Reborn in the red age

"Brother-in-law, I got you the slot machine you wanted. It's in the warehouse. Do you want to go take a look?"

When Li Qingfeng was lying dead in the air-conditioned room, Hu Jiadong walked in from outside and said to Li Qingfeng with a smile.

Hearing Hu Jiadong's voice, Li Qingfeng sat up from the bed and looked at his brother-in-law in surprise.

He is quite capable. He asked for a slot machine last night, and he got it this afternoon. If he didn't trust the character of his brother-in-law, Qingfeng Li would have doubted whether he was really in the slot machine business.

Li Qingfeng, who was bored, immediately got up from the bed, got in Hu Jiadong's car, and went to the warehouse where the slot machines were stored.

In a warehouse, Hu Jiadong pointed at a brand new slot machine and asked Li Qingfeng: "I pulled this from a partner's warehouse. Take a look and see if this machine is the one you are looking for."

Li Qingfeng looked at the slot machine in front of him, glanced at it casually, and confirmed that it was the machine placed in the "Li Laosan Game Room".

This stuff is imported from Taiwan. This is the model that is basically used in China. There are no other models.

He took the key from his brother-in-law, opened the coin slot of the slot machine, and began to check the internal structure of the slot machine.

The internal structure of early electronic slot machines in 1994 was relatively traditional, with a large number of mechanical structures inside.

Ignoring these useless mechanical structures, Li Qingfeng looked directly at the core circuit control part of the slot machine.

Looking at the crude circuit board and the winning probability button at the bottom of the circuit board, Li Qingfeng's mouth twitched.

Well, the probability of winning this thing is really simple and crude. There are five buttons in total, and these five buttons are 10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, and 90% respectively.

"These five buttons control winning and losing. The 10% means that you will only get 10 yuan back out of a 100 yuan investment, and the merchant gets 90% of the profit, 90%."

Hu Jiadong on the side shook his head with emotion after introducing it: "This thing is simply cheating. It's better to gamble than to play this. At least gambling depends on luck. There are wins and losses. There is no hope of winning money. How much you lose depends entirely on the conscience of the merchant."

Li Qingfeng smiled and said, "They have started to make money in a shady way. Can you still expect the merchants to have a conscience? In this industry, those who can maintain a 50% profit are all conscientious merchants."

"That makes sense. I heard that in the Special Administrative Region, one can earn an average of 5,000 to 6,000 yuan for a machine like this, and the highest can earn 10,000 yuan a month."

"normal"

After Li Qingfeng replied casually, he took out some tools from the bag he brought with him and began to dismantle the slot machine's control system.

Looking at Li Qingfeng's actions, Hu Jiadong asked in confusion: "Brother-in-law, what are you doing?"

"I have nothing to do anyway, so I'll study the working principle of this thing and see if I can make a jammer."

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I removed the circuit board from the slot machine and, through my connections in the education system, successfully borrowed a laboratory from the Department of Electronics at Soochow University.

The circuit boards of the slot machines from Formosa are very simple. They are all electronic devices that were eliminated a few years ago. They only determine the final winning results by controlling the direction and size of the electric current. There are no anti-cheating settings.

It took one day, with the help of a graduate student from Soochow University, to successfully crack the slot machine and make a jammer.

"Teacher Li, this jammer cannot control the direction of the circuit in the circuit board. It will only make the current run wild on the circuit board. Do you want to upgrade it? This thing is very simple. Give me another day and I can make a jammer that can accurately affect the current route."

Xia Zisu, who majored in electronics at Soochow University, saw that Li Qingfeng was about to leave after making just such a small thing, so he quickly stopped Li Qingfeng and began to recommend himself.

Li Qingfeng, who was in a good mood, glanced at Xia Zisu who was showing himself, smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "No need, there is no need to accurately control the direction of the current, achieving this effect is enough."

What a joke! There is no circuit in the slot machine that allows people to win money. What is the point of controlling the current? Is it to make people who use cheating devices lose less money?

"Oh, so that's how it is. Okay then."

After leaving Soochow University, Qingfeng Li found his eldest brother-in-law, and the two returned to the warehouse where the slot machines were placed.

After reinstalling the circuit board and adjusting the odds to 90%, Li Qingfeng put in a game coin, put all the points on the 'apple', and pressed the start button.

While the machine was running, Li Qingfeng pressed and held the cheat button to start the interference operation.

