Madman!

Chapter 1: The Villain Complains First
“Dad, just this one time! The last time! I swear, if I touch Pai Gow again, may lightning strike me!”
Chen Wujun was woken by the wailing from the living room. He opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling close at hand, his eyes full of annoyance.
The sound outside was a regular performance in this family, happening every few days.
The three brothers: the eldest son Chen Wuhong was 21 this year, a gambler.
The third son Chen Wuqi was only 10 years old, studying at a boarding school.
As for him, he had just graduated from middle school, didn’t study well, and wasn’t planning to continue to high school.
Now he helped out at his dad’s dental clinic every day, because his dad promised that helping at the dental clinic would get him enrolled in a martial arts school.
Chen Wujun pressed the bunk board, leaped down from the upper bunk onto the cold floor tiles, put on slippers, first glanced at a poster of a pure female star on the wall, then reached to pull open the room door.
At this time, the drama outside was still continuing.
“Dad! They said if I can’t pay up this time, it’s not just about the interest anymore… They want my hand! They’ll really chop it off!” Chen Wuhong’s voice carried sharpness, trembling, and fear, making Chen Wujun feel a wave of disgust in his heart.
Pulling open the room door, in front of him was the cramped living room, so cramped that one sofa took up half the space, making it hard even to turn around.
A middle-aged man with graying hair, wearing a faded yellow vest, was sitting on the sofa, his face full of exhaustion and frustration, flushed red with anger as he scolded:
“You useless thing, you’ve squandered all the family’s money, where’s the money to pay your rotten debts.”
Chen Wujun’s eldest brother Chen Wuhong was sprawled on his knees in front of their father.
Chen Wuhong’s hair was greasy, his eye sockets dark, looking completely drained, his shirt wrinkled and rumpled, now begging with snot and tears:
“Dad, I’m not human, I know I was wrong!” Chen Wuhong said, even slapping himself twice.
“Didn’t you save some money for the second son to go to the martial arts school? Lend it to me first for emergencies, the martial arts school won’t run away, going two months late is fine…”
Chen Wujun stood at the door watching this scene, finding Chen Wuhong’s voice increasingly grating.
A gambler like this, even if he died, there wouldn’t be much to regret.
He was fed up with this routine every few days.
But the thought only flashed through his mind, and he went expressionlessly to the bathroom.
Like the rest of the house, the bathroom was equally cramped: one squat toilet, one sink, and showering was done by rinsing at the squat toilet spot.
After using the toilet, Chen Wujun came out of the bathroom, and his dad Chen Hanliang seemed to have aged several years, sighing there.
His mom Huang Meizhen stood not far away, wanting to speak but hesitating.
And Chen Wuhong was still begging.
Seeing this scene, Chen Wujun knew his martial arts school money was gone.
Sure enough, at breakfast, the eldest son Chen Wuhong sat there meekly, and after sighing, his dad Chen Hanliang said to Chen Wujun: “Martial arts school, go next month.”
“Fine!” Chen Wujun said expressionlessly.
The entire Walled City had over 200 dental clinics, their family’s dental clinic business was average, but fortunately the shop was their own, no rent to pay, and they could save some money each month.
But with a gambler like this, it probably wouldn’t be long before he came asking for money again.
“You’re the sensible child!” his mom Huang Meizhen said.
“Mom, I’ll definitely be sensible from now on! I absolutely won’t gamble!” Chen Wuhong started swearing solemnly again.
After the family finished eating, Chen Wuhong grabbed the money and left excitedly.
Chen Wujun watched his excited back, feeling even more displeased, a surge of anger rising, so he followed him out.
“Why are you following me? Your martial arts school won’t run away! Going in two months is no big deal.” Chen Wuhong thought Chen Wujun was after the martial arts school tuition; he was eager to win back his losses, walking fast, not wanting to pay attention to his younger brother.
Chen Wujun just silently followed him outward.
Passing through a narrow passage, just as they were about to go down the stairs, Chen Wuhong suddenly felt a strong force from behind.
As Chen Wuhong fell, he turned his head back in shock.
He saw Chen Wujun looking at him coldly, withdrawing his hand.
Then Chen Wuhong rolled straight down, even splitting his head open, lying there dazed for a while before coming to.
He saw Chen Wujun already downstairs, standing in front of him looking down.
Chen Wuhong felt his chest filled with rage: “Second brother, you trying to kill me?”
“You’re delaying my martial arts school!” Chen Wujun looked down at him, eyes full of disgust.
A gambler wouldn’t matter if he didn’t affect him, but now this gambler was affecting his martial arts school.
It was said that new technique masters couldn’t be approached by dozens of people.
He had been looking forward to it for a long time.
