Just as I had called Cheng Minglang and Han Jinlun into the car…
Not far away, the engines of several vans blocking all nearby exits roared to life simultaneously.
From the east, north, and south, except for the bald driver in the west whom I had dealt with, becoming the only breakthrough, the vans in the remaining three directions charged towards me.
"Damn it! Are these guys crazy? They're willing to risk their lives!"
Shaking his slightly swollen and numb hand, Han Jinlun cursed with a frown.
"When I subdued a punk earlier, he begged for mercy and told me that these people were either gamblers who had lost all their fortunes in casinos, or addicts who had ruined their families for a fix!"
"A small portion were also repeat offenders with checkered pasts."
"But regardless of their identities, all these people had one thing in common: they valued money over their lives!"
Glancing at the crowd outside the car window, Cheng Minglang, in a rare display of extreme seriousness, said.
Although triad members also fought and killed, they had never engaged in such a life-risking confrontation.
It was clear that tonight's experience had given Cheng Minglang a deeper understanding of the affairs of the Qianmen Blue Path.
I, too, watched the scene outside the window without a word, simultaneously increasing the pressure on the accelerator, preparing to break through the encirclement using the western exit…
The reason Luo Qiyun had prepared so thoroughly, besides her existing grudge with Yun Jin, was that she wanted to permanently cripple the Ruichi Casino once and for all.
The excuse of losing five million and being unable to report to her superiors was false; her true intention was to eliminate me, the temporary "lamp lighter"!
Once I, the temporary lamp lighter, was eliminated, there would be no need for further action. The "dark lamps" in the establishment would surely flee immediately!
It was a joke, wasn't it?!
When a gambler acts as a dark lamp in a casino, in addition to seeking wealth, they also seek stability.
Now, even the lamp lighter could be eliminated by an opponent. Who would be foolish enough to continue staying in the establishment!
When disaster strikes, everyone flees – this is an eternal truth.
This setup, regardless of whether Shen Mengqing or someone else represented Ruichi at the table, as long as Ruichi ultimately won, Luo Qiyun would use the excuse of five million to target those who entered the game and gambled… to play a game of complete annihilation!
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but admire Luo Qiyun's boldness and courage!
It was likely that even before this gambling match began, she had already prepared for both outcomes, win or lose.
………………
After breaking through the encirclement using the escape route, the crisis was not yet resolved.
Because behind us, three vans were still relentlessly pursuing me.
If nothing unexpected happened, the people in the three vans behind us should belong to the same category as those in this Wuling Hongguang that I had seized.
They were all desperate fugitives with thick criminal records!
In 2008, the price for a human life on the streets would not exceed fifty thousand yuan!
For tonight's scale of operation, Luo Qiyun had spent nearly a million yuan just on the people in the four vans!
It seemed she was determined to see me dead!
At this moment, my mind began to churn with plans to break free from this deadly situation…
Running was definitely not a long-term solution.
If I didn't have a car, it might have been different. With a smaller target, scattering and running might have actually offered a chance to escape.
Although this Wuling Hongguang provided assistance for my escape, it had now become a visible target in full view of everyone.
It was early morning. As long as the three of us remained in the car, it would be impossible and there would be no opportunity to shake off the pursuers in a short period.
Therefore, I decisively made up my mind: find an opportunity later to abandon the car and flee.
With this thought, after informing Cheng Minglang and Han Jinlun of my plan, I abruptly turned the steering wheel when passing an intersection, veering off the main road onto a small one.
Seeing my sudden lane change, the three vans behind me almost simultaneously swerved wildly.
After forcing their way onto the small road with their bodies half-tilted, the three vans instantly accelerated, relentlessly pursuing me.
Passing by a river, I didn't hesitate for a moment. I slammed on the brakes, stopped the car, and then opened the door to get out.
"Scatter and run!!!"
After throwing out these words, the fates of myself, Cheng Minglang, and Han Jinlun became utterly uncertain…
This is the life of a gambler.
Although they usually appear infinitely glorious, when they encounter misfortune, their fate is likely to be even more desolate than that of ordinary small-time thugs!
Because gamblers can create incredible miracles and countless wealth.
Therefore, the higher the value of wealth a gambler can create, and if someone happens to become greedy, the greater the potential danger they face!
Unfortunately! I became that gambler… facing immense potential danger!
I don't know if I should say I'm unlucky, or if Cheng Minglang and Han Jinlun are too lucky…
Not long after we started running, beams of headlights flashed behind me!
Three cars, three pairs of headlights, shone uniformly onto the riverside path where I was fleeing.
The moment the light, symbolizing brightness, illuminated the dark path, I knew I was in trouble!
As expected, after pinpointing my location, the doors of the three cars by the river were immediately pulled open.
Following that, a group of desperadoes from the three cars rushed towards me one after another.
Each car left a driver behind. After starting the vans, the three drivers drove the vans slowly along the riverbank.
It seemed these three drivers were preparing to use the car headlights as searchlights to lock onto my position.
At this moment, if I wanted to escape without bloodshed, there was no other option but to jump into the river.
Although I can swim, after the strenuous running I had just done, my stamina was a major issue.
As everyone knows, swimming is a physically demanding activity.
Why does the old saying go, "It's always the swimmers who drown"? It's because out of ten people who can swim but drown, nine misjudged their stamina!
In a dark, wild river, even if you were Phelps, there's a chance you could fail!
So, after a brief consideration, I decided that instead of entrusting my fate to the long river in the darkness, I would entrust it to myself!
Life and death are determined by fate, but fate is determined by oneself, not by heaven!
Trying to kill me for a few tens of thousands of yuan?
Heh! Then come and try!
Under the bright glare of the car headlights, figures rushed towards me from a distance…