Origin Paradise!

Two officers casually supported the drunken Si Chuan, almost dragging him along the ground, but they were quite friendly to He Xiaoqi, their military colleague. The Imperial Colonel was no ordinary person.

The middle-aged major general pushed Jiang He forward, showing no reaction to the man's calm and composed expression, but simply reminded him:

"Take this opportunity to think about what you have seen."

"Ah."

……

Cangwu Fortress, the core prison.

"Name."

"Jiang Wuyang".

"age."

"eighteen."

"gender."

"..."

Across from the interrogation room, a man who had changed back into his blue and white prison uniform had a strange expression. To some extent, the public file of the incorrigible prison doctor was indeed correct; his recidivism rate was 100%. First, he escaped from prison, and then he was imprisoned a second time.

The core prison of the empire was far worse off than the Infernal Fortress. The reddish-brown walls were difficult to clean, and human remains were found on the corner floor. The entire cell had only a skylight the size of a human head, making it narrow, damp, and dark, more like a tomb.

Jiang He was wearing Supreme-grade Originium shackles. With only ten days left until the deadline for his return mission, he wasn't as relaxed as he seemed. The thought of starting a fight kept popping up, but reason told him that completely standing against the Empire was not a wise choice for survival or development.

[Countdown: 9:04:33]

"Lieutenant Jiang Wuyang, we need to know your role in the Winter Offensive Silhouette Plan."

Across the table, the middle-aged major general asked indifferently.

“I don’t know what the Silhouette Project is,” Jiang He said.

That's the truth. His status as a lieutenant was a plugin that was loaded into this world after he arrived. By the time he appeared at the Infernal Fortress, the winter offensive had already ended.

This kind of interrogation is not difficult to handle. The "role playing" question is just a pretext. What the other party really wants to know is whether the prisoner knew about the so-called silhouette project.

Boom boom boom!

There was a knock on the door.

The general's secretary delivered a document. After reading it, the middle-aged major general looked somewhat surprised, then sneered, "Lieutenant, confess and you'll be treated leniently. I can try to get you parole. Si Chuan has already confessed. If you continue to conceal it, you will be sent to the Dawn Tomb to face life imprisonment. He only killed a prisoner for you in the vampire prison. It's not worth protecting him like this."

Jiang He's complexion remained normal.

Based on the current situation, there are two possibilities: one, Si Chuan is indeed related to Project Silhouette; two, the military extracted some peripheral intelligence and mixed it into the hypothetical answers to increase their credibility.

"I do not know."

boom!

The table was broken by a slap.

The middle-aged major general sneered: "Stubborn to the end."

The interrogation lasted for three hours.

The statements contained no useful records.

The middle-aged major general felt a sense of unease, so much so that the moment he saw the other party's cold eyes, he felt a surge of annoyance. This guy had an extremely keen eye, rendering all his rhetoric ineffective.

On the other hand, Jiang He roughly deduced the reason why he was being targeted. During the winter offensive, there was a little-known silhouette plan. The person behind the major general wanted to silence those who knew about it, but seemed to be worried about Yu Jianyue and the old bartender.

After the offensive collapsed, only four people escaped. To be on the safe side, all of them should be executed in secret. However, the presence of Miss Yu among them complicates the situation. Killing someone now requires paying the price and cleaning up the mess. If the others were unaware of this, there would be no need for such an execution.

Knowing the truth—kill.

Unaware—Release.

How to define killing and releasing? The answer is naturally—trial.

In a failed war, undisclosed plans are almost synonymous with muddy waters.

"Someone, turn off the alarm!" the middle-aged major general shouted.

The prison door opened, and an inspector major walked in. He first gave a meticulous salute, and then said solemnly, "Major General Yuan, the military is not allowed to use torture against imperial citizens without trial. The investigation of suspected espionage does not mean you can act arbitrarily. If you insist on doing so, please allow me to take him back to the mainland for trial first."

"Very well, Yu Jianyue is indeed capable." Major General Yuan laughed angrily twice. He kicked the broken table, smashed it, got up, shoved aside the inspector major, and left the interrogation room without looking back.

The inspector major didn't even glance at the man; he was only acting on someone's behalf and had no interest in getting involved.

The two left one after the other.

Half a day later, the prison food was delivered.

