White Jade Tiger

Chapter 12

Volume [-] Gambling

Chapter 3 Tricks

The house has been silent for a long time.There are nine people in this room, and a room with nine people is usually not so quiet.

Not only are these nine people not dumb, but they are also very good at speaking and know how to speak.

They didn't open their mouths, just because they were thinking about one thing in their hearts - that lucky leopard, why would he do such a thing?
No one would have expected him to say something like this: 'I lost. ' and left.It ended so suddenly, so unexpectedly.

After he had left for a long time, Mr. Jiao Qi started to smoke his hookah, puffing one puff at a time, making the sound of 'puff, puff'.

After a long time, someone finally couldn't bear to express his opinion. The first person to speak was of course Liao Laoba.

'I'm telling you how it is, lose is lose, win is win, he lost, so he left. '

"Although he lost beautifully, since he lost, why stay here if he doesn't leave?"

No one answered.No one spoke at all except him.

Grandpa Jiao Qi smoked the hookah one after another, sneered slightly, and suddenly said: "Boss, what do you think is going on?"

The eldest is the yellow-faced middle-aged man, his surname is Fang, and he is the eldest among the Eight Great Vajras under Mr. Jiao Qi's sect.

Boss Fang hesitated and said, "I can't figure it out." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi said, "Why can't you figure it out?"

Fang Laodao: "What Lao Ba said is also very reasonable. Since you lost, why don't you leave?"

He thought about it again: "But I always feel that this matter is not so simple. '

Grandpa Jiao Qi said, "Why?"

Boss Fang said: 'Because, he lost too hard. '

This is the truth.Wuji really didn't have to lose so quickly and so badly, because he didn't have to let Mr. Jiao Qi throw first.

Liao Laoba couldn't help but said, "Do you think he has ulterior motives?"

Boss Fang admitted.Liao Laoba said again: "Then why didn't we keep him just now?"

Boss Fang laughed and said, "Since he admitted defeat, and lost so beautifully and happily, why should we keep him?"

Liao Laoba stopped talking.Mr. Jiao Qi said: "You also guessed why he did this?"

Fang Lao said: 'I can't guess. '

He lost all his money and left, so what can you do to him? Grandpa Jiao Qi started smoking his waterpipe again, puffing after puffing, the cigarette was gone long ago, and he didn't know it.He wasn't smoking a hookah, he was thinking.After a long, long time,

A strange expression suddenly appeared on his skinny and sallow face!
The eight people standing in front of him have all followed him for more than 20 years, and they all know that he can only have this expression when he thinks of a terrible thing.However, no one knew what was going on in his mind.

For a 72-year-old man who has experienced countless storms, there should be nothing terrible.

So everyone's heart was pulled up, hanging in mid-air, uneasy.

Grandpa Jiao Qi finally spoke.

He was looking at Laoba Liao: "I know you have the best friendship with Lao Liu. He has a place in your territory, and you also have a place in his territory." '

Liao Laoba didn't dare to deny it, bowed his head and said, "Yes." '

Mr. Jiao Qi said: "I heard that you have a big place here." '

Old Liao said: "Yes." '

Mr. Jiao Qi said, "How much capital do you have in that place?"

Old Liao said: "Sixty thousand." '

In front of Mr. Jiao Qi, he dared not hide anything, so he continued: "We have been doing this for more than four years, and we have earned more than 20 yuan. Except for expenses, everything is stored there and has not been moved." '

He was laughing, but a little awkwardly: 'Because my woman wants to use the money to open several brothels. '

Grandpa Jiao Qi said, "I heard that the most favored woman by your side is Mei'e?"

Old Liao said: "Yes." '

Jiao Qitai said: "I heard that she is also good at gambling?"

Liao Laoba laughed and said: "She gambles harder than me, but she always wins more often." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi suddenly sighed, and said, "It's too bad if you win too much!"

——When a person starts to gamble, the more he wins, the worse it is, because he always feels that he is lucky and lucky, and he wants to gamble more and more. The bigger the bet, the better, even if he loses a little , he didn't care, because he felt that he would definitely win back.

——This is the kind of person who loses money, because this kind of person often loses all at once, even their capital.

This is the lesson of Mr. Jiao Qi, and it is also his experience. The eight of them have heard it many times, and none of them will forget it.

But no one knew why Master Jiao Qi asked these words at this time.

