Twisted Dreams-Chapter 52 - 24: Master Snake

When Master Snake was setting up Jack Bear’s Video Game City, he had certain considerations.

The front street was a snack plaza with heavy foot traffic.

The back street was just a big road, next to the backdoor of another shopping mall.

The road caught between the mall and the video game city’s backdoor was seldom visited except by taxis soliciting fares.

That mall also belonged to Master Snake.

Because Master Snake often engaged in or assigned his men to conduct some illicit activities, there were no surveillance cameras on the back street, and even the streetlights were sparse.

The gambling addict was walking while talking on the phone:

"Damn it, hurry up and sell the house.

Once I win a big one, I’ll build you a new house!

Tell my dad if he doesn’t sell the house by tomorrow, I’ll beat him to death!"

The gambling addict hung up the phone and walked to the roadside.

He lit a cigarette, taking puffs while waiting for a car.

"Bro, your clothes look expensive!"

The gambling addict turned to look, seeing a man with filthy clothes and a head of hair resembling a bird’s nest.

Chen Wei smiled:

"Bro, how much do you weigh?"

The gambling addict frowned:

"One fifty."

Chen Wei beamed:

"Perfect, thanks bro."

Chen Wei suddenly charged forward, and before the gambling addict could react, the dagger was already in his throat.

With experience, Chen Wei held the gambling addict’s hair, tilting his head back so that the blood wouldn’t stain the clothes.

Then he stripped the gambling addict, pried open a sewer cover, and stuffed the body inside.

With winter approaching, the body wouldn’t emit an odor for a while.

The gambling addict’s family wouldn’t report the disappearance soon either.

Plus, the area was rarely visited, so it would take at least a week before someone discovered the body.

Chen Wei felt a week was enough time.

As long as he killed Zhou Qing and saw Nana, everything was worth it.

He put on the gambling addict’s clothes, avoided the surveillance areas, and huddled by the mall’s backdoor to check his loot.

The gambling addict’s clothes contained three hundred bucks, a few chips, and a card.

These chips and the card were the tickets to the casino.

...

The following night.

Chen Wei hadn’t eaten all day, blending in with a group of young people entering through the video game city’s backdoor from the mall.

He intentionally acted chummy under the surveillance, like he was their friend.

Once inside, he parted ways with the young group and headed straight to the third floor.

The security didn’t recognize Chen Wei, and with the chips he smoothly entered.

The casino was dazzling, with soft lights from chandeliers and the floor reflecting ceiling art.

There were crowds around the slot machines and claw machines.

Beautiful female dealers in black stockings invited guests to take their seats.

Chen Wei sat in a corner, wolfing down the free casino chocolates.

Suddenly, loud noises came from outside, followed by the screams of security guards.

Several masked individuals burst in with knives, sticks, and spray cans, slashing anyone they saw and grabbing any cash they found, even in the claw machines.

The gamblers screamed in terror, cowering under tables, too afraid to move.

"Time’s up! Let’s go!" one masked man shouted angrily.

The other masked men retreated in an orderly fashion.

The sudden chaos didn’t panic Chen Wei. His eyes darted, and he quickly rammed into the last masked man leaving, snatching a sack from his hand.

The masked man was furious, raising a knife to slash at Chen Wei.

Chen Wei blocked with his arm, taking several hits but refusing to let go.

The masked leader shouted in anger:

"Stop! Leave now!"

The masked men abandoned the sack of money Chen Wei had snatched and fled.

Chen Wei held onto the money, retreating to a corner to quietly bandage his wounds.

About half an hour later, a heavily made-up middle-aged woman, flanked by a dozen men in black, walked in. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

She looked forty, but still retained her charm.

She wore a youthful spaghetti strap top and ultra-short shorts.

A mature woman in youthful attire, the stark contrast enhanced her unique charm.

A massive black mamba snake tattoo spanned her exposed thigh, lower back, and shoulder.

Her charming eyes betrayed a ruthless streak.

The woman clicked her high heels as she sashayed to Chen Wei, asking:

"You’re the one who helped me recover some losses?"

Chen Wei’s breathing quickened as he pushed the sack forward and suddenly kneeled down:

"Master Snake! I want to join you!"

