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In the haze, I was carried away, but not back to where I originally belonged. Amidst the fog, I heard someone calling me, "Dong Ge!"
"Dong Ge! It's Dong Ge!"
What? Xiang Dong?
"Get out of the way! Let me kill him!"
"He's Dong Ge! You want to kill him?"
"If he doesn't die, what if he recognizes us?"
"No, he is Dong Ge. Dong Ge is a person. Even if he has to die, it can't be at our hands. You know the situation here; let him fend for himself."
This was a conversation between two people. Although I was severely injured and my eyes were closed, I understood. I remembered who I was.
I actually encountered acquaintances here? They called me "Dong Ge"?
I didn't open my eyes to see who they were; I already knew. They were two of the hundred little brothers that Liu Sen had brought with him! Liu Sen said seventy of them had died, but apparently that wasn't the case. Some had secretly betrayed Liu Sen and come to work for the Drug Lord!
I pretended to be unconscious, keeping my eyes shut. Now that they had decided to let me fend for myself, what if they changed their minds if they found out I had seen them?
But I knew this was definitely not a good thing. With those two around, they would never let me gather enough money—twenty thousand USD—to buy my life. It was fine if I died here; they would absolutely not let me leave alive.
It wasn't until I felt myself being placed on a bed and sensed that everyone had left that I finally allowed myself to sleep peacefully.
Heaven, I dreamt again. In my dream, I returned to Kyoto, back to my little room. I sat on the sofa, fighting with Linna over potato chips while watching cartoons.
I didn't know how long I had been asleep—felt like a long time. During my sleep, I knew doctors came to treat me. As long as Liu Sen's two little brothers didn't kill me, the higher-ups wouldn't let me die. I had won against Hai Feng; in the next match, many people would bet on my victory. To them, I was like a fattened pig—still valuable.
When I woke up, it was dark outside. I opened my eyes and looked around; I was no longer in my original room but in another unfamiliar place. If I guessed correctly, I had come to the district.
I glanced at my safe; it was still the same one as before. When I opened it, the money was still there. But it was useless now.
With Liu Sen's two little brothers around, they would definitely not let me leave here alive; I no longer had the qualifications to buy my life.
I took a deep breath and smiled helplessly. Heaven always liked to play tricks on me—making my brothers betray me? Xi Xiang once, Xiao Yi once, and now Zai! This time with Zai was the most serious; he not only wanted my position and wanted me dead but even attempted to lay his hands on Linna!
Unforgivable!
I wondered if Linna had been found by him. But as long as he dared to touch her even slightly, Zheng Yu would notice something was off. With Zheng Yu around, he would never let Zai lay a finger on Linna—that's why I felt at ease leaving things in Zheng Yu's hands.
What lay before me was the question of how to leave this place. It had been two months since I last negotiated with Tam. I had no idea how Tam's collaboration with the Tian Ye Group was progressing, especially since there was Zheng Yu on their side. Even though the police couldn't pinpoint the exact timing of shipments, they knew it was happening nearby. With Zheng Yu's assistance, it was highly likely that Tam's goods wouldn't even make it through.
If that were the case, once I revealed my identity to Tam's people, even if the news reached Tam, he wouldn't care about me at all. There was also the risk that my identity would be reported to Liu Sen's two lackeys. The moment they heard that Tam might let me go because of my ties to the Tian Ye Group, they would surely panic and find a way to eliminate me.
I couldn't take that chance; I needed to find another way to escape!
After resting in my room for a few days, I noticed that while the outside was still noisy, it was quieter than the area I had been in before. There seemed to be only three or four people around. The only difference was that at night, I could often hear women's moans from the area, which was quite concerning; their living standards were clearly much higher than those in my previous surroundings.
Every day someone brought me food while I stayed in my room, not venturing outside. My head had been pounding and I felt nauseous for two days until finally, after four days, I started feeling better.
