Happiness really was a matter of comparison. After becoming a priest, Jia Youzhi had been incredibly happy, feeling that his old life had been no better than a pig's or a dog's.
But once he heard the truth from Gao Ming and learned how they had obtained all this, Jia Youzhi began desperately missing the days he had whiled away in the studio. That had been true happiness.
"I had no other choice either. You and I only wanted to stay alive, but everyone in this city wanted to drive us to our deaths." Gao Ming spoke earnestly. "Black Mastiff tricked us into signing contracts and made us work for nothing. Wansheng treated our bodies as merchandise, killing us whenever they pleased. The Night Watch never truly protected us. They only held our lives hostage to collect protection money. Think carefully—what did we ever do wrong? What did this city becoming so dark and chaotic have to do with us? They enjoyed every privilege, yet made us bear the cost of the chaos. Is that fair?"
Gao Ming's voice grew louder. "Xiao Wu wanted a proper relationship. You only wanted to coast through life, and I just wanted to make a movie. That was all. They were the ones who forced us to this point, who drove us into the abyss."
After hearing Gao Ming put it that way, Jia Youzhi and Wu Wei could somewhat understand why he wanted to enter the Forbidden Zone, and why he wanted to use it as a weapon.
Their Director Li had been driven mad.
"But you still can't go into the Forbidden Zone." Jia Youzhi looked miserable. He was practically sprouting gray hairs.
"Not me." Gao Ming swept his gaze over his three subordinates. "Us."
After keeping his people around for so