Chapter 325 - 273: Village Defense Battle (9)
Chapter 325: Chapter 273: Village Defense Battle (9)
After half an hour of interrogation and torture, the three Beastmen were on the verge of collapse.
"Any more Supplies? If you have them, take them out now. If not, I’ll have to give you another shot."
Gu Qing said gently.
But the Beastman Hero wailed.
"There’s really nothing left, really! I’ve taken it all out! I just told you there was nothing left, so why did you stab me again? Please, I beg you, I’ve truly emptied everything out."
Gu Qing sighed and leaned close to Zhao Chi’s ear. "Lord, it should be true. A normal person couldn’t withstand that many jabs."
Zhao Chi looked at the Medicine and severed heads on the ground, a little speechless.
He asked, "I can understand you keeping this Medicine in your System Space, but whose heads are these? Why would you put them in your System Space?"
The Beastman Hero cried, "Those are for my dinner tonight! I haven’t even touched them yet. The brains are still inside. You can have them all, Lord!"
Zhao Chi nearly threw up.
Gu Qing covered her mouth and chuckled. "Lord, would you like to eat them? Should I prepare them for you?"
Zhao Chi knew she was joking.
He said, exasperated, "Eat my ass. Gather up this Medicine, and get rid of those heads. Drag these guys out and tie them up. Then bring in Gao Di and Han’Er. They’re the big fish."
"Okay~"
Gao Di was interrogated first.
He was the Lord of a large village, so he was bound to have some good stuff stashed away.
"Brother Zhao Chi, it’s a misunderstanding! It’s all a misunderstanding! I didn’t know that Su Qin was your woman. If I had known, I would have died before laying a hand on her! Can you let me go? I’ll be your slave..."
Zhao Chi said impatiently, "Why are you talking so much? Tang Ruan, hold him down. Gu Qing, give him a shot."
"Got it!"
Tang Ruan went over excitedly and pinned Gao Di down firmly.
Gao Di shouted in terror, "Bro, bro, calm down! I’m a commoner too! Our enemies are the nobles, we shouldn’t be killing each other!"
Gu Qing flicked the blood from the thick needle. "Don’t worry, you won’t die. I’ll provide Treatment for you. Now, let’s begin the fun."
The needle went in.
As expected, Gao Di fell silent.
He couldn’t even make a sound.
His eyes bulged, and his mouth gaped open.
It seemed as if even his breathing had stopped.
After a long moment, a bloodcurdling howl finally ripped from his throat.
It even startled Tang Ruan. "Why is he screaming so loud?"
Gu Qing said, "It seems a Human’s Ability to endure pain really is inferior to a Beastman’s. After all, Beastmen are much more thick-skinned."
Those Beastman Heroes had also screamed horribly, and even cried in pain.
But this Gao Di had actually wet himself.
A puddle of his urine spread across the floor.
Zhao Chi reminded her, "Tang Ruan, move aside. Don’t get any on you."
"Oh, right."
Gu Qing said, "This is good too. I estimate one shot is all it will take to make him behave. We’ll see the Effect in a moment."
It was just as Gu Qing had said.
After his Recovery, Gao Di was as obedient as Qi Yue.
He answered every question without hesitation.
He also took everything out of his System Space with a CLATTER.
Zhao Chi nodded. "So, you and Han’Er are both Zhou Hua’s subordinates?"
Gao Di nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, that’s right."
Zhao Chi continued asking, "What’s the situation outside? How large-scale is the resistance army’s Attack on the nobles this time?"
Gao Di answered cautiously.
"I don’t know many of the specifics. Really, I don’t."
"But I know that my boss, Zhou Hua, and the leaders of the other two resistance armies, Lü Crown and Huang Zhao, are just underlings for someone else."
"Our few resistance armies all follow the commands of Boss Jiang Yang."
"He ordered us to attack River Valley Town together on the night three days ago."
Zhao Chi asked, "Jiang Yang? Isn’t he a famous bandit chief? So you’re his men?"
Gao Di chimed in, "Yes, yes, he’s a great bandit chief."
Zhao Chi nodded. "No wonder you came to extort our village. You call yourselves a resistance army?"
Gao Di said with a placating smile, "That’s what the nobles decided. They classified us as a resistance army. We actually call ourselves the Celestial King Army."
"Celestial King my ass! You’re just a big gang of Robbers!"
"Yes, yes, yes, we’re Robbers."
Zhao Chi thought for a moment.
He had heard of Jiang Yang.
He was the notorious leader of a Robber Army who, relying on his formidable Power, could clash head-on with small contingents of nobles.
The nobles had never been able to eliminate them, and by accumulating strength like a rolling snowball, they had only grown stronger.
In reality, though...
Although Jiang Yang plundered and pillaged, sparing neither nobles nor clans—and even robbing commoners—
he was very generous in sharing the spoils with his subordinates.
He distributed the majority of everything—Supplies, captives, money, and women.
This made many people willing to work for him.
Many smaller robber factions even pledged allegiance to him, which ultimately led to him becoming the largest robber force in the vicinity.
Some time ago, he had fought a great battle against the nobles. Although he wasn’t defeated, they ultimately couldn’t compete with the nobles in a war of attrition.
For them, anything short of a victory was effectively a loss.
After that, they lay low for a while.
He hadn’t expected them to suddenly reappear on such a large scale.
Zhao Chi continued his questioning, "What about besides you? Where are the other resistance armies? Are they also participating in this operation?"
Gao Di’s expression turned troubled.
"Big Brother Zhao Chi, I’m really just a follower. I truly don’t know much. How would I know the answers to those questions?"
Zhao Chi nodded. "It’s fine. I’ll go ask Han’Er in a bit. If he says there are things you know that you didn’t tell me, then you’re finished. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand!"
Gu Qing added, "And when our Lord says you’re finished, he doesn’t mean a quick death. It means I’ll stab you, then give you Treatment, then stab you and treat you again, in a continuous cycle. Understand?"
Gao Di looked at Gu Qing in terror. "I understand! I understand everything! I wouldn’t dare hide anything."
Zhao Chi said, "These Supplies you have are too few. You must have more hidden away. Take them out now."
Gao Di said hurriedly, "There’s no more! I’ve taken it all out, this is everything!"
"I’ll give you ten seconds. After ten seconds, Gu Qing, you stab him."
Gao Di was about to lose his mind.
He waved his hands, crying, "There’s really nothing left! I’ve already taken it all out! Don’t stab me, don’t, please don’t."
PFFT!
"AH—!!!"
After another round of torment.
Gao Di still didn’t produce anything else.
It seemed they had truly squeezed all his Supplies out of him.
Zhao Chi nodded. "Alright, Gu Qing, heal him and get him out of here. Drag Han’Er in!"
"Okay~"