Chapter 49: Blood on Opening Day

Today, Li Eryong did not come to the arcade hall. After all, his limbs were still not fully recovered, making it inconvenient for him to move around and do things.

Upon receiving the call, he immediately sent a message to Skinny Monkey.

Skinny Monkey was currently busy organizing the grand opening. Receiving Li Eryong's message, he instantly cast a meaningful glance at Wang Zhendong.

Understanding the cue, Wang Zhendong immediately followed Chen Xuewen's prior instructions and pulled several stacks of brand-new banknotes from his pockets.

These were the bills Chen Xuewen had gone to the bank to exchange a day in advance. There were one-yuan notes, five-yuan notes, ten-yuan notes, and even some larger fifty-yuan bills mixed in.

In an era when an ordinary worker's monthly salary was only around seven or eight hundred yuan, fifty yuan was almost enough to cover a person's food expenses for an entire week.

This time, Chen Xuewen had specifically exchanged five thousand yuan in brand-new cash.

Looking at the banknotes in his hands, Wang Zhendong wore a hesitant expression. "Monkey Brother, are we really sure we want to throw all this money away?"

"This is five thousand yuan!"

"It's enough to buy a motorcycle!"

Skinny Monkey felt a sharp pang in his teeth as well, but he still waved his hand and said, "Just do as Brother Wen instructed."

"Remember, scatter every single bill. Not a single cent is allowed to be left behind!"

Sighing deeply, Wang Zhendong had no choice but to carry the cash toward the entrance of the shop.

By this time, quite a crowd of onlookers had already gathered outside the arcade hall.

When they first arrived in the morning, Skinny Monkey and the others had run all over the place to spread the word, announcing the grand opening of the arcade hall.

Of course, mere publicity did not hold much attraction.

At the same time, Skinny Monkey had publicized that on the very day of the grand opening, they would be scattering cash right at the scene.

This claim of scattering money attracted a large number of people, all eager to see how exactly this cash distribution would take place.

Wang Zhendong piled all the banknotes onto a tray and walked out carrying it.

The moment they caught sight of the money on the tray, the crowd immediately stirred with excitement.

"Whoa, so much cash! Are they really going to throw it out?"

"You've got to be kidding me. That's probably several thousand yuan right there. Scatter it? Are they out of their minds?"

"Just watch, maybe they'll actually do it..."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, their faces filled with longing and expectation.

After all, who wouldn't want free money just lying there for the taking?

Skinny Monkey smiled and greeted the crowd, speaking in a clear, loud voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, today is the auspicious day of the grand opening of our Brothers Arcade Hall."

"Our boss didn't open this arcade hall to make a profit, but rather to provide a place of entertainment for all our brothers."

"Today, on this joyous occasion, our boss has specially brought out five thousand yuan to scatter right here on the spot."

"Everyone is free to pick it up and take it. No matter how much you get, it is a token of goodwill from our boss, so please don't be shy!"

Hearing this, the crowd instantly perked up and cheered, "They're really going to throw money?!"

"Oh my, coming here was definitely the right choice!"

People from all around crowded closer, their gazes fixed intently on the tray in Wang Zhendong's hands.

Skinny Monkey exchanged a few more polite pleasantries, but his eyes kept darting toward a distant street corner.

Finally, a menacing group of people rushed over from around that corner.

Leading the pack was none other than Xiao Ke!

Upon seeing them approach, Skinny Monkey instantly shrank back slightly.