"Hey, boy." A waiter pointed to the mask that Lei Zhen had placed next to the soda bottle and said, "You forgot to take something." ”

Although Lei Zhen nodded slightly, he didn't stop, he was still walking slowly.

Ye Qiu, the top dancer in the nightclub, sipped the red wine in the cup, she kept staring at Lei Zhen with disdainful eyes, and it was under her gaze that Lei Zhen used a strange rhythm and empty hands to walk to the place where he had to put on a mask every night to be beaten, and to sell a man's self-esteem and pride in exchange for a coin.

The waiter pursed his lips dissatisfied, he looked at Lei Zhen and wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth, but for some reason, he didn't make a sound.

Sitting behind the bar, Ye Qiu, who was tasting French red wine with an elegant attitude, also changed his face. If you want to become the most popular dancer in this nightclub where buses gather from all over the world, you can't just rely on your beauty. In this world of drunken gold fans, laughing at poverty and not prostitutes, there are too many women who are beautiful enough, but their families are embarrassed, and they can only sell their self-esteem and body in exchange for money; Just being coquettish and gentle in character can make a man feel a kind of protection and pity in his heart**, but it can't do it. Women have the desire to be protected by the strong, hide in a safe embrace, no longer have to face the ups and downs outside, for love, for life, in order to get rid of the embarrassment, every woman can use this woman's talent without a teacher, as far as this nightclub is concerned, there are definitely not a few women who can apply this talent to perfection.

Ye Qiu was able to reach the status she is today, not only because she has the face of an angel and the figure of a devil, but also because she has received a considerable education, has a bright mind, and has a pair of discerning eyes. Ye Qiu clearly knows which men she should be coquettish in the face of, which men she should face in the face of a bird, and which men she should face in the face of a little bit of pungency and a little bit of cute unreasonableness.

Ye Qiu, who thought he had opened his eyes and watched the mortal dust, suddenly found that Lei Zhen had changed.

There were no exaggerated movements, no impassioned declarations, Lei Zhen still maintained his usual silence, still preferring to walk slowly in the darkest corners, trying not to attract everyone's attention.

But what Ye Qiu sees now is a wolf! A lone wolf who had traveled thousands of miles alone and fought in the world, whenever the sky was clear and a full moon bloomed with silver light in the sky, he would raise his head and roar at the endless sky overhead. But now, this lone wolf, who was supposed to be unrestrained and arrogant, stopped his steps because of something, and even put down his dignity!

Looking at Lei Zhen, who was constantly injured every day, but his body was as straight as a javelin, and felt the tragic momentum on his body that no longer needed to be suppressed, like the desert wind, when her gaze involuntarily fell on the mask left by Lei Zhen, Ye Qiu suddenly had a realization in his heart...... This man, probably in this life, will never need such a mask again!

It was under Ye Qiu's gaze that Lei Zhen pushed open the door of the hall and walked into the arena where he had been working for three weeks. A piping hot scent of alcohol, cigar smoke and perfume followed, mixed with a shout of discontent and a whistle that feared the world would not be chaotic.

A few dancers with a sense of figure and surname, usually as long as they stand in the ring, they will attract countless applause and whistles, just climbed into the ring, and before they had time to twist their waists like water snakes, showing the beautiful curves of their bodies, a bunch of banana peels and other things, they smashed down their heads and faces, and the sound of cheering became louder.

The manager on duty at the nightclub stood right under the ring. The manager, who usually treats his employees with nostrils and scolding, is constantly wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. There were still a few bruises on his face, but in this case, he still tried to squeeze out a smile that was more ugly than crying, nodding his head to all the guests present, and apologizing.

Although the owner of the nightclub where Lei Zhen works is only a yellow-skinned and black-eyed Chinese, he can definitely be regarded as the number one person in this big Shanghai, which is known as the "Paris of the East". This wealthy boss consumes a lot of valuable space in the nightclub that is said to be in the gold fight, and builds a ring that meets international standards, and it is definitely not to invite some third-rate black market boxers who can only be described as thugs, and wrestle desperately like beasts on it, making the floor full of sweat and blood, and it is as simple as letting the staff clean it for half a day afterwards.

