Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"Did you capture him?"

Pan Yue's voice suddenly rose and he looked Xia Mingyuan up and down.

He also planned to destroy the Dulong Gang's stronghold this time as a reminder for his superiors to transfer him to continue his upward advancement in the near future.

Unexpectedly, Xia Mingyuan got there first.

"Look, they're all tied up there."

Xia Mingyuan pointed at the bandits of the Poison Dragon Gang who were tied up and said, "I'm going to take them to the Princess's Mansion for interrogation."

"How can this be possible?" Pan Yue's eyes widened, and he quickly shook his head. "We've been keeping an eye on these people for a long time. When our superiors come to inspect in a few days, how will we report to them without this achievement?"

"What do you mean you've been eyeing him for a long time?" Xia Mingyuan shook his head unhappily. "General Pan, my men have already rushed in and arrested him. Isn't it a little too late for you to tell me this now?"

"you!"

"Xia Mingyuan, please don't go too far."

Pan Yue almost fainted from anger. Looking at Xia Mingyuan who refused to let him go, he gritted his teeth and forced himself to suppress the frustration in his heart. "Forget it, Commander Xia, since we are both prepared, why don't we each take a step back and share the credit equally."

"That's fine." Xia Mingyuan nodded and glanced at Wang Gangyi behind him.

"General Pan, this time we destroyed the Poison Dragon Gang's stronghold and seized a total of three thousand taels of silver. This money is not in short supply for me. Please take the money and don't let your trip be in vain."

"As for the person, I can't give it to you. I suspect there's a big fish from the Poison Dragon Gang here. I need to take him back and see if I can get any valuable information."

"You also know that the suppression of bandits is imminent. The safety of our Hanyang City is currently on my shoulders alone."

Pan Yue's mouth twitched as he looked at the three thousand taels of silver in front of him. He hesitated for a moment and suddenly said, "Commander Xia, how about this? You and I will each take half of the silver. We can capture these people and bring them to the prison in our city defense camp, and we can interrogate them together."

"You know, the brothers in the city defense camp, including me, have had no battles to fight in recent years. County Magistrate Sun also doesn't allow us to suppress bandits, so we can only gain more credit from these aspects..."

Pan Yue's attitude softened a lot, and he looked at Xia Mingyuan almost pleadingly.

Xia Mingyuan was slightly stunned when he heard this.

It seems that Pan Yue is not greedy for money, but he also has some pursuits and seems to be eager for promotion and transfer.

Seeing Xia Mingyuan's hesitation, Pan Yue seized the opportunity and said, "Commander Xia, our city defense camp has its own prison. The torture instruments and cells are definitely better than those in the Princess's Mansion."

"Besides, if you bring so many people back, fighting and killing them, and making them angry, wouldn't that offend Her Royal Highness the Princess? It would be better to bring them to my place. Most importantly, it can be kept secret and won't be noticed by those with ulterior motives."

Pan Yue's final reason finally convinced Xia Mingyuan.

He glanced at Pan Yue and finally nodded, "Well, since you've said it all, let's take him to your city defense camp jail and interrogate him together."

Pan Yue breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him quickly, and got on the carriage with Xia Mingyuan's men, heading straight for the military camp of the city defense battalion stationed outside the city.

As long as they can bring the person into the prison of the city defense camp, he and the soldiers of the city defense camp will be credited with the credit in the future.

When he arrived at the prison, Chen Qing was quickly tied up and taken up.

Pan Yue swung the whip in his hand, a sinister smile on his face. "Tell me, what is your position in the Poison Dragon Gang? What is your plan for sneaking into the city this time?"

Chen Qing turned his head, his eyes full of disdain.

"Hmph, now that I've fallen into your hands, I have no intention of returning alive. You can beat me or kill me as you please, but don't even think about getting any information from me."

"You have guts." Pan Yue looked at Chen Qing with admiration, and without saying a word, he started beating him hard. Screams were heard in the torture room.

Xia Mingyuan took a sip of the coarse tea brought by the soldiers and couldn't help curling his lips.

"Rude."

"What useful results can be obtained from such an interrogation?"

He put down the teacup in his hand and walked out of the room.

"Take me to the room where the monkey is being held. I will interrogate him."

"boom!"

Xia Mingyuan kicked the door open and pulled the monkey out of the room where he was imprisoned.

The monkey's face was full of panic, but he still gritted his teeth and stared at Xia Mingyuan.

However, the next moment, Xia Mingyuan took a few bamboo sticks from the soldiers beside him, and without saying a word, he ordered someone to hold down the monkey and nail his fingers with a hammer.

The monkey was completely scared. Looking at the situation, it seemed that Xia Mingyuan was here to take revenge on him, using such a terrifying method right from the start.

"what!"

The monkey screamed in pain.

But Xia Mingyuan said nothing until he had driven the third bamboo stick into the monkey's finger, and the monkey was on the verge of a breakdown. Then he asked coldly, "So, are you going to tell me or not?"

The monkey's face was twisted in pain, and he nodded frantically, wanting to cry but unable to. "I'll tell you everything, but you should ask, do you really need to do it directly?"

The smile that had just appeared on Xia Mingyuan's face suddenly froze.

Without saying a word, he picked up two bamboo sticks again and nailed them into the monkey's fingers.

"You may have misunderstood. This appetizer is not an interrogation. It's just a little punishment for kidnapping me."

"You only have one stick of incense to tell me everything you know about the Poison Dragon Gang. Pick out the most valuable information. If I'm not satisfied within one stick of incense, I'll show you what an interrogation actually is."

Xia Mingyuan patted the monkey's face and spoke in a calm tone.

The monkey was already extremely frightened, and when he saw Xia Mingyuan's devilish smile, his whole body twitched. The last bit of hope he had was completely destroyed. He didn't know whether it was pain or fear, but he burst into tears.

"Crying also counts as time."

Xia Mingyuan wiped the blood off his hands and continued to look at the torture instruments.

"I confess, I confess everything. My name is Hou Dahai, nicknamed Monkey. I'm the deacon of the Poison Dragon Gang's Secret Service in Hanyang City, responsible for gathering intelligence about Hanyang."

"The Secret Agents' Hall had three bases in Hanyang, with a total of thirty-nine members. The leader was Chen Ah Si, and you have already killed him. The base he was in, Yahang, was also wiped out.

The other stronghold is short-staffed due to the deaths of Chen Ah Si and his men. Currently, there are only two people guarding it, and all operations have ceased."

The monkey spoke clearly, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, explaining all the information he thought was important.

Because of fear, he had already wet his pants, and his crotch was stinking.

Xia Mingyuan frowned, "Why did you go to the tailor shop and kidnap the mother and daughter?"

Monkey said tremblingly, "The Third Boss's brother, Chen Ah Si, was killed by you. He thinks there's someone else behind the murder, so he wants to capture that person and interrogate him."

"Sir, I am only following orders. This is all Third Master's idea."