Chapter 588: 588
The sounds of Osef smashing things gradually died down . It wasn't clear if Osef had gotten tired or he had finished smashing everything .
"Do we want to call the police?" Blake, who was standing beside Dai Li, asked .
"No . If we call the police, this will spread . The media will certainly write some nonsense about it . It will be another thing that affects Osef . " Dai Li shook his head and asked, "You have a bottle of whiskey in your office, right?"
"What do you want it for?" Blake asked cautiously .
"Lend it to me . Bring me two cups while you're at it," Dai Li said .
"You want to give him alcohol?" Blake shook his head . "He already smashed up a bunch of things sober . If he gets drunk, he'll tear the entire center apart . "
"Then get another bottle to get him even drunker," Dai Li said . "A man was cheated on by his wife . People are spreading rumors of his sexual prowess . It is times like this that a man needs to get drunk!"
. . .
Dai Li walked into the training room with a bottle of whiskey and two wine glasses .
This training room was a mess . The equipment was all tipped over and many of the things had been smashed . Osef was sitting on a bench, panting angrily .
Osef had calmed down a lot . He looked at Dai Li and then at all the broken things around him . He clearly felt guilty . He said, "Sorry, I'll pay for the damages . "
Dai Li pretended not to care about the things that were broken . He handed the glass to Osef and said, "Have a drink . "
Osef did not refuse; he took the glass . He wanted to get really drunk .
Dai Li poured a glass for him and then started pouring one for himself . Before he had finished pouring his own glass, Osef had already finished his .
Dai Li filled Osef's cup again . Osef downed the entire cup again . Dai Li poured the whiskey again, and he downed it again .
After drinking three consecutive cups of whiskey, Osef, who was 6 . 7 feet tall, couldn't drink anymore . He started to get tipsy . His vision began to blur .
When Dai Li thought the timing was right, he poured Osef another glass of whiskey and said, "I know that you are being wronged . If you talk about it, you might feel better . Although I can't help, I can be a good listener . "
Perhaps it was the alcohol, but Osef actually started to cry . "I love her, I really love her . . . "
Dai Li knew that the "her" was his wife who had cheated on him . Dai Li tried to change the topic . "Don't think about these sad things . Let's talk about how you became a basketball player . "
Alcohol made Osef frank . He began to tell Dai Li his personal history .
"I was born in New York . My father was a jerk . He abandoned my mother and me not long after I was born . My mother died of cancer, so I had to live with my grandmother and my aunt . I started playing basketball around then . In the neighborhoods of New York, many teenagers like me hung around the street basketball courts every day . We all hoped to become a professional basketball player one day . If we made it to the NBA, we could escape poverty .
"In high school, I was already very famous . Many universities wanted to recruit me, but my academic performance was very poor . I failed my exams my senior year and had to go to a special class . I wasn't able to play . With my grades, I couldn't get admitted to a university . I could only go to school with a remedial course . I couldn't play or participate in the NCAA .
"At the time, there were European teams who wanted to recruit me and give me an annual salary of $500,000 . In the end, I decided to participate in the draft . It was an adventure for me . Fortunately, I was selected . I made it to the NBA . "
Dai Li nodded, "I know what happened next . You became more famous . Later, you went to the Lakers, helped them get two championships, won the title of best sixth men, and almost joined the All-Star team . You were the hottest frontline player at the time . You had a good future . Why did you start taking drugs?"
"That year, my cousin passed away . I was raised by my aunt . My cousin was my closest relative . I was very sad . It hurt a lot .
"On my way to my cousin's funeral, the car I was in hit someone . Although I was not driving at the time, I watched a person die right in front of me, and that person looked like my cousin . It felt like my cousin had died in front of my eyes, killed by my car .
"After attending my cousin's funeral, I went back to Los Angeles . I was very depressed . I got drunk, then went to bed . I accidentally rolled off the bed . I woke up and saw a pair of underwear under the bed . It was a man's underwear, but it was not mine . "
Dai Li nodded . Osef found another man's underwear under his bed . Even a brainless person would know that his wife had cheated on him .
"It was painful for me . I ran out . I still remember that night . There was a light rain . I was walking alone on the road . From time to time, some young punk would look at me . I guess if I weren't very tall, they would've messed with me .
"I eventually ended up outside the door of a bar . I went in and asked for wine . I drank one glass after another . I don't remember how much I drank . I was drunk and someone gave me a bag . He told me that I would forget my troubles after using what was inside . . . "
"Drugs?" Dai Li asked .
"Yes . Even though I was drunk, I still realized it was a bag of drugs . I knew that I shouldn't touch it, but I didn't refuse it . I was hurting . I wanted to forget everything . I want to now . I thought that if I only used occasionally, it shouldn't be a problem . I would just stop using in the future . "
He wrapped his head with his hands . "I underestimated those pills . After using once, I wanted to use a second and third time . I wanted to quit many times, but I couldn't help myself . I couldn't stand the temptation . That's how I ended up where I am today . I don't blame others, I can only blame myself for my self-degradation . . . "
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Dai Li was sympathetic . Osef's self-degradation was wrong, but Dai Li felt that Osef only took one wrong step . He was a lost lamb . He wanted to go back to the herd, but he couldn't find the way . He could only wait for a shepherd to rescue him .