Every once in a while, the owner of this nightclub will politely invite some boxers from all over the world, who are already quite famous and have many die-hard supporters, to hold a high-level boxing match here. Although the ticket money is not enough to pay for inviting the boxing champion to a friendly match, the boss can also make a lot of money by opening a betting market. And with this kind of favorite activity, it can attract those who are stationed in Shanghai and make those foreigners who like boxing this kind of sports want to drive this nightclub.

After holding such a few boxing matches, even some Shanghai martial artists who study Western boxing methods and strive to know themselves and their opponents will put down their so-called face, come to this kind of place that they will never set foot in, and use their own eyes to carefully observe every movement of excellent boxers at close range, analyze the flexible steps of these boxers, and try to integrate the advantages of Western boxing into the national arts.

Even today, in the competition venue opened by the nightclub, a friendly match will be held that is truly close to the world standard. Because of this boxing match, the entire arena was already full, and in front of the nightclub, and on the walls, there were large posters of the two boxing champions, and their battle marks in their respective countries. Whoever walks into this nightclub is unlikely not to see a large poster promoting the "fight of the century" between the two boxing champions. On the poster, the organizer used a lot of text to introduce the personal information of the two boxing champions, and their personal deeds that can only be described as brilliant.

Shi En, a British middleweight professional boxer. In his ten-year professional boxing career, he has participated in a total of 51 boxing matches at least at the regional level, and won 41 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. According to the poster, he even reached the quarterfinals of a British middleweight boxing match.

Although Shi En, who is already 36 years old this year, is a little older, his physical strength is past his peak, and he is no longer suitable for a boxing champion who can participate in regular professional competitions, but his skills will only become more exquisite over time. No one can doubt that the boxing champion, who has been standing tall in the boxing world for 12 years, can put together a high-level and exciting fight.

Another boxer, nicknamed "Apple Boy" from the United States, is only 26 years old this year, both technically and physically, in the six-year career, he has participated in a total of 32 fights, with 24 wins and 8 losses. Lei Zhen once was resting in a nightclub when he overheard some waiters who liked boxing, holding promotional posters, talking about the peachy news of Sinn Taylor.

Sheen Taylor is a standard playboy, and the nickname "Apple Boy" is to describe his style of life that is absolutely uncheckable. After an easy twenty-four wins in a row in the ring, he really thought he could sweep across Europe even with one hand tied.

Every time he wins a game, he spends the money he earns lavishly on wild girls who like beautiful and expensive hand ornaments and can drain the last drop of his energy with his body. And the indulgent life often makes his weight out of control, and it is not until before the competition that he will find a way to convert the fat he grows into sweat through physical training.

Such an attitude towards life and work is destined to never be too long in Sinn Taylor's career. When he was finally knocked down in the ring and tasted the worst defeat, such a playboy never got back up, was knocked down by technology in the ring eight times in a row, and was finally abandoned by his disappointed agent and reduced to an underground boxer who made a living by playing black market boxing.

But it is undeniable that "Apple Boy" Sinn Taylor was once an excellent boxer, his style of play is fierce and fierce, coupled with his surname because of his audacity and pursuit of gorgeous beauty, so that he put more energy into training footwork, compared with other boxers, Sinn Taylor's footwork is more flexible and changeable, and his double punch attack angle is more tricky, that is, at the peak of his career, some people even use the term "dancing art" to describe Sinn Taylor's fighting.

The reason why the nightclub owner spent a lot of money to invite "Apple Boy" Shinn Taylor to participate in this unofficial boxing match is because of Sinn Taylor's performance-like fighting skills.

