Cheng Fei had dinner at Lin's house that day, and Lin Zixuan's craftsmanship was actually quite good, which impressed Cheng Fei. The only fly in the ointment was that the old man suddenly lost his interest in drinking, and he was preoccupied, Lin Zixuan was only busy entertaining Cheng Fei, and Cheng Fei didn't want to ask much. After eating in a hurry, Cheng Fei left the Lin family suspiciously.

What call did Lin Zixuan's grandfather receive, so nervous? However, this must have nothing to do with Cheng Fei, their family has lived in the United States for many years, of course, they will 'socialize' with all kinds of people, and all kinds of things will happen, which is not surprising. Cheng Fei didn't think about it anymore.

However, what Cheng Fei didn't expect was that a big event would soon happen to the Lin family.

April 25, 1997, 8 o'clock in the evening.

Shortly after Cheng Fei finished dinner, he was sitting on the edge of the bed, lying on the edge of a small table, studying the rest of the course by himself. Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps, and the man climbed up the stairs with a "bang", and then knocked on Cheng Fei's room door with a "knock knock". From the wheezing, Cheng Fei knew that it was Lin Zixuan.

He quickly stood up, rushed over in three steps and two steps, and opened the 'door'.

Lin Zixuan held on to the lintel of the 'door', almost out of breath, sweating, and her face was pale. Looking at Cheng Fei, there was a glint in her eyes, but she ran too quickly and couldn't speak at all for a while.

Cheng Fei hurriedly helped Lin Zixuan to sit on a chair by the 'door', then brought a glass of water and watched Lin Zixuan drink it. The Taiwanese 'girl' finally regained a little strength, and opened her mouth to say: "Help me, grandpa is sick!" ”

"Sick?" Cheng Fei was stunned, "What disease?" ”

"I don't know, it seems to be very serious, help me, Cheng Fei!" Lin Zixuan shouted with a crying voice.

"Good!" Cheng Fei picked up a coat without hesitation and rushed out with Lin Zixuan. They walked through the 'chaotic' residential area, and finally ran to the place where Lin Zixuan lived.

As soon as he entered the 'door', Cheng Fei saw the old man lying on the 'bed', his eyes rolled up, the whites of his eyes were mostly white, and his expression was stiff, obviously unconscious, in a 'coma'. But the breath is still there, *** ups and downs, and it seems that the breath is uneven. Cheng Fei looked back at Lin Zixuan, who was completely at a loss, and said in a deep voice: "I must be sent to the hospital immediately!" ”

After calling the emergency number, Cheng Fei and Lin Zixuan sent their grandfather into the ambulance. Along the way, Lin Zixuan never stopped crying, and Cheng Fei didn't know what to do, only patted Lin Zixuan's shoulder from time to time to show comfort.

"Has your grandfather ever had this happen before?" Cheng Fei thought that it might be a stubborn illness such as a heart attack.

"Yes, but it was many years ago," Lin Zixuan nodded, her beautiful face was pear-flowering with rain, and she was pitiful, "It's been 'very' good all these years." ”

"Don't worry, it's okay, since it's *** disease, there won't be a big problem." Cheng Fei comforted her.

The night was very long, and Cheng Fei sat in the lounge with Lin Zixuan, anxiously waiting for the doctor's diagnosis. Lin Zixuan completely fell into a state of low 'confusion', and her soul was not relenting. Because grandpa is now her only relative, at such an advanced age, if there are any three longs and two shorts, it will be the biggest blow to Lin Zixuan!

Cheng Fei sat on the bench, waited and waited, he felt dizzy, his eyelids drooped, and he slowly fell asleep...... I don't know how long it took, Cheng Fei suddenly woke up, and when he looked around him again, Lin Zixuan was no longer there!

He panicked, and hurriedly rushed to the 'door' of the lounge, almost colliding with Lin Zixuan who walked in!

"Ah, I just accidentally fell asleep, how is it?" Cheng Fei hurriedly asked.

