Chapter 22: Nameless Opponent

  Inside the gate is a spacious elliptical space, divided into three layers from top to bottom, each layer is divided into open small spaces, and a huge crystal chandelier hangs under the dome. In the middle is a square platform similar to a boxing ring, and on the right side of the platform is an iron gate!

  The space is very large, but there are even more people, so it seems very small. Heavy metal music mixed with the noise creates a suffocating din, and the smoke from various cigars makes the air filthy. The laughter and screams of the hostesses are endless, while the waiters in black tailcoats carry plates back and forth inside, their faces expressionless.

  What kind of club is this? Shen Qingyang took a glance at the two burly men fighting enthusiastically in the middle ring, and his eyebrows furrowed: Underground boxing arena? Heh heh! It's quite thrilling, if I have the chance, I'll also go up and fight to loosen my muscles!

  "Little brother, our seats are in the middle layer B area F seat!" Ah-yi's expression was very comical, but it looked like he was also being extremely cautious, a kind of fear.

  "Hmm!"

  From the iron gate to there were over ten meters away, a usher suddenly appeared in front of him: "Sir, please show your admission ticket!"

  Shen Qingyang carelessly handed the crimson card to him, then followed Old Man De towards their seats. The deafening noise subsided somewhat, the heavy metal music suddenly disappeared, and the spotlight's glow became much dimmer, with Old Man De's old eyes only able to see blurry human silhouettes, ghostly human silhouettes!

  A man was already lying on the ground, motionless, with blood all over his face. The winner continued to pound his chest and let out a beast-like howl. The winner was indeed the king, no doubt about it. To Shen Qingyang, those two mediocre fighters were just wrestling with each other, one of them couldn't hold on and got knocked down, that's all!

  "Welcome tonight's last two distinguished guests who have just arrived, they are——"

  A spotlight suddenly shone on Shen Qingyang and Ya Bao, the surrounding crowd let out a "hushing" sound that grew louder and louder like a tidal wave. Shen Qingyang furrowed her brow, this scene was just like walking down a T-shaped runway as a model, with everyone's eyes fixed on her, but in reality they weren't looking at how good she looked in her clothes, but rather at her breasts and butt!

  They want to see through me! Shen Qingyang sneered and quickly walked towards the seat with his right hand covering his face. Dumb Bai was not slow at all, limping closely behind Shen Qingyang.

  A burst of laughter erupted from the surrounding stands! Who are these two? The young man is quite handsome, but the old one looks like a mess! Most men showed disdain on their faces, after all, those who came here in the end were just minor characters or even sacrifices! Women responded with habitual screams - most of them were probably professional "scream team" members!

  "They're mischievous and sly!"

  That tall guy is Skey? Is he British or Chinese? He's Chinese! Doesn't look like it, he's so tall... Mixed Chinese and English heritage...

  Damn it! What kind of gaze is that? I'm a pure Chinese, Northeastern old boy! None of this matters, what's important is that this is the forefront of international ****!

  "Beat this yellow devil to death..." A hoarse shout came from the upper seats, followed by a surge of applause. Ah-Bo's face showed a strange expression, as if he was smiling, but more like crying - it was caused by his inner fear!

  Shen Qingyang rolled his eyes, stopped, and the light shone directly on his angular face with a cool and refreshing extra flesh. A burst of cold air erupted instantly, and the people in the middle layer private room closest to him clearly felt the killing intent! That's right, it was a murderous aura. Two gazes swept past them and shot up to the upper viewing platform, locking onto that guy in just one second.

  A dark shadow suddenly appeared out of thin air, but there was no trace in the figure's wake. A blood-curdling scream followed, and the guy immediately clutched his head and rolled to the ground. A bright light eerily enveloped his body, his face covered in fresh blood, with his left ear gone!

  The whole scene fell silent in an instant! What kind of person is this? How did he do it? Why is that person rolling on the ground? Ah, blood is coming out!

  The people closest to Shen Qingyang didn't see how he did it, they only saw him casually clapping his hands and embracing the disheveled old man as he sat down in his own private room!

  "Hey, what can I get you to drink?" The two beautiful waitresses had been waiting in the private room for a while. Their sweet and greasy voices made Shen Qingyang feel a sense of disgust!

