Chapter 171: Interrogation

Mars, the Federal First Military Base.

This is the most heavily defended place in the entire Human Federal, located five kilometers below the Martian surface, protected by layers of ultra-strong alloy hundreds of meters thick and Energy Shield.

In the core area of the base, a pure white room contains no extra furnishings.

In the center of the room, a huge transparent container is filled with pale green nutrient solution.

Mo Yun Commander Ka La Fa, that huge pink brain, floats silently within it.

Countless slender neural probes are attached to its surface, monitoring its vital signs and mental fluctuations in real time.

On the other side of the room, behind a thick one-way blast-resistant glass, Luo Lao, Zhang Xianzhong, Qin Hao, and several top Federal officials and scientists,

are solemnly observing this important prisoner.

"Its vital signs are stable, its mental fluctuations are also calm, showing no abnormality."

The monitoring technician reported.

"Stable?" Zhang Xianzhong snorted coldly, "I think it's playing dead. These alien scum, none of them are good."

"We cannot be careless."

Luo Lao's expression was grave.

"We know little about this Mo Yun Civilization—its origin, where its homeworld is, how strong its civilization really is, and why it has set its sights on us."

"These questions must be pried from its mouth."

"Lao Luo, the interrogation can begin."

Zhang Yunfeng said from the side:"

"We have prepared psychology experts and psychic experts; we should be able to obtain some information from its consciousness."

Luo Lao nodded, about to give the order.

Qin Hao, however, spoke up.

"Luo Lao, let me handle it."

Everyone's gaze turned to Qin Hao.

"Xiao Qin, you?"

Zhang Xianzhong was somewhat surprised, "Interrogation is a technical job, and the opponent is a mentally powerful alien being; if it…"

"Don't worry, Commander Zhang."

Qin Hao's tone was calm, "Dealing with this kind of thing, I'm more professional than the experts."

His words carried confidence.

Luo Lao looked at Qin Hao, pondered for a few seconds, then finally nodded.

He knew Qin Hao's abilities and trusted his judgment.

"Alright, I'll leave it to you. But remember, safety first—if anything goes wrong, pull out immediately."

"Understood."

Qin Hao did not enter the interrogation room; instead, he sat directly in the observation room's chair and closed his eyes.

The next second, an intangible yet vast and mighty mental force penetrated the thick isolation wall and descended directly into that pure white room.

Inside the container, the previously calm Ka La Fa— that huge brain—twitched violently!

It felt a familiar, terrifying mental power that made its very soul tremble!

It was this power that destroyed its King Insect mother ship and shattered its mental defenses!

"It's you! That terrifying worm!" In its consciousness, a frightened shriek rang out.

"It seems you haven't forgotten me."

Qin Hao's icy voice echoed directly in Ka La Fa's mind.

"What do you want? I've already surrendered! According to the interstellar civilization convention, you cannot mistreat prisoners!"

Ka La Fa blustered angrily, trying to hide its fear behind the so-called convention to protect itself.

"Convention?"

Qin Hao's voice carried a hint of mockery, "You regard us as worms, yet when you sought to cleanse us, you never thought of the convention."

"Now I ask, you answer. Any lie or hesitation, I will make you taste what it means to wish for death."

Qin Hao's mental force, like countless invisible needles, lightly pierced the pink cerebral cortex of Ka La Fa.

"Ah—!"

Ka La Fa immediately emitted a shrill mental scream.

Such pain, directly attacking the soul's essence, cannot be resisted.

"I… I speak! I'll say everything!"

Ka La Fa instantly crumbled; its ridiculous dignity was worthless before absolute pain.

"Good."

Qin Hao was pleased with its attitude, "First question: Who are you, and where do you come from?"

In Ka La Fa's consciousness, a flicker of hesitation passed.

Information about the Empire is top secret; leakers will suffer a punishment worse than death.

However, at the moment it hesitated, myriad mental-force needles went deeper by a fraction.

"Ah ah ah! I'll speak! Stop torturing me!"

Ka La Fa completely collapsed.

"We… we are the Mo Yun Empire, from… from the Mo Yun Star System, about one hundred twenty-eight light-years from here…"

Inside the observation room, Luo Lao and others, via the mental fluctuation conversion device, clearly "heard" this interrogation.

Everyone was stunned by Qin Hao's simple yet brutal, yet extraordinarily efficient interrogation method.

So-called psychology experts, in front of Qin Hao, are nothing more than primitives wielding wooden sticks.

It seems it still isn't willing to cooperate.

Zhang Xianzhong furrowed his brows, "Still playing tricks."

Qin Hao also sensed the resistance and cunning deep within Ka La Fa's consciousness.

Although it yielded verbally, deep down it still clung to a sliver of luck, trying to conceal crucial information.

Looks like, if I don't give you something harsh, you won't be honest.

Qin Hao's thought stirred.

His psychic power was no longer a simple sting; it began to perform a kind of 'deconstruction' on Ka La Fa's mental structure.

Ka La Fa instantly felt its thoughts, memories, and emotions, like building blocks, being torn apart piece by piece by an invisible giant hand, then randomly reassembled.

It saw the entire process of itself being nurtured from an embryo into a commander.

It 'smelled' its mother's scent, and in the next second 'heard' the sound of color.

All of its senses and cognition fell into an unprecedented chaos and dislocation.

Such a complete annihilation of self-existence is ten thousand times more terrifying than any physical torture.

No! Stop! Stop! I was wrong! I really was wrong!

Ka La Fa went completely mad; its mental defenses, at this moment, were crushed to powder by Qin Hao in an almost godlike manner.

What do you want to know! I'll tell you everything! My memories! My knowledge! I'll give it all to you! Just give me a quick end! Let me return to normal!

It no longer dared to conceal anything, voluntarily opening all of its consciousness and memories.

Qin Hao's psychic power surged forward, beginning to browse Ka La Fa's vast memory database like flipping through a book.

Everything about the Mo Yun Empire is gradually being unveiled.

A massive flood of information surged into Qin Hao's mind.

Qin Hao was like an administrator with supreme privileges, quickly browsing, filtering, and organizing this information from an alien civilization.

Inside the observation room, Luo Lao and the others nervously watched the violently fluctuating mental energy curve on the screen, awaiting Qin Hao's interrogation results.

How is it, Xiao Qin? Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but ask.