Zhang Xin gave the assassin's confession to Tang Yin. After the latter looked at it, he was also surprised. The assassin was really instructed by the clever villa, but Xia Jie's speech and behavior didn't look like a ghost in his heart!
Tang Yin was skeptical about this confession and decided to go to the hidden arrow in person to thoroughly find out what was going on.
In fact, if Tang Yin wants to get the truth from the assassin, it's easy. He just needs the soul of the dark fire to burn. But then the assassin can't survive and has no usable value.
Accompanied by Zhang Xin, Tang Yin came to the dark house of the dark arrow's nest. There was no change from before. It was still quiet, cold and gloomy.
In the dungeon of the dark house, Tang Yin meets Qiu Zhen and Cheng Jin.
At this time, the secret arrow personnel are torturing and confessing to the two assassins, but no matter what kind of torture the secret arrow personnel use, the two assassins are determined to be appointed by Qiqiao villa.
The assassin's mouth is hard, which makes Cheng Jin, who has always been famous for his iron bowl, feel helpless. At this time, Tang Yin arrived. Qiu Zhen and Cheng Jin hurried forward to salute. Tang Yin waved his hand slightly and asked, "how's the trial going? Has the assassin's confession changed?"
Cheng Jin looks at Qiu Zhen, slowly shakes his head and says, "Your Majesty, the assassin always claims to be ordered by Jiqiao villa, so it should be......" now Cheng Jin also believes that the assassin should be sent by Jiqiao villa, but Qiu Zhen always disagrees. Now Qiu Zhen is on the scene again, and he can't be too straightforward.
Zhang Xin answered: "king, we have used all the torture we can use, and the assassin's confession has not changed, which shows that the confession is true. The king should quickly order the siege of Qiaoqiao villa, otherwise there will be many dreams at night, and there will be no trouble!"
Tang Yin didn't ask if he could. He turned his back and said to Cheng Jin, "take me to see the assassin."
"Yes! King!" Cheng Jin responded and led Tang Yin to the depths of the dungeon.
The dungeon was damp and dark, and the air was filled with a strong smell of decay and blood. In front of the two innermost torture rooms, Cheng Jin stopped, turned back and said, "king, the assassin is inside."
"Yes!" Tang Yin looked up and walked into the interrogation room closer to him. Because it is underground, the space of the interrogation room is not large, but the sound insulation is very good. Even two adjacent interrogation rooms will not hear each other's voices.
In the middle of the interrogation room, there was a thick wooden stake. A big man with half naked body and only shorts was tied on it. Look carefully, there was no intact place on the man's whole body. Whip wounds, burns, stabs and even cuts were all over his body. The big man's head was drooping, his hair was scattered, and he didn't move. He didn't know whether he was awake or unconscious.
Around the interrogation room, there are all kinds of torture instruments in strange shapes. Most of them are unprecedented and unheard of. Some of them are also pasted with dark brown blood stains. If timid people are brought in, they will be scared to confess voluntarily without torture. On the left and right of the wooden stake, there were several concealed archers standing. Their upper bodies were covered with sweat. Obviously, the executioner also took a lot of physical strength.
"King!" The secret arrows basically knew Tang Yin. When they saw the king coming, people knelt down and saluted.
The assassin, who was tied to the stake, was obviously shocked when they heard the people calling the king, but he didn't look up in the end and still held his head half dead.
Tang Yin motioned the crowd to get up, then went to the assassin, looked up and down, and asked, "again, who instructed you?"
"Ji... Qiao... Shan... Zhuang..." the man murmured in a hoarse, weak voice.
"Hum!" Tang Yin sneered and said, "your partner has confessed everything. You are stubborn and will only ask for hardship."
"Yes... It's clever... Villa..." the big man continued to repeat these words as if he hadn't heard Tang Yin's words.
Tang Yin narrowed her eyes and retreated slightly.
The left and right secret arrows looked at each other, and then came forward together. One of them held a sharp mouthed pliers, stuck the nail of the big man's thumb and pulled it down fiercely.
"Ah -" the man screamed, his body twitched violently, and there was no movement.
Knowing that he had fainted, another dark arrow officer brought cold water to the man and poured it on his head. The assassin woke up and said intermittently: "yes... It's clever... Mountain... Villa..."
Tang Yin's eyes turned and looked at the big man's fingers. There were ten fingers, six or seven of which were bloody. The nails had been pulled out by the hidden arrows.
The assassin still insists on being ordered by the ingenious mountain villa. If this is a lie, the assassin's willpower has been strengthened to a terrible degree.
He pondered for a moment, turned and walked out. Cheng Jin immediately followed him out and asked in a low voice, "king, look..."
"Another assassin is like him?"
"Yes."
