"Can you trust Mr. Hu? I, a foreigner, just saw this man today. I'm sorry, but I can't trust him! Are all casinos in Tianjin so unruly?"
Fang Linyan didn't speak much, but it could be said that every word was heartbreaking. Master Hu gave Fang Linyan a deep look and said:
"Young people should not be too crazy when doing things."
Then he mouthed to the person next to him, and soon he saw the steward next to him coming back and taking out a thirty thousand tael of silver notes and a land deed. Mr. Hu said:
"This land deed is for a large shop in Wuqing. The annual rent is 3,000 taels, which is more than enough to deduct 20,000 taels of silver!"
Fang Linyan shook his head and said:
"I am a foreigner, but I don't know what the situation is like in Wuqing. If I come out with 50,000 in cash, I will wait until you have 50,000 in cash. Sihai Casino is a big business, so you have to follow the rules, right?"
Under Fang Linyan's squeeze, the muscles on Master Hu's face began to twitch slightly. The casino was indeed making money every day, but the interests of all parties involved behind it were also vast. The monthly supply plus the operating cost of the casino itself was enough.
Have to eat a lot of it.
The remaining profits are shared by several shareholders, and that's it. The 40,000 taels of silver paid to Fang Linyan before has almost taken up a large part of the cash flow. Among the 30,000 taels now taken out, there are even 50,000 taels.
Mr. Hu raised the thousand taels from his own pocket.
It's just that in Tianjin, even the gangsters are very strict and follow the rules. This guy in front of me sticks to the rules every time he speaks, but there are quite a lot of people present, which is really worrying.
Fortunately, two regular customers came forward at this time and helped Mr. Hu collect the remaining balance, and the two of them were finally able to officially start gambling.
Although tea bowls were used as gambling cups in this game, Mr. Hu had been in this business for a full forty years, so he must still have some special skills. After a while of jingling and shaking, he asked Fang Linyan to place a bet.
size.
Fang Linyan had already received Laurent's hint at this time and smiled slightly:
"big!"
Mr. Hu's eyes flashed, and his four fingers had already clasped the bottom of the tea bowl, and he was about to open it, but the little finger wearing a black finger cot had quietly curled up, and he was about to move it downwards! This is him
The "ghost hand" Qianju can be said to be as fast as lightning and is difficult to detect with the naked eye.
However, after opening the cup, everyone was in an uproar. It turned out that the three dice showed 5, 3, and 6 respectively, which was a full 14 points!
Master Hu's face suddenly turned pale. He remembered very clearly that his "ghost hand" had clearly touched something. As long as it was a dice, he could definitely move it and change the final result.
It's just that a section of his little finger was broken, so he had to wear a black leather finger cot to make up for the length. However, the finger cot is still different from the finger. The feel is very different.
Master Hu never expected that Fang Linyan knew very well that if he was going to do anything, it would be when he was opening the bowl, so he had already wrapped a circle around the bowl with his spiritual tentacles in advance, and Master Hu's "ghost hand" touched
It's not a dice at all, but a tentacle.
At this time, the result had come to light. Fang Linyan laughed loudly, picked up the other 50,000 taels of silver notes on the table without ceremony, stood up and turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, Master Hu also slammed the table at this time and said loudly:
"Boy, are you just leaving like this?"
Following Master Hu's order, the surrounding thugs swarmed up, and the faces of the surrounding gamblers changed, because almost all of them had lost money in the casino, so their natural position must be on Fang Linyan's side.
If Sihai Casino really can't afford it and wants to use its strength, then needless to say, the business here will definitely plummet tomorrow! Several competing casinos nearby will also inevitably suffer!
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"What? Can't you afford to lose at Sihai Casino?"
Lord Tiger said:
"You are the big winner now. According to the industry rules, you have to be given a chance to make up for it."
Fang Linyan laughed and said:
"Okay, you can come up with one hundred thousand taels of cash, and I'll give you this opportunity, but I said, I'm in a hurry today, so I'll give you a stick of incense."
At this time, a voice suddenly came from behind:
"No!"
Immediately afterwards, a very thin old man with a smile on his face walked in. He bowed to everyone in front of him, and he was really very polite:
"This guy has superb gambling skills, and we at Sihai Casino can't beat him."
