Chapter 363 Taking the Bait

"What? Haven't you reached an agreement yet?" The casino leader's face flashed with impatience as he urged in a cold voice, "Brother Guo, why are you wasting your breath on him? Let's just follow the rules of the underworld!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand slightly, and the person who was to chop off the hand instantly understood and made a move to chop it off.

Seeing that it was about to land, Lu Ziyi steeled his resolve and shouted, "Don't do it! I promise! I promise!"

Upon hearing his plea for mercy, the dagger froze in mid-air for a moment, but then it flew straight toward him again.

Lu Ziyi's face was full of fear, and he closed his eyes tightly, not daring to face them. Just when he thought that they had gone back on their word and he would not escape this calamity, he suddenly heard the sound of a dagger being plunged into the wood.

After a long while, Lu Ziyi did not feel the expected pain. He cautiously opened his eyes and saw that the dagger was only two centimeters away from his hand!

He was so close... he was in danger of losing a limb!

Thinking of the terrifying scene just now, Lu Ziyi's forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat, his face turned pale, and his lips were bloodless.

"If you had been so sensible earlier, there would have been no need for all this trouble," the leader suddenly sneered, a mocking glint in his eyes.

Then he slowly opened his mouth and ordered, "Let him go."

Upon hearing this, the two men responsible for controlling Lu Ziyi loosened their grip, and Lu Ziyi instantly collapsed to the ground as if all his strength had been drained.

It felt like surviving a catastrophe.

The gamblers watching from the sidelines burst into laughter at his embarrassing state, their faces full of mockery.

Just moments ago he was insisting that the casino was cheating in secret, but now he's kneeling and begging for mercy. This stark contrast makes his earlier actions seem all the more foolish.

Lu Ziyi felt the mocking and ridiculing gazes directed at him, but now that he was living under someone else's roof, he dared not say anything more.

When Brother Guo saw him like this, a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes, but he still stepped forward and continued to pretend to be a good person, and quickly helped Lu Ziyi up.

Lu Ziyi's expression was unsettled, filled with panic.

Seeing this, he took the opportunity to remind him, "Ziyi, don't worry, I'll handle the loan shark situation. You just need to act as a guarantor. The most important thing now is to sort things out at the casino."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ziyi snapped out of his daze, his expression softening slightly. He nodded gently and replied in a low voice, "Mm."

The casino staff looked at him with a mocking expression, then sneered, "Please?"

Lu Ziyi's steps were unsteady, and Brother Guo supported him as they walked towards the back room. Those who had been watching the spectacle, seeing the farce over, snapped out of their daze and returned to the casino.

The room behind was rather gloomy, and several thugs were watching them menacingly. Lu Ziyi couldn't help but feel a sense of fear emanating from within.

The person in charge had a cigarette dangling from his mouth and looked at the accountant doing the statistics with a roguish air.

The room fell silent instantly, except for the sound of the accountant typing on the keyboard. Then, the accountant printed out the contract that had just been drafted and handed it to the person in charge.

The person in charge looked at the compensation money in his hand, raised an eyebrow, and scoffed, "When you add it all up, it's quite a lot..."

He then threw the contract directly in front of Lu Ziyi, raised his chin slightly, and slowly said, "Take a look."

Lu Ziyi glanced at the compensation amount, and the empty column clearly showed the amount to be compensated.

"Three million two hundred and eighty thousand?!" Lu Ziyi exclaimed in surprise, then quickly turned the page to look at the next page.

All the details were recorded very clearly, even including the referee's compensation of 180,000 yuan for emotional distress.

Seeing this, Lu Ziyi couldn't help but question, "I didn't cause him any real harm just now, so how could I possibly need to pay 180,000 in compensation?"

For him, who was penniless, 180,000 was an astronomical sum. He never imagined that his momentary recklessness would lead to such consequences...

The person in charge curled his lips slightly, a cold smile playing on his lips, before slowly explaining, "Is it a lot? It includes his lost wages and compensation for emotional distress."

"He just told me that the accident caused him extremely serious psychological damage, so he asked to take a three-month leave of absence."

