Reborn in 85: Starting with a family split and becoming the richest man, the ungrateful wretch regre

Tang Jincheng fainted from hunger after cleaning only half of it; he had never experienced such hunger while in prison.

He now wishes he were dead.

The young men watched as he lay on the ground for quite some time without moving.

They exchanged a glance, and one of them slowly got up, walked up to Tang Jincheng, and kicked him.

"Stop fucking playing dead, get up and keep sweeping. You've only swept a few times, what are you pretending to be unconscious for?"

Tang Jincheng didn't react at all. When the thugs saw that he still didn't react, they realized that something was wrong.

They hesitated for a moment, then picked up a water bottle from the side, helped Tang Jincheng up, and poured two mouthfuls of water into his mouth.

Tang Jincheng coughed as he was forced to drink, and he took big gulps of water from the kettle.

It's better not to drink; the more I drink, the hungrier I get, and my stomach keeps rumbling.

The thug sneered, "You're refusing a toast only to suffer the consequences. Whose fault is that?"

Tang Jincheng struggled to his feet, because if he didn't get up, the guy would keep kicking him.

After seeing him get up, the worker urged him again, "Keep cleaning, don't be lazy. If you can finish cleaning as soon as possible, you can rest sooner."

Tang Jincheng lowered his head and struggled to sweep the floor with the mop.

His face was ashen, and he was breathing heavily, like a bellows.

But the group of thugs continued playing cards nearby, and none of them gave him a second glance.

Tang Jincheng was plotting how to escape from this awful place; he didn't want to stay there for even a second longer.

After he finished tidying up, he headed towards the bathroom.

As soon as he entered the bathroom, he found half a bag of cookies in the corner.

It must have been left here by other customers who ate half of it and didn't want to eat anymore.

He immediately grabbed the biscuits and wolfed them down, choking so badly that his eyes rolled back in his head.

With food in his stomach, he finally felt alive again.

After leaving the restroom again, he lowered his head and cautiously glanced around.

He breathed a sigh of relief once he was sure no one had noticed that he had stolen the food, and curled up in a corner without making a sound.

He fell asleep in a daze, and when he woke up again, the casino was open, but no one paid any attention to him.

Brother Yu wandered around the tables of guests, not even sparing him a glance.

Tang Jincheng knew that the guy was hard to talk to, but luckily he had eaten something during the day and wasn't too hungry yet.

He simply continued to huddle in the corner, hiding a box of cookies when no one was looking.

As dawn approached, Brother Yu yawned and prepared to leave.

But he suddenly stopped as he passed Tang Jincheng, staring intently at him.

Tang Jincheng was sweating profusely, wondering what he had done wrong.

Or perhaps his act of hiding something was exposed, which is why Brother Yu is staring at him like that?

Yu Ge remained silent for a long time, so Tang Jincheng braced himself and asked, "Is there anything else, Yu Ge?"

Brother Yu stared at him with a half-smile: "You little rascal, you stole some food from here, didn't you?"

Tang Jincheng felt a chill run down his spine and quickly shook his head: "No, I didn't steal any food."

Yu Ge continued to stare at him, his eyes cold and sharp, as if he wanted to see right through him.

Tang Jincheng's back was soaked with sweat. He really didn't expect that Brother Yu's grandson had such sharp eyes that he actually discovered that he had hidden something.

Just when he was about to lose his composure, Brother Yu suddenly spoke up quietly: "You can eat something if you want, a box of cookies is 5 yuan."

Tang Jincheng was quite shocked: "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake? Five yuan a box? Why don't you just rob someone?"

"You could buy 10 boxes for 5 yuan outside, right?"

Brother Yu stared at him coldly: "You know we're outside, but this is a casino, and even drinking water costs money."

Tang Jincheng was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged, but he dared not resist.

Because resisting him will only result in a beating, and he'll only be asking for trouble.

He took a deep breath and said, "I understand."

Brother Yu nodded and said to the person next to him, "Keep an eye on him. Starting tomorrow, remember to put an account on his food bills."

"A box of cookies costs 5 yuan, a box of pork floss bread costs 5 yuan, and a bottle of water costs 2 yuan."

The thugs next to them listened with their eyes shining, because their water and food were regularly delivered by the big boss, so they didn't have to pay for it at all.

The reason they ask for money is simply to generate income for themselves.

Since they had nothing better to do, they decided to tease the thing for a bit.

Brother Yu had already calculated that this guy had at least 1000 yuan in his pocket, enough for them to have some fun for a while.

When he runs out of money, we'll find another way to deal with him.

They have nothing else but plenty of time.

Tang Jincheng returned to his small house, feeling utterly exhausted.

He decided to make some plans; no matter what, he had to get out of here.

After all, he only had 1000 yuan in his pocket. If he spent it all, would he starve to death?

Moreover, this endless life would definitely drive him to his death. After confirming that no one was outside the door, he ate biscuits while silently trying to think of a solution.

He quickly came up with a solution.

This casino throws out trash every day. If he can sneak out while these people are throwing out trash, he might be able to escape this predicament.

If he runs back to the county and hides, these people should be unable to find him, or they should run to a more distant place.

He thought about it and decided not to even go back to the county, since he would still have to pay back the 20,000 yuan if he went back.

He decided to move to a big city, like Beijing or Shenzhen.

As long as you can escape, you'll have plenty of freedom from now on.

Once the thought popped into his head, he immediately began to plan his escape route.

After four days of observation, he figured out the shift change times of these thugs and the usual patterns of the garbage truck's arrival.

They usually come once in the morning and again around 3 pm, and they handle all kinds of household waste.

The next morning, after sweeping up the garbage, Tang Jincheng dumped all the garbage into the trash can.

Two thugs went to take out the trash, and one of them ran to the toilet closest to the garbage truck.

He carefully opened the bathroom door and quietly jumped out.

The ground was covered in snow, so he didn't make much of a sound when he jumped out.

After the group of thugs threw all the trash into the car, they carried the trash cans and walked back without looking back.

Tang Jincheng immediately ran to the garbage truck and, taking advantage of the driver's inattention, climbed onto the truck.

The garbage truck drove away quickly, and Tang Jincheng huddled in a corner of the truck, not daring to breathe.

Fortunately, it's winter now, so the smell from the garbage trucks isn't too strong.

About an hour later, the garbage truck suddenly stopped, and Tang Jincheng realized that something was wrong.

Because the area is very open, with neither piles of garbage nor residential buildings.

He didn't know why the garbage truck had suddenly stopped there.

Actually, he wanted to jump out of the car halfway there, but the car was going too fast.

It was freezing cold, and the ground was covered in ice. If he dared to jump, it would basically be suicide.