I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.288

And three days later, in order to carry out His Majesty’s orders, I entered the Inspection Department, located in a corner of the palace where it was difficult for even high-ranking officials to enter.

Inside, men who seemed to have exchanged their bodies for enormous power were walking around like zombies.

The suffering voices of corrupt nobles and criminals being tortured after being caught by ‘inspection’ were leaking out.

“Oh, I really didn’t do it! Halter! “That’s what that bastard is like!”

“Fuck, I didn’t do anything wrong! So, please take that damn iron away!”

“I will blow everything you tell me to blow. “Please just spare my life.”

It’s a truly horrifying sound in a different sense than people dying in wars in tens or tens of thousands.

Hearing these screams, I immediately understand why some nobles get scared just by hearing about the Inspection Department.

Even though the people who are caught by the inspection department and tortured like that are those who have committed serious crimes such as embezzlement of more than 1,000 gold of public funds, embezzlement of military supplies, and incitement of civil war, and there are no cases where innocent people are caught.

It’s a place where none of the people who went in on suspicion came out unharmed… What a scary place it is.

I was guided by an agent from the Inspection Department to meet the Director of the Inspection Department.

“Are you Captain Peter Yeager? This is Tobias von Sieber, head of the Inspection Department, an agency directly under the imperial family. As of today, I have received an imperial order to cooperate fully only in the ‘Attempted Assassination of Captain Peter Yeager’ incident. “If you wish to investigate a case, you can mobilize special agents from the Inspection Department and have access to funds, tools, and documents.”

Although it was limited to this case, when I heard that His Majesty’s royal decree gave me full authority to investigate the case and sentence him, I was so surprised that I thought there would be no more surprises.

I was once again surprised to hear from the head of the inspection department that the amount of autonomy I could exercise was limited to this case.

With this level of autonomy, if I feel a little bad and make even people who haven’t done anything wrong by implicating them in this matter and making them targets of inspection… I can put enormous political pressure on them.

If they go out even more viciously and even implicate them in treason, what will happen to one or two people?

It is a level of power that will not cause any side effects even if you set the desired range and bury it as you please.

Of course, Your Majesty is not a foolish person, and if you waste the trust you have given me, it could put my life in danger later, so I have no intention of doing such a thing.

“Thank you, Director Seaver.”

Director Seaver waved his hand after hearing what I said.

“The commander is not affiliated with the imperial administration, but since he is a captain with four stars, his status and protocols are the same as the ministers of each department. I am a vice minister-level official, so please speak low. Also, in this case only, won’t our inspection department work under your command?”

Normally, in cases like this, you would have to go through the process of arguing, saying, ‘No matter what, I can’t speak informally to you,’ but now I can’t afford to play with words like that.

I have a noble mission in front of me right now: to kill the militarist bastards who tried to assassinate me by mobilizing the Assassin’s Guild.

“I appreciate your favor, Director Seaver. “What is the situation now?”

He said with a sigh.

“I found out that they were a group of assassins hired by a group of retired generals and nobles, so they seemed to have hired people who were slightly below the first level. However, even though they were tortured for nearly three days, they do not reveal who hired them or what guild they belong to, saying that it is the guild’s law to be loyal to their employer.”

“For an assassin who is such a cancer on society, his loyalty and loyalty are truly remarkable.”

“If they don’t disclose information, the case will fall into the labyrinth. So, we are trying to increase the intensity of the torture as much as possible. What do you think?”

In dramas and movies, if torture doesn’t work, there is a tendency to use stronger torture, but that’s half right and half wrong.

Because those assassins are human beings whose lives are already dead if they are caught here anyway.

In a situation where it is certain that one will die, if one dies without revealing the secret, the guild will protect all of one’s family and brothers, but if the secret is revealed, not only the criminals involved but also the entire family will die.

So, I endure with the determination to save my family, who will die anyway.

“Isn’t there a time when people belonging to a guild don’t reveal information even when they are tortured? So it might be better to try another method.”

“What method are you talking about?”

