Wang Linchi yawned in the Black Prison. He was faring adequately and hadn't faced excessive torment from the Great Zhao Night Guard. After a round of interrogation, he had simply been thrown into a cell.
He was told he was scheduled to be sacrificed as a burial accompaniment for a noble in a couple of days.
As for the others, their conditions were far worse. Take Mao Xu, the Principal of Eastern State Martial University, for example. He had been brought in only a couple of days ago. Now, however, the relentless torture had beaten him into an unrecognizable state; the viciousness of the beatings was apparent.
The Bureau Master of the Eastern State Department of Earth Defense hadn't lasted long; he died three days ago.
The entire Eastern State and Qin State were gripped by trepidation. Day and night, large numbers of people were thrown into the Night Guard Black Prison, among them many prominent figures. Deaths occurred daily. This was truly a dark time for both states.
