When everyone reached the ground floor, the store clerk went up again, just like taking an elevator.
There is fluorescence underground. Although it is a little dim, you can still see clearly. It is a Bagua formation platform.
Before I had time to look further, two men in black clothes carrying lanterns and masks came to lead everyone into a room to get masks and black coats.
Then he took everyone to the underground gambling stall. It was a huge space, as big as a river. There were three rowboats and boats parked in it, and the sound of silk and bamboo could not be heard.
The figure of the beautiful lady is looming, and the aroma of fine wine fills the air.
Wine, sex, wealth and energy, this is a gold-selling cave.
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The boarding fees for each of the three ships of Heaven, Earth and People are different. They are one tael of gold, five taels of gold, and ten taels of gold, which can be exchanged for spiritual stones.
None of the five people had a spiritual stone, but Shandai used the Qiankun in her sleeve to retrieve objects from the air, took a bag of one hundred taels of gold from the gambling ship's warehouse, and then boarded the Tianzihao ship.
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The ship is inlaid with gold and silver everywhere, making it look magnificent.
The guests were greeted by beauties in all their beauty, one person at a time, accompanying them and keeping an eye on them.
In the hall on the first deck is the gambling table. The guests inside also wear masks and wear black clothes, and are accompanied by beautiful women.
No one knows anyone, and no one knows anyone, except for the gambling stalls.
…
Yamazaki, Shanmao, and Manager Li Bai did not join the game, but went upstairs to find a table to sit down and drink tea.
Shandai and Xiaobai went to gamble. According to Yamazaki, the more they win, the better.
There is no gambling here, even a monk can hear that thing even if it is placed on a soft cloth.
Betting on mahjong, pai gow and other more technical things, or things based on pure luck, such as how many people will come on board the next time you burn an incense stick.
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Shandai and Xiaobai went to play mahjong. The mahjong table was covered with soft cushions. There was a sound when the cards were shuffled, but it was absolutely difficult to judge.
You can only rely on hand rubbing or cheating, so there is the boring card game.
Everyone doesn't look at the cards when they take them, they just touch them with their hands.
Xiaobai's mahjong skills were as good as hers, but it was precisely because of her gunner who fired shots everywhere that Shandai didn't appear too powerful.
Even if all seven pairs of them touch each other and defeat a whole table of people, it can only be said to be luck.
However, as the big three-yuan pair Hu Zi touched and sent the second pair of cards out of the game, everyone saw that something was wrong.
When I met a master, someone suddenly had itchy hands, and ended up meeting Hu Zimo, the Quan Yaojiu pair.
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After driving away five pairs of poker players in a row, no one came back. Shan Dai began to complain, such a big gambling stall didn't even have any opponents?
The gambling stall couldn't show off its face, so he had to send someone to do it, but he encountered Si Men Feng Ke Zi Mo.
After leaving the venue, even the gambling boat stopped sending people.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Yamazaki spoke up, "How much have you won in total?"
Shan Dai smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, and now it's less than fifty thousand taels of gold."
"It seems you haven't had enough yet, so I'll give you some time."
"Okay."
Shandai switched to playing Pai Gow, but this one was different. In just a few games, she got a million taels of gold, and it was all money from gambling on boats.
Seeing Shandai bet all the chips worth one million taels of gold, someone finally appeared in the casino, a masked man in a red robe.
"My guest, please stop this."
"I'm so sorry. We are from the City Lord's Mansion, and we are here specifically to cause trouble."
Shandai's playful words made the gambling boat quiet down.
"If you win the bet, take the money and get out of Junling City. If you lose the bet, you can leave with 10,000 spirit stones. If you want to use force, you will all die in Junling City. If you don't want to gamble..."
"How about it?"
"Surrender. If you surrender and lose half of it, just make up for the tax arrears. From now on, everyone will split the tax 50-50, so you don't have to be sneaky."
"It seems we have no other choice."
"I'm not targeting anyone, and I don't intend to punish anyone. It's just that there are too many things underground in Junling City that have not seen the light for a long time. They need to be turned up and exposed to avoid continuing to poison the people and lower the public sentiment of Junling City. I understand.
Bar?"
"So that's it. You are the Lord of Shanmao City and Miss Xiaobai. Manager Li Bai must be here too. Zhou is really sorry to welcome you from afar. Your presence here really makes Zhou's place shine."
Manager Li Bai followed Yamazaki's instructions and revealed his true appearance, "I recognize the Lord of Shanmao City and Miss Xiaobai. It seems that Brother Zhou also has good friends in the Lord's Mansion."
The man in red robe also took off his mask, clasped his fists and saluted, "Zhou Dayong has met Manager Li, and I would like to ask Manager Li to make it clear."
He has handsome features but a thick voice. Obviously this is not his true appearance, and his name is probably not real either.
"As I said just now, Brother Zhou makes his own choice. In short, Junling City welcomes visitors from all walks of life, but it cannot allow Brother Zhou to steal the spirit stone like this."
"When did Junling City become so domineering?"
Manager Li laughed, "Oh, it's always been like this. Otherwise, how could I let you do whatever you want? Now, the fruit is ripe and it's time to pick it."
Zhou Dayong leaned down and asked: "General Manager Li is so aggressive, so he is not afraid of capsizing the boat."
"You can try and let's go."
Following Yamazaki's instructions, Shanmao stood up and walked away.
The others followed, and Xiaobai went to exchange the chips for gold, but was dragged away by Shandai.
Are you kidding? Who is going to carry a million taels of gold?
Besides, what do they want the gold for?
As soon as they left, the people on the gambling boat suddenly dispersed - everyone went back to inform them that something big was going to happen in Junling City.
Zhou Dayong ordered the company to retreat and temporarily close the gambling stalls.
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The exit for guests is outside the city, which can be reached directly by boat via a dug culvert.
Manager Li Bai couldn't keep it off his face and took the initiative to kneel down and plead guilty, "It's because of my negligence that I didn't even know that the thief had penetrated the inside and outside."
Yamazaki smiled and said: "Get up, I don't blame you."
Xiaobai couldn't help but ask: "What are we standing here for?"
"wait."
Yamazaki and Yamato said in unison, then looked at each other and smiled.
Xiaobai was puzzled, "What are you waiting for?"
Shan Mao smiled and said: "Wait for someone to explain, because it is impossible for the city defense and city patrol people to not know about this culvert."
Shandai understood, "Oh, since you can keep it, it means it's all rotten."
Xiaobai didn't understand, "Everything is rotten? Those people?"
"More or less," Yamazaki sighed, "From a personal perspective, there is nothing wrong with being greedy, but as an official of a city, if you are greedy and do not follow the right path, you are harming others and yourself."
Shan Mao was curious, "Oh, my son is not against corruption."
"It's not that I don't object, it's that I know that I can't object. There are too many tricks here. Even a person who can't help being greedy can still find ways to drag things down." Yamazaki said, "My position is that you can be greedy, but you have to do good things.
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Shan Dai smiled and said: "The requirements are high enough. Anyone who is greedy will do bad things. Otherwise, why would you ask him to do anything?"
At this time, a blue-white sword light flew over,
Li Bai sensed, "That should be Wu Changxing who was patrolling the city. He used to be a demon slayer. The sword he used at this time was the Tiancang sword he had refined in recent years, but he came very quickly."
"Because he is the real boss." Yamazaki smiled, "When you were talking to Zhou Dayong, Zhou Dayong sent someone to report to him."