Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

"So, something happened to your daughter. Was she sick? Or did something else happen?"

Lin Wei knew that the reason why the man in front of her told such a long story and even threw away all his dignity was to arouse her sympathy and win her final help. She had to admit that he succeeded.

How despicable...

Lin Wei thought about it from his own perspective, curled his lips, and asked the question.

"No, no, no, she's very healthy and will grow up safely!"

Sure enough, when the man heard Lin Wei's words, his eyes lit up, and he seemed to have gained vitality and energy in an instant. He said excitedly,

"She's been kidnapped. I found the person who kidnapped her in Singapore! But I'm alone and powerless, I can't save her... Please, Lin Wei, please save my daughter! As long as you can save her, I'll work like a slave for you!"

This was the third time he had said this, but he seemed unaware of it. It had even become a demon in his heart, making him lose his mind.

Lin Wei exhaled slowly, looked at him, and asked seriously,

"Who took your daughter away?"

He felt as if he had grasped something again.

The man's voice was agitated, uneasy, and filled with a morbid excitement.

"Thousand Fists Society, they call themselves the Thousand Fists Society!"

Chapter 30: Ugly and Beautiful

The Thousand Fists Society, a well-known underground organization in Southeast Asia. Its headquarters appears to be in Singapore, but it was later completely wiped out by Raven alone. It seems only Chen Tianwu remains, whom she recommended to join the World Serpent. He is then responsible for intelligence gathering and information support, and his position within the organization is similar to that of Alvette in Destiny, and he is considered to have made great contributions.

Then, both he and Anna became Herrschers;

Finally, send.

"Aren't you in Shenzhou? How did you provoke them?"

Lin Wei was sorting out the information in his mind. How could these guys reach so far?

Violence, pornography, drugs, gambling, fraud, human trafficking, black money politics...

The so-called underground organizations are basically inseparable from these things. They are all desperate criminals who disregard morality and law.

If you are targeted by this kind of guy, it's no wonder you feel desperate.

"I never messed with them! I swear!"

The man stood up excitedly, then sat down dejectedly and continued speaking in a dry and weak voice.

After his wife passed away, the man who had lost everything worked day and night to earn money to support his daughter's education and life. Under these heavy blows, his daughter's personality changed drastically. She became taciturn and began to have her own secrets.

But the man's exhausted body and soul left him no energy to offer more care, and he could only hope that time would heal all the wounds.

Then, one night, the man dragged his exhausted body back home, only to be swallowed by the hellish darkness and silence in the house.

It was as if God wanted to wipe out this poor family. Their daughter disappeared and they only received a text message from an unknown source telling them to pay an astronomical ransom.

So, just like grabbing a floating straw before falling into the deep sea, the man didn't think about anything else. He tried every possible way to sell his house, beg for mercy and borrow money, and finally managed to scrape together enough money. He then traveled thousands of miles to Singapore, just hoping to take the poor child home.

"So, they're raising the price?"

Lin Wei's tone was calm, he didn't think it was strange.

I am the fish on the chopping board. Human desires are insatiable. Since I need help from others, it is reasonable to be squeezed dry of every last bit of blood and flesh.

"No, more than that..."

The man's voice finally changed from tired to angry, as desperate as a lion about to die.

"They took my ransom and are planning to take me away too!"

"But you got away."

Lin Wei calmly poured two more cups of tea and pushed one of them in front of the man. After talking so much, his mouth must be dry.

The man opened his mouth again and again, his expression became anxious and he looked around, but he didn't dare to look at Lin Wei again.

"Is that the guy at the door?"

Seeing that the man refused to speak, Lin Wei simply took the initiative to point it out.

His tone was extremely calm, as if he was stating a trivial fact, but it was like a thunderclap that split the man's last bit of reserve and resistance.

"You...you know...?"

The man became incoherent, his expression instantly lost all color, he was as pale as a dead person, his eyes were filled with unbelievable despair, his voice was trembling and weak,

"When was it?"

"The hotel has two main entrances and one back door, probably to prevent us from escaping. There are two more sitting in the lobby. I guess if our meal takes too long, they might just break in. I don't know if they'll compensate the hotel if they break the doors and windows."

Lin Wei's tone was full of teasing and joking, and her face was covered with a calm and gentle smile, but every word she said seemed to be pushing the man into the abyss.

"Brother Liu, your story is very exciting and touching. I believe these are your true feelings."

Lin Wei could not hide the subtle changes inside and outside the hotel. He did not regard them as threats, nor did he feel angry about them.

People who have truly experienced life and death tend to become calm.

"...Lin...Awei, listen to me..."

The man tried to explain himself in panic, but was interrupted lightly by Lin Wei.

"The most brilliant deception doesn't require telling any lies. It's enough to conceal a tiny bit of insignificant information amidst the complete truth. It's simple and hard to detect, isn't it?"

Lin Wei looked directly into the man's eyes, making him feel as if he saw through everything.

Same, a chill ran through my bones instantly.

"Brother Liu, are you so sure that handing me over to the Thousand Fists Society will ensure your father and daughter's safe return home?"

Lin Wei's tone was calm and gentle, without any hostility, as tolerant as a parent facing a young child.

"Pfft..."

The man was speechless and knelt in front of Lin Wei for the fourth time. This time Lin Wei did not stop him.

I saw him hunched over, covering his face and crying loudly,

"I have no choice... I have no choice!... Lin Wei, I know I'm sorry, but I really have no choice! I only have this one daughter, I can't lose her again... I don't want her to be hurt even a little bit!... I'm useless! I'm useless! I can't do anything at all, I can only watch!"

