Chapter 4 Observations
What will happen to Darune without the Blue Brotherhood?
The answer is, nothing will change.
The West Street of the Slum is still West Street, and it has not gotten any worse because of the change of owner, and certainly not for the better.
Listening to people's narration a hundred times, it is better to walk in a circle by yourself.
Often, the style of a gang can be seen from the smallest details.
At least, the Kherson gang, known as the Black Stork, is in no hurry to make any changes in order in the city of Daru.
Whether there is a positive or negative change, Alexei does not see it.
There were even some of the old people from the Brotherhood on West Street who took care of the stalls, and they didn't even change their clothes and left to take up their posts.
Maybe it's due to manpower considerations, or maybe it's due to resource constraints, or maybe it's both. According to Gog, when they left Kherson, they used only two small boats.
In addition to the current temporary boss 'Twin Blades' Bosent, there are three big leaders of the Black Storks who came to Darune City, and under the big boss is the old team who ran away from Kherson like Gog. They all refer to themselves as Black Stork's management, and they are called by their own nicknames, and small leaders like Gog Skellen also have their own nickname, 'Dogtail Grass'.
Judging by the nickname alone, Gog's status in the gang is not too high. But that's right, before he was captured by Gruger, he was also given real power by the gang, recruited a few subordinates, set up a small table on the street, and at the end of the day, he could also make a gambling money.
The Black Stork has a loose organizational structure, excluding core gang members, and has very few constraints on members on the periphery. West Street, which occupies half of the slums, is divided into sub-districts, each managed by three big bosses, and in the area under the jurisdiction of the big bosses, the movement of the small bosses is unrestricted. Alexey learned from Gog's mouth: "As long as you pay the full commission, you are free to set up a stall wherever you want." ”
But in the word freedom, there is a different level.
"The big bosses run all the gambling houses in the district, you see. Gog pointed to a bungalow with a rag on the doorway and dice on it, and said, "That's our new gambling house." This place belongs to the 'Kuaishou' Zarok, and there are more people who go there to play than the stalls we set up on the streets, and the gambling money is much larger, at least dozens of times more. ”
"How many tens of times?"
"A dozen coppers in a game. But don't underestimate the dice of a game of ten coppers, they can post hundreds of adri in a day. ”
Sure enough, as the bard said, if the king liked it, he could scrape off even a beggar's scalp. ”
Alexei pulled out a tasu and tossed it high.
"Can I win?"
"Yes, sir. Players don't make thousands all the time, and occasionally, they'll let the gambler win a little bit so that the customer doesn't go bankrupt and be in a bad mood. ”
"Interesting, I didn't expect you to know the truth of fishing with all your might. Let's talk about the configuration in your gambling house, I'm a little interested. ”
"No problem, my lord. The gambling houses of our gang usually arrange a clever ghost who is looking at the wind, two boxers who press the field, and a leader who has a bit of status in the gang, not like me, but the real leader. Players are determined by the number of customers in the casino, and there are usually no fewer than three. ”
"There aren't a lot of people. ”
"Well, that's right. Outside gangsters like me usually go out to the street with their men to set up stalls, and it's only when there aren't enough players that it's my turn to go in and do it. When he said this, Goge's eyes flashed with excitement, obviously remembering some old things, "These gangsters guarding the gambling house are all cronies of our big boss, and they eat the dividends of the gambling house, and they are not with us in Kherson. ”
"On top of that, we have an infield. ”
"I know that a few hundred Adri businesses won't satisfy your appetite. Alexei played with the silver coin in his hand and tossed it high again.
"The entrance to the infield is in this casino. ”
"Basement. ”
"That's right, my lord, after our men kicked Grujie out of West Street, they took over their original business. ”
"A little bit of hallucinogenic potion. ”
"There were also a few girls who helped release the stress. ”
"The big bosses don't have the right to take over the infield, it's ours...... The boss of the Black Stork's double swordsman. Unconsciously, Gog began to change his position, "The female mage is also in the infield, she doesn't come out often, but I know where the rooms and laboratories are that belong to her. ”
"Yes, you're good. ”
"Remember Gog, you are different from everyone you see now, and you are lucky. ”
"My lord saved my life, and I remember my great grace. For the sake of adults, I, Gog Skalen, would rather die than die. ”
Gog patted his chest, and his tone was sonorous and powerful.
