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Why can’t people return to normal society after being in the underground world for a long time? Because that feeling of being able to disregard laws and rules is addictive.
Power reigns supreme in the underground world—an explicit jungle law.
Yang Yi wasn’t a boss of any territory; he couldn’t make those who followed him prosper and those who opposed him perish, but after knowing about Woody’s situation, in his rage, he could send someone to kill a person who displeased him instead of just cursing online without being able to do anything.
For Yang Yi, it was only after he had given the order that he realized he was no longer the same person he used to be.
Although Yang Yi had chosen to become a spy, his thoughts and concepts were still those of a normal person. He would observe basic societal norms, such as not resorting to risking money and breaking the law over something that angered him.
But now it was different. After being in the underground world for a long time, killing had become as routine as eating and drinking. Life had been reduced to a mere noun, and depriving others of theirs had become a trivial matter not worth caring about.
So when Woody’s ex-wife made Yang Yi extremely annoyed, his only thought was to get rid of her, simply because Woody was a useful person, and after bringing Woody into his fold, Yang Yi would have to interact with him daily, which would often remind him of his ex-wife.
In the underground world, having power meant bending the world to your will, but not everyone possessed this ability. The vast majority were just minor characters at the mercy of others. However, Yang Yi had now gained a bit of this ability to act as he pleased. He had money, the capability to evade the police, and enough manpower to enforce his will—and that was enough.
If things went as usual, Yang Yi would become a cold-blooded monster who killed without blinking, just like most of the big bosses in the underground world, influenced by their environment and driven by their own active pursuit.