With a thud, Jin Yan fell to her knees, startling Luo Ziling.
Wuyue hadn’t mentioned Jin Yan’s situation to him earlier, but Luo Ziling had a rough idea. Jin Yan had elderly parents in poor health and a younger brother in middle school.
Jin Yan came from an ordinary family, with parents likely to be laid-off workers.
The work she undertook was physically demanding, which affected her health.
Practically all household expenses were covered by Jin Yan.
This was the situation Luo Ziling had gleaned after noticing something unusual about Jin Yan.
After Luo Ziling was initially taken aback, Jin Yan continued to cry and plead, "Mr. Luo, please give me a chance to live. I can’t die now; I have parents and a brother to support. If I die, they’ll have no financial support and won’t survive. If not for this, I would have ended my life after being humiliated by Wu Weihua."
"Get up!" Luo Ziling stepped forward and helped Jin Yan to her feet.
Unexpectedly, Jin Yan threw herself into his arms, clutching him tightly as she sobbed.
Luo Ziling had to struggle to extricate himself.
With no one to rely on, Jin Yan could only squat on the ground with her head bowed, crying.
Luo Ziling called Shi Yidan in to look after Jin Yan.
Shi Yidan wasn’t familiar with Jin Yan, but Luo Ziling just wanted her to ensure nothing happened to Jin Yan.
Until everything was clarified, he couldn’t allow any mishap to occur with Jin Yan.
If Jin Yan truly had so many hardships, Luo Ziling wouldn’t be too hard on her.
After all, to some extent, she was also forced into her situation.
Moreover, she was also a victim.
After leaving the room, Luo Ziling signaled Zhu Yijun to take him to see Wu Weihua.
Wu Weihua was confined in another room.
Wu Weihua’s hands and feet were bound. After Luo Ziling entered, he instructed Zhu Yijun to untie him.
Once Wu Weihua was freed by Zhu Yijun, Luo Ziling hoisted him up and, before Wu Weihua could react, punched him in the stomach.
Wu Weihua let out a muffled grunt, curling his body into the shape of a shrimp, his previously handsome face now twisted and distorted.
After another heavy punch, Luo Ziling let Wu Weihua go, allowing him to squirm and roll on the ground.
Zhu Yijun stood by quietly, as if he hadn’t witnessed Luo Ziling’s violence, resembling a silent guardian deity.
About five minutes later, once the excruciating pain subsided, Wu Weihua struggled to his feet.
He, of course, recognized Luo Ziling and understood what his fate might be. Therefore, as soon as he stood, he immediately began begging Luo Ziling for mercy.
"Since you know me, then confess everything, both what you want and don’t want to say," Luo Ziling instructed, telling Zhu Yijun to fetch his bag of medical tools.
As Zhu Yijun went to get the bag, Luo Ziling leaned close to Wu Weihua and whispered, "Don’t hesitate. In a bit, I’ll give you a few needle treatments. It won’t take your life, but from today on, you’ll become a man who can’t be aroused. No matter how tempting a naked woman stands before you, you won’t react. You can go to a hospital and have it checked. If they can cure you, I’ll take your surname."
Luo Ziling’s words instantly changed Wu Weihua’s expression.
Luo Ziling continued, "If this condition persists for several months, it will become permanent, and you’ll forever lose that function. Let me be clear: if you’re willing to confess everything you know and help me, I’ll restore your manhood. Otherwise, not only will you lose it forever, but I’ll also have Ling Zhengping kill you."
With a thud, Wu Weihua fell to the ground in terror.
He had already been frightened multiple times today.
He was scared when caught by Wuyue’s men and frightened several times during interrogation.
Now, Luo Ziling had frightened him again, making his whole body feel drained as if all his strength had been sapped.
But he still struggled to stand, abjectly begging Luo Ziling for mercy.
Luo Ziling ignored him.
Zhu Yijun soon returned.
Luo Ziling instructed Zhu Yijun to restrain Wu Weihua, then took out a needle and, without disinfecting it, jabbed it into several of Wu Weihua’s acupuncture points.
When Luo Ziling applied the needles, Wu Weihua felt as if his body was injected with sheer cold, feeling chilly all over.
After Luo Ziling finished needling, he was trembling, feeling as if he would freeze to death.
"Now, do you feel like you’ve fallen into an icehouse?" Luo Ziling asked Wu Weihua with a smile, "If you don’t feel cold, then my skills must have regressed. The colder you feel, the better the effect of my needling and the more severe the consequences. Whether you believe it or not is up to you."
"I’ll confess, I’ll confess everything," Wu Weihua wailed and collapsed on the ground, "Please, Mr. Luo, spare me. I’m just a nobody following orders."
"Then, speak!" Luo Ziling crossed his legs and looked at Wu Weihua with a teasing expression, "I really didn’t expect there would be someone like you under my uncle’s command, truly impressive!"
Luo Ziling’s words, along with his mocking gaze, made Wu Weihua’s hair stand on end.
Originally feeling cold, he only grew more fearful inside and couldn’t help but shiver.
Luo Ziling had Zhu Yijun turn on several high-wattage lamps and place them close to Wu Weihua.
Under the glaring light, Wu Weihua’s feeling of coldness diminished slightly.
He didn’t dare to hide anything further and spilled everything he had done and knew like beans out of a bamboo tube.
Previously, Wuyue had already employed some means to extract a lot of information from him, but there were still many crucial pieces left unspoken.
With Luo Ziling’s slight pressure, Wu Weihua couldn’t hold out and revealed everything.
Wu Weihua had coerced not just Jin Yan but several other women from the Northern Group, although those women hadn’t successfully gotten close to Ling Ruonan like Jin Yan had.
A few women couldn’t endure Wu Weihua’s perversion and revolted, ultimately having to flee Yanjing.
When Wu Weihua saw that the women he controlled were no longer useful and couldn’t advance nor get close to Ling Ruonan, he ended those relationships, ostensibly breaking off romantic ties.
Wu Weihua was discreet, having similar dealings with several women from the Northern Group, but none of it had leaked out.
Wu Weihua had committed many despicable acts, and after hearing them, Luo Ziling felt an urge to cut off his member and feed it to the dogs.
However, thinking he could still make use of Wu Weihua, he temporarily dismissed the idea.
Wu Weihua’s eloquence was actually quite good, and in his eagerness to curry favor with Luo Ziling, he spoke rapidly.
Nonetheless, it took more than an hour to finish his confession, illustrating the multitude of issues he brought up.
Luo Ziling learned some previously unknown information from Wu Weihua.
After hearing Wu Weihua’s words, Luo Ziling thought he should go and stab Ling Zhengping to death that very night.