This old man was none other than the real BOSS of Sihai Casino, Xu Sihai. He waved to the side, and someone immediately brought a large plate of silver, about a hundred taels, directly to Fang Linyan.
"Since I'm in a hurry, Sihai doesn't dare to delay your important event. I'll send you a hundred taels of travel expenses. I hope you have a smooth journey. Next time you come to Sihai, I'll come and learn from you my superb gambling skills."
As soon as Xu Sihai appeared, he immediately reversed the situation that was at risk. Not only that, anyone faced with his handling of the situation would have to raise their thumbs and say "Xu Ye Renyi".
Fang Linyan collected the money politely and said with a smile:
"You shouldn't take your gambling skills seriously, it's just luck."
Xu Sihai said cheerfully:
"Brother, you are so humble."
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"Since Boss Xu is so grand, I'll take my leave first."
After he finished speaking, he directly threw the package containing silver to Laurent next to him, and then walked out swaggeringly.
After this turmoil, the reputation and praise for Mr. Xu in Sihai Casino can be said to be overwhelming. Only a few people looked at Fang Linyan's back with a look of regret on his face, shook his head slightly, and secretly said in his heart that young people are so energetic, this time
I'm afraid I'm going to have a big fall.
An acquaintance next to me arrived and couldn't help but said with a smile:
"Old Zhang, what are you sighing about? Don't envy that young man. Let's go over and do a couple of things?"
Lao Zhang sneered and said:
"Envy? Do you think people all over the world just forget about it?"
The acquaintance said curiously:
"if not?"
Lao Zhang lowered his voice and said:
"How many years have you been hanging around in Tianjin Wei? Xu Sihai is not so amiable now, he smiles when he talks to anyone, just like a rich country man. When he was young, this guy was called King of Hell Xu! He became ruthless to collect debts
At that time, even pregnant women could be killed directly, resulting in the tragic death of one person and two people!"
"The fact that Xu Sihai has tempered his edge over the years does not mean that he has no edge. If this foreign boy can leave, I am afraid that Xu Yan Wang has found out his details. If this kid does not know how to restrain himself, I am afraid that he will not be able to return to his hometown!
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***
After Fang Linyan and Laurent went out, they rushed directly to Tianjin Railway Station.
Yes, there was a railway station in Tianjin at this time, and it had been repaired in 1886. It was called Laolongtou Railway Station. In the eyes of outsiders, the two of them really looked like they were in a hurry.
Of course, there were always several people from gambling houses following the two of them, and they didn't even try to hide it. Fang Linyan was noncommittal in the face of these little miscellaneous fish, and when he approached the train station, he suddenly accelerated and ran, and Laurent split up.
At this time, people from all over the world were forced to split up and pursue each other. After Laurent escaped two kilometers, he found a private house and rushed in. Fang Linyan recalled him (temporarily disbanded), and then needed to I can still keep calling out.
At this time, the two people chasing Fang Linyan were so tired that they were out of breath. One of them even stopped and started vomiting, but they could only watch him fly away as if oiling the soles of his feet.
Fang Linyan sneered at the corner of his mouth, competing with himself? These guys are so naive.
Needless to say, when these men went back to talk to the missing men, they must have been scolded and eaten a few times.
After Master Hu learned the news, he had no choice but to go to Xu Sihai to make up his mind.
At this time, Xu Sihai was holding a cup of tea and slowly drinking it. Probably because the tea was very hot, he squinted his eyes and blew on the foam on the surface. After a while, he slowly said:
"Why are you panicking? Why are you so anxious!? The sky won't fall."
Mr. Hu was dumbfounded, but then he calmed down, knowing that his boss always made decisions before taking action. Only after he retreated somewhat hesitantly did his confidants come to tell him:
"Master Hu, this amount of money is one hundred thousand taels. We all paid 90,000 taels in our casino, so the fourth master asked that man to take action early."
Master Hu was stunned and said:
"Who is it?"
The confidant pursed his lips at the water basin next to him, and Master Hu's eyes suddenly widened:
"Is it Mr. Hu?"
The confidant nodded meaningfully, and a smile suddenly appeared on Master Hu's lips.
"Since it was him who took action, then I can rest assured."
