Extra Four (02)
Even for the lowest-ranking prisoners, it is rare to use the method of directly invading the mental domain to read memories. This will not only cause irreversible damage to the human brain, but is also a humiliation of exposing all privacy to the interrogator.
As an imperial commander who is proficient in mental power and an SSS-level alpha, Gu Chen can invade the mental realm of most alphas as easily as entering an empty space. As long as he wants, he can even directly manipulate people to die.
The breath of the sea in the interrogation room became stronger and stronger. Faced with Li Tingqin's "invitation", Gu Chen remained unmoved.
Since there was no one else around, Gu Chen stopped asking irrelevant questions and said, "Tell me, what did Lu Kang know that he shouldn't know? You must send him to death."
As one of the imperial commanders who was in charge of long-term military deployment, after Gu Chen got the information about this battle, he realized that this was not a trolley problem that Li Tingqin faced passively. He even took the initiative to set up a trap to kill Lu Kang.
Li Tingqin panted softly and said, "Commander Gu, since when did the Empire's interrogation stop focusing on facts and turn into random speculation about motives?"
Gu Chen said: "The Zerg have long been intelligent and know to attack the enemy's headquarters first. You used this to lure the Zerg deeper, cut off their retreat, and recaptured more than a dozen life planets."
"But with the troops you have, if you don't want Lu Kang to die, he will definitely not die. You would rather let yourself be charged with disobeying orders and causing the entire command center to be annihilated, and you want him to die... General Li, what are you planning in the border area?"
Li Tingqin said: "Ah Chen... you really overestimate me with your own command wisdom..."
"General Li is too uncooperative." Gu Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed Li Tingqin's throat. Li Tingqin was forced to raise his head. Some of the water droplets slid into the corners of his lips, and some dripped along his jawline onto the back of Gu Chen's hand.
In those dark eyes, there was the frank desire of a susceptible alpha. Gu Chen could even feel Li Tingqin's rolling Adam's apple under his palm.
Gu Chen's tone was cold, and he said, "My time is indeed limited, so control yourself."
The tightly bound ropes outlined Li Tingqin's firm muscles under his black military uniform, and his hands were also tied behind his back.
With Gu Chen strangling his neck, Li Tingqin had difficulty breathing, but he did not struggle. Even though the rope was specially made by the Supervisory Department, he could break free at any time if he wanted to.
Instead, he laughed and said, "Commander Gu was also an interrogator in the Ministry of Supervision. Is this the only method he has?"
There were indeed a variety of torture instruments here, but Gu Chen let him go, took out a piece of paper to wipe the water stains between his fingers, and said, "We are all people who have received anti-torture training at the Imperial Military Academy. If you don't want to say anything, I don't think these methods can make you reveal a word."
"Tell me, yes or no."
The mint scent in the air became stronger and stronger. Li Tingqin's eyes met those clear eyes. He was slightly startled and sighed, "So what?"
Two people who come from different classes and represent the interests of two different classes are destined to go their separate ways.
Gu Chen sneered and said, "Very good, General Li."
He threw the tissue into the trash can and opened the door of the interrogation room. Zhou Yuan came forward immediately, while the secretary vaguely placed him in front of Gu Chen, keeping a safe distance.
Zhou Yuan asked: "General Commander Gu, what happened?" The people at the headquarters were really overbearing. He came to interrogate Li Tingqin and asked that all surveillance be shut down.
Gu Chen took the gloves handed to him by the secretary and put them on, saying, "We can hold the case review meeting on time. The General Command will weigh the remaining matters."
Zhou Yuan was stunned. What did that mean? The commander of the headquarters was the one who died. Did Gu Chen mean to pick up Li Tingqin and then put him down? He didn't even give the Lu family any face?
Of course, continuing to detain Li Tingqin was indeed inappropriate in terms of public opinion. Gu Chen was willing to personally offend the Lu family, which was also a good thing for him.
"Minister Zhou, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."
Obviously, Gu Chen only told Zhou Yuan about his plan and had no intention of discussing it with him.
Zhou Yuan said: "Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work." These commanders always have the problem of being arbitrary and domineering, and this is especially true for Commander-in-Chief Gu.
After seeing Gu Chen off, Zhou Yuan rushed into the interrogation room to see what was going on.
Li Tingqin was still tied up, his hair and clothes were wet, and there were obvious fingerprints on his neck.
Zhou Yuan was shocked. Although Li Tingqin was under the control of others after returning to the imperial capital, he was still a powerful figure who held great military and political power. Even in the interrogation room, he made him sit on the sofa.
Gu Chen tied him up, poured water on him, and strangled him, offending him so much. Is it really okay?
He was just about to ask someone to untie the rope for Li Tingqin, but he saw Li Tingqin struggle with his tied hands and easily break free from the rope specially made for alphas by the Supervisory Department.
Zhou Yuan even felt the oppressive pheromones again. His legs went weak and he almost knelt down again.
Zhou Yuan: "?" Since you can break free, why didn't you struggle when Gu Chen tortured you just now? You're just trying to please others, right?
Li Tingqin flexed his wrist and said, "Minister Zhou, please ask my adjutant to bring in my custom-made inhibitor."
Zhou Yuan felt that this susceptible SSS-level alpha was a time bomb, so he asked directly, "How about I find an omega to help you solve it?"
Li Tingqin gave him a cold look.
Gu Chen got on the return hovercraft. The things he had ordered before going in had already come to fruition. The crowd outside had been evacuated, and those who should be arrested had been arrested.
The secretary said: "We have checked and found that the Lin and Wang families are indeed behind this."
