Su Mingyu curled her lips. "My way is to find someone cold - hearted to interrogate him."
"Gan Jiangnan comes from the military. Do you think he'll be scared by ordinary means?" Tang Yan rejected the idea without a second thought.
Su Mingyu blinked. "Then we'll use extraordinary means."
"Didn't you say he has a wife and a child?" Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow and looked at Tang Yan. "Have you found his wife and child?"
"Do you mean to protect them?" Tang Yan almost immediately understood what Su Mingyu meant.
Su Mingyu shook her head. "No. If we protect them, Gan Jiangnan will only think it's a show we put on to get information from him. He'll think we'll abandon his family once we get what we want. So he'll be even less likely to talk."
"Then what do you mean by asking about his wife and child?" Tang Yan was a bit confused.
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "I'll make him know that if he doesn't talk, I'll kill his wife and child right away. He won't even have to wait until his backer finds them."
"You should know that Gan Jiangnan is a soldier. He has great perseverance and knows all about interrogation. Your method won't work well." Tang Yan rejected it without hesitation.
Su Mingyu sighed. "It seems you still don't get it. Who said you should kill his wife and child right away? You need tactics."
"What tactics?" Su Mingyu squinted her eyes. "Break his trust in Gu Ruobai. Make him know that the 'butcher' is a ruthless person."
Tang Yan was still a bit confused. "What does Gu Ruobai have to do with this?"
"Because he believes Gu Ruobai is an upright man. Gu Ruobai would never do many cruel things to a comrade - in - arms like him. So the 'butcher' you find must be someone very close to Gu Ruobai."
"Mu Yi?" Tang Yan immediately thought of this person.
Su Mingyu shook her head. "Mu Yi is just his subordinate. He's not enough to break Gan Jiangnan's psychological defense."
Tang Yan frowned in confusion. "Then... what do you mean?"
"Me." Su Mingyu pointed at herself. "Normally, with my pregnancy, I shouldn't do such a bloody thing. But to end this sooner, I'll be the killer."
"You?" Tang Yan snorted. "Don't even think about it. Gu Ruobai won't agree."
Under normal circumstances, it might be okay. But now that she's pregnant, Gu Ruobai definitely won't let her be the 'butcher'. Gu Ruobai's love for her is obvious to all. This kind of thing won't fall on her.
Su Mingyu took a deep breath. "I don't want to either, but I have to do it for Gu Ruobai."
Saying that, she leaned over and whispered something in Tang Yan's ear. Tang Yan looked surprised. After a long while, he finally nodded. "Alright, I see. I'll help you. But you have to think it through. If Gu Ruobai finds out about this, I won't cover for you."
Su Mingyu waved her hand. "Just do as I say. Don't talk so much nonsense."
"Fine, fine. It's my fault for helping you." Tang Yan waved his hand. "I'm leaving."
Watching Tang Yan's back as he left, Su Mingyu let out a long sigh.
She touched her still - unnoticeable belly and softly comforted, "Baby, mom is doing this for your dad. You have to be strong."
Tang Yan was quite efficient. The next day, as soon as Su Mingyu woke up from her afternoon nap, he came.
"Let's go. I've arranged everything you wanted." Tang Yan looked at the lazy - looking Su Mingyu after waking up. For some reason, his heart fluttered a bit.
Su Mingyu stretched and then yawned as she followed him into the carriage.
The carriage galloped all the way and soon arrived at the destination. Su Mingyu got off the carriage and walked into the yard. Hey, it really did look a bit like an interrogation room in the 21st century.
Su Mingyu strolled up to the man tied to the chair and softly asked, "Are you Gan Jiangnan?"
"Who are you?" Gan Jiangnan disdainfully glanced at Su Mingyu. "Humph, you actually want a woman to interrogate me. Are you kidding?"
Su Mingyu wasn't in a hurry. She found a chair and sat opposite Gan Jiangnan, then continued, "Don't worry about whether I'm a woman or not. I'm asking you, did you steal Gu Ruobai's defense map and lead him into a trap that broke his leg?"
"So you're here for this too." Gan Jiangnan curled his lips. "Do you think I'll talk just because a woman like you is here?"
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "You're not talking now, right? You'll have plenty of chances to talk later."
Saying that, Su Mingyu gave Tang Yan a look. Tang Yan immediately understood and snapped his fingers.
Two tall and strong men came in, dragging a woman and a child.
As soon as Gan Jiangnan saw them, he immediately tensed up. "What are you doing!"
Su Mingyu waved at the guard behind the woman. The guard immediately understood and brought the woman in front of Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu stood up, took a short dagger from a guard beside her, and pressed it against the woman's neck.
The woman's legs went weak from fear, and her face turned deathly pale. "Old... Old Gan... You... You should just talk."
"If I talk, not only will I die, but you guys will too!" Gan Jiangnan's eyes were blood - red, but he still had his wits about him.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "I didn't say I'd kill you guys."
Saying that, Su Mingyu put away the knife and gave the guard a look. The guard immediately understood and let go of the woman.
The woman didn't expect Su Mingyu to keep her word. She was stunned for a moment, then immediately ran in front of Gan Jiangnan and said with a sob, "Why are you so stupid!"
The woman's face was pale, and her tears wet the ground. "Old Gan, if you don't say anything, we'll die too."
Saying that, the woman frowned tightly. "When we got to the safe place you mentioned, their people were already waiting for us. Old Gan, don't you understand? We have nowhere to run."
Hearing the woman's words, Gan Jiangnan gritted his teeth, and doubt showed in his eyes.
Su Mingyu watched from the side and was a bit surprised. This woman seemed like a country woman, but she saw things so clearly.
She waved at Tang Yan beside her and whispered suspiciously, "Have you investigated this woman's background?"
"She's just a country woman who insisted on marrying him after he saved her. Why?" Tang Yan didn't understand what Su Mingyu was worried about.
"Insisted on marrying him?" Su Mingyu frowned and glanced at Gan Jiangnan. Gan Jiangnan's features were quite ordinary. He was the kind of person you'd never notice in a crowd. Did she really have to marry him just because he saved her life?