Jiang Wan spoke no unnecessary words. She stepped forward, pushed Gu Chenzhou aside, and turned to the jailer, "Do you have a needle? A sewing needle."
The jailer blinked, not recognizing Jiang Wan.
Gu Chenzhou waved his hand, telling the jailer to fetch a needle. The jailer was quick, and soon returned with a handful of sewing needles.
Jiang Wan took the needles and asked the spy with a smile, "Which of your accomplices are there? I advise you to confess truthfully as soon as possible, otherwise, you will suffer unbearable pain, yet have no way to die."
The spy, who had not feared the branding iron, how could he fear sewing needles? He gasped and said, "Kill me or flay me, as you please."
Jiang Wan said helplessly, "Very well."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Wan tore off the spy's clothes, which were already tattered rags, revealing his flesh that was torn open.
"Tsk, this is too brutal. Don't worry, I won't be so rough."
Jiang Wan said with a giggle, then casually poked the needle into the spy's flesh.
The spy was covered in wounds, each deep enough to see bone, causing unbearable pain. Therefore, he felt nothing when the embroidery needles were pricked into him.
The jailer couldn't bear to watch and turned to Gu Chenzhou, "Deputy General Gu, is this person messing around? We need to interrogate him quickly. Can you stop him from wasting our time?"
Gu Chenzhou was well aware of Jiang Wan's abilities. Although he didn't understand what Jiang Wan was doing, he gently shook his head at the jailer.
The jailer immediately stepped aside, saying no more.
Jiang Wan pricked all the needles into the spy, making him like a hedgehog, but the spy showed no unusual reaction, remaining as he was before.
Everyone in the cell looked bewildered. Was this person here to be funny?
Jiang Wan smiled lightly and flicked one of the sewing needles with her finger.
With just a light flick, the spy let out a roar that sounded utterly inhuman.
"Ah... ah..."
The spy thrashed wildly, his eyes bulging, veins standing out on his body, his roars becoming more terrifying with each one.
No one knew what Jiang Wan had done. They stared in horror at the spy's body, as if something was writhing and twisting beneath his skin, as if countless worms had burrowed into the spy's body and were constantly tearing and devouring him.
No one had ever witnessed such a scene. Even the jailer and his cruel companions couldn't help but get goosebumps. Some of the weaker soldiers were so terrified that they retreated several steps, unable to watch any longer.
The spy, unable to bear the torment, tried to bite his tongue to end his life, to find release. However, he found that he couldn't control his own body at all. Apart from the world-ending pain, he could do nothing else.
Jiang Wan raised her hand and examined her fingers, as if admiring a work of art, her expression extremely gentle. If one hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would have connected her with the spy suffering extreme torture.
"I... confess... I... confess..."
The spy, unable to endure the torment any longer, finally relented.
Jiang Wan stepped forward and gently flicked the needle. The next second, the horrific pain immediately stopped.
The spy was so contorted by pain that he was almost unrecognizable.
The jailer and the others' faces turned pale. They had never seen a person be tormented to such an extent.
It was merely a sewing needle!
The jailer even suspected that the needles might have been coated with some poison. But he had personally fetched the needles; how could he not know if they were poisoned?
Jiang Wan smiled at the spy, "Why did you have to go through all this? If you had confessed earlier, you wouldn't have suffered so much."
As soon as the spy's pain was relieved, he immediately wanted to end himself.
But the next second, his eyes widened.
He was completely unable to commit suicide. Even though the torture had ended, he still lacked the ability to kill himself.
Jiang Wan chuckled softly, "You're not keeping your word. I hate people who go back on their promises. Forget it, I don't want to hear your confession anymore."
Saying that, she flicked the needle.
The terrifying roar sounded again.
Jiang Wan frowned in disgust and flicked another needle. The spy could no longer make a sound, only writhing in despair.
Jiang Wan walked over to the next spy and picked up the remaining needles.
The spy trembled all over and immediately wet himself.
"I confess, I confess, I'll confess everything. Please spare me, I'll confess everything!"
Jiang Wan covered her mouth and smiled, "You are quite sensible. However, I don't trust people like you. How about this: you speak first, and then let the others supplement. If you provide new clues that they can supplement, they won't have to suffer this extreme torture. And you will endure their torture instead. What do you say?"
The spy's face turned ashen with fear and he quickly defended himself, "I won't lie, but I don't know how many people we sent in either!"
Jiang Wan smiled coldly, "That has nothing to do with me. I just want to follow my rules. Alright, you can start speaking. I hope you won't give them a chance to supplement."
The spy, in despair, began to name names. The jailer quickly grabbed a pen and furiously recorded.
When the spy could no longer think of new names and stopped, Jiang Wan turned to the others, "Alright, you can start supplementing now. Don't repeat yourselves. I hate wasting time."
While the first spy was confessing, the others had looked tense. After he stopped, a look of relief appeared on their faces.
It seemed that these spies truly held different pieces of information.
This Zhao fellow was quite cunning, even anticipating that they might catch spies and interrogate them.
While the other spies were confessing, Jiang Wan began to torture the first spy. To prevent him from influencing the others, Jiang Wan also put him in silent mode.
After a long while, Jiang Wan walked out of the prison cell.
Outside, it was already dusk. The sunset in the frontier was truly beautiful. Jiang Wan stood before the prison gate and admired the scenery for a good while.
Gu Chenzhou said, "It's been a few years, and you've become quite impressive."
Such methods were truly horrifying, and the jailer and the others were thoroughly frightened.
Jiang Wan looked straight ahead and smiled indifferently, "What? Do you think I'm heartless and cruel? Gu Chenzhou, do you remember seven years ago when the rebels broke into Yaoxian, and you and I almost died in the mountains? Do you remember the villagers who died? How innocent they were! When these people killed, they didn't think they were heartless. I didn't even take their lives, so I'm already very merciful."