Zhou Sen was a little surprised to see Bai Yulan in the car, but he didn't come forward to say hello. He didn't remember most of what happened that night.
But he knew that something "pleasant" must have happened between him and Bai Yulan.
There must be no doubt about this.
When I woke up, the messy sheets spoke for themselves.
Maybe it's because of this that Zhou Sen always has a strange emotion towards this woman. He doesn't care about his original emotional experience, but Bai Yulan is the first woman with whom he has real physical contact in his life.
The carriage stopped at a bank (bank) in front. Looking at the sign, it was the Songjiang Provincial Government Bank. It was said to be run by the government, but in fact it was private, but the government must have participated in it.
This is a local bank, which has great autonomy except that it cannot issue currency.
Bai Yulan is the owner of Ningxiang Pavilion, so she must be considered a rich person. It is natural to deal with banks. Otherwise, will it cause bad luck if the money is left at home?
When she comes to the bank, she must be here to handle related business.
Of course Zhou Sen thinks so.
"Wu En, you go to the front, I'll smoke a cigarette and take a rest." Zhou Sen pushed Wu En away and said.
"Oh, okay." Wu En had no doubts, nodded, and walked forward. Anyway, it was on this street, such a wide street, you could see it at a glance.
Seeing Bai Yulan and her personal maid walking into the bank, he followed them in, but there was no one among the people working in the hall.
Someone like Bai Yulan must be a big business owner. She is treated differently from the small business owners working in the hall. She should have a dedicated manager to serve her.
Zhou Sen took out a pack of cigarettes, walked to a chair in the waiting area, sat down, lit a cigarette and started smoking.
He watched the person come in. She must have gone out through this door. Her carriage was still parked outside and waiting.
He didn't have any purpose, he just wanted to see people.
My butt was still hot from sitting and I had only taken two puffs of cigarette when I saw Bai Yulan walking down from the second floor with a rather ugly face.
Zhou Sen's heart skipped a beat, wondering what was going on. He quickly turned away, not letting her see him.
Bai Yulan noticed Zhou Sen and angrily walked out of the silver gate, got into the carriage parked at the door, and then walked away.
Zhou Sen frowned, what happened?
Forget it, I don't have enough to worry about my own affairs. I have to worry about what others do, but somehow I got to the second floor of the bank.
"Stop, upstairs is the center of the bank, please don't enter unless you want to!" Zhou Sen was stopped.
"I've blinded you so much, Master Zhou, how dare you stop me?" A voice shouted from upstairs, followed by a middle-aged man in a suit who couldn't get down and said enthusiastically, "Master Zhou, I'm new here, I don't know you. , don’t be offended.”
"Well, it's okay, manager, I want to ask you something." Zhou Sen waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care about it.
"You say?"
"Did Boss Bai from Ningxiang Pavilion come here just now?"
The manager immediately showed a hint of embarrassment, smiled and said: "Master Zhou, if you want to ask anything, just say it."
"Your bank also has business dealings with Boss Bai?"
"Our bank has no business dealings with Ningxiang Pavilion. It's just that Boss Bai wants to borrow 300,000 yuan from our bank."
"With such a large loan, your bank will make a profit, but why do I see that Boss Bai is not happy?"
"Of course we want to do business. After all, no one can live with money, but Boss Bai's conditions are too harsh and we can't agree to it," the manager explained.
“The interest rates you offer are too high?”
"That's not true. We gave normal interest rates, and even gave some laxity in the repayment conditions. But Boss Bai wants to add a clause in the agreement, requiring us not to transfer the loan debt at any time. We can't do this. Accept it,” the manager said.
"Oh, that's right, I understand, I understand." Zhou Sen chuckled.
He didn't ask much. Bai Yulan must be in trouble. Otherwise, even if she needed a loan, there would be no need to add such a clause to the agreement.
"Master Zhou, why are you interested in Boss Bai? I would like to advise you not to provoke this woman. She can't even protect herself now." The manager said rudely.
"oh?"
"Forget it, you are better informed than me and know more than me, so I won't say more." The manager retracted his words.
"Okay, I'm here today to inquire about how your bank account's deposit interest rate is calculated. I have a little money on hand and I don't feel safe leaving it at home..."
…
Bai Yulan is in trouble. Do you want help? Although she doesn't have much contact with her, from what she knows about her, she has a strong self-esteem and will never ask for help easily.
The cash plus gold and silver he keeps in the safe at home totals hundreds of thousands. This money is kept in the safe, and he is worried about thieves every day.
It's better to take it out and help Bai Yulan. The money in the safe is just a pile of dead things. Maybe it's a good investment. He can't fight Ivanovic now and wants to get back Anthony's father's money. It’s difficult for a company, but you can’t sit back and rest in vain.
If something happens and someone confiscates the family and exterminates the family, the wealth will be advantageous to the Puppet Manchukuo police and the Japanese.
You have to find an opportunity to talk to Bai Yulan.
