Chapter 177


    Hades reported, “He said that both he and Jonas belonged to a spy team named Earthworm. The team


    consists of five people in total, but he has only met the team leader, so he doesn’t know who the other


    two team members were.”“What about the rest?” Kingsley asked, “Is that all?”“Yes.” Hades nodded.


    “He hasn’te clean about the rest yet.”Kingsley took a look at Karl, who was beaten ck and blue


    in the face andmented impassively, “Alright, I got it. I’ll take over from here.”“Yes, sir!” Hades


    replied before easing his mind. With the kind of capabilities that Ares has, he’ll get even the most tight-


    lipped person to talk!Kingsley pulled a chair over and sat across Jonas and Karl. It was something that


    Kingsley preferred; sitting down and being at eye level with his enemies whenever he was interrogating


    them would allow him to observe the other party’s eyes. A cigarette was taken out of his pocket as


    Kingsley said to Jonas, “Wanna have a try? It’s supplied specially for our country’s military, so most


    people have never even seen it.”Jonas grinned as he shifted in his seat while replying in stilted Qustian


    language, “But you guys tied my hands and feet!”“That’s simple,” Kingsley replied. Then, with a wave of


    his hand, he ordered impassively, “Untie them.”The instant he said that, both Jonas and Karl were


    stunned. “W-What? You’re gonna untie us?” They were so astounded that they could not believe their


    ears. “A-Aren’t you worried that we’re gonna run away?”“If you think you could do that, you should give


    it a try.” Kingsley crossed his legs. “I’m very generous to my prisoners, but if they attempt to escape… I


    usually shoot them dead on the spot.”Jonas was rendered speechless as his color came and went


    several times. Finally, he said with a sigh, “Just as expected of Ares, the God of War. I don’t have the


    nerve to run away in front of you.”Hades stepped forward and untied the hands of both men. As


    promised, Kingsley tossed them a cigarette each while interrogating, “Tell me about your spy


    team.”Jonas and Karl turned to look at each other before exchanging looks.Kingsley smirked. “Stop


    looking at each other. It doesn’t matter which one of you confesses,” he began before slowly blowing a


    smoke ring. Gradually, his voice turned frosty as he continued, “However, my patience is limited, so I’ll


    only hear the confession from one of you.” “W-What do you mean by that?” Karl ced his cigarette


    between his lips with trembling hands before taking a breath. He asked in horror, “What do you meanContent property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    by ‘I’ll only hear the confession from one of you.’?”“The person who confesses first can be extradited


    back to his country…” A corner of Kingsley’s mouth was curled up to reveal a dry smile. “Whereas the


    other person will have no choice but to be buried on this foreign soil, I’m afraid.”Both Jonas and Karl


    were rendered speechless before they stopped exchanging nces in that instant. Instead, they


    withdrew their gazes and lowered their heads in thought.The situation right now waspletely


    different from back when they were captured. If they had died during capture, they would have be


    martyrs and heroes. However, if they were to be killed at this very moment because of ate


    confession, they would definitely die in vain! The person who managed to survive and return to Sweoya


    probably would not even identify hisrade as an honorary hero; instead, he could even frame the


    other person as the nation’s biggest traitor! After all, the dead could not speak, so the person who lived


    could vilify and take advantage of the person who died however he wanted.Both Jonas and Karl had


    the same exact thought; instantaneously, the atmosphere in the interrogation room became quiet and


    strange…It was at this moment when Kingsley added, “Let me add that if the second person who


    confesses can tell more than the first person, then the second person will survive. In other words, the


    person who provides the most useful information will be able to walk out of here alive.”As this new


    piece of information sunk in, both Jonas and Karl paled at once. Kingsley’s words meant that not only


    did they have to vie with one another to speak first, they also had to confess to everything in great


    detail without giving the other the opportunity to add a word or two!Seeing how the prisoners’ faces


    looked as terrible as they could get, Lancer and Hades secretly gave Kingsley a thumbs up. What a


    nasty trick this is, Ares! You just dispelled the bit of military awareness and self-sacrificing ideas left


    inside thempletely!Kingsley gently tapped his fingers on his knees. “Like I said, my patience is


    limited. You better not keep me waiting for too long.”As soon as Kingsley finished his sentence, Jonas


    and Karl shouted simultaneously, “Me! I’ll confess first!” Both of their eyes were bloodshot as they


    scrambled to speak at the top of their voices.“I’m first! I raised my hand first!”“I’ll confess first! I know


    more than he does! He’s nothing but a piece of garbage!”“Jonas, you son of a b*tch! You’re an idiot! I’m


    the one who knows more than you do!”