troubled times reckless

As soon as I arrived in Shanghai, someone found me at the station, dressed as a day laborer: "Mr. Li Jingyu? Your letter."

I opened it and saw that it was a message from my elder brother and a bank note.While wondering how he knew I was coming, I folded the banknote and put it in my pocket.

But he didn't care about the address in the message, and just followed Yue Weiren.

I don't want to meet my eldest brother yet, otherwise he will have to talk about me again.What's more, Wang Quan is still here, so I don't want to just let go.

After booking a room at the Peace Hotel, I changed into a white suit and dress, my hair was smeared with sesame oil and combed back, and I wore a Western gentleman hat. It really looked like a poster in the mirror. I got up and went downstairs in satisfaction. , and rang the bell in front of the door where Yue Weiren's adjutants opened together.

It was not him who opened the door, but another adjutant: "This, this gentleman...you..."

Seeing him stuttering and unable to speak, I smiled and said, "I, Liang Hao, why don't you recognize him? Where's Wang Quan?"

He opened his mouth wide: "That's right, Mr. Liang, forgive me for my blindness, you are so handsome..."

I’ve never seen a more stylish one. I’ve been lying on a hospital bed before, and I wore simple clothes during the trip. What kind of person can I be?

"Wang Quan is the same as us. He was born as a soldier outside. He is not used to the work of an adjutant. He went out early in the morning."

"Where did you go?" He is a country bumpkin, he came to Shanghai and still goes out?

The adjutant shook his head.

After I thanked him, I went down to the first floor and went to the foyer to inquire.

"Where else can I go when I just came to Huangpu Beach? The Wanguo Garden in the French Concession! There are many beautiful girls caught, and there is no money to eat opium, and the 36-door roulette table is spinning day and night... Hey, my lord, Are you going..."

Seeing me walking towards the door quickly, he followed me in a few steps: "Can I call you a chartered car?"

"How much?" I reached for my wallet.

"No money. There is a rule in Wanguo Garden. Anyone who takes a car to gamble will pay the driver five yuan for meals, and another five yuan for bodyguards. Each car will get three gallons of gasoline. Those who take a rickshaw will get two yuan for the driver and take his wife there Bet, send French perfume."

I froze for a moment: "Then pull me over."

He greeted them and got on a rickshaw. The driver laughed when he heard that he was going to Wanguoyuan. As soon as he got on the coachman, he ran and said, "Are you new to Huangpu Beach? This Wanguoyuan is a paradise on earth. If you don't go to Wanguoyuan It's like you've never been to Shanghai...you can eat, drink and whoring for free, as long as you play happily..."

I was still thinking about Wang Quan, and some of them responded, "All inclusive? That's a lot of money, right?"

"Isn't that right? I heard that two thousand cigarette bubbles are burned every day... But this is nothing to Mr. Luo."

"... Mr. Luo?"

"Hey, you don't know yet! The Huangputan Tobacco and Gambling business is both owned by Mr. Luo..."

"..."

"Mr. Luo's name is Luo Wu, he is the big brother of the 'Tian' generation of the Green Gang, and the eldest son of Luo Yongrong's family, the chief inspector of the French Concession. The younger one wants to get started after the new year, and he is ranked after the fourth generation. entered..."

I stopped in front of the multi-layered western-style buildings, and I couldn’t help but widen my eyes as soon as I entered the door. I saw the central hall with carved railings and jade, surrounded by luxurious and luxurious gambling rooms, with maze-like furnishings, and mahjong digging flowers. , Pai Gow bronze flag, Shaha shaker cylinder, Chinese and Western gambling equipment, everything is available.

The waiters at each table are all beautiful young girls, burning smoke and picking soil, serving towels, singing swallows...

Truly a paradise on earth...

The fly in the ointment... is that there are more women...

"Guest, what kind of game do you want to play? Change the chips here..."

After regaining consciousness: "I'm here to find a friend of mine. We made an appointment. His name is Wang Quan."

"Oh, wait a moment." The waiter led me to sit down on a soft leather sofa, and then entered the manager's room by himself. After a while, he came out with a smile on his face: "Are you here for the king?" Mr. is paying the gambling debt? This way please..."

"..."

This... what is this situation?

I silently followed the waiter through the corridors until I reached the innermost room...