This money cannot be spent casually.
Let's put this matter aside for a while, let's save this bastard Ye San'er first.
…
At noon, I took Wu En to a mutton noodle restaurant introduced by Ye Saner. I ate mutton noodle soup. Wu En ate three large bowls of it in one go.
After eating a full stomach, he also said that he could save dinner and there was no need to eat. Zhou Sen was so angry that he gave him a slap on the forehead!
Then he gave Wu En a lesson on "scientific eating". If you overeat when you are young, you will know the consequences when you are old.
As a result, Wu En said, "I don't know if I can survive until that time." Zhou Sen didn't know what to say, and in the end he could only sigh.
Having enough to eat is a pursuit engraved in our bones as a nation.
Because we have been struggling with hunger and poverty for too long, and have rarely had a good life.
If you eat too much, do some exercise to digest it.
Then he and Wu En got on a tram, heading towards the Taiping Bridge outside Daowai. The terminus of the tram was Three Trees.
The Taiping Bridge is right in the middle of where they are.
Jiang's Car Shop, this is the place where Zhou Sen and Gu Laoliu agreed to meet.
Zhou Sen and Wu En arrived a little early. Before Gu Laoliu and others came, they found a table in the store, ordered a pot of tea, and sat down.
The shop owner doesn’t know them either, but people often come to the shop to stop and drink tea, which is normal.
I didn’t pay much attention to it, just greeted him normally.
At the appointed time, Gu Laoliu came in with two people. When he saw Zhou Sen, he came over quickly. They all changed into civilian clothes, otherwise they would be exposed in their black police clothes.
"Boss." Gu Laoliu sat down, poured a cup of tea, and drank it all in two gulps.
"Just two?" Zhou Sen asked in surprise. The reward for his dismissal was quite a lot.
"I just brought two here, and the rest were arranged to go to the gambling house and keep an eye on it. The merchants here are more or less related to the gambling house. There are so many of us, and we are all strangers. I'm afraid It will alert the other party!" Gu Laoliu explained.
Zhou Sen nodded. He was really a little immature and really needed to learn and strengthen in this aspect.
"In a moment, Wu En and I will go in, and you stay outside to take care of us. If anything happens, I will send you a signal," Zhou Sen said.
"What's that signal?"
"If you come out within half an hour, it means there is nothing wrong. If you don't come out within an hour, rush in immediately to save people and call the police at the same time." Zhou Sen gritted his teeth and said decisively.
"If they are unfavorable to the leader, it means they are not afraid of the police. Even calling the police will be useless." Gu Laoliu.
"When you called the police, you said that I came to Taipingqiao Gambling House to investigate the case and found that there were Soviet spies operating inside." Zhou Sen chuckled, pulling a tiger's skin and raising a banner, who can't do that?
No matter how powerful Qin Laoqi was behind the Taipingqiao Gambling House, he would not be able to bear the charge of "collaborating with the Soviet Union".
Gu Laoliu's eyes lit up, this move is so good!
"That Lao Liu, rent a car and have it as a backup!" Before getting up to leave, Zhou Sen thought of something again and turned around to tell Gu Lao Liu.
"clear."
…
"Taipingqiao Casino!"
A plaque with five big characters hangs across the gate. This sword has extraordinary momentum as if it has the ambition to reach the sky!
I don't know if it was made by that "famous artist". It seems that there is no name on it, and it seems that it is not worth mentioning.
Although no one is allowed to enter here, there are always four strong men standing at the door. Judging from their uniforms, they are all uniformly dressed. With bulging bags around their waists, they should all be equipped with weapons.
As soon as I entered the casino, a heat wave mixed with a pungent smell came straight to me. There was the fragrance of powder, the sour smell of feet, and the smell of smoke. It was really sour!
Zhou Sen almost felt like he had vomited out all the noodles he had eaten for lunch.
Although the original person occasionally played cards and gambled to relax, he would not come to such a smoky place. It was really unbearable.
But for some people, the taste here is already sweet.
After explaining their purpose, someone led him and Wu En through the hall, and then through a long corridor to a magnificent room.
Although the expensive carpets on the floor of the room and the various lamps and ornaments are of extraordinary quality, the layout of the room is completely in the style of the nouveau riche, without any order or beauty.
The only thing that made Zhou Sen's eyes brighten was that the huge chair was actually covered with a piece of finished green wolf skin.
This thing is extremely rare in later generations. Even in this era, I am afraid not many people can support it.
There was a young man sitting on the wolfskin, with his legs crossed and playing with a sharp knife in his hand. The knife in his hand was like a toy top. No matter how it spun and flew, it could not escape from his palm.
On the table, there was still a small sip of residual wine in the glass, amber liquid, and the wine bottle next to it showed that it was brandy.
Zhou Sen recognized it.
Qin Lang, nicknamed Qinglang, is the second son of Qin Qiye, the leader of the gang outside the Dao, and the person in charge of Taipingqiao Gambling House.
