Popov applauded, not affected by the failure of his subordinates in the slightest, gave a thumbs up, and said loudly: "The mad dog from hell is really powerful, and it is worth our expectation!"

I picked up Buno and said sorry. Buno didn't seem to be angry at me at all, and waved his hand: "It's just that the skills are not as good as people." Rubbing his flushed cheeks, he put on a black suit and returned to Popov's side.

Archie threw me the 10,000 U.S. knives that had been neatly stacked for a long time: "Your booty." Walking up to me, Archie hit me with his arm, "My boxing has improved a lot, but I just haven't seen your mad dog side." I'm looking forward to tomorrow night's Mad Dog vs. Grizzly Bears, especially if the Mad Dog unlocks his wildness. ”

I was also in a good mood and pulled the banknote: "Maybe I'll bite him tomorrow." ”

"You accompany your friends. Archie waved his hand, Xiao Yang nodded, and followed the crowd away.

Shaking the large amount of money in my hand, I jokingly said that I would invite Xiao Yang to a big dinner. Is French food good? I proudly walked towards the French restaurant in the hotel.

Xiao Yang followed in my footsteps, but was silent along the way.

"What's wrong?" I stopped and looked back at Xiao Yang, "Is there something?"

"I'm thinking about telling you about it. Xiao Yang gave me his trademark smile.

"Now it's up to me to tell me. I put my arm around Xiao Yang's shoulder, "But it doesn't hurt to say." But we can talk while we eat. ”

I don't know much about French food, the dishes are all ordered by Xiao Yang, a table full of them, and a bottle of Bordeaux red wine. I raised the red wine and shook it back and forth, jokingly, is it inappropriate for the two of us to be so romantic, Lin Jia has to blame me when I turn around. Xiao Yang laughed, the mad dog from hell is still afraid of a few gossips?

"Three people become tigers!" I still used chopsticks to pick up a piece of foie gras and tasted it, and it really tasted like that. In my opinion, it is not as delicious as the saltwater goose in Y City.

Xiao Yang tasted the red wine and glanced at me: "Do you think you won today?"

I flicked the bills: "Aren't they all here?"

Xiao Yang looked at me again and didn't continue to speak. Looking at the expression on his face, I thought for a moment and hesitated, "You mean that they deliberately lost to me in the boxing match just now?"

Xiao Yang smiled slightly and nodded: "I think so." ”

"Why?" I thought carefully about the details between the boxing matches, and thought of the indifference on Buno's face after losing the boxing match, and I felt more and more that what Xiao Yang said was very likely. I've never seen a look like this on a losing fighter. Every fighter in the ring is competitive, and Buno's expression doesn't seem to care about winning or losing.

"To boost your morale. Xiao Yang was sure, "You have to know what Popov is betting on you, you can be sure." ”

After a pause, Xiao Yang took a bite of food, "Popov has bet 10 million US dollars on you, and tomorrow will be the official game, will he find someone to try his hand with you at this juncture, in case this person accidentally injures you, he dares to take such a risk?"

Xiao Yang cut a piece of steak into his mouth, "Also, I've never seen a bodyguard with thousands of dollars on his body." If it's one person, I can only say it's a coincidence, if everyone has so much money, it's easy for me to think too much. You know, the Russians are still used to using rubles. ”

My throat was a little dry by what Xiao Yang said, I swallowed and spit, and continued to listen to Xiao Yang's analysis.

"You can outdo Buno, I don't doubt it. But are you sure that you can knock me down in forty seconds?" Xiao Yang patted me, "A thousand dollars, two thousand dollars is not waste paper." Is Buno stupid enough to help his friend win so much money just by having a guerrilla war with you? Or does he feel uncomfortable with too much money? ”

Having said this, I have completely believed Xiao Yang's words, but Xiao Yang's analysis continues.

"Here's the best evidence, though. Xiao Yang handed me his mobile phone, "I'm not familiar with Archie, so I used my phone to record the time of your match, and the time you actually knocked down Buno was actually one minute and nine seconds." Xiao Yang raised his phone and motioned to me, "Thirty-nine seconds and eighty-five, Archie's timer is really a coincidence." ”

Looking at the string of numbers on my phone, I blushed. I'm a little arrogant!

"Do you know why I told you the truth?" Xiao Yang lit a cigarette, "First, I believe that your strength is better than Sabo's, and you don't need such a morale boost; second, I treat you as a brother, and I don't want to hide some things from you, I want to tell you the truth; third, I want to remind my brother to be careful in everything, I don't want to see you deceived, and well-intentioned deception is not okay." Think a little more, and be a smart person will always suffer a little less. ”

Even though my fists and feet are getting sharper and sharper, I am still too simple compared to these old rivers and lakes! I bowed my head silently.

"Thank you!" I said, taking a sip of the wine, "So it was a play between Popov and Archie?"

"Life is like a play, who isn't acting?" Xiao Yang poured a little more wine into my cup, "This is a good wine, you have to taste it slowly to feel the strong fruity aroma." ”

"Even if you didn't offer to bet with Archie just now, Archie will. Spending a little money can buy a fighter's confidence, and in their opinion, it's a good deal. ”

"I'm part of the deal?" I felt a little uncomfortable when I heard this.

"You should be happy. Xiao Yang patted me, "It shows that you have a lot of weight in their hearts." You know, not all fighters are worthy of Popov and Archie acting to boost morale. ”

"Yes. I was noncommittal about Xiao Yang's statement, "Then did I win today?" I pulled out a thick wad of dollar bills.

"Count. "Xiao Yang and I clinked glasses," Popov and Archie also won, they got what they wanted to see. Today is a happy ending to a happy reunion. ”

"Where's Buno?" I thought of the fighter I had defeated in the ring.

"I don't think Popov will be treated badly when I go back. Xiao Yang smiled, "He's not a loser." ”

"Sometimes a momentary win or defeat in the ring doesn't mean the whole story of winning or losing, and a lot of times the fight outside the ring is not based on winning or losing. Wood, do you understand what I mean?" Xiao Yang's words were meaningful.

Listening to these slightly philosophical words, I couldn't help but stop my chopsticks and want to take a closer look.

Seeing that I was a little stunned, Xiao Yang didn't go any further, raised his wine glass, and interrupted my thinking: "Let's do this glass." ”

"Didn't you say that this good wine needs to be tasted?" I raised my glass and smiled.

"Chinese drinking is this model. Xiao Yang laughed, "I don't like to pretend anymore, the old man is serious, and I feel uncomfortable pretending to be elegant." ”

I gave a thumbs up: "Just like the way you are." Let's drink some Erguotou next time, I still think it's more appropriate for us to drink that, let's have some peanuts and we can make a whole catty. ”

"Okay!" Xiao Yang nodded, "But we don't want to waste this meal today, this meal cost five thousand dollars." ”

"How much?" I thought I had misheard, repeating, "Five thousand dollars?"

"Yes. Looking at me with a look of surprise, Xiao Yang smiled, "You don't think you're reluctant to invite me, do you?"

"Don't waste it!" I filled Xiao Yang's glass with red wine, picked up another piece of meat and put it in my mouth. It's not often that you can eat a $5,000 meal, so how much does this piece of meat cost?