Interrogating intelligence is something anyone can do, really.
Tiger benches, chili water, whips paired with braziers—none of it takes any real skill.
The real skill lies in extracting the kind of intelligence that even the person themselves isn't aware they possess.
Small fry aren't necessarily worthless. Even if he keeps insisting, "I'm just working for the money, I don't know anything," and might genuinely know nothing.
But as the teacher used to say back in school—why you? Why did they come to you instead of someone else?
The next morning, Huo Dali arrived as promised, but accompanying him were Shopkeeper Nong and that New Army officer, Meng Qing.
When they entered and saw Wang Yunxiao's grave expression, Shopkeeper Nong's heart immediately sank.
"The situation is rather complicated. I'm not sure how much you'll be able to understand."
