Chongnamfang, Suncheon Gambling Place
The gambling house is very large, like a small city, with seven or eight wooden buildings intertwined with each other, with pavilions, flower ponds and excavated waterways in the middle.
This doesn't look like a gambling house, it's more like a flower house, a top-notch flower house.
The three wooden buildings in the front row are respectively three gambling buildings. In front of the wooden buildings, huge wooden signs are engraved with patterns such as Pai Gow, dice, and cockfighting.
There are also many kinds of gambling games at Shuntian Gambling House. In addition to the classic Pai Gow dice, there are also more novel cockfighting, grasshopper fighting, and even martial arts fighting.
Shuntian Gambling House has won the favor of many gamblers because of its large area, good environment, and various gambling games. Not only people from the outer city are willing to come here, but many people from the inner city also come here after hearing the news.
The martial arts gambling games held on a few fixed days every month can make the Shuntian Gambling House, which occupies a huge area, overcrowded.
And all of this was the work of Gui Wanqiu, the owner of Shuntian Gambling House. The Shuntian Gambling House, which had only been opened for a few years, has now become the invisible leader of the gambling industry in the imperial capital. A Shuntian gambling house in Chongnanfang, an inner city gambling house and six ordinary gambling houses attracted almost all levels of gamblers from top to bottom, and even diverted half of the gambling shop traffic in the imperial capital.
This made Sima Delei, the vice president of the Blue Club, the third generation of the Sima family who has been in the gambling industry. And Baima Gambling, which is known as a century-old brand, is very jealous, but there is no way to stop it.
This time Gui Wanqiu teamed up with the original Baima Gambling House and the current Baima Hall to make a three-day bet. The bets of both parties were all the gambling houses in Chongnanfang.
For Gui Wanqiu, the gambling house in Chongnanfang is no less important than the one in the inner city, and the other six branches can only be regarded as tacks on. For Sima Delei, having half of his net worth in Chongnanfang is also extremely important.
The bet was concluded by Gui Wanqiu and Sima Delei in the presence of the president of the Blue Club.
At noon today, both parties will take their account books to the president of the Blue Club to turn over the cards to see who wins this round.
But Gui Wanqiu didn't just want half of Sima Delei's net worth, she wanted all of it, Sima Delei's status as vice president. Therefore, she did not hesitate to join forces with Le Zhengfang, disregarding the rules, and killed Sima Delei. She knew that her move would definitely make the president of the Blue Club furious, but she believed in her words and her backing was strong enough. From the point of view of the game itself, she did win, and she did it completely according to the rules, winning above all else. With this righteousness in mind, she killed Sima Delei just to eliminate some troubles in advance. At the same time, she believed that her proposal to join the Blue Clothes Club and replace Sima Delei would be recognized by the president of the Blue Clothes Club.
After all, the net profit earned by her gambling house is much greater than that of Cheese Madeley. Who doesn't love real money? The president of the Blue Club also relied on his own strength and strong background to dominate half of the underworld in the imperial capital. Fundamentally, he is also in it for money.
With these premises in mind, Gui Wanqiu believes that her actions today will not only cause herself no trouble, but will also be a perfect reason for her to ascend to the throne.
"Fourth brother, hurry up and dare to arrive at the Lanyihui before noon!" Gui Wanqiu felt that the carriage was a bit slow today, so she urged in a sweet voice.
But there was no sound outside the carriage. Gui Wanqiu's body that was originally lying on her side immediately straightened up and sat up. The charming smile on her face gradually froze and disappeared.
"Fourth brother?" Gui Wanqiu asked softly and tentatively.
"Sit tight!" Suddenly, the shadowy middle-aged man driving the car suddenly shouted. Gui Wanqiu tilted her body and hit her head on the side window frame of the carriage. Before she could scream, the carriage beneath her The speed suddenly increased, and she felt that the carriage must have turned a corner, and then there was a harsh sound from the carriage rubbing against the wall.
Gui Wanqiu's face turned pale and she bit her lips. She knew something might have happened, otherwise the fourth brother would not be so nervous and his tone would not be so harsh. Now she could only trust this fourth brother.
Believe in this big boss who once dominated the underworld in the imperial capital.
Duo duo...
There were dull noises outside the carriage from time to time. Gui Wanqiu couldn't tell what the sound was, but she could hear the sound of metal hitting her. Her face looked a little ugly, and her lips were bleeding from excessive force.
The carriage kept shaking and making creaking sounds, as if it might fall apart at any time. Coupled with the occasional shivering sound, the sound of gold and iron clashing, and the dull hum of the fourth brother, it all seemed like the sound of hell, shrouding Gui Wanqiu.