Grandpa Jiao Qi asked again: "Even the principal plus interest, how much money can you pay at any time in your place?"

Old Liao said: "The total sum is about 20 taels." '

Mr. Jiao Qi said: "Who is in charge of that place when you are not around?"

Old Liao said, "That's my woman." '

He laughed again and said, "But don't worry, old man, although she will be jealous, she will never eat me." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi said coldly: "No matter what, she must have some money?"

Liao Laoba didn't dare to answer.

Grandpa Jiao Qi continued, "How many do you think she has?"

Liao Laoba hesitated, and said, "Probably at least seventy or eighty thousand." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi said, "What is the most?"

Old Liao said: "Maybe, maybe there are already [-] or [-]." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi was silent, looking at the banknotes on the table, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Boss, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, each of you will share [-] yuan." '

The six people thanked Mr. Jiao Qi for the reward at the same time, and they never dared to refuse.

Mr. Jiao Qi said: "Lao Liu's gambling capital is also at risk. Lao Liu should share [-] yuan." '

Boss Jia also thanked him, but he was wondering, since everyone has a share, why didn't they share it with Lao Ba?
But since Grandpa Jiao Qi didn't say anything, no one dared to ask.

Grandpa Jiao Qi said: "3 and 20 will be given to the person I brought this time, and the remaining [-] will be given to Lao Ba." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi has always done things fairly and reasonably, and he has no preference for these eight disciples. This time, Mr. Liao didn't contribute much, but got a big share. Everyone was surprised in their hearts.

Liao Laoba himself was also taken aback, and rushed to ask: "Why do you give me so much?"

Master Jiao Qi sighed and said, "Because you will need it soon." '

Liao Laoba still wanted to say more, the middle-aged man with a pale yellow complexion, Boss Fang suddenly lost his voice: "It's so powerful, so powerful." '

Boss Jia said, "Who do you think is the best?"

Boss Fang sighed and shook his head, saying, "This young man surnamed Zhao is so powerful." '

Boss Jia said: "Just now I also thought that he did this only because he was afraid that the old man would see through his tricks, and he didn't want to ruin his reputation as a "lucky leopard", so he simply lost this time, so that others will never guess. See if he used tricks. '

Boss Fang nodded slowly, and said, "This move alone is already powerful enough." '

Boss Jia said: "But after all, he still lost 40 yuan, which is not a lot. '

Fang Laodao: "As long as others can't expose his tricks, he will have a chance to get it back." '

Boss Jia said, "How to fish?"

Fang Laodao: "He is betting on the output, of course he still gets it back from the betting." '

The always taciturn third child suddenly sighed and said, "He lost 40 here, wouldn't he go to other places to win it back?"

Old Liao said, "Where can I win?"

Boss Fang looked at him with a wry smile and shook his head. Boss Jia jumped up and said, "Could it be Lao Ba's place?"

The third child said: "Now you should understand why the old man gave the biggest share to the eighth child." '

Boss Jia said: "I don't believe that his hands and feet are so fast, and he can win the old eight's game all at once." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi blinked, sneered slightly, and said, "Why don't you go and have a look?"

Liao Laoba had already rushed out, and Boss Jia followed.

Boss Fang was still shaking his head and sighing, and said, "If he hadn't handed over the place to a woman, maybe he wouldn't have lost everything so quickly, but it's a pity that now..."

Everyone understood what he meant.

When a woman loses money, she will feel distressed, and when she feels distressed, she wants to make money. When she meets a master, she will definitely lose more and more until she loses everything.

"Flipping the book" is a big taboo for gamblers. If you are a real connoisseur, you will leave as soon as you lose, and you will never miss it.

'Leave when you lose, accept when you win. '

These two sentences have always been Grandpa Jiao Qi's motto, a true expert will never forget it.

The third child sighed, and said, "I only hope that the eighth man's house deed is not in the hands of that woman." '

Fang Lao said: "In my opinion, the sixth child must have a part in that scene, and there must be a sum of money there." '

He sighed and said again: "Maybe there is a woman there." '

Of course two women lose faster than one.

When Boss Jia came back, he was sweating profusely and his face was blue.

Fang Laodao: 'How is it?'

Boss Jia barely wanted to laugh, but couldn't: "The old man and the eldest brother are really good at predicting things!"

Fang Laodao: 'How much did he win?'

