Zhao Shuang was crying bitterly over there, while Hong Du raised his leg viciously and kicked him, making him stagger. Then he grimly smiled at Zhang Qin and said, "What about it, little lady of the Zhao family? Now that you've seen your husband, hand over the money, and I'll let you both go! Otherwise, hehe..."

"Xiao Qin, don't worry about me, just leave here! Hurry, go!"

Seeing that Hong Du obviously had bad intentions towards his wife, Zhao Shuang became extremely anxious and rushed forward, attempting to push Hong Du away.

"Damn, you bastard, you're courting death."

Hong Du, caught off guard, was knocked back several steps and immediately flew into a rage, waving his hand as he shouted to the henchmen beside him, "Hit him! Beat him to death!"

The henchmen had long been itching for action. As soon as Hong Du gave the order, they pounced on Zhao Shuang like ferocious demons, kicking and punching him relentlessly.

"Run! Xiao Qin, run, don't look back!"

Though Zhao Shuang was beaten black and blue, rolling on the ground and wailing in pain, he never forgot about his wife, repeatedly urging her to leave.

"Stop! Don't hit him! I'll pay you back, isn't that enough?"

Seeing this, Zhang Qin felt her heart shatter. She rushed forward, trying to shield her husband from the blows of the henchmen.

However, the henchmen showed no mercy despite her being a woman. Just as their feet were about to kick Zhang Qin, a whirling sound of clothing cut through the air, followed by a shadow darting forward like a whirlwind.

Thud! Thud!

In a flurry of chaotic sounds, the henchmen who were about to lay hands on Zhang Qin were lifted by their collars one by one, as if an eagle grabbing chicks, and thrown away.

Uh!

What... what's happening?

Hong Du had been standing aside, ready to watch the show, but seeing his men flung away, he was left speechless with shock.

"You..."

Only after scrutinizing did he realize that the mighty presence was none other than the young man who had given him a fearful glare moments ago!

Ling Zhenfei lowered himself to help Zhang Qin up. Then he cast a cold glance at Zhao Shuang, who was curled on the ground, and sternly said, "Zhao Shuang, you should consider yourself lucky to have such a good wife. I'm giving you one last chance to repent. If you screw up again, I'll be the first one to deal with you!"

"I... I..."

Zhao Shuang was stunned by Ling Zhenfei's swift actions. Mouth agape, he could only stare at Ling Zhenfei, unable to utter a word.

"Kid, I admit you're skillful, but no matter how good you are, you still have to abide by the law, right?"

After a moment, Hong Du regained his senses. He stared at Ling Zhenfei with malicious eyes and angrily pointed at Zhao Shuang as he shouted, "Zhao Shuang owes me a debt. It's right and proper to repay debts. Do you expect him to weasel out?"

"Weasel out? Ha, that won't happen!"

Ling Zhenfei snorted dismissively and said, "However, as I know it, the debts Zhao Shuang owes you seem to be gambling debts, which are not exactly legal or protected by law, are they?"

"You..."

Hong Du was so infuriated by Ling Zhenfei's words that he nearly exploded but couldn't refute them. In his rage, he shouted, "Even if they're gambling debts, they still need to be paid! Don't forget, Zhao Shuang wrote me an IOU. He can't play tricks!"

"Ha, Hong Du, you're overthinking it."

Despite Hong Du's anger, Ling Zhenfei remained indifferent, snorting derisively. "Since I've come here today, I won't let him shirk his debt. But, since he owes you in gambling, it should be settled through gambling."

"What do you mean?"

Hong Du, who had just felt relief upon hearing that there would be no dodging the debt, was bewildered by Ling Zhenfei's last words. "Kid, I warn you, this is my turf. Don't try any tricks..."

"Enough with the tricks!"

Ling Zhenfei cut him off impatiently. "Don't talk nonsense. Even if this place were a dragon's lair, or a tiger's den, I'd still play as I please! If you don't believe me, go ahead. I assure you, you won't get a single cent!"

"What... what do you want then?"

Though Hong Du was trembling with rage, he didn't dare to challenge Ling Zhenfei's authority and asked through gritted teeth.

"I've brought every cent that Zhao Shuang owes."

Ling Zhenfei produced a bank card and flashed it before Hong Du's eyes. "There's one million in here. As I said earlier, since Zhao Shuang lost the money gambling, let's settle it through gambling.

If you win, I'll return the fifty thousand Zhao Shuang owes you, plus another fifty thousand as a bonus for you. But if you lose..."

At this, Ling Zhenfei paused deliberately, his sharp gaze fixed on Hong Du, his face full of disdain.

"Fine, if I lose, not only will Zhao Shuang's debt be wiped off, but I will compensate you another fifty thousand!"

Hong Du, clearly confident, greedily eyed the bank card in Ling Zhenfei's hand and sneered, "But first, I need to verify that there's indeed one million in that card."

"No problem!" Ling Zhenfei's eyes gleamed, passing the bank card over.

"Get a POS machine to check it out!"

Hong Du signaled to one of his men, who quickly brought a POS machine. Swiping the bank card, it showed precisely one million on the screen.

"Great!" Hong Du glanced at the number on the screen and couldn't hide his smug smile.

Though he ran the gambling den, there were few who dared to gamble big in this small town. Recently, he managed to trick Zhao Shuang into losing fifty thousand, but Zhao Shuang turned out to be unable to play.

Now seeing that Ling Zhenfei was a small tycoon, he was eager to make a big score.

"Buddy, since you want to play, we should lay down some ground rules."

Feeling confident he had Ling Zhenfei cornered, Hong Du leaned back in his boss chair, crossed his legs, and said, "I'm the host here, so I get to decide what and how we play!"

"Fine!" Ling Zhenfei's eyes flickered with a cold light as he answered calmly.

"Brother, this guy, don't fall for his tricks! There's something shady about their gambling here!"

By now, Zhao Shuang had recovered. Seeing Ling Zhenfei agree to gamble with Hong Du, he shouted in panic, trying to dissuade him.

Last time, Zhao Shuang had himself been tricked by Hong Du due to greed, but he could never figure out how Hong Du had rigged it.

"Zhenfei, I think... maybe we shouldn't gamble..."

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