Chapter 30: Thirty Horrors of the Corpse
Qin Tai left Zhan Xiaoxiao and Qiu Xiaoqiu, as well as Hu Da and that guy, and once again asked the guy to recall every detail of his meeting with Bai Laosan. Hu Da on the side saw that Qin Tai cared about this Bai Laosan, and hurriedly called the dealer who presided over the gambling game yesterday to recall this Bai Laosan's every move. At the same time, send someone to secretly find out the whereabouts of this Bai Laosan, even if you find it, don't be alarmed. This time, Hu Da was smart, and he didn't dare to startle the snake, and only secretly monitored this Bai Laosan.
Guys and dealers are both casino people, and there are three major abilities as a casino person. First, the eyesight is good, and those who have seen it can remember, which is a bit like the ability to never forget. Second, there are a wide range of people, people of three religions and nine streams know each other, and when they see people, they talk about people, and they don't easily bow their heads and admit defeat. Third, be good at observing a person's emotional changes. So when Hu Da asked them to recall the scene of meeting Bai Laosan, they immediately recalled the bits and pieces of contact with Bai Laosan. The guy first repeated every word and action he had said when he met Bai Laosan in the morning. Then the dealer also recalled the general situation after Bai Laosan came to the casino yesterday according to his memory. Fortunately, there are only three gambling tables in Guangfa Casino, and Bai Laosan was in front of the dealer's prince almost all night, so the dealer still remembers this Bai Laosan. Guangfa Casino is similar to other casinos, and the size of a table is to guess how many points can be shaken out of three dice. A dice has six faces, and is engraved with a small hole of different numbers of two, three, four, five, six, four and six of which are small red holes, and the others are small black holes. The three dice are shaken together, four to nine are small, ten to seventeen are large, and three ones and three sixes are called leopards. Bet on the big on the table and lose big, bet on small and lose small, and bet on the leopard to pay ten times the principal. But the probability of a leopard being fired in one night is almost equal to zero, and no one will bet on a leopard. This is the easiest, but also the most exciting, because it doesn't require skill and is easy and fast. If you're lucky, you can make three or four times as much money in one night, and sometimes you can get rich overnight. But it is also very fast to lose, and it can be bankrupt all at once. The second type is the only chess piece. Grab a random piece of chess, and then use the tool to separate the four pieces of the piece, and the number of pieces left in the end is the number of pieces that everyone bets on. From one to four, the bet won one to lose three, and the bet did not consider himself unlucky. This is also the most common gambling method for ordinary people in ancient times. The last one is Pai Gow, which is one of everyone's favorite bets. In addition to these, the casino also has several private rooms for the wealthy to play big, or to play leaf play. The so-called leaf play is a kind of mahjong play, but it is not white in the southeast and northwest, there are only three kinds of tubes, strips and ten thousand sons, and the gameplay is basically similar to modern mahjong. This is an elegant gambling method, so it is not widely spread among the common people, and it is generally not played by Mrs. and Miss, or by some officials and wealthy businessmen who play privately. In order to cater to the tastes of some big names, the casino also has some props for leaf plays, but there are not many people who play.
Ordinary people don't know much about culture, and they dislike the chess pieces and pai gow rules, so the popular gambling method is still the simplest bet size. In GF Casino, the main turnover of each day comes from this table. If it is said that this table feeds most of the people in the casino, this sentence is not an exaggeration at all. In addition to the most profitable gambling platform, the casino also has another good income, which is to borrow money and lend usury. People who lose money and lose red eyes will do anything in order to turn the page. In addition, some people with ulterior motives are fanning the flames on the side, and it is very likely that they will still borrow money to turn over the capital even though they know that it is a loan shark. The money here is not only easy to borrow and talk, but you can borrow as much as you want, but when it comes to repaying the money, you will know why it is so easy to borrow money. Because the interest in it is unaffordable for the average person, the interest is not calculated on an annual basis, nor on a monthly basis, but on a daily basis. If a sum of money is borrowed for ten days, it is double the principal, which means that if you borrow for a month, you have to repay four times the principal. If you borrow for a year, the interest alone can scare a large group of people to death. Therefore, ordinary gangsters or old subordinates know that this kind of money cannot be borrowed until the last resort, and if it is borrowed, it must be repaid quickly, otherwise it will not be repaid for the rest of the life. The first role of the casino is to protect the normal order of the casino, and the second role is to deal with those who owe money and do not pay it back.
This Bai Laosan doesn't frequent casinos, not because he doesn't like gambling, but because his wife at home is too powerful. Bai Laosan is a craftsman who waits for business to come to his door every day in the human market. Because Bai Laosan's craftsmanship is pankang, that is, repairing stoves, every household has a stove to cook, and it is inevitable that there will be some small problems, so Bai Laosan's business is good. With a little spare money, he always likes to come to the casino to play a few games, and he loses more and wins less. If he loses money, he will be scolded by his wife all over the world, and if he wins money, his wife will be unhappy. In order to control him from coming to the casino, his wife went to the market every day to pick up Bai Laosan and go home. Everyone always laughs at him for being a strict wife and a man who is afraid of his wife. It's this man who still has a chance to sneak out and gamble a few handfuls.
