Chapter 808 Chen Bao extra (6)
Murong Chen couldn't help but roll his eyes at their fawning manner, but considering that they were now on the path of "abandoning evil and doing good," he managed to hold back from actually rolling his eyes.
On the way there in the van, the two of them explained the situation of this "online lending company" to him in detail, like spitting out beans.
On the surface, this company is an online lending company, doing legitimate business of lending money to others. But in reality, online lending is usury. If you lend out one yuan, it can accumulate fifty times the interest in less than three days.
Moreover, their loan sharking targets were very clear—they only targeted young and beautiful female college students.
They would first give money to female college students who needed it, and then use compound interest to make it impossible for them to repay the money. This would force them to take explicit photos, which they would then use to blackmail them into working for them.
This so-called "working" covers a wide range of activities, including online fraud, reselling counterfeit alcohol and tea, and occasionally "entertaining" clients in special venues.
The money these girls earned through these illegal means was ultimately used to "mortgage and pay off debts," and when the debts were paid off was up to their company.
Looking at the hideout, Murong Chen said sarcastically, "Your organization has actually formed an industry chain. You're so blatant about it, aren't you afraid someone will call the police?"
The bald man beside him scoffed, "We have photos of those girls, but most of them are too scared to call the police. They can't get over it. The few who do call the police are just moving around after a single shot. And the headquarters is even worse. We don't even know where our own people are. So how do you think the police will find us?"
Murong Chen's eyes turned cold: "What, are you getting a bit arrogant?"
The bald man realized what he meant and quickly said, "No, Brother Chen, that's not what I meant. Look at my mouth, I don't know how to talk. Now that we're here, taking down whoever I want is a piece of cake."
Murong Chen narrowed his long, narrow eyes slightly: "Zhang Quan, right?"
The bald man nodded hurriedly: "Yes, Brother Chen, my name is Zhang Quan."
Murong Chen said thoughtfully, "Now that you two brothers have told me everything, you won't turn against me at the last minute, will you?"
The bald man visibly stiffened, then let out a long, bitter sigh: "I've explained the company's affairs to you in such detail, and I've even brought you to the hideout. You can summon a whole group of police officers with just one location. Do you think we'd still turn against you?"
"To be honest, Brother Chen, my brother and I used to run a legitimate business. Getting into this 'company' was purely accidental. In the past two years, my brother and I have both gotten married and had kids. Although this kind of work makes money quickly, it doesn't feel secure after a while. You know, who doesn't want a peaceful life with a wife, kids, and a warm bed? But in this place, once you're in, you have to work your ass off. You can't leave if you want to. We have no choice but to grit our teeth and keep going..."
The tall, thin man next to him nodded in agreement.
Seeing that their expressions were genuine, Murong Chen nodded and said, "I have indeed relayed your location and situation back to the police station. If you really betray us, you two will be committing fraud, which is much more serious than before. You could choose between the death penalty and life imprisonment. If you really want to perform well and earn merit, then we'll proceed as previously agreed."
"Don't worry, don't worry!"
"Definitely! Definitely!"
Seeing the two men puffing out their chests in assurance, Murong Chen looked away and let out a long sigh: "Alright, let's go in."
While in the van, Murong Chen had already arranged his identity with the two men—Zhang Quan's distant cousin.
The two men led Murong Chen inside, and he observed the structure of the hideout along the way.
From the outside, this den looks like an ordinary online lending company, but outside the back door is a factory with a fairly large courtyard in the middle and several shipping container houses around it.
Halfway there, the tall, thin man named Sun He was called away, leaving Zhang Quan alone to accompany Murong Chen.
"These are mostly staff dormitories," Zhang Quan explained to Murong Chen as they walked. "We usually live here."
"Where are the girls you brought?" Murong Chen asked.
"Those girls were all brought back and arranged in a few rooms over there." The bald man pointed in the direction of the north.
There were also several shipping containers over there, about 200 meters away from them.
"The girls we sent today have just left, and the rooms over there are all empty now. We estimate that we'll be able to bring in new girls in the next couple of days."
Murong Chen nodded slightly, without saying much.
Before long, Zhang Quan and Murong Chen arrived at the outside of a standalone container that looked much cleaner than the surrounding area.
Zhang Quan coughed lightly and lowered his voice: "Brother Chen, this is where Brother Zheng, the head of our branch, lives."
"Okay, knock on the door."
Zhang Quan then knocked on the door, and a deep, powerful voice came from inside: "Come in."
Zhang Quan gave Murong Chen a look, then pushed open the door first.
As soon as the door opened, he beamed with a smile: "Hey, Brother Zheng, busy already?"
Murong Chen glanced inside the container and found it to be quite nice. Although simple, it was fully equipped with everything he needed, including a single bed and a large table opposite it. Zheng Ge was sitting on a stool in front of the computer, his eyes fixed on the screen. He didn't even look up when he heard any noise, but instead focused intently on the computer screen.
Murong Chen glanced at it and, wow, it was actually looking at stocks.
"What is it? Speak." Brother Zheng's tone was clearly impatient.
"Here's the thing, Brother Zheng. I went out to work today, and while I was having a meal after I finished, I unexpectedly ran into my distant cousin. He came to the city to work, but he's uneducated and nobody wants him, so he can only work as a bricklayer on construction sites. I was thinking that you were talking about hiring people a few days ago, so I thought I'd bring him along. What do you think about having him come and work with us? Is that alright?"
As Zhang Quan finished speaking, Brother Zheng finally looked up at him and said, "Distant cousin? How come I didn't know you had a distant cousin?"
As he spoke, his gaze swept past Murong Chen beside him.
Before arriving, Murong Chen had already changed his clothes. He was wearing a tattered T-shirt, his hair was messy, and his body was dirty.
His hands had developed thick calluses from years of shooting practice, making him look like someone who did manual labor.
“Oh, you know, he’s a distant relative. He’s the son of my second aunt’s cousin’s brother. We only played together when we were little, so I never mentioned him to you before. This time it just happened to happen… He asked me if I had any jobs I could introduce him to. You see…” Zhang Quan rubbed his hands awkwardly.
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