Chapter 57: Purgatory Reunion (9)

At this moment, the shocked Qi Leren completely wrote his mood on the face, and this surprise and utterance sent a wrong signal-Ning Zhou's hand shook a bit and loosened suddenly.
"Wait!" Qi Leren realized that he had made a mistake, and quickly held Ning Zhou's hand again. "I was just a little surprised. I have nothing unwilling to do. I am very happy."
This joy is sincere. Although Qi Leren thinks this progress is too fast, unexpectedly, he doesn't want to refuse, but thinks that this is also good. They have experienced too much separation and torture, and the people in love should be together. Moreover, he had already received Ning Zhou's ring--one in front of the tombstone on the Undead Island, and one on his left hand when he woke up from the tree tomb. He may be willing to give this mind back to Ning Zhou-in the letter he wrote to Ning Zhou that was not received.
"Really?" Ning Zhou asked.
Qi Leren nodded vigorously: "Really!"
Ning Zhou smiled a little, and the sullen gloom instantly disappeared, and the uncontrollable thought of destroying everything fell into the water again.
Qi Leren was still looking at him, with a little anxiety in his brown eyes, but there was no reluctance, which convinced Ning Zhou that he was really willing.
The people he loves are just as strong and timeless as the reward for him, and even if God does not bless them, they are still indivisible.
This cognition gave him peace of mind, his world is no longer a dead silence, and the warm sunlight illuminates this barren land, allowing him to be born again.
So he took his hand again and walked firmly forward.
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The underground casino mentioned by the contact person, Celia, is located in a remote part of the underground city of Ant City. The railcars are not directly connected to Xiacheng. Qi Leren and Ning Zhou had to get off the car outside and enter on foot.
The chaos of the underground ant city is more and more prominent in Xiacheng District. At least the basic order exists in the boundaries of the upper city. There are few violent conflicts on the street. But when the two enter the lower city, the world they see is almost A piece of hell: dirty old streets, ragged pedestrians, and that numb or malicious eyes ... In the dark corners of the streets and streets, Qi Leren even saw several corpses, and they appeared in a grand manner. In such public places, it is as if they are an integral part of this place.
There was a smell in the air, and Qi Leren's five senses strengthened after the shell was broken. As a result, his keen sense of smell is that he can more easily smell these unpleasant tastes than before.
Following the clue given by Celia, the two disguised as they came all the way to this underground casino, and the skinny doorman standing by the door gave a peek at these two strangers wearing masks, the taller one. Straight, inconsistent with this Xiacheng district, the shorter one was wearing an exaggerated leather coat, glanced at him, and gave him a copper coin tip.
The doorman hurriedly opened the door, and as the door opened, the absurd world behind the door opened.
It is like a greedy beast, driven by desire, constantly devouring life.
Whether it is a human or a demon, once it enters its trap and is deceived by it, it will lose its reason, put everything on its own, and become a desperate person.
The world behind the door is a crimson hell. The thick smell stagnates people who have just set foot here. The dark underground casino floor is soaked with blood! Once you go down, the sticky blood splashes on the shoes, and even slowly penetrates into the shoes, the sticky and disgusting feeling makes people feel upright.
Crazy shouts echoed in this dark underground world. Whether human or demon, they stared excitedly at the chips on the gaming table and went crazy to win or lose.
In the corner of the casino, there was a gambler who was being executed. He was stripped and hung upside down from the roof. Several low-level demons laughed and urged him to make a bet: "There is one less' Legs, this time it's the left leg or the right leg! "
The gambler who fainted in the severe pain of castration was poured into a bowl of painkillers, and his tears woke up and screamed and moaned.
A little dog crouched in a pool of blood, licked his lips, and excitedly watched the blood flowing out of the castrated gambler's legs. Fresh blood was a supremely delicious wine for the devil.
"I bet my left leg! Be my left! Be big! This one will definitely win!" The gambler, who was awakened by the pungent blood, gazed up with bloodshot eyes, and yelled out loud.
The dice on the gambling table was lifted, and the frantic expression of the gambling ghost was instantly frozen on his face.
The demons sneered, and his bone-cutting knife cut off one of his legs, and the gambler screamed hysterically, but in exchange for a casual glance at the gamblers, they laughed and laughed at the unlucky ghost who had lost everything , Don't feel like every time he bet, he is moving closer to him.
Ning Zhou frowned, and everything that was absurd and degenerate here made him feel uncomfortable. Although this is not the first time he has come to the devil's territory, and it is not the worst place he has ever seen, but ...
Ning Zhou looked at Qi Leren next to him. His face was hidden behind the half-mask, and his tight mouth was revealed. From the perspective of body language, his mood was equally heavy and tense at the moment.
But when a well-dressed female dealer approached them, Qi Leren's gesture changed immediately.
Suddenly, Qi Leren turned to his side, swearing in his arms and holding his arm in common, raised his head with a smile and whispered in his ear: "You keep silent, and ask me what you want."
Ning Zhou's ears suddenly turned red, but fortunately, the light here was dim enough, everyone knows that the Qilu people who had broken the shell completely looked at the tip of his red Tongtong, shouting lovely in his heart.
The dealer had already stood in front of the two of them. She should have stood closer, but the two cheerleaders would probably not have welcomed her, so she asked politely: "Are the two here for the first time?"
"Why, aren't you welcome?" Qi Leren's voice changed. Although it was still a male voice, it was sharper and softer than ordinary men, and the deliberately prolonged tone was full of ambiguous dissatisfaction.