Jiang He looked at the two earthen cakes on the plate, a rare look of surprise on his face. He was very familiar with these things.

"It's normal for excellent products to gain widespread recognition."

Jiang He curiously chewed a few bites of the earthen cake, and the taste lived up to its name. The Infernal Fortress was clearly not a monolithic entity. After the vampires concealed their eyes and teeth, their appearance was no different from that of ordinary people. Therefore, the underground spy war between the two sides has always been fierce.

……

[Countdown: 8:12:30]

The deaf-mute elderly man who delivered the food repeatedly pointed to the flatbread on the plate, then gestured as if to break it open.

Jiang He broke open the earthen cake as instructed, and inside was a crumpled note with blood-red handwriting and delicate strokes. There was a large X over the word "inspection," followed by the slightly urgent "Run!" On the back of the note, the route of the entire prison was clearly drawn.

The deaf-mute old man opened the cell door, his face urgent. He held a wine cup in his hand, still faintly fragrant with the aroma of super rice wine, as a token.

Jiang He remained unmoved.

"I am innocent and knew nothing about this, so why are you running?"

"Tell Yu Jianyue that I await a fair outcome."

The deaf-mute old man could make out the other person's lip movements. His face showed a look of fear and pleading. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed frantically until his forehead was covered in blood.

A moment later, a handsome young man walked in through the cell door, his Imperial Investigation Team uniform looking sharp and smart on him.

He stomped on the deaf-mute old man's skull, then sat directly on the corpse and laughed, "Let me introduce myself. I'm Yan Liang from the Yan family of Jinxi Province. I came all the way from Jinxi Fortress. Can you guess how much Duke Merrick has spent on this bounty for you?"

Yan Liang held up one finger and exclaimed, "An entire Undying-class capital ship, completely intact and in near-new condition."

"You dug up his family's ancestral graves?"

Jiang He remained silent, but all he had done was wipe out almost all the prisoners in the fortress, and also caused the deaths of several earls and marquises who were relatives.

Yan Liang sneered. According to the current information, it is still unknown whether the construction of the Infernal Fortress can continue. However, if Duke Merrick does not avenge this grudge, no one will take him seriously in the future. Not to mention the Duke's dignity, the other party will never be able to hold his head high in this lifetime.

Chapter 449 Overnight Revenge

"The Yan family of Jinxi is a prestigious family."

"As for me, I'm lucky; I was born as the legitimate son."

"And coincidentally, he also happened to have exceptional talent, so he earned the title of super genius."

"Becoming a hero in the future will surely be within easy reach."

Yan Liang glanced around the cell, took out a handkerchief to wipe his palms, stretched out his right arm and leaned forward, and said with a smile: "I rarely give friendship to the lower class. You may not like to hear this, but people are indeed ranked. If you don't even have the courage to face this, then I can only say that you are the lowest of the low."

no answer.

Jiang He's eyes were calm, revealing no emotion.

Yan Liang sat back down indifferently. It was better if he didn't want to shake hands; he wouldn't have to put up with it.

"Why did you have to run back in the first place?"

Yan Liang pulled a dagger from his military boot and trimmed his nails, saying casually, "Major General Yuan wants to kill you, Yu Jianyue intends to protect you, and as for me, I can't bear to see the lower classes suffer. You should also be more understanding and not make things difficult for everyone, okay?"

“There’s a border trade corps stationed in the fortress right now. It’s normal that you don’t know about them. They’re basically brokers for inter-racial trade. Handsome men and beautiful women of the vampire clan are very popular among the upper echelons of the empire. The vampire clan also needs all kinds of honey-blood canned goods. The world isn’t just black and white.”

Yan Liang put down his dagger, dabbed some blood from the deaf-mute old man's severed head, and smeared it on his fingernails. He raised his palm to admire it under the prison light and casually remarked:

"I'll give you a compromise."

"Now, immediately, right now, if you break out of prison again, I'll put you in the Border Merchant Guild and send you straight to the Infernal Fortress."

"In this way, Major General Yuan no longer needs to keep any secrets, and you don't have to die here. Yu Jianyue has achieved her goal of keeping you alive, Duke Merrick has calmed his anger, and a war has been averted. As for me, I've been busy doing all this, just asking for a little something in return. Everyone has a bright future. What do you think?"

Yan Liang leaned forward again, looking into the other person's eyes.

