Miss Beautiful C.E.O and her system

Although everyone expected these similar scenes to unfold when they took part in this mission, when it struck directly to their eyes, everyone felt uncomfortable.

In the past months, Spirit Fox had launched uncountable arrests and rescues. The gangs worked by exploiting people, through drugs, coercion, banditry, prostitution, and trafficking.

Spirit Fox successfully concentrated on Tiger gang, bursting contrabands and trafficking rings, including activities that were illegal, from squeezing the lower class to threatening the middle class and currying favor from the upper class.

Layer by layer, Spirit Fox eliminated and broke the tiger's teeth and claws. A toothless tiger lost its greatest weapon. Though its paws remained dangerous, its end was near.

With one big gang gone, the next work would certainly be easier. Or the results could be catastrophic if some other gangs jumped over the wall.

Su Ruomei stopped her deep thought when her ears detected a slight hum. She walked toward the source and discovered a mature woman, looking around. Her eyes clearer than others.

By mature, she meant older than the rest of the girls. Since these victims likely came across the entire nation and from the borders, she saw a mixture of nationalities and ethnicities.

Because they weren't clean and their hairlines covered their faces, Su Ruomei had a hard time distinguishing the victims. Upon closer inspection, Su Ruomei discovered this woman had a foreign ancestry. She thought the chestnut hair color was dyed, likely some ethnicity from a region interconnected with Bear Continent and Phoenix Continent.

Moving away from the hair, the woman tried to look around and stand up. The leash on her neck slammed her back and she coughed. Su Ruomei realized this victim had regained slight clarity. This was good news.

She immediately knelt beside the victim and patted her back to alleviate the pain. Su Ruomei snapped apart the metal collar with her bare hands.

Ding!

The snap probably raised the victim's spirit as she attempted to stand up. Su Ruomei broke these chains one by one. Each snap brought vitality inside the woman's eyes.

After being set free, how could the woman move when she was purposely starved for submission and brainwashed multiple times for obedience?

Barely able to act alive was already great, compared to others who were unresponsive. However, Su Ruomei noticed the women had some reactions after the chains and collars binding the foreign woman broke. Not so much but Su Ruomei felt relieved.

Carrying the woman away to the hall, Su Ruomei let her lean on the shoulders and began to pat her face. "Hey. Are you okay? You're gonna be fine. You're being rescued, darling."

Hearing warmth from Su Ruomei's soothing and sensing her kindness, the woman stared at her, blinking hard several times as if to judge her sight wasn't a dream. How long had she struggled to resist and how much she longed for someone to rescue?

She raised her hands, trying to touch Su Ruomei, who felt weird at first before she accepted the gesture. Of course, Su Ruomei retained the necessary vigilance. Victims under severe mental and physical toll could vent extreme measures, without the intention of harming.

Her dried lips parted: "I'm alive…." She began to giggle and sniffled later. Su Ruomei merely could hug her and repeat her comforting words. Although this woman sobbed in silence, Su Ruomei and two other operators were glad to see. Things might be easier to handle.

"Yes, you are. Yes, you are, dear. And you are not alone." Su Ruomei placated the crying woman to stop the tears while her two comrades exchanged weird eyes at their eldest sister's rarest maternal side, a sight they wished they could record and display to everyone.

Afterward, Su Ruomei started to ask what the woman knew and remembered, taking precautions to avoid distressing the poor woman. Fortunately, this woman was stronger than she expected.

Well, to be able to regain a glimmer of light fast proved the woman's resilience. From her few disconnected words, Su Ruomei could combine the statements and understand the details.

A picture of prostitution dens and regulated systems operated by the underworld unfolded in her vision. Kidnap the victims, mostly targeted and selected based on some criteria. The girls would be forcefully injected with drugs to control their mentalities through addiction. Once obtained leverage, the men began to train them to learn to obey deep into their psychology.

Indulging in desires only after a task was completed.

Once they followed every order without hesitation, they would be released as products. Under tyranny, resistance would surely be there. And these special figures or new ones were led to the basement where they underwent 'slave training'. These acts were purely enslaving a human being.

Beast! Definitely worse than a beast, Su Ruomei controlled her fluctuating mood. Her two fellas weren't better.

Su Ruomei didn't know the exact location but through the woman's sentences, she guessed there was still a dungeon underneath and innocent victims waiting for rescue. After all, they had eliminated so many dens, connected to tiger gang.

From Athena's intelligence, this mansion was the last stronghold. She hadn't seen any slave training center yet during those missions in the past months nor any records, which suggested her guess was correct.
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Thinking of so many parents losing their daughters for nothing because of someone's greed and desire. They might still be roaming around the street trying to find their children. Even if the hopes were slim, they never gave up.

Naturally, Su Ruomei wasn't naive to believe every trained woman came out of this hell alive. If she really thought there were no deaths and was optimistic, she would be insane. How gangs began forming was based on the piles of skulls.

How many souls screamed for justice? How many poor ones now urged her to eradicate the gangs? How many bones were buried underneath? Su Ruomei tried not to think. She feared she would lose control of her own emotions.

"I once escaped. I don't wanna talk too much about it. I was happy when I saw an officer and asked for help, it turned out…" The woman laughed in mockery.

"Now that we are here, I promise, it won't happen again." Su Ruomei had nothing to say about corruption. "You will be protected from now on."

"Even if you jail that bastard, the boss or whatever, he will be free again. Or maybe he'll create his empire in the prison. Let's say justice is served, am I stupid to think that it ends here? There are so many chains above." The woman spoke louder and more energetic as she complained.

"Any bastards at the top of this chain will go down. We're already attacking them. So, Miss, believe us one more time that there are people like us, who never relent in seeking justice and righteousness for you. This time, it's over, once and for all."

"I believe you, but I don't trust your superior." The woman closed her eyes. Su Ruomei caressed the woman's forehead and shook together slightly as if beating to the rhythm of a lullaby.

"It is her leadership that we create so many enemies and obstacles. You'll see the truth once you return to your original life."

"Can I even be normal again?" The woman's blank tone caused Su Ruomei to frown.