The sudden change stunned everyone present.
Dong Ren's men were stunned for two seconds before they came to their senses, and they were just about to make a move.
But the madman had already stepped on Dong Ren, trampling him underfoot like a dog. He brandished the blood-stained machete in his hand and said coldly, "Anyone who dares to mess around, I'll chop off their dog head too."
Upon hearing this, Dong Ren's men paused for a moment.
"You madman, you colluded with outsiders to betray me. Do you know the consequences of doing this?"
Despite the pain of his severed arm, Dong Ren shouted angrily.
The madman said coldly, "Five years ago, when I was a soldier in the Northern Army, Mr. Chen was my subordinate. Even now that we've both retired, he will always be my boss in my heart, never an outsider!"
At this point, he looked down at Dong Ren, who was being trampled under his feet, and said sarcastically, "As for my relationship with you, it's just a cooperative relationship between a black market boxing ring and a boxer. You provide the ring and I fight. How is that betrayal? If you ask me to throw a match and I don't listen to you, does that mean I'm betraying you?"
When everyone at the scene learned that the madman had served with Chen Yun and had even been Chen Yun's subordinate in the army, their eyes widened in astonishment.
When the madman said that Dong Ren had asked him to fix the match, everyone was furious!
"Shameless! They actually rigged the match!"
"They really don't respect us at all!"
"They're treating us like韭菜 (leeks, a metaphor for being exploited), how despicable!"
Those who enjoy watching black market gambling matches at the scene are either wealthy bosses who like excitement or underworld figures who enjoy gambling; their identities are generally not simple.
The staff of the underground boxing match, as well as Dong Ren's men, panicked when they saw everyone's righteous indignation.
After all, it's hard to defy public opinion!
Dong Ren was drenched in sweat, whether from pain or nervousness.
Chen Yun stood up at this moment, looking down at Dong Ren, who was being trampled underfoot by the madman, and smiled, "Black Dragon, can we start paying our money now?"
Dong Ren was pale and refused to speak.
Snap!
The madman slammed the back of his knife into Dong Ren's head, creating a large bump, and cursed, "Didn't you hear Mr. Chen asking you a question?"
Dong Ren grimaced in pain, which aggravated his severed arm wound, and he almost fainted on the spot.
Chen Yun glanced at the guy's still-bleeding wound and chuckled, "You want to stall for time so I can keep you company? But don't blame me for not warning you, at this rate of bleeding, you'll be in shock soon."
Shock means death!
Dong Ren raised his head, fear finally showing in his eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "I would like to compensate you, but we don't have enough money from our betting operations. If you want money, you'll have to wait until I discuss it with my godfather before we can resolve this..."
Chen Yun shook his head and interrupted, "That's your problem, not ours. We need to get our share of the money now."
Dong Ren said in despair, "Then you might as well kill me!"
Lin Le angrily retorted, "Do you think we wouldn't dare? If you try to renege on your debt, Mr. Chen won't even need to lift a finger; I'll be the first to chop you up!"
Chen Yun waved his hand, signaling Lin Le to calm down, then squatted down and smiled, "I don't think you can come up with more than 1 billion yuan in a short time. Let me show you a way out!"
Dong Ren looked completely bewildered: "What way to make a living?"
Chen Yun said calmly, "As far as I know, the Guolong Hotel is nominally a property of the Yimen, but it is actually under your name. You are the owner."
"This hotel is worth about 1 billion, but of course, if you're in a hurry to disguise it, you'll have to offer a discount."
"Since you don't have the money to pay compensation, I'll take the loss and give you the hotel as collateral."
boom!
Dong Ren was struck dumb, and then howled, "No, this is what I've worked so hard to earn..."
Chen Yun shook his head: "Please make this clear, it's not that I'm going to rob your hotel, but that you have to pay me 1 billion. And you don't need to play the victim. I believe that if I lose, you won't pity me."
Dong Ren's face was extremely ugly, but Chen Yun's words made perfect sense.
Chen Yun glanced at Dong Ren's still-bleeding wound, his gaze falling on Dong Ren's increasingly pale face, and said coldly, "What goes around comes around. If you want to win 1 billion from me, you have to be prepared to lose 1 billion from me!"
"Besides, I haven't even held you accountable for manipulating the match and making the two boxers fight a fixed fight!"
By the end, a faint killing intent had crept into Chen Yun's voice.
He looked at Dong Ren, whose face was ashen, and said indifferently, "Now I'll ask you one last question: will you agree to my conditions?"
Dong Ren glanced at Chen Yun, then at the madman and Lin Le, and knew he was in the wrong. If he didn't give them an explanation tonight, he probably wouldn't see the sun rise tomorrow.
Moreover, even if he dies, this hotel will probably still end up belonging to Chen Yun.
Finally, he lowered his head, choosing to compromise, and said in a trembling voice, "Could you give me a few minutes to make a phone call?"
Chen Yun: "Go ahead and fight!"
Dong Ren struggled to pull out his phone and called Dong Tianbao. He briefly explained the situation and then pleaded, "Godfather, can you lend me 1 billion to get through this? I really don't want to hand over the Guolong Hotel!"
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
After a long while, Dong Tianbao's voice slowly rang out: "Aren, on your very first day in the martial world, I told you that if something happens, you have to take responsibility yourself. Don't expect others to carry the burden for you!"
Dong Ren panicked: "Godfather!"
Dong Tianbao said, "Let's mortgage your hotel to them first, and then we'll make further plans later."
In fact, Dong Tianbao also believed that Chen Yun and Lin Le had joined forces, and suspected that Chen Yun and Lin Le had come prepared.
Furthermore, Dong Ren's manipulation of the match exposed the boxers' match-fixing, leading to widespread public outrage.
Therefore, Dong Tianbao did not want to get involved in the matter!
As for providing 1 billion yuan to help Dong Ren through his difficulties, that's even more impossible!
Even an adopted son won't do!
He also had another ulterior motive. Dong Ren's hotel and underground boxing matches were very profitable. Although Dong Ren would give him a portion of the money he earned, he was still not satisfied and had always coveted the hotel.
Dong Ren's incident presented a perfect opportunity. He planned to have Chen Yun and the others take the hotel first, and then use the pretext of standing up for Dong Ren to take the hotel back.
At that time, not only would his godfather avenge his son, but the hotel would also fall into his hands, killing two birds with one stone.
Because of the various relationships involved, after thinking for several tens of seconds, he said that he wanted Dong Tianbao to mortgage the hotel to Chen Yun.
Dong Ren had been hoping his godfather would save him, but upon hearing his godfather's words, he was utterly devastated.
He's a seasoned veteran; how could he not see through his godfather's little scheme?
In that instant, all hope was lost!
He hung up the phone, looked up at Chen Yun, and slowly said, "Mr. Chen, I agree to your terms. I'll hand over the hotel to you..."
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