Chapter 001 Tiger Falling in Pingyang
"Go and have a look. Someone is tied to the market." People rushed to the market at the north gate of Jingkou City.
In the middle of the market, a big man was stripped of his coat and tied under a flagpole. Although he was tall, the rope was tied so tightly that he had to bend his body. The sun shone viciously on him, and sweat oozed from his shoulders.
The onlookers pointed at him and talked about it.
Ah? He is not..." Everyone turned their eyes to the exclamation. But I saw a woman opening her mouth wide, pointing to the man, holding a large lotus leaf to block the sun in one hand.
Before she finished her words, the lotus leaf was broken by the man standing behind her. The man said to her, "You hold a lotus leaf in front of you. What do you want the people behind you to think?"
The woman looked back and let go of her voice and scolded, "Kid, you don't look for your mother at home and go to the street to be cheap?"
As soon as the man saw that he was an acquaintance, he quickly smiled and said, "It turned out to be an aunt. Blame my nephew for not long eyes. You look good. You look good."
There are several people standing next to the flagpole in the middle of the crowd. Among them, the well-dressed rich man is obviously their leader.
The rich man was obviously unhappy when he saw the man and a woman choking, and the onlookers either laughed or made more noise. So he shouted impatiently, "What are you arguing about?"
After everyone was a little quieter, the rich man pointed to the kidnapped man and said, "Well, you can see it. This man gambled on other people's accounts, but he didn't pay it back. Many of you know him, and some of you are his neighbors. It's not that I'm not ruthless. I must ask him to be fair today.
Someone in the crowd asked, "How much does he owe you?"
How much is it? Hey hey. Say it and it will kill you. Thirty thousand yuan!"
There was an exclamation in the crowd. When the questioner heard the number, he was so scared that he shrank and stopped talking.
"30,000! A lot of money!" The rich man surnamed Diao held up the face of the kidnapped man and said, "When will you still be clear!" How many pounds do you have? How dare you come to 'Zhenjiang Tower' to be wild!"
Zhenjiang Tower is the largest gambling club in Jingkou City.
This gambling club was originally operated by a rich family in Jingkou. After that, it was paid by an official who moved from the north. The official bought a nearby land for expansion, making it the largest gambling club in Beijing.
At first, the gambling club also talked about some fair rules. After other gambling clubs were squeezed down by it, Zhenjianglou began to bully customers, often using many dirty tricks to profit from gamblers.
Although gamblers know that Zhenjianglou plays tricks on gamblers like other gamblers, most gamblers are convinced that they are an exception and will not fall into the dice. However, the final result is that they are trapped in the dice without knowing it; even if they know it, it is difficult to extricate themselves. After all, not everyone knows the way of gambling, and not everyone can stay away from gambling.
Gambling clubs have always been a place of right and wrong. Either it provokes trouble, or it provokes trouble. Although there is no killing all day, you can get used to great joys and sorrows here.
This day is also a day of right and wrong.
Shortly after several teenagers hurriedly left Zhenjiang Tower, they brought in more than a dozen young men. Soon after entering the gambling club, they came out. They surrounded the building and did not want to leave for a long time. They looked both anxious and angry.
Soon, one of them left in a hurry. Less than an hour, the man brought a big man. The teenager and the young man around the building were excited to see the man coming. They walked forward and surrounded him. A group of people opened the way for him, and another group of people opened the way for him and crowded him into the Zhenjiang Tower.
When the guys in Zhenjiang Tower saw such a big man coming in, they dared not take care of them. The shopkeeper had to bravely socialize and send people to ride to the house to invite the shopkeeper.
By the time the shopkeeper arrived, the three floors outside the Zhenjiang Building were already full of people. The shopkeeper squeezed in and glanced around and saw that most of the gambling had stopped, and only one game was still open. A big man sat at the gambling table, full of chips in front of him. The shopkeeper was standing beside the big man and talking with a smile.
When the shopkeeper saw the shopkeeper coming, he hurried to introduce the big man to him.
The shopkeeper didn't salute and pointed to the big man and asked, "What's your purpose for?"
The big man replied, "Bet money."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "You should know who started this gambling club and the rules here. If you want to gamble, you are welcome. If you want to do something else, you'd better go to the other side.
The big man said, "That's it. Your store owner is in a high position, and we, the people, dare not make a difference. I just can't come here to bet a few wine money.
"Since you are so angry, I have nothing to do today. I might as well have fun with you." Naturally, the shopkeeper knew that the person who came was not good and spoke magnificently, but in fact, he was not sure that others would take care of this scene.
"It's really my blessing for the shopkeeper to have this elegance."
At the beginning of this gamble, the gambling that had just been suspended in the building ended.
When the gamblers saw the shopkeeper gambling in person, they couldn't help but want to see what was going on. Some of them knew the big man and knew that the two tigers were competing, which must be a good game, so they put the chips away and squeezed in to see.
At this time, the good people also bet on the victory or defeat of the two.
After the opening, it was obvious that this man was superior in skill. The higher the bet, the more the big man wins.
The gambler who won by the big man smiled and lost money dejectedly. However, the loser refused to admit defeat and made a bigger bet, just to win back the first few losers. Therefore, the stakes on gambling are also rising.
After a few rounds, the crowd couldn't help talking about it. Some people say that the shopkeeper's gambling skills are excellent, but his luck is not good today; some people say that the big man is the first gambling king in Beijing, and it is inevitable to win the store owner.
Gamblers listen to the wind and rain. If they don't bet, they don't know who to press. If they bet, they are worried that they will bet wrong.
Losing money, the shopkeeper was not happy, but he was not unhappy. He didn't seem to care that his chips were decreasing. When he lost all his chips, the shopkeeper ordered someone to take more chips.
and so on for the third time to get chips, simply change the big bet. A large bet is equivalent to an ordinary 50 small chips. This pile of large chips that were not easily used in the lobby came up, and the crowd of onlookers boiled.
Another half hour later, near noon, the big man won this pile of big funds again.
The shopkeeper arched his hand to the big man and said, "You are indeed a gambler. It's almost noon, so it's better to stop for a while. Let's talk about it after lunch."
"How can your gambling club drive people away?" The big man is not willing to break up. After he said this, the onlookers also followed. Compared with this gamble, what does it matter to eat more and eat less? Everyone wants to see how the shopkeeper sent this person. If you continue to gamble like this, I'm afraid even a gambling club will change its name.