"There's another assassin seriously injured, isn't there?"
Cheng Jin was stunned at first, and then hurriedly said, "my subordinates will send someone to interrogate."
"No." Tang Yin waved his hand and said, "just take me to see him."
"Yes!" The assassin who was seriously injured is also here, but the man's injury is too serious. Until now, he is dying, half unconscious and half awake. Cheng Jinshi is wondering what the king can do to see him.
Cheng Jin leads Tang Yin out of the dungeon and into the backyard of the hidden arrow.
It's late at night. There are no lights here. It's terrible and dark. Even Tang Yin, who has night eyes and courage, has a cold feeling.
In a side room, Cheng Jin stood still and whispered, "king, the assassin is in this room."
There are no guards outside this side room, which looks no different from other houses, but Tang Yin can detect that there are a large number of dark spiritual practitioners hidden in the dark corners around the side room.
Tang Yin pushed the door and entered. Qiu Zhen, Zhang Xin and Cheng Jin all wanted to follow in. Tang Yin waved his hand and said, "just let Cheng Jin accompany me. Qiu Zhen and Zhang Xin, you two wait for me outside the room."
Qiu Zhen and Zhang Xin were all suspicious, but the king's order could not be violated. They still stood outside the door in good order.
Tang Yin and Cheng Jin enter the room. As soon as they come in, their nostrils are filled with strong drug smell. Tang Yin frowns, raises his hand, covers his nose with his cuffs and walks to the bed.
Looking down at the bed, a big man was lying on the bed with a thick bandage wrapped around his body.
"Your Majesty, the thief is seriously injured. It takes a lot of time to wake him up."
"Don't wake him up." Tang Yin hummed and smiled softly and said, "let him be a confused ghost and see the king of hell!" While talking, Tang Yin raised his hand. A strange black fire appeared in the palm of his hand, burning and beating.
Seeing this, Cheng Jin immediately understood Tang Yin's intention. The king wanted to use the fire of darkness to suck the assassin.
The dark fire is too vicious. It's not on the battlefield. Tang Yin doesn't want his ministers to see him sucking a unconscious person with the dark fire. This is the main reason why he left Qiu Zhen and Zhang Xin outside the room. As for Cheng Jin, he is a dark spiritual cultivator. It doesn't matter if he can't see it.
Tang Yin turned his wrist, aimed at the assassin's forehead and pressed it with a palm. In an instant, the dark fire burned all over the assassin's body without any cry or any scars on his body, but the assassin had died, and a trace of white aura floated out of him. Tang Yin inhaled and inhaled all the spirit fog into his body. Then, he sat cross legged on the ground, closed his eyes and meditated, searching for valuable clues from the assassin's memory.
In the assassin's memory, Tang Yin was surprised by the information he found.
This assassin is not a Fengren, but a Ningren. He was born as a Ranger in Ningguo.
Since the annexation of Ningguo by the two countries, a large number of Ningguo rangers who are unwilling to let Ningguo fall have established two secret organizations, one for the country of Mo and the other for the country of Feng. The organization for the country of Feng is called counter wind current, and the assassin is a member of counter wind current.
In the past, when the country of wind and the country of Ning fought, the Rangers of the country of Ning also organized and joined hands to deal with the country of wind. However, the Rangers of the country of Ning gathered together at that time could not be called organizations. Most of them fought their own battles. However, the current countercurrent is different. It is a highly disciplined, hierarchical and systematic secret organization.
In the assassin's memory, Tang Yin can confirm that he is one of the members against the wind, but there is no memory of his superiors or other accomplices. His superiors remotely control him to do things by letter, put the letter in a hidden place in advance, and then he goes to get it and act according to the contents of the letter.
These assassins, who had never even met before, gathered temporarily after receiving the same instruction and ambushed in the woods between Jiqiao mountain villa and Yancheng. Their goal was also very clear, that is to kill xuanwang. They didn't know why to kill xuanwang. However, it was clearly mentioned in the letter that once captured, they must be appointed by Jiqiao mountain villa.
Through the assassin's memory, Tang Yin only got two pieces of useful information. First, he knew the organization against the wind. Second, the other party's purpose was to kill xuanwang and also to frame Qiqiao villa. In addition, Tang Yin can also feel the assassin's unforgettable hatred for Feng Guo and his strong hope for Fu Guo Bao.
The power of hatred and belief can make people extremely powerful, and they can resist death even in the case of torture.
I don't know how long it took Tang Yin to slowly open his eyes and hiss at the same time.
Cheng Jin hurried forward and asked, "king, this assassin..."
Before he finished, Tang Yin said with a bitter smile: "Zhang Xin's speculation may not be accurate, but he was right. The assassination of Lord Xuan is very complicated..."