Chapter 316: Sudden Situation

Although he felt Ye Lin was a real animal, sticking to the principle that only a fool turns down money, the driver still chuckled and said with a clear conscience.

"Young man, missing out on you is that girl's loss! Come on, I'll take you to a real good place!"

The driver turned the wheel and stepped on the gas, shooting forward.

As for which city had what kind of adult entertainment, local taxi drivers were basically as familiar as could be.

Before long, the driver dropped Ye Lin off at the entrance of a vegetable market.

"Go forward, turn left at the third intersection and go to the end. Someone will stop you; just say you're here to drink tea. That's the code."

The driver counted the tip Ye Lin gave him, grinning from ear to ear.

"Thanks, brother!"

Ye Lin walked straight into the vegetable market and then turned into a small alley.

And just as the driver had said, as soon as he entered the alley, two men who looked like hoodlums came over and blocked his path.

"Stop right there, private property, no entry."

"Big brother, I'm here to drink tea~"

Ye Lin very obsequiously pulled out two tips and stuffed them into the men's hands; they were delighted at the sight.

"You kid are pretty savvy. First time here?" one of the men, who had a scorpion tattooed on the web of his hand, asked with a smile.

"Yeah, big brother, do you have any fun stuff to recommend?"

"That depends on what you want to play. Women? Poker? Or... do you want to play with men?" The scorpion-tattooed man gave a meaningful smile.

"Men, forget it. I don't have a habit of forcing men," Ye Lin quickly refused.

"It's fine if you do. All kinds of people come here to play; I'm used to it," the scorpion-tattooed man waved his hand.

"By the way, big brother, the Great Xia shouldn't allow this kind of thing, right? If I go in to play, will I get arrested?" Ye Lin asked with some fear.

"Arrested? Don't worry. Who in Hucheng would dare come here to make arrests? This place is under the protection of Chen Wudi!" The scorpion-tattooed man sneered.

"Chen Wudi? Who is that? Sounds like he's very powerful!" Ye Lin looked surprised.

"You don't even know Chen Wudi?" The scorpion-tattooed man's expression was as if he were looking at an alien. "No, how have you lived this long?"

"Hehe, I won't lie to you, brother. I'm actually not a local of Hucheng; I'm here to rely on some relatives," Ye Lin replied.

"No wonder! Chen Wudi and Chen Wuwei—you need to remember these two names. The Chen brothers in Hucheng are like this!" The scorpion-tattooed man gave a thumbs up.

"Oh? Are they really that powerful?" Ye Lin asked in amazement.

"Hmph! Of course! In Hucheng, besides having to give some face to the Lin family and the Investigation Bureau, everyone else has to respect those two brothers like gods! Aside from their influence, they are also extremely strong Class-Changers themselves!" The scorpion-tattooed man looked proud, as if he were one of the Chen brothers himself.

"So that's how it is!" Ye Lin nodded; he now had a rough understanding of the power distribution in Hucheng. "Big brother, to be honest, I'm actually a Class-Changer myself! I wonder how I compare to the Chen brothers you mentioned?"

"You? Hahahaha!"

The scorpion-tattooed man burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

"Looking at you, you're at most ten or twenty years old. If you can reach Level 40 at your age, you're considered gifted. The younger brother, Chen Wuwei, was already Level 70 three years ago!"

"Level 70?" Hearing this, Ye Lin gasped, his eyes full of shock. "It seems I was just a frog in a well!"

"Glad you know!" Seeing Ye Lin's deflated look, the scorpion-tattooed man nodded with satisfaction. "Go in and play. Don't worry, nothing will happen!"

"Thanks for the guidance, big brother. I'll treat you to a drink when I have time!"

Ye Lin waved his hand and dived straight into the Hucheng underground black market.

Ye Lin wandered around inside for an entire day. I have to say, the Hucheng underground black market really had many more tricks than the one in Qingcheng.

For instance, there was an arena inside where, as long as you participated, you would receive a sum of money regardless of whether you won or lost.

However, there was one requirement to compete in this arena: you had to be married and bring your own wife.

Once you lost, the winner could do whatever they wanted to the loser's wife in front of the loser and all the spectators present.

Ye Lin scoffed at this behavior, so he spent most of the afternoon scrutinizing the arena with a critical eye.

But honestly, Ye Lin felt the tickets for this arena were expensive—1, 00 per ticket, and you could only watch one match. Occasionally, if someone good-looking appeared, you had to pay extra, and sometimes tickets were hard to come by.

When the sky turned completely dark, Ye Lin contacted Guo Qin and Bai Si. He pulled them both into the same group chat to see what they had gained today. The first to respond was Bai Si.

"I went to the Hucheng Class-Changer Guild and roughly learned the peak combat power of Hucheng. There are 9 people above Level 80, and the strongest seems to be Level 87."

"Great job! Knowing how strong the peak combat power of Hucheng is gives us confidence when we make our move!" Ye Lin was very satisfied with Bai Si's findings. "I have gains here too. The power structure in Hucheng is a bit like the Three Kingdoms, forming a three-legged stance: the Chen brothers, the Lin family, and the Hucheng Investigation Bureau."

"Then we can only hope that the half of the Origin Ancient Artifact isn't in the hands of the Hucheng Investigation Bureau," Bai Si said with some unease. If it really were in their hands, they would have to return empty-handed.

After all, standing behind the Hucheng Investigation Bureau was the Great Xia Son of Heaven!

Attacking the Investigation Bureau would definitely be a death wish.

Even when the head of the Xie family, Xie Hong, went to Qingcheng, he only dared to control the people from the Investigation Bureau but didn't dare to openly kill them. If he really did that, it would be equivalent to treason.

"Don't worry, it shouldn't be that unlucky. By the way, where's Guo Qin?"

Seeing that Guo Qin hadn't made a sound, Ye Lin directly tagged him in the group, but even after tagging him four or five times, Guo Qin still didn't react at all.

Ye Lin was a bit worried about the guy, so he called him directly.

"It's the temptation given by the lover~ I sang a love song~ in the longing sky~ there is beautiful moonlight~"

The ringtone kept playing, but no one answered. Just as Ye Lin was wondering if Guo Qin had met with some mishap, the call finally connected.

"Hello? Little Boss? What's up?"

Guo Qin on the other end was panting, and there was the sound of someone running fast in slippers. Ye Lin was stunned on the spot.

"No, buddy? I told you to go gather intelligence, what the hell are you doing?"

"I am gathering intelligence! I am currently deep among the people of Hucheng to understand intelligence!" Guo Qin said righteously.

"You damn!"

Ye Lin was just about to scold Guo Qin when, the next second, a woman's exclamation suddenly came from the other end of the phone.

"It's over! My husband is back!"

"What?"

Guo Qin was instantly scared into a trembling voice, followed by a man's angry roar.

"Slut! You dare to cheat on me! Today I'll skin you and this adulterer alive! I'll chop you both into pieces and feed you to the dogs!"

"Husband, it's a misunderstanding! Listen to me, I was forced by him!"

"Big brother, it's a misunderstanding! Listen to me, I was seduced by her!"

After the woman and Guo Qin's voices sounded simultaneously, the other end of the phone fell into an eerie silence, followed by an even angrier roar.

"I'll f*** your mother! Treating me like a fool, huh? All of you go to hell!"

"You've been given enough face, haven't you? Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

Guo Qin's voice sounded somewhat disdainful, but the next second, his scream came through.

"Damn! A Class-Changer? Don't! Brother, don't hit me! Don't hit me, brother, I know I was wrong!"