Chapter 44: Next to the Fountain
Although it was only a flash, the bird's nest-like messy hair was still seen by Rey.
That person is the Jiang Ziqi he has been looking for!
Hmph, this bastard.
No one can easily give up their home, and in the end, Ziqi still wants to come back and take a look.
But he didn't have the face to come in again.
Lili still lowered her head and coaxed the child softly.
Rey quietly drained the lemonade from his glass.
"Lili, I'm ......" Rey suddenly realized that he didn't know what to say.
"Go for him." Lili looked up at Rey, her eyes bloodshot.
"You, did you see that?"
Lili nodded and said nothing.
"Well, you must not be too upset, there will be a way."
After Rey said this innocuous remark, he put down his cup and walked out the door.
If you didn't guess the chips under Ziqi, what else could you do? But I must find that guy and ask him face to face.
There was no one outside the door.
But in the corner below the stairs there was a man who was clearly hidden, bent as if he didn't want to be discovered, and with his neck raised as if he wanted to be seen.
"Jiang Ziqi, it's not just me, Lili has also discovered you." Rey walked down the stairs to Ziqi's side, "I'm here to deliver something to you." But there are some things you have to tell me honestly. ”
"Lili, did she see me? Alas, I didn't want to come back after leaving the strong bear last night, but where else could I go? Walking and walking, I came back involuntarily. I didn't want to go into the house, I just wanted to see them from afar. Ziqi said with regret on his face.
"Who is to blame for this? You buried your life with your own hands. Rey said with a serious expression.
Ziqi was still bent on his waist, and the expression on his face was more solemn, but he didn't say anything.
"You get up for me." Rey grabbed Ziqi by the neck and pulled him up.
"I thought I could save you. But when I pondered your final bet, I found a problem. ”
Ziqi was still silent, but his heart was beating violently.
"You didn't tell me the chips you bet on, you don't have anything anymore, why are people still betting with you?"
Rey looked at Ziqi and said word by word: "Because you staked the lives of their mother and son!" ”
Ziqi's face was like ashes, and tears slowly flowed down from his eyes.
Rey's voice was a little louder because of his excitement. He immediately let go of the hand that was holding Ziqi, and turned to look at the door that was still open on the stairs.
It was quiet.
Even the air in front of the door seemed to freeze.
"We, let's change places." Ziqi glanced at the door for the last time, and resolutely turned around and walked downstairs.
Rey silently followed behind Ziqi, and the two of them didn't say a word.
Outside the community, the sun sets.
Children after school chase each other and laugh happily. Off-duty adults have tired faces, but they are full of energy.
Through the reality of all beings, Ziqi found that he was the only one in this world who was at the end of his life.
The fountain is released in the setting sun.
Maybe it's too familiar, and despite the beauty, no one in the community stays here.
Ziqi stopped by the fountain.
"I'm a hopeless person."
Through the sound of gurgling water, Ziqi's voice came out.
"Savings, house, and future, I lost everything. The thought of their imminent displacement struck me. Every night was extraordinarily long, and I couldn't sleep tossing and turning. What to do? What to do? I asked myself over and over again, and just when I was helpless, the devil in my heart jumped out again, bet! What else can be done? “
"You're crazy!" Rey said sadly.
The fountain changed color in the setting sun, and occasionally a few strands of water that did not want to fall back into the pool splashed on Rey, which was extremely cold.
"I went to the Birdman Market again. But I have nothing left, so what can I bet with others? I stood in front of the roulette wheel for a long time, watching the roulette wheel spin in circles. Round and round, accompanied by unbridled laughter and sad crying. I suddenly felt an unbearable itch in my heart. I was trembling all over, my palms were sweaty, and at that moment I completely forgot about my situation, and just thought about getting to the table, gambling, betting on chips, and having a good time! ”
Rey had nothing to say.
He had never gambled, and he couldn't understand how powerful gambling addiction could be.
"It was just as I was about to rush to the table that I realized I was penniless. But I found a man standing in the corner, with a pipe in his hand, looking at me silently, a person I had never seen before. Ziqi's bloodshot eyes gradually widened, "At this time, the roulette wheel slowly stopped, and it was white. A tall and strong man in front of me stood up and trembled. He suddenly let out a loud roar and punched through the wheel. The red and swollen joints slowly ooze blood. ”
Hmph, eighty percent is another gambler who loses cleanly, Rey meditated.
"It's you! It's you! How is it possible to open four handfuls of white in a row? Lao Tzu is going to kill you, you, and you! The strong man roared hysterically, pointed to the color, and thought about three people. Ziqi stretched out a finger and said while imitating the appearance of a strong man.
"Lust is thought?" Rey asked, puzzled.
