Tiger Police

Chapter 322
"I bought big bets on the 'field' at the casino."

Hu Pingtao subconsciously turned his head to glance at the evidence bag at hand, which contained ten betting slips stamped with red round stamps.The marked numbers are all "fifty" in red.

He picked up the bag, shook it at Xu Yongde, and asked calmly, "One piece is 50 yuan, ten pieces is [-] yuan. Where did you get so much money?"

"Borrowed." Xu Yongde replied in a low voice: "I borrowed a loan shark from an underground bank."

Hu Pingtao frowned tightly: "Aren't you afraid that you won't make it?"

"As long as you win, you can pay it back." Xu Yongde has his own logic: "Zhang Yacui and I have been planning this matter for a long time. We have considered all aspects of the matter. We went to the scene several times to confirm the details repeatedly. .”

"I think the biggest problem is whether the school chooses Xiaofeng Mountain as an outing scenic spot. Because all the preliminary preparations revolve around this. Once the school chooses another scenic spot, all our work will be in vain. It will be useless."

"Zhang Yacui told me not to worry, saying that she would take care of it. I was curious and asked her what to do, but she told me not to worry about it, and said that knowing too much would do me no good."

"I didn't believe her words at all at the time. Just a little girl, how much energy would she have? If Zhang Yacui looks beautiful, it's not a question of whether it will work or not. After all, she has physical advantages. But she looks mediocre, and there is nothing at home. Qian, why do you say such things?"

"What happened later made me have to look at her differently—twenty classes in the whole school chose to go to Xiaofeng Mountain for an outing...a total of twenty classes!"

Xu Yongde let out a long sigh, and his expression became particularly emotional.This caught Hu Pingtao's attention, and he asked suspiciously: "Is there any relationship between the number of classes that choose to go to Xiaofeng Mountain for an outing and this case?"

Xu Yongde explained with a wry smile: "Gambling "situations" can be divided into many situations. I only found out later that the casino regards the school outing as a very important "situation" and opened it two weeks before the trip. Corresponding handicap."

"The first "field" is to gamble on the tourist attractions listed by the school. Lantau Island, Ocean Park, Disneyland, museums... This is called the "scope" of betting. There are three options. Among the more than 20 scenic spots in total, Choose three, two, and one. Bet according to different odds. Among them, the highest odds is "one", which is the outing destination finally selected according to all classes in the school, or a large proportion of classes."

"The second "field situation" is to bet on the number of classes that choose the same outing attraction. For example, if you think that two classes will go to Ocean Park, you can bet according to this. This game is very flexible and has a lot of options , and it is difficult to operate in the dark, and gamblers like it very much. To some extent, it is similar to gambling, and the odds offered by the casino are also different. For example, if more than ten classes choose to go to the same scenic spot, as long as they hit the same With the number of attractions and classes, you can win a lot of money.”

"The third "field situation" is to bet on the number of students participating in the field trip. This also has two ways of playing "range" and "precision". But the actual number is difficult to guess, and it is easy to cheat. For example, if there are many The students who gamblers choose to go out are "one hundred" students, and they have placed a heavy bet. Then the casino will send people to make trouble, usually by choosing a few easy targets, or harassing them the night before, so they can't sleep well , you can’t go out the next day; or you deliberately create disputes on the way to school on the day of the outing, such as crashing into a car and arguing or something, in short, it’s a waste of time and prevents you from going to school... So most participants in this game choose "range", not Will choose to go to the "accurate" number with higher odds."

"At that time, my attention was all focused on how to make a car accident, and I couldn't be seen by others. Therefore, I didn't pay attention to the changes in the casino, and the second was that they deliberately kept it from me. Until the fourth time" "Opening, that is, betting on the project of "whether there will be an accident on the school bus going to the scenic spot", I started to bet."

Hu Pingtao looked cold and serious, and asked seriously: "What are the specific odds?"

Xu Yongde replied: "There are several types, which are determined according to the severity of the accident. For minor accidents such as collisions, the compensation is [-]; …If one person dies, one pays two, for two deaths one pays two and a half, for three to ten people one pays three...and even higher, if the number of dead exceeds fifty, the odds will be as high as ten times .”

