Chapter 363: I cannot coexist with gambling and drugs

He went down to the hotel lobby.

He found that Xuan Tiewu had not yet arrived. Li Boqi had not arrived either.

Quite a few guests had arrived, however. Unfortunately, he didn't know any of them. No one else knew him either. He felt like he was invisible.

He wanted to look at the beautiful women, but it seemed that not many of them had shown up.

What a letdown...

What a dinner party. The standard is really low.

If there are no beautiful women among the family members, at least hire a few dancers...

Look at the time, it's already past six.

I see, they're all important people, no one else will show up so early.

Oh no...

I didn't eat anything earlier to fill my stomach. I feel hungry.

Look around. Oh, there are some snacks and fruit in the corner. I walk over and eat some pastries and fruit. That's a relief.

So I find a corner to sit in. I wait silently for the dinner party to begin.

Suddenly...

A red dot cuts into the edge of the map.

Then, a young man in a suit enters. Very calm. Unconcerned.

He must be the assistant that Kintaro Nogaya called.

Unmoved. Monitoring silently.

Sure enough, this Japanese spy went up to the presidential suite. And joined Nogaya.

I remember what Li Boqi said.

I guess it's not going to be that easy.

Suddenly, there is a burst of aroma from next to him, followed by someone sitting down.

Zhang Yong tilts his head.

His eyes flicker.

It was Yan Ruzi! She was actually here!

This woman was indeed very beautiful. She had a slender figure and a snow-white neck like a white swan. Wearing a black evening dress, she was dignified, beautiful and charming.

'What are you doing here?' Zhang Yong frowned.

'I was invited by Commander Xuan,' Yan Ruzi beamed.

It seemed that she had completely forgotten the previous unpleasantness.

Before, she had been knocked unconscious by Zhang Yong with a brick. He had almost taken her.

Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time...

'You've come to me? That's rare.' Zhang Yong made no secret of his desire for her.

Yes, he wanted her.

Every time he saw her, he became aroused.

'It's still early! Let's go and have some fun while we wait for the others!'

'What fun?'

'Baccarat, want to come?'

'No!'

'Why?'

'I can't mix with gamblers!'

'If you can convince me otherwise, maybe I'll consider staying tonight.'

'Okay!'

Zhang Yong stood up.

She actually dared to challenge him?

Fine, let's go and see.

He was determined to find another way to get back at her if he lost.

He had let her get away last time because there wasn't enough time. Otherwise, she might have already been carrying the ball.

'Please!'

The two of them passed through the side entrance of the hotel lobby. Next to it was the baccarat hall.

Back then, most hotels had their own entertainment industries. All kinds of activities that were strictly forbidden in later generations were available here. And they were all legal.

Otherwise, how could it be called a paradise for adventurers?

Get rich overnight.

Get poor overnight.

It's often a matter of a split second.

'What are we playing?'

'Big or small.'

Zhang Yong chose the simplest game. He didn't know any other. And he didn't dare try it lightly.

Winning is naturally a good thing. If you lose, it hurts.

He wants to be attractive, but doesn't want to spend money.

'How many chips will you exchange?'

'Ten.'

'That's too little.'

'Ten.'

Zhang Yong repeats emphatically.

I'll exchange ten. Let's see how my luck is first.

His luck has never been good. In a previous life, he bought lottery tickets and never won even 10 yuan.

'That's too little.'

'Ten.'

Zhang Yong insists.

I'm just going to pay ten dollars. I'm not happy with any more.

Ten dollars is already very generous. You can buy a lot of peanut candies.

Oh, I forgot to bring some with me...

'I'll give you 100 for your change. You can pay me back if you win.'

'What if I lose?'

'I'll give it to you for free.'

'Okay!'

Zhang Yong immediately agreed.

This is a sure-win business.

Yan Ruzi seems a little crazy.

Maybe she was shocked last time?

She actually offered to pay for her own pleasure? That was rare.

Not only was she offering money, she was also prepared to offer herself?

What did she want?

Since the other party was so impatient, he would reluctantly satisfy her.

He wouldn't even have to pay ten dollars. He was delighted.

Soon, the chips were redeemed.

There were ten in total. Each chip represented ten dollars.

Gambling on the size.

You can bet big or small.

The minimum is double, and the maximum is seven times.

Zhang Yong chose double.

Small.

The most conservative way to play.

You can't win much. But he likes it.

If he loses the first hand, he'll have an excuse to quit. It'll leave her at a loss for words.

'Place your bets and don't touch them until the dealer has made the first move!'

'Showdown!'

The dealer reveals the contents of the cup.

It's a bit of a surprise. It's a small.

Haha. He's made double his money. That means 100 taels of silver has become 200.

'You're lucky.'

'Let's play again!'

Yan Ruzi's expressionless.

Zhang Yong still bets all his chips on small, betting double.

If he loses everything, so be it.

Yan Ruzi must have something to ask him.

