Chapter 158 Interrogation 2
The prisoner struggled.
"No, what I said is true. I really don't know anything else."
But the interrogator believed the cloaked man's words very much, and he pinched his knuckles He made a rattling sound and said in a cruel tone: "It seems that if I don't give you some color, you don't know where this place is!"
"Someone, give him some water." Punishment!”
Soon, two jailers came over to free the prisoner who was hanging in the air, and tied him face up to a bench. His limbs were also tied tightly with ropes around his waist.
A jailer took a towel and covered the prisoner's face.
The interrogator came to the prisoner with a bucket of water. He scooped out half of the water with a gourd, raised his arm and poured it on the prisoner's face, which was covered by a towel.
“Ahem~”
The prisoner choked on the water, and he immediately held his breath to prevent the water that had seeped into the towel from flowing into his nostrils.
But this is doomed to be in vain.
The prisoner was lying face up and his hands were tightly tied. He could only shake his head violently from side to side in order to shake off the towel.
However, it was as if the towel was stuck to his face and he couldn't get it off no matter how hard he shook it off.
"Haha! No matter how hard you struggle, it's useless! If you honestly confess the concealed information, I will take off the towel for you immediately."
The interrogator continued Smiling evilly, he scooped out half a ladle of water and sprinkled it on the towel.
Because of the violent struggle just now, the oxygen in the prisoner's body was quickly exhausted, and a strong sense of suffocation constantly impacted his brain.
"Uh! Well--"
The prisoner made a painful sound. Finally, he couldn't help it anymore, and suddenly let go of his air hole and took a quick breath.
However, with the influx of air, a large amount of water was also sucked into the mouth and nose. In addition to the still existing feeling of suffocation, another kind of pain - a feeling of being drowned also surged. Come.
The interrogator said very excitedly: "It seems that you enjoy this feeling very much. I'll let you enjoy it more!"
After speaking, he sprinkled half a scoop of water on the towel.
The cloaked man on the side watched with interest the interrogator's torture of the prisoner. He continued to sit back on the chair where he had been, crossing his legs and slowly admiring it.
“Interesting, interesting!”
The corners of the cloaked man’s mouth were slightly raised, smiling while talking to himself.
“I didn’t expect that mortals could come up with such a method. I think this is much more effective than the magic used for torture.”
The prisoner was still trying to shake off the towel on his face. Since he could not breathe, his body's conditioned reflex drove him to open his mouth wide and forcefully breathe and swallow. As a result, a large amount of water was sucked into his stomach, lungs and bronchi.
The water in his stomach, lungs and trachea caused unbearable pain to his body. He coughed, vomited and kicked his feet.
After about two or three minutes, the prisoner basically lost consciousness, but his central nervous system was still working, and the central nervous system was still protecting the owner. At this moment, although the prisoner lost consciousness, his body The pain on his body became even more excruciating, and his whole body began to convulse.
His lung lobes, trachea and bronchi began to secrete a large amount of viscous secretions - a large amount of thick nasal mucus.
Suddenly, a smell of urine filled the interrogation room, and the prisoner began to urinate incontinently.
A whip struck him hard.
“Really, you peed on my uncle’s territory.”
The interrogator thought it was enough and lifted the towel covering the prisoner’s face.
The two jailers untied the rope, made the prisoner sit up, and slapped him hard on the back.
“Ahem! Ahem!”
The prisoner coughed violently and choked out large amounts of water from his mouth and nose.
The interrogator crossed his hands on his chest and asked triumphantly: "How is it? Do you want to recruit or not?"
"Let me tell you, mine 'Waterboarding' is very efficient! About 80% of those who enjoy this technique will speak up, and the remaining 20% will say whatever they want. ..."
A chilling smile appeared on his face: "Guess what? They were all tortured to death during the torture process!"
In order to let the prisoners regain consciousness as soon as possible! , the jailer picked up the whip and whipped him several times.
"I said...ahem...I said..."
The captive's brain regained consciousness, and he finally couldn't stand it anymore. He never wanted to experience that hellish feeling again.