"The underground casino at Birdman Market is very large and consists of three different areas, which are managed by three people, one of whom is Se, Suffer, and Want. And the person in charge of the roulette area is Mr. Xiang. Ziqi continued, "Of course, these are code names. The three of them are standing here, which shows that this strong man is an important person. Alas......"
Ziqi sighed with regret, not like for himself, but for this strong man.
"Mr. Xiang was the first to speak, and he said Mr. Bai Muren, why did you do such a wrong thing? The voice was soft, but it was exceptionally clear, and everyone in the casino buried their heads and said nothing. As if something terrible was going to happen next. ”
The setting sun is giving its last rays.
Ziqi turned his head to look at the fountain. After a while, as if he had made up his mind, he said: "Bai Muren, this strong man is the bodyguard of the mayor of Lekou City, known as Bai Muren of the Fist of Daughters." He was surprisingly angry, his face flushed, his two hammer-like fists clenched tightly, and he walked towards Mr. Xiang, as if trying to tear him apart. Se Kazue stood beside Mr. Xiang, smiling and motionless. ”
Just as Bai Muren threw a punch, Mr. Xiang seemed to move, Bai Muren's fist stopped in the air, and then, and then he fell to the ground with a bang. Ziqi's voice gradually became suppressed, "Several of the casino's subordinates set Bai Mu Ren up to a gaming table, and a thick arm was spread out on the table. Then, Mr. Se came over silently, he stretched out his hand and put it on the shoulder of this arm very casually, and then, he made a movement, a very gentle movement, like, as if we had turned a page of a book, a heart-rending scream came from Bai Muren's mouth. The gamblers sat silently, not daring to look up or walk away. Just when I was terrified, a whole arm appeared in Mr. Se's hand, bleeding from the broken wound. ”
Rey was dumbfounded.
Who is Bai Mu Ren? That's the mayor's bodyguard, and he doesn't even have the ability to resist in front of the two gentlemen.
Mr. Se walked to the middle of the casino, shook the thick arm in his hand and said, reputation is the most precious thing in the casino, and doubts without evidence must not be allowed, and this Mr. Bai Muren not only despises reputation but also destroys things, and must leave this arm that destroys the roulette wheel. At this time, Mr. Shou, who had not moved, came to Bai Muren's side, and with a light touch on the remaining shoulder, the blood stopped flowing. ”
Not only Seikazu Xiang, but Mr. Shou also has incredible strength, the strength of this underground casino, Rey can't imagine it.
The sun has finally sunk.
"It was unusually quiet in the casino, the roulette wheel was not spinning, the sieve was silent, and the shuffling of the cards had stopped. At this moment, the man who was standing in the corner and looked at me silently without saying a word suddenly spoke, let's continue playing. It's such a sentence, but it's like the holy decree of the ancient emperors! The sound of various gambling equipment came one after another, and everyone trembled and played. And then, the man's eyes looked at me, and this gentleman should come and play. ”
Could it be that this is the reason why Ziqi made the final bet?
A deterrent that can't be resisted?
What would you do if you were there?
"Nope. Not because of fear. Ziqi looked at the shocked Rey and said, "It's completely inextricable demons at work, even in that case, there is only one word in my heart, bet!" ”
Everything that happened in that horrific underground casino surprised Rey, but he was all vulnerable to Ziqi's gamble.
What kind of gambler is this?
It's just a never-ending event!
"I walked into the casino and came to the mysterious man. I said I didn't have anything to gamble on, and he looked at me with a smile and said, "No, no, you're still alive." It's very understatement, as simple as saying you still have a piece of clothing. ”
The fountain lights are turned on, and the jets of water that spew high are colorful and dazzling.
"You are Mr. Jiang Ziqi, he looked at me and said. You've been here many times, and I know where you're going. Do you want to get back everything you've lost? What kind of appeal this sentence has to me, Rey, can you imagine! Ten days. I'll give you ten days, he continued, if you can commit suicide on the roof of the Spring Cake Building, I'll give you everything back. ”
Ziqi stretched out his hands and touched the cold water and said, "I didn't think about it for a long time before I agreed." What is the fortune? Anyway, I'm hopeless, bet, as long as the bet wins, Lili and the others can continue to live. I was the one who dragged them down, and I died, and it was good for everyone. At this time, he added, but you have to think about it, if you don't succeed in suicide, your whole family will die, how about it? ”
It turned out that this was the case, and it was not Ziqi who took the initiative to stake his family's lives.
But in the end, he put their lives on the table.
"I decided to bet anyway. Because I thought I was going to win. This time, I don't have to look at the ungraspable things like the turntable, I can control my own life! ”
For a long time, the two people next to the fountain were silent.
The only sound left in my ears was the sound of water.