Chapter 541: Dark Priest's Mental Breakdown and Forced Confession
It was a unique interrogation, tailored to local conditions, and also a test of willpower on both sides.
The dark priest certainly knew how powerful the other party was. In the holy religion system he belonged to, the Lizan method was an extremely profound and sacred spiritual practice method.
Through highly concentrated mental strength, practitioners connect with the sacred power in the doctrine, thereby gaining power beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, or reaching an extraordinary spiritual realm, in order to resist all kinds of hardships in the outside world and temper their will and cultivation through asceticism.
However, the mental infection drug that Kashin fed him was like a precise key, ruthlessly inserted into the lock of his mental defense and stirred it wantonly.
This potion was like an invisible demon, stirring up trouble in his spiritual world.
For the shadow priest, spirit is his important bastion against the pain of the outside world, especially in the ice hole where he is immersed in the freezing cold river water.
By entering the state of Li Zan Dafa, he could detach his consciousness from this icy body, find a little comfort on the spiritual level, and ignore the cold invasion suffered by the flesh.
But now, this spiritual world was thrown into chaos by the potion given by Kashin. All the pain came back, and he immediately trembled, feeling weak and uncomfortable all over.
When Kashin saw the drug taking effect, he smiled and left. He didn't expect anyone to confess at all. He just used the priest's special healing effect as an excuse to torture people during the dangerous period...
"Wait... a minute! I... will tell you everything!"
Kashin never expected that the troublesome pastor would actually confess. He couldn't believe his ears because there had never been a precedent like this.
Once I figured it out, I realized that as long as I disrupted the priests' mental strength and made them suffer real pain, they would confess like ordinary people, because their normal bodies could not bear it.
Kashin confirmed once again that the other party really wanted to confess, and smiled as he pulled the climbing rope to pull the shadow priest out of the ice hole...
At this moment, Kashin became very polite: "Mr. Pastor, you have suffered a lot. As long as you confess, you will be treated as a noble. Don't say anything more. Go back to the tent to recover your strength and eat some food! I treat people with courtesy. Don't worry, even if I execute you, it will be in the most civilized way..."
Then he woke up the meditating Master Sandy and healed the Dark Priest first. Kashen arranged steaming hot barbecue and prepared to treat the Dark Priest to a big meal before interrogating him again. This way, it would be relatively civilized.
The shadow priest had to take potions to assist in his treatment, and his body temperature returned to normal. After he ate more than a pound of roasted venison and a large piece of bread and drank a cup of coffee, Kashen asked him to sleep for a while.
After the Dark Priest fell asleep, Sandy said with a smile: "Brother Kashen, you really know how to deal with them. Okay! Let's go to the city prison to interrogate..."
Kashin said calmly: "No, if we interrogate him here, it will have a natural deterrent effect on him. If we change the place, the interrogation effect will be greatly reduced."
"Hahaha, that's right. Well, I'll go back to the city and pass on the good news so that people in the city can feel more at ease."
Master Sendi rode away contentedly on Zhuangzhuang, and brought some fresh meat for Kashin to grill, intending to complete the interrogation on the river.
The dark priest slept until sunset. Kashen specially prepared steaming hot food for him. He began to interrogate him only after he had eaten and drunk his fill. Master Sendi was responsible for taking notes.
The shadow priest had already given up hope and just wanted to die comfortably. He would answer any question unless he knew nothing himself.
So the recipe for the plague was made and the antidote was revealed. If it was effective, it would be much cheaper than the antidote that Pumasay was researching, and the materials would be easier to obtain.
As for the shadow priests, there are about 147 of them. As for where they go, it is all arranged by the Pope. They don’t know each other, so it is impossible to be sure where the others are.
Kashin stopped pursuing these two questions. Out of the 2 people, he had now found six. Although it was still very difficult, if someone confessed, it would be the dawn of victory.
Kashin smiled and said, "Okay, let's not dwell on the issue of number and orientation. Then the next question is, where is the church headquarters?"
The dark priest remained silent on this question. He still didn't want to betray the Church. This was a bit beyond his bottom line.
As for the plague issue, which killed so many civilians, he had some compassion, so he was willing to cooperate and confess.
After writing the confession, Sandy said angrily: "He still doesn't cooperate honestly. I think he wants to spend the night in an ice cave. He should reflect on himself..."
"Senior, calm down, it hasn't come to this. Let him think about it carefully. We are tired too. Boil a kettle of water and make a cup of coffee for Xiao Tian."
After resting for about an hour and enjoying a hearty meal, the Dark Priest expressed his willingness to confess, mainly because the river had given him a deep and horrible nightmare and he did not want to recall it again and only wanted to die quickly.
People are dying, so why keep secrets?
The "North Sea Gospel Island" finally surfaced. This is the location of the Vatican's headquarters. The island is three hundred miles in radius, isolated overseas, and is a place with turbulent waves. With the current shipbuilding and navigation level of the human empire, it is a place that cannot be reached at all.
The Church can come and go freely with its giant wooden ships and navigation skills, combined with the divine magic of its priests.
Sendy took a world map and repeatedly searched for Gospel Island in the North Sea, but found nothing.
"Senior, stop looking. Perhaps the Church accepted its fate and couldn't find him. This person is now blind and can't grasp his exact location.
It doesn't matter, just continue to arrest their people and interrogate them, their defenses have been broken, that is the mind interference potion we often use, accept the salvation of this shadow priest."
"That's right! If Gospel Island is not a universal name, it would be difficult to find. There are thirteen small islands in the North Sea that fit the 300-mile radius. If we are interested in tracking them down, it is not difficult for us to explore them one by one." Sendy nodded, expressing his approval of Kashin's point of view.
Kashin walked up slowly and patted the shadow priest's shoulder gently. This pat made the shadow priest tremble violently like a frightened bird, obviously frightened.
Kashin's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing an imperceptible smile, and he said softly:
"Don't be afraid. I approve of your confession this time. After all, considering your current environment and the information you have, there may be some specific details that you don't know.
However, I have always been very observant. My mental power has been closely monitoring your every move just now.
As long as you tell even the slightest lie, you will be severely punished. Fortunately, your performance has been pretty good from beginning to end, so this interrogation ends here."
At this time, a layer of fine beads of sweat had already appeared on the forehead of the Dark Priest. After hearing Kashin announce the end of the interrogation, he let out a long sigh of relief.
Thinking back to the professional interrogation he had just experienced, he secretly felt lucky that he had not been tortured too much. You know, if you encounter an unprofessional interrogator, the torture alone can make people feel miserable, and you may also waste a lot of time because you can't get any useful information out of him.
In comparison, my luck today is not too bad, and I can finally get rid of this torment.
After calming down a little, the dark priest raised his head, looked at Kashen earnestly, and said carefully:
"Dear Viscount, if you are satisfied with my answer, I beg you to send me off as agreed before.
To be honest, I really don't want to suffer any more pain. If you can do this, I will be very grateful to you! "
After saying this, the Dark Priest lowered his head deeply again, as if waiting for Kashen's final decision.