Chapter 64 Let's use your body to pay off the debt
Ye Xiangwan disappeared.
Chu Di initially thought that she just left the hospital and went home, but when he found her home, he learned from Aunt Xiang that Ye Xiangwan had not gone back for a long time, so he drove to H University with doubts, and in the school
He was told by Ye Xiangwan's tutor that she had suspended classes and all school results and files had been sealed and archived. However, when he contacted JHU, the staff there told her that they had
There has never been a Chinese girl named Ye Xiangwan who came to report.
Chu Di refused to give up. He couldn't believe that Ye Xiangwan could give up this hard-won opportunity so easily, so he rushed to the rental house where Ye Xiangwan and Bai Jing lived. After waiting outside the door for two nights, he finally understood.
Ye Xiangwan left.
She simply left without leaving any clues or messages. Like the beautiful foam that appeared on the sea in the early morning, it disappeared from his world without a trace as soon as it was illuminated by the sun.
Can't find it anymore.
*Four years later, Chicago.
As December approaches, heavy snow begins to fall throughout the central United States. With a wave of her hand, the beautiful anchor lady at the weather forecast station turns the states of Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota into a vast expanse of white.
Although New Year is approaching and Christmas, the most important holiday for Americans, has come, the economic crisis in recent years and the bad weather have diluted the festive atmosphere a lot.
At midnight, the west side of the city is extremely quiet. There is not a single pedestrian on the road. Only deep in the narrowest alleys of the city can you see clusters of burning gasoline cylinders used for heating.
Homeless beggars gather together in twos and threes, relying on old newspapers and steam emitted from the hot water pipe vents to stay alive. But even so, every morning, the cleaners who clean the streets are still near the trash cans.
One or several bodies were found frozen and covered in heavy snow.
This is the dark side of the bustling city, a breeding ground for darkness and sin. No matter which city it is, there are corners like this in places where the sun and stars cannot shine.
The weather is extremely cold. If you breathe lightly on the glass, it won't take long for an ice flower to form.
Xu Yunqi followed the contact person through the dark and deep path and came to an abandoned building.
This kind of building is quite common in the middle of the United States. Because of the economic downturn, developers built half of the building, and banks stopped lending. The developer had no choice but to declare bankruptcy. The half-built building was just thrown aside.
, the economy was not good, and no one took over to continue building it, so half of the building appeared majestically in the corner on the edge of the city, becoming a temporary habitat for the homeless.
However, this abandoned building is different from other unfinished buildings that have been painted with graffiti by street artists. At the entrance, which is severely damaged and exposed with white shimmering steel bars, there are a few strong men holding AK47s standing there. There are also others beside the big man.
Several enchanting Hispanic girls, the girls seemed not to feel the cold of winter at all. Their upper bodies were dressed in luxurious furs, and their lower bodies were tightly wrapped in a short skirt that just covered their tight buttocks, like a needle.
Their slender high-heeled shoes are inlaid with gleaming white crystals. They are like midnight demons, clinging to the big man's body. Their smoky eyes are charming, and their eyes are painted into lavender, seducing every man who passes by them.
The contact person nodded towards the big man, took out the mobile phone in his hand, and mumbled a few words in Italian to the big man. The big man nodded, searched Xu Yunqi's body, and let them in.
"Where are we going?" Xu Yunqi followed the contact person. The place they were in looked like a parking lot on the ground floor of a building. Except for the fluorescent lights above their heads that flickered on and off, illuminating a winding path, they were surrounded by people who couldn't even see where they were.
dark.
The connector kicked away the broken bricks on the ground and replied, "Fighting club, fighting club, you know?"
"Hasn't he been detained by the state police?"
Chicago, Illinois, is an area with the highest concentration of gangs in the United States. There used to be many illegal fight clubs. However, since 9/11, the US government has increased supervision and closed many of them.
Hearing Xu Yunqi's words, the contact person seemed to sneer, "Those closed are all small venues. This is the largest black boxing venue in Chicago. If this place is closed, half of the gang bosses in the United States will be on the streets on weekends."
Making trouble. I brought you here because Aken said you have good kung fu. As agreed, I will take 30% of the bonus, you will keep 60%, and the remaining 10% will be given to the smuggler."
Xu Yunqi said oh and agreed.
The further inside, the lights became dimmer, the figure of the contact person began to become blurry, and there was an aura of uneasiness and danger in the air around him. Xu Yunqi closed his eyes, and suddenly thought of walking in the Amazon jungle with his master when he was a boy.
The highly venomous rainforest red frogs and green-bellied snakes scurry through the day.
The feeling of putting life aside again and again, shutting down the visual and auditory systems, and using only instinct to escape, once again flooded into his heart.
