Lin Shoucai pulled out the dagger he had prepared beforehand and aimed it at Sun Sanlang. "Sun San, talk! Tell me now! Is this money in your dugout? Where exactly is your basement? Tell me now, or I'll lose money to avoid further trouble! Tell me, where is the money?"
[Sun Sanlang: Get lost, you miser!]
[Lin Shoucai: Take it out, take it out now!]
[Is the Lin family easy to bully? If Sun Sanlang really has the money, will the Lin family give up?]
Lin Shoucai, furious, stepped forward. Seeing that Sun Sanlang did not answer, Lin Shoucai took a step forward. He had a feeling that Sun Sanlang must have money, but was just unwilling to give it to him.
In a fit of rage, Lin Shoucai grabbed Sun Sanlang's clothes and glared at him fiercely. This angered Sun Sanlang, who pushed Lin Shoucai away.
"That bitch Lin is spouting nonsense and ruining my reputation! If I had money, would I need to mortgage the Red Beauty Gambling House?! Lin Shoucai, are you out of your mind? Stop bothering me now. Are you leaving or not? If you don't leave, I'll start making a scene and let all the neighbors see."
"The Red Beauty Gambling House has been mortgaged? What nonsense are you talking about? The Red Beauty Gambling House is doing so well, how could it be mortgaged?"
Sun Sanlang sighed and slammed his fist on the table. "In our gambling den, there are plenty of cases where people are poor at midnight and rich at dawn. If I lose a hand, I have to accept it. In our line of work, that's called 'a willing gambler accepts his loss,' and there's nothing we can do about it."
"this……"
At this moment, Lin Shoucai was already vaguely uneasy, and he believed that it was very likely that the Red Beauty Gambling House had indeed been mortgaged.
Otherwise, how would Sun Sanlang have ended up here in such a muddle? Lin Shoucai was stunned, staring at Sun Sanlang for a long time before finally deciding to pull out his trump card: "Give it to me quickly. How much silver can Zheng Yu take from you? Not counting this, tell me how much my sister gave you, I..."
“I’ve already said, I have no money. I’m a gambler. How many gamblers have you ever seen who are rolling in money?” Sun Sanlang explained.
But Lin Shoucai wouldn't listen, and shouted in a fierce voice, "You won't give it to me?! Then I'll talk about something else! The officials don't even know about Hongjuan's wrongful death. If I make this a scandal, I'll send someone to see for themselves whether they'll give it to me or not!"
Hongjuan's matter was already causing Sun Sanlang a lot of distress. Sun Sanlang also knew that if the case were leaked in the future, he would face legal trouble. Now that Lin Shoucai brought it up, he was so angry that his teeth itched.
"You're absolutely outrageous! You're also involved in Hongjuan's death. You were the one who helped us cover up the crime."
Good grief, they've dragged Lin Shoucai into this.
[The clown is actually myself, hahaha.]
"Bullshit! How did Hongjuan die? I helped you dispose of the body, but when did I kill her? It was you, you were afraid she would reveal your affair with my sister, so you killed her on the spot. If I go to the yamen and report you... let's see what you do then!"
This was indeed a difficult problem that Sun Sanlang couldn't solve.
[Lin Shou-cai: I intended to extort money, but...]
[Sun Sanlang: Sitting in a dilapidated house, disaster strikes from the sky!]
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Since I was involved in the murder anyway, I might as well go to the yamen and turn myself in; it'll be a lighter punishment."
[Ms. Lin: This is outrageous! Do you think I'm invisible? If you'd rather go to jail, go ahead, don't drag me into this.]
Sun Sanlang was furious and suddenly burst out with strength, "Are you leaving or not? If you leave now, you'll still have some dignity. If you don't leave, I'll shout it out and let all the neighbors see who you are, and I'll send you to the yamen. Get out!"
Enraged, Sun Sanlang shoved Lin Shoucai hard.
He continued, "You killed that poor maid Hongjuan. You were afraid she would tell everyone, so you killed her. You're an accomplice. What's the difference between you and a murderer?" Sun Sanlang spoke sharply and angrily, each word roaring out in fury.
"It was you who sent me to the yamen, and now you're going to get yourself into trouble too, hahaha. And your sister, Lin Shi, is all your money gone?" Sun Sanlang was now completely reckless, acting like he had nothing to lose.
Lin Shoucai was taken aback and slapped Sun San across the face: "What does this have to do with my sister? If my sister finds out about this, see how I deal with you."
"Your sister is a lowlife, a piece of trash. Did you really think I would leave here with her and live outside? I, Sun Sanlang, still have my gambling den."
Hearing this, Lin Shoucai became even more furious, pointing at Sun Sanlang, "You can insult me all you want, but you even insulted my sister! I'll teach you a lesson!"
"What kind of person are you? Don't you know your own worth? If it weren't for your sister, that flirtatious old woman, getting money out of the Minister's mansion, I don't think you would have ever been able to earn enough to open a shop in your entire life."
At first, the two were arguing about the money.
But the topic quickly took a turn, unknowingly becoming a revenge tactic where the two reopened old wounds, and old and new grudges ignited like explosives in an instant.
They're all bad news.
The pot complaining about the kettle being black is truly unaware of its own ugliness.
[Tsk tsk, just as black as black.]
That day, both men had been drinking, and as they cursed each other, they started using all sorts of insulting words. The reason for this was that Lin Shoucai had not received any money or benefits from Sun Sanlang, so he naturally started talking nonsense.
As for Sun Sanlang, he was furious. Not to mention that he was penniless now, even if he had money, he would never hand it over to the other party.
Alcohol was taking its toll, and the two were now consumed by rage, leaving no trace of reason. They began to wrestle, and in the small room, illuminated by candlelight, they were like two beasts with bloodshot eyes.
Although Sun San is now down on his luck, he used to run a casino. He frequented the Red Beauty Casino and knew all sorts of people. He was fearless in fights. Lin Shoucai was already drunk and rushed over entirely on the back of his intoxication.
Sun Sanlang had a methodical approach; his fists came down in a seemingly random, intermittent manner, striking Lin Shoucai on the head.
Lin Shoucai was naturally no match for Sun Sanlang, so he could only hug Sun Sanlang's waist tightly and shake and bite him, just like a lion dog. The two of them pushed and shoved each other.
...
In the chaos, someone knocked over the table, and the cups, plates, and bowls on the table fell to the ground and shattered into pieces in an instant.
The ground was covered in sharp, cold light. Lin Shoucai was punched in the chest by Sun Sanlang, and his vision went black. He almost fell over.
Seeing this, Sun Sanlang dragged him forcefully, followed by another hard punch. This time, Lin Shoucai fell down, hitting the back of his head on a piece of porcelain on the ground, and was immediately in excruciating pain.
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