Chapter 255: 238 Traitor_2

The senior researcher remained silent. This time I realized something was off. Given that the spiritual magic he was under had an effect similar to the Black Rope Heart-locking Ring, even if he were unaware, he should not remain completely silent; at the very least, he should respond with "I don’t know."

"It seems this question has hit upon his restrictions," Fu Feng said with an unsurprised attitude, "the researchers at the Human Bureau could easily master many of the organization’s secrets; they’re basically implanted with complicated anti-interrogation Spiritual Restrictions. That Impermanence Armor, which enables ordinary people to achieve combatant rank, must be a treasure of utmost importance to the Human Bureau. It’s best not to have any hope of getting more information out of him."

Spiritual Restriction? So there was such a thing. But it was also normal, considering the accomplices who teamed up with Lu Youxun to kidnap Mazao, including Lu Youxun himself, were also under similar Spiritual Restrictions. It would be too negligent of the Human Bureau if the senior researcher in charge of numerous secrets didn’t have something similar.

Fu Feng gave an interrogator a look. The latter snapped his fingers, and the gaze of the senior researcher instantly shifted from a trance to alertness. The interrogation seemed to be drawing to a close. However, there were many questions that I was concerned about and had not managed to ask in time; I couldn’t just go back like this.

"Do you know Changan... Zhu Changan, this person? And Yinyue, have you heard of it?" I asked the senior researcher.

"Who... who is that?"

He asked reflexively, his focus gradually sharpening. It occurred to me that I had previously asked him about Changan as well, even using the Black Rope Heart-locking Ring, but he was just as ignorant. That reaction, however, now seemed suspicious.

Those who hide secrets need to simultaneously hide the secret of them hiding secrets. So, does he really not know? Or has the relevant information in his memory been sealed?

"Is there a way to break the Spiritual Restriction?" I turned to Fu Feng.

"There is, there is."

The reply came from Dong Che, who seemed to want to show off in front of me, "It is said that although Human Bureau researchers might have their memories related to important projects sealed when they are outside, to avoid hindering them from rejoining important experiments later on, their superiors hold passwords corresponding to the Spiritual Restrictions. As long as they recite this critical password to their subordinates, it can temporarily lift the Spiritual Restriction."

After he finished, he glanced at Mazao for some reason. Mazao had no reaction.

"Since he is Ying Lingyun’s right-hand man, this password is likely only known to Ying Lingyun," Fu Feng said, "Luo Mountain has indeed captured key members of the Human Bureau before, but rarely have they ever deciphered the Spiritual Restrictions without obtaining the password. The higher one’s position within the Human Bureau, the stronger the Spiritual Restriction. Forcibly breaking it would just destroy the interrogatee’s mind and soul. Next, we can only rely on luck."

"Rellying on luck means what?" I asked.

"Under the circumstances where the interrogatee’s personality is pushed to the brink of collapse, the implanted Spiritual Restriction might malfunction with a small probability," he explained, "For example, by subjecting them to torture while their sense of pain is amplified three thousand times. Although an ordinary person would certainly pass out and die under such immense pain, we can use spells to sustain their life. Past records have proven the effectiveness of this method.

"They can only consciously experience the pain, they can’t even lose their sanity—Luo Mountain’s magic is capable of healing not just physical injuries, but most mental illnesses too."

His words revealed a disdain for the enemy’s life and dignity, while the interrogators beside him seemed used to it.

No wonder he thought that the methods he would later use on the senior researcher would be considered distasteful. Although I do not think that one should be soft-hearted when dealing with enemies, the extent he described was certainly insane. Excessive and extreme measures not only destroy the enemy but can also have a pessimistic impact on one’s own mental health.

In the past, under the influence of Zhu Shi, even though Lu Youxun and the girl Lu Chan have explained to me the theory that "Governance Ideology is the force most likely to turn mortals into slaves," I have always unconsciously believed that the Governance Ideology should lean towards the good camp. However, Fu Feng, who is of Great Success rank within the Governance Ideology, does not seem to be the kind of person I thought he was.

