Chapter 10: The Turmoil of the Casino (Part 1)

Deng Zhongkai was almost in tears on the phone, clearly having endured considerable physical suffering. He cried out on the call: "Afan, you must save me this time, otherwise I will be beaten to death by them. Didn't you say last time that you made some money? I beg you to help me."

He said to the four burly men: "A Biao, you all step forward, and let Fan Ge hit each of you once."

He shouted loudly at the old man: "We have given you the money. Akai was injured by you; are we just going to let this go?"

Next to the bar is a vast lounge area. Inside, there are more than ten tables, each surrounded by spacious sofas. Some people are slumped over, smoking cigarettes, while others are gleefully counting their brand-new bills. There are those who are frantically shouting into their mobile phones in frustration, and some are lying on the sofas, sound asleep.

Ren Chaofan thought, this really evens things out. He said to the old man: "I won't throw the remaining three punches, let's call it a day!" He then pulled Deng Zhongkai and walked out.

With little effort, Ren Chaofan has already obtained 200,000 cash. He immediately took a taxi to Sanyuanli in Guangzhou

Deng Zhongkai immediately approached Ren Chaofan and whispered, "Thank you, Afan" Ren Chaofan replied softly, "Let's discuss our matters later"

Behind the休息区, there is a small door with a sign for the security department hanging on it. Ren Chaofan was brought inside.

Further ahead is the operational area of the electronic casino. The entire area is divided into several halls, with the frontmost one dedicated to single-player games, including fruit machines, slot machines, Monopoly, Three-Color God of Wealth, Super Jackpot, and so on. Those who are financially constrained yet wish to play a few rounds can be found here. Naturally, it is quite common for anyone to lose several hundred yuan after just an hour of play.

The three strong men rushed over to help A Biao up, only to find that he had fainted.

Ren Chaofan was taken aback; this Deng Zhongkai must have fallen back into his old gambling habits again

Ren Chaofan said to the thin old man, "Are you the manager here"

The old man grunted and, with a nasal tone, asked: "Did you bring the money?"

The old man’s eyes flashed with a glimmer of cold light as he fixed a gaze on Ren Chaofan, but then shouted at the other three big men: "Why aren’t you going to help A Biao up?"

Wow! Is it really that exaggerated? Ren Chaofan looked at his own palm in disbelief. Deng Zhongkai immediately became bold, clenching his fist and standing fiercely beside Ren Chaofan. The implication was clear: not only could he handle these four big men, but even if ten or eight more came, Brother Kai could still take care of them.

On the way back after sending Jiang Chun, Ren Chaofan leaned against the car seat, repeatedly pondering Jiang Chun's words. Suddenly, his pager rang urgently. He picked it up and saw a line of Chinese characters: "Urgently need 200,000, send it quickly to save me. A Kai."

A sinister laugh came from the other end: "Fan Ge, when you have money, everything is negotiable. Before eleven o'clock tonight, you need to deliver two hundred thousand to Sanyuanli in Guangzhou, otherwise, be prepared to collect Kai Ge's body!" The call was abruptly disconnected.

The old man thought for a moment and said: "Doing business is about seeking profit, not seeking anger. Since Fan Ge has said this."

Ren Chaofan immediately called several supply department heads of ceramic factories, asking them to gather 200,000 cash for him. These leaders have gray incomes of around one million each year, so collecting a small amount of money for an A-level supplier is not a problem at all

The old man opened his travel bag, pressed a button, and it turned out to be twenty stacks. He then zipped up the travel bag and, with a beaming smile, said: "Fan Ge is indeed Fan Ge, a true friend, loyal and righteous!"

Ren Chaofan immediately instructed the taxi to stop. He found a public phone and called Deng Zhongkai: "A Kai, what happened?"

He turned to those big men and said: "Aren't you going to let go of Brother Kai? Isn't it time to accompany Brother Kai?"

As soon as Deng Zhongkai saw Ren Chaofan enter, he immediately began to smile and gesture, but it was evident that the smile aggravated the wounds on his face, causing him immense pain. He defiantly shouted at the several burly men, "I told you, my brother would definitely come. So, how about it? He has arrived, hasn't he!"

The hall on the left features several large gambling machines, including horse racing machines, beer machines, and Super Mario, among others. Those who can enter this hall typically carry over 100,000 in cash

The several strong men were clearly unwilling, yet they did not dare to resist the old man. They hesitantly walked up to Ren Chaofan.

The burly men immediately withdrew their hands from Deng Zhongkai and lowered their heads, saying: "Brother Kai, I am sorry"

The person next to Deng Zhongkai answered the phone and said, "Money, I will give it to you. From now on, do not lay a finger on Akai, otherwise I will not let you off."

Ren Chaofan felt a bit apprehensive, so he simply decided to give a light strike, just to help Akai regain some face. He waved his palm lightly, using not even one-tenth of his strength. With a loud crash, the burly man was sent flying over four meters, crashing heavily against the wall

Ren Chaofan threw the travel bag in his hand onto his desk: "Two hundred thousand, all here, just count it. Hurry and let your men release him!"

Ren Chaofan sneered, "A mere two thousand yuan is not worth my attention. In this way, at the bookstore, if each of the four of them lets me slap them once, it would be evened out."

The hall on the right is for online games, where large online games such as Gourd King and Flower World are located. This is typically a place where only those with tens of thousands of dollars in their pockets are allowed to enter

Upon entering, there is a counter for exchanging chips, with more than ten guests exchanging their chips.

The three burly men breathed a long sigh of relief as if they had just received a pardon. However, the old man remained seated in his chair, the cold glint in his eyes flickering unpredictably

The old man smiled slightly, opened his travel bag, took out a stack of money, pulled out twenty bills, and said: "Here are two thousand yuan, which can be considered as Kai Ge's medical expenses and compensation for his distress, how about that"

As he spoke, he wanted to rush over to Ren Chaofan's side, but the several burly men immediately pressed him back onto the chair. Ren Chaofan gestured to him, indicating not to be anxious

Deng Zhongkai was a university classmate of Ren Chaofan, hailing from Guangzhou. He came from a good family background and was quite generous. During their university years, he often took care of Ren Chaofan. However, he had a fatal flaw: he had a penchant for gambling, particularly with machines. At that time, he had nearly exhausted all the slot machines and fruit machines in the arcade near the Ceramic Institute. As a result, Ren Chaofan and his classmates had to continuously pool money to bail Deng Zhongkai out. Shortly after he was released, remittances from Deng Zhongkai's family arrived. After repaying his classmates, he would once again frequent the arcade.

Deng Zhongkai, with a bruised face and swollen nose, sat on a stool surrounded by several burly men. A thin old man sat behind a table, on which was a sign that read "Manager".

Ren Chaofan said: "A Kai, don't rush. Speak slowly. First, let them answer the phone."

Ren Chaofan coldly gazed at them, secretly mobilizing a minuscule portion of the innate energy stored in the body of the cicada within his heart. This portion of energy flowed through the arteries to Ren Chaofan's arm. He immediately felt his arm filled with strength

I never expected that nearly two years after graduation, Deng Zhongkai's problem not only remains unchanged but has actually worsened. This time he has incurred a debt of 200,000, which is life-threatening. Fortunately, I have earned a bit of money over the past three months; otherwise, how would I be able to help him

At 10:50, Ren Chaofan arrived at Sanyuanli. He was taken into the underground parking lot of a building. This parking lot had been transformed into a large-scale electronic casino

Ren Chaofan looked at the burly man in front of him. Although his body had been modified to a height of 1.83 meters, he still fell short compared to this man, who was likely over 1.90 meters tall and weighed more than 100 kilograms