But the problem lies with the "Apple Boy" Sinn Taylor. The contract has been signed a long time ago, and the deposit Xinn Taylor has also accepted it without shyness, and now it should be almost spent, and the nightclub has also done enough publicity for these two who are no longer suitable to participate in formal professional competitions, but they have indeed done enough publicity for the boxing champions who have been in this industry, and the tickets have been sold cleanly. But Sinn Taylor, on the other hand, dragged on until the afternoon of the day of the game, when he suddenly sent a telegram informing the organizers of the game that they could not be on time. Faced with such a situation, even if the owner of the nightclub is full of hands and eyes, he can only shake his head and smile bitterly, can he grow a pair of wings and fly to the United States, pull out the Sinn Taylor who doesn't know where to hide, and throw him into the ring of the competition?!

All the spectators who bought tickets to enter the stadium have been compensated twice, but most of these spectators are political axe workers and military members stationed in the concession area of various countries, and which one of them is a country boy who can be sent away with a few small dollars?

The owner of the nightclub has not shown up until now, but his instructions have been passed on to the ears of every staff member through the general manager...... The game has to be played. Immediately look for someone who can become a volunteer opponent of Shi En's competition, even if it is just Shi En's unilateral technical performance, as long as this person can hold on for a while longer, it is better than letting everyone run for nothing!

In other words, the biggest feature of this Shi En's new opponent is that he can be beaten! If he can be beaten down again and again, get up again and again, and then be beaten down again and again by Shi En with a cruel expression, and be beaten to the point that he is covered in blood, which is unspeakably miserable, it can also satisfy the deep desire of those viewers to release violence. If the fighters selected by the nightclub are beaten to death in the ring, this is of course the best...... But don't forget to ask him to sign a piece of paperwork that has nothing to do with the nightclub, whether he lives or dies!

Such a person, first of all, must be able to be beaten, secondly, he must be stupid enough, and he can't have any background, and he will die in vain if he dies, after all, there is really such a character in the nightclub!

When a Chinese with a height of nearly 190 cm and an age of about 20 years old, with relatively agile movements, turned over the rope of the ring, stood on the ring, and began to prepare for activities in earnest, the spectators who were eager to see a wonderful duel between boxing champions, all of them gave a burst of inverted boos to this little-known guy who seemed too self-conscious, I don't know who led the head, and everyone gave a thumbs up to this Chinese who might be knocked down by Shi En in a few seconds.

And Toms, a boxer who has undergone rigorous training but has never competed in a real competition, was even more wide-eyed. Because the Chinese who stood in the ring and was ready to fight the boxing champion Shi En, he would accompany him to boxing "practice" every day for three consecutive weeks, and God knows why, no matter how many punches he received, he would always appear in front of him on time the next day...... Thunderstorm!

A professional boxer who has participated in 52 fights and won 41 victories, even though Shi En is 36 years old this year, and his physical strength has long since lost his strength, but the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. Such a boxing champion, for a little-known small role, this asymmetrical disparity in strength disappointed everyone, even Toms, everyone put the bet on the boxing champion Shi En without thinking.

This scene is completely within the calculation of the nightclub owner who is in command behind the scenes. No matter who the behind-the-scenes boss is, in order for him to have today's achievements, in addition to putting in considerable efforts and experiencing the tests of gambling with his life again and again, he also needs to have a mind and courage that are far beyond the ability of others.

Gambling plate, he must open, in the face of no suspense of the game, as long as there is no head burned, anyone knows which side should be bought to win, he, the proprietor who supports the gambling board, is destined to lose a mess in this gambling that has already been doomed, but as long as this method can satisfy everyone, retain these guests, he will have time in the future, slowly from the pockets of these guests, his lost banknotes, double the principal with interest.

Lei Zhen ignored the boos from everyone around him, nor did he pay attention to the thumbs up that only gave him an upside down, he just slowly warmed up. He had just eaten a large portion of egg fried rice and three pancakes half an hour earlier, but he had walked three or four miles back from the food stall to the nightclub, which had allowed him to digest the food in his stomach and the gas-draining Coke...... Lei Zhen really didn't know how much this kind of thing helped him recover his strength.

