Chapter 922: Zhang Yi's Confession
Linghu Feixue walked ahead, with Zhang Yi following beside her.
The members of the Rose Squad on the other side were being escorted by soldiers toward East Sea City.
Along the way, many soldiers from the East Sea Region gathered around to watch.
They looked at these people with curiosity.
After all, these weren't ordinary visitors.
Zhang Yi, this investigation captain codenamed [Chaos], was the number one expert in the Jiangnan Region.
The Rose Squad consisted entirely of women, including several beauties.
Such a team was particularly eye-catching, attracting extensive discussion among the East Sea Region soldiers.
"Look, look! I like the third woman - her figure is really good.""I'm different, I prefer the second one. Her legs are very long, and she'd definitely look sexy in stockings."
"Heh heh, I like them all!"
"Those two over there are the investigation captains from the Jiangnan Region, right?"
"That female captain seems quite imposing. But the man looks a bit sloppy, without any military bearing. Quite ordinary."
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The soldiers commented all around, watching Zhang Yi and the others as if they were rare exotic animals.
A cold glint flashed in Zhang Yi's eyes.
As one of the largest war zones in Huaxu Kingdom, the East Sea Region maintained strict military discipline and wouldn't normally permit soldiers to engage in such inappropriate behavior.
The current situation could only mean one thing.
Someone was deliberately trying to humiliate them, to suppress their spirits and thus achieve their own objectives.
That long-unfelt emotion resurfaced in Zhang Yi's heart.
In these chaotic times, only strength was the true measure of power.
Otherwise, no one would give you respect, not even so-called allies.
Behind Zhang Yi and the others, Li Tianyang watched the scene with a meaningful smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
"The number one expert of Jiangnan Region, the military's top beauty - both are proud and arrogant types. If we don't first suppress their arrogance, they probably won't easily disclose intelligence!"
Liang Simiao glanced at Li Tianyang and said with a slight smile, "I'm just worried about going too far, Brother Li. After all, we and the Jiangnan Region are brother regions, and we still rely on their food supplies and technical support. Let's not take things too far."
Li Tianyang snorted lightly, speaking dismissively, "If it weren't for our East Sea Region deterring the maritime areas and defending the national borders, where would they get to enjoy such carefree lives?"
"To gain something, one always needs to pay some price. They've been living their comfortable lives for too long; it's time they learned a lesson."
"Besides, this time they provoked the Colombian Navy. Without our help, they would have likely ended up at the bottom of the sea."
"Even if they have grievances, they'll have to swallow them down!"
Liang Simiao just smiled without saying anything more.
Li Tianyang had always been this domineering in character; otherwise, he wouldn't have become the head of the East Sea Region's Operations Department.
Zhang Yi and Linghu Feixue were escorted to a mobile command vehicle.
The surrounding soldiers treated them relatively politely since they weren't enemies, so they didn't treat them like actual prisoners.
However, when facing two captain-level figures, even though Zhang Yi and Linghu Feixue had been injected with Compound 3, they remained highly vigilant.
A tiger injected with tranquilizers was still a tiger, and no one dared to lightly provoke it.
Several vehicles drove into East Sea City.
Zhang Yi looked at the buildings outside through the window.
Somewhat similar to Blizzard City, but slightly more rudimentary, without tall structures.
Only various watchtowers and fortresses could be seen everywhere throughout the city.
From the tall watchtowers extended long cannon barrels aimed at the sky and the outskirts of East Sea City.
This place carried a more lethal atmosphere than Blizzard City.
Even the air carried a salty, damp smell.
Not seawater, but the scent of blood.
Zhang Yi thought to himself: No wonder the East Sea Region's strength is formidable. Having to face numerous powerful forces in the southeastern sea areas daily, they couldn't survive without solid capabilities.
He had thought the Jiangnan Region was dangerous enough, but now it seemed they were relatively comfortable.
Before long, Zhang Yi was taken to a residence.
Linghu Feixue was held separately from him.
Though called detention, the room was fully equipped with all necessary facilities.
The person responsible for guarding him was an exceptionally imposing soldier.
Although Zhang Yi didn't have combat goggles to see through this person's strength level.
But judging from his iron-willed military bearing and the current situation, this person's strength was at least at Baili Changqing's level.
The man said to Zhang Yi, "You'll rest here for now. If you need anything, you can notify us at any time, and we'll try our best to accommodate."
Though the tone was stiff, the attitude was relatively polite.
Zhang Yi nodded, having no particular objections.
He requested some food and water, then plopped down on the sofa in the living room.
There was a bookshelf against the wall with a row of books; Zhang Yi casually picked one up and started reading.
All his current behavior was completely visible to the intelligence department's surveillance.
Liang Simiao appeared in the monitoring room of the intelligence department with his team.
They weren't just monitoring Zhang Yi; the same applied to Linghu Feixue and the other female team members.
However, they maintained basic professional standards.
For example, female staff were responsible for monitoring the Rose Squad members.
On the screens, everyone's behavior varied.
Linghu Feixue sat on the sofa, motionless like an ice sculpture.
She didn't even touch the water and food they had sent.
The Rose Squad members behaved similarly.
Only Zhang Yi ate and drank as if nothing was wrong.
Liang Simiao looked somewhat surprised, "What a calm person. I don't know whether to say he has excellent psychological resilience or that... he's a true master."
The intelligence department staff examined Zhang Yi and also frowned.
"He doesn't even look like a professional soldier. Professional soldiers receive special training and wouldn't behave like this after capture."
"But the investigation captain of Jiangnan Region must be a formidable character! Especially since he currently has the highest superhuman ability index among their captains."
"Disguise! This must be his disguise!"
Deep light reflected from behind Liang Simiao's thick glasses.
"It seems getting the intelligence we want from him will be somewhat difficult!"
"Don't rush, we have plenty of time to slowly extract information from him."
At this point, Liang Simiao looked toward a female staff member with a ponytail on his left.
"Xiao Li, how are those people we brought back from the ship doing now?"
Li Hongyu quickly responded, "They've been affected by an anesthetic alkaloid and won't wake up for a while. I've already sent them to the medical department, and their response is that there's no life danger - they'll regain consciousness after 12 hours."
Liang Simiao nodded: "We'll need to question each of them when they wake up. I think they might possess important intelligence."
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