The news Jonas revealed forced Beigong Ling to swallow every curse she had been about to hurl at him.
In truth, Beigong Ling had no way to verify whether what Jonas had said about Amau Sueko was true. That was precisely why she was desperate to get more information out of him.
Just as Beigong Ling had feared at the outset, Jonas's main purpose in capturing her had been to lure the others out... Using her as bait, he had let Amau Sueko return to the Star of Dawn with the news, then wiped out its main forces in one fell swoop.
And from what she knew of Amau Sueko, the girl was very likely to gather people again and attempt to rescue her from the Alt Conglomerate. Even if the chances were slim, she would never give up on any opportunity to save her.
Amau Sueko valued her companions deeply, but at that moment, Beigong Ling wished she did not care quite so much about them.
Because this was clearly a trap. Others might not understand the Alt Conglomerate or her current predicament very well, but Beigong Ling knew all too clearly that if the Star of Dawn chose to attack the Alt Conglomerate now, its forces would be completely annihilated.
So Beigong Ling would rather endure every torment Jonas inflicted on her alone than have the Star of Dawn's members come to rescue her.
"Amau Sueko... What happened to her?"
Beigong Ling ignored the faintly teasing note in Jonas's words. Instead, she took a deep breath and asked her question.
She had been transferred to this holding cell roughly a day ago... Unless Jonas had simply acted on a whim, the most likely explanation was that the Alt Conglomerate had learned something in advance, or feared that the