Soon, the dark red kidney was completely removed.

It still had some of the necessary vascular pedicle tissue and blood streaks adhering to it, as if it still retained the last warmth of the refugee's life.

"The left kidney is intact and functioning well. There are no visible organic lesions." The expert stated calmly, as if reporting the quality inspection results of a product.

Upon hearing this, the assistant immediately handed over a specially prepared container.

Experts carefully placed the kidney into a specially designed container filled with energy. The energy crystals on the container immediately emitted a soft, stable light, beginning to maintain the organ's optimal physiological activity.

The refugee on the stage, whose kidney had been removed, was clearly not completely dead after experiencing excruciating pain; his body was twitching weakly and unconsciously, and his pupils had begun to dilate.

The expert looked at the 'materials' in front of him, but showed no intention of rescuing the patient. Instead, he widened the incision in the abdomen again, casually put his hand in, and quickly and professionally pressed and kneaded it a few times.

After a moment, he shook his head, decisively withdrew his hand, and announced in a calm tone:

"The remaining materials do not meet the standards and are worthless."

His words delivered the final verdict on the still-warm body on the stage.

Upon hearing this, the assistant immediately stepped forward and quickly untied all the alloy restraints and clamps that were securing the "material's" limbs and torso.

The refugees whose kidneys had been removed were already like rotten mud, and there was no longer any need to forcibly control them.

The assistant picked up a long-handled metal lever and casually pushed the refugee's body toward the edge of the stage with the instrument.

"Thump!"

The flesh struck the cold, smooth metal floor with a dull thud.

The refugee's eyes were still wide open in a daze. His body convulsed a few more times before he became completely still.

The dead body, like a rag doll, was moved to the ground by an assistant using a lever, awaiting final disposal.

Soon, a small door on the side of the workshop slid open, and two expressionless people in gray overalls pushed a flat-bottomed metal cart over.

They handled the body, which was rapidly losing its temperature, onto the truck bed with practiced ease, as if it were factory waste.

Inside the truck bed lay three more naked, mutilated bodies.

With the sound of the wheelbarrow turning, the remaining 'garbage' was carried away, leaving only a dark red bloodstain on the metal floor.

The entire process was efficient and silent; no one cast an extra glance at the life that was lost.

The expert seemed to have completed a simple task casually. While whispering a few words to his assistant about a special request from a "distinguished guest," he turned and walked towards the pool next to the door to prepare for disinfection and repairs.

The Black brothers, who had been hiding in the crack outside the door and witnessed the whole thing, immediately shrank back.

Although they blended perfectly into the shadowy curtain, their eyes were bloodshot and filled with unbelievable horror.

Watching the broken and mangled bodies being pushed away by the cart, Li Yu shook his head, thinking to himself that humans were far more ruthless than the strange beasts.

In their struggle for resources to survive, refugees are inherently ruthless and unscrupulous.

These people, cloaked in 'civilization' and free from worries about resources, are in no way inferior to the cold-blooded cruelty of the displaced people.

Black One appeared unusually calm at this moment.

As a member of the investigation department, he habitually detached himself from emotions and viewed problems from a perspective different from ordinary people.

In his rational analysis that prioritizes efficiency:

Since the Changsheng Sect has already formulated a plan to utilize the life resources of refugees and established a corresponding system, it will naturally no longer take the individual lives of these refugees, who are considered "raw materials," seriously.

This model, which completely objectifies people and pursues the maximum utilization of "resources," is, in an organizational logic that only looks at results, an inevitable and efficient choice.

Even if the Changsheng Sect were handed over to him for management, it would still be the same.

However, the reactions of Black Two and Black Three on the side were completely different.

Hei San closed his eyes, feeling a surge of frustration. His eyelids trembled slightly, and he even felt a little dizzy.

Even Hei Er, who was usually taciturn and reserved, blurted out a curse word that he had suppressed to the extreme:

"Is this even human?! Even animals wouldn't do something like this!"

The energy that Black Two used to maintain the 'Shadow Veil' caused significant and violent fluctuations.

Fortunately, there was no one in the passage at that moment, and the experts had already gone far away.

At this moment, Hei Er and Hei San's faces were already ashen. If they hadn't seen that their eldest brother and Li Yu hadn't moved, they probably would have already roared and rushed out.

Having received education from Jincheng, they seem to have a higher level of understanding of human life.

They were not unfamiliar with death, nor were they unfamiliar with starving refugees.

They even personally experienced life-or-death battles and witnessed the cruelty of the battlefield during missions.

However, under the influence of the education and values ​​of the Jincheng system, they still have a basic respect for the right to life of "human beings".

This blatant and systematic treatment of migrants as disposable 'materials' has completely shattered their basic understanding of education and morality.

This place is less a medical clinic of the Longevity Gate and more a modern slaughterhouse of life!

What sent chills down their spines and made them most incredulous was that this was within the territory of Zhongzhou!

How dare they challenge the Changsheng Sect?!

Combining Zhao Jianan's words before his death, the network of protection and the exchange of interests involved behind this are chilling to even think about!

At the same time, Li Yu, who was standing next to the Hei brothers, also silently withdrew his gaze.

After witnessing the entire process of luring, imprisoning, classifying, and dismantling, as well as the scene of the refugees' eventual deaths.

Many of Li Yu's previous doubts and guesses seemed to have been confirmed.

He finally understood why the Central Plains defense line was sometimes strictly controlled and sometimes "lax," and recently it had suddenly and voluntarily allowed such a large group of refugees to enter the Central Plains.

It's possible that those migrants were already being watched by certain forces and individuals the moment they entered the border defense line, who were ready to intercept them on the road and then make them mysteriously "disappear" in the wilderness or some gray areas.

After all, which power wouldn't want to extract the last bit of value from free 'materials' and a population without any costs or burdens?

Li Yu even strongly suspected that this kind of plundering, which treats refugees as "renewable life resources," was probably already widespread in Zhongzhou.

As a result, all participants within the Changsheng Sect, from top to bottom, seemed to take this for granted, regarding it as a normal source of work and contribution points.

It should be noted that many of those involved in processing the materials were not originally members of the Longevity Sect, but joined in order to extend their own lifespan and obtain the 'materials'.

The fact that they were able to assimilate themselves into this evil system so quickly demonstrates just how powerful its allure is, enough to make everyone abandon their most basic conscience.

Just as Black Two and Black Three were gritting their teeth, itching to make their move...