Constantly moving their limbs, trying to get them back to their peak state. But every time he waved his arms, Lei Zhen could feel a slight throbbing pain coming from his ribs, and he didn't need to ask him to know that this was the accumulated wound left by working as a boxing "sparring partner" for Cruise for three consecutive weeks and being beaten in a nightclub. Such injuries may not feel very painful right now, but they will cause Lei Zhen to lose more energy during the game.

And their physical strength ...... Thinking of this, Lei Zhen couldn't help but shake his head slightly. After coming out of the mountains, Lei Zhen took his son and walked through many cities on his own legs, and he once heard a storyteller tell a story about an ancient siege war. Because he only listened to one of the paragraphs without a beginning and an end, Lei Zhen didn't know which piece of history this storyteller was talking about, but he clearly remembered a few words of the storyteller: "After General Liu listened to the commander's order, he immediately hugged his fists and replied proudly, although there are still 300 catties of millet in our army, although the brothers have been hungry for several days, as long as they have a full meal, they can still fight when they go out of the city at night and attack at night!" ”

Lei Zhen laughed at that time. Having survived in the mountains for so long, no one knows the meaning of food better than Lei Zhen. Of course, eating a full meal can make people increase their strength, but no matter what kind of food it is, it is not refined in the alchemy furnace of Taishang Laojun, and taking one can immediately make people reborn as an elixir. If a person has not eaten for several days, he or she must be careful when he or she suddenly gets food, otherwise he may be strangled to death by the food. And because of excessive hunger and weakness, within a few hours after eating food, you will only be more tired and want to sleep more. After a long period of recuperation, I don't want to recover my physical strength, let alone eat a small meal during the day, and immediately go out of the camp to attack the enemy village at night!

The person who made up such a story or romance knew that he was the kind of guy who didn't know about the suffering of the world, probably never starved, and didn't know that after being starved to death and getting food, the human body reacted normally for a long time.

But today, Lei Zhen really hopes that the storyteller is right.

In the past three weeks, Lei Zhen has eaten the tortillas prepared for him by his sister Ling Weicheng every day, plus the rotten vegetable leaves he picked from the vegetable market, and he has to complete high-physical intensity work every day. Trying to completely recover one's excessively depleted physical strength with just one serving of egg fried rice and a few cakes is tantamount to a fool's dream.

"Lei Zhen, as long as you can hold out in the ring for one round, the company will reward you with five, no, ten fiat coins! And so on, if you can really hold out in the ring for ten rounds, you will not only get 100 fiat, but you will also receive an additional 20 fiat. How about it, brother, I can take care of you enough and give you a good job, right? ”

Just a few minutes ago, Lei Zhen had just walked back to the nightclub when he was stopped by the manager on duty. With such words in his mouth, the manager on duty could still squeeze out a brotherly "friendly" smile, he patted Lei Zhen on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, you don't need to be nervous at all." Today is just a little more crowd and a little more audience, but there is only one person in the ring, you just have to find a way to protect your vital points and not be hit by him as usual. You can get ten fiat coins for three minutes, which is a pie-in-the-sky thing, usually you can't make so much money even if you are beaten for a week, right? You have to remember that after earning this money, you want to treat my brother and me to a good meal! ”

Lei Zhen quietly looked at the lying in front of him, and even regarded him as the duty manager of an idiot boy. His dark and dark eyes fell straight on the face of the manager on duty, the kind of silent concentration, the kind of gaze that flashed with a faint brilliance, made the body of the manager on duty tremble lightly for no reason.

The manager on duty immediately found that he had lost his temper, and he wanted to show a pretended relaxed smile to Lei Zhen again, but the corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't know why, the manager on duty, who had already practiced more facial acting skills than the actor, found that the muscles on his face were tense, and no matter how hard he tried, he could no longer show a hypocritical and gentle smile like usual.

