Chapter 275: Ding Yuan

"My sweet baby, I'm back~~"

Ding Yuan pushed the door open and entered the room, but the smile on his face came to an abrupt halt.

"Who... are you?"

Ding Yuan was startled by the two people who had suddenly appeared in the room. Just as he asked subconsciously, his heart skipped a beat as he realized something; his eyes widened, and he was about to shout out loud.

Chen Che lunged forward in one stride, clamped his hand tightly over Ding Yuan's mouth, and yanked him hard; Ding Yuan was thrown into the room and hit the floor with a dull thud.

"Let me tell you, I am a member of the Ding Family, the Jinling Ding Family... if you know what's good for you... then... then ah!!!"

Ding Yuan sat on the floor, propping himself up with his hands, crawling backward with a face full of terror and vigilance, revealing his identity as a member of the Ding Family in an attempt to scare Chen Che away.

However, before he could finish his sentence, Chen Che stepped on him.

With a crunch, Ding Yuan's left ankle snapped, and he let out a sharp, miserable scream.

But it wasn't over; Chen Che continued by stepping on his right ankle.

"Crack!"

Another sound of bone fracturing rang out.

Ding Yuan gasped, the pain making his throat hoarse from screaming.

Su Xiao covered the terrified eyes of the girl on the bed, held her gently in her arms, and slowly channeled True Qi into her, easing the pain in her body while lulling her into a deep sleep.

"Boom!"

Ignoring Ding Yuan's roars, Chen Che smashed his fist into his face again; his cheekbone cracked instantly, and blood bloomed across his skin and flesh.

Ding Yuan lay on the floor, dizzy and delirious.

Chen Che panted heavily, his shoulders heaving, his eyes bloodshot; he was clearly burning with rage.

"Ah!!!"

Chen Che stepped on Ding Yuan's crotch again; Ding Yuan instantly sobered up, his eyes rolled back, he let out a shrill scream, and his body couldn't stop convulsing.

"Big brother... sir... this boss... don't... don't..."

Ding Yuan felt his whole body go numb; under the intense pain, he began to beg for mercy, but the words he spoke were incoherent.

"Pfft!"

Chen Che punched Ding Yuan in the lower abdomen again; Ding Yuan's eyes bulged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, like a red fountain.

Chen Che took a few deep breaths to calm his mood, then said to Su Xiao, "Record this."

Su Xiao nodded, gently laid the girl in her arms down, then took out her phone and positioned it correctly.

Chen Che tapped a finger on Ding Yuan's body, shooting a wisp of True Qi into him to ensure he wouldn't pass out.

"Starting now, I ask, you answer. If I am not satisfied with your answer, then you know what the result will be."

Chen Che said in a cold voice.

Ding Yuan nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I will tell you everything I know!"

"Who are you?"

"My name is Ding Yuan, and I am a member of the Ding Family."

"Is this Welfare Institute a property of the Ding Family?"

"Yes."

Chen Che narrowed his eyes and continued to ask: "What secret is there here?"

Ding Yuan paused, glanced at the phone Su Xiao was holding, and fell into a moment of hesitation, but the moment he saw Chen Che's sharp gaze, fear defeated everything, and he told him everything.

"This is a property of the Ding Family, and I was ordered to serve as the principal here. On the surface, this is indeed a Welfare Institute; the children here are all abandoned infants or children who were left behind after their families met with accidents."

"These children live here, but they are not allowed to leave. The only value they have for existing is..."

Ding Yuan paused, stared at Chen Che's uncompromising gaze, steeled his heart, and said: "It is to be used as a sacrifice!"

Su Xiao was suddenly stunned, looking at Chen Che with a face full of horror.

Chen Che was also deeply shocked; even though he already had his suspicions, his heart still trembled when he heard these words for real.

Chen Che lifted his chin, signaling for Ding Yuan to continue.

Ding Yuan said slowly: "The food for the people here is mixed with special herbs. I don't know exactly what they are, but every so often, the Military Department... the people from the Ouyang Family send a batch over."

"I am responsible for having them crushed and mixed into the food so that after the children eat it, they will cultivate True Qi within their bodies."

"The people from the Ouyang Family come periodically to screen them; those children who have cultivated True Qi in their bodies are taken away in batches and brought to different places."

