Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

"They are high-ranking officials who are in charge of law enforcement. They have too many ways to deal with us."

"The best way for us to deal with this now is to disappear from Director Bai's sight. Don't rush to get in front of him. Forget about saying hello or apologizing. He doesn't care. Even if Director Bai really encountered something, he didn't say anything, so don't rush to look for work."

"Director Bai won't feel upset if he can't see us, and our family can spend this period of time in peace and stability. Otherwise, our family will be doomed."

"Dad, you must listen to me on this matter. You must not go to Director Bai again."

Liu Guangqi explained to Liu Haizhong seriously that he was much smarter than Liu Haizhong. He lacked experience before and had no one to point out his mistakes. He was trapped in a narrow vision and did not realize the real problem.

After Bai Wanli had someone explain the matter directly, Liu Guangqi knew the reason why his family was annoying. Then, based on this reason, he reflected on what his family had done before for a long time at home. Only then did he understand that his family's previous practices were indeed annoying.

Moreover, Liu Guangqi had not mentioned that he had used Bai Wanli's trick to trick Zhu Qingan into attending his wedding.

Liu Guangqi suffered a great loss on his wedding day and his life hit rock bottom. Now he has figured out the key points and learned a lesson. However, he has only realized it now and I don’t know if it is too late.

Liu Haizhong still didn't understand. He had imagined himself being an official countless times. When he became a leader, he would have a large number of subordinates following him and constantly flattering him. For Liu Haizhong, that kind of scene was simply the pinnacle of his life. The more subordinates around him, the better. How could he feel annoyed? He simply couldn't understand Bai Wanli's feelings.

But these words were spoken by his most beloved eldest son. Liu Haizhong hesitated for a long time, but finally nodded slowly.

"Guangqi, Dad will listen to you. I will listen to you."

Liu Guangqi was relieved, and called Zhu Xiuying and Liu Guangtian in again, and told them everything that had just happened.

Liu Guangqi and Liu Haizhong have reached a consensus on this matter. Zhu Xiuying and Liu Guangtian's opinions are not important. They just need to do what Liu Guangqi says and not make any more mistakes to annoy Bai Wanli.

Bai Wanli's attitude towards the Liu family is actually the same as Liu Guangqi's judgment. He treats them as flies.

Bai Wanli didn't care whether the flies lived or died, or whether their lives were good or bad. As long as they didn't buzz around in front of him, Bai Wanli didn't care where they flew to or who they disturbed.

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Hong Kong Island

After Hong Qi used force to seize a casino in Kowloon Walled City as his base, he offered gold as a prize the next day and announced that among all the gamblers who came to the casino today, the one who won the most money could take the gold bars away directly.

Hong Qi generously spent money to hire people to spread the news throughout the city.

There is absolutely no gambler who is not greedy for money. The more he gambles, the poorer he is, the more greedy he is.

Hearing the news of gold, many gamblers went directly to Hong Qi's casino to check it out. Even if they couldn't win money, it would be good to see the gold.

When the gamblers arrived at the casino, they saw a small table in the middle of the casino. On the table was a gold nugget. The discerning gamblers quickly calculated that the gold nugget was worth one or two thousand dollars.

A gambler asked: "Brother Bei, can the person who wins the most money really take the gold nugget away?"

Liang Wubei had a bandage on his head and said with a fierce look on his face: "Can our Master Hong still fool you? Whoever wins the most money can take the gold nuggets away. Anyway, it doesn't matter where you go to gamble. Can other casinos give you gold? Try your luck here. Is there anyone who can eat you?"

Chapter 234 Gold! Gold! Gold!

That’s the truth!

It’s all gambling anyway. Going to Mr. Zhu’s casino is gambling, and gambling here is also gambling, right?

There is gold here, why not try it?

Some gamblers knelt down in front of the gold nuggets, rubbing their hands and muttering, "Please bless me, God of Wealth, and let me get rich! Please bless me, God of Wealth! Please bless me, God of Wealth!"

After the first gambler knelt down, more than a dozen gamblers knelt down and prayed for the gold nugget.

Don't think that because Hong Kong Island once led the mainland in economy, their thinking is advanced. In fact, Hong Kong Island and Frog Island are the same. Because they did not destroy the four olds, superstition has always been prevalent, and people have always prayed to gods and Buddhas.

