The Japanese research team members, who had been frozen by the extreme cold, turned bright red as soon as they entered an indoor space with a temperature of around 20 degrees Celsius. The temperature difference of more than 80 degrees Celsius made their skin turn red immediately, as if they had just been scalded by boiling water.
The itching and pain were even more intense than when exposed to the elements, to the point that everyone was frantically scratching their entire bodies, some even scratching themselves until they were covered in sores.
The US militarymander hadn’t expected that just a few dozen seconds would be enough to torment them to this extent, and he couldn’t help but worry that they might have gone a bit too far. After all, if the protests in Japan escted and the White House felt the pressure of public opinion, it would likely have to push the White House to take the me.
However, he thought again, who cares? The more he looked at this matter, the stranger it seemed. If he didn’t get these Japanese to talk, he might miss some great secret. If there were really some extremely valuable clues in this, he might be able to make a great contribution.
Anyway, these Japanese are going to be transferred to McMurdo Station. Those who are injured can simply be detained for a longer period of time and released when they recover. If theyin to the Japanese government, we can simply deny it. We have plenty of ways to smooth things over.
He then ordered his men to intensify their interrogations of the Japanese expedition members, forcing them to issue orders to all theirrades outside the expedition to retreat.
However, if these Japanese research team members were to push the intensity any further, it would likely result in fatalities. Their resilience far exceeded their expectations; even after being tormented to this extent, they showed no signs of giving up.
The US militarymanders were somewhat puzzled. Even many specially trained agents and special forces soldiers would find it difficult to withstand such torture, so why were these ordinary scientific expedition team members, who had no military experience,pletely unafraid?
His subordinate ran up to him and asked, “Sir, for some reason, these people have an extremely strong sense of conviction. Our conventional interrogation methods simply cannot break down this conviction. We really don’t know where to begin!”
The US militarymander said coldly, “I don’t believe there is any belief in this world that cannot be destroyed. Did you not spend enough time outside in the cold just now?! Keep the intensity going!”
The subordinate said with some concern, “If the intensity continues to increase, people might die. Their skin has already started to ulcerate! It looks like they’ve been scalded with boiling water. If they go out into the cold again, I’m afraid their entire bodies will bepletely destroyed!”
The US militarymander was horrified. He had no idea that temperatures of minus sixty degrees Celsius could be so deadly. If these people were frostbitten to the point of being unrecognizable, it would be difficult to exin.
He was somewhat worried. At this rate, it would probably not be easy to gather the Japanese scattered in Manchuria back. If he alerted them, they might destroy the evidence.
There are two options now. One is to wait and wait for the Japanese research team members to return for supplies. This would definitely be effective, but it might take a long time.
The second option is to take the initiative and send troops out in all directions to capture all the Japanese research team members who are working outside. This would be much faster, but it would be a test for the soldiers, since they would have to split up and pursue them for hundreds or thousands of kilometers.
After much deliberation, he decided to report to the White House, presenting two options to them and see which one they would choose.
He immediately used a satellite phone to report the situation to the White House.