Genshin Impact: Wherever you go, all wear and tear will be eliminated

Mo Ran stayed up all night. He sat on the bed and cultivated elemental power. When he found that it was already morning, he dispersed the objects condensed by elemental power and got up to wash.

After breakfast, he walked straight to the Knights to see the results of the interrogation.

In the holding room, Qin was already waiting there, but her brows were furrowed and she looked unhappy.

"Mo Ran, you are here. Good morning."

"Good morning." Mo Ran greeted him back and asked, "What was the result?"

"Except for the newspaper owner, everyone else has confessed, but..." Qin sighed, "but the information about others is useless."

"Was it tortured?"

"Yes, but it doesn't have much effect. This person seems to have no fear at all. We have used all possible tortures." Qin felt a little distressed when she said this.

"The bones are quite hard." Mo Ran lowered his head and thought for a while, then said slowly: "How about, let me try, maybe it will have some effect."

Qin looked at him and said, "Well, there is no other way now, please!"

"Yes, but I might get a little emotional when I'm interrogating you. I hope you don't mind."

Qin nodded, and after Mo Ran explained something to the Knight of Favonius next to him, she went into the room where the newspaper owner was imprisoned with him.

Mo Ran took the information form and took a quick look at the information of the newspaper owner.

His name is: He Zhongyao Suihuan, he is 25 years old. His parents and relatives are all healthy and his family background is not bad. He has had no setbacks since childhood. However, he failed any of the assessments of the Knights Templar, and this happened for more than ten times in a row.

"Everything has been smooth sailing since childhood, without any setbacks? No wonder..." Mo Ran thought for something and returned the information form to the Knight of Favonius in charge.

Glancing at the newspaper owner Hu Zhongyao, who was tied to a chair but had no bloodstains or bruises on his body and even his hair was not messy, Mo Ran almost suspected the members of the Knights.

"Colluding with the fools to use the evil eye is considered treason and endangering the lives and safety of others. You will be given thirty lashes first." Mo Ran's voice was loud and clear.

This shocked Wu Zhongyao, who originally thought he had won, as he had never thought or expected that this person would use this kind of punishment. However, he remained silent and acted neither humble nor arrogant.

"This..." The Knight of Favonius who was carrying out the execution was in a dilemma, "Sir, isn't this too cruel?" They had been educated in freedom and friendly coexistence since childhood, so such a reaction was not surprising to Mo Ran.

"It is enough to show kindness and concern to friends and companions. It is not necessary to show kindness and concern to enemies. Just think about what Mondstadt would be like if we had not arrested him yesterday!"

Mo Ran said earnestly: "If you really can't do it, let someone else do it!"

The Knight of Favonius shook his head and said firmly: "No, no need, I can do it, I can do it!" He whipped Yan Zhongyao with a whip, and the sound made the listeners shudder.

Wu Zhongyao managed to hold on without screaming during the first few whips, but when the eighth whip began to fall, he couldn't hold back.

Mo Ran said: "Use a cloth to cover his mouth."

"No! You can't...#*@#" Wu Zhongyao struggled in panic, but it was meaningless. He allowed the Knight of Favonius to whip him like a lamb to be slaughtered.

"Report to the lieutenant! The thirty lashes are completed." The Knight of Favonius retreated and stood upright, waiting for Mo Ran's next instruction.

"Well, take the cloth away." Mo Ran sat on a stool less than one meter away from He Zhongyao, which he had just asked someone to bring in.

"Are you willing to talk? Or do you want to continue to experience the torture? I don't care. I have plenty of time to waste with you. You choose!" Mo Ran spread his hands.

"Haha! Who do you think you are? Tell me whatever you have to say. I won't tell you! Hahahaha——" Wu Zhongyao laughed wildly, as if he didn't care about anything.

"Come on, pour the salt water on him!" Mo Ran waved his hand, and a Favonius Knight poured salt water on He Zhongyao's body. The salt stung his wound, making him more sober from his trance.

"That's it? That's it! Hahaha—it's useless!" Yan Zhongyao laughed, but his pale face could not be concealed.

Mo Ran waved his hand again, and a can of bright red water was brought to him. "I heard that the Jueyun peppers produced in Liyue taste good when used to soak in water. You can try it."

"No, go. Gulu...go away...gulu...gulu..." He struggled in vain as he was fed with Jueyun pepper water. Tears and snot flowed down his face, and his mouth, throat and tongue felt like they were burning with fire.

You know, even Barbara, who is known to have the strongest appetite for spicy food in Mond, can only drink diluted chili water, and this whole can is filled with Jueyun peppers, so you can imagine how spicy it is.

"Cough...water, cough, cough...give me water, cough, cough, cough, cough...you...cough...devil! cough, cough..."

Mo Ran sat there, folded his hands in front of him, and said seductively, "I'll help you get rid of the spiciness after you tell me."

"Don't even think about it! Ahem..." Ye Zhongyao looked righteous and awe-inspiring, "I...ahem...will never...give in!"

"Then just bear with it!" Mo Ran didn't care about it. He was not the one who suffered anyway.

After a while, Wu Zhongyao seemed to have adapted to the situation. He cursed loudly, "You devil! How dare you use torture like the sinner Lawrence? There will never be a breeze of freedom in your life again!"

