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Chapter 36 Interrogation 1

Chapter 35 Interrogation

The room is gray, and the walls are made of piled stones, with rough stone joints, randomly filled with stone mortar.If you want to use an analogy, the architectural style here is probably exactly the same as the pigsty.

Roach sat behind an obsidian-topped table, and his eyes fell on a dripping stone slurry on the wall. The stone slurry solidified during the process of flowing out of the cracks in the stone. Messy look.

His hands were naturally placed on the obsidian-topped table, and his fingertips unconsciously rubbed against the cool and smooth surface.Obsidian is also a solidified liquid. Hot magma rushes out from the depths of the ground and solidifies into a dazzling black stone in the cold world. Ancient magicians called obsidian dragon crystal.It is said that dragon crystal has always been used as a talisman, but that is the content of advanced courses, and Roach has not learned it yet.All he knew was that the obsidian-topped table would have a purpose here, and he also knew that such an ornate table would stand out in this room.

"Ahem", a voice cleared his throat from across the table.

Roach glanced at the man, and then turned his eyes back to the wall. It seemed that someone had drawn a pattern on the stone. As long as he tilted his head, the pattern looked like a grinning cat face.

"Child." The middle-aged mage's way of speaking always has a kind of ups and downs in it, as if the victory is in his hands, and he will never be in a hurry. "What are you looking at?"

Roach turned his head, took his hands off the table, relaxed his spine, and leaned casually on the back of the chair. "Mr. Li," he turned his gaze to the second person at the table, "Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Zhiyan was not the same as Luoqi's impression. Even when he was beaten by Du Zhengyi, he could smiddly face with a smooth face, but now he looks full of face and look at Roach.It's as if he suddenly swore an oath these days, vowing to be a friend of justice.

Roach was in a bad situation, but he still couldn't hold back and smiled at him.He was terrified, staring at Roach in disgust, and raised his chin in contempt for Roach, as if Roach was a stinking shit.

"Do you know where this is?" Li Xu said gently, calling his attention back.

Roach stared at him silently.

"This is the underground of Qionglin, the Supreme Council of Mages," Li Xu said, "It is used to detain mages who are highly harmful to society."

Luo Qi still looked at him silently, Li Xu sighed, "What do you think about this?"

"I'm proud of myself," Roach said.

Li Xu's expression changed, as if he realized that talking to Luo Qi would not be as easy as he thought.He paused, and followed Roach's words, "Indeed, according to your grades in school, you probably won't be able to get in here even in another 100 years."

Luo Qi's face was haggard, but when the smile flashed by, it still restored a lot of blood to his pale face.He was not provoked, and there was still a hint of slyness in his dark eyes. He looked into the eyes of the old mage thoughtfully, and when his eyes met, the young half-mage did not flinch.

A trace of anger flashed across Li Xu's face, "Have you noticed the two mages locked near you?"

"They're so crazy, it's hard not to notice, isn't it?" Roach asked rhetorically, and added, "Actually, what I'm curious about is whether the two of them were locked in after they went crazy, or did they come in?" Crazy in the future?"

Li Xu stared at him, his lips curled into a slight arc, and his expression showed the satisfaction after eating a delicious meal.Luo Qi's face darkened, and he began to look at Li Xu seriously, "Who are you?"

"I am a first-level executive mage." Li Xu said, "In charge of the mage security department, the main job is to investigate potential mages who endanger public safety."

"So you can identify who has the strongest magic ability," Roach thought, "Is this why you are interested in Du Zhengyi and Ma Jiang?"

Li Xu said with a smile, "Our department is responsible for recording all the outstanding performers in school. Of course, it is also responsible for locating those who are not so outstanding, but are a bit crooked."

"Did you find the tavern based on the whereabouts of Du Zhengyi and Ma Jiang that night?" Roach understood a little, but felt a little shocked, "The Supreme Committee follows and monitors all the senior mages?"

Li Xu made a self-conscious humorous expression with an ambiguous attitude, neither saying yes nor no.

"You don't have that much manpower." Roach turned his mind and said wisely.

Zhao Zhiyan interrupted him, "You should still care about yourself! Your heart is really big."

"What's wrong with me?" Roach asked in a bad tone, turning his head to stare at him, "Because a monk is afraid when he sees me, so I have a problem? Maybe I'm possessed by a ghost. How about you find Can someone dance the Great God for me?"

"You'd better tell the truth," Zhao Zhiyan said sternly, "You are the most suspicious in this whole thing. How did you know that there was a dead body buried in that yard?"

"I went to my mistress's house for a field inspection. The soil in the yard was not the right color. It looked like something was buried." Roach said, "You should have gone to that yard to check it. I found it, and you are so angry that you lean on me?"

Zhao Zhiyan let out a laugh, as if grabbing Luo Qi's tail, "In that case, why were you so nervous? Why were you so frightened that you asked Guan Xinyue to tell Du Zhengyi to come over immediately."

Luo Qi looked at him silently, seeing that Zhao Zhiyan was so annoyed that he was going crazy, he sighed and said, "I was shocked when I saw the corpse for the first time. What's the matter? No way?"

"Son." Li Xu raised his hand to signal Zhao Zhiyan to stop talking to Luo Qi, "Your ability is not as good as Zhao Zhiyan's, but your words are much higher than his."

"What did I say?" Roach said angrily, "Do I still listen to him convicting me without explaining a word?"

"Child." Li Xu stretched out his hand on the black tabletop, and made a slight downward movement. This time he comforted Luo Qi. "Let's talk about something else first.

