Did the world end today?

Chapter 375 Secret

Chapter 375 Secret
The investigation is progressing much faster than Lin Xu had anticipated—compared to his previous opponents, Qin Shizhong does indeed appear somewhat inexperienced in front of Lin Xu's already well-established team.

Once his greatest threat was logically and completely shattered, all his "wishful thinking" came to naught.

As Lin Xu led his team to prepare to return to Jinling, the second round of interrogation of Qin Shizhong was also launched in a surprise attack.

This time, however, he had no chance to see Lin Xu again.

Even the quarantine measures for him have been relaxed.

When Qin Shizhong was taken to the new interrogation room, his first thought was that his "sincerity" had won the trust of the authorities and that cooperation was about to be achieved.

But he failed to notice the barely perceptible hint of disdain in the interrogator's eyes.

"Qin Shizhong?"

The interrogator began by asking:
"How are you feeling?"

"If you're asking me if I slept well, then it was actually pretty good."

Qin Shizhong shrugged and replied:

"The room you prepared for me is quite soundproof. I've never been to such a quiet place before."

But if you ask something else...

"Very average."

"I am very anxious right now. We don't have much time left. If we don't reach a cooperation agreement as soon as possible and if we don't start the next round of information exchange soon, the development of this world may get out of control."

"That's not something you need to worry about right now."

The interrogator shook his head indifferently, then opened the document that had just been handed to him, still warm from the hands of the person who handed it over.

"I have a few questions that I need you to answer."

After he finished speaking, Qin Shizhong was stunned for a moment.

He seemed surprised that the conversation would begin in such a straightforward manner.

"why are you?"

He asked:
"Where is the person I talked to last time? Where did he go?"

“He is the real higher-dimensional experiencer, right? I can only talk to him.”

"He's not in now."

The interrogator's tone remained indifferent, but at least it didn't sound too cold.

This put Qin Shizhong at ease a little.

Perhaps, he really does have something to do.

After all, even a key figure like him couldn't personally organize every interrogation, right?

With that thought in mind, Qin Shizhong stopped worrying.

He opened his mouth and said:
"Then I hope that our exchange can be as efficient and meaningful as the last one."

"Don't worry, it definitely will."

The interrogator smiled slightly, then asked:
Where were you when you first entered the higher-dimensional channel?

After saying this, Qin Shizhong's expression clearly changed.

His hands unconsciously clasped together in front of his chest, and his toes were also subtly shifting.

He was completely unaware that before he even opened his mouth, his micro-gestures had already revealed his true reaction. And when these gestures were captured by high-definition, high-speed cameras and transmitted to behavioral analysis experts backstage, all his subsequent answers became irrelevant.

"I don't know what you're talking about—wasn't the first time you entered a higher-dimensional channel in the Qinling Mountains?"

"I just said that I hope our communication is effective, so why are you asking a question that already has an answer?"

At this moment, the behavioral analysis expert's assessment had been transmitted to the interrogator's earpiece. The interrogator, having received the result, looked calmly at Qin Shizhong and then said:

"It's ok."

"Next question."

"What message did you bring to that 'border ghost' when you first entered the higher-dimensional channel in 2021?"

The moment the question was asked, Qin Shizhong's expression changed drastically.

However, he still managed to restrain his emotions from spiraling out of control, though the bulging veins on his arms revealed his emotional turmoil in a more obvious way.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Two consecutive identical negative sentences, even to a layman, would constitute a kind of "default." Halfway through his sentence, Qin Shizhong suddenly realized what was happening and slammed his hand on the interrogation chair, saying:
"I'm not here to argue with you about these complicated things!"

"I told you, I want to cooperate with you!"

"If you don't believe me, then forget it!"

"I can leave now! You have no right to keep me here!"

"calm down."

The interrogator raised his hand, gesturing for Qin Shizhong to sit down.

“You don’t understand what kind of organization we are at all. The authority we have is not within the scope of normal authority.”

“We certainly have the right to keep you here, we can even keep you here without any reason at all.”

"However, I will still give you a reason."

"Even without considering all the things you've done in the past, just the fact that you 'assisted higher-dimensional beings in modifying conceptual information' can be regarded as a large-scale terrorist attack on the lower-dimensional world."

Do you think you can even leave this base?

"Your only way out now is to cooperate fully with our investigation."

"If it is ultimately confirmed that the information you provided was helpful and your contribution was beneficial, then the organization..."

"You will be given a chance."

Qin Shizhong took a deep breath.

He sat back down in his chair.

"Then let's fight to the death."

He opened his mouth and said:
"I've said it before: if we can't reach an agreement, then let this world pay for it."

“I’m not afraid of death—anyway, with so many people with me, it’s all worth it.”

"Of course you're not afraid."

The interrogator carefully observed Qin Shizhong's expression, then said:
"But you don't have real decision-making power either."

"You're nothing but a puppet—a pawn left behind in a lower-dimensional world?"

"Or rather, a pair of eyes, a sensor?"

Qin Shizhong's neck muscles trembled slightly. He finally realized that no matter what he said, he would fall into the interrogator's trap.

So he simply responded with silence.

But this silence came a little too late.

All critical information has been exposed.

In this asymmetrical interrogation, Qin Shizhong did not gain even the slightest advantage from the very beginning.

The information held by the authorities and the interrogation techniques completely overwhelmed his pride in the information gap, and his arrogance was crushed like a fragile block of ice by heavy wheels, all the way down into the mud.

The interrogator calmly put away the documents.

At this point, most of the objectives of the interrogation have been achieved.

If more information can be obtained in the following process, then every piece of information is a bonus.

"All right."

The interrogator began by saying:
"Even though you don't want to answer, it's okay, we already have the answer."

"Let's chat casually from now on."

"In 2021, you erased most of the memories of people who knew you, but there was one girl who seemed to receive special treatment."

"Her name is Zhang Ziyi."

"What secret of yours has this person discovered?"

In an instant, Qin Shizhong jumped up from the interrogation chair.

His facial features were completely distorted, and his eyes were fixed on the interrogator.

Then, he said through gritted teeth:
"No...don't let her see me!"