i'm not a bad man

Chapter 299 Exploring the Truth [-]

Chang Chang broke down and cried bitterly, but Qiao Jiao and I were a little at a loss. Especially Qiao Jiao, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, how could she resonate with a gambler tortured by fate? In the end, I could only reply: "Your father passed away early and left you with debt. It was indeed a big test for you, but there is no need for you to blame others. Even if you sold the house to pay off the debt, what would happen? ... Big deal Afterwards, take your mother out of this small town and find a place to start over. Just because you are young and strong, and your mother also has a certain amount of labor, can you two still survive in this world?... Let me tell you, you The greed in your bones is the culprit that brought you to this point. You were too greedy. In the end, you failed to hold on to anything and instead owed more debt."

"If I could go back, I would have sold the house to pay off the debt, and then took my mother with me to Xiamen... You are right, we can find a B&B in Xiamen, I will manage it, and I will arrange a cleaning service for my mother. How can I survive even with this job!"

"Yes, if you stick to Xiamen for a few years, wait until Uncle Chang has the idea of ​​opening a B&B, and then you bring your mother back, without any debt, wouldn't this be an opportunity?...You are here One wrong step and one wrong step, but unfortunately there is no what-if in this world... Instead of complaining here, it is better to think carefully about how to go in the future under this current situation."

Chang Chang made an extremely painful swallowing motion, and after a while he replied: "Is Uncle Chang really willing to let me go back?"

When Chang Chang asked this question, I also looked at Qiao Jiao. Because Chang Tianming and I have never talked about this matter, I can't give an answer, but Qiao Jiao should be able to. After all, she has always been a good person. Looks like he came prepared.

Qiao Jiao was noncommittal and just replied: "You haven't fully explained this matter to us yet. What benefits did Guan Yubo give you to make you do such an unethical thing... In addition, this Guan Yubo is Don’t you have a gang-related background? The things he did to you sound really cruel!”

Chang Chang seemed to have become a lot more honest. After he calmed down a little, he replied: "The 20 I owe is a loan shark. The compound interest can scare people to death. Just when I felt that I had no other way out, someone came to me and said There is no need for interest on this 20, as long as I pay back the principal, but I have to do something beneficial to them. You all know what beneficial thing it is..." After a short pause, Chang Chang said again: " In addition to no interest, they also gave me another 5 yuan, saying it was my pocket money... You are all smart people, you should be able to separate this matter into two things... these 5 The 20 yuan should have been given to me by Guan Yubo, but the [-] yuan loan shark was a trap set by local gangsters for me. There is no necessary connection between the two things. As for not asking for interest, it should have given Guan Yubo a face... Guan Yu I can’t say much about how the Bo family made their fortune in the early years, but now that his business is so big, he has long been dissatisfied with such small tricks as loan sharking and gambling..."

Qiao Jiao thought for a moment and then asked: "After this matter came out, why didn't you tell your uncle?"

"I don't dare to say it, I'm really afraid of being beaten!... Moreover, although my uncle is said to be the richest man in the town, not everyone will give him face... What's more, we are only distant relatives, and I have caused such a big trouble. I’m not sure how much force he will use, and I really don’t dare to bet against those gangsters!”

"Haha, now I know I don't dare to gamble. When I went to Southeast Asia with 20 yuan, I think you dared to gamble a lot..." After a pause, Qiao Jiao said seriously: "You were here recently. The money for staying in the hotel and gambling should be the 5 yuan given to you by Guan Yubo, right?... With this 5 yuan, you don’t want to pay back the loan shark quickly, and you are still gambling here in the dark. I’m afraid you really have no money. The medicine can save you!"

Chang Chang didn't refute, he just looked at Qiao Jiao without saying a word, acquiescing to Qiao Jiao's words.

"I've asked you all the things that need to be asked. Let's go, Han Chao."

Chang Chang looked at me and Qiao Jiao with a stunned expression...

"Wait, I have other things to ask him."

Qiao Jiao stopped and looked at me curiously.

I sat down on the sofa opposite Chang Chang and asked, "It should be Zuo Xiaowei's uncle who just came to get lighters and cigarettes."

"Ah."

"I see that the pack of cigarettes he just took away is not cheap. Has he always smoked cigarettes of this grade?" Chang Chang showed a look of reminiscence on his face, and then replied: "These are the cigarettes he has smoked recently. Before... ...I didn't pay much attention to it before, but it's impossible to smoke such good cigarettes all the time... He seems to have suddenly made a fortune. Not only does he smoke good cigarettes, I heard that he also bought a motorcycle worth [-] to [-] yuan a while ago, and now he goes out No one rides an electric bike anymore.”

I nodded and said, "Don't you often play cards together? Find an opportunity to ask around and find out where he made his fortune..."

Chang Chang did not agree immediately. He said to me with a very strong desire to survive: "I really don't want to gamble anymore... The 5 yuan that Guan Yubo gave me still has more than 3 yuan left. I will do it tomorrow." Use it to pay back the loan shark... On my uncle's side, please help me say something nice. I know I did something wrong, and I hope he can put aside his past grudges and give me a chance to start a new life."

I replied in a deep voice: "If I were you, since I sincerely want to go back to your uncle to do something practical, I wouldn't take any of the 5 yuan given by Guan Yubo... You should calm down first." Come on, come to us after you figure everything out."

Chang Chang lowered his head and pondered, and replied after a while: "I understand what you mean...I will find a way to help you figure out what you just said."

"Okay, it's getting late, we should go, you should rest early."

After saying that, I took Qiao Jiao and left Chang Chang's room.

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Qiao Jiao drove the car towards our residence... I didn't say much along the way. I seemed to see my own shadow in Chang Chang, because I have been escaping for these years, and I am luckier than him. The good thing is that even though my family was in trouble, my parents did not put debts on me. If I was like Chang Chang, who was burdened with debts and had something I wanted to protect, I would do more than him. Okay?
It's hard to say. Anyway, I'm quite depraved. The only thing I'm more sane than him is that I don't touch gambling.

I feel a little heavy. It seems that most people of our age don't seem to have the ability to withstand risks as long as the previous generation collapses. I don't know if this is caused by the social environment or if people are meant to be so fragile.

"Han Chao, you don't really want to help that gambler, do you?" (Follow the author's Weixin public account: ***, reply "B&B" to view the prototype of Tank Inn B&B. Reply "Luxi" "Qiao Jiao" to view Character pictures! You can also view the latest chapters)
When the car stopped at an intersection with a traffic light, Qiao Jiao finally asked me.

"I want to help, but I don't have the confidence."

"If you don't have confidence, then you can't help... The most unreliable people in the world are gamblers."

"Ah."

I responded, and the red light turned to green at this time, but Qiao Jiao did not go straight. After she passed the traffic light, she pulled over and stopped...

I looked at her in surprise. After finding out the truth, she seemed to have a lot to say to me.

(End of this chapter)