It has to be said that Liu Qiushui is indeed formidable, secretly gathering various pieces of evidence early on and using her status as Fan Guohai’s wife to access many things that outsiders couldn’t obtain. Follow current novels on novel{f}ire.net
After Ji Yang looked through evidence after evidence, he was deeply shocked, never imagining that so many things were happening within the town.
"Do you truly want to leave Fan Guohai?"
Looking at the woman who didn’t wear a single piece of clothing under the light, Ji Yang asked.
Liu Qiushui said, "Do you really think that they regard us women they marry as their kin?"
Ji Yang didn’t respond, just looked towards her.
Having just gone through a series of ordeals, Liu Qiushui looked exhausted yet all the more enticing.
"Tell me what’s going on."
Liu Qiushui snorted and said, "Do they really think nobody knows what they are doing? Let me tell you, if that thing with Fan Guohai hadn’t gone wrong, he’d be bad to the core!"
As Liu Qiushui narrated the situation, Ji Yang learned that these people monopolized this place, doing things outsiders were entirely unaware of. As long as a woman was beautiful, they would use all kinds of methods to bring her to Hot Spring Valley, which was actually their secret pleasure base. Those who dared not follow their orders faced terrible fates; some were forced to entertain high-profile guests, while others even worse, were sold to unknown places.
Ji Yang then realized that such things were happening.
"People in the town, especially their families, haven’t noticed?"
"They definitely noticed, but they used all sorts of excuses. If it couldn’t be avoided and was discovered, those people would also be captured and then sold off, or even killed directly."
When Ji Yang looked at the evidence again, he sighed deeply in his heart. This town was truly too dangerous.
At that moment, Ji Yang started to consider his own safety. If they knew about his actions, he likely wouldn’t be able to leave.
Even just yesterday, they had plotted against him, but he had managed to knock them down with wine.
Ji Yang knew he couldn’t simply leave, for they would likely come after him straight away if he did.
He couldn’t take the risk!
Ji Yang quickly thought through his options.
After pondering a while, Ji Yang realized that he first needed to pretend he knew nothing, then find an opportunity to leave.
"Are you worried they might harm you?" Liu Qiushui was really sharp and asked right away.
"Even a cornered dog will jump over a wall."
Liu Qiushui said, "Actually, you don’t need to worry about anything. As of now, you haven’t done anything."
Ji Yang smiled; it really was the case—no one would expect Fan Guohai’s wife to turn against him.
Ji Yang shared about two women who were plotting against him.
Liu Qiushui’s eyes lit up and said, "I know those two women; they’re also victims. Huang Qiuhua was about to get married to her boyfriend when he suddenly disappeared; from what I understand, Huang Song took a liking to Huang Qiuhua and her boyfriend was probably killed. Subsequently, Huang Qiuhua secretly became Huang Song’s woman. As for her sister, I don’t know the exact details."
Now, Ji Yang knew he could only trust Liu Qiushui. As for the Huang sisters, he couldn’t say he trusted them yet.
"What would happen to them if they failed their task?"
"I don’t know. Huang Song’s influence is different from Fan Guohai’s; he is the master and has greater power. Everyone around here acts around the main family. Apart from Huang Song, you should also be cautious of the real power of the Huang Family, those who have been groomed from a young age and are deeply loyal to the family. They are the beneficiaries of the Huang Family’s interests."
"What kind of power is that?"
"The Huang Family Protectorate Squad."
"There’s such an organization?"
"Many things are done specifically by the Huang Family Protectorate Squad, which is controlled by Huang Xiong."
Such things still existed in this era!
Ji Yang realized he knew too little about Kuzhu Town. Without Liu Qiushui, even if he had dealt with Huang Song and the others, others might emerge.
"Who is Huang Xiong?" This was a name he had never heard before, nor had he entered their circles.
"He has always been hidden. I also discovered it unintentionally. Their protectorate squad is hidden in the shadows, with a hundred elite members carefully selected."
"Usually, Huang Xiong appears as a hunter in the town, often absent from the town, but actually, he is the real controller of Hot Spring Valley. He usually indulges there, and their protectorate squad also trains there."
Ji Yang felt a sense of relief that he had not gone there; otherwise, the trouble would have been significant. Moreover, that place was midway on his route back to the county. If they discovered his actions, they would probably intercept him there, and then he would have no chance to escape.
At that moment, Ji Yang realized the people of the Huang Family really knew how to play the game, both overtly and covertly. Whether on the legal or illegal fronts, offending them meant walking a path to death. No wonder the officials sent before him found it difficult to come back unscathed.
Ji Yang even thought that those who had managed to leave unharmed were probably under their control.
Fortunately, he had inadvertently won over Liu Qiushui, learning much that outsiders didn’t know from her.