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Internet cafes are places where all sorts of people gather, including many idle individuals with ulterior motives.

There's a reason why parents don't allow their children to go to internet cafes when they're young. After all, "one is influenced by one's company," and nobody wants their child to fall into a pool of ink and end up covered in black stains.

In 2011, there was a street in Wuhan with several internet cafes, some legitimate and some illegitimate.

Of course, more than ten years later, it seems that there was only one internet cafe left on this street, and it was no longer called an internet cafe, but an internet cafe cafe.

What's the difference between an internet cafe and an internet cafe?

Lu Yuan doesn't go there much anymore, so I don't know much about him.

I watched some short videos, and it seems that internet cafes mainly sell services, attracting customers with a better environment and more considerate service.

The main reason is that more than ten years later, almost everyone has a computer. Even if you don't have a computer, the functions of a mobile phone can basically meet everyone's entertainment needs, so naturally fewer and fewer people will choose to go to internet cafes.

It's understandable that internet cafes that simply provide internet access are being phased out, but those that have changed their service details have survived and even developed their own unique features.

In Lu Yuan's view, however, the service at internet cafes was just so-so; they were merely a more respectable form of illegal internet cafes.

Lu Yuan had been to unlicensed internet cafes before. You didn't even need an ID card to play online there; you could just pay to play, which is why all sorts of people gathered there.

Even some young girls go online, and the games they play most often are racing games and Audition Online. What do they do if they don't have money to go online?

It's simple, sell!

You can go to the toilet together as long as you pay.

Fifty yuan will let you touch me, two hundred yuan will provide you with X services.

This is something Lu Yuan encountered before: a young delinquent girl wanted money and offered him a price. Of course, Lu Yuan didn't actually experience it, so please don't overthink it.

Later, I heard from a friend that it was fortunate Lu Yuan didn't go, otherwise it would have been a loss.

Because there are even cheaper options, like ten yuan for a touch, or fifty yuan for an overnight stay.

In addition, illegal internet cafes lack surveillance cameras, and fights, theft, and fraud are commonplace.

Therefore, Lu Yuan strongly supports the government's crackdown on the illegal internet cafe industry; otherwise, many naive young people would go astray in such an environment.

Gao Zhe went to a legitimate internet cafe, but he inevitably encountered some not-so-good people.

When Lu Yuan arrived, Gao Zhe was already confronting several young men with dyed hair of various colors in an alley near the internet cafe.

He didn't just approach Lu Yuan; he also approached several boys he'd known since high school, as well as other friends who seemed quite formidable.

A dozen or so people were slurring their words in the alley, some with sticks, others with bricks, shouting at each other, and a fight could break out at any moment.

"What's going on?" asked a member of the crowd who had been watching outside Lu Yuan's alley.

"Brother Yuan, they're trying to steal my computer!" Gao Zhe said angrily. "I've been playing for hours, and they still insist on taking it. They even patted my head."

It's a holiday now, and there are a lot of people online, so there are often not enough computers.

Lu Yuan looked at the young men opposite him. The leader's mouth was a little swollen, which meant he must have fought with Gao Zhe. But Gao Zhe was known for his tall and strong physique. In the past six months, he seemed to have grown even taller, almost reaching 1.9 meters. Standing there, he looked like a giant. Lu Yuan really couldn't understand how the young men opposite him dared to mess with him.

"Are you their leader?" The leader of the young men pointed at Lu Yuan while holding a hard plastic pipe.

Lu Yuan shrugged. "No, but I have to speak up. You can tell me if you have any opinions."

"Heh, he's been hogging the machine for most of the day, it's about time we got to play," the young man said.

That's illogical.

Of course, what kind of logic can a bunch of uneducated hooligans have?

Gao Zhe immediately retorted angrily, "Does your grandpa Gao owe you something? I paid for it, I can play as long as I want, and if you're not happy about it, you'll have to deal with it."

"Go to hell! Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you have a few stinking bucks. We're not easily scared."

"Oh ho? I think you guys deserve a beating."

