Chapter 42: The Heart of a Saint "I don't have any contracts related to labor, but for others, some families in Yuguang who can't survive will choose to sell their sons or daughters to Yaoguang." "To prevent people from escaping, the traffickers will only pay half of the money upfront, and the remaining half will be paid three years later after signing the contract." "But when the time comes, there are very few people who can get the money from selling their bodies." "Three years ago, I negotiated with the parliament in the name of the union, asking them to pay a portion of the money and then pay the majority of it to buy back the IOUs from those families at half the price. This way, they can at least get some of the money back. It is always easier for the union to collect the IOUs than for them to go individually." "But those traffickers are backed by big companies with high status. Most of them can't get their money back in the end. Those contracts and IOUs are all here." While Li Ming was talking, Li Wei also opened the account book, and there was a contract on almost every page. Finally, a summary was made, and the total amount of debt owed was approximately more than 1200 million! Counting from the beginning to now, a total of two or three years have passed, and a total of more than 400 people have been sold to Yaoguang, and on average each person still has more than 3 yuan in selling money that they have not received. Levi counted the densely packed IOUs and contracts, looked up at Li Ming and asked. "Yaoguang is involved in these human trafficking operations. How many of them are the biggest sources?"
Li Ming thought for a moment and replied. "Originally there were four companies, but one of them went bankrupt and left the Sun Group in the past two years. The business was then divided up by the other three companies. Now there are only these three companies left. Those human traffickers are basically their subordinates." After hearing this answer, Li Wei put down the account book. He didn't intend to take Li Ming's money, he just wanted to do business with him. "I can help you, but I don't want your money. We can make a deal. I'll help you get the money back, but we need to sign a contract in advance. We'll split the money 1200-600. million, I'll take million." Levi said, staring into his eyes. This made Li Ming frown and look at him in confusion. "These are basically bad debts. How can you ask them for them? They won't give you a penny!" Levi tapped the table with his fingers and said calmly. "Don't worry about how I want you. You must have your own source of information from Yaoguang. Leave me a way to keep in touch with you. After I get the money, I have to find a way to give it to you. By the way, give me a summary of all the information about the three companies involved in human trafficking and give it to me before you leave tomorrow." Li Ming did not agree first. He just looked into Levi's eyes. Because he had witnessed the fight in the rainy night with his own eyes, he actually guessed what Levi wanted to do. "I don't understand why you don't have to use these IOUs and contracts, and you don't have to choose to split the bills with the union in half." Levi had already stood up from his chair at this time, and he didn't seem to want to explain so much. "You don't need to understand. You can think about it tonight. If you agree, draft the agreement and give it to me tomorrow when we meet, along with the information about the three companies." He walked towards the door, and when he was about to push it open and leave, he seemed to remember something, turned around, smiled, and bent his palm. "Oh, I almost forgot, Fengzi told me to be polite. Good night, and have a sweet dream." After watching the door being closed again, Li Ming felt that he would not be able to have a good night tonight. He stared at the account book in his hand, wondering if Levi had another way to get money from these capitalists besides using force. But if he had already planned to use force, what was the point of asking for these IOUs? Not to mention that he was planning to sign a contract with him and split the money 50-50. Li Ming just sat in the chair, frowning and thinking. Even when his wife came out and called him worriedly that it was time to rest, he ignored her. He thought about it until the second half of the night and finally let out a long sigh.
The more he thought about it, the more complicated his feelings became. The only reason he could think of for Levi to do this was that he had his own principles. This biological man, who has been held captive by Tian'en Company for seventeen years, is wanted by the parliament and slandered, and is now hated by all the workers in Yuguan, has a heart like a saint! Even after experiencing so much persecution and misunderstanding, he still sympathized with Yu Guang's low-level workers. He wanted to work for these workers and get back for them the wages they should have exchanged for their families, lives, and freedom. This is the only explanation! But thinking of this made Li Ming feel even more painful. He clenched his fists in anger! Why is it that even a living being who has been used as an experimental subject since birth and has suffered so much misunderstanding and persecution knows to sympathize with those laborers who have tried their best just to stay alive? Why are those nobles who live a life of luxury and glamor in Yaoguang preferring to pour milk and bread into the sewers rather than show even a little mercy to another group of people living in the same city? He couldn't figure out this problem, even after thinking about it for half his life. Li Ming could only take a deep breath, pull out a piece of paper, pick up a pen, and begin drafting the treaty to recover the share of the debt. Block 2, early morning. A thick white haze had enveloped the entire afterglow. The news of the bishop's murder spread like wildfire in this dilapidated place. Even the cold mornings when people used to wait for the train were filled with curses and sighs. Yu Guang's laborers all hated Levi. On almost every platform, one can hear voices scolding the biological person with patent number 626. This made Feng Zi, who was walking in the haze, look angry as soon as she went out. Every time she heard a word cursing Levi, she wanted to grab that person by the collar and punch him hard in the face! Levi didn't seem to care at all. He was listening with great interest to see what ugly words those people could utter. When hearing swear words that I have never heard before, I would praise the people in the plot team for their rich experience and being able to come up with such lines. While holding Fengzi's arm to prevent her from running into a fight in case she couldn't help herself, Levi also glanced at the task information that had changed in his mind. [Trigger the mission "Visit": Find and visit a girl from Yuguang. If she is in a bad situation, bring her back.] [Task reward: none] Such a change was not beyond his expectations. It was very likely that Li Ming agreed to the deal with him. However, the deal was just a deal and could not be considered a mission reward. So now the mission reward can only be "nothing". (End of this chapter)