It is said that yesterday Bai Laosan took over a good business, not only repaired the stove for people, but also set up a fire kang and got more than 370 yuan. After having dinner at the host's house, I couldn't help but come to Guangfa Casino to gamble a few handfuls. The dealer was just transferred from another casino, and he happened to know this Bai Laosan, so he introduced the situation of Bai Laosan to the guys on the side. Bai Laosan is not an atmospheric person, so every bet is placed for ten cents and ten cents, so he can't win much money and lose much money. He barely lost or won in one night, and if he hadn't bet all of them on him in the end, he wouldn't have lost a single one.
Because he lost all his money, Bai Laosan didn't dare to go home to see his wife, so he begged his buddy to let him spend the night at the gambling table. He said that he would do some business today and go home to explain to his wife. At that time, the guy agreed for the sake of face, and told Bai Laosan to leave the casino early the next morning, otherwise the boss would blame. Bai Laosan not only agreed, but also had the opportunity to visit this casino often in the future. In this way, the guy asked Bai Laosan to lay on the floor at the gambling table, and also gave Bai Laosan a blanket to let him sleep with half a mattress and half a bed.
As soon as Bai Laosan got up this morning, he saw the guy coming in with Ma Xiaohua. Bai Laosan thought that the guy was coming to drive him away, so he hurriedly gave the guy a blanket and said that he would leave soon. Because he saw a stranger behind him, he casually asked him who this person was. The guy simply said about Ma Xiaohua, and Bai Laosan asked Ma Xiaohua's name in a lovely tone. When the guy told Bai Laosan that this person's name was Ma Xiaohua, Bai Laosan remembered that this person was the famous Ma Xiaohua in the past few days, and said that he had heard of this Ma Xiaohua's name. After Bai Laosan chatted with his buddy for a few words, he left the casino by himself, at this time Ma Xiaohua happened to go to the secret room with Hu Da, and did not meet Bai Laosan again along the way. When Ma Xiaohua died, Hu Da was waiting for Qin Tai and his wife at the door, and at this time, Bai Laosan had already left the casino, and it was estimated that he was about to arrive in Chengnan City.
Qin Tai carefully asked the guy several times about the conversation between him and Bai Laosan, and repeatedly made sure that when they spoke, Ma Xiaohua had any abnormal behavior or performance. Then when Ma Xiaohua was locked in the secret room, the bodyguard who was outside called over to ask about something. After these people finished asking, Qin Tai suddenly asked Qiu Xiaoqiu to go with him to dissect Ma Xiaohua's body, but Zhan Xiaoxiao was sent by Qin Tai and didn't know what to do. When Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu dissected the corpse, they asked the Jinyi Guard's people to guard the door of the secret room and not let anyone approach. In fact, there was no need to tell them, when Hu Da and the others heard that Ma Xiaohua's body was going to be dissected, they were so frightened that no one dared to approach this secret room. Although they often fight and kill, it is still a little difficult for them to see a person being gouged out of their hearts with their own eyes. Even Jin Yiwei, who claimed to be doing everything, looked a little embarrassed, afraid that Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu would transfer them in to help on the grounds of lack of manpower. Fortunately, Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu, in order to keep it secret, and for the reason that fewer people know as much as possible, they didn't let Jinyiwei go in to help. Just listening to the sound outside also made these brocade guards break out in a cold sweat.
When Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu came out again, Zhan Xiaoxiao had already returned to the casino. After Zhan Xiaoxiao gave Qin Tai a strange look, Qin Tai ordered everyone to retreat. Qiu Xiaoqiu led people to carry Ma Xiaohua's body and left the casino, and after Hu Da sent everyone to the gate of the casino, he returned to the casino after a few polite words. Qin Tai and his wife did not go back to the Jinyi Acropolis South Branch with the team, but went to another place. Along the way, Qin Tai didn't explain anything to his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao, and Zhan Xiaoxiao didn't take the initiative to inquire about anything.
Qin Tai came to Chengnanren City and pretended to repair the stove, but he couldn't find Bai Laosan, who was supposed to be waiting for business here. I thought that Bai Laosan had been invited to do business, but I didn't expect that Bai Laosan hadn't come to Renshi to do business for two or three days. Qin Tai immediately became alert to something, not only did Bai Laosan not open the market today, but even Bai Laosan did not come to the market yesterday. Then what he said to the dealer yesterday was a lie, and the cost of this gambling money was not the salary he earned yesterday. It seems that there is really something wrong with this Bai Laosan, this person is definitely directly related to Ma Xiaohua's death.
At this time, a person from Guangfa Casino approached Qin Tai, who was sent by Hu Da to spy on Bai Laosan. He didn't see Bai Laosan, and just as he was about to leave, he looked at Qin Tai and his wife. He took the initiative to lead the way for Qin Tai and his wife, and went to Bai Laosan's house to wait for Bai Laosan to appear. Qin Tai and his wife went to Bai Laosan's house with this person, and met Bai Laosan's wife and Bai Laosan's two sons. Bai Laosan's wife cried and scolded Bai Laosan for not being a thing, and the two children were also clamoring to see their father. Qin Tai asked Bai Laosan's wife a few words, and Bai's third wife insisted that Bai Laosan went to the human market every day to do business in the past few days, and only did not go home last night.