After getting ready, we said goodbye to Feng Jun and rushed towards the direction next door to Suwu.
After driving for nearly an hour, we were far away from downtown Lancheng, and the vast Gobi Desert gradually appeared in sight.
Looking around, there are only large expanses of gray-brown gravel, spread out vast and lonely on the boundless land, with not a single living thing in sight, giving people a sense of desolation and desolation.
In our opinion, this kind of place is not suitable for the survival of animals and plants, let alone humans.
Unexpectedly, after continuing to move forward for nearly an hour, a group of low houses appeared in front of them, standing on the vast Gobi Desert.
This is the only way to enter Ganzhou, so we didn’t stop and wanted to go straight through this desolate village.
Unexpectedly, when the jeep arrived at the entrance of the village, it was stopped by a strong man.
These men were shirtless, dressed in tatters, and had dark skin. They were holding farm tools such as shovels and hoes in their hands, and they looked fierce.
After seeing our car appear, they rushed over quickly and surrounded us.
"Who dares to come to our Blackwater Town!"
The leader, a man with a white towel on his head, yelled at us.
"Brother, don't get me wrong!"
Opening the car window, I put on a harmless smile at these strong men.
"We are here to explore. Don't accidentally enter a treasure place. We want to stay overnight for a day. I hope my brothers will agree."
The strong man snorted coldly: "Humph, these are extraordinary times. The official family is going against the Jin family. How dare you come here?"
"It's not impossible to stay overnight with us, but you have to answer me a question first."
I quickly said: "Okay, if you want to ask anything, just ask."
"Well, let me ask you,"
The man wearing a towel said sternly: "Do you support the official family or the Jin family?"
"Well..."
I rolled my eyes and replied quickly: "We all support the Jin family!"
The man wearing a towel shrank his pupils: "Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course, why did I lie to you?"
I quickly explained: "When I was in school, I had no money to pay tuition. It was the Jin family's company that supported a charity fund that allowed me to successfully complete college."
“So I’ll always be grateful to the Kim family.”
At this time, Bai Ze and others also reacted and spoke one after another, saying that they had been favored by the Jin family and had always regarded the Jin family as their benefactors.
Sure enough, upon hearing that we were taking sides with the Jin family, the ferocity on the faces of these strong men gradually disappeared, and the man wearing a towel even changed into a smiling face.
"Guys, if you can support the Jin family at this time, you are truly trustworthy friends. We in Blackwater Town welcome you!"
Seeing that the other party was no longer hostile, we got out of the car, followed the man wearing a towel, and walked towards the town.
The man introduced himself and said that his name was Wang Li and he was the acting mayor of Blackwater Town.
Although Blackwater Town is a town in name, there are only two to three hundred households living here, which is not even as large as a village in the eastern provinces.
Blackwater Town is already under the control of the Jin family, so there is no doubt that the townspeople here have also been brainwashed by the Jin family, thinking that the Jin family are the saviors of the people and their benefactors.
Now, someone must be secretly persecuting the Jin family, which is why the Jin family has been officially targeted.
As for them, they will firmly support the Jin family to the end.
"Brother Wang, the people in Blackwater Town support the Jin family so much. They must have received a lot of favors from the Jin family like me, right?"
I asked deliberately without finding anything to say.
Along the way, I saw very clearly that the houses in Heishui Town were in dilapidated condition and the people's lives were difficult. Many people could not even put on clothes, and the conditions were quite difficult.
Under such difficult conditions, there must be some reason why the people of Blackwater Town still support the Jin family so firmly.
I really want to know what the Jin family relies on to brainwash these people so thoroughly that they are willing to sacrifice their lives for them?
"Of course, without the Jin family, there would be no Blackwater Town!"
Faced with my question, Wang Li raised his chin and said with gratitude.
"Five kilometers behind our town, there is a black water ditch. It is the only source of water in this Gobi Desert and is also the key to the survival of us people in Heishui Town."
"It was only five years ago that a water monster appeared in the black ditch and swept away many people who went to fetch water."
"The Black Water Ditch is our only water source. Without this water source, we can only wait to die. Therefore, even if we know there are monsters in the water, we can only go to fetch water."
"As a result, in less than a year, more than a hundred townspeople were swept away by the water pipes. They were all devoured by the monster, not even a bone was left!"
"Everyone was about to despair, but at this moment, the Jin family sent a disciple of their family to beat the monster away, so that we could continue to survive."
"You say, can we not be grateful to the Jin family?"
I asked again: "Since the monster has been eliminated, your Blackwater Town should have no future troubles. Why is it still in such decline?"
I couldn't help but ask: "I saw many empty houses along the way. Are the original owners gone?"
"Friend, you don't know something."
Wang Li sighed and said: "The children of the Jin family have said that Heishuigou is a place for evil. Even if he eliminates one monster, it will not take long for new monsters to breed and cannot be stopped."
"If we want to completely solve this problem, we can only move our family and leave Blackwater Town."
"However, those of us who have lived here for generations, where can we go if we leave Blackwater Town?"
"So now, the Jin family will send a family member to come every month to check the situation of Heishuigou for us. If there is a monster, he will destroy it as soon as possible."
"In order to repay the kindness of the Jin family, we will divide a portion of each quarter's harvest and give it as tribute to the Jin family."
This routine sounds familiar.
I frowned and couldn't help but think that back then, Ding Busan of the Shangqing sect, wasn't it just by raising ghosts to threaten the people at the foot of the mountain and get them to pay tribute to him?
From this point of view, the method used by the Jin family is exactly the same as that of Ding Busan. They use the method of raising bandits to respect themselves and raising monsters to control these poor people and sacrifice their lives for themselves!
How disgusting it is to manipulate these poor townspeople for your own personal gain!
Listening to Wang Li's narration, I clearly felt that Bai Ze and others could not help clenching their fists, and their eyes almost burst out of fire!
