Chapter 280 - How I Spill the Words from the Dead's Mouth (3)

Day: 320: 12:30 A.M

Osaka: Blood Battalion base

Equipment: Melee: Piyavka Machete, Piyavka Blade Cleaver

Gun: AR15, Beretta M9 Pistol

(Kyosei's View)

The torture method that uncle Matsubara is simple and straightforward, however, despite being simple at first look, this method is much lethal if done in a longer period though. The victim will become a sandbag, tied up on their feet, and hanging upside down. It's not brutal? Then how about we add that if he doesn't say anything good, a soldier trained in special combat and melee confrontations will beat him up. Yes, it is straightforward, but this is very lethal and if it is done properly, the guy who was tortured would die not from the injuries but because of the prolonged hanging upside down.

Add up the wounds that might be inflicted after beating them up, it would end up real nasty. Thanks to that method though, we were able to extract valuable information. Still, we have to end his life after doing so. Since his plans mean harming the lives of the crew, he was killed to also avoid the trouble that might arise in the future due to our choice of sparing him from the clutches of death.

"To think that people are planning to do that to us, I am baffled and don't know how to properly react to that."

"Since it was now a sure thing that they are targeting us, we needed to eliminate the thread that is connecting this and the others and loses their chances to ruin the group. With all the new people I have been seeing so far, they might be already planting seeds of chaos in our group and that may cause collapse to us if we don't cut off the roots that have already grown deep, it might be too late."

"Have you already have any idea who let them inside? Like some mole?" Uncle Matsubara asked.

"I doubt there was any mole in our group and if there is one, I don't want to accuse them without any sort of clue and leads that pointed they are the mole."

At that point, Miyuki, Nanami, Cindy, Nathalie, and Sena appeared before us, behind them is the girl dressed as a maid, with a pale look on her face. Then, I noticed her hands are full of blotches and some of her fingers have been broken and are currently bent in the wrong way. Also, that girl is already passed out.

"We don't need to seek for any moles as there are none anyway. These spies just sneak inside our base and are planning to cause trouble with our group's peace. They are also some of the cause of why there is some sabotage in the system sometimes," Miyuki said.

Looking at the state of the spy, it was likely that Miyuki has a much more cruel method of torture compared to Uncle Matsubara's torture method.

"That's the female spy Kyosei mentioned earlier? What is the intel you managed to get from this woman?" Uncle Matsubara asked.

"We have. Nanami recorded all the things that she confessed. We can review and listen to the confession. Aside from that, she also has a few fellow spies who accompanied her here and was currently doing an undercover too," Miyuki explained.

"I already know who they are, we just needed a good reason to call them out to let them avoid suspicion," I said as I mentioned the guys I spotted earlier.

"They will gather tomorrow as the enemies will also attack tomorrow here. They plan to break our defenses and allow the leakage of the enemies, allowing them to gain access without the need of force," Nathalie said.

"Then, be sure to capture all of them right now. Gather your trusted buddies together and ask them to cooperate to capture the spies. We will teach them that we are not easy pickings."

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Day: 320: 2:55 A.M

Osaka: Blood Battalion base

Equipment: Melee: Piyavka Machete, Piyavka Blade Cleaver

Gun: AR15, Beretta M9 Pistol

(Kyosei's View)

We did a one-hour discussion of the plan and with the help of the surveillance cameras installed by Nanami all around the mansion, I managed to pinpoint all of those suspicious and new guys who didn't come in any way that is approved by Haru.

There are two methods of being approved to become part of the group and one of them is being scouted by myself and brought back here as I did with Aria. The second method is rescue recruitment. Some people who were rescued by some of the SDF has been always scanned by Nanami herself and since we have most of the records of every people recognized as people who were scouted or rescued, we can easily pinpoint who is unknown and has been able to step inside the base without any proper way to get in.

So how did the spies managed to bypass security? Sure, the security is lax during the night whenever it rains but it doesn't mean that the walls are easy to access with the security still monitoring everything in case an attack goes on. We learned our lessons with the slime-covered undead.

Then, Nanami showed a video from one of the security cameras. And the one we saw is that a person manages to sneak inside the base by going inside to one of the supply boxes, hiding in the pile. Since we no longer do this right now since I managed to bring a lot of supplies last run, there were no new people who have entered this way ever since.

Counting all the people who have illegally entered excluding the guys we just tortured, we have at least 4 people who are still on the loose. Since the female spy already said that there are 6 of them here including her, it all adds up perfectly.

"Will this really work? I mean, things are not so easy, and spotting them is almost close to impossible if not for you spotting them as someone you don't recognize," Uncle Matsubara looked at me while he was smoking.

"I have trust in my allies. Since I doubted them at first and they earned my trust the more we interact with each other, there is no way they will fail on this one and I am sure of it."

"Looks like you are not someone easily swayed by empty words by other people."

"Many might trust me immediately but I am not a person who easily trusts others. If they want me to trust them, they have to earn it."

"That is insane! Are you sure you are just not paranoid?"

"It's better to be like that than to be stabbed in the back. That way, in case they indeed do some backstabbing moves and plans, I am no longer obligated to give mercy to them."

We are just waiting for the news when Nanami contacts me via my headphones.

"We already tied them up. Everyone who is no longer involved finally knows what is happening right now. Will you go in with us now? We will begin the interrogation this time around."

"Wait for me. I will personally ask the questions myself."

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As expected, when I arrived, most of the survivors on the base is gathered in the gathering hall where we usually use whenever there is an announcement or something that needed to gather all the people in the base. It is rarely used nowadays since Nanami already installed an intercom that blares inside the whole base, therefore, there is no need to use this place that much. However, today it is now used for another feature and it is the public interrogation.

Although I said that we needed to just needed to keep it a secret to the others, the public interrogation is not because we needed other people to know the situation and also to tighten the security too. It can also avoid suspicions to others and also a warning to the opposing side who plans to ruin us.

The moment I arrived at the gathering hall, everyone looks at me the moment I arrived. Haru is also there but he is just the acting leader but not the main judge. He is just there to keep the base and everything needed to keep the base intact and running. As for the one doing the job of keeping the members of the Blood Battalion loyal, that was my job as the former leader.

Nanami approaches while her gun is still aiming at the 4 captives who are the spies.

"You took your time," Nanami said, frowning.

"It doesn't matter much if I am late or not. At least, everyone is already here. Are those who are tied up already confessed?"

"They don't. They are tight-lipped and they keep on saying that they are innocent."

I stood in front of the four captured spies with a grim look on my face. Just by looking at them, they didn't expect me to be the one who will judge their actions as they have thought that Haru is the one who will do so.

"Now then, let us hear all of your thoughts."