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Chapter 20: The Mischievous Shen Lingshuang

Chapter 20 The Mischievous Shen Lingshuang

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, the girl became visibly more agitated. She slammed the table, shouting, "Who are you talking about! Who are you talking about!"

"How could I, Shen Lingshuang, be lying!"

Qiu Tu eyed the girl skeptically. While he wasn't skilled in interrogation, he excelled at deception. To him, the girl's expressions and actions were full of flaws.

First, the girl habitually maintained eye contact with him. This was a common mistake among novice liars who mistakenly believed that it would increase their credibility.

Second, she repeated certain information multiple times, such as "Shen Yuzhou" and "Who are you talking about," which was actually a sign of guilt.

Finally, her exaggerated gestures and table-slamming indicated a lack of confidence and an attempt to create an illusion of bravado.

So, was this girl lying?

Thinking this, Qiu Tu slowly withdrew his smile and silently observed the girl.

At first, the girl continued her bravado, but gradually her eyes became evasive. Finally, she lowered her head and resumed eating.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu moved the table aside, prompting the girl, chopsticks in hand, to protest, "Hey? Hey? Hey? What are you doing!"

Qiu Tu coldly pointed to his black uniform and asked sternly, "Do you know which department this uniform belongs to?"

The girl looked confused.

Qiu Tu stated firmly, "The Political Division!"

He continued, "Do you know what the Political Division does?"

The girl shook her head in bewilderment.

Qiu Tu said, "We handle espionage, counter-espionage, and internal surveillance among other dark affairs!"

Then he asked, "Do you know what methods we use to interrogate prisoners?"

The girl's demeanor visibly softened. She shrank back and shook her head pitifully.

Qiu Tu took out a stack of slightly blurry color photos from his pocket and slapped them into the girl's hand.

She tried to look at the photos but found it inconvenient while holding her chopsticks. After hesitating, she put the chopsticks in her mouth and flipped through the photos.

These photos, which Qiu Tu had obtained from the Political Division that afternoon, depicted scenes of torture and gruesome deaths. Even Qiu Tu found them horrifying, so he expected the young girl to be even more disturbed.

Indeed, after seeing just two photos, her face turned pale, and her eyes became vacant.

Qiu Tu, pretending to be oblivious, asked, "Why are you shaking?"

Shen Lingshuang trembled, "I-I’m not shaking!"

Her teeth chattered by the end, making a "clack clack" sound.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu inwardly sneered, thinking she was quite easy to intimidate. Once he saw she was sufficiently scared, he took the photos back and reassured her, "Relax, as long as you cooperate, I won't hurt you."

"You don't want to experience that, right?"

Shen Lingshuang quickly shook her head like a rattle.

Satisfied, Qiu Tu nodded and began his interrogation, "So, tell me, who are you really? How did you get to New Realm City?"

Shen Lingshuang looked at Qiu Tu pitifully, "I escaped from the Third Shelter's planning area. My family faced a disaster, so I fled to the Eighth Shelter."

Qiu Tu took out a notebook and casually began taking notes, "Don't be vague. Be specific. Which planning area of the Third Shelter?"

Shen Lingshuang shrank back, "The Seventh City."

Qiu Tu noted this and then asked, "How did you become a pharmacist?"

Shen Lingshuang timidly replied, "Family heritage."

"Family heritage?" Qiu Tu inquired.

She nodded, "My family has a long history in medicine, so I learned to make potions from a young age."

Qiu Tu frowned, "So the Cataclysm Potion recipe was also passed down in your family?"

Shen Lingshuang looked at Qiu Tu in surprise, "You know about the Cataclysm Potion?"

Qiu Tu retorted, "Of course I do. Don't you know why you were arrested?"

Shen Lingshuang blinked in confusion, "Wasn't I arrested for selling fake medicine?"

Qiu Tu: ?

They stared at each other in mutual bewilderment.

After a moment, Qiu Tu knocked on his notebook and sternly said, "Don't joke around!"

"You think I'm playing games here? This is an interrogation!"

Glaring at the girl, he rephrased his question, "Can you make the Cataclysm Potion?"

Shen Lingshuang shrank back and cautiously replied, "I can only make low-quality Cataclysm Potions."

"But I don't know their exact effects."

She added quietly, "The potions I make always have strange effects."

"For example, when my dad had a fever, I made a fever-reducing potion according to the recipe."

"His fever went down, but he lost all body heat."

Qiu Tu: ?

"Another time, I experimented with a new potion and found it was poisonous, so I had to take antidote potions."

"But none of the antidote potions worked. I had to chew on antidote herbs while vomiting green foam."

"I chewed through all the antidote herbs at home, and my face turned green before I finally got better."

Qiu Tu: ?

He felt three black lines forming on his forehead.

What kind of strange creature was this girl?

Was she joking or serious?

If she was serious, would he dare to use her Cataclysm Potions?

At this moment, perhaps noticing Qiu Tu's grim expression, Shen Lingshuang tilted her head and looked up at him curiously, "Why aren't you laughing? Do you not like to laugh?"

A mischievous glint flashed in her eyes.

Qiu Tu: ?

At that moment, Qiu Tu realized one thing: this girl was pretending!

Since seeing the photos, she had been acting. Even the subsequent stories were made up to mess with him!

This was outrageous!

Unable to contain his anger, Qiu Tu grabbed the girl, pressing her down on the chair.

He reached for the dagger at his waist, intending to use some harsh methods to intimidate her.

But as he grasped the dagger hilt, he remembered her mysterious identity. He hesitated.

Glaring at Shen Lingshuang, he was caught between releasing her and proceeding with the interrogation.

In his dilemma, his gaze fell on her slender waist and perky bottom.

The next second, he raised his hand and slapped it down hard.

"Smack!" "Smack!" "Smack!"

Author's Note