Lin Zixuan shook her head in a daze, walked to the edge of the chair and sat down with heavy steps. Her eyes were red and swollen, her tears had not dried, and she could tell that she had been crying for a long time. After a while, she said softly: "The doctors talked to me just now, but they didn't say what the disease was, they said that it was very serious and that they could leave at any time." We don't have health insurance, so if we want to have major surgery to prolong our lives, we have to pay a lot of money......"

Cheng Fei walked over quickly, squatted down and asked, "What is the disease?" Why didn't the doctor say that? ”

Lin Zixuan hesitated for a moment and shook her head.

"So, how much does it cost to have surgery? What effect can it have? Cheng Fei asked.

"The doctor said that the probability of a full recovery is very low, about 10 percent, and the cost of the surgery is $40,000, not counting the cost of post-care." Lin Zixuan lowered her head and said, she was completely in despair. $40,000 is an astronomical amount for the Lin family, and it is absolutely unbearable, but Lin Zixuan can't watch her grandfather leave. Now, she wants to die.

Cheng Fei silently looked at Lin Zixuan, who was about to collapse. The two were silent for a long time, and Cheng Fei suddenly said, "You go to the doctor right away, and ask them to operate on your grandfather immediately." I'll help you with the money! ”

Lin Zixuan was stunned, she shook her head like a 'wave' drum, and said again and again: "No! No way! ”

"Why not? Hurry up, we can't afford to waste any more time! Cheng Fei said hurriedly.

"You can't 'get' that much money, besides, I'll figure it out myself. It's already a lot of trouble for you today, how can I make you suffer from your hard work again. Lin Zixuan's eyes were full of tears, "No! No way! ”

"Don't say it, I'll go get the money now." Cheng Fei put on his coat, "If it goes well, I will be back within two hours, and the operation fee will be received the next day, and your grandfather will have no problem." ”

Lin Zixuan wanted to say something, but Cheng Fei hurriedly said: "Obedient!" ”

Lin Zixuan's big tearful eyes looked at Cheng Fei, and she nodded silently. In the United States, she is now alone, who can she rely on? The boy in front of her undoubtedly gave her great comfort and support......

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185 York Street, Downtown New York.

"It's so late, why are you doing! What a sickness! "The 'woman' on the 'bed' was sleepy-eyed and whining.

"You sleep! You sleep! Don't leave your mouth dry! The man walked over and motioned for her to be quiet, "Cheng Fei came to us so late, there must be something urgent, I'll go out and talk to him, so don't come to get involved, ah?" ”

"Go, go!" Cheng Fei's aunt waved her hand impatiently. When her husband walked out of the room, she got up, put on her nightgowns, and crept to the edge of the drawing-room, pricking up her ears to listen to their conversation.

"Cheng Fei, come and drink a glass of water." Uncle handed over a cup of hot water.

"Thank you, uncle!" Cheng Fei took it and drank it. He was indeed thirsty and spent hours in the hospital without a drop of water in his mouth. This made him immediately remember that Lin Zixuan didn't drink water either. He'll have to wait until he can bring some water.

"Nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace!" Uncle smiled, "You came here so late, there must be something urgent, let's talk about it!" ”

"Well," Cheng Fei nodded, hesitated for a moment before he spoke, "Uncle, I have been in the United States for a long time, and I often disturb you. Now that's the case, I need a sum of money urgently......" He stopped talking, looking up at his uncle.

The uncle's face was red and white, and he said, "A sum of money, how much?" What is it used for? ”

Cheng Fei sighed and said, "I have a very good friend, her grandfather at home is seriously ill, I just helped send him to the hospital, and he is still in the hospital, and his life is in danger." The surgery was very expensive, but their family was too poor to afford it, so I wanted to help them. ”

"So, how much does it cost?" Uncle asked with a frown.

