The person in green held a steel nail, driving it into Pete's left shoulder without hesitation.
Pete let out a muffled scream, and then the person hammered another nail into his right shoulder, Pete's screams continuing unabated for the next hour.
The green-clad figure kept driving the nails in and then pulling them out, over and over, without uttering a single word.
Eventually, the person removed the gag from Pete's mouth.
"Who are you? I'll give you anything you want, do anything you ask. What do you want from me?" Pete asked weakly.
The person in green showed no intention of responding.
Instead, he produced a silk net containing Pete's night pearls and forcefully stuffed it into Pete's mouth, concluding the first day's torture.
On the second day, the torturer switched to a new instrument: a red-hot branding iron that left indelible marks on Pete's chest and thighs, filling the cave with an unbearable stench.
