Chapter 56 Gone with the Wind
A friend in Wu Ming's grocery store happened to be back to his hometown. Han Han's arrival made up for this shortage, so he became the manager with only one subordinate. They found someone to clean up the grocery store again and separated Han Han two single rooms. By night, this was his world.
For a few nights, Wu Ming and Han Han returned home with great victory. They walked around the casinos such as "Qiuyuan", "Iventai", "Wheelden", and "Rongsheng". The two of them were not greedy. They had to lose 10,000 yuan and then left. Even so, the two of them now had nearly 200,000 yuan in money. Han Han was so happy that they calmed down for two days, and they were itchy all over. They happily urged Wu Ming to go to this house and that house.
After being hit by the blow, Hong Yue became honest. At least when she was raising her feet, she looked like a lady from a family and had a good time with the little maid Qiuxiang.
"Are you going to be gambling tonight?" Hong Yue changed her clothes after dinner and asked with some concern: "How much money do you want?"
"I'm not the kind of fake aloof person." Wu Ming shook his head, "As the saying goes: If you pass this village, you won't have this shop. If you don't know the tricks, you're a fool if you don't let your pockets bulge! Besides, what I'm losing is the ill-gotten fortune in the casino, which is also considered doing good deeds."
"Be careful." Hong Yue reminded: "The people who run casinos have backstages and have many thugs who protect the platform."
"Xiao Wei, Xiao Wei." Wu Ming nodded with a smile, "I didn't make them lose all their money, so I don't have to get along with me."
"Take me to see?" Hong Yue said with a smile.
Wu Ming immediately shook his head and said, "No, stay honestly. You are not allowed to go anywhere. Letting you stay with me is already taking a lot of risk, so don't cause trouble for me." After that, he turned around and walked out.
Zhaofeng General Meeting. Wu Ming and Han Han met in the store. After dressing up, they came to this casino again. Wu Ming liked this place with a higher taste and a better environment than other casinos. It is a membership system. Everyone comes with a status quo, without blinking, and it is not conspicuous if you are too weak.
"I'm so fragile today, I want to take a few days off." Wu Ming whispered. Han Han, who was holding a bargaining plate behind him.
"100,000." Han Han nodded fiercely, "Striving to build a small house."
Wu Ming smiled slightly, found a platform without anyone to sit down. He found that not many people were playing this old-fashioned game, especially at this level, the large casinos are relatively high-level.
"It's a woman." Han Han lowered his head and said in Wu Ming's ear.
"I'm soft-hearted?" Wu Ming glanced at him.
"Hehe." Han Han smirked, "You can only be able to make her underwear weak."
"It's very difficult." Wu Ming shook his head seriously. "Because she doesn't seem to be wearing it! Hahahaha."
The female dealer seemed to have seen the faces of the gamblers in the casino. She watched Wu Ming and Han Han whisper, smiling lewdly, but she frowned slightly, fiddled with a few dices, raised her hand with some disdain and signaled: "Can you start? Two gentlemen."
Wu Ming sat upright, calming his emotions and nodded.
The female dealer started to roll the dice.
The "cicadas" sounded in the dice cup, as if they were placing a secret code to Wu Ming. Based on the experience he mastered, Wu Ming heard that the dice being rubbed at the bottom of the glass at the moment were three, five, and six points. According to the principle of listening to the big and buying small, he calculated silently in his mind. He would definitely make a profit by buying a "small" in this shop.
The female dealer placed the dice cup in front of the stage and signaled Wu Ming to place a bet.
Wu Ming pressed the chips with his right hand and pushed them to the "small" pattern. He prepared to have a good start and have a good luck first.
The female dealer unveiled the cup and loudly reported the dice points: "Double six and single two, fourteen o'clock!"
Wu Ming was stunned for a moment, and Han Han next to him looked at him in surprise. He did not turn his head, pursed his lips, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and signaled the female dealer to continue.
The bet amount was reduced to 50 yuan each time, and Wu Ming didn't listen to it correctly and lost ten consecutive games.
