Chapter 182 Interrogation
When Qin Zheng, carrying the half-dead, scabby man, strolled leisurely through them, not a single person dared to fire a shot.
His aura was so strong, like an invisible wall, making it hard for people to breathe.
Only after Qin Zheng's figure disappeared at the factory gate did a pre-arranged voice rang out from behind the crowd: "Put down your guns! Don't move! We are police officers!"
A group of men dressed in civilian clothes, but moving with the efficiency of soldiers, emerged from all directions and instantly took control of the entire factory.
The guards had completely lost the will to resist, and their guns clattered and fell to the ground.
Qin Zheng ignored what was happening behind him, threw Qian Weiguo into the back seat of the jeep like a dead dog, and headed straight for Tangdixuan.
...
Tangdixuan, an underground secret room.
This place is less like a secret room and more like a well-equipped private operating room. The air is filled with the smell of disinfectant, and the cold metal instruments gleam under the operating lights.
Qian Weiguo was tightly bound to a specially made metal chair, with a rag stuffed in his mouth, and could only make angry "woo-woo" sounds.
His wrist was crushed by Qin Zheng, and the excruciating pain made him sweat profusely, but he was more concerned about that woman.
The woman named Bai Shu had her back to him and didn't even glance at him.
Her entire attention was focused on that thug called "Scratchy Head".
The man with scabies lay on a mobile hospital bed, his body covered in blood and gore, with several wounds so deep that bone was visible.
Wearing medical gloves, Su Wantang gently used tweezers to hold a cotton ball soaked in spiritual spring water, carefully cleaning the wound on the scabies-ridden head and peeling away the pieces of cloth embedded in the flesh.
Her profile was breathtakingly beautiful under the light, but there wasn't a trace of warmth in her peach blossom eyes.
"Does it hurt?" she asked softly.
The man with the bald head trembled, trying to force a smile, but the movement aggravated the wounds on his face, causing him to gasp in pain: "No...it doesn't hurt...Miss, I didn't...I didn't embarrass you."
"Yes, I know," Su Wantang said calmly. "You did a great job."
She picked up a suture needle from a metal tray and skillfully began to stitch up his deepest wound.
Throughout the entire process, she did not utter another word.
In the sealed room, the only sounds were the faint rustling of needle and thread through flesh and Qian Weiguo's increasingly heavy breathing.
This feeling of being completely ignored is more maddening than any form of torture.
Qian Weiguo stared intently at Su Wantang's retreating figure, the resentment in his eyes almost tangible. He was the second-in-command of "Eagle's Nest" in Beijing, holding the lives of countless people in his hands; he had never suffered such humiliation!
Finally, Su Wantang finished sewing the last stitch, covered the scabies-ridden head with a thin blanket, and fed him a pill.
"Just take a nap, and you'll be fine when you wake up."
She took off her gloves and threw them into the metal trash can with a soft "clang".
Then, she slowly turned around and, for the first time, looked directly at Qian Weiguo, who was tied to the chair.
At that moment, Qian Weiguo felt a chill run down his spine.
That's not the look in a person's eyes; that's a butcher looking at meat on a chopping board.
"Move those things away," Bai Shu said to Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng stepped forward and ripped the gag out of Qian Weiguo's mouth.
"Pooh!"
Qian Weiguo spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and roared hoarsely, "You bitch! If you have the guts, kill me! 'Eagle's Nest' will not let you get away with this! They will make you pay for the suffering I've endured a thousandfold!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Bai Shu smiled, a faint smile that sent chills down one's spine.
She didn't get angry or argue; she simply picked up a pre-prepared syringe from the instrument table next to her.
The syringe contained a semi-transparent liquid.
"Don't be nervous." Bai Shu walked up to him. "This isn't poison; it won't kill you."
She gripped Qian Weiguo's arm, and the cold needle pierced his skin.
Qian Weiguo struggled violently, but his body was firmly fixed in metal shackles and he could not move at all.
"Ugh!" He wanted to resist, to curse, but he could only watch helplessly as the tube of clear liquid was slowly pushed into his vein.
"I just... wanted you to have a clearer understanding of what it feels like to be alive."
Bai Zhu pulled out the needle and casually tossed it back into the tray.
The medicine took effect faster than expected.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
Qian Weiguo's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.
He sensed it.
He felt his heart.
"Thump...thump...thump..."
Each tremor made his skull ring and his eyeballs swell!
"This is a neurosensitizer."
Bai Zhu's voice whispered in his ear.
"It won't hurt you, it will just amplify all your senses a hundredfold."
