Chapter 209 Gambling is a Harmful Game!

Song Xingzhi instinctively retorted, "Really? My men have been watching him the whole time!"

“But we can’t keep an eye on him all the time, can we?” Zhang Chunxue thought more deeply. “Once he’s completely involved, he’s capable of anything.”

Song Xingzhi's brows furrowed immediately.

He felt that what his sister Chunxue said made sense.

Moreover, his sister Chunxue is Zhong Chengren's biological mother, so of course she understands Zhong Chengren better than anyone else.

He then spoke in a deep voice, "I'll go check on the situation again tomorrow."

After the two finished talking about this matter, they went to check on Song Yanshen to make sure he was alright before they breathed a sigh of relief.

The next morning, Zhang Chunxue woke up and went to see Song Yanshen first.

Although Song Yanshen had mild concussion symptoms, he felt much better after taking a nap. However, Zhang Chunxue still didn't let him get up; he was told to just lie down and not move around too much.

Song Yanshen obeyed Zhang Chunxue's every word, so Zhang Chunxue fed him breakfast in his room.

He quite enjoyed this heartwarming moment.

After all, he had never had such an experience before.

Zhou Mingli, however, was a little worried: "Mom, what will happen to Xiaoxiao when she comes back if you don't set up your stall today?"

Today is Saturday, and Zhong Xiaoxiao is on holiday.

Zhang Chunxue couldn't help but poke her forehead: "How could Xiaoxiao not know she was coming back! She couldn't see us when she went to the opposite side of the supply and marketing cooperative, so she naturally knew she was taking the bus back."

She patted her head again: "You, you worry too much!"

Zhou Mingli thought about it and realized it made sense, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

After having breakfast, Song Xingzhi immediately went to the brigade headquarters.

As soon as he arrived, the men he had arranged to monitor Zhong Chengren came.

Their expressions were varied.

There was unease, helplessness, anger, and guilt.

Judging from their expressions, it was clear that they also knew about what happened last night.

"What exactly happened last night?" Song Xingzhi's voice was stern. "Weren't you all keeping an eye on Zhong Chengren? How did you let him go and cause trouble?"

Li Daikui, who was in charge, scratched his head and said, "Brother Song, this matter... sigh! This is my fault!"

“We saw him leave Zhang Ergou’s house the day before yesterday, and we followed him. But then Liu Meng’s men took him away…”

"Liu Meng?" Song Xingzhi frowned. "Is he another one who runs an underground casino? The one Zhong Chengren used to gamble at?"

Li Daikui nodded: "Yes, he was immediately put his arm around the neck, and someone said they hadn't seen him in a long time and wanted him to come over to their place tonight..."

“We went along, but it wasn’t good for everyone to go, so we sent Dongzi in to gamble too, and had him keep an eye on Zhong Chengren, while we waited outside…”

At this moment, the man named Dongzi immediately took over the conversation: "I went in a little late and wasn't at the same table as Zhong Chengren, but I still gambled all night, so I switched with Da Liu."

Da Liu quickly chimed in, "I was at Liu Meng's place yesterday. Zhong Chengren stayed up all night and gambled all morning. At noon, Liu Meng invited him to lunch."

“They were in the next room, so I didn’t want to go with them… but Zhong Chengren seemed a bit distracted in the afternoon.”

"Later, the gambling went on until after 7 p.m., and Liu Meng went to call Zhong Chengren to go eat. I waited and waited, but he didn't come back until almost 9 p.m., so I felt something was wrong and immediately made an excuse to leave..."

“I went out and told Brother Da Kui, and we split up to look for Zhong Chengren, but we haven’t found him yet…”

Li Daikui continued, "Later, I arranged for people to guard both Zhong Chengren's house and Zhang Ergou's house, but Zhong Chengren didn't come back. Then I saw the police rush into Zhong Chengren's house. I overheard a bit and learned that Zhong Chengren had gone to block Zhou Mingli."

Song Xingzhi didn't press the issue: "It seems this matter might be related to Liu Meng... What happened next?"

“Yesterday we had someone inquire about it and found out that Zhong Chengren borrowed 400 yuan from Liu Meng at a high interest rate. Liu Meng was pressuring him to pay back the money, saying he would cut off one of his legs if he didn’t… So I think Zhong Chengren probably went to rob someone because of this!”

Song Xingzhi's wrinkles didn't tighten any further.

Li Daikui's guess is theoretically plausible.

Zhong Chengren borrowed 500 yuan from them and gambled it all away. But Li Daikui kept him hanging on, preventing him from completely despairing. However, unexpectedly, Zhong Chengren even took out a 400 yuan high-interest loan from Liu Meng!

He couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose.

As expected, he overestimated gamblers.

This thing can really ruin a family in no time if you get caught in it.

However, Song Xingzhi quickly thought of someone else: "What about Meng Wanshu? What was her reaction when the police went to her house?"

Li Daikui got excited when Meng Wanshu was mentioned.

"She was still in a daze when the police arrived! She said that Zhong Chengren hadn't come back for almost a week, and that she didn't know where he had gone."

"At that time, she even covered for Zhong Chengren, saying that she knew nothing."

"And guess what happened, Brother Song?"

Song Xingzhi narrowed his eyes: "Hmm?"

Li Daikui chuckled and dared not keep her in suspense any longer: "When Meng Wanshu heard that Zhong Chengren had robbed the money and run away, she was in a panic. She went back to her room and searched through her money box. When she looked inside, she found that there was not a single penny in the money box, and she didn't know when her gold bracelet had been replaced with a copper one. She almost fainted on the spot."

"Brother Song, you have no idea how much she cursed and cried at the time. She immediately told the police about Zhong Chengren's gambling."

Song Xingzhi didn't really care about Meng Wanshu's situation, but he thought his sister Chunxue would definitely like to hear this gossip, so he inquired about it.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Take down your gambling den and never let you touch these things again!"

"I reckon the police will definitely crack down on these underground establishments!"

His expression was serious: "Most importantly, seeing Zhong Chengren like this, you should know how harmful gambling is! So! You are absolutely forbidden from touching it again!"

"yes!"

He waved them away, but Song Xingzhi's brows remained furrowed.

He knew exactly how Zhong Chengren had managed to escape his men's surveillance, but where had Zhong Chengren gone?

Meng Wanshu, sitting in the grain and oil station's office, seemed to have lost her soul.

She almost couldn't get up today because she hadn't slept all night.

Zhong Chengren! How dare he!

How dare he steal her money!