Late at night, it was slightly cool to meet a boy

The weird gambling game is full of confusion

Night, slightly cool!

The moon is obscured by the clouds and only shows a faint light, it seems that tomorrow will be another windy day, some people say that Shenyang blows twice a year, once for half a year, this is reasonable.

Although it was not late at night, there was no one in the Bagua Street anymore, and only one or two vendors pushing carts selling pancakes and fruits passed by us, causing me and Zhang Chengyong's stomachs to make "strange noises" from time to time.

Zhang Chengyong was naturally very familiar with the road in Bagua Street, and after a short walk with me turning around, he returned to the door of the Wednesday Tavern. However, the door to the tavern was closed by this time, and it looked like it was already closed.

"Huh? Isn't that right? Zhang Chengyong said in wonder.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? I asked, surprised.

"What time is it?" Zhang Chengyong asked thoughtlessly.

I looked down at the time on the phone in my hand, it was 21:15, so I said, "Nine-fifteen!" What's wrong? ”

"That's weird! Lao Zhou has never closed the door so early? Zhang Chengyong said and touched his chin, "With Lao Zhou's temper, the door closes at twelve o'clock every day at the earliest!" And I've known him for so many years, and I haven't changed a day! What's going on today? Why is it closed so early? ”

"Could it be something at home?" I said, "Or ......."

And just as I was in the middle of my sentence, all of a sudden, I was pulled twice on the corner of my clothes. I looked down and saw that it was a seven or eight-year-old boy who was tugging at the corner of my clothes. This kid has a big watermelon head, a chubby face, and a tiger-headed smile, looking very cute.

"Is your surname Liu?" The little boy asked, looking at me with big watery eyes. "What's Liu Tianyi?"

"Yes...... It's me! "This kid who ran out of the blue really baffled me a little bit." Do you know me? ”

"I don't know you!" The child shook his head and said.

"And how do you know what my name is?" I asked curiously.

"Of course someone told me! Why are you so stupid! The child said with a little disgust.

"Okay!" To be honest, it's the first time I've grown up and been called stupid by a seven or eight-year-old kid, "So what's the matter with you?" ”

"Give it to me!" When the child said this, he suddenly stretched out his hand and asked me for something, which made me even more confused.

"To you? What for you? I asked differently.

"Money, of course!" The child frowned.

"Give you money? What money are you given? Why should I give you money? I frowned as I spoke.

"Of course, it's the money that leads the way! You adults don't know how to speak, do you? The little boy said with his hands on his waist.

"The money to lead the way? Ha ha! What do I need you to lead the way? "I'm even more curious when I say that, to be honest, I really met too many strange people in one day today.

"The way to him, of course!" The little boy pointed at Wednesday's wine guise with an impatient face, "Just now, a grandfather came to me and said, let me wait for you here, and said that if you come, you will give me 500 yuan, and then let me take you to Old Man Zhou." If you don't give it, don't let me take you there. ”

"What? Do you know Lao Zhou's whereabouts? Hearing this, Zhang Chengyong on the side grabbed the child's arm, he used a lot of force, and the little boy immediately squeaked in pain under this grab.

"Let go of me! Let me go! What kind of ability are you to bully children! You're scratching me! The little boy scratched and kicked and screamed. If you don't let me go, I'll kill you and won't take you to find Old Zhou! Yes!!!! ”

"Boy, I don't believe it! Look at your grandfather, I won't ...... today" Zhang Chengyong has always eaten soft and not hard, and when he saw this little ghost, his stubbornness also came up, and he was going to catch the child with both hands, but I stopped him.

"Alright, you hurry up and get me aside! Do you want to never find Lao Zhou? Don't forget that we still have business! I yelled at Zhang Chengyong. And this kid saw that I was really angry, and he didn't say anything, let go of the hand that had been holding the child tightly, and hid to the side and didn't speak.

And after the kid broke free from Zhang Chengyong, he spat at him several times and made four or five grimaces before stopping. Seeing him like this, I was angry and funny.

"I'm sorry, I apologize to you for my uncle just now, this is the money for you, can you take us to Lao Zhou now?" I said with a grin and handed over the five hundred dollars.

But the boy twisted his head and said angrily, "No! ”

"Can't do it? Why? Zhang Chengyong on the side said loudly.

Hearing him speak, I glared back at him and motioned for him to stop talking. Then I turned my head again and said to the little boy, "Didn't we just say yes?" Why not now? ”

"Just now! It's now! The little boy said.

"Oh? So how can you take us to Lao Zhou now? I asked.

"It's very simple, it was 500 just now, and now I've been caught by that stupid guy, how can I add another 500, or don't expect me to take you there!" The little boy said angrily.

"Your uncle! At such a big point, you learned to sit on the ground and start the price? Lao Tzu, I ......," Zhang Chengyong immediately said loudly when he heard the little boy's words.

"What are you? Can you not speak? I yelled.

