Invasion of the United States

The icy water quickly soaked the towel, which clung to his facial skin.

Elvin's breathing became increasingly difficult, his chest heaving violently as he attempted to suck in a sliver of air, but the wet towel acted like an invisible barrier, blocking the oxygen out.

The feeling of suffocation surged like a tide, and due to lack of oxygen, Elvin's brain immediately became muddled.

His consciousness wrestled between clarity and fuzziness, his own rapid heartbeat echoed in his ears. He knew, this was just the beginning, the real torment was yet to come.

"Hold on," he told himself in his heart, "You can't just surrender like this..."

However, as Kongges poured water again and again, Elvin's will rapidly crumbled.

His body no longer struggled, only convulsing instinctively. Images flashed through his mind—Julia and Selena's faces, the phone call from the FBI deputy director, those blackmail videos...

Whenever Elvin's struggles grew weaker, Hammer would let Kongges ease up a bit, revealing the towel covering his nose and mouth, and prop him up to let him catch his breath.

Each time he was propped up, Elvin would breathe heavily, spitting out water in large gulps. But as soon as his strength and consciousness slightly recovered, he would be put down again, continuing with the towel over his face.

After three or five times of this, taking more than ten minutes, Elvin's spirit completely broke, his head drooping weakly, and his mind blank.

Zhou Qingfeng stepped forward, ripped off the tape sealing his mouth, and slowly pulled out the gag cloth, asking, "Talk, where are Julia and Selena?"

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Three o'clock in the afternoon, it had only been a little over an hour since Zhou Qingfeng captured Elvin.

The small town remained calm, with occasional noise from vehicles on the streets and the distant echo of the town church's bell.

There was no commotion at the police station, no one noticed that a police officer had been missing for more than an hour.

There was good news, Elvin had broken down. Under the torture of waterboarding, his will completely collapsed, like a hedgehog stripped of its spines, totally defenseless.

Old Hammer personally handled the interrogation, repeatedly questioning every detail, cross-checking his answers for any hidden truths or errors. If y^ou'-re* not on M!*$VL*EM+*%P.Y^R, y!ou*'+re* viewing a copy!.

Elvin's confession was dissected and reassembled until the old man confirmed nothing was left out.

'Gray Shark' also assisted remotely, swiftly verifying his confession through Elvin's computer and phone.

The blackmail videos that once threatened Zhou Qingfeng were found and deleted one by one, as if they had never existed.

But bad news followed. Elvin had no idea of Julia and Selena's whereabouts.

Three days ago, he tricked the mother and daughter into his car and then handed them over to Director Matthew. As for where Matthew took them, Elvin knew nothing.

"What the fuck did you just say?!" Kongges suddenly charged forward, grabbing Elvin by the collar and lifting him up together with the chair.

His fists clenched until they cracked, eyes burning with rage, seemingly about to smash Elvin's head the next second.

"I... I really don't know!" Elvin's voice trembled, his face pale as paper, "I just handed them over to Matthew, I don't know anything else! I swear!"

Kongges's fist hovered in mid-air, unable to fall. His chest heaved violently, breathing hard like a wounded beast.

Finally, he threw Elvin down together with the chair, turned around, and punched the wall, making a dull thud.

Zhou Qingfeng felt a mix of emotions as he walked to Kongges's side, gently patting his shoulder, "What exactly shady business is Director Matthew up to secretly?"

Kongges was silent for a few seconds, then took a deep breath and slowly spoke, "Human trafficking... and illegal human experiments."

"There is a pharmaceutical company called 'Apocalypse Creatures' in White Beach Town. This company needs a large number of foreign immigrants for drug experiments to save on clinical validation costs.

They chose White Beach Town because it's close to the border and has abundant 'experimental resources.'

Zhou Qingfeng frowned as he listened, asking, "Experimental resources? You mean... those illegal immigrants?"

Kongges nodded, his voice so low it was almost inaudible, "Matthew has always been facilitating for 'Apocalypse Creatures.'

He tricked those undocumented illegal immigrants into selling their blood, but in reality, they weren't just selling blood... they were experimental subjects.

These people didn't know what they were about to face. Even if they died, Matthew would quickly send them to the crematorium, disappearing without a trace."

Kongges finally let out a long sigh, "I hated those illegal immigrants, and gradually became an accomplice to Matthew, sinking deeper and deeper, until now..."

Zhou Qingfeng looked towards Old Hammer.

The latter shrugged calmly, laughing sarcastically, "Victor, you seem surprised? But this is the norm for United States pharmaceutical companies.

I bet everything is packaged to look perfectly legal."