### In the Basement
**The Following Morning**
Caiying entered Junhuan's room, carrying a briefcase filled with cash.
"This is your new assignment. Once you complete it, my father will settle all your father's debts, and this briefcase containing $20,000 will be yours," Caiying declared.
"I would rather work at a bath center or bar to pay off my father's debts! I refuse to engage in those despicable activities any longer!" Junhuan shouted in protest.
"Liang Junhuan, you have two options: either hack into the Li Medical Cancer Research Center, implant a virus, and disrupt their latest medical experiments, or I will have your father killed!" Caiying responded fiercely.
"Why are you doing this to me? Why?! My mother discovered that I hacked into the school examination system and accessed the answers. She was so furious that she passed away! If you wish, just kill me too! I refuse to be your pawn for the rest of my life!" Junhuan cried out.
Caiying yanked his hair.
"Listen closely! You are the most talented hacker in town! You're more than just my pawn; I want you to be with me forever!" Caiying shouted, laughing uncontrollably.
Junhuan trembled as memories of the week before his mother's passing flooded back.
**September 10, 2004**
A month prior to the final exams.
Inside the Liang household, Junhuan was preoccupied with the school system, while his mother, Bei Bei, grew increasingly suspicious of his behavior.
"Junhuan, why are you so busy? Why are you glued to your laptop instead of studying? Are you hiding something from me? Tell me!" Bei Bei demanded, her voice rising as she coughed violently, spitting blood.
"Mum! Are you alright? I'll take you to the hospital right now!" Junhuan exclaimed anxiously.
He carried Bei Bei to the nearest hospital.
**Outside the Emergency Room**
Junshan rushed to the hospital.
"What happened to your mother? Why did she faint?" Junshan asked, panic evident in his voice.
Junhuan remained silent, tears streaming down his face. Junshan shook him urgently.
"Can you hear me? Why did your mother suddenly collapse? What did you do?" Junshan pressed, frustration mounting.
"She discovered that I was hacking to cover our medical expenses," Junhuan sobbed, collapsing to his knees.
"What?! You were hacking?!" Junshan replied, bewildered.
"I hacked into the Ministry of Education to steal the national exam questions and answers," Junhuan confessed, his voice barely a whisper.
Furious, Junshan slapped Junhuan repeatedly.
"Liang Junhuan! Have you lost your mind? If the school finds out, you'll go to jail!" Junshan shouted angrily.
"We need money for Mum's medical bills; if we don't, she will die! I can't lose her!" Junhuan pleaded, embracing Junshan in desperation.
Both father and son wept bitterly.
**November 15, 2005**
Back in the basement.
"What will your decision be?" Caiying inquired.
"I... I will do it. Please, just let my father go," Junhuan replied, tears welling in his eyes.
"I will release your father, but you must remain here until the project is completed," Caiying stipulated.
With a heavy heart, Junhuan nodded in agreement.
Caiying tossed the project file at him.
"This is your new assignment. You are to hack into the Li Medical Drug Enterprises and implant viruses into their new cancer treatments," she ordered.
"No! I can't do that! Many cancer patients will die!" Junhuan protested, panic rising in his voice.
Caiying seized Junhuan's hair and slammed his head against the wall.
"I don't care about the patients! I only want the money! If you refuse, prepare to see your father perish, and you'll end up as a gigolo!" Caiying threatened angrily.
Defeated, Junhuan picked up the contract and signed it.
"Listen closely! If you dare to act foolishly or contact the authorities, you will be the one who pays the price—no one else! Take him back to the spare room upstairs," Caiying commanded loudly.
**In the Spare Room**
The bodyguards threw Junhuan onto the bed.
Samuel, the head bodyguard, leered at Junhuan.
"This kid has skin as fair and smooth as a woman's. Why don't we have some fun with him tonight?" Samuel suggested.
"But boss, Caiying said we can't touch him," Bodyguard A replied.
"We won't touch him; we'll have our way with him. Get a change of clothes for him," Samuel chuckled softly.
"Yes, boss," Bodyguard B confirmed.
After laying out a set of clothes, the three men stripped Junhuan of his clothing and underwear.
"What are you doing? I already agreed to the project! I'm not gay! Please don't do this!" Junhuan pleaded desperately.
Ignoring his cries, they covered his mouth and bound his hands. They assaulted him mercilessly.
"This kid's hole is incredible—so tight it's bleeding!" Samuel exclaimed.
"Boss! My turn! Let me have a go," Bodyguard A said eagerly.
As the bodyguard violated Junhuan, Samuel forcefully removed the gag from Junhuan's mouth and violated him as well.
"Try to bite, and I'll blow off your penis or make you lose a leg!" Samuel threatened, pointing a gun at Junhuan.
The brutal assault left Junhuan in a state of shock, bleeding from both ends.
Caiying watched the entire ordeal from the CCTV room, reveling in the scene.
"What a captivating show," she remarked, recording the footage.
"These recordings will be very useful for me," she chuckled.
After three hours, the men dressed and departed.
Junhuan lay trembling, his body bruised and battered, swollen from the assault, while a note from Samuel warned him against speaking out.
He took the clothes and a towel into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and sat on the floor, weeping as blood pooled around him.
After cleaning himself, Junhuan retrieved a razor and made a desperate attempt to end his life.
**A Few Hours Later**
Caiying found Junhuan unconscious and yanked his hair.
"Did you think that by attempting suicide, you and your father could escape me? How naive! If you dare to die again, I'll post your compromising videos online for everyone to see! Your father will endure the same fate you did!" Caiying threatened sternly.
"Please don't do that! I will do whatever you say!" Junhuan begged, tears streaming down his face.
"I've arranged for a doctor to attend to your injuries. You will start the project tomorrow!" Caiying commanded before leaving the room.
**-End of Chapter-**