The only problem with this plan is that someone might suffer, and the Duke of Merrick would never allow the other person to die a quick death.

"Finally, I want to say that the inspector major that Yu Jianyue transferred here has a temporary mission. If successful, he will be promoted further in the Jinxi Fortress Inspection Department. In other words, Major General Yuan will have no more scruples, and you will never see the gentle man again."

Inside the prison, blood flowed on the floor, the ceiling lights flickered, and red moonlight splattered in through the skylight, creating an eerie and gloomy atmosphere, with a faint stench of blood permeating the air.

Yan Liang clapped his hands, and a secretary walked in carrying a severed head—it was Si Chuan. The meaning was self-evident.

Faced with the blatant threat, a hint of ferocity flashed in Jiang He's eyes. After a moment, he laughed and said, "Do you know how many people died in the Infernal Fortress?"

“Ten million,” Yan Liang replied, the number indeed shocking.

“The annihilation of millions right under Duke Merrick’s nose has little to do with the four of us.” Jiang He flipped his hand, and a wooden box appeared. He tossed it over and continued, “This thing is more valuable than the Undying Warship. Go back and think it over slowly. I’ll wait for you to come back to me.”

"Wow, so confident." Yan Liang smiled as he examined the wooden box, then stood up and said, "I'll only give you three days to consider the prison break. After that, it's over."

Jiang He closed her eyes to rest.

……

The night ends.

Inside the fortress bar, Yu Jianyue sat at the bar, listening to the colonel, a member of the Yu family, report on the situation. Her expression was not good.

"Si Chuan is dead?"

"The information has been verified. He Xiaoqi has the support of his colleagues and former superiors. Jiang Wuyang is highly important and has a bounty on his head from the vampire duke. Not long after the major of the investigation was transferred, Si Chuan died in prison."

After a moment, Yu Jianyue sighed, "Let's just enjoy the moment and be merry. I've done my best."

Colonel Yu took his leave.

After a few cups of super rice wine, Yu Jianyue tapped the table and said, "Brother, these guys don't take you, the military governor, seriously at all."

The old bartender laughed it off, not caring at all, and said calmly, "Imperial power doesn't extend to the county level. As long as everything is stable and the dark races are deterred, I've fulfilled my responsibilities. If you get into trouble today, or he gets into trouble tomorrow, meddling in everything will only get me into trouble. What, you're planning to push me to a higher position?"

Yu Jianyue swirled his wine cup. A military governor who advances further cannot remain in the local area. Logically, he should go to the capital and reside in the imperial court. Once he enters that great vortex, his life and death are truly out of his control. In the past hundred years, only two people have been able to stand firm: one is the prime minister, and the other is the champion king. Both of them have the strength of heroes at the peak.

The old bartender took the empty glass and wiped it clean, then casually asked, "What did that kid say? Major General Yuan and Yan Liang both have ill intentions. How about we make a bet and see if he can survive for three days?"

“What can I do?” Yu Jianyue slumped onto the table, looking sleepy. “He’ll always find a way. He’s quite capable.”

……

The moonlight was like blood.

Fortress Villa District.

Because fortress-level buildings house at least one powerful hero, they offer extremely high security and are considered incredibly valuable.

Inside the luxurious villa, Yan Liang dismissed his attendants and carefully examined the simple wooden box in his hand.

It must be said that he was indeed very interested in the near destruction of the Infernal Fortress. A deterrent measure worth tens of millions was of strategic significance to aristocratic families. At the very least, if they hid it, it could serve as a trump card for them in critical moments.

"The fortress was destroyed by the plague, so we should do a divination before opening it."

"Caution is the boat."

Yan Liang, remaining vigilant, pulled out a revolver with six bullets engraved with the characters for good fortune, misfortune, remorse, and blame.

The outcome of the situation is self-evident. "Li" means that the outcome is uncertain, "hui" means to regret, "jiu" means mistakes and disasters, and "wu" means that there is no situation.

The revolver that never falls is autonomously transported.

boom!

Yan Liang fired, and a bullet flew out softly.

"none."

"I'm not stupid enough to resort to underhanded tactics."

"It must be a hook to lure me into negotiations."

Yan Liang shook his head and chuckled, then opened the wooden box with relief.

"What is it that is more valuable than an immortal warship?"