Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 176 Girl
Susan did not deny it; on the contrary, she was very candid.

“Yes, I was just pretending.” She gave a serene smile. “Because I’ve been here long enough, I know what happens to disobedient women, and I know how to cater to them, pretend to be obedient and docile, and add a little ambition to get where I am today.”

"How so?" Wei Qingsong raised an eyebrow and looked at her with a leisurely air.

"You should be able to see that even inside the hotel, we are divided into different classes."

At this point, Susan gave a self-deprecating bitter smile.

They did not choose to degenerate; rather, they were powerless to resist and had become the oppressed party, yet they were still divided into different classes.

How ridiculous.

"People like Xiaoya and Kele have only been tricked into coming here for a short time and don't know how deep the water is. The thugs on the sixth floor are specifically responsible for watching over these girls. They can't leave the hotel freely unless they are taken out to meet guests."

"As for me and Pei Dongmei, who escaped, we were both high-level receptionists at the hotel. We had access to far more information than Xiaoya and Kele, and we were also highly favored by the manager," Susan said calmly.

"Pei Dongmei... I think I heard you mention her at the hotel. What's your relationship like?" Wei Qingsong casually toyed with the tip of her pen and asked softly.

Susan chuckled and lowered her eyes, her tone languid and drawn-out: "In a place like this, there's no such thing as a relationship. She's very smart and knows when to yield. After realizing her situation, she quickly adapted to the environment and grew wildly like a weed. But she's too easy to bully, so she's always being humiliated by that fat guy. Sometimes, I admire her, but I feel more sorry for her."

The fat man she was referring to was probably Hua Hengchen.

Wei Qingsong nodded knowingly and said, "You think that in a place like this, there's no sincerity between people, but you've been sincere towards Xiaoya, haven't you?"

Susan paused slightly, her relaxed expression stiffening again. After a long while, she said in a hoarse voice, "Xiaoya is different from others, of course. She and I grew up together. In her eyes, I am her most admired neighbor. When the hotel hired a new employee... the moment I saw her, I was very surprised and devastated."

“Girls who come here rarely have a chance to escape. Every day, glamorous female receptionists brainwash them, painting a picture of a bright future for them. When I discovered that Xiaoya didn’t think it was wrong, I became even more terrified. I was afraid that she would go down the same path as me, so I had to keep suppressing her. I even had the idea of ​​taking her with me to escape from here.”

"But I'm scared. Those people are terrifying. If I can't escape, then I hope I can protect her in my own way."

But she ultimately failed; Xiaoya almost got hurt by those people...

Wei Qingsong stared at her for a while, then asked, "How were you tricked into coming here?"

“I was one of the first girls to be deceived. I was initially lured in by the hotel’s high-paying job advertisement. Two years ago, Liyang Hotel was not as large as it is now, and its so-called customer base was not like it is now, consisting entirely of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Liyang Hotel’s current glory was all bought with the youth and bodies of us.”

"Let me tell you my story first. I was raped by Hua Rongchang on my so-called first day of work. They filmed me and have my parents' contact information. Um... I filled out the onboarding form honestly and truthfully. I think others did the same."

“They said that if I didn’t obey, my videos would appear on various websites and in front of my parents. I couldn’t resist, and I didn’t dare to resist.”

"Even if I told people, how many would believe me? I came to the big city full of expectations, filled out a job application form, and from then on, my life was ruined. Anyone would find that absurd."

"Outsiders only know that the Liyang Hotel is now magnificent, but no one knows that it is an infernal hell built with the blood and tears of countless innocent girls."

"Even so, even if our lives are ruined, in the eyes of outsiders, we are branded as harlots. We are prostitutes who cannot see the light of day, the dirtiest existence in this city. No one will investigate the reasons behind it. We are still the ones who are condemned by everyone."

Wei Qingsong remained silent for a moment.

Susan's tone was extremely calm, but every word she uttered contained the bitterness and forbearance of the past two years.

She recounted what she saw and heard during those dark and hopeless days, and these ugly truths, which had been covered up by countless people, finally saw the light of day.

In this corner, light and darkness wax and wane, but ultimately, the long daylight reigns supreme over all things.

It took Wei Qingsong a long time to come to his senses, and he asked in a deep voice, "Is everyone else in the same situation?"

"Two years ago, Hua Rongchang hadn't yet established the network he has now, and his methods were nothing more than these. But as far as I know, the recent batches of newcomers, such as Xiaoya, are actually quite different from us."

When the father and son were mentioned, Susan's eyes welled up with undisguised disgust.

She took a breath and calmed herself before continuing, "In this era, everything is developing very quickly, so their methods have naturally been upgraded long ago."

"However, one thing they have in common is that they still use online recruitment to initially select girls who are easily deceived."

Wei Qingsong had already noticed what Susan was talking about.

Wei Qingsong had reviewed the information of those girls, and without exception, they were all girls from poor families with low levels of education.

This group of people is most easily deceived by advertisements offering high salaries.

Susan continued, "After luring these girls here, their methods are no longer as simple and crude as before. First, there will be someone specifically responsible for brainwashing these girls and tricking them into signing so-called high-salary contracts. Those girls do not have diplomas, and many of them are from the countryside who came to the city to work. They cannot understand the terms of the contract at all and easily fall into their trap."

"In an inconspicuous place in the contract, there is a clause stating that new employees must pay an onboarding fee of up to 20,000 yuan. This is simply a fantasy. But the contract has already been signed at this point. The brainwashing people will guide you by saying that this money does not need to be paid in advance, but can be deducted from a portion of your salary each month to offset it. They also say that if you do not pay, it will be considered a breach of contract, and the employee will be required to pay ten times the amount in compensation, otherwise the company will sue you."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qingsong's brows furrowed deeply.

Susan sneered: "Any educated girl would know at this point that such a contract has no legal effect. But these selected girls have no concept of this. They are all greenhorns who have just entered society. They have no education and no social experience. When they submit their resumes online, they become the best prey that are carefully selected."

“They were afraid of being sued for debt, so they had no choice but to follow the arrangements. At first, they did basic jobs such as front desk and waitress. Then, the hotel would send fashionable young female receptionists to brainwash them in the second step, making them do so-called reception work, which was actually just drinking with customers. I don’t need to say more about what happened next. That’s how they coerced and lured people to a dead end step by step.”

Once you succumb to temptation and take that first step, it's hard to turn back.

(End of this chapter)