  "Vodka, the best!" Hubert hunched over, leaning against the soft couch, his face waxen yellow, with fine beads of sweat clearly visible.

  "I want a cold beer, any brand will do!" Shen Qingyang sat in the soft seat and looked up at the stage, where the host was excitedly explaining, while the service staff were busy wiping away the blood stains on the floor.

  "As you wish!" One of the women with a disheartened face sat directly next to Shen Qingyang, her eyes darting back and forth, while her hand stroked Shen Qingyang's thigh: "Hehe! What solid muscles, are you Chinese?"

  Shen Qingyang didn't feel anything at all. Women of this kind were everywhere on the streets, but she wore that signature smile: "Are you from the Philippines? Your Chinese is pretty good!"

  "Hah! I'm in charge here. As long as you're willing, anything goes... drinking, boxing, beast fighting, womanizing... which one do you like?"

  "Murder!"

  "Ah?!" The woman had never seen such a straightforward one, and was so shocked that her face lost its color. Her pale little face didn't react until half a day later, at which point the walkie-talkie in her hand started ringing.

  "Mr. Skey and Mis Chen in Block B, Seat F hold VIP cards, according to regulations..."

  A look of surprise and excitement flashed across the woman's face, and she suddenly turned off her phone: "You two gentlemen, is this your first time here? Really?"

  Shen Qingyang glanced at Yu Bo: "What's the difference?"

  "Heh heh! Sir, you don't know our rules? For first-timers to Paradise, there are three options to become a permanent VIP member! The first method is the best, with a membership fee of 10 million US dollars, you'll receive a VIP gold card!"

  One hundred million US dollars? Are you kidding me! I just came to have a meal and join in the excitement, Shen Qingyang shook his head: "Is there any other choice?"

  The woman's face changed, the rich young masters, underworld bosses and those with money who come here like this way, no need to take risks, no fear for their lives, this handsome guy... is a bit unaware of the heights of heaven and earth!

  "Of course! If you're willing, there are two more options, gladiatorial combat and slaughter!"

  The waiter brought vodka and iced beer, and generally appeared in front of Shen Qingyang with no expression on his face: "Sir, your drink!"

  Another woman skillfully poured wine, filled two cups and put them on the table: "Please drink slowly!" After saying that, she took a sip of vodka herself, her pretty face immediately flushed with red, and she threw herself into Ah-yi's arms!

  Grass, so direct?!

  Yuber didn't refuse, and the wrinkles on his face suddenly lit up: This place has only one advantage - women will take the initiative, and they don't have to pay!

  "If you're not satisfied with the first way, the other two ways are also exciting, I recommend..."

  "Murder!" Shen Qingyang, with his signature smile, didn't even lift an eyebrow, grabbed the ice beer, and with a flick of his thumb on the bottle cap, it flew off, making a "bang" sound as it jumped high into the air, landing perfectly in the woman's cleavage.

  "Ah!" The woman was clearly startled, her pale face flushing with anger. This guy is asking for trouble!

  "As you wish! Hehe......"

  The crowd around him was in an uproar again, and what had just happened here was really nothing out of the ordinary. Losing an ear was much better than losing one's life!

  "Sir, your bill has already been paid!" The waiter looked at Shen Qingyang with a expressionless face, but didn't leave.

  "Who paid?" Originally came here to eat a free meal, who is so blind and actually dared to pay the bill without permission? Shen Qingyang was very unhappy.

  "Sir, you're in front!" The waiter exits the private room.

  The opposite side was too far away, to be exact, it was on the opposite side of the arena. Shen Qingyang's eyes were extremely sharp, and with just one glance, he could see the situation clearly on the other side. It was a very large private room, four men and four women, the women were obviously several times stronger than those here, while the men were unrecognizable.

  The man in the middle is wearing a forest camouflage suit, with a cigar in his mouth. On either side of him are two men dressed in black Zhongshan suits. There is also a man wearing an all-white Western-style suit, without a tie, holding a highball glass containing a deep red liquid that looks like blood.

  "Yuba, do you know them?" Shen Qingyang didn't have any friends here. If someone was footing the bill, it was probably because they had some connection with the old man.

  "Ha ha!" The old man's turbid eyes didn't even look, took a swig of vodka, and with one big hand clamped on the woman's chest, he squeezed and kneaded it vigorously, the flesh changing shape. The old man sneered: "This place has all kinds of people, anything can happen, those who pay you aren't necessarily your friends!"

