The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 419 - 412 Unavoidable

There was something off, Gao Yuan couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but he felt that something was strange.

Finally, Gao Yuan understood where his doubts came from—it was that François was speaking English.

In fact, François had always been speaking English, except for a few sentences in French at the very beginning when he tried to resist the interrogation by pretending not to speak English. After Sirte threatened him with a knife, stabbing and scaring him, he began speaking English and was very fluent at it.

"King Kong, I heard that French people are very proud, aren’t they? They refuse to learn or speak English. But now it seems, François doesn’t have this problem, huh?"

Li Jingang was taken aback, then he quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and said urgently, "Can opener! Immediately ask our other prisoners how many of them can speak English! Separate them for interrogation, ask whether François usually gives orders in French or English, and whether they converse in French or English on a daily basis!"

After he finished speaking, Li Jingang turned back to Gao Yuan and asked, "Where did you get this information from?"

"What information? What?"

"That French people are proud and refuse to speak English."

Gao Yuan was perplexed and responded, "I saw it online, isn’t this... common knowledge?"

Li Jingang shook his head and said, "It might be common knowledge for you, and for ordinary people. But for special forces, especially those who often participate in international exchanges, this is not common knowledge. Our understanding is that French people can still speak very fluent English because the overall environment requires it. If French people refuse to speak English, then they shouldn’t participate in international military exchanges."

Taking a breath, Li Jingang continued, "It’s the same for Sirte and Yuri. They surely speak their mother tongue on a daily basis, but they all can speak English, so we don’t see a problem when people from different countries come together and speak English."

Gao Yuan spread his hands and said, "Right. So, there’s no problem with François speaking English, right?"

Li Jingang looked at Gao Yuan helplessly and said, "You were just saying something was off."

Gao Yuan smiled wryly, "I mean, I remembered that French people don’t like speaking English, but listening to you now... everything seems normal."

"It is normal, but the abnormal parts within it are indistinguishable to us, and that’s the problem. If François wants to convey some abnormal messages while everything seems normal, we would be unable to detect them."

After saying this, Li Jingang immediately spoke again into the walkie-talkie, "Have you found out yet? If not, stop the car and conduct an interrogation on the spot!"

The frequency Li Jingang used for the walkie-talkie, of course, was not the same as the car radio. This was their own communication frequency band.

Sirte responded, his voice grave, "According to the prisoners’ statements, François only speaks French in everyday life and when giving orders because he leads French people, so he only speaks French."

"What about with his superiors? Someone must have seen how François communicates with his superiors. So, when speaking with his superiors, does François speak French or English?"

"We’re still clarifying that. It might be necessary to stop the car and use some methods."

Without any hesitation, Li Jingang said, "Then stop the car! Find out immediately!"

Gao Yuan asked curiously, "Isn’t it possible to interrogate while driving?"

Li Jingang shook his head and replied, "It’s possible, but not effective. The car is too bumpy and it’s difficult to perform some delicate operations."

"What do you mean by ’delicate operations’?"

"Torture."

Li Jingang sighed and said, "We can’t let François go, because as soon as the enemy headquarters calls and gets no response, they’ll immediately know that there’s a problem with this French unit. But if we keep him, he might play tricks and use methods we can’t detect to send out messages. It’s...unsolvable. Really unsolvable, stop the car."

As soon as Li Jingang said to stop the car, Song Qian slammed on the brakes. When Li Jingang opened the door to get out, he turned back to Gao Yuan and said, "Don’t go over there, stay here with Xinghe and rest."

Gao Yuan knew then that Li Jingang was planning to take some inhumane measures.

Li Jingang, as a person, still cared quite a bit about maintaining human dignity. He didn’t want Xinghe to see some unpleasant things.

"She’s passed out in the car and won’t wake up, I’ll go have a look."

Gao Yuan followed Li Jingang. Li Jingang hesitated briefly but still walked briskly toward the rear vehicle with Gao Yuan.

At that moment, on the third truck, Sirte had already grabbed a captive and jumped down from the truck bed.

Sirte jumped out of the truck, but the person he was pulling was definitely thrown down hard.

Once out of the truck, Sirte pulled back the slide of his handgun and aimed at the captive lying on the ground, coldly saying, "Countdown begins, 3, 2, 1, answer."

The captive started talking rapidly, but before he could finish, Sirte, with an indifferent face, raised his handgun and aimed it at the captive’s forehead, and with a snap, fired a shot.

There was no idle talk at all—if he said he would shoot, he shot.

Gao Yuan’s and Li Jingang’s steps faltered, then Li Jingang said in a low voice, "You see? These mercenaries really don’t take human life seriously."

Gao Yuan whispered back, "Is that criticism?"

"No, just stating a fact. We can’t do it, but it’s Sirte’s ruthlessness that can scare people. No matter what the captive said, Sirte had to kill him, and then the next one, watch."

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Gao Yuan focused and saw that this was the first one who had knelt down and surrendered to him.

The captive knelt on the ground and pleaded bitterly; then, seeing Gao Yuan, he acted as if he had seen a savior and clasped his hands together, shouting loudly, "God save me, I’ve told only the truth, only the truth!"

Li Jingang shouted, "What’s going on?"

Sirte replied coldly, "Lies."

At that, the captive immediately said to Sirte, "I didn’t lie, I’ve told the truth. François always spoke French, and when he conversed with his superiors, it was in French because his commander could speak French. So, his commander would speak English, and François would speak French—it’s a normal thing. François really is a proud man."

Li Jingang asked in a low voice, "Do their answers match?"

Sirte shook his head and whispered, "They don’t match. The one that’s dead said everything was normal and that their commander spoke only English on the radio. But this guy—his answer is just like before. But these two men were in the same vehicle, so the next captive’s answer is critical."

Just then, Ralph came down from another vehicle behind them, looking solemn as he said, "It’s clear now, François always spoke only French, so our whereabouts must have been exposed."

Sirte’s face was calm as he shook his head and said, "Get in the vehicle, we need to speed up and run to avoid being caught by the enemy."