Chapter 97 No Way Out

After Qin Tianjiang finished speaking, he turned and left.

Ling looked at Qin Tianjiang's retreating figure, her eyes devoid of any light.

Qin Tianjiang entered the city and first found Su Changsheng and Su Changshui, telling them that the matter could not be accomplished.

He grinned and said, "Second Master, Third Master, I messed this up. These are all bruises on my face..."

Qin Tianjiang knelt on the ground, feeling utterly humiliated.

He didn't want to return the ten taels to Su Changsheng and Su Changshui. If he used these ten taels to repay them, he would only have forty taels left. With only one hand and one foot, he might still be able to save his life.

Su Changsheng and Su Changshui looked grim. They were hoping that Qin Tianjiang could succeed. The Qin family had made some kind of dried meat, and many people who ate it said it was good. This obviously presented a business opportunity.

If Qin Tianjiang messes things up, then the Qin family business will recover soon. At that time, she will not only make money from fish noodles, but also from dried meat. How can this be allowed?

"You good-for-nothing! You can't even handle this simple task..."

Su Changshui angrily kicked Qin Tianjiang.

Qin Tianjiang's shoulder went numb from the kick, but he didn't get up. Instead, he obsequiously agreed, "Third Master is right. I'm a good-for-nothing, I'm a good-for-nothing..."

"Since the matter wasn't handled properly, then return the money!"

Su Changsheng said with a cold face.

Qin Tianjiang looked bitter: "Second Master, Third Master, I gambled all of this away... and my young lady is now dead, and I've been beaten like this. You have to give me some money for her medicine..."

"Qin Tianjiang, we pay for other people's medicine, but we won't pay you. Who told you to have the surname Qin? Our family hates people with the surname Qin the most."

Su Changshui snorted coldly, clapped his hands, and the servants who were guarding outside came in.

"What...what are you going to do?"

Qin Tianjiang looked terrified.

"Search him."

As soon as Su Changshui gave the order, several men went up and arrested Qin Tianjiang.

After a search, they found ten taels of silver.

Qin Tianjiang's eyes were bloodshot: "Su Changsheng, Su Changshui, you can't take it! That's my money! I need to pay off my gambling debts!"

"You penniless wretch, where would you get any money? I'll treat you to a free meal and won't make you pay me back."

Su Changshui tossed the silver up and down.

"Please, give it to me! If I don't pay them back, they're going to take my daughter as collateral. My wife just gave birth prematurely yesterday. You can't be short of money; this is my lifeline..."

Qin Tianjiang pleaded tearfully.

Su Changsheng and Su Changshui exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with disdain.

"Blame the Qin family. You're pitiful, but who told you to have the surname Qin? We'd give this money to beggars on the street, not to you. Qin Tianhai's daughter, Qin Yuwan, is rich. Go beg her! Don't you say your Qin clan is united? You're about to be ruined and they still won't help? Tsk... If I were you, I'd make sure they suffer too!"

Su Changshui showed a disdainful look, then clicked his tongue and shook his head. The two brothers left together, leaving Qin Tianjiang to weep bitterly.

They'd love for Qin Tianjiang to go mad and hate Qin Tianhai's family, so why would they give him money?

If Qin Tianjiang's two daughters are about to be arrested, his premature wife might die from the stress. Premature babies are so hard to raise. The prospect of his family being destroyed could drive Qin Tianjiang mad and cause him to kill.

Qin Tianjiang was filled with remorse, and was eventually thrown out by the restaurant staff.

He walked awkwardly into the gambling den.

The thugs, looking fierce and menacing, grabbed him and demanded to know when he would repay the money. Qin Tianjiang pleaded, trembling, "Do you want my hands, my feet, or my life? Take them all! I have no money. I'll pay off my debt with myself!"

The thugs burst into laughter.

"Look at your old face, what are you worth? Even if I sold you to be a male prostitute, people would still think you're too old and shameless! If you don't have money, sell your wife or your daughter, then you can marry someone new."

A sarcastic slap landed on Qin Tianjiang's face, and the thugs' mocking words only fueled his anger.

"Shut up! I will never sell my daughter or daughter-in-law! I would rather die than!"

Qin Tianjiang roared, his eyes bloodshot.

"Oh, oh, oh, so you're getting anxious now? What's the use of putting on this act? It's in black and white that you personally put your fingerprint on it. We didn't force you to borrow it, and we don't want to take your daughter to pay off the debt. We advised you not to gamble back then, but you were blinded by greed and wouldn't stop, saying you had three daughters at home and you could just sell them to pay off the debt..."

Seeing Qin Tianjiang's anger, the thugs mocked him even more, saying, "What are you pretending to be now, a good husband and father?"

It's the biggest joke in the world.

With his fig leaf torn away, Qin Tianjiang blushed crimson. He slapped himself hard, letting out a desperate roar.

He stopped gambling, he would never gamble again, but it was too late...

"Clap clap clap".

The slapping sound made a humiliating noise on Qin Tianjiang's cheek, but he remained numb.

The thugs pushed him out.

"Hurry back and figure out how to raise the money. You only have twenty days left. If you can't raise fifty taels, your two daughters will belong to our gambling den, hahaha..."

The thugs laughed as they spoke, then closed the door.

The gambling den was full of people who were blinded by gambling, but no one paid any attention to Qin Tianjiang's bloody lesson.

They only focus on the situation at the gambling table, and they only feel excited when they win and frustrated when they lose.

Qin Tianjiang is not the first, nor will he be the last, to gamble away his entire fortune and sell his children.

Qin Tianjiang returned to the village like a walking corpse.

He didn't go home, but went directly to the Qin family's house.

He knocked on the door and immediately knelt down, wailing, "Brother Haizi, sister-in-law, Yuwan and Yulin, please save me! I really will change, I'll never gamble again..."

"If you can save me, I'll sell myself to you, I'll be your slave, I beg you..."

Qin Tianjiang's undignified plea.

Qin Tianhai and his family all frowned.

Qin Yulin shielded Zhao Shi behind him; people driven to the brink are prone to doing crazy things.

"Tian Jiang, it's no use begging. Our family can barely take care of ourselves and can't save you. You should go back."

Qin Tianhai said in a deep voice.

Qin Tianjiang was in tears, kowtowing repeatedly.

Qin Yulin scratched his head, not knowing what to do. As a junior, he could only avoid kowtowing to Qin Tianjiang.

Inside the house, Madam Qin frowned. She felt her sleeve being tugged, and looked at her daughter with some confusion: "My dear, you..."

Qin's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that her precious child wanted to save her?

Qin Jin'an looked at Qin Shi, his tongue struggling to move before he finally managed to utter a single word: "Save..."

Qin was shocked, but quickly calmed down and said to Qin Jin'an, "My dear, he's a gambler and not worth saving. He brought this upon himself."

Qin Jin'an's face gradually turned red before she finally managed to utter a few more words: "It wasn't him..."

Seeing Qin Jin'an's face turn red, Qin Shi quickly comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, my dear. It's all because I'm too stupid to understand what you mean. You didn't want to save him, did you?"

Qin Jin'an nodded repeatedly, finding it really difficult to remain silent.