Before entering the door, I heard a familiar voice from inside: "Damn it, I will definitely make money with another plate! Isn't it 3 yuan? I didn't even know the amount when I gave a fart back then. Don't be a fucking dog Seeing that people are low..."

As soon as I opened the door and went in, I froze there.

However, Wang Quan was only wearing a jacket and jacket, sitting on a chair with his buttocks bare, with Lao Gao's feet up, the thing just dangling between his legs, and he smoked leisurely without paying any attention.

As soon as he saw me, his whole face turned black instantly, and he turned his head away.

There was also an unknown fire in my heart, why did he...

A place that only I can see...

The servant who brought me ran up to another young man and said a few words.

The young man laughed: "So it's Adjutant Wang's friend, sit here."

I asked coldly, "What's going on? Do you know who he is?"

The young man said with a tepid smile, "Sir, don't get me wrong. Our Wanguo Garden knows the rules best. Who would borrow money without a mortgage? The manager gave this guy away for nothing for Mr. Yue's sake." Adjutant Wang’s [-] Dayang chips were gone, and he borrowed another [-] from us, but the [-] couldn’t hold back his bad luck. He insisted on borrowing another [-] instead of his trousers, and our manager was also respectful. It's better to obey your life..."

I took out a ticket from my pocket and handed it over: "Repay the [-] first, and then exchange it for [-] chips."

The young man's eyes narrowed quickly.

Yes, [-] is a big number, and I can buy a mansion in a good location in Huangpu Beach.

The 10 yuan was given to me by my elder brother at the pier, and it was already my entire net worth, but seeing Wang Quan sitting there naked, I couldn't help but want to spend all the money.

Wang Quan put on his pants cursingly. I handed him the [-] chips I had exchanged.

I turned around and chased to the corridor to grab his hand, and when I saw no one around, I got close to his body, and warm breath rushed into my nostrils: "Why...you can't even say a word of thanks?"

Wang Quan was imprisoned by the wall by me and pushed me hard, but he was afraid of losing a hand of chips, so he didn't push me away.

"I have nothing to say to you."

I whispered: "Here I am..." I looked into his eyes and pointed to my chest: "I will always keep it for you. Whether you want it or not."

He frowned, I picked up the western hat, covered his face and me from the side, and leaned over to kiss him in the shadow of the brim of the hat, he blushed instantly, I took a step back, he was holding the chips Gone like a gust of wind.

Putting on the hat, I put my hands in my trouser pockets leisurely, and walked towards the casino step by step.

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There was a lot of voices, and he was found at the table of the "shaking stall".

But I saw that he rolled up his sleeves, his face was full of attention, and he didn't realize that I had walked behind him at all.

I saw a shaking cylinder on the gaming table, throwing three dice, the casino sits as the banker, and the gamblers place bets to guess points.

I observed and found that other gamblers both lost and won.Only Wang Quan lost several rounds in a row, Lien Chan lost in a row, I couldn't help but be surprised.

Just when I was surprised, Wang Quan murmured: "I saw a ghost today, but I just don't know where the ghost came from!" He stared at the dealer's hands holding the jar .

"Slow down!" Wang Quan yelled suddenly, startling the dealer.

Did he see the dealer's flaw in cheating?However, Wang Quan single-handedly bet on the "three" points, pouring all his chips, about [-] ocean chips, into the "out of treasure" gate, which means to single out the dealer.

The bet was high and the tricks were dangerous, and the atmosphere of the spectators and participants suddenly became tense.The other gamblers were speechless and retreated to the sidelines to watch the battle.

The dealer held the shaking cylinder and shook it several times, only to hear the dice rattle.

"Open the vat!" The shaking vat was placed on the gaming table, and the lid of the vat was lifted suddenly, and the gamblers all stretched their necks to look into the vat——

Three dice, two for four and one for two. ——This is the "two" point, which happens to fall on the "White Tiger" gate.

The dealer takes all the money, and the king loses all.

"Hey—" the gamblers who were only listening to the game sighed in unison.

"Wait!" The dealer was about to settle the account, but Wang Quan suddenly said, "Brother, you lost."

When the crowd of onlookers heard this, there was a tacit smile on the corners of their mouths.

I froze for a moment and didn't react for a moment.

Looking at Wang Quan's expression, seeing his red eyes open... I finally understood what he wanted to do...

He... wants to take it hard!