"Can you hear the sound of your stomach acid slicing through food right now? Sizzle... sizzle... doesn't it sound like teppanyaki?"
"You can also feel the pressure of each expansion of your alveoli, which is squeezing your heart. Each peristalsis of your intestines feels like a giant python writhing inside your belly."
"And your broken wrist, the nerve endings there are screaming wildly at your brain, every signal amplified a hundredfold. Does it hurt?"
"ah--!"
Qian Weiguo let out a scream that sounded inhuman.
He's gone mad!
He's going crazy!
The novelty lasted for less than ten seconds, followed by endless, unbearable torment!
All the normal physiological activities within his body had now become the most terrifying torture. He had become a human prison, imprisoned within his own infinitely magnified senses, with nowhere to escape!
He began to writhe wildly, the metal shackles grinding bloody welts into his wrists and ankles. But this external pain was utterly insignificant compared to the terrifying torment emanating from within his body!
"I'll talk! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!"
He broke down, tears streaming down his face, pleading incoherently, "Please! Make it stop! Please!"
Bai Zhu's expression remained unchanged.
She picked up another syringe and walked over to him.
"No! No! Stop hitting me!" Qian Weiguo was terrified, his crotch instantly became wet, and a foul odor filled the air.
“This is to help you relax,” Bai Shu’s voice remained gentle. “It will show you some… interesting things.”
The needle was inserted again.
The second dose of medicine was injected.
The world before Qian Weiguo's eyes began to distort.
The light from the operating lamp transformed into a huge, pale eye, coldly staring at him.
He looked down and saw something wriggling under his skin on his arm!
One... two... countless!
It's an insect!
Black worms with countless legs were crawling in his blood vessels, gnawing at his flesh!
"Aaaaaaah!"
He could clearly "feel" the sharp mandibles of those insects tearing through his muscle fibers! He could "hear" the "crunching" sound of them gnawing at his bones!
This is more direct and more terrifying than any other form of torture!
It works directly on the brain and on the imagination, turning humanity's most primal fears into an immersive reality!
"A watchmaker! It's a watchmaker!"
In the dual hell of physical and mental suffering, Qian Weiguo's psychological defenses were completely shattered.
He no longer cared about organizational discipline or loyalty; all he wanted was to escape this torment that was worse than death!
He began to confess readily, like spilling beans.
"'Benevolent Clinic'...it's not just a black gold warehouse...it's a laboratory! We're experimenting on living people! Researching...researching gene therapy! 'Tyrant'...the 'Tyrant' test subjects are failures!"
"The batch of medicine in the man with the scabies head was a half-finished product that Zhao Kai stole! Only the 'Watchmaker' knows the real formula!"
Bai Shu listened quietly, her eyes cold.
Qin Zheng stood to the side, his body already chilled to the bone. He looked at Qian Weiguo, who was convulsing and babbling incoherently in the chair, and then at the nonchalant young lady. For the first time, he had a completely new definition of the word "fear."
It turns out that true ruthlessness isn't about using knives and guns.
Instead, you use your own body and your own brain to torture yourself.
To kill someone, you must also destroy their spirit.
"Where is the 'watchmaker'?" Bai Shu finally spoke, asking the most crucial question.
"I don't know! Nobody knows what he looks like! We only communicate through one-way channels!" Qian Weiguo was on the verge of collapse, his voice hoarse.
All I know is... I know his next plan!
"explain."
"Three days from now! Three days from now at the Beijing Exhibition Center! A national military technology exhibition is going to be held there!" Qian Weiguo's eyes were filled with extreme fear.
"His goal... wasn't to kill anyone at all!"
"He's going to detonate a... a 'queen bee' in the exhibition hall!"
What is a 'queen bee'?
"It's...it's a biological gas bomb! The latest development! Colorless and odorless, it spreads through the air, and anyone who inhales it will die of cardiac arrest within a minute! The affected area...is the entire exhibition hall!"
After saying his last sentence, Qian Weiguo's head lolled to the side, and he completely lost consciousness.
The room was deathly silent.
Qin Zheng's face turned deathly pale instantly.
Military technology exhibition!
What kind of place is that? Those who will be there will be top figures from the entire Chinese military, political, and technological sectors!
If this poison gas bomb really detonates...
The consequences would be unimaginable!
This is no longer an assassination attempt; this is a blatant act of terrorism! They intend to wipe out the entire top floor of Beijing!
Qin Zheng looked at Bai Shu abruptly, only to find that her expression remained calm.
But in those peach blossom eyes, a storm was brewing.
You go to the front lines to catch snakes, while I take charge of the capital to destroy snake dens.
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