I no longer wanted to go to the water dungeon, nor did I want to be tortured by Sister Yu.
Just as I was about to advise "Big Fish" to let go, he suddenly sent me a message: "Baby, please, can we video chat? I miss you so much!"
"..." I was nearly petrified. I turned to see Sister Dinosaur laughing, "Sister, did he forget to drink the soup of forgetfulness?"
"Ha!" Sister Dinosaur rolled her eyes at me and continued typing.
"Congratulations to the newbie, Xiao Pingzi, for closing another 100,000 yuan deal!"
Sister Yu appeared beside me like a ghost, clapping and laughing.
She rewarded me with some mineral water, biscuits, and cream bread.
No matter how many deals I closed, I wouldn't be rewarded with a penny because I still "owed" the company a million yuan.
The contract I was forced to sign was essentially a servitude agreement, meaning I'd be ruthlessly exploited here for years.
Clap, clap, clap.
The others clapped along, looking at me with envy and strange gazes, but I couldn't be happy.
Though my life was spared, it meant the elderly person's life would be filled with unbearable suffering.
Taking advantage of Sister Yu's good mood, I sent "I'm a male scammer" to "Big Fish" and blocked him again, setting my account to not accept any messages.
Before the Wei family's retaliation came, this 100,000 yuan would ensure my safety for three days, so I wouldn't have to rack my brains pretending to chat.
"Xiao Pingzi, come to my office!"
Sister Yu flirtatiously smiled at me as she flipped her hair.
What game is this woman playing now?
Under the strange gazes of everyone, I followed Sister Yu to her office.
The 20-square-meter office had a filing cabinet, sofa, desk, and chair. The floor was covered with colorful flowers.
To someone who didn't know, she might seem like a caring girl, but in reality, she was a vicious witch.
Upon entering, Sister Yu asked unnecessarily, "Do you know why I called you here?"
"I don't know."
I was puzzled.
Didn't you call me to talk? Why are you asking me?
She pointed to a black leather sofa, "Sit."
"Okay!"
I sat down, my back straight and stiff, feeling very uncomfortable.
It wasn't that I didn't want to relax, but my abdomen still hurt a bit, and sitting this way felt more comfortable.
She sat next to me, crossed her legs, and playfully asked, "Are you nervous?"
I frowned and blurted out, "A bit, afraid you'll hit me!"
She laughed, her laugh undeniably seductive, but to me, it was terrifying.
Sister Yu scooted closer, speaking softly, "You haven't done anything wrong, why would I hit you? Do you really think I'm that fierce?"
Come on, you know how fierce you are!
"Sister Yu, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to work."
I immediately stood up, keeping a meter's distance from her.
Her low-cut top was very provocative.
Honestly, I didn't want to provoke her, or she would definitely backstab me.
On the other hand, letting others think I had something with Chen Weiqiang and the beautiful supervisor might be better.
"Why are you so eager to distance yourself from me? Let me be honest with you. You're still working under me. As long as I don't agree to let you go, neither Chen Cheng nor that beautiful old witch can do anything."
"Ha, they won't last long anyway. Soon, you'll go down with them."
Sister Yu adjusted her skirt, leaned against the desk, and said, "Think carefully. Following me is the only way out. I'll recommend you to meet the big boss, and being his bodyguard will ensure a great future!"
The big boss she mentioned, could it be the Wei family?
If Sister Yu and Chen Weiqiang were under the same boss, she wouldn't have called me in alone to hint at things.
Something wasn't right. She might be testing me. I couldn't fall for it!
I smirked self-deprecatingly, "Sister Yu, I don't know what you're talking about. How could someone as lowly as me catch the big boss's eye!"
"Think it over. That's all I can say. If you understand, come to my dorm tonight."
"..."
Damn, is she being so direct?
Why are they all after me? There are plenty of men here.
Teenage boys, young men in their twenties, mature men in their forties, even sixty-year-old men, all kinds are available.
Why won't they leave me alone?
Is it my fault for being handsome, tall, and knowing a bit of martial arts?
"Hey, do you want to know that girl's whereabouts?"
Sister Yu broke the silence.
"...Are you talking about the girl who came with me?"
I thought for a moment. Besides Shanshan and Sister Dinosaur, there was no other girl I knew.
"Yes, the pretty young girl."
"Was she bought back by her family?"
"Do you think that's possible? A girl with decent looks can be sold for a good price! How could she be easily redeemed? She was sold as a sex slave to a wealthy man in Old Street."
Sister Yu said it casually, as if she had never been a victim herself.
A sex slave?
I was speechless. How could such things still happen in this day and age?
But in the impoverished, war-torn regions of the Golden Triangle, such absurd phenomena were indeed common.
And very prevalent.
Local wealthy families have twenty or so live-in bodyguards, including black people, locals, and Chinese, all armed with AK-47s.
Crime knows no race.
These local rich people periodically come to buy slaves to use as house servants.
During auctions, women are stripped naked, hooded, tied up, and selected by the bosses as if they were private property.
After being bought, they can be insulted, whipped, killed, and the buyers would call their families to extort more than the purchase price.
Once they've extracted all value and killed the slave, they discard the body in the wilderness and use the money from the slave to buy new ones.
It's a vicious cycle with no end.
At the time, I didn't fully understand the depth of "sex slave," thinking it just meant being a servant. Later, when I saw it firsthand, I understood completely.
Regarding these private landlords, I will expose more details in later chapters.
"I'm telling you this to make you understand one thing: don't think about escaping. Their fate could be yours tomorrow."
Sister Yu's ambiguous attitude left me confused.
I couldn't figure out her true intentions.
After some thought, I decided to test her.
"Sister Yu, may I ask if your boss is a man or a woman?"
"Xiao Pingzi, why are you asking this?"