Chapter 1 The Stray Boys of Clear Street
Clear Street has been a famous poverty-stricken area in London, England since the 19th century.
Poverty forces people to change, so darkness begins to breed here, and various black industries settle here, and a black fog seems to cover the entire Clear Street.
If we talk about what the most strange thing about the young citizens of Clear Street today in 1987 is the wandering boy on Clear Street.
The wandering boy they called was named Ryan Zell, a 7-year-old boy.
Ryan stole a piece of bread from Charlie's gang two days ago and was beaten to death. Just two days later, the kid went to visit the Charlie's gang's kitchen again.
This made Charlie, the boss of the Charlie Gang very angry. After all, this kid repeatedly provoked the majesty of the Charlie Gang. If he didn't give this kid some color, the majesty of the Charlie Gang would become worthless.
This is the poorest and darkest place in London. The rude men who don’t know a single word can’t think.
If the Charlie Gang didn't deal with this kid, then all they saw was that the Charlie Gang was patronized twice in a row by a seven-year-old child and did nothing.
This is a serious blow to the prestige of the Charlie Gang.
So after Rean was arrested, Charlie took him to Gaotai Square on Clear Street to "execute".
He needs blood and life to establish his position and power.
"Boy, after eating so many things from Charlie, let's play a game, right? As long as you win, you will get a room that is enough to fit in," Charlie said fiercely, grinning with a big mouth.
"Of course, if you lose, you'll have nothing, hahaha... how about it, is this game fun?"
Of course, the young Ryan didn't want to. The steel pipes on the hand of the man next to him emitted a strong fishy smell, and dried blood spots told the horror of the weapon and the sins of the man.
He wanted to escape, but two tall men sandwiched him in the middle and didn't give him a chance to escape.
"So, now I'll announce the rules of the game." Charlie stood up straight, his body trembling with his movements.
"The game is very simple, we only need our little warrior, namely Ryan Zell." With Charlie's words, the two big men held Ryan high.
Ryan looked at the people below, some old men with haggard faces and bamboo poles, some children trembling in their mother's arms, and some noble people dressed in gorgeous clothes.
It seemed that he had accepted his own destiny, and Ryan did not resist at all.
"Just need this little warrior to last ten rounds under our other warrior, Tom, and he won." The vicious man named Tom took a step forward, and the person below took a step back neatly with his pace.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Tom was very happy, and his mouth was cracked and he showed an ugly smile.
This made everyone in the audience even more scared, and the children even buried their heads in the arms of their mothers.
These are residents of Clear Street, who are exploited by gangs, and sometimes when they wake up in the morning, they will find that their neighbors have died tragically at home.
"Then, the game begins!" With Charlie's order, the two big men with Rean threw Rean towards Tom, and then ran to the back of his boss as if he ran away.
Tom is a lunatic. He doesn't care whether you are a family member or not, and only Charlie can control it.
"Bang!"
The sound of the metal tube hitting the human body was remembered in everyone's ears and eyes of the children in the audience were covered by their parents.
Although they have to come into contact with these things in the future, parents still want their children to get into these things as late as possible.
Although their children sometimes go home and ask why their friends haven't appeared for several days.
Charlie was so happy to see Rean lying on the stage and twitching constantly and the audience's reactions below, and laughed.
Tom didn't care about that, he swung the steel pipe and smashed it at Ryan five times, ten times, twenty times.
After a few hours, Ryan had a lot of blood under his body, and his body did not have any ups and downs - he was dead.
Charlie, Tom and the audience were all sure about this.
"It seems a pity that our little Warriors didn't win this game." Charlie's voice lowered, as if he was indeed sad about Ryan's death, but soon his intentions were revealed.
"So... you guys, don't want to challenge the Charlie Gang, otherwise, I want to play a game with you next time."
Everyone in the audience began to tremble and kept shouting "Charlie Gang", "Charlie Gang No. 1".
These poor people only know these sentences. They can't think of even the more elegant words. Even these sentences are passed down from ancestors, and they are nothing more than changing the "XX Gang" to "Charlie Gang".
Charlie looked at the reactions of everyone in the audience, listened to the messy shouts, and was slightly fascinated by his eyes and was full of enjoyment.
