Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 190 The Chosen Son
Zhou Dongsheng stated very frankly an "absurd" fact: did he win it by winning the lottery?
"Hahaha, lottery? You can get so much money by buying lottery tickets. You are not trying to say that you won the Double Color Ball?" Uncle Xuhui couldn't help laughing and pointed at Zhou Dongsheng looking left and right.
"You don't mean the Mark Six lottery?" the policeman asked suspiciously.
Mark Six Lottery was originally just a lottery in Hong Kong Island, but it is extremely popular in China, especially in coastal areas where it has become known to everyone. The vast majority of people know about Mark Six Lottery, but know very little about the regular Double Color Ball welfare lottery.
The original gameplay of Mark Six Lottery is no different from the domestic Double Color Ball. It is also a welfare lottery with public welfare nature.
However, the real reason why it has become popular in the country is the gray industry such as underground casinos, which have developed it into a novel means of gambling.
In order to facilitate dissemination, it is also combined with the twelve zodiac signs to derive various special gameplays.
Among them, 49 numbers correspond to the 12 zodiac signs, with 7 numbers in each issue. The blue number is a special number, and the odds are based on a probability of one in forty-nine.
The remaining 6 numbers are even numbers with lower odds. There is also the usual betting methods in the gambling industry such as buying a single zodiac sign, or 2 in 1, 3 in 1, etc.
This way of playing soon became popular among the general public, and from time to time there would be rumors that some people became rich overnight because of it. The word "get rich overnight" had a fascinating magic in an era when information was blocked.
Even now, "getting rich quickly" is still everyone's simple dream.
This model once reached a crazy level of universal participation, invisibly reaping the development dividends of coastal areas.
Even if it is defined as an illegal act , after repeated crackdowns, it is still like a cancer attached to the bone that is difficult to eradicate, and it will come back to life again after severe crackdowns.
After all, this world is not black and white. There are colorful and gray areas, which grow rampantly in corners where the sun doesn't reach.
The popularity of this game is so high that even the local police officers in Liangu Town made the same connection at the first sight, which shows how popular this game is.
"Of course not. To be precise, it should be sports lottery. During the 2014 World Cup, everyone followed suit, so I followed suit. I was lucky and made a lot of money. Of course, I played regular sports lotteries and paid taxes, so the money was clean and earned without any fuss."
Zhou Dongsheng said seriously, there is no way, sometimes even if you tell the truth, others may not believe it.
"You're just bragging. If you said you won the first prize of the Double Color Ball lottery and got 1 million, that's reasonable. But for sports lottery like the World Cup, the odds for each game are so low. How much money do you have to win so much money?"
When Xuhui's uncle raised his doubts, it showed that he was just a stubborn person. However, in Zhou Dongsheng's eyes, he was no different from a clown.
Zhou Dongsheng chose to tell this matter, of course, not to convince Uncle Xuhui, but to allow his old mother to accept this matter with peace of mind.
Zhou Dongsheng did not choose to tell his mother at the beginning because he took her ability to accept it into consideration. After all, Liu Huaiying, who had been honest for most of his life, would not easily accept this fact.
But it’s been so long since the incident happened, and now that I have a career under my belt, it’s only natural for me to talk about it again.
"Of course, if you bet on a normal win or loss, the odds will naturally be low. However, I bet on the match between Germany and Brazil 7-1, and I bought odds that are 150 times higher than other odds..." Zhou Dongsheng said this fact with a smile.
"It's you! It turns out that the red silk hanging at the betting station was referring to you!" Uncle Xuhui suddenly realized that during the World Cup period, he also followed the trend and bought a lot.
When Germany played against Brazil, a sports lottery betting station in Gu Town hung up red silk and offered a "million-dollar jackpot".
Because only a few people bought this odds, the betting station owner was also impressed by it. He once revealed that the person who bought this odds was a young man.
This grand event once caused heated discussions among the fans circle of Gu Town. After all, in the eyes of "professional" fans, aren't those who dare to buy this odds just fools?
Uncle Xuhui didn’t expect that this “fool” was Zhou Dongsheng in front of him.
