The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 254 Torture

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"You're the woman who arrived in Zhengjia Village on the same day as Deputy County Chief Zhao and the others..." Yang Ming's eyes narrowed. "So, you'd already started your operation back then..."

"Kill me or torture me, it's up to you..." The female prisoner glanced coldly at Yang Ming, "However, although our operation failed, we will not give up..."

"The 'we' you're referring to includes you, right?" Yang Ming smiled slightly. "You don't naively think you can escape once you're in my hands, do you?"

"Hmph..." The female prisoner scoffed. "Once I fell into your hands, I had no intention of living. Even if I eventually escaped, I wouldn't deserve to live on. We... don't need losers..."

"You mean, you want to surrender to me???" Yang Ming laughed, extending a hand and gently lifting the female prisoner's chin with his fingertips. "Can I know your name???"

"Hehe...hehehehe..." The female prisoner suddenly laughed somewhat hysterically, her tone so gentle it could melt your bones. "You want to know my background??? Guess, will I tell you???"

"Of course I do..." Yang Ming smiled confidently, "Do you know where this is???" As he spoke, Yang Ming reached into the female prisoner's bosom, rummaged around for a bit, and pulled out a metal object the size of a button.

"This is your most advanced eavesdropping equipment, right? I heard it even has communication capabilities..." Yang Ming held the metal object close to the female prisoner's mouth. "Miss Kazuko, you can try using this little thing to contact your superiors..."

"You think you can make me submit with this???" The female prisoner, Kazuko, sneered, looking at Yang Ming with disdain. "You think you can find the organization's location through this???"

"Hehe..." Yang Ming chuckled, a half-smile playing on his lips. "What??? You don't dare???"

"Don't try to provoke me..." Kazuko slowly closed her eyes.

"Fine..." Yang Ming's face darkened. He reached out and pinched Kazuko's chin. "Miss Kazuko's younger sister, is her name Ye Zi? Is she fifteen years old this year? Does she live in a small villa in the suburbs of Tokyo? She's going to high school this year. Hmm, perhaps that's not how she's called where you're from... It seems your organization is providing you with quite generous conditions..."

"You deserve to die..." Yang Ming revealed some of He Zi's sister's identity information, which immediately broke down He Zi's psychological defenses. She knew that once her sister's identity was exposed, regardless of whether her sister knew about her, she would be secretly eliminated by the organization. And now, Yang Ming had her listening device in his hand. Obviously, their conversation had been overheard by the organization.

"Gone mad??? Gone crazy???" Yang Ming laughed. "I thought you were a female warrior with unwavering faith, but I never expected that deep down you also have a soft spot..."

"I'll haunt you even as a ghost..." Kazuko glared at Yang Ming, her eyes filled with deep-seated hatred.

"You want to be a ghost???" Yang Ming sneered. "You think you can die??? If I don't let you die, you'll live forever. Even if you die, you'll come back to life for me..."

"You'll die a horrible death..." Kazuko spat out these five words through gritted teeth.

"Hehehehehe..." Yang Ming laughed, a relaxed and cheerful laugh. "You're right. I'm destined for a terrible death, because death has already left me. But your sister, she was just a young girl in the prime of her life, and yet..."

"You said..." Kazuko could no longer hold back, gritting her teeth, tears streaming down her face, "What do you want to know???"

"I want to know all the secrets of your organization..." Yang Ming's expression was sinister, and his tone was even more eerie.

"You can save my sister, right???" Kazuko stared at Yang Ming and said, enunciating each word clearly.

"Well, I can't guarantee that..." Yang Ming smirked. "It depends on whether you cooperate or not. Right now, the nearest member of our organization is only fifty kilometers away. At the fastest, they can take your sister's life in just half an hour. Those thirty minutes are precious..."

"I give up..." Kazuko's will crumbled. "I'll tell you anything you want to know, as long as you can save my sister..."

"Alright, that's straightforward. I like straightforward people. Beautiful Ms. Kazuko, please start talking now. Tell us everything you know about your so-called organization, without missing a single detail. How much time we have to rescue your sister depends on how long you have to explain..." Yang Ming's expression was as cold and hard as a steel plate.

