Chapter 333: Chapter 185: Cunning Criminals, More Persuasion Than Sincerity in Drinking

When Feng Zilong finally regained his senses to the outside world, it was already midnight.

He found himself sitting in a chair, hands and feet bound, and the person tying him up was very skilled, using sturdy silk ropes tied in self-tightening sailor knots.

Handcuffs and similar items can’t restrain a Tier Three Cultivator, nor can buckle-structured straps bind them… as long as the bound person can still use Divine Sense.

But the power of the Divine Sense of a Tier Three Sorcerer is difficult to escape from these ropes and knots, especially when his Divine Sense is impaired, his body is weak and powerless, and there’s someone watching from across.

One person, wearing a blindfold-like face scarf, sat across from him—his face was unclear, and even his physique was somewhat blurred.

Before Feng Zilong opened his eyes, he heard that person say, “He’s awake. A guest from afar, how can we not offer a drink to welcome them!”

Ye Liangcheng stood beside him, pinched his jaw, and tilted his head back to pour a glass of wine into his mouth.

Feng Zilong hurriedly opened his eyes, but heard that person say again, “This is the wine you personally spiked, cherish it… if you dare to spit it out, three times more will be your punishment for each cup spilled!”

Feng Zilong: “Elder Huo Qing, is that you? It’s a misunderstanding, definitely a misunderstanding!”

He Kao: “Oh, you call out my identity as soon as you speak, your reaction is quite quick. Ye Wuniang clearly already informed you of my visit here, why did you still disobey and strike such a malicious hand?”

Feng Zilong: “I thought he was deceiving me, thought he kept the things Master Kucha left for himself! Didn’t expect what he said to be true, had I known, I would have certainly come to pay my respects to you!”

He Kao laughed: “Paying respects now isn’t too late, but looking at you like this you needn’t kneel. My protocol, presumably Ye Wuniang has already explained to you. Your identity, and what you’ve done for Kucha, all must be detailed and confessed.

First, please tell me, what’s your name?”

Feng Zilong: “My name is Gao Chenshu.”

He Kao: “Wrong answer costs a cup of wine!” Then he turned his head to Ye Liangcheng , “The cup just now was too small, bring a larger one.”

Ye Liangcheng used a Two Mace small cup earlier, now switching to a Half Liange one… really, there was no larger wine glass, couldn’t use a beer mug, right?

Another glass was poured down, Feng Zilong visibly panicked: “Elder, my name truly is Gao Chenshu, if you don’t believe it, keep asking. The things I did following Master Kucha are things no one else would know.”

He Kao remarked emotionlessly: “Wrong again, Ye Wuniang, continue the punishment.”

Feng Zilong was poured another cup. He Kao continued: “Feng Zilong, this wine may not be drunk too much, if you keep this up, you may die unclear on how.

There was a task before Kucha’s incident, and since I found my way here, no more playing tricks!”

Feng Zilong felt a shock inwardly as Elder Huo Qing casually exposed his real name, a piece of intelligence once only held by Kucha.

Feng Zilong, uncertain and doubting, asked: “Since you know my name, why still ask?”

He Kao: “Some things I know, some things maybe I don’t, so I need your guidance. You spiked Ye Liangcheng’s wine, and I drink a few glasses every visit, since you did this, of course I must test your tolerance.

Now I’m asking you, not you asking me, speaking out of turn means more wine as penalty… may I ask where you live?”

Feng Zilong: “Beiyang Road 75, Longgang City, Lingnan Province, Newton New City, Building 8 Room 1806.”

He Kao: “Tongyi Road 202, Unit 2 Room 302, Luzhou City, Shanmin Province, is this your residence?”

Feng Zilong was surprised again, quickly replied: “It’s mine! But I also have a property in Longgang City.”

He Kao: “Must I dig things out from your gut? List all residences, don’t lay any ambushes… just now your answer wasn’t correct, penalty cup!”

