Chapter 42: Black Market Fist

  The fourth part of the main body

  At 7:00 pm, Fei Shu drove to pick me up as scheduled. Please visit us using the pinyin domain name of this site. The car drove through streets and alleys for about 20 minutes before stopping in front of a large building. The venue was set up on the second basement floor of the building. At that time, the venue was filled with sweaty men, naked women, and a cacophony of voices; the boxing ring was set up in the center of the venue, where two guys with bruised faces were fiercely fighting; around them were card tables and wine tables; on one wall, there was a large closed-circuit television playing rough and wild video programs.

  I was scheduled to play the fourth and seventh games. In the interval before the game, Fei Shu let me into the locker room to change clothes and briefly introduced me to the situation of the opponent I was about to face.

  Fei Shu said: "I'm telling you! The person we're going to fight later is called Da Hei Xiong, this guy's name matches his appearance, he really looks like a black bear, and his height is probably more than half a head taller than yours. His strength is unmatched, and his boxing skills are extremely fierce. You must be extremely careful when the time comes!" "Then how do you plan for me to fight in this match?" I asked coldly while putting on my wrist guard.

  "Of course, we won, but if we could knock him out, that would be even better!" I opened the locker and carefully placed Rosalind's ashes inside while saying coldly, "No problem, I'll do as you wish and knock out the big black bear!"

  "Alright!" Fei Shu clapped his hands and said, "I knew you were no ordinary person, but I'm warning you not to be too careless! Da Hei Xiong is not a leftover lamp. I didn't even glance at him as I said, "Don't worry, I've got it under control. Besides, this is my first match, and I believe that whether I win or lose, you won't be at a disadvantage, right?"

  "Hey, what's with that? I'm a man of honor on the road too, don't think I'm just out for personal gain!"

  "Hmph!" I gave Fei Shu a sidelong glance and didn't say anything else.

  After a while, a little clown ran in from outside: "Fei Shu, it's his turn to go on stage." The little clown pointed at me with his hand. "Okay, you go and tell them, we'll be right there!" Fei Shu said to the little clown. "Ah!" The little clown responded with a sound and was about to run back, but after taking two steps, he came back again. "Fei Shu, what's this guy's name? I should let the host announce it too."

  "This! Ah, young man, what's your name again? I'm getting old and my memory is not good anymore, I've forgotten after asking!" Fei Shu said with a fake smile. "Fei Shu, it seems like you never asked me for my name," I asked him. Fei Shu smiled awkwardly and said: "Oh! Haha... really? No?" "Wusuo Wei, names are just codes, whatever you call me is fine, just call me 'Tool'!" I glanced at him, too lazy to waste more words with him, and coldly threw out this sentence.

  "Alright! You go tell the host that our mysterious boxer's name is 'Tool'." Upon hearing my response, Fei Shu turned around and told Xiao Ge. "Huh?" Xiao Ge asked in confusion: "What kind of name is 'Tool'?" Fei Shu slapped his head: "What's with all these questions? Just say what I tell you to say!"

  "Right!" I took over and said: "Listen to Uncle Fei, let him say what he wants, don't ask why so much. For him, aren't we all just tools?" "Ah!" Xiao Jiao responded with a sound and walked away in a huff. Uncle Fei looked at me, his face smiling but not really smiling, and said: "What's this 'tool' nonsense... Alright, alright, I won't argue with you. Later, let's have a good fight, and you'll definitely be the one who loses!"

  "The next match, Big Black Bear versus Tool... the odds are one to three!" The host shouted in a hoarse voice. "It's really ridiculous, there's actually someone who calls himself Tool, what a waste of a name!" The audience below was abuzz with discussion.

  The big black bear made his entrance, his massive body swaying back and forth as he walked out, drawing a flurry of flying kisses from the beauties at ringside and ear-piercing cheers from the crazed men. The big black bear snarled, laughing "heh heh heh" as he flexed his massive muscles nonstop. However, his appearance was somewhat different from what I had imagined. In my mind's eye, the big black bear should have been a dark-skinned, heavily bearded behemoth of a man. But in reality, while he was indeed a dark-skinned behemoth, he didn't have a big beard - on the contrary, his head and face were completely hairless. To show off his ferocity and individuality, he had specially painted his face white to resemble a skull, looking absolutely terrifying and intimidating.

  After the big black bear stepped onto the stage, it was my turn to go on. But unlike the big black bear's entrance, when I, with a slender physique, walked into the public eye, I immediately attracted a burst of ridicule from the crowd. "Where did this 'hairy' insect come from? Go home and drink milk..." "Oh...ah...what kind of tool is this? Don't fight anymore, be my private ** instead!" A few heavily made-up women with revealing clothes said provocative words in a flirtatious tone.