"Our organization is called Hidden, and it was founded 360 years ago..." Kazuko quickly recounted various information about the organization. She wanted to get the information out as soon as possible so that Yang Ming could go and rescue her sister.

The Hidden Organization has a long history, but few achievements, because they rarely take action. In the years since its establishment, including this mission, the organization has only carried out three missions.

"...The organization recruits elites from all walks of life. As for who the members are, I don't know. We all had our own professions before. I used to be an English teacher at a middle school..." Kazuko said.

"Hmph..." Yang Ming sneered, "The lesser hermit hides in the wilderness, the greater hermit hides in the court. Who would have thought that a middle school teacher would be hiding such an identity..."

"I've told you everything I know. You're going to save my sister. I know you can get anywhere on Earth within thirty minutes..." Kazuko's eyes held a hint of determination.

"There's no need..." Yang Ming raised his hand, revealing the bugging device. "What do you think this place is??? With this piece of junk, don't even think about eavesdropping on a single word from me..."

"Phew..." Kazuko looked at the bugging device and, sure enough, saw a faint red light inside, a sign of no signal. She let out a long sigh of relief, her gaze softening as she looked at Yang Ming, a gentleness tinged with a hint of reverence. "Even so, I still hope you can bring my sister here..."

"Why???" Yang Ming put his hands into his pockets.

"I don't want my sister to go down the same path of no return as me..." Kazuko gently lowered her head.

"You poisoned my daughter, and now you, the culprit, want me to rescue your sister from this hellhole???" Yang Ming found it somewhat amusing.

"You will..." Kazuko's gaze was firm. "Yoko is so innocent. She doesn't understand anything. She's just a little girl. You will definitely go and save her..."

"Why are you so sure that I would go to save your sister???" Yang Ming's lips twitched slightly.

"Because you are Chinese, and Chinese people have always been the kindest. You have never launched any wars of aggression. You are used to repaying kindness with enmity. I believe you will be no exception..." Kazuko said as if she were stating a truth.

"You guessed right..." Yang Ming gave He Zi a thumbs-up. "Your sister is indeed in my hands now..."

"Phew..." Kazuko breathed a soft sigh of relief.

"But if you think I'm saving her, you're sorely mistaken. In my hands, she's just a genetic matrix, providing me with a constant stream of genetic samples to cultivate cyborgs. If you dare poison my daughter, I'll punish your sister..." Yang Ming said.

"At the very least, you won't hurt her. If you need, I can also become your genetic matrix..." Kazuko said calmly.

"A tough nut to crack??? Or just passive and submissive???" Yang Ming realized that he simply couldn't understand Japanese women. Of course, women are hard to understand, and he had never truly understood even Wei Qingqing, who was closest to him.

The confrontation between the two had already shocked everyone else, including the other six members of the hidden organization who were tied to crosses, as well as Zhang Fenghuang, Li Xuefei, and Zhuo Mengfei.

"Brother Yang's ancestral home is in Sichuan..." Li Xuefei whispered to Zhuo Mengfei, as if she were a thief.

"How did you know???" Zhuo Mengfei raised an eyebrow, asking curiously.

"Just now, Brother Yang's facial expression changed dozens of times. He hasn't even learned Sichuan face-changing, yet he has such profound skill..." Li Xuefei said.

"Tch..." Zhuo Mengfei rolled her eyes dismissively. "It's just changing faces, huh??? You think I can't??? I can change my face in a second..."

"If you don't believe me, show me how you do it..." Li Xuefei pouted.

"It will change, just watch..." Zhuo Mengfei turned her face towards Li Xuefei, then started making faces and baring her teeth.

"Hahaha..." Seeing Zhuo Mengfei's comical appearance, Li Xuefei burst into laughter, clutching her stomach, tears streaming down her face. "This isn't face-changing, it's just making funny faces!"

"You're so annoying, you're the one making faces..." Zhuo Mengfei pouted and glared at Li Xuefei.

"If you don't believe me, ask that wicked woman and see what she has to say..." Li Xuefei said.

