Zhou Lin

Also in late April, North America, Las Vegas.

This city is like a fashionable girl engaged in shady business. She always wakes up at night. People often date her for a weekend and then leave in a hurry, perhaps never to see each other again in this life.

Since the 20th century, this place has been inseparable from the word "gambling". The "image" of a gambling city and the various brands tied to gambling have been deeply implanted in this land; The air here seems to be filled with alcohol, all the light here seems to be neon, and what you see, hear, and feel here... more or less, will have a somewhat unpredictable flavor.

It was night, and two men walked into the gate of Takamagahara, the largest casino in Las Vegas.

One of them is Sakaki Mugen, who is known in the gambling world as "The Misfortune", and the other is the "veteran" Solid Wilson.

In Las Vegas, no one would make a fuss if you dressed up as Elvis Presley on the street, so the two people dressed more normally didn't attract anyone's attention at first.

However, twenty minutes after they finished exchanging chips, someone noticed them in the casino's monitoring room.

"Mr. Bossidy, you'd better come and take a look at this." A very experienced casino surveillance officer in his forties said as he skillfully switched the real-time picture captured by a certain camera to the surveillance camera room's home screen.

The man named Bossidi also quickly put down the chocolate in his hand after hearing his words, stood up from the sofa at the back, and walked forward.

Bossidi is the on-site person in charge of "Takamagahara" and the actual operator of this casino. He is nearly 50 years old and looks fat and average-looking. His round face is quite friendly after looking at it for a long time. However... under his intentionally accumulated fat armor, he is actually full of lean muscles. He himself is also an ability user with extremely rich combat experience. Those who take it lightly because of his appearance will have to pay a price. of.

"Is that the kid playing dice?" Bossidy only stared at the screen for two seconds before locking Sakaki among several people.

"Craps (craps), about twenty minutes, continuous 'fool's bets', never stepped down (that is, never rolled a 'step down point', nor voluntarily abstained), the guy next to him looked like a bodyguard Just like him, I hit them all." In the next second, without any nonsense, the supervisor reported some information that his boss might need very skillfully and efficiently.

"The boxman (the host of the dice game, responsible for monitoring the dealer and the progress of the entire game) and the stickman (holding a soft stick, are responsible for the recovery and distribution of the dice, as well as checking whether the dice are damaged or replaced. , or being marked) any feedback?” Bossidy then asked.

"No." The surveillance officer shook his head slightly, "I can't see what's wrong, but they just keep winning."

"Have you checked the blacklist?" Bossidy asked again.

"After searching, those two people are not on the list." The surveillance officer replied, "I have also done facial recognition comparison of everyone at the same table with them through cameras from various angles, and there is no problem."

As soon as he said this, Bossidy raised his head slightly and took a deep breath.

"Huh..." After exhaling that breath, he turned around and walked towards the door, leaving a sentence before going out, "I'm going to go."

…………

Ten minutes later, in a certain room underneath the casino.

Just now, Bossidy came to the lobby in person, politely "asked" Sakaki and Solid to leave the gaming table, and brought them here.

Almost all large casinos will have several "dark rooms" like this, and similarly, almost all large casinos will have a "person in charge" like Bossidi.

Bossidy's job is to identify the "bad gamblers" from the crowd, and then "invite" them to this dark room, beating them until they confess, return their gambling money, and promise never to come to this casino again. So far.

This is a business rule, and no one will care about it, not even the federal law enforcement agencies; even if someone is beaten to a disability or even beaten to death in this room, the matter can be settled completely, it is just a little troublesome.

No matter how the gambling giants use capital to whitewash and promote their industry, the essence of gambling will not change, and the darkness that goes with it will never be washed away.

Of course, Bossidy is not the kind of sadist who kills innocent people indiscriminately without principles. They, the "responsible persons" of the casino, also have their own rules. They can only use them after they have truly seen through the tricks of the scammer. Force does not mean killing whoever wins the casino money...

In fact, the "rules" in the gambling world are sometimes more binding than the law.

Squeak - bang.

This darkroom used a metal, rather thick traditional swing door instead of an electronic door; when Bossidy closed it, the old door shaft made a scalp-numbing sound.

"You two..." After closing the door, Bossidy turned to look at Sakaki and Solid, and said in a deep voice, "I don't think I need to explain the reason why you are invited here, right?"

