Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Quartet Gambling House
"Brother Pang, I still have important things to do, so I'll leave first..."
Looking at the smoky atmosphere around him, Zhang Tao stood up, he didn't want to stay here any longer, he had already learned what he wanted to know, it was time to leave, and he still had the task of finding the Blood Cloak Hall himself.
He bowed to Pang Shaoyuan and clenched his fists, expressing his apologies: "I invited this drink, next time I have time to drink with Brother Pang!" β
After speaking, he took out a piece of broken silver from his arms and threw it to the shopkeeper who nodded on the side, and walked out of the wine shop without looking back.
Nowadays, he can be regarded as having a huge amount of money, and he is still very rich in inviting others to drink a pot of spirits.
Especially after getting Li Feipeng's ingot of gold, he no longer has to worry about food and clothing in a short period of time.
"Brother Zhang, please stay!"
As soon as he walked out of the door of the wine shop, Zhang Tao heard the big man of the Heavenly Sword Gate shouting his name behind him.
He turned around, looked at the other party with a porcelain white wine jug in his hand, and followed with an eager face, he couldn't help frowning, and said suspiciously: "Is the wine money not enough?" β
"Oh no... It's because there is too much money for wine, so I asked for an extra pot of wine from Xiao Er for you to take away. β
Pang Shaoyuan smiled awkwardly, handed over the wine jug a little embarrassed, and asked with concern: "Brother Zhang is worried about the demon of the Blood Cloak Hall?" β
"Huh?"
Zhang Tao's eyes narrowed, staring at the seemingly honest and honest burly man in front of him in surprise, he didn't expect the other party to be so delicate, and then he said tentatively: "Do you know the whereabouts of the Blood Cloak Hall?" β
"I accidentally saw a person in the gambling house who besieged you yesterday."
Hearing this, Pang Shaoyuan nodded seriously, and explained angrily: "Those guys are not good people at first glance, but I didn't see the bastard who pretended to be the master of my sect." β
"Haha, with Brother Pang's information, it's enough!"
Zhang Tao was overjoyed, it really took no effort to break through the iron shoes and find nowhere to find it, just now he was still worried about the whereabouts of the Blood Clothes Hall, and now he has obtained useful information.
This mission not only allowed revenge, but also collected information about Wuling Mountain by the way, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
"Okay, since I can help Brother Zhang, then I'll take you to the Sifang Casino."
As he spoke, Pang Shaoyuan smiled and led Zhang Tao in the opposite direction.
Half a quarter of an hour later.
Zhang Tao and the big man with a knife came to the door of the Sifang Gambling House.
I saw that the gambling house is located in the most remote place in the southwest of the city, the faΓ§ade of the house is inconspicuous, only a banner with the words 'Sifang Gambling House' stands on the side of the road, fluttering in the wind, it looks a little lonely and deserted.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Tao couldn't help but wonder, this was completely different from the lively gambling house he imagined, and asked suspiciously: "Brother Pang, you didn't take the wrong way, are you sure this is a gambling house?" β
"Don't worry, you can't go wrong!"
Pang Shaoyuan is familiar with the road, and is very familiar with the environment of the gambling house, like a few family treasures, the hesitant Zhang Tao got into the curtain of the gambling house, and he introduced as he walked: "I played two games here last night!" β
After entering the dilapidated curtains, he walked dozens of steps, passed through a corridor, and found that there was a hole in it, and the surface was a lifeless storefront.
"Wow, oh, it's so lively here!"
Standing in the hustle and bustle of the crowd, Zhang Tao exclaimed, looking at the gamblers crowded around, shouting with red eyes and thick necks, obviously losing red eyes, betting on the last belongings to prepare for a turnaround.
He shuttled through the crowd, swept through the different ways of playing on the table, and couldn't help but sigh: "I've lived in the town for so long, I didn't know there was such a fun place..."
"Brother Zhang, last night I watched that person and this Zhuang sit eyebrows."
At this time, Pang Shaoyuan not only came out of nowhere, pulled his shirt, and looked at a table crowded with gamblers in the distance, signaling that he could ask the other party.
However, before they could act, the people in the gambling house took the lead.
"What's wrong big man? Bring someone over today, but if you want to get back to the field? β
The leader is a young man with a crooked neck and a ruffian, followed by three burly men, with strong qi and blood in his body, and he looks like a practitioner.
"Liu San, I didn't come today to gamble, I brought my brother to find someone..."
Pang Shaoyuan looked at the four people in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly, he looked a little impatient, and said in an unkind tone: "I advise you not to meddle in your affairs." β
"Yo ho ~ my breath is a little big!"
Liu San, the ruffian young man at the head, said in a strange manner: "I am here in a gambling house, but not a place to find people, if you want to find someone, go to Yichun Courtyard..."
"There's got to be someone you're looking for, and they're very ecstatic."
As he spoke, the three burly men behind him laughed lewdly, and their mouths were mixed with all kinds of foul language.
"You won them last night?"
Zhang Tao frowned slightly, looked at the four beam-jumping clowns in front of him and kept targeting Pang Shaoyuan, and asked a little curiously: "Otherwise, they are so difficult for you?" β
"I didn't win their money!"
