Erwin and Levi walked into the cell, their eyes immediately landing on a severed limb lying on the ground.
"You killed him?" Levi demanded.
"No. He's sleeping quite peacefully," Chen Si replied.
"This guy is far worse than we imagined… Hey, pig, stop sleeping." Levi tossed a file toward Winyaad, then delivered a flying kick that sent Sawano Kawa crashing into the wall. The chains yanked him back down, and he woke up screaming in pain.
Winyaad took the investigation report from Levi. Chen Si glanced over—it was filled with densely packed charges spanning several pages.
"What a beast… Is his brain filled with nothing but women?" Chen Si said, both shocked and enraged.
Winyaad's body trembled slightly upon reading it.
"Leave us. Next, I'll make him spit out every piece of information he knows," she said coldly.
"Why do we have to leave?" Chen Si asked, confused.
"I don't want to ruin my ladylike image," Winyaad said, blinking.
"Let's go. Interrogation is Chris's specialty," Levi said flatly.
Chen Si, Erwin, and Levi stepped outside the cell.
"Chen Si, based on earlier interrogation by Mike and me, Sawano Kawa possesses invisibility. Not only himself, but one person in contact with him can also vanish. More importantly, while invisible, he can avoid being targeted by Titans.
Mike personally witnessed it—two Titans that were originally attacking his cell suddenly changed targets after he turned invisible. I believe his ability could be useful to us. What do you think?" Erwin asked.
"I'd rather execute him outright… but if we really intend to use his ability…" Chen Si fell into thought.
Erwin truly was the kind of man who would do anything to achieve his goals.
He could accept someone like Levi, a former killer from the Underground, or even Chen Si himself, an unknown with dangerous abilities. Now, even someone as depraved as Sawano Kawa—he was still considering how to extract maximum value. A true gambler.
In truth, Sawano Kawa's ability was nothing compared to Chen Si's. But thinking ahead—to Marley's steam-powered ironclad fleets, tanks, artillery—if combined with his invisibility and potentially the Colossal Titan in the future, it could form a strategic "nuclear strike" plan.
System, if I kill Sawano Kawa, will I gain his ability? Chen Si asked internally.
"Ding. Non-essential question. No answer," the system replied.
Damn it! I got rewards for riding a horse for the first time, for using 3D Maneuver Gear, even for confessing for the first time—wouldn't killing a transmigrator for the first time also give something?
"Erwin, I have an idea," Levi said. "Cut off his limbs, turn him into a human stick, and carry him around. When we need his ability, we force him to use it. That way, he can't betray us or escape. But it goes against basic humanity—so it depends on how badly you want to use him."
"AHHH!!"
"NO!! PLEASE!!"
"Mom, please help me!! AHH!!"
"Blue!! No—white!!"
Hearing the screams echoing through the underground corridor, Chen Si felt his hair stand on end.
Levi and Erwin, however, remained completely unfazed.
"Kid, surprised? Chis used to work in the Underground. Every boss we captured would obediently reveal where they hid their money once they fell into her hands," Levi said calmly.
"That's… quite the contrast," Chen Si muttered.
Soon, Winyaad stepped out.
"He shouldn't be lying anymore. He even confessed the color of his mother's underwear—there's nothing left he's hiding. I'll compile his information and hand it to you later, Erwin," she said casually.
"Thank you, Chris," Erwin nodded, clearly trusting her.
"After the next expedition beyond the walls, just give me an extra ten days off," she said, stretching lazily.
"If the mission goes well, that should be possible," Erwin replied, a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
Training Corps Headquarters
At that moment, a group of Military Police arrived to inspect their 3D Maneuver Gear.
"Annie! Ever since Chen Si 'died,' why have you been resisting missions? Have you developed feelings for that Eldian 'devil'?" Reiner asked earnestly.
Bertholdt frowned, clenching his teeth in silence.
"Shut up, Reiner. I don't need you telling me what to do. If there's a mission that requires me, I'll participate," Annie said coldly.
Previously, Reiner had wanted Annie—the most skilled among them—to kill the two captured Titans. But because Chen Si had been critically injured before, she had felt strangely weighed down. When she heard he was near death at the Survey Corps headquarters, she became even more unwilling to go. As for why—even she didn't know.
"Annie! Bertholdt may already be exposed. That means all three of us are under suspicion. No matter what they say to you, it could be a test. Don't be swayed—we are enemies who cannot coexist!" Reiner urged desperately.
Enemies… swayed…
"Annie, there's someone I've never been able to forget… that person is you."
Chen Si's words echoed repeatedly in Annie's mind, along with his fearless, resolute expression during his speech at the training grounds.
"I know what I'm doing. Stay out of it," Annie said coldly.
"Annie, only you can carry out this mission. Your gear hasn't been used. Go spread the news in the streets that Sawano Kawa has been captured. Many victims in the nearby districts are connected to him.
Now that he's been captured, rescuing him would expose us. The only option is to make sure he dies quickly. If he breaks under torture and reveals our identities—not just us, but our families will be finished!" Reiner said seriously.
"I understand. I'll do it," Annie replied flatly, then turned and left.
Armin watched Annie's departing figure from the camp, momentarily dazed, lost in thought.
Back in the Cell
They re-entered the prison.
Chen Si looked at Sawano Kawa—his face pale and twisted in agony. Strangely, there were no obvious new injuries.
"What did you do to him? He doesn't look hurt, but he seems to be in extreme pain," Chen Si said in shock.
"The human body has twelve meridians, 108 vital points, and 36 fatal points. I severed all the non-lethal meridians, then repeatedly struck the points with the densest pain receptors. After that, I hypnotized him so his brain continuously replays the pain—each time doubling the intensity. I also inserted a needle into his Baihui point so he couldn't lose consciousness. Naturally, he broke," Winyaad explained casually.
"You're a monster… How do you even know all this? Who are you really? Is this your transmigration ability?" Chen Si whispered, swallowing hard.
"This is my professional knowledge. In my previous life, I was an agent working for the United States, stationed in a South Korea branch office," Winyaad replied.
"You're not even American, and you worked for them? Oh—South Korean, got it," Chen Si said in realization.
"That's not quite the reason," Winyaad said, a trace of reminiscence flashing in her eyes.