Boss Jia said: "54 taels of bank notes, and two houses in the city." '

Fang Laodao: 'How much of it is yours?'

Boss Jia said, "One hundred thousand." '

Boss Fang looked at the third child, both of them were smiling wryly.

Boss Jia said bitterly: "That kid is so young, I didn't expect him to be so powerful." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi squinted his eyes in thought, and suddenly asked: "Did Lao Ba bring someone to trouble him?"

Boss Jia said: "He knocked down several brothers in the old eight farm, we have to find them back." '

Mr. Jiao Qi said: "It's too vicious for him to beat people after he wins money." '

Boss Jia said, "Yes." '

Mr. Jiao Qi sneered and said, "I'm afraid it's not others who are vicious, but us." '

Boss Jia said: "We..."

Grandpa Jiao Qi suddenly lowered his face and said sharply, "I ask you, who did it first?"

Seeing Mr. Jiao Qi's downcast face, Boss Jia panicked and said, "It seems to be a brother from Lao Bachang. '

Grandpa Jiao Qi said coldly: "Why did they do it? Is it because they won the money, so they won't let them go?"

Boss Jia said: "Those brothers think he is cheating." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi had an angry look on his face, and said with a sneer, "Even if he did something wrong, as long as you don't see it, it's his fault. Why don't you let him go?"

His eyes shot out again, and he stared at Jia Liu: "Let me ask you, is your place a casino? Or a den of robbers?"

Boss Jia lowered his head, not daring to speak again, and the sweat that had just been wiped off flowed all over his face again.

Grandpa Jiao Qi's temper quickly calmed down.

What gamblers need most is not only 'luck', but also 'calmness'.

A person who has been a gambler since he was a teenager and has become a "gambling king", of course he can control himself very well.

But there were some things he couldn't help but say: 'It's like running a brothel, we're in business, and although it's not a very respectable business, it's still a business, and it's a very old business!'

He has said these words many times.

Ever since he took these people under his wing, he had given them this notion.

—This kind of business is gentle, though not noble.

—We are all businessmen, not robbers.

——People who do this kind of business should use skills, not violence.

One of the things that Grandpa Jiao Qi hated most in his life was violence.

He asked again: 'Do you understand what I mean now?'

Boss Jia said, "Yes." '

Mr. Jiao Qi said: "Then you should hurry up and call Lao Ba back." '

Boss Jia lowered his head and said with a smile, "I'm afraid it's too late to go now." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi said, "Why?"

Boss Jia said: "Because he took the three brothers of the Guo family with him." '

Grandpa Jiao Qi said, "Who are the three brothers of the Guo family?"

Boss Jia said: "They are the three most "jumping" among our brothers." '

He also explained: "They are different from other brothers. They neither like gambling nor drinking and sex. They only like to beat people. As long as someone gives them a beating, they will never miss it." '

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The meaning of "jump" is not only irritable, impulsive, aggressive, but also a little "crazy".

What 'crazy' means is hard to explain.

That's not really crazy, but often inexplicable and desperate.

The three Guo brothers are all 'crazy', especially after drinking a few glasses of wine.

Now they've all had a drink, not just a few, they've all had a lot.

The second child of the three Guo family brothers is Guo Bao, the fifth child is Guo Lang, and the youngest child is Guo Dog.

The name Guogou is really unpleasant, and he doesn't like it too much, but since his father gave him such a name, he has no choice but to recognize it.

Their father was a very vicious man, and he always hoped to give his son a very vicious name, the name of a very ferocious beast.

It's a pity that he doesn't know many words, but he has many sons.Apart from tigers, leopards, bears, lions, wolves... he couldn't think of any other ferocious beasts.

So he had to call his youngest son 'dog', because dogs can at least bite people.

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Guo Gou can indeed bite people, and he likes to bite people very fiercely—not with his mouth, but with his knife.

He always carries a "Burma knife" made of high-quality Burmese iron.Can be worn around the waist like a belt.

His saber technique has not been taught by real masters, but it is very fierce and powerful.

Even real masters would often die under his knife when fighting against him.

Because, he often goes to fight with people inexplicably.

Because he is very 'jumpy'.

Now they have all arrived at the Ping An Inn, and Zhao Wuji is staying in the Ping An Inn.

Safety is a blessing. People on the journey hope to have a safe journey, so there are almost Ping An Inns in every place.

