"There are more and more new types of drugs these days. So many people in the Underground Black City are being controlled and groomed—is it possible there isn't a single person there with a strong will?"
"There certainly are. Their ultimate fate is either to choose submission—which splits into feigned submission or being forced into it by drugs—or they are already dead."
"Until we know exactly what kind of drugs they are using, I don’t want to put myself in danger. If we go in and can't get back out, that would be a huge problem." Quan Xijuan had to consider the long-term consequences. If they were discovered, they could be held hostage, which would be even worse.
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