Chapter 5: Huang Ye's Job Interview?

  The dark night, the stars twinkling, the city's skyscrapers rising from the ground, cars and horses galloping, the colorful neon lights flashing on the overpass, spreading across the ground, people coming and going on the streets, bustling and lively.

  She arrived at the entrance of Huang Ye Gate without realizing it, a place she was quite familiar with. She had been here before when she was young and reckless, wanting to try everything until she knew that Lu Xi Cheng liked gentle girls, so she forced herself to change her playful personality, forcing herself to become what he wanted. Now thinking about it, it's really ironic. Covering her heart, it still hurts a lot. This is the most prosperous place in the entire city, and her gaze fell on the recruitment sign at the entrance.

  "Do you want to apply for a fighter?" Manager Li Hu of Huang Ye stared at the young man in front of him, who looked no more than 20 years old, with delicate features and a scar on his eye corner that was somewhat frightening. He couldn't help but admit that this young man was too delicate, yet such a beautiful boy wanted to apply for a fighter?

  "I meet all the requirements for the job, I wonder where I'm not suitable in Manager Li's eyes?" The voice was light but carried a kind of aura and majesty that came with being in a high position for a long time. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his eyes were coldly staring at you, like a sharp dagger piercing through your heart.

  Li Hu thought that since he became the manager of this nightclub, he had seen all sorts of people and experienced many things. But it was precisely this young man in his early twenties who could suppress his aura, forcing him to become serious and solemn. After a moment's thought: "Alright, starting from tomorrow night at 7:00, you're on duty."

  "I'm free tonight and I need money."

  "But we don't have a regulation for advance payment of salary here, even if it's possible to make an advance payment, with your qualifications you won't meet the requirements." Li Hu said frankly, although he had some reservations about this young man, but the rules that should be in place at Huang Ye he couldn't make an exception for him. "However, during this period, we happen to have a selection of good players at Huang Ye, all the contestants can participate, as long as you can get one of the top three places on the field, you can get tens of thousands of dollars in prize money, but it's not easy to earn that tens of thousands of dollars, although there won't be any casualties on the field, serious injuries are still hard to prevent. You go back and think about it carefully, if you agree come over and sign the contract." He said so, but he still didn't have much expectation for a young whippersnapper, maybe some small fights would be acceptable, but what if he really got seriously injured on the field?

  "No need, I'll sign now." A few hundred thousand is enough, "When do we start?"

  "Tonight." Li Hu heard her answer and was stunned for a moment before regaining his composure, reconfirming: "You're sure you want to attend."

  "Yes, I'll attend." She pulled at her clothes, and Li Hu saw that she was still wearing her military uniform, looking a bit dazed. He had the feeling that this suit looked familiar, but for the moment he couldn't quite place it.

  Li Hu looked at her for a few moments, sighed, and thought to himself that young people these days were too impulsive. Since he wanted to participate, he had no reason to refuse. Besides, what was the relationship between him and her? Why should he care so much? Young people needed to experience more of life to understand how deep the waters of society were. He picked up the contract on the table and handed it to her, saying: "Take a look, if you agree, sign your name in the bottom right corner. Let's make one thing clear, our selection process is held within the arena, and since it involves fighting, there will inevitably be injuries, ranging from minor to severe. If you're unlucky, you might even suffer serious harm. And once you step into the arena, we won't take responsibility for any injuries." Li Hu saw that she had signed her name quickly, and his eyes narrowed slightly - was this person too confident or eager to throw their life away? Since she had chosen this path, he wouldn't try to dissuade her anymore. After she finished signing, Li Hu stood up and led her through the rear corridor, passing by the grand hall, taking the elevator to the eighth floor, and arriving at the competition arena in the back. The venue was huge, with several ropes serving as a fence around it. The fighting area was approximately sixty square meters, surrounded by a large crowd of people cheering and shouting excitedly.

  As soon as the crowd saw Li Hu, they nodded and bowed, calling out "Tiger Brother". Then, one by one, their inquiring gazes fell on Zhan Yan behind Li Hu. Zhan Yan remained expressionless, looking around at the scene. Inside the arena, two people had already begun to spar. One of them, a tall man, swept his foot, and the other man quickly dodged to the side, hooking his left foot and pinning the first man's arm. With an elbow bent, he heavily struck the first man's back, then swiftly released his arm and knocked him to the ground.

  The people under the court saw this scene and shouted excitedly, then several people next to him lifted the tall man who had fallen to the ground.

  Li Hu looked at the young man in front of him, whose eyebrows didn't even twitch once, and his face showed no expression. He thought he had been scared stiff, so he said: "The fight you just watched was probably the most boring one. That kid was lucky, only dislocating his arm and getting a few minor injuries. He'll be fine in a few days. If you can't even accept this, I advise you to leave as soon as possible. Although our fights here aren't life or death, we still have to use heavy hands. There are people who end up paralyzed for the rest of their lives after being beaten. That's just how it is here. The money may be easy to make, but it's earned with one's life."

  Her eyes were devoid of any emotion, in prison, she had experienced everything. At first, she relied on her ferocity to intimidate others, she was more ruthless than they were. In that place, only the strong survived, if she hadn't been ruthless enough, she probably wouldn't have made it out alive. Even if all her bones were broken, she would still get back up. There were times when she was beaten so badly she spat blood and could barely hold on, but she still managed to pull through. Now, looking at the fighting in front of her, she felt a sense of calmness, "I want to join in!"

  "Alright, alright... I didn't misjudge you, kid. You've got guts." Li Hu couldn't help but pat her shoulder, his strength was considerable, but her gaze fell on the hand that had just left his, and in the moment he touched her shoulder, she almost couldn't bear to chop off that arm, she knew she was too used to being on guard, in prison, if you were a second late, your life might be gone.

  Li Hu didn't notice anything out of the ordinary about her, took her to watch a few more fights, and then let her go, telling her just to come back tomorrow morning.

  She walked out of the imperial night, walking on the empty streets, already midnight, no one was out at night, only occasionally a few people and cars driving on the streets. She looked at the bustling city, couldn't help but think of the past, it was in this city that she first fell in love with a man, pouring her heart out, but ended up with such an outcome, a sarcastic smile flickered at the corner of her lips, a cold and shocking glint in her eyes, the neon lights of the city were imprinted on her eyes, yet made people feel not a hint of warmth.

  That night she slept overnight on a chair in the park, early in the morning, took out some money to buy a few pieces of chewing gum, arrived at Huang Ye, reported to Li Hu's place after handling a series of related procedures, until almost noon before leaving.