Chapter 173 A heart-wrenching scene

In the interrogation room, Lynn sat drowsily in a chair.

After being taken away from Silina's mansion by the Punisher last night, he came to this prison and was locked in the interrogation room.

No one came to interrogate him the whole night, as if Lynn Batleon had been completely forgotten.

Lynn was somewhat curious about this.

I don’t know what methods this group of people will use to torture him.

Having said that, they are not given much time.

This arrest was an attempt by those behind-the-scenes hands hiding in the dark to weaken Ivester's manpower.

However, this method is ultimately just a small-scale one and is not worthy of being displayed on the public.

Because he is not the limb-replacer Burrhuman, and he did not commit those murders.

With just a little research, it's easy to find out the truth.

What's more, it's useless even if you want to put the blame on him.

Because the limb-joiner, Burrhuman, is still causing trouble in the imperial capital.

If they were to close the case so hastily, the next time a crime happened, they would be completely overwhelmed by the curses of the people and nobles.

Not only that, there is also Her Royal Highness the Princess exerting pressure from outside.

So these people didn't dare to go too far after all.

Even if the Punishers received orders from someone to arrest him by force, they would have to release him sooner or later if they could not prove his guilt within the time limit.

It was precisely because he had figured this out long ago that Lin En felt so confident to follow them to this hellhole.

Of course, the main reason is to prevent the plot from deviating further.

Thinking of this, Lin En placed his handcuffed hands on the table expressionlessly, tapping the table lightly with his fingertips.

"Da, da, da"

The monotonous voice echoed in the empty interrogation room.

Calculating the time, it’s probably about time.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin En suddenly thought of this.

As expected.

A moment later, as he watched, the door of the interrogation room, which had been closed all night, was suddenly pushed open.

The fresh air from outside poured in, which lifted Lin En's spirits slightly and made him a little more awake.

Then he saw a blond boy in military uniform, surrounded by several soldiers and members of the Mandated Punishers, appear at the door of the interrogation room.

Lynn narrowed her eyes slightly.

I didn't expect that this guy would come to interrogate me.

It was obvious that the Punisher and the military belonged to different systems, so logically he should have no control over this area.

With a hint of confusion, Lynn sat up slightly, held his chin with interest, and met Xia's eyes.

"Leave the rest of the interrogation to me alone. You guys wait outside."

Xia said to the people behind him.

After getting the Punisher's approval, the door was slowly closed.

Only the blond boy was left, standing calmly in front of Lin En, looking down at him.

Sia Asolante.

That’s right, the blond boy who appeared in front of her was the brave man whom Tia had admired for a long time, and he was also the protagonist of the original novel.

The atmosphere became silent for a moment.

After a while, Xia pulled away a stool and sat in front of him in a military posture.

"I didn't expect that our first real meeting would happen under such circumstances."

"I didn't expect that you would be the one to interrogate me."

Lynn replied.

Xia glanced at him, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes.

Obviously, as soon as he saw this guy, he subconsciously thought of the scene that happened in the jump matrix that day, and for some reason, a trace of anxiety emerged in his heart.

Because ever since that incident, Tia started to act strange.

Thinking back to last night’s dinner, I clearly got the invitation but didn’t show up.

Not only that, when I went to see her later, she strangely refused to let me in.

In the past, this would have been absolutely impossible.

Therefore, Xia couldn't help but have some bad guesses in his mind.

Although he didn't think Tia would do something like cheating, he was very sure that things around him started to go wrong ever since Lin En appeared in his life.

This is also why Xia chose to take the initiative to apply and come to interrogate the guy in front of him.

"You seem calm?"

Sia asked calmly.

"Of course, because I didn't kill anyone." Lin En smiled slightly, "Captain, you came to the Substitute Punisher's Prison today, presumably to clear my name, right?"

Shia didn't answer, her face expressionless.

However, I felt a little disdainful in my heart.

The guy in front of me is almost dead, but he still doesn't know it.

However, he did not show such thoughts on the surface, but only answered in a very formal way: "Whether there was any murder or not, I will know after I finish asking."

As he spoke, he took out a stack of photos from his pocket and spread them out on the table in front of Lin En like a playing card.

Lynn glanced down and raised an eyebrow slightly.