According to the rules of the casino, when a game is announced, the points shaken in the shaker tank must remain in their original state, and then the betting money must be settled—winners get paid, losers pay.After all the gambling funds on the table are settled, the shaker can be covered and shaken several times in a row, and the next game can only be restarted after the dice have been completely changed.

But this time, after the banker opened the tank cover and let everyone witness the points in the tank, he didn't know whether he was too happy to get carried away, or he was in a hurry and careless. .

"Stop talking nonsense!" After the banker had said that, he looked at the shaker, and seemed to realize that he had made a big mistake, he couldn't help being startled, and said softly, "The shake came out two, and you bet three, do you want to play tricks? Don't even look at whose territory this is!"

"Brother, the idea is still in the tank, it's obviously three, it has nothing to do with who's world!" Wang Quan laughed.

Now no one can guarantee that there is "three" in the shaking tank, but the possibility of "two" is also very small.

"What I rolled was 'Two', you all saw it!" said the dealer.

"It's 'three'!" Wang Quan sneered.

The gamblers seemed to be watching the excitement deliberately, and they were silent.

I smiled and said, "It's 'three', I can see it clearly."

It was only then that Wang Quan realized that I had been standing behind him, and immediately turned to the dealer, "Did you see... they all said 'three'!"

"You..." The dealer stared at me with wide eyes in surprise, and gritted his teeth: "Open the tank!"

When I lifted the cylinder head, I raised my eyebrows, and the dealer was dumbfounded—it turned out to be "three"!

Wang Quanlang laughed: "See clearly? Lose money!"

"Losing money?" The dealer was angry: "I don't even look at whose territory this is, I don't believe you dare to insist!"

At this time, the ladies who were still at the table retreated silently, and several bodyguards stepped forward.

Wang Quan shouted: "I am General Yue Weirenyue's adjutant, what are you doing?"

A steward came over, and I realized that it was the young man who was in the small room just now, whispering a few words to the banker.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the entrance, and a large number of gamblers put down their gambling equipment and rushed towards the entrance in a swarm.

Then there were greetings and greetings one after another.

But there was a road in the middle, opened by twelve fierce and burly men, all dressed in black silk and black coats.The whole casino became noisy in an instant... Even the banker, who had been haggling with Wang Quan just now, looked at the door in surprise.

As the gamblers passed by, they heard "Here we come..." "Mr. Luo's..." "Go and see..."

But I saw a young man dressed in a short jacket coming out of the crowd in a crowd, with a pair of red phoenix eyes protruding from the end, his appearance was clear and fierce.

The cyan shirt and cyan coat are hand-woven from the south of the Yangtze River, with a smile on their lips, but blue veins on their hands, and their feet are stable when they walk, without leaking any wind.

I whispered to the people around me: "This is Mr. Luo?"

The man was stunned for a moment, and then said with a funny smile: "How is it possible... This is Mr. Luo's eldest disciple, Jingui. Mr. Luo is a humble man who lives in seclusion and rarely goes out to the casino."

Just as I was speaking, the young man who was in the small room took a few steps forward respectfully, and whispered a few words beside the green-clothed man named Jin Gui. Throwing at Wang Quan like a blade.

The man smiled as he walked, revealing the deepest golden canine tooth: "Isn't it just 10 yuan? Let me, Mr. Jin, fund Mr. Yue's military supplies."

As he spoke, he signed a check and handed it to Wang Quan. Wang Quan was stunned and didn't accept it.

I stepped forward and said calmly: "Mr. Jin, you can't say that. According to your calculation, the money you win will be used to support military supplies; then if we lose money here, will it be counted as your embezzlement of military funds?"

At this time, the horses around shouted: "Don't you know what's going on? Brother Jin is looking at Boss Yue's face, don't be shameless..."

I took a step forward, and with one slap, the person who spoke just now fell to the ground.

The boys were about to make a move, and just when I thought I was about to make a move, the young man in green shirt named Jingui was still smiling, but there was a cold look in his eyes: "This gentleman is right, Jin made a slip of the tongue."

Wang Quan seemed to have come to his senses, grabbed the check and put it in his pocket.

I said to Wang Quan, "Let's go."

Seeing that he was still dazed, he grabbed his arm and walked out.

When I passed Jingui, those phoenix eyes stared straight at me without any hesitation, weighing and probing...

Puzzled in his heart, he led Wang Quan calmly and left the casino.