This alluring mature woman was none other than Master Snake, one of the three underground titans of South Sea.

Master Snake leaned forward, revealing a plunging neckline and smiling cryptically:

"Who sent you?"

Several men in black understood, surrounding Chen Wei and starting to punch and kick.

Chen Wei screamed miserably, shouting:

"I risked my life to fight the robbers for money, and it’s for you! I have nothing to do with those robbers!"

A cell phone fell out, and Master Snake picked it up and started to browse through it, dialing the first number.

The sound of an old woman’s crying came from the other side:

"Son, you can’t sell the house, stop gambling!"

Master Snake paused for a moment, then hung up the phone.

The man in black glanced at Chen Wei and said:

"We’ve checked the surveillance and records; this kid is a frequent visitor to the casino.

He’s been here gambling these past two days; he can’t be one of their people."

But whether it was surveillance or spending records, they had mistaken the person.

Because Chen Wei had killed a gambling addict, stolen his clothes, chips, and spending card.

Master Snake sat on a high stool, her long, beautiful legs crossed:

"You’ve got some ruthlessness in you, kid, I like it.

Then you can follow me."

Chen Wei crawled and tumbled to Master Snake’s feet:

"Thank you for the opportunity, Master Snake! Thank you, Master Snake!"

A trace of resentment flashed in Chen Wei’s eyes.

It was she who sent someone to assassinate Zhou Qing, which led to Nana’s death.

Nana’s death, that slut had a part in it!

At that moment, the casino manager hurried over, whispering in Master Snake’s ear:

"Sir, the Sheriff is here."

With such a commotion, it would be strange if the Sheriff didn’t come.

Master Snake snorted:

"A bunch of nobodies.

Take them to the break room, I’ll make a call.

Don’t open the casino for these two days, give some face to the sheriff’s office."

With that, Master Snake took out her phone, walked into the manager’s office, and dialed a high-ranking number at the sheriff’s office.

...

Nighttime, a duplex sea-view apartment.

This was Master Snake’s residence.

Moonlight streamed through the window, leaving a bay of purity in the living room.

She didn’t turn on the lights, skilfully walked to the fridge, and took out a bottle of strong liquor.

Both liquor and darkness could give her a sense of security.

Master Snake sensed something, suddenly looked towards the window:

"Who’s there!"

Sitting quietly on the windowsill was a serene girl leaning against the window.

Her fair, tender legs swung around idly.

In the moonlight, the girl looked pure and sacred.

Master Snake saw the girl’s face clearly, her expression showing horror, and the liquor slipped from her hand, spilling all over the ground.

She hurriedly knelt, her hair falling loose, and exclaimed with excitement:

"Black Witch, how come you have time to come here?"

Suzu gazed at the moon, speaking softly:

"Today I met an interesting person, followed them here, and thought to drop by your place.

You’re in a bad mood? Did something happen?"

Master Snake was momentarily dazed.

The identity of that group today was found out, the leader was one of Zhou Qing’s men.

Zhou Qing’s actions today were too much, indirectly expressing his hostile attitude towards her.

She shook her head:

"It’s just some minor issues, I wouldn’t dare trouble you with them."

Master Snake pondered for a while, looking hopefully and cautiously at Suzu:

"Ma’am, how can I...join the Demon Club?"

Suzu curled her finger towards Master Snake:

"Come here."

Master Snake didn’t dare hesitate, quickly crawling over.

Suzu’s foot harshly stepped on Master Snake’s head, her tone icy:

"Since when do you, this worthless thing, dare to question the Club’s decisions?"

This well-known female boss of South Sea, showed such fear before Suzu, a little girl!

Her mature body trembled slightly, carefully holding Suzu’s little foot:

"Sorry, Master, I won’t dare again."

Ever since Li Yang conceived the idea of the Demon Club, Suzu had worried her fair share.

She had a little notebook filled with names famous throughout South Sea.

All of them had a yearning for power, an ambition.

When the time was right, they could be selected by Li Yang to become a Junior Member of the Demon Club.

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ps: Thanks to [Caution] for the 1666 reward.

And one more thing, this is just the opening, the story is not about repeatedly granting and making potions.

This is merely an introduction, and will soon enter a new Chapter.