"Where are these children taken to?"

Chen Che's voice trembled; he had already guessed the fate of these children, but he still had to hear it with his own ears.

Ding Yuan glanced at Chen Che and said: "Because these children take herbs for a long time, while True Qi appears in their bodies, some of their constitutions change, or they display extremely strong Martial Dao talent. These children are given special attention by the Ouyang Family and sent to... the Gu Family."

Ding Yuan took a deep breath and continued: "As for those children with mediocre aptitude, they are... killed and used as fertilizer for the herbs grown in the Botanical Garden."

After finishing, Ding Yuan closed his eyes tightly and buried his head deep down.

"Animals!"

Su Xiao's expression was full of pity, tears streaming down her face; she dropped her phone, rushed over, and beat Ding Yuan without mercy.

Ding Yuan was already covered in bruises from Chen Che's beating; facing Su Xiao's assault, he had no chance to scream or beg for mercy and passed out directly, lying on the ground spread-eagled like a pile of mud.

Chen Che pulled Su Xiao away; Su Xiao leaned on Chen Che's shoulder, covering her mouth and sobbing bitterly.

Chen Che patted her back to comfort her, his peripheral vision catching the girl on the bed, and his heart couldn't help but ache.

"You watch him here; I'll go check on the other children."

Chen Che said to the now-calmer Su Xiao.

Su Xiao nodded with teary eyes.

Chen Che left; Su Xiao glanced at the unconscious Ding Yuan, then sat by the bed and gently stroked the girl's hair, her eyes full of pity and heartache.

The faking-unconscious Ding Yuan opened one eye, narrowed it into a slit, and quietly reached into his pocket to send a message to Ouyang Long.

Chen Che tiptoed through the entire Welfare Institute; the other children were all sleeping soundly in their rooms, and it seemed he hadn't woken them up.

Chen Che did a rough count; there were about one hundred children in the entire Welfare Institute, the oldest being twelve or thirteen, and the youngest five or six.

Chen Che returned to the kitchen, took a Photograph of the remaining meals, and then sent it along with the video recorded by Su Xiao to Xue Zhangming.

After waiting a few seconds, Chen Che dialed Xue Zhangming's phone number.

"Do you really have to call me at night?"

Xue Zhangming's tone was displeased; clearly, his mood was very poor from having his good sleep interrupted.

"Look at the video I sent you."

Chen Che was concise and to the point.

Regarding Chen Che's blunt tone, Xue Zhangming was furious, yet he had no choice but to seriously open the video and Photograph...

"Where are you right now?!"

After a few minutes of silence, Xue Zhangming practically roared.

"What do you intend to do?"

Chen Che did not answer, but instead asked in return.

"Do not spread this stuff; you come back first, and we will discuss it at length."

Xue Zhangming's tone was anxious, and it even revealed a trace of panic.

"I am sending you the coordinates now; you bring people over. I don't expect you to catch anyone, but the children at the Welfare Institute must be arranged a place to go."

Chen Che ignored Xue Zhangming's words and said on his own: "If you don't come, in one hour, the things I sent you will appear on the internet, and the same goes for the recordings related to you."

After finishing, Chen Che hung up the phone.

"Hello, hello! Chen Che!"

Xue Zhangming shouted a few times, and upon discovering it had already been hung up, he threw his phone directly against the wall, smashing it to pieces, "Bastard!"

Xue Zhangming's breathing was rapid; his irritable emotions caused him to lose his reason, as he had never imagined that cooperating with Chen Che would result in this.

This was already the second time Chen Che had ordered him to do something; humiliation and anger were almost tearing him apart!

"You little brat, you just wait for me; one day I will kill you with my own hands!"

Xue Zhangming struggled to calm his breathing, got out of bed, and headed toward the Justice Inspection Bureau.

Chen Che hung up the phone and was just preparing to rendezvous with Su Xiao when a blinding light shone in through the window, and the dim Welfare Institute became as bright as day in an instant.

"Vroom, vroom~~"

The roar of high-powered engines followed; Chen Che stood by the window and looked out to see Ouyang Long had returned with his men, and this time, the number of armored vehicles had increased from one to five.