Chapter 72: Interrogation
As soon as the car stopped beside one of the numerous parked cars in the compound, Eira opened the car door and got out. She walked with quick strides toward the entrance, where Han stood waiting for her.
"Miss Ephyra, please follow me. They have been taken into the dungeon," Han said in his usual emotionless voice, gesturing toward the side of the mansion where an inauspicious opening led to an iron door further ahead.
So there was another way into the dungeon aside from inside the mansion. It made sense.
The iron door was barely visible amidst the ivy growing along the stone walls. How it thrived in such a place, Eira didn’t understand, so she moved her gaze away and followed Han.
The heavy door creaked open as Han led the way, revealing a dimly lit staircase spiraling downward into the earth. The air grew colder with each step, and the faint scent of damp stone and iron wafted up from below.
Eira followed silently, her expression unreadable. Her thoughts raced, dissecting every possible scenario awaiting her at the end of this descent. Han, as always, betrayed no emotion or hint of what lay ahead, his steps quiet.
When they reached the bottom, the space opened up into a vast underground chamber illuminated by harsh fluorescent lights. The room was divided into multiple cells, each enclosed by heavy iron bars. The faint sound of chains rattling echoed faintly through the still air.
Eira’s brows furrowed as she looked around. Was this a different section of the dungeon? This wasn’t the stone-walled, damp earthen space she knew.
"This is the interrogation space," Han stated, noticing Eira’s confusion.
"Oh, so there is a separate space for holding people and interrogating them?" Eira asked, raising an eyebrow as she folded her arms. The faint amusement in her tone didn’t escape Han, though he remained stoic.
"Yes, Miss Ephyra. The main dungeon is for containment, but this area is designed for... extracting information or ensuring cooperation," he replied, his voice devoid of inflection as always.