Douluo Dragon King: Nine Dragons Break the Abyss

Chapter 58 Interrogation
In an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Xingluo City.

The huge rusty pipes gave off a smell of decay, dust covered the uneven ground, and one of the water pipes had fallen into disrepair for so long that water kept seeping out of the broken part, adding a bit of dampness to the decay.

In a relatively open place, a man who looked to be in his fifties was tied to a wooden chair.

His body was covered in blood, and he slumped limply on the chair. On his chest was a horrific, fresh burn wound. The charred dead flesh mixed with the blood, emitting a nauseating smell that was a mixture of barbecue and blood.

Leng Yulai leaned against a wall not far from this person, not caring at all about the thick dust sticking to her black robe.

A painful groan came from the man's mouth, and his scattered pupils focused, filled with fear.

Leng Yulai saw the other person wake up, and she opened her red lips slightly without a trace of emotion:
"Xu Shi, martial spirit Bloodthirsty Bristle Dog, level 71 two-character battle armor master, codenamed Famine, joined the Holy Spirit Church six years ago, changed his codename to Hungry Ghost, and served as the director of the operations department of the Holy Spirit Church's Xingluo City branch."

When Xu Shi heard the word "famine", he was distracted for a moment. Obviously, he had not heard this term for a long time.

Xu Shi looked at the man in front of him with horror, his voice trembling: "My Lord, I, I don't know when I offended you, please give me a chance to atone for my sins."

Three hours ago, Xu Shi was enjoying an almost rotten human corpse in his personal office at the Holy Spirit Church's secret base in Xingluo City. This was his favorite thing to do after joining the church.

His martial soul is the bloodthirsty mane dog, and his favorite foods are blood and rotten corpses.

Especially the rotten internal organs, the special taste and smell fascinated him.

When he was about to enjoy the most "delicious" large intestine, the office door was kicked open roughly.

He was very angry, his eyes filled with rage and bloodlust.

What Xu Shi hates most is someone disturbing him while he eats.

When he had just taken office as the director of the Holy Spirit Church's Xingluo City Operations Department, one of his subordinates broke in without permission and disturbed his meal.

So, the body of that subordinate became his food for a few days.

Before he could see who was coming, a ball of horrifying purple-black flame hit his chest directly. The clothes on his chest were instantly turned to ashes, and his whole body flew out straight.

The intense pain restored some of his sanity, and he instantly saw who the person was.

But before he could say anything, a mental shock made him faint.

After waking up, he appeared in this abandoned factory.

"Oh? Opportunity? Great." Leng Yulai took out a dagger and played with it in his hand.

"Next, I ask and you answer."

"Yes, yes, yes, I will tell you everything I know."

Xu Shi nodded quickly.

Although he still didn't know how he had offended Leng Yulai, he knew that in the Holy Spirit Church, the superiors had absolute control over the inferiors, and this was an organization that followed the laws of nature.

"Eight years ago, you were hunted by the Federation War God Temple for murder. You had been active in several cities in the south. Why did you suddenly go to Aolai City?"

When Xu Shi heard Leng Yulai's question, he was stunned for a moment.

He didn't understand why Leng Yulai suddenly asked about his life before he joined the sect.

Besides, that thing...

Xu Shi chuckled and said, "Your Excellency, my whereabouts in the south had basically been figured out by a reserve war god of the War God Temple. If I didn't leave, they would find me. You also know that people like me were sewer rats before joining the organization..."

Before Xu Shi could finish his words, a dagger stabbed straight into his foot.

The soft leather boots were easily cut open by the sharp dagger. The blade attached with soul power broke through the defense of Xu Shi's skin, pierced into the soft flesh, cut off the hard bones, and nailed the foot to the ground.

Xu Shi's pupils suddenly shrank and he let out a shrill scream.

Leng Yulai retreated quickly after doing all this. The stench emanating from Xu Shi made her frown frequently.

"Hmph, I don't know where you get the courage from. You still dare to lie to me at this time." Xu Shi had cold sweat on his forehead and was making a difficult decision in his heart.

Leng Yulai saw Xu Shi's inner struggle. She sneered and decided to speed up Xu Shi's decision-making:
"Director Xu has been a member of the Holy Spirit Church for some time, right? He should know that there is a secret method in the church that can extract a person's soul... I don't have much experience in interrogating living people, but how to make a soul speak, that's too easy..."

Tormenting the soul.

Xu Shi's face was filled with fear, and even his soul was trembling with fear.

He had seen the methods used by the Holy Spirit Church to torture souls, and he felt so much pleasure watching them.

But the thought of such torture being used on himself made him shudder.

"I, I said, I said, I said..."

Xu Shi burst into tears and completely collapsed.

He no longer cared about the consequences of telling the truth, because he knew what he would face if he didn't tell the truth.

"Eight years ago, I was just a level 40 Soul Sect member and a bodyguard of a wealthy man..."

What? How could it be him? He is not...

Leng Yulai's pupils trembled after hearing what Xu Shi said.

"Oh, why should I believe that what you said is true?"

Xu Shi panted and replied weakly:
"Your subordinate, I have a recording that can prove that everything I said is true."

"Where's the recording?"

Xu Shilian didn't even have the tone to use his last trump card to negotiate, because he knew that it was all in vain.

"In the storage ring on my left hand, in a red wooden box, there is a soul guide communication device with the password 730514 and the recording number 000001."

Now he only hoped that Leng Yulai would give him a quick death later.

A cold light flashed, and the middle finger of Xu Shi's left hand was cut off completely, and a silver ring flew in front of Leng Yulai.

Probing with his mind, Leng Yulai quickly found the soul guide communication that Xu Shi mentioned.

Select the first recording and click Start Playing. The conversation between two people can be heard slowly:

"Famine? I heard that you are looking for the Holy Spirit Church recently?"

"You, who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am. I have a job here. If you take it, I can let you join the Holy Spirit Church..."

"What kind of work?"

"..."

"A member of the Qiangu family? No, absolutely not. I will die. I will die..."

"..."

"What guarantee do you have?!"

"..."

After listening to the entire recording, Leng Yulai put it away silently, then turned and walked out of the factory.

Famine, or hungry ghosts?
He and the wooden chair he was sitting on turned into ashes.

(End of this chapter)