In the dimly lit hall, smoke swirled!

More than twenty people gathered here, some restlessly standing in the corners smoking, while others were constantly wiping their blades, making the sharp machetes gleam with a shiny lustre.

On two chairs at one side of the hall sat two people.

The appearances of these two were strikingly different. One of them was about two or three hundred pounds, fat as a barrel with oily hair combed back, and pea-sized eyes that darted around, looking exceptionally shrewd.

On the other chair sat a man with a sharp chin and monkey-like cheeks, a man in his thirties who looked like he weighed no more than eighty pounds with skin and bones combined, yet his eyes emitted a ferocious light, clearly not a kind soul.

At that moment, the sharp-chinned, monkey-cheeked middle-aged man put down the phone in his hand and then took out a folding knife from his bosom, slowly beginning to manicure his nails.

His movements were very leisurely, and his palms were as white and delicate as jade, just like a woman's.

"How's it going? Will that kid come?" The fat man glanced at Xu Ningxue's mobile phone on the table, then turned to the sharp-chinned, monkey-cheeked man and asked.

"His little girlfriend is here, he'll definitely come!" The sharp-chinned, monkey-cheeked man continued to slowly manicure his nails, very seriously.

And when he had finished trimming all his nails, he lifted his hands to inspect under the dim light, only then did a smile appear on his gaunt face:

"After manicuring my nails, aren't my palms beautiful? What do you think, Old Jiang?"

At that moment, the middle-aged man's gaze shifted, looking at the Old Jiang who was shivering fearfully in a corner.

Old Jiang's body suddenly shuddered; he knew all too well that although the middle-aged man's palms were fair as if belonging to a woman, they were hands that had been stained with fresh blood!

If not eighty, then there have been a hundred people whose lives were ruined by these hands!

"Xiao... Brother Xiao, since that guy is coming, can Ningxue and I leave now?"

As Old Jiang spoke, his glance involuntarily shifted to a small room nearby, where his niece was still being held captive.

"Leave? You still owe me money, how can you leave?" Brother Xiao now had a faint, sinister smile on his lips, as he flourished the folding knife in his hand:

"Although I just told that guy three million, to deceive him! But the five hundred thousand you owe me is real! How are you planning to repay this debt?"

"Xiao... Brother Xiao, let's not joke around, didn't we agree earlier? All debts are to be recorded under Boss Zhang's name!"

With that, Old Jiang's face showed a deep desperation as he turned towards the fat man and said:

"Boss Zhang, you've got to say something!"

Hearing Old Jiang's words, Boss Zhang slowly put down the tea cup in his hand, a sneer flashing across his chubby face:

"Old Jiang, have you gone senile? We are neither relatives nor close friends, and your niece won't agree to be with me, why should I pay your debts? That usurious loan, you better pay it off slowly yourself!"

After speaking, Boss Zhang turned his head away, not giving Old Jiang another glance.

Old Jiang was completely dumbfounded. Boss Zhang had originally said all debts would be recorded on his account, and only then had he gone to Brother Xiao to borrow a hundred thousand in one go, which he subsequently lost all in gambling. After two more loans of two hundred thousand, he still lost it all.

Within just a few short hours, he had completely lost control, racking up a massive debt of five hundred thousand at the casino!

If this sum couldn't be repaid, then after midnight, the debt would start to compound, rolling over fivefold like a tumbling donkey. By then, not to mention repaying the money, even selling his entire family wouldn't cover the interest.

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Old Jiang's back; he knew if Boss Zhang truly didn't care, then his whole family was utterly doomed.

"Boss Zhang, you made me trick Ningxue into coming here, and you've called that kid, too. Once he arrives, you can vent your anger and teach him a good lesson! But you can't refuse to help me pay back this money!"

Old Jiang was now full of panic. Previously, Boss Zhang had said that as long as he lured Xu Ningxue here, he would pay off his debt. But unexpectedly, the other party turned his back faster than flipping a book.

Boss Zhang, seeing the desperate look on Old Jiang's face, exchanged a glance with Brother Xiao and a sinister smile crept across his lips:

"I'll help you pay your debt, but you have to sell me Xu Ningxue! And you have to do it right now!"

What?

Upon hearing this, Old Jiang's heart sank immediately. Only now did he realize that this was the trap Boss Zhang set for him, aimed at his own niece.

Old Jiang's face wavered between light and shadow. Weighing Xu Ningxue against his own family, it was natural for him to choose himself and his relatives:

"Fine! I can sell Ningxue to you right now, but merely repaying the debt isn't enough. You must give me another five hundred thousand!"

"Give you another five hundred thousand?" Boss Zhang, hearing these words, grinned even more coldly:

"How about this, forget the previous five hundred thousand. Now, you use Xu Ningxue as collateral, her body priced at ten thousand per pound! You can gamble as you wish with this money. No matter how much you win in the casino, you can take it all, just leave Xu Ningxue behind!"

Hearing this, Old Jiang started to calculate in his heart. Xu Ningxue weighed at least eighty pounds, which meant he held over eight hundred thousand in gambling stakes. He could use this money to gamble freely, which sounded much better than merely asking for five hundred thousand!

With this thought, a smile broke out on Old Jiang's face. With eight hundred thousand in stakes, he didn't believe he couldn't turn his fortunes around!

"Deal! I'll wager Ningxue's body, ten thousand per pound!"

"Decisive!" Hearing Old Jiang agree, Boss Zhang and Brother Xiao's faces revealed a trace of pleasure. Then Brother Xiao gestured, and a young man by the side immediately opened the door to a small room.

After the door opened, Xu Ningxue walked out slowly, her face ashen as if hopelessly resigned to her fate.

"Uncle, at ten thousand per pound, you've completely stripped away our family ties! From now on, I, Xu Ningxue, will have nothing to do with the Jiang Family ever again!"

Xu Ningxue looked at her uncle with an indifferent expression, as if facing a stranger.

Hearing this, a flash of embarrassment crossed Old Jiang's face, and he immediately said, "Ningxue, your uncle raised you all these years. You should consider my position! With Boss Zhang, you will live in luxury, and our lives will improve too. This is a happy outcome for everyone! Don't blame your uncle!"

However, Xu Ningxue seemed not to have heard his words at all, not even giving him another glance as she stepped onto a large digital scale nearby.

"42 kilograms! Not bad, a bit undernourished, but after staying with me, you'll recover in time," Boss Zhang commented with satisfaction as he looked at the scale display. Then he gestured to a young man beside him:

"Go, give Old Jiang eighty-four thousand as gambling funds, and let him have a good gamble today!"

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