1618. The Human Heart
"Blackspot! Blackspot! Blackspot! Blackspot! " In the middle of a racetrack, an eight or nine-year-old boy was waving the stakes in his hand and yelling at the racetrack. There was a strange ornament hanging around his neck. It looked like a metal head. Beside the boy, a middle-aged man was also watching the racetrack excitedly.
Among the eight horses galloping on the racetrack, an inconspicuous black horse was running in fourth place. The boy and the middle-aged man, who was obviously his father, looked at the horse nervously and kept yelling.
"I don't really understand what you humans think. I've already told you that the second horse, Blackspot, is in excellent condition, while the sixth horse, Huoyun, has a slight strain on his right thigh that is expanding. Therefore, the probability of Blackspot winning is above 97%. Why do you still look so worried? "the metal head on the boy's chest said.
"But, what if you're wrong? The redoubt, "the boy said.
"Hahahaha, this is the charm of horse racing!" the boy's father said happily.
As they spoke, the red horse in first place suddenly slowed down, while the black horse in fourth place steadily advanced. In the end, it won the championship by 0.3 seconds!
"Yay! We won! We won! We won! "The boy, Alan, raised his hands and yelled.
"Is there any meaning in cheering or mourning for something that is destined to happen?" The voice of the redoubt was drowned out by the cheers and roars of the racetrack.
In the lobby, the kind receptionist handed Alan's father a thick envelope and said, "The odds for the second horse, Blackspot, is 1 to 7.3. This is 3,650 dollars. Congratulations."
"Dad! Look! We won! We won! The redoubt! The redoubt! We won! Hahahaha! 3,650 dollars! We can give you a new body today! "Alan jumped up and shouted.
But his father lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. He looked at the half metal face hanging on Allen's neck and said, "We started with one dollar and won 3,650 dollars on the horse race. After deducting our daily expenses, we should have won more than 5,000 dollars … It's just that … we can't stay in this place anymore."
"What's wrong, Dad? Are we moving? We haven't found all the necessary parts for the redoubt yet. "Alan tilted his head and asked.
"According to the current price situation, I need another 8,000 USD to perfect my body so that I can have enough mobility. Now is not the time to leave. " The eyes of the redoubt flickered with a pale red light, and a voice came out of its motionless lips.
Allen's father took another deep puff of his cigarette, then threw the remaining cigarette butts on the ground and stamped them out. He then walked towards the door without looking back. His tone was resolute. "Go home and pack up. We'll leave tonight."
"Dad …" Alan looked at his father and was a little scared, but he still quickly followed.
They went to the parking lot, where an eighty percent new pickup truck was parked. They had bought it at a used car dealership for $500. Without saying a word, Allen's father walked into the driver's seat with a gloomy face and immediately started the car. Allen hurriedly ran over to get in the car and handed over half of the metal face on his chest through the small window behind the driver's seat.
Kacha, kacha, woo … A series of motor sounds rang out, only to see a mechanical hand suddenly reaching out from the dark cargo compartment. It turned out to be a metal face. After a moment, a pale red light suddenly lit up inside the cargo compartment.
"Have a good rest, Redoubt. We'll go buy new parts tomorrow!" Alan said excitedly.
"I don't need to rest …" Before the redoubt could finish, there was a sudden bang. A stone suddenly smashed onto the hood of the truck! Alan suddenly turned around and saw four or five hooligans walking over, blocking the front of the car!
"Hey! What are you doing! Hurry up and leave!! "Alan's father was a little panicked. He stuck his head out of the window and shouted loudly.
"Yo yo yo! Isn't this Mr. David? You've been quite lucky recently! How about the results of the next horse race? Tell us brothers, so that we can have some soup! "One of the hooligans blocking the road said in a strange tone.
David's face changed dramatically, and he quickly said with a smile, "I don't know what the results will be next time. Today was just lucky … How about this, you guys take the money to drink first … I'll treat you guys later, how about that?"
As he said that, he counted out a few hundred dollars and handed it over.
"Stop the f * cking nonsense!! Boss Ian wants to see you!! Come with us!! "One of the hooligans shouted loudly, waving the baseball bat in his hand.
"Why? I've already paid off Ian's debt!! Why are you still bothering us!! "When David heard Ian's name, he immediately trembled in fear.
"Hehehehe … Of course it's a good thing to find you! You're so good at horse racing. Boss Ian just wants everyone to make money together. "The hooligan laughed strangely, and he walked over to David's side of the car door.
"Then let me send Alan back first, okay …" David tightly grabbed the handle and begged.
However, at this moment, he suddenly heard Alan crying, "Let go of me! Let go of me!! Dad!! Dad!! " David suddenly turned around, and found that another hooligan had already walked to the passenger seat. He reached in through the window and grabbed Alan's arm!
"Bastard! Let go of him!! " David immediately became angry, and he reached out to hit the hooligan who grabbed Alan. He only heard a bang, and he immediately felt the world spinning! Another hooligan used a baseball bat to stab the back of his head, and then he pulled open the car door and pulled David down!
Countless punches and kicks landed on David's body. He was originally just an honest farmer, and had never seen such a scene. He only knew how to protect his head and shouted, "I'll go with you guys! I'll go with you guys!! Let go of Alan! Let go of Alan!! "
"You guys should all go to Boss Ian's place together!!" One of the hooligans laughed sinisterly, and hit David's head with a baseball bat. Bang! David only felt his vision go black, and then he didn't know anything.
A few hooligans picked up the unconscious David, and then carried the unconscious Alan into their two Jeeps. They started the motor and drove away. The surrounding people kept quiet out of fear, and no one dared to say a word!
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