"Ahem, ahem...... Thank you, lad. The old man slowly sat up with his body propped up.

"You're welcome, old man, why did you fall into the sea?" Ah Ren looked around, there were no fishing boats, and the old man didn't look like he had committed suicide.

"I'm ashamed to say that I was too young and poor to marry a wife. The old man found a dog to keep him company...... "I took him for a walk on the seashore, and somehow the dog rushed into the sea as soon as he slipped through the smoke, and I was in a hurry to chase it, but I didn't want to, and was swept away by the waves." ”

The corners of Ah Ren's mouth twitched, and he looked helplessly at the wet old man.

"I'll take you home. Ah Ren helped the old man up.

"No, no, I'll just go back myself. Thank you, lad. The old man patted Ah Ren's hand and walked forward.

However, as soon as the old man took two steps and saw that he was about to fall, Ah Ren immediately supported him again, "I think it's because you've struggled in the sea for a long time and lost your strength, I'll send you back." ”

The old man didn't excuse himself, "That's a real trouble for you, young man. ”

"It's okay, I'm going back to the city too, so I'll stop by. ”

"Oh, the young man is also from Shengcheng, why don't I seem to have seen you. The old man looked Ah Ren up and down again, huh...... I really don't know.

"I've just moved here for a few days, so you haven't seen me, uncle. ”

"Oh, I see. ”

Following the guidance of the uncle, the two finally arrived at the old man's house. The dilapidated house tells of the hardships of the old man's life, and when he enters the door, an old fishing net hangs on the side of the yard.

Ah Ren helped the old man sit down and looked at the fishing net, "Was the uncle a fisherman before?"

"yes...... Now I'm old, but I can't go out to sea. When the uncle's slightly cloudy eyes looked at the fishing net, there was a glimmer of light.

Ah Ren's heart was worried, whether this old man would know the news of the three people.

Ah Ren took a deep breath and asked a little nervously, "Uncle, do you know that twenty years ago, someone got a lot of shark beads from the sea?"

"How could I not know that Lao Yu and the three of them got shark beads and paid tribute to mermaid paste. Twenty years ago, it was beautiful. If you want me to say, this is a blessing or a curse, but not necessarily. ”

Ah Ren couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and looked at the old man in a daze. He knew, he must have known where they were. Ah Ren closed his eyes, he couldn't be in a hurry, he couldn't be in a hurry. made the uncle suspicious, I'm afraid he will be exposed.

The old man looked at Ah Ren's flash of excitement, and asked a little puzzledly, "Young man, why are you interested in what happened twenty years ago?"

Then, the old man seemed to think of something, looked at Ah Ren solemnly and said, "Young man, although this shark pearl is extremely precious, you must not go to the deep sea to fish, maybe your life will be on the line." Lao Yu, they are just lucky. ”

"Thank you, I'm not going. Ah Ren laughed softly and said to the old man, "You can call me Ah Ren, I don't live far from here, and I will come to see you tomorrow." ”

"Okay, well, the old man is gone now, you can come and see the old man, the old man is happy." The old man laughed, "My surname is Liu, and the young man can call me Uncle Liu." ”

"Okay, then Uncle Liu, I'll go back first. ”

"Go, go, go. ”

Ah Ren turned to look at the fishing net, and then walked away. This old man, don't you think that people should call Uncle Liu and call themselves young? He thinks that he can be called Grandpa Liu.

I couldn't sleep all night, so Ah Ren simply meditated and practiced the exercises. When I opened my eyes again, it was nearly noon.

Ah Ren immediately got up, went to a nearby restaurant to buy two roast chickens, a few side dishes, and two jars of wine, packed them and walked towards Uncle Liu's house.

Uncle Liu was shaking a fan under the tree in the courtyard, and when he saw Ah Ren coming in, he smiled happily: "Ah Ren is here." Seeing Ah Ren carrying wine in his hand again, he was even happier.

"Eh, Uncle Liu. Ah Ren put the food and wine on the stone table next to the tree, "Uncle Liu hasn't eaten at noon, has he?"

"Haha, not yet. Why did you bring wine with you? Uncle Liu said and quickly walked to the table and sat down, rubbing his hands excitedly.

Ah Ren looked at it and knew that Uncle Liu was probably a drunkard, but this was even better, "I didn't eat it, so I thought about buying it to have lunch with Uncle Liu." ”

It may be that Uncle Liu hasn't drunk for a long time, and the two of them are very happy to change glasses and drink, and they are a little drunk after a while.

"Eh, Uncle Liu, yesterday you said that the three of you are still in this city?" Ah Ren asked cautiously and tentatively.

"Lao Yu?" Uncle Liu tilted his head and wondered who Lao Yu was, "Oh...... You say they're there. That Lao Yu and Lao Wang are still the richest people in the city, but Xiao Lin can't, all his belongings have lost the casino. ”

"And where can I find them?"

"What are you looking for them?" Lao Yu asked drunkenly while holding the wine jar.

"I'm just curious, I want to see what kind of character I can catch the merman. Ah Ren said as he ate the chicken thighs and pretended to be unintentional.

"Lao Yu's family is in the marriage temple in the east of the city, Lao Wang's house is two streets away, that Lin Jian, he wears green clothes every day, you go to the casino to catch a quasi-child. Uncle Liu said as he gestured with his hand in the direction, and he was about to fall down without support.

Uncle Liu reluctantly raised his eyelids again, muttering: "You can stay away from Lao Yu and Lao Wang, they are arrogant in this city." ”

"I see, thank you, Uncle Liu. The corners of Ah Ren's mouth curled and he laughed.

"Hmm...... Hmm......" Uncle Liu had already closed his eyes and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

Ah Ren put Uncle Liu on the bed in the house, cleaned up the messy stone table, got up and walked towards the casino. In the afternoon, it is the time when the casino starts to come alive.

Stepping into the casino, Ah Ren frowned, the lobby was very noisy, and it was full of the smell of men's sweat.

Ah Ren played table by table, winning and losing, and the difference between the silver in his pocket was not big. Ah Ren seemed to change the table unintentionally, because it was not time to place a bet, so he watched from the side, quietly observing the guests at this table.

At this moment, there was a fierce noise from the table next to it.

"Bet, didn't you lose all again, did you?"

"Hahaha, is Lin Jian going to put on the green clothes again!"

"Do you want me to borrow some from you, Lin Jian, hahaha!"

"Hahaha......"

“......”

The man in green in the middle blushed and said angrily, "Hmph! I, I won't play anymore......"

Ah Ren looked at the man in green, and at a glance it seemed to freeze, yes, it was him. Xiao Lin, who whipped his mother, was him!Ah Ren's eyes quickly welled up with endless hatred.

"I don't think you have any money!" said the man at the table next to him unceremoniously.

"Who said I don't have any money! I'll come home and get the money and ......" Lin Jian flicked his green sleeves and pushed away the crowd and walked out the door.

"Hahaha......" There was still laughter in the gambling house.