"Okay! If you don't say it, you don't say it! This kid is clearly ripping bamboo! Zhang Chengyong said angrily.

I didn't pay attention to Zhang Chengyong's complaints, but turned my head to the little boy and said with a grin: "No problem! A thousand is a thousand! Deal! With that, I took out another 500 yuan, and handed it to the little boy together with the original 500 yuan in my hand.

The little boy took the money in my hand, counted it carefully, and then shone it on the street lamp several times, for fear that I would deceive him with fake money, and after confirming that it was correct, he smiled and put a thousand yuan into his jacket pocket and said, "Come with me!" After speaking, he trotted without looking back and turned into an alley not far away.

This little boy doesn't look like he is only seven or eight years old, but he doesn't look like a pampered young master in ordinary people's homes at all, he is obviously a person who is used to walking outside on weekdays, he not only knows the terrain of Bagua Street very well, but also, in many places where there are no street lights, he has no fear at all, and his pace has no intention of slowing down at all. "Ghosts", something that children are afraid of, don't seem to exist in his eyes.

After sparing for a while, Zhang Chengyong behind me gently dragged me, he didn't speak, just winked at me, I understood what he meant, because, at this time, I was also wary of the child who led the way in front.

The little boy took the two of us out of Bagua Street, walked for about 15 minutes, and finally stopped at a place called Zusunmiao Hutong. He pointed to the dimly lit alley and said, "Go in!" It's the third from the left in the alley! ”

"Where is Lao Zhou?" I looked at him and asked curiously.

"Hmm!" The little boy nodded.

"Why is he here?" Zhang Chengyong asked.

"Why he's here, I don't know! I'm just in charge of bringing it to you! Goodbye! After the little boy finished speaking, he didn't look at us again, turned around and trotted away into the darkness, leaving only me and Zhang Chengyong who were staring at us with big eyes.

"Do you want to go in?" Zhang Chengyong asked after a while.

"Let's go inside! Since I'm here, I naturally want to go in and see what is going on! I said.

"Beware of the Immortal Jump!" Zhang Chengyong said.

"If you can invite us in this way, even if it's an immortal jump, I want to see what kind of jump it is!" After that, I walked into the alley first.

This Zusun Temple alley was very dark, there was no light, and Zhang Chengyong and I almost touched the wall to go inside. Fortunately, it was not very long, and after a while I walked to the third room on the left, and I could vaguely see the light inside through the crack in the door, and I listened to it, and there was no sound in it, as if there was no one at all, exuding a suffocating silence.

And at this time, an old voice suddenly came from the room: "Two, since you are already here, please come in!" Inviting you in the middle of the night and letting you blow the wind outside the door is not hospitality after all. Of course, if you come in a hurry. ”

"Hahaha! What is there to dare to come in! It's so cold outside, I want to come in and beg for some hot water! "I don't like others to provoke me the most in my life, and when I heard the second half of his words, I had already pushed the door with Zhang Chengyong and entered.

What I didn't expect at all was that this seemingly simple bungalow hidden in the alley was actually a casino, and it was a super big and super luxurious casino.

This room is about 200 square meters, divided into three areas on the left, middle and right, the left is the place to play poker, there are a total of 8 tables, it seems that the content of each table is different, it seems that there are 21 points, there are Texas Hold'em, there are also whooshs, there are about a dozen people around each table, look at the money on the table is at least not less than 500,000, it seems that they are not small! The area on the right is playing pai gow, roulette and slot machines, and there are many people, so there are naturally a lot of bets. In the middle, however, there is only one table, and there are only two dice cups on the table, which seems to be playing with dice. However, unlike other places where people are overcrowded, there are only three people here, one old man and two young strong men. This old man looks to be in his early sixties, with white hair, wearing a short white Tang suit, sitting on a carved dragon wood chair behind the table, at this time he is looking at me and Zhang Chengyong with a smile, that look respectful, and the two strong men are wearing a black suit, standing behind him with their hands down, no need to ask, the two of them must be the old man's bodyguards or horse boys.

Naturally, it was the old man sitting in the middle who spoke, but what made me strange was that the other people in this room were like decorations, without even the slightest sound, they just looked at me and Zhang Chengyong without moving, as if they were looking at the strangest person in the world, and this feeling was very uncomfortable.

"Since you've come in, why don't you give me a seat to sit in?" I said as I struggled to control the uncomfortable feeling in my heart.

"Good, good!" The old man waved his hand as he spoke, and one of the two strong men behind him moved a chair and put it in front of me and Zhang Chengyong. And the two of us are also people who have seen the world through the rivers and lakes, so we naturally know that this kind of scene is instigated, so we sat down without saying a word.

"I don't like to beat around the bush, I wonder why you invited me here?" I looked at the old man and said straight to the point.

"Haha! Straightforward character, good! I invited you here to take a gamble! The old man said.

"Take a gamble?" I asked, "Bet on what?" ”

"Use the three secret scrolls in your hand to bet on the lives of two people!" The old man said.