Shock and Fury (Part 2)

Zheng Zha quickly calmed down. He casually took Loli's hand. He looked like an ordinary, weak white-collar worker, while Loli's slightly uneasy expression and actions were perfectly executed. The two of them clearly looked like ordinary people.

The few detectives looked inside from outside the car window. Two of them checked the license plate, then they rushed back. The detectives' expressions changed drastically. They almost simultaneously drew their guns and aimed them at the car.

Zheng Zha reacted the fastest. His left hand, wearing the storage ring, trembled slightly. He almost took the assault rifle out of the storage ring, but then he saw that the detectives were aiming their handguns at the driver. In that moment, he quickly lowered his left hand.

The taxi driver was utterly bewildered. First, he saw a young man punch through the car seat. He had been too scared to speak. Now, so many police officers were pointing guns at him. Was it because he hadn't consulted the almanac before leaving home today?

The detectives were not polite. They cautiously pointed their guns at the driver. Two of them yanked open the car door and violently dragged the driver out. Then, with a snap, they handcuffed the driver's hands behind his back. At the same time, two detectives quickly searched him, turning out his leather bag, identification, and other belongings.

"I apologize for the disturbance. This driver is a criminal our police have been pursuing." One of the plainclothes detectives walked up to Zheng Zha and Loli's car window. He took out his badge and said in a formal tone, "This driver is a criminal our police have been pursuing."

Zheng Zha breathed a sigh of relief, but he still felt a vague sense of unease. He could only calmly smile and say, "Thank you very much. Perhaps he would have extorted us in the car... Can we leave now?"

The detective also smiled and said, "Of course, no problem. But before that, please come with us to give a statement. This is a citizen's responsibility. I don't think you two will have any issues, right?"

Zheng Zha could only hold Loli's hand and get out of the car. The plainclothes detective then smiled and led them towards the command vehicle parked nearby. He said with a smile, "I won't accompany you upstairs. Just send one person. Give a statement and you can leave." With that, he turned and left very decisively.

Zheng Zha watched the plainclothes detective walk more than ten meters away. He then said to Loli, "Lier, I'll go up and give a statement. You wait here for a moment... Perhaps I was being too suspicious just now. The aim might have been at the driver. Heh heh, then we'll go visit our old high school later." With that, he stepped onto the command vehicle.

The light inside the command vehicle was dim. Zheng Zha, who had just gotten into the car, was quite unaccustomed to it. Just as he blinked to adjust to the darkness, the ominous premonition of danger suddenly appeared again. Almost simultaneously, several guns were extended from the darkness, and a pistol was even pressed against the back of his head.

"Don't move! Don't move at all, or I won't hesitate to dislocate your joints!"

As the person spoke, the command vehicle's door suddenly closed. Zheng Zha could then clearly see that there were six people in the car. Five of them were pointing handguns at him. No, all six were pointing handguns at him, but one person was directly pressing a gun to his head.

Two people walked out from the five in front. One of them pushed Zheng Zha to the ground and began to search his belongings. The other person held something like a coil of wire and began to scan Zheng Zha's body. A moment later, both of them stood up and said, "Report to Captain, no weapons (electronic devices)!"

The person behind Zheng Zha put away his pistol. He said calmly, "Xiao Li, drive to the Public Security Bureau. Also, ask them if their interrogation room's isolation system is ready."

One of the five nodded and walked past the others towards the driver's seat. At this time, two people were still pointing guns at Zheng Zha.

(…No, the space in the car is too small. It's too easy to get hit.)

Zheng Zha got up from the ground and asked coldly, "Why are you arresting me? Who are you?"

The person behind Zheng Zha found a seat and sat down. This person was a burly man of about twenty-eight or twenty-nine. His posture indicated he was a soldier. He also smiled coldly and said, "We're straightforward. Don't think about sending any information from here. The entire vehicle is completely isolated. An electronic signal jammer. This is one of Colonel Chu Xuan's proud creations, whom you kidnapped. Don't tell me you don't know. We are members of the National Security Bureau's First Team. So, who are you? Who are you?"

(National Security Bureau? National Security Bureau! Good for you, Chu Xuan! What a damn clever plan!)

Since Zheng Zha's Intelligence had been increased to 187, his thinking had become much sharper. He could quickly figure out some things. Even if he couldn't understand them immediately, he could grasp the key points.

Yes, he was definitely being played by Chu Xuan. Although he didn't know how Chu Xuan had notified the government, he had indeed been thoroughly played by Chu Xuan!

