Deities Are All Just My Food-Chapter 2163 - 962: Detective Gu Qingqiu!

In this era, there are no electric lights; only an oil lamp is lit in the guest room, casting a dim light that makes the terrifying atmosphere even more intense.

"What’s your name?"

"How many people are in your family?"

"How many children do you have?"

Gu Qingqiu began the interrogation.

She started with simple questions to lower Shen Caishen’s guard while also creating a psychological profile of the master through these queries.

Logically, Xia Hongyao should have left to lead the questioning, but she found Gu Qingqiu better at this type of work.

"Little Qiu Qiu, have you studied interrogation techniques?"

Xia Hongyao mumbled softly.

"I’ve read related books, but unfortunately, I’ve never had the chance to practice!"

Gu Qingqiu sat at the table, smiling slightly: "Today, I finally get what I wish for!"

Shen Caishen answered honestly while pleading for mercy, promising money and mixing in threatening hints that he had connections in the government office.

In short, he meant to say, release me, and I’ll give you a large sum of money, and there are no hard feelings, otherwise, even if you get the money, you’ll not live to spend it.

"My daughter?"

When asked about his daughter, Shen Caishen showed a look of grief and began to narrate the father-daughter relationship, but even Xia Hongyao felt it wasn’t the truth.

"Ally, bring some masks!"

Gu Qingqiu signaled for Lin Baici to take out several masks, and after everyone put them on, she tore off the paper bag from Shen Caishen’s head.

"Spare my life, brave ones!"

Shen Caishen immediately lowered his head.

If he saw the kidnappers’ faces, he feared his own life couldn’t be saved.

"We only want money, not lives!"

Gu Qingqiu placed one leg on the stool, assuming a commanding posture: "I’ll ask again, where did you hide your daughter?"

"My daughter is already dead!"

Shen Caishen cried, glancing around the room, noticing everyone wearing masks, which gave him some relief.

"Looks like you won’t shed tears until you see the coffin!"

Gu Qingqiu snapped her fingers: "Ally, it’s your turn!"

"Use the instruments!"

"I’ll be your assistant!"

Li Yintong was furious, facing rule pollution in her own territory was shameful when spread out; it must be purified quickly: "Do we pull out nails or teeth?"

"That’s too gruesome!"

Hua Yue Yu didn’t want things to get bloody: "I’ve heard of an ancient punishment that involves sticking wet paper on the face, shall we try it?"

"Too troublesome, just let the blood flow!"

Lin Baici placed a prepared wooden basin in front of Shen Caishen, then grabbed his hand: "Red Medicine, one cut!"

Swoosh!

Shen Caishen didn’t even see how the Big Bear Woman wielded the knife, just saw a flash of the blade, and blood started flowing from his right index finger.

Gu Qingqiu used her foot to adjust the wooden basin’s position, ensuring the blood dripped into it.

"Be careful, blood spilled on the ground leaves traces!"

Gu Qingqiu seemingly reminded Lin Baici, but it was actually directed toward Shen Caishen.

"How much blood do you think he has? Can this basin hold it?"

Hua Yue Yu taunted Shen Caishen.

There was water in the wooden basin, and the dripping blood made ticking sounds as it fell.

"You’ll find out soon!"

Lin Baici replaced the paper bag on Shen Caishen’s head.

"If you tell us your daughter’s whereabouts, I’ll stop the blood, otherwise, prepare to die!"

"My daughter is already dead!"

Shen Caishen held firm: "What do you want me to say?"

Gu Qingqiu put a finger to her lips, signaling for silence, so everyone stopped talking, making the sound of blood dripping into the basin even clearer.

Shen Caishen instinctively struggled, but the rope binding him was very tight.

This punishment, well-known, exerts psychological pressure, making the mentally weak quickly collapse.

Listening to the ticking sound, Shen Caishen felt his blood draining away, making him uncomfortable, and being tied up at night amplified this feeling.

"My daughter really was burned to death!"

Shen Caishen repeated this continuously, but when dizziness set in, knowing he might soon die, his survival instincts kicked in.

"I’ll tell, I’ll tell everything I know, just please stop the bleeding!" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Shen Caishen cried out.

Hua Yue Yu perked up, sensing hidden truths.

"Speak!"

Xia Hongyao pretended to stop Shen Caishen’s bleeding, although it had been stopped earlier, the ticking sound was Lin Baici using mineral water.

"A mysterious man found me, saying many palace women never reached the Emperor, but were divided among the noble sons; he had a way to let my daughter escape, but deceiving the Emperor warrants the death of nine families, how could I dare?"

Shen Caishen cried: "She’s my only cherished daughter; I never wanted her to enter the palace, but imperial orders cannot be defied!"

"Who is this mysterious man?"

Gu Qingqiu questioned.

"Do you think the person seeking me would reveal their true face?"

Shen Caishen scoffed at himself.

"The painting you made in the study did not have a theme of sadness!"

Lin Baici challenged: "Who loses an only daughter and has the mood to paint happy scenes of toddlers in arms?"

"The boat carrying the palace women was burned; I knew the mysterious man must have acted, my daughter should have survived, spared from those noble sons, so I could not help but feel some relief."

Shen Caishen explained, without Lin Baici having to press him, he added: "I’ve checked those bodies, none matches my daughter’s!"

"That’s not right? I heard the boat was burned to ashes; how could you identify your daughter’s body?"

Li Yintong frowned.

"Others might perish, but I’m the famous Shen Caishen; do you think my daughter isn’t valuable?"