Chapter 8: Life for Life II
In addition to horse racing, the biggest business in the business of Baxiangmen is lottery tickets.
After 918, Japan and the puppet Manchurians who supported it came up with a variety of lotteries, including the "Labor Yumin Lottery" for laborers, the "Lottery Lottery" issued by the Jockey Club, and the "Rat Ticket" under the banner of rodent extermination, etc., if major festivals and special events occur, lottery tickets are also issued to commemorate it.
Of course, Baxiangmen also colluded with the police station behind the scenes to open a private tobacco house, and it was all in the situation of the medical hall, you want to have a toothache, so it's simple, give you a smoking gun, go in and smoke opium, and ensure that it won't hurt in minutes.
Parking the car at the gate of the Jockey Club, Yi Mochen got out of the car and opened the car door for Tang Qianlin, and at the same time advised: "Although the racecourse is not open this season, there are still many gamblers inside, and you will definitely see a lot of people and things you don't like." ”
Tang Qianlin frowned: "So what?" ”
Yi Mochen smiled: "It's not good, let me remind you, don't be impulsive, don't be carried away by the sense of justice." ”
Tang Qianlin didn't say anything, just led Tang Zicheng and followed Yi Mochen into the Jockey Club.
As soon as he walked into the Jockey Club, Tang Qianlin almost smoked his head, and it was polite to say that it was a black smoke miasma, and everyone sat there in groups of three or five smoking and chatting, discussing what this lottery would be opened.
Vendors buying cigarettes and snacks weave through it, selling their goods to gamblers from time to time.
In the corner, a ragged man was being beaten by several disciples of the Eight Phases Gate, and the man was beating and scolding: "You are liars, I obviously won the jackpot!" ”
Tang Qianlin found that the people around him didn't look at it at all, and they were still talking and laughing.
Tang Qianlin couldn't help but step forward, but was stopped by Yi Mochen: "What did I tell you before coming in?" ”
Tang Qianlin had to nod, at the same time, that person had been beaten to death by the disciples, and the body was still directly in the corner, followed by two people who looked like cleaners, and carried his body away with expressionless faces.
When he went upstairs, Tang Qianlin asked, "Does this kind of thing happen often?" ”
Yi Mochen said calmly: "Every day." ”
Tang Qianlin asked again: "I don't mean the Jockey Club, but the entire Northeast." ”
Yi Mochen turned to look at him: "What do you mean?" ”
Tang Qianlin said: "When I was in Guannai, I heard many people say that Manchukuo's singing and dancing was a happy land. ”
Yi Mochen sneered: "Paradise? Will the places occupied by aggression become a paradise? No, for the Japanese, this is indeed a paradise, let's go. ”
When he came to the corridor on the second floor, Yi Mochen said to Tang Qianlin again: "I don't know what kind of person you are, and I don't know how capable you are, but in order to save your son, what you have to do now is just one word, endure." ”
Tang Qianlin nodded silently.
When he came to the front of the president's office, Yi Mochen said to the bodyguard at the door: "I'm Yi Mochen, I'm here to see President He, and I made an appointment." ”
The bodyguard took out the record book in his hand and looked through it, and then motioned to the people around him to come forward and search his body, and even Tang Zicheng did not let go during the body search.
After everything was in order, the bodyguard opened the door, and the moment the door opened, Tang Qianlin saw He Chenxue sitting at the desk at a glance, checking the account book.
She is the same as many years ago, she has hardly changed, she is still so beautiful, the fiery red phoenix hairpin on her bun is very eye-catching, and the skin on her face cannot tell that she is a woman in her thirties.
He Chenxue's dress was much more foreign, and at first glance, she knew that she was the wife of a big family, but she still exuded that kind of indifference that people couldn't easily approach.
When the bodyguard closed the door, He Chenxue finally raised her head, and the moment she saw Tang Qianlin and Tang Zicheng, she was obviously a little surprised, but she quickly regained her composure, and greeted Yi Mochen with a smile that she usually entertains customers: "Boss Yi, rare guest, what are you doing?" ”
Yi Mochen raised his hand and climbed on Tang Qianlin's shoulder: "It's nothing special, it's just that a new friend of mine wants to meet you." ”
He Chenxue's gaze finally fell on Tang Qianlin, who was expressionless, but she didn't say anything.
