God Eater Sequence: The Devourer

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Qin Siyang was not skilled at interrogations.

Compared to interrogating, he was better at killing.

'Too bad, killing can't solve all problems.'

He sat on a tree stump, looking at the thin young man hanging in front of him, tied up with hemp rope, feeling somewhat exhausted.

'I used to think killing was troublesome. Now I realize that not being able to kill might be even more troublesome.'

To find an absolutely secluded place, Qin Siyang had carried the thin young man—who was as limp as a dead body—back and forth through various alleys before finally finding an abandoned courtyard.

The [Thief] sequence ability user needed to use both hands to activate his skills. So before the thin young man woke up, Qin Siyang carefully tied all his fingers together, then firmly bound his palms, and finally secured his arms before hanging him under this ancient tree, which had long since withered but had yet to collapse.

'Ten years since the apocalypse began, and this tree, though dead, still stands. Not an easy feat.'

Looking at the thin young man hanging from the tree, Qin Siyang was quite satisfied.

He had also prepared some tools from a nearby abandoned warehouse—hammers, nails, and the like—to assist in the interrogation.

By the looks of it now, the interrogation should go smoothly. All that remained was for the thin young man to wake up.

However, half an hour passed. Then an hour. Then two hours. The thin young man remained limp, his head tilted like a dead man, showing no sign of waking up.

Qin Siyang was growing less confident, 'Did I punch him to death?'

He placed his hand under the young man's nose.

'Still breathing, should be fine.', Qin Siyang let out a sigh of relief, then pouted, "So fragile. I didn't even use full force, and he actually passed out for two whole hours."

Perhaps hearing the disdain in Qin Siyang's voice, the thin young man's head twitched twice.

"Finally awake."

Qin Siyang patted the young man's face, watching as he opened his eyes, then sat back down on the tree stump.

The thin young man, still dizzy, blinked hard a few times before finally returning to reality.

He struggled a bit and discovered he was tied up and hanging, while the seventeen- or eighteen-year-old youth who had attacked him was sitting right in front of him.

His eyes widened immediately, "Who are you? How dare you attack a sequence ability user?"

The moment the thin young man spoke, Qin Siyang felt reassured.

Thankfully, he didn't seem too bright—getting useful information out of him shouldn't be too hard.

Who else but another sequence ability user could attack a sequence ability user?

Qin Siyang didn't respond. Instead, he took out his silver coin, "This silver coin—I placed it there."

"You? You dared to follow me? Do you even know who my uncle is?"

"Your uncle is?"

"The Director of the Information Department at the Bureau of Sequence Ability Users—Qian Wenzhao."

Qin Siyang was stunned.

'Huh?'

'That easy?'

Wasn't the thin young man supposed to endure torture, refusing to reveal his backer? Shouldn't Qin Siyang have had to threaten and trick him, getting a false answer first, and only after continuous torture finally extract the truth?

The moment this guy opened his mouth, Qin Siyang realized he wasn't very smart.

But he hadn't expected him to be this dumb.

Qin Siyang sighed, "Your uncle is truly blessed to have a nephew like you."

The thin young man, sensing that Qin Siyang was not complimenting him, frowned, "What do you mean?"

"Exactly what I said."

But then Qin Siyang had another thought—something felt off.

'This guy is so brainless…'

'When he took the silver coin before, from others, could it be that no one had noticed?'

'Even a cunning woman full of lies like Roylena couldn't track him?'

'That s a bit strange.'

At this moment, the thin young man spoke again, "Before, my uncle always came to collect the money himself. Today, because he was busy, I came to pick it up for him. If you know what's good for you, let me go. If my uncle finds out, you won't be able to handle the consequences."

'Oh!'

Qin Siyang nodded.

'That explains everything.'

Previously, Qian Wenzhao had always collected the silver coin himself. As the head of the loophole-exploiting department in the Bureau, he definitely wasn't an easy person to deal with. He must have been extremely cautious, which is why he never left any traces.

But today, he sent a reckless fool, who just happened to run into Qin Siyang and exposed everything.

Qin Siyang murmured, 'Looks like I really am blessed by the gods. No, wait, the gods in this world are all strange entities. I should say… I'm just lucky.'

"Hurry up and let me go! Otherwise, I'll definitely tell my uncle!"

"If you can talk this much, why didn't you act tough when your teammates were bullying you?"

"I… I just didn't want to argue with them."

Qin Siyang shook his head, "You were afraid of offending them and getting kicked out of the team."

"They only have the power to kick you out, and you don't even dare to say a word. Meanwhile, I have the power to kill you, yet you still dare to threaten me?"

Qin Siyang glanced at him coldly, "I really don't know how you've survived until now. Maybe… it really is because of your uncle."

"You… you're going to kill me?", The thin young man's expression wavered, and he visibly panicked.

From the eyes of this eighteen-year-old youth, he actually saw killing intent. That cold, sharp gaze made his whole body break out in goosebumps, even through his insulated clothing.

He realized that this young man in front of him… had probably killed before.

"My uncle is Qian Wenzhao! If you kill me, he will definitely avenge me!"

Hearing this, Qin Siyang couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Did your uncle never tell you what this silver coin actually is?"

The thin young man swallowed nervously, "No… but I know it must be payment for something you wanted my uncle to do."

Qin Siyang nodded, "You're a fool, but at least not a complete idiot."

"You're insulting me?"

Qin Siyang looked at this young man, who was in his early twenties, with an expression full of confusion.

His family background was prestigious.

He was a sequence ability user.

He was a few years older than Qin Siyang.

'So why is he this dumb?'

'Even someone as downright stupid and vicious as Li Jingwen is several times smarter than him.'

Qin Siyang stood up, patted his shoulder, and said, "Even if I kill you, your uncle wouldn't dare say a word, understand?"

"Forget it. You rest here for a bit. I need to verify if what you said is true."

"Rest? I'm not resting! Let me go—"

Before the thin young man could finish his sentence, Qin Siyang punched him in the chin, knocking him out again.

"Even though this idiot's words are 99% true…"

"For safety's sake, I should still confirm in the [Aisiko Virtual Chatroom] whether or not he's really connected to Qian Wenzhao before I release this fool."

Qin Siyang untied the man from the tree, carried him on his back, and took him to an abandoned warehouse he had prepared for holding him.

Then he returned to the tree, gathering up the interrogation tools he had prepared—saws, hammers, nails, scissors, and the like—putting them away neatly.

"Spent so much time preparing, and didn't even get to use them."

Qin Siyang sighed deeply.

"This guy really is a fool with fool's luck."

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