"Hmm...... 40,000 ...... No, counting the cost of the later stage, it may take about 100,000! Cheng Fei said.

"$100,000!" Uncle's eyebrows and hairs flew, "Cheng Fei, what kind of person is it, worthy of your help like this." That's a lot of money, how many American families can afford it? Besides, that's an outsider, you're too impulsive to do it! ”

Cheng Fei smiled slightly and said, "Uncle, I've already thought it through. Besides, I'm not asking your family to borrow money, don't I have a sum of money to keep here? I'm here today to use that money. ”

"You're insane!" With a sharp scolding, Cheng Fei's aunt walked in angrily, "Yes, your family is asking us to keep a sum of money, but since we have kept it for you, we have to be responsible for it to the end, and we can't let you use it 'indiscriminately'!" If you use it like you, your family's money will be wiped out in a few days! How's that going to work? ”

"Aunt, I'm here to save people!" Cheng Fei hurriedly said.

"Saving people? Who to save? You are too young, too naïve, and have no social experience at all, but we have to be responsible for you, and you can't use your money to save anyone in vain, you know? My aunt said angrily.

Cheng Fei lowered his head and was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "That's my money, I can take it." ”

Uncle said embarrassedly: "But, ......" As soon as the words began, he was immediately interrupted by his aunt, "No! I'm telling you! Absolutely not! We want to help you keep this money, and we can't let you 'mess' and 'spend'! You're not an adult yet, and we're not going to 'give' this money to you! ”

Cheng Fei bit his lip tightly, stood up suddenly, didn't say anything, opened the big door and walked out.

"It's not good, it's really bad." Uncle sighed and said.

"How can we get his hundreds of thousands of dollars now, and they have already been posted in the company," my aunt glared at my uncle fiercely, "We can't let go of our mouths no matter what, just rely on him to find an excuse, and we will be 'messed up'?" Really, go back to sleep! If he mentions it to you again, it will be as I say! ”

However, the uncle's family was too worried, and Cheng Fei had no intention of going to the 'door' to ask for money again. He knew that with people like his aunt, it was impossible to get back the money he had before for a while, and now he had to think of something else. Walking on the deserted street, he suddenly felt that all thoughts were lost, did he really want Lin Zixuan to wait for an empty time?

In the United States in April, the night was still cold, Cheng Fei wrapped his coat tightly and hurried forward.

On the sparsely populated street, Cheng Fei had just turned a corner when a strange red and black sedan suddenly stopped beside him. The window rolled down, and a familiar face peeked out of it. The black man smiled coldly on his lips and said, "Where are you going so late?" Need me to give you a ride? ”

Cheng Fei looked at the man in surprise.

"I'm James? Livingston. The man shook his head, "Come up!" ”

Blackjack! Cheng Fei was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and he could actually meet Blackjack again. He walked over quickly, opened the car door, and sat in the passenger seat. Black Jack's costume didn't look so strange at this time, and the appearance of ordinary shirts and denim 'pants' was not so weird and terrifying.

He glanced at Cheng Fei coldly and asked, "Where to go?" ”

Cheng Fei said: "Nanshui County Hospital, thank you. ”

"By the way," said Blackjack in a cold tone, "you don't have to be so polite. ”

"You're out there so late?" Cheng Fei asked casually.

Black Jack glanced at Cheng Fei, "It's almost time to go to work." ”

Cheng Fei was stunned for a moment, and then immediately remembered that Black Jack played underground basketball and belonged to Bobby's organization. Since it's an underground basketball, it's possible to play it late at night. In this unfathomable New York City, I don't know where such a huge court exists, weaving the illusion of basketball and money in the crazy cheers of the audience......

One game is thousands of dollars. That's what Bobby said.

Cheng Fei frowned, speechless and pondering. Black Jack's income is naturally very high, but with his unknown life, Cheng Fei can't borrow a huge amount of money, and through any other way (except crime), Cheng Fei can't get so much money in a short period of time. The only visible way is to find Bobby and borrow money from them. As for repaying the money, I'm afraid it can only be used to earn money from playing black balls.

