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"Gambling is the most corrupting thing. In just a few months, he became deeply mired in debt and could not extricate himself. The debt snowballed and he owed a huge amount of money. He came from a poor family and was a college student from a remote rural area. His parents were honest and hardworking with meager incomes. They had given everything they had to support his education and were simply unable to repay his exorbitant debts."

"The debt collectors from the gambling den were extremely ruthless. They surrounded him at the school gate, using violence and pressure, threatening to ruin his studies, break his arms and legs, and completely disgrace him if he didn't repay the money by the deadline. With nowhere to turn and on the verge of despair, he completely panicked."

"These illegal debt collection gangs are backed by a complete black industry chain, colluding with human trafficking channels to recruit destitute and indebted college students and unemployed people into their gangs."

"They figured out Liu Qihang's desperate situation and approached him privately, offering him a sinister way out—he didn't have to repay the money; he just needed to use his college student status and clean appearance to lure naive female students into the mountains to pay off the debt."

"At first, Liu Qihang had a conscience. Knowing that this was an illegal and criminal human trafficking operation, he was filled with fear and resisted in every way, not daring to step onto this path of no return. However, the debt collection gang pressured him from all sides and threatened him day and night, cutting off all his escape routes. Under endless threats and debt pressure, his conscience, bottom line, morality and law were gradually crushed by greed and fear. In the end, he completely compromised and became a tool for them to lure their prey."

Initially, Liu Qihang absolutely refused to agree.

He studied diligently for over a decade, striving with all his might to gain admission to university from his impoverished mountain village. He was the only university student in the entire village and the hope of his entire family. He knew better than anyone that human trafficking was a serious crime. Once involved, not only would one's future be ruined and studies wasted, but one would also carry the burden of guilt for the rest of their life, never to be able to turn back.

But those thugs who came to collect debts left him no way out.

They blocked the school gate and the dormitory building, threatening and intimidating him every day. They used verbal abuse and violent threats in turn, saying that if he could not pay the debt within three days, they would expose his gambling debt scandal, cause a scene at the school to expel him, break his arms and legs, and make him completely useless, so that he would never be able to go home or face anyone for the rest of his life.

Liu Qihang suffered from insomnia night after night, overwhelmed by the enormous debt.

He came from a poor family; his parents toiled in the fields year-round, barely managing to save any money, and couldn't help him at all. He dared not tell his family, dared not ask his teachers and classmates for help, and could only bear all his despair and collapse alone.

At first, he still retained some basic principles and conscience, clinging to the last shred of humanity, and resolutely refused to help them lure girls.

But the bottom line of human nature eventually crumbles little by little in the face of endless coercion, fear, and greed.

Those criminal gangs were adept at manipulating people's hearts; when coercion failed, they resorted to enticement.

They told Liu Qihang that if he successfully lured a girl into the mountains, all his gambling debts would be wiped clean, and he would receive a generous reward. After completing three such transactions, he would not only pay off all his debts but also accumulate a large sum of money, enough to ensure a worry-free university life and allow him to buy a house and settle down after graduation.

On one hand, there is the desperate situation of being disgraced, heavily in debt, and having his future ruined;

On one hand, there's the temptation of being debt-free, having both fame and fortune, and easily turning things around.

Prolonged anxiety, fear, and poverty completely corrupted Liu Qihang's mind. Seeing his classmates living glamorous lives while he himself lived a frugal and impoverished existence, his jealousy and twisted feelings grew stronger and stronger.

He began to numb himself and brainwash himself.

He comforted himself, thinking that since the mountains were remote and the transactions were secretive, no one would find out.

He comforted himself, thinking that he had only taken the girl into the mountains for a trip, and that he wasn't the one who actually made the transaction; his crime didn't warrant death.

He even absurdly thought that those pampered girls in the city, with their privileged family backgrounds and smooth lives, might not necessarily have a bad life even if they were abducted.

Once a twisted idea takes root, it grows wildly.

In just half a month, that diligent, hardworking, and honest student from the mountain village was completely consumed by greed and despair, and his conscience was utterly extinguished.

He finally nodded and agreed to join.

To ensure the transaction was completed smoothly and without arousing any suspicion, the gang devised the perfect plan for him—a romantic relationship scheme.

Compared to casually striking up a conversation with a stranger, the identity of a boyfriend in a romantic relationship is the least obvious trap.

Therefore, Liu Qihang deliberately approached with a purpose, feigning gentleness.

He was patient, considerate, gentle, and tolerant, always accommodating Ma Die, remembering all her preferences, and tolerating all her little temper tantrums, playing the role of the most perfect and reliable lover.

He suppressed all his hostility, selfishness, and darkness, and acted day after day, gradually winning Ma Die's complete trust and sincerity.

Such tenderness and consideration were never expressions of love, but rather a carefully orchestrated deception, a bargaining chip he used to pay off debts and secure his future.

After hearing the whole story, the audience in the live stream was instantly in an uproar.

This is terrifying! It was premeditated! It wasn't a romance at all; it was a pig-butchering scam involving human trafficking!

The most terrifying thing isn't the evil deeds of strangers, but the deepest malice hidden in your bedmate!

[A student from a poor family, driven to darkness by gambling debts, ultimately turns against and harms his innocent and kind peers—how ironic!]

[He clearly received higher education, yet he knowingly broke the law, using the guise of a college student to commit the most heinous acts!]

Ma Die listened intently, her nose stinging, and her eyes instantly reddening.

The sincerity and trust she poured out, the future she hoped for and the love she cherished, were nothing more than the most valuable commodity in the other party's gambling debt transaction.

Shen Jingshu spoke calmly, continuing slowly, and revealed the ultimate cause and effect in one sentence:

"He harbored a侥幸 mentality, thinking that his meticulous planning would go undetected, and that by betraying your life, he could wash away his gambling debts and live a peaceful life. Little did he know that karma is a wheel, and good and evil will ultimately be rewarded."

"He set up a scheme with genuine sincerity to harm good people, damaging his virtue and blessings. Today, his crimes have been exposed and his entire scheme has been revealed. This is just the beginning of his evil deeds. Once the police search and rescue operation is over and the entire human trafficking gang is apprehended, everything he carefully disguised, his studies, his future, and his life will be completely ruined. What awaits him is only the most severe punishment of the law."

The evening breeze rustled through the leaves in the deep mountains. Ma Die leaned against a big tree, her tense heart finally settling down.

Fear still lingers, but more than that, there is a sense of complete relief and clarity.

She escaped a lifetime of despair, but also saw through the sordid and sinful truth behind this false love.

Shen Jingshu's eyes were cold as she slowly revealed the cruel truth, each word clearly echoing in the live broadcast room: "Liu Qihang assisted the gang in trafficking a total of five girls. You are his sixth target."

Ma Die shuddered, a chill running down her spine.

"He was initially forced to join the gang, and after abducting the third girl, his gambling debts were indeed wiped clean as agreed. He had a chance to completely stop and turn back from his ways, but once greed takes hold, it becomes uncontrollable. The criminal gang saw his greed and offered him another heavy temptation—he only needed to abduct one more person to make a net profit of 80,000 to 100,000 yuan."

"They tempted him, saying that by doing a few more transactions he could save hundreds of thousands in savings, easily surpassing the savings of an ordinary person who has studied hard for years and worked for years after graduation."