’s expertise in causing pain, Chloix’s healing provided an unbeatable duo.
No beings alive could withstand their interrogation!!
“No, it’s impossible, Chloix wouldn’t be here!”
The prisoner hurriedly stepped back, retreated until he couldn’t anymore, and shouted while pressing against the wall.
Compared to before, his words were now completely devoid of bravado, only filled with boundless terror.
Dekan gripped the iron grille, his face near the cell, and with an incomprehensible smile, whispered,
“Your companion has already confessed. Your target is the Ice Snow Princess…”
Upon hearing this,
The prisoner’s demeanor changed dramatically as if the heavens had split and the earth had sundered.
His eyes were fixed on Dekan while his body couldn’t stop trembling.
“Do you know how we got him to talk? Initially, he was just as stubborn as you.”
“Just unfortunate, he can’t speak now. Chloix is trying to revive him.”
“So, you still have a bit of a chance to skip the pain your companion went through.”
“If you confess now, I guarantee you won’t endure torment. And, actually, you can receive preferential treatment in prison, such as better rooms and gourmet meals every day, right?”
“Of course. You only have this opportunity to confess to me now. Once your companion recovers, you will be useless.”
Coldly saying the last sentence, Dekan stopped talking, waiting for the prisoner to make a decision.
The prisoner’s teeth chattered, his eyes gradually becoming vacant.
“I, I confess…”
Without much hesitation, the prisoner answered.
Dekan’s lips curled into a satisfied arc.
Where is there any Chloix?
Dekan didn’t even know the target was the Ice Snow Princess.
Deception, guesswork.
With these two steps, he effortlessly dealt with the prisoner.
Of course, if that didn’t work, he would still need to call for Chloix, after all, Chloix could be here by tomorrow at the latest.
As for the conclusion “Target is Ice Snow Princess,” Dekan was purely taking a chance.
After all, Dekan had obtained the intelligence from an informant Aurora that “the Rebirth Church’s target is related to Tristin Academy.”
And besides having an eighth-rank card maker, Tristin Academy didn’t have anything particularly worth the Rebirth Church going through such great trouble.
Therefore, the target of the Rebirth Church.
Either there was a treasure or a sealed evil presence in the school, or it was related to the Ice Snow Princess.
Only these two scenarios are relatively common in stories.
So Dekan tried it out, deceiving the prisoner with a guess.
Anyway, with two prisoners, he could try each one separately.
Judging by the prisoner’s reaction,
It seemed he had guessed correctly.
