Chapter Volume 9 Endless Days, The End NO.2: Lie (2/2)

Hypnosis and drugs. My heart sank…Wait a moment! Speaking of hypnosis, does Lieder’s new ability not count as the most powerful type of hypnosis? Typically, Lieder could use his words to control my movements. If he commanded me while I was in a dazed state from the torment, it would not be difficult at all for them to know of X’s secrets.

This was the simplest method, yet they had not adopted this solution. Could it be that they do not know of Lieder’s new ability at all?

That would not be strange either. If such a terrifying ability, even at Josh’s level, were to actually land in their hands, the consequences would be endlessly frightening. What is more, it is currently in Lieder’s possession. If the Church knew he had this type of power, then his chances of walking out from the Church may not be any higher than mine.

“How about it? Just say it directly. Don’t continue delaying things like this.” Deason looked at me expectantly. My silence just now had seemingly been assumed to be hesitation.

I remained completely silent. Torture, drugs, and hypnosis: would I truly be able to keep my lips sealed?

Deason remained good-tempered as he said, “All right, I’ll leave you to yourself. Think it through well. I’ll come back later.”

He stood, but I spoke up to stop him.

“No, there is no need. I want to meet a person. There are explanations that I must receive regarding several matters. As long as you let me meet with him, I will tell you anything related to X.”

Deason shook his head and replied, “We won’t let you meet with any outsiders. Just give up, it’s impossible.”

“Not an outsider. He is the person that brought me here.” I bluntly stated, “Lieder. I want to meet Lieder.”

The other person furrowed his brows without a word, seemingly considering this. However, I guessed that he was listening to instructions through his earpiece.

“I have to discuss with others.” Deason added in a distressed tone, “But don’t expect too much. Sin is tightly monitoring you, and I don’t think he will agree. But fine, I’ll give it a try.”

He turned and walked out of the room. In that moment, an energy cage surrounded me again. Although I had changed locations, the precautions were equally strict.

“Tong Xiao Ai.”

Deason stopped in his tracks and looked back to ask, “What?”

I explained in more detail, “When I first met X, he had a girl with him named Tong Xiao Ai. Her mental state was very unstable, and she frequently shouted various things by herself. Most of the time, they were just words or phrases; I did not understand the contents much. However, since I had strongly yearned to understand X’s situation at the time, I remember everything she had said before. I believe that her words should be more meaningful to you than me.”

Deason glanced at the equipment before inquiring, “Just a meeting with Lieder?”

I firmly answered, “Just a meeting with Lieder.”

He nodded and turned to leave the room.

Torture, drugs, and hypnosis—even if I could endure the process of the interrogation by torture, the longer things dragged on, the higher the chance was that X would bring himself to their front steps. By then, would there be any meaning in having lasted without saying a word?

I had to find an opportunity to escape as quickly as possible. At the moment, the only target I could think of using was Lieder. He had originally been hunted by both the Sun Emperor and Curtis. If his voice control ability was exposed, even the Church would not let him leave easily. By that point, his situation would undoubtedly be much worse than X’s.

Lieder had no choice but to help me, or else he would not be able to keep this secret. Worst case, he could also come up with a way to kill me.

It was not long before Lieder entered alone with a bag of blood.

For the decision to have been made so swiftly, either Sin had been waiting outside, or Deason’s position was higher than I had imagined.

Lieder sat down, a bitter expression on his face as he met my eyes and sighed. “You really can’t let me go, can you?”

I replied matter-of-factly, “You used me more than once, harmed both myself and the young master, and finally captured me to bring to the Church and land me in a situation where I must face torture or see my loved ones get hurt. Why would I let you go?”

Lieder rolled his eyes and retorted, “Hey, hey! I don’t have anything to say about the past, but my seizing you back to the Church just happened to save your life this time. How can you count it against me? It’s definitely a favor too!”

I calmly replied, “The young master would not kill me. Even without you, he would have stopped.”

Lieder snorted angrily and sneered, “There might be a difference in perspective, because that was not the situation I saw.”

I leaned forward and said, “Even ‘Josh’ could not stop the young master. Why do you think that you could?”

Lieder’s mouth opened, his eyes suddenly widening.

I smiled.

He coldly scoffed and spoke in a tone of disdain. “Josh’s mental state is like that of a child’s. It’s normal for him to be unable to defeat your young master. However, my methods are far superior to his. Weren’t you also duped at the time?”

“So how could I not drag you down with me?” I smiled as I looked at him. “You can see it as my revenge.”

There was no doubt that people were listening in from the outside. I could not speak directly, or else I would be giving the Church a super powerful hypnotizer in vain. Thus, I could only use Josh to hint at Lieder that I would expose his ability. Lieder clearly understood, even replying that his ability surpassed Josh’s. This truly gave an uneasy feeling.

“Besides, do you think my current situation is better than death?”

Lieder was quiet for a moment. He then said with difficulty, “You’ll be fine. E.X. will quickly come looking for you here. By then, you will no longer be of any use, and I will try my best to win over your departure.”

I coldly stated, “Do you think I would leave if X comes?”

“Then, what do you want to do?” Lieder furiously shouted, “I can’t help you escape. That’s impossible for me!”

“I was not hoping to escape. I merely want you to help investigate a matter for me and tell me the results. Then, I’ll confess everything related to X!”

Lieder paused for a moment, then asked, “What matter?”

I roared out emotionally, “What exactly was the reason for the great steward of the Elysees family, Curtis Christopher, to betray his family head?!”

There were still lie detectors connected to my body, but I was not worried in the slightest about these noting anything off. After all, this fury was more real than anything. I truly wanted to know why!

