The warehouse manager, with a helpless expression on his face, pointed to the slum in front of him and said in a low voice.
"Boss, you'd better not go in there! It's very dangerous!"
Lu Yuan turned to look at the other person: "If your daughter were lost, would you go in?"
The other person's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this: "What? You..."
Before he could finish speaking, he saw Lu Yuan walk into the slum area.
As soon as he entered, Lu Yuan immediately saw several furtive figures darting around, presumably reporting on his arrival.
However, Lu Yuan doesn't have time to argue with these people right now, because he has more important things to do.
If his daughter were still alive, these people would definitely come back for him.
But they haven't contacted me in the past few days, which means these people must have made their move.
Lu Yuan tried desperately to stop himself from thinking about it, but there was nothing he could do.
After all, if they were really after money, they would definitely contact me.
They might have left some clues for me, but the other party left nothing, which might mean that these people are my enemies.
Lu Yuan couldn't understand who his enemies were. It seemed that everyone's hatred had increased dramatically in this apocalypse.
Left with no other choice, Lu Yuan continued walking along the chaotic road towards the slums.
He didn't know who he was looking for or where to look; he was just wandering around aimlessly.
After passing through an alley, Lu Yuan found himself followed by several little followers.
Then, without any further reaction, he continued walking towards the next alley.
Then, several more tails appeared behind them.
And so, more and more people followed Lu Yuan, and the news of his arrival quickly spread throughout the slums.
There are several factions in this slum, each holding the reins of life and death in the slum and checking and balancing the power of their rivals.
It is precisely because of their existence that the slums did not become a ghost town.
However, these people wouldn't allow the people in the slums to live a good life, because they all knew that the people in the slums were just like that.
The worse you treat them, the more effective it often is to do them a favor.
However, the better you treat them, the more likely they are to become hostile towards you if you fail to do so even once.
Therefore, these people in power all know what they need to do and how to do it, which is why they are able to govern this place well.
Although they fought back and forth for so long without a clear winner, they did have an unwritten rule between them.
That is, you can't beat someone to death, but of course, it doesn't mean that literally.
This means that if everyone unites to deal with the strongest force, and that strongest force is weakened, then everyone will stop for a period of time.
Just like the Three Kingdoms period, it was a cycle of division and unification, with no clear winner.
However, they also worried that they might end up like the Three Kingdoms period, with some strange force emerging in the middle and disrupting their balance.
To be honest, those in power are also afraid of the balance being broken.
After all, they are used to this method, and once the balance is broken, one of them will definitely become the biggest.
In the past, when they were the leaders, they took turns being the leader. They would occasionally argue and fight, but it wasn't a big problem.
But not now, because this is a very sensitive period. If something goes wrong, it could really lead to the collapse of their power.
The main reason they failed to develop was that these forces had secretly agreed that to maintain the status quo, they had to remain impoverished.
This way, they can better control their subordinates without attracting the attention of the middle management or even the inner city.
In a three-story villa in the east of the city, several men hurriedly ran to the roof.
There were several small rooms on the rooftop, with a few mahjong tables set up in the rooms. Several people were playing mahjong, puffing out cigarettes and enjoying themselves immensely.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
The leader tapped his cigarette ash, tossed out a card, and said, "Three of a kind! Go!"
With a creak, the door opened.
Then, three lackeys walked in.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you see we're playing cards? Don't you have any common sense? Tell those lowly commoners outside to behave themselves, or else they'll go hungry!"
One of the underlings glanced at the people on both sides, then stepped forward and said, "Brother Chen, Boss Lu from Private Territory is here!"
The middle-aged man with the cigarette in his mouth didn't even take out his cards when he heard this. "What? Boss Lu? Is it that Lu Yuan?"
"Yes, yes, that's him! He's come over here!"
The other person frowned slightly, and the others nearby immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. They exchanged glances and put the cards aside.
"Tell me exactly what happened!"
The younger brother quickly nodded, then took another step forward and recounted the events surrounding his investigation of Lu Yuan.
After listening, the leaders all frowned slightly.
"Brother! This Lu Yuan is no ordinary person! We'd better not mess with him! We can't afford to!"
"Yeah, I don't think it was one of our men who did it, right? Why don't we go ask them? If it was one of our men, we should make them hand it over right away, kill them, and send the child back. That way, there will be no evidence against them, and we can even build a relationship with them!"
"What nonsense! You're trying to steal credit? Are you out of your mind? If Lu Yuan finds out, we're all doomed! Brother, we should check if it was one of our people who did it!"
The man in the lead lit another cigarette and took a few puffs.
"Phew! Lu Yuan... Lu Yuan is not someone to be trifled with! Go! Question all our people. If you find his daughter, release her immediately. Remember, never offend this plague god Lu Yuan. We are no match for him!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, then instructed their subordinates to investigate in order to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.
Meanwhile, in a small villa in the south of the city.
Several people were engrossed in playing video games in the living room on the first floor.
If you didn't know better, you might easily mistake them for a group of rich kids. But unbeknownst to them, these individuals are the power holders in the south of the city; they call the shots in the entire south.
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