Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

Special Abilities Task Force, Interrogation Room

The harsh white light shone on Li Chenqiu's face. The cold interrogation chair locked his hands and feet completely. Various metal rings and straps secured him, from which thick data cables extended, connecting to a monitor.

Li Chenqiu knew very well that this was the Special Abilities Task Force's lie detector. Although it couldn't guarantee 100% accuracy, it was reliable about 80% of the time.

Click!

The iron door of the interrogation room was pushed open. Ye You, looking stern, entered first, casting a cold glance at Li Chenqiu. Zheng Kang followed closely behind. He Lu, who had the best relationship with Li Chenqiu, was not present.

The two walked to the table and sat down, turning their gazes to Li Chenqiu.

"Want some water?" Ye You asked casually.

Li Chenqiu tapped his fingers, feigning composure, and replied, "No, thank you."

Ye You nodded, pointing to the monitor and saying:

"This is the most advanced lie detector in the entire Federation. I'm going to ask you a few questions. If you're telling the truth, the monitor will display 'Correct'. If you're lying, it will display 'False'. Understand?"

Li Chenqiu's lips parted slightly, and he asked in a low voice, "Will you let me leave after I answer?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe you'll have to wait a few days, or maybe you'll be released immediately," Ye You said calmly, carefully observing Li Chenqiu.

"Do you think I'm a Resurgent?" Li Chenqiu raised his head, his emotions instantly becoming agitated. "How could I possibly be a Resurgent!"

As he spoke, Li Chenqiu bit his lip, and bright red blood flowed down the corner of his mouth.

"Look, my wound isn't healing. I'm human!" Li Chenqiu shouted anxiously.

Seeing this, Zheng Kang reassured him, "Li Chenqiu, don't get so agitated. We're just going to ask a few simple questions."

"If they're simple, why use a lie detector on me? Why lock me up?" Li Chenqiu clenched his fists, pretending to struggle.

Ye You smiled faintly. "Because we suspect you are Calamity Water."

In an instant, Li Chenqiu seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, a bewildered smile appearing on his face.

The room gradually fell silent.

Seeing Li Chenqiu's silence, Ye You continued to add:

"This is an interrogation chair we brought from the Security and Control Task Force. Anyone below Level Five is unable to break free. So, if you're not Calamity Water, don't waste your energy. Answer the questions honestly and prove your innocence, okay?"

"But haven't I already proven it? The bite mark on my lip isn't healing!"

"Some Resurgents with strong willpower can subjectively delay the healing of their wounds. This has led to many powerful Resurgents hiding in the Federation without anyone being able to discover them. Calamity Water may be one of them."

Hearing this, Li Chenqiu's rising and falling chest gradually calmed down, and he replied weakly, "Okay, ask away!"

"Thank you for your understanding. Did you take the Spirit Artifact inside the Crimson Gate?" Ye You's gaze was like a knife, as if trying to see through Li Chenqiu.

Li Chenqiu nodded. "I did."

Beep——

The word 'Correct' appeared on the monitor.

Ye You gave Li Chenqiu a deep look but didn't pursue the matter further, as the occasion wasn't suitable.

Immediately afterward, Ye You asked, "Earlier, you made a satellite phone call telling the Special Abilities Task Force that Calamity Water was on North Huang Mountain. Later, we checked the surveillance footage and found that you were being chased at the time. In other words, Calamity Water saved you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chenqiu's mind raced. Using Absolute Control, he maintained his body's breathing, blood pressure, pulse, sweat glands… and eyeballs in a normal state. All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

"I guess so."

Beep——

The monitor continued to display 'Correct'.

"According to Zheng Kang, when they came out, everyone was gathered on a bridge. Were you there?"

"I was."

"And after that…"

……

……

Over the next half hour, Ye You asked Li Chenqiu many trivial questions. Some questions weren't even related to Li Chenqiu, but Ye You still asked them patiently.

Each time Li Chenqiu finished answering, she would write something on a piece of paper.

Due to the obstruction, Li Chenqiu couldn't see anything.

After asking the forty-third question, Ye You stretched lazily, looking at Li Chenqiu with some fatigue. "You answered very well. All the questions have been asked. Now, let's chat for a while."

"Okay," Li Chenqiu nodded.

Ye You nodded politely to Li Chenqiu, then handed the piece of paper filled with writing to Zheng Kang beside her. "Go out and verify it."

"Huh?" Zheng Kang was a bit confused. "Verify what?"

Ye You impatiently slapped the paper on Zheng Kang's chest. "Didn't I say? Verify the contents of the paper. Find Uncle He to verify it together."

"Still looking for He…"

"Go quickly!"

Before Zheng Kang could finish speaking, Ye You forcibly pushed him out of the interrogation room.

Bang!

As the door closed, only Ye You and Li Chenqiu remained in the dozen-square-meter space.

Ye You sat on the table with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, looking down at Li Chenqiu and saying, "Aren't you curious about what I asked him to verify?"

Li Chenqiu raised his head wearily. "I'm not curious."

"Even if you're not curious, I still want to tell you." Ye You stood up and walked in front of Li Chenqiu, murmuring, "I asked you forty-three questions and used those questions to create a story. Do you want to hear it?"

Li Chenqiu closed his eyes as if asleep, saying weakly, "I haven't slept all night. Let me listen with my eyes closed!"

Seeing this, Ye You didn't say much, but began to speak on her own:

"Once upon a time, there was a tiger in sheep's clothing living among a flock of sheep. One day, it went out to graze with a group of sheep, but unfortunately, they encountered wolves.

And this tiger in sheep's clothing, for some reason, was chased by a dozen wolves. In the end, to survive, it exposed the fact that it was a tiger and bit the wolves to death.

To continue mingling with the sheep, it lied and said that it had encountered a tiger in the mountains and that the tiger had bitten the wolves to death. Li Chenqiu, do you think this tiger is smart? It knows how to use its true face to cover up its false face. Can you imagine that?"

Li Chenqiu opened his eyes and said faintly, "It's not smart. There are so many animals in the mountains. The tiger could have used its speed to divert the disaster and let the lions solve the wolves."

"No, this tiger is very smart because its real intention wasn't to drink. Its purpose was to attract animals that hated it because it had discovered a fruit tree that was about to ripen, but there were several elephants next to the fruit tree.

Under its plan, the elephants thought the animals were there to steal the fruit, so they fought each other, and the tiger secretly picked the fruit."