"You're pretty skilled. ”
Alexei glanced at Gog with a smile, and the frightened latter immediately stopped his mouth like a quail, craned his neck, and stared at the mage with only a pair of big innocent eyes, and his legs could not move.
"Neither Grujie nor the female mage you call it, they are no match for you. ”
"You can see the form, and you know it's useless to lie to me. Alexei looked down at Tasu, who landed in his palm, and turned his head up, "Today, it's time for someone to report to Moore." ”
Gaoge, who was following Alexey, shuddered when he heard this, but did not dare to speak.
The interior of the newly built gambling house was still very rudimentary, at least, Alexei did not see a single distinctive thing. A few wooden tables, a few small benches, a layer of burlap on top, a few numbers drawn, that's all the tools inside the casino.
However, it is never the perfection of the facilities that attracts gamblers to a gambling house, but the tinkling cuties.
Yours and mine. These two simple words are one of the core elements that make up the operation of the whole society.
From yours to mine. It flowed down from someone else's palm and landed in my wallet.
The same palms made of flesh and blood, the same coins minted in metal, between seemingly simple acts, the happiness brought is so violent that even thousands of praise words are not enough to interpret one percent, which is really unstoppable.
Money is magical. Or rather, it's called the charm of getting something for nothing.
As long as they have money, even if they are asked to play cards in the dung heap, they will be willing to eat.
Besides, what can a bunch of slum mud legs be particular about? Nailing a piece of fur to a stool can scare them into taking a seat.
After instructing Gog to find the person in charge of the gambling house, Alexey, who had nothing to do, took out an Adri and threw it in an area without looking.
There was a muddy pile under his feet. The newly renovated gambling house had not yet had time to be paved with tiles, but the slightly leveled dirt floor was covered with traces of, and the rain in Darune smelled of urine, not to mention a small gambling house.
He sniffled in disgust, the smell of the gamblers around him was so strong that it was almost solid, like a sticky piece of butter that was fermenting in your nostrils.
Perhaps, it will be liberated after a while. But the mage didn't want to wait any longer.
He was not in a very good mood.
Then someone is going to be unlucky.
"Hit!"
"Hahaha, I hit!"
Dozens of coppers were pushed in front of the mage by the player, and beside him was a fool who kept screaming.
"Shut up, untouchables. ”
Alexei muttered, pushing Adri and the copper he had won into an empty space again.
People around are placing bets.
"Hahaha, hit again, hit again!"
"I'm hit again!"
"Damn, what the hell? ”
"There's no mistake. ”
"Hey, is there something wrong with your dice?"
Alexey caught a glimpse of the player's hand trembling as he grabbed the dice, pulled out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and shouted, "Come on, come on, do another round." It seems that this new friend is very lucky, everyone should win money as soon as possible, and luck can't be stopped. ”
As he spoke, he took advantage of the situation and grabbed both Adri and Copper, who were originally pressed by Alexey, and asked, "Friend, another game?"
"Whatever you like. ”
"Do you want to press big or small, or double?"
"You can't win. ”
"It seems that this new friend is very confident, we might as well bet a little bigger, everyone will have a hand. As he spoke, a middle-aged man wearing a silk shirt with puff sleeves and a bright purple purple came over from the crowd, followed by Gao Ge, who was being pulled by two strong men and was smiling awkwardly at the mage.
The middle-aged man untied the money bag on his waist and slapped it on the table: "I just don't know if this new friend dares to gamble." ”
"Call!"
Behind him, the strong men also slapped two bags of coins on the table with his movements, and the shocked dice jumped, and the frightened citizens who had never seen the world subconsciously dodged back, looking at the bare knotted muscles on the two big men in horror.
"I hear what Dogtail means, do you still want to talk to me?" he lifted his foot, stepped on a bench, pulled out a dagger with an unsheathed gold handle from the edge of his boot, carefully scratched the gap between his fingernails, and then blew lightly, "Know, I'm Kuaishou, 'Kuaishou' Zarok, the manager of this gambling house. ”