I decided it was time to step out of my room and learn more about the rules of this place. As soon as I walked out, I saw two people playing billiards. The area was spacious—much larger than where I had been before—and there were not only billiard tables but also various other entertainment facilities like video games and women.
The two billiard players were accompanied by two beautiful women.
"Hey, crazy guy! You're hurt! I thought you died in there!" One of them greeted me cheerfully in Huaxia Language, and the atmosphere here felt much warmer than in my previous surroundings.
I smiled back and approached the billiard table, asking, "Are you Huaxia people?"
"Nope, I'm mixed." The guy continued playing while responding with a grin. "I know you're unfamiliar with this place. I'm busy right now; here! Take this woman back to your room and ask her whatever you want. But remember, don't make too much noise—I need to focus on my game."
As he spoke, he pushed one of the women toward me. She fell into my arms without any resistance—delicate and beautiful but also quite provocative.
"Thanks," I said as I turned to head back to my room, and she followed closely behind me. Once inside, she threw herself onto me and giggled, "A Huaxia man! I wonder what you're like?"
"I'm sure it's great," I replied dismissively. "But I'm not in the mood for that right now. Can you tell me about the situation and rules here?"
I pushed her away gently; she looked surprised but then smiled again and began explaining slowly: "This area doesn't have as many rules as others do. Here, internal conflicts are allowed; you can't steal from others or get into fights."
"Is that all?" I asked. Her explanation made sense since there were only a handful of us here; killing one person would mean losing someone valuable.
"Yes," she replied.
"What about buying lives?" I inquired.
"Two thousand USD—that's standard."
She smiled as she told me this, and I asked curiously, "Don't those people outside have two thousand USD? Why don't they buy their way out?"
"They don't want to leave! Life here isn't bad—there's food, fun, and women." She said sweetly as she leaned closer to me again.
I frowned after hearing this. How could anyone think they could thrive as a Level Character here? I couldn't believe it.
Then I asked the woman about the four people outside, but she only told me their names and claimed she didn't know anything else. Fine, I understood. It was time to go out.
I nodded at the woman and said that it seemed I had a lot to discuss with those four people outside.
The next day, I stepped out again and saw the four of them. Two were playing billiards while the other two were openly with women, each focused on their own activities, seemingly indifferent to the surroundings. Such behavior must be commonplace here.
The man who had been with the woman yesterday was still playing billiards with his opponent from the day before. His name was Nick, and his opponent was named Rosen. The two who were with women in public were called Hai Rui and Johnny.
"Hey! Friend, can we chat?" I called out to Nick. He looked up at me, smiled, and asked, "About what?"
I was curious why he chose not to go out and work instead. I smiled as I asked, and instantly all four of them turned to look at me, pausing their activities.
Nick chuckled and then resumed his business with the women as if nothing had happened.
"Why go out? Here, I just hunt beasts. Outside, it's all about drug dealing, and I hate that stuff," Nick replied with a grin. No one seemed surprised by his words; it appeared everyone understood each other quite well, and I was satisfied with his answer!
"Is that so? What about the other brothers? Is it also because they dislike drug dealing? How did you all end up here?" I asked with a smile.
Suddenly, one of the men who had been with a woman pushed her away—perhaps it was Johnny or Hai Rui—and looked at me, saying, "You talk too much for a newcomer."
"You all choose not to go out; we’ll be neighbors from now on. Since there’s a rule against internal conflict, why not chat a bit to get to know each other better? It’ll help pass the time."
"Get lost! Who wants to chat with you?" The man dismissed me entirely, grabbing the woman he had just pushed away and heading back inside. I didn’t mind; my words weren’t meant for just one person but for all four of them.
I had thought about this yesterday: there are currently a total of us here, and we face two possible situations—either we fight in the Gladiatorial Arena or we go outside to work for a Drug Lord.
Clearly, those who were willing to harm others for a Drug Lord had already left early on. The four remaining must be those who were unwilling to do so; the other two likely believed they could survive here based on their own strength.
If that were the case, then my chance to leave this place might finally come.
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