"I... I don't have any collateral."
"Then I can't lend you the money, what if you don't pay it back?"
"My dad is the village chief of Lotus Village, there's no way he won't pay back the money, please lend it to me quickly!"
...
After Shen Wanli and his companion entered the city and arrived at the Wanwu Winery, they learned that Lai Fu had left two hours earlier.
The two inquired along the way but didn't encounter any accidents.
Moreover, they inquired in town and everyone said they hadn't seen Laifu return.
So...
"The person must be in the city, but we don't know where." Although Shen Wanli knew that the person should be at the casino at this time, he couldn't say it directly.
He could only take Liu Dasheng with him as he wandered around the city.
As the saying goes, it's not cold when it snows, but it's cold when the snow melts.
Liu Dasheng and his companion were shivering from the cold and kept stamping their feet.
"What exactly happened? Where did Laifu go?"
"Who knows? Sigh, I'm really sorry. Dasheng, to be honest with you, I'm really worried that Laifu will cause trouble. If it's just me, I'm worried that I won't be able to explain myself later... I'm sorry."
Shen Wanli knew that it was a bit unfair of him to involve Liu Dasheng, but he had no other choice.
Fortunately, the two families are close, and he can make it up to them properly in the future.
However, seeing Liu Dasheng so frozen, Shen Wanli couldn't help but tell half the truth.
"I'm not stupid, how could I not guess? But this Laifu is really going too far. Do you think he's been going to a brothel?"
Liu Dasheng raised his eyebrows and rolled his eyes.
Do you really think he's an idiot?
It was naturally because he knew that Shen Wanli was in a difficult situation that he was willing to come out with him in the freezing cold.
Shen Wanli kept this friendship in his heart, smiled, patted the other man on the shoulder, and said, "Thank you, brother."
"Brothels... To be honest, I think he might go to casinos or brothels. The question is, how do we find them?"
"If anyone sees us going to a brothel, my wife will kill me."
Shen Wanli chuckled and blew on his face, rubbing his hands together.
Liu Dasheng nodded knowingly, as if he understood something: "Then shall we go to the casino and take a look?"
That old man didn't tell me the whole truth.
But it's okay, I can understand it.
Shen Wanli and his companion immediately went to inquire about the location of nearby casinos, and the two of them went to search for them one by one.
Fortunately, there aren't many casinos in the city, so they quickly found Laifu, who had lost everything and was convulsing in cold sweat.
"Laifu?"
Shen Wanli looked at the shirtless man sitting on the ground in surprise, feeling extremely pleased, but pretending to be anxious.
He and Liu Dasheng helped Lai Fu up and asked anxiously, "What are you doing here? Your father was so worried about you not going home for so long, so he asked us to help look for you... What happened?"
Liu Dasheng's heart skipped a beat when he saw the group of people eyeing him menacingly.
This guy is a complete idiot, did he lose a lot of money?
"Uncle Wanli, Uncle Dasheng, I, I want to go home, I, I..." Laifu was so excited that he couldn't speak coherently, and he didn't want to stay here any longer.
He was scared.
I want to go home.
But how could the casino staff let him go so easily?
"Going home is fine, but first pay the money you owe."
"How much money does he owe?" Liu Dasheng asked.
The casino staff immediately produced several receipts and said, "These three are his signatures and fingerprints, for a total of seven hundred taels of silver borrowed from the casino. And these two are for four hundred taels of silver borrowed from this brother, for a total of one thousand one hundred taels of silver."
"How many?!"
Liu Dasheng's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
He had never seen so much money in his life!
Even Shen Wanli was surprised: "How could you owe so much?"
"Hehe, here's a written agreement. Even if we go to the authorities, we're in the right! So, how about it, pay me back!"
The casino staff didn't care about any of that.
They have an IOU!
Laifu pleaded with Shen Wanli, trembling, "Uncle Wanli, you've made so much money, why don't you help me pay it back first?"
His family certainly couldn't afford that much money!
"Are you crazy or am I crazy? Do you think I'm the kind of person who can come up with a thousand taels of silver? You couldn't even get that much money if you sold my whole family!"
Chen Wanli was so angry that he spat out his saliva.
What the hell!
She actually wants him to help her pay off her own gambling debts?
Keep dreaming.
"How did you lose, Laifu? Are you crazy? Can your family afford to pay it back?" Liu Dasheng was completely baffled.
How could this person be so crazy?
Wow, that's a lot of money!
Lai Fu was still somewhat indignant as he spoke: "I had a really good run at first, and I won almost two thousand taels... Who knew I would lose so much later? I wanted to play a couple more rounds to win it back."
But, but I never expected to lose more and more..."
Lai Fu covered his face and wept bitterly.
Later, all he wanted to do was win back his initial investment and then leave.
Unfortunately, he never won another game after that!
They all lost!
They've all been entered!
Feelings of regret and fear instantly overwhelmed her after the initial excitement, filling her with immense dread.
Why is this happening?!
How will he go home? How will he face his family?
Are you crazy?!
Liu Dasheng's temples throbbed with anger.
Shen Wanli took a deep breath and said to the people at the casino, "Gentlemen, we are from the same village as him and cannot repay his debts. So, could you please let us go back and talk to his father about raising the money?"
"Okay, I'll have our people go with you with the IOU. But you can't take the person with you. You can only take them away when you pay back the money."
"……good."
Shen Wanli never expected to take Lai Fu with him.
But Laifu refused, crying and begging to go with them, but how could the casino staff let him leave?
In the end, Shen Wanli and Liu Dasheng came as a couple, but returned as a group of seven.
Five burly men came back with him.
He was noticed by the villagers as soon as he entered Lotus Village.
Someone mustered up the courage to ask, "Wanli, Dasheng, have you gotten yourself into trouble?"
"Go to hell, you're the one who caused trouble," Liu Dasheng cursed, finding it unlucky.
However, he didn't talk about Laifu outside, lest he incur the wrath of the village chief's family.
However, when they arrived at the village chief's house, a few nosy villagers followed them.
"Wanli, where's Laifu? What happened?"
The village chief looked at the several burly men standing in the courtyard, and his heart suddenly pounded; he had a strong premonition of something bad.
Shen Wanli swallowed hard and said helplessly, "Village Chief, we found Laifu at a casino in the city. He... owes them 1,100 taels of silver. These people are from the casino, and they have an IOU written by Laifu... As for Laifu, they won't release him until they see the silver."
"Laifu also admitted it."
Liu Dasheng quickly added a sentence.
Don't forget the most crucial point.
After listening to the village chief, a burly man in particular kindly handed over an IOU.
The village chief finished reading it, trembling, then his eyes rolled back and he fainted...
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