Chapter 204

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Chapter 204: Interrogation

The evil god S sharpened her knife and eagerly joined the battlefield, treating the journey to the other world as a long-awaited reunion, completely forgetting about her mother’s warnings of punishment.

Likewise, her younger brother also failed to remember the system’s punishment for temporary awakening, still burdened with debts.

At that moment, he was sitting on the sofa, with a calm hero cat on his left hand, facing an unassuming mixed-blood succubus.

"The number of people is fewer than expected, only nine in total. Since you have double-checked, there shouldn’t be any problems."

Rin paused for a moment and continued, "Excluding the one suspected leader thrown into the prison, four are crew members, one of whom works in the power room, and four are ordinary passengers."

This was the screening process they had been carrying out until the afternoon. Despite some incidents like disruptions from high-class passengers, everything was swiftly dealt with.

The ship appeared crowded, but the screening process was quick, thanks to Miss Hero’s Observation Eye, which prioritized reacting to magical beings.

According to her, simply passing a glance over an area would automatically highlight any magical beings in red.

So, all we need to do is gather the people together and make sure we don’t miss anyone.

Sha Ye shook his legs, put his hands behind his head, and said, "They are just a bunch of small fry. It will be easy to get rid of them. When should we start?"

Hearing this, Waste Hero nodded, "The sooner we take care of it, the sooner we can relax."

"For you, it’s about time to start acting sneaky."

Rin pinched her cheek, "The first mate’s behavior today was a bit strange. I think there might be something hidden. Not knowing makes me feel uneasy."

"It’s simple. I forgot to tell you, I’m also good at interrogation, using the flames that burn the soul. Not many people can handle it."

This is not mentioned in the book, maybe because Rin read it too quickly for it to have much impact.

Ignoring Sha Ye’s threatening tone, Rin immediately slammed the table, "Why didn’t you say so earlier! Let’s go find the first mate now and figure out what these fools are up to. Suyu always has to be so mysterious."

Thinking back to the meeting with Suyu last night, he hinted at things but refused to speak directly. In the morning, he even asked Sha Ye about the Demon King’s words, but it seems this bat is clueless.

If Fox isn’t the Demon King, acting mysteriously like this will only get her in trouble.

When Rin stood up, Waste Hero quickly stood up and followed closely behind him.

Just as they reached the staircase on the next floor, before they even entered the hallway, a familiar person approached, followed by two sailors.

"Young master, good afternoon."

When the chief of transactions saw Rin, he took off his hat and bowed, then quickly asked, "Young master, the captain sent me to ask you if you found the suspect?"

Rin nodded, "We have some leads, I was just looking for you. Take us to the idiot who is locked up, we need to ask him some questions."

Mr. Donat looked a bit puzzled, "Is he the one who stole things?"

"Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask."

Rin scolded him without hesitation and asked him to lead the way.

When they reached the entrance of the prison cell and the door was opened, Rin immediately saw Zhou sitting with his head down in the corner.

"All of you, step back, do not come near."

Rin asked Connor to send the others away, and he went in first. When Connor followed, Rin frowned and pointed at him.

"And you, why are you so obedient? Get out."

"Okay… okay."

Connor awkwardly smiled and had to leave, closing the door behind him.

A crew member who had been following him closely whispered, "Vice President, this…"

Before he could finish, Connor gestured for him to be silent, then they both walked into another room, closed the door, and his respectful expression turned dark and ugly.

"Vice President, will this reckless young man expose our people?"

"What are you up to?"

Connor coldly smiled, "You think he’s just fooling around? I followed him for hours, observing closely. If my guess is correct, this seemingly frivolous young man is searching for a demon race apostle, he might be here for that."

"Oh? Really? That guy looks like a spendthrift and reckless playboy."

Connor shook his head, "He mentioned losing something, but he seems more like he’s looking for someone. He asked me about one of the power room crew members, who happens to be an apostle that I know."

"Could it be a coincidence?"

"No, I trust my instincts. Something seems off about this guy. Let’s see how it unfolds. What did the chairman say?"

"The chairman said to let that young man do his thing, but we should be cautious not to get involved."

"Well…"

Before he could finish his sentence, suddenly a chilling scream echoed, making everyone, including the two disciples, shudder.

"It seemed to come from the dungeon, oh my, it gave me goosebumps, I wonder what’s happening inside?"

。。。

Inside the solitary confinement room, Rin set up a chair and sat across from the man rolling on the floor in front of him.

Faint, ethereal flames were burning on his body, not scorching his soul or igniting his clothes, looking like a virtual image.

However, this apostle seemed to be in excruciating pain, howling miserably, unable to find relief, unable to even pass out from the pain.

Rin was shocked as well, thinking to himself that he couldn’t see through Scarlet Leaf’s facade of being clueless all the time, yet still possessing such methods.

Unfortunately, this fierce flame that burned the soul required too long a chanting time and the opponent had to be immobilized for it to work, impractical for real combat but useful for interrogation.

"I… stop, I… I’ll talk…"

Another burst of agonizing wails erupted, clutching his head, howling softly with his face upturned, seeming unable to endure anymore.

Sha Ye showed a proud smile and used her hand to control the white flame-like fairy, but didn’t put it out immediately, just stopped the attack.

Zhou was covered in sweat, panting heavily on the ground like he was dragged out of water, his face pale and devoid of color, with a hint of resentment in the corner of his eyes.

"Since you all know I’m an apostle, why not just make it easy for me?"

"You’ve got some nerve."

Rin returned the cat toy he was playing with to his friend Waste Hero, and calmly asked, "Enough talk, what’s your plan?"

"We want to destroy this entire ship to provoke human fear."

Rin impatiently waved his hand, "Don’t think I don’t know anything. If you don’t come clean, I’ll make you suffer for days. I won’t believe the other eight apostles don’t know anything without you."

Staring at Zhou, he saw the genuine shock on his face and the question, "They were all caught?"

Feeling a bit relieved, Rin thought they probably caught everyone in one go.