Chapter 156: Using Violence to Combat Violence – Human Trafficking Village (7)

Chapter 156: Using Violence to Combat Violence - Human Trafficking Village (7)

"Our advantage is that we can play the role of capitalists."

"Capitalists?"

"That's right!" the system said: "You now own a Rolls-Royce! You have magical chopsticks! And you have a massive amount of points in the system that you can use to get whatever you want! You're already at the top of the food chain, capable of quickly harvesting breaking points!"

Keding: "That does sound pretty awesome! Just thinking about it gets me hyped!"

"But—"

"No buts!!"

"But—" the system continued: "There's a problem now."

"Hmm?"

"The breaking point of the three people you're focusing on hasn't changed much."

Wei Haoyu: 41

Wei Jiehua: 32

Grandma Wei: 18

Keding was stunned when he saw the corresponding data: "This old woman is always crying and wailing, yet her value is so low?!"

"Her acting is on another level, even top actresses like Maggie Cheung and Brigitte Lin couldn't compete," the system pondered for a moment, then continued: "My personal conclusion is that this is one of the common performance styles among rural elderly. What we're seeing is just the surface."

"Even though their family is isolated by the entire village, and even though Wei Haoyu was sent to another province overnight, their breaking points are all very low."

However, the mission clearly requires Wei Haoyu and Wei Jiehua's individual breaking points to exceed one thousand, and at least three people must face legal punishment—an eye for an eye.

Keding had thought that sending Wei Haoyu to another province was already an excellent and extreme operation.

On his way home, Wei Haoyu was both hungry and freezing, which should have allowed them to harvest a large number of continuous breaking points.

"We still have a bourgeois outlook," the system quickly analyzed: "For city folks, going through something like this would be unbearable, as their living space rapidly shrinks."

"But—but! The two Wei brothers are used to being hungry and cold at home, living like wild animals!"

Keding slapped his forehead: "What the hell? How did I forget this?!"

The system quickly pulled up a large amount of data to support the current situation.

"Wei Haoyu"

Rage level: 132

Chill level: 89

Fear level: 46

Breaking point: 42

Keding grabbed his head: "What the hell is he, some kind of animal?! A baboon?! A gorilla?!"

"Uneducated primitive beings," the system said with a headache: "Otherwise, they wouldn't act so crazy."

Keding decided to urgently review his usual tactics.

He stared at the barely moving breaking point, and for a moment, the system panicked. "How did it drop to 37?! Is there a bug? I’ll check!"

After two minutes, the system returned dejectedly.

"Now Wei Haoyu's happiness value is 65, a bit higher than his usual 48."

"Why???"

"Because—his family refused to send money, and the police couldn't just ignore it, so he got to eat fresh meals with both meat and vegetables in the police canteen, was arranged to take a bus home, and even received instant noodles, pickles, and canned food from the police station."

"He's quite happy now."

Keding fell silent.

The system started to freak out.

"Bro!"

"Bro!!"

"Didn't we have a three-step plan? Let's stick to it!"

"No." Keding said, "My previous plan was for humans."

Baboons, gorillas, water bear-like rural men, what could possibly break them?!

The young man fell into an unprecedented philosophical contemplation.

The system kept watching as Wei Haoyu was sent back to his hometown, then hesitated before offering a suggestion.

"What if we just... you know, take care of the two brothers?"

Keding even considered the rationality and difficulty of this operation for a few seconds.

"Why are they isolated by the whole village, reported on, and still not breaking?"

"Isn't the old lady already crying and complaining nonstop?"

The system didn’t know how to answer this one, so it ran some searches through documents and forums, saying, "Turns out, some rural folks care a lot about their reputation, but when they're really struggling, none of that stuff matters anymore."

For the first time, the young man paused the mission, holding his head in his hands as he silently thought for over twenty minutes.

No, the plans made before were all wrong.

The people from the Wei family had done things completely beyond the limits of society.

They were involved in a series of heinous activities such as trafficking women, assault, and indirect murder, viewing them as normal and feeling no guilt or remorse.

"No, wait," Keding muttered, "Why did that tyrant, who was also a ruthless killer, manage to strike hard and get so much breaking point?"

"The tyrant's mission difficulty ranking was also very high," the system said, "but on one hand, he had a weakness for his mother, and on the other hand, he craved power, pathologically pursuing absolute control, so you could manipulate and destroy him."