He has to see what she wants. What he didn't manage to do last time...

'Place your bets!'

'Open!'

The dealer opens the cup.

Huh? It's still small. One, three, four, eight points.

'Huh,'

Zhang Yong doesn't feel anything.

Nine out of ten gamblers lose. He knows that in this business, no one can win.

It's impossible for a nobody like him to win. He's never had that kind of luck.

So what if 200 turns into 400? He'll lose it all in the next hand.

'One more!'

'Okay!'

Zhang Yong still bets all his chips on small. He chooses to double the bet.

No joy, no sorrow. At the same time, he quietly surveys the hotel lobby. Vaguely, he seems to hear Xu Enzeng's voice?

That's weird. Could it be that I'm hallucinating? Did I hear wrong?

Is Xu Enzeng here too?

What's he doing here?

No one here should welcome him...

'Pay attention.'

'Is Xu Enzeng here?'

'How would I know?'

'Who are the guests tonight?'

'Not just your Secret Service anyway.'

'Really?'

Zhang Yong knows that she is very powerful and knows a lot of information.

So he pushed all the chips to her.

'You speak.'

'I don't want you to give it to me. I want to win it fairly.'

'Okay.'

Zhang Yong readily accepted her advice. He took back his chips.

It was easy to lose to her.

Continue betting on small. Continue betting on double.

This hand is definitely a loss.

'Place your bets and don't touch them again!'

'Open!'

The result...

The dealer opened the cup, and it was still small.

Zhang Yong: ...

No way! How obvious the cheating is!

Three times in a row, it's small?

That's ridiculous...

Just as I was about to speak, I suddenly pricked up my ears and listened.

Yes, it was Xu Enzeng who had arrived. But not only him. It seemed that Ding Mucun and Jin Lin had also arrived.

I was puzzled.

What was this about?

I quickly left the gambling table and walked to the side door to look at the hotel lobby.

Yes, he did see Xu Enzeng, Ding Mo-cun, and Jin Lin. There was another person among them. He didn't recognise him.

'Li Shiqun,' Yan Ruzi's voice came from behind.

'Huh?' Zhang Yong was shocked.

The other person was actually Li Shiqun?

That was amazing.

In the future, the two major dark lords of No. 76 had appeared!

Indeed, the struggle between No. 76 and the military had, to some extent, been a continuation of the Party Affairs Investigation Department and the Special Services Department of the Restoration Society.

Because of Chiang Kai-shek's partiality, the Central Government Information Agency could not compete with the Military Information Bureau. However, No. 76 had the Japanese behind it, and it fought fiercely with the Military Information Bureau. It could be said that the two sides were almost evenly matched.

If it weren't for the Japanese later on. No. 76 would have had no one to rely on. Otherwise, it is really hard to say who would win in the end.

Don't underestimate this Li Shiqun, he is more terrifying than Ding Muchun in the future.

The Japanese were not afraid of Ding Muchun. But they were afraid of Li Shiqun. In the end, they poisoned him to prevent him from getting out of control.

'What is Li Shiqun doing here?'

'I don't know.'

'What are you doing here?'

'Business.'

'Business with me?'

'Yes.'

'What kind of business?'

'We'll decide who wins at the gambling table. Then I'll tell you.'

'I don't have time.'

'100,000 silver taels.'

'What?'

'A business deal for 100,000 taels of silver. You can't lose.'

'You think I'm stupid.'

'I'm working as a broker for the Japanese. The Japanese are paying.'

'Oh?'

Zhang Yong was about to speak, but then stopped.

This mysterious woman was indeed close to the Japanese.

But 100,000 taels of silver, paid for by the Japanese? Did that sound like the Japanese style? Would they be willing to pay? If they were willing to pay 100,000 taels of silver, then it must be a very important matter.

'What is it?'

'I'll tell you in a moment...'

'If you don't tell me, forget it.'

'Nagaban Takako. Let her go. I'll give you 100,000 taels of silver.'

'Her?'

Zhang Yong was deeply surprised. He didn't expect it to be her.

He needed to try to remember what Nagaban Takako really looked like. It seemed to be a young girl. Obedient.

Pretty too. I don't know if she was a young girl or a young woman. Anyway, it didn't seem like a real spy.

When they caught her, she was a bit silly.

So he didn't use force. When he put her in the cell, he didn't mistreat her either.

His method of catching Japanese spies was quite unique, and there was no need for interrogation or anything like that. The torture was purely for venting his anger. Since she was not in any danger and did not provoke him, he forgot about her.

Unexpectedly, Yan Ruzi suddenly came and even mentioned her on her own initiative. And she was willing to pay a huge sum of money.

One hundred thousand silver taels is indeed a huge sum.

It seems that this Nagaban Takako has a powerful backer!

'She...'

'I can't disclose any other information. The transaction is confidential. It's best not to tell anyone.'

'She seems quite pretty, I like her...'

'A firm offer. 100,000 silver dollars. No negotiation.'

