death of hope

Chapter 740 "Savage Growth" (157) Marble Scam
Ever since he was defeated in that epic group fight, the boss of the Bosozoku clan, Onitsuka Eikichi, has started to break the rules.

In fact, his injuries were not serious, the problem was at the psychological level;
A notorious street gangster who was brave and fierce was beaten to the ground by a group of teenagers.
And still, with an absolute advantage in numbers, he lost the group fight, abandoned his companions, and ran away shamefully...

Every young man and young girl hanging around in the streets of New Sapporo is spreading the news vividly.

It was enough to discredit Onizuka Eikichi and the motorcycle gang he led.

When you go out to hang out, you just save face. If you lose face, no one is afraid of you. If you go out on the street again, just wait to be laughed at.

Onizuka Eikichi is a person with a very good face, and it is difficult to face people's ridicule and ridicule.

He couldn't find a goal to live and fell into deep confusion...

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Onitsuka Eikichi locked his motorcycle in the basement, stopped racing with his brothers, and stopped working. He drank and messed around all day long, living in a state of intoxication.

After getting drunk, after vomiting, I just found a place and fell asleep.

Several times, he woke up next to the trash can, picked up cigarette butts discarded by others, and started smoking.

Some people recognized him and were surprised that the once famous villain had fallen so low.

He chose to pretend not to hear, and his dignity was long gone.

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Like most gangsters, Onizuka Eikichi has no education and is extremely lacking in spiritual life.

Reading books and watching movies are completely incomprehensible, so I can only choose simple and convenient entertainment methods.

When he was awake, like most frustrated men like him, he went to the pachinko parlor to gamble.

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Pachinko parlors can be seen everywhere in the streets of New Sapporo.
In fact, it is a casino disguised as a game hall, and most of the operators have gang backgrounds.

In order to attract customers, the decoration of the pinball room is very luxurious, and the neon lights in front of the door are dizzying.
Once you get closer, the beautiful lady wearing cool clothes outside the store will hold your hand and invite you to come in and take a look.

The store is filled with dazzling LED light pollution, the rising water vapor is dyed colorful by the lights, the ceiling is covered with balloons, and the psychedelic electronic sound effects shock the eardrums.

All these fancy packaging make you temporarily escape from the suffering of the real world, as if you have traveled to a different world...

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In order to retain customers, the pachinko parlor is non-smoking and even offers free cigarettes.

Once you are mesmerized by the environment, it is easy to forget the passage of time.
Addicted to a well-planned game scam,
Inextricable……

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The game is very simple,
You bought a basket of marbles at the front desk, sat in front of the game machine, and pulled the wrench.
The marbles will bounce back and forth in the exquisite mechanism layout. The more times you bounce, the higher your score will be.
If you hit a special area, you will get double or even ten times the score. Along with the cool sound and light effects, the player's hormones will surge rapidly.
Finally, the marbles will stop bouncing and will fall into the hole below, and the points will start to be counted on the screen.
If the score is not enough, you will be encouraged to try harder next time. If the score is high enough, more marbles will roll out. The marbles appear to be small stainless steel balls with markings, but when brought to the front desk, they can be exchanged for the common currency of the Federation of Terra.

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Unlike traditional casinos, pinball rooms prey on the poor.

The unit price of a marble is not high, so it is difficult for people to feel frustrated.
If the points are high enough, you can get a hundred times or even a thousand times the benefits.

When you lose marbles continuously and want to end the game, but see the person next to you get high scores,
The marbles filled his plastic basket with a splash, and the overflowing marbles could only be caught with clothes. The beautiful waiter cheered and kissed him on the forehead...

At this time, you don’t know how much money that person has lost before. You only see the beads in his box.
This will stimulate your competitive spirit. You will not admit defeat, thinking that you can still win back.
You will want to play again, and with the lucky idea of ​​"I can't always lose", go to the front desk to continue buying beads...

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The pinball room is noisy and crowded,
People were crowded together like sardines in a can, some were laughing wildly, others were crying in their arms.

The psychedelic electronic music is accompanied by the sound of falling marbles, which makes people numb.

It looks lively, but in fact it is a lonely game. You don’t need to communicate with the people next to you.

You are just a poor person trapped in this game, a loser trying to escape from the troubles of reality through this machine.

Many middle-aged uncles, under the dual pressure of work and family, dream of getting rich overnight and jump into this trap...

Amidst the clatter of metal balls, the underworld made a lot of money, and many families were destroyed...

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Players devote themselves wholeheartedly to one impossible-to-win gambling game after another.

Some people prayed with statues of gods and Buddhas or crosses, some people changed machines, and some people gave marbles to the most beautiful waiter and asked her to blow on them.

They try to use this kind of metaphysical method to get luck. However, the banker can never suffer a loss.
The odds of the pinball machine are carefully calculated. You win, you win, you lose, you win, and you keep playing.

In the beginning, you just lose a small amount of money that is insignificant.

I thought to myself, "It doesn't matter, it's just a pack of cigarette money."

When you finally react and realize that this is a scam, it is too late to regret it;

You have probably lost your bankbook, your children’s tuition fees, and even your family’s life-saving money...

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Onitsuka Eikichi fell into such a trap.
Every time he lost all the money he brought with him, he would go to a tavern and drink on credit based on his bad reputation in the past.
Use alcohol to escape reality...