Hearing Aquiya's painful howl, a look of bewilderment appeared on Ye Ru's face.

She kept murmuring, "How could this happen... how could this happen..."

Aquiya wiped away her tears, forcibly composed her emotions, and said, "Sister-in-law, let's leave it at that. Whether it's right or wrong, what can we do? We are powerless and have no influence, if we want to survive, we have to give up something.

I've already talked to the tax collector. In the next few days, I'll work hard to try to earn our housing tax for the four of us. Let's just get by."

Ye Ru still couldn't believe it. Suddenly thinking of something and clinging to it like a lifeline, she said to Aquiya, "Go find Brook! He was your brother's best friend when he was still alive! He's still in the gang now. Go to him, he'll speak up for us, there must be some misunderstanding!"

"Sister-in-law, it's useless, don't hold onto false hope.

The people in those gangs are only there for profit, and once there's no benefit for them, we are of no use to them at all.

How many kind-hearted people do you think exist in this Wasteland?

I went to Brook, he said he would help us, but was it any use? For so many days, there's been no information at all. When I go to find him, I can't find him at all; it's clear he's avoiding us!"

"How could this be? How could this be allowed…"

Ye Ru mumbled, full of confusion in her eyes. She bit her lower lip, her gaze somewhat dazed.

The blow was too sudden.

The sadness in her heart surged like a tide.

Her husband's death had already left Ye Ru feeling devastated, losing the head of the family, she didn't know how just she and Aquiya could survive in this world with two kids.

The only comfort was the pension her late husband left behind, at least allowing the children to grow up safely.

But in the end, everything was like a dream-like illusion.

Shattered too suddenly.

Leaving Ye Ru's heart in a trance, fractured.

Her fingernails dug deep into her flesh, bleeding crimson blood.

A sense of powerlessness and shattered despair hung over everyone's heart.

Instead, Aquiya was the first to calm down. She rubbed her eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, things are already like this, don't blame the heaven and the earth, let's calm down and live well.

I know, you detest what I have done, but there's no choice, I have to support you.

Sister-in-law, I will think of a way, we will survive..."

Just as Aquiya finished speaking, Ye Ru opened her lips, just about to speak, when the dilapidated door of the house was suddenly kicked open, accompanied by a burst of laughter.

"Why all the crying? Missing a man? I think I'm quite suited to be the man of this house."

An arrogant man in uniform strode in, and upon seeing him, both Aquiya and Ye Ru, as well as the two children, were very nervous.

They stared at him fixedly!

The other party was dressed in a security team uniform.

Wood!

A squad leader in the security team, but his father was a captain in the security team.

He was considered a top young master.

After all, the security team was an actual power department, with weapons and manpower.

Few people dared to offend them.

Wood's gaze locked onto Ye Ru's frightened eyes, revealing a crafty glint.

Wood had a peculiar hobby; he liked playing with women, but not his own women.

He liked playing with other people's women.

In other words, he had a notorious taste for married women.

But this hobby was prone to backfiring; Wood was very cautious; he didn't dare have affairs with women belonging to big figures.

Once things got out of hand, even his dad might not be able to protect him.

But he had this hobby, difficult to extricate himself from it.

So he targeted the wives of small people in the Ninth Special Zone, he would send his subordinates to collect information on good-looking married women with no background.

Through various means, he would forcibly take them, play with them for a while, then discard them.

What he liked most were those with loving marriages, rather than families put together just for physical desires.

Women who were like harlots bore no interest to him.

What he liked most were women like Ye Ru, loyal to their husbands.

Only in this way could he feel a strong thrill when he got them.

He had noticed Ye Ru a long time ago.

Quite pretty, and perfectly in harmony with her husband.

He had long ago started assigning his men to monitor the couple, seeing the couple's loving ways, Wood thoroughly enjoyed it.

Long ago, Wood wanted to take action.

He would find a way to have Ye Ru.

Seeing the couple's suffering would give him a perverse sense of satisfaction.

He liked having women who were loyal like that.

But what he didn't expect was that there would be severe political turbulence within the Judicial Bureau.

His father's boss, Bode, was repeatedly hit, leading to massive power shifts within the Judicial Bureau.

His father warned him to keep a low profile during this period, so Wood had no choice but to scale back.

Wood deeply understood the phrase, "good things come to those who wait."

To maintain his current happy life, he couldn't be too reckless; he couldn't be too arrogant.

He had to progress gradually and cautiously, to live longer and to enjoy his life as a power heir more comfortably.

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