"This..." Byron didn't want to make any progress, so he first helped Verak find Selt, who now seemed like a god of death, to inquire about something.
"I'm going to rest first." Verak didn't give Byron a chance to bargain with him, and lay down on the simple hard bed to fall asleep.
Byron reluctantly agreed and left. Then he went around outside, smoked two cigarettes, and returned to the prison: "Mr. Verak, I have already asked General Selt about the situation."
"Say." Verak said as he lay on the bed with his eyes closed.
"General Selt wants to interrogate them one by one and find out the locations of other members of your action team." Byron used lies made up in advance to fool Verak.
"What if I can't ask?"
"General Naselt will use some other means."
"What means?"
"I really don't know about this. I'm just a nobody. General Selter doesn't need to tell me everything." Byron said with a grimace.
After a few seconds, Verak then asked: "Are there any movements of government troops outside?"
"Don't grab it, they will be there." The major punched Spencer again, who was crouching down. After hitting Spencer until he couldn't even make a sound, he leisurely came to Murphy's side and picked up a knife.
An iron rod hit his leg bone hard.
"reject?"
"yes."
But I still feel sad in my heart.
"You can't say that you have nothing to say, then my two questions will be in vain, and this deal will be a big loss." Byron reminded with a smile.
"I will say..." Verak thought briefly for a while, and after realizing that as long as he was open and honest, it would be almost impossible for the other party to take advantage of him, he became much more straightforward, "I will say to the people.
, please believe in the International Equality Alliance. The International Equality Alliance will not be the only organization and force fighting for equality and freedom, but it will definitely stick to this goal forever. I would say to our comrades, don’t feel sad for me, you must continue
Fight on until we win, until a brave new world comes."
"Byron, the editor-in-chief of Lezein Daily News, went to see him at noon, and he has been sleeping since then." Holt Ward said.
"Whether it's information that can help you make a meritorious service or information that can save your life, I can't possibly tell you." Verak said, "I just asked you about the situation of other comrades who were arrested and the situation outside.
Now you can also ask me two questions. After asking, our transaction is officially over."
Just for a moment, Murphy clearly felt that his leg bone was broken.
Just as the major was about to leave the prison and take a short rest, Murphy's weak voice came from behind him.
"You are tough enough." The major who was responsible for interrogating them sneered, putting his hands on his hips, "But if you really have the guts, why don't you just commit suicide before being arrested? After all, you are still afraid of death. Since you are afraid of death, you might as well find out as soon as possible.
If you tell me everything, not only will you suffer less physical pain, but you will also become a role model for countless people and lead a prosperous and prosperous life."
There was a moment of silence.
——
"No." Byron didn't know this, but in order to appease Verak as soon as possible, he decisively answered with an answer that would make Verak feel more at ease.
"I understand, it's because you don't want to go to prison." Verak said.
He knew very well that Byron's question must have bad intentions, but he could not see the danger in this question.
When he chose to be arrested, he made sufficient mental preparations. Even if he was extremely resistant before, when he got here, he still showed the integrity that a man and a revolutionary comrade should have.
"Just...this little energy?"
"Uh..." Seeing that Verak seemed quite trustworthy, Byron asked tentatively, "Does the International Equality Alliance headquarters have a plan to rescue you?"
"Haha... Even if you survive, you will never stand up again in this life." The major laughed angrily, and struck again with all his strength for a dozen times, until he was so tired that he was panting, and even the iron rod was a little bent.
Only then did the torture stop.
"I don't think it will affect him here, but it will trouble you. Why don't you arrange for him to a better place so that you don't have to smell the stench here." Holt Ward suggested.
That's better than letting go when you can't hold on, and it's more courageous and dignified than committing suicide.
When Byron saw this, although he was still unwilling to accept it, he had no choice but to leave first and find other ways to complete the details of the new public opinion war as much as possible.
"Aren't you sad?" Selt asked.
