Chapter 103: The Marijuana Cultivation Base (Part Two)

Guan Yong’er was very clever. She stared at Ye Fei in shock and said, “Are you saying...?”

Ye Fei smiled and nodded.

“What are you two talking about? So secretive,” Liu Zixuan asked, puzzled.

“Don’t you remember? Almost all the students at the private school in Yingde are children of certain officials or wealthy merchants. If the marijuana really is cultivated by Fang Tingfang, and he weaves the parents of these students into a vast network of connections, the protective power would be terrifying. His marijuana business would naturally be completely secure,” Ye Fei explained.

Finally, everything made sense.

With such protection, Cui Yanwu, a mere team leader of a special investigation unit, simply couldn’t investigate them.

“That’s impossible. My father would never stoop to their level,” Liu Zixuan shook her head.

“Pfft—”

Guan Yong’er chuckled softly. She found Liu Zixuan quite innocent, straightforward, and endearing.

“Your father wouldn’t be involved, and neither would mine. But like Ye Fei said, with so many students in the school, even if just a tenth of their connections were woven into a network, it would already be formidable—at least, unbreakably solid,” Guan Yong’er said.

“Don’t say anything. There’s movement on their side,” Ye Fei warned.

At that moment, it seemed the others were conducting a transaction.

Several large crates were brought out and opened, revealing drugs inside.

After the buyers who arrived by boat inspected the goods, they took out a box of cash, then signaled their men to load the drugs onto the boat and promptly left the island.

The islanders, holding the cash, headed back inland. Ye Fei watched their figures, and beneath the glow of the lights they passed, endless fields of marijuana stretched out—a vast drug plantation.

“Ye Fei, should we call the police now?” Liu Zixuan was eager, finally having solid evidence.

“Not yet. If we report now, with their network of connections, the matter will surely be swept under the rug. Worse, we might alert them,” Ye Fei frowned.

“It’s fine. We can ask my father for help,” Liu Zixuan offered.

“Sigh, to be honest, I’m here to investigate the school. Even if your father could handle this, it would ruin my investigation. Then it would be even harder to uncover the truth. So, I want to keep this under wraps for now and trace the threads to find the mastermind behind it all, eliminating the root of the problem in one fell swoop,” Ye Fei said.

The two girls were stunned by Ye Fei’s revelation—he was undercover at the school.

“I hope you two can keep this a secret for me,” Ye Fei added.

“Ye Fei, you—you’re actually an undercover agent?” Liu Zixuan exclaimed in surprise.

“Heh, don’t let this slip out!” Ye Fei smiled.

“Alright, but from now on, you owe me a favor,” Liu Zixuan said mischievously, her big eyes sparkling.

Guan Yong’er nodded, agreeing to keep Ye Fei’s identity confidential.

“Alright, let’s head back. If anyone asks, just say we didn’t find anything,” Ye Fei instructed.

“What if the classmates want to confront the hotel?” Liu Zixuan asked.

“No problem. We’ll say Guan Yong’er was bitten by a venomous snake and had to go back for treatment. Then everyone will leave together. By the time they remember this, several days will have passed. If we still haven’t uncovered anything by then, we’ll report the marijuana plantation,” Ye Fei said confidently, having a well-thought-out plan.

On the way back, the students gradually returned as well.

Many were covered in mosquito bites, their bodies dotted with welts.

As expected, the moment they returned, everyone asked if the marijuana plantation had been found. Everyone said no. Ye Fei and the two girls exchanged glances, their eyes filled with a strange, knowing smile, and they too said they had found nothing.

“That must have been from the hotel’s food prep—how outrageous! They actually fed us drugs. Let’s go confront them,” one student said angrily.

Liu Zixuan quickly jumped in, loudly announcing that Guan Yong’er had been bitten by a venomous snake.

Sure enough, the goddess’s safety was paramount. Everyone temporarily forgot the other matter and had no time to bother with the hotel. Ye Fei then urged everyone to get some sleep, planning to return at dawn and take Guan Yong’er to the hospital.

Everyone was indeed tired; many returned to their tents to sleep, while some continued to play.

Some couples strolled along the beach, while others sneaked off into tents when no one was looking.

Zhang Xiaoxiao, Zhong Yuhan, Liu Zixuan, and others played with Ye Fei briefly before going to sleep.

Xiao Yue’s colleague had already fetched her back.

Ye Fei walked alone along the beach, listening to the sound of the waves and feeling the sea breeze. Across the vast ocean, neon lights dazzled—a scene of bustling nightlife and prosperity. Here, it was quieter, more detached from the world’s dust. Ye Fei felt a profound loneliness and a sense of drifting within his heart.

The waves crashed gently.

“I wonder how they’re doing... How are you in the other world? Since you left, my world has often been filled with loneliness and longing...” Ye Fei’s thoughts drifted. At this moment, his silhouette evoked a sense of solitary weariness and melancholy.

Zhong Yuhan noticed Ye Fei. Seeing his back, she felt a pang of sympathy.

She quietly stepped out of her tent and slowly approached him.

“Ye Fei—” Zhong Yuhan called softly.

“Yuhan, why aren’t you asleep yet?” Ye Fei smiled.

Ye Fei’s past must hold some story. In public, he wrapped himself tightly, hiding his true feelings. No one knew of the loneliness and sorrow he released deep within at night. Zhong Yuhan was deeply moved. Had she not witnessed that moment, she would never have known.

“Ye Fei—” Zhong Yuhan hugged him tightly, her heart aching at the scene she had just witnessed.

Suddenly, tears fell down onto Ye Fei’s chest. Zhong Yuhan buried her face against him, tears streaming freely.

“What’s wrong?” Ye Fei asked, puzzled as he lifted her face, wondering why she suddenly clung to him crying.

“I’m fine, Ye Fei. Let me walk with you,” Zhong Yuhan said.

“All right.”

Ye Fei took Zhong Yuhan’s hand, and together they strolled along the beach, listening to the waves and watching the neon lights shimmer across the sea.

“Sigh, I wonder how many hearts I broke when I left,” Ye Fei silently thought, glancing at Zhong Yuhan beside him, a faint sigh passing through his mind.

...

At dawn, everyone cut short their two-day trip and hurried back to Shenhai.

This trip was truly fraught with mishaps—first, some ate poisonous mushrooms by mistake; then others drank soup made with marijuana, causing hallucinations. Guan Yong’er was also bitten by a venomous snake and nearly lost her life.

Fortunately, the two girls who ate the poisonous mushrooms recovered after emergency treatment. The students who drank the marijuana soup regained consciousness that same night.

After Guan Yong’er was sent to the hospital and examined, the toxins in her body were minimal. She only needed a few IV drips and was discharged that very day.