The name Xinglong Gambling House can be seen from time to time when Li Zhen and others are looking through the case files. There are many bitter owners who say that when they were gambling in Xinglong Casino, they suspected that someone had cheated out of the old man, resulting in a loss of gambling. And often at this time, there will be some money lenders in the gambling house to trick them into borrowing usury. The end result is predictable, the borrowed money is lost again, and these people have to sell their fields and houses to repay the loan sharks, and finally they are reduced from subsistence to abject poverty.

Xiong Minyang and his soldiers interviewed villagers in Maqiao and other surrounding villages, and heard similar statements. According to some villagers, Xinglong Gambling House is very good at luring gambling, and gamblers can often win some money when they go to the first few times, which is not very large, but it can make you feel that you are very lucky, so as to breed the idea of big gambling. When you actually gamble with a lot of money, good luck will leave you, and it is not uncommon to hear rumors of people losing money in casinos.

Of course, this is only the opinion of some villagers, and some villagers who have not suffered losses firmly believe that Xinglong Gambling House is an unconventional gambling house because they have always won money there. As for some people who lose money there, they can only blame their luck and not blame the problems of the gambling house.

With Li Zhen's wisdom, he can naturally see the mystery of this. In fact, after analyzing a large amount of information, he and Zhou Ruyuan were able to determine that Xinglong Gambling House was a node of the underworld group in Runing Mansion. All the complaints about the Xinglong gambling house will sink into the sea in the government, and the farmers who have gone bankrupt because of the pit of the Xinglong gambling house in the past ten years have reached hundreds of households.

After Li Zhen and Xue Yong left Runing City, they came to Maqiao Village, Luoshan County, to meet Xiong Minyang. After everyone discussed. decided to start with Xinglong Gambling House first, pick a corner of Runing's shady scene, and then go deeper layer by layer until he caught the big fish behind him.

It is obviously not possible to support Xinglong Gambling House for no reason, and it is necessary to find a reason to play by taking advantage of the problem. The reason for this is to arrange a person to gamble in Xinglong Casino, and it is best to find evidence that Xinglong Casino is out of the way. And then use it to make trouble. The gambling person finally chose Mo San from Maqiao Village, because Mo San and his people seem to be honest and honest, and in the past period of time, they have formed a deep relationship with the soldiers of the survey camp. is a person who can be relied upon.

"Guest officer, please inside, what do you want to play today?"

As soon as Xiong Minyang, Mo San and others entered the gambling house, a guy in front of them greeted them warmly, which really made people feel at home.

Xiong Min looked up and saw that the scale of this gambling house was indeed not small, with several halls. There were six or seven gaming tables in each hall, and the gaming tables were crowded with people, shouting and shouting, looking very excited. Except for the hall. There are also some small rooms, which can be seen crowded, but the movement is obviously weaker, and it is estimated that some VIP members with status gamble money.

"Little brother. I don't know how the people in this city gamble. Mo San asked the guy with a naïve face.

"You can play any way. Let's see what you like, officer. The guy hid his disdain in his heart and said to Mo San: "Throwing money, throwing pots, folding pu, dominoes, leaf plays, playing horses, everything." ”

"Uh...... I don't know any of that. Mo San touched his head in distress and said.

"This guest officer is here for the first time, right? There are also simpler ones, betting on the size, there are dealers rolling the dice, you just need to bet on the right size. The guy introduced.

"That's fine." Mo San nodded, then turned back to Xiong Min who was following behind and said, "Brother Xiong, let's bet on the size, right?" I heard the old watch of Shangbu Village say that he just played gambling and earned seven or eight taels of silver! ”

"Third brother, let's stop betting, we can't understand the way people in the city play, what if someone cheats us out of our money?" Xiong Min pretended to be more naïve than Mo San, and persuaded in a low voice.

"Brother, where are you talking about this? You go to inquire, when did our Xinglong Gambling House ever come out of the old thousand? If we go out of the old thousand, you can go to the county lord to sue us, this Luoshan County is also a place where there is a king's law. But if we don't come out of the way, just based on your words, even if it is a false accusation, we will eat the board. The man solemnly warned Xiong Minyang.

Xiong Minyang immediately closed his mouth tightly, as if he was frightened by his man's words. The guy looked at the performance of this group of people, and already had a judgment in his heart, and decided that these people were the hillbillies who had come to the city for the first time to gamble money, and they were the ideal prey.

The group followed the guy to a gambling table, and there were already a few people gathered at the table, all of whom were betting on the size of the table. The dealer was about to shake the dice cup while holding it, and when he saw Mo San and the others coming, he stopped his hand and shouted, "These guest officers, but they are here to bet?" ”

"Uh-uh, exactly." Mo San still said in a low voice.