"Then if we force him to stay in a good environment, won't we make him suffer mentally?"
"Uh..." Spencer's eyes widened, veins surged on his forehead, and blood dripped from his mouth.
"Oh, I just remembered something. The one among you named Nizam committed suicide." Selt observed Verak's expression.
The major's face gradually became ferocious, and his emotions exploded: "You really don't want to live anymore, right? Okay! Then I will help you!"
A few more seconds passed, and Verak sat up and looked at Byron: "What do you want to know from me?"
"I refused." Verak said.
"It was he who insisted on staying here, side by side with his companions."
"Well..." Byron thought about it for a while, and finally had an idea in his mind, "If you were asked to speak to the outside world for the last time, what would you say?"
"Crack!"
It's a pity that the government forces proposed a plan to burn down the warehouse. In order to protect Capa and Bella who were hiding, they had no choice but to give up the resistance. And because of Verac's encouragement, he chose to try to face everything in the prison bravely.
.
Byron coyly said: "So, I will volunteer to come here and ask questions from you, trying to gain some merit. If that doesn't work, if I can get hold of some top-secret information, I will be able to save my life."
Sheryl, Connie's interrogation room
Selt's eyes lit up and he retracted his step forward: "It's a good idea. Just come here and take him to the reception room. I'll wait for him there."
——
After going down to the prison, Selt stood in the corridor, slowly took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose: "What's going on with Verak?"
"Huh..." The major threw the iron rod on the ground, thinking that Murphy had fainted, "Substitute someone, I have to go outside to get some fresh air."
"They wanted to rescue me, but I felt it was unfair to the comrades who had not been rescued, so I refused. You don't have to go to all the trouble to set up all kinds of ambush and wait for our comrades to come. From the day I was arrested
From now on, I am alone." Verak said slowly.
But he also expected to continue to understand other comrades and the outside world through Byron, so he could only patiently satisfy the other party's requirements and let the other party taste the sweetness of the deal.
"At least there's no obvious transfer..." Byron wasn't very sure.
"Is there anything special about the Martyrs Cemetery of the International Equality Alliance?"
"Whatever you want."
Therefore, he planned to fight to the death with the government troops before he was arrested.
There is nothing noteworthy about Verak's appearance.
"I don't want to see the same thing happen a second time." Selter paused, not too angry.
"It's hard to understand, it's hard to understand..." Selt flicked the ashes from his cigarette, "But you also know that we won't let down our guard just because you said that."
Sheryl, who was covered in bruises and bruises, had not said a single word since she was imprisoned. She always closed her eyes tightly, as if she was concentrating all her strength to fight against the pain caused by the torture.
"That's all?" His face twitched, but he didn't even let out a groan of pain, and he asked in a joking tone.
Under normal circumstances, Verakri wouldn't even bother to pay attention.
The result was chilling to the bone. For a moment, Verak didn't know whether it was the right thing for him to persuade the other party to give up committing suicide and force him to suffer torture here.
Murphy didn't make a sound of pain from beginning to end. He closed his eyes and his legs hung weakly.
This question also surprised Verak.
Before being arrested, he had thought that he would be tortured and tortured beyond human dignity. If not for Verak's last words from the bottom of his heart, telling them that as long as there was hope, they must live until the arrival of the new world.
One day, he had already drank the bullet.
"They want to commit suicide, which means that our methods are actually effective. It's just one day, and their will and psychological defenses can still be maintained. What you have to do is to torture them to death.
It is better to die, but we must ensure that they can't die while hanging on for breath." Selt instructed.
Both eyes were swollen and he could barely open his eyes. Murphy turned his head to look at Spencer with difficulty.
Nizam, like Spencer, was someone who knew clearly before his arrest that he might not be able to hold on in the face of torture.
The major approached Spencer, looked at his blind left eye, and asked: "See it with your own eyes? If I dig out your right eye now, you probably won't be able to find the prison door, right?"
The major smiled again, and then punched Spencer in the stomach.
