Zhang Jianzhou had already been beaten unconscious by Jiang Bai and didn't hear Yao Chengjie's words at all.

I watched from the sidelines, feeling nothing. Zhang Jianzhou's current situation is entirely his own fault; he has no one else to blame but himself.

Yao Chengjie threw him against the wall and immediately asked, "Tell me, where is Lu Changkong? Where is he? Where did you take him?"

Zhang Jianzhou didn't speak, but instead spat blood at Yao Chengjie. The blood, stained with his saliva, landed on Yao Chengjie's trouser leg. Yao Chengjie didn't dodge; instead, he stepped forward and kicked Zhang Jianzhou in the cheek, angrily shouting, "I'm asking you! Where is Lu Changkong?!"

"Ah!" Zhang Jianzhou's face was trapped between Yao Chengjie's foot and the wall, and he howled in pain again.

Yao Chengjie kicked his face for a short while before letting go and yelling. Zhang Jianzhou fell to the ground, writhing in pain.

"Speak up, or I'll break your fingers one by one."

Zhang Jianzhou could no longer bear the torment and mumbled a few words.

Yao Chengjie said, "What did you say? Speak louder."

Zhang Jianzhou hurriedly shouted at the top of his lungs, "I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?!"

"Okay, go ahead, I'm listening."

Zhang Jianzhou screamed twice, struggling to get up from the dirty ground, but his hands were handcuffed behind his back, so he couldn't exert any force and couldn't get up.

After trying it once, he gave up and simply lay on the ground, no longer moving.

Then he said, "Lu Changkong, Lu Changkong is dead!"

Yao Chengjie frowned and said, "What did you say?"

Zhang Jianzhou repeated what he had just said.

Jiang Bai said from the side, "You didn't say this when I was in Central Town. You said you arrested Chang Kong and sent him somewhere. I want to know, where did you send him?"

I was stunned when I heard Jiang Bai's words.

Zhang Jianzhou captured Lu Changkong and sent him to a certain place.

These words surprised me a bit, and at the same time, a vague idea formed in my mind. However, I didn't say anything, wanting to see what Zhang Jianzhou would say next.

Zhang Jianzhou said, "Yes, I did say that! But, but he died on the way there! What could I do! Even if you interrogate me like this, I can't bring him back to life!"

Yao Chengjie raised his foot and stepped on Zhang Jianzhou's face again, saying, "You know what? I don't believe you. You'd better tell me the truth..."

Before Yao Chengjie could finish speaking, Zhang Jianzhou shouted excitedly, "I'm telling the truth! Lu Changkong is dead! He's really dead! What else do you want!"

I squinted, unsure whether Zhang Jianzhou was telling the truth or not, but judging from the current situation, it was very likely that he was telling the truth.

Yao Chengjie was unwilling to accept this, and at the same time, he did not believe that Lu Changkong was dead.

He crouched down, reached out and grabbed Zhang Jianzhou's right index finger, then suddenly pulled hard.

Click!

With a sharp crack, Zhang Jianzhou's finger broke off, flipped upwards, and then remained frozen in place, unable to move.

"ah!"

The pain was excruciating; Zhang Jianzhou screamed in agony once more.

This scream was much more severe than before. I looked at Yao Chengjie's actions and felt a bit conflicted, but thinking about it, it was normal. If it were Sister Jing and Fei Lichao who were in trouble, I would definitely do the same.

Yao Chengjie said, "If you don't talk, I'll break one of your fingers until you do."

Zhang Jianzhou's face was contorted with rage as he wailed, "I really don't know! I really don't know!"

Yao Chengjie sneered, "Don't know? Didn't you just say Chang Kong was dead? How come you're saying you don't know now? Zhang Jianzhou, hurry up and tell me the truth. If you tell the truth, you won't have to suffer anymore."

Zhang Jianzhou said, "I'll talk! It was all done by the Central Town! It has nothing to do with me! It was all Ye Qian! Ye Qian did all of this. It was him who locked up Lu Changkong and tortured him. Later, he was the one who sent Lu Changkong out, and Lu Changkong died on the way. It has nothing to do with me. None of this has anything to do with me! If you want to find someone, go find Ye Qian!"

Zhang Jianzhou basically shouted these words while crying.

I raised an eyebrow. Does this have anything to do with Ye Qian?

Yao Chengjie frowned. "Ye Qian?"

Zhang Jianzhou nodded and said, "Yes, it was all Ye Qian's doing, it has nothing to do with me. I have no grudge against Lu Changkong, why would I go looking for trouble? Only Ye Qian, only Ye Qian wants him dead!"

Yao Chengjie looked up at me, his eyes filled with suspicion.

I shook my head, indicating that I didn't know.

Lu Changkong's matter had nothing to do with me, so I had no idea what happened. I asked Zhang Jianzhou yesterday, but he refused to say anything, so I couldn't do anything about it.

Yao Chengjie stood up, seemingly somewhat believing Zhang Jianzhou's words.

He walked towards me, stood in front of me, and asked in a low voice, "Do you think what he said is true or false?"

I gave a wry smile and said, "I don't know about that; that's your problem."

Yao Chengjie said, "In your opinion, is what he said credible?"

I shook my head slightly and said, "I don't know."

Yao Chengjie frowned.

I continued, "However, I can tell you this: I was fooled by him several times because I believed what he told me. So if you think what he says is unbelievable, then don't believe it."

Yao Chengjie nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

After saying that, he went back, and what happened next is unknown.

As long as Zhang Jianzhou is alive, there is no problem.

After Yao Chengjie returned, he squatted down, decisively grabbed the other person's fingers, and forcefully pried them open.

A snap.

Zhang Jianzhou's right middle finger was instantly broken.

"Ah!" Zhang Jianzhong screamed again.

I shook my head, wondering what Zhang Jianzhou was thinking. Why was he still being so stubborn after things had come to this? Was there really something he couldn't say?

But what could be more important than one's own life?

Yao Chengjie said, "Zhang Jianzhou, I hope you tell me the truth. Don't think that I'll believe you just because you're pushing everything onto Ye Qian. I'm not stupid, and I believe you're not stupid either. If you want to be tortured again, then don't say anything."

Zhang Jianzhou is lying on the ground. I don't know what he's thinking right now, but he probably hates us a lot.

Zhang Jianzhou cried out, "I've already told you, what more do you want from me! If you don't believe me, just kill me!"

Zhang Jianzhou's words were a bit harsh.

Yao Chengjie wasn't having any of it and punched him on the head. Zhang Jianzhou rolled his eyes and passed out.

Seeing this, I felt a little helpless.

(End of this chapter)