Nocturnal Giants: President, don't be too bad

Ye Xiangwan was gone.

At first, Chu Di thought she had just left the hospital and went home, but when he found her home, he learned from Aunt Xiang that Ye Xiangwan hadn't been back for a long time, so he drove to H University with doubts again. He was told by Ye Xiangwan's tutor that her classes had been suspended, and all school grades and files had been sealed and archived.But when he contacted JHU, the staff there told her that since the beginning of school, they have never had a Chinese girl named Ye Xiangwan come to report.

Chu Di didn't give up, he couldn't believe that Ye Xiangwan could easily give up this hard-won opportunity, so he rushed to the rental house where Ye Xiangwan and Bai Jing lived, and after two nights guarding the door, he finally understood, Ye Xiangwan left.

She just left without leaving any clues or messages, just like the beautiful foam that appeared on the sea in the early morning, and disappeared from his world without a trace when it was illuminated by the sun.

Can't find it anymore.

*Four years later, Chicago.

As December approached, heavy snow began to fall across the central United States. The beautiful anchor lady in the weather forecast station waved her hand easily, and the states of Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota were all white.

Although the New Year is approaching, and Christmas is the most important holiday for Americans, but because of the economic crisis in recent years, coupled with bad weather, the festive atmosphere has been diluted a lot.

At midnight, the western part of the city was extremely quiet, with no pedestrians on the roads, and only in the depths of the narrowest alleys in the city would one see clusters of burning petrol canisters used for heating.

The homeless beggars gathered in twos and threes, relying on old newspapers and the steam from the hot water pipes to keep warm, but that's it, every morning, the cleaners who clean the streets are still near the garbage cans Found one or several frozen bodies covered in heavy snow.

This is the dark side of the bustling city, a breeding ground for darkness and evil.No matter which city, there is such a corner in a place that is bright and beautiful, where neither the sun nor the stars can shine.

The weather is extremely cold, and if you breathe lightly on the glass, it will not take long for an ice flower to form.

Xu Yunqi followed the connector, walked through the dark and deep path, and came to an abandoned building.

Such buildings are quite common in the middle of the United States. Because of the economic downturn, the developer built half of the building, and the bank stopped lending. The developer had no choice but to declare bankruptcy.The half-built building was thrown aside like this. The economy was bad, and no one took over to continue building it, so the half-built building appeared majestically in the corner of the city fringe, becoming a temporary habitat for the homeless.

However, this abandoned building is different from other unfinished buildings that have been painted with graffiti by street artists. At the entrance of the severely damaged and exposed remnants of white Shuini steel bars, there are a few big men holding AK47 standing impressively. A few voluptuous Hispanic girls, the girls don't seem to feel the cold of the severe winter at all. They wear luxurious furs on their upper bodies, and their lower bodies are tightly wrapped in a short skirt that just wraps their tight buttocks, like a needle cone. The long and slender high-heeled shoes are inlaid with brilliant white crystals. They are like demons at midnight, clinging to the big man's body. They look at you with smoke and eyes, and their eyes are smeared into lavender, seducing every man who passes by them.

The connector nodded towards the big man, took out the mobile phone in his hand, and chatted a few words in Italian with the big man, the big man nodded, searched Xu Yunqi's body, and put them in.

"Where are we going?" Xu Yunqi followed behind the connector. The place where they were located was like a parking lot on the ground floor of a building. Except for a winding path illuminated by the flickering fluorescent lights above their heads, the surrounding area was completely invisible. dark.

The jointer kicked away the broken bricks on the ground and replied, "fightingclub, fight club, you know?"

"Isn't it already locked up by the state police?"

Chicago, Illinois, as the most concentrated area of ​​gangs in the United States, used to have many illegal fight clubs, but since 911/[-], the US government has stepped up supervision and closed many of them.

Hearing Xu Yunqi's words, the contact person seemed to sneer, "Those closed small venues are not low-class. This is the largest black boxing arena in Chicago. If this is closed, half of the gang bosses in the United States will be on the streets on weekends." Make trouble. Aken said that you are good at skills, so I brought you here. It is agreed, I will draw [-]% of the bonus, you will keep [-]%, and the remaining [-]% will be given to the snakehead."

Xu Yunqi let out an oh, which is considered to be a promise.

The further you go in, the darker the lights are, and the figure of the person who connects becomes blurred, and the surrounding air is full of uneasiness and danger.Xu Yunqi closed his eyes, and suddenly thought of walking in the Amazon jungle with his master when he was a teenager, running and shuttling among the poisonous rainforest red frogs and green-bellied snakes.

