Chapter 130: You Reap What You Sow
Before long, Pei Pei passed out due to the enormous mental trigger on his mind. Even though the [Spider Vines] that were crawling all over Tall Man were no longer under their masters control, they didnt stop growing. Instead, they spread out even more cruelly, making Tall Man squirm on the ground in pain with tears messily dripping down his cheeks.
Tang Cuo understood now. Earlier, Pei Pei put this thing in the wine and wanted him to drink it.
Well, you reap what you sow.
But the players outside the bar were clueless about this truth. They only felt a tad frightened because Tang Cuos expression was way too calm. He didnt even take this chance to interrogate any further, quietly watching Tal Man collapse and wriggle in sheer agony.
K also simply leaned on the private rooms door and watched, but the look he gave Tang Cuo was full of intrigue.
A long time later, no longer able to withstand it, Tall Man looked at Tang Cuo amidst his struggle: Save, save me What do you want to know I will tell you, I will tell you!
Tang Cuo nodded softly to Qian Wei, at which point Qian Wei strode over and poured a bottle of potion into his mouth to heal his body that had been damaged by the [Spider Vines].
Tall One breathed a sigh of relief, his whole body looking as though he just got scooped out of water, with sweat and tears mixed together and blood vaguely overflowing under his skin.
Tang Cuo crouched in front of him: In the end, what is it that youre trying to do?
It was Chong Yanzhang who came to find us No, this has nothing to do with us! Its him! Its him who pushed us Tall Man mumbled, his voice feeble and intermittent.
In his version of the story, it was Chong Yanzhang who took the initiative to find Lawless and conspired with them to release Scarlet in order to take back the 2nd Movement and gain control over Yong Ye City. Their tasks were different. Chong Yanzhang was responsible for going to Zone G to find Scarlet, while Lawless was responsible for helping from outside.
But Chong Yanzhang is dead. Tang Cuo said.
It wasnt surprising that Chong Yanzhang came to Lawless to team up with them. Both sides tried to attack Jin Cheng back at East Cross Street, which gave a good reason for them to become partners. And all of them were elite players of Zone A, so they naturally had a certain understanding of each others desires.
But Chong Yanzhang was now dead, so there was no one left to verify Tall Mans words.
Trust me, what I said is true! Tall Man held back the pain: I have no way to go back Scarlet wont let me go, shell kill me!
That has nothing to do with me. Tang Cuo stood up.
Tang Cuo!! Tall Man erupted into fury.
If you were working together, there must be a secret contact point. Where is it? Tang Cuo paid no attention to his temper and asked calmly, making Tall Man clench his teeth in anger, but his hands were completely tied.
In the end, Tall Man gave him a location.
Tang Cuo looked at Qian Wei, and Qian Wei nodded: I indeed came from there. Oh, beside the little girl, there was also Miao Qi locked up there. At least a dozen people were there, or more than 20 perhaps? In any case, there were too many men, I couldnt beat them!
Tang Cuo was clear, but such cunning men certainly wouldnt be so simplistic. He didnt think Lawless had only one single contact point; there must be alternatives. Tall Man might seem like he had come to a compromise, but the information he gave had little practical use.
Pei Pei and he being captured here had proven that Lawless was colluding with Scarlet. The fact that he confessed and dragged Chong Yanzhang into the water was only a fool-proof confirmation of this collusion while he tried to make someone else shoulder the blame. In addition, him revealing the location of a base that might have been abandoned basically posed no harm to their original plan.
That said, it didnt really matter.
Tang Cuo stared intently into Tall Mans eyes again and asked: Then based on the clues youve gotten, who is holding the 2nd Movement?
Just as Tall Man was about to answer, something else seemed to happen in his body and the man let out a shrill cry. He shook his head vigorously with a grim expression, and Qian Wei couldnt help taking a step back, flustered by his terrifying state.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m
Answer me. Persistently, Tang Cuo pressed on.
I Tall Man panted violently for air, his expression increasingly agonising as the clock ticked, and a second before he passed out, he finally spat out a name: Lin Yandong, its Lin Yandong!
