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Zhao Hu had a wife named the. Liu, and after ten years of marriage, he felt both love and fear towards her. the. Liu had a terrible habit; she was addicted to gambling and would throw any money she had into the casinos.
Not long ago, Ma Batian was hosting a birthday banquet in the capital. It wasn't Zhao Hu's place to send gifts, but the. Liu had a cousin who happened to be a maid in Ma Batian's household. Zhao Hu thought that perhaps he could leverage this connection to present a generous gift to Ma Batian. If he could gain the favor of such an influential figure, he might have a chance to rise above his current status.
Thus, Zhao Hu made a bold decision. He sold the farmland on the outskirts of Linjiang City and mortgaged their house, gathering ten thousand taels of silver to give to the. Liu to help pave the way for his plan. However, he never expected that upon arriving in the capital, the. Liu would not find her cousin but instead become entranced by a casino she passed by.
She spent an entire day and night gambling there, losing all ten thousand taels of silver. This is how gamblers are; the more they lose, the more they want to win it back. Having been with Zhao Hu for ten years, the. Liu understood the ways of the world and immediately approached the casino owner to discuss borrowing money to recover her losses.
She mentioned her husband's name and their connections, which made the casino feel secure that she wouldn't run away. They readily lent her more money. the. Liu stayed at the casino for three days straight until they finally refused to lend her any more funds. When she calculated her debts, she was stunned. Over those three days, she had accumulated debts amounting to thirty thousand taels of silver.
The casino did not make things difficult for her; instead, they provided her with food and drink and sent someone to inform Zhao Hu that his wife had incurred gambling debts in the capital totaling thirty thousand taels of silver. Since they were all part of the same underworld community, they waived the interest and only required repayment of the principal amount.
Zhao Hu was given thirty days to settle the debt. During this period, the. Liu would be well taken care of without any harm coming to her. However, once the deadline passed, every three days they would send him one of the. Liu's fingers as a reminder. If it came to that, losing a finger would lead to losing a toe, then an arm or leg.
Zhao Hu was bewildered. He asked some fellow disciples for information and learned that this was one of the three major criminal organizations in the capital run by Wang Batian; every single tael mattered. If the. Liu lost her life over this debt, he would surely be dragged into the capital as well.
Having already mortgaged his house, he had no money left to save his wife. Moreover, his status was lowly; Zhang Biao rarely helped others and certainly wouldn't go out of his way for him by asking Ma Batian for assistance.
At that moment, Su Han suddenly asked, “Did you encourage Lin Yu's kidnapping?”
“How do you know?” Zhao Hu was startled and quickly changed his tune. “What Lin Yu? What does he have to do with us?”
Su Han no longer had any doubts: “Brother Zhao, let’s not beat around the bush. I’ve been entrusted with saving Lin Yu. So whether it was your plan or Zhang Biao’s idea doesn’t concern me; I just need to see Lin Yu unharmed. Every minute you waste here delays me from reaching him.”
As he spoke, Su Han did not relax his observation of Zhao Hu's expressions and movements for a moment. The guy looked tense when he heard the "Thirty Days" deadline, and his right hand trembled slightly.
Zhao Hu hesitated for a moment before saying, "To be honest, master Su, since we're being straightforward, I won't hide it from you any longer. It's true that Lin Yuan has a grudge against lord Zhang. I encouraged him to kidnap Lin Yuan, hoping to extort a ransom. lord Zhang, seeing my contribution, would give me a cut of the money, which would help me out of my urgent situation... lord Zhang agreed to my plan, but he was too greedy..."
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