Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

after an hour.

Several attack aircraft suddenly appeared over the First Prison of the Philippines.

Several fuel-air explosives were then dropped.

Amidst billowing white smoke, a massive explosion followed instantly, sending the entire First Prison of Philip City trembling in fear from the sudden aerial attack...

Pfft~~~

Lu Wenyao, who was leisurely drinking coffee and watching the live TV broadcast in the warden's office, was so shocked by the huge explosion that he spat out his coffee.

The next second, he was also thrown to the ground.

Broken glass littered the floor, and the place was a complete mess.

Lu Wenyao was completely bewildered at this moment...

Even at this point, Lu Wenyao still didn't understand what had happened in his No. 1 prison!

Moreover, Lu Wenyao did not immediately attribute the First Prison's ordeal to military action resulting from the exposure of the matter.

Because, just now, the live television broadcast was showing that the large-scale search in the city of Philippines is still in full swing, and so far the armed bandits who robbed the gold convoy and the whereabouts of the stolen gold have not been found.

Philippine Protector-General Zheng Tianyi just gave a televised address urging residents of Philippine City to stay home and cooperate with the official screening operation.

Furthermore, it was repeatedly emphasized that the people of the Philippines need not be overly alarmed, and that the Protectorate General and the military are absolutely capable of guaranteeing the personal safety and property security of the people of the Philippines.

Just as Lü Wenyao was basking in the satisfaction of Gu Yuankai's competence and his own delaying tactics, the military dropped fuel-air explosives.

This marks the first time that the Zhenguo Army of the Great Qian Dynasty has used fuel-air explosives, a weapon of mass destruction, to suppress armed incidents within the Great Qian territory.

It can be said that it set a precedent...

Lü Wenyao single-handedly set two records—the first gold robbery in the Great Qian Dynasty to shock the court and the first criminal to be "attacked" by the Great Qian Zhenguo Army with fuel-air explosives.

After the aftershocks of the fuel-air explosives subsided, military special forces began entering the factory.

A special operations team tasked with capturing Lu Wenyao headed straight for the prison's office building, following the floor plan of the First Prison in the Philippines.

Faced with this sudden aerial attack, not only was Lü Wenyao completely stunned, but the entire First Prison of Feicheng was also in a state of shock.

The prison guards didn't even realize what was happening until the military's special forces broke down the prison gates and stormed in.

Therefore, the military special forces' entire raid encountered virtually no threatening resistance.

When the military special forces officers pinned the still-dazed and dazed Lü Wenyao to the ground and handcuffed him behind his back, Lü Wenyao vaguely realized that he might have been "sold out" by Gu Yuankai...

The fate of the militants hiding in the prison dungeons is self-evident—they were "delivered" without ever knowing what was happening.

Of course, due to the characteristics of fuel-air explosives, the death of these desperate armed individuals is destined to be extremely painful...

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"Hey! Isn't this Warden Lü?"

"Didn't expect we'd meet again so soon, did you?"

"What happened? Has the truth come out?"

"Gu Yuankai!"

"You treacherous bastard! You betrayed me!"

"I'll haunt you even as a ghost!!!"

Faced with Gu Yuankai's sarcasm, Lü Wenyao finally realized what was going on, and then, disregarding everything else, he began to curse Gu Yuankai, who had reappeared before him...

"Pooh!"

"Someone like you has the nerve to talk about betrayal and treachery?"

"Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue?"

"I am loyal to the emperor because I eat his food. My loyalty to the court and the chief minister cannot be bought with money!"

"A scoundrel like you deserves to be killed by everyone!"

"Put it down!"

With a wave of his hand, Gu Yuankai had Lü Wenyao escorted into the car by several special forces soldiers like a chick.

With Lu Wenyao's arrest, all the henchmen of the First Prison in the Philippines completely gave up resistance.

In fact, faced with a surprise attack by military special forces, these people were simply no match for them.

If those desperate armed men in the dungeon hadn't been wiped out immediately, they might have been able to put up a fight against the military special forces that stormed in.

But to expect these prison guards, corrupted by Lü Wenyao, to fight against the military special forces would be utterly futile and like throwing an egg against a rock.

Not to mention that Lü Wenyao has already been arrested.

Even if Lü Wenyao hadn't been arrested, these people probably wouldn't have had the courage to confront the military's special forces head-on.

Thus, the entire raid, from the air strike to the special forces' entry to capture Lu Wenyao alive and then to complete control of the Philippine First Prison, was successfully concluded in less than an hour.

The criminal gang led by Lü Wenyao, which committed a gold robbery that shocked the entire Daqian Dynasty, was completely eradicated and wiped out.

The whole process was clean and efficient, without any unnecessary delays.

So much so that many of Lü Wenyao's men were still in a daze until they were subdued by the military special forces who stormed in.........................

After the operation, Protector-General of the Philippines, Zheng Tianyi, gave a public speech on television, announcing that the gold robbery had been solved and all armed bandits had been killed.

The ban in the city was lifted immediately, and the city gradually returned to normal.

The military has also temporarily taken over the first prison in the Philippines.

The Philippine garrison also dispatched engineering units to begin excavation work on the completely collapsed dungeon.

Forty-eight tons of gold bars are still buried in the underground ruins.........................

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“Lu Wenyao, tell us.”

How did you know the route of the Golden Caravan?

"And—how did you know the convoy was transporting gold?"

In the interrogation room, Liao Xingwen, deputy director of the secret intelligence bureau, personally questioned Lü Wenyao, while Gu Yuankai, who had been awarded a great merit, took notes.

