Coming to Myself

Chapter 105

Three years ago, during the peak of Campus Loan's rapid and frenzied expansion, the company's business scale surged dramatically. They were practically counting money while sitting on piles of cash. However, after several foolish companies caused fatalities, the state introduced strict crackdowns and regulatory policies, leading many Campus Loan firms to shut down. But Fen Jinbao's team was clever and cautious, especially adamant about avoiding deaths and overt crimes, managing to survive the storm. Though their operations scaled back afterward, they still effectively controlled the Campus Loan market in Central China.

It was during that period that the method of Nude loan videos was developed. Among the female university students borrowing money, many were quite attractive. Sometimes, they were brought to the company, into Zhou Rongfeng's office. Some half-heartedly resisted but eventually complied. When these students left, their expressions didn't seem particularly despairing. Yet Zhang Wei knew that even if they exchanged their bodies to reduce part of their debt, the remaining amount was a bottomless pit that would only grow larger. Their control by the company would deepen.

Initially, Zhou Rongfeng didn't force those who firmly refused, fearing trouble. But Zhang Wei sometimes felt that this man's desires were becoming distorted. He seemed to develop a collecting obsession, growing increasingly unsatisfied and wanting to acquire more female students.

Later, He Qi and Xie Tangmao joined in. Those in this line of work were never good people to begin with. In a money empire with no restraints, desires fed by past indulgence, every selected girl became part of a wild, unrestrained revelry.

Chen Zhaoci was a veteran employee and highly capable. When Zhou Rongfeng tasked him with bringing those girls back, he never questioned it. Zhou Rongfeng appreciated this. Occasionally, he thought of rewarding Chen with a "play," but Chen declined, claiming no interest, so it was dropped.

Eventually, those chosen by Zhou Rongfeng were no longer allowed to refuse. Willing participants were ideal—a mutually satisfying exchange. For the unwilling, Zhang Wei was signaled to step in. Exploiting the relaxed guard between women, she could easily drug them. After everyone had their turn, the students had their debts forgiven, and none spoke out. Some even gave up entirely, willing to return for a second or third time...

Whenever Zhang Wei played her role, she found herself feeling little guilt. Watching these girls being toyed with, she even felt a hollow sense of pleasure. She thought: They brought it upon themselves. Just like she had, back in the day. But now, she had seized the chance to turn her life around.

She and Chen Zhaoci were like the flickering tongues of vipers—silent, observant, precise, and merciless.

Once, during a meal, Zhou Rongfeng and the others joked about counting the female students they'd "played" with. He Qi tallied over 50, Xie Maotang, more enthusiastic, had over 80, and Zhou Rongfeng exceeded a hundred, having lost track of the exact number.

...

Liu Yisha's incident was truly an accident. No one expected a girl who had completely submitted to suddenly erupt and try to escape. At the time, everyone had been drinking, some had taken stimulants, and Zhou Rongfeng used excessive force—or perhaps the girl was inherently frail—and she died instantly.

They stared at each other, half-sobered by shock. No matter how they checked, the girl showed no pulse or breath.Zhou Rongfeng stared blankly for a moment, then turned to Chen Zhaoci who was also terrified beside him: "It's someone you brought back—was she already sick? How could a normal person die from just a bump like that? You figure out what to do."

Chen Zhaoci's face turned deathly pale. After trembling for a while, he lowered his head: "I'll handle it properly."

Several leaders fled as if their lives depended on it, terrified of being associated with a death. Zhang Wei, after all, shared a sense of camaraderie with Chen Zhaoci, asked: "How are you going to handle it?"

Chen Zhaoci appeared dull on the surface, but he was actually sharp-witted, quick-thinking, and full of ideas. After standing silently before the corpse for a long time, he said: "I saw a post online last year about someone killing a female college student—the murderer still hasn't been found. The fatal injury seemed to be on the top of the head too. This must be fate. As long as we're careful and make it look similar, the police will think it's the same perpetrator and won't suspect us."

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When Xu Mengshan showed Zhao Feier's photo, Zhang Wei looked puzzled: "Zhao Feier? I don't remember this person. But I have some impression of most girls they've been with. This one definitely isn't among them. She's also quite ordinary-looking—she wouldn't be their type."

Zhang Wei smiled self-deprecatingly: "At this point, there's no need for me to hide anything from you. The only girl they accidentally killed was Liu Yisha. These girls dying does us no good at all—it just brings trouble. We... would prefer them to live long, healthy lives. That way, we can drain every last drop from their existence."

"As for Fan Lingling, we truly didn't expect her to be a police officer. But after Zhou Rongfeng was injured, he realized she was suspicious and checked the computer—it had been tampered with. I never thought this video would still end up in your hands. That pervert Zhou Rongfeng filmed many videos like this. But since you've found the video, haven't you found her yet? After she was taken to Zhou Rongfeng's office, I really never saw her again."