Chapter 224 A Deeper Truth
He Ziqian's problem was solved, but Ruan Xi's doubts were still lingering in his mind.
"Now that you've asked, it's my turn." Ruan Xi was still smiling the moment before, but the next moment, when she looked at Minister Gong, all the expressions on her face were restrained, and she looked even colder than He Ziqian.
The other members of the Goshawk Team had no idea of the existence of the big tree, so they naturally didn't understand the deep meaning behind it, but He Ziqian understood it immediately.
"Do you need my help?" He Ziqian stood beside Ruan Xi considerately and asked softly.
"No need, you just need to help me clear the way from behind." You still have to have enough momentum.
Although he could actually do this by himself, being strong enough and having people supporting you at all times are two completely different concepts, and the state of mind is also completely different.
Minister Gong was obviously confused. He knew of Ruan Xi's existence, but he didn't know that Ruan Xi was from Funong Star. The Great Elder had never mentioned this to him. Although the two parties had a cooperative relationship, they had always been wary of each other. How could they really open their hearts to each other?
"I have told you everything you want to know..." Minister Gong was obviously frightened by the beating, especially Ruan Xi who was approaching him step by step. The acupuncture technique he had just used on him had really tortured him. Now, when he saw Ruan Xi, he couldn't help but tremble slightly. Naturally, such a shout would not have any effect.
Ruan Xi wore a cold smile on his lips as he walked slowly to Minister Gong and squatted down. He was so close that Minister Gong reflexively shrank back. Unexpectedly, his back was pressed against something hard. Not only that, but that thing also gave off a slight chill that spread from his vest in an instant, and his whole body froze uncontrollably.
"I just want to know why you're so obsessed with the Tree of Life? What exactly have you done to this forest? Why did the barrier loosen? Why can your weapons damage the Tree of Life? Where... do you want to take the Tree of Life?"
By the end of the question, Ruan Xi's voice was cold as ice. Every word was sonorous and powerful, hitting Minister Gong's head and making him bleed. He was obviously scared to the extreme, and his expression looked like he could fall into a coma at any time. However, Minister Gong managed to withstand the huge pressure, his mouth was tightly closed, and he didn't say anything.
Ruan Xi couldn't help but raise his brows, and had a vague guess in his mind. He simply turned his head to look at He Ziqian and asked his lover for help.
"He shouldn't be so tough." After all, he had just been beaten and told everything, so how could he be tough?
"That is, there is someone more powerful behind him, and he dares not speak out." Minister Gong is a senior military official, even qualified to report directly to the president...
Wait, the President?
A bold guess popped up in He Ziqian's mind, which immediately shocked himself. Then, he met Ruan Xi's eyes. While the two of them were communicating silently with their eyes, everyone except Xiaoguai had their eyes fixed on the tree root on Minister Gong's back.
Holy shit, has the little doctor developed some new skill? Can he control plants? Damn, he's multitasking! He's clearly concentrating on interrogating Minister Gong!
"Who is the mastermind behind you?" Ruan Xi didn't even turn his head, still looking at his lover, but this simple question made Minister Gong react violently immediately. He struggled desperately, and it was unclear whether he wanted to escape or die.
Anyway, Ruan Xi is more inclined to the first one. This scumbag, is he still hoping that someone will come to save him?
Thinking of this, Ruan Xi couldn't help but smile slightly, and simply broke Minister Gong's beautiful wish.
"Do you think anyone can come and save you? Do you think that Great Elder is easy to deal with? Let me think about it. The Great Elder is so old, and the Tree of Life is such a miraculous existence. You...are you hoping for longevity? Or immortality? Oh, immortality, that's truly mankind's eternal pursuit."
Ruan Xi was full of sarcasm and anger, and he also took the opportunity to put an end to Minister Gong's delusion that "he could be rescued."