Yi Mochen took out a cigarette: "President He, I'll go out for a cigarette, and you can talk slowly." ”
When Yi Mochen was about to leave, He Chenxue asked, "Boss Yi, what do you mean?" ”
Yi Mochen looked at her and pretended to be innocent: "I don't understand what you mean." ”
He Chenxue smiled: "Okay, then let's talk about it later." ”
Yi Mochen opened the door and left, and Tang Qianlin, Tang Zicheng and He Chenxue were left in the room.
He Chenxue sat back at the desk and looked directly at Tang Qianlin, but her eyes never fell on Tang Zicheng's body, as if this child did not appear in this office at all.
After a long time, Tang Qianlin finally broke the silence, squatted down and said to Tang Zicheng: "Zicheng, didn't you say that you always wanted to see your mother?" She's your mother. ”
Tang Zicheng was very surprised when he heard this, and turned his head to look at the indifferent He Chenxue, he didn't see the slightest mother's appearance from this woman, which was too far from what he imagined.
He Chenxue sat up straight and said slowly: "It seems that I was right to leave the child to you at the beginning, you raised him well, how old is he now?" ”
Tang Qianlin said coldly: "You don't even remember how old your son is?" ”
"I never put things in my head that don't matter." He Chenxue shook her head and said, "I can't even remember my birthday, let alone his age." ”
Tang Qianlin said: "Zicheng, tell your mother, how old you are this year." ”
Tang Zicheng hesitated for a while, and finally removed the word "mother" and replied: "I am ten years old this year. ”
He Chenxue finally had a slight smile, as if she was looking at a friend's child: "Ten years old, young man, it's time to be sensible, doesn't it seem to be naughty, literate?" Have you ever taught him kung fu? ”
Tang Qianlin didn't answer He Chenxue's question, but said, "My duty has been fulfilled, I have other things to do, and the child will be handed over to you." ”
As soon as Tang Qianlin finished speaking, Tang Zicheng directly grabbed his wrist: "Dad, you don't want me anymore?" ”
When Tang Qianlin heard this, his heart felt as if he had been cut by a knife, he looked at Tang Zicheng and said, "Dad just wants you to reunite with your mother." ”
Tang Zicheng glanced at He Chenxue, then at Tang Qianlin, and shook his head.
He Chenxue said: "I don't like children, and I don't know how to take care of them, so you should take them, you are his father after all." ”
Tang Qianlin sneered: "Father? You can say it. ”、
He Chenxue got up and walked to the safe, opened it and took out a stack of money from it, and walked to Tang Qianlin: "These are child support, not enough for you to ask me, please raise him as an adult." ”
Tang Qianlin raised his hand and knocked the stack of coins in He Chenxue's hand away, and the banknotes floated into the air and scattered all over the ground.
Tang Zicheng was frightened and immediately hid behind Tang Qianlin's back.
