Chapter 706: Uncontrollable Family

My sister told me that the *Jia Ting* we were in had already changed.

She had originally thought it was safe here, but now it seemed there was no difference between here and the outside.

But where could we run to?

Was my sister also overlooking a problem...?

We and Wan Bo Bo had come out of the same room; even if we wanted to escape, how could we do it?

Siwei Jie Jie told me her plan, which was to find a way to slip away when leaving the interview room, but we had all underestimated Wan Bo Bo.

He seemed to be prepared in advance; as soon as we stepped into the corridor, those fierce uncles came up and greeted him one after another, and he whispered something to them before we were surrounded in the center and directly taken to the *Jia Ting*.

We had no chance to escape.

For the second time, Siwei Jie Jie prepared to make a fuss in the room, but we still had no hope of escaping.

All the aunts obeyed Wan Bo Bo's commands; they controlled us from the beginning, and we had no way to escape.

After experiencing two escape attempts, Wan Bo Bo arranged for people to watch us specifically; we were monitored twenty-four hours a day, even having to report for going to the toilet.

Only then did I finally understand what Gu Yu Gege meant when he left back then.

If we don't leave then, we can never leave again.

But... if we had left back then, would Wan Bo Bo have let us go?

Would he have let us leave?

Such days continued for many years, until I became somewhat numb to it.

I shuttled countless times between the powerless real world and the powerless "prison", unable to find a way to escape from either side.

The two worlds echoed each other, forming an even larger prison.

Over the years, Siwei Jie Jie and I tried to escape from this *Jia Ting* countless times, but we couldn't do anything.

The entire city was full of "family members"; we had no place to hide, after all, I was too famous—I was the "hero", and everyone recognized my face, so I'd be caught immediately.

Fortunately, Siwei Jie Jie was *Zhi Yu*, so no matter if we were beaten or injured, she could always treat us right away.

Siwei Jie Jie always smiled and told me that she could not only heal a person's exterior but also their interior.

Until the end, I didn't understand what that meant.

That night, we failed to escape again, and Wan Bo Bo came to our room; now, only Siwei Jie Jie and I were in this room.

"Wan Bo Bo..."

He walked in with a bottle of wine, then sat down cross-legged on the ground.

"You say... I've been so good to you all; why do you want to run?"

The air was filled with the stench from Wan Bo Bo.

"Wan Ge... If it were just *Chuan Xiao*, that would be fine; after all, this place wants to gather people together, and *Chuan Xiao* is indeed a means, but now you're starting to kill people."

Siwei Jie Jie said with some urgency,

"Don't you think you've gone astray? If you continue like this... what will this place become?"

"Killing? Sigh..."

Wan Bo Bo shook his head, stood up with the wine bottle, and said to us,

"You two, follow me."

He took us to the corridor; it was a circular corridor with an empty center, so we could see people on the opposite side.

"Dear family members!! Disturbing you late at night, but could you all come out for a moment?!"

Wan Bo Bo shouted with a loud voice.

I saw people coming out of each room, looking puzzled toward Wan Bo Bo.

We were on the fifth floor, and now we could see people on several floors up and down, all standing there looking at us.

"Xiao Li, do you think after people are brainwashed, how absurd can they get?"

Wan Bo Bo asked in a low voice.

"What do you mean?"

"I'll do an experiment for you."

After saying that, Wan Bo Bo took a deep breath and shouted loudly:

"Dear family members! Our family has added a new rule; starting tomorrow, no one is allowed to wear socks! Those who wear socks will be punished!"

Siwei Jie Jie frowned after hearing this, looking at Wan Bo Bo with a puzzled face.

Wan Bo Bo kept smiling.

"Xiao Li, do you guess if they will agree to this new rule?"

He asked quietly.

"This is too absurd..."

Siwei Jie Jie said,

"This is a rule that has no meaning at all."

"Just watch."

After hearing this, the crowd pondered for a moment, then someone started shouting:

"Wan Ge, do we need to take them off now?"

"Okay, Wan Ge, got it!"

"No problem!"

Wan Bo Bo showed a smile, then turned to Siwei Jie Jie and said,

"Xiao Li, now you stop them."

"What?"

"You can try every way to persuade them."

Wan Bo Bo said,

"Right here, I allow you to say anything; see if with your own ability, you can cancel this 'new rule'."

Siwei Jie Jie seemed to have wanted to do this for a long time; she stepped forward and said,

"Can I really say whatever I want? You won't hurt me and the hero because of this?"

"Of course."

Seeing Wan Bo Bo agree, my sister quickly thought for a moment and shouted to the crowd:

"Everyone! Don't you think this new 'rule' is absurd?!"

After saying that, an eerie silence spread through the entire building.

"'Starting tomorrow, no socks', don't you think this 'rule' is strange? It not only doesn't help us get out, but it doesn't help us unite either!"

Siwei Jie Jie shouted,

"What's the point of following this 'rule'? We're all equal; why do you have to unconditionally execute every command?"

I think my sister makes a lot of sense, but for some reason, no one answered her.

Why do they all listen to Wan Bo Bo so much?

What has Wan Bo Bo done?

Not long after, an uncle from the opposite side spoke:

"Xiao Li, what are you doing? It's just a pair of socks; no need for this."

Once one person spoke, the rest started chattering.

"Yeah, Xiao Li, everyone likes you so much; don't destroy everyone's trust in you because of a pair of socks."

"I've been wanting to stop wearing socks anyway."

"Our 'big family' has come this far because of the 'rules'; what's wrong with that?"

"Yeah, yeah!"

The crowd exploded.

Countless voices came from all directions; the whole building seemed to explode.

Siwei Jie Jie saw the noisy crowd and showed a cold expression.

"Alright! Quiet!"

Wan Bo Bo yelled, suppressing all the voices.

Siwei Jie Jie and I stood beside him, feeling like we were about to go deaf.

"Everyone, stop talking; just now, I arranged for Xiao Li to joke with you all. Everyone, remember this new rule, go to sleep early! We still have to welcome the next day with full fighting spirit!"

"Okay, Wan Ge!"

As Wan Bo Bo was about to let everyone go back, an aunt shouted:

"What a rare opportunity! Everyone is here! Let's shout the slogan again!!"

I know that aunt; she's one of the 'team leaders' arranged by Wan Bo Bo. She's going to lead everyone in shouting slogans; I'm a bit scared of this scene. They even strain their necks when shouting slogans every day.

"Today if we don't work hard!"

"Tomorrow we'll pick garbage!!"

"Today if we don't suffer!"

"Tomorrow we'll eat dirt!!"

"Our goal after going out is—"

"To buy oil mines in East Africa! To buy big houses in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou!!"

"Good night!"

"Good night, team leader!!"

Everyone returned to their rooms in unison, and Wan Bo Bo turned back to Siwei Jie Jie and me, saying,

"Let's go, Xiao Li; I'll treat you to a drink."

Wan Bo Bo walked into the room, closed the door, then took out paper cups from his pocket, poured a cup for himself and Siwei Jie Jie, and said,

"Xiao Li, have you noticed? The *Chuan Xiao* that people talk about is like this; I'm the heinous *Chuan Xiao* boss, but any *Chuan Xiao* organization in the later stages will start to grow on its own, completely out of my control."