Chapter 67: Who Can Explain the Cruelty

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  Some people say that military exercises are equivalent to war, and I used to think so too. Now, however, I think that military exercises are just a carefully choreographed dance, perhaps with beautiful or thrilling content, but in the face of real war, it can only be called a grand performance! It can never express the various aspects of human nature in war and the cruelty and bloodiness of war.

  As US troops stormed into the stronghold, the gunfire from inside finally came to an end. There were four people in the stronghold; three had been killed and one was seriously injured.

  I didn't want to enter this house full of blood, I ordered my men: "Bring that living one out for me!"

  "Yes, sir!" Two soldiers, not very tall, grabbed the collar of a German soldier who looked quite fierce from behind and dragged him out of the stronghold like a dead dog, throwing him to the ground.

  He was severely injured by a grenade, lying on the ground at the mercy of others. I walked over with my gun and used my foot to turn him over, discovering that one of his ears was gone, as if it had been cut off by shrapnel for some time.

  "This guy looks like he's killed a lot of people!" I said to John.

  John nodded silently, still recovering from the corpse's flesh mud earlier, his face was still a bit pale.

  "One shot will settle it!" said Lin Berna, raising his gun as if to shoot the seriously wounded prisoner of war on the ground.

  "Wait, let me ask him!" I removed Linburn's gun and spoke in German to the soldier lying on the ground: "Can you still speak, soldier?"

  I speak German, which I learned in my previous life. As a true special forces soldier, you don't just learn about weapons and tactics, but also choose several of the world's major languages to study, because you may be tasked with missions behind enemy lines. And I happened to have chosen English, German, and Japanese! Previously, when Lin Berna heard me practicing my German in a low voice, he was surprised and said, "Captain, your German is so good, it's almost fluent!"

  The German soldier on the ground didn't seem surprised to hear me speak, but let out a miserable laugh, not expecting that slight movement would tug at his nerves, causing him to involuntarily furrow his brow in pain.

  "You are a brave warrior, I won't kill you! Tell me! How many of your Lieutenant Colonel Ropps' men are left? I'll send you to the rear for treatment, maybe you'll survive!" I tempted him.

  The German soldier still didn't speak, he just shook his head. Lin Berna saw that he wouldn't tell the truth, so he kicked the German soldier who was lying on the ground in the ribs with his hard-soled boots. Lin Berna almost killed him with one kick, and the pain made the soldier curl up like a shrimp, with beads of sweat as big as beans instantly appearing on the tip of his nose.

  Lin Bona cursed viciously: "Damn it, if you don't speak, I'll torture you to death!" As he spoke, he raised his foot again.

  I waved my hand, signaling to Lin Berna not to do so. I squatted on the ground, looking at the soldier who was in agony and suddenly laughed: "Sorry, my soldiers are very angry! But I think you won't mind, actually, I knew you wouldn't say anything! It's just a casual question, okay? Since that's the case, can you at least tell me your name, soldier? That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

  "Lehren!" The German soldier squeezed out these two words from between his teeth.

  "Laren? Good, Laren! You're very cooperative! To be honest, I really admire your leader Mr. Hitler for having such a warrior like you! But unfortunately, he led you onto the road of death!" I shook my head and sighed.

  "You... you, fart! You're a hybrid! You don't deserve to say..." Liren's emotions were somewhat agitated, and he, who had been seriously injured, couldn't help but cough up another large mouthful of bloody phlegm.

  "Alright, we won't mention this matter! I'll give you two choices: one is to tell me what I want to know and then you can receive medical treatment and live; the other is that you don't tell me anything and then you will suffer countless torments until death! How about it, Mr. Liren? Isn't my business fair?"

  Lai Lun stopped talking and tightly closed his eyes. I knew this was the answer he gave me, so I nodded to Lin Bo Na and said: "Carry out battlefield interrogation, pry open his mouth for me!"

  "Yes! Captain!"

  "Is John interested in taking a look?" I don't know what John is thinking now, and deliberately smiled at him.

  "Kangdi, I'll go and tidy up again! You guys review first!" John found an excuse and slipped away without regard for what I was saying.

  "This guy!"

  Lin Bona interrogated the captive, but was not as good at it as David. He just kicked and beat him, then asked if he would talk or not. It was just like some actor in a movie. I looked at Liren who was lying on the ground spitting out blood foam and found that if Lin Bona continued to torture him like this, he would be dead soon. Moreover, I still had other more important things to do and couldn't waste my time on him!

  "Lin Bona, how many times have I told you! You should learn from David's interrogation skills on the battlefield more often. You just won't learn, now even if you beat him to death, he still won't talk!"

  "Captain, you know I don't want to learn this stuff! This, this has a bit of that kind of feeling!" Lin Berna said, taking off his helmet and scratching his scalp.