"What do these guys even want?" Keding wondered. "Money? To leave the countryside? Status?"

"No, definitely not," he self-corrected, slowly shaking his head, "I can't think about this from the perspective of a civilized person..."

The system watched with great concern.

"Honey, why don't you wake up, play some games, or attend a class to clear your mind?"

Keding furrowed his brow, still deep in thought, as he reviewed Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory over and over.

In the agonizing silence, he suddenly said, "I know the answer."

The system hesitated before asking, "Are you sure about that?"

It's not money.

It's not about leaving the countryside to pursue a better life.

Nor is it about being respected by everyone or having a high social status.

If they truly desired these things, they would have resorted to any means necessary to obtain them.

"What they want most, and what they are pathologically pursuing, is a son."

"They all want a son."

The system responded, "I really don't know what to say about your conclusion."

Keding's speech suddenly quickened.

"They're no longer acting like humans; they're behaving like animals. Animals don't think about laws, nor do they care what other animals think."

"For animals, the strongest drive isn't for food, drink, or sleep—it's for reproduction."

"They are involved in trafficking women, and they even imprisoned Huang Yuxin. They want to earn money to buy more wives. All of this is for the sake of continuing their family name, for a son!"

"The answer to this problem is a son!!"

In the dark forest of such rural areas, the more males a family has, the more resources they can practically control in the future.

If a family has five or six sons, they can practically rule the village.

The obsession with having sons has taken over these villages, like it's hardwired into their DNA.

So they drown baby girls, rush into marriages, and even rent wives. They have no morals, no limits, and they go to extreme lengths to earn money for the sake of continuing their family name and legacy!

Although the system could understand what Keding was saying, it was concerned about his mental state.

"So, what are you planning to do?"

"Are you going to give them a son and then take it away? Will that break them?"

"Or will you make them watch as every family in the village has sons, while they can't find a wife, and thus continue to break down?"

Keding took a deep breath, and a light rekindled in his eyes.

"I think there's a better way..."

"I'm thinking, what if... perhaps," he said slowly, "these men found out they were pregnant?"

The system was speechless, its response reduced to a stunned silence.

"What if, one by one, all the men in the village found out they were pregnant?"

The system was completely taken aback, its reaction a mix of shock and disbelief.

"There's no way this can happen," the system, taken aback by his logic, quickly added, "If we were in an ancient fantasy setting, with a world framework that allows such coding, your idea could be easily achieved."

"But Ke Bao, we're now in a modern scientific society within this book. You can't change the rules of this world too drastically, or you'll be forcibly removed from the mission, and all progress will be automatically reset!"

Keding was still thinking at the fastest speed he had ever managed in his life.

"Sister, men in this world can give birth."

"Are you talking about artificial wombs or implantation?" The system said helplessly, "To do this for dozens of families in this village would cost hundreds of thousands of points, and we wouldn't even break even."

Keding looked up, his eyes clearer and more composed than ever before.

"I can do it."

"Listen to me."

"To make the entire village panic, I only need one man to truly experience pregnancy, five men to feel as if they are pregnant, and ten men to seem as if they are pregnant."

"If these sixteen men lose it, the entire village—men of all ages—will follow suit."

Since they’re so desperate for sons, let them all experience the suffering of pregnancy and see what it’s like to be treated as nothing but a vessel.

The looming presence of the 'Evil Ghost' will turn their desire for children into sheer terror.

The system stared blankly at him, its understanding rapidly refreshing.

"Keding… please, continue?"

"A tiny fraction of men have genetic abnormalities. Though they look and act like men, their chromosomes are XX, which is typically female."

Keding’s mind sharpened, and a fully formed plan began to take shape.

"And the various signs of pregnancy, such as vomiting, swelling, and an enlarged abdomen, can all be experienced identically in males."

"I imagine that when they first suspect they're pregnant, fear will dominate, leaving no room for anything else."

"But if they believe they’re carrying a male child, their own flesh and blood, the pain of pregnancy and the disdain for femininity will cut deeper than any knife."

Keding suddenly stood up, a little flustered. "It would help to have a doctor on my side—someone at the local hospital, ideally in urology or OB/GYN."

Keding could do this alone, but it would be exhausting, with too many details to juggle. He’d quickly burn out.

The system clearly said, "Doctor Jiang, who’s causing those strange data fluctuations, is waiting for you at the Township First Hospital."