Chapter 164 - Death Club
Venal-24 was brightly lit during the night, illuminated by countless projected screens. People filled the streets as various nightclubs and casinos opened their doors late at night, welcoming the more hormonal customers, who were looking to spend their time and money in the red light district.
With money, one could buy anything they wanted in the most glamorous capital ring. Legal or illegal, the only difference was how much cash one would take out from their pockets.
the fancy, black hovercar drove around the city for a bit before arriving in a shady alleyway. There was no hustle and bustle here; in fact, it was exceedingly calm and quiet.
In truth, the red light district was only there to accommodate patrons who wanted to release their bodily fluids yet did not have much in their pockets to do so. Those with the money in society would never visit these kinds of places; the extremely rich and famous had specific places that they would patronize.
After setting Barty down, the hovercar left the narrow alleyway and stopped at the corner of a parking lot near the end of the street, next to many other fancy hovercars.
If anyone accidentally walked past this, they would most certainly be in shock. Silver Angel, Planet, White Dwarf… this place was filled with the most luxurious hovercars in the Alliance. The prices of these hovercars were sky high, not something the common folk could afford even if they saved money for a lifetime.
All these rare and expensive hovercars were everywhere in this lot. It was evident that this seemingly normal alleyway was not as normal as it might seem.
Barty did not have any guards. If one had to bring in security guards to enter Bliss Club, who knew if there would be anywhere else safe in the Alliance?
…
About an hour later, Barty left the room looking invigorated. His face was flushed from the alcohol and the excitement.
The fat lady left her dark corner and met with Barty again, telling him with a charming smile on her face, “You look quite happy; does the girl suit your taste?”
“Yeah, not bad. It’s just that she’s a bit too old. Prepare a mother-daughter pair for me next time.”
The fat lady nodded as she maintained her smile. “Don’t worry; I’ll get that ready in three days. How should we deal with the girl inside?”
Barty continued outside on this hover wheelchair without turning around. “As usual, bury her in a nice cemetery. Don’t worry about saving money. As for those two, feed them to the dogs.”
The fat lady bowed to Barty from a distance, sending that demon-like figure off.
This was Bliss Club, satisfying the darkest desires in humans’ hearts in indescribable ways.
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Everything that happened in the city did not escape the investigation of the Ling brothers. Xia Fei, who was sitting in a room, quietly listened to Ling Xiao’s report. Through the projected screen, Ling Xiao could be seen gritting his teeth. He looked incredibly angry as his breathing was a bit abnormal and his voice was raspy.
No human would feel well after witnessing such a horrendous event—that was if they could still be considered human.
“If it weren’t for the task at hand, I’d storm in there and killed Barty before burning the place to the ground,” Ling Xiao said through gnashes teeth.
Xia Fei lit a cigarette as he spent some time thinking. Just hearing about this had made him feel uneasy. Evil did not begin to describe how twisted Barty was, and Xia Fei could not think of a single word that would fit to describe that crippled man.
If possible, Xia Fei wanted to kill that b*st*rd without a second thought, too, but doing so would not change Avril’s situation one bit. Even with all the rage he was feeling, he still had to endure and hold it in for the innocent and pure Avril.
“I plan to report this to Mr. Thuram; we can’t let that guy continue with what he’s doing,” said Ling Xiao in a deep voice as he grew pale.
Xia Fei shook his head. “That might not be a good idea.”
“Why?”
“This is the incredibly well guarded capital ring. It takes someone with incredible power to create a shop like that in the Alliance capital. Judging by Mr. Thuram’s personality, he won’t leave this matter until he deals with it completely. If he keeps investigating deeper into it, he may get in hot waters with someone whom he can’t afford to offend. If they really do have incredible power, Mr. Thuram might be dragged into this hot mess,” said Xia Fei after some thought.
Ling Xiao was shocked; what Xia Fei said made sense. The capital was no ordinary city. It took someone powerful to be able to toy with human lives without restraints or repercussions. If this was made known to Mr. Thuram, the knowledge might do harm to him, then it would be like treating their benefactor as cannon fodder.
“Xia Fei, thank goodness you reminded me of that. It’d surely turn into a big mess if I told Mr. Thuram about this. It’s just that us three brothers can’t let this continue without doing anything,” Ling Xiao complained.
Xia Fei thought for a few moments. “Let’s do this; we’ll secretly gather info on the Bliss Club toying with human lives, then we hand that information over to a broadcasting station. Once this is made known to the public, the great figure who owns that place will have no choice but to give it up.”
Ling Xiao’s eyes lit up, slapping his chin as he said, “That’s a great idea! If everybody finds out about their evildoings, we’ll be able to defeat that great figure from behind the scenes.”
“Not necessarily,” Xia Fei was skeptical. “Since they’re some sort of a great figure, they probably have safeguard measures; at worst, they’ll just give up what they have now. Plus, who knows how many other shops like that one exist in the Alliance? As long as humans exist, evil will also be present.”
Ling Xiao was left speechless, suddenly impressed by Xia Fei. This nineteen year old had demonstrated his ability to adopt a broad perspective be it in his speech or his analysis—something that would puzzle anyone no matter their age.
“We need to investigate this thoroughly in order to get this result. We can’t act rashly and alert Barty.”
Ling Xiao nodded. “Understood. I’ll continue to collect evidence; I’ll also let you know before I act.”
All of a sudden, the micro-communicator in Ling Xiao’s ear rang. He cup[ped his ear for a few moments before saying in a confused tone, “Barty didn’t return to Sunset Villa but went to another one in the city outskirts. According to third brother, there’s a middle-aged woman and a boy in the villa. The boy addresses Barty as father…”
Xia Fei tensed up. “What?! Barty has a son?!”