Chapter 322: Inquire about the casino
If the county magistrate could send someone to keep an eye on it, it would be impossible for a private gambling house to open.
Could it be that because there have been no such decrees in all dynasties, the county decrees of this county did not care about this decree?
This thought flashed through Chen Mu's mind, and as he thought about it, he said to the old man.
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Beijing has issued a decree that no more gambling houses are allowed to be opened in various parts of Great Xia, but why are gambling houses still open here?"
"Do the county officials of your county know about the gambling house, and where is the gambling house?"
Hearing Chen Mu ask about something related to the gambling house, the white-bearded and white-haired old man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, and he spoke.
"I don't know where the gambling house is, I'm not interested in it, and I wouldn't be able to do it if it weren't for this bastard's constant gambling."
"There are gambling houses in our county, and there were several gambling houses in our county in the first two years, all of which were opened by wealthy businessmen in our county."
"But as you said, since His Royal Highness the Prince issued a decree, the rich businessmen of our county did not dare to commit crimes against the wind, so the gambling house was closed."
"The county magistrate also sent people to keep an eye on it, as for where and when the gambling house was opened, I don't know, most of it was secretly opened by those ruffians in our town."
"I don't think the prefectural magistrate knows."
Seeing the white-bearded and white-haired old man say this, Chen Mu nodded in response, if so, then he could let go of the county order.
Otherwise, he will be punished for the crime of poor supervision by the county magistrate.
Thinking about it like this, Chen Mu glanced at the middle-aged man again, this white-bearded and white-haired old man didn't know where the gambling house was, and the middle-aged man must know where the gambling house was.
Chen Mu didn't delay, he glanced at the guards on the side, and when the guards saw this, they immediately stepped forward and turned the middle-aged man over, and ripped off the handkerchief on the middle-aged man's mouth.
The middle-aged man also heard the words of Chen Mu and the white-bearded and white-haired old man, he looked fiercely in the direction of Chen Mu, and then scolded angrily.
"I just lost a few bets, and I was short of so many taels of silver, but this old man was unwilling to give it to me, how could the little silver I was given before be enough to spend, there are so many people in my family, and he only has those two apprentices under his knees."
"Why did he keep so much money for him, if he didn't give it to me, who did he want to give it to? Could it be that he still wants to marry another wife at his age? ”
The white-bearded and white-haired old man was sixty years old, and when he heard the middle-aged man say this, the white-bearded and white-haired old man was so angry that he jumped to his feet.
"Listen to what you said, how could I still want to marry another daughter-in-law, I just want to keep the money and use it when it is useful in the future."
"You didn't use that money for the right time, but for gambling, and if you used it for your family, I couldn't have given it to you."
"Besides, how much silver I have already given you, I have given you more than a hundred taels of silver, this is the accumulation of ordinary people for several years, have you calculated? All the more than 100 truckloads of silver were thrown into the casino. ”
Unexpectedly, this middle-aged man gambled so much money in the casino, Chen Mu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the white-bearded and white-haired old man say this.
Being a veterinarian is not profitable, this white-bearded and white-haired old man saves money every day, and he has to raise apprentices and maintain the opening of the shop, which also spends a lot all year round.
Most of the 100 silver cars were also accumulated by the old man, but in the end, he was still blamed by his brother for failing to come up with the silver he wanted in time.
Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh, thinking that this middle-aged man was still so ignorant at this age, it was really speechless.
He glanced at the middle-aged man, and saw that the middle-aged man was about to open his mouth when he heard the old man say this, Chen Mu glanced at the guards on the side, and immediately asked the guards to take a step forward.
He stepped on the shoulder of the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man's shoulder made a small cracking sound, and the middle-aged man had a big belly, and at first glance he was a person who didn't do much work, and his body was weak.
was stepped on hard by the guard's foot, and then he screamed, Chen Mu met the middle-aged man's resentful gaze, and he spoke.
"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you, I just ask you where the casino is, I won't take your life if you tell me, but if you don't want to tell me, don't blame me for being rude to you."
When the middle-aged man heard Chen Mu say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately sneered, he didn't believe Chen Mu's words, he was in his brother's shop, could it be that he could be killed by a group of strangers?
The middle-aged man pursed his lips, turned his head to look in the direction of the white-bearded and white-haired old man, and then spoke.
"Even if that old thing doesn't want to give me money, he can't just watch you kill me, and if you ask me where the casino is, I won't tell you."
"You've ruined my good deeds, and you expect news from me to the casino? Oh, think beautifully. ”
Seeing the other party say this, the corners of Chen Mu's mouth couldn't help twitching slightly, this middle-aged man is not a fool.
Merely......
Chen Mu thought about it, and he turned his head to look in the direction of the old man.
The old man seemed to realize something, he frowned, Chen Mu shook his head quietly, and glanced at the old man again.
When the old man saw Chen Mu like this, he was stunned and didn't have time to come back to his senses, he saw Chen Mu retract his gaze, looked up in the direction of the guards, and then spoke.
"Since he has said this, then you can fulfill him, we have taken people to see this casino, and this is a surprise."
"Even if this old gentleman doesn't want to see us do something to you, I have so many people, it's not difficult to stop this old gentleman."
When the middle-aged man heard Chen Mu say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately pulled out a sneer.
He opened his mouth, and was about to taunt Chen Mu, when he saw a guard standing beside him suddenly step forward and draw a dagger from his waist.
The dagger refracted the sunlight, and the snow was so bright that it seemed that it could easily harvest his life, and the middle-aged man's breath froze.
He looked up in the direction of Chen Mu in disbelief, he gritted his teeth and spoke.
"You...... How dare you...... How dare you threaten me? Are you even really planning to do it to me? You don't have a king's law, there is still a county order in this county, if you dare to do it to me, I ...... I won't let you go! ”
The middle-aged man said this as he rubbed back.
There was a slight fear in his eyes, Chen Mu saw him like this, but he sneered, and he quietly took a step forward.