Under Hu Jiadong's stunned gaze, the light on the slot machine stopped steadily on the 'apple'.

After testing it a few more times, the jammer was very successful, with a jamming success rate of 70%.

Looking at Li Qingfeng who won prizes one after another, Hu Jiadong exclaimed in disbelief: "Is this little thing so powerful?"

"It's not that this little thing is amazing, it's that this slot machine is too rubbish. It uses obsolete parts and doesn't even have anti-cheating features." Li Qingfeng shrugged, a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"Let me try"

As he said that, Hu Jiadong tried it himself. He first tested it a few times without using the cheating device. After failing repeatedly, he used the cheating device to play a few more times, and sure enough, he won the prizes one after another.

After the test was completed, Hu Jiadong looked at the cheating device in his hand with his eyes lit up.

This thing is a magical tool. If gamblers have a cheating device, they can win every time on the slot machines, right?

Hu Jiadong rolled his eyes a few times, rubbed his hands, and looked at Li Qingfeng expectantly: "Brother-in-law, is this cheating device easy to make?"

Hearing his brother-in-law's question, Li Qingfeng immediately understood what he meant. He was eyeing the huge profits from the cheating device.

This thing can easily be sold for two to three thousand yuan if sold to gamblers, and there is a huge demand for it in the market.

As long as the word gets out, won't thousands or tens of thousands of units be sold in a month? That's tens of millions in profit, who wouldn't have some ideas?

Li Qingfeng glanced at his brother-in-law and said with a smile: "It's easy to produce. You can find any small workshop to produce it. The cost is also low. A cheating device only costs a few dozen yuan."

Hearing this, the corners of Hu Jiadong's mouth were almost stretched to the back of his ears, and he showed his excitement with his big teeth bared.

"But, selling this thing can easily lead to backstabbing. If you are not afraid, you can just produce and sell it."

Hu Jiadong's smile froze. Thinking of the illegal ways of those people, he couldn't help but shudder.

Those people are all tough guys who walk in the gray area. If this cheat cuts off their money and makes them lose money, there is no doubt that they will be retaliated. Thinking of this, the greed aroused by the huge profits was instantly extinguished. He shrank his neck and said embarrassedly: "Brother-in-law, you misunderstood, I just asked casually, I have no intention of selling this thing"

Qingfeng Li didn't say anything, just looked at him.

Feeling uncomfortable under Li Qingfeng's gaze, after a long while, he said awkwardly: "Don't worry, my store's business is fine, and I can earn tens of millions a year. My family is not short of money, so there is no need to take this risk."

"That's fine. There are many ways to make a lot of money. If you have any ideas, tell me and I'll arrange it for you. It's hard to say whether you can make hundreds of millions a year, but a few tens of millions is no problem. Don't touch this stuff."

After all, the two of them are brother-in-law and nephew-in-law. If Hu Jiadong really trades cheating devices for profit and something goes wrong, Li Qingfeng will have a hard time explaining to his wife and father-in-law.

Therefore, Li Qingfeng made a clear promise to Hu Jiadong.

Hu Jiadong was touched after hearing what Li Qingfeng said. He knew that his brother-in-law was truly doing this for his own good, fearing that something might happen to him as a result of his dealings in cheating devices.

"Brother-in-law, I know what money can be made and what money cannot be made. Don't worry, I will definitely not touch this thing," Hu Jiadong patted his chest and guaranteed.

With his brother-in-law's assurance, Qingfeng Li nodded slightly, picked up the cheat device and started playing with it.

Watching Li Qingfeng's actions, Hu Jiadong asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly come up with something like this? What are you planning to do?"

"From what you said, the cheating device was created to win money from the slot machine."

"???"

At noon the next day, after eating the leftovers in the refrigerator, Li Qingfeng said goodbye to his family and drove out in a hurry.

As soon as I arrived at the place agreed with Hu Jiadong, I saw that the old Crown that Hu Jiadong had bought before was already parked on the street.

When Li Qingfeng got into the back seat of the car, the first thing he saw was a dark-faced burly man with a face full of flesh.

Hu Jiadong, who was sitting in the driver's seat, introduced Li Qingfeng: "Brother-in-law, let me introduce you, this is my friend's younger brother Lin Hong, who works at the Cost Steel Rolling Mill."

