The white bed curtains, the smell of disinfectant water, this place Chen Mengmeng is very familiar with - the school hospital.

It's just that this time it was not Chen Mengmeng who was lying on the bed, but Ji An.

"Okay, why did you suddenly break your hand?" Tian Yang was startled when he looked at Ji An's tragic situation on the bed: his entire right arm was wrapped like a mummy, and the corners of his mouth were swollen like a tumor.

Nat was standing at the head of the bed next to him, and his always smiling face was rarely smiling. He moved the corners of his mouth slightly, turned around and helped Ji An, who was struggling to sit up.

"It's okay, it's okay, when I was practicing with Nate, one of them didn't pay attention to it and went overboard, hehe." Ji An smiled and comforted: "The doctor said that it will be fine in a few months, it is not a big deal, and it will not affect the task when the time comes." ”

"Can you still practice like this?" Tian Xin was speechless.

"That day, because of a little incident, the two of them quarreled a little and drank some wine, and I shot a little heavily." Nat explained in a low voice.

"Senior Nat, you're a little ruthless this time." Tian Yang snorted haha.

"Don't say that, it's my own problem." Ji An hurriedly diverted the topic: "I heard that Mengmeng, you have decided to double degree?"

"Yes, I was invited over there, and I also have the need to continue learning and using the laboratory here, so I agreed."

"That's not going to be easy." Ji An said with a smile.

"You're going to hide it from them?" Nat's disgruntled voice came from the ward, and his usual lazy and cynical tone became serious and serious.

Chen Mengmeng didn't expect that she would turn around and come back, and she could still hear such an unexpected sequel.

"Nat, you should think it's for my pathetic pride, I really don't want them to know." Ji An's voice was full of helplessness.

"Self-esteem? Ji An, do you really think of us as your friends, do you think of me as your good brother? If I hadn't secretly followed you that day, no one would have collected your body if you were beaten to death that night! Although 400,000 is a lot, it's not impossible for everyone to think of a way, are you going to do it? ”

"Will everyone look down on you because of this? Or will it make you inferior because of this? Self-esteem is not used for your own brother, Ji An! ”

"You'd rather deal with the mad dogs of the gang than look for us. Even if you don't want to find a younger brother or sister, forget it, and you won't even tell me! If I hadn't asked you, would you have confessed to me? At what age did we meet? Twelve or thirteen? More than ten years of friendship is not enough for your Ji An's strange self-esteem, is it? ”

There was silence in the room for half a minute.

"What do you do next? With a broken hand, you won't be able to control the mech for smooth combat. Finally it was Nat who spoke.

"I have to go on if my hand is broken, if I don't show up, the gang will find the school, and I'll be finished." Ji An smiled helplessly.

"Do you want to go up and get beaten? Damn, Ji An, I should have let you be beaten to death by that group of people that day! ”

"Bang!" The door of the ward was slammed open and closed, and Nat who rushed out coldly greeted Chen Mengmeng.

"Did you hear it all?" Nat was stunned.

"Hmm." Chen Mengmeng nodded: "I originally wanted to ask about your body size, because I have some materials in my hand recently, and I want to make you a close-fitting soft armor for you." ”

Nat smiled palely, "You have a heart." ”

"So. What the hell is going on? Surely his injury wasn't due to some practice of strokes, right? Chen Mengmeng asked with a frown.

Nat hesitated for a moment and whispered a few words in Chen Mengmeng's ear.

"You mean, Ji An has been secretly going out over the wall to play the black game for so long?" Chen Mengmeng raised her eyebrows.

The black game is an illegal mecha competition that is held underground, which is basically operated by some gray forces or underground organizations, and relies on organizing these games to let the audience buy tickets and then open bets, because it is too bloody and violent, so it is a game that is forbidden on the surface of the empire.

"How did Ji An get this done?" Chen Mengmeng lowered her voice, "What does it have to do with his 400,000?" ”

"That guy didn't let me talk to you before. Although he is a native of the imperial capital, he is a single-parent family and grew up with his mother. ”

"His mother has been in poor health for so many years, and I have seen it a few times, as if there is something mentally wrong, and occasionally some gods are babbling. But I've heard that it's getting worse lately. ”

"On the day the mecha design competition ended, Ji An came home and found that his mother ran out in a daze because of a sudden illness and was hit by someone."

"Hit?! How are people? ”

"I rescued in the hospital for one night, used a lot of good medicine, and finally survived, but I stayed in the special ward for several days, and the hospital issued a list of more than 400,000 yuan." Speaking of this, Nat sighed softly: "Ji An's family has tightened their belts since they were children, how can they have so much money?" ”

"So for a whole holiday, Ji An was thinking about making money, and if he could go to the border to sell some materials, this hole could be filled. But the hospital was urgent, and his mother couldn't leave someone to take care of her, so in a hurry, she borrowed a loan shark, paid the medical bills, and hired a nurse for her mother. As a result, they are now arranged by the gangsters who lend money to go to the black market to play games for them to pay back. ”

Chen Mengmeng blinked, remembering that during the holiday, she said in the group chat that she wanted to make money, and Ji An said that he could go to the border to fight insects, which was something he couldn't get out of.

"And how did he break his hand?"

"You know Ji An's physical fitness, and he has always been the leader of the combat mecha department, so after the game, he will win all the battles."

"But if you win all of them, and the winning rate is so stable, how can the boss behind the black market make money by placing gambling games? Last night, the black market temporarily changed the rules, saying that it was a doubles competition, and two people had to form a team to compete. Ji An's guy had no choice but to accept the partner that the gang found for him temporarily, but the partner was picky, and the opponent he met was very strong, and he was almost in one fight and two the whole time, and the loss was ugly. ”

"These two opponents are probably carefully selected." Chen Mengmeng sneered, "It's hard to change the rules, can he still win again?" So the hand was broken during the game? ”

"Hmm." Nat nodded, "The two people on the other side have been defeated by Ji An in the singles competition before, and they took advantage of this opportunity to make a death move. Ji An's temper is also stubborn, he gritted his teeth and refused to admit defeat, so I followed him that day and dragged him off the stage. ”

"How much money does Ji An still owe to the gangsters? I still have a little bit on hand, he can't play now, so let's pay him back first." ”

"It's not about money anymore." Nat shook her head.

Under Nat's explanation, Chen Mengmeng understood - the gangsters just fell in love with Ji An's ability to fight, and when they borrowed money, they set the rule that they must fight 40 games and pay 10,000 yuan per game, even if they take the money back, they don't want it.

And now, Ji An still has eight games left.

(End of chapter)