44. Ginseng
Zhou Xiaoqiang took a deep breath and walked into a VIP hall of baccarat, where there were many people, and basically seven or eight seats would be full. After Zhou Xiaoqiang came in, some people would look up at Zhou Xiaoqiang, but Zhou Xiaoqiang didn't care about being looked at, and directly found a place to sit down. Because it's not a bet, he also puts his chips in the betting area every time, and the gameplay is basically the same as in the hall, but there is no noisy environment like the hall, which allows people to think about the plan quietly.
The hot beauty dealer began to deal the cards, and after the cards were dealt, everyone was prompted to place bets, and the minimum limit here was also 100,000, while most of the people here bet hundreds of thousands of millions.
Zhou Xiaoqiang according to the tips of the phantom star, expressionless one-time bet 10 million in the "Zhuang Win" area, after the opening of the card, directly won 10 million. Arthur and Avery admired him so much, this Oriental employer was really powerful, and he could only be said to be a skilled gambler with such courage.
Next, Zhou Xiaoqiang lost two games and won one game, but the one game he won would definitely double the money he had lost before, and it only took half an hour for him to win more than 100 million chips.
At this time, Zhou Xiaoqiang got up to go to the toilet, but at the same time his mobile phone rang, it was still the original unfamiliar call: "Zhou Xiansen, we are now scolded by your girlfriend, and we are in a very bad mood, in order to compensate us for our mental losses and ensure her safety, we ask you to add a ransom of 1,000 US dollars, can you understand?"
Zhou Xiaoqiang's teeth were crushed, but he still replied affirmatively: "There is no problem, the matter of money is easy to say, as long as you don't hurt her, but if you don't keep your promises, then I will definitely not let you go, I will do what I say!"
He said, "No problem, we'll only increase the price once, don't worry." ”
Hung up the phone, he was in a very bad mood, he used his mobile phone to check his assets, the chips he won just now were about 10 million US dollars if they were converted into US dollars, and the total amount in his and Li Ting's Swiss bank account was about 50 million US dollars, if this is not a coincidence, that is to say, when they won money in Macau, they were already targeted by others, and his current behavior is under the monitoring of others, no wonder Song Yan will kindly remind them that someone will attack them.
"It turns out that if you don't protect your strength, the rich will become a fat sheep. It's just that you all wait for Lao Tzu, and if you eat Lao Tzu today, you will spit it out tomorrow with interest. Zhou Xiaoqiang clenched his fists, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and he will wait until the investigation is clear.
Zhou Xiaoqiang returned to the gambling table, and when the beautiful dealer finished dealing the cards again, Zhou Xiaoqiang directly put the 30 million chips in the "and" position.
Such a bet volume and the position of the underdog surprised several guests sitting around.
"Little brother, you're very bold!" greeted a middle-aged man in his fifties next to him with a cigar in his mouth.
Zhou Xiaoqiang nodded and smiled: "Little meaning, I haven't made peace for a long time, and the next one will hit my luck." ”
The beautiful dealer draws the cards, and the result is that the banker is 7 points, the player is 7 points, and the family wins!
The odds of winning with the family are 1:8, and the 30 million chips directly become 240 million.
Uncle Cigar clapped his hands in amazement and said, "The little brother is really extraordinary, and his gambling skills are amazing." ”
Zhou Xiaoqiang smiled and said: "Where there is any gambling skill, it all depends on luck." ”
Middle-aged human: "Luck is also a part of gambling, and it is the most important part. ”
Zhou Xiaoqiang didn't speak, but watched the beautiful dealer pay the chips and put them directly into his chip box. The VIP room here has a strong payout ability, and the chips within 11 can be paid immediately.
After deducting the commission of the VIP room, there are still more than 200 million chips, and after Zhou Xiaoqiang counted it, he nodded goodbye to the middle-aged man and said: "Senior, the kid has left first, I wish you good luck Changlong!
The middle-aged man said: "Little brother doesn't strike while the iron is hot, play a little longer?"
Zhou Xiaoqiang said: "I think my luck has reached the peak, and further down is downhill, I want to relax and talk about it." ”
The middle-aged humanitarian: "Yes, contentment is always happy, and the little brother has a bright future." ”
Out of the door of the VIP room, Zhou Xiaoqiang looked at the starlight on his chest, hesitated for a while, and then he divided the 20 million chips to Arthur and Avery and said: "Arthur, Avery, I will give you two 20 million dividends now, but I have something to ask for." Use your channels to help me get the information of these kidnappers, I don't need you to fight with them, just hand over the information to me, I guess these arrogant kidnappers have committed crimes more than once, there must be clues, I don't know if you can do it?"
Arthur and Avery were drooling at the 20 million in chips, enough money for them to be dashing for a few years. Avery preemptively took the lead and said: "Mr. Zhou, we try our best to collect their information for you, we have roughly guessed who they are, if they are really people from that force, then their background is very strong, even if the power of the whole country is difficult to eliminate, it is not wise to do it against them." ”
Zhou Xiaoqiang said: "You don't have to worry about this, just give me their information, and also, because my girlfriend was kidnapped, you don't have to protect my safety anymore, our employment relationship is over, as long as you give me news as soon as possible." ”
Arthur said, "Okay, Mr. Zhou, let's go back and sort out the information." ”
Zhou Xiaoqiang went to exchange chips, deposited all the winnings into an account in a Swiss bank, and then walked out of the *****.