Then he kowtowed heavily to Lin Wei, and then again, with a loud bang.

Lin Wei was unmoved and served herself a bowl of fish soup. She took a sip and put it back on the table with disgust - it was a bit bland, would adding more salt kill her?

He felt very dissatisfied and planned to complain to the waiter later.

After letting it dry for a while, Lin Wei felt that it was almost cooked. He glanced at the man lying motionless on the ground and said,

"Tell me what's going on."

Lin Wei emphasized the word "in the end" a little bit, and the warning was obvious - I'm giving you one last chance, don't be ungrateful.

"I told them there was someone like me here, so they let me go temporarily... Then I looked for you at the subway station where you got off..."

The man struggled to his feet like a puddle of mud, his forehead red and swollen from the impact. Unfortunately, the hotel's renovations were high quality, and the floor was smooth, so the impact wouldn't bleed. His voice was as weak and thin as a mosquito's, as if all his life force had been drained away.

"But I waited and waited... and waited, but you never showed up. I waited for days, until they ran out of patience. If they don't find you today, they'll take me back..."

"Tsk, I'm so lucky..."

Lin Wei rolled her eyes and complained, then raised her hand to signal him to continue.

Lin Wei was quite concerned about the information "people like him".

"Those people from the Thousand Fists Society don't want money at all... No, they don't just want money... I'm not lying to you about this, Lin Wei, believe me..."

The man carefully raised his eyes to glance at Lin Wei, and found that he did not comment, so he continued,

"My daughter wasn't abducted; she came to Southeast Asia on her own... I know she's been secretly investigating the truth behind the Changkong City disaster, and has discovered hidden secrets behind many other disasters, large and small, that have occurred around the world... I've always advised her not to look into these things, to forget them all, to go to school, live a good life, and grow up safely and happily..."

What an extremely humble wish, Lin Wei thought.

"I was busy with work and went on a business trip for a few days. When I came back, she had disappeared. There was only a letter left on the table. The letter told me that there was an organization in Singapore similar to an online community that was investigating the truth behind these disasters, just like her. She wanted to come and take a look."

"..."

Lin Wei was speechless. What a stupid and foolish behavior!

"And then you received the ransom text message, and then you dropped everything and came to Singapore?"

The man nodded silently.

"Get up and talk, then?"

Lin Wei held his forehead with his hand, this really let his father down.

But the man didn't get up and continued to kneel motionless. Lin Wei was too lazy to persuade him anymore.

"Then I raised a large sum of money and rushed to the place they designated, and I met you on the way..."

"What a coincidence."

Lin Wei looked a little strange. Could it be that this guy thought I was in the same group as him?

"They call themselves the Thousand Fists Society, that's true... They stole my money, that's true... They also detained me even though I came to them, that's true... But making a quick buck is just a side job for them. It seems their target is me, us..."

“We are the survivors of this disaster!”

The man's voice finally became excited again.

"...So you want to bring the fire to me?"

Lin Wei sighed and interrupted, saying that he had strung all the information together.

"Because I'm from Changkong City, I can also be their target, right?"

There were even other darker meanings, but Lin Wei didn't point them out because there was no need.

"……Yes."

The man was silent for a moment, then admitted it. He was silent for a few more seconds, then mustered up the courage to look up at Lin Wei, gritted his teeth and added,

"I'm also taking a gamble! I don't know your true identity. Perhaps you're also a member of the Thousand Fists Society? In that case, I'd only be bringing shame upon myself, but this is the only way I can think of to escape... Or perhaps, you're a member of another mysterious organization, in which case..."

"Dog eat dog, right?"

Lin Wei smiled and finished the man's unfinished sentence, then watched him lower his head as if he had lost his courage.

"So your idea is to provoke a fight between our two families—if I really am organized—and then you take the opportunity to escape with your daughter, or at least create an opportunity for your child to escape, right?"

Lin Wei said with emotion that he did not feel the slightest bit of anger or grievance, but instead he sincerely admired his courage like a moth to a flame.

"And if your luck is truly terrible and I'm truly a member of the Thousand Fists Society, then you can't be in any worse shape anyway, so you might as well give it a try. Pulling me down with you would be the best option, but if you can't, the worst that can happen is you'll just splatter blood all over me, right?"

The man remained silent, as if agreeing.

Desperate and despicable.

Lin Wei couldn't help but sigh secretly,

Life is always like this, with beauty hidden in ugliness, making people sigh;

"Anything else you want to add?"

Lin Wei asked softly,

"..."

The man's breathing gradually became heavy. He crawled forward on his knees, grabbed Lin Wei's shoes, and pleaded in a pitiful voice.

"Please, save my daughter!"

Lin Wei smiled helplessly and pulled him up without saying anything.

"Let's eat first. We'll be busy later. Remember to take a shower. You have to pick up the kids and you can't be so sloppy."

Human nature is always like this. It makes people feel sick and want to vomit, but at the same time they can't bear to give it up completely.

Moreover, Lin Wei was also very curious about what this "Thousand Fists Club" that he had heard of for a long time was doing.

"Ah? Ah! Thank you! Thank you..."

The man was stunned. After all his secrets were exposed, he had already lost all hope, but he did not expect that there would be a chance for a turn of events. He was so excited that he was incoherent. He was about to kneel down and kowtow for the fifth time, but Lin Wei glared at him fiercely. He gave up awkwardly and stood there at a loss, his mind confused and he didn't know what to do.

"Why, do you want me to feed you?"

Lin Wei ate his meal while making a bland comment.