Liu hurriedly added, "Shiyan, release us immediately! I am your elder, you have no right to imprison me!"
Gu Jiangli turned his head to look.
They discovered that both men had iron chains binding their waists and limbs.
They could move freely inside the house, but the chains were not long enough to allow them to approach the doors and windows.
Everything they eat, wear, and use has to be done in this cramped room.
They have completely lost their freedom.
The two men had sallow complexions and little color in their eyes, indicating that they had suffered a lot.
No wonder they were screaming so miserably.
Having grown accustomed to a life of luxury, it's inevitable that people will feel resentful when they suddenly lose their dignity and freedom and are trapped.
Gu Jiangli remained silent, waiting for Xie Shiyan to ask a question first.
Xie Shiyan looked extremely pleased when he saw this scene.
"You can't even handle this? My mother was bedridden for half a year. I've already been very magnanimous by not letting you two experience what she went through."
“Shi Yan, you’re being completely unreasonable! Your mother is bedridden, what does that have to do with me?” Xie Yongshan shouted righteously.
Xie Shiyan gave a mocking smile, "Is it none of your business with the woman next to you?"
Before Xie Yongshan could speak, Liu shouted in a panic, "Of course not!"
Her voice was so shrill and anxious that it cracked.
Gu Jiangli shook her head.
How did she manage to survive in the Xie family when she was so impatient and couldn't hide her guilty conscience?
Is it just because of General Xie's favor?
She could spot Liu's problem at a glance, and Xie Shiyan could certainly see it too.
He stared intently at Liu's face and said coldly, "My mother had always been in good health, but ever since Liu entered the mansion, her health deteriorated until she was finally bedridden and passed away."
"General Xie likes Liu so much, how could you not know what she's been doing behind his back?"
"You know, but you don't stop it. You're just like her; you want to see my mother die."
"She did die; she left only after she had had enough of the hardship."
"But you haven't had enough of your suffering yet."
Cold sweat broke out on Xie Yongshan's forehead. "Shiyan, don't listen to slander. Your mother died of illness! You can't blame anyone! Everyone has to die. It's just that your mother's illness was more severe, so she suffered a bit."
"That's it?" Xie Shiyan's eyes sharpened. "Fine, I'm sure you've noticed that the food being delivered has been decreasing lately. Are you starting to feel a bit hungry?"
The two of them froze abruptly, and simultaneously asked, "What do you mean?"
Xie Shiyan seemed to be in a good mood and explained:
"The food will become less and less, until it's just enough for one person to fill their stomach, and eventually there will be no food left at all."
"You can persist until one of you is willing to tell the truth."
"If one of them tells me the truth, I will kill the other, and the remaining one will be freed and the Xie family will take good care of him."
"How about it? A fair competition for the chance to survive, not bad, right?"
Xie Yongshan and Liu's faces turned pale.
Gu Jiangli sized up Xie Shiyan.
Having led armies for many years, he had indeed mastered many methods of tormenting people.
Hunger is the simplest and most effective method.
People lose their rationality when they are hungry.
The instinct for survival can make people say things they wouldn't normally say.
Within half a month, one of them will surrender first.
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