"Hello, Comrade Lin"

"Hello, Brother Li, hello"

When shaking hands with Lin Hong, Li Qingfeng felt a rough and strong hand. He could feel the thick calluses on his hands, which were the marks left by working in a steel mill for a long time.

"Comrade Lin has been working in the steel mill for a long time, right?" Li Qingfeng asked with a smile.

Lin Hong scratched his head and answered honestly: "Brother Li, it has been many years. I have no education and I make money by working hard in the steel mill. The treatment in the factory has not been very good in the past two years. Brother Jiadong told me about it. Thank you Brother Li for giving me this opportunity to make money."

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. It's not easy to earn this money and you will offend people. Aren't you afraid of revenge from these gangsters?" Li Qingfeng raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion.

Lin Hong flashed a look of disdain: "Brother Li, it's okay. Li Laosan, that little jerk, is just a gangster. I have beaten him up before. Don't worry, I'm not afraid of his revenge."

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The corners of Qingfeng Li's mouth twitched. He felt as if this guy was scolding him.

He suppressed the awkward feeling in his heart, grinned, and after telling Lin Hong a few words, he handed the cheating device and a hundred-dollar bill to the other party.

Seeing Lin Hong getting out of the car and heading straight for the 'Li Laosan Game Room' at the street corner, Li Qingfeng looked helplessly at his brother-in-law in the driver's seat: "Brother, didn't I ask you to find a gangster? Why don't you find a decent person with a job?"

"His family is not doing well. His child has health problems and urgently needs money for treatment. He also knows some martial arts and is not afraid of any trouble. This time he wants to make the gambling house that runs slot machines go bankrupt, so I thought of him," Hu Jiadong sighed and said.

After listening to Hu Jiadong's explanation, Li Qingfeng's dissatisfaction dissipated a little. He leaned back in his chair and lit a cigarette, calculating the time in his mind, waiting to go in and see the effect.

Just after entering Li Laosan's game room, Lin Hong pretended to be a first-time player and looked around curiously. The game room was filled with the smell of smoke and noisy voices, and the flashing lights on the game consoles were very attractive.

Lin Hong's appearance quickly attracted the attention of the bald Li Laosan, who glared at Lin Hong with a dark face and said, "Lin Hong, why the hell are you here?"

"I will take care of it if I want to. What right do you have to take care of it, Li Laosan?" Lin Hong said to the bald man rudely.

Just when the bald man was about to say that he was the owner of this store and that he was not welcome, he suddenly remembered something. A hint of cunning flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly greeted him with an apologetic smile.

With the bald man's persuasion and guidance, Lin Hong was successfully welcomed to another slot machine room.

Lin Hong was sent to a machine with a higher winning rate specially set up for new customers, and was given ten yuan worth of game coins for free.

When the bald man turned and left, there was a hint of viciousness and complacency in his eyes.

I was secretly proud of myself. I let you win two or three hundred today. I don't believe that you won't be addicted. Once you are addicted, hehe, I will make sure you lose everything.

After the bald man left, Lin Hong first invested a few small coins to try his luck. After finding that he could win money, he thought about it for a while and understood what was going on.

He immediately turned around and changed the machine, intending to lose all the free coins he had first, to prevent the bald guy from playing rogue after he won money.

While waiting, Hu Jiadong looked at Li Qingfeng curiously and asked, "Brother-in-law, why did you think of dealing with this Li Laosan? It can't be because his last name is Li and he is the third child in the family, right?"

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The corner of Li Qingfeng's mouth twitched. Hu Jiadong was right. This was indeed the reason why he wanted to deal with Li Laosan.

How can a slot machine operator have the surname Li and be ranked third? He dares to have the same title as me. If I don’t deal with him, who else should I deal with?

Facing Hu Jiadong's curious gaze, Li Qingfeng said righteously, "I dealt with him purely for justice. Just think about it, if he placed gambling slot machines in the game room, how many originally harmonious and happy families would fall into the abyss, and how many teenagers would be led astray and even onto the road of crime."

"The existence of him and his game room is a cancer in society, eroding the harmony and health of society. What I am doing today is to remove this cancer in society."

Having said this, Qingfeng Li paused, waved his arms and shouted, "I will never reconcile with evil!"

After all, I have had little contact with Qingfeng Li and don't know much about his personality.

After listening to Li Qingfeng's glorious nonsense, Hu Jiadong actually believed it, gave him a thumbs up, and looked at Li Qingfeng with admiration. (End of this chapter)