The croupier was shaking the dice cup in a pretentious manner, and Mo San was so nervous that he didn't even dare to breathe. The task Xiong Minyang gave him was to make him lose all his bets, and then accept the loan sharks offered by the gambling house half-heartedly.
, in order to achieve the purpose of luring the snake out of the hole. Although he had the idea of losing, Mo San still felt extremely distressed when he exported so much money from his hands at one time. The expression on his face was that he was worried about gains and losses.
It is really something that professional actors cannot imitate.
"Open!" The croupier put the dice cup on the table and slowly opened it. He glanced at the dice and said to Mo San: "I'm sorry, sir, this one is the big one, sir, you lose."
"Ah?!" Mo San's eyes widened, "Why...how could I lose? Haven't I always won?"
"Sir, in this casino, winning or losing is decided by God, and there is nothing I can do about it," the croupier said, pretending to be compassionate.
Mo San plopped down and sat on the stool behind him, his eyes widened, and he murmured: "It's over, it's over, it's all over now!"
Xiong Minyang and others stood next to Mo San. Seeing Mo San being so involved in the drama, they couldn't help but laugh, but they didn't dare to laugh. They could only lower their heads, as if they were also shocked, waiting for this good show.
Keep going.
The croupier waited for a moment and saw that Mo San made no move, so he asked: "Sir, the next hand is about to be played, do you still want to place a bet?"
"I...I have no money anymore." Mo San replied with a trembling voice.
"Then you don't plan to place a bet? If so, please get out of the way and come back to play next time when you have enough money," the croupier said.
"This..." Mo San stood up hesitantly, but did not move. His eyes only wandered between the beard named Hu and the shopkeeper named Hu, as if he was about to say something.
Xiong Minyang said just right: "Third brother, we have no money anymore, so we should go back."
"Well, well, let's go back then." Mo San said this without moving his feet.
The bearded man surnamed Zhang came forward and said, "Brother, what's the matter? You don't want to play anymore?"
"We've already lost, how can we still play?" Mo San said.
"What are you afraid of after losing? Didn't I just lose, little brother? Look at it now, it's back again." The bearded man said.
"That's because you have friends who can lend you money, I..." Mo San said hesitantly.
The bearded man turned back to Shopkeeper Hu who was lending money and said, "Shopkeeper Hu, you see this brother is a little short of money now. Can you help him too?"
Shopkeeper Hu frowned and said, "This brother and I... don't know each other either."
"What's new once is familiar again. If anyone doesn't have a problem, just help him." The bearded man said.
Mo San also timidly said: "Uh... Shopkeeper Hu, can you lend me some money just like you did to Brother Zhang just now?"
"No!" Before Shopkeeper Hu could agree, Xiong Minyang jumped out first. "Third brother, how can we borrow money to play? What if we lose again?"
"I..." Mo San hesitated, as if he was frightened by Xiong Minyang's words.
The bearded man retorted: "How can this brother talk like this? How can you say this word "lose" in the casino? Borrowing money is a way of transferring money, you see. I also lost money just now, but as soon as I borrowed money, my luck came
Already."
"Is this really true?" Mo San looked at the dealer with a questioning look, "Brother, do you think I can still transfer the money?"
The croupier said: "When it comes to betting, winning or losing depends on destiny. I can't guarantee it for you. However, I have seen a lot of what this brother said. Some customers have been having bad luck and borrowed some.
After making money, the feng shui will turn around."
"Okay, then I'll try it too!" Mo Sanyi said, stamping his feet.
Xiong Minyang and others had to pretend to argue with Mo San again. Mo San seemed determined to borrow money. The shopkeeper Hu watched coldly for a while, and then said leisurely when Mo San was very sure.
: "Brother, you can borrow money if you want, but you have to put something as collateral, right?"
"What's the deposit?" Mo San asked.
"House deeds, land deeds, family heirlooms, etc. are all fine. Although meeting each other is fate, brothers have settled accounts. How can we borrow money without a mortgage?" Shopkeeper Hu said.
"I didn't bring these things with me either," Mo San said.
Shopkeeper Hu said: "It doesn't matter if you don't bring it with you. You just need to write a note and make a deposit, and I will recognize it."
"Really?" Mo San asked, "Aren't you afraid that I won't recognize you afterwards?"
Shopkeeper Hu said: "It will definitely not happen if you deny it afterwards. Luoshan is also a place where the king's law exists. As long as you sign the bond and don't admit it when the time comes, won't there still be officials?"
Xiong Minyang nodded secretly in his heart. The things in this gambling house were indeed related to the local government. Without the support of the local government, they would not have been able to do so well.
The bearded man, shopkeeper Hu and the dealer all sang along, and soon Mo San signed an agreement, promising to use his family's land and house as collateral to borrow five taels of silver from shopkeeper Hu. Press "Nine In" for the silver.
