Unfazed, Xiao Jinyu arrested all five women, including Aya. Addressing the forces behind them, he declared, "These women bullied my beloved. If you want to avenge your daughters, sisters, or siblings, you're welcome to try!" Xiao Jinyu's confidence stemmed from the fact that the combined power of these families was no match for the Xiao family. Moreover, although he had "resigned" from his position as the leader of the underworld, his influence in the underworld remained immense. As expected, after some tentative moves, these families eventually accepted Xiao Jinyu's actions.
They had no choice but to accept. They were no match for the Xiao family, so they could only pray.
Aya endured a great deal of torture. She was a tough woman. While the other women had cried many times, she gritted her teeth and endured all the punishments.
"You're really a tough nut to crack. Now I understand why you're the leader of these women," Xiao Jinyu said.
Aya sneered, "Do whatever you want. Kill me if you dare."
No wonder she didn't cry. It seemed she wasn't even afraid of death. Xiao Jinyu frowned and thought of a more ruthless method.
Meanwhile, on her way home, Xia Lin received a task notification from the system. [Ding~ New task: Stop Xiao Jinyu from continuing to torture Aya. Task reward: Reduce Xiao Jinyu's blackening value by 12 points. Failure penalty: Xiao Jinyu will have a car accident.]
Reducing the blackening value by 12 points! Xia Lin sighed. This was the final task. When she heard the content of the penalty, she got angry. "System, what's wrong with you lately? It's okay if the penalty for failing the task is to harm me, but why have you been hurting Xiao Jinyu these few times? Do you know that Xiao Jinyu is my weakness, so you use this to threaten me into completing the tasks?"
After a while, the system explained aggrievedly, [No, host. The task penalties and rewards are random, just like drawing cards in a game. It's not something the system can control. Maybe the system has been really unlucky lately. I'm sorry, host.]
Xia Lin waved her hand. "It's okay. I'm sorry. I took my anger out on you. I've been in a bad mood lately."
When she got home, Xia Lin found Xiao Jinyu and talked to him about Aya. "Jinyu, let's try another method. Since torture hasn't worked, there must be other ways to threaten Aya into telling the truth. Moreover, the situation on the Internet has improved a lot. My classmates told me that there are fewer people gossiping at school."
In the end, Xia Lin successfully persuaded Xiao Jinyu to listen to her. "How about corroding your face? Corrode it to a point where even plastic surgery can't fix it. How would you like to live as a monster from now on?"
This threat worked. Aya glared at Xia Lin, her face distorted with hatred. "You dare!"
Xia Lin took a bottle and tried to look cruel. "Why wouldn't I dare? This bottle is filled with sulfuric acid. You know what will happen if I pour it on your face, don't you? Not only that, I'll also have your head shaved, and I'll..."
"Stop! I'll confess! I did it. So what! Have the guts to kill me?"
Aya knelt on the ground, gasping for breath. She looked extremely disheveled, but at this moment, Xia Lin couldn't help but admire her a little.
"I won't kill you, but you must pay the price for your actions. Jinyu, how about locking her up for ten or fifteen days until this matter blows over?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you."