This duty manager, he really doesn't know why. But Lei Zhen nodded, "Okay! ”

At this time, Lei Zhen finally knew clearly what Xie Jinyuan had met him. When the news of the breach of contract by "Apple Boy" Xinentaim reached the nightclub, even if he didn't deliberately analyze it, he had received too much teaching from Xie Jinyuan, and Lei Zhen, who was accustomed to reasoning about the development of events layer by layer, had already thought of the countermeasures that the nightclub owner might choose, and targeted himself.

It was because of this possibility that Lei Zhen used the money he usually never moved and finally earned to enjoy a dinner that was too luxurious for him. It is because of this subconscious, completed judgment, that Lei Zhen has vaguely understood that this will be his last night of work in this nightclub.

Lei Zhen suddenly asked, "If I win, how much money can I make?" ”

"Fifteen hundred dollars!"

After subconsciously answering this question, the manager on duty smiled, he squinted at Lei Zhen, and snorted lightly: "I advise you not to fight this idea, you are called Lai Toad yawning, so angry." There's absolutely no way you're going to ......."

The manager on duty stopped abruptly, and he glared angrily at Lei Zhen, who had turned his head and walked to the locker room, his lips squirmed a few times, and finally he didn't say anything. In the eyes of the manager on duty, there is really no need for him to worry about anything with a person who has already stepped into the ghost gate with half a foot. A person who has not received any martial arts training will face off in the ring with a boxing champion like Shi En, and the final result will be neither dead nor disabled!

"Fifteen hundred dollars!"

Standing in the ring, Lei Zhen slowly moved his body, trying his best to relieve the accumulated wounds on his body, and trying to make the food filled in his stomach become a physical strength that he must consume with high intensity for a while through appropriate exercise, while turning in his heart a thought that was not the same as that of the manager on duty: "Fifteen hundred dollars, how much fiat currency can be exchanged for?" If you earn this money, it should be enough to pay Ma Lan's medical expenses, right? If there is any extra money, give it to the teacher, she cooks for everyone every day, helps to weave towels and socks, and her hands are cracked and bloody......"

Boxing champion Shi En did not refuse the fight, and the fact that he was able to accept the invitation of the nightclub owner to travel to China to play an irregular match that did not help his career in any way has already shown that Shi En, the outdated boxing champion, is not in a very good situation.

When the boxing champion Shi En, who was wearing a blue cloak, strode into the arena surrounded by several staff members, the audience who had already placed all their bets on him suddenly burst into a deafening cheer, which formed the most stark contrast to the snub that Lei Zhen received.

When Shi En threw off his cloak, got through the rope of the ring, and jumped into the ring, Lei Zhen's eyes suddenly shrank into the most dangerous pin-and-needle shape.

Before that, Lei Zhen really didn't know what a professional boxer was, and he really didn't know what kind of person was qualified to be called a boxing champion. But looking at Shi En, who is already thirty-six years old in front of him and has already passed the peak state of physical fitness, looking at the muscles on his body that are still tough and still full of explosive power, and the pair of arms that have been tempered thousands of times, feeling the invisible rhythm and repressive power in Shi En's body, Lei Zhen must admit that compared with such a man, Cruise, who is praised by the coach every day and will become a world champion sooner or later, is really a chick who has not even grown all his hair!

Shi En's height is the same as Lei Zhen, but he is stronger than Lei Zhen, his movements are more flexible, and more importantly, such a professional boxer who has been struggling in the boxing world for 12 years, he has experienced fifty-two fights just to be able to move to the table, and his actual combat experience can already be described as astronomical, in this case, he must also have a fairly stable psychological state.

Compared with Shi En, Lei Zhen's only advantage is that he is young, and his physical strength must recover faster than Shi En. But this advantage has been offset by the constant injuries caused by three weeks of high-intensity work, as well as the exhaustion caused by having to walk three or four miles on foot after eating egg fried rice and baked cakes.

(To be continued)