This definitely means that Cheng Fei had to agree to Bobby's conditions and had to join the underground basketball organization.

If you keep thinking about it, you may not be able to find Bobby tomorrow. And Blackjack next to him is a great opportunity to find Bobby quickly through him, and maybe get the surgery fee right away. Their industry is so big that they can't even afford a mere $100,000.

But, but......

"Wait a minute!" Cheng Fei said suddenly.

The car stopped abruptly, and Cheng Fei's upper body involuntarily rushed forward, and then leaned back on the back of the seat.

"What? Changed your mind? Blackjack asked coldly.

"Can you find Bobby now?" Cheng Fei gritted his teeth and asked, "That's the ......?"

"I don't know where Bobby is now." "New York is so big, how can I possibly know where he is?" Casinos, brothels, who knows? ”

"Ah......" Cheng Fei was stunned.

Blackjack turned around and drove down a small road. He didn't look at Cheng Fei and said, "I'll take you to my place of work." Even though Bobby wasn't there, you could meet our big boss......"

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Blackjack's drag racing skills are quite good, and Cheng Fei has to admire. On the streets of New York, their cars were speeding through various roads, and Cheng Fei was completely dizzy and didn't know where he was. All he knew was that the place seemed a little remote, as they ended up in a small, dimly lit neighborhood.

Blackjack found a place to park, closed the car door, and said simply, "Follow me." ”

Cheng Fei followed behind Blackjack, looked back, and was stunned: in this dark and swarthy community, there are almost all kinds of cars parked, and they are black, and if you don't look carefully, you think they are ordinary bushes.

Blackjack walked into a large abandoned warehouse and pushed open an iron door that had fallen into disrepair. They descended a wide stone staircase. Cheng Feizheng wondered, since there were so many cars parked outside, there must be a lot of people, but with such a small entrance, how could many people enter and exit?

Just as he was thinking about it, a large 'door' with a height of three meters suddenly appeared in front of him. In front of the 'door' stood two big men in suits and sunglasses, and when they saw Black Jack, they both nodded, and then stared vigilantly at Cheng Fei behind them. Blackjack waved his hand, and the two of them pushed open the big 'door'—

The dazzling light suddenly came to his face, stinging Cheng Fei's eyes!

The mountains roared and the tsunami, the hysterical shouts, the 'tide' surged like water, shaking Cheng Fei's eardrums!

Cheng Fei 'rubbed' his eyes, and when he looked at it again, he felt that this was the most amazing scene he had ever seen in his life.

Looking inside from this big 'door', a huge underground basketball court was displayed in front of him, Cheng Fei really couldn't tell how big it was, it seemed to be twice as big as the NBA court he saw on TV. Moreover, the auditorium is not a ramp to the end, but is divided into several levels, each of which extends very close to the center court. Not only is there a huge multi-screen TV above the center, but there are also many small TVs in the auditorium.

Now, there are at least 10,000 people sitting here, the dazzling lights illuminate the center court, cheers, shouts and curses one after another, and those crazy people, although there are many people in suits and leather shoes, are all shouting fiercely, waving their fists, and there is a kind of posture of rushing to the field. There is also the voice of the commentator in the venue, which is 'excited' and 'reverberating', deafening and deafening!

Cheng Fei was stunned, he didn't think he had come to a world that didn't belong to the earth.

On the 'fine' center court, there are only a few players scattered around, and they are gearing up, and a basketball game is about to begin. But it is obviously not the five-a-side full-court that Cheng Fei is familiar with, or an ordinary half-game. It was a world he didn't know at all.

An unfamiliar voice sounded from behind him: "Welcome, friends from China, welcome to the world's most powerful and charming, underground basketball kingdom ......"

(Please allow me to bloody to the end...... I'm dying of exhaustion these days...... Again, no TJ! ）