Facade of Love

Chapter 422 The Boss Takes Good Care of Them

The salak fruit honestly did not taste that pleasant. It did not smell good, and the texture was not particularly enjoyable either. After taking a bite, I was discouraged from taking another. Listening to Rebecca’s words, I wiped my hands and looked at her, saying, "There's nothing between us at all, and if you insist on putting a label on us, then you can say we're enemies. I hate him and want to kill him, and he hates me too. He wishes me a fate worse than death."

She was momentarily stunned and asked, "You said the boss hates you? Then why is he treating you so kindly?" Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.

What?

I was a little speechless. "He treats me kindly, you say? Have you never been treated kindly before?"

She pursed her lips and said, "The boss gave you medicine and had me take care of you. Isn't that considered kindness?"

This girl was beyond help. I did not want to argue with her, so I changed the subject. "What did you say to the two guards at the gate today? They left after you spoke to them."

When she heard my question, she smiled mysteriously and said, "It was nothing much. I told them that there were people outside buying smuggled goods, so I told them to check it out."

"Buying smuggled goods?" I was curious and could not help asking, "What do you mean?"

She explained, "Most of the people here who work under the boss come here for the money. Some of them have wives, children, or parents down in the village. The money the boss gives them isn't an insignificant amount, but as you know, humans are always greedy. Every time the poppies in the mountains are harvested, some people secretly stash away a portion and sell it privately for extra

income. However, these things are hard to smuggle out of here, so some people will secretly come to collect them here and then sell them to the traders. Although the price is lower than if they tried to sell it themselves, it's less risky."

After listening for a while, I finally understood the situation. I looked at her and asked, "So, you mean the people here can trade with outsiders?"

She nodded.

This place was not entirely isolated from the outside world?

I felt a surge of joy upon hearing about this. If I could find a way to contact people from the outside, maybe the police could locate this place.

With that in mind, I suddenly knew what I needed to do.

Taking Lucas down was not entirely hopeless.

Even if I could not bring him to justice myself, if I could help the police find this place and the fields of poppy plants that covered the mountains, they would surely take action. Destroying these drugs would not only impact Lucas but also potentially save the people imprisoned here. Even if Lucas did not die from this, it would still be a severe blow.

This trip was not entirely a suicide mission!

Seeing that I had been silent for a while, Rebecca looked at me and asked, "Ms. Scott, what are you thinking? Why aren’t you saying anything?"

I snapped out of my thoughts, then shook my head. I looked at her and said, "Rebecca, if I wanted to make money, could I also secretly stash some poppy and sell it to traders?"

She nodded. "Yes, you can. But, Ms. Scott, do you really need money?"

I smiled and replied, "Of course. Who doesn't need money?"

She nodded and said, "Alright. It won't be long before the poppy in the fields can be harvested again. The boss will send people to collect it. If you want to make money, you can secretly stash some and then sell it to the traders when the time comes. If you hide a lot, you might make a substantial profit."

I nodded, already hatching up a plot in my mind.

Knock, knock... There was a knock on the door from outside, and Rebecca and I turned to see Inch holding a cage in his arms.

Seeing him, I could not help but ask, "What is that?"

Inch walked in and placed the cage in front of me, smiling. "Mr. Lucas was worried that you might get bored, so he asked me to bring them over."

Them?

Out of curiosity, I looked into the cage and saw Cotton and Candy. When I saw those two little creatures, I could not help but freeze for a moment. I quickly took them out of the cage.

They were a bit nervous in the new environment and hesitated to move, looking a little scared in my arms.

As I caressed their fur, I could not help but comment, "It hasn't been long since I last saw them, but they've gotten a bit chubby."

Inch chuckled and said, "The boss takes good care of them."

I did not respond. I had not seen Lucas much since coming here. Was he busy with that many things?

With that in mind, I raised my eyes and looked at Inch, asking, "It's been a long time since I've seen you and him together. Is he busy lately?"

Seeing that I asked, Inch replied, "Yes, he is. Kenneth assigned a new mission to Mr. Lucas, and it's quite challenging. Last time, he rushed over there and got injured. This time, he almost didn't make it back from the mission."