Chapter 22: The teenager who lost his life

"Slap!"

The crisp sound of a slap was exceptionally clear in the chaotic game hall. A blood-red finger mark was printed on the fat man's fat face, and it was swelling at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Do you know who I am? If you don't know, go ask Zhao Jianlong who Jiang Yuyue is."

Jiang Yuyue's pretty face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, her tone was very calm, but it was so cold that it made people shiver.

The fat man was slapped until he saw stars, and his anger flared up. In this ground of Jiangzhou, I, Er Fei, am also a resounding figure. Who the fuck dares to slap my face, and it's a woman.

But hearing the name Zhao Jianlong, he instantly extinguished his fire. Just now he was blinded by lust, only seeing that Jiang Yuyue was beautiful. Now that he had calmed down, he was scared. If he caused trouble because he teased a little girl, affecting business was a small matter, but if it affected Brother Long's reputation, he would definitely be skinned.

"Brother Fei, what's going on?"

A guy with long hair and a guy with a perm walked over staggeringly, blocking Jiang Yuyue's path with unkind faces.

"I come here to play, it's giving Zhao Jianlong face!" Jiang Yuyue swept a glance at the long-haired guy and the curly-haired guy. "I thought his character was not bad before, but today it seems it's not that great. Look at what kind of things he has raised."

Jiang Yuyue put away the coins, picked up her backpack, and looked coldly at the long-haired guy and the curly-haired guy: "Get out of the way, don't look for trouble."

The long-haired guy and the curly-haired guy looked at Er Fei. Seeing that Er Fei didn't speak, they stepped aside unwillingly.

Zhou Andong had been paying attention to this side. He didn't worry about Jiang Yuyue's safety. After all, this was Zhao Jianlong's territory, and that trash cared most about his reputation. The dogs he raised didn't dare to act wildly here. Sure enough, after being slapped by Jiang Yuyue, that pig didn't dare to show his teeth.

Watching Jiang Yuyue come back, Zhou Andong gave a thumbs up: "Amazing!"

Jiang Yuyue raised her head proudly: "Daring to tease this girl, not knocking out his teeth with one slap is already this girl's mercy."

Zhou Andong laughed, pulled Jiang Yuyue: "Let's go, let's go upstairs."

Er Fei looked gloomily at Zhou Andong and Jiang Yuyue going upstairs, gave a wink to the long-haired guy and the curly-haired guy, and the two guys nodded and followed.

Er Fei grabbed the phone on the bar and dialed a string of numbers. Soon the other side answered: "Who is it?"

Er Fei licked the blood at the corner of his mouth, gasped in pain, and cursed the stinky bitch in his heart: "Ma Ge, I am Er Fei. Do you know a woman named Jiang Yuyue?"

This guy didn't have the guts to ask Zhao Jianlong, so he could only call his boss.

"Jiang Yuyue?" The voice in the receiver suddenly rose. "What's wrong with her?"

Er Fei's heart jumped violently, his throat rolled, "No... nothing, she came to the game hall to play, saying she knows Brother Long."

The voice in the receiver said: "She plays hers, don't let anyone go to disturb her. If there is anyone who doesn't have eyes, drag them out to loosen their bones."

"K-k-know, Ma Ge." Er Fei's forehead was instantly covered with a layer of fine sweat. After hanging up the phone, he ran to the second floor, glanced at Jiang Yuyue who was playing slot machines, and whispered to the long-haired guy and the curly-haired guy.

Zhou Andong didn't care about Jiang Yuyue. He carried the black plastic bag and wandered around on the second floor. There were two or three hundred slot machines, and almost every machine had someone, and more were guys who had no money or had lost everything, still lingering here.

Suddenly, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old teenager with a sallow face, bloodshot eyes, and a messy head of hair attracted Zhou Andong's attention.

The teenager was muttering something as if he were possessed. Zhou Andong walked close and didn't hear clearly, but looking at this kid's appearance, he should have lost a lot.

Zhou Andong watched for a while, turned around and was about to leave, when he saw a man in his forties, with a full head of white hair, a thin body, and a slightly hunched back, walk over and stand beside the teenager, staring straight.

After a long while, the man said in a hoarse voice: "Chen Liang!"

The teenager's body trembled, looked up at the man: "Dad!"

The man said calmly: "Let's go home, stop playing."

The teenager suddenly became a bit excited, took out a handful of game coins from his pocket: "Dad, look, I still have some. Believe me, I will definitely win back the money I lost. Really, I will definitely win it back, and then I can pay for my mom's hospitalization and surgery."

The man sighed: "You won't be able to use it even if you win it back."

The teenager realized something, his hand holding the game coins shook, clattering, the coins scattered all over the floor, and a smile squeezed out of the corner of his mouth: "H-h-how could it not be used, Dad? As long as I win it back, I can pay for Mom's hospitalization and surgery."

A drop of turbid tears slid from the corner of the man's eye: "This morning, your mom already left."

The teenager's body stiffened, grabbed the man's arm, his voice trembling: "Dad, this is an angry word, right?"

The man shook his head: "Chen Liang, the first time you stole money to gamble here, your mom and I didn't blame you. The second time you stole money, your mom and I thought you were still young and would be fine in two years. The third time, the fourth time... until you stole the money that saved your mom's life, I regret it. If I had beaten you to death at the beginning, your mom could have lived a few more years."

The teenager's body kept shaking, his hands grabbing the man's arm tightly, not letting go. He didn't believe his mother had already died.

The man struggled but didn't let go. His calm face suddenly became excited, lifted his foot and kicked the teenager fiercely, roaring: "I, Chen Baoqi, have never done anything against my conscience in my life, how could I give birth to a beast like you, ah?"

"What are you shouting for!" The long-haired guy watched the fun for a long time, only then spoke: "This is your own family matter, don't make a scene in the game hall, affecting my business, get out."

The man looked at his son, his eyes full of despair, despair for life, despair for his son.

"Go home, kowtow to your mom, and then go wherever you want."

The man left, his waist bent more, and his back hunched more.

Jiang Yuyue stood beside Zhou Andong, watching the teenager lying on the ground, as if he had lost his soul, sighed softly. Looking at the slot machines with flashing lights and electronic music, her silver teeth were almost bitten to pieces.

Zhou Andong pulled Jiang Yuyue: "Let's go!"

Jiang Yuyue followed Zhou Andong out of the game hall quickly: "Where are we going?"

Zhou Andong looked up at the back of the man in front, took out a cigarette and lit it: "Follow that man, go to his house and see."

Zhou Andong and Jiang Yuyue followed the man for nearly two hours and arrived at the eastern suburbs. From afar, they heard the funeral music coming from the courtyard of an ordinary residential house.

Zhou Andong caught up quickly: "Brother!"

The man paused, looked left and right suspiciously, and then asked: "Are you calling me?"

Zhou Andong nodded, having already taken out the video camera: "I followed you here from the game hall."

The man stepped back a few steps, asking vigilantly: "What do you want to do?"

Zhou Andong waved his hand: "Don't misunderstand, I just want to interview you."

The man frowned: "Interview me?"

"I am a reporter, from Jingcheng. I discovered that the illegal gambling activities organized by game halls in Jiangzhou using slot machines are rampant. During the secret visit, I happened to encounter the misfortune that happened in your family. If you accept the interview, as long as I report it, it will definitely attract the attention of the higher-ups."

Zhou Andong lied without blushing or panting. ===== CHAPTER 23 =====