Section 358 The Correct Way to Reap the Dividends of War [continued]
"As you can see, this approach has a clear effect. Qin Lang motioned for the guards to close the door and turned to his military advisers and commanders, "The most important thing is that we did not leave any traces on the prisoner, and even the best forensic doctor could not detect any problems after he rested for a few days, fully satisfying the requirements of the rear admiral."www.biquge.info ”
Dewey did not object to Qin Lang's plan to capture the Spanish captives - in fact, the rear admiral also had some expectations for the dividends of the war. However, he demanded that Qin Lang not leave any evidence sufficient to accuse the Spanish government of the U.S. government, nor allow the captured Spaniards to disappear forever - although Spain is only a second-rate country, it is after all a member of the mainstream of European society, and its accusations have a very heavy weight and must not be taken lightly.
Moreover, there is a large group of anti-imperialist, humanitarians, and Hispanic citizens in the United States, and if Qin Lang causes a tragedy in Manila, it will be difficult for everyone in the Philippines to be unlucky, and Washington will be in an embarrassing predicament.
So Qin Lang had to be very careful. Luckily, he has more than enough ways to solve the problem.
"In addition to the bright light you see, we can also use noise. This way. He motioned, leading his military advisers and commanders to the next interrogation room.
The interrogation room was a little far apart, apparently to prevent the inmates in the other interrogation chambers from hearing the loud noises coming from the room, which were deafening even when the door was closed; And when the guards opened the door, it immediately turned into a landslide.
Several military advisers and commanders immediately frowned, but watched the situation carefully. There were six gramophones, in a circle next to a prisoner with a black bag on his head, the horn pointed to his ear, playing a ...... at maximum volume Noise - No matter what music the gramophone plays, no matter how wonderful it used to be, now it's just noise, and its only function is to cause headaches.
Fortunately, as soon as the military advisers and commanders saw inside, the two guards immediately closed the door.
"It's the second method, but it's a little bit less effective." Qin Lang explained that there were some regrets: the music of this era was too mild, and the sound equipment was very poor, and it was difficult to achieve the best effect even if six gramophones were used to play the most passionate music. If, a hundred years from now, all it takes is a surround sound sound and a heavy metal music disc for a prisoner to tell everything he knows.
Of course, highly trained agents and determined terrorists won't, but any one of the methods that might be very effective won't work well for either of them, so there's nothing to complain about.
He shrugged.
"Brigadier General." A military adviser suddenly said, "I fear that this method will seriously damage the prisoner's hearing." ”
"No doubt about it, Mr. Müller, but that's not something we need to be concerned about." Qin Lang said lightly, "Unless the Spaniards know how to find a way to cause the deterioration of the prisoner's hearing." ”
"But my concern," Müller said, "is that if the prisoner's hearing is severely impaired, he may not be able to hear the questions asked by the investigators, Brigadier General." Moreover, I must emphasize the fact that, given the level of basic education in Spain, there is a high probability that these inferior people do not know how to read, nor can they read, nor write. ”
"Then it's better for him to start answering the investigator's questions before he loses his hearing completely." Qin Lang smiled, "Don't worry, the investigators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs know what to do." ”
"Brigadier ......"
"That's it, Mr. Müller, keep a little secret for our investigators." He clearly did not intend to dwell on the more sophisticated interrogation techniques mastered by the Ministry of the Interior - they did not need to know them and could not. Qin Lang didn't want those skills to spread quickly.
He made a gesture. "Now, let's visit the third method ......"
Investigator Case is fiddling with a .44 Magnum "Anaconda" revolver - opening the nest, pouring out all the bullets inside, flipping it, and picking out another bullet to load it in. When he had done all this, he turned his attention to the prisoner who had just been sent to the interrogation room—Barrio had been sent away, and the new one was the butler of the plantation owner Torre Grossa, a thin, miser-like middle-aged man with a look on his face that made one think he was stubborn and stubborn. But for Case, how to get the guy to speak wasn't a concern.
He put on a fierce and cold face, and his voice changed from serious and rigid to cold and cruel. "Mr. Valladares, I have two questions for you to answer." The investigator turned his pistol, stood behind the butler, leaned down and whispered in his ear, "How much property does your master have, and where are they?" ”
"I don't know." A natural answer.
