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Lin Yaodong kicked him in the stomach, the force of which was just right, enough to make him fall to the ground in pain, but not enough to cause serious injury.

The man groaned, staggered back a few steps, and fell to the ground, scattering the banknotes in his hand.

"You idiot! Have you no humanity?!" Lin Yaodong's voice was exceptionally clear in the suddenly quiet street. "Your son has no money for medical treatment and he still goes gambling?!"

"What 'I will definitely win back!'? Win my ass!"

"You think you're some kind of gambling god?!"

Lin Yaodong grew angrier as he spoke, and stepped forward to kick the man again, this time hitting the outside of his thigh.

"Well done!" someone in the crowd shouted.

"Ah Dong, you need to teach this wife-beating gambling addict a lesson!"

"Yeah, forcing his wife to sell herself...it's like taking away our entire fortune!"

Lin Yaodong turned his head and glanced at the onlookers in the neighborhood.

His gaze wasn't fierce; it even carried a hint of helplessness, yet it silenced everyone.

"Neighbors, please move aside if you're watching the commotion, don't block the way." His voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable authority.

"oh oh..."

"Yes, yes..."

"Everyone, please make way..."

The crowd quickly dispersed to both sides, and several quick-witted young people began to help direct the congested traffic.

This is the prestige of Lam Yiu-tung in Causeway Bay—his prestige was not built on brutality, but on the credibility he accumulated bit by bit over the years.

The neighbors knew that although Ah Dong was involved in organized crime, he had never bullied ordinary people; on the contrary, if anyone was in trouble, they could get some help from him.

At this moment, the man on the ground turned around with difficulty, his hand pressed against his kicked waist, his face showing an expression of pain and anger.

"You bastard, who do you think you are? You dare hit me? You think you can get away with this...?"

"Damn it~~" Before he could finish speaking, Lin Yaodong kicked him again, this time in the butt. The force was lighter, but the insult was still extremely strong.

"You may have been beaten, but you still have to pay for the medicine..." Runfa was still being stubborn.

"Damn it, he dares to ask for money for medicine..."

"Zhong Tianzheng, you gambling addict, you'll extort anyone!!"

"Do you know that the man in front of you is Lam Yiu-tung, the boss of Causeway Bay, Brother Tung!"

Hearing the whispers of the neighbors, Lin Yaodong's heart stirred.

Zhong Tianzheng?

This name sounds so familiar.

The character in "Prison on Fire" who accidentally killed his wife due to gambling addiction and ultimately endured hardship in prison.

Lin Yaodong's fragmented memories are activated—Zhong Tianzheng, a gambling addict, whose wife was forced into prostitution to pay for their son's medical treatment. During a dispute, he accidentally killed his wife and was imprisoned, where he became embroiled in a gang war within the prison...

At that moment, Zhong Tianzheng heard the neighbors' reminder and finally saw Lin Yaodong's face clearly.

The anger on his face instantly turned into fear, a natural reaction of a lowly person facing power.

"It really is Brother Dong!"

Zhong Tianzheng tried to get up, but fell back down due to the pain.

He put on a pained expression, clasped his hands together in a gesture of respect, and said, "Brother Dong, I didn't know it was you. I was blind to your greatness..."

"You still have the nerve to call me that! You've got a death wish!" Lin Yaodong cursed, but his tone was more of a mixture of disappointment and frustration. "You gamble every day, neglect your sick son, and even force your wife into prostitution..."

Lin Yaodong kicked a few more times, but not with much force; it was more of a cathartic release.

"As a man, he has absolutely no sense of responsibility."

"Brother Dong, please stop hitting me. I won't do it again next time," Zhong Tianzheng pleaded, covering his head.

"Dong-ge, don't hit him!" The woman who had been standing there suddenly rushed forward and shielded her husband with her body.

Lin Yaodong stopped his foot just in time, the tip of his shoe stopping only a few centimeters from the woman's back.

He looked down at the thin woman. Her face was still wet with tears, her hair was disheveled, her clothes were faded from washing, and there were signs of mending on the cuffs.

But at this moment, her action of protecting her husband carried the resolute determination of a mother beast.

"This bastard treated you like this, and you're still protecting him?" Lin Yaodong asked, his voice filled with confusion.

Chen Shufen raised her tear-filled face and wiped away her tears with the back of her hand: "No matter what, he's still my husband. If he gets seriously injured, he'll have to go to the hospital..."

Lin Yaodong fell silent.

He looked at Zhong Tianzheng, who was hiding behind his wife with evasive eyes, but Lin Yaodong caught a glimpse of a fleeting glimmer of hope in his eyes—the kind of hope that only a gambler would have, that belief that misfortune would eventually pass.

"Look at you, you have such a good wife but you don't know how to cherish her..." Lin Yaodong's voice turned cold.

He crouched down to be at eye level with Zhong Tianzheng.

This action made everyone around hold their breath.

It's extremely rare to see Brother Dong squat down to talk to people in Causeway Bay.

"Your name is Zhong Tianzheng, right..." Lin Yaodong's voice was very soft, but it sent a chill down Zhong Tianzheng's spine for no apparent reason.

There was a danger in that voice that Zhong Tianzheng couldn't understand. It wasn't the ferocity of a street thug, but something deeper and calmer, like an undercurrent in the deep sea.

"It's me, Brother Dong. I'm also a resident of Causeway Bay."

Zhong Tianzheng quickly tried to establish a connection, already calculating in his mind—if he could follow Brother Dong, even if he was just a subordinate, it would be better than what he was doing now!

Who doesn't know that Brother Dong is generous to his brothers and takes care of his neighbors?

Lin Yaodong laughed, but the smile was devoid of warmth: "Very well, since you're a resident of Causeway Bay, then don't say I didn't take care of you..."

He stood up, his voice suddenly rising so that everyone around him could hear him clearly:

"From now on, I'll have everyone in Hong Kong's underworld keep an eye on you. If I find you gambling even once, I'll chop off one of your fingers! Twice, that's two! Ten times, and you'd better prepare to be a fingerless cripple!"

Zhong Tianzheng: "Huh?!"

The color drained from his face instantly.

This punishment is too harsh, ten or even a hundred times harsher than beating him up!

For a gambler, not being able to gamble is worse than being killed!

Upon hearing this, Chen Shufen bowed repeatedly to Lin Yaodong, crying as she expressed her gratitude: "Thank you, Brother Dong, thank you, Brother Dong! This bastard doesn't care about his son's illness... he gambled away all the money meant for his son's medical treatment..."

"How much does it cost to see a doctor?" Lin Yaodong asked.

Chen Shufen sobbed, "Hospitalization and medication will cost 15,000..."

Lin Yaodong took out his wallet from the inside pocket of his suit.

He counted out 15,000 Hong Kong dollars, all in thousand-dollar bills.

He handed the money to Chen Shufen: "Take this money and use it for now..."

"This..." Chen Shufen's hands trembled, and she dared not accept it.

For her, this was a huge sum of money, enough to cover all the medical expenses for her son's next course of treatment, and even leave some money to improve their lives.

Zhong Tianzheng's eyes lit up.

He looked at the banknotes, his mind already racing with calculations.

If you go to a casino, 15,000 can be turned into 30,000, 50,000... and then 100,000 in one go if you're lucky!

Not only will I be able to pay back the money, but I'll also be able to live a good life...

He urged his wife, "Hurry up and get the money! It's the money Dong-ge gave us for our son's medical treatment!"