Ye Liangcheng said nothing, just responsible for pouring the wine, Feng Zilong held back not to cough it up, mysteriously felt his hands and feet starting to numb rather than chill. He knew clearly this wine couldn’t be drunk more, continuing this would surely be deadly!

Actually, the effect of the drug doesn’t act so quickly, and the wine wasn’t drunk in such amounts, most of it is psychological.

He Kao: “Before Kucha’s incident, what’s the last thing you did for him? When and where!”

Feng Zilong adopted a reminiscing posture, thinking while speaking: “Last thing? November 20th last year, Master Kucha sent me to Huiming Town to fetch an item, I didn’t know the person giving it… then I brought the item here, Junior Brother Ye can attest!”

He Kao sighed: “Truly incorrigible, penalty two cups!”

Ye Liangcheng hesitated for a moment, but still said nothing, consecutively poured Feng Zilong two cups in succession, a total of Two Liang Seven Mace had already been consumed.

Feng Zilong was terrified beyond restraint, distinctly sensed paralysis in his muscles, this was no longer psychological, trembled as he said: “I swear this matter is true, Junior Brother Ye can attest!”

Ye Liangcheng quietly nodded to He Kao, indicating the matter was indeed true.

He Kao sneered: “You made two errors, firstly you should call him Senior Brother Ye, not Junior Brother Ye.

Secondly, you mentioned the Nov 20th matter earlier, but I asked for Kucha’s last tasked thing. Giving a hint, last year Dec 5, you went to Pugang Town, Qi Yuan City, Jianghuai Province, what did you do?”

Feng Zilong: “Ah, is it this matter you’re asking? Master Kucha sent me on a mission to cause an incident, delivering a woman named Chen Shu into the emergency room, and can’t let anybody see any flaws.

I used a few tricks, led her to crash her electric scooter into a ditch, then pretended to be a passerby, planned to call an ambulance for her. But she had quite a few local acquaintances, other bystanders helped send her to the hospital…”

Saying this, he subconsciously glanced at He Kao.

He Kao didn’t mean to punish him with more drinks and nodded slightly, saying, “Keep talking, what other tasks are there in the hospital?”

Feng Zilong: “That woman has a son, surname Huang, working in the city. If no one calls to tell him, I’ll take responsibility as an enthusiastic bystander to inform him that his mother had an accident and was rushed to emergency care.

If someone has already called to notify him, my job is to wait at the hospital and record the time he arrives… and then my task is over.”

He Kao: “Is this the last task Ancient Tea asked you to do?”

Feng Zilong hurriedly denied: “No.” To him, this question clearly seemed like another trap; answering it wrong would lead to more drinking.

He Kao: “Oh, about the last task given to you by Bitter Tea, when did it happen?”

Feng Zilong: “Before Spring Festival, January 10th to 11th this year.”

He Kao: “In Lujiang City?”

Feng Zilong was startled, secretly noting that Elder Huo Qing indeed knows everything. Thankfully, he did not lie and quickly replied, “Yes, yes, yes, it was in Lujiang!

Almost the same as the last task, the target was a man named Miao Zheng Country, also creating an accident to send him into the emergency room…”

He Kao interrupted him, “Let me guess, that man has a daughter working out of town, and your task also included recording the time his daughter arrived at the hospital?”

Feng Zilong: “Yes! His daughter arrived the next day… I dare not deceive the elder, this was indeed the last task given by Master Kucha.”

He Kao stood up and said, “I’m too lazy to ask you personally now, just follow the rules I’ve set. Tell Ye Liangcheng in detail about how you met Bitter Tea and what you’ve done for Bitter Tea over the years, from start to finish, and let him record it.

I don’t have high demands, just this small request. If you had been mindful earlier, why suffer this ordeal? The Tier Three Cultivation is not easily obtained, you are quite a useful talent under Bitter Tea, hope you cherish this chance.

Remember, just follow what I said earlier. If I find you saying one wrong thing or omitting things I already know, don’t drink cup by cup, just finish this whole bottle instead!”