If he had abandoned me merely after getting threatened, why had he made that pledge with me in the first place? Sadina’s grandson would not be a person who would speak without thinking nor go back on his word!

Lieder frowned as he replied, “I can’t get access to the Elysees steward.”

I reminded, “You even struck the Sun Emperor’s head with the butt of a gun.”

Lieder angrily huffed, “Do you know how many years I spent planning and preparing for that? Fine, wait three years, and I’ll be able to find out everything you want to know!”

I furrowed my brows and replied, “Dong Fang Lei. He is Curtis’s personal butler, as well as the one that manages the red bowtie troops. He must know something. Do not tell me that even access to him is not guaranteed, or else there is no point in further discussion.”

Lieder’s forehead creased in thought as he appeared to be contemplating this. However, my guess was that, like Deason, he was being directed through a hidden earpiece.

He sighed in distress. “The Elysees family is not one to provoke. Moreover, this needs time as well.”

“The Church can definitely provoke them.” I mockingly asked, “Is the Elysees family head not bound right before you?”

Lieder rolled his eyes and retorted, “Trust me, the Sun Emperor contributed the most.”

My face fell. Indeed, if it were not for the Sun Emperor this time, the situation would absolutely not have been this disastrous.

“If the Church can help, it really would be much easier. But why would they help me?”

“In order to make me speak.”

Lieder helplessly replied, “Sin probably believes torturing you will give faster results.”

“They can try and see,” I coldly declared.

Lieder curiously asked, “Why are you so confident?”

Because I have been tortured by Madam Avexila, hypnotized by Josh, and have even fallen into an unusual state when injected with tranquilizers. My guess was that I had a certain level of resistance to torture, hypnosis, and drugs. Although I did not know whether or not I would succumb at the end, I could at least delay for a period of time.

Furthermore, any words I would say while having an indistinct conscious would likely be incoherent. The Church would need to spend quite a bit of time discerning truth from falsehoods; it would not be a simple task.

I chuckled and shook my head. “Because I’ve had an extremely ‘interesting’ life.”

Lieder sighed, “Interesting indeed.

“I promise you that I will try my best to attempt this. No matter what happens, I will investigate for you. However, the Church may not necessarily accept your condition. If they refuse to help me, I’m afraid I won’t be able to find anything within a short period of time.”

Lieder looked deep into my eyes as he swore, “I will strive my hardest by any means possible.”

I nodded, accepting this promise. Perhaps it was just hope that I would not be disappointed once again. Regardless of whether he honestly wanted to help investigate or if he was thinking of directly killing me, he could not let me down.

Lieder stood and picked up the blood bag he had casually placed down as he suggested, “I’ll give you blood to drink, then I must leave. They only gave me half an hour, but now there are only eight minutes left—”

The ground suddenly shook, cutting off his words. Layers of energy nets instantly surrounded us, making it impossible for even Lieder to leave.

Lieder smiled, spreading his hands out as he helplessly said, “I suppose plans can’t ever keep up with changes?”

I furrowed my brows. Is this an earthquake? But this type of vibration does not seem like an earthquake, but rather more like an explosion. However, I did not hear the sound of an explosion. Could it be that this room’s soundproofing is too advanced?

“Give me blood.” Regardless of the circumstances, I had to drink the blood first. If possible, I never wanted to experience the feeling of losing rationality due to extreme hunger again.

Lieder started, then came forward to feed me the blood. He could not help but ask, “I heard that you were starving to the point of draining an entire person dry?”

I bit into the blood bag and nodded as I drank.

He clicked his tongue as he looked me up and down, asking in confusion, “Where in the world does it go? That’s over five liters of blood. Even if it were water, one would want to throw it up if they drank that much!”

I did not know where the consumed blood went, but the reason was clearly Lieder’s drug!

Since drinking that drug, I had never again experienced losing consciousness, and I was even starting to miss sleep. A vampire’s lifespan was already excessively long; there was truly no need to save sleeping time.

The chair suddenly shook with another vibration that was even more intense than the last.

“Hurry up and drink,” Lieder advised.

I immediately finished in one breath.

“…” Lieder stared at me blankly, then back at the empty blood bag in his hands as he murmured, “No wonder you were able to drain a person dry even while being monitored. This speed isn’t any slower than firing a gun at someone.”

“What happened?” I asked with wrinkled brows. Who knows if this is another one of the Church’s acts or if something unexpected had actually occurred?

Lieder opened his mouth but stopped speaking last minute. He shrugged and responded, “I can’t tell you anything, just give up.”

Has something truly happened? It can’t be that X has arrived?

Lieder worriedly asked, “Your complexion looks horrible. Is there something wrong with your physical condition?”

I anxiously pressed, “Is it X? Is it him?”

If he’s currently presenting himself at the front door, then everything I just did has lost all purpose!

“Um, I can’t tell you anything.” Lieder frowned at me as he placated, “But calm down a bit, calm down.”

Calm down? How could I calm down? X is…

My racing heartbeat gradually slowed, my breathing also stabilizing. While I was puzzling over this, a flash of realization passed through me. This was Lieder’s ability.

“Take a deep breath, very good. As expected of an Elysees butler. Don’t fret, it isn’t like panicking will be of any use. We’re locked here. What else can we do?”

I looked at Lieder and inquired doubtfully, “They do not plan on releasing you either?”

“They’ll let me out eventually.” He shrugged and laughed. “Otherwise, your food will be me.”

This was not the least bit humorous. I could not say for certain if I would bite the young master or Curtis after being hungry for several days. But drinking Lieder’s blood? It didn’t sound like anything that I would want to restrain myself from.

Another vibration.

Perhaps it really is not a show this time.

Now the question is, who has arrived?