Chapter 13: Twisted Humanity

After this brutal battle for power, the criminal gang led by Xiao Xue and Zhao Hu reveled in the afterglow of their victory, but little did they know that an even greater crisis was creeping up on them. Their actions not only aroused the covetousness and enmity of other criminal organizations, but also allowed their own hearts to be gradually engulfed by darkness, and human nature began to undergo serious distortion.

Although Xiao Xue was victorious in the battle, her heart was in a deeper struggle. As she looked at her wounded companions around her, and at the miserable conditions of the innocent people who had been caught in the crossfire of the battle, she couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt welling up in her heart. However, the flames of hatred still burned brightly in her heart, and her obsession with revenge prevented her from truly facing her heart. She began to doubt whether what she had done was really right, but whenever she thought of the pain her family had suffered, she felt she had no choice. This ambivalence caused her emotions to become extremely unstable, at times falling into deep remorse, and at other times becoming even more callous as she was overwhelmed by hatred.

Zhao Hu, on the other hand, gradually lost himself in the joy of victory. His ambition grows wildly like a weed, and he is no longer satisfied with just seizing the territory and resources of the Hung Clan. He began to plan larger-scale criminal activities in an attempt to bring the entire city's underground world under his control. In order to achieve this, he becomes more brutal and unscrupulous.

At a meeting within the gang, Zhao Hu came up with a bold and crazy plan. He intended to use the underground casinos they controlled to open an illegal market for trading human organs. He believed that human organs had a huge profit margin on the black market, and that by kidnapping those homeless vagrants or marginalized figures in society and obtaining their organs for sale, he could bring the gang a huge amount of wealth. As soon as this plan was proposed, it was opposed by some of the gang members, who thought that it was too cruel and would cause public anger in the society and a strong crackdown by the police.

However, Zhao Hu was unimpressed. He sneered and said, "In this world, only the strong can survive. Those people are originally a liability to society, we are just utilizing the waste. Moreover, as long as we do it stealthily enough, the police won't find out." Xiao Xue also felt a chill in her heart when she heard this plan. She knew that such behavior had already exceeded her bottom line, but she didn't have the courage to stand up against it. She was afraid of losing Zhao Hu's support, afraid that she wouldn't be able to continue her revenge. In her hesitation and struggle, she chose to remain silent.

In the end, under Zhao Hu's strong attitude, the human organ trading program was still implemented. They set up a secret operating room in the basement of the underground casino and hired some illegal doctors and nurses. These people were all outlaws who were reckless for money, and they performed brutal organ harvesting surgeries in the darkness, turning each and every fresh life into cold trading goods.

Although Xiao Xue is not directly involved in the organ harvesting process, she is responsible for finding targets for this illegal activity. She began to roam around the dark corners of the city, looking for those easy targets. Whenever she saw those helpless eyes, a flicker of intolerance flashed through her heart, but she still hardened her heart and brought them to that sinful basement. In the process, her humanity was gradually twisted, and she began to become insensitive, her reverence for life fading away.

At the same time, Zhao Hu's desire for power makes him suspicious and paranoid of the members within his gang. He was worried that someone would betray him and take his power. Thus, he began to plant eyes within the gang, monitoring every move of every person. Once he found any sign of suspicion, he would not hesitate to take action.

On one occasion, a gang member tried to tip off the police because he was afraid and had a bad conscience about the human organ trading scheme. However, his action was discovered by Zhao Hu's eyes and ears, and when Zhao Hu learned about it, he stormed out. He personally led his men to capture the member and then brutally tortured him in front of all the gang members. He cut his skin with a knife and burned his body with fire, leaving him in agonizing pain and begging for his life. In the end, Zhao Hu killed him with his own hands and warned the other members that if anyone dared to betray him, this would be the end.

This brutal killing plunged the entire gang into a dead silence, with everyone living in fear. They began to follow Zhao Hu's orders and didn't dare to have any objections, even if it was against their conscience. The atmosphere within the gang became exceptionally depressing, the original cooperation and trust was gone, replaced by suspicion and fear.

Xiao Xue looked at all this, her heart filled with despair. She realized that she had been caught in an inescapable web of demons, and that she, like these people, had become a slave of darkness. She tries to find a way to free herself, but realizes that she has fallen deeper and deeper into it, unable to extricate herself.

Xiong Yufang, who was in prison, felt a wave of fear in her heart after learning what Xiao Xue and the others had done. She did not expect that Xiao Xue would go further and further down the road of revenge and become so cruel. She began to reflect on her own behavior at one time and felt that she bore some responsibility for Xiao Xue's fall. She decides to try to cooperate more deeply with the police in the hope of stopping Xiao Xue and at the same time atoning for the crimes she once committed.

However, Xiong Yufang's actions do not go so well. Her every move in the prison is monitored by the other inmates, and those who have colluded with the dark forces reveal her plans. Soon, Xiao Xue and Zhao Hu learned of Xiong Yufang's intentions, and they decided to take revenge on Xiong Yufang.

They arranged an attack against Xiong Yufang through an insider in the prison. During a release, a group of inmates, under Zhao Hu's instruction, suddenly rushed towards Xiong Yufang and punched and kicked her. Xiong Yufang was defenseless and was beaten all over her body. She cried out for help, but the other inmates looked on indifferently, and no one was willing to lend a hand.

This attack made Xiong Yufang deeply realize how powerful and cruel the enemy she was facing was. But she did not give up; she knew that only by exposing Xiao Xue and Zhao Hu's crimes could she truly stop them from continuing their evil deeds. So she collected evidence more carefully in prison and waited for the right time.

Xiao Xue and Zhao Hu's distorted human behavior not only brought great harm to others, but also plunged their own souls into endless darkness. They went farther and farther down the path of sin, gradually losing the light of humanity and becoming true demons. And their future, too, became more and more confused in this dark abyss, and what awaited them would be even harsher punishments and judgments. But before that, they will continue to struggle in the darkness, bringing more disasters and pain to this world.