Or is it unrelated to ideology and camps, and like him, those who have lived for hundreds of years, walking the earth like demigods, all develop such cold and cruel temperaments in the end?

"Do you want to continue watching?" Fu Feng looked at us.

The senior researcher also heard those words, and he clearly realized the kind of desperate hell he was about to enter, immediately showing a look of collapse.

Perhaps knowing that pleading for mercy was futile, he didn’t beg for it, but instead, while trembling all over, he glared at us with eyes as if to say, "Even if I become a ghost, I won’t let you off." Unfortunately, in such a place, even if he really became a ghost, he would be helpless against us and would likely continue to be kept around for further torment and interrogation. Luo Mountain is another name for hell.

Suddenly, his gaze fixed on me.

He looked at the Outer Path Impermanence Sword in my hand, then at my face, murmuring to himself, "You, you are... where have I seen you?"

The Nameless pendant doesn’t affect those who already knew me. He had seen me before, so naturally he had an impression of me. But back then, I still had the appearance of a twelve or thirteen-year-old, and right now he seems to only be puzzled, temporarily unable to connect me in his mind with the child from his memories.

Seeing that the other party seemed about to recognize me, Fu Feng paused and then gestured to the interrogator, who wisely exited the interrogation room.

I thought for a moment, then transformed into my twelve or thirteen-year-old self on the spot and walked up to the senior researcher, asking, "Do you still recognize me?"

Mazao blinked her eyes. Fu Feng simply raised an eyebrow, not showing any specific reaction, while Dong Che was full of surprise.

"You... it’s you!"

Enemies meet with particular malice; the senior researcher’s eyes were split wide with fury, and he shouted uncontrollably, "Was it you who caused all this trouble... Ever since you appeared, everything has gone wrong! Was it you who brought Luo Mountain and that Zhuang Cheng to us?"

"You’re not unaware of my name, or are you still influenced by the distorted perceptions back then?" I said, "I am Zhuang Cheng."

"What!?" The senior researcher gaped in shock.

"So, you also know how you might be treated afterward. If you don’t want to end up like that, it’d be better to cooperate with us." I said, "Do you know how to unlock your own Spiritual Restriction?"

Upon hearing this, he gritted his teeth and in an incredibly brash manner said, "I don’t know."

Seeing him like that, I somewhat took a liking to him. What awaited him was a painful hell magnified a thousandfold in sensitivity; even knowing there was no way to change it, how many could be as bold as he was? Even I didn’t know how I would react to such pain. Although he might be just bluffing now and soon to collapse, it didn’t stop me from admiring him at the moment.

"Fu Feng, what’s the probability of breaking the Spiritual Restriction with pain?"

I figured as long as it wasn’t zero, I should be able to resolve the issue with the influence of the Broom Star Physique.

Fu Feng pondered: "It depends on the level of his Spiritual Restriction, but..."

"It’s zero." Dong Che gave a decidedly clear answer. "I can observe that the Restriction within his soul is extremely powerful, and definitely not something that can be shaken by making his personality collapse."

"Why would the Human Bureau have such a strong spiritual magic of Restriction? Even the achieved level Evil entities in Luo Mountain who are good at spiritual magic might not be able to impose such a Restriction..."

His voice became more and more dubious, while his gaze, for some reason, drifted towards Mazao.

"Since even you say so, then it truly is hopeless." Surprisingly, Fu Feng placed an unexpected trust in Dong Che on this matter.

It seemed this time the problem couldn’t be solved with the magical Broom Star Physique.

That’s what I had thought, but my "Lady Luck" once again exceeded my expectations.

Just then, Mazao raised her hand.

"I might know," she said.

Fu Feng was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Know what?"

"I know the passphrase for the Human Bureau’s Spiritual Restriction." Mazao said.

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