"Hmph... Fine, I'll ask..." Zhuo Mengfei sneered, pointing a finger at Zhang Fenghuang's nose. "Hey, you bad woman, tell me, was what I just did a face-changing act or a funny face???"

"You're asking me???" Zhang Fenghuang pointed to her own nose, feeling both annoyed and amused.

"Of course I'm asking you! What else would you think I'm asking a ghost???" Zhuo Mengfei rolled her eyes and muttered, "A writer, huh? I didn't expect you to be so slow to react..."

"You little brat, if you want a beating, just say so..." Zhang Fenghuang couldn't stand it anymore, one hand on her hip and the other pointing angrily at Zhuo Mengfei.

"Okay..." Zhuo Mengfei struck a Taekwondo starting stance, "Come and beat me up..."

"Uh..." Zhang Fenghuang paused. If Boss Zhu were here, she really would have challenged this little girl. After all, with Boss Zhu around, she wouldn't be at a disadvantage in terms of strength. But Boss Zhu wasn't here. "What's your name???"

"Listen up, I am Zhuo Mengfei, and I will never change my name or surname..." Zhuo Mengfei shook her head smugly when she saw that she had intimidated Zhang Fenghuang.

"The clumsy clumsiness??? The wet dream??? The airplane flight???" Zhang Fenghuang had a sharp tongue.

"Hahahaha..." Li Xuefei burst into laughter again.

"Listen up, you little hooligan! The 'Zhuo' in 'Grandma' means outstanding, the 'Meng' in 'Dream' means dream come true, and the 'Fei' in 'Anita Mui's Fei' means..." Zhuo Mengfei was furious, her big eyes bulging and wide with anger.

"Oh???" Zhang Fenghuang grinned mischievously. "So it's the 'Zhuo' in 'outstanding,' the 'Meng' in 'dreams come true,' and the 'Fei' in 'Anita Mui.' No wonder it sounded so familiar??? It's the same name as a villain in my novel. By the way, how old are you this year???"

"You..." Zhuo Mengfei knew that Zheng Fenghuang was deliberately trying to provoke her, but she was genuinely angry. "This grandma is eighteen years old this year..."

"Oh, my female villain is eighty-one years old this year. Her face is covered in wrinkles like orange peel, and she only has two teeth left, all yellow and covered in tartar. She's old but not dead. Because of this, many of my readers have asked me why I haven't let that old hag Zhuo Mengfei die already..." Zhang Fenghuang looked at Zhuo Mengfei and said with a smile.

"You..." Zhuo Mengfei was almost in tears, "You're bullying me..."

"Hmph..." Zhang Fenghuang snorted twice, "This is just a lesson for you. Remember next time, never offend a writer, or I'll make sure you go down in history, even more famous than Sister Feng..."

Zhuo Mengfei gritted her teeth, but Zhang Fenghuang had come up with such a trick, and she really couldn't do anything about it.

"I'm currently thinking about what name to give to the big-butt matchmaker in my book," Zhang Fenghuang said, glancing at Li Xuefei.

Zhang Fenghuang's gaze made Li Xuefei involuntarily shudder.

"Li Xuefei, the tiger is very fierce, let's run..." Zhuo Mengfei said, her eyes darting around.

"You..." Li Xuefei was so angry she jumped up and down. Why did you have to call someone by their name for no reason?

"Li Xuefei, what a nice name..." Zhang Fenghuang's face lit up with a smile. "That big-butt matchmaker has a foul mouth. It's not just that she has bad breath, but she can also call white black and ugly beautiful. Because of this big-butt matchmaker, many handsome young men have married a bunch of Little Sister Fengs, and many well-bred ladies have married butchers and laborers. She's utterly depraved and everyone hates her..."

"Sister Phoenix, I was wrong..." A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Li Xuefei was a woman of great courage and could take things in stride. She immediately bowed her head and admitted her mistake.

"Sister Phoenix, I was wrong too. You're so magnanimous, please don't hold it against me..." Zhuo Mengfei also started to apologize with a shameless smile.

"Well..." Zhang Fenghuang hesitated, rolling her eyes upwards as if she were seriously considering it.

