On the rooftop garden of Wang Lili's boudoir at the Wang Residence.
As Ren Ye listened to her "well-meaning warning," he was shocked, his mind racing.
"Back when Uncle Zhou and my father joined forces against the Shen Family, countless people really did lose their heads overnight."
Holy shit, that sentence was crucial. There was a lot of information in it.
Based on what Ren Ye had learned so far, Lust Village might have become a ghost village overnight because of something like a massacre, most likely directed at the Shen Family.
According to Wang Lili, the massacre on that stormy night had been jointly planned by a man called Old Zhou and Wang Shoucai, with Gao Jiansheng as an accomplice.
As for whether the wealthy families from the other villages had also taken part in that brutal slaughter, that remained unknown for now.
The clues to the story of Lust Village's Bloody Night were far too fragmented. Curiosity stirred in Ren Ye, and he was eager to uncover the truth, but he could not question Wang Lili outright. Not only would that make him seem lowly and of little value, it might also put her on guard.
How should I draw her out?
Ren Ye seemed to return instantly to the state he had been in while working undercover at the border. His mind raced, and after a moment's thought, he replied, "Heh, before any group or individual rises to power, they do things that can't bear the light of day, and bury some filth and ugliness in their hearts. But to a servant like me... none of that matters. What I should worry about isn't what my employer once did, but whether he can pay me on time next month for risking my life."
"Well put!"
Wang Lili's