After unloading the people, they saw people dressed in black veils pushing carts towards a side passage. Xiang Wan didn't dare to fall behind and followed. She saw the people pile the carts into an empty storage room, then line up and leave, heading towards another passage.

The passageway meandered downwards, and every now and then people could be seen coming up from below, carrying boxes. No one made a sound; they were like robots. When they reached the bottom, they took a stick-shaped object from a man in black, then found a spot to silently eat it and stand up.

These people only showed their mouths when they ate, and then leaned against the wall and fell asleep. Xiang Wan carefully examined the object in her hand; it was about two palms long and three fingers thick. She imitated the others, tearing off the thin membrane covering the rod-like object, and was immediately met with a strong, pungent, fishy stench that made her want to vomit. She suppressed the urge, covered her face with a veil, pretended to chew, silently covered the object again, and hid it in her sleeve. Then, mimicking the others' satisfied expressions, she closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

"Did you notice anything amiss when you went out today?"

"Old man, aren't you tired of asking this question every time?"

"Better safe than sorry."

"Don't worry, it's the same as always. I've been doing this for so many years and I've never seen anyone else like this."

"I know you're getting impatient, being stuck here in the dark. Just bear with it, it'll be over soon. Here's what you asked me to bring last time, take it."

"Hehe, thank you so much. Luckily you're here, otherwise I would have gone crazy from being cooped up for so long."

"Don't overdo it, or you might end up losing your life."

"knew."

After the voices stopped, the footsteps faded into the distance. There was no other sound around. Xiang Wan quietly opened her eyes, got up, and walked towards the young man. Just now, it was an old man and a young man talking. The young man's steps were slightly unsteady, yet light and powerful, unlike the old man's steady and rhythmic footsteps, which suggested he was a long-time martial artist.

Following the young man through a maze of turns, they arrived at a secluded single room at the very end of the corridor. The door opened, and the young man glanced inside, seemingly seeing something that pleased him greatly. He entered and tried to close the door behind him.

Xiang Wan slipped under his arm and, before he could react, she was behind him, knocking him unconscious with a chop to the neck.

After closing the door, Xiang Wan could finally see clearly that several women were lying unconscious side by side on the bed in the room. Looking at the surrounding walls, she saw handcuffs, leg irons, belts, and the like. At this sight, Xiang Wan knew that these women had been drugged and were placed here for people to enjoy. Some of the women's clothing looked strangely familiar. She thought carefully—weren't they among those Chang San had arrested? Besides being placed in glass-enclosed cubicles, some of those arrested had also been placed here.

This young man was no good either. Xiang Wan pulled a packet of pills from his pocket, clearly for amusement. She forced all the pills into his mouth, handcuffed and shackled him, and then plunged a dagger into his arm.

When the man woke up in pain, he looked at the scene in the room and knew that something bad had happened.

"Spare me! I'm just a nobody, it's none of my business, please let me go."

Xiang Wan lowered her voice and asked, "Who gave you permission to touch them?"

The man's eyes darted around, and Xiang Wan stabbed him in the back, saying, "If you don't tell the truth, I'll skin you alive."

"I'll talk, I'll talk."

This man was originally a young master from a wealthy family named Li Yu. However, his family fell into poverty, and he, unable to bear being reduced to a servant, resorted to petty theft and other lowly acts, which angered a powerful figure. To save his life, he agreed to work for him and came here. Every so often, he would take his men out to find work, and without any mishaps, the guard was lowered. Being imprisoned in this place year-round, with no other entertainment, he began to seek amusement from the people he had brought with him.

At first, he would secretly get one, but seeing that no one cared, he became bolder. Here, only Old Yang was close to him, so he begged him to find some drugs to enhance his pleasure, in exchange for always leaving him a portion each time.

I thought this was no big deal, so I brought a few more over, but then I ran into Xiang Wan.

"Boss, hero, please let me go. I'll never do it again, I'll never do it again."

Where did you get this?

The man was taken aback, then suddenly realized and said, "Could it be that you also...? As long as you don't tell anyone, I guarantee you'll get a share every time the goods arrive."

Ah, so this person thinks she's an accomplice. Looks like I can try to trick him.

"Do you know how important these goods are to us? How dare you intercept them?"

"Boss, didn't we send them back after we were done? Besides, if they end up with a baby, wouldn't that be contributing to the organization?"

"Still dare to be stubborn?"

This heartless man wouldn't even spare his own children. Xiang Wan drew her dagger and stabbed him three times, as a way of avenging those he had harmed in the past.

Li Yu's screams were muffled by Xiang Wan's rag. After he caught his breath, Xiang Wan continued to ask questions.

"The organization has recently discovered that quite a few people have gone missing. Tell me, were you responsible?"

"No, it wasn't me. How could I possibly have that kind of courage?"

"Who are your accomplices? Tell me, and you might be spared."

"Old Yang is in charge of delivering medicine to me. The others just follow my orders."

Why didn't anyone report this?

"Boss, they, they've all had their tongues cut out and noses gouged out, they can only hear but not speak. I, I threatened them, to do things for me."

Where did the used goods go?

"Afterwards, in the medicine refining pool in the back mountain, once it's pushed in, no one will know."

"How many people were pushed in in total?"

"There were about twenty or thirty people, ah... um..."

Another dagger plunged into his arm, and Li Yu's entire arm was riddled with holes.

"If you don't tell the truth, the next cut will be straight into your heart."

Xiang Wan said coldly, pulling the cloth out of his mouth.

Li Yu was already in so much pain that beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead, and the effects of the medication were starting to kick in, making his eyes glaze over. Xiang Wan's stab would just be the perfect opportunity to bring him back to his senses.

"How many people were pushed in exactly?"

"There were about fifty or sixty people, but I haven't counted them carefully."

"What do your men eat?"

"Oh, that's a sacred object issued by the organization to maintain physical strength."

Have you eaten?

"I...I...um...it hurts so much, please, please help me, please..."

Another knife was plunged into his thigh. Li Yu's cries were weak and feeble. It seemed that the drug he had been given was too strong.

No amount of interrogation would yield any results. Xiang Wan tied him up tightly and hid him behind the bed. He had harmed so many people; letting him bleed to death in his lust was too good for him.