"Actually, when I saw you, I knew that you hadn't stopped taking drugs," Dai Li said as he reached out and took the glass from Osef's hand . "I have not been exposed to drugs, but I know that once you get addicted, it is very difficult to quit . Taking medicine can help you to get rid of drugs, but the most important thing is willpower . "
"I know, but I really can't do it . . . " Osef shook his head .
Dai Li then said, "Maybe you should try to distract yourself . Although I don't know what it feels like to crave drugs, I do know what it's like to exercise to the point of exhaustion . Your limbs will go numb and your mind will be blank . All you want to do is rest . Perhaps it can help you forget about drugs and forget the unhappy things . . . "
. . .
Dai Li returned the glass to Blake .
"It seems that you have successfully persuaded him," Blake said .
"It's only temporary . I don't think he can quit drugs on his own . Osef is different from other addicts . Most addicts don't have the money to buy drugs and are forced to detoxify . With Osef's wealth, he could take drugs his entire life and still have money left over," Dai Li replied .
"What are you going to do? You are not a drug rehabilitation specialist . You can't control him," Blake asked .
"That's why I plan to tackle the source . The best way is to prevent him from buying any drugs," Dai Li explained . "That's why I need Payton's help . "
. . .
Chris Payton came to Dai Li's office .
"Chris, I want to know if drug dealers have their own territory . They can't cross into another dealer's territory to sell drugs, right?" Dai Li asked .
"Of course . If a drug dealer dares to cross over to another dealer's territory, it is a declaration of war . " Payton nodded and then asked, "Why?"
"Is it possible to stop a person from buying drugs in Los Angeles? I mean, even if he wanted to buy, no drug dealers would sell to him," Dai Li asked .
Payton thought for a moment and replied, "That would be really difficult . Los Angeles is big, so there are a lot of big and small gangs . Every gang has its own territory . There are countless drugs . No one can control all the drugs dealers . Unless . . . "
"Unless what?" Dai Li asked immediately .
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"Unless I go to the Mexicans for help . " Payton lowered his voice and went on to say, "Some have almost monopolized the drug trade on the West Coast of the United States . If they are willing to help, the dealers may comply to show some goodwill . "
"Well, I need you to do me a favor . I want to make it so Osef can't buy any drugs," Dai Li said . He wrote a number on the checkbook, tore off the check, and handed it to Payton . "I know that it is necessary to spend money to get people to help . They answer to no one but money . This is for you . If you can handle it with money, it would be better not to depend on favors . "
"No problem . Let me handle it . Although I don't know what my brother is doing, I am sure he has contacts with Mexican drug dealers," Payton promised .
. . .
In the middle of the night, Osef sat alone on the bench of the villa . He was feeling sleepy .
Gradually, he felt something strange . Osef felt uneasy . He knew that this was a sign of his drug craving .
No, I have to hold it . I must detoxify my body! Osef licked his fist and then gritted his teeth . He wanted to fight through it .
One minute, two minutes, three minutes . . .
Ten minutes, fifteen minutes, twenty minutes . . .
The pain became stronger and stronger . Osef tried to restrain himself, but the feeling grew more and more intolerable .
Finally, he couldn't hold it anymore .
Osef picked up the phone . He hesitated for about two minutes but dialed his phone in the end .
"Hey, I am Osef, please send me some goods . Now . I need it right now!" Osef said on the phone .
The other party immediately replied, "I am afraid I can't do that . I am out of stock now . "
When the other party finished speaking, he hung up the phone .
Osef cursed him in his head and immediately dialed another phone number .
"It's me, Osef, I need some goods now . Send me some, the sooner the better," Osef said .
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"I am very sorry, Mr . Osef, my goods here just sold out . . . "
"Nothing again!" Osef was a little angry and hung up the phone . He then dialed the third number .
This time, Osef asked directly, "Do you have any goods there?"
"Of course, what do you want?"
"Give me the best stuff," said Osef .
"No problem, but delivery will cost you extra," the other party said .
"I know . I will not give you a penny less," Osef replied .
"Well, where are you? I will ask one my people to send it to you immediately," the other party promised .
"I am Osef . You know my address, right? said Osef .
"Osef?" When the other party heard the name, he hesitated . He then said, "Sorry, I am understaffed today, and I cannot deliver to you . "
After the other party finished speaking, he hung the phone up straight away .
Osef could feel something was wrong . He knew these dealers were deliberately avoiding him . They didn't want to sell to him .
The craving was getting stronger and stronger . Osef couldn't tolerate it . He was lying on the ground, struggling . He had never let himself suffer so much, but he couldn't buy any drugs this time . He had to fight through it .
Osef finally remembered what Dai Li said . He forced himself up and walked into the villa's gym . He set the speed of the treadmill to its fastest setting and ran like crazy .
After ten minutes of running, Osef was panting but he did not stop . Instead, he did push-ups on the ground . Osef was currently exercising like crazy . He wanted to consume all the strength in his body .
It was unclear how long he ran . Finally, Osef was lying down on the ground . He felt the pain brought by the craving lighten .
In fact, the energy consumption caused his limbs to go numb . He felt less sensitive . It was too difficult to struggle .
The exhaustion became stronger and stronger and the pain caused by the cravings disappeared . Osef felt his mind begin to stagnate . He closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep . . .
This time, Osef was able to resist taking drugs when his cravings started to act up .Please download our sponsor's game to support us!