The Untouchable Ex Wife novel Chapter 558

It was one in the morning. Everything was quiet and peaceful everywhere else, but here at Water Dock, things had only just warmed up. It was the most chaotic time of the day, when all kinds of colorful characters began to show up.

Renee had come to Water Dock on her own, with nothing but a "top-secret" map of the area that she bought at a high price from the second-hand market. She headed straight to Carmine Pawnshop.

Water Dock had indeed lived up to its reputation. It was every bit as much of the lawless, "no man's land" it was rumored to be, where burning, looting, robbing, and killing took place at almost every corner. Anything that was too sickening to be found in civilized society was nothing but a normal occurrence here. It was truly a dreadful place to be.

The whole area of Water Dock was actually not that large, but it was divided into three main zones—upstream, midstream, and downstream.

The upstream area was at the outermost edge. It was relatively the most "normal" zone here, where a trading center was located. Here you could find all kinds of goods, and if you looked hard enough, you might even leave with a good deal in your hands. It was certainly the safest area in the Water Dock.

Things began to stray off the beaten track in the Midstream zone. Here you would find illegal casinos, illegal racetracks, illegal brothels, and an illegal marketplace for all kinds of shady goods. This was also a place where you could find groups of thugs and ruffians who had no fear of death. They would do anything for you as long as you agree to their price. Unsurprisingly, people get killed here every day.

The downstream area, however, was basically purgatory on Earth. Danger lurked in every corner and most normal people would never dare get close to it, let alone set foot there. It was just as Liam had described—even the devil himself might get conned out of the clothes on his back here.

Yet here was the place where Carmine Pawnshop was located, in the deepest bowel of the downstream zone in Water Dock. It was right in the center of an absolute hellscape, and just from this fact alone, one could guess what kind of man Mr. Q, the owner of Carmine Pawnshop, really was. You would have to go through an ordeal just to meet him!

If Renee was not so desperate to get the money, she would've never even imagined having anything to do with such a shady guy. But she was not afraid of him in the least. After all, she used to be an infamous figure herself back when she was still in the circle. She had been to many godforsaken places that were a thousand times more accursed than Water Dock, so she was perfectly in her element in this kind of place.

But she had two children to think of now. This made her a lot more cautious than she was in the past. Back then, she would dive headlong into anything without a care for the consequences. The very thought about how reckless she used to be made her shudder!

It was still early, so Renee parked her car in a parking lot in the upstream zone with a plan to go to the famous antique market first.

The antique market was located in the upstream zone. It also acted as the entrance to Water Dock. Because of its special location, many rare treasures from all around the world were smuggled and sold. Countless people have made their fortune here, but just as many had their life ended here as well because of their greed.

The antique market dazzled with lights and bustled with activity. Traders and peddlers were shouting, advertising their wares to the rest of the market which was filled with a flurry of people.