Han Han was a little restless and frequently looked at Wu Ming, but Wu Ming ignored him, pressed the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and signaled the female dealer to start again. Although Wu Ming didn't know how the dice cup or dice was different from before, as long as there was a regularity, he could win himself, and it would be better if he had the opposite bet.
He heard that "big" buy "big" and "small" buy "small", and he actually placed heavy bets in a row and won six in one go.
Han Han breathed a sigh of relief and whistled at the somewhat puzzled female dealer.
This whistle reminded Wu Ming not to show his sharpness, so he began to play the tricks of the past, flowing slowly and cutting flesh with a blunt knife.
The chair not far away rang, and Wu Ming turned his head and glanced at him. A young woman in a black dress and a red belt sat down, holding a glass of brandy in her hand. Her eyes looked a little melancholy, as if she was thinking about something.
Although there were still two chairs, Wu Ming still hoped that the gambling platform would be the only one. After thinking for a while, he reached out and flicked a hundred yuan chip and hit the platform a few times, and happened to stop in front of the woman. His meaning was to allow this woman who looked like a dancer to get rewards and be able to leave here.
The female dealer widened her eyes, as if she felt a little incredible.
The woman in black stared at the chips in front of her, blinked her eyes, and suddenly laughed, looking up and nodding to Wu Ming with gratitude.
Wu Ming also smiled politely and turned to signal the female dealer to continue to start, but he did not see the woman in black winking at the somewhat shocked female dealer.
The woman in black did not leave, but instead looked at Wu Ming with interest. Wu Ming was helpless, it seemed that the money was less.
After a while, Wu Ming won a total of 50,000 or 60,000 yuan. He once again made a heavy bet and bet on the "big". A small hand reached out and bet on the "big". Wu Ming turned around and looked at the woman in black. She sipped the wine gently, her eyes looking at the female dealer.
After five or six, Wu Ming was a little overwhelmed. The woman in black seemed to have seen through his tricks. She must be bet every bet. No matter whether Wu Ming wins or loses, she is always winning.
Wu Ming touched his chin and pondered for a moment, glanced at the woman in black at the corner of her eyes. She was staring at the wine glass in her hand, her eyes never contacted Wu Ming.
Wu Ming reached out and made a light bet, and the woman in black used her usual tricks again. She bets the opposite of Wu Ming, and Wu Ming won.
The woman in black pursed her lips and fiddled with the chips on the table.
Wu Ming bet again, and the woman in black followed and lost again.
After a few moves, the woman in black lost all of her. She smiled faintly, stood up, and left as if nothing had happened.
Wu Ming let out a long breath and finally drove away the troubled place. Now he would kill all directions. Hurry up and win enough.
Wei, Wei, Wei, the female dealer looked at the growing chips in front of Wu Ming and couldn't help but mutter in Japanese.
Wu Ming's ears are so good, damn it. Japanese, I'll let you lose barely. All the time, Han Han was a little puzzled by Wu Ming's sudden big moves. The female dealer pressed his hand on the cup cover and hesitated for a moment.
"Open it!" Wu Ming said coldly.
"Buy it and try it again. Double one, two, four!" The female dealer exclaimed.
The female dealer shook the dice again, this time she shook it very quickly and it took a long time.
Wu Ming once again bet on all sides, betting on "small" and "one" and "two points".
The female dealer's sweat came down and her voice was trembling.
Wu Ming had already regarded the female dealer in front of him as a vicious Japanese devil. Seeing her embarrassed look, he was very happy. He listened to the sound of the dice and bet them all again with certainty.
The female dealer almost fainted and stammered the number of dice.
"Boss, be low-key, keep a low profile." Han Han couldn't help it and advised him tightly against Wu Ming's ear. The beard stuck to his face made Wu Ming itchy.
"I won't play anymore." Wu Ming smiled, waved his hand casually, and waved Han Han's hairy face. The casino manager standing behind Wu Ming then breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat beads on his forehead.
The casino manager ran back to the inner warehouse. After a while, he saw him stretching out his hands and holding two pieces of silver paper that were tied into a rectangle.
"Sir, it's amazing." The casino manager handed the silver paper to Wu Ming, "It's one million here, please check it out." "One million?" Wu Ming shook his head gently, "It seems that I'm not as weak as much, right?"