  "I'll say it for you, isn't it just cruel? But what war isn't cruel, look at Lin Bernal, he's also a veteran who rolled out of the mountains and seas of corpses, are you still afraid of this?" I said.

  Lin Bona retorted, "Or else, Lieutenant, you come! Anyway, I only saw you teaching others to do such things, but you yourself don't move!"

  "Good kid, Lin Berna! Dare to provoke me! Today I'll teach you how to interrogate prisoners of war!" I rolled up my sleeves, drew out the long dagger, and weighed it in my hand. In my heart, I couldn't help but think that although I was a special forces soldier in my previous life, I had learned this sort of thing and knew how to do it, but actual practice was rare, almost nonexistent. Even if there were opportunities, they wouldn't fall to me. Now that I've come to this era of war, prisoners are plentiful, but as a proud captain, I couldn't be expected to personally interrogate them - others would take my place. Today was an exception, provoked by Lin Berna; otherwise, who knows when I'd have the chance to be so ruthless again? Ruthless? People who come to this world first learn to be ruthless; if not, others will ruthlessly make it impossible for you to survive!

  "Layton, I see I have to come ask you myself. You'd better tell me! If you really don't want to live anymore, I can give you a quick death, rest assured I won't tell anyone. How about it? Layton, you know, I've already wasted almost 5 minutes on you! I've lost my patience. Even if you don't tell me anything, do you think your Colonel Ropps can hold us off for long? Not to mention you guys don't even have any reinforcements!"

  "I...I...am...not...going...to...say...anything!" Lailen stuttered and directly refused my suggestion!

  "Alright, Laren! How about this: you tell me your wish and I'll help you make it come true, then you tell me what I want to know, ok?"

  "Don't bother, come on!"

  "Respect the wine but don't drink it, or you'll be punished with a fine!" I didn't move, and a dagger was thrust into his wrist, then heavily nailed to the ground.

  "Ah~"

  "Give me the salt!" A soldier pulled out a handful of salt from his field pack and handed it to me, I rubbed it hard into the wound. Laren was writhing in agony as if being cut at the heart, then fainted directly!

  I shook my head and said regretfully to Lin Berna: "It seems that if this happens two more times, he won't be able to hold on, after all, he's a heavily injured person!"

  Lin Bona looked at me and said: "I didn't expect that, Captain. You're ruthless when you make a move!"

  I patted the salt grains off my hand and said, "This is just child's play. If I get a chance, I'll teach you two moves that will definitely make nine out of ten people say something!"

  "Captain, spare me! I think it's better to use guns and get straight to the point!"

  "Lin Borna you coward!" I laughed.

  "Captain, say what you will, but I'm not learning this!" Lin Berna said with a determined face.

  I shook my head and said, "Lin Berna, you little scamp. From the fight just now, wasn't it fierce enough? How can I teach you this if you don't learn?"

  Lin Bona leaned in and chuckled: "Captain, this is a bit different! Beating someone is one thing, torturing them is another!"

  I was infuriated by Lin Bona's unreasonable argument and directly gave him the middle finger. I know that Lin Bona is just talking, in this bloody world, as long as you are used to seeing life and death and cruelty, no one will not use all kinds of means to do these things.

  When I'm quiet, I sometimes wonder if humans are the most ruthless animals in this world. Animals can eat their own kind, but at most, they will only bite or drive each other away for food, a mate, or territory. But humans, on the other hand, have endless oppression, mercilessly using every means to torture others physically and mentally, and some even think that with power and money, they can watch others crawl under their feet for their own amusement... just like how I'm now, brutally stabbing someone's body with a knife while laughing heartily with others. What am I? Is this ruthless cruelty flowing through my bones? Since Lin Berna wants to preserve his last bit of conscience, I won't continue to force him anymore.

  Laren was splashed awake by the soldiers, and I sighed: "Laren said, I don't want to continue torturing like this! We are soldiers, there is no deep hatred between us, just standing on different positions!"

  Lai Ren's eyes fluttered open, his strength almost exhausted. He looked at me weakly and said: "I'm just a soldier, what do I know? Give me a quick death!"

  I nodded and said: "I know you're just a soldier, if you were a general, I would definitely not treat you like this, but instead send you safely to the back!"

  Lai Ren suddenly laughed and took a few deep breaths before weakly continuing: "It would be great if I were the general!"

  "Alright! Although I shouldn't waste too much time on you, I admit that you're far stronger than my subordinates, because I couldn't guarantee that my subordinates would be able to do the same even if they were captured!" I whispered in a low voice only audible to Lailen.

  Lai Ren's mouth spat out another mouthful of blood foam, unable to speak, and just stared at me. I stood up, without hesitation, and ended his life with one shot!

  "Alright, brothers! Interrogation is over! Now check the ammunition, we continue to advance!" I raised my hand to look at my watch, and just now less than ten minutes had passed.