Chapter 65: 65, The Transformation of a Bear
"You... you... damn it... will pay the price..."
"Black Bear, that’s not what I want to hear. Tell me, who is the mastermind behind Pandora’s Kiss? Where is the factory producing Pandora’s Kiss located? And where is the ledger of your transactions with them?"
"Ulat... the person in charge of Horus Grand Casino, he’s my contact. Every time Pandora’s Kiss is sold out, I go to him to get more supplies.
Other than that, I know nothing... I’m just a small player..."
"Knowing just that isn’t enough. Black Bear, at the very least, you need to give me some other pieces of evidence, right? I can’t just go empty-handed to the Horus Grand Casino, can I?"
Black Bear widened his eyes, "Who the hell are you, a lunatic? Do you dare to go to the Horus Grand Casino to arrest the person in charge there? Don’t you know that Horus Grand Casino is a property of the Tasting Commerce Association! Ulat is a manager in the Tasting Commerce Association!"
Chen Che smiled, "He’s with the Tasting Commerce Association, it doesn’t matter to me. What’s important is that he violated the Ninth Special Zone’s law, and I have the authority to arrest him!
So, Black Bear, please tell me where your ledger is? Don’t tell me childish stories like you don’t have any ledger.
Even the dumbest dog would secretly hide bones for future needs.
I don’t believe you haven’t left yourself a backup plan."
"That’s it, I don’t know, I don’t know anything else. I’ve told you everything I can, if you have the guts, just go straight to arrest him! If you have the guts, go straight to the Horus Grand Casino!
There’s really nothing else I know, I don’t know what else I can tell you, even if I did know, do you think I dare tell you? Afterward, I’d be dead anyway!"
Chen Che sighed softly, "But death is at least better than living in hell. Actually, I’m not that cruel, I really don’t want you to suffer so much, but since that’s the case... I can only..."
Chen Che shook his head, slowly took out a glass bottle from his pocket, inside which floated an Other Shore Flower, like a jellyfish floating in the deep sea, breathtaking and exquisite.
The Other Shore Flower emitted a faint red glow in the glass bottle.
Beauty mixed with a danger that could terrify one’s soul.
"What is this thing? What is this?" Black Bear widened his eyes, staring intently at Chen Che.
It seemed that the Other Shore Flower represented that woman.
At this moment, Black Bear couldn’t even feel the pain on his body, only the fear in his heart.
Xia Na, who had been watching the entire process, was shocked.
"Is that sister’s Purgatory Mandala? Where did you get it?"
"Of course, I got it from the leader. Purgatory Mandala, once attached to you, all the blood cells, and even the cells in your bone marrow, will bloom like Other Shore Flowers, a pain that reaches the bone marrow.
To the point of living hell, you can’t survive, you can’t die, your whole body will experience the agony of every cell being torn apart, following the flow of blood.
Thereby entering true purgatory.
"The name Purgatory Mandala, Black Bear, you should have heard of it, right? After all, a big part of my leader’s fame comes from this Mandala.
But to be honest, just hearing about it isn’t as good as experiencing it personally, Black Bear, would you like to try?"
At this moment, Black Bear was truly trembling like a sieve.
The woman’s name was known to everyone in the Ninth Special Zone.
The Other Shore Flower blooming on Yellow Springs Road, simultaneously blooming on her body, as dangerous as it was dazzling.
Living in her hands was a good fate, and dying could also be a relief.
What was truly terrifying was the fate worse than death.
Staring at that Other Shore Flower, Black Bear’s courage was completely shattered.
He didn’t want to experience that feeling worse than death.
"The production line for Pandora’s Kiss is right underground at the Horus Grand Casino, Pandora’s Kiss is not a simple illegal item, it’s extremely addictive, claiming to be a hundred times more addictive than the contraband Blood Ice Flower on the market!
Pandora’s Kiss is merely their experiment, this contraband can not only lead to addiction but also make people fall into Pandora’s illusion.
In the end, those who succumb to Pandora’s Kiss will have their minds gradually controlled.
It’s not about controlling someone through addiction to contraband, but rather making the person fall into it like being bewitched.
As far as I know, one of the ingredients in Pandora’s Kiss is the bodily fluid of the beguiling demon...
The Tasting Commerce Association people are using me to experiment with Pandora’s Kiss, their ultimate goal is to create two versions of Pandora’s Kiss.
One version is a nerve-stimulating drug.
The other is colorless and tasteless, initially, people won’t feel anything unusual after taking it, and it takes effect in dreams when you fall asleep at night.
Making you unknowingly sink into it.
They aim to use the first version of Pandora’s Kiss to control the lower class, and the second version to infuse into everyone’s drinks at the Horus Grand Casino, controlling the aristocratic class.
Ultimately, controlling the entire Ninth Special Zone!"
"I have evidence, the transaction records you want, the ledgers I have everything, and some images that I secretly recorded!"
Chen Che and Xia Na exchanged glances, this wasn’t just catching a big fish, it was like catching a whale.
After Black Bear finished, he stared intently at the Purgatory Mandala in Chen Che’s hand, "Get that thing away from me, get it away!"
Chen Che squinted, staring at Black Bear, "Black Bear, why were you so stiff earlier? And now you’re so soft?"
Chen Che underestimated the deterrent power of the Purgatory Mandala, Black Bear’s lips twitched.
He once had a lackey who died at the hands of the Purgatory Mandala.
Back when An Nishang was carrying out a mission, this crazy woman, facing someone blocking her way, scattered a handful of Purgatory Mandala.
One of Black Bear’s lackeys fell victim to it.
The tragic way that lackey died is something Black Bear still remembers.
Black Bear hesitated for a moment and then said, "I don’t want to taste the Purgatory Mandala’s flavor, and besides that, I... even if you guys don’t get me, I might not live long.
I know a little too much, at first I thought this was my little cleverness, to leave some leverage.
Because I know, refusing to do things for these people sometimes gets in their way, and they’d kick you away mercilessly.
So I deliberately collected some things.
Until recently, I realized these secrets might be what they intentionally let me hear, just to appease this dog.
Once I know these secrets that I shouldn’t know, I’d think I had leverage over them, and wouldn’t be easily kicked aside, giving them peace of mind that I’d work for them.
That’s what they thought too.
They wanted an obedient dog.
But something happened recently that made me underestimate their capabilities.
I’ve never escaped their control, and if they wanted me dead, there’s no way I could survive.
Seeing this Other Shore Flower, now I know whose person you are.
Throughout the Ninth Special Zone, only this lord’s backing power can be called the third force.
If I continue with them, perhaps one day all that I’ve painstakingly built will be taken by them, even my life.
Better to speak out, make a deal with you guys, and find another path.
You need a witness, right? I can turn a new leaf to keep my life..."
Black Bear’s sudden change truly surprised Chen Che and Xia Na.
Chen Che stroked his chin and said, "Do you know what you’ve said? Such secrets of the Tasting Commerce Association leaked so easily from your mouth? I’m curious about what exactly they did that made you abruptly decide to switch sides?"
Black Bear was silent for a while.
"Because the person I had an undying grudge against died at their hands."