In the private room, Tang Cuo interrogated Pei Pei by himself.
He poured potion into Pei Peis mouth to forcibly wake him up. The first sentence he said was: Your teammate has given us the address of your base on South Sixth Street. Lawless is over.
Youre lying! Even before Pei Pei fully came back to his senses, an enormous rage burst in his heart, and very swiftly, the string called rationality in his head was tightly stretched, to the point that it could snap any moment now.
Do I have to lie to you? Tang Cuo smiled mockingly, took out a watch he borrowed from the waiter and shook it in front of Pei Pei: Youve been unconscious for three hours.
What could be done in three hours? If Tang Cuo acted fast, the base must have been investigated a long time ago!
But rationality told Pei Pei that this was impossible. They had meticulously planned this for so long, while the members of Lawless were also carefully selected elites who would never collapse so fast. But the time on the watch was like a thread that tightened around his neck, making him almost unable to breathe.
At this point, Tang Cuo said again: Do you remember what you did before you passed out? You used the item that you wanted to hurt me with on your teammate. You betrayed Lawless before everyones eyes. Theres no way you could go back.
You! Pei Peis pupils immediately dilated, a clear sign that his memories had been triggered by Tang Cuos words: It was you who made me do it! You made me do it!
So what? Tang Cuo said ever so casually: Even if you can explain, do you think your teammate will trust you again?
Hearing this, Pei Pei was lost for words, as if cotton had been shoved down his throat. He knew in his heart that once he was suspected of being a traitor, even if he tried to explain, nothing would get better.
Wasnt Yao Qing an obvious example? Two consecutive failures in the acts instantly threw him out of the core team. Lawless was really such a place. They worshipped power, and they were willing to do whatever it took to achieve the goal.
Pei Pei originally thought that such was a good thing. Since loyalty was never a possible choice in Yong Ye City, only power was left to be king. But when it was his turn to run into this situation, he could only feel a chill creep into his heart.
Also, dont forget Scarlet. Youve ruined Scarlets plan, so even if Lawless pardons you because you used to be a member and chooses to trust you, do you think that Scarlet will listen to your explanation? Will Lawless oppose Scarlet just because of you? Tang Cuo asked one question after another, this sentence colder than the next, which cut into Pei Peis nerves like a sharp blade. Very quickly, Pei Pei crumbled.
Shut up! He shouted.
Why should I shut up? Im just talking to you, but your teammate cant wait to kill you. He has been tortured to death by those strange vines of yours and got sent to Zone G. As long as he can spread the news, I think its very soon that Lawless will send someone to kill you, the traitor. Make a guess, will they think that you choose to betray them only when war breaks out, or will they think that all this while, youve been undercover?
No, Im not a traitor! You shut up, shut up!
Beside shut up, Pei Pei was unable to say any other word to refute. The gaze he gave Tang Cuo was as though he was looking at a horrifying demon, while his own figure reflected in Tang Cuos pupils was that of a poor victim who had been tortured to bleed from all his seven orifices.
Snap The string of rationality in his head finally broke, and Pei Peis spirit ocean was swept by a brutal storm. This time, it didnt feel like a sting caused by a mere needle. Not only his eyes bled, but also a warm liquid started flowing out of his ears.
With his spirit suffering one heavy damage to another, his endurance had reached its limit.
A big man who was more than 1.8 meter tall slumped helplessly into the black iron cage and gasped desperately for air, as if he had just been pulled out from water.
At this time, Tang Cuos tone turned soft, carrying with it a trace of tempting persuasion: You have only one way to survive. Cooperate with us and kill Scarlet.
Pei Pei didnt speak. His eyes were blank.
Not in any hurry, Tang Cuo simply continued: Can you tell me, besides South Sixth Street, what are the other bases that Lawless has? How did you contact Scarlet? By the way, let me inform you that Miao Qi has been rescued.
The name Miao Qi finally made Pei Pei react. As his hands trembled uncontrollably, he turned his head to look at Tang Cuo again and asked in a hoarse voice: Can you make sure that I wont die?
Tang Cuo: I can.
Pei Pei: Can I trust you?
Tang Cuo: Of course.