"I'd like to ask you about someone."

After taking a mouthful of peanuts and putting them in his mouth, Zhong Xiaoxian asked lightly.

"Who?" Li Lao Mao asked.

"Zhou Mingsong."

"Zhou Mingsong?" Li Laomao frowned, obviously he was not too familiar with this name, and he couldn't remember who it was at the first time?

"He is a gambler, and he should have a certain reputation in Jiangshui City." Zhong Xiaoxian reminded.

Li Lao Mao still didn't know, frowned and asked, "What does he look like?" ”

"Medium-sized, thin, and very small eyes...... Zhong Xiaoxian briefly described Zhou Mingsong's appearance.

"Ah, I know who you're talking about!"

Li Laomao frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly patted his head: "It turns out that you are talking about gambling leftovers!" ”

"Gambling saint?"

"Yes, but not the saint of the Great Sage, but the remnants, this person is too famous in the gambling world, and many people know him! It's just called gambling leftovers, because every time he gambles, he is the only one who is left to give up, even if there is a pair of underwear left, he has to bet with you to the end! Li Laomao said.

"Gambling leftovers?"

Reading Zhou Mingsong's nickname, Zhong Xiaoxian smiled bitterly, and felt sad again, with such a father, how could Zhou Jieyu's life be good? I used to think that Zhou Jieyu's cold appearance was due to nature, but now it seems that her father's gambling may be the biggest reason.

"What are you asking him for?" Li Laomao asked, he didn't know that Zhou Mingsong was Zhou Jieyu's father, so he squinted his eyes and asked strangely.

"I'll just ask me casually, tell me how much you know about him." Zhong Xiaoxian said lightly.

"There must be a reason for coming less!" Old cat Li pouted.

Zhong Xiaoxian nodded and said seriously: "There is a reason, I will tell you later." ”

"That's pretty much it."

Li Laomao took a sip of water, cleared his throat, and began to say: "Speaking of gambling leftovers, that is a celebrity in the gambling industry in Jiangshui City, in the past, everyone was willing to gamble with him, because he has money, gambling is good, if he loses, he will pay, absolutely not bad accounts, but now no one wants to play with him, because he has no money, either the debt or escape, and he has not appeared in the casino for a long time, last week I heard that his people are no longer in Jiangshui City, and went to other places to hide debts." ”

Zhong Xiao listened quietly, and said that the news of the old cat was really well-informed.

"By the way, let me tell you a piece of news that you must be interested in, there is a very, very beautiful daughter left, similar to a star!" Li Laomao said with frowns.

Zhong Xiaoxiao smiled: "Have you seen it?" ”

"I didn't!" Li Laomao shook his head: "But there are such legends on the road, once the gambling left lost two million in the south of the city and was detained by the casino, and it was his daughter who raised the money to redeem him." ”

"That's right." Zhong Xiaoxian smiled faintly: "You continue." ”

"Huh? It's strange, when you kid mentions beautiful women, you've always been full of saliva and light-eyed, why aren't you interested today? Doesn't that look like your style? Li Laomao looked at Zhong Xiaoxian with a suspicious expression: "Could it be that you have a beautiful girlfriend and a little cousin, so you have changed your ways?" Impossible! ”

Zhong Xiaoxian couldn't answer, he could only sigh.

Li Laomao didn't ask any more questions, and continued: "I heard that the daughter of the gambling remnants works in a large company and earns a lot of money, but no one knows which company she works in, and she is willing to say anything about the gambling remnants, but she never reveals a word about her daughter's affairs. ”

Hearing this, Zhong Xiaoxian was slightly relieved, thinking that although Zhou Mingsong was a gambler, he was a father after all, and he still knew how to take care of his daughter and not leak his daughter's details to those gamblers, otherwise Zhou Jieyu would have been harassed a long time ago.

But faintly felt that it was wrong, because Zhou Mingsong could kneel down to Zhou Jieyu, and forced Zhou Jieyu to marry Shan Guohao, judging from his performance, he actually didn't have much love for his daughter, why did he always protect Zhou Jieyu's information?

"There is also a rumor, saying that although the gambling is very miserable, but in fact, his family background is not simple, his brother-in-law is an official, and he is also a big official, some people say that it is the deputy mayor Ke Tiejun, and some people say that it is the deputy secretary Sang Shuqing, but there are not many people who believe in this rumor, and I don't believe it, because if his brother-in-law is so capable, how can he be reduced to such a state?"

After saying this, Li Laomao took a sip of wine and moistened his throat.

Zhong Xiaoxian's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of something.

Could it be that Sang Shuqing warned Zhou Mingsong?

Well, quite possibly.

As a brother-in-law, Sang Shuqing knows Zhou Mingsong very well, and in order to avoid Zhou Jieyu being hurt, he will definitely do something quietly behind his back.

"After talking about his people, now talk about his gambling ......"