Even in the 21st century, there were jokes about officials praying to gods for rain. So what's so strange about gamblers praying to gold now?

The gold nugget that Hong Qi took out was worth about 1,500 yuan. Most gamblers have little capital. Unless they are really lucky or cheat, they would be considered rich if they could win 100 yuan.

If you win thousands of dollars, it is hard to say whether the casino will let you go easily. The average gambler has never won so much in his life, so this gold nugget is very attractive to the average gambler.

There are brave men under a huge reward, not to mention gamblers.

Under the attraction of gold, the business of this small casino is booming today. All the tables are full, and the whole place is filled with various calls and bets.

Hong Qi's goal is not to make money, so he doesn't care about the wins and losses of each table.

A group of gamblers gambled until the middle of the night, and Liang Wubei yelled at the top of his voice: "Closing, closing, that's all for today!"

Several tables finished their last round, and today's round was over. The gamblers who lost money wailed and screamed like they had lost their parents, while the gamblers who won money were frantically calculating who had won the most today, their eyes almost fixed on the gold nugget.

Hearing the noise of closing downstairs, Hong Qi walked down from the second floor, looked around and said:

"Is this the end of the day?"

Liang Wubei came over and said respectfully: "Master Hong, it's all over. The one who won the most money today is this lame ghost."

"Hello, Master Hong!" The lame ghost shouted loudly to Hong Qi.

The gamblers who often come to this place to gamble know that the original boss here should be Brother Bao, not the unfamiliar Mr. Hong. However, Liang Wubei and other former subordinates of Brother Bao all have bruises on their faces and bodies. The gamblers also roughly know what happened, but they dare not say anything.

Besides, they are just here to gamble. As long as they can win money, it doesn't matter whether you are Mr. Hong or Mr. Lu.

Hong Qi looked at the lame ghost. He was thin, had sunken eye sockets, and limped on one leg. He looked like a gambler. His lame leg was most likely related to gambling.

But Hong Qi was not here to save these gamblers. He just picked up the gold nuggets on the table and threw them to him.

"Here you go, you won it yourself."

The lame ghost caught the gold nugget in ecstasy. Although he had won the most money today, after deducting the capital he brought with him, he actually only won more than 200 yuan. This gold nugget was several times more than the money he won.

The strong desire stimulated the lame ghost's brain. The gold in his hand seemed to be hot. He kept saying, "Thank you, Master Hong, thank you, Master Hong!"

All the gamblers around him looked at him with envy. The ones who envied Lame Gui the most were not even the gamblers who lost money today, but the gamblers who won money but did not win as much as Lame Gui and ultimately missed out on gold. Because they were closest to gold, they were the most unwilling to give up.

Otherwise, why do we say that the second place is the unhappiest?

Hong Qi said arrogantly: "No need to thank me, listen carefully, if you want to make a fortune in the future, just come here. As long as I, Hong Qi, am here, there will be a piece of gold like this every day, and those who are capable can take it!"

Money is the best life-saving medicine for gamblers. When the gamblers heard Hong Qi's arrogant words, their eyes lit up. Even the frustration and collapse of losing money disappeared instantly.

After the gambler left, Liang Wubei lowered his voice and said, "Master Hong, I will take people to get the gold and money back immediately!"

Hong Qiyi waved his hand and said, "No need, just let them take this little money!"

Liang Wubei was very puzzled by Hong Qi's decision. Today, because of the attraction of gold, they had a lot more customers than before, and the money they made was about twice as much as before. But if the value of the gold they gave out was deducted, then their net profit today would probably be less than half of what it was in the past.

What is this guy trying to achieve by doing this?

If it is a casino that is trying to make money and someone has taken away a large sum of money, they will naturally resort to dirty tricks to get the money back. In a place like the Walled City, this kind of thing happens a lot and no one cares.

But Hong Qi was not after money at all, so Liang Wubei certainly couldn't understand his idea.

The gold nuggets were cut from gold bricks. If they continued playing like this, the fifty kilograms of gold nuggets brought by Hong Qi and Qiu Qianren would probably last for about a year. However, the matter of the fortress could not be delayed for a year, so the consumption of this little gold did not matter at all.

