Enemies Are All Nourishment for My Fungi-Chapter 192: The Main Course is Indeed Delicious (3)

Sun Guangjin thought that being eaten by a mutant beast might be preferable to enduring such torment, convinced that Brother Cai and Sister Hong had already fallen into the hands of this boss.

As someone who watched the place, he knew some things outsiders didn’t, but he feared if he really spoke, even if he survived, he wouldn’t end up with a good death.

"That’s critical information, if I speak of it, can the boss guarantee I won’t die?"

"If you don’t speak and choose to take it with you, I’ll oblige. Many have died in the Secret Realm, one more won’t matter. Even if someone discovers your skeleton later, you’ll just be another unlucky Secret Realm Laborer."

"But if I speak, I truly won’t end well."

"It doesn’t matter, but since it’s a major secret, I do have a thought. What if I sell you to Feiyang Internet Cafe, the rival of Gaofei Internet Cafe? They’ll definitely pry your mouth open. Compared to them, I am too gentle and not good at such violent acts."

Sun Guangjin almost spat blood.

He had seen many shameless people, but never someone capable of moving in and out of the Secret Realm who could claim they were not good at violence.

And the thought of being sold to the rival made Sun Guangjin tremble uncontrollably from within.

"No, boss, please, don’t sell me to Feiyang."

"Alright, speak."

"Well, Gaofei Internet Cafe specifically does dirty work for the Skyfire Association, using the internet cafe’s network to post messages selling prohibited items. Even if investigated, it would only trace back to the cafe’s computers, and the online identities are fake, so no individual can be traced."

"Just posting messages isn’t that serious. Do those prohibited items pass through your hands?"

"They do. The cafe recruits boys to deliver goods without telling them what they are. They just help the cafe with deliveries, earning a delivery fee for each trip, and those kids love it."

"Don’t the kids ever suspect that the stuff might be problematic?"

"Plenty do. They are young but not stupid. Some smart kids sense something’s wrong after a few trips."

"And then?"

"Then..." Sun Guangjin licked his lips, "if someone pretends not to know and keeps earning that delivery fee, there’s no problem. But if someone speaks out, they don’t remain."

"Don’t remain? What do you mean by don’t remain?"

"Young men acting out of a sense of loyalty, getting into fights, accidents happening, you know how it is, right?"

"Heh, right."

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Ye Nai controlled her emotions with small gestures, biting her teeth instead of shouting out in anger.

It was a negotiation tug-of-war now, the one who lost composure first would be at a disadvantage.

Sun Guangjin was already at a disadvantage, and Ye Nai wouldn’t let him turn the tables.

"So, what is the secret you wanted to talk about?"

"I’ve hidden a few quality boys, newly recruited last month, and wanted to keep them to grow bigger and focus on the high-tier routes."

"What kind of quality boys make you think that way?"

"Well, it’s related to an incident two months ago."

"Oh, tell me more."

"Two months ago, there was a Five-clawed Vine injury incident at the entrance of a shopping mall. According to unconfirmed information, it was several kids with early Awakening who deliberately threw the seeds of the Five-clawed Vine in the flowerbed. The mutant plants sprouted instantly, grabbing many civilians, but luckily there was a big shot at the scene who instantly killed the mutant plant before things got worse."

As Sun Guangjin mentioned it, Ye Nai also recalled this incident.

"Those new boys are those kids." Sun Guangjin said with a hint of pride in his voice.

"They were prematurely Awakened, with such promising futures, how did they end up being your underlings?"

"That’s where it gets strange. Their superpowers disappeared, and they went to many organizations out of town for testing, which confirmed that they had become Ordinary people."

"How do you know so clearly?"

"This was exposed in the media. Surveillance footage captured them lingering near the flowerbed before the incident, and after they left, the Five-clawed Vine sprouted. One of them is from the Wood Element."

"Did they capture them throwing the seeds and using superpowers?"

"No, their backs were to the cameras."

"So what evidence is there?"

"It’s not direct evidence, but those kids were not exactly angels either. They come from good families, were prematurely Awakened, are arrogant, and the parents initially wanted to keep them close for a few years before transferring to another school in high school. But relying on their untouchable superpowers, they often bullied their classmates. Once their shady past was exposed online, public opinion turned against them, and then their powers disappeared, making them Ordinary people, and everyone said they deserved it."

"Then what? Those kids turned to you?"

"Not immediately; they first had to become desperate and wander the streets, and then they ended up in my hands."

"You want to use them to access high-tier routes. Aren’t you afraid of their parents’ retaliation?"

"I’m not. If they were adults, the parents wouldn’t be able to save them and would give up, but these kids are too young for their parents to let go. I’ll use some good stuff on them, then send them back home and drag the parents down with them. Once that happens, my route is solidified."

"Has your plan been successful?"

"It’s halfway there, now just waiting for them to drag their parents down."

"Sun Guangjin, that’s a ruthless move." Ye Nai truly respected him.

"I did this alone, even Brother Cai doesn’t know. It’s my biggest secret, which I’ve told you. Can you let me go now?"

"Why did you do this, what do you really want by keeping it from Brother Cai?"

"Naturally to rise to the top, what else? Who doesn’t want to be the boss? Why shouldn’t I be the boss? I must become the boss, only then will I be able to frequently visit the Skyfire Association. At my age, if I don’t make a big move now, should I just retire from the underworld at forty?"

"Makes sense, from your standpoint, there’s nothing wrong with what you’re doing."

"Boss, can this piece of information trade for my life? You tell their parents, they’ll surely be grateful to you."

"It might, but I’d like to know the full path of this trade in prohibited items. You know about the deliveries, but do you know the source?"

"No, I don’t know. Skyfire Association has us manage different layers, whoever leaks the information takes responsibility, and Brother Cai’s source is known only to him."

"Alright, I’ll ask Brother Cai then."

"...Ah?!"

As Sun Guangjin pondered, he suddenly found himself unable to speak, followed by a muffled thump next to him. He turned his head to look and was once again nearly scared out of his wits.

Brother Cai!

Brother Cai’s posture was the same as Sun Guangjin’s, lying flat on the ground with a woman on top of him, both of their faces turned towards him.

One was Brother Cai, the other was Sister Hong.

Ah!!!

Sun Guangjin screamed, but even a hoarse cry couldn’t come out, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t make a sound.

Of course, it was Ye Nai who had pinched his voice box, preventing him from speaking.

Ye Nai woke Brother Cai up.

As soon as Brother Cai opened his eyes, he swiftly became alert.