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Inside Chongnanbang Suncheon Casino
There was a man with a big bald head, wearing a light yellow monk's robe, holding a greasy broken bowl in his hand. There were some broken silver and copper coins in the broken bowl, and the copper coins also reflected the same oily light.
Although it is a bit strange for a monk to appear in a gambling house, gamblers have never seen anyone, and they have never experienced any storms. This kind of trivial matter is not as attractive as the broken silver in the monk's broken bowl.
The monk was only in his early twenties, and his hair was shiny, so he must have taken good care of it. Although the monk's robes he wore were shabby and stained, and there were many patches on his elbows and armpits, his face was very clean. His hands were greasy and dark, but his face was fair, with red lips and white teeth. Just by looking at his face, you would definitely think he was an outstanding young monk.
The young monk had a pair of sword eyebrows that always stood tall. He walked around from the wooden building where he played Pai Gow, and then came to the wooden building where he played dice. The several wooden buildings here all have their own gambling scenes, which is different from the big pot stew in other gambling houses.
Because of the obvious broken silver in the broken bowl, the guards in the casino turned a blind eye to the young monk's wandering and looking around.
As long as they don't cause trouble, the guards in the casino are basically just wooden stakes.
When we come to the wooden dice building, there are two floors here. On the lower floor, the gambling house is the dealer, and on the upper floor, the gamblers themselves are the dealer, betting against the bone thrower or other gamblers.
The young monk curiously watched the gamblers guessing the size of the dice, and watched the gamblers almost shouting like crazy. His eyes showed movement, and he subconsciously reached into the broken bowl, grabbed the copper coins and put them down again. It makes a wonderful sound of the collision of copper coins.
This sound attracted the attention of a broker among the gamblers. He was a thin middle-aged man with a fox-like sly look in his eyes.
The middle-aged man rubbed his hands and came to the monk's side, whispering: "Master, are you here to play too?"
The young monk's eyebrows suddenly relaxed, and his curious expression suddenly disappeared. Instead, he turned into a dull and dull look with nothing in common. He said in a gentle and soothing tone: "The monk is just a human being. He has seen the Eight Precepts and Six Paths in the world, and his practice in the four elements is nothing." , Amitabha~"
"..." The middle-aged broker was stunned for a moment, and just about to leave, he heard the young monk say again:
"This donor, may I ask, how does this work?"
The middle-aged broker raised his eyebrows and was about to speak when a big hand reached out from nowhere and pinched the young monk's neck. The young monk was carried away by the big hand with an ouch.
The middle-aged broker raised his eyebrows and saw an ugly young Taoist priest in Taoist robes carrying the young monk away like a chicken. The young monk was still waving to the middle-aged broker and kept saying:
"What is the method of playing the dice? Donor, tell this poor monk, tell this poor monk!"
The middle-aged broker looked at the monks and Taoist priests who had left the wooden building, and felt a little ridiculous. He hummed "What the hell", and then returned to the gamblers and continued his work.
The guard of the gambling house beside the wooden building of the gambling house watched coldly as the Taoist priest carried the monk and left the gambling house, because the Taoist priest did not do anything out of the ordinary and did not disturb other guests, so he did not meddle in other people's business.
The Taoist priest carried the monk out of the gambling house. The monk looked innocent and held a broken bowl in one hand. The broken bowl was shaking violently, but not a single copper coin inside was scattered.
The Taoist priest is also young, but he has a face with a Chinese character. His lips are thin and small, and his nose is big and a bit flat. Ten people who saw this look would say it was ugly, but the Taoist priest himself didn't think so. He had arrogant eyes and a sneer on his lips.
"This morning's divination, the wealth position is in the west, not in the east, which means that if the monk gambles here today, he will only lose his fortune." The Taoist glanced at the copper coins in the monk's broken bowl, and said professionally as he walked out.
After throwing the monk outside the door of the gambling house, the Taoist priest's dull expression suddenly turned into an angry scolding: "Taiping, I accompany you to experience the mortal world, not to let you go to the gambling house to gamble. What you have in this bowl is the meal for the two of us in the past few days. Money, if you lose, what will we eat? Don’t you know how expensive things are in this imperial capital!”
The young monk, whose name is Taiping, rubbed the back of his neck, looked past the Taoist priests, and still looked into the gambling house. He said nonchalantly: "Okay, okay, I'm here to step in, a place like the gambling house." , it should be a good place for me, a monk, to do justice for heaven, rob the rich and give to the poor."
The Taoist stretched out his hand to block the monk's sight, and said coldly: "Stop having your bandit dreams, okay? You are a monk, you are a monk!"
The young monk Taiping pulled the Taoist priest's arm dissatisfiedly, but he could not shake it. The arm was motionless, as if it were made of copper poured into iron. Unable to pull away, Monk Taiping could only put down his hands angrily and said:
"Li Cundao, of course I know that I am a monk, but you are a Taoist priest, why should you care about my monk's practice!"
