Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

"Brother Guang, say something! Aren't we brothers?"

At midnight, Jia Dongxu was dragged to Tiger Brother's presence by the gang's underlings.

At this point, Tiger was no longer as kind as before, and kept telling Jia Dongxu to go home and get money.

But after several hours of hard work, the IOU had ballooned from one hundred yuan to one thousand five hundred yuan.

This means that Jia Dongxu lost more than 1,700 yuan at Brother Hu's place today.

Jia Dongxu, caught up in the gambling frenzy, wanted to borrow more money, but was told that he already owed too much and had to pay back 1,500 yuan first.

After his younger brother said that, Jia Dongxu finally came to his senses and then couldn't help but shiver.

1,500 yuan!

In all his years, Jia Dongxu had never seen so much money.

I didn't expect to output so much in just one night.

This time, even if he sold his ass, he couldn't fill this hole, let alone sell his house.

The only way to pay back the money is to keep gambling!

If his luck turns around, he can win back the money in a day or two.

But it seems Tiger doesn't want to let him leave!

"Brother, I'm in a real bind. If you only owed a few dozen yuan, I could put in a good word with Brother Tiger and get it waived. But you owe over a thousand this time. What can I do?"

"I told you a long time ago, when you're lucky, play hard, and when you're unlucky, quit as soon as possible. Why did you get so carried away!"

Guang sighed helplessly, indicating that he was powerless to help.

Tiger tapped the table and said coldly, "Jia Dongxu, settle the accounts first. My patience is limited."

Jia Dongxu just went on and on, which annoyed Tiger.

In Tiger's opinion, everyone who owes money here is the same.

Now that Jia Dongxu owes so much, Tiger Brother is too lazy to talk to him properly anymore.

"Brother Tiger, could you lend me some more? I'm sure I can win it back. I'll pay you back as soon as I get the money," Jia Dongxu pleaded.

Tiger snorted coldly and didn't reply.

Make money off me at my place, and then pay me back?

What the hell are you talking about?

"Dongxu, just pay back the money. It's already past midnight, and my wife and your wife are still waiting at home." Zhang Laosan had also entered the house at some point. "Pay it back today, and you can win it back tomorrow."

"roll!"

Jia Dongxu felt annoyed whenever he saw Zhang Laosan.

If it weren't for this jerk bringing him here, he wouldn't have lost so much money.

"I'm talking to Brother Tiger, who do you think you are? Get out of here!" In the whole place, Zhang Laosan was the only person Jia Dongxu dared to curse, so he vented all his pent-up emotions on him.

Zhang Laosan rolled his eyes dismissively: "What's so great about a piece of trash like you?"

"You son of a bitch..."

Jia Dongxu immediately lost his temper and yelled that he wanted to crawl over and beat up Zhang Laosan.

"boom!"

But how could someone with crippled legs be a match for Zhang Laosan? Before his hand could even touch the other, a dirty shoe sole appeared in front of Jia Dongxu.

He kicked him to the ground, and the other henchmen swarmed over him, giving Jia Dongxu a good beating.

"Damn you, Zhang Laosan, how dare you hit me!"

"Stop! Stop it now! Do you want to die?!"

"Brother Guang, Brother Guang, make them stop! Brother Hu, Brother Hu, save me! I'm your brother!"

No matter how much Jia Dongxu begged for mercy, Tiger and Guang acted as if nothing had happened, watching him get beaten without batting an eye.

They kicked each other for more than ten minutes, and Jia Dongxu's face was swollen from all the kicks.

"Snapped!"

Not satisfied, Zhang Laosan slapped Jia Dongxu hard again, then grabbed him by the collar and tossed him to Tiger Brother's feet like a dead dog.

"Sigh, why not just pay back the money obediently? Why make things difficult for yourself?" Tiger said slowly.

Jia Dongxu tried to grab Tiger's leg and beg for mercy, but Tiger kicked him away.

"Paying back debts is a matter of course, and I'm a very reasonable person."

"Brother Tiger, I'll pay you back, I'll definitely pay you back, but I don't have the money right now..." Before Jia Dongxu could finish speaking, Zhang Laosan, who was standing behind him, kicked him in the head again, then stepped on Jia Dongxu and said viciously, "Stop talking nonsense and pay me back quickly."

"Third Brother, I... I don't have that much money right now!" Jia Dongxu's voice trembled slightly, and he seemed genuinely scared.

It was only at this point that he realized that even Zhang Laosan, whom he looked down upon, dared to hit him.

Guang Ge and Hu Ge are even more inhuman; they were calling you brother just a few hours ago, but now they've turned on you completely.

"No money?"

Tiger slowly tossed a knife in front of Jia Dongxu: "No money? Fine, we'll do it the way the gangsters do. Fifty dollars for a finger, fifty dollars for stabbing yourself, one hundred dollars for cutting off a basket."

"Hey~"

Zhang Laosan picked up the knife and brandished it a few times on Jia Dongxu's face: "Jia Dongxu, how about I cut your basket off first?"

"Don't......"

The cold, hard knife slid across his face, and Jia Dongxu shuddered violently. Then, a strong smell of urine filled the room.

"Damn, this kid peed!" one of the henchmen said, covering his nose in disgust.

Zhang Laosan was itching to try: "Let's just go for something more classy."

"Don't!"

Jia Dongxu was a bully who only dared to act tough within his own circle. His arrogance could scare someone half to death, let alone chop off a finger.

As for being stabbed in the back, that's actually what Jia Dongxu is least afraid of.

Go ahead and stab me in the leg!

He didn't feel any pain anyway, as long as he wasn't killed.

But given the nature of Tiger and his ilk, how could they possibly only stab him in the thigh?

"Give me my money back! Give me my money back!"

Upon hearing this, Tiger gave Zhang Laosan a wink, and Zhang Laosan nodded knowingly, patting Jia Dongxu's face with the back of his knife: "How will you pay it back? When will you pay it back?"

"I...I'll return it tomorrow!"

"I left in a hurry today, so I didn't bring that much money with me. If you let me go back, I'll bring the money back tomorrow."

Having received a satisfactory reply, Tiger waved to Zhang Laosan.

“Jia Dongxu, don’t even think about playing tricks. I know exactly where you live and how many people are in your family.”

"If you dare to break your promise, I'll kill your whole family!"

Tiger spoke these words in a nonchalant tone, but to Jia Dongxu, they sounded like a death knell.

Kill the whole family?

Will you kill the whole family if they can't pay back the money?

At this moment, Jia Dongxu suddenly felt like crying, and regretted it so much that he wanted to find a rope to end his life.

"Zhang Laosan, take him home."

"Okay, Brother Tiger!" Zhang Laosan nodded, signaling his companions to lift Jia Dongxu into the wheelchair.

Just as the two were about to leave, Guang Ge, who had been silent all along, suddenly called out to them.

"Well, let Jia Dongxu and his wife come to pay back the money tomorrow."