"Since this was caused by you, you should compensate him for his lost wages, right? As for the 180,000... it's just for good luck, I guess."

"You!" Upon hearing his last sentence, Lu Ziyi felt a surge of anger. How could he so casually say that 180,000 was just for good luck?!

"What? You have a problem with that?" The person in charge, seeing his displeasure, tilted his head slightly and asked in a cold voice.

Lu Ziyi was about to retort, but considering the dire situation, he swallowed his anger.

Then, the man slightly raised his hand and said in a deep voice to the finance department, "Tell him about the specific allocation of the remaining debts."

“Okay.” The accountant nodded slightly, then looked at Lu Ziyi seriously and slowly said, “Of the remaining 3.1 million, 1 million were lost in tokens at the card table, 1.5 million were mortgaged on the property, and 600,000 still need to be repaid to the casino.”

As Lu Ziyi listened to her detailed explanation, a look of despair flashed across his face. He never expected that his greed in the last round would lead to him losing everything, and even mortgaging his house...

Thinking about his mountain of debt and the prospect of sleeping on the streets, Lu Ziyi lowered his head, his expression unreadable.

Seeing him stunned, Brother Guo quickly spoke up, "Can you still come up with 780,000 right now?"

Lu Ziyi shook his head, then suddenly sneered in a low voice, "I don't even have a house anymore, what money could I possibly have?"

"Brother Guo, you know my actual situation..."

Seeing his difficult situation, Brother Guo deliberately pretended to be genuinely concerned for him and persuaded him to borrow money from loan sharks.

The moment he pressed his fingerprint, Lu Ziyi cleared his debts to the casino, but forged a new contract with loan sharks.

Lu Ziyi returned home dejectedly, a stark contrast to his earlier radiant demeanor when he arrived.

The casino gave him only three days to move out, leaving Lu Ziyi feeling lost and confused.

Despite their reluctance, they had no choice but to move out and rent an extremely cheap basement.

Lu Ziyi returned to his previous life, only his living conditions deteriorated sharply and his pressure increased dramatically.

Everything was proceeding smoothly until one day after get off work, I suddenly discovered that there were several men in black sneaking around outside my rented apartment, peering inside.

A bad feeling immediately rose in Lu Ziyi's heart. He turned around and was about to run away when someone with sharp eyes spotted him and quickly said, "He's over there!"

Upon hearing the sound, Lu Ziyi turned and ran. The men in black surrounded him from behind. How could Lu Ziyi, a disabled man, possibly escape from several professional debt collectors?

Within a few steps, he was surrounded by several people. Lu Ziyi's lips were tightly pursed, his brows were slightly furrowed, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.

On his face, however, he showed no sign of confusion, and asked, feigning ignorance, "Is there something you need, gentlemen?"

The leader's eyes narrowed, a hint of disdain flashing across his face, and he sneered, "You don't recognize us?"

"How could I possibly have the chance to meet you all?" A bitter look flashed across Lu Ziyi's face as he forced a smile.

"Then why are you running?" The leader clearly didn't believe him and retorted directly.

Lu Ziyi's eyes flickered slightly, and he replied in a low voice, "I suddenly remembered that I left something at the hospital, so I'll go first..."

As he was about to make an excuse to leave, he had only taken two steps when someone grabbed him by the back of his collar and dragged him backward, causing Lu Ziyi to stumble.

Then, a person nearby spoke up in a cold, mocking voice: "Stop pretending you don't know what's going on. Pay back the money now, or don't blame us for turning our backs on you!"

There was a hint of ruthlessness in his tone, which made Lu Ziyi panic, but he still pretended not to understand.

The leader of the debt collectors, too lazy to play games with him, spoke directly and coldly, "What? You lent me money to solve your immediate problem, and now you're planning to deny it to the death?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several men in black, wielding sticks, approached him step by step. Lu Ziyi panicked and quickly said, "How could this be? I just didn't expect you to be from that side."

The leader waved slightly to his subordinate, who immediately released his collar. Only then did Lu Ziyi turn to look at the person who had spoken to him.