In fact, the emperor was already afraid of Li Tingqin. At this time, organizing a demonstration would escalate public opinion, which would be like adding fuel to the fire. It would not do much good to Li Tingqin. However, in order to deal with the Lu family, these two families did not consider Li Tingqin's situation.
Gu Chen injected himself with an inhibitor, closed his eyes and said, "Secretly reveal the news to the Lu family."
"Have the information center include the movements of the Zerg in the remote star regions in the internal information presented to His Majesty during this period."
"Coordinate the time to attend the case review meeting the day after tomorrow." Gu Chen began to close his eyes and rest.
"Yes." Faced with Gu Chen's orders, the secretary never asked why, but just started to execute them.
But he was still worried about Gu Chen's health. He relied on inhibitors to get through every susceptible period. In the past, he liked to drink tea like the imperial nobles, but now he can only drink boiled water.
Although the secretary is a beta, he also knows that there is only one commander in the empire who has extremely strong mental power, but it also means that his nerves are extremely sensitive. Now even tea feels like a stimulating drink...
I'm afraid the nerves of adults have been stretched to the limit.
"Bang!!!" But at this moment, a violent explosion occurred not far away, and the air wave caused the hovercraft to vibrate slightly.
Gu Chen opened his eyes and took a look.
The hovercraft quickly adjusted its shape and continued to drive smoothly.
The secretary's terminal also received the message from outside, saying: "Another assassination attempt against you, just discovered by the guards, and detonated in advance."
Gu Chen asked: "Are there any casualties?"
The secretary said: "The measures we took were very effective. Only two guards were slightly injured."
During the years that Gu Chen held power in the imperial capital, he had seen off one officer of civilian origin after another. Countless people hated him to the core. Assassinations had become commonplace, and the guards around him had become accustomed to them.
Gu Chen said: "Do a good job of comforting the personnel and conducting follow-up investigations."
Two days later, the case hearing will be held.
When it comes to someone at Li Tingqin's level, the Supervision Department is no longer able to make a decision on its own.
The handling suggestions put forward by the Supervision Department at the case review meeting need to be unanimously approved by all participating departments and then printed and distributed by the Secretariat of His Majesty the Emperor.
Zhou Yuan ultimately failed to obtain a more groundbreaking confession from Li Tingqin, and he was inclined to agree with Gu Chen's judgment that Li Tingqin gave up Lu Kang and the commanders of the headquarters for the sake of civilians and military merit.
Now it depends on whether the crime of disobeying military orders will be magnified or minimized.
Of course, Zhou Yuan himself proposed the most moderate way of dealing with the situation - to demote him by one level.
Deputy Minister of the Military Department Wen Shijiang was obviously dissatisfied with the result. After watching the review of the entire incident, he first asked: "What does Commander-in-Chief Gu think?" Precisely because Li Tingqin was a member of the military department, he did not want Li Tingqin to climb too high.
Gu Chen said: "Objectively speaking, even I can't make a better decision under such circumstances."
Wen Shijiang frowned and looked at Gu Chen. What was wrong with this guy? He should be the one who least wanted to see Li Tingqin become an imperial hero.
Before Gu Chen spoke, although everyone thought that Li Tingqin's victory was great, they were also thinking about whether there was a better solution to this war with the Zerg.
But now that the empire's top commanders have spoken out in confirmation, everyone is more convinced of this textbook-level battle.
Wen Shijiang said: "The people who died were from your headquarters."
Gu Chen did not speak, but glanced at the Lu family indifferently, so the Lu family spoke: "There will always be sacrifices on the battlefield. Commander Lu Kang died for his country. Although we are sad, it is also a glorious thing. We can't blame General Li..."
Wen Shijiang was a little surprised.
The Public Opinion Center added: "We cannot demote them, and we cannot even deal with them openly. This is a big victory we haven't had in a long time. Even if we can't create heroes, we need to boost morale."
By this point in the meeting, Wen Shijiang had already realized that someone had already weighed the direction behind this matter.
As expected, after a while, he received another urgent message from his secretary: [Your Majesty intends to continue to use military force against the Zerg this year.]
He knew that he should almost stop here.
In the end, they even came up with the ridiculous outcome of deducting three months’ salary.
Wen Shijiang stared at the man in the commander's white military uniform. If there was anyone who had the energy to balance multiple parties, it could only be this man who had worked hard for many years in the imperial capital.
But, what exactly is he going to do?
After leaving the venue, the Lu family breathed a sigh of relief. They knew what level Lu Kang was at, and the family just sent him to gain experience, but they didn't expect that the situation in a place that had not seen war for many years would suddenly change.
If we analyze the details carefully, Lu Kang himself would probably bear a great responsibility, but the person is already dead, there is no need to continue to drag down the Lu family, or even let the Wang and Lin families benefit, it is better...
"Commander Gu, I'm leaving my youngest son in your care..."
Gu Chen smiled and nodded, "Master Lu, you are too polite. The young master also relied on his own talent to enter the headquarters..."
After a few pleasantries, Gu Chen got into the car and calmed down for a while.
I don't know if it was because of the meeting with Li Tingqin the day before yesterday that triggered his susceptible period. After years of using inhibitors, the effect of inhibitors on him is becoming less and less obvious.
But during the susceptible period, he could hardly smell the pheromones of omegas. Over the years, even SSS-level omegas could not match him.
Of course, this does not mean that he can accept the alpha's pheromones. He can smell Li Tingqin's pheromones, but it was only when he was young and endured the pain and discomfort of being a member of the same kind, and he tried it countless times together in Li Tingqin's shabby rental house.
After injecting another dose of inhibitor, he sneered and said, "Revolutionary Army..."
That's right, it's the leader of the revolutionary army x the noble leader
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