"Sister Phoenix, are you tired? Let me give you a shoulder massage..." Zhuo Mengfei approached Zhang Phoenix with a grin, blinking her big eyes as she solicitously asked.

"Sister Phoenix, are your legs sore? Do you want me to massage them for you?" Li Xuefei forced a smile and came over. Unlike Zhuo Mengfei, who was quirky and clever, it took a lot of determination and courage for her to say such a thing.

"Oh dear..." Zhang Fenghuang stretched, "No need for all that massaging and kneading. I'm just a poor soul, I didn't have the body of a pampered young lady..."

"Alright, alright..." Yang Ming walked over and tapped Zhang Fenghuang on the head. "What's all this commotion about??? You feel a sense of accomplishment bullying two kids, don't you???"

"Brother Yang..." The two bullied girls seemed to have found a savior and quickly grabbed Yang Ming's arms on either side, their little faces full of grievance.

"When I had people beat me up, you didn't even step in to defend me..." Zhang Fenghuang rolled her eyes at Yang Ming and said with dissatisfaction.

"If it weren't for Brother Yang, you would have been beaten into a pig's head by that savage Li Xuefei long ago..." Zhuo Mengfei pouted and said.

"You're the savage woman..." Li Xuefei glared at Zhuo Mengfei fiercely upon hearing her comment, but considering that they were currently united against a common enemy, she decided not to argue with her further.

"You two little girls, do you think that because Yang Ming is backing you up, you don't need to fawn over me anymore??? Do you even know the names of the four little lackeys around Chief Steward Wei???" Zhang Fenghuang said, glaring at him.

"Chief Steward Wei???" Zhuo Mengfei's eyes widened.

"It was Wei Zhongxian, the Grand Eunuch during the Tianqi era..." Zhang Fenghuang said.

"Those four little followers are eunuchs, right?" Li Xuefei asked curiously.

"Of course, one of them is called Zhao Dongge, another is called Zheng Dongfang, and the third is called Zhang Jianhui. Guess what the last one is called?" Zhang Fenghuang smiled slyly.

"What's your name???" Zhuo Mengfei blinked and asked.

"Your name is Yang Ming..." Yang Ming was exasperated, looking at Zhang Fenghuang with a rather resentful expression. "Can you be serious for once? Who uses their real name in a book??? And you want us to be some kind of eunuch? Couldn't you have made us be some dashing scholar??? There are four of us, so we'd be the Four Great Scholars of Jiangnan..."

"Tch..." Zhang Fenghuang looked at Yang Ming with disdain, "Aren't you afraid your wives will give you a hard time if I arrange some romantic affairs for you? I'm more afraid they'll come looking for me and scratch my face. Eunuchs are the safest option, at least they prevent philandering and having a harem..."

"I'm so dizzy..." Yang Ming sighed, looking up at the sky and rolling his eyes.

"You two, if you dare to mess around with me again, you'll see if I don't teach you a lesson..." Zhang Fenghuang glared at the two girls and said.

"Hmph..." The two girls hummed, not daring to utter a sound.

"Alright, let's go..." Yang Ming said, pulling his arms out of the two women's arms and walking out of the valley first.

"Brother Yang, are we leaving now? You only hit one person and molested one woman, what about the rest?" Li Xuefei said.

"Right, we can't let them get away with this so easily..." Zhuo Mengfei chimed in, "You just mentioned something about a genetic matrix and a cyborg, what exactly are those???"

"Yes, you just said they poisoned your daughter. Isn't your daughter Xiaobao'er??? Yang Ming, quickly tell the truth, what exactly happened? How did they poison your daughter??? And what exactly is the cyborg???" Zhang Fenghuang's eyes narrowed, and she hurriedly pressed for answers. She really liked Xiaobao'er.

"What's going on???" Yang Ming rolled his eyes. "My daughter is perfectly fine. I've asked her everything I needed to ask. Should I just stay here??? As for the rest, Ji Xiang Ru Yi can handle it. I don't need to get involved..."

"But..." Zhang Fenghuang was still somewhat dissatisfied.

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