"Of course you do, Mr. Butler." Keith sneered, "I don't have time to waste on you, though. So, let's play a game. He slowly turned back to the front of Valladares and raised his pistol, "Russian Roulette." Maybe you haven't heard of it, but it's a lot of fun......"
Valladares really didn't know much about Russian roulette, so it took a moment for Keith to explain the rules of the game to him, and the butler's face immediately turned pale. Still, he refused to answer the investigator's questions. Loyalty to Torregrosa and the perseverance of the Spaniards made Valladares think he was brave enough to face death. Moreover, no matter what the Americans in front of them intend to do, a person can only be killed once, so there is nothing to fear at all.
It is a pity that Valladares overestimated his courage and underestimated the game of Russian roulette. The first time Keith pulled the trigger and the hammer made a sound of crashing, he was able to hide his panic with a slight smile, but by the second time he was sweating profusely, and by the time the investigator fired the third time and missed again, he was overwhelmed with panic.
No one but a madman and a true warrior can treat death as a game that makes people laugh, and yet Valladares is neither crazy nor brave enough.
"Well," the investigator looked at his prisoner with a victorious tone, and his tone was playful, "dear Monsieur Valladares, are you still not going to answer my question?" ”
There are three more chances...... But in reality, he may only have one last chance. Valladares watched in horror as Keith's right index finger moved backwards slowly, little by little—and of course the trigger moved at the same speed, gradually approaching the finish line.
Then he collapsed.
"So, as I've always emphasized, ordinary people simply can't face death. It only takes to make them aware that death is coming and not a mere threat, and they will revisit their decision and make another choice. Qin Lang let out a satisfied sigh.
There was an exchange of views between the military advisers and the commanders, and it was true, but there was a problem. "The game of Russian roulette is too dangerous, and there is a 1 in 6 probability that it will kill the prisoner the first time."
"You won't use bullets that can't be fired. And it is not necessarily necessary to use Russian roulette. "Fake shootouts can achieve the same effect, if not better. But a fake shooting requires an execution ground and will be visible to many people, and Russian roulette requires only a small room. Comparing efficiency and cost, Qin Lang still feels that the latter method is more suitable for the current situation.
And his purpose is to reap the dividends of war, as long as he can do this, what method to use is really a matter of sidelines.
The process is insignificant, only the result is the most important.
Keith pushed open the door and walked out and walked in front of Qin Lang. "I think we've caught another big fish, boss."
"How big?"
Valladares confessed that Torre Grossa's property consisted of four hundred thousand Spanish silver pesos, two thousand ounces of gold, jewelry and antiques worth seventy thousand silver pesos, and title deeds to five thousand acres of land. And it is said that he also bought some shares in England and France, but the amount and value are not clear. The investigator replied.
"Mr. Torre Grossa doesn't look like a pure plantation owner." Obviously, a pure plantation owner could not have been so wealthy, and, if Valladares had not concealed it, Torregurosa had only five thousand acres of land, a little less by the standards of a plantation owner.
"Yes, boss." "The steward speculated that his master may have some connection to the pirates of the South China Seas," Keyes said. ”
"Pirates?" Qin Lang raised his eyebrows, "Is there any evidence?" ”
"Not yet. And there is also a trouble, only Torre Grossa himself knows where his property is kept. ”
"Then you're going to have to find a way to get Mr. Torregrosa to hand over these things." Qin Lang ordered, "But it must be of his own will." ”
"I'll get this done as soon as I can, boss." Keith laughed. He knew what it meant to "must be of his own will". If Torre Grossa did have a connection with the pirates of the South China Sea, then he would definitely voluntarily transfer his entire wealth to the company and Qin Lang; If he doesn't have a connection with the pirates, let them do it. No matter what, in the end, Qin Lang's order will inevitably become a reality.
He can do it.
The investigator quickly left. Qin Lang looked at his back, smiled, and then turned back to look at the military advisors and commanders. "Now, let's talk about the Spanish treasury in Manila. The golden ...... inside" (to be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )