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Chapter 165: Interrogating The Leaf III
Chapter 165: Interrogating The Leaf III
"What matters is if you wish to return home alive..."
"You see, although you're an Elite, your parents love you, yes? It is quite unusual, families
like yours usually have a lot of infighting, but you're the only child..."
"It would make sense for them to place such a high level of importance on you."
Stepping closer to her, Emir continued:
"But even so, it seems that you weren't important enough to warrant them showing weakness; after all, doing that would lose the family more than just its face but its standing."
"So now that you understand the current circumstances you're in, I've got a few questions to ask of you..."
Aria's face contorted into a mix of anger and defiance, her usual retorts and challenges forming on the tip of her tongue.
But before she could let her words fly, something in the man's demeanor gave her pause.
She watched, her anger momentarily forgotten, as he casually played around with a long rifle in his hands, almost as if it were a mere toy.
With a sudden movement, he shifted his grip on the rifle, holding it firmly by its stock, the muzzle now aimed directly at her head.
The cold metal of the gun gleamed menacingly under the dim light of the cavern.
"Do you?" He repeated.
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Aria's face started to bead with sweat, her bravado melting away as she took hesitant steps backward in her useless attempt to press herself into the cave's rough wall.
Emir's patience had run thin, and he didn't give her another chance to evade the question.
He closed the distance between them and forcefully shoved the rifle's muzzle right into her forehead.
The cold metal against her skin sent a shiver down her spine, and the sensation of her skull almost being crushed was enough to make her voice falter.
"Ugh... I-I understand..." Her words came out in a stammer, her voice trembling more than her body as her facade of confidence crumbled under the weight of the situation.
"Good!" He said, his hand leaving the Aetherstorm Launcher and letting it rest on his body. "If you cooperate, you might get out of this alive..."
"So, the first question is, do you know who exists above the UEF and the Elite?"
Her face contorted in thought for a moment, and seeing that, Emir warned her:
"I've got a lie detector on me, you Elite know how those work..."
Appearing to have completely given up, she sat back on the ground and let out a groan of defeat.
'Naive and gullible...'
'I guess they're kids, Elite or not. Though I expected them to be a bit more...'
'Maybe those novels with every kid being a genius affected my thinking.'
Her confusion was palpable as her brows furrowed.
"W-What do you mean? Didn't I already answer all your questions?!"
A faint smile played on his lips, a deceptive calmness in his demeanor.
"Oh yes, you did. But there is one more thing I need from you."
He withdrew his hands from her hair, his gaze locked onto her.
"I need you to give me the Hunter IDs of one of your friends... I won't hurt them, but I'll have them help me with something."
'Depending on how she reacts now, I might need to switch up my method. Hopefully, she
chooses correctly.'
With that thought crossing his mind, he watched as the flabbergasted girl let out a gasp, checking around for her terminal, not finding it in her pocket.
"Destroyed." He commented.
She paused her search after a few moments of panic, her downcast eyes returning to him as
she spoke quietly:
"I... don't remember..."
"Is there anything that I could do that would make you remember?" He asked with a grim
tone.
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"I DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS!!" She loudly revealed in embarrassment, her tired eyes
slightly hazy.
"Oh... Sorry, wrong question. Let's be specific: Do you know of Elijah's ID?"
Her gaze dropped to her knees as she said:
"Y-yes I do..."
"Good, what is it?"
"....A-11 1036"
The A-11 stood for his place of registration, while 1036 is the ID for when he registered as a hunter in that specific region, not accounting for all the hunters in the sectors.
"Thanks, I'll check it out... Give me a moment." He said as he stood up, walking away from
her.
After tapping a few times at his terminal, the person Emir dialed replied after a few rings. "Hey Manager, it's me."