Chapter 809 — The Orphanage's Trouble
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"Of course I've heard of them. I hear they're some kind of wealthy clans — absolutely rolling in money, and with plenty of influence too!" Yu Xiaoke said, a trace of envy in her voice. "If I knew where their ancestral home was, I'd go take a look around. I reckon our orphanage wouldn't have to worry about living expenses ever again..."
"Nonsense! What makes you think that's a place you could go?" The old director glared at Yu Xiaoke and rebuked her sternly. "If you went there, I'm afraid you'd never come back!"
"Huh? Is it really that serious?" Yu Xiaoke stuck out her tongue in fright. "I was just saying it offhand..."
"Even offhand, you can't say such things! Do you have any idea how powerful these great houses are? Over there, masters of the Yellow level are everywhere — there are even Xuan-level masters! How many lives do you have to dare set foot there?" the old director scolded. "Whatever you do, don't go doing anything foolish!"
"Oh... I understand!" Yu Xiaoke nodded, though inwardly she felt a little regretful — if only she could go rob them just once. Out loud, however, she asked, "That Hidden Zhao family — are they one of the Four Great Houses and Five Minor Houses too?"
"No. They're a Hidden House — an existence even more terrifying than the Four Great Houses and Five Minor Houses!" The old director shook his head. "The Hidden Houses are full of masters like clouds, but I hear they don't involve themselves in the affairs of the secular world. Otherwise, in this secular world, the Four Great Houses and Five Minor Houses wouldn't even count as wealthy clans..."
"In that case, why has this Zhao Qibing come here? He couldn't be a fraud, could he?" Yu Xiaoke asked curiously after hearing the old director's words.
"Whether he's a fraud, I can't yet be sure. We'll just have to take it one step at a time. If they really do send masters here, then with the little strength your master has, it wouldn't be nearly enough for them to even look at..." The old director shook his head.
"Then they're really pushing people around, aren't they? What gives them the right? What's going to happen to all the children at our orphanage from now on?" Yu Xiaoke felt she couldn't swallow the injustice; her heart was thoroughly displeased.
"Pushing people around? I suppose so. But what can we do about it? We're no match for them at all!" The old director sighed. "And my identity can't be exposed... otherwise, there'll be great trouble..."
"Master, back then, what exactly did you..." Yu Xiaoke trailed off, hesitant, for she had asked many times before and her master had always been vague, never breathing a word about what happened back then. Yu Xiaoke was terribly curious.
"These matters — you'd better not know." Her master spoke indifferently. "Otherwise, you'll be in trouble too!"
"Oh..." Curious as she was, Yu Xiaoke shut her mouth when she heard her master say that.
At last, the kidney-harvesting syndicate case was settled once and for all. The chief culprit, Tattoo Brother, was brought to court, while Zhong Yongliang and An Liwen, as victims, gave testimony in court against the syndicate's crimes.
An Liwen found it somewhat disgusting and absurd — the kidney-harvesting syndicate was his own, yet here he was, testifying against his own criminal gang.
When Zhong Yongliang saw that An Liwen had actually appeared in court as a victim too, he was astonished beyond measure, and at the same time secretly overjoyed! So An Liwen had had his kidney harvested as well? Wasn't the kidney-harvesting syndicate under his control? How had he become a victim too?
Truly, evil brings its own retribution. An Liwen had dug his own grave, and at last he had reaped what he sowed — his kidney had been cut out too!
Though Zhong Yongliang found the whole thing somewhat incredible, since An Liwen could appear in court to testify, it must have been confirmed by the police — his kidney had undoubtedly been harvested as well!