"I have lived a life of good deeds and virtue; I shouldn't have done this!"
"Murderers and arsonists live in luxury, while those who build bridges and repair roads are left with no remains. If I had known this would be the outcome, I should have been a bad guy."
"Liars, they're all liars, they've all been lying to me. They all planned this, and I found out too late!"
"I have nothing left now. I'll treat them the way they treated me. Just you wait!"
"Why am I so unlucky..."
Chen Feng flipped through a few more pages, but there was nothing left; the diary only went this far.
Chen Feng took one last drag of his cigarette, threw the butt outside, sighed, and looked somewhat wistful.
In this world, good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years.
However, Chen Feng felt that something was wrong, but because the diary entries were incomplete, he couldn't verify it.
Chen Feng flipped through the pages again, intending to see if the old man had left any other records.
When he lifted the blanket, he saw a black plastic bag. Chen Feng opened it and saw three decks of cards, several dice, and some other things he didn't know what they were for.
"Um?"
Upon seeing this, Chen Feng suddenly had a strange feeling.
Recalling what was written in the diary, he picked up the diary again and flipped through the pages one by one.
At the end of the diary, Chen Feng saw what the old man had written.
"The Complete Guide to Gambling Techniques"
It contains detailed instructions on how to shuffle and arrange the cards, as well as methods for cheating.
Chen Feng's expression instantly turned as if he'd eaten shit. Damn it, he knew something felt off!
Why has everyone in the village received their compensation except you?
He went away for a month, seemingly to chase after someone to collect money, but actually he probably used the compensation money to gamble!
He couldn't explain losing all his money, so he made up this lie. He probably didn't even write this diary for himself.
It was written out and deliberately kept at home for family members to see.
That liar, damn it!
That explains why there was no mention of debts at home waiting for the demolition compensation to be paid off, but then suddenly creditors showed up at the door.
This is because he lost and wanted to win back his losses, so he went out to borrow money. In the end, he was heavily in debt and had nowhere to turn, so he was beaten out and all the valuables in his house were taken away.
Because of this incident, his son's marriage was ruined, which is why his son severed ties with him and flew into a rage.
The wife was in tears all day long. It's estimated that she didn't disappear in the end, but was picked up by her son and left alone at home.
In the end, he discovered that he had been tricked and his money had been stolen. However, even so, he showed no remorse and was still thinking about honing his gambling skills in order to win back his losses.
No wonder he's here. It's not because he has any attachment to this place, but because a bunch of creditors are coming to his door, and he has nowhere to go. He's probably afraid of being beaten to death.
Chen Feng could only say that it was good that this kind of gambling addict died.
She ruined a family and also ruined her son's future.
They can't even afford to eat, yet they're still honing their gambling skills; they're truly obsessed.
Even on his deathbed, he probably fantasized about being at the gambling table, using his newly learned gambling skills to dominate everyone.
Chen Feng has always believed that small bets are harmless fun, but excessive gambling is a sign of illness.
It's not a pity that he died, but it's a pity that his family suffered because of him.
Chen Feng tossed the mattress aside and carefully examined the ground.
The ground was actually just some wooden planks nailed together, but the nails weren't very secure. Chen Feng could easily pry them up with a pickaxe.
Chen Feng carried the detector and probed back and forth in the room.
He didn't think this gambling addict could have anything valuable. The reason he was exploring here was because the system beeped as soon as Chen Feng entered the room.
We have stock here.
Chen Feng carefully explored the room, even laying the woven bag down and using the detector to test it thoroughly.
With clothes this dirty, it's really hard for Chen Feng to do it himself.
There was nothing in the bag, and nothing in the room either. When the probe reached the ground, it kept beeping because of the nails, which annoyed Chen Feng.
Chen Feng searched the entire house but found nothing suspicious.
He went outside, deciding to explore the outside world first.
It's best if the goods are outside; if they're not outside, then Chen Feng will have no choice but to dig up the floor.
Chen Feng circled the house repeatedly, but the detector made no sound. He had no choice but to go back inside and start digging at the floor.
The goods can only be hidden here; there's nowhere else to hide them.
Using a pickaxe, Chen Feng pried up the nails and dug out a section of floorboards, then tossed it aside.
Chen Feng observed that even if the floorboards were completely dried and shattered, the small house would not be at risk of collapsing, so he was not in danger.
Some of the floorboards were so loose that Chen Feng could pull them off with his bare hands without using a pickaxe.
However, in some places the nails were rusted shut, and Chen Feng had to use a pickaxe to pry them open forcefully.
All he could say was that buying that pickaxe was definitely worth it.
Otherwise, even if he knew there were goods down there, he wouldn't have any way to find them.
"Squeak... squeak..."
When the nail was pried up, it startled Chen Feng, who stumbled. He took a few steps to regain his balance and continued to pry off another nail.
He lifted another floorboard and carefully threw it outside.
The wooden planks were covered in splinters due to weathering, and the nails were rusted.
These are all tetanus-preventing weapons; if you accidentally get pricked by one, it could be fatal.
Chen Feng pried it up little by little, and it took him more than half an hour to lift all the floorboards.
The floor inside the house was all sand and soil. Chen Feng sat down, stuck the cutting board upright in the ground.
It was quite a physical task, and Chen Feng was covered in sweat, but because there was a canopy here to provide shade, it was much more comfortable than outside.
Chen Feng took a sip of water, rested for a while, and then picked up the detector and started probing the room.
The room wasn't very big, so it was quick to probe. Chen Feng's detector went off in the right-hand side of the room.
"Ooh-woo~"
"Ooh-woo~"
The first sound was from the detector, and the second sound was Chen Feng imitating the detector's sound.
He squatted down, took out a pickaxe, and vigorously scooped up the soil, quickly creating a mound.
Chen Feng scanned the area with the detector, but it did not respond.
To prove the goods were still in the soil, Chen Feng switched to a small shovel and began shoveling soil away, one shovel at a time.
"This gambler, although his luck is terrible, actually chose a pretty good location and buried his goods underneath."
"If you have this kind of luck, you could make something of yourself by panning for gold."
Chen Feng's smile was somewhat mocking as he continued his rustic lifestyle.
This thing was buried quite deep. Chen Feng had already scooped out so much soil and spent a long time digging with a shovel.
"Ooh-woo~"
Finally, after digging another shovelful of soil, the detector went off.
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