When Xu Yunqi opened his eyes again, the darkness had completely disappeared.
A boxing ring as big as a football field appeared in front of him, and the dazzling lights hurt his eyes slightly.
There were noisy cheers in my ears, the voices of men and women intertwined, high-pitched and vulgar curses, anger and passion expressed in different languages from various countries, dozens of boxers in the boxing ring under the high-wattage incandescent lamp.
He moved with small steps, and his fist landed on the flesh and bones, making a heavy cracking sound.
The air was filled with the smell of blood and sweat, as well as the smell of women's perfume, men's cigarettes, drugs, semen, all kinds of strange smells mixed together, so strong that it was almost impossible to breathe.
Such turbid air made Xu Yunqi frown unconsciously. But the contact person was like a dog that smelled meat and bones. In the face of money and opportunities, he immediately changed his attitude of shrinking outside just now, as if he was excited.
Just like taking the medicine, I became very excited.
"You see, this place has a business certificate. It is a regular boxing ring allowed by the state government." The coordinator shouted loudly in Xu Yunqi's ear, because if you speak in a low voice here, your voice will be immediately drowned in the roar of the audience.
, so when everyone communicates, they always yell.
Xu Yunqi saw from a distance that there seemed to be an A4-sized certificate hanging on the wall in the corner of the boxing ring, but no one knew what was written on the certificate. The state government might allow the existence of a regular boxing ring.
, but here there is not only American boxing, Muay Thai, but also the most famous life and death match in the black boxing ring. This must have exceeded the permission of the state government long ago. The existence of that certificate is just selling dog meat with a sheep's head.
But these have nothing to do with Xu Yunqi. As long as he can make money, he doesn't care whether he fights in a regular boxing ring or works hard in the black boxing market.
But at this time, what surprised him was that he saw an Asian woman under the so-called business license.
It was like cutting out an old time from a silent movie and inserting it into reality. She was wearing a blue-white shirt and sitting peacefully in a dark corner. A small warm-colored desk lamp made the space around her change.
He must be incompatible with the boxing ring, yet extremely coordinated.
Her appearance is in line with the standards of traditional Chinese aesthetics, with delicate facial features and fair skin. Her long black hair is combed extremely high and tightly, and her hair, as dense as seaweed, is pulled into a big bun with a signature pen.
Pinned to the back of the head, a noble forehead is exposed, a pair of rimless glasses is placed on the beautiful face, and there is a vague smile on the face.
At this time, sitting opposite her was a man of Caucasian descent. The man had a rough appearance and a beard. He was probably over two meters tall. He was as naked as an iron tower. His naked upper body was covered with muscles as strong as stone. She
Sitting opposite him, it was like Beauty and the Beast in the fairy tale.
Suddenly, she leaned over and said something in his ear with a smile. The man immediately laughed, his laughter was like ringing a bell. While laughing, he took out a dollar bill from his pocket and placed it in front of her.
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Noticing Xu Yunqi's gaze, the contact person smiled with his teeth that were yellowed by the incense smoke, "Don't look at it, you have to go over and register in a while, check your body, and buy insurance. This is a serious business. If anything happens,
If someone is beaten to death or crippled on stage, with insurance, they won't be sued."
Cheap insurance only protects the interests of the black boxing ring from being infringed, but cannot guarantee the personal safety of the boxers. Even if there is an accident in the boxing ring, the insurance company will not pay much money.
The contact person said this and led Xu Yunqi to the corner of the boxing ring. He smiled and nodded to the woman and left.
"Fill out the form according to this format and give it to me. If you don't have a social security number, leave it blank. If you have one, fill it in. If you have insurance, it costs three hundred dollars. If you only have half insurance, fifty is enough. There is one over there.
Pen, go ahead and fill it out. If you don’t understand anything, just come and ask me." The woman spoke fluent American English and handed Xu Yunqi several forms very skillfully, and then gave him a very professional smile.
"I don't have money." Xu Yunqi took the form and answered honestly. He had no money. If he had money, he wouldn't have to work hard to fight in the underworld.
After hearing what he said, the smile on the woman's face immediately fell, and she waved her hand impatiently, "What are you doing here if you don't have money? Let's go, let's go, come back when you have saved up enough insurance money. We are doing serious business here."
, you can’t do it without buying insurance. Who brought you here, why don’t you know these rules?”
The tone of speaking was exactly the same as that of the contact person.
Xu Yunqi stood still. After listening to the woman's complaints, he continued, "I don't have money now, but when I win the boxing match, I will have money. I will give you some money then, okay?"
"It's okay. If you die on stage, I'll lose money." When the woman was anxious, she spoke Mandarin. When she realized it, she immediately changed to English, "How about this, you
It’s okay if you don’t have money... How about using your body to pay off the debt?”