Xu Le's hands were tied behind his back with a high-strength plastic rope. His body was bent forward because of the heavy blow to his abdomen. It looked like a very famous ancient torture pose. Because of the pain, his face was red. The wounds that had been drying up were now bleeding again. He opened his mouth to retch, but nothing came out.
This was the effect of the tenth punch. Xu Le still did not say a word. Even though he was heavily beaten to the point of kneeling on the ground, he still narrowed his eyes and looked at the colonel in front of him. He stubbornly pursed his lips and remained silent.
Colonel Lake's eyes also gradually narrowed, but his face was as gloomy as before. When the Donglin garrison soldiers made their move, he did not stop them because he had to hurry and find the whereabouts of that damned mechanic. As long as he found that person, his subordinates could kill him in one fell swoop and complete the honorable mission given by their superiors.
He suddenly took out a pistol from his waist and aimed it between Xu Le's eyebrows. He looked at the stubborn youth and said coldly, "I'll give you three seconds. One, two... "
Colonel Lake spoke naturally, and his actions were also natural. So natural that everyone thought he would really shoot in the next moment. The Donglin native soldiers in the temporary camp all had expressions of shock on their faces.
Xu Le's body finally began to tremble uncontrollably. However, after Colonel Lake said three times, he still only silently looked forward. His eyes were full of stubbornness and persistence. It was as if he was not afraid of the black barrel of the gun at all.
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Colonel Lake's pupils contracted slightly. He once again studied the youth seriously. He already had enough information on Target 2, but when he truly faced him today, he realized that all the information was not enough. Not many seventeen or eighteen-year-old youths could face the violent intimidation of the army and still be so persistent with the threat of death. However, the youth in front of him did it.
Lake lowered his head and looked at Xu Le's trembling legs. He said coldly, "I know you're scared, but why are you still unwilling to speak when you're already so scared?"
At this time, Xu Le spoke his first words after being arrested by the military. He spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and said fiercely, "As a citizen of the Federation, I have the obligation to cooperate with the military, but that does not mean that I have the obligation to cooperate with torture!"
Hearing these powerful words, Colonel Lake's expression changed slightly, and a complicated emotion flashed through his eyes. It seemed that even he did not expect that the reason why this young man was so stubborn was because of such a simple reason.
Although the logic in this world was simple, how many people could actually persevere under the gun? Lake was silent for a few seconds. He waved his hand and chased all the soldiers out of the temporary camp. In the quiet room, only he was left standing, and Xu Le was half-kneeling on the ground.
After a heart-stopping silence, Lake slowly said, "Xu Le, seventeen years old, apprentice at the Fourth Street repair shop, Target 2 … In fact, I know you very well, maybe even better than you know yourself. I know what kind of person you are. You don't want to hang out with those orphans on the streets because you think bullying the weak is wrong. You have a good reputation in Zhonglou Street and Xianglan Avenue. Everyone thinks you are a kind person. "
"But I didn't expect you to be such a persistent person," Colonel Lake said with a smile. Colonel Lake smiled and said, "In the face of unfair and rough treatment, even if a gun is pointed at your head, you are not willing to cooperate. Such a stubborn and serious person is rare in this world."
"In the face of wrong things, many people are willing to persevere and resist," Xu Le said with his head lowered.
Colonel Lake gently clapped his hands and said with slight mockery, "But the question is, what is wrong? If you think what we are doing is illegal, then I can tell you the truth. I hope you, a law-abiding citizen, can come to a conclusion based on your own judgment. Then see if you need to cooperate with our operation and tell us the whereabouts of Feng Yu. "
Xu Le lowered his head and was speechless. In fact, he could guess where Uncle Feng was hiding. The secret of the mine, other than the two of them, no one knew. In the past two years, the two of them rarely went to the mine. Even if the military monitored it a few months in advance, they might have missed it. Most importantly, after years of hunting bison over the electronic fence, Xu Le guessed that the blue signal jammer in Uncle Feng's hand might be able to temporarily avoid the ubiquitous electronic surveillance.
It was also because Xu Le was thinking that the truth Colonel Lake revealed did not shock him too much. Instead, he fell into deep thought once again.
"He is a traitor to the Federation. He is a thug with the lives of more than 10,000 soldiers at his hands. Under these circumstances, do you still insist that our methods are illegal?" Colonel Lake looked at Xu Le mockingly, using this tone and expression to continuously attack the youth's heart.
"I don't believe it." After a long silence, Xu Le suddenly said, "If he is a spy colluding with the Empire, why is he hiding in Donglin instead of the Empire? You also know that he seems to have this ability. "
Colonel Lake was silent because he knew that this youth was very relaxed and very simply pointed out the only loophole in this matter, which was also the loophole that he had asked himself on the spaceship.
Xu Le suddenly raised his head and said seriously, "The court has not announced a verdict, so he is innocent, so I don't believe it."
Believing was believing. An uncle who had been with him for four years was obviously more trustworthy than these murderous soldiers. But even so, the glory of the Federation's charter still made Xu Le's eyes flash with a strong sense of uneasiness.
Colonel Lake noticed the change in emotions in his eyes and calmly asked, "Of course we need to try him in court, but the problem is that he is a fugitive. If we don't catch him, how can we bring him to justice? So whether it is for the sake of justice or for the fairness of the law … I need your help. "
He originally thought that his words would be able to destroy this youth's strong mental support, although he did not understand why this youth believed in procedural justice so much. However, Xu Le's next words completely disappointed him.
"You are not here to arrest him. I believe that you don't even have an arrest warrant." Xu Le looked at this colonel, his eyes narrowed even more, but a sense of unswerving determination seeped out. "You are here to kill him!"
"Even if you are soldiers, you cannot kill without trial, so please forgive me. Unless I can ensure his safety, I will not reveal his whereabouts."
Colonel Lake followed Xu Le's gaze to those dots of light on the screen. After a moment of silence, he said, "How do you know that we are here to kill and not capture?"
These words were a tacit acknowledgment of Xu Le's deduction. Xu Le sat on the ground, lowered his head and said, "Those blue dots of light are mecha, right? The B4 Assault Formation has only one purpose, and that is to kill without any way out … since you only want to kill him, why should I help you?"
"I remember now. You've already signed up for the National Defence Officer Examination, but you studied mechanics. How could you recognize the B4 Assault Formation?" Colonel Lake walked up to Xu Le, lowered his head and said coldly, "It looks like I can confirm that you are Yu Feng's student. You will be thrown into prison for being an accomplice to treason."
"Believe me, you will only be able to look up at the starry skies and the battleships in them from prison for the rest of your life." Colonel Lake walked out of the room and ordered the soldiers outside, "Continue questioning."
The sound of electricity and the sound of fists and feet hitting flesh rang out in the room. Colonel Lake lit a cigarette and contacted the Bureau of Proclamation in the capital ring. After confirming the general location of target one, he issued the order to pursue. At this time, he felt slightly more assured. As long as that mechanic was still within the Federation's range, he was confident that he could find him and bite him to death.
Inside the room, Xu Le was knocked to the ground by two soldiers. His hair was messy, and his body was covered in blood. No one noticed that his arms that were tied behind his back were gradually trembling. His fingers that were spread out weakly gradually clenched together into a fist.
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