122: Chapter 122 Memories

Listening to Qin Mo’s angry scolding, Old Gambler looked around blankly, tears slowly welling up on his wrinkled face.

He then fell to his knees and wailed.

Cheng Xiaoguang, standing to the side, saw this and, unable to bear it, was about to step forward when Qin Mo stopped him.

Everyone just watched Old Gambler in silence.

After a long time, Old Gambler climbed up from the ground with a tear-stained face and walked over to Cheng Xiaoguang.

“Xiaoguang, I’m sorry! Dad was wrong. From now on, Dad will take good care of you and this family.”

“I’m afraid you won’t have the chance!”

Before Cheng Xiaoguang could speak, Qin Mo said in a deep voice from the side.

“Ah? Why?” Old Gambler asked blankly.

“Gambling, plus tomb raiding—you won’t be getting out for at least two years.”

“This...” Upon hearing this, Old Gambler lowered his head, unable to say a word.

Qin Mo said indifferently, “In our Dragon Kingdom, we believe in redeeming oneself through service. Tell us everything you know, and tell us how you were deceived and who deceived you.”

“If you tell us all of this, Uncle Hat will treat you with leniency.”

“Really?” As soon as he said this, a glimmer of light appeared in Old Gambler’s previously dull eyes.

Seeing Qin Mo nod, Old Gambler pondered for a moment and slowly said, “It was about half a year ago. At that time, Xiaoguang was about to start college, but I couldn’t afford the tuition.”

“While I was racking my brains trying to find a way, a person called Cleaner found me. To this day, I still don’t know how he knew who I was.”

“I remember it was one evening. I had been working all day and was tired. On my way home, I bumped into a man. He was wearing a smiley face mask. I swear I didn’t know him, and I had never even seen him before, but he was able to clearly state my name and my home address.”

“I was very curious at the time, and I didn’t know what his purpose was. He told me he could help me make a lot of money. At first, I definitely didn’t believe him. I knew that such a pie falling from the sky could never happen to me.”

“He asked me to follow him to a place, and I didn’t think much of it and followed him. It wasn’t until he brought me to an underground casino that I realized what it was. There were all kinds of Gamblers everywhere. At first, I was very repulsed and even wanted to leave immediately.”

“But when I witnessed with my own eyes that man called Cleaner make millions in a few minutes, I was tempted. However, I knew the dangers of gambling. Even though I was very tempted, I still restrained myself.”

“Cleaner saw my hesitation and told me to bet with him. I believed him! That night, I followed him and made eight hundred thousand in one night!”

“That was eight hundred thousand! I had never seen that much money before. I couldn’t even believe it was real.”

“Later, we often drank tea together and frequented various casinos. At first, I did win a lot, and I started to become extravagant, picking the most expensive and best items whenever I bought anything.”

“Soon, I spent all my money. When I went to look for Cleaner again, he had mysteriously vanished, and I couldn’t find him anymore.”

“Going from a millionaire to a pauper, I couldn’t accept the disparity. I started gambling on my own, but I didn’t have that kind of luck anymore. When I lost my first bet, I refused to accept it.”

“After I lost all the chips in my hand, I no longer wanted to win much money; I just wanted to break even. But... I failed. I lost everything in my home...”

Speaking up to this point, Old Gambler fell silent, seemingly unwilling to recall this terrible history any further...

Qin Mo frowned, “What happened next? Why did you suddenly choose to go tomb raiding?”

“Later, I lost everything in the house, even the house itself was gone. My wife even wanted to divorce me. I was chased by creditors with nowhere to run, and I even thought about taking my own life.”

“Just at that moment, Cleaner came again, and I ran into him.”

“However, this time he didn’t take me gambling. He said that as long as I went to a place to help him retrieve the treasures inside, he would keep taking me gambling and guarantee that I would become a millionaire, multi-millionaire, or even a billionaire.”

“I was at my wit’s end, so I agreed. When I arrived at the place, I realized it was a graveyard.”

“And my job was to raid the tomb. I was very scared at the time. After all, I was just an honest middle-aged man who had never done anything harmful in my life. I knew I couldn’t do something like tomb raiding.”

“But thinking about my future life, I let it go. If I’m not even afraid of death, what else is there to be afraid of?”

“Later, I spent a day digging open the grave and took out the treasures inside.”

“When I was happily looking for Cleaner, he had mysteriously vanished again. It wasn’t until three days ago that he sent me a message saying he would come to take the treasure in a few days. Later, I didn’t wait for Cleaner, but I waited for you instead.”

“At first, I even thought you were creditors.”

After hearing Old Gambler’s story, Qin Mo was silent for a moment and cast his gaze toward the luminous pearl on the table.

“This thing must be the treasure they want to take, right?”

“Yes! That’s right. This luminous pearl is what I brought out from the tomb.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Mo immediately frowned deeply.

“You said yourself that this luminous pearl is something they need. Why did you use this as a stake to gamble with me?”

“It’s not that I didn’t have anything else, but other than this, I really couldn’t find anything valuable. I had to use this. Because I never planned on losing from the start, I didn’t expect you to be so formidable...”

“So, this person called Cleaner will come to take this luminous pearl during this time, right? Do you know the specific time?”

“This... I don’t know yet... He didn’t say a specific time.”

Qin Mo nodded upon hearing this, and then pulled Cheng Xiaoguang outside.

“During this time, keep an eye on your dad. As soon as he has any contact with strangers, call me immediately. Also! Take this bank card. There is one million in it, which is enough for your living expenses.”

As he said this, Qin Mo took a bank card out of his pocket and handed it to Cheng Xiaoguang.

Cheng Xiaoguang’s eyes widened upon hearing this: “This... this... this won’t do! Brother Mo, you have already helped me so much. I can’t accept this money!”

Qin Mo glared at him and said with feigned seriousness: “Look at how pale your face is; it’s clear you’re malnourished. As my fan, how can you live so poorly? If I tell you to take it, then take it. Why so much nonsense?”

“This... this...” Cheng Xiaoguang looked at the bank card in his hand, only feeling that the small bank card was as heavy as a big stone.

“Thump!” The next moment, Cheng Xiaoguang knelt directly in front of Qin Mo.

“Brother Mo! I, Cheng Xiaoguang, swear here today that you are my benefactor for this life. From now on, if you tell me to go east, I will go east; if you tell me to go west, I will go west!”

Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to his senses and pulled Cheng Xiaoguang up. “What are you doing? What are you doing? A man has gold under his knees; how can you just kneel down anywhere?”