Hong Qi didn't go to rob. He didn't care whether Lame Gui would be robbed by other gamblers after he got out. He didn't care if he was suspected of cheating or cheating on his fellow gamblers.

Because if a gambler can control his greed, he is no longer a gambler.

Gamblers have heard that gambling is harmful to people, but they still go to gamble every day. Isn't the casino still full of revelry and extravagance? In the end, they are all slaves driven by greed.

As long as Hong Qi can continuously produce gold, there will be more gamblers coming to gamble.

They are not just betting on whether they can win the most money in a day, but also betting on whether they can take the money away safely after winning. Even if Hong Qi is cheating and stealing their money, they will still come to gamble.

After all...it sounds like other casinos are not shady.

The next morning, the news that someone had won gold in the former Baoge, now Hong Ye's place, spread like wildfire. If Hong Qi had to spend money to spread the news on the first day, which was equivalent to advertising, then on the second day, countless gamblers became the "tap water" of his casino.

For gamblers, nothing is more immediate than the thrill of money.

The news about gold spread like a virus among gamblers. The high price of gold attracted more gamblers from other casinos and focused their attention on Hong Qi's casino.

At the same time, in the villa of Master Zhu, one of the three big bosses in the city

A row of corpses with their eyes open and emitting a foul odor were placed in front of Master Zhu. These were the henchmen who came to deal with Hong Qi because he molested the female dealer named Jiu Jie that day.

Hong Qi didn't intend to hide anything, and he didn't bury the body. He just dumped it in the alley, waiting for Zhu Ye's people to find it and come to trouble him.

For Master Zhu, who had long been the leader of the fortress, such behavior was naturally a provocation.

Chapter 235 Street Scenery of Lighthouse, Watermelon Arrives

Master Zhu was rubbing two walnuts in his hands, and asked with a dark face: "What's going on?!"

"Replying to Master Zhu, the night before yesterday, a stranger came to the Fragrant Meat Restaurant to gamble, and before he left, he flirted with Sister Nine, so Monkey and the others planned to go out and take care of him, but he didn't come back from last night to the whole day yesterday. We mobilized the brothers to look for him, but when we found him, he was already like this."

"A stranger? What does he look like?"

The henchman who responded took out a roll of paper from his pocket and said, "Master Zhu, this is a portrait I asked someone to draw. Please take a look."

Master Zhu took the portrait. The person in the portrait looked about 70% similar to Hong Qi. The painting was quite good. Master Zhu looked at it for a while, but he had no impression of the person in the portrait, so he put it aside.

"Have you tried to find out the news about Baimian Kun and the Seven Old Ghosts?"

"I've already checked, and there's no movement from either side. It doesn't look like they're the ones who sent them to cause trouble."

After hearing this, Master Zhu turned the walnuts in his hand even faster.

"No? That's strange. Apart from them, who else in this fortress dares to kill my men and challenge me? Have you found the stranger?"

"Not yet. There are too many houses in the fortress. If one person wants to..."

Mr. Zhu has been in the Walled City for so many years, so he naturally knows that the environment of the Walled City is complicated, there is no surveillance, and there are many places suitable for people to hide. It is indeed very difficult to find a stranger who no one knows. But he is the boss, and he does not recruit his subordinates to listen to their nonsense.

"I don't want to hear you say this! Send more people out. We must find this stranger even if we have to dig deep into the ground!"

"Yes, Master Zhu!"

"Also, send someone to inform Baimiankun and Laogui and tell them that I'm going to have dinner with them the day after tomorrow."

"Yes, Master Zhu, I have one more thing to report."

"Say"

"There's a problem with Huang Laobao's casino. Yesterday, a man who calls himself Master Hong became the new boss of the casino. He also took out a gold nugget and said he would give it to the gambler who won the most money in his casino in one day. Now this news spreads very quickly among the gamblers. Huang Laobao was not seen yesterday. He might have been killed by Master Hong."

Master Zhu's eyes showed murderous intent, and he said coldly:

"I am the one who protects Huang Laobao's place. How dare he kill people to seize his territory? He really doesn't take me seriously at all! I haven't even fallen from grace yet, and there are already fearless bastards who want to step on my head!"

"Have you checked the origins of that Hong?"

"I didn't see the real person, but according to the gamblers, the man surnamed Hong was a stranger I had never seen before."