Chapter 225: The Interrogation
— Y~y, y~y...
Night forest — the territory of wild animals. Various predators, poisonous insects, and rats roamed the forest...
Su Xiao was squatting on a tree branch not far from the Revolutionary Army headquarters, which was brightly lit, and large groups of patrols kept passing near the headquarters.
The Revolutionary Army had its own unique uniform, so that each such patrol unit looked neat and these groups did not look at all like an incomprehensible rabble.
These groups were actually made up of experienced soldiers who had been through more than one battle.
After observing the headquarters for an hour, Su Xiao found that there were now more than a hundred people patrolling the area. Behind the huge old castle was a military camp. There were probably at least more than two thousand soldiers stationed there.
And it was just one camp. If the troops near the headquarters are mobilized, there will be at least tens of thousands of people gathered here.
Su Xiao wouldn't dare look down on the army, however, he would still infiltrate the Revolutionary Army headquarters. He had to get a couple more Teigu and leave behind tracks that would point to the empire's people.
When they find the tracks, the Revolutionary Army will have only two options. Either take revenge, or swallow this humiliation and retreat.
But the Revolutionary Army was already preparing to fight the empire, so Su Xiao doubted that it would decide to retreat.
In addition, in this case, they will have to move this headquarters along with the troops to another place. If they decided to change locations because of such a reason, it would hit morale hard.
Su Xiao didn't want them to back down.
Once both sides started a war, the capital would immediately be surrounded and the Esdes army would have to put down the rebellion, however, the two factions had similar forces, so their war would last from half a month to two to three months.
The Imperial capital during the war would be the perfect setting for Su Xiao's plans.
After jumping down from the tree, Su Xiao's figure disappeared into the dark forest.
----
Ten minutes later, in a military camp behind the Revolutionary Army headquarters.
Su Xiao held his breath as he crept around the military camp. He wanted to catch some small leader of this army first and clear up the situation.
If he sneaked into the heart of this camp without knowing anything, he would most likely just die.
However, the position of the person he could kidnap couldn't be too high, but it couldn't be too low either.
He couldn't kidnap a soldier who was patrolling, because such a disappearance would be discovered very quickly.
However, he might have kidnapped the person who was currently resting, at least no one would discover his loss until morning.
After avoiding the next patrol, Su Xiao started to inspect each tent.
Fortunately, all the soldiers ' uniforms had emblems on them, so it couldn't take long to find the right person.
Su Xiao soon found a suitable target.
After injecting some sleeping pills into his neck, he immediately tied him up.
In the dark forest, the middle-aged man's hands and feet were bound and his mouth was covered with a piece of cloth.
He tried to break free of his shackles, but it didn't work.
— Don't waste your energy. We are at least a kilometer away from the revolutionary army headquarters. If you can't roar like a lion, no one will hear you.
Even if he started shouting at full force, his scream would only spread out a few hundred meters, so Su Xiao removed the rags from the middle-aged man's mouth.
— The man's voice was hoarse and his lips were trembling. He knew what fate awaited him.
— Don't be nervous. Although I have a habit of killing bad people, I don't have a hobby of torturing them. Answer me a few questions and I'll let you die quickly.
If he had let him live after such a thing, it would have been the stupidest thing he would have done. After all, after this interrogation, he would enter the heart of the Revolutionary Army.
— I... I won't say anything, we will overthrow this regime soon, and then a terrible end will befall all of you — " the middle-aged man decided to bite off his tongue right away, but Su Xiao just looked at him with a smile.
It was very difficult to die from such a thing. He knew about it, but he was too afraid of torture and thought that he would be killed immediately, because he would not be able to say anything.
Su Xiao didn't care if he couldn't speak. If he can't talk, can't he write the right answer? This man was brave, but he wasn't a professional in such matters.
— Hmaf, " the middle-aged man's mouth started to bleed after an unpleasant sound, and tears and snot started to flow out of his eyes and nose.
Biting off his tongue was much harder and more painful than he imagined, and he gave up after only biting off a third of his tongue.
— Go on, I appreciate such heroic deeds. If you can bite off your tongue, I'll let you die. There are thousands of people in your camp, so in the worst case scenario, I'll just need to kidnap another person. I don't believe that all the people in the revolutionary army are so brave.
The middle-aged man's pupils rolled up.
— Spark Priestley, what a unique name. Does the family live in a nearby village? You have a daughter, two sons, and your eldest son is already serving in the army, " Su Xiao threw away the folder of paper he found in his tent.
— This photo... your family, right? What happens if I go to them? Su Xiao showed the photo to the middle-aged man, and he trembled and started growling. Anger could be seen in his eyes and he seemed to want to burn Su Xiao with his gaze.
— And they will die in one day... how romantic. What do you think?
— Priestley's voice was slurred and his speech was distorted.
— Then I ask questions, and you answer. If you don't agree, I'll come to your family. If you lie about one thing, I will also come to your family. Hmm, no, your daughter is quite pretty, so I won't kill her~.
Priestley was desperate. "I, I'll tell you.
Priestley had been a farmer before joining the Revolutionary Army. He had become an officer of one of the groups because of his heroic behavior in one of the battles, but now he was scared.
Su Xiao didn't intend to touch his body from the very beginning. He wasn't good at torture. He was best at suppressing the enemy's will.
— Su Xiao tore up the photo in his hand, and Priestley's eyes filled with excitement.
Despair could make even the weakest person go to an incredible feat, but if there was even a shred of hope in their despair, they wouldn't move.
— How many people are in this place? Including servants.
Priestley's mouth opened and closed, and he didn't say anything for a long time.
— I'll go see your family in a minute.
— Two hundred thousand! Priestley shouted, while apologizing to everyone in his mind at the same time.
«For the sake of my family, for the sake of my family..." — Priestley mentally repeated this phrase to reduce the feeling of guilt.
— I see, I guess I'll have to check on your family after all, " Su Xiao said.
— I'm not lying, there really are about two hundred thousand cheloveks. That's right, that's right, more than twenty thousand people will be back tomorrow at noon, and the remaining two thousand cheloveks are permanent soldiers who should always be in this place. Every now and then there are about a couple of hundred cheloveks from the command in lagare and zsuke, I'm not lying! Priestley ended by shouting.
— About? Great, let's continue.
Comments