Many people did not even flinch when knives and axes were placed on their bodies. Even death did not scare them.
However, when they were faced with terrifying torture, they could make even the strongest man in the world go limp.
The torture that the middle-aged servant had suffered previously was no less painful than what Li Chengfeng had experienced in the Universe Marrow Cleansing Pool. This was also a technique that Li Chengfeng had come up with after experiencing such heart-wrenching pain in the Universe Marrow Cleansing Pool.
Yet, this middle-aged servant could endure it. However, when a man's manhood was threatened by the centipedes, this man's willpower collapsed!
Li Chengfeng glared at him and said coldly, "Speak now, if you lie, I will make you the first man in the world to watch his balls get eaten by ants!"
The middle-aged servant paled, his entire body trembling as he stared at Li Chengfeng like a demon.
Ouyang Nan and the rest looked at Li Chengfeng strangely too. Su Yuehan blushed and let out a soft moan.
As if to prove Li Chengfeng's words, the servant's crotch was already filled with all kinds of centipedes. They had only taken one bite, but the horrifying sensation made him writhe and writhe in a frenzy.
The cries from his throat did not sound like a human's. Ouyang Nan and the rest's expressions changed, goosebumps rising all over their bodies.
"I'll speak, I'll definitely speak the truth!" The middle-aged servant screamed crazily.
Li Chengfeng ordered the centipedes to stop, then glared at him. "Speak!"
At this moment, the middle-aged servant's mind completely collapsed. He cried bitterly and said in a tearful voice, "Old steward, he, he only told me to leave as soon as possible. I didn't see him escape, and I don't know where he went … Masters, I really only know this much. Spare me, spare me!"
Li Chengfeng stared at the middle-aged servant. Based on his years of experience in the jianghu, he knew this man was telling the truth.
Although Jianghu gangsters were at the bottom of society and were truly at the level of 'ants', at the bottom of the food chain, these people had their own tricks.
For example, swindling and swindling, crawling on the ground, torturing and questioning, these were all the secrets of the gangster trade, and there were many mysteries that ordinary people could not imagine.
For example, if Li Chengfeng were to take a flag and act as a fortune-teller, he would definitely be able to predict eighty to ninety percent accurate. This was because fortune-tellers did not really rely on being able to predict the future. Instead, they relied on observing people's expressions, careful analysis, threats, and a certain amount of social and life experience to arrive at the correct conclusion.
Similarly, street thugs were also very good at torture. What they were best at was not using the cruelest torture in the world to torture the other party's body, but to find the weakest point of the other party's psychological defense, and then fiercely attack it, finally causing the other party's psychological defense to collapse.
In principle, this was the same as the casting principle of an Illusionist. A brilliant Illusionist would never rely on his magic power to bully others. Instead, he would think of every possible way to dig out the hidden demons in the depths of the other party's mind. Then, based on this point, he would cast his Illusionist magic and kill the enemy in one strike!
Li Chengfeng had been in the jianghu for so many years, but this was not the first time he had used this trick, nor was it the first time it had worked. This time, it worked just as well.
Li Chengfeng stood up and nodded at Ouyang Nan and the rest. "Looks like … the old butler hasn't escaped yet!"
Ouyang Nan was confused. "Why do you say that?"
Li Chengfeng said, "Not a single horse is missing from the stables. It's the middle of the night in the wilderness, where can an old man like him go?
How far could he run?
Plus, he let this man escape on a horse to create the illusion that he had already escaped!
So, I'm guessing that he must still be in this villa! "
Ouyang Nan inhaled sharply. "Hiss!
It's dark under the light! "
Mieqin nodded. "I agree!
If we search the entire place now, we might be able to catch him! "
Su You was confused. "But didn't Junior Brother Chengfeng already search the entire villa?
Are there still places you haven't searched? "
Xiaobao could not help but say, "Maybe there's a hidden tunnel!"
Everyone's eyes lit up. "That's right!"
Li Chengfeng nodded. "Immediately guard the villa! If anyone tries to escape, immediately raise the alarm!
I'll find him! "
Everyone obeyed and tied the middle-aged servant up in the room, then spread out to guard the entrances and exits. Li Chengfeng immediately ordered all the beetles to burrow into every nook and cranny of the room.
The villa was huge and Li Chengfeng was so anxious that he did not have the time to search every nook and cranny. That was why he ruled out Sun Yongcai and the rest's residences.
From Li Chengfeng's deductions, if the old butler wanted to escape through a hidden tunnel, he would not have chosen to escape through the residences of the servants or Sun Yongcai and the rest.
If they were to escape from the place where Sun Yongcai and the others lived, then the old butler would definitely think of a way to bring Sun Yongcai and the others along and have them protect him. Otherwise, Sun Yongcai and the others were not fools who only ate rice. How could they not detect the old butler's movements and intentions?
When Li Chengfeng searched the entire villa, Sun Yongcai and the rest were still in their residences. This meant that the old butler was not in cahoots with Sun Yongcai and the rest.
As for the servants, that was even more impossible!
In any case, Sun Yongcai and the others were living in a slightly more upscale wing, while these servants were living in side rooms. Some of them even lived in the usually deserted woodshed.
Which manor would want to build a secret passage, and build the entrance in this kind of place?
Hence, these places could be ruled out first!
Li Chengfeng's first priority was naturally the main house and the main hall. It was highly likely that this was not Uncle Tongyuan's manor, but it was still a rather large manor. Hence, it was very likely that Uncle Tongyuan and the rest usually came here to play. Hence, if there were any mechanisms or passageways, it must be where he lived.
All of the insect puppets in the manor were now converging towards the main house and the main hall like a tide. They burrowed into every brick, stone, and even the crevice of the granite floor, as well as the crevice of the furniture and the crevice of the walls.
They were like living, flowing mercury, flowing everywhere.
After a thorough search, Li Chengfeng quickly found a secret room with hidden mechanisms in the main hall's bedroom!
Li Chengfeng quickly snapped out of his trance and mimicked an owl's call. The others quickly gathered around as promised.
Li Chengfeng said, "I found the tunnel, follow me!"
Everyone was overjoyed and immediately followed Li Chengfeng towards the main hall's main room.
There was no one guarding the manor at the moment, much less patrolling sentries. The group quickly arrived at the main hall as if there was no one there. Li Chengfeng passed through the hall and went straight to the master bedroom in the backyard. Then, he quickly pushed the door open with the power of flowers and went straight to the bedroom.
The bedroom was extremely spacious. There were two bookshelves and a desk on one side. Li Chengfeng glanced around and saw that the bookshelves were fully stocked with paper, ink, brushes, inkstones, and letters. However, there was one place that was missing because everything on the desk was covered in a thin layer of dust. The only thing that was missing was a clear white spot, revealing a square imprint.
Qin Mieqin's thoughts were meticulous. After seeing it, he immediately came to a realization, "This must be the Count's Seal!
And the old butler must have taken it away just now! "
Li Chengfeng was delighted. "Yes!
Otherwise, why would there be this mark? Why would the old butler take it away when he escaped? "