To get by in Kabuki, one has to deal with the Tyger Claws.
Brother Finger is no exception, to the point where he has to pay tribute to the Tyger Claws every month in exchange for the right to do business here.
Over time, some extra deals arose between the two.
Brother Finger sometimes helped the Tyger Claws repair the sex dolls under their control, and sometimes did things that were even more contrary to professional ethics, such as the last batch of girls.
Under the threat of the gun, Brother Finger spilled everything.
Including how he accepted the Tyger Claws' commission, and how he imprisoned those girls in the basement of this dilapidated building, doing things that he himself didn't quite understand.
He was just the most insignificant link in the entire transaction.
"...That's all I know. The Tyger Claws wanted me to take care of those girls and give them some bizarre drugs. Those drugs are very corrosive, and they told me to try to keep them alive."
"All I know is that those girls will be sent somewhere next week. I really don't know anything else."
Brother Finger waved his hands frantically, indicating that he had said everything he needed to say.
Those sex doll girls who were trapped in the basement were said to have committed the crime of resisting the gang and were sent to him.
And what else could he do? He could only honestly work for the Tyger Claws.
This is why when Kikyo and Judy came to investigate the missing girls, he immediately realized the danger and pressed the alarm to notify the Tyger Claws.
After that, that's it. He had a gun pointed at him and said everything he could.
After Brother Finger finished speaking, Kikyo and Judy both fell silent.
They were both shocked by the information Brother Finger gave.
The sex dolls imprisoned in the basement, and the strange drugs, all of this exceeded their expectations.
They initially simply thought that those girls had offended the Tyger Claws by trying to run away and were being held somewhere.
But they didn't expect it to be involved in such a deal.
"...Take me to the basement."
After only being surprised for a moment, Kikyo immediately reacted, poked Brother Finger's head with the gun, and told him to do as she said.
She couldn't care about anything else. The Tyger Claws' reinforcements might arrive in a while.
Although she didn't care about those street thugs, she couldn't guarantee Judy's safety in a possible firefight.
Now that she knew where those girls were, she just needed to find a way to rescue them. As for the rest, she would deal with it later.
"Okay, okay, I'll take you there right away, just don't kill me!"
Brother Finger stood up tremblingly, not daring to lower his raised hands for a moment.
With a gun pointed at him, Brother Finger completely unleashed a speed that didn't belong to his thin body. He nimbly led the two of them to the bottom floor of this dilapidated building, which was the basement he mentioned.
Struggling to push open the half-collapsed broken wardrobe, Brother Finger pointed to the dark stairwell revealed behind the wardrobe, panting heavily.
"It's here, the basement."
"You go in first."
Although she was in a hurry, Kikyo didn't drop her guard. She pointed the gun at Brother Finger, urging him to go in first.
"Okay, okay, I'll go in."
Brother Finger was really afraid of the dark muzzle that was aimed at him at all times. He was a person who cherished his life and was very afraid of the bullets that might be fired from the barrel.
Entering the basement, a musty smell of dust came from the darkness. With every step they took, they stirred up a pungent dust. Judy had to pull up her collar to cover her nose to feel a little better.
"This is really the first time I've done something like this. Believe me, if those Tyger Claws hadn't pointed a gun at my head like you did, I wouldn't have done something that violated my principles."
Leading the way, Brother Finger was still explaining his helplessness. He blamed all the sins on the Tyger Claws, trying to explain his innocence and praying that this would convince the female Mercenary with an icy face holding the gun in front of him.
"I don't know what drugs they gave those girls, maybe some kind of human experiment, but I don't know. I know that stuff is very harmful to the girls' bodies. Some of them are sick."
"The side effect of this drug is the reason why the Tyger Claws need me. They want me to find a way to keep them alive."
"I really didn't participate in anything in the middle. I was also forced."
"Enough, shut your mouth!"
Kikyo was alert to the surrounding situation and couldn't bear the chattering Brother Finger anymore.
"Okay, okay, I'll shut up."
Brother Finger quickly did as he was told, for fear of angering the other party and getting a bullet.
"...Is there anyone outside? Who is it?"
After passing a dark corner, the three suddenly heard voices.
The dim light fell on the dusty corridor, coming from an iron gate. That should be the room where the sex dolls were being held.
"I'll open the door for you, it'll be quick."
Brother Finger took out the key, endured his trembling hands, and unlocked the iron chain, then stood aside and dared not move.
"Wait! Brother Finger? Judy! ?"
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