The feeling of disregarding life time and time again, turning off the visual and auditory series, and only using instinct to escape, flooded into his heart again and again.

When Xu Yunqi opened his eyes again, the darkness had completely disappeared.

A boxing arena the size of a football field appeared in front of his eyes, and the dazzling lights made his eyes hurt slightly.

Loud applause came from my ears, the voices of men and women were intertwined, high-pitched, vulgar abuse, anger and passion expressed in different languages ​​​​of different countries, dozens of boxers on the ring under high-wattage incandescent lights Xia moved in small steps, his fists landed on the flesh and bones, making a heavy crushing sound.

The air was filled with the smell of blood and sweat, women's perfume, men's cigarettes, drugs, semen, all kinds of strange smells mixed together, so strong that it was almost impossible to breathe.

Such turbid air made Xu Yunqi frown unconsciously.But the connector was like a dog who smelled flesh and bones. In the face of money and opportunities, he immediately changed his shy-headed appearance just now, as if he had been stimulant, and became very happy.

"See, here is a business certificate. It is a regular boxing field allowed by the state government." The connector yelled loudly in Xu Yunqi's ear, because his voice would be drowned out by the audience's voice if he spoke softly here. , so when everyone communicates, they all use shouting.

Xu Yunqi saw from a distance that there seemed to be an A4-sized certificate hanging on the wall at the corner of the boxing ring, but no one knew what was written on the certificate.The state government may allow the existence of formal boxing rings, but there are not only American boxing, Muay Thai, but also the most famous life-and-death fight in the black boxing ring. This must have exceeded the state government's permission. It's just selling dog meat for a sheep's trick.

But these have nothing to do with Xu Yunqi, as long as he can make money, he doesn't care whether he fights in a formal boxing arena or works hard in the black boxing market.

But at this time, to his surprise, he saw an Asian woman under the so-called business license.

It’s like cutting an old time from a silent movie and inserting it into reality. She is wearing a blue and white shirt and sitting peacefully in a dark corner. It must be out of tune with the boxing ring, but extremely coordinated.

Her appearance is in line with the standard of traditional Chinese aesthetics, with delicate facial features and fair skin.The long black hair is combed very high and tightly, and the dense seaweed-like hair is tied into a big bun, pinned behind the head with a signature pen, revealing the noble forehead, and a pair of rimless glasses on the beautiful face , with a faint smile on his face.

At this time, sitting opposite her was a man of Caucasian descent. The man had a rough appearance and a beard. He was probably over two meters tall. His upper body was as naked as an iron tower, and his upper body was covered with muscles as strong as stone. Sitting across from him is like Beauty and the Beast from a fairy tale.

Suddenly, she leaned over and whispered something in his ear with a smile, the man immediately burst into laughter, the laughter was like ringing a bell, while laughing, he took out a dollar bill from his pocket and put it in front of her .

Noticing Xu Yunqi's gaze, the contact person smiled with his teeth stained yellow by cigarettes, "Don't look, you have to go to register later, have a physical examination, and buy insurance. This is a serious business. If you are beaten to death or maimed on stage, with insurance, they won’t be sued.”

Cheap insurance only ensures that the interests of the black boxing arena will not be violated, but cannot guarantee the personal safety of the fighters. Even if there is an accident in the boxing arena, the insurance company will not pay much.

The connector said, and led Xu Yunqi to the corner of the boxing ring. He smiled and nodded with the woman, and then left on his own.

"Fill in the form according to this format, and hand it to me when you're done. If you don't have a social security number, leave it blank. If you have one, fill it in. It costs three hundred knives for full insurance. If you only have half insurance, fifty is enough. There are Pen, go fill it out, and just ask me if you don’t understand anything.” The woman spoke fluent American English, handed Xu Yunqi a few forms skillfully, and then gave him a very professional smile.

"I don't have any money." Xu Yunqi took the form and answered honestly.He has no money, and if he had money, he wouldn't come here to fight black fists.

After hearing what he said, the smile on the woman's face immediately collapsed, and she waved her hand impatiently, "Why do you come here without money? Hurry up and come back when you have enough insurance money, we are doing serious business here , you can’t do without insurance. Who brought you here, why don’t you know the rules?”

The tone of speech is exactly the same as that of the connector.

Xu Yunqi stood still, and after listening to the woman's complaints, he continued, "I don't have any money right now, but when I win the boxing match, I will have money. I will replenish it to you later, okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay, if you die on the stage, I will lose." The woman spoke Mandarin as soon as she was anxious, and when she realized it, she immediately changed to English, "How about this, you It’s okay if you don’t have money... How about using your body to pay off the debt?”