funbook-pk Chapter 294 Banana
Chapter 294 Banana
With such a level of defense, unless a large organization were to force their way in, it would be an impossible dream for one person to storm in and assassinate Liao Li. Cheko chose the wrong target from the start, which sealed his fate. If he had chosen Banana, with his nearly ten years of training and combat experience, he might have been able to break in and kill Banana. Unfortunately, he mistook Liao Li's room for Banana's room and carried out the assassination.
Climbing out of the storeroom window into the backyard and dodging two patrols, Cheko slowly moved through the grass, crept towards Liao Li's room. After nearly half an hour of searching, Cheko finally reached the area directly beneath the back window of Liao Li's room. Cheko already knew the layout of the church building from the town's royal spy, which allowed him to pinpoint the exact location of Liao Li's back window.
After lying in wait for more than ten minutes, and after another patrol of soldiers had gone far away and he could not hear any other sounds, Cheko was sure that he would not be discovered. He then took out his grappling hook and prepared to throw it onto the windowsill to climb up and assassinate "Banana".
Before he could even throw the grappling hook, just as he straightened up halfway with the hook, he heard a soft "whoosh" sound from less than five meters away.
Cheko was startled and instinctively tried to lean back. However, he didn't completely dodge, and a gleaming crossbow bolt pierced his calf. The other three special forces soldiers, who were lying in ambush, were also taken aback by the sudden appearance of an assassin. They immediately fired their crossbow bolts at Cheko and drew their short swords to surround and attack him.
Cheko was wounded in the calf, but that didn't bring him down. Enduring the pain, he nimbly dodged three other crossbow bolts and fought off four special forces soldiers in the darkness, using his keen hearing.
Although Cheko had a lot of hidden weapons, the four special forces soldiers were equally experienced and wore excellent protective gear. Not only were they not injured, but they also surrounded Cheko more and more tightly, gradually depriving him of his chance to escape.
Patrol soldiers who heard the fighting nearby came over with torches. Four special forces soldiers suddenly retreated, and countless crossbow bolts with ropes flew from the patrol soldiers' hands and entangled Cheko.
Cheko could hear the sound of crossbow bolts whistling through the air, but he didn't expect that there were countless ropes following behind. He dodged the bolts, but was suddenly tripped by a rope and immediately entangled in the rope net that followed.
These elite patrol soldiers did not rush to capture Cheko. Instead, they threw two small porcelain bottles at Cheko, who was struggling in the net. The bottles shattered in front of Cheko, and a cloud of white mist dispersed, spreading towards Cheko's mouth and nose.
Although Checo heard the sound of the porcelain bottle shattering while struggling with all his might, he couldn't see the cloud of white mist. He inhaled it without warning and passed out in less than a minute. Only then did the patrolling soldiers surround him, first holding Checo at bay with their spears to prevent the assassin from using any tricks.
Then, they used very tight ropes to tie Cheko's hands and feet tightly, and quickly stripped him naked. They searched for all his tools and hidden weapons, even the poisoned needle under his fingernails and the poison in his teeth that he had prepared to commit suicide. Only then did they carry this audacious Xia assassin to the 132nd Society's interrogation department and hand him over to the interrogation experts for torture.
Cheko, who was captured and interrogated, had a very strong will, but there was no more poison in his teeth to commit suicide, and no more poison needles under his fingernails. The idea of biting his tongue to commit suicide was just a legend. Cheko, who bit off half of his tongue but still couldn't kill himself, finally confessed.
As for the secret to forcing him to confess, torture is child's play; if he still doesn't confess, smear honey all over his body and let ants bite him; if he still doesn't confess, hang his penis up to support his entire body weight; if he still doesn't confess, insert a barbed iron hook into his anus and pull out his intestines.
If he stubbornly refused to confess, he would be hung up and skinned alive, from head to toe... After all, he wasn't a member of the underground party with any ideology, so Cheko ultimately couldn't hold on. Besides, he didn't know any major secrets, so he figured he might as well confess and die sooner rather than later.
This interrogation wasn't primarily about Cheko's motives for the assassination. Given the Chinese army's attack on the Great Xia, it was understandable that the Great Xia would try to create trouble for them, and sending assassins to kill their commander was to be expected. The main purpose of the interrogation was to find out how Cheko infiltrated the church's backyard. Without the assistance of special forces, it's uncertain whether Chief Advisor Liao Li would still be alive.
After this interrogation, the soldiers realized their defensive oversights. From then on, they deployed soldiers in multiple layers of fixed guard posts and increased the number of special forces to assist, ensuring the safety of the stroke's upper echelons. Of course, Cheko, who had been tortured half to death, was ultimately given a swift and decisive blow. As the saying goes, "Giving others convenience is giving yourself convenience," and letting him go wouldn't save his life anyway, so a quick death was the best course of action.
As for our chief advisor, Liao Li, he slept soundly, completely unaware of anything. He was shocked to learn the next day that assassins from the Great Xia Kingdom had infiltrated his window; thankfully, the soldiers' battalion had deployed several special forces soldiers to guard it. The soldiers patrolling the backyard, of course, received some punishment, and the battalion commander who arranged the defenses was given a major demerit.
After breakfast, the group discussed and confirmed Ban Naina's idea. Yu Jin ordered the entire army to enter the desert and advance westward, which would save nearly a thousand kilometers of travel.
However, Banana's idea was certainly not to advance directly into the desert, since the Great Xia Kingdom would undoubtedly have a large number of troops gathered on the western side of the Kulam Desert to intercept the 132nd Society. According to Banana's suggestion, after entering two-thirds of the desert, cavalry would be sent away from the main force, detouring from the north, traveling day and night, and could probably launch a flanking attack while the main force was engaged with the Great Xia Kingdom's garrison, thus achieving a decisive victory.
On the afternoon of March 12, more than 3 regular soldiers of the Chinese army set off in full force. Due to the large number of people, even if they encountered an oasis in the desert, it would not be enough to supply drinking water for 15 people. Therefore, after the main force slowly set off, the logistics organization was delayed for another day to collect water, and then followed behind the main force under the protection of its own platoons.
It was only early spring, and the weather was still cool. The nights in the desert were even colder, so the 132nd Company only traveled during the day and hid in their tents to keep warm at night. They could only travel a little over 100 li each day, even if they were rushing.
They actually encountered a sandstorm along the way, but fortunately, the 132nd Company was well-prepared, and everyone held hands and stayed together, so no one went missing. They only lost some items; several wooden carts collapsed, and dozens of jars and pots containing pickled vegetables were broken, but the losses weren't too great.