  I closed my eyes and pretended not to see or hear them, only thinking carefully in my heart about how to defeat the big black bear and thoroughly teach Uncle Flying a lesson. The big black bear was fat and sturdy, its strength must be very great, and since I am injured now, if I were to fight it head-on, I would definitely be at a disadvantage. However, the advantage of fighting in the underground boxing match is that one can use any move without restriction, in a real-life "flesh" battle, as long as you are using fists and feet to attack, no matter what technique you have, you can display it freely, without fear of violating any rules, even if you really kill your opponent or get killed by them, no one will investigate deeply. This gave me the confidence to defeat the big black bear.

  "It seems that I need to use my agility to counter his brute force, and I must end this quickly, absolutely cannot drag it out. Otherwise, in the end, I'll be the one who suffers. As for Fei Shu... Ah, got it..." I thought carefully in my heart and finally came up with a foolproof plan.

  The judge mumbled something between the two of us, but I didn't catch a single word. The big black bear stood opposite me, constantly sneering and provoking me, making obscene gestures at me. I looked at him expressionlessly, secretly scanning his body for weaknesses to attack.

  The gong rang three times, and the competition officially began.

  The big black bear must have looked down on me very much, because he swaggered over to me with his arms spread out and took the initiative to attack me first. Heavy punches, secondary heavy punches, light punches, left hooks, right hooks, long swings... The big black bear's fists were as fast as the wind, crazily attacking me.

  I didn't dare to confront him head-on, so I could only dodge his attacks one after another. Although the big black bear had sharp fists and boundless strength, he must have been fat and slow in movement, so every one of his heavy blows failed to land on my body.

  My dodging and weaving made the big black bear very angry, and also attracted the surrounding gamblers to shout loudly: "Little 'hairy' worm, *** you, hurry up and fight... or get out of here! Get out of here... Get out of here..." Fei Shu, who had been watching from the sidelines, kept making eye contact with me, urging me to start a full-on attack.

  "Up! Ah……” I finally released the pent-up energy with a loud roar. I sprinted two steps and leaped towards the massive black bear rushing towards me. My hands grasped his slippery occipital bone, then I violently struck my knee against his forehead. The big bear reacted extremely quickly, stacking his two thick palms to block my knee strike, effortlessly neutralizing my move.

  One move didn't work, so I came up with a second one. After quickly withdrawing my body, I immediately threw out a fake punch at him, followed by a low kick, intending to knock him to the ground. Although the big black bear was caught off guard by my move, this guy's lower body was extremely stable and after being swept away, he only swayed slightly without falling to the ground. At the same time, the big black bear bent its waist and stretched out its huge paws, trying to grab my neck.

  The atmosphere was tense, I made a forward roll to dodge the big black bear's attack, and a swallow tail jumped behind him, then kicked his raised buttocks hard. The big black bear was caught off guard and crawled on the ground with a dog eating shit. "Good... good..." With the fall of the big black bear, the gamblers in the field cheered.

  The big black bear was lying on the ground, feeling both ashamed and angry. It punched the wooden floor of the ring with its fist, and then spat out the mouthguard from its mouth. Then it got up, let out a loud roar, and charged at me again. This time I didn't dodge, but instead faced it head-on and started wrestling with it.

  The big black bear was powerful, with fists like sandbags, each strike coming down like a greased mallet; while I, agile and nimble, had fists and feet as hard as steel cast in bronze, every blow landing making him grimace. The two of us went back and forth, neither yielding, like two wild beasts tearing at each other. The gamblers below were cheering incessantly, their curses, shouts, and roars blending together into a deafening din that rolled wave after wave.

  However, as my physical strength was consumed, I quickly showed signs of decline, and the wound on my shoulder became more and more painful. I'm not a person with poor resistance to beating, but I knew that if this continued, I would definitely lose, and lose badly. "I must end this fight as soon as possible!" I secretly made up my mind.

  Again and again, fists and feet clashed... Suddenly, the big black bear used his sturdy arm to sweep me off my feet, sending me tumbling to the ground. Before I could get up, the big black bear stepped on my chest with one foot, then punched me twice in the face, followed by a tight grip on my neck, lifting me high into the air. "Break him... break him... break him..." The gamblers in the audience shouted loudly.

  "Ah......" The big black bear let out a loud roar and threw me off the boxing ring.

  I fell to the ground, feeling a sudden tightness in my chest and dizziness. The referee had already started counting: "1, 2, 3, 4..." I spat out a mouthful of blood and water from my mouth, then flipped over and sprang up like a carp. Immediately, a chaotic mixture of cheers and whistles erupted around me.

  I stepped onto the boxing ring. The big black bear was extremely excited at this moment, shouting with a head full of sweat: "Come on, kid... come on!" I knew that his physical strength was being consumed more than mine, although he seemed calm on the surface, but I estimated that he could no longer hold on now. However, his low kick was better than mine, so the outcome would depend on the next minute.