Feng Zilong can’t drink anymore, the amount he has drunk by now – with his cultivation he can still recover, but more would be unbearable… finishing a whole bottle could be fatal if not treated urgently.

After saying this, He Kao walked out of the restaurant.

Ye Liangcheng took out the recorder that Feng Zilong brought and then took out his phone, turning on the recording feature, gently patting his cheek, saying, “Junior Brother Big Cannon Platform, sorry about kicking one of your balls, but the other one is still good, so you gotta cherish it.

Elder Huo Qing’s instructions, you’ve heard them as well, so don’t think of playing tricks. Let’s start…”

He Kao didn’t go far, he sat on the fifth floor, suppressing his breath, concentrating silently, listening to everything Feng Zilong said, the more he listened, the deeper his frown.

Feng Zilong dared not play tricks anymore; his mental defense had collapsed. If not for needing to confess matters related to Bitter Tea, he’d likely confess even the bad things he did as a child.

How did He Kao know Big Cannon Platform’s name, address, and confirm that last year’s accident involving Mrs. Chen was his doing? The former is the result of investigation, the latter was by chance.

Feng Zilong crept into the premises tonight with a recording pen, and nothing else revealing his identity, except a short blade he had on him, not even a piece of paper, let alone a phone.

But modern Eastern Country People going out usually carry their phone, right?

Before creeping into the premises, he stuffed his phone and a room key card into a brick crevice in an exterior wall, and even used stones to block the crevice – these little movements were already discovered by He Kao.

While he was unconscious, He Kao had already checked the phone and room card, found it belonged to a hotel-style apartment in Nanhua North Suburb, and even had a label with the room number stuck on it… how convenient is that.

He Kao went there and opened the room, found Feng Zilong’s identification documents, genuine Eastern Country ID card, name Feng Zilong, the photo matches too, registered address is Unit 2, 302, 202 Tongyi Road, Luzhou City, Shanmin Province.

He also found a boarding pass, from Luzhou City to Nanhua City, dated seven days ago, and matching the address on the ID card.

People who’ve done too many bad deeds tend to be habitually cautious, Feng Zilong left documents in the hotel room, even hid the room key card and phone outside the premises, little did he expect his ID would be found in such a short time.

Feng Zilong is not He Kao, he has to take planes and high-speed trains for distant travels, must carry documents, and using forged documents in Eastern Country is very cumbersome, almost impossible in some situations.

As for him causing the accident for Mrs. Chen in Qi Yuan, He Kao knew because he’d seen him at Jiangbei District Hospital.

That day, He Kao was running errands in Jiangbei District, heard about Mrs. Chen’s accident, he drove to the hospital before Xiaopang did, and outside the emergency entrance, saw someone smoking.

For some reason, he took a second look at that person. Looking back, it might have been a mysterious intuition because that person also glanced at him secretly.

It might also be because of the Beast Claw Pendant he’s worn since childhood, which is a Passive Magical Artifact, besides calming the spirit, has the function of Malicious Detection.

He Kao has been wearing it for over twenty years; even if he doesn’t wear it now, since he’s practiced cultivation, he has a certain intuition for Malicious Detection.

Later, He Kao realized Mrs. Chen’s incident was no accident but man-made, he had recalled the scene carefully, and now seeing Feng Zilong in person, he recognized him.

As for Father of Xiaomiao’s incident, it was coaxed out through conversation tactics by He Kao, also his deduction.

Because the accident involving Father of Xiaomiao and Mrs. Chen were just too similar, almost the same person’s criminal style. It was at that time that He Kao realized – Mrs. Chen’s incident wasn’t an accident.

That should have been the last task Feng Zilong executed for Bitter Tea, because not long after, Bitter Tea himself had an incident. The archenemy finally found, and even delivered himself to the net, yet He Kao wasn’t happy.

Because the things Feng Zilong confessed are truly shocking, he’s committed murder, arson, rape, and abduction.

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