bookbashuk Chapter 68: New Skills
Chapter 68: New Skills
Yan Jiecheng turned to leave, but Jia Dongxu quickly stopped him, saying urgently, "Yan Jiecheng, where are you going?"
Yan Jiecheng irritably shook off his hand: "Jia Dongxu, are you trying to swindle him or me with this gambling?"
Seeing his impatient expression, Jia Dongxu quickly smiled and said, "Yan Jiecheng, why are you so impatient? Let me finish."
Upon hearing Jia Dongxu's words, Yan Jiecheng stopped and said with a stern face, "Hurry up and say it all at once."
Jia Dongxu took two steps closer and lowered his voice, saying, "I know someone who manages a casino. All we need to do is tell him Zhang Lei is rich, and he'll team up with the casino staff to set a trap for him. We guarantee he'll lose everything, even his wife!"
Yan Jiecheng frowned, somewhat doubtfully asking, "Will this work?"
"Why not?" Jia Dongxu blurted out, "I was trapped in this situation before."
After saying this, Jia Dongxu regretted it and quickly waved his hand to change the subject: "It's nothing. Anyway, I have a way to trick Zhang Lei. It just depends on whether you're willing to work with me."
At this point, Yan Jiecheng retorted, "Jia Dongxu, couldn't you have done this all by yourself? Why did you have to drag me into it?"
Jia Dongxu quickly explained, "You don't even know the relationship between my family and Zhang Lei's family. If I were to intervene, he would definitely be wary of me. With you involved, more people mean more strength, and he won't be suspicious and will be more likely to take the bait."
Yan Jiecheng nodded repeatedly as he listened to Jia Dongxu's explanation, and said, "Okay, as long as we can vent our anger, that's fine."
Jia Dongxu was secretly pleased. The casino wanted him to recruit people, and he wanted to recruit as many as possible. He might even be able to make some money from it.
Yan Jiecheng looked at Jia Dongxu, who was beaming with joy, and asked, "So when do we take action?"
Jia Dongxu waved his hand and said slowly, "Wait a minute, I need to talk to the casino in person before we take action."
Yan Jiecheng nodded, somewhat unwillingly saying, "Alright, I'll endure it for two more days."
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was early June 1959.
In the past few days, the three Ye sisters, with their martial arts skills and straightforward personalities, have been known as "fiery little peppers" by everyone in the courtyard.
Zhang Lei, meanwhile, was resting with his eyes closed on a recliner in the back courtyard, mentally reviewing his monthly sign-in rewards.
He used up his sign-in reward on the very first day of the month. He originally wanted to compare it with the first sign-in reward, but he didn't expect that this time the reward was even greater.
This month's sign-in rewards include two tons of beef, two tons of mutton, two tons of chicken, two tons of fish, two tons of pork, 20 tons of wheat flour, 20 tons of mixed noodles, and a total of 20 tons of various vegetables.
In addition, he was given a perception and collection skill, which allows Zhang Lei to perceive everything within a 30-meter radius and collect all items (non-living objects) within that radius.
Zhang Lei scanned the supplies in his personal space with his consciousness and was overjoyed. This time, the supplies were more than double the reward he received for signing in last month.
He released the skill of sensing and collecting, and his gaze fell on Jia Zhangshi, who was sitting there sewing shoe soles.
As soon as Jia Zhangshi stood up and stretched, Zhang Lei, with a thought, directly stored the stool under her bottom into his personal space.
With another thought, he placed the stool back behind Jia Zhangshi, but moved it slightly back so that it was barely noticeable unless you looked closely.
After stretching, Jia Zhangshi sat back without warning, and with a "thud," she fell heavily to the ground, letting out a wail of pain in her bottom and crying out loudly.
Seeing Jia Zhangshi's comical appearance, Zhang Lei couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Seeing Zhang Lei's expression, Ye Shuqin assumed he was having a wonderful dream and muttered softly, "What did you dream about this time, my husband? Why are you so happy?"
Madam Jia, clutching her aching, numb buttocks, looked down at the stool on the ground, her face full of bewilderment.
Jia Zhangshi quickly pulled the stool under her buttocks, and without thinking much, continued to sew the shoe soles.
But then, Zhang Lei used his perception and collection skills to move her stool several times.
Jia Zhangshi sat down and fell, then sat down again, getting dizzy and disoriented. She felt that the room was gloomy and had an eerie atmosphere.
She looked up abruptly, her gaze falling directly on the memorial tablet of Jia Dongxu's father on the altar. She trembled with fear and murmured in a trembling voice, "Old Jia, is that you? Have you been toying with me all this time?"
Just then, Qin Huairu finished washing the clothes and suddenly pushed open the door.
Seeing Jia Zhangshi kneeling before Jia Dongxu's father's memorial tablet, she was taken aback and asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"
The sudden sound startled Jia Zhangshi. She hurriedly turned around and blurted out, "Qin Huairu, is that you?"
Seeing Jia Zhangshi's absent-minded appearance, Qin Huairu asked again, "Mom, what's wrong with you? It's broad daylight, have you seen a ghost?"
Upon hearing the word "ghost," Jia Zhangshi shuddered again and hurriedly asked, "You know?"
Looking at her mother's neurotic appearance, Qin Huairu frowned and said, "Mom, what do I know?"
Madam Jia quickly replied, "Didn't you say I saw a ghost?"
This left Qin Huairu speechless. After a long pause, she finally said, "Mom, you're joking. It's broad daylight. Even if there were ghosts, they wouldn't dare to come out."
Only then did Madam Jia breathe a sigh of relief and pat her chest.
Madam Jia Zhang muttered, "It's good that I didn't see any ghosts, it's good that I didn't see any ghosts."
Seeing her still-shaken appearance, Qin Huairu pressed on, "Mom, what's wrong? Why are you so nervous?"
Mustering her courage, Jia Zhangshi waved her hand, changing the subject: "It's nothing, have you finished washing your clothes?"
Qin Huairu nodded: "I'm done washing."
Madam Jia immediately frowned and said irritably, "What are you standing here for after you've finished washing? Hurry up and cook, do you want me to starve to death?!"
Qin Huairu was immediately baffled; how could this old man be so unpredictable, sometimes good and sometimes bad?
However, she dared not disobey Madam Jia, so she could only put down what she was holding and turn around to go into the kitchen to cook.
On the other hand, Zhang Lei has already mastered the skill of sensing and collecting, making it much easier for him to put things away in the space than before.
Zhang Lei got up, intending to go outside for a walk.
He thought to himself that if he could run into some shady characters, he could use his newly acquired skills to do justice.
Zhang Lei quickly left the hospital and ran into Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng, who were walking back.
Upon seeing that it was Zhang Lei, the two quickly approached him with beaming smiles.
Zhang Lei sized up the two men, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "What are you two up to? Not trying to cause trouble in broad daylight, are you?"
Jia Dongxu quickly waved his hand and said with a forced smile, "Zhang Lei, don't be so hostile towards us. We're from the same department, after all. We should get along well."
Zhang Lei sneered inwardly. This was clearly a case of a weasel paying respects to a chicken—they had no good intentions.
However, he wasn't afraid and said in agreement, "You're right, we're all from the same hospital, we should get along peacefully."
Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu quickly nodded in agreement: "That's right, that's right!"
As he spoke, he gave Yan Jiecheng a look.
Yan Jiecheng immediately understood and stepped forward, saying, "Zhang Lei, Dongxu showed me something fun yesterday. Would you like to come and see it with us?"
Zhang Lei became interested and asked, "What fun stuff?"
Yan Jiecheng smiled mysteriously and said, "Come with us, you'll see."