Tang Qianlin gritted his teeth and said, "Don't you have feelings?" Are you cold-blooded? This is your own son! You were born in October! ”
He Chenxue was not angry: "It's because I gave birth to him in October, so I know that raising a child is very hard, and I am not suitable for educating a child, and you have also seen the environment outside, so you are more suitable for raising him than me." ”
Tang Qianlin said: "Let me ask you, why did you leave in the first place?" ”
He Chenxue didn't answer, just turned around and went to the safe and took a few more gold bars: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not giving you charity, I know, if you want money, you just need to use your brain, I owe you this money, and I will pay you back with interest now." ”
Tang Qianlin sneered: "Do you want to say next that we don't owe each other anymore?" ”
He Chenxue still avoided talking about the key issues: "Back then, when you lent me ten oceans, I told you that sooner or later, I will repay you." ”
Tang Qianlin frowned and said, "What I want is not this kind of reward. ”
He Chenxue smiled: "Then what do you want?" Pledge in person? I've promised, I've been your woman. ”
Tang Qianlin asked: "Why?" ”
He Chenxue shook her head slowly: "Tang Qianlin, we are not all the way at all, I know that you were very good to me in the past, and that kind of good is something that others can't give me, but it doesn't mean that you are good to me, I have to follow you all my life, I don't like your kind of life of running around." ”
Tang Qianlin said: "I have settled down for you, you should know very well." ”
"Capture Qianlin, these four words are famous in the rivers and lakes, will you leave the rivers and lakes because of me? No. He Chenxue smiled, "In the final analysis, it's just three words, not suitable." ”
Tang Qianlin clenched Tang Zicheng's hand slightly: "If you don't like what I do, I can not do it, if you don't like me, I can change it." ”
He Chenxue's face sank: "I told you before, right?" I hate the way you look, this groveling attitude, not at all like a man. ”
Tang Qianlin's voice lowered: "What did I do wrong?" ”
He Chenxue shook her head: "If you have to say that there is something wrong, then it is the fault that God arranged for us to meet." ”
Tang Qianlin nodded: "I understand, don't get me wrong, I didn't come to you for money, let alone to argue with you about anything, I just wanted to tell you that Zicheng only has five days to live." ”
When He Chenxue heard this, her face did not change at all: "Really? All I can say is that everyone has a life. ”
Tang Qianlin wanted to raise his hand and slap He Chenxue, but he couldn't do it, because he was very weak and helpless now, so he had to take Tang Zicheng's hand and turn around and leave the office.
Walking out of the office door, Tang Qianlin didn't bother with Yi Mochen, who came forward, but walked directly downstairs.
Yi Mochen looked at his departing back, and had to say, "Go and wait for me in the car!" ”
After speaking, Yi Mochen walked straight into the office, closed the door with his backhand, and saw He Chenxue squatting on the ground picking up those scattered banknotes.
Yi Mochen sneered: "President He, this is money and no land to spend, so let's play around?" ”
He Chenxue handed the packed banknotes and gold bars to Yi Mochen: "Help me transfer them to Tang Qianlin and his son." ”
Yi Mochen hesitated, raised his hand and took it: "Okay." ”
He Chenxue turned to the safe again and took another stack of banknotes: "This one is yours, and you have worked hard to take care of them." ”
Yi Mochen raised his hand and refused: "I'm not short of money, since it's my friend, it's natural to eat me and live in mine." ”
He Chenxue said with a smile: "I always thought that Boss Yi was a person who knew how to do and what not to do. ”
Yi Mochen also smiled: "Is this a threat?" ”
He Chenxue said: "You can take it as such." ”
Yi Mochen stretched out his hand and said: "Then you can kill me now to relieve your anger, hurry up, when I walk out of this office, if you want to kill me, it will be difficult." ”
He Chenxue turned around and returned to the desk, sat down and asked, "Why does that kid only have five days to live?" ”
Yi Mochen asked strangely, "Your man didn't tell you?" ”
"Boss Yi, don't talk nonsense, my man's name is Liu Mouzheng, and he is the head of Baxiangmen, everyone here knows it." He Chenxue said coldly, "Tang Qianlin has nothing to do with me. ”
Yi Mochen pretended to be puzzled: "It's strange, Old Tang doesn't recognize you as his wife, and you don't recognize him as your man, but you have a son, what is this?" ”
He Chenxue took out a gun from the drawer and threw it directly on the table: "Boss Yi, this matter has nothing to do with you, you just answer my question, otherwise, I may really kill you." ”
Yi Mochen smiled: "Okay, let me tell you, I'm afraid of death, alas, when will this weakness be changed?" ”
Yi Mochen then told the cause and effect again.
After He Chenxue listened, she just said, "You can go." ”
Yi Mochen nodded, and when he reached out to grab the doorknob, he turned sideways and said, "President He, is that your own son?" ”
He Chenxue lowered her head and continued to check the account book: "Boss Yi, don't send it if you go slowly." ”
Yi Mochen just smiled, opened the door and left.
After the door was closed again, He Chenxue closed the ledger, got up and walked to the window, and stood there looking at the car downstairs with the roof covered with snow.
Unexpectedly, he really came. He Chenxue thought to herself, leaving the child to him at the beginning, it seemed that she had done the right thing.