After hearing this, Mo Ran wanted to laugh: "Oh, you have already colluded with the enemy and betrayed your country, and you still have the time to care about this? Besides, who said that I must need your so-called freedom! Isn't the freedom in your heart determined by God?"

"How dare you talk about freedom? Think about how to save your life first!"

Mo Ran dodged the spit that Zhongyao spitted, and he asked loudly, "Why do you say I'm a traitor? I'm with...with..."

"Come on, why don't you say anything? Tell me who committed treason with you!"

"Don't even think about it! I won't speak again!" After saying this, Yan Zhongyao really didn't say another word.

"Don't speak? Do you think it's okay if you don't speak?" Mo Ran raised his eyebrows and said, "Since you don't want to say anything, then let me speak!"

"Let me think about it. Your newspaper is not an old brand. It was newly opened in the past few months. So you must have a financial sponsor behind you or you must have made a fortune through illegal means."

"Besides, even if you failed the exam more than a dozen times, you shouldn't be in this situation now. From this, it can be inferred that someone must have made connections for you. Think about the person who approached you."

"He or she is probably living happily somewhere right now, while you are suffering here. Is all this caused by that person?"

At this point, Wu Zhongyao was already a little shaken, but he still refused to give in, "I won't tell you! Go away, devil!"

"Oh? But have you ever thought that doing these things has no other effect except making others angry and scolding you? All of this is just your self-righteous venting! And..."

Mo Ran's tone turned cold, "Before doing these things, have you ever thought about what will happen to your parents? What will happen to your relatives and friends? Catching people in Mondstadt is not a difficult task for the Knights."

"It's none of your business! What happens to me has nothing to do with them, so don't try to take advantage of the situation!"

Mo Ran changed the subject and said, "Then tell me about your glorious deeds of failing the exam more than a dozen times. If you had studied harder, you wouldn't have failed all the exams."

When talking about the Knight Assessment, Wu Zhongyao's mood became much more excited. "Don't mention the Knight Assessment to me. A genius like you who only passed it once will never understand my feelings!"

"Oh? But your answer sheets for all the previous exams were blank, without a single word written on them. You also never met the standard in the martial arts exams. It's obvious whether it's because you didn't work hard or it's a problem with the Knights."

Mo Ran continued, "But you don't want to admit it. You keep thinking it's the Knights' secret, but you never look for the problem in yourself."

"Should I say you are naive and only live in your own world, or should I scold you for thinking you are so noble and that the whole world revolves around you? You are already in your twenties, it's time to wake up."

After being pointed at and lectured, Yan Zhongyao finally couldn't help it. He shouted angrily: "What right do you have to blame me like this? The reason you were able to pass the assessment and take the position of a lieutenant commander is because of your divine eye and combat talent!"

"You don't know how I feel when I fail the exam more than a dozen times. Do you understand? Do you understand?

He Zhongyao was crying and obviously emotionally moved. Mo Ran looked at him straight with murderous intent in his eyes.

"Hahaha~ Fighting talent? You said I have fighting talent? Hahahaha——"

In the room, Mo Ran's laughter was floating, sounding a little creepy. Suddenly, Mo Ran stood up and put his hands on the handles of Yan Zhongyao's chair.

Mo Ran roared with a ferocious look on his face: "I would rather not have this so-called talent! Do you know where this so-called talent you mentioned comes from?!"

"How about letting you experience the pain I felt? See if you still dare to call this a talent!"

"You...you." Wu Zhongyao's voice trembled, hesitating and reluctantly said: "You are...lying to me, what kind of pain...can you have..."

Mo Ran's tone was cold, making people feel uncomfortable. "You have never seen your parents since you were a child. You were bullied by others in the orphanage. No one helped you. You couldn't even cry, because that would make them more proud!"

"Then, the orphanage closed down, and I wandered the streets picking up garbage. In the hot summer, I was dried up in the sun. In the snowy winter, I wore rags and walked barefoot. The cold wind was like a sword blowing on my body, and my skin was broken and bleeding, and then it froze into ice."

"Is this what you want to experience? You will fight with others and die if you lose! Is this what you want to experience as a fighting instinct? Do you dare to experience it? And you are here to say that I am a genius and that I don't understand."

"I've been through much more pain than you think. How come I'm fine? You're the only one who's complaining about everything and asking for trouble!"

Mo Ran finished speaking in one breath and sat back in his seat amid the shocked gazes of those around him. Heng Zhongyao in front of him had cold hands and feet and was unable to utter a complete sentence.

After calming down for a long time, Wu Zhongyao still didn't want to confess: "Even so, you still got the Eye of God, you have no right to blame me!"

"I admit that. The Eye of God was indeed of great help to me. However, I did not use the Eye of God when I arrested you yesterday."

This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, breaking the last psychological defense of Wu Zhongyao, "No! This is impossible... Impossible..."

Feeling that the facts he had always believed in were collapsing, he began to talk nonsense.

Mo Ran quietly called everyone out of the solitary confinement room and ordered, "Ask a few people to watch him. Once he calms down, you can interrogate him."

"Yes." Several Knights of Favonius responded to the order and retreated. Qin thanked Mo Ran and strolled towards the cafeteria of the Knights.