#182 - Chapter 182 Interrogation

While Cheng Feng was handling some affairs at the Hongmen, he suddenly saw a subordinate running over in a panic. He frowned, thinking that something urgent must have happened, but he calmly told the other person not to rush and to explain the matter slowly. The subordinate took a breath and reported to Cheng Feng: "Master, someone from your house came to report that a thief has been caught and they hope you can return home as soon as possible." Cheng Feng felt that this was just a trivial matter, because Xu Miao was at home, and catching a thief would be easy for her. So he waved his hand, indicating not to panic. But the subordinate quickly added: "They also said that the thief poisoned the food!" Hearing this, Cheng Feng's expression changed drastically, he was shocked, and immediately stood up, asking anxiously: "What? Poisoned?" He immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and hurried out. As he walked, he turned back to his subordinate and said: "Okay, I understand, you can go down first." After speaking, he hurriedly left the Hongmen.

Cheng Feng hurried back home, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw the so-called thief tied to a pillar with thick ropes, his face covered in blood, and his clothes torn, obviously after a fierce struggle. Cheng Feng couldn't help but frown, turned to look at Xu Miao and asked: "Is this the person who poisoned the food?"

Xu Miao hurried forward and respectfully replied: "Yes, Master, this is the person who poisoned the food."

Cheng Feng continued to ask: "Have you interrogated him to find out who sent him?"

Cai'er, who was standing nearby, quickly interjected: "Master, no, we servants have tried everything, but he won't say."

After hearing this, Cheng Feng nodded slightly to show he understood the situation, and then instructed Xu Miao: "Okay, I understand. You must carefully check the house again for any other abnormalities, so as not to have any more mishaps. Cai'er, you and Mei Niang must properly comfort the women in the inner courtyard, they must have been frightened as well. Miao Miao, you stay at home to guard against any emergencies."

Finally, Cheng Feng said to Xu Miao and Cai'er with a firm look in his eyes: "This matter must not be left like this, I will definitely investigate it thoroughly!"

After saying these things, Cheng Feng carefully arranged some household affairs, making sure everything was settled before taking the thief away from the house and heading towards the Hongmen, preparing to investigate the mastermind behind this matter. And he secretly made up his mind that such a thing must never happen again.

"It seems that the Hongmen has more enemies than I thought," Cheng Feng thought to himself, realizing he had to be more careful, protect the people around him, and find the mastermind to give his family an explanation.

In the Hongmen dungeon, the thief was tied to a chair with thick ropes. His expression was gloomy, but he stubbornly refused to speak.

Standing in front of him, Cheng Feng's face was expressionless in the light of the torch, but his heart was burning with rage.

"It doesn't matter, you don't have to talk yet, I have plenty of time to play with you. I have ways to make you talk."

Cheng Feng's voice was cold and ruthless, and the words he spoke made people shudder: "For example, the Ling Chi, which involves putting a fishing net over your body, tightening the net, and then slicing off the flesh inside the net, piece by piece, making sure you don't die before all your flesh is scraped off.

Or scraping the bone to feed the ants is also good, digging open your flesh and blood, letting the ants carry away your flesh and blood bit by bit, don't worry, there are plenty of ant nests outside.

If this is too time-consuming, then choose to skin and salt, peel off a piece of your skin, while a large amount of blood flows out, sprinkle salt on your wound, don't worry, you will feel very happy after experiencing it.

If these still can't make you talk, I still have some small hobbies here, there is always one that suits you, do you want to try it?"

His words were like a sharp blade, piercing into the thief's heart, making him feel endless despair and fear. The person in front of him was a demon, a madman.

Killing someone is just a matter of beheading, how could a normal person think of such cruel punishments?

The thief trembled all over, trying to struggle, but the ropes tightly bound his body, making it impossible for him to escape.

"Speak! Who ordered you to come? If you don't tell the truth, you will bear the consequences!" Cheng Feng warned again, his gaze sharp as if it could penetrate the soul.

The thief's lips trembled slightly, he wanted to say something, but he was afraid of being punished even more severely.

Seeing the thief still hesitating, Cheng Feng said directly: "Come on, peel off a piece of skin first, let's start with the skin on the arm!"

The disciple behind him immediately came forward and cut off the thief's sleeve, letting the blade hover over the thief's arm, looking for a position where he could make a clean cut. Just as the disciple was about to strike,

The thief's crotch was directly wet, and he cried and shouted: "Don't peel the skin, don't peel the skin, I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Faced with Cheng Feng's threats, coupled with those terrifying tortures, he finally chose to surrender.

The disciple holding the knife stopped and looked at Cheng Feng for instructions. Cheng Feng nodded, signaling him to step back.

"I said... I was just confused for a while, wanting to steal some money to make a living. No one instructed me, it was all my own idea. Please, forgive me, I won't dare to do it again!" The thief cried and begged for Cheng Feng's forgiveness.

Cheng Feng sneered, his face fierce, and said: "Humph, do you think I will believe your nonsense? If you are a thief, why did you poison the food? I tell you, there is no second chance here. Now I will give you one last chance, honestly confess, otherwise, wait to receive the gift package I give you! Say, who sent you to poison the food?"

Cheng Feng was really angry. If he hadn't focused on improving the strength of his family members, if Xu Miao hadn't been there, a martial artist in the Skin Refinement Realm would have been difficult for the servants to catch. If they hadn't caught him and accidentally eaten the poisoned food, Cheng Feng couldn't imagine the consequences.

The safety of his family has always been Cheng Feng's bottom line. Whoever touches it dies.

The thief's face turned pale, he knew that Cheng Feng would not let him go easily. He gritted his teeth and decided to confess everything truthfully, hoping to get a chance of survival. So, he began to tell the story of his poisoning and the reasons behind it.

As the thief confessed, Cheng Feng's face became even more gloomy.

"So, you are from the Green Bamboo Gang? Wang Hao, the grandson of the Green Bamboo Gang's Grand Elder, sent you to poison my family?"

Since he had confessed everything, the thief simply answered every question: "Yes, this was given to us by Wang Hao. As for why, I don't know either. The gang leader instructed us that your Hongmen has not crossed the line, so there is no need to take action, but Wang Hao tempted us with cultivation methods and silver, so we did such a wrong thing. Master Cheng, I have confessed everything, whether you kill me or not is up to you, but I beg for a quick death."

Looking at this man who poisoned his family, Cheng Feng was not in a hurry to kill him first. However, this was a reason, a very good reason!

A reason to both take revenge and gain benefits!