The photos recorded bloody scenes. There were men and women, but without exception, they all had their heads and limbs chopped off and were placed in the mark symbolizing the evil and cruel king Kushustain, and some of their limbs were missing.

"These are military personnel who died recently at the hands of the Limb Reaper, Burrhuman." Sia said as she pushed out one of the pictures. "Johnny Wheeler, a lieutenant in the Special Intelligence Department, was found dead in his apartment during his leave three months ago."

"His right hand from the elbow down was missing, along with a special operations report."

"This is the first case committed by the Limb Attacher Burrheumann against the military."

"Take a good look at the contents above and answer me, do you have any impression of the crime scene in the photo?"

"No comment."

Lynn didn't hesitate and shrugged.

At the same time, some speculations arose in my mind.

Seeing this, Xia didn't seem surprised, and then wrote something in a notebook beside him.

Then, he pushed out the second photo: "Ashley Rowland, a female candidate for the Secret Service, mysteriously disappeared in her dormitory two months ago. When she was found again, she was dismembered, but this time it was her entire left leg that was missing."

"The criminal seems to have a special liking for the body parts of the deceased. In our opinion, there are two possibilities for why he chose such a cruel method to commit the crime."

"First, in order to complete a certain level of trial for the belief in 'evil and cruelty', it spread panic on a large scale and became a terrifying story that people dare not mention."

"Secondly, in order to make himself complete, he continued to commit indiscriminate murders, just to pick the body parts he liked."

"Lynn Bartletleon, in your opinion, which of these two possibilities is more consistent with the real purpose of the limb-replacer when he committed the crime?"

Xia looked over sharply, as if trying to detect guilt and strangeness in his eyes.

Was this an attempt to turn him into a demon killer with a second personality? Lin En immediately understood.

Unfortunately, it's of no use.

"No comment."

Lynn still answered in the same way.

Seeing this, Xia continued to write something in his notebook.

After a moment, he pushed the third photo over: "Kyle Perea"

In the next ten minutes, the two of them repeated the question-and-answer session over and over again like a machine.

However, no matter what Xia asked, Lynn's answer was always "no comment".

Finally, after reviewing all the photos on the desktop, Xia closed the notebook.

Judging from the results, it seems that nothing was gained.

And it seems that there is not much time left before the interrogation time given by the Punisher.

Then Xia remembered the main purpose of his visit.

"Before ending this interrogation, I have a personal question for you." A cold look suddenly flashed in his eyes. "Did you and Tia meet last night?"

Since Xia was the first to leave, she didn't know that Lynn was there.

It was only when he learned the news afterwards that he sensed something was wrong.

"No comment."

Lynn still had that annoying smile on his face.

“.”

Thea took a deep breath, as if finally irritated by the look.

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Or maybe, those things just now had nothing to do with him, and he was just going through the routine process, so he didn't feel that kind of anger.

So under Lin En's gaze, he slowly stood up.

Due to the special nature of the Prison for the Substituted Punisher, the entire area is suppressed by seals and extraordinary abilities cannot be used. This is also to prevent those extremely vicious prisoners from rioting.

Therefore, apart from physical strength, there is nothing else to rely on.

Even Shia is no exception.

But in a sense, this is actually his strong point.

"The first phase of the interrogation is over." Xia slowly unbuttoned his cuffs, revealing his muscular arms. "Next, it's time for this interrogator's private interrogation."

"Speaking of which, I rarely have the opportunity to fight with others physically. I haven't practiced for a long time, so I am a little rusty."

"But don't worry, I will end this before the interrogators sent by the three major churches arrive."

In an instant, a terrifying force like that of an ancient dragon, wrapped in a steel-like punch, rushed towards Lin En's abdomen!

The whistling wind instantly swept through the entire torture room, making a dull sound.

Lin En subconsciously raised his hand, trying to block the opponent's punch.

After all, Lin En has a real heart of a burning dragon. With every beat of his heart, the dragon blood is strengthening his body all the time.

In a sense, Lynn’s panel is extremely deceptive.

Judging from the effects of his skills, his abilities lack the means to face the enemy head-on and tend to be more conceptual.

But if you really think so, you are totally wrong.

