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Chapter 198 - 196, Girl, Garbage Mountain, Mineral Water

Chapter 198: Chapter 196, Girl, Garbage Mountain, Mineral Water

"Uncle Yao, you should go check on Grandpa Yao, we got this covered here," Fang Yi stated.

Yao Tai faintly guessed what Fang Yi was planning to do next. Had it been before, he would have stopped him, as it involved torturing people.

Now, however, Yao Tai despised these two men to the core. Human traffickers, and desperate fugitives at that, had almost taken a life just moments ago; Yao Tai felt that dealing with such scoundrels required ruthless measures.

After Yao Tai left, Fang Yi continued, "Yao Bo, go stand watch at the door. Except for Grandpa Yao and Uncle Yao, block anyone else who dares to enter."

"Yes."

Yao Bo complied and took his post at the door. He had already had his fill of fighting and had almost calmed down, but before he left, he added, "Big Brother Fang, such scum deserves a good beating. If not dead, at least cripple them."

Now in the room, only Fang Yi and Yao Dong remained, along with the two men who were beaten to a bloody pulp. Fang Yi looked at Yao Dong and proposed, "How about we each take one and question them separately?"

Yao Dong had been silent until now, but he now looked at the two men with eyes sharp and dark as knife blades.

"Rest assured, Big Brother Fang, I guarantee I can get something out of him." After saying this, Yao Dong dragged one of the men into a deeper bedroom.

Snap!

Fang Yi took out a lighter and lit a cigarette. He sat on the sofa, facing a man who was kneeling, bound up.

The man’s face was somewhat unrecognizable, his flesh bruised and torn, all thanks to the straightforward and robust Yao Bo. Though simple-minded, Yao Bo was unstoppable when truly enraged.

"You have one chance — speak up. Who sent you here?" Fang Yi said, taking a drag of his cigarette.

The man remained silent.

"Heh, planning to tough it out, huh? But do you think you can hold out?" Fang Yi continued, "Don’t think you are the only one who has killed before. I am quite curious to see if you fugitives are afraid of death."

With that, Fang Yi picked up a fruit knife from the coffee table and started tossing it in his hand.

"I ask you a question; if you don’t answer, I’ll cut a piece of flesh from your body and continue in that order. I wonder how long you can hold out."

The man glared back furiously, gritting his teeth with towering rage, his whole body trembling.

Despite being tied up and unable to resist, the malice and chill in Fang Yi’s words genuinely made him feel that there was something even more terrifying than a fugitive—a person like Fang Yi.

...

After all the questions had been asked and Fang Yi had reconvened with Yao Dong, it turned out the two men’s stories matched. These so-called desperados might seem fearless on the surface, but in reality, they were more afraid of dying than anyone else.

What Fang Yi hadn’t expected was that Yao Dong, also from Yao Village, showed a natural talent for interrogating suspects, quite unlike the simple and kind Yao Bo, which impressed Fang Yi.

Ultimately, Fang Yi let the two men go without taking their lives. Killing them there would have brought trouble for Kong Qingci.

"Big Brother Fang, just letting them go like that, won’t that alert the enemy?" Yao Dong asked worriedly.

Fang Yi smiled, "Your arrival in Moon City has already alerted them; it’s better to strike back and give them a scare," especially with the unexpected appearance of an outsider like him, which would confuse the enemy.

The element of surprise was merely Fang Yi’s first step.

...

The next day, Fang Yi washed up early in the morning and rode his bicycle to the office.

Upon arriving at the office and entering the elevator, he saw Ding Miaoyan.

Today, Ding Miaoyan was dressed in a pristine white women’s blouse, her waist as slender as a wasp’s, her buttocks like jade, and her legs long. A women’s handbag hung from her scented shoulder, while her other hand carried a plastic bag.

"Good morning," Fang Yi greeted her first.

The elevator doors closed and then ascended.

Ding Miaoyan remained silent, purposefully turning her head away to avoid looking at Fang Yi.

But with Fang Yi’s restless nature, it was naturally impossible for things to remain calm. He smiled and said, "Look, isn’t this fate? Just the two of us riding this elevator, this is heaven’s arrangement."

Ding Miaoyan finally spoke, her voice dripping with sarcasm, "What an honor."

Fang Yi agreed, "You’re right. It’s indeed your honor to share an elevator with me alone."

Exposing her delicate and elegant neck, which resembled that of a swan, Ding Miaoyan looked up at the elevator ceiling and said, "...Can you tell me how you can be so shameless?"

Fang Yi replied, "Want to learn? I can teach you, hands-on."

Still looking at the elevator ceiling, Ding Miaoyan refused, "No need, I can’t afford it."

But Fang Yi, cheekily, said, "Don’t sell yourself short." Meanwhile, his gaze stayed on Ding Miaoyan’s long legs; even though he could only see the bottom halves, it didn’t stop Fang Yi’s imagination.

Ding Miaoyan, sensing his gaze, shot him a glance and said, "Thank you for your help yesterday."

Fang Yi diverted his gaze to look at her and said, "Can you not thank me? It makes me feel distant."

Ding Miaoyan stated, "Principle."

With mixed feelings, Fang Yi understood; Ding Miaoyan was just like that, very principled, seemingly reluctant to owe favors.

Ding.

They reached their floor. The elevator doors opened, and Ding Miaoyan walked out first, with Fang Yi following. But after a few steps, she turned around, pulled a carton of milk from her plastic bag, and without a word, tossed it to him.

Fang Yi caught it, held it up to his nose and smelled it, his expression one of bliss as he said, "It smells wonderful."

Ding Miaoyan naturally had a response, her face expressionless as she said, "Weirdo."

...

When Fang Yi arrived at his work station, he drank the milk and casually flipped through some papers, accidentally discovering a photograph.

The photo showed a girl, roughly twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a floral dress and carrying a faint smile. From the angle, it was clear that the photo had been taken with care.

The photograph was a parting gift from Lin Shang. Fang Yi, having some free time, decided to drop by and look after her. He informed Zuo Ruzhi, left the office, got on his old Phoenix-brand bicycle, and left the Dragon Map Building.

Lin Shang had given Fang Yi the address, but finding the place proved to be a bit tricky. He reached the vicinity, parked his bicycle in the designated area, and after wandering around for half an hour, he finally spotted the girl.

She wasn’t wearing a dress like in the photo but a middle school uniform instead, her hair in a ponytail, a backpack on her shoulder, and one hand carrying a sack, as she collected bottles in the landfill.

Yes, this was a landfill, and the girl Lin Shang had asked Fang Yi to look after was picking trash here.

Besides the girl and mounds of garbage, there were also trucks transporting more trash, coming in with a thunderous noise, making the landfill appear slightly less lifeless.

The girl seemed a bit tired and found a relatively clean spot to sit down, then pulled a bottle of mineral water from her backpack.

But just as she took out the water, suddenly, from behind a trash mound, a few shirtless boys in shorts appeared, loud and unruly like a pack of hungry wolves, snatching the bottle of mineral water from the girl’s hand.

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