Chapter 422 The Boss Takes Good Care of Them


    The sk fruit honestly did not taste that pleasant. It did not smell good, and the texture was not


    particrly enjoyable either. After taking a bite, I was discouraged from taking another. Listening to


    Reba’s words, I wiped my hands and looked at her, saying, "There''s nothing between us at all,


    and if you insist on putting abel 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?"


    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 exined, "Most of the people here who work under the bosse here for the money. Some


    of them have wives, children, or parents down in the vige. 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


    ie. However, these things are hard to smuggle out of here, so some people will secretlye


    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 ce was not entirely isted 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 ce.


    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 ce and the fields


    of poppy nts 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!


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    Seeing that I had been silent for a while, Reba 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, "Reba, 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 timees. 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 Reba 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 ced 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 butment, "It hasn''t been long since Ist 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 sinceing 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 busytely?"


    Seeing that I asked, Inch replied, "Yes, he is. Keh 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."