Chapter 2: Interrogation
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In the Law Enforcement Hall prison.
Fatty was unceremoniously tossed to the ground with a loud “bang.” With his hands bound behind his back, his face had a rather intimate encounter with the floor, leaving him in agony and howling like a banshee.
“Your companion has spilled all the beans. Do I need to remind you how to respond now?” Wang Qianshan said coldly, glaring at the male character in custody.
The male character didn’t answer immediately, but his mind was racing.
What could Fatty possibly reveal?
Probably just that they went to Yihong Courtyard and saw a projection of Lady Ru Yu.
Can’t really blame Fatty for that.
After all, who wouldn’t blab a bit if they suddenly got caught and then tortured for information?
“Fatty, you heartless scoundrel!
Are you really just jealous of my relationship with Lady Ru Yu?
Do you just hate me for tossing her dowry into the lake while you didn’t make a single Spirit Coin from her?
She’s already gone to the underworld.
Why on earth are you spinning tales that Lady Ru Yu is still alive?”
Fatty raised his head from the ground, looking miserable.
In an instant, he recognized that Lin Nan was currently in her second personality.
Suddenly, his thoughts became lively.
The second personality isn’t like the first. Although it lasts for a shorter time, they were the best of bros, practically sharing everything!
Seeing the male character looking like he wanted to eat him alive, Fatty sneered, “Who says it’s not true? Why is it that you only went to Yihong Courtyard once and Lady Ru Yu is head over heels for you, while I’ve spent a fortune on her and all I got was a smile at the beginning before she ignored me entirely?
She’s dead and gone,
And yet, she left her dowry for you?
Why on earth should she use my money to support you?
Not to mention that d*mn fool tossed her dowry, a necklace worth tens of thousands of Spirit Coins, into the lake!
Dude, you can’t imagine how I felt in that moment!
Do you think someone like that deserves to live?”
Fatty’s roar echoed in the interrogation room,
And everyone suddenly understood.
No wonder Fatty was going after Lin Nan! Turns out there was such a tangled relationship among the three of them.
Wang Qianshan remained calm as ever,
“Hmm, did the old man say that Fatty had divulged anything?”
The male character, “…”
Whoa, seems like it!
“Well… I’m just guessing. This dude doesn’t say much on the surface, but deep down he’s probably just waiting for an opportunity to get me, so he’s definitely going to fabricate the most damaging testimony against me. Just a heads up for Elder Wang.”
Fatty didn’t retort.
After all, the more you say, the more you mess up. This Wang Qianshan had lived for hundreds of years, and his mind was as deep as the ocean.
He merely lay on the ground, coldly sneering, looking as if he wanted to swallow the male character whole.
“Is that so? If your relationship is so full of gaps, how did you end up studying under the same master on Laoxia Peak?
Moreover, from what I know, you two shared a place at the Eight Immortals Restaurant for nearly a month and a half.
Logically speaking, you should be good friends, so why the hostility over a courtesan?”
Wang Qianshan spoke slowly.
Fatty gritted his teeth, “You can know a person’s face but not their heart. I was just blindsided and didn’t know his true colors.”
The male character also said, “Heh, this guy is naturally greedy and lustful. I’ve been putting up with him, but calling him a friend is just an insult to the word.”
Wang Qianshan sighed and stood up, “Bring on the torture!”
“Yes, Elder.”
A terrified Fatty was immediately tied up on a wooden frame next to the male character by two burly men.
Next, the two thugs picked up their barbed whips and proceeded to rain down a flurry of strikes on the male character and Fatty with loud cracks.
With each lash, Fatty screamed, “Ouch! Lin Nan, you little rascal! Why drag Fatty into this? You must be colluding with the Monster Race, you traitor!”
“It hurts, it hurts! He’s the traitor! Why are you hitting me? I’ve already said what I needed to say!”
“Wahh! d*mn you, Lin Nan! You’ve made me suffer alongside you!
If I ever get out of here, I swear I’ll smash your dog head!”
The male character hung his head low, enduring the strikes without a single complaint.
Yes, as a fragment of the System’s consciousness, he could naturally shut off pain, but dragging Fatty into this truly made him feel guilty.
However, at this moment, he absolutely couldn’t admit they knew Lady Ru Yu’s true identity.
If he guessed correctly,
Yihong Courtyard was probably already abandoned.
Otherwise, how could Wang Qianshan not follow that lead?
All he’d need to do was question the people from Yihong Courtyard and could find some clues; why focus all attention solely on him and Fatty?
So, they both just needed to keep their mouths shut.
Eventually, the Law Enforcement Hall would be unable to present decisive evidence and would have no choice but to let them go.
Outside the interrogation room.
“Elder, it seems like the courtesans from Yihong Courtyard have vanished into thin air. No signs of them leaving through the city gates.”
A black-clad disciple reported.
Wang Qianshan pondered,
“Leaving Sky Sword City isn’t difficult. Disguises or techniques to burrow underground shouldn’t be hard for them.”
“However, while investigating around Yihong Courtyard, some reported seeing a man hurrying away with a courtesan a couple of days ago.”
“Oh? Investigate further!”
“Yes, Elder.”
The jurisdiction of Sky Sword City fell under the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Law Enforcement Hall, like an overlord, had no choice but to comply unconditionally.
Tracking down a couple of individuals was no trouble at all.
Before long, a disciple returned with a report.
Saying the two were currently at an inn in a small town about twenty miles outside Sky Sword City.
Wang Qianshan stroked his beard, “Good, very good.
Keep a close watch. Tomorrow morning, I want to see that courtesan.”
“Yes, Elder!”
Wang Qianshan returned to the interrogation room.
Fatty and the male character were beaten to the brink of consciousness, their heads drooped as if they had passed out.
“Careful, don’t k*ll them.
A recent group from the New World seems to have mastered the d*ath and disappearance technique. If you k*ll him, you’d just be helping them out.”
“Understood.”
Wang Qianshan turned and left.
To him, these two didn’t seem very useful anymore.
Even if they were involved with the Monster Race, it was likely just some trivial matters.
Capturing that lone courtesan from Yihong Courtyard was the priority now.
After a moment of thought, Wang Qianshan ultimately decided,
This operation needed a general overseeing it; otherwise, if anything else happened, he couldn’t explain it to the Sect Leader.
A quarter of an hour later,
A white carrier pigeon landed gracefully in the luxurious dining hall of Eight Immortals Restaurant.
As the expressionless An Luo passed by with a plate,
It suddenly transformed into a shadow and quickly dove into his body.