  I made a disdainful gesture at the big black bear, then took a step closer and punched my own cheek, telling him: You're not good enough, you want to knock me down, but you're far from it! The big black bear clearly didn't understand the meaning of this pose I was making. He raised his fist and hit me in the face without hesitation. I dodged and took a punch from him. Then, I punched my own cheek again, indicating for him to keep hitting.

  Another punch... I still didn't dodge.

  The big black bear was completely confused. Not only him, but also the gamblers under the stage were confused. They discussed: "Is this kid crazy or stupid? Want to commit suicide...... Maybe he has a 'brain' disease...... maybe......" "Damn it!" Along with the discussion of the gamblers under the stage, the big black bear swung his fist at me for the third time. But this time, I didn't let him succeed.

  I tilted my head, and in an instant, I dodged the big black bear's attack, then twisted my waist and turned around to grab his wrist. With a loud crash, I sent him flying with one push and one pull, instantly dislocating his right arm from its socket. Before he could even react, I seized his limp arm with both of mine, raised my knee, and pressed down on it with all my might, snapping it in two.

  "Ah......" The big black bear let out a loud roar... "Oh my god!" The gamblers below were even more shocked by my move, their eyes wide with amazement.

  At this point, I couldn't think of anything else, after breaking the big black bear's arm, I raised my fist and started hitting his head violently, until his face was swollen and bleeding before stopping.

  Dong dong dong... The bell signaling the end of the first round rings out.

  The big black bear lay motionless on the wooden floor of the boxing ring. "Good...good..." At this time, the gamblers in the field finally reacted and began to shout and cheer loudly.

  "1, 2...7, 8, 9, 10!" The referee knew that the big black bear couldn't get up anymore, but he still followed the rules and finished counting. Finally, he raised my arm and loudly declared: "The winner of this match is this little guy called Tool! It's unbelievable, he KO'd the Big Black Bear in the first round! Let's cheer for his victory!"

  "Oh! Tool! Tool! Tool......" At this time, the scene below had thoroughly boiled over. Some gamblers cheered for my victory, some cursed because they lost money, some whistled loudly and piercingly, while some 'women' desperately sold their 'charms'......

  Victory has brought me no joy or thrill, now I just want to leave this dirty place as soon as possible. Under the accompaniment of two staff members, I separated from the crowd and returned to the rest room.

  Flying Uncle came in and patted my shoulder excitedly, saying: "Well done! Well done! Here, this is your reward for this match, I've added 500 rupees more." "Wow!" "What a black-hearted miser!" I took the money and put it in the locker.

  "Is there anything wrong with your body?" "No problem!" I replied coldly. Fei Shu said, "That's good, the next match is against a Thai boxer, his strength is slightly inferior to Da Hei Xiong, when you fight him..." "Okay," I interrupted him somewhat impatiently, "Don't say so much, just tell me how to fight!"

  Fei Shu smiled and said: "This round, you beat me, but I want to make it clear that even if we lose, we have to lose with style, can't let others see the flaws. Your strength just now everyone saw." "Don't worry, this is no problem, but I have a condition!" I thought for a moment and said.

  "Fei Shu asked, 'What conditions? Won't it be adding money?' 'Yes, you're right, it's indeed adding money!' I said. 'Then how much will be added, tell me,' Fei Shu hastily asked."

  "Two hundred thousand rupees! And you have to pay first." I said calmly. "This..." Fei Shu looked very embarrassed. I glanced at him, knowing that the initiative was already in my hands, and there was no need to be polite with him. So I smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if we don't add more, it's okay if we just don't fight." "No, no, no..." As expected, Fei Shu immediately agreed: "Okay, two hundred thousand is fine, pay first as you said." Fei Shu took out 200,000 cash from his bag and put it in my hand.

  "Alright, thanks Uncle Fei, I'm tired and need to rest for a bit!" I casually tossed the money aside and said lightly. Uncle Fei obviously thought of me as his cash cow, and upon hearing that I wanted to rest, he immediately smiled and said: "Okay, I'll go take a walk around, I'll come call you before the show starts! By the way, tools, I hope we can cooperate for a long time, what do you think?" "Sounds good, I'll consider it!" I replied indifferently. As soon as Uncle Fei heard my response, he smiled and said: "Great, take your time to consider, I'll leave for now."

  After Fei Shu left the rest room, I quickly changed clothes and waited until everything was ready. I put the ashes on my back: "Rossbin Da, we should go..."

  I'll keep watch at the 'gate' and call him inside, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, I'll slap him on the back of the neck and knock him out. Seeing the paper and pen on the table, I think to myself, I should leave something for this black-hearted devil after all. So, with a few swift strokes, I write: Flying Dog Old Thief, I'm gone! Please don't ever call yourself Chinese again, because you're not worthy of it!