SWDnovel Chapter 47 Night Walk!
Chapter 47 Night Walk!
Whether day or night, the shantytowns are always cramped, filthy, and stinking...
Silently leaving home, Shen Mo, dressed in worn-out leather factory work clothes, wearing a mask and hood, walked through the narrow alleyways.
The shantytowns are quieter at night than during the day, but also more dangerous.
Few people were to be seen in the alley, but there were always lurking eyes watching from the darkness...
He walked on silently and calmly.
But just before entering an intersection, he suddenly stopped.
The next moment, an iron rod slammed down in front of Shen Mo.
In Shen Mo's eyes, the power, direction, and speed carried by that iron rod appeared in his consciousness like arrows.
Snapped!
Shen Mo reached out and grabbed the iron rod, applying slight force to bring it to a stop in front of him, where it remained motionless.
Turning his head, Shen Mo looked at the person who had ambushed him.
The man looked horrified and immediately begged for mercy.
But the next moment.
boom!
Shen Mo delivered a side kick, and the man felt as if his internal organs were about to be vomited up.
He was sent flying, coughing up blood, and lost consciousness mid-air before falling into the polluted lake, where he didn't resurface for a long time...
Glancing at the other attackers who had fled in panic, Shen Mo threw away the iron rod in his hand and continued forward.
Most of the gazes from those dark corners also dispersed.
Not all shantytowns are built on sewage lakes.
The area adjacent to the rocky city wall, being on higher ground, was unaffected by the sewage lake and was home to more and taller buildings.
This place is also the center of various gangs, and official departments such as the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Security Bureau are also located here, even a China Merchants Bank branch...
In addition, this area has a unique name – Twilight Valley Never Sleeps District.
Even though the curfew had been in effect for several hours, casinos, brothels, bars, and other establishments were still operating.
All sorts of houses stand side by side, colorful neon lights pollute the eye, and all sorts of people indulge in unrestrained behavior...
Shen Mo had come here a few times with Zhao Hu before.
He also went to Shi Qiang's territory.
Soon, Shen Mo found Shi Qiang's biggest territory.
This is a three-story building.
Three huge "SOS" shaped light signs stood on the door.
Before even stepping inside, Shen Mo could hear fast-paced and energetic music.
The chaotic electric guitar and drumbeats are interspersed with meaningless screams, as if it's just noise for the sake of noise.
Shen Mo took out a hundred-yuan Tongmengbi note and handed it to the gang member guarding the door.
However, just as Shen Mo was about to go in, he was stopped by the gatekeeper who had taken the money.
"Something you can't show to others?"
A gang member with a cigarette in his mouth blocked Shen Mo's way.
He looked him up and down a few times, pointed to his face, and said with a playful expression.
Upon hearing this, Shen Mo's heart sank. After a moment's hesitation, he took off his mask.
"Hmph, you haven't even grown your first hair yet, and you dare to sneak here."
The man lowered his arm, took a drag of his cigarette, and said:
"Go inside!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Mo put his mask back on and entered the building with a sense of hope.
He had seen the two gatekeepers before.
Fortunately, the two people didn't recognize him and assumed he was just out having fun without his family's knowledge.
I let him in just for fun...
As he walked through a long corridor, amidst increasingly loud music, Shen Mo entered the bar on the first floor.
The flickering lights were filled with the smells of tobacco, alcohol, and hormones.
Drunkards shouted and boasted while drinking, scantily clad women strolled around, and in a corner, someone was using hallucinogenic drugs with a look of enjoyment on their face...
On the stage in the middle, a group of nearly naked men and women were wildly twisting their bodies.
The DJ's murmured moans from the speakers acted like a catalyst, amplifying the desires of everyone in the room...
Shen Mo frowned deeply, showing no sign of liking it.
His five senses were enhanced.
Being in such an environment was torture for him.
After casually ordering a drink and looking around the room, not finding Shi Qiang, Shen Mo headed upstairs.
The second floor is a casino.
Gamblers surrounded the gambling tables.
Some of them were tugging at their bow ties and waving their suits, looking like white-collar workers from Shangping.
Some of them had calloused hands, probably farmers from Xiaping.
There were also people like Shen Mo, dressed in the clothes from various factories in the shantytown...
To keep their businesses afloat, gangs in the shantytown would send cars to Xiaping and Shangping every day to pick up customers.
After emptying their wallets, they were sent back the next day...
These people occasionally erupted in excited shouts or desperate howls.
The smoky environment was no better than the first floor...
Shen Mo pretended to be curious and threw some money into the gambling table.
Their real purpose, however, was to find Shi Qiang's whereabouts.
He could not possibly side with Shi Qiang or the Blood Fang Gang.
However, if they refused Shi Qiang's offer of recruitment, in order to avoid future trouble, then they would have no choice but to...
After waiting for a long time at the casino, Shen Mo still couldn't find Shi Qiang.
He noticed that the casino staff had started to pay attention to him.
Shen Mo couldn't help but look at the staircase leading to the third floor.
He didn't know where Shi Qiang's home was.
I just felt that this was Shi Qiang's biggest business, and the other party should be here to maintain order...
After thinking for a moment, Shen Mo walked up to the third floor.
Before he could get close, he was stopped by a waiter.
"Sir, what are you looking for?"
"How do you play upstairs?" Shen Mo asked curiously.
The waiter looked Shen Mo up and down and said:
"You can't go upstairs without a membership."
"Okay," Shen Mo said, sounding somewhat disappointed. "How do I become a member?"
"Spend one million Alliance Coins in the store, or get a referral from another member."
"A million!" Shen Mo stared in disbelief, looking as if he had never seen anything like it before.
Seeing this, the waiter laughed and said:
Not many.
Our customers win tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan every day.
There have even been cases of people winning millions or tens of millions in a single night.
If you're lucky, becoming rich overnight isn't impossible!
Upon hearing this, Shen Mo's eyes were filled with hope and longing.
He then pretended to ask the waiter for "tips" before confidently returning to the gambling table.
However, he only bet the smallest amount, revealing a stingy attitude, which quickly made the casino staff lose interest.
Shen Mo's attention, however, remained focused on the third floor.
No one had been going up or down there for a long time, leading Shen Mo to wonder if there was another entrance...
It wasn't until Shen Mo had lost nearly two thousand Alliance coins that things continued.
He then saw one of Shi Qiang's trusted men obsequiously leading a middle-aged man with a disgusted expression into the third floor.
In a daze, Shen Mo heard Shi Qiang's confidant say something like, "Our boss has been waiting for a long time..."
"Looks like there's no chance tonight..."
Shen Mo left the gambling table with a frustrated and unwilling expression, as if he had lost all the money he had.
He knew nothing about the situation on the third floor, so naturally he wouldn't rush in rashly.
The good thing is that Shen Mo didn't come away empty-handed.
He was fairly certain that Shi Qiang was on the third floor.
Furthermore, we gained a preliminary understanding of SOS deployment and monitoring.
He still has plenty of time to make targeted preparations before executing his plan...