As he spoke, Gao Zhe had already rolled up his sleeves.

This startled the skinny young men across the street, causing them to take a half-step back. However, with so many people watching, if they were scared away, they would never have the face to show their faces on this street again.

So, they braced themselves, brandishing their "weapons" and shouting, which was quite frightening.

Gao Zhe was also pointing at them and cursing loudly. Both sides were waiting for the other to make a move. Once a fight broke out, the one who struck first would definitely be in the wrong. Anyone who has been through a lot of gang fights knows that as long as the fight doesn't involve principles or bottom lines, and the two sides are evenly matched, they will subconsciously restrain themselves and not strike first.

Lu Yuan watched, and seeing that neither side intended to make the first move, he waved his hand and said loudly, "Alright, alright, let's not argue during the New Year, it'll ruin the atmosphere."

His words calmed things down.

"Our leader got beaten up, what do you suggest we do?" A green-haired youth stood up and demanded an explanation for the red-haired youth who had been beaten up by Gao Zhe.

Lu Yuan beckoned to the red-haired youth.

The red-haired youth asked, puzzled, "What are you doing?"

"Come here and let me take a look. It's so dark in the alley, and you're hiding so far away. How am I supposed to assess your injuries?"

The red-haired youth looked quite aggrieved, took a few steps closer, pointed to his left cheek, and said, "Hey, it's swollen."

Lu Yuan took a look and saw that it was indeed swollen, so he asked Gao Zhe, "Did you do this?"

Gao Zhe said unhappily, "I was playing a game, and he pushed me. Isn't that asking for a beating?"

As he spoke, he raised his fist again, startling the red-haired youth, who quickly stepped back.

Lu Yuan said helplessly, "How about this, since it's the New Year, everyone give me, Lu Yuan, some face and don't make a big fuss so things can't be resolved. You guys apologize to my brother."

Upon hearing that they had to apologize to Gao Zhe, the young men immediately started cursing, "What the hell? Why should we apologize to him?"

"Yeah, he hit someone, and he expects us to apologize?"

"Do you think we're fools?"

"We will definitely not apologize, we would rather die than apologize."

It's clear they are very dissatisfied with this mediation.

However, the moment Lu Yuan took the wallet, the others fell silent.

Lu Yuan pulled out five hundred-yuan bills. "All five of you, apologize to my brother. I'll pay for his medical expenses. Do you accept that?"

The young men fell silent, each seemingly holding back something.

Lu Yuan thought they thought it wasn't enough, but he wouldn't give them any more.

I thought this matter couldn't be resolved, but then I saw a few young men suddenly lose their composure and reveal fawning smiles. "Look at the mess this has made."

They walked over with smiles, bowing to Gao Zhe with a touch of江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) aura, saying, "Sorry, sorry, we got impatient. We really didn't mean to fight, it was all a misunderstanding."

The red-haired youth then said to Lu Yuan, "You're called Brother Yuan, right? Hello, hello, my name is Wu Hong. I was speaking too loudly just now, Brother Yuan, please don't take it to heart."

"Hehe." Lu Yuan smiled faintly, placed the hundred-yuan bill in his hand into Wu Hong's arms, and patted it gently. "Little Hong... Hey, is it right for me to call you that?"

Wu Hongdu was in his twenties, and everyone who hung out with him called him Brother Hong, but Lu Yuan called him Little Hong.

He wasn't annoyed at all, and said with a smile, "Brother Yuan, you can call me whatever you want."

"Hehe, I didn't expect Xiao Hong to be such a sentimental person." Lu Yuan chuckled. "Just consider this a favor to me. Let's all not take it to heart and have a happy New Year, okay?"

"That's great!" Wu Hong put the money in his pocket. The other young men wanted to join in, but he ate and walked away.

He's the leader and he's injured, so he deserves more money, not to split it with the others.

Of course, his most important task right now is to please Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan knew that these thugs were like that; they were easy to talk to if given some benefits, so it was easy to recruit them.