The left guardian just glared at him, still forcibly shutting his mouth. He even tried to release his ena, but the ena was dispersed by the two summoners next to him.
"It doesnāt look like he is going to say anything."
"Should we just torture him?"
The two summoners agreed that the left guardian was unlikely to answer any questions, so they had to rough him up a bit.
Still, it didnāt seem that the left guardian was the type of person who would break under torture, so it was quite a dilemma.
The emperor crossed his arms. He could see a lot of things, but he couldnāt force out a confession. He first turned to the queen.
The queen shook her head helplessly. "There were no fluctuations in his fortune. It looked like someone had tampered with his fortune, like camouflage. Itās most likely Fated.
"I donāt know when she did it, though. It might have been before he came to the Erwih family, or it might have been after that."
"We should just torture him," suggested the summoner. "We will pull his teeth and nails one by one. Skin him with a rusty knife, break his bones bit by bit."
There was no fluctuation of emotion on the left guardianās face. The emperor couldnāt see any fear in his eyes, so it was clear that Andreas would remain tight-lipped even if they tortured him.
"Or should we just fake an execution to draw the Death Society out of their hiding?"
The emperor sighed helplessly. Ultimately, he turned to Evelyn and Nathan. "Do you have any idea?"
"Just use that?" Evelyn tilted her head toward Nathan.
Nathan shook his head. "I donāt think itās appropriate."
"What are you talking about? Can you force a confession out of him?" The emperor thought it was Nathanās unique ability. However, the contract needed to be signed, and it didnāt look like the left guardian wanted to sign such a thing.
So, it might not work. However, what Evelyn thought about was the interrogation by Anubis.
Nathan scratched the back of his head and said, "My second familiar is the God of Afterlife. You can think of him as the judge of the dead.
"He can interrogate the soul and force them to answer. By using his method, we can force a confession out of him by using a yes and no question.
"If itās not enough, we can use my illusion specialist to let him elaborate. But his soul is stronger than anyone I have encountered thus far, so I donāt know if it will succeed or not."
Evelyn added, "Isnāt that how you have been interrogating people? Itās worked perfectly all this time."
"No, thatās not the problem. The interrogation is the problem." Nathan sighed.
"Interrogating the dead. It means we have to kill him." The emperor squinted his eyes. It was surprising that Nathan had such a method, but he still couldnāt determine whether he should proceed with it or not.
The other two summoners were a bit skeptical. They never thought the emperor wanted to entrust this task to an outsider.
In the end, they didnāt know much about Nathan, so they couldnāt really say whether they could trust Nathan or not.
However, the emperor chose the second-best option. "Two elders. You should try torturing him for a day. If he doesnāt break, we will kill him and use his method. Time is of the essence. If we want to take the Death Society by surprise, we have to get the information fast."
The two elders exchanged looks. It didnāt look like they had any other choice.
"Alright. Weāll do that." They accepted the task and dragged the left guardian.
Meanwhile, the emperor walked to the queen and said, "Follow us. Even though the culprit has been caught, itās best to make sure thereās no doubt."
"Do you want me to use the same method to check whether I am a mole or not?" The queen was bewildered.
"I have accepted their request. This power will be used on the four of you, including the right guardian who is not present yet. Besides, Johnson and I have experienced it."
The queen tilted her head. "I donāt really mind, but I want to ask one question. Is this worth it?"
"Worth it." The emperor answered without hesitation. The magic weapon simply had that much value.
"I see. I will follow your arrangement then." The queen smiled. "Husband. I remember the time when you were saying some cringe stuff."
"You are bringing up that kind of topic right now?" The emperor coughed a few times.
"Donāt you get a punishment from Sister? I should do the same." The queen chuckled. "You once said that there were two things that could be held from a man. The first is your genitals, and the second is your words.
"If you canāt hold the second one, it means thereās nothing to differentiate you from a gigolo."
"..." Nathan was speechless, while Johnson looked away, acting as if he couldnāt hear anything.
Evelyn whispered, "Why donāt you say the same thing? I can hold you accountable if you donāt keep your promise."
Nathan smiled wryly. "You are really ruthless."
With the emperorās arrangement, they got into a new room and used the Soul Contract to interrogate the queen and the right guardian.
Thanks to the empressā effort, this incident didnāt become a big deal. They omitted the parts related to the emperor so that the others didnāt have to worry about their emperor.
Fortunately, the queen and the right guardian came out clean, which didnāt escalate the situation any further. With the loss of the left guardian, the Erwih family only had 7 crystal fusion stage summoners left, so the emperor didnāt really want to lose another guardian.
Still, Nathan fulfilled his promise by fulfilling his side of the agreement. The magic gun had been gifted to the emperor.
With this magic weapon and the summoning circle from Gratzel, it shouldnāt be hard for the Erwih family to return to its peak.
Sadly, even with their efforts, the left guardian didnāt say anything during the whole torture.
As the emperor said, it was time for Nathan to get involved.