Prosperity: Conquering Billions of Gambling Kings

Chapter 1 Shanghai in 1927
1927.Shanghai Zhabei.

Since the Wusong Railway was rebuilt in Guangxu 26, in order to resist the expansion of the concession, a large number of government bureaucrats and national capital began to transfer to Zhabei commercial port. The land price here is low and the water and land transportation is convenient. Suddenly, the national capital in Zhabei area developed rapidly.

The poor people who originally lived in Zhabei gradually moved further north, forming a shantytown in the north of the city.

Poverty, diseases, and even gang forces plague this shantytown all the time, and life is even more miserable.

Gu Huaian didn't pick her up at the St. Paul's Academy of Painting on time, so Gu Xiaobei walked back to the shanty town by himself.

The sky was a bit gloomy, she walked through the dilapidated alleys, her feet were bumpy, and she would fall if she was not careful.A few stray dogs rummaged through the stinky food next to the trash can on the side of the road...

Gu Xiaobei took a look and couldn't help but sigh.

Many people here cannot eat a full meal, let alone these homeless cats and dogs.

"This kid dares to accept Brother Leopard's car money, he is desperate!"

"Give him a little lesson today, see if he doesn't have a long memory!"

A group of youngsters walked towards them, yelling non-stop.

Holding a long stick or a shiny machete in his hand, Gu Xiaobei glanced at it, quickly lowered his head, and stepped aside to avoid it.

These people are local ruffians in Zhabei. They follow the man named Brother Bao to do evil in this poor area of ​​Zhabei. They either collect protection money or bully honest people.

When encountering them, Gu Xiaobei always hides far away.

After waiting for the loud and rude voices to fade away, Gu Xiaobei quickened his pace and walked towards the door of the house.

Looking at the gloomy weather, it seems that it will rain again.She hasn't put away the clothes she washed in the morning. Brother Huai'an probably hasn't come back from work, so he has to go home quickly to take a look.

Thinking about it, he quickened his pace and hurried back.

The dilapidated and moldy wooden door of the house was open, Gu Xiaobei was taken aback, and stepped into the house hastily.

"what--"

In the small courtyard, there is a mess everywhere.The large water tank that I just bought last month was also smashed, and there were pieces of pottery all over the place, and water was flowing everywhere in the courtyard.

The clothes-drying rope was torn off, and the clothes washed before going out in the morning were thrown on the ground, stained with mud.

In the corner, there are a few sheets of drawing paper.

Gu Xiaobei ran over in a hurry, bent down to pick it up and took a look.

It was the painting that brother Huai'an finally sent her to the suburbs to sketch last week. It has fallen into the muddy water and is all dirty.

Gu Xiaobei wiped it distressedly, but his painting became more and more dirty.

Dazed for a moment, Gu Xiaobei immediately dropped the drawing paper and hurried to the main room.

"Ahem..." As soon as she stepped into the main room, before the mess that filled the room caught her attention, Gu Huai'an, who was dying by the door, had already taken her by surprise.

"elder brother--"

Gu Xiaobei yelled, tore off the fabric schoolbag on his shoulder, threw it aside, and rushed to his side.

"Xiao, Xiaobei..." Seeing her coming back, Gu Huaian struggled to support himself, and even gave her a relieved smile.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, a mouthful of hot blood gushed out of it.

"Brother..." Gu Xiaobei's anxious tears were about to fall, "Brother, why did this happen?"

"Xiao Bei...Brother, brother is fine." Gu Huaian opened and closed his mouth and spoke softly.

(End of this chapter)