Reborn As Lucky Star

Chapter 110: Chapter 110 I Have an Idea

Zhu Fei returned and spoke to You Zhichao about the situation.

“Couldn’t find anyone; Widow Lin said he had gone to another village.”

You Zhichao narrowed his eyes, touching the mole on his face, “He wouldn’t have gone to Zhang Maz’s, would he?”

After all, he had learned this whole setup from Zhang Maz.

Daye Village was ultimately poor, and the card games You Zhichao ran were never played for high stakes, but at Zhang Maz’s place, it was said that the losses and wins could be in the tens or even hundreds.

Could Yue Jiannan have won for a couple of days, started thinking he could be the gambling god, and purposely gone to a bigger venue to play?

Zhu Fei felt this was indeed the truth, “You saw Yue Jiannan yesterday, he was deep in his addiction; he definitely wouldn’t quit overnight.”

You Zhichao sighed, as it was impossible for him to go to another village to look for him.

Moreover, since Zhang Maz was somewhat his mentor, it wouldn’t be proper for him to go to his games, as it would easily cause problems.

After much thought, You Zhichao could only grimly say, “Forget it, it turned out to be a boon for Zhang Maz.”

Feeling discontent, he wanted someone to vent his frustrations on.

You Zhichao strode over to a man, and with a fierce kick, he kicked the man’s chair.

The man jumped in shock and turned around, seeing it was You Zhichao, he immediately gave a pitifully obsequious look.

“You Ge…”

You Zhichao said nastily, “Mao Hui, you promised you’d pay back the money today. Where is it?”

“I, I’m just a bit short, but rest assured, I can win it back right away.”

As if he could win it back, You Zhichao swooped a knowing glance over the few people at the card table.

“Fine, I’ll wait for your repayment today, but if you don’t have it by tonight…”

You Zhichao smirked coldly, making Mao Hui shiver uncontrollably.

In fact, he had lost a considerable amount of money yesterday, leaving only a pitiful few banknotes.

Thinking of the money he owed You Zhichao, he wouldn’t dare to come today, but how could he recover his losses if he didn’t come?

Moreover, this ordinary card table, like a hook, was irresistibly captivating to him.

He didn’t even feel like eating this morning, just eager to get here quickly.

“You Ge, I’m sure I can win!”

Mao Hui insisted repeatedly, while You Zhichao shook the paper in his hand.

“No problem, it’s written right here anyway. If you can’t pay it back, the interest doubles. You’ll keep paying until you’re clear. And if need be, you can still mortgage your family’s land.”

Mao Hui looked like he was about to cry, his hands trembling as he held the cards, but he was crazily reluctant to leave.

He could make a comeback…this time he surely wouldn’t lose!

Meanwhile, the Yue Family remained completely unaware of all this.

Lin Chunju had no idea that her offhand remark had caused Zhu Fei and You Zhichao to misunderstand.

She had even prepared herself for the next time these people came, thinking of how to handle them.

But for the next few days, it was very quiet, and surprisingly, no one came to cause trouble.

They didn’t come to cause trouble, yet Lin Chunju was not willing to let them off the hook.

Lin Chunju took Yue Jiannan to visit Mayor Zhang specifically, and told him all about these matters.

Mayor Zhang didn’t need her to come; he had already sensed something fishy.

“Sigh, I’ve actually noticed recently—more than one person has approached me in the village, entrusting their lands to You Zhichao and Zhu Fei,” Mayor Zhang said.

He didn’t say that it wasn’t just Daye Village; surrounding villages faced similar situations.

These card games, like a plague, quickly spread among the young people in each village.

Lin Chunju asked, “I remember it was mentioned before that the state doesn’t allow these activities, right?”

Now, with few recreational activities, many villages easily develop these bad habits, with some malicious people setting traps specifically.

Causing many families to be ruined, even selling the land passed down from their ancestors.

Such cases became so numerous that the state simply issued a ban, and organizers were to be arrested and jailed.

Mayor Zhang helplessly shook his head, “These people are very cunning, always having someone on lookout at the entrance. Any slight movement is detected, making it hard to catch them.”

Upon hearing this, Yue Jiannan got an idea, “Mayor Zhang…I actually have an idea.”