<h4>Chapter 1200: Chapter 1207: Wanziqianhong (Part 2)</h4>


    Seeing what’s under the round cover, Yunkai’s eyes immediately lit up with excitement, "Chen, looks like we got it right." As he spoke, Yunkai took out a small transparent stic bag. The bag contained many crystalline particles, and having hung out with Jiang Hao and others for so long, Yunkai was no stranger to such granr things.


    "Chen, this is thetest drug on the market, called Excitement Pill. It’s not only cheap, but highly profitable, and it works really well. It’s easy to get addicted to, and recently, quite a bit of it has shown up in East Sea City."


    "Now the evidence is irrefutable. With this evidence, I wonder how Hong Wei will deny it." As he spoke, Ling Chen took out his phone and dialed a number.


    After the call, Ling Chen turned to look at Yunkai, preparing to speak. At this moment, he suddenly realized that Zhu Qing was nowhere to be seen.


    "Huh? Where’s Lady Zhu?" Ling Chen looked around and asked, "Kai, did you see Lady Zhu?"


    Yunkai looked around, scratching his head, "I didn’t notice. Lady Zhu... maybe she went that way." Saying this, Yunkai pointed towards a passage behind them. Ling Chen took a closer look, just about to search for Zhu Qing, when he saw her emerge from the corner of the passage.


    "Lady Zhu, where did you go without telling me?" Ling Chen asked as he walked. As he spoke, he suddenly noticed that Zhu Qing’s face was a bit pale, her eyes hiding deep-seated anger. Not only that, but her hands seemed to be stained with blood.


    "Lady Zhu, you... what’s wrong?"


    Zhu Qing took a deep breath and turned around, "Follow me."


    Sensing the anger Zhu Qing was trying hard to suppress, Ling Chen and Yunkai exchanged nces and quickly followed her.


    Soon, Ling Chen saw several men lying on the ground, all lifeless. It seemed Zhu Qing was responsible. Ling Chen was puzzled about what had happened to make Zhu Qing so angry. As an assassin, being easily influenced by emotions was unprofessional.


    "You guys should go inside and take a look."


    Hearing this, Ling Chen pushed open a door, barely stepping inside before a pungent stink hit him. Covering their noses, Ling Chen and Yunkai entered one after the other. With just one nce, they were both shocked by what they saw.


    In a small house, forty to fifty young women were imprisoned. They were all separated, with more than ten in each, held in small iron cages of only six or seven square meters, without clothes, hair disheveled, living, eating, and sleeping in the cages, making the air terrible with a thick stench.


    One nce told that the spirits of these young women were very low, probably not fed well or rested properly. However, their looks were above average. Seeing these women treated like animals, finally made Ling Chen understand why Zhu Qing was so angry.


    "Damn! That bastard Hong Wei deserves to die," Yunkai cursed angrily, "Is he even human?"


    "Kai, open all the cages."


    Yunkai responded, and before long, more than fifty young women were freed. However, due to the harsh environment here, some women were seriously ill, and two had been dead for a day or two, with their bodies already beginning to rot. The men on watch hadn’t noticed, likely because the odor in the room was so strong, it masked the smell of the corpses. People simply thought they were sleeping.


    After more than ten minutes, Ling Chen finally received a call from Tang Yuan.


    "Old Tang, have you arrived yet?" Earlier, Ling Chen had called Tang Yuan, knowing local police might take too long to handle the situation, and only Tang Yuan could help.


    "Sang, you’re such a headache. I’ve warned you not to go against Hong Wei. I just consulted the higher-ups, but they don’t allow us to intervene, suggesting we leave it to the local police. I’ve told you that Hong Wei’s connections are vast, and officials of all levels in Beijing are closely connected with him."


    "So what do we do?" Ling Chen asked with a furrowed brow, "I just rescued dozens of illegally imprisoned women from Hong Wei’s den. Are you suggesting we do nothing?"


    "Brother, it’s not that I’m unwilling to help but rather that it’s inconvenient to intervene. After all, I’m not a police officer, and such matters aren’t my jurisdiction. You’ve been in the shadows long enough to know Beijing’s rules; no matter what you do, you better not cross the line." Pausing for a moment, Tang Yuan continued, "I just reported this to the high-ups, initially believing the military wasn’t closely connected with Hong Wei. But now it seems we were all wrong. If nothing unexpected happens, Hong Wei is probably already aware. Sang, don’t worry about the others just now, get out of there."


    "No, you should know my personality; once I’vee across something, I won’t ignore it." With that, Ling Chen hung up the phone.


    Seeing Ling Chen’s serious expression, Yunkai asked, "Chen, what do we do now?"


    "Hong Wei’s people will be here soon. If they surround us, we’ll be in trouble. We need to get them out immediately." With that, Ling Chen carried two incapacitated women and dashed toward the surface.


    With the three of them working together, it took less than fifteen minutes to get over fifty women to the nightclub’s back hall. Meanwhile, the sound of car tires screeching outside reached them. Ling Chen went to the window, pulled back the curtain, and looked outside, only to see more than ten cars parked in front of the nightclub, with about fifty to sixty suited men blocking the entrance.


    Looks like the front door is a no-go.


    "Chen!" Yunkai rushed over, anxiously saying, "The back door is blocked too."


    Ling Chen’s heart sank. The nightclub had only two exits, now both blocked, leaving only one option: break through. But with so many women in the back hall, if it were just the three of them, escape would be easy.


    "I can call for my team," Zhu Qing said from the side.


    Ling Chen knew who Zhu Qing was referring to. Besides Zhu Qing, who was responsible for his personal protection, there was also a hidden team of elite assassins cultivated by the Zhu Family, managed by Zhu Qing. Whenever necessary, Zhu Qing could call them to action. Simply put, this team was exclusively assigned to Ling Chen, specializing in his service.


    "No!" Ling Chen said, "This is Beijing, and you have to use your head when doing things. Don’t act rashly." After a moment of thought, Ling Chen said, "Here’s the n: you two stay back and take care of those women, I’ll handle the people outside. I’ll try to divert their attention, giving you a chance to get them out."


    "Chen, be careful."


    Ling Chen nodded, walked directly to the main door, and pushed it open to go out.