  "Oh? What's going on?"

  "Haha, maybe you've been targeted by them, and the stakes are on you!"

  "What's at stake?"

  "A gladiatorial contest or a slaughter! Someone will come to place bets soon, anyone can wager, this place is paved with gold!"

  Damn! So coincidental?

  "Am I going to lose?"

  "Lost his life!"

  "Oh!"

  Using someone's life as a bet is extremely evil, but here it's just a normal thing. You lose your life, he wins money! Some people didn't get the money and lost their lives instead, just bad luck.

  "The person opposite us is not kind, we must be careful!" Yuba coldly smiled and glanced at the arena, where a burly man was already standing, pounding on the railing and letting out a beastly roar.

  Shen Qingyang narrowed his eyes, the man opposite him holding a glass of red wine looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall where they had met before. Since you've come and not gone, it's impolite! If you're footing the bill for yourself, you should show some courtesy!

  "Do you have money?" Shen Qingyang stretched out his hand and looked at Yaobo: "I only have a card, no cash!"

  The old man smiled wryly and patted his body all over before pulling out a single coin: "I didn't work today, so I'm left with just this!"

  Damn it! Are you going to die if you don't pretend? Shen Qingyang knew that the old man should have more than just this one coin on him, but this was already enough!

  "Girl, take this and deliver it to the opposite side!" Shen Qingyang stuffed the coin into the woman's hand, taking the opportunity to pinch her buttocks: "There will be a heavy reward when you come back!"

  The woman's face was covered with frost: "A coin, you let me send a fart?!" However, she still smiled cheaply: "As you wish!" After that, she shook her head and swayed out of the private room.

  "Heh heh! You'll infuriate them, our mission is..." Dumbel's words were cut off halfway.

  Shen Qing's cold and indifferent gaze made Ya Bao feel very uncomfortable!

  "Little brother, our mission is to find that cripple, within an hour, then go to Cuixianju to meet Tianditong, do you understand?"

  "Cripple? Are you sure he'll definitely come?"

  "Little brother, if this task is completed, it's not just a matter of one million yuan in commission, but also concerns your status!"

  "What position?" Shen Qingyang was a bit confused, really confused! If the thief is found here, first disable his arm and then beat him to death and feed him to the dog!

  "I can only reveal this much, it's organizational discipline, you understand?"

  "Hurry up and say it!"

  "He's a member of the Tiantian Alliance, ranking above me! Originally, the organization had strict orders to go into hiding indefinitely, but he took matters into his own hands, not only allying with Tianze Garden, but also colluding with Interpol... You know, the incident from ten years ago is still being investigated, so..."

  Shen Qingyang's back went cold, just a few words, and it was clear: he had been drawn into the gang's infighting!

  "Get rid of him?"

  Yu Bo nodded and stopped talking. This was a win-win strategy: Shen Qingyang could retrieve his lost item, and the Tianmeng Alliance would eliminate its internal problem. However, Yu Bo knew that what he had lost was not on the cripple's body; the clues showed that Shen Qingyang's lost item had been sold for $3.5 million!

  "What's his name?"

  "Qī Hào, alias Ghostly Thief Qī, is an elder of the Sky Stealing Alliance, nicknamed Guǐ Zǐ!"

  A woman's figure appeared in the bread compartment, holding a crystal tray with the coin inside. Shen Qingyang narrowed his eyes to see the other person's reaction, and saw that the man holding the red wine picked up the coin and handed it to the "mystic cigar man" on the soft seat. The people next to him put a stack of banknotes in the crystal plate, and the woman retreated and disappeared into the crowd.

  "You've enraged your opponent!" Hubert continued to knead the flesh, and the woman let out a wanton laugh.

  "He's Tú!" Shen Qingyang instantly saw his opponent's appearance, with a purple scar at the corner of his eye. It was indeed him who had heavily injured Banji. He really was that assassin, the one he had chased in Xiaosi Street, and his name was "Tú"!

  "Do you know each other?"

  Shen Qingyang stood up, and the person in front of him seemed to wave his hand, a white light shot over!

  "I don't know!" A sharp voice pierced the air, and a black dot rushed towards the light.

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