From the beginning to the end, Ruan Xi never missed any of Minister Gong's reactions, and naturally saw his fear. So he focused on this point and pressed it to the bottom. If he could use violence to force the answer, that would be the easiest thing. If that didn't work, he still had the pharmacist's special methods to ensure that Minister Gong would regret his insistence on not speaking.
When thinking of this, Ruan Xi naturally exuded an invisible pressure. The icy aura could not be concealed by the faint smile on Ruan Xi's face. Minister Gong was so frightened that he shivered uncontrollably and his breathing stopped for a few seconds.
"I really don't know what you are talking about. What tree of life? Those are just legends..." However, at this time, Minister Gong was still quibbling, and then he heard Ruan Xi's laughter.
However, this laughter was completely cold and froze him completely, making him unable to utter a single word.
"I was wrong. I shouldn't come up with more than one plan for someone like you." After saying that, Ruan Xi reached out and pinched Minister Gong's chin. At the same time, the roots of the big tree that had been quietly leaning against Minister Gong's back and doing nothing... extended in the blink of an eye and tied Minister Gong into a stick, with only his head sticking out. Let alone escaping, it was difficult for him to move the part below his head.
Ruan Xi pinched Minister Gong's chin with her fingers and forced him to open his mouth. Then, Ruan Xi stuffed a white pill into his mouth without hesitation. Then, she opened and closed his mouth, and the pill slid down Minister Gong's throat.
"Cough cough cough cough... What did you give me to eat... Are you trying to murder me..." Minister Gong was probably extremely frightened and couldn't move for a moment. Since his body couldn't move, he used his mouth, the only part of his body that could move, to make a long accusation. Then he started saying all kinds of nasty things until Ruan Xi was scolded to death.
The people around him couldn't stand it anymore, but Ruan Xi remained calm and composed. During this time, he would check the time on his personal terminal from time to time, as if he couldn't hear anything.
"How long will it take for this pill to take effect?" He Ziqian asked calmly.
"Three minutes, ten seconds to go." Then, Ruan Xi began to count down. Not to mention the protagonist, Minister Gong, even the people from the Goshawk Team who were watching on the side couldn't help but get nervous.
"Three, two, one...Okay, Minister Gong, please tell me everything you know about the Tree of Life." Ruan Xi's voice was gentle, but anyone could hear the sarcasm and coldness in it, which was sure to irritate people.
However, this method is probably useless when used against a coward like Minister Gong. Except for Xiaoguai who looked confused, everyone else was planning to sigh silently in their hearts.
However, the next second, they witnessed a miracle. Minister Gong actually cooperated very well and began to confess.
"Fuck, this is more effective than the military's confession!" Yuan Hongwei couldn't help but complain, but he subconsciously lowered his voice, for fear of disturbing Minister Gong's confession and the performance of the little doctor.
However, they soon encountered two shocking blows. Compared with Minister Gong's cooperative attitude, what shocked him even more was the content of his confession.
"I'm under orders from His Excellency the President to pursue the Tree of Life. I must bring it back to the Imperial Capital alive, root and all. Two hundred meters underground in the Presidential Palace is His Excellency's private laboratory. If we can successfully extract the essence of the Tree of Life's heart and make a potion, His Excellency the President will be able to maintain eternal youth and immortality. His Excellency the President has promised me that he would give me a share of the potion, which would also grant me immortality..."
Minister Gong muttered with his eyes blankly. The cooperation between him and the president, no, to be precise, it should be said that it was a transaction. The president used benefits to lure people, and Minister Gong bought willingly. The final result was unknown, but the process in between was traceable.
"What you said are only matters related to the president. Then what is the relationship between you and Funong Star and the Elders' Council?" According to Minister Gong, he, the president and Funong Star had no contact at all in the past, and the connection with the Elders' Council was only a recent thing.
Why are they hooking up?
When this question popped up in his mind, he almost reflexively thought of the energy core he got from the old lady of the Ruan family, the energy core belonging to the Tree of Life. Was it because the people of the Presbyterian Church had once successfully killed an adult Tree of Life?
