"What are you doing? Didn't your son want this house to get married? How did it suddenly become a matter of life and death?"

Liu Zhen asked coldly.

Having recognized her elder brother's true colors, she no longer trusted him at all.

She felt he was just talking nonsense and making up stories again.

However, the next moment, Liu Quan said, "Little sister, we lied to you. Xiao Pan doesn't have a girlfriend at all, and he doesn't want this house for marriage. The reason we did this is because he owes a huge gambling debt!"

"A huge gambling debt?"

Liu Zhen frowned. "Is what you're saying true?"

"Little sister, our family of three is kneeling before you. Do you think I would still lie to you?"

Liu Quan said bitterly, "Xiao Pan, you tell your aunt."

"Aunt, what my dad said is true. It's all my fault. I was set up by someone and became addicted to drugs. Now I owe an astronomical sum."

Liu Xiao Pan said with a sob.

"An astronomical sum, how much is it?"

Liu Zhen asked.

She swallowed, as if preparing herself mentally.

"This much..."

Liu Xiao Pan held up two fingers.

"Two million?"

Liu Zhen asked cautiously, but as soon as she said it, she knew she had underestimated.

After all, with the Liu Quan family's wealth, two million might hurt them, but it wouldn't be impossible to come up with, and it wouldn't be a matter of life and death.

Sure enough, Liu Xiao Pan shook his head.

"Then is it twenty million?"

Liu Zhen thought she must have guessed right this time, but Liu Xiao Pan shook his head again.

"It's two hundred million."

Liu Xiao Pan didn't let Liu Zhen guess anymore and directly stated the amount of the gambling debt.

"Good heavens!"

Liu Zhen covered her chest, almost losing her balance and falling to the ground.

Fortunately, Chen Xiao was quick and helped his mother up.

"You little bastard, how did you end up owing so much in gambling debts? Two hundred million..."

Liu Zhen felt like she was having trouble breathing, as if a mountain was pressing down on her chest.

"Aunt, don't scold me. I already know I was wrong... I was just blinded and deceived by villains, which is why I made such a big mistake."

Liu Xiao Pan said, head lowered and mumbling.

Hearing this, Chen Xiao felt puzzled. If Liu Xiao Pan was deceived by villains, what was their purpose?

Chen Xiao suddenly thought of a possibility and felt that it was increasingly likely.

That villain was targeting him!

"But you owe so much money, what's the use of a villa here? A villa can't be sold for that much!"

Liu Zhen's question almost hit Chen Xiao's heart. He also wanted to know the answer to this question.

"I don't know either."

Liu Xiao Pan shook his head blankly. "Anyway, my creditor said that as long as I can get a house in Shanhai No. 1, the debt of two hundred million can be written off!"

"Aunt, I beg you, please save me!"

Liu Zhen didn't speak, remaining noncommittal.

Her eyes glanced at Chen Xiao, wanting to see what her son would say.

At this moment, Chen Xiao was certain that the other party was coming for him... or rather, for Shanhai No. 1!

Then this person's identity must not be simple!

Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes and asked, "Liu Xiao Pan, I'm asking you, you're just a small employee with an annual salary of less than two hundred thousand at most. Where did you get the capital to owe two hundred million... Tell me the truth, or don't expect me to help you!"

Liu Xiao Pan's face turned red and white, and finally he stammered, "They said you're doing very well now, and they know I'm your cousin, so they take good care of me in every way and give me a lot of face."

"In the beginning, they took me out to eat, drink, and have fun, gaining my trust. Later, they lured me into gambling. First, it was just a small gamble for fun, but then it got bigger and bigger. When I ran out of money, they lent it to me... Gradually, I owed more and more money. I wanted to win it back, so I borrowed even more, but the more I borrowed, the more I lost, and the more I owed."

"In the end, I owed two hundred million in gambling debts. They said that if I didn't pay back the money, they would kill me and throw me into the river to feed the fish."

"But with so much money, even if I sold my parents, I wouldn't be able to pay it back, so they gave me another option, which was to get a house in Shanhai No. 1..."

After listening to Liu Xiao Pan's words, Chen Xiao immediately asked, "Who are they?"

"They are people from the underground casino, and the leader is a guy named Er Maozi."

Liu Xiao Pan said immediately.

"Er Maozi? Underground casino?"

Chen Xiao frowned slightly and immediately called Qi Tianhu.

"Lao Qi, I'm asking you, is there a guy named Er Maozi in Jiang City who runs an underground casino?"

Qi Tianhu immediately said, "Yes, Boss Jiang, isn't he one of your men?"

"One of my men? Who said he's one of my men? I don't even know him!"

Chen Xiao's voice revealed displeasure.

He thought to himself, why is Lao Qi talking nonsense? If Er Maozi was one of his men, wouldn't he know?

"Ah?"

Qi Tianhu was shocked and immediately explained nervously, "Boss Jiang, Er Maozi said his good buddy is your cousin, and we also checked, and your cousin Liu Xiao Pan does always hang out with him, so we just took it for granted..."

Chen Xiao sighed helplessly, "You've all been fooled. I don't even know him!"

It has to be said that this Er Maozi is really calculating.

First, he used Chen Xiao's name to approach Liu Xiao Pan, and then used Liu Xiao Pan's relationship with Chen Xiao to intimidate Qi Tianhu.

And Qi Tianhu certainly wouldn't ask Chen Xiao to verify such a small matter. If it weren't for today's matter, Chen Xiao would probably have been kept in the dark all along.

"Damn it, this Er Maozi, he's got a lot of nerve, daring to impersonate Boss Chen! I'm going to shut down his place and cripple him!"

Qi Tianhu said angrily.

He hadn't been this angry in a long time, because he hadn't encountered anyone who dared to make him angry in a long time.

Chen Xiao's face was ashen as he continued, "I'll handle this matter, you don't need to get involved."

The matter was much more complicated than it appeared on the surface, and Er Maozi was just the guy who surfaced.

There must be other people beneath the surface.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiao grabbed Liu Xiao Pan by the collar, lifted him up, and said coldly, "Let's go, take me to the casino!"

Then his gaze fell on Liu Quan and Hu Lan.

"You two, come out with me too!"

Liu Quan and his wife immediately followed. Liu Zhen also wanted to go out, but Chen Xiao stopped her, "Mom, you should rest early, don't worry about this."

"Alright then, but be careful."

Liu Zhen said dejectedly.

Seeing that Chen Xiao was finally willing to help, Liu Quan breathed a sigh of relief.

After going out, he said in a strange tone, "After all, we're family, Chen Xiao, you still have some conscience, at least you didn't abandon us!"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Xiao turned around and kicked him to the ground.

"Who the hell is family with you? Can you have some decency!"