"For this reason, I even made a special trip to Yangcheng to claim the prize. I have the relevant tax payment certificate, which is enough to prove that my money is clean. I will explain this here. Now let's talk about Xuhui's matter."
Although it sounded ridiculous, everyone in the mediation room looked at each other in bewilderment, but Zhou Dongsheng was not trying to convince anyone, so whether you believe it or not, let's get back to the point.
"Comrade police, if I choose to file a case, how will you handle it?"
The police officer accepted this explanation very easily. Although winning the lottery is a mysterious thing, there are always such lucky people in this world who are worthy of envy.
"I've already said it just now. We will follow ..." the police officer repeated it in a businesslike manner.
Of course, since it is a private enterprise, as long as Zhou Dongsheng, the legal person of the company, does not choose to file a case to hold him accountable, the matter will naturally be resolved.
After all, this is a personal limited liability company, not a public enterprise like a state-owned enterprise, which needs to reach the point of bringing public prosecution.
"Well, Dongsheng, you also said that out of consideration for your classmates, can this matter be let go?" Xuhui's father stood up and said in a gentle voice.
"Originally, I wasn't going to pursue the matter, but it was my uncle Xuhui who was so arrogant that he not only made a scene at the company, but also kept making trouble. He was even the one who called the police."
"A kind person is often bullied, a kind horse is often ridden, and even a clay man has a temper. Even your elders cannot be unreasonable, right?" Zhou Dongsheng asked with a smile.
"You want to kill my son, right? You bastard. If I hadn't listened to you, Xuhui wouldn't have done such a thing..." Xuhui's mother, who had remained silent, exploded at this time.
She just started to rant against Uncle Xuhui, cursing and beating him. After all, it was natural for a sister to beat her brother. Uncle Xuhui was in a state of embarrassment and didn't dare to fight back.
"Stop fighting, this is the police station. If you want to fight, go back home." The police comrade also spoke to mediate.
"How about this, let Uncle Xuhui apologize to me, and this matter will be over."
After enjoying the chaotic scene, Zhou Dongsheng smiled and said that things had come to this point and there was no need for him to embarrass Uncle Xuhui.
I guess Xuhui's family will not let Uncle Xuhui have an easy time. After all, this unexpected disaster was entirely caused by Uncle Xuhui alone.
"Did you hear that? Why don't you apologize to them now, you disgraceful fellow." Xuhui's father understood and slapped his brother-in-law on the head. Isn't it reasonable for a brother-in-law to hit his brother-in-law?
" Yes... I'm sorry." Uncle Xuhui finally realized the situation and admitted his mistake.
Even though it has come to the point where the police have been called, if neither side pursues the matter, then it's better to have less trouble than more. It's not a major crime that harms the world, so there's no reason to pursue it.
This farce came to an end here. After all, society is not a place for fighting and killing, but a place of human relationships and worldly wisdom.
After coming out of the police station, Xuhui's family left in disgrace. Perhaps because he was so angry, Xuhui's uncle was beaten several times again. Zhang Xuhui nodded to Zhou Dongsheng with complicated eyes and left quickly.
After this incident, the relationship between the two of them was not so much like strangers, but from now on, I'm afraid they would just be nodding acquaintances.
It was just like the previous life, except that the two people's roles seemed to have been cleverly swapped.
The old mother came hurriedly on her electric scooter, and left hurriedly, leaving behind a sentence "Let's talk about it when I get home in the evening".
Zhou Dongsheng drove Li Jiana back to the company to explain everything and calm everyone down.
"Boss, so how much money did you buy in lottery tickets?" Li Jiana, who had remained silent throughout the whole process, finally got the chance to ask.
"I bought 300,000." Zhou Dongsheng said calmly.
Li Jiana thought about it and couldn't help swallowing.
Li Jiana never imagined that Zhou Dongsheng's original capital accumulation was actually completed by lottery. Combined with the nine-digit stock account she saw...
Could it be that my boss is the chosen one and became rich purely by luck?
But at this age of early 20s, if you don’t have a family background, what else can you rely on other than luck?
