On the morning of July 15th, the sky was filled with dark clouds, which made people feel dark and heavy. The drizzle falls on the earth, cleaning away the dust in the city and filling the air with a fresh smell.
There are few pedestrians on the road, and even the few scattered people are walking in a hurry. The game arcade next to No. 2 Middle School was full of customers and packed with people. The people playing the game were sweating profusely and kept mumbling something.
The most popular thing here is the poker machine. Winning or losing happens in just a split second. This is where the game hall's income mainly comes from. Although people know that it is a bottomless pit, they still invest money in it without any regrets for the one-in-a-thousandth possibility and the sudden intense heartbeat.
The boss here is a middle-aged man in his thirties. Everyone knows that this boss is extraordinary. Because all the game arcades near No. 2 Middle School were closed because they were too close to the school, only the one he opened was safe. The 'door' above is not that hard!
Today, the boss sat on his chair with a smile and was in a good mood. Although it was raining outside, it did not affect his business at all. At this time, a young man of about sixteen years old approached from outside. He has a medium-to-low stature, a student's head, and is wearing the uniform of No. 2 Middle School. Ever since he was a teenager, the boss's eyes had always been on him unconsciously. He himself felt strange, and explained in his mind that maybe the young man had a temperament that ordinary people didn't have. Especially his eyes, which are not big but slender, with light flowing from them from time to time.
After entering the room, the young man looked around, and finally his eyes fell on the poker machine. The boy walked to the poker machine and stood there watching others play without saying a word.
Time passed by, and the poker machine next to the boy also changed people one after another. The new arrivals were all excited, but after a while, they left dejectedly.
The whole morning passed, and the boss also paid attention to the young man. He stood there without moving or saying a word, like a tree.
A child of about ten years old came to the empty poker machine. After looking at the few 'coins' in my hand, I finally made up my mind to throw them in. After a while, there were only two game coins left in the child's hand.
"Fuck, you're going to have to be tough today!" The kid patted the poker machine and turned to leave. The boy next to him suddenly moved, stopped the child and said, "Kid, can you give me a 'coin'?"
The child looked at him hesitantly, then gritted his teeth and gave the boy a 'coin'. The young man took it and bent down to throw it into the poker machine, which made a crisp sound.
The child stood beside him and looked at the screen. Three Aces, a Queen of Clubs, and a Ten of Spades appeared on the screen. The child shouted: "There are three Aces, I win this time!"
The young man smiled slightly and quickly clicked three times on the poker machine, leaving only an A of clubs and a Q of clubs. The child grabbed the boy's clothes and shouted, "Are you crazy? Do you know how to play? How can you do this?"
The young man said nothing, turned around and walked out. At this time, the poker machine made a "ding~ding!" sound. The child turned his head and looked over. The five cards that appeared on the screen turned out to be the Ace of Clubs. K. Q. J. 10.
"Same...flush!" The child couldn't believe his eyes. The cry attracted people around to watch.
"Yeah? It's really a flush!" "Yeah! It's still a flush! It's a big deal!"
There was a clattering sound from the bottom of the poker machine, and game coins kept pouring out of the machine. The small iron box below could no longer hold it, so the child squatted down and used the lapel of his clothes to pocket the coins that popped out. The eyes of the people around me flashed with jealousy and envy.
The owner of the arcade saw everything and saw that the young man had already walked outside the door and got up and chased him out. Looking at the young man's disappearing figure at the corner of the street, he said to himself: "What a strange young man!"
Later, he told a friend about this incident, and the friend asked him what he looked like as a teenager. The boss described it in detail. After listening, his friend told him that the boy's name was ~Xie Wendong.