"Thirteen out" is used to calculate the interest, that is, Mo San borrowed five taels of silver in name, but actually only got four and a half, and when he repaid it, he had to pay back six and a half. The extra money is the interest on the loan.
.
After the agreement was written, each party held one share. Xiong Minyang took Mo San's share and put it in his arms. Shopkeeper Hu took out four taels and five cents of silver and handed it to Mo San. Mo San threw away the change of the five cents.
At the gambling table, he said: "Bet five dollars, this time bet big!"
"Okay!" The croupier happily raised the dice cup. He decided not to go around in circles with Mo San, but to use a thousand-dollar method to win all the money Mo San borrowed as soon as possible. This is Xinglong Gambling.
This has become a common practice among farmers, and they used this method to gradually annex the land in the hands of farmers.
"Wait a minute!" Liao Yiming, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stepped out from behind Mo San and stretched out a hand to stop the croupier's movement.
"What do you mean?" the dealer asked in surprise.
Liao Yiming said: "I can shake this one for you, okay?"
"How can this be done? You are the player, how can you shake the cup?" the dealer scolded.
"Why, who shakes this cup of yours, can it produce different results?" Liao Yiming asked calmly.
"How is this possible?" The dealer was stunned for a moment and hurriedly denied.
The croupier didn't know that before joining Kanyu Camp, Liao Yiming also worked as a handyman in a gambling house in Huai'an, and he had some knowledge of the various skills in the gambling house. Just now, he was hiding next to Mo San,
He had been watching the croupier's way of shaking the dice cup, and he was convinced that there must be something wrong with the dice.
Before that, Liao Yiming was not in a hurry to expose the croupier's tricks. According to Li Zhi's arrangement, he had to let the gambling house give a full performance. Now the loan shark businessman has appeared, and various deceptive terms have been written in black and white.
Now that I'm out, it's time to find trouble and attack the gambling house.
"Since there is no difference, why don't you let me shake a few for you?" Liao Yiming said, and quickly snatched the dice cup from the dealer's hand. The dealer intended to grab it, but was stopped by Yin Guoxian who followed closely.
When Beard and Shopkeeper Hu saw this, they were both stunned.
Liao Yiming had enough time to grab a few dice from the dice cup, played with them gently in his hands, and then threw them back into the dice cup. He followed the dealer's example and lifted the dice cup and shook it a few times.
, then he banged it on the table and shouted "big". He opened the dice cup and saw that the number of the dice was indeed "big".
The faces of the croupier, the bearded shopkeeper, and shopkeeper Hu all became extremely ugly. They had realized that the other group must be looking for trouble. As for why they were looking for trouble, they couldn't figure it out for the moment.
"Brother, what do you mean?" The croupier held his hands on his chest and asked Liao Yiming coldly.
Liao Yiming smiled slightly and said: "Brother, I just saw that you were too tired, so I just gave you a shake. Look, I just opened a big shot. Did my third brother win?"
"How can your shake count?" the croupier said.
Liao Yiming said: "So, your shake will count?"
The dealer said: "That's natural, I'm the dealer."
Liao Yiming asked: "If the dealer gives you a thousand, can he still count?"
"Who do you think is cheating?" the croupier said seriously, "Brother, you will go to jail for talking nonsense."
Liao Yiming held a dice with his hand and said: "If this dice is not filled with mercury, it would be evil. I want to know why your dice is filled with mercury?"
"Who said they were filled with mercury? Don't slander anyone." The croupier shouted with a stern expression.
Liao Yiming didn't say much to him. He just put the dice on the table, then picked up a stone paperweight on the table and hit the dice hard. The dice were originally made of ox horn and were not very strong. This hit
, the dice suddenly broke into several pieces, and a drop of shining mercury suddenly flowed out from the center of the dice.
The dispute here had long attracted many gamblers to come and watch. When they saw mercury indeed appearing in the middle of the dice, all the real gamblers went crazy:
"Damn it, Xinglong Gambling House has been causing trouble for a long time and there really is a crook!"
"No wonder I always lose. It turns out it's the croupier who is cheating!"
"The Xinglong Gambling House is clearly a money-grabbing place. It's a shame I've been playing here for so long."
"..."
There is no one more impulsive than a gambler who loses his mind. After seeing the real evidence, these gamblers became even more furious. Some of them grabbed the dealer and asked them to explain clearly, and some of them just turned the gambling table over.
Some people threatened to go to the county government to file a complaint, and the whole scene became chaotic.
"Everyone, everyone, don't listen to these people!" Bearded Beard didn't care about pretending to be a gambler anymore. He jumped on a gambling table and shouted to everyone: "These people are here to ruin the place. This coin
The dice were brought by them themselves, and they are not the dice of Xinglong Casino at all. Xinglong Casino has a great business, so there is no reason to cheat!
"A ruiner?" Hearing Beard's words, many gamblers became confused. They didn't know whether to believe in the gambling house or Liao Yiming and others, so they all turned their attention to Xiong Minyang and his party.