Yi Mu followed behind Lou Xijue, with thorns on both sides, and he could easily get a cut on his body if he wasn't careful.
Before entering the woods, Lou Xijue told him not to speak, so Yi Mu kept quiet.
After walking for more than twenty minutes and still seeing nothing but endless darkness ahead, Yi Mu couldn't help but ask, "What exactly are you doing...?"
Lou Xijue turned around and gestured for him to be quiet. They took a few more steps forward, and Yi Mu bumped into Lou Xijue's back.
"arrive."
The two hid behind a thick tree.
At the foot of the high earthen slope, there is a dilapidated courtyard, not too big or too small, with five or six brick and tile houses, surrounded by a high courtyard wall.
There were two large, fierce-looking dogs in the yard, and people would occasionally come out of the house, all of them unkempt.
After those people came out, most of them would turn around and look at each other several times before walking away with a look of resentment.
Not far from the courtyard, there is a dirt road where many vehicles are parked, including dilapidated electric bikes and luxury cars worth millions, all parked together indiscriminately.
Yi Mu lowered his voice and asked Lou Xijue, "Where is this place?"
Lou Xijue stared at the tightly closed window with a playful expression: "Do you remember that day when I ran into He Lele and Yu Min, I told Yu Min that he owed Fatty money?"
Yi Mu understood immediately, and his expression turned strange: "You mean that fat guy who set up a casino here?"
Lou Xijue smiled and said, "A couple of years ago, the city cracked down on gambling. Fatty's brain works like a machine as long as he can make money."
"His cousin has contracted this forest, and he's planning to make a fortune when the town government plans to develop it. After Fatty's casino was shut down, he set his sights on his cousin's place. He has some underworld connections, and he told his henchmen to spread the word that he'd opened a new place here."
Things are valued for their rarity. Even if this place looks dilapidated, it is the only one of its kind, which makes it all the more precious.
Gambling addiction is like drug addiction; once you're hooked, you can't easily quit.
Fatty's place is doing good business; all sorts of people come here.
The Lou family is involved in organized crime, and Lou Xijue's uncles have some connections with Fatty.
During a meal together, as a joke, they mentioned that a student from a prestigious university had recently been scammed at Fatty's casino.
These people haven't received much formal education, but they hold significant positions in their fields.
Some college graduates can't find jobs after graduation. Despite their high level of education, they are actually doing worse than those uneducated people who didn't even finish elementary school.
Yu Min was immediately targeted upon arriving at the casino.
He's young-looking, arrogant, and extremely competitive—even just one of these traits is enough for others to mess with him.
Yu Min brought three thousand yuan with him that day, hoping to win it all in one night and earn his tuition for the next semester. But unexpectedly, he lost all three thousand yuan in just half an hour.
Fatty sent someone to fish him out and lend him money.
Mindset is very important at the gambling table.
The more you want to win, the more likely you are to lose.
The more you lose, the more you want to win.
Yu Min lost all night and borrowed 100,000 yuan from the casino. By dawn, everyone had left, but Yu Min was detained. Fatty demanded that he pay back the money.
Yu Min had no money and was initially arrogant, saying that Fatty and his gang had cheated him and refused to pay back the money.
When the machete was taken out, Fatty asked for one of his hands.
Yu Min chickened out, tears streaming down his face, and promised to pay back the money if given some time.
After listening to Lou Xijue's words, Yi Mu stared at the dilapidated tile-roofed house, frowned, and asked, "Are you saying that Lele's death is related to Yu Min?"
Lou Xijue knew more than Yi Mu, and he stared at the person who came out and sneered.
"After you broke up, He Lele has been with Yu Min. I don't know when she went blind. That Yu Min is a complete scoundrel."
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