Hu Pingtao felt chills all over his body, and after a long time, he said slowly: "You really want money rather than your life!"

Xu Yongde said frankly: "Only in this way can it appear real. People who gamble want "fair gambling". They think that only the situation of dead people is real, so that no one is behind the scenes. After all, the casino is opened to make money, and they will not For this, I took the initiative to get into a murder lawsuit."

Hu Pingtao calmed down, and said coldly: "According to what you said just now, you bet 50, and five students died in a car accident, so the odds are tripled, and you win 150 million?"

Xu Yongde nodded silently.

Hu Pingtao said sarcastically: "If you get 100 million yuan at a time, you will have at least 90 (harmonious) [-] yuan left after repaying the usury money, which is indeed quite a lot."

Xu Yongde lowered his head and sighed unwillingly: "...Actually, I don't earn as much as Zhang Yacui. She counted on me from the beginning."

Hu Pingtao asked curiously: "What's going on?"

Xu Yongde explained: "In order to ensure profitability, the casino will open different "fields" for the same thing. In this outing, the casino opened a total of 35 "fields". There are details on the road where the car accident occurred, the cause of the car accident, the post-event handling and response of the school board of directors...for example, how many members of the board of directors resigned after the accident, how many people in the school were punished, etc. "

"There is also a bet on how long it will take for the ambulance to arrive from the city after the accident. This is also a kind of "situation"."

"Just now I was talking about the "accident" situation, and there are bets on the normal "situation". The casino divided Xiaofengshan into different areas on the map, betting on which area the students camped in, and betting on the students during the game. Whether there will be accidents, including disputes such as fights, the specific number of times, and the handling method of the leading teacher... In short, everything can be gambled."

Hu Pingtao expressed doubts about this: "The scope of gambling is so large, and at the final stage of information verification, can the results given be convincing to gamblers?"

Xu Yongde explained: "You underestimate those people who gamble. They are of all kinds, all kinds of people. Each has its own source of news, and each has its own circle. The reason why you choose to gamble on the "field situation" is because of this There are so many uncertainties in the play, and the realism is high. They are willing to bet on it, and they are multiple bets. In this way, the profit of the casino is very considerable."

"There are "big scenes" and "small scenes". This time it belongs to the "big scene". I mean the school outing, not the car accident itself. Because around the "outing", there are many interesting things that can happen. In terms of gambling. For any branch of "field", the betting money received by the casino is several million."

"Zhang Yacui is indeed very scheming. She planned everything from the very beginning." Speaking of this, Xu Yongde sighed with contempt mixed in: "She won nearly 400 million in one go...nearly 400 million!"

Hu Pingtao frowned even deeper.

He remembered the three betting slips placed in front of Zhang Yacui's coffin. The amount on paper was the same as Xu Yongde's, all of which were "fifty".

One piece is 5 yuan, and three pieces are 15 yuan.

Hu Pingtao said slowly: "Zhang Yacui only bet 15, how could she win so much money?"

Hearing this, Xu Yongde suddenly raised his head, looked at Hu Pingtao in shock, and asked in disbelief: "...you...do you even know this?"

Hu Pingtao said flatly: "That's what our police do. If it wasn't for solid evidence, we wouldn't have arrested you... Tell me, why did Zhang Yacui win so much money?"

There was no luck in Xu Yongde's mind, he looked depressed, lowered his head, and said resignedly: "There is a game in the field called "serial gambling". Take the "big field" such as a school outing as an example, the casino will open a lot of money. There are many "small situations" associated with it. In order to attract gamblers to place bets, casinos will set super high odds on some small probability "situations". For example, the guessing number of students I mentioned before is one of them .”

"The so-called "serial betting" is similar to betting on horses. Betting on horses is about the number of games, horse positions, horse body, etc... and the "serial" side of the game is about coherence."