The Taoist priest named Li Cundao snorted coldly and said: "Who asked you to spend all my money? Taoism does not have the means of giving like Buddhism. Before you pay me back, I must follow you. Naturally, I will not care about you, monk." It’s my practice, but if I have to spend money randomly, that’s not okay!”
It turns out that this Taoist priest and the monk met as early as March, but due to some fate, the monk used the Taoist priest's money to do good deeds. As a result, the Taoist priest got entangled with the monk, but the monk didn't care. He said he wanted to learn from bandits and rob him. The rich help the poor to do justice for heaven. As a result, until now, the monks have not robbed any rich people, so they cannot help the poor Taoist priests, let alone do justice for heaven.
The monks and Taoists were arguing at the door of Shuntian Gambling House. Liu Xin and Brother Cheng also walked out of Shuntian Gambling House at this time. They came to investigate Shuntian Gambling House and check on Gui Wanqiu by the way. As a result, Gui Wanqiu, who was supposed to be here, unfortunately was not here today.
After seeing Shuntian Gambling House, Liu Xin couldn't help but sigh that Gui Wanqiu was a good businessman. In this gambling house, he even recognized a member of the Jinyiwei family. When reporting that day, Jinyiwei Qi In Juhuang City, he had seen this person from a distance. He should be a member of the Hundred Households in Fusi, Nanzhen.
Even hundreds of households in Jinyiwei gambled here, so one can imagine how rich the customers of this gambling house are.
"I just found out that Gui Wanqiu is betting against Sima Delei of the Blue Clothes Club. Today is the opening day of the betting. At this time, they should be at the Blue Clothes Club." Senior Brother Cheng didn't know when he got the information. At this moment, Share with Liu Xin.
He and Liu Xin separated after entering the gambling house. Liu Xin was responsible for investigating Gui Wanqiu's whereabouts, while Brother Cheng searched for information about Shuntian Gambling House.
"What kind of organization is the Blue Clothes Club?" Liu Xin did not see this organization in the information given by the covert investigation team.
Senior Brother Cheng pointed to his feet and said: "The Emperor's feet must have a place where filth and evil can hide, commonly known as underworld. There used to be several underworld forces in the imperial capital, and most of them were entrenched in the outer city. Chongnanfang used to be the strongest place for these underworld forces. One of my favorite places to stay. However, in the past few years, this situation has changed. First, in the form of a chamber of commerce, the Blue Clothes Association organized Sima Delei, who is engaged in the gambling house industry, Wu Wanyi, who is engaged in the black market business, and Chu Zhaoxin, who is engaged in the brothel business. The three companies merged. Let these three people serve as the vice presidents of the chamber of commerce, and the mysterious president acts as a mountain to protect them and their business. Then at the end of last year, the remaining gangster forces were taken care of by a young man. Then Shanshui Zhai was established, and those gangsters became branches of Shanshui Zhai. The nature of Lanyihui and Shanshuizhai are similar, but the president of Lanyihui is the protector of the people below, while Shanshuizhai is said to be several The family accidentally offended the owner of the restaurant, and in order to punish them, the owner of the restaurant forcibly merged them and took away all the profits."
"Quite interesting!" Liu Xin commented. From his perspective, he naturally looked down on these low-level forces.
Senior Brother Cheng saw the indifference in Liu Xin's eyes, so he solemnly warned: "The underworld forces in the Imperial Capital are not simple. Without the official backing of the imperial court, it is impossible to survive in the Imperial Capital. And the president of the Lanyi Association and Shan Shui The master of Zhai can unify these forces, which means that they have a stronger backer, or they themselves have a profound background. This is something that Jianghu sects cannot match. Therefore, do not underestimate these underworld forces, although they are not strong in force. But its appeal and influence far exceed those of ordinary Jianghu sects!”
This was the first time Liu Xin heard about such a situation, so he nodded suddenly. The two of them happened to walk to the entrance of the gambling house at this time. Since Gui Wanqiu was not here, they planned to go back to Baihu Station first, and then let people come to check here. That’s it.
When Liu Xin passed by the entrance of the gambling house, he saw a rare scene. He saw a young monk and an equally young Taoist priest standing at the entrance of the gambling house and seemed to be arguing about something.
The monk has red lips and white teeth, a delicate face, and a good-looking appearance. He makes people feel very approachable at first sight. This is very important for a monk.
Although the Taoist priest looked a bit uglier, Liu Xin saw something different. The young Taoist priest's lower body was stable, and his arms were straightened and still able to remain motionless under the monk's fidgeting. He should have a good level of cultivation. The state religion in Zhengyang is Buddhism, and Taoism has been closed for decades. Taoist priests walking in the world would be as rare as rare treasures if they weren't for those fake and shoddy products.