"Boy, why haven't you got up yet? Ah, hahaha~"
After hearing the cheers of everyone, Charlie turned his head and shouted at Ryan in the pool of blood, and then slowly left the platform with the people from Charlie's gang amid the cheers of everyone.
Li En felt that his whole body was in great pain, and waves of cold came towards him, and his eyes couldn't open.
Countless sounds poured into his ears, causing a sensation of pain in his brain. He wanted to make some noises, but he couldn't open his mouth.
He felt that his perception was losing little by little, and he could clearly know that his life was losing.
Li En was a social animal in her thirties before, born in a welfare home. She was in her thirties and had never even had a relationship.
He has no handsome appearance, no wealth, and no powerful father, so of course he is not liked by girls.
What's more, Li En had no idea about finding a girlfriend, and he just needed to take care of himself alone.
Until he was thirty-two years old, he was hit by a book while watching a meteor on the rooftop.
"Book of All Laws"
This is the name of this book, and the creator is a god.
Perhaps it is for entertainment, or perhaps it is for everyone who gets this book owe him the cause and effect, anyway, there is no restriction on using this book.
You can even reject this opportunity, but for Li En, it's no big deal.
Life is like a pool of stagnant water, and he also longs for a different life, so he accepted this gift from the gods.
Then a white light suddenly burst out from the world in front of him, and then he came to this world and turned into Ryan who fell in a pool of blood.
The sleepiness kept haunting Ryan, which made him start to feel anxious. He knew that once he fell asleep, he would be forever sleeping.
Charlie used Rean's life to demonstrate his power, but he had no idea of collecting the body for Rean.
This is also the characteristic of Clear Street. Death is common. Perhaps after Charlie leaves, someone will steal Ryan's body.
It can be sold to medical schools, or taken for viscera or even eaten.
This is Clear Street, the largest slum in London and the largest dark place.
After seeing the people from Charlie's gang leave, the trembling people in the audience began to spread out everywhere, and no one cared about Ryan who was lying in a pool of blood.
Perhaps occasionally in the sunshine after lunch, several old women would talk about the miserable situation of Ryan today.
This is Clear Street. People are not sensitive to blood, are commonplace to death, and are even more indifferent to life because you cannot give your feelings for a fragile glass bottle.
Ryan felt his resistance becoming weaker and weaker, and his sleepiness became stronger and stronger.
"Sleep, kid, you must be very sleepy."
"Come on, no need to be afraid, death is just a relief."
"Li En, I am your father. Come and reunite our family."
"Father...hahaha...father, it turns out that I still have a father." A sudden burst of anger in Ryan's heart.
In his previous life, Ryan witnessed his father killing his mother after drinking, and then his father still went out to drink as if nothing had happened.
When the police found him, he was already falling asleep in a bush, holding a bottle of wine in his hand.
When the police asked him if he knew he had killed his wife with his own hands, he answered casually: "If you die, you will die. As long as you don't disturb me to drink."
All of this was clearly seen by Li En, who was outside the interrogation room.
In the end, Li En's father was sentenced to death, and Li En was also sent to a welfare home.
A strong desire to survive stimulated Reen's brain, and suddenly, the book emitted a soft light.
Ryan was surprised to find that a force suddenly emerged from his body to repair his body. After a while, he found that he could barely walk around.
After discovering this, Ryan decided to transfer it immediately because he saw a lot of creepy things in Ryan's memory - of course, it also included the extremely hungry people picking up some corpses for eating.
He reluctantly stood up, cleaned his clothes a little so that the blood would not reveal his whereabouts, and then endured the pain and walked towards the alley next to him.
There is an abandoned cellar there that no one has ever discovered. After discovering it, Ryan used it as his home.
Just two or three minutes after Ryan stepped into the so-called home, two skinny men ran to the platform. Looking at the platform with only a pile of blood, they cursed.
After scolding for a while, the men left with their heads hanging down, and they needed to find something to fill their stomachs.
Perhaps the Charlie Gang's kitchen is a good choice, with plenty of food, enough for two people to have a full meal.
As for whether they will be caught, it is not within the scope of their consideration. If they don’t eat, they will definitely die. If they go, they may not die.
And, even if you are caught, you can still be a full devil.
The two looked at each other and quickly made up their minds.
Chapter completed!