At the cemetery, the funeral was carried out quietly under the arrangements of Mayor Gao and Miss Yang’s butler.

There were very few people present.

Only Gao Xufan, Su Mo, Yang Qingxi, Leng Shuang, Zhang Xulin, and the butler stood before the graves.

The atmosphere was silent from beginning to end.

No reporters.

No government officials.

No distant relatives.

Only a grieving husband and father sending away the last two people who gave meaning to his life.

The burial was completed slowly.

Two gravestones stood side by side: Han Mei and Gao Mimi.

Gao Xufan stood in front of them silently for a long time. His back looked tired, as if all the strength in his body had already been drained away.

Then, eventually, he crouched down near the graves.

His shoulders trembled slightly.

No loud crying or emotional outbursts, as one would expect.

Only a low voice that sounded exhausted and broken.

"Wait for me... I’ll come soon..."

Those quiet words made the atmosphere even heavier.

Su Mo stood nearby wearing a black suit. Beside him, Yang Qingxi, Leng Shuang, and Zhang Xulin wore black dresses as they watched Mayor Gao silently.

No one stepped forward to comfort him.

At this moment, any words would feel meaningless.

Right then, raindrops slowly began falling from the sky.

The rain wasn’t heavy, but it continued pouring as if even the weather had turned gloomy.

Su Mo and the others used spiritual energy to block the rain from touching them—a faint, invisible barrier formed around their bodies.

Zhang Xulin stumbled slightly while trying to imitate them, causing Yang Qingxi to quietly help shield her as well.

Meanwhile, Gao Xufan remained kneeling before the graves.

He didn’t move away.

The rain soaked his clothes completely, but he seemed not to notice at all.

Only after a long time did he slowly stand up and walk back toward them.

His eyes were red from crying.

His face looked pale and exhausted. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

No one spoke immediately.

Then, after a while, Su Mo finally asked calmly,

"Mayor Gao, are you ready?"

Gao Xufan lowered his head briefly before nodding slowly.

"...Mm."

When he raised his face again, the sadness in his eyes hadn’t disappeared.

But beneath it, there was burning hatred.

"I can’t wait anymore," he said hoarsely.

***

Inside the underground facility arranged by Miss Yang, more than a hundred criminals had been thrown into a massive underground chamber.

The place had no accessible exits anymore. Every entrance had already been sealed by Yang Qingxi using her Earth Bind Technique. Thick walls of stone completely blocked the pathways, leaving only a high balcony open above them.

That balcony was nearly three floors high.

For ordinary people, escaping through it was impossible.

The entire underground area was enormous, almost like an underground warehouse or abandoned factory. The ceiling alone was about four floors tall, making the criminals below look unusually small.

Above the chamber, attached beside the balcony, was a separate monitoring room.

Inside it were Su Mo, Yang Qingxi, Leng Shuang, Zhang Xulin, Mayor Gao, and Du Wuchen.

Several CCTV monitors displayed every corner of the chamber clearly.

Du Wuchen’s expression remained dark as he watched the criminals below. After learning what these people had done to Mayor Gao’s wife and daughter, even he felt anger rising in his chest.

He was not a good person himself.

He had killed before.

But everything he did was for survival and to protect his family.

If someone dared to touch his wife or daughter, he knew he would lose his sanity completely.

That was why he requested Mr Su and came here personally today.

He wanted to witness their punishment with his own eyes.

Beside him, Gao Xufan silently stared at the screen. His eyes were bloodshot from grief, but the despair inside them had slowly transformed into hatred.

He wanted these people to suffer as much as possible.

Only then could the resentment in his heart ease slightly.

Su Mo, however, remained calm.

He looked at Leng Shuang and asked directly,

"Shuang, where are the aphrodisiacs?"

Leng Shuang immediately pointed toward the large container nearby.

"It’s all prepared," she replied. "Should I mix them into food first?"

She already vaguely understood what Su Mo intended to do.

Su Mo snorted lightly.

"Why waste food on them?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand casually.

A massive iron bowl, large enough to feed hundreds of people, flew directly from the balcony and landed heavily in the underground chamber below.

Bang!

The criminals were startled by the noise and started waking up one by one.

At the same time, Su Mo spread his spiritual sense and activated hypnosis.

One after another, the criminals’ eyes, which had just woken up, became dazed.

Their bodies moved stiffly as they lined up obediently before the huge iron bowl.

Then they began consuming the aphrodisiacs one after another without resistance.

The scene made Zhang Xulin cover her mouth in horror.

Even Yang Qingxi’s lips twitched slightly.

At this moment, that thought appeared in her mind once again.

’Why does this guy feel more like a villain than the actual villains?’

The heavens truly seemed blind sometimes.

After all the criminals had consumed the drugs, Su Mo clapped his hands lightly, releasing the hypnosis.

The dazed look in their eyes disappeared instantly.

Meanwhile, Su Mo calmly looked toward the monitors and spoke, "Alright."

"The performance begins."

His voice remained flat, but everyone present could hear the coldness behind it.

"Act One: Lust."

"These bastards enjoyed violating other people’s wives so much, right?"

Gu Xufan clenched his fists.

A faint sneer appeared on Su Mo’s face. "Then I’ll give them enough pleasure to last a lifetime."

"Oh, I misspoke." He continued. "It’s not like they have a long time left to live. So, let’s change it to their remaining meagre life."

The room fell silent after those words.

Only the sounds from the monitors continued echoing quietly through the underground room.

And below, the revenge had officially begun.