"Zhang Yacui chose a total of six "small situations" including the specific number of classes, class number, whether the car accident happened, and the specific location where she went to Xiaofengshan for a trip. Although her betting money is only 15, it can be added up cumulatively. There are multiple accumulations of "serial gambling", so the winnings add up to a lot, much more than me."

"She's so smart, really! I never thought that a girl of this age would be able to plan such a thing. She is indeed for the money, and she has worked hard for this. Given Zhang Yacui's family situation, it is impossible to come up with 15, I guess she, like me, also borrowed usury from an underground bank."

As he said that, Xu Yongde let out a long breath, with a dazed expression on his face: "But she's still dead... What's the use of winning so much money? Sigh... People are not as good as God!"

So far, the whole case is completely clear.

……

In the office, Lin Zhiheng firmly held Hu Pingtao's hand, and said enthusiastically, "Thank you! Thank you so much! Officer Hu, without your help, this case will be delayed for a long time, and the reputation of our police force will also be negatively affected. "

"I just did what I should do." Hu Pingtao smiled modestly, and he was a little emotional: "I didn't expect the truth to be like this. A little girl and a school bus driver wanted to win money through gambling. There was such a big commotion."

Lu Xiaoxu interjected: "Next, we will investigate and clean up the underground casino based on Xu Yongde's confession."

Hu Pingtao looked a little hesitant: "The money Zhang Yacui won... Forget it, I'd better not ask."

Lin Zhiheng understood what he was thinking, and he said seriously: "The problem of Zhang Yating's family has been handed over to the community where the housing estate is located. Hong Kong City is not like a concave door. Gambling is illegal, and all Zhang Yating's betting money will be fined. We will also deal with the money she owes usury. Don't worry, everything will follow the rules."

……

Lin Zhiheng invited Hu Pingtao to have dinner in the canteen of the police station.

After the meal, Lu Xiaoxu sent him out.

It was already dark, people were coming and going on the street, and there was a cool breeze.

Lu Xiaoxu handed Hu Pingtao a cigarette: "The business here is over, when are you leaving?"

Hu Pingtao took it, leaned over to Lu Xiaoxu's lighter and lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, and asked with a smile, "It feels like you hate me, and you are in a hurry to drive me away?"

Through these few days of contact, we have become very familiar with each other.Lu Xiaoxu smiled and said, "Didn't your wife just give birth, and if you go back now, you can catch up with the child's full moon."

Hu Pingtao smiled and said, "Shouldn't you give me some presents and let me take them back?"

Lu Xiaoxu glanced at him: "I bought two cat dolls, and I'll give them to you sometime."

Hu Pingtao quickly explained: "I'm joking, don't take it seriously."

Lu Xiaoxu didn't think so: "I'm serious. I really want to thank you very much... Xu Yongde had no criminal record before, and the school gave him a good evaluation, so from the beginning, everyone including me I thought it was an ordinary car accident and didn't think about criminal cases."

Hu Pingtao sighed intently: "It's a pity for Zhang Yacui... But then again, although she is shrewd, she still missed the important link of "weather"."

Lu Xiaoxu was a little depressed: "So many students died... No wonder she yelled that sentence when the school bus was overturned... It shouldn't be like this... Hmph! She didn't even think about it, four lives, all of them Her classmate."

Hu Pingtao said seriously: "Zhang Yacui's intention is good, to treat her mother's illness. She didn't even think about killing people, she just thought it should be a normal traffic accident. After much deliberation, I still think Xu Yongde said that That’s right: it’s not as good as God’s calculations.”

Lu Xiaoxu was silent for a long time, adjusted his mood, raised his head, and asked, "I heard from Brother Zhang that Chen Miaojun entrusted you to investigate the cause of her daughter's convulsions in the middle of the night. Now that everything has been investigated, there should be no problem, right?"

Hu Pingtao shook his head slowly with a smile, and sighed: "Not necessarily!"

……

Guo Lingyu booked an afternoon flight.

Early in the morning, Zhang Wanhe drove Hu Pingtao out to Chen Miaoyun's home.

I called last night and made an appointment for today.

Yao Xinqiu's spirit is not very good, he looks a little depressed.

(End of this chapter)