Kira Yoshikage was no longer in a hurry to leave; he was now more curious if the enemy had any information about his boss, anything valuable.
There were some things he was very curious about now, such as the aja stone on the ground, which had fallen there because its owner had been blown to bits.
Kira Yoshikage grabbed the aja stone, then gently took Barris's hand with his other, pulling her to sit down, and then, with a backhand, punched her in the abdomen!
Bang!
The woman flew back like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily against the earthen wall, almost passing out. "My dear lady, don't rush. Sit down and speak slowly. If you rush again, I'll have to re-educate you."
Kira Yoshikage weighed the warm aja stone, brimming with immense energy, in his hand, then casually put it into his pocket.
Barris curled up in the cold earthen corner, the sharp pain from her abdomen almost suffocating her, but what terrified her more was Kira Yoshikage's seemingly gentle yet icy gaze, and the several mini tanks crawling on her, ready to blow her to smithereens at any moment.
She had no doubt that if she made any sudden move or gave an unsatisfactory answer, she would turn to dust like her companions before her. This guy was not human at all!
"I... I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!"
The instinct for survival overrode everything. Barris's voice trembled as she incoherently began to confess, "We... we weren't just here to kill you... President sent us. We're not American soldiers; we're a special operations team!... President, he wants the 'Arrows' in your possession! All of them!"
Kira Yoshikage raised an eyebrow slightly. This answer wasn't entirely unexpected, but since when did America know about this? He had thought these were just naturally born Stand Users.
"All the Arrows? Does he know how many I have?"
"No... not clear..."
Barris quickly shook her head, afraid of causing a misunderstanding. "President only ordered us to obtain the Arrows from you at all costs.
And... and to confirm if you know the whereabouts of any other Arrows. He said... your Arrows are key."
"Key?" Kira Yoshikage mused.
The Americans' obsession with the Arrows indicated their value was far greater than he had imagined. He continued to ask, "Besides me, do you know where any other Arrows are?"
Barris seemed to grasp at a lifeline, hastily spilling all the information she knew. "Yes! President obtained one some time ago, and it's currently being researched in one of our institutes. President has already reported this to President!
It was acquired from the SPW Foundation! For this, President specifically ordered that no matter the cost, more Arrows must be obtained!"
"The Americans have an Arrow..."
Kira Yoshikage noted this important information. This explained why the American military was making such a big fuss. They weren't just trying to eliminate him, this 'unstable element'; it was very likely also to seize the Arrows in his possession. They had already realized the value of these items.
"So, who is this guy?"
Kira Yoshikage glanced again at the bizarre figure on the ground. This guy most likely had a space-type ability. If that were true, he could now spit out and kill the guy who planted the plant. Space-type abilities were more useful to him.
Barris nodded repeatedly, looking at Kira Yoshikage with a fawning expression as she spoke, "He's our captain. His Stand is called Mustard Fish, and it's a space-type ability. This earthen room was constructed using his ability.
He can directly construct a space and move it around, exchanging and alternating it with the real world, only needing to complete the interlayer... The so-called interlayer is..."
"Hmm, you don't need to say more. Now there are only two questions left. First, do you know where Passione's boss is? I see you should also know that Passione has many Stand Users."
Kira Yoshikage controlled his Stand, spitting out the elbow-wide man who had been almost completely chewed up, and then swallowed the charred figure on the ground.
He himself gently lifted Barris's face, leaning closer, his face contorted in a sneer that almost made Barris cry. Tears streamed down her face, and snot was almost uncontrollably about to spray out.
This made Kira Yoshikage feel a hint of discomfort and disgust, yet he raised his head and continued to listen to her speak.
"No... I don't know! I really don't know! The boss's whereabouts are the highest secret within the Passione organization! We haven't been able to investigate it at all.
To be honest, they were originally the next target. We planned to eradicate Passione directly, thereby controlling the government of Italy and obtaining any Arrows they might also possess.
But we only receive orders on a single-line basis..."
Kira Yoshikage observed her micro-expressions and physiological reactions, confirming she wasn't lying. This heart rate could absolutely not be faked. Diavolo's caution was indeed well-deserved.
"Useless."
Kira Yoshikage's tone carried a hint of disappointment, but he wasn't angry. He had long anticipated that he wouldn't get Diavolo's exact location so easily.
Barris shivered in fear, thinking her end was near, and stammered to add, "But... but! There's one place... that might... might have a clue!"
"Oh?" Kira Yoshikage gestured for her to continue, raising an eyebrow slightly, a hint of interest appearing on his face.
"It's... it's Rome! The Presidential Palace!"
Barris seemed to finally remember something. "Before our team's mission this time, the captain once vaguely mentioned that if the situation changed, or if extremely important things were obtained, we should immediately return.
If nothing was found, then we could go to the Presidential Palace to take a look, to 'reap a harvest.'"
She spoke cautiously, as this was more her speculation and information pieced together from fragments, not entirely certain. To be honest, her captain had not said that.
This statement was a complete deception. She simply thought that a gang controlling a national government, the boss and the President must have some connection... "Presidential Palace..."
Kira Yoshikage chewed on the word. It wasn't uncommon for an Italian mob boss to collude with high-ranking government officials. Mafia involvement in politics in Italy was normal, let alone Passione, which was a shadow government.
But this did provide a direction—a direction that might lead to clues about Diavolo, or at least cause him significant trouble.
The interrogation seemed to have extracted most of the valuable information by this point.
However, there was still one crucial question, a question that shouldn't have existed, but appeared in Barris's words.
Perhaps she herself didn't notice that, due to fear, she had said something she shouldn't have.
America... only has one President.