'That's not how business is done.'

'You can choose to refuse.'

'Done.'

Zhang Yong immediately changed his tone.

A beautiful woman is a beautiful woman. But there's no use keeping her.

'Smart man.'

'How does the transaction work?'

'Payment first, delivery later.'

'Give it here!'

'Good!'

Yan Ruzi really took out an envelope and slipped it into Zhang Yong's hand.

Zhang Yong opened the envelope and looked inside. There were many silver notes. The face value was 1,000 silver dollars. There were a total of 50.

I see.

Half now. Half after the person is released.

This way, no one loses.

This is the rule for doing business on the streets.

'Wait a minute!'

Zhang Yong was also quick to act.

He immediately arranged for Zhong Yang to go back and bring out Nagayama Takako.

'Coming back?'

'Yes!'

He returned to the gambling table.

Zhang Yong still bet all his chips on small. Still doubled.

Just received 50,000 taels of silver, which was very satisfying. He was daydreaming and wanted to create a miracle at the gambling table.

He kept betting on small and always doubled his bet.

I wonder how many hands I can win in a row? Maybe I'll lose the next hand?

"Place your bets and hands off!'

'Open!'

The dealer opened the cup. It was still small.

All three were one point. Call it a coincidence, call it a coincidence...

Zhang Yong: ...

looked weird. Is this the fourth time?

Does the dealer think I'm good-looking, so every time he shakes the cup, it's small, so I can taste a little sweetness?

All kinds of online games in later generations have this kind of routine.

They give you a newbie gift pack right away to trap you. So that you won't want to quit. And then slowly cook you in warm water, and then slowly kill you...

'Shaolong!'

'Shaolong!'

Someone suddenly called out. It was Cao Mengqi.

Zhang Yong immediately placed the chips on the table. He turned his head and joined Cao Mengqi. It turned out that Li Boqi had arrived with a large group.

Since only team leaders and above were eligible to participate, there were naturally many people here.

Everyone was here except those on duty.

Li Boqi also stopped wearing a poker face. This convinced Zhang Yong that Li Boqi also had several faces.

There were all sorts of pleasantries.

Fortunately, none of it involved Zhang Yong.

Things like greeting Xu Enzeng were all Li Boqi's job.

However, there was nothing he could do to avoid trouble. He was stuck with Jin Lin.

Jin Lin was also a smiling tiger, sociable and friendly to everyone. He was all sweetness and light, but his smile hid a knife. Zhang Yong didn't dare deal with him lightly.

It just so happened that Jin Lin seemed to have set his sights on him and wouldn't let go. He even made conversation out of thin air.

'Captain Zhang, how is the investigation into the Changzhou incident going?'

'I don't know. I'm not in charge of the investigation.'

'Do you think the Red Party did it?'

'I don't know.'

'Oh, the Red Party is becoming active again.'

'I don't think so. I read in the newspaper that the Red Party has been wiped out!'

'The Central News Agency newspaper...'

Jin Lin looked at him with contempt. In the end, he held back from asking.

Zhang Yong pretended to be ignorant.

'Didn't the Red Party get wiped out?'

'Well, some of them were. Some of them fled to northern Shaanxi.'

'Northern Shaanxi? That godforsaken place?'

'Well, that's what they say...'

'What are you worried about? It's a dry, barren place. The local people can't even feed themselves, let alone the Red Army.'

'I don't know...'

'Captain Jin, you have a dangerous way of thinking!'

'What?'

'You don't want the Red Party to be wiped out, do you?'

'No...'

Jin Lin hastily corrected himself.

At the same time, he cursed Zhang Yong, the bastard.

What a way to put labels on people.

What do you mean you don't want the Red Party to be wiped out?

When did I say that?

Fortunately, he is from the Party Affairs Investigation Office. They specialize in investigating the Red Party. Only they can say that someone is a member of the Red Party. No one else can say that they are a member of the Red Party.

'Don't think we don't know, there must be some big shot from the Red Party in Shanghai.'

'No way. Don't talk nonsense.'

'Your director came here, and I would say something like that? Pish, what a waste!'

Zhang Yong ignored him.

He came back to find Yan Ruzi.

As a result, Jin Lin followed him obediently.

His task tonight was to stick to Zhang Yong.

Seeing Zhang Yong and Yan Ruzi placing bets, he also actively participated in one.

Zhang Yong: ...

This guy is really idle.

But that's good. The next one is the fifth hand. He must have lost.

However...

'Place your bets and keep your hands off the table...'

'Wait!'

Yan Ruzi suddenly raised her objection.

She forcibly moved Zhang Yong's chip from the small double square to the large sevenfold square.

Zhang Yong: ...

Forget it. Don't argue with her. He doesn't care anyway.

He has already received 50,000. There are another 50,000 waiting to be received.

Heh heh...

'Place your bets and keep your hands off the table!'

'Show!'

'5, 5, 6, 16 points, big!'