Zhou Wei began to speak slowly.
"We were originally a small team in Silver City. My brothers all followed me. At that time, we worked together to make a living in the city. Later, as the situation became increasingly difficult, we were almost unable to eat."
"You know, if you want to make money now, you have to risk your life. You either go out into the wild or go to dungeons. There are so many of us, so the daily expenses are also a huge expense. Later, when it was the most difficult time, we were so poor that we couldn't even afford to buy equipment maintenance."
"Later, I suddenly realized that as the captain of a team, I had to do something to keep my brothers from going hungry and to drive the development of this team. I had to make some decisions to change the status quo, otherwise we would break up sooner or later."
"At that time, I suddenly realized that in this era, all ways to make money are forbidden. I made a difficult decision. At first, we just tried some small thefts. We found that although this could not directly change our current situation, it could provide us with a temporary relief, but it was not a long-term solution. Later, we did more and more..."
"Because we were a gang, there were a lot of inexplicable cases in the city during that period, which gave the government a headache and attracted the attention of the higher-ups. As a result, the management became increasingly strict. This was also a headache for us at the time. We were used to doing this business, and suddenly because of the strict management, we lost a lot of opportunities and income sources. We were back to the days when we couldn't even cover our expenses."
Speaking of this, Zhou Weishi was empathetic, with a look of sadness on his face, and the other team members also lowered their heads.
"Alas, if it weren't for survival, who would really be willing to do these things? After being a sewer rat for a long time, you will also fantasize about a happy and fulfilling life and envy others."
Li Yang listened with a frown on his face. After listening to so much nonsense for so long, he didn't feel any sympathy at all. Instead, he felt angry and speechless.
Let’s not discuss whether what Zhou Wei said is true or fabricated.
Just assume that what Zhou Wei said is true.
Although Zhou Wei's words were tearful and emotional, and he had been accumulating armor for such a long time, what Li Yang saw was only the arrogance of a professional, which was also the last fig leaf.
Professionals appear glamorous on the surface, bathed in the heat of battle every day, fighting evil monsters to obtain various materials, but what appears on the surface is always just on the surface. Behind the scenes, how many people can see the current situation of professionals living at the bottom?
These people are neither high nor low, and because they lack the strength and talent, they cannot support themselves by relying on this industry.
But these people are unwilling to lower their status. As professionals, they do not want to continue living the life of ordinary people.
This is also the reason why many professionals go astray. The psychological gap is too great.
In the end, if your strength cannot keep up with your desires, you can only rely on other methods to satisfy them.
The nature of the people around me is the same, just like most people.
This world is so cruel. If you can awaken a good career in the awakening ceremony, it basically lays the foundation for a person's life. Some people are destined to live a life of luxury and prosperity, while some people can only finish the rest of their lives even if they work hard all their lives.
No matter what, you must be prepared.
So, let’s forget about asking Li Yang to understand these people.
No matter how vivid and appealing these people's stories were, Li Yang just treated them as stories. It had nothing to do with him anyway, and he didn't care about them. He only cared about the theft that these people committed in Baiyin City later.
"Alright, alright, say a few words. It's useless to say more. Don't think you can win my sympathy by saying these things. I will let you go later." Li Yang urged.
Zhou Wei's face darkened when he saw that his intention had been seen through and exposed by Li Yang.
It's over. They have really met a tough opponent this time. Li Yang is really not going to be persuaded. This is bad.
It seems that I have no choice but to tell everything honestly.
"Oh, look at what you're saying. I was just recalling where we came from. I wasn't trying to gain your sympathy. That's where we came from. There's nothing shameful about it."
Zhou Wei continued.
"What happened next is what we are doing now. We were once again so poor that we could barely afford to eat. We could only eat white rice every day. Every morning, we didn't even need an alarm clock; our stomachs would rumble and wake us up. So, we decided to do something big."
"That's how things were in Silver City back then. It was said that a treasure had been shipped from Golden City to the City Lord's Mansion. We were starving at the time, so knowing this, we decided to catch this last hurrah and get rid of it once and for all."
"Later, we took advantage of our large team and continuously gathered intelligence and laid low at that time, which finally gave us the opportunity to get close to that treasure."
"Finally, we stole the treasure and quickly fled the city according to our original plan, leaving no trace."
"Then it came to this. We happened to run into you guys while we were out in the wild, and since there was a buy-one-get-one-free deal, we decided to do another one of our old jobs while we were there."
Zhou Wei said helplessly.
So far, the whole process has been told.
"Alright, I've told you everything I need to say, so don't send us to the authorities in Silver City! Otherwise, life imprisonment would be the least of our punishment. As a condition, we can give you this treasure, and consider it all our work in vain."
Hearing this, Li Yang was not surprised at all, because he had overheard these people talking not long ago and knew that the treasure in the city was stolen by them.
That wasn't what he was curious about.
"So, the treasure is now in your possession. What exactly is it? Take it out and let us see it." Li Yang said.
He didn't blindly accept this treasure. After all, he didn't know if he could take it or if it would be a hot potato. It would be fun to avoid them becoming scapegoats.
"Okay, no problem. We can give you the things, but you have to promise us that you will let us go afterward." Zhou Wei said.
He also knew that this was the last bargaining chip in his hand.
In the final analysis, as long as there is green mountains, there will be no shortage of firewood. The reason they did all these things in the first place was just to make a living.
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