People who live in the Ping An Inn, even if not everyone will be safe, everyone still likes to seek auspiciousness.

This Ping An Inn is not only the largest in the city, but also an old one with a good reputation.

Baye Liao took the lead, and when he brought his thugs here, there was a stranger standing with his hands behind his back under the eaves outside the door, looking at the four big gold characters on the signboard at the door, and sneered slightly.

This man was in his early thirties, with broad shoulders and thin waist, and a vigorous face. He was wearing a long blue cloth gown, cloth socks and straw sandals on his feet, and a white cloth towel wrapped around his head.

Liao Ba only wanted to deal with that Zhao, so he didn't notice such a person.

The man suddenly sneered and muttered to himself: "In my opinion, this safe inn is probably not safe at all. If people who go in want to come out safely, I'm afraid it will be very difficult." '

Liao Ba suddenly turned his head, stared at him, and said sharply, "What are you mumbling about?"

The burly man with a white cloth hood did not change his expression, he looked at him coldly, and said, "I said mine, what does it have to do with you?"
Liao Ba didn't recognize very many of the brothers who lived on this section of the ground, but this man looked very strange. He obviously came from another place, and his accent had a strong Sichuan accent.

Liao Ba was still staring at him, but Guo Gouzi had rushed over to beat him up.

The man was sneering again, and said: "Don't look for the right idea, but bite people outside, don't bite your own mouth." '

Guo Gouzi had already punched out his fist, but Liao Ba grabbed him and said in a deep voice, "Let's deal with that Zhao guy first, and it won't be too late to come back and find this kid!"

Although Baye Liao has a fiery personality, he is an old man who has seen the world after all. He seems to have seen that this outsider is not simple, and there seems to be some deep meaning in what he said, and he no longer wants to cause trouble.

Guo Gouzi was still unconvinced, and before leaving, he glared at the man a few times and said, "You have the guts, just wait here." '

The man put his hands behind his back, raised his face, sneered slightly, and didn't look at him at all.

When they walked in, the man actually sat down on a long bench at the door, tapped his feet with one hand, and hummed a Sichuan tune.

He hadn't finished humming a ditty, but he could already hear screams coming from inside, and even the sound of bones breaking could be vaguely heard.

The man frowned, shook his head, and counted: 'One, two, three, four, five, six...'

There were a total of twelve people who followed Liao Ba in, and now only six of them were able to walk out with their own two legs.

Although Liao Ba was still able to walk, his hands and feet seemed to be broken, and he was holding his right wrist with his left hand, sweating coldly from the pain.

The man glanced at him from the corner of his eyes, and muttered to himself again: "It seems that this Ping An Inn is really not safe at all. '

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Liao Ba had no choice but to pretend not to hear.

That Lucky Leopard not only knows how to roll dice, but also his martial arts are much higher than he imagined.

As soon as the three Guo brothers made a move, they were beaten like dogs and couldn't get up. The three of them broke at least ten finger bones.

He was very sure about his 'big eagle claw hand' at first, but he didn't expect that someone would use the 'big eagle claw hand' to deal with him, and broke his wrist in one fell swoop.

Even if he wanted to make trouble now, he couldn't do it anymore. He could only pretend not to hear what this person said.

Unexpectedly, this person refused to let him go, stood up suddenly, and walked in front of him in a flash.

Liao Ba changed color and said, "What do you want to do?"

The man smiled coldly and shot suddenly.

Liao Ba slapped back with his unbroken hand, and suddenly felt a numbness in his elbow, and even his hand was hanging down, unable to move.

There were two people rushing up from behind, this person bent his elbow and bumped back without turning his head, these two people were also knocked down.

The man kept striking, grabbed Liao Ba's broken wrist, and gave a soft scold.

'Go!'

Hearing the sound of 'Ge Chi', Liao Ba's head was covered with cold sweat, but his broken wrist was already connected.

The man took a few steps back, put his hands behind his back, smiled leisurely, and said, "How is it?"

Liao Ba stood there in a daze for a long time, looked at his wrist, and shook it vigorously, then looked at this outsider of unknown origin and whereabouts, suddenly said: "Can I buy you a glass of wine?"

