Chapter 39: Illusion and Truth

In the snow age city in the afternoon, everyone had lunch, gathered together in twos and threes, discussing this time, interesting things, yesterday's turmoil, is still spreading, but the trend has changed.

"Hey, have you been to the west of the city?" asked a chubby resident.

"Of course I went to see it, it was a miserable one, and I was beaten without a human figure. The little girl next to her arrived.

"Hmph, I deserve it, the kingdom army has finally done something practical this time. The man on the side was dismissive.

"That's it, thanks to the kingdom army for catching that pig, otherwise we would really think that the monster had broken through the defense line and reached the royal capital. The man on the side chimed in.

"But that's an old man, I don't know why the prisoner did it. "There are also those who are skeptical.

"You don't care what he is, he's a madman, you know, I saw him once when he was taken to the prison in the east of the city, and his eyes were like those monsters!"

"It's just, it's horrible. ”

What everyone is discussing is something that the Kingdom Army has been propagating everywhere early in the morning.

The Kingdom Army has already gone to the Dark Fortress, and the monster that was seen before was that someone had dyed the boar black, and the prisoner had been caught. Under the deliberate propaganda of the royal army, the news quickly spread throughout the royal capital, and in the past few days, the uneasiness of the residents finally dissipated, and the efficiency of the royal army also made some people less pessimistic about the situation in the palace.

And in the eastern corner of Snow Age City, a mottled gate stands in it, which seems to lead to the underground. It was noon, but the sun could not shine here, and only a little sunlight was left to penetrate and be swallowed up by darkness. The filthy black water ditch, piercing from the ground to the ground, exudes an ominous aura.

A tall middle-aged soldier walked into it from the outside, and the sergeants on the side led the way and hurriedly explained the situation inside.

"Commander, that guy doesn't say anything, just silence. ”

The middle-aged soldier's face was resolute, like a knife, and his eyes were bright, but his brows were wrinkled with what seemed to have lasted for years, and he couldn't erase them.

"Have you found out who you are, and who is the instructor behind the scenes?" the middle-aged man asked as he walked.

"When we found out, the guy barely did anything to hide it, and when we checked, we found him almost effortlessly. The sergeant on the side said,

"His name is Sun Qian, a resident of Luoxue Town. ”

“...... Alas. The middle-aged soldier was stunned for a moment and stood in place, originally thinking that some people who wanted to fish in troubled waters were trying to mess up the situation, but he didn't think about it...... Falling Snow Town, alas......

"Did you torture him?" the middle-aged soldier quickened his pace and walked deeper into the dungeon.

"Yes, but he didn't tell who instructed him, and even though he was an old fellow, his bones were still very hard. The sergeant on the side didn't notice his superior's mood swings, and said to himself.

"Of course, there is no one to instruct him, so how can I explain it, all right, you go and untie him, and I will ask him. The middle-aged man sighed.

"Yes. The sergeant on the side didn't ask much, and hurriedly separated one person to run to the front to explain the situation, and the accompanying person directly took the middle-aged man to the interrogation room.

In the interrogation room, all kinds of torture instruments were displayed, and the middle-aged man was not interested, so he sat on the top, and after a while, several soldiers dragged out an old man, who was no longer human.

The soldier grabbed the old man's head, brushed away the hair on his forehead, revealing the face below, it was Sun Gan, I saw that Sun Gan's originally emaciated face looked even more unbearable, blood stains spread from his bare skin to his clothes, still dripping blood, from last night to this afternoon, every hour or so, there will be an interrogation, a long time without eating, resting, coupled with the destruction of various torture tools, Sun Qian has run out of oil, if it is not because he is an old man, the sergeant is worried that he will die directly, it must be even more desolate.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, and finally sighed.

"Move him a chair. ”

"Report to the Commander, he's been beaten underneath and can only stand now, do you need us to hang him up?" said the jailer next to him.

"That's how you treat an old man?" The middle-aged man was a little angry.

"But the Commander, he's a prisoner!" the jailer argued.

"Prisoner...... Is he a prisoner? No, he's not! I'm the criminal, it's me!" The middle-aged man suddenly stood up, his expression was painful, Sun Qian couldn't hear what the outside world was saying, but he still felt his roar, and couldn't help but open his eyes to look at the middle-aged man.

“...... You're their leader......"

Sun Gan's weak voice floated in the interrogation room, and several jailers just wanted to shut him up, but when they saw that they were in charge of the murderous gaze, they no longer dared to step forward.

“... Yes, I am the army commander of the Kingdom Army, Li Shanhe. The middle-aged man helped Sun Qian up and whispered in his ear.

“...... Hmm......" Sun Gan opened his dry lips, and when Li Shanhe saw this, he hurriedly asked the sergeant to bring water and helped Sun Qian lie down.

"Don't you have something to tell me?" asked Li Shanhe after feeding Sun Qian a few sips of water.

"Don't you know what's going on at the front? Then I told you, it's useless, you're not the one I'm waiting for. Sun Qian regained his spirit a little, and tried his best to speak coherently.

"You... Can you tell me about the matter over there?" Li Shanhe hesitated for a moment and asked.

"I don't know, last year, two-thirds of the young people in our town died, and this year, the ore town will not go there, and you can think about the rest. Sun Gan said weakly, but the sergeant who came in with Li Shanhe understood what Sun Gan said and said in surprise,

"Commander, are the rumors true?"

“...... It's true. Li Shanhe closed his eyes and nodded,

"It is true that the Kingdom Army did not go to the Dark Fortress last year, and this year ...... Nor did it. ”

"Then where did Ye Commander, who said last year that he was on duty in the Dark Fortress, go?"

“...... They...... It's dead. Li Shanhe looked pained, but finally chose to confess.

"They were killed by monsters?how could it be, Commander Ye was so strong!" The soldiers on the side couldn't believe it.

“...... They did not die on the front lines, but in the palace of our principality, and it was not the monsters who killed them, but our compatriots. Li Shanhe slowly told the truth, his expression firm. Then he said to Sun Qian,

"Old man, I'll take you to someone who can make a decision. ”