"Ha, as expected of someone who has been in Demans Prison, he really can't get enough of us." Selt appreciated it from the bottom of his heart and admired people like Verak, but it's a pity that they are enemies, otherwise he would be very
Want to win over the other party for your own use.
Connie was completely different. She acted very vehemently. The harder the interrogator beat her, the louder her curses became.
As he walked towards the prison, he asked the spectacled officer Holt Ward who stayed in the prison and was in charge of the interrogation: "How is it? Has anyone been recruited?"
"Sit." Selt invited Verak to sit down.
Both Sheryl and Connie were tortured immediately because they refused to surrender to the government and leaked intelligence about the International Equality Alliance.
"I admire you very much." Byron quickly summarized Verak's speaking habits and style.
In the evening, General Selter, who had gone outside to arrange work, returned to the prison.
"Come to me if you can." Murphy took the initiative to provoke the major, endured the severe pain of being whipped all over his body, and swung up the rope hanging him.
Such strong resistance resulted in Connie's injuries being several times more severe than Sheryl's. She fainted and was taken to the medical room by the jailer to continue her life.
Verak lit the cigarette and leaned against the sofa and took a deep breath.
"yes."
"I don't know. Okay, now that you've answered the first question, I suggest you be more careful with the second question and think about what asking is in vain." Verak teased Byron with interest.
"I'm going to rest." Verak lay down again and ignored Byron who was respectful and sincere outside the prison.
"If you can't see it, I can hear it. If you can't hear it, I can feel it." Spencer said.
"yes."
"No." Holt Huard shook his head, "There is a reason why these people were selected as leaders of the action team. Our methods currently have little effect. In addition, we are preparing to report to you, including
A man named Nizam grabbed a pair of scissors and committed suicide when he was sent to the medical room for treatment after the interrogation."
"...Is the International Equality Alliance really not going to save you?" Selt also lit one.
Verak thought so too. If Byron couldn't gain something from the answer, it would not be easy to get information from him next time.
Ten minutes later, Verak saw Selt in the reception room.
Very fake.
"I have nothing to say to a lackey like you." Spencer chose to refuse to communicate with the major.
"Just a casual chat." Byron racked his brains and came up with a false purpose to cover the advancement of his true intention. "You should know that Capa is my man. He stole the newspaper and the important information of the government came to you.
Then I need to bear the responsibility for the failure of the public opinion war... Even if I have ten lives, I can't deal with such a big thing..."
"Do you want me to stay in such a good place because you want me to suffer, or do you want to use my situation to stimulate other comrades to reveal information?" Verak sat down generously, "If it's the former, you are not afraid of this.
Is it my provocation? If it's the latter, I'm sure they will be happy for me."
——
Spencer, with blood on his face, spat at the major and smiled coldly: "Suicide? I want to live until the day when the revolution is victorious and watch you government lackeys lose their former glory!"
In the interrogation room
The scarred Murphy and veteran Spencer were hung on both sides.
"I don't need to show it to you."
"Crack."
"I don't have that many ideas." Selt took the initiative to hand Verak a cigarette, "I just think you are a very interesting person and want to chat."
As he spoke, he picked up the iron rod and swung it towards Murphy, who was trembling slightly.
"I didn't see it."
"Why do you think you can survive until that day? Do you think that if you don't reveal anything, we will keep you alive? Or do you think that the International Equality Alliance will be able to regain Lezein soon, and that it will be miraculous soon?
To achieve a comprehensive victory?" the major laughed.
"I am inclined to believe you. So you have told the truth, so I will tell you a little bit. It won't be long before President Austen will order your execution." There are endless possibilities for Verak to leave alive.
As it approaches zero, Selt no longer hides his words.
"Where are the others?" Verak was concerned about the situation of Murphy and others.
"Follow-up treatment for others... is to be determined."
"Yeah." Verak nodded, took another deep breath of cigarette, and slowly exhaled, "That's good."