BXBX NOVEL Chapter 118 - 91: Capture_3
Wang Tao felt that if this thing made it to the base, the walls probably wouldn’t hold…
He shook his head; now was not the time to think about this. He was only responsible for combat and scavenging for supplies. Base defense was Ren Jie’s responsibility.
A few people dragged Cao Xin and his two lackeys out of the vehicle.
On the way, Cao Xin regained consciousness once but was ruthlessly knocked out again by Xiang Hongbin.
“How are we going to deal with him?”
Han Rui asked beside Wang Tao.
“First, we’ll force out his account and motives for killing Commissioner Song, then execute him in front of all the survivors!”
Wang Tao explained.
This was a decision he had discussed with the other commissioners.
In times of chaos, harsh measures were justified. Since Cao Xin had chosen to oppose Shuize Base and even killed a commissioner, there was no way he was leaving alive.
Moreover, this would show the survivors in the base what happens to those who oppose it! It could strengthen unity, while also setting an example.
However, Wang Tao would not participate in the interrogation; he was not good at it. He heard that Feng Ming’an had some expertise in this area, so he would leave it to them.
“Fine1.”
Han Rui’s eyes were red. This was her way of avenging Song Jinghong. “And you shouldn’t sit idle either, those women could use some guidance from you…”
Wang Tao pointed to the group of pitiful women who had gotten off the truck and were now curled up in the corner.
“I understand!”
Han Rui nodded and then took the women and left.
Wang Tao intended to rest, but Feng Ming’an called him back. They had never interrogated an Ability User before and were uncertain about gauging the strength of Ability Users, so they wanted Wang Tao’s assistance.
Helping was naturally fine; Wang Tao joined them in a basement.
The group first interrogated Cao Xin’s two lackeys, who had no backbone at all and confessed everything.
Wang Tao cross-referenced the accounts, and they were nearly identical, likely the truth.
Then Feng Ming’an woke up Cao Xin and started the interrogation.
In an unexpected turn, Cao Xin proved to be a coward; before Feng Ming’an could even begin the torture, Cao Xin spilled everything.
This irked Feng Ming’an, so after confirming the truth of Cao Xin’s story, he tormented him for a long time.
Wang Tao did not enjoy torture; he preferred a swift end for people. However, considering that Cao Xin was an Ability User, Wang Tao forced Cao Xin to use his Ability many times until his energy was fully depleted.
Cao Xin’s Ability was to vomit a white, sticky substance from his stomach that possessed powerful adherent properties, binding many things for varying durations. After the allotted time, the substance would harden and then fall off automatically as it transitioned from liquid to solid.
Finding this Ability somewhat interesting, Wang Tao decided to be the executioner himself; he wanted to see if Cao Xin would burst out with something…
Before long, Wei Zhen Guo and the others arrived.
Feng Ming’an shared the results of his interrogation with everyone.
A few days before, Song Jinghong had driven a car with two Hunters to pick up survivors from the Sunshine Community. However, they might have encountered zombies on the way and needed to take a detour, or some other issue occurred. Regardless, Song Jinghong did not follow the original path and ended up near the old shopping mall.
There, they encountered a special zombie. Gunfire attracted a large horde of other zombies, and the three had to abandon their vehicle and run.
Two of the Hunters were bitten to death by zombies, only Song Jinghong managed to escape, fleeing into the old shopping mall.
All of this was clearly seen by Cao Xin, who was upstairs. He coveted the gun in Song Jinghong’s hand!
So he came down from the upper floor, pretending to be enthusiastic and offering to help Song Jinghong hide upstairs. With Song Jinghong injured and zombies outside, and with no door on the first floor of the mall, he had no choice but to follow him up.
Then, Song Jinghong fell into Cao Xin’s trap. Cao Xin’s group totaled six, and as Song Jinghong died, he took two of them with him. However, he was overpowered and ultimately met his demise on the spot.
Having lost two lackeys and nearly getting shot himself made Cao Xin furious. So, to vent his anger, he dismembered Song Jinghong and spitefully hung his head on a lamppost.
Cao Xin was unaware that Song Jinghong came from Shuize Base, and he didn’t even know the base existed, as he had barely spoken to Song Jinghong before attacking. If Cao Xin had known about the strength of Shuize Base, his cowardly nature would have stopped him from making a move, but alas for Song Jinghong…
As for the women enslaved by him, they were originally employees of the old shopping mall. After the zombie virus outbreak, Cao Xin escaped the initial chaos and soon gathered a group-not as a clothing seller but as a cargo handler with many underlings-thus recruiting manpower and scavenging supplies.
Cao Xin was also a lecher. He only offered protection to the women of the mall; the men could go wherever they wished. His reasoning was sound-the men might steal his food, but the women couldn’t.
Some women, desperate to survive, chose to accept Cao Xin’s protection, initially, they might have thought he had some conscience, but Cao Xin soon showed his true colors. He locked up these women and subjected them to inhumane abuse…
“He really deserves to die!”
Xiang Hongbin fiercely kicked the unconscious Cao Xin, and everyone else’s face was filled with anger.
Although everyone understood that the end of the world magnified the evil in people’s hearts in the absence of law, seeing this person and his deeds firsthand still triggered uncontrollable fury. After all, most still had a sense of right and wrong.
“And Cao Xin revealed another important piece of information…”
Feng Ming’an glanced at Wang Tao, who continued where Feng Ming’an left off:
“Cao Xin claimed he had acknowledged a boss, an Ability User! He originally had ten women, and he offered five of them as a gift to this boss. The reason why Cao Xin could become an Ability User was because the boss gave him a Zombie Core. Surprisingly, he succeeded on his first try…