And such a pair is even more rare. To see such a pair at the entrance of a gambling house is simply a spectacle.
But Liu Xin did not pay attention to the two of them for too long, because there were chaotic sounds of horse hooves in the distance, as well as the angry scoldings and exclamations of pedestrians after they hurriedly avoided.
The next moment, Liu Xin saw a carriage rushing towards the corner of the street in the distance. What worried Liu Xin most was that the shed of the carriage was filled with crossbow arrows. Liu Xin's eyesight was very good, and he could still see clearly after traveling hundreds of meters. The man driving the carriage had several crossbow arrows stuck in his body. His robe and sleeves were full of dark red, which should be blood stains.
The horse that was dragging the carriage was a little weak at the feet, and it was also stuck with crossbow arrows. It was in a state of exhaustion at this time.
Shortly after the carriage appeared, several masked men in costumes appeared on top of the buildings on both sides of the street. These men held crossbows in their hands and intercepted and killed them in broad daylight.
boom!
Immediately afterwards, another roar that was somewhat familiar to Liu Xin suddenly came from somewhere. Liu Xin glanced subconsciously, and his eyes suddenly focused there.
The wall of a shop was knocked open by people, stone debris flew everywhere, and a burly figure eight feet tall suddenly burst out from the dust, his body covered with iron chains. The giant waved his arm, and an iron chain shot towards the carriage on the speeding carriage like a crossbow.
The groom who was driving the car grabbed the front edge of the carriage with both hands. He exerted all his strength and flew up in the air. He kicked his legs violently and hit the end of the iron chain with a bang. Immediately afterwards, the groom used his strength to return to his original position, swaying his body and forcing himself to sit upright, grabbed the reins and jerked, and at the same time shouted loudly towards the gambling house:
"Everyone from Shuntian Casino, please come out. The shopkeeper is in trouble!"
The giant retracted the iron chain and rushed towards the carriage with long strides. He lowered his body and raised his elbows towards the carriage, preparing to knock the carriage away.
But at this moment, two figures quickly approached the giant. Each of them was wearing regular clothes and holding a long knife. When they approached the giant, they slashed it across the head and face. The light of the knife flashed, showing the extreme power of the knife. With great power, the giant's ears moved. Without looking, he raised his left arm. The thick iron chain wrapped around his arm collided with the blade, and a burst of sparks flashed out.
The man holding the knife was Liu Xin. As soon as the giant appeared, he recognized that this man was the man who attacked him that day, the tenth master of the Northern Barbarians named Buhe. Liu Xin rushed out before he had time to think about it. However, the sword in his hand was not the Xiuchundao of Jinyiwei. Because he had changed into regular clothes for a private visit, he did not bring the Xiuchundao with him. He snatched it from the guard guarding the entrance of the casino. of.
The giant's power was still unparalleled, and he forced Liu Xin back at will. After he landed, he glanced at the knife in his hand. There were already several gaps in the blade, and the blade was also a little twisted. It would have been destroyed if he hit it again.
This knife is an ordinary weapon, made of fine steel, which is considered good, but in the hands of top masters like Bu He, it is still destroyed at a touch.
However, he only took a quick glance at the situation of the knife, and all his attention fell on the other figure who rushed out with him.
This man was wearing a yellow monk's uniform, and his speed was not slower than Liu Xin's, but because he had no weapons in his hands, he jumped up high and kicked the giant. At that time, Liu Xin's sword light had just been blocked by the giant. , the giant didn't have time to deal with the monk, and actually hit the monk's feet with his head.
boom!
The monk felt a huge force coming from under his feet, which made him unable to stabilize his body. He flew out. When he landed, he finally adjusted himself back. He held it up with one hand and slid to the ground.
Liu Xin and the young monk looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes, but they did not hesitate and rushed towards the giant almost instantly.
The giant glanced back at the two of them. The coarse cloth covered most of his face, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes like a falcon. He waved his hand to the sky, and then ran towards the entrance of an alley.
Liu Xin would not let him run away again, but suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air. Liu Xin dodged, and three crossbow arrows were immediately inserted in his original position, and the tail ends of the crossbow arrows were still trembling.
The giant was very fast and disappeared into the alley. Liu Xin knew he couldn't catch up, so he stopped.
Unexpectedly, the monk continued to chase him and quickly disappeared into the alley.
Liu Xin couldn't care about the giant at this time. When he looked back, he saw that the carriage had arrived at the entrance of the gambling house. Hearing the roar of the horseman, many people rushed out of the gambling house. The horse pulling the cart made two sounds and fell to the ground. The carriage suddenly swayed. In a hurry, the coachman was able to pull out a woman from the carriage and hugged her heavily. Fell to the ground.