Chen Wuhong’s face was full of shock, unable to believe these words came from his younger brother.
The second son sometimes fought with other kids outside, but it was always others provoking him first, and at home he had always been fairly obedient.
At this moment, his younger brother seemed to have suddenly dropped the disguise he had maintained at home.
“Next time, no need for the loan shark people to chop off your hands and feet!” Chen Wujun looked down at Chen Wuhong and said, his voice very calm, but combined with his gaze treating him as a stranger and what he had just done, it sent a chill through Chen Wuhong’s heart.
Then Chen Wujun changed back to his previous obedient expression: “Bro, you okay?”
Pretending to help Chen Wuhong up.
“I’ll tell Mom and Dad, let them see what kind of thing you are!” Chen Wuhong slapped away Chen Wujun’s helping hand, said through gritted teeth.
Chen Wujun stepped on his ankle.
Then with a smile on his face, he said softly: “Guess whether Mom and Dad will believe you or me?”
At the same time, he added more force with his foot.
Chen Wuhong immediately clutched his ankle and cried out in pain, feeling like his ankle was about to break, constantly pushing at Chen Wujun’s calf.
“Lift your foot, lift your foot…”
But Chen Wujun showed no intention of lifting his foot, until he heard footsteps, then he moved his foot, changed to a concerned expression, and went to help Chen Wuhong: “Bro, you didn’t get hurt, right? How so careless?”
This time Chen Wuhong didn’t dare push away Chen Wujun’s hand, looking at the youth beside him like he was looking at a demon.
A woman with a child came down the stairs, glanced at the two, and continued downstairs.
After getting up, Chen Wuhong shook off Chen Wujun, didn’t go home, and limped away.
He was also a bit scared of his own younger brother now.
He suddenly realized something: before, when his younger brother fought outside, he always said others bullied him first, probably not true at all.
This guy had probably always been the one striking first then playing innocent at home.
He had never truly understood this younger brother.
Watching Chen Wuhong’s limping back disappear around the corner, Chen Wujun stood for a moment longer, then turned back.
If this could keep the gambler from causing trouble, it would be a good thing.
But he knew that was impossible.
He had just vented the anger in his heart.
He hated most when someone took his things.
As the middle child in the family, he particularly hated being robbed.
Back home, Chen Wujun said to his parents without changing expression: “I advised big bro not to gamble, he cursed me out, told me not to mind his business, then pushed me, but didn’t stand steady and fell down the stairs.”
“How is he?” His parents were startled.
“Nothing serious, probably twisted his ankle, he got up and limped away.” Chen Wujun said.
“Good as long as he’s fine!” His parents both breathed a sigh of relief.
Then his dad Chen Hanliang’s face hardened: “Don’t learn from your useless brother!”
“Stay away from him in the future, no matter what he asks you to do, ignore him.”
“I know!” Chen Wujun nodded, went back to the room to change clothes, and went with his dad to the dental clinic.
Out the door, there was no sunlight at all, the two passed through alleys and stairs, sometimes up or down, completely moving through the interior of a massive building.
This was the Walled City, countless dilapidated buildings piled together like one huge structure, internal passages like a maze.
The entire Walled City constantly emitted a stench of rot, fishiness, and mold mixed together, deterring outsiders.
Plus the complex internal roads and environment, even police didn’t come in, making it No Man’s Land.
But this 0.082 square kilometers of land was home to 150,000 people.
The entire world was divided by the Federation into twenty-two districts, namely East Eleven Districts and West Eleven Districts.
And the Walled City was located in East District 9.
East District 9 wasn’t the best core district, but not the worst either; the worst were those dozen mining districts, where people reportedly rarely lived past forty.
Every year, many risked dying at sea to smuggle into East District 9, then enter the Walled City.
The entire Walled City had over 100,000 people, who knew how many illegal immigrants and wanted criminals were hiding.
Chen Wujun and his father shuttled through the Walled City, and passing a corner, seeing the slogan on the wall “Robbery prohibited here, violators lose a hand,” Chen Wujun instinctively stopped, looking a few more times.
No robbery here, does that mean robbery is allowed elsewhere?
He had seen this slogan often before, but hadn’t paid it any mind.
With a gambler at home, Chen Wujun felt relying on the family to pay for martial arts school, who knew when that would happen.
He felt people should rely on themselves.
Always seeing 150,000 chapter comments, 200 dental clinics.
I’m really helpless, always people thinking it’s unreasonable, but I’ve already reduced the numbers.
Kowloon Walled City at its peak had only over 50,000 people, over 100 dental clinics.
Dental clinics don’t only do business from the Walled City.
Because cheap, only half to a third the price outside, so many ordinary people come for dentistry, even sailors come for dentistry.