The Master Hu these people call is actually, strictly speaking, he should be called Master Butterfly. Why is the name so weird?
Because his nickname is Iron Butterfly, he once performed two stunts on the spot in a casino. One was to dance a knife in the hall, and the person next to him picked up a basin of water and poured it on him, even getting it dry.
The second unique skill is that the butterfly transformed from the Qinggong Swallow's three strokes of water can fly two feet away, and it can also step on several water basins in the middle.
Mr. Hu also has an anecdote, that is, he can race against the train. He once made a bet with his friends that he would not get on the train after arriving at the train station. Instead, he would wait until the train left before setting off. He relied on his dexterity to race against the train. .
At that time, BJ's train station was still located in Marco Polo Bridge, the southwest suburb of BJ, so the railway was also called Tianjin-Lugou Bridge. When the train arrived at the station, it was said that Mr. Hu had already taken a shower at the tea shop outside Marco Polo Bridge Station, and put it in the tea bowl. The tea went cold, and it caused a sensation all over Tianjin.
Moreover, this Mr. Hu is also the younger brother of the famous Yanzi Li San, which makes his background quite extraordinary.
(PS: Yanzi Li San has many people in history, including Li Yunlong, Li Jinghua, Li Shengwu, etc. Not only that, because his name is too big, the people and the government have attributed all kinds of headless thieves to his name.
, at the same time, some flying thieves also boasted that they were Swallow Li San, so as to hide their true identities.)
(Therefore, when Yanzi Li San was captured and killed by the government, there often appeared in other areas self-proclaimed or rumored "Li San's crime". So strictly speaking, Yanzi Li San had become a person who was active in the Ping-Tianjin-Hebei region of the north at that time.
A synonym shared by many snitches in the Lu area.)
Therefore, this Mr. Hu is the worshiper of several gambling houses in Luzhuangzi. He can earn tens or hundreds of taels of silver every month even if he doesn't do anything. In exchange, he can make a move once in a while.
Sometimes I have to spend additional money, just to send away those friends who can show off their fonts in the world.
***
Fang Linyan ran almost forty kilometers in one breath. When he saw a tea shed ahead, he stopped to rest, drink water, and eat something to replenish his energy.
At this time, he was also a little surprised. He did not expect to get one hundred thousand taels of silver so smoothly. This was also the reason why he chose the identity of Hu Zhiyun.
There may be people here who are dissatisfied: If I choose another identity, I can’t make this money?
Don't tell me, you really can't make money! The people in the casino are not fools. Fang Linyan went in first and played several games to paralyze the opponent, then he took the opportunity to play stud, and then used words to convince Master Hu, and then made himself successful.
Reprint.
Strictly speaking, Fang Linyan only made real money by using two of them. It was an out-and-out blitzkrieg at the casino, which caught the casino off guard.
For the rest of the people, if they didn’t have this capital, their initial bet would only be a few hundred taels. How many games would it take to earn this amount of money by playing in the casino?
Don’t have too many helpers in the casino. By the time you earn five hundred taels, you will be directly on the casino’s key watch list. Only people like Fang Linyan, who seize the opportunity and directly use blitzkrieg, can succeed in a surprise attack.
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But at this moment, Fang Linyan heard a person at the next table say coldly:
"What a good boy, no wonder you dared to act wild in Sihai Casino, and you made me chase you for half an hour."
"Honestly take out the money and go back with me. With the bonus of 30,000 taels, I guarantee that you will only lose one hand."
Fang Linyan's heart moved. He knew that the money in his hand was definitely not that easy to get. He didn't expect that the counterattack from Sihai Casino would follow him like a shadow, and he chased after him directly.
As soon as he turned around, he saw the man at the tea table next door, who was short and thin, with a somewhat wretched face, and looked very ordinary.
But if there is any sign, it is that there is a black pom-pom on the button on his chest, which is about the size of a table tennis ball. It keeps vibrating as he talks.
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"Stop talking nonsense, if you want the money I won based on my ability, you have to get it based on my ability!"
This person was none other than Iron Butterfly, who was sent by the gambling house to chase him. Hearing Fang Linyan's rude words and not seeing anything from him, he suddenly arrived in front of Fang Linyan! He turned around and drew his sword!