Hearing this, the honest and honest man shook his head and explained indignantly: "It's just that they are out of the old and have been debunked by me in public... Then they drove me out. β
"Big man, pay attention to what you say, don't slander my Quartet Gambling House with red mouth and white teeth."
As soon as the words fell, the young man named Liu San was furious, pointed at Pang Shaoyuan's nose, and scolded: "If you come to make trouble, then don't blame me for being unkind to you." β
"If I really want to attack you, even if there are ten, you won't be enough to fight..."Pang Shaoyuan muttered quietly.
"What do you say? Kind of say it again! β
As if hearing his muttering, Liu San suddenly raised his voice, his eyes glared at the boss, and he looked like he was going to eat people.
"Brother Liu, let's dissipate our anger, dissipate our anger, our two brothers are not here to make trouble, we just want to play two..."
Seeing this, Zhang Tao immediately strode out, stood between the two of them, blocked their sight, and said with a pleasant face: "Brother Liu San will not be unwelcome." β
As he spoke, he took out a handful of broken silver from his arms, totaling dozens of taels.
The moment he saw the broken silver, Liu San's eyes suddenly bloomed with joy, turning his face faster than turning a book, just now he had a cannibalistic face, and instantly became full of smiles, and said with a smile: "Welcome, welcome, open the door to do business, how can there be a reason to refuse guests..."
"Come on, take these two masters to enjoy it."
He turned his head and glanced at the little brother beside him, then a faint sneer rose on the corner of his mouth, and he made way for Zhang Tao and the others to step aside.
"Brother Zhang, you're not here to find someone, why are you still playing?"
Pang Shaoyuan followed behind him, his forehead was a little cold, a little anxious, he knew the situation of this gambling house, it was like to sit in the bank, and the general gamblers came here to lose more and win less, and they couldn't get back at all.
Last night, he lost the only remaining entanglement on his body, which can be said to be a bloody lesson!
He really couldn't figure out what the other party was going to do, so he couldn't help urging anxiously: "If it really doesn't work, let's go out, you can stay at the door and wait for the person to come out." β
"It's okay, these five taels of silver are for you, you go to the gambling table over there and look around to see if you can find that person..."
Zhang Tao shook his head, did not accept his opinion, but stuffed some broken silver into his big hand, and advised: "If you find the target, don't make a noise, just come and inform me quietly, I'm at the table here, and the two of us will go our separate ways." β
"If you lose this money, don't lose it!"
Pang Shaoyuan nodded weakly, he simply understood his thoughts, looked down at the broken silver in his palm, and said uneasily: "The dealer here is really out of the woods." β
"yes, I see!"
Zhang Tao nodded helplessly, the other party's too upright personality made him a little overwhelmed, so he could only assure the other party: "I gave you this money, if you win, you will be yours, and if you lose, you don't have to lose." β
"Good! Then I'll go over there..."
Zhang Tao looked at the back of this seemingly simple man, and shook his head helplessly, not knowing whether the other party was honest and upright, or wise and foolish.
He really couldn't understand how this guy had been wandering the rivers and lakes for so long, could it be that the people on the rivers and lakes were full of truth, goodness and beauty, and there was no deceit, and they fought and fought?
After shaking his brain, Zhang Tao put the superfluous thoughts behind him, and began to swing around in front of various gambling tables with gambling funds, seemingly making bets from time to time, but in fact, his attention stayed on the various gamblers.
I don't know if he was too lucky, or too bad, all the gambling tables went around, and he didn't find the figure of the bloody man, but the five taels of silver gambling money in his hand doubled to fifty taels.
For this reason, his frequent moves to win money attracted the attention of Liu San and others in the distance.
"Yo, this little brother has good luck!"
Liu San shook his head and walked over, stared at Zhang Tao with a strange smile, and said ill-intentionedly: "It seems that you are a master, much better than that big man!" β
"I wonder if the little brother is interested in playing with our host?" His eyes were warning.
It's as if you don't agree, you won't be able to get out of here today.
"Here?"
Zhang Tao did not directly refuse, nor did he nod in agreement, but raised his eyebrows and looked at the surrounding smoky environment, his meaning was self-evident.
Liu San said with a smile: "Of course it's not here, a table master like you, little brother, of course, there is another private room waiting." β
As he spoke, his eyes signaled, suggesting that the younger brothers around him were standing behind Zhang Tao, blocking the retreat without a trace, and it seemed that he had to agree if he didn't agree.
"Brother Liu, what do you mean?"
Zhang Tao saw their small actions clearly, and immediately became angry, and felt very unhappy with their behavior of forcibly buying and selling like this.
If he hadn't been armed with martial arts, I'm afraid that after winning today, it would be a question of whether he could go out safely.
"Nothing else, this is the hospitality of our Quartet Casino!"
Hearing this, Liu San showed a false enthusiastic smile, stretched out his hand on his arm, and coerced him into the deep room of the gambling house.
"Huh? Brother Zhang, where are you going? β
Just when Zhang Tao was about to make a mistake and follow them into the gambling house to meet the owner, Pang Shaoyuan in the distance inadvertently noticed the movement here, and immediately hit a passage in the crowded crowd like a black bear, and chased after him uneasily.
However, Zhang Tao didn't hear his shouts, and silently followed Liu San and the others alone, blindfolded through a secret passage and entered the so-called private room of the gambling house.