"It's really a toast and a penalty. If I had told it earlier, I wouldn't have suffered such a heavy punishment. Tell me honestly." The prisoner did not explain immediately, but just kept breathing heavily. He is so precious now.
“Untie him!”
The interrogator is not in a hurry now, as the other party's psychological defense has been broken.
The captive closed his eyes, tried hard to adjust his breathing, and slowly regained his composure.
The cloaked man who had been "watching" the execution process came forward.
"You have to tell me honestly this time. As long as there is even a little bit of untruth in your confession, I will be able to detect it right away. When the time comes..."
He He pointed to the interrogator next to him.
"This gentleman will let you enjoy the service just now again. Why don't you do it? To be honest, I am quite looking forward to your lying, so that I can watch the wonderful performance just now again. Hahahaha!"
His maniacal laughter sounded in the interrogation room.
......
In the temporary headquarters located in the center of the town, several officers, including Samar, were gathering together to discuss new information obtained from the prisoners.
The cloaked man who assisted the interrogator in extracting a confession in the dungeon is speaking.
"Lord Samar, I think now is the best time to attack. Before the main force of the royal army goes south, we can capture the Thorn Fortress in one go." Fight, we will be in a great advantage after next spring."
Samar held his chin with one hand and watched the cloaked man's performance without saying a word.
He really didn't like the weirdo in front of him for no other reason than that he was a wizard.
There are wizards working under Archduke Giles - or assisting him, and there are quite a few of them. This is no secret among the top brass of the rebels.
The addition of this mysterious force was also one of the important reasons that prompted the Grand Duke to make up his mind to launch a rebellion.
When the Grand Duke disclosed the existence of his wizards to his confidants and important subordinates, many people thought it was a fantasy.
But the various magical abilities displayed by those people quickly convinced everyone of their identities and they were convinced. The addition of wizards was indeed a great help to our side.
As for the interference of church forces? Through the silent layout that lasted for several generations, the middle and upper classes of the Southern Church have long been controlled by the Giles family. Even if they are allowed to break with the Holy See headquarters, of course, the premise is that the Archduke has the strength to compete with the Holy See headquarters.
Although it is impossible to break with the Holy See headquarters now, it is still easy to conceal the existence of the wizard.
However, given the traditional image of wizards, many generals still have a grudge against this group, and Samar is one of them.
He is feeling quite unhappy now. This Laoshizi wizard suddenly appeared in the army with a warrant from the Grand Duke some time ago, claiming to be here to assist him.
But he soon discovered that the wizard was always trying to replace him in controlling the army, or trying to sideline him.
Fortunately, he himself was also very clever, and he firmly held on to the power in his hands, preventing this insidious guy from succeeding.
In his opinion, this wizard was so happy with his achievements that he knew nothing about military affairs, but he urged him again and again to attack the Thorn Fortress.
Be good! That was the Fortress of Thorns, known as the most powerful pass in the South, and the place where the heads of the Dodge family relied on for generations to break the earth and declare their lordship.
Samar thinks that he is relatively "crazy", but he is not crazy enough to take down the Thorn Fortress with the few troops at hand.
So he made up his mind that at the current stage he would just keep an eye on the defenders on the fortress, and wait until the Great Fair determined the thorns in the south and lead the main force to join him before making any plans.
He has rejected the wizard's suggestions several times before. Maybe the other party has mysterious power, but he is really a novice in military matters.
The rather unconvinced wizard showed his power a few days ago.
He cast spells on several scouts. These scouts were only wearing a set of soft leather armor that did not affect their movement. However, under the influence of mysterious power, they actually gained a defense comparable to plate armor.
"Let them go north deep into the opponent's security zone, capture a few tongues and come back. If we can find out through torture that there are insufficient troops in the fortress, we will attack!"
The fire in the granary in the royal capital It has been spread among the southern army that there is a high probability that they will not be able to send troops south, which is why the wizard is so confident.
"Okay! If the opponent's strength is really small enough, we will attack."
Samar agreed at the time.
Now, the intelligence torture has come out. There are only a few thousand troops in the fortress, but the wizard claims that under his magic, all lies are undetectable and the intelligence is 100% true.
So, to fight or not to fight?
(End of this chapter)