Roach's attention was attracted, he closed his mouth and looked at the two.

"Let's talk about your friends first," Li Xu said, "Let's talk about Du Zhengyi."

"Then what is there to talk about?" Roach looked at him suspiciously, "If you want to know him, you can go to him yourself, or you can go to his teacher."

Li Xu smiled slowly, and tapped lightly on the obsidian table with his fingertips, "His teacher? You mean Pei Shu? If Pei Shu is also suspicious one day, then he should come here too. Sit where you are."

Roach didn't speak, he felt great oppression for a moment just now.Li Xu was warning him that maybe when he first came here, he still hoped to contact Pei Shu to help him, but Li Xu knew about it a long time ago, and he was trying to make him give up by the way.In fact, he didn't really expect the archmage who only met once to help out. He just felt that the archmage Pei was more sensible than others, and he might be able to trust him more.

"I heard that Du Zhengyi took a semester off from school when he was in the fourth grade." Li Xu continued, confident that he could firmly control the situation and occupy a dominant position. "How much do you know about this?"

"I've never heard of it." Roach said dryly.

"I didn't expect to learn too much from you." Li Xu said, "You can chat casually, what are the characteristics and preferences of Du Zhengyi? Say what comes to mind."

Luo Qi raised his hand and grabbed his hair, sneered, "You have a daughter who is about the same age as him? Does your daughter like him? Mr. Li, if that's the case, just find a teahouse and buy it for me. I can chat with you all afternoon with a pot of tea. But now we are underground in Qionglin, and I am not in the mood to chat at all."

"You are the son of two doctors, you should be able to observe what kind of sequelae Du Zhengyi has." Li Xu was very impatient with his nonsense, his voice rose unconsciously, and ignored his interruption , followed his own line and continued, "What type of serious injury did he suffer three years ago?"

"do not know!"

"Why did they choose you to team up with Du Zheng?"

Roach was about to explode, "Damn, I don't know, everyone comes to ask me, and I'm annoyed too! If you find out the reason someday, please don't hesitate to teach me! I'll pay you ten dollars for your answer .”

"What happened after you teamed up with Du Zheng?" Li Xu's patience was exhausted, he stood up, walked around the table and approached Luo Qi. "Why did you suddenly leave the Guan family's old house? What happened that night? Dr. Ma Jiang used a large dose of medical magic on you, right? You were seriously injured and narrowly escaped death? Didn't you? Why were you injured? "

Luo Qi pursed his lips tightly, leaned on the back of the chair, and raised his head to resist the tremendous pressure Li Xu exerted on him. "Do you want me to falsely accuse Du Zhengyi of being a high-energy anti-social magician?"

Li Xu sneered, tilted his head and looked at Luo Qi with pity, "I haven't thought about it that way. But Du Zhengyi is indeed more able to bear this crime than you. Do you think you are here, you can stand up to it?" How long can you live without going crazy?"

"I'm feeling pretty good now," Roach said, shrugging his shoulders and saying it seriously. "Sane, and I'm proud of myself."

"I still have a lot of methods that I can't use on you, child." Li Xu said, "I don't want to be too cruel to a child, and you don't understand anything at all."

"Thank you." Roach said, "You are such a kind person."

Li Xu took a deep breath in annoyance, and put a hand on Roach's shoulder, "I hope you can cooperate, you have to know that we are just investigating all suspicious mages, this is just work. You don't have to be so hostile .”

Luo Qi looked at Zhao Zhiyan who was staring at him across the table. In fact, as long as Zhao Zhiyan appeared in this room, the situation had become very hostile.

"Okay," Li Xu took another step back, persuading, "Just think of me as choosing a son-in-law for my daughter, and you can only pick the words that you think are beneficial to Du Zhengyi. No matter what the words are, I would love to take the time to listen to it.”

"Then I have to see what your daughter looks like first, is she a beauty?" Roach said, "I have to be loyal to my buddies."

"Your buddy?" Li Xu laughed.

Roach ignored him, making up his mind that he would ignore them even if they found out.

"You're overthinking, kid." Li Xu said in a low voice, "I've already talked with Du Zhengyi's students at the same level. I heard that he is an exquisite egoist, and he is notoriously selfish among graduates. , not even a single friend."

Roach was taken aback.

"What? Do you think a little idiot like you can actually become his buddy? Why? Because your ability is too low, can following him cover his high-energy radiation, and is it good for invisibility?"

Li Xu satirized Luo Qi indifferently, and at the end, he couldn't help laughing.On the opposite side of Luo Qi, Zhao Zhiyan also looked at him sarcastically, with crooked lips covering his smile, trying to maintain his character in today's interrogation.

"If he really regarded you as a friend, Master Pei Shu should have shown up long ago?" Li Xu continued, bombarding Luo Qi's defense.

Roach tilted his head and sighed, "Whatever."

"Are you going to talk?"

"I heard that the best interrogation technique should be one to play the bad guy and the other to play the bad guy," Roach said slowly, "I don't know what's going on with the two of you, didn't you agree in advance that both of you should play the same role , choose to disgust me together? I'm sorry, but I'm in a bad mood, just because of this, and I don't want to talk to you."

"In this case, let's stop pretending to be civilized people." Li Xu straightened up beside him, and took the hands off his shoulders, "I heard that you and Zhao Zhiyan were a little unhappy a few years ago? "

Roach froze, as if choking on air.He looked at Zhao Zhiyan anxiously and disgustedly, who smiled complacently.Zhao Zhiyan did not forget him.Li Xu also knew, and he didn't shy away from it, and didn't care.

(End of this chapter)