"How much? Bet big or bet small? The dealer asked.

Mo San took out a copper plate and said, "Let's go first...... All right? ”

"One is fine, there is no limit to how much." The dealer replied, "Do you bet big or small?" ”

"This ......" Mo San took the money and hesitated, like a miser. In fact, he does belong to the kind of person who has to break a penny in half and spend it, this time he came to help Xiong Minyang act, although he used Xiong Minyang's money, he still couldn't help but feel distressed.

"You're like me, bet big, listen to me, that's right." A bearded man at the table said.

"Really? Can a bet on the big win? Mo San asked at the beard.

Luo Hu said: "I have already won more than two taels of silver, you see, I bet on 100, you are only 1, what are you afraid of?" ”

"Oh, then I'll listen to my brother, bet big." Mo San seemed to be moved by what the other party said, and really bet a penny in the general direction.

Xiong Minyang and the others hid behind Mo San, vigilantly observing the scene on the gambling table. They clearly noticed that the dealer and the beard exchanged a quick look, and then shook the dice. After shaking it a few times, the dealer buckled the dice cup, opened it again, and the result was really "big".

"Haha, I won!" Mo San shouted happily, then stomped his feet again, and said to Xiong Min: "Why didn't I bet a few more just now!" ”

"It's never too late to bet on the next one." The bearded man encouraged, "I'll bet on the next one, brother, are you still going to follow?" ”

"Of course!" Mo San said, "This one, I'll bet on it...... Five! ”

The dice cup shook again and again, and the beard didn't win every time, but seven or eight times out of ten. Mo San bet like a beard, and earned nearly 100 yuan in a short time, and couldn't help but smile. Under the encouragement of the beard, he bet bigger and bigger, and he can also bet to 50.

At this point, good luck seemed to be gradually leaving the beard, and out of every ten, his winning margin dropped to four or three, one would win a few hundred, and the next he would lose more money. Mo San looked like he was already enchanted, he wanted to win more if he won, and he looked forward to winning when he lost, the expression on his face became more and more excited, and his voice became louder and louder.

"Great! Big! Big...... Alas! I am the ancestor of the day, how can I be small! The beard sighed and lost the last few hundred dollars in his hand.

"This ......" Mo San seemed to be a little shaken when he saw that he had lost all the money with his beard, and at this time, he had already exported seven or eight coins of silver, and his eyes became red.

"No, I must get it back, I calculated the hexagram before I went out, and I have fortune today!" He turned his head and said to a man who had been standing next to him but did not participate in the gambling money: "Shopkeeper Hu, lend me 500, and I will pay you back when I pull it." ”

"It's not impossible to borrow money from you, but what if you can't pay it back?" The shopkeeper asked pretentiously.

"Don't you know my old Zhang's credit? If not, I'll give you the piece of water that I have by the river. He said.

Xiong Min smiled in his heart, a double reed, this is clearly for Mo San. Ordinary people enter the casino just with the intention of earning some extra money, if they lose it all, they will only leave gloomily, and it is unlikely to borrow money, let alone take land, housing, etc. as collateral. The pretentiousness of the beard is to convey a psychological hint to people like Mo San, making them feel that borrowing money, mortgaging real estate, etc., are reasonable choices. To put it bluntly, this person is the "trust" of casinos and loan sharks.

In order to make the beard play more fully, Xiong Min leaned up and gently stabbed Mo San behind his back, Mo San nodded knowingly, stepped forward and said to the beard: "Brother, you can't help it, how can this land be reached?" ”

"This gambler, it's okay if you don't have any guts? Brother, don't worry, if my Lao Zhang dares to sell the land, he will have something to earn the money back, so you can see it. With a resolute look on his face, Mo San nodded desperately as if he was moved by his spirit.

The next story is really not as Xiong Minyang expected. After borrowing money, his luck improved again, and after a while, he won a few thousand dollars, and quickly repaid the 500 money he borrowed from Hu Shopkeeper, and added an additional 100 interest.

"See, brother, you have to dare to bet everything on this gambling money, and if you have momentum, you will have gambling luck. If you shrink back, the God of Gambling will not take care of you. The beard piled up a small mountain of money in front of him, and proudly taught Mo San the opportunity.

"Well, brother, you're right, my old Mo is also out of the way!" Mo San was as kind as a stream, slapped the table generously, and said: "This one, I bet small, bet 500!" ”

The dealer has an eerie smile on his face and raises the dice bell high.