"Things have already come to this point, do you think I'd tell you?"

Lu Wenyao glared at Gu Yuankai, who had "betrayed" him, and said with an air of utter indifference, "It's not impossible for me to ask!"

"Then let this guy surnamed Gu kowtow to me a few times and slap himself a hundred times, and I'll tell you everything you want to know."

"Let me tell you the truth."

"These inside stories that you're interested in are known only to me."

“If I don’t tell you, you’ll never know the inside story.”

"Since I'm going to die anyway, whether I speak or not is irrelevant to me..."

"Lü Wenyao!"

"Do you even know who's sitting in front of you right now?!"

"This is Deputy Director Liao from our Secret Intelligence Bureau. He was specially sent by the higher-ups to handle your case!"

Gu Yuankai slammed his hand on the table and scolded Lü Wenyao, "You should know the way our secret intelligence bureau operates."

"If you won't talk, we have plenty of ways to make you open your mouth!"

"Lu Wenyao, you really have some nerve..." Liao Xingwen glanced at Lu Wenyao, who refused to cooperate: "You're already here and you still have this attitude."

"Looks like you really are a hopeless traitor!"

"He eats the government's salary but does petty theft and thievery."

"You've played this trick quite cleverly—using prison as a cover for shady dealings."

"It's a pity that you haven't used your intelligence in a proper way."

"You actually dared to openly challenge me to make our intelligence agency members kowtow and admit their mistakes."

"I've seen arrogant people, but I've never seen anyone as arrogant as you..."

"Hmph! Now that things have come to this, I'm not afraid of anyone!"

"At worst, I'll just die, but eighteen years from now, I'll still be a hero!"

"Pah! Lu Wenyao, you are truly shameless."

"You dare call yourself a hero?"

Gu Yuankai said disdainfully, "You scum who deserve to die have the nerve to call yourself a hero!"

"Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the word 'hero'?"

"Hey Gu, I'm not going to waste my breath arguing with you."

Lu Wenyao, with his neck stiff, said, "I know what you want to know."

"But—I won't tell you a single word!"

“I know your intelligence agency’s methods.”

"Isn't it just torture?"

"come!"

"I'm not buying that!"

"Don't forget what I used to do!"

"I'm an expert in punishments too. What haven't I seen?"

"Use whatever torture you want, whether it's electric shocks, whipping, or branding, bring it on! If you've got the guts, kill me!"

"You want me to talk? No way!"

"I'll tell you what's going on—there's a lot more to this than meets the eye, and it's all things you'll find interesting."

"But I just won't tell!"

"Who are the people I'm connected to? How did we know the route of the gold convoy? How did I know the convoy was transporting gold? And what about the dark web relationships I've cultivated over the years...?"

"These are all things you want to know now, right?"

"It's no use!"

“I already said—make this bastard surnamed Gu kowtow to me, admit his mistake, and slap himself 100 times, and I'll tell you everything.”

"Otherwise, even if you torture me to death, I won't say a single word!"

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"Good! Good! Good!"

"We've met a tough opponent today."

"I never imagined that in this day and age, there would be anyone who would dare to beg us to use torture right in front of our secret intelligence agency!"

Faced with Lü Wenyao's constant clamor, Liao Xingwen also got angry: "Fine, Yuan Kai."

"Since they've taken the initiative to ask."

"Then let's grant their wish."

"You guys are practically 'old acquaintances'."

"Then you should personally come and 'entertain' them properly."

"Just do as they asked—electric shock, whipping, branding, one after another."

"We must treat them well, and we must go all out!"

"Sir, just you wait and see!"

"I'll personally give Warden Lü a good 'welcome,' letting this expert witness just how 'exhilarating' our Secret Intelligence Bureau's torture methods really are!"

Gu Yuankai rubbed his hands together and said, "Men, take Lü Wenyao to the torture chamber!"

"Hey Gu, before you 'greet' me, I want to ask you a question."

Lu Wenyao still glared angrily at Gu Yuankai, who was ready to show his skills.

"ask!"

"I've already promised to give you 70% of those 48 tons of gold. Aren't you even a little bit tempted?"

"In the hearts of you people—is loyalty to the imperial court truly more important than gold and silver?"

"Do you think everyone in the world is as profit-driven as you, valuing loyalty to the court so utterly worthless?"

"Talking to someone like you is like casting pearls before swine."

"and...................."

Gu Yuankai sneered, "I'm not afraid to ask you, Lü Wenyao, a question in front of Commander Liao."

"You promised to give me 70% of those 48 tons of gold. Are you really going to honestly give me the gold?"

"You think I'd believe your lies just because you put on a bargaining act in front of me?"

"How could someone like you possibly give me 70% of all this gold!"

"If I actually believed you, then all those years I spent working for the Secret Intelligence Agency would have been for nothing!"

"I understand."

Lu Wenyao immediately retorted, "No matter what, the reason you ultimately chose to betray me is because you never believed I would give you 70% of this batch of gold!"

"If you were certain you could get 70% of the gold, your choice would probably be different!"

"Lu Wenyao, don't even think about slandering our secret intelligence agency in front of me."

Even if you give all forty-eight tons of gold to Gu Yuankai, his choice will not change!

Liao Xingwen looked at Lü Wenyao with amusement, then gestured to his men to take him to the adjacent torture chamber.

Just kidding—Gu Yuankai is a professional talent from the system, what use would it be to give him more gold?