Chapter 1209 Truth or Dare
Tian Hai Dan was so scared her legs turned to jelly. Seeing Chen Xuan like a fierce Yama reborn, she instinctively backed away, threatening, "Chen Xuan, you bastard, what are you doing?"
Su Yongnian's face turned pale, and he also said, "Chen Xuan, I'm telling you, this is the Su family of the capital. If anything happens, you absolutely won't escape!"
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I don't want to implicate the Vermilion Bird lineage." Chen Xuan smiled faintly.
Tian Hai Dan and Su Yongnian breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they weren't going to die!
But their hearts suddenly tensed again. Chen Xuan took out a pack of acupuncture needles, and their vigilance soared. "What are you doing?"
"What am I doing?" Chen Xuan chuckled. "It's very simple, I'm going to play a game of Truth or Dare with you!"
"I'll ask you questions. If you answer truthfully, I won't use acupuncture on you. If you don't tell the truth, I will!"
"Uh..." Tian Hai Dan and Su Yongnian's faces turned ugly, and they trembled. This acupuncture was definitely not that simple.
Chen Xuan took out a silver needle and said with a smile, "First question."
"I'm asking you, did you have anything to do with this Gu snake?"
After speaking, he held the silver needle and his gaze swept over Tian Hai Dan and Su Yongnian.
"This matter has nothing to do with us," Su Yongnian gritted his teeth.
"Yes, we have no idea what a Gu snake is," Tian Hai Dan also denied.
"I don't believe it!" Chen Xuan raised his hand and inserted a silver needle into Su Yongnian.
A silver needle as fine as a single strand of hair instantly pierced Su Yongnian's body. At first, Su Yongnian seemed to notice nothing, but then, a piercing pain surged into his heart!
"Ah!" Su Yongnian let out a pig-slaughtering howl, while Tian Hai Dan, seeing this, was startled and became as quiet as a cicada.
Chen Xuan was not surprised by this scene. He had used such methods to interrogate many heinous criminals. They were all tough nuts to crack, but they still ended up spilling the beans under his acupuncture. Even the interrogation department of the Yanhuang Iron Brigade would ask him for help when dealing with difficult individuals. How much less so for two rich people accustomed to a life of luxury?
"It really wasn't us." Tian Hai Dan shook her head with difficulty.
*Swish!* A silver needle as fine as a strand of hair was inserted into an acupuncture point on Tian Hai Dan.
Similarly, Tian Hai Dan felt the same pain as Su Yongnian. She instinctively grabbed the soft flesh on Su Yongnian's waist. Su Yongnian, who had just begun to adapt to the pain, let out another pig-slaughtering howl. The couple looked miserable.
"I'll ask again, did you bring the Gu snake to murder Yunxi?"
"It really wasn't us!"
"It really wasn't us."
"Still so stubborn. It seems you're not telling the truth!" Chen Xuan inserted two silver needles into each of them. This time, the pain increased severalfold. However, the two were truly tough, not caving under pressure, which left Chen Xuan somewhat disappointed.
Since Chen Xuan knew that the Gu snake had nothing to do with the Su Yongnian and Tian Hai Dan couple, he didn't press further. However, seeing the couple gnashing their teeth, he found it amusing, but his expression remained calm. He didn't pity the couple at all; they had done so many bad deeds that this retaliation was entirely deserved.
Chen Xuan nodded slightly. "It seems it really might not be you. Of course, it's also possible you're lying."
Tian Hai Dan and Su Yongnian felt wronged. They really hadn't done it.
Chen Xuan continued, "Then, next, I will ask the second question."
"What question?" Hearing Chen Xuan about to ask another question, Su Yongnian and Tian Hai Dan's scalps tingled. If they couldn't answer, would Chen Xuan needles them again? At this thought, a chilling coldness crept up from the soles of their feet.
"On the plane from Jiangnan Province to the capital, we encountered an assassin who claimed to be hired to assassinate us. I want to know, was it you behind it?"
As soon as Chen Xuan asked this question, the guilty Su Yongnian and Tian Hai Dan's faces changed dramatically. It seemed the inevitable had arrived! They didn't know about the Gu snake, but this matter was indeed their doing.
"No, we didn't hire the King of Assassins!" Su Yongnian and Tian Hai Dan repeatedly shook their heads. If Chen Xuan knew they were behind this, wouldn't he kill them?
"Oh? Are you sure?"
"Of course, we're sure." Chen Xuan stared intently at Su Yongnian and Tian Hai Dan and said lightly, "I never mentioned that the assassin was called the King of Assassins."
"This..." Su Yongnian and Tian Hai Dan's faces immediately changed. This statement was clearly a guilty admission. Su Yongnian wished he could slap himself; why was he so foolish?
"Hehe, we just heard it from someone else, otherwise how would we know?" Tian Hai Dan quickly explained.
"So that's how it is. I almost misunderstood you." Chen Xuan stroked his chin.
"However, you need to think carefully. If another needle is inserted, the pain you experience will increase tenfold. I don't know if you can bear it." As he spoke, Chen Xuan took out two more silver needles. The gleaming tips of the needles made Su Yongnian and Tian Hai Dan's faces turn pale, and cold sweat ran down their spines. Ten times the pain? The pain they had just experienced had nearly cost them their lives. If it was ten times worse, how could they bear it?
"Chen Xuan, stop trying to scare us!" Su Yongnian said tremblingly.
Chen Xuan smiled faintly. "Why don't you try it and see!"
"No, no, no..." Su Yongnian begged loudly. "I admit, I admit, I arranged for the King of Assassins."
"Hmph, you know what's good for you!" Chen Xuan said coldly. "It really was you. I'll give you one last warning. Don't have any more wicked ideas in the future. Your sons died by my hand, but if they hadn't provoked me, they wouldn't have died. In the end, it's their own fault."
"This is the last time. If you dare to have someone assassinate us again, I guarantee you won't see tomorrow's sun, even if you are from the Su family of the capital!"
"We... we understand..." Su Yongnian nodded quickly.
Chen Xuan kicked Su Yongnian and Tian Hai Dan to the ground again and then suddenly turned and swaggered out of the hall. In the room, Su Yongnian and Tian Hai Dan felt endless humiliation. They had become subservient and terrified like quails in front of Chen Xuan. This was unbearable for them, who were once so high and mighty. After all, in their eyes, Chen Xuan had always been a live-in son-in-law from the countryside with no ability whatsoever. This disparity made them both furious and indignant!
"It's all your fault! How could you be so cowardly and just admit it?" Tian Hai Dan began to blame her husband, Su Yongnian, for being incompetent. Even though she knew Su Yongnian was forced by the circumstances, she needed a place to vent her anger, and unfortunately, her husband Su Yongnian became the unfortunate target.