"How is that?" The dealer laughed quickly. "The two want to play?"
Qi Leren pointed at the table with the most people: "Just play from there."
The dealer took the light steps to lead the two forward, and his slender high heels stepped on the sticky stinky blood.
The gambler who was executed in the corner has lost his legs. He was put down, crawling in the blood pool lamenting, the little dog opened his mouth and bit his wound, and the lower demons were holding wine glasses. While joking, he persuaded him to put his own hands.
"Whether I bet big or bet small, you double your stakes and bet on my home." Qi Leren whispered to Ning Zhou.
Behind the mask, Ning Zhou was puzzled.
"Trust me, this is how you make your family rich." Qi Leren smiled bitterly.
"..."
The dealer was holding the redeemed chips and was eager to help the two. In her eyes, the two were really weird. Not because of wearing a mask, but because ...
"Small." The half-masked man dialed a few chips and casually threw them in the small area.
The dealer silently turned his attention to another person, and sure enough, that person bet his double chips in another area.
Gamblers around the place bet wildly, and no one noticed this slightly weird scene.
The dice opened, and the result was self-evident.
The chip in front of the man wearing a half mask decreases at a rate that is visible to the naked eye, but the chip in front of his companions is constantly increasing. After a few rounds, he finally feels bored, pointing to the chip in front of the two to signal the dealer to put away , Holding the man's arm and biting his ear, he also giggled.
As if aware of the dealer's sight, he turned his face slightly, his eyes hidden behind the mask glanced coldly at her, but there was a charming smile on the corner of his mouth: "I don't like you looking at me with this look Man, next time I look at it like that, I'll dig them out. "
"I'm sorry." The dealer immediately lowered his head and looked intently at the vamp soaked with blood, and never dared to look at either of them.
"Good boy, this is a reward for learning how to be polite." The person shoved a chip into her corset and giggled maliciously. "A closer look, your makeup is really thick, remind you In a word, your facial features are really not suitable for this heavy makeup. "
After speaking, he returned to the man and muttered a few words with him.
The dealer lowered his head, and the powerful aura from the two men made her tremble.
"By the way, ask you somebody." The man in the half-mask said lazily a name.
That man was a frequent visitor to this underground casino, and the last person to see the illusionist. He claimed to have seen a women ’s illusionist in this underground casino. After that, neither the illusionist nor this person was seen again. The verified informants were missing.
Directly asking is risky. Qi Leren didn't expect to get the answer he wanted from an ordinary dealer. He just wanted to test how deep the water was.
"I have an impression ... But it wasn't me who was hosting him before. May I help you?" The dealer asked carefully.
"Okay."
So the two sat down in front of the coffee table in the secluded place of the underground casino. There was no overwhelming blood smell here. Qi Leren and Ning Zhou squeezed into the same sofa-he had a very honest reason, so crowded. To facilitate communication at any time.
The female dealer who just left came with a tall male dealer. He looked higher in rank, and the expression on his face was a kind of arrogant arrogance: "Good two, I heard you are looking for someone? "
"Find a friend." Qi Leren said lightly.
"He hasn't been here for a few days, maybe he just put his leg in the tavern and couldn't crawl." The dealer seemed familiar with the missing witnesses, but his tone was full of the coldness and indifference unique to this place.
"Which pub?" Qi Le asked subconsciously.
The male dealer's expression changed slightly, and he asked with a little doubt: "Aren't you his friend?"
Oops, just now I got the wrong words, Qi Leren's cold sweat ran down, even Ning Zhou held his hand tightly.
Nervous Qile's brain quickly moved, and instantly switched from a state of casual coping to a state of first alert. He had to round the words, at least to explain why he was a "friend" of that person, knowing that he loved Came to the underground casino, but did not know the pub he loved.
"Friend?" Qi Leren's smile was even more fake, and his strong ridicule and aversion under the ridicule were all written in his smile, "A 'friend' who owes debts?"
The male dealer suddenly realized that he was the creditor.
This is not surprising. In this place full of gambling, the debts of this group of people add up to an extremely scary number, which is enough for them to sell all of themselves, whether their wives and children, or their own bodies.
"I heard that he often comes here. It's a pity that if he could spend the time gambling here to sell his ass, he wouldn't owe so much." Qi Leren dragged the ambiguous long note and looked to the distance It has become a gambler with a cold smile, and his smile is even colder. "Or do stupids prefer to break their hands and feet here, but do not want to 'work' to pay their debts?"
The two dealers also looked at the man, who had lost his legs and hands, leaving only a bare head hanging on his neck, and slowly breathing in a pool of blood. The demons around him are cutting his tongue and belly meat, choosing the best part to serve as a meal.
Light footsteps came from behind, belonging to women.
Qi Leren did not look back, Ning Zhou glanced back. He was a woman of modest appearance.
The two dealers stood up from their chairs together and said respectfully, "Manager."
The female manager walked a few more steps forward, confirming a glance at Qi Leren, seeing his slightly exposed leather clothes from his half mask, and then seeing his pair of leather boots with silver ornaments .
"Mr. Red?" A flamboyant smile spread across her face. "Really you? It's been a long time since I heard from you."
Qi Leren stunned, red? How could there be an acquaintance in the underground Ant City for this fake identity that was fabricated for the purpose of undercover killing? He had never seen this woman at all.
"Mrs. is waiting for you, please be honoured."