"You'd better explain it. We're very free anyway." Sakaki replied with a shrug.

At this moment, Sakaki put on his "ruffian look" again, which was also his usual deception method.

Bossidy licked his lips, showed a helpless expression, and took out a piece of chocolate from his suit pocket, as if he was about to pull out a gun, and peeled off the wrapping paper and took a bite: "To be honest, I admire it very much. You..." He paused, swallowed what was in his mouth, and then said, "I have been working in this business for many years, and except for 'Star County Gambling King' Hopkins, you are the first one who can A person who stands out in front of me and doesn’t reveal any clues.”

"Hey~ pay attention to your wording." Sakaki raised his right hand and waved his index finger, "Since you can't see the tell-tale signs, then there is no 'deqian'. You can only think that I am lucky, or admit that you are a fool. "

"Personally, I can admit that my skills are inferior to others." Bossidy was not provoked. He responded calmly, "But I also have my responsibilities, so... why don't we all take a step back..." He had no intention of doing so. It took too long with them, so I made a simple condition, "That's how much you have won so far. You can take the money and leave. I won't embarrass you, but you don't want to come back again in the future."

"Oh?" Sakaki smiled, "Huh...what is this? Why didn't I know there were such 'rules'?"

Of course he knows the rules, very well.

Indeed, according to the "rules", as long as the losing party cannot see through the other party's tricks, it can only accept defeat; if it uses force to force the other party to make concessions and spreads the word, it will be ridiculed by its peers. , and no one in this industry will recognize you or tell you any more rules.

But this is only "generally speaking". In fact, people who violate the rules do exist; "converting right and wrong", "killing people and silencing them"... This is common in the world of gambling. Therefore, "make sure you can stay alive" The ability to take gambling money away” is also important.

At present, Sakaki has Solid as his backing in terms of force, and is not afraid of the other party's dirty tricks. It is definitely beneficial to him to stick to the rules.

"Young man, you have to be merciful and merciful..." Bossidy understood that the other person was also an expert, so he did not act rashly and showed great patience. "In the end, everyone is just seeking money. There is no deep hatred. What do you think? How much do you want...just give me a price."

Bossidi is a person with very clear thinking. The core of bargaining is to test the other party's needs and bottom line. Since the other party comes to the casino to cause trouble, it is nothing more than asking for money. This price can be negotiated... If it is possible, Within the acceptable range (for a person like him, 100 million RMB is also acceptable). As the person in charge of the site, he has full authority to give the money and settle the matter without asking anyone for instructions. .

Even if Bossidy really spends 100 million to invite these two plague gods away today, the boss of the casino will never hold him accountable afterwards, because "employing without suspicion" is also the basic principle of this industry, otherwise you will be suspicious for a while The dealer, the monitor, and everyone else looked suspicious, so the casino wouldn't be able to open.

"We need to meet and talk with your boss." Unexpectedly, Sakaki then made a request that had nothing to do with money.

As soon as he heard these words, Bossidy's eyes twitched and his heart tightened; in order to calm himself down and gain a few seconds to think, he took another bite of chocolate to calm his shock.

"Did you misunderstand something?" Bossidy replied after taking another bite of chocolate, "Mr. Nakamura owns many properties around the world, and this casino is just one of them. He himself has not been here for a long time. He rarely asks about the work here; if you want to see him, call the Izumo Group's business cooperation phone number first, and then make an appointment to see him..."

"That's enough nonsense." At this moment, Solid, who had been silent until now, suddenly intervened, interrupting Bossidy, "You know in your heart... what we want to see is not the puppet in name, but Your 'real boss'."

As those five words came to light, Bossidi's expression gradually turned cold.

This time, he didn't think much about it. He just took a few steps back silently and looked up at the surveillance probe in the corner of the ceiling.

Just five seconds passed, and the door of the dark room was opened again. Immediately, a dozen burly men in suits filed in and formed a fan-shaped formation, vaguely surrounding Sakaki and Solid.

"I'm only asking you once..." After all the men in suits were in place, Bossidy spoke again, addressing Sakaki and the others, "...Who are you? Who asked you to come? What on earth are you going to do?"

Seeing this, Sakaki retreated to the wall in three steps and two steps at a time, while Solid stepped forward to meet him, taking on a challenge, and coldly said: "Inverse Cross, I have something to do with that 'princess' of yours." talk over."