The man glanced at Zheng Zha. He thought Zheng Zha was starting to confess, so he immediately smiled and said, "Figured it out? Yes, about twenty days ago, we received a positioning signal from Colonel Chu Xuan's watch. However, the signal was intermittent until a few days ago when we finally locked onto you. During the surveillance over the past few days, we did not find any trace of Colonel Chu Xuan. The only possibility is that he has been moved, but his watch remained with you. So, are you going to tell us? Who infiltrated the base and kidnapped Colonel Chu Xuan? Who was the inside agent who assisted in the kidnapping? Who met you here and took him away? And who are you serving?"

Zheng Zha kept his lips tightly shut, desperately trying to figure out how Chu Xuan had released the information. The phrase "intermittent" gave him a clue. Why was the information intermittent? The only possibility was that the source of the information was isolated or interfered with. Therefore, this source could only be something in his storage ring. The platinum bricks were impossible; Chu Xuan hadn't touched them. Among all the items in his storage ring, the only one he frequently used... the High-vibration particle cutting dagger! This was a weapon Chu Xuan had redeemed for him!

Seeing that Zheng Zha remained silent, the man didn't get angry. Instead, he closed his eyes and said calmly, "If you don't want to speak, then fine. Let me tell you... Colonel Chu Xuan possesses several technologies that are leading the world. National interests are paramount. Since you, a traitor, have forgotten even your country, we won't let you off easily... There is a drug called truth serum. It's a neuro-agent. After using it, we can ask everything we want to know. Although you will become an idiot, this is the punishment you deserve!"

Zheng Zha was still half-crouching on the ground. He subtly took off his storage ring with his left hand in the shadow. Then, as he stood up, he discreetly put the ring into his mouth, holding it behind his teeth. He said, "What about her? The girl standing outside the car?"

The man said calmly, "Her? We found her file too. But the file clearly states she died ten years ago. She looks like a girl of fifteen or sixteen. Heh, the side you serve is truly powerful. They secretly took her away and trained her for ten years, and when they sent her back, her appearance hasn't changed much. Don't worry, at the Public Security Bureau's interrogation room, she will also be there."

Zheng Zha breathed a sigh of relief. He asked again, "When will I be injected with the truth serum? Today? Tomorrow?"

The man opened his eyes and looked at Zheng Zha carefully. "Heh, you traitor are really loyal, aren't you? Millions of platinum bought you over? Don't worry, the interrogation experts are already waiting for you in the interrogation room. If you still don't tell the truth by tomorrow... you'll live on as an idiot."

There's still a chance! He still had a chance to escape!

After experiencing the life-and-death cycle of Horror Movies, Zheng Zha was no longer that ordinary young white-collar worker. He possessed skills beyond ordinary people, experience in fighting desperately in the face of death, and more importantly, a firm belief in desperately wanting to live!

Zheng Zha quickly assessed his current situation. First, he had to return to the office before midnight, otherwise, he and Loli would die. Second, he could not say anything about the "Main God" space, otherwise, he and Loli would die.

And why did these people only take him to the Public Security Bureau's interrogation room? Because they were also in a hurry. They thought Chu Xuan had been moved. As an important talent possessing high-end national technology, they absolutely would not allow him to fall into the hands of another country. In other words, they also wanted to extract Chu Xuan's whereabouts from him in a short period.

As for the current time... it was around noon, twelve o'clock. Zheng Zha remembered it was almost eleven o'clock when he and Loli left the house. So, the current time should be around twelve o'clock. From now until midnight, he had twelve hours. During this time, he had to return to the office with Loli, otherwise, they would be completely erased by the "Main God."

However, returning to the office early wouldn't work either. He was only one person. His strength was only slightly better than ordinary people in close combat, definitely not superhuman. Challenging the state machinery openly with one person's strength, he didn't think he could hold out in the office for long.

Therefore, the best way was to go to the office just before midnight. This was the only way for him and Loli to survive!

The command vehicle drove for about ten minutes and then slowly began to stop. Zheng Zha then asked, "When we were at my house earlier, was someone aiming a sniper rifle at me?"

The captain nodded. "That's right. We planned to use tranquilizer darts to knock you and the girl unconscious. If we had used strong tranquilizer darts, you and the girl would have lost consciousness instantly, preventing you from transmitting information outside. However, your senses seem very sharp. We had no choice but to set up this trap to lure you into this command vehicle filled with jammers. In fact, that driver was just an ordinary citizen."

(As expected!)

As they were about to get out of the car, the captain brought a pair of special handcuffs and handcuffed Zheng Zha's hands behind his back. He said calmly, "These handcuffs can also absorb free electronic signals, so give up. No one will come to save you."

