readsfreenovel Chapter 156 Being a Marshal's Daughter Isn't Easy
Chapter 156 Being a Marshal's Daughter Isn't Easy
The dull thud of flesh colliding echoed in the room, muffled by the heavy wooden door. The few patrolmen who occasionally passed by on the third-floor corridor did not notice anything amiss.
"You dare laugh at me!" Yu Liu wrinkled her nose in disgust, tossing away the lamp post she was holding. "Listen, I'm going to interrogate you now. I'll ask you one question, you answer one, and you're not allowed to say a single word about anything else, or else..."
Yu Liu kicked the stick that had been taken from the floor lamp at her feet, the threat in her voice was obvious.
The maid, bound immobile by the messy bedsheets, nodded, her eyes still filled with fear. She didn't shout or call for her accomplices lying in ambush outside, because she knew perfectly well how poorly soundproofed the room was.
However, if we stall for time here, those idiots outside should realize something's wrong inside. Taishu Yannuo's daughter is indeed stupid; she didn't use the communicator to contact Taishu Yannuo with such a great opportunity! As long as no one discovers what's happening here, and we can buy some more time, the plan might still proceed!
Yu Liu could guess pretty much what the maid was thinking. To be able to infiltrate the marshal's inner circle, this maid was definitely not acting alone; she must have accomplices. But Yu Liu didn't care.
The most important thing is to understand this world first. Even if she is kidnapped, Yu Liu still has the power of will to protect her. This world has advanced technology. She is not sure if they can defeat Yu Liu, but she is confident that she can escape.
"Speak, who sent you to kidnap me?" Yu Liu casually found a place to sit down, her eyes fixed on the maid.
"This..." The maid hesitated for a moment, her mind racing. "Yes, yes..."
"Who is it?" Yu Liu's eyes were sharp, not missing a single reaction from her.
"It is... Marshal Dongfang!"
The maid's reaction was as if she had been pushed to the limit by Yu Liu; her face was contorted in a grimace, but a sly glint was hidden in her eyes.
"Marshal of the East?" Yu Liu pondered the title. Since someone could be called a marshal, their status should be on par with Taishu Yannuo. The maid might not be telling the truth and would definitely shift the blame to Taishu Yannuo's enemies. So, it seems there's more than one marshal here, and Taishu Yannuo has enemies. She'll remember this for now; it might come in handy later.
"Are you sure you're not lying to me? How do I know what you're saying is true?" Yu Liu casually suggested, "I'll ask you a few more questions, and remember to answer truthfully. I know the answers to all of these questions, and if you get even one word wrong, I won't hold back!"
Upon hearing Yu Liu's words, a hint of surprise flashed in the maid's eyes, but she couldn't help but feel contempt: This Tai Shu Shang usually seems quite normal, but I didn't expect him to be a fool! The latest version of the brain-computer interface is already equipped with a lie detector function. As long as she turns it on, her lies will be exposed. She originally just wanted to take a gamble, but she didn't expect to actually win.
The maid was secretly pleased with herself, but she had just stepped into Yu Liu's trap.
"Tell me, what kind of person am I normally?" Yu Liu asked, head held high, pretending to be very narcissistic.
"This..." The maid was speechless.
"Tell me what you servants think of me, speak freely!" Yu Liu gave the maid a look, and the maid pretended to be frightened and lowered her head.
Her lips moved several times, but she finally steeled herself and, recalling the times when the maids would gather to discuss what the young lady was like, stammered, "The young lady... is smart and beautiful. She always gets first place in exams, plays the piano well, and has many boys who like her..."
With each item she mentioned, Yu Liu's face darkened, as if she had already foreseen her tragic future. Always being first in every exam… as an illiterate person who had never attended school, Yu Liu could never achieve that. The piano… Yu Liu couldn't play it either…
The maid rambled on and on, and Yu Liu finally summarized it—none of them knew how to do it.
"List all the important figures in our Taishu family, make sure you don't miss a single one!"
"Um... the important figures are naturally the young lady, the Marshal and his wife, and at most, Butler Zheng..."
"Very good!" Yu Liu nodded in satisfaction: "Since you were sent in by the Dongfang family, then tell me all about the Dongfang family and everything you know!"
Yu Liu's probing was a mix of truth and falsehood; she would talk about herself one moment and then steer the conversation toward the Eastern family, the very people the maid had instructed, effectively dispelling the maid's suspicions that she was the kidnapper.
The information gathered was quite complex, containing both truth and falsehood. Yu Liu summarized and analyzed it all. Although not all the information was necessarily true, at least she gained a clearer understanding of the world.
This is a technologically advanced yet underdeveloped world, not quite the interstellar world Yu Liu imagined, because there are no mechs, no spaceships, and humanity is still on Earth. However, the rudiments of an interstellar world have already emerged here. Human life on Earth has placed a heavy burden on the planet, and some scientists predict that Earth will soon be destroyed.
Of course, this "soon" refers to a period of four or five hundred years. Therefore, spaceships capable of ensuring large-scale human survival in interstellar space are under development, and the legendary mechs that would allow humans to fight in space have also taken shape. In general, technology is advancing rapidly, and humanity itself has also undergone certain changes.
One day, humans on Earth began to gradually acquire special abilities. Some people simply experienced a sudden increase in strength and speed, while others gained the power to control nature; these people are collectively known as superhumans.
There are good and bad people with superpowers, which naturally leads to the emergence of various factions. During this period, the government's rule began to weaken, the probability of crimes committed by people with superpowers began to increase, and various accidents occurred frequently.
Marshal Taishu Yannuo began to rise to prominence from that time.
One day, he awakened the power to control the wind element. At the government's call, he joined the army. At first, he was just an insignificant soldier under the Eastern Marshal. His combat power was not outstanding, and he had no remarkable achievements.
His true rise to prominence came after the establishment of the empire. The empire's supreme leader, Ren Tantao, was a criminal with severe adolescent delusions who dreamed of destroying the world. He awakened powerful dark abilities, committed heinous crimes, and was hunted down by the government, severely injured, and disappeared.
Upon reappearing, they rose up in rebellion, gathered criminals from all over the world, formed an empire, and roamed the world, carrying out all sorts of terrorist attacks. In the process, they gradually developed and expanded their empire.
Unable to withstand the empire's increasing attacks, the governments of the various countries hostile to the empire formed an alliance, collectively known as the Alliance.
With the Empire and the Alliance at odds, a great war between humanity began.