The man answered very simply: 'Go. '

After the wine was served, Liao Bayi drank three cups with this man before he let out a long breath, stretched out the broken hand, raised his thumb, and said, "Okay, you're so clever." technique. '

The man said lightly: "My technique is good, but your luck is even better." '

Liao Ba smiled bitterly and said, "What kind of luck is this? I, Liao Ba, have never had such a big somersault since I was born." '

The man said: "It is your luck just because you planted this Hudou." '

He knew that Liao Ba didn't understand, so he went on to say: "If you turn over that surnamed Zhao, you will be out of luck." '

Liao Ba didn't understand even more.

The man drank two more glasses before asking, "Do you know the origin of that turtle son?"

Liao Ba shook his head: "I don't know. '

The man said: "Zhao Jian and Zhao Erye from Dafengtang, you should know!"

Zhao Jian became famous very early, 20 years ago, he was already famous all over the world, both sides of the Yellow River, Guanzhong and northern Anhui are also within the sphere of influence of Dafengtang. It can be said that everyone knows the title of Zhao Erye. .

Liao Badao: "If I don't even know the name of Zhao Erye, then I'm really in vain." '

The man said: "That tortoise son surnamed Zhao is the eldest son of Zhao Jian." '

Liao Ba's face immediately changed.

The man sneered and said, "Think about it, if you really upset him, why would Dafengtang let you go?"

While drinking and wiping his sweat, Liao Ba kept shaking his head and said, "No." '

The man said: 'What's wrong?'

Liao Badao: "If he is really Mr. Zhao's son, it is very easy to find a few 10 taels of silver wherever he goes, as long as he shows his name." '

This human said: "Not bad." '

Liao Badao: "Then why did he take it to the casino?"

The man smiled, as if very mysterious.

Liao Badao: "Could it be that he deliberately came to trouble us and pick our place?"

This man was drinking, and his alcohol capacity was really good. He drank more than ten glasses in a row, but his expression did not change.

Liao Badao: "But I know the rules of Dafengtang, gambling is the same, women are the same, they never interfere in these two professions." '

The man smiled slightly and said: "Rules are rules, he is him." '

Liao Ba changed his face and said, "Could it be his own idea to choose our place? Could it be that he also wants to get a foot in these two lines? It also hinders the rules of Dafeng Hall, so he dare not reveal his name." '

The man said indifferently: "For a young man like him, of course he has a lot of places to spend money, and the rules of Dafengtang are too big. If he doesn't sneak out to earn a few coins, how can he live on?"

He continued leisurely: "If you want to come out to make money, of course only these two lines are the easiest. '

Liao Ba said angrily: "There are people here in Dafengtang, I can sue him." '

The man said: "How do you sue? Master Zhao has always been the most popular in Dafeng Hall."Do you still want people from Dafeng Hall to help you deal with his son?"

Liao Ba stopped talking, sweated more, and suddenly said loudly: "No, no matter what, this is the world we created with blood and sweat, and we can never just give it up to others like this." '

The man sighed, and said: "It's a pity that you don't want to let me go, unless—"

Liao Badao: "Unless what?"

The man said: "Unless Mr. Zhao suddenly got seriously ill and went to find his father." '

He poured himself another glass of wine and drank it down.

'Only the dead never get change. '

Liao Ba stared at him for a long time, then lowered his voice and asked, "Do you think he will suddenly get seriously ill?"

This human said: 'very likely. '

Liao Badao: "Do you have a way to make him fall ill suddenly?"

The man said: "Then it depends on you." '

Liao Badao: "What are you looking at?"

The man asked, "Do you have 5 taels of silver?"

Liao Ba's eyes sparkled, and he said, "What if I have one?"

The man said: "Then you just need to post a post asking him to have dinner at the newly opened Sichuan restaurant "Shouerkang" in the city tomorrow." '

He smiled, and continued: "After eating this meal, I guarantee that he will definitely get sick, and he will be very sick." '

Liao Badao: "How sick are you?"

The man said: "It's too heavy." '

Liao Badao: "As long as I send a message to invite him, he will go?"

The man said: "He will definitely go." '

Liao Ba asked again: "Should I invite others to go?"

The man said: "Besides Boss Jia, you must not invite others, otherwise..."

Liao Badao: "Otherwise what?"

The man lowered his face and said coldly: "Otherwise, it might not be him, but you who are sick." '

Liao Ba started to drink again, wiped off his sweat, and drank three more cups, then suddenly slapped the table and said, "That's it!"

(End of this chapter)