Chapter 384: Secret Place
At this moment, what appeared in front of Ling Chen's eyes was a warehouse of thousands of square meters. However, it is now somewhat inaccurate to describe it as a warehouse.
The walls around the warehouse are covered with gold striped wallpaper, and the floor is paved with pure white tiles, and the gaps between each tile are filled with copper wires, which is visually very grand and classy. At the top of the warehouse, there are several ring-shaped crystal chandeliers, layered on top of each other, shining brightly, illuminating every corner of the warehouse.
It's just a simple decoration, but it makes the grade of the entire dilapidated warehouse instantly upgraded.
In the spacious warehouse, there are more than 50 gaming tables side by side, with a variety of ways to play, and a row of slot machines against the wall. It was only past eight o'clock, and the casino was already overcrowded, with men and women all gathered around the table, all with red faces and excited expressions.
Careful Ling Chen noticed that the people who came here to gamble were not very rich people, just looking at their clothes and dress, they were similar to him and Wei Jun, and they could only be regarded as ordinary people.
"Hey, Brother Wei, this kind of underground casino is operating illegally, aren't you afraid of being arrested by the police?" Ling Chen asked in a low voice.
Wei Jun made a 'shhh' gesture and said with a smile: "What are you worried about doing so much, people have backgrounds, and they don't worry about the police coming to the door at all, you just have to play boldly, if something really happens, isn't there still me with you." ”
Ling Chen asked curiously, "What is the origin of the person who runs this casino, do you know?"
"I don't know. As far as I know, this casino has just been in operation for less than a month, and I was introduced to this place by a friend. Speaking of this, Wei Jun smiled proudly: "Brother, I have good luck recently, I have played a few times, and I have earned two years' salary." Brother Ling, if you try your luck later, maybe you can make a little money to spend. ”
"Forget it, I don't have much interest in gambling. Brother Wei, don't be too obsessed. ”
"Don't worry, I won't do such a thing as a small gamble and bankruptcy. Eh, if you don't play, then I'll try my luck first, and if I'm lucky tonight, whatever you want to play, I'll cover all the expenses. The words fell, and without waiting for Ling Chen to say more, Wei Jun couldn't wait to lean towards the gambling table.
Ling Chen stood behind Wei Jun and looked at the two, Wei Jun's luck was good, he even grabbed a few good cards, and in a few strokes, he had already earned more than 3,000 yuan, which was equivalent to a month's salary.
After watching it for a few minutes, Ling Chen suddenly felt a little lacking in interest. He was not interested in gambling, and he knew that Wei Jun had brought him to this kind of place, so he might as well stay at home and talk about love with Nan Rong Wanqing.
"Brother Wei, you play first, I'll walk around. ”
Wei Jun said without looking back: "Okay, don't go too far, this place provides free food and drink, you don't need to be polite." ”
Leaving the gaming table, Ling Chen put his hands in his trouser pockets and wandered around aimlessly. However, it is such a casino, and no matter how much you visit, you will not be interested in it. Look at the time, it's not even nine o'clock. Forget it, let's stay up for a while, Wei Jun called himself out, and he couldn't help but give face.
As he walked around, Ling Chen's corner of his eyes suddenly noticed that there was a curtain hanging in the corner of the northeast corner of the casino, covering the corner of the wall.
In less than half a minute, seven or eight people walked out from behind the curtain and entered the casino.
The space behind the curtain can accommodate two or three people at most, and seven or eight people come out in a row, indicating that it is not simple inside. Driven by curiosity, Ling Chen, who was already bored, immediately became interested. Glancing around, seeing that no one was noticing him, he walked towards the corner.
Lifting the curtain, Ling Chen found that behind the curtain was a wall with wallpaper, and there was nothing. Seeing this, the corners of Ling Chen's mouth raised slightly, and he looked at the wall with interest. Then, he reached out against the wall and gently pushed it inside.
Unsurprisingly, there is a secret door hidden in the wall.
Entering the secret door, the light inside is dim, but the line of sight is clear.
Ling Chen walked a few meters away and saw a staircase leading straight to the ground. According to the configuration of the warehouse, this should be a basement underneath.
Follow the stairs all the way to the bottom, in the spacious basement, the light is not bright, giving people a hazy feeling. Unlike casinos, there are many separate seats in the basement, each of which is fenced off by a barrier to avoid being seen by others.
At this time, there are not many people in the basement, and most of the staff are doing the preparatory work.
Seeing someone walking towards this side, Ling Chen was afraid of being discovered, so he hurriedly hid in the pantry next to him.
Glancing at the waiter's uniform hanging on the wall, Ling Chen's heart moved, and he immediately changed out of his casual clothes and put on the waiter's uniform. Then, he straightened his collar, held his head high, and walked out with a wine tray.
Not to mention, after Ling Chen changed into this uniform, the people around him just glanced at him and didn't say anything, and no one suspected his identity.
Wandering around for a while, the time was already close to nine o'clock.
By this time, the basement had been set up, and all the waiters were standing against the wall, neatly arranged, and each of them took out a butterfly eye mask from his pocket to cover the part above his nose.
Seeing their actions, Ling Chen secretly complained to himself, he didn't expect that there would be such a rule, he was not prepared at all. Just when Ling Chen was at a loss, a male waiter next to him gently pushed his arm, handed him an eye patch, and motioned him to put it on quickly.
Ling Chen glanced at the other party gratefully, and hurriedly put on the butterfly blindfold and covered half of his face. In this way, he doesn't have to worry about being recognized.
At nine o'clock, on the other side of the basement, a group of men in suits and leather shoes rushed in, either alone or in groups of three or five, as if they had all agreed, all remained silent, without saying a word, each finding their own seat, and no one communicated. Not only that, these men, like Ling Chen, all used various masks to hide their appearances, as if they were afraid of being recognized.
This mysterious feeling made Ling Chen more and more curious, and he wanted to find out.
As soon as everyone arrived, the side doors closed. At the same time, the lights in the basement instantly dimmed, and the visual range was less than three meters.
As the guests arrived, the waiters standing against the wall also began their work, serving champagne and wine to the guests.
Ling Chen held a wine plate, shuttled through the crowd, and secretly looked at the guests by bending down to hand over the wine. Unfortunately, everyone was wearing masks and could not be identified.
However, with Ling Chen's many years of experience, he could judge from the clothes of these people that all the guests present were rich people.