Tsarist Russia, Irkutsk region, city of Bratsk.

The city of Bratsk is a typical, declining, third-tier industrial city in Tsarist Russia, which, unlike in the past, when a large number of factories closed down, now lives on the only remaining hydroelectric power station, an electrolytic aluminum production plant, and large and small lumberyards and paper mills.

A strong, bearded, white-skinned and yellow-haired young man of Tsarist Russia was walking down the street, probably windy and cold, so he couldn't help but tighten his coat and rub his hands.

It can be seen that his coat is very old, with raw edges in some places and traces of sewing, but it is still clean and warm.

After a long walk and several street corners, he walked to a dance hall with neon lights in Russian.

There were also two big men in leather coats standing outside the ballroom, and after glancing at him, they didn't stop him and let him in.

Probably because it was daytime, there was no loud music in the ballroom, no one dancing wildly, and in some dimly lit rooms, only a few people were drinking at the bar or at the booth.

The young man did not go to the bar to ask for a drink, but walked straight to a booth next to the dance floor, and on the circular sofa of the booth sat a few strong men eating and drinking at the same time.

The young man walked up to them and bowed slightly: "Boss Kirilenko, I want to borrow a sum of money." ”

"Hehe, another ...... who borrowed money" A strong man sitting in the middle laughed: "Who are you?" ”

It was not the young man who answered him, but another strong man sitting next to him, who whispered something in his ear.

"Oh, it turned out to be little Ayokin." The strong man in the middle nodded: "How much do you want to borrow?" ”

"30,000 rubles." The young man's voice was a little nervous: "It'll be returned next month." ”

"30,000 rubles? Went to buy that helmet again? The strong man in the middle glanced up and down at the young man a few times: "Your father is a good guy, I think you are also quite strong, why don't you do it with me?" This 30,000 rubles is your salary. ”

"No, I have a job in an aluminum mill and I'm not going to quit." Ayokin declined his offer: "I just want to borrow money." ”

"Well, that's business." The strong man in the middle didn't think it was angry, and looked up at him: "You know the rules, right?" ”

"Yes." Ayogin nodded: "I will pay 60,000 rubles by this time next month, and I promise to return it on time." ”

"Well, it's good to understand." The strong man in the middle waved his hand.

A strong man next to him took a leather bag from under the couch, flipped through it, and threw a stack of money on the table.

Ayojin stretched out his hand and was about to take the money, but the money was held down by another strong man: "Boy, we know you, don't pay the bill!" ”

"I promise!" Ayokin hurriedly reassured.

The strong man let go of his hand, and Ayokin took the money, and after making another guarantee, walked out of the bar.

Yes, there were no IOUs, no bank accounts, and no evidence of borrowing money.

This is typical, in the style of the Tsarist gangsters.

Everyone knows that all kinds of gangs are rampant in Millican, but in fact, Tsarist Russia is not inferior at all. Due to the economic recession, a large number of young people could not find jobs, and a large number of veterans were not arranged, resulting in gangs of all sizes in almost every city in the country, who controlled the gray trade, black trade, loan sharking, drugs, physical treatment, smuggling, ...... It's all in their hands.

Some of the larger gangs even directly paid to support their spokespersons to run for parliament, expanding their tentacles into the political circles, which can be described as black and white, and even bigger ones have even gone out of the world and spread all over the countries.

Ayokin didn't want to deal with gangsters, because his father was a former gangster who died in a bloody gang fire, leaving behind the family's orphans and widows.

The reason why he ran out to borrow this usury from the gang is to improve the living conditions of his family.

Business at the aluminium smelter is not good, the products are not selling well, the wages of the workers have been in arrears for several months, the mother of Ayokin is sick, the sister is still in school, and although the medical care and education in Tsarist Russia are all free, the family is still living in an apartment built in the last century.

As the only man in the family, Ayojin must carry the burden of the family.

But how easy is it to make money? There is no capital to start a business, no technology, it is extremely difficult to find a job, although the money comes quickly, but the danger is also extremely high, once there is a fire, you are disabled or dead, what should the mother and sister do at home?

Fortunately, when God closes a door, he also opens a window, and an opportunity to make money appears in front of him.

After walking a few blocks, Ayokin took out the phone in his arms: "I got the money, where are you?" ”

"Where are you? We'll be there soon! Inside was a rugged voice, his friend Ivanovsky, who was also a colleague at the aluminum plant.

Soon, an old-fashioned Gorky taxi pulled up next to him, along with three of his other friends, and Ayokin squeezed in, and everyone drove towards the city.

"Does this helmet really make money?" One of them, Punvalieri, still didn't look reassured: "I watched their commercial, and they were talking about sleep aids, not games. ”

Sergei, another friend, was the same: "This is my father's pension, and I don't want to buy something so expensive and useless." ”

"Of course it's true!" Ivanovsky, who was driving, said in a somewhat impatient voice: "I've played it several times, as long as we dare to fight, we can win, I've already won once, and that star can be sold for 35,000 rubles!" Two of them will pay off! ”

"I've read a lot of online news, and it doesn't look like it's fake." Petrov on the co-pilot also helped explain: "This helmet is very popular, not only our Tsarist Russia, Europa, Milicon are used by many people, games and competitions, if you win, you will earn 100 million meters of gold!" ”

"100 million meters of gold? So much? When Ayokin heard the news for the first time, he was shocked.

"That's all, it's still to help you pay your taxes, and you can actually get it!" Petrov continued: "Even the competition is very fierce, after all, there are so many people in the world. ”

"Okay, I see." Ayogin nodded: "I don't want much, it's better to get two stars that can be sold for money every month, and you can earn 70,000 rubles." ”

"You're too greedy." Sergei next to him began to criticize: "I only need one, 35,000 rubles and I will be satisfied!" ”

……

All the way noisy, imagining the future, the five of them came to the city center, the door of the Red Star brand good dream helmet store.