Elimnesson.
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When the mighty submarine fleet returned, Thorn, who heard the news, slowly let out a breath, and all the confused thoughts about his future disappeared without a trace.
At this moment, Thorn was sitting with disheveled hair in a small dark room where no sunlight could be seen.
The small dark room itself was only ten square meters in size. There was nothing inside, except for the ceiling above, the walls around it, and the tiny gravel left in the gaps between the bricks and tiles on the ground underfoot. Everything else was empty.
Ever since she was interrogated by Xu Feng, she has been detained here by the Black Soldier Organization. Now, ten days have passed.
Since her guilt was not clear and Xu Feng pointed out that she should not be lynched, the Black Soldier Organization did nothing except making Thorn feel the mental torture of being without light.
In order to enhance the effect of mental torture, the organization also deliberately removed the emotional erasure from Thorn.
During the few days when her emotions were gradually recovering, the black soldiers in charge of interrogation would often come to her small dark room and tell her news from the outside world.
The information that "the search and rescue team has successfully rescued the prophet and is on the way back" was what the interrogating black soldier outside told her.
Of course, after saying this, he did not forget to "remind" her to confess quickly, otherwise she would face even more severe punishment.
Jing Ji naturally said nothing... After all, she knew nothing about the chess club, and there was no information to leak. And more importantly, Zhu Shijiu had promised that the chess club would come to save her.
"He is not dead after all... The chess club is really powerful."
After marveling at the miracle of the chess club in saving Zhu Shijiu from a deadly game, Jing Ji then thought that since Zhu Shijiu had been rescued, she should be rescued next.
"Chess Club, what means will you use to protect me? Or... just kill me and get rid of me forever?"
Thorn narrowed his eyes and thought secretly in the small dark room.
At this moment, she thought of another assassin in the chess club, Max.
After she landed on the island, she never saw Max.
But she often heard news about Max from the interrogators.
For example, Max was tortured and confessed shortly after the torture began.
"Leniency to those who confess; severity to those who resist!" This is what the interrogator said to her at that time.
Jingzhi just sneered. Because she was almost certain that this was a classic prisoner's dilemma created by the Black Soldier Organization. Did Max really confess? Not necessarily.
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And if Max really confessed, the interrogators wouldn't have to use threats and inducements to hang around in front of her, and they wouldn't have to specifically ask for information that sounds very low-level.
Ever since Thorn heard the questions from the interrogators, such as "How big is your rebel faction? Do you have a unified policy? Where do you usually hide? What is the purpose of your rebellion?", Thorn knew that the Black Soldier Organization had gotten nothing from Max.
Perhaps it was because Max's rank in the chess club was too low, or perhaps it was because Max had an unyielding will, but no matter what, Max did not really confess.
In other words, the chess club has not been fully exposed.
Following the news that "Max confessed after torture", other news such as "Max has identified members of the rebel faction", "Max tried to commit suicide but was forcibly rescued", "Max underwent a second round of interrogation", and "Max has suffered a mental breakdown" continued to reach Thorn's ears.
She knew that these were all psychological attacks from the interrogators. The interrogators kept hinting to her that if she did not confess, she would receive the same treatment as Max.
However... She is an elite black soldier. She has a strong will and will not compromise even if she is locked up in a small dark room until death.
However, all this will change once Zhu Shijiu returns safely to Ilimnesson.
The chess club had not arranged for anyone to rescue her, and she had figured out the reason. It was simply because they could not confirm Zhu Shijiu's safety. Once Zhu Shijiu was confirmed to be safe, she would have lost her role. At that time, whether to save her or kill her was just a matter of thought for the chess club.
"Haha, do you believe it or not, I will be able to get out soon?"
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Thorn said jokingly to the interrogating black soldier who came to convey the message to her and create a psychological offensive.
The interrogator sneered, "Why do you think you can get out soon? The prophet has been rescued now. He was the only black soldier who had close contact with you during the mission in Papua New Guinea. According to the testimonies of everyone else, you two were inseparable almost all the time..."
Thorn laughed indifferently: "Don't be so ambiguous. There is nothing between me and the prophet."
"Although there is no evidence, everyone can guess that your rebel faction wants to win over the prophet. But this is also the biggest flaw you left behind!"
The interrogating black soldier approached the iron door of the small dark room and said coldly.
"The longer the prophet stays with you, the more details he will reveal about you! Do you think you can hide your true identity? If you betray the organizer, you will die!"
If the previous days were just persuasion, now the interrogator of the black soldier no longer concealed his intentions.
Of the four words "coercion and inducement", the last two words have no effect on Thorn at all.
Thorn sat on the ground with her back against the wall of the small dark room and adjusted her sitting position. Facing the threat of the interrogating black soldiers who were only separated by an iron door, she was very disdainful, but at the same time she was thinking in her heart that if she was to die, it would probably be the chess club that did it.
However, she had already reached an agreement with Zhu Shijiu in Papua New Guinea... Now she just hoped that the decision to recruit her was made by the chess club, not Zhu Shijiu's personal idea. Only in this way could she have a chance of survival.
But after all, what happened to her involved the most serious problem - rebellion.
Therefore, if the chess club really wants to protect her, then it can only use a reason that no one can refuse, or let a superior in a high position decide her innocence with a single word.
The latter is exactly the possibility that Thorn can think of, and it is the most likely to lead to her acquittal.
"Just think about it carefully in this small dark room. If you wait until the prophet comes back, you won't have any chance to confess even if you want to..."
The interrogating black soldier outside was about to leave, when suddenly...
A black soldier walked hurriedly to the door of the small dark room.
"Master Falcon! We received an order from Commander Xu—it said that..." Hei Bing paused before saying the second half of the sentence, "...it said that Thorn should be released without charge."
Falcon, who had just finished speaking harsh words to Thorn in the small dark room, suddenly froze.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
After the embarrassment, a burst of laughter suddenly broke out in the small dark room!
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"Hahahaha! Is this what you said? I don't have any chance to confess? Hahaha, I really don't have any chance to confess because I'm about to get out!"
"Commander Xu, I never thought... it was you! It was actually you!"
Thorn's laughter was quite harsh to Falcon's ears.
Falcon thought of Thorn's certainty that she would be out soon, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Commander Xu's order came at the perfect time, and it just so happened that everything coincided with Thorn's fearlessness...