As if to confirm Ruan Xi's guess, Minister Gong continued, "Because, His Excellency the President has found out that not only is there a Tree of Life on Funong Star, but they've also successfully killed a Tree of Life and obtained its energy core. However, these idiots didn't extract the Tree of Life's core fluid in time. That's the source of the Tree of Life's energy. If there wasn't a Tree of Life hidden here, His Excellency the President would never have agreed to my cooperation with these idiots. When Funong Star broke away from the star network, they should have been wiped out..."
When Minister Gong said this, the expression on his face had become ferocious and almost crazy, but he still kept confessing uncontrollably, answering whatever Ruan Xi asked.
"So, the Elders' Council is also related to the tragedy that happened that year?" He Ziqian, who had remained silent all this time, grasped this key point and suddenly asked.
"Of course, they are the real executioners. They hold a drug that can suddenly make people lose the ability to move. Those people were injected with this drug before going to the battlefield. After being beaten, they became unable to move. How could they not die? They are all fools who don't know their own limitations. They go against the president. What will happen to them? Hahahaha..."
Minister Gong started laughing wildly, laughing so hard that he couldn't breathe. Perhaps it was because these emotions had been suppressed in his heart for too long and now that he found an opportunity to vent, he went crazy.
At this point, Minister Gong had already revealed everything he knew, and no further questioning would yield any further information.
However, this information is shocking enough and even more infuriating.
"What the hell! What kind of rubbish is this president? To achieve immortality himself, he's willing to persecute heroes who defend our country? He even goes so far as to confiscate their property and exterminate their entire clan. If he's so capable, why doesn't he just ascend to heaven? His destiny should be to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun!"
Damn, this kind of scumbag should be sent to the sun and burned to ashes!
Everyone was so angry that they wanted to rush back to the Imperial Capital Star immediately, break into the Presidential Palace, and kill the President directly. It was not enough to vent their anger. They had to beat him beyond recognition first, make him cry with regret, and then make him accept the punishment of the law. His Excellency the President definitely deserves such a full baptism!
Ruan Xi really didn't expect that she could dig out a deeper truth from Minister Gong, a truth that was more hurtful.
Ruan Xi's only impression of the president was the rare dynamic pictures or videos in the news, which he watched casually when his classmates dragged him along. He had never paid any special attention to it. Even after entering the central base and becoming a regular member of the Goshawk Squad, he never had such thoughts.
From the outside, the president is definitely a perfect gentleman who can easily fool everyone wherever he goes. In this respect, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has perfectly inherited his father's strengths. However, this man is completely evil at heart. Before knowing the truth, Ruan Xi could not imagine that as the supreme leader of a country, he could be so evil.
"This person cannot be sent back to the Imperial Capital Star for the time being. We cannot let him fall into the hands of the president, or he will definitely be silenced." If even Ruan Xi can figure it out, how can others not figure it out? But now, if they don't go back to the Imperial Capital Star, where else can they go?
As the president's son, is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really that reliable?
Everyone in the Goshawk Squad simultaneously pondered this crucial question. They looked at each other, but none dared to speak out loud. Ruan Xi was the more reckless. He belatedly realized the question, exclaimed in surprise, and asked without hesitation, "Ziqian, the Crown Prince... is he really your friend? He's not on the same side as the President, is he?"
Ruan Xi had a pretty good impression of the eldest prince. Although he acted silly and even out of line from time to time, overall, he gave him the impression of being upright.
"We can trust the eldest prince." He Ziqian did not answer Ruan Xi's question directly, but this answer made everyone feel relieved.
Ruan Xi patted his chest exaggeratedly. Seeing that Minister Gong was no longer crazy and was foaming at the mouth, he couldn't help but kick him. Then he said, "Dashu, let him go. Don't let him die."
This is important evidence and will definitely be useful when the president is tried in the future.
Perhaps, they should let Mr. He succeed in his rebellion?
After all, it’s better not to have a president like this!
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