The person collapsed on the ground was ice-cold. Daji squatted down, met his eyes, and said, "Moreover, you can endure, but do you think the two people locked up on either side of you can keep from talking?"
Ms. Liu turned and said, "Let's go, we'll head to the other side."
"You..." His voice was hoarse, nearly inaudible, but Ms. Liu still heard him. She stopped and turned her head slightly to look at him.
He swallowed, easing his parched throat slightly, "If you kill me, can you afford the consequences?"
Ms. Liu sat back down in her chair and said, "Not killing you, that's the cost I can't afford. Letting you go, so you can bring more people to slaughter my whole family?"
The man didn't speak.
Ms. Liu asked, "What is your name?"
He didn't answer.
Ms. Liu didn't press him further but simply said, "If you want me not to kill you, you'll need to offer something valuable enough."
"Your question..."
