Underworld Chronicles: Qiao Si's Strategist, Xiao Ke, and Wang Weifan

Wang Bao stared intently into Xiao Ke's eyes. He could see the ferocity in Xiao Ke's eyes. Based on Wang Bao's years of experience in the underworld, Xiao Ke was definitely not bluffing him; he was someone who was truly willing to kill.

"Damn it, you win. I'll go with you!" Wang Bao said helplessly.

At that moment, Xiao Ke raised his hand and slapped Wang Bao hard across the face. The slap seemed to silence the air, and the room fell into complete silence.

Wang Bao's face was bright red from the slap. After a couple of seconds of stunned silence, the dozen or so henchmen behind him all wanted to rush forward and take down Xiao Ke.

Wei Qinggang, who was behind Xiao Ke, also tried to rush forward, but Xiao Ke stopped him. "Damn it, your mouth is so foul. Try cursing me again. I don't want the casino anymore. You can wait to collect your wife and kids' corpses!"

Before Wang Bao could even cover his face, he stopped his underlings behind him and said, "Brothers, I'm not cursing anymore. I admit defeat. Let's go back to my house and sign the agreement."

Seeing that Wang Bao had given in, Xiao Ke said nothing more, got up and followed Wang Bao outside.

When Wang Bao arrived at his house, he opened the door and saw two strangers sitting inside. His wife and son were locked in the bedroom.

Wang Bao rushed to open the bedroom door and saw his wife and son trembling and embracing each other.

When they saw Wang Bao return, his wife and son finally burst into tears and rushed over to hug him.

"It's alright, it's alright," Wang Bao said, patting his wife and son on the head to comfort them.

"Don't come out of the room. I'm going out to talk to you about something. Don't worry, no one can hurt you." Wang Bao said, closing the bedroom door.

Xiao Ke had already had Wang Zhi draft an agreement, the gist of which was that Wang Bao voluntarily handed over the casino to Xiao Ke to operate. To put it bluntly, this agreement was completely useless. Running a casino is illegal in itself, so what good is a broken agreement?

Why would Xiao Ke force Wang Bao to sign if it was useless? Xiao Ke isn't stupid. Although it's not legally protected, it's useful in their underworld. Once this agreement is posted on the door, all the gamblers will know that this casino no longer belongs to Wang Bao, but to me, Xiao Ke.

Wang Bao also had his own ulterior motives. Xiao Ke threatened him with his wife and children, forcing him to sign the agreement. But he knew in his heart that these days, if you run a casino without the protection of higher-ups, you can forget about running it for long.

If the haters don't come every day, but only ten or eight times a month, your operation won't be able to continue. Fine, I'll sign the agreement, but I'll find my protector to take you down completely. Let's see who laughs last.

Thinking this, Wang Bao picked up a pen, didn't even look at the contents of the agreement, and signed his name with a flourish.

Xiao Ke picked up the agreement, pretended to look at it, and said, "Boss Wang, this casino is our compensation. You'd better not let anyone cause trouble, otherwise, be careful about your family's safety."

After Xiao Ke finished speaking, he and his three musketeers rushed out the door. Watching their departing figures, Wang Bao's subordinate Mao Zi spat at Xiao Ke and his men.

Damn it, bro, we're just going to give them our casino like this?

"Dream on! I'll go see Deputy Director Song tomorrow night and see if I don't send them back in." Wang Bao said viciously.

After Xiao Ke and the others came out, Wang Zhi, Zhang Guangyue, and Wei Qinggang were all quite happy.

"Damn, that feels so good! From now on, the casino is ours!" Zhang Guangyue exclaimed happily.

"Don't be too happy yet. Wang Bao will definitely go after his protector. Cousin, can you find out where that guy in the hat lives?" Xiao Ke asked.

"That's not too difficult. There are only a few influential people involved; you can find out everything by asking around," Wang Zhi said.

"Brother, are we going to kill him?" Wei Qinggang asked, gesturing to his own neck.

"To be honest, I want to be friends with him first," Xiao Ke said.

"Huh? Brother, he's Wang Bao's protector, and he even got us arrested himself. We still want to be friends with him?" Zhang Guangyue asked, bewildered.

British politician and writer Benjamin Disraeli once said: "There are no permanent enemies, no permanent friends, only permanent interests."

"If Wang Bao can throw money at him, we'll throw double the money at him. I don't believe he won't be tempted," Xiao Ke said to his three musketeers.

"Brother, what fame? What fortune? You went to university, how do you know so much?" Zhang Guangyue asked in surprise.

"I went to Mao University," Xiao Ke said. "I heard it from an old cadre when I was scrubbing people's backs."

"Brother, you're awesome! You're so talented! If I were a woman, I'd definitely give you my virginity." Wei Qinggang flattered.

"Stop shooting, hurry up and go with my cousin to find out the address of that guy in the hat, the sooner the better," Xiao Ke said.

Wang Zhi, along with Zhang Guangyue and Wei Qinggang, went to inquire about Wang Bao's protectors overnight. They were quite efficient, and in less than a night, they had basically found out everything.

The next morning, Wang Zhi and his men rushed back. Wang Zhi told Xiao Ke, "Xiao Ke, we've basically found out what's going on. The guy in the hat is surnamed Song. Everyone usually calls him Deputy Director Song, but secretly they call him Song Sanhao because he's a gambler, a womanizer, and a greedy man."

He found out where he lived, but it was a high-class place that ordinary people weren't allowed to enter. He had a mistress, so that place was quite easy to get into. He would go to his mistress's house on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Today was Wednesday, so he would probably go to his mistress's place at noon.

"Holy crap, how did you guys find out so quickly? You even know about the mistress and when he's going. Is the information accurate?" Xiao Ke asked doubtfully.

"Don't worry, it's accurate. I went to see Xiao Sun, someone my dad knows. Xiao Sun brought out that Deputy Director Song's nemesis, and we had a drink together. He told us everything. Otherwise, how would outsiders know?" Wang Zhi said to Xiao Ke.

"Ah, it's one of their insiders. The information must be accurate. Let's go, let's ambush him." Xiao Ke said, leading his three musketeers towards Deputy Director Song's mistress's house.

Xiao Ke and his team waited at the door for an hour. Then, Deputy Director Song came over carrying two bottles of red wine. Xiao Ke stepped forward and said, "Director Song, you have quite the refined taste. Do you still recognize us?"

Deputy Director Song paused for a moment, looked at Xiao Ke and the others carefully, and said, "I don't recognize them. You must have mistaken me for someone else."

"Director Song, you really have a bad memory. You personally arrested us a year ago, Wang Bao, do you remember?" Xiao Ke reminded him.

"Ah, it's you guys." Deputy Director Song instantly became alert and placed his hand on the weapon at his waist.

Xiao Ke saw all of his actions. "Director Song, don't misunderstand. No matter how bold we are, we wouldn't dare to seek revenge on you. We just want to discuss a business deal with you. Can we talk in private?"

Speak frankly, I have a lot of things to do.

"Damn, what's the big deal? It's just that you're thinking about that sly fox in the thatched hut." Zhang Guangyue interjected.

Guangyue, how dare you speak to Director Song like that? Get out of here. Xiao Ke said, taking out his bag and revealing two stacks of brand-new ten-yuan notes inside. "Director Song, the business I want to discuss with you will be entirely beneficial to you. Can you give me two minutes?"

How will Deputy Director Song, who is greedy for money, react when he sees the money in Xiao Ke's hand? Stay tuned for the next episode.