“When humans fall into water, they grasp at straws. So, out of all the people over there, the one who blows all the money is lying and saying that he will spare the life of only one. First, give those damn bastards proper clothes and food for the next two days, and don’t torture them. Then tell him that if he blows up all the information he knows, he will be spared.”

I once heard that the most mentally difficult time for a person who is determined to endure torture is when the guards and high-ranking officials who were tyrannical treat him kindly.

If I were to continue being tortured and in pain, I would somehow hold on with my mental strength.

If the torture suddenly disappears and you become comfortable and able to live, you would hate to struggle with that terrible pain and suffering again rather than die.

They say that in that case, they would rather just blow it all away and feel more comfortable…

In any case, I hope the prisoners will open their mouths.

**

Two days later, in the Torture Room of the Inspection Department.

A water wheel used to hang a prisoner on a water wheel and spin his or her entire body, including the head, in water. A steel tube studded with needles designed to inflict pain just enough not to kill. Pliers that are stained red with blood when pulling out fingernails and toenails.

When I saw this room full of all kinds of torture devices, even though I had killed many enemies, I almost felt nauseous for a moment.

“It smells dirty. If I don’t want to die in a place like this, I have to live a good life.”

The inspector general responded appropriately, and soon the door opened and the prisoners were thrown into the room.

Even though they were people who had been tortured several times, they did not show any signs of fear, but instead looked at me with an expression of bravado.

“Even though our brothers were beaten by you, we will remain loyal to each other even if it means death. “You son of a bitch!”

“I’ve been through so much fucking torture that I’m not scared at all!”

“You dirty Peter Yeager bastard, if I die here, I will rip your head off as a ghost!”

The head of the inspection department and the torturer looked disgusted at the sight of these children and began mechanically preparing to torture them.

In the process, those idiots kept mocking the torturer and the head of the inspection department, and I could clearly see that they were extremely scared.

The weaker the animal, the harder it barks, and the truly frightened person begs for help or makes all kinds of bravado, saying, ‘I’m not scared.’ It expresses ‘I’m not afraid.’

The reason they do that is because they are shaking so much that they can’t stand it unless they scream out their fear as loudly as possible and try to chase it away by barking.

On the other hand, if the prisoners come out screaming like that, the torturer may feel that there is no use in torturing them, and may feel a sense of futility as to why they should do something that will not produce any results.

People who have tortured many people in the inspection department are probably unaware of this simple principle.

Also, there are many cases where people who yell like this to the end have a really heavy mouth, even if they are very scared.

On the other hand, being scared can also mean saying that you will do anything to survive if there is any hope of survival.

First, I told the manager and torturers preparing for the torture to stop preparing.

“Honestly, I don’t have any grudges against you guys who caused this incident. “What I’m interested in is finding out who your backers are and what guild you belong to.”

When I, the victim of the incident, said this, the assassins looked very embarrassed.

“I am now a four-star captain, but in the past, like you, there were many times when I had to follow someone else’s instructions. So, of course I understand your position. So, as someone with the authority to investigate this case, I want to stop the torture and treat you respectfully, since you are also victims in a way.”

The assassins looked interested as they realized that I was the answer to their question about the fact that they had been given clean clothes and proper food for the past few days.

In fact, I have no intention of understanding the scum that tried to kill my family and me.

Just to get one more piece of information and catch and kill all of the people who ordered the damn assassination as quickly as possible.

“But if you continue to be uncooperative, we have no choice but to continue the torture. However, if you help me with my investigation, I will allow just one person to get out of the inspection department alive and unharmed. “I swear on the honor of Marquis Peter Jaeger.”

For your information, I am a man who is ready to break the oath I made to my enemies at any time, and the inspection department is a place where silence is the rule anyway.

In other words, even if I break the oath I made in my name and kill those people, there will be no word or responsibility.

On the other hand, do the assassins here now have regrets about life now that they have enjoyed a comfortable life for a while after being tortured?

One of them looked at me and asked.

“Is that true?”

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