Zheng Zha smiled and said nothing. He followed the captain out of the car and then realized he recognized the surrounding environment. The Public Security Bureau in front of him was about an hour's drive from the office. If they drove, they could reach the office within twenty minutes.

(Escape time... 11:20!)

As soon as Zheng Zha got out of the car, he felt a faint killing intent all around him. From his perception, there were at least three sources of killing intent: the people inside the command vehicle behind him, the inside of the Public Security Bureau, and a tall building not far away. It could be said that if he made any move now, he would likely be turned into a sieve in the next second. Of course, it was also possible that his limbs would be broken.

Helplessly, he could only calmly follow the captain into the Public Security Bureau. On the third floor, in an inner room, there was an interrogation room with a large glass window. Anyone who had watched some movies would know that countless people were watching him from behind this glass.

(Next, I can only endure.)

Zheng Zha closed his eyes and silently circulated his internal force. His only worry was about Loli, who might be interrogated. He hoped nothing would happen to her, please, please... Otherwise! He would definitely kill that bastard Chu Xuan when he got back!

Soon, several people, whose identities he didn't know, entered the room and began to talk to Zheng Zha about national morality and his future safety. These people even pointed out that they would inject him with truth serum, hoping he would wake up in time and confess voluntarily, and that the country would understand repentant sinners.

Zheng Zha had heard about police brutality before, but the treatment he received was not violent at all. These people just kept talking about morality in his ear. Soon, others entered the interrogation room and whispered something in the ears of those people. Zheng Zha vaguely heard the words "platinum," "room," and "search." His heart sank. It seemed his parents' home had already been thoroughly searched.

The expressions of these people changed constantly. One of them said, "Zheng Zha, you need to think clearly. After the truth serum is injected, your mind will become confused, and we might not be able to get the information we want. This is why we have been persuading you kindly. But if you remain stubborn, we will have no choice but to inject you with the truth serum. You know..."

Zheng Zha interrupted him, "How will you treat my parents?"

The group immediately showed joy. Zheng Zha had been silent until now, this was the first time he had spoken. The person quickly said, "We naturally wouldn't wrong a good person, but that depends on whether you've truthfully confessed everything..."

Zheng Zha said calmly, "Give me a watch, I need to think carefully. Also, don't use truth serum on that girl. She doesn't know where we're supposed to meet. If you hurt her, I'd rather bite off my tongue and kill myself than reveal Chu Xuan's location... Don't worry, Chu Xuan is still in this city. He won't be transferred out of the country until the day after tomorrow. I'll give you an answer within today."

The group exchanged glances. One of them nodded slightly and took off a watch, handing it to Zheng Zha. "You must give us an answer within today. If we don't have a reply by midnight, we'll have to use truth serum on you. You'd best behave yourself."

Zheng Zha didn't say anything more. He took the watch and checked the time: 6:40 PM. He hadn't expected the interrogation time to pass so quickly.

Zheng Zha held the watch and closed his eyes to rest. Before entering the interrogation room, everything on his person had been confiscated, even his shirt buttons. Fortunately, he had hidden the storage ring in his mouth earlier; otherwise, he really wouldn't have known what to do right now.

7:00... 8:00... 9:00... 10:00... 11:00...

The personnel had come by several times. As midnight slowly approached, Zheng Zha suddenly stood up and said, "Where is the girl who was brought in earlier? Where is she now? Did you use truth serum on her?"

After more than ten seconds, a voice came from the interrogation room, "Don't worry, she's fine. We didn't use any drugs on her. We even sent her dinner on time."

Zheng Zha shook his head and said calmly, "I want to see her. If she's alright, I'll immediately tell you Chu Xuan's location and cooperate with you to rescue him. Don't worry, I'll also reveal who the mole in the Dragon Hidden Base is."

After another ten seconds, the voice said again, "Alright, your request can be granted. She's in this Public Security Bureau..."

11:20... Zheng Zha silently glanced at his watch. He slowly circulated his internal force throughout his entire body.

A few minutes later, several soldiers opened the interrogation room door. Loli rushed in from behind the door. She cried out "Waa!" and then hugged Zheng Zha tightly.

"Be good, Li'er, don't move. Listen to me slowly... Later, no matter what happens, you must hold onto me tightly, understand?"

While hugging Loli, Zheng Zha subtly spat out the storage ring and put it on his finger. Then, he channeled his internal force into the storage ring. The High-vibration particle cutting dagger instantly appeared in his left hand, and then... the interrogation room door was sliced open!