"Make a friend!" said the casino manager with a flattering smile: "There is also a golden membership card for our boss, Ms. Wang Ji, who gave her a gold membership card, dance hall, lounge, and restaurant will be open to you for free. She welcomes her to visit her frequently." The casino was not mentioned in his words, so the meaning was very clear.
"Boss wife? Wang Ji?" Wu Ming asked in confusion: "Don't I know her?"
"I've heard of it." Han Han's fur face came over again.
At that time, socialites in Shanghai, such as Tang Ying, Lu Xiaoman, Zhou Shuping, etc., all came from famous families, but a few people who were not from famous families became famous flowers in the social circle. The most famous of them was Wang Ji, the "Black Cat" who was called "Gone with the Wind" by many tabloids at that time.
The nickname "Black Cat" has a dual meaning. One is that before she got married, Wang Ji worked as a dancer in the famous Black Cat dance hall in Shanghai. She was not only good at waltzing and tango, but also performing Spanish dance and gypsy dances, and she often received applause. The other is that she wore black dresses or cheongsams all year round, and tied a rose-red belt or braided belt.
Wang Ji is known as a versatile one. She can play English, French and Japanese languages, and can also learn calligraphy and painting. She was a disciple of the famous painter Fu Tienian at that time. She was also good at singing Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera. She once co-starred with Mei Lanfang in "A Dream of Visiting a Garden" and played Chunxiang.
Wang Ji's husband Pan Sansheng was originally a famous gambler on Shanghai. After the fall of Shanghai, he became a traitor and joined the former Japanese Army Major, Yasuogoro Sasaki and the Shanghai West Police Chief Panda of the Wang Puppet regime. He was licensed to open the first casino in Baili South Road (now Changning opened the first casino in the area of building a road across the west of Shanghai, and participated in the shares in dozens of casinos such as "Autumn Garden", "Iventai", "Whildon", and "Rongsheng" that opened one after another, and suddenly became a giant businessman.
All the affairs in the Zhaofeng General Assembly are managed by Wang Ji, the "professor" who often wears black cheongsams with long insteps, shuttles and greets gamblers between the gambling tables. When they meet friends they know each other, they sometimes sit down and chat and laugh for a while when they meet.
"So, she was the one who gave me 100 yuan in chips just now?" Wu Ming turned around and asked the female dealer.
The female dealer grinned and confirmed Wu Ming's guess.
"The red dancer Ren Daidai from Paramount was just dug up in the dance hall in front. It was so dazzling and had extraordinary conversation. Even the Japanese came to praise her, especially the Japanese military police captain Sugihara, hehe..." The casino manager began to introduce the benefits of other places. He really didn't want Wu Ming to come to him again to disturb her.
"Our boss also used a high salary to dig up a senior chef who specializes in French cuisine from the Licha Hotel. The Western cuisine tasted very good. Some members came here to eat Western cuisine. We always know." After the casino manager praised the dance hall, he started to praise the restaurant again. Anyway, he wanted Wu Ming to change his target as soon as possible. There was also the lounge upstairs upstairs, taking a bath, smoking, and specially trained smoke-filled girls to serve him. They were all clean girls. In the single room, you can be free and play whatever you want. Hehe..." The lewd smile on the face of the casino manager had the urge to punch Wu Ming a few times.
"Come on." Wu Ming interrupted the casino manager's introduction impatiently, "Is this what Wang Ji means or what you think."
The casino manager immediately said with a hard face, "This is my little thought. You don't know that we are working for our boss, but we are actually very hard-working. Don't look at me dressed like a slut, but the boss will kick home at any time. I'm sorry, my family, all depends on me..."
"Shut up, shut up." Wu Ming almost went crazy, "You keep looking like a slut. I feel dizzy when I see you. I won't come anymore, I won't come anymore."
Sorry, I moved yesterday, the network cable was not installed, and I was so tired of packing things, so I didn’t update. Today I started working hard. It’s July 1st. I’m shameless and asked for a monthly ticket. If I don’t give it, I’ll pull it over. Don’t cut me off!
Chapter completed!