In fact, he is the real humanoid ancient dragon.

At least with his current strength, it is not difficult to withstand Xia's attack without using his supernatural powers.

For extraordinary people, physical strength is the least important aspect.

Compared to others, Xia's physical strength is already the best.

Therefore, Lin En was even eager to try to break free from the handcuffs and have a fight with the destined male protagonist to see who was stronger.

After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ban the opponent's bug-like extraordinary ability.

However, after realizing the meaning of Xia's words, Lin En's hand, which was about to be raised, suddenly stopped where it was.

The three major churches will also send inquisitors? Does that mean the Church of Silence is also among them?

In an instant, a slender figure as cold and indifferent as a puppet subconsciously emerged in Lin En's mind.

interesting.

A barely perceptible smile appeared on Lin En's lips, and some dark thoughts came to his mind.

The next second, the hand that was about to block Xia's punch was put down again for some reason.

It's like giving up resistance.

“Bang!”

With a dull sound, Lin En's body was thrown far away like a kite with a broken string.

Blood gushed out of his mouth.

Seeing this, a hint of satisfaction appeared in Xia's eyes.

He finally regained the psychological advantage over this damn guy.

"That's all? You're not qualified to be a human sandbag."

"Tell me, did you and Tia meet last night?"

"Ahem, no comment."

“Bang!”

"If you don't tell me, I'll beat you until you tell me."

Inside the Prison of the Mandated Punisher.

Led by the member of the Punisher on duty, Tia lagged behind by half a body length and walked slowly down the ancient steps.

The surroundings were a shabby and dark environment like a dungeon, with a faint unpleasant smell of dampness and blood.

However, at this moment, she, who had severe mysophobia, had no time to care about these little things.

"You mean the military interrogator just left?"

"That's right." The old and withered member of the Mandated Punisher held a lantern and said hoarsely, "The person sent over there is Captain Shea. He interrogated the suspect for twenty minutes."

Twenty minutes?!

It was much longer than she had imagined! For a moment, Tia felt dizzy.

The reason why she took the initiative to apply to the church to become an interrogator was to meet that guy before Brother Xia did.

But it was still too late.

Could it be that Brother Xia already knew what happened last night? ! When she thought of this possibility, Tia's face gradually turned pale.

The angry and disappointed look of the blond boy subconsciously emerged in her mind. After leaving behind cold and hurtful words, he walked away from her.

Fortunately, the next second, the answer given by the old Mandated Punisher made her feel relieved: "But that guy was very stubborn and I couldn't get anything out of him."

That's good.

Hearing this, Tia subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

I didn't expect that guy didn't take this opportunity to disgust Brother Xia, but chose to keep his mouth shut. It was a bit unexpected.

For a moment, Tia's original resentment and hatred towards Lin En also faded a lot.

In that case, let's let him go for now.

Let him suffer less during the interrogation later.

But do you really want to hypnotize him in that way? Until now, Tia has not been able to fully prepare herself mentally. Her mind is full of chaotic thoughts, and she bites her lower lip unconsciously.

However, just as her mind was full of random thoughts, the elderly Punisher in front of her stopped and slowly opened the door of the interrogation room.

"Just like the military, you, the Silent Church, also have 20 minutes to contact him."

"Thanks."

As the door behind her slowly closed, Tia turned her attention to the interrogation room.

After seeing the scene clearly, her emerald green pupils shrank suddenly! According to the assumption, the black-haired boy who should have been sitting in the interrogation chair did not appear there.

At this moment, he was lying in the corner dying. There seemed to be no intact skin on his body, his bones were sunken, and blood was constantly flowing out of his mouth and nose, as if he was going to die in the next second.

The boy's nose and face were swollen, and his original appearance could no longer be seen. Even his consciousness gradually blurred due to the severe pain. He looked miserable and pitiful.

However, even so, he still retained a trace of consciousness and muttered something incoherently.

"Viya. Ahem."

“I didn’t tell him anything.”

In an instant, an indescribable emotion surged in my heart.

Tia's face turned pale, and she felt as if something was grabbing her heart.

(ps: I was wrong. I shouldn’t promise things I can’t do in the future. But I’m really stuck recently. Please spare me (；′⌒`).) (End of this chapter)