Siheyuan: Seventeen-year-old He Yuzhu

As night falls, there seems to be no concept of darkness in the casino, and it is still packed and bustling.

Xu Damao hung his head and moved among the crowd.

"Lost, lost again, lost everything."

"Damn, how can my luck be so bad?"

Just two minutes ago, Xu Damao became a pauper again.

He was full of confidence when he came here, but now he regrets it very much. If he had known that his luck was so bad, he should not have come here to gamble.

Now it’s good, there is nothing.

As soon as I walked out of the casino, I ran into those people who lent me money again.

"Isn't this Damao? Come over to play again."

"How's your luck? Is it time to pay me back the money you owe me?"

Xu Damao looked at the people in front of him, forced a smile, and said, "No...no...my luck was too bad, I lost everything."

The man came over with a smile and put his arm around Xu Damao's shoulders. "What's the matter, little brother Damao? Do you want me to lend you some more money?"

"Your luck can't always be this bad. Maybe the chance to turn things around will come next time."

Xu Damao was very excited when he heard this, and he also felt that his luck couldn't be so bad.

I've lost so many times, it's time to win.

However, when looking at the person who was holding his shoulders up close, Xu Damao still felt a little worried.

This guy is not a good guy. If I borrow money from him, I don’t know how much I will have to pay back.

It's really not cost-effective.

I already owed him money. If I still don't win after borrowing the money this time, the debt I owe will become even greater.

How can I pay it back?

He will definitely not let me go easily.

"Brother Damao, what are you hesitating about? If you don't even have this little confidence, then why are you coming to the casino?"

Xu Damao listened to his words, gritted his teeth, and said, "Okay, lend me another hundred. If I win the money, I will return it to you with interest."

The smile on that person's face became even brighter, "That's right."

"Is a hundred enough?"

Without waiting for Xu Damao to answer, he said to the people behind him, "Second brother, give little brother Damao two hundred yuan."

"Okay, big brother."

A man wearing a gray cotton coat took out a large stack of money from his pocket, counted out two hundred yuan in the moonlight, and handed it to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao looked at the money in the man's hand and swallowed.

This is really a lot. It would be so nice if it were mine.

He even had this thought: this man is so close to me, I can just stretch out my hand and snatch all the money away.

Xu Damao was just thinking about it, he didn't dare to do it.

People who do this kind of business in the casino are no small characters. Xu Damao believes that if he does this, his end will be miserable.

It should be more miserable than not being able to pay back the money.

These people may have lost lives on their hands.

Xu Damao didn't dare to provoke them.

The man counted the money and handed it to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao took the money and his body trembled a little. This was his chance to turn things around.

He seemed to have already seen himself killing everyone at the gambling table.

"Little brother Damao, the rules are the same as before, do you understand?"

Xu Damao nodded repeatedly, "I understand."

The man took his arm off Xu Damao's shoulder and patted him, "I'm rooting for you, go and have some fun."

Xu Damao clenched the money in his hand, turned his head to look at the casino, listened to the noisy sounds inside, his heart became hot, he took a step forward, and walked in unswervingly.

"Brother, do you think this kid can turn things around?"

"What do you think?"

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

If a gambler could turn things around, he would no longer be a gambler.

Even if you are lucky this time and make money, you will still lose it later.

Then he borrowed money to gamble, lost, and borrowed money again...until he lost everything.

Do you think he will be able to quit by then? That's impossible.

Gamblers are lifelong.

They seemed to have seen what happened to Xu Damao.

But they don't care as long as they can get their money back.

Even if Xu Damao lost everything and had no money to pay back, they would naturally have other ways to get money from Xu Damao.

This is their means of survival.

After all, a person has a lot of valuable things.

If you can't pay back the money, it's reasonable to use something as collateral.

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In the early morning, the sun rises from the east, and a hint of warmth awakens the cold earth.

People begin to get busy and go about their day.

Xu Damao walked out of the casino like a zombie.

The sunlight fell on him, but did not bring him a trace of warmth; his body was icy cold to the bone.

He looked pale and depressed.

It wasn't just because he hadn't slept all night, but more importantly, he lost again, and lost everything.

Xu Damao punched the wall hard, and there was a muffled sound with a bang.

A trace of blood flowed from Xu Damao's hand and slowly flowed down along the cold wall.

Xu Damao was so regretful and sad at this moment that he didn't even notice the pain in his hand.

"I am such a bad person. How can I not control my hands and continue to gamble?"

"I'm such a bitch."

Xu Damao slapped himself hard in the face with a crisp sound.

There were clear redness and swelling on his face.

In addition to regret, Xu Damao was also very scared. He now owed even more debts.

How can I pay it back?

There was nothing he could do.

Yi Zhonghai’s debt is easy to deal with, but the key is those people. If they don’t pay back the money, the interest will compound and the money will only increase, to the point where they may not be able to pay it back in this lifetime.

At this moment, the four words "When a person dies, his debts are paid off" appeared in Xu Damao's mind again.

If the debtor dies, does that mean he doesn't have to pay back the money?

Xu Damao shook his head. It was definitely impossible for those people.

Then the only option is to let the creditor die, so that no one can ask you for money.

Xu Damao came up with a crazy idea.

If it were any other time, he would definitely not think this way, but at this moment he has no other options left. If he goes crazy for a while, maybe everything can be solved.

According to his memory, Xu Damao walked towards the place where those people often gathered.

It was a small courtyard with three rooms, where these people often hung out.

I came outside the yard and heard bursts of laughter and the smell of meat coming from inside.

Xu Damao's mood became even worse.

He began to tremble.

He lit a fire and looked towards the courtyard wall.

Xu Damao was a little hesitant, wondering whether he should do this.

This is against the law after all.

If you get caught, you'll go to jail.

The next moment, he remembered that he was no longer able to repay his debts.

Advise yourself in your heart.

These people are scum and deserve to be put to death. Setting fire to them is a way to rid the people of harm.

Yes, it is to eliminate harm for the people.

Xu Damao quickly looked around, but there was no one there.

He suddenly threw the fire in his hand into the yard.

The flames drew a graceful arc in the air and entered the yard.