Li Laomao took a sip of water and continued: "Zhou Mingsong's gambling name is not for nothing, big gambling and small gambling, no gambling and no betting, in the past few years, several famous underground casinos in Jiangshui City, he is an absolute frequent visitor, at the beginning, he was very popular, but then he couldn't, because he had no money, in the gambling field, no money can not be regarded as a person, but he owes everyone money, but most of it has been paid off, I heard that it was her daughter who sold a house. ”

Picking up a glass of wine, taking a sip, he continued: "The gambling left did not appear in the casino for a while, and just when everyone forgot about him and thought he was dead, I suddenly heard a news that the gambling left had gone to participate in a few big bets!" And lost a lot! ”

Zhong Xiaoxian's heart moved, and he couldn't help asking, "What big gamble?" Say it. ”

Li Laomao smiled, put down his wine glass, and said proudly: "I heard that it is a mysterious place, and the participants are all rich and rich, and the wins and losses every night are more than one million......

"What kind of mysterious place it is, who organized it, do you know?"

Zhong Xiaoxian asked.

What Li Laomao said is almost close to the core of the matter, as long as you know where and who is participating, then you can know how Zhou Mingsong's money was lost? And in the middle of this, did Han Chunsheng have any ghosts?

"I don't know."

Li Lao Mao shook his head.

"Old cat, can you help me check it out?"

Zhong Xiaoxian made a serious request.

"I'm afraid it's hard to ......"

Li Laomao shook his head again and squinted at Zhong Xiaoxian: "Hey, you haven't told me why you care so much about gambling leftovers?" ”

"To tell you the truth, Zhou Mingsong is Jieyu's father." Zhong Xiaoxian told the truth.

Li Laomao put down the wine glass in his hand in surprise, and the wine in his mouth almost spit out: "What did you say?" The rest of the bet is Jieyu...... Your girlfriend's dad? ”

"Hmm." Zhong Xiaoxian nodded.

Old Cat Li opened his mouth wide, his eyes were surprised, and he muttered, "So that's the case...... It's so hard for you kid to hide it from me, it's your father-in-law who is the leftovers, ah, but they don't look like it at all. Shaking his head: "I understand, no wonder you have to inquire about his news, tsk, this is difficult, the old man owes so much money, running around, you, who are sons-in-law, are also a poor bastard, and they can't help him." ”

"But at least I figured it out, how could he lose so much money?" Zhong Xiaoxian asked.

"You can't figure out ......"

Li Laomao pouted: "The money on the gambling field is not called money, it is called a ghost ticket, and it is not normal to lose 1.8 million yuan in one night of gambling?" ”

"I know what you mean, but I'm going to ask you to help me investigate."

Zhong Xiaoxian said seriously: "I want to know where that mysterious place is?" Who are involved in gambling? ”

"What? Do you suspect he was deceived? ”

Li Laomao stared at his small eyes, and then shook his head: "It's impossible, it's a gambling generation, he is an expert in this industry, who can fool him?" ”

"I can't guarantee whether I have been deceived or not, so I want to ask you to help me inquire." Zhong Xiaoxian's expression was serious.

"You kid deliberately gave me a problem?"

Li Laomao frowned and rolled his eyes: "You think I'm the director of the Public Security Bureau?" Can anything help you find out? I'm just an ordinary person, just like you, besides, it's been almost half a year, things are wrong, and if you inquire at this time, how can you still inquire about it? If I were an immortal, I would be almost ......."

Complaining and nagging.

Zhong Xiaoxian didn't answer, but was serious and serious, looking at Li Laomao with a begging look.

"Don't look at me like that, it's useless!"

Li Laomao frowned: "I definitely can't find out...... You don't know, doing the casino industry is more hidden than doing the underworld, if you dare to inquire about their secrets, if you let them know, you will definitely be killed! Alas, don't look at me like that, okay? Alas, don't look at me like that...... Alas, alas...... Okay, okay, I'll give it a try, I don't know if it's going to work......"

Under Zhong Xiaoxian's requesting gaze, he finally couldn't support it, and finally agreed.

Zhong Xiaoxian smiled, poured two glasses of wine, and raised it to respect the old cat: "Old cat, thank you, you have done me a great favor." ”

Li Laomao looked helpless, and muttered: "Come less, I just try, but I may not be able to do it, every time I see you kid, there is no good thing, always give me trouble." Angry, he drank a glass of wine, and suddenly stretched out a hand: "Bring it!" ”

"What?"

"Funding!" Li Laomao glared: "Please ask me to inquire about things, I can't do it without funds." ”

Zhong Xiaoxian was prepared, took out a stack of money from his pocket and put it in the palm of his hand.

"A thousand?"

Old Cat Li glanced at the money and asked.

"Hmm." Zhong Xiaoxian nodded: "This is prevention, when you inquire clearly, I will pay you another thousand." ”

"A thousand is enough dry hair? It's not enough for a big health care ...... I'll help you inquire about this, maybe you're going to lose your head. Hmph, you kid is so stingy. Li Laomao muttered dissatisfiedly, but he still put the money away, drank a glass of wine, frowned and asked, "By the way, did you inquire about this matter by your girlfriend?" ”

This book was first published in Reading Books