136: Strong smell of blood

Xu Ning smiled and nodded, not saying anything more. After some trouble, he also felt a bit tired.

But in Little Ivan's view, Xu Ning's silence seemed especially profound, making him admire Xu Ning even more.

...

By the time they returned to the office, it was already afternoon. Baldy was already waiting at the door, and Kadeyafu seemed not to have returned yet.

Seeing Xu Ning approach, Baldy immediately went to meet him.

"Boss, I have already followed your instructions and checked those car wrecks and their firearms."

"What's the situation?"

The two talked as they walked and entered the office.

Baldy continued, "The cars are domestically produced Lincoln sedans, and the firearms are M16 series, exactly the kind commonly used."

The image of Harvey at the ball appeared in Xu Ning's mind. Could it really be him?

He rubbed his chin, thought for a while, and asked, "Is there any progress with Big Brother and Teacher?"

Baldy replied, "Not yet. It looks like they have received professional training and it's not easy to make them confess."

Xu Ning's gaze became firm. "Take me to see."

Baldy hesitated for a moment. "Boss, the situation there might not be pleasant to look at. Are you sure you want to go?"

He sincerely felt that as a shrewd businessman, Xu Ning might not be able to face such a scene. He was worried that Xu Ning would not be able to handle seeing the prisoners covered in blood, and it would affect the interrogation.

Xu Ning said seriously, "San Pao is not only your teammate but also my brother. If I can't even handle a scene like this, how can I be worthy of him?"

Baldy understood Xu Ning's feelings and was silent for a moment.

For them, the pain of losing a comrade is always a wound that is hard to erase.

Since the mission is not yet over, they did not have time to immerse themselves in grief at this moment.

"Please follow me."

After the bald man finished speaking, he turned and walked forward, and Xu Ning quickly followed behind him.

After several turns, they arrived at a dark room at the edge of the factory. Before they even got close, Xu Ning heard shouts coming from inside the room.

Among them were mixed Teacher's words occasionally spoken in English: "For God's sake, you'd better confess everything!"

As a former pilot, Teacher was quite fluent in English, so the interrogation work was usually handled by him.

The bald man stepped forward and lightly knocked on the door a few times. Soon, the door was opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was the burly man. Seeing Xu Ning appear here, he seemed a bit surprised, clearly not expecting him to appear in such a place.

Upon entering the room, Xu Ning immediately felt a strong smell of blood.

The smell was like a pile of rotten seafood placed in front of one's eyes.

Xu Ning only slightly frowned and did not show more discomfort.

In this dark room, all the windows were sealed with thick wooden boards to prevent the detained people from perceiving the passage of time.

The only two dim yellow lights were hanging from the ceiling.

Under the dim light, one could see two people wearing only underwear were tied to chairs.

Their bodies were covered in small wounds, the nails on their hands and feet had also been pulled out, and blood was seeping from the wounds.

Obviously, Teacher and the burly man had not shown mercy. These two guys were indeed very tough.

Seeing Xu Ning's arrival, Teacher, slightly surprised, switched to chinese and asked.

"Boss, how come you're here?"

Xu Ning asked, "Are they still not saying a word?"

The two exchanged a glance and awkwardly lowered their heads.

"We have used various methods, but these two people are indeed tight-lipped and have not revealed anything so far."

"But don't worry, give them a little more time, and they will eventually break down and confess."

Xu Ning did not blame them and walked directly towards the two prisoners.

Seeing this, the burly man hurriedly wanted to stop him.

He was worried that Xu Ning would vomit because he couldn't stand the sight before him.

After all, the bloody scene here was much more real than in movies, enough to make people nauseous.

Just as he was about to take action, Baldy quickly stopped him and signaled to temporarily stay put.

Although the three were worried about Xu Ning personally participating in the interrogation, as the Boss's decision, they could only obey.

"We won't say anything. Do whatever you want, kill us or torture us!" one of the prisoners shouted in English with all his strength.

Xu Ning smiled slightly and replied in English as well, "I heard that your country has a drug that can make people tell the truth."

The prisoners exchanged a glance, and one of the tougher ones replied, "We don't understand what you are talking about."

Xu Ning had expected this and didn't mind, continuing, "But please rest assured, we don't have such technology here."

That prisoner snorted coldly, "How could a country like yours have such high technology?"

It seemed because speaking pulled on his wounds, he couldn't help but gasp for cold air.

"You are right, we indeed don't have such technology, but we are a country with a long history."

"In the long history, there are many thought-provoking cultural heritages. However, I don't want to talk about these today."

"What I want to say is, solving problems doesn't necessarily require extreme measures; we can find a more humane way to communicate."

"Have you heard of the word 'eunuch'?"

Hearing this question, one prisoner's face changed drastically, and he protested loudly, "I don't know! You can't do this!"

Xu Ning looked at the other party's terrified eyes and said gently, "Don't misunderstand, I just want to emphasize the importance of communication. I lost a friend, and I hope we can find a mutually acceptable way to solve the problem."

This time, not only the prisoners but even Old Shi standing beside him couldn't help but shiver, muttering inwardly.

What exactly did Boss Xu experience in the past!

The prisoner's eyes were already bloodshot, and he shouted desperately, "Just kill me!"

But Xu Ning didn't care at all. The small knife in his hand slid along the seam of the pants, and he began to count down.

"One."

"Two."

"Three."

...

Just as he was about to count to ten, that prisoner finally couldn't take it anymore and cried out, "You demons! I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!"

The other prisoner hurriedly stopped him, "Don't say anything, Charlie, you coward!"

"Go to hell! I don't want to watch my lifeline get roasted!"

The prisoner who was cursed at finally still shut his mouth. Obviously, he was also afraid of that feeling which was more painful than death.

Because he didn't understand their conversation, Big Guy looked at Teacher with a confused face and asked, "What did the Boss say to them? Why do they seem like they're going crazy?"

Teacher swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "It's better if you don't know. Remember, absolutely do not provoke our Boss."

Baldy nodded in agreement.

Only Big Guy scratched his head with a blank look on his face.

A psychological defense line is like a row of dominoes.

Once it collapses, one can only be at the mercy of others.

After Xu Ning broke through the psychological defense line of the prisoner named John, the subsequent questioning became much easier.