16: Chapter 16: Demon Path!
16: Chapter 16: Demon Path!
Bai Yucheng had always been monitoring the situation in the cells.
The interrogation methods employed by Zhang San had taken him by surprise.
If it were not for his profound cultivation and the fact that Zhang San had delayed his meal by talking to him at lunch, causing him to eat very little,
he might have had to find a secluded place to vomit for a while.
At this moment, as soon as Zhang San’s interrogation ended, Bai Yucheng immediately rushed to the pavilion at the entrance of the dining hall, pulled out a scroll, and pretended to read it.
“Officer Bai, fortunately, I have not failed my mission.
I have interrogated all the intelligence from the mouths of four members of the Heavenly Punishment Sect.”
Pretending to be pleasantly surprised, Officer Bai glanced at Zhang San and smiled with relief, “I knew you could do it.
Tell me, what have you found out?”
Zhang San took out the full confessions recorded by Wei and described them to Officer Bai in detail.
“Recently, the Dragon Serpent Gang somehow acquired an extremely confidential blueprint from Thousand Mechanisms.
It is said that this blueprint is for the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow from the Martial Marquis Manor.”
“Even in the hands of ordinary people, the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow can unleash an arrow powerful enough to pierce through the defenses of a Martial Artist in the True Core Realm.”
“Therefore, knowing it was a hot potato, the Dragon Serpent Gang, unwilling to simply hand it over to someone else, contacted twenty-eight experts or Sects and families they believed reliable and auctioned it publicly to the highest bidder.”
On hearing it was the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow, Bai Yucheng felt a momentary temptation.
That was no ordinary weapon, it could even be classified as a Spiritual Artifact, worth far more than the Body-Protection Armor he had priorly given Zhang San.
If he could truly obtain the blueprint for the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow and present it, the entire Great Sui’s combat power could potentially double!
Given the Town Martial Office five years, it would be enough to annihilate all the martial Sects and subdue all the martial aristocratic families.
“Among them, one person carelessly let the secret slip, which was learned by the Heavenly Punishment Sect, so they sent people to the Dragon Serpent Gang to acquire the blueprint for the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow.
However, the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow is very important and the people sent were worried about being robbed of the merit by others in their Sect, so not many went, and their strength was not particularly strong.”
“I presume that they were the same group of Demon Cult Followers we ambushed recently.”
“However, inside the Heavenly Punishment Sect, others received the same news and even knew someone had set off earlier, so they assembled their troops at the Solitary Mountain Manor, planning to beat the first group of Demon Cult Followers to the Dragon Serpent Gang and purchase the blueprint for the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow.”
“Then Han Baiwen, the petty leader of those four Demon Cult Followers, confessed that they had prepared a lot of money and even some pills for cultivating, just for the sake of acquiring the blueprint.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Yucheng frowned slightly and asked, “But they are members of the Demon Sect, shouldn’t they just directly rob it?
Why would they pay for it?”
Zhang San chuckled, seizing the moment to flatter a bit.
“Just as Officer Bai, with your sharp insight, caught the crucial point at once!
It’s truly brilliant!”
“I was equally puzzled at first and thus asked them.
That’s when I understood the key point.”
“Although the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow is a secret weapon of the Martial Marquis Manor, capable of severely injuring a Martial Artist in the True Core Realm even in the hands of ordinary people, the power it holds is immense.
not just anyone with a blueprint can actually manufacture it.”
“Many have coveted and even stolen the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, dissecting it for study.”
“However, due to its overly intricate and precise internal structure and numerous runes, not only could they not restore it once disassembled, they couldn’t replicate it either.”
“Across the land, only Martial Marquis Manor, Sword South Tang Sect, Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion, and Mohism possess the capability to produce the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow.”
“Hence even if you stole it, you would still have to seek help from other factions to manufacture it, possibly giving up considerable benefits for their assistance.”
“Whereas a gold master purchasing the blueprint could naturally consider cooperating with those three powerhouses.
But if a robber comes with a blueprint obtained through theft or force for a cooperative project, those three would also worry about the reliable character of such a person.”
Officer Bai nodded slightly.
“Now that I am informed.
This matter is of great importance, so I must report it immediately to the Principal Officer of the Town Martial Office.
Rest assured, your merits won’t be diminished one bit.”
Officer Bai stood up, very appreciatively patted Zhang San on the shoulder, and then went to prepare the report for his superiors.
He also specifically noted that Zhang San needed a completely reliable identity, even requiring the legalization of all of Zhang San’s current data and records,
Lest the young man harbour any doubts afterwards.
However, as Officer Bai walked back to his room, he overheard many people discussing Zhang San’s interrogation techniques.
“I heard that the last one to vomit, known for the Mind Reading Technique, using his last bit of Qi tried to read Zhang San’s mind and discovered Zhang San’s genuine desire to eat flesh cut from a human body!”
“No wonder I heard later that the three individuals kept confessing everything they knew, even eagerly talking more by stuffing their own feet into others’ mouths to prevent them from speaking!”
“There’s no way out; if someone were about to cut meat from your companion to eat right in front of you, you’d panic too!”
“Especially the few strokes Zhang San made sharpening his knife; I think it was done on purpose.
I was eavesdropping outside, and my legs were shaking!”
Officer Bai shook his head, finished the reporting materials when he returned, summoned a Qiongqi, and sent the contents out.
He then began to record information about Zhang San using his personal secret scrolls,
“Soul Cleansing Technique, Tester No.
Twelve, Observation Record…”
“Tester Zhang San appears gentle on the surface, but his heart is filled with ruthlessness, hard to disguise.
His interrogation methods for other Demon Cult Followers are cruel and exceptionally fierce!”
“Too much towards the Demon Path!”
“This is a major flaw in Tester Zhang San, but whether it will affect his role as a Warrior of the Town Martial Office remains to be further observed.
He will also be provisionally entrusted with important tasks to further observe his behavior style and record in more detail.”