After listening to Vatana's story, Ah Dai sharply inhaled a breath of cold air. Though he didn't quite understand what gambling was, he was still deeply shocked by the harm it had caused, "Uncle, is gambling really that horrifying? It forced you to a dead end. Wouldn't it be better if you just didn't gamble?"
Vatana gave a bitter smile and said, "You make it sound so easy. Gambling is more addictive than a beautiful woman. It can make you rich overnight, or it can reduce you to poverty. While the victors are few, most people can't stop themselves; the moment they have money in their hands, they itch to gamble. The gambling industry in Dark City is highly developed, attracting everyone from eighty-year-old elderly to teenagers. People like me, who have squandered their fortunes, are not few."
Yan Shi snorted disdainfully and said, "All of you brought this on yourselves. You had comfortable lives yet chose to dive into the abyss of gambling. You pushed yourself onto this dead end."