He passed by an old tea shop, sat down under the seat of the parasol, and ordered a cup of goji berry ginseng tea. The leisurely tourists on the streets, the peaceful and joyful atmosphere, make people not feel the darkness hidden behind. He guessed that the kidnappers were probably similar to Arthur and Avery, except that they were an international criminal organization. Zhou Xiaoqiang has always lived in the mainland, which is a forbidden place for international mercenaries and international criminal organizations, so he did not expect them to be so rampant.
"Sir, your tea, please use it slowly. An eldest sister brought a cup of tea, there were a few pieces of ginseng and some wolfberries in it, Zhou Xiaoqiang was a little thirsty, and when the tea temperature was right, he drank the tea in the porcelain cup in one gulp.
The tea is in the stomach, and I feel warm all over my body. But suddenly, Zhou Xiaoqiang discovered a phenomenon that surprised him, that is, he felt that the tea in his stomach had a trace of warm energy absorbed by the Dingzi Star and the Fire Word Star.
That's certainly not a bad thing!
Zhou Xiaoqiang didn't dare to easily use the Dingzi Star and the Fire Word Star to test their power, but he could feel their excitement. It seems that the warm energy absorbed just now can charge the word star and the fire word star, and maybe increase their power.
At present, the Dingzi Star can only hold something for 2 seconds, while the Huozi Star's flying attack distance is only about 10 meters, which is Zhou Xiaoqiang's strongest attack method. If such an ability is against a kidnapper, he may be able to kill in an instant, but if the number of kidnappers increases, he will not dare to take risks. Now that he has found a way to charge the given word star and the fire word star, if the number of people fixed by the word star can be increased, and the distance of the fire word star attack can also be increased, then he is not afraid to face a group of kidnappers alone in time.
"Boss, let's double the wolfberry ginseng tea!" Zhou Xiaoqiang ordered two more cups of tea in order to verify this matter.
The boss was an old man, he was reading the newspaper behind the counter, and when he heard Zhou Xiaoqiang's words, he looked up curiously and looked at Zhou Xiaoqiang with his reading glasses, and replied, "Okay, wait a minute." But he underestimated in his heart: "Today's young people, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, their bodies are so weak, my old man will be on fire when he drinks a cup of tea." ”
Ten minutes later, the warm tea was delivered, and Zhou Xiaoqiang drank them again, not surprisingly, there was indeed a trace of energy in his abdomen that was absorbed by the Dingzi Star and the Fire Word Star.
Zhou Xiaoqiang turned his head to the boss and said, "Boss, your tea is really delicious, this wolfberry and ginseng are good." I immediately felt warm after drinking it, but it was a bit expensive, and it cost 120 yuan / cup. ”
The little old man raised his head, put down the horse newspaper in his hand and said, "You get what you pay for." This is an authentic Ningxia wolfberry and Northeast ginseng. Needless to say, although ginseng is artificially sown understory ginseng, the year is more than 10 years old, which greatly replenishes vitality. ”
Zhou Xiaoqiang handed 400 yuan to the little old man, and the little old man found 40 yuan and gave it to Zhou Xiaoqiang.
Zhou Xiaoqiang then asked: "Boss, I came to Aodu to travel this time, I'm about to go back, I want to buy some gifts to go back, I don't know if you have ginseng here, I'll buy some with you, go to other places to buy I'm afraid I don't know the goods." ”
The little old man smiled and said: "Little brother, if you want to buy ginseng, you don't have to buy it with me, I also bought it from the Liu Ji Northeast Specialty Store in the Senado Square, there are still many Northeast specialties there, you go and tell that Old Man Liu, saying that I Feng Laocha introduced it, and I will definitely give you good things." ”
Zhou Xiaoqiang said: "Well, thank you for your old man, and I wish you a prosperous business." ”
The little old man waved his hand and said, "No thanks, you go slowly." The little old man took out the horse newspaper again and went to study the horse racing information.
Zhou Xiaoqiang got on the bus to Senado Square, there were many people on the bus, he had to stand, but the distance was not far, it took about ten minutes.
After getting off the bus, he went to a sanitation workers' hall to Liu Ji's Northeast specialty shop, which is a souvenir shop, where many Chinese and foreigners who come to travel can buy some Northeast specialties.
Zhou Xiaoqiang looked at the product introduction at the door of the store, this store has ginseng, deer antler velvet in the Northeast Three Treasures, as well as rare forest frog oil, honey, pine nuts, hazelnuts, mushrooms, fungus, etc., the things in the store are carefully packaged, some medicinal wine costs thousands of yuan for a small bottle, and the price is not cheap, but considering that those who can come here to shop are not poor money owners, I am relieved.
After entering the door, there was an old couple who watched the store, the old man was unusually tall, above 1.9 meters tall, with a beard that looked powerful and powerful, and the old grandmother was also a big skeleton, but she looked very kind.
The old man beckoned Zhou Xiaoqiang and said: "Hou Sheng, if you want to buy something, say it directly, old man, I will give you a sincere price, they are all good things." ”
Zhou Xiaoqiang said bluntly: "I drank a few cups of wolfberry ginseng tea from Feng Laocha, I feel very good, I want to buy some ginseng from him, he recommended me to come to you to buy it, no, I came, I don't know how many ginseng you have here, I want to buy more." ”