When Meng Lei and Serge returned to the meltwater apartment,

The shriveled and empty wallet when I went out is now bulging and can no longer be bulging, and it is almost bursting!

Using the hint of the golden finger, Meng Lei, accompanied by Serge, traveled between the major casinos in Modo City.

It only took a few hours to achieve personal financial freedom.

And the assets in the citizen's account have also skyrocketed several times!

After selling the reserves in the submarine warehouse in the afternoon, the cash in his pocket had accumulated more than a million marks.

After allocating a part of the submarine maintenance expenses to Zhang Chao and transferring a fleet development fund to Chen Yu, there was still nearly 200,000 pocket money left in the account.

And after coming out of the casino, the pocket money of less than 200,000 has skyrocketed to nearly 5 million!

Every time he made a move, he pressed 100,000 marks as a bet, and after a simple understanding of the betting rules here, he used the tips of the golden finger to bet wildly, and increased the original capital nearly fifty times in a short period of time!

This hand is like an open operation, and it directly makes Serge look stupid.

Even Hans and Huo Ye, who had been accompanying him, were stunned and stunned, and the gaze that looked at Meng Lei was simply astonishing!

No one would have thought that Meng Lei's gambling skills would be so unfathomable.

Every time he makes a bet, it is as if he has seen through the hole cards in advance, and he will never make a move easily, and once he makes a move, it is a lore!

This can't be explained entirely by luck, it's simply evil!

In the end, after a crazy ransack, before the casino noticed the abnormality, Meng Lei stopped in time and continued to gamble without being hot-headed.

It's actually very risky for him to play like this, and if he gets noticed, it's easy to get into unnecessary trouble.

And even if he withdraws in time, his actions and benefits during this period of time will inevitably be targeted by some eyes in the dark.

Those eyes lurking in the crowds or dark corners are not the official personnel of Modo City.

Basically, they're all vicious pirates.

They tend to stay in the casino, wandering from table to table, silently observing.

Whenever a fat sheep appears, they will lock on to the target, and once the target leaves the area of the casino, they will gather a team to stealthily move and loot the property.

If the opposing side is strong, these pirates may also weigh in order to avoid causing an obvious conflict.

But if the target is a lone wolf, or if the power is small, then it is easy to become a lamb to the slaughter, and the gambling money that has just been won one moment is not hot in the pocket, and the next second it will be ransacked.

There are not a few pirate groups like this in Modo City, and there are even many people who are too lazy to go out to sea and eat this way.

Therefore, although Meng Lei was scattered and attacked, he did not catch a sheep to gather wool, but he was still noticed by someone with a heart.

After leaving the casino, the group soon found that there were some strange figures in the streets and alleys behind them.

Seeing this, Meng Lei did not return directly to the foothold,

Instead, he took Huo Ye and a few people around Modo City for a while, until he was sure to completely shake off the little tail that was following him, and then finally returned to the Meltwater Apartment.

As soon as he entered the door, Huo Ye couldn't wait to grab Meng Lei and asked with great interest:

"Commander, what the hell did you do before?! The gambling technique is inevitably too superb, why have you never heard of it?! When do you have time to teach me two hands! With this ability, why should our fleet be short of funds! ”

Hans also looked at Meng Lei with burning eyes, his eyes were hot, and said:

"Captain, that's awesome! It's amazing!

I won millions in two or three hours, I can't make so much money in my life, can you tell me what your secret is? If it's inconvenient, just point and point at me! ”

And at this time, if you want to say who is the most emotional, it is naturally Seki.

This guy looked fanatical, looked at Meng Lei with extremely admiring eyes, and almost knelt down and kowtowed to his master.

Serge was a gambler and was a keen gambler, often winning less and losing more.

Otherwise, with his income, he could have lived a pretty good life, and he would not have been detained by Devit in the casino chasing accounts.

Therefore, Meng Lei's record of almost 100% winning rate undoubtedly shocked him, as if he saw the God of Gambling coming.

The key is that he is very aware of some of the casino's methods of stealing, and he also knows the casino's precautions against thousands of behaviors.

So he was completely sure that Meng Lei did not cheat at all in these few gamblings, and relied on observation, judgment and luck.

Because of this, the shock in his heart became stronger and stronger, and he felt more and more unfathomable Meng Lei.

It wasn't until this time that he understood that yesterday Meng Lei proposed to bet with De Witt, which seemed impulsive at the time, but in fact, Meng Lei had already taken nine out of ten for the result, and all the worries and entanglements were just pretending to be pigs and eating tigers.

"Benefactor! Take me as an apprentice! ”

Finally, after returning to the meltwater apartment, Serge could no longer suppress the frenzy and excitement in his heart, and earnestly pleaded with Meng Lei to learn the art of gambling.

In the face of everyone's doubts and pleas, Meng Lei just shook his head and chuckled, and then replied:

"Gambling is a bad habit after all, and the reason why I am making a move today is also forced by the situation, mainly to raise funds for the development of the fleet, and I will not indulge in it.

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So, you just have to die of this heart, I can't teach you anything.

Moreover, in the future, all members of our fleet will strictly prohibit gambling!

If there is any violation, expelling immediately, no mercy! ”

Meng Lei's tone in the first half of the sentence was relaxed, but as he spoke, he gradually became serious.

He didn't explain too much why his attainments in gambling were so high, but he seriously set up a rule and completely cut off everyone's thoughts.

First, this can effectively conceal the golden finger and create a sense of mystery for itself.

Second, he really wants to rectify the style of the fleet and put an end to the bad habit of gambling among his subordinates.

What kind of small gamble is a big gamble to hurt his body, he never believes such words.

Gambling is gambling, there is no big bet and small betting, the nature is the same.

Once infected with this vice, people with slightly worse self-control can be said to be over for a lifetime, and the bottom line of being a human being will be lost because of this.

He didn't want his men to become gamblers, and Serge was a good example.

Seeing that his attitude was resolute and his tone was serious.

Huo Ye and the others didn't dare to say more, so they could only respond regretfully and helplessly, saying that they would resolutely obey the order.

At this time, Zhang Chao, who had returned to the Rongshui apartment one step ahead of Meng Lei and them, ran out of the room in apartment 402 after hearing the chatter in the corridor.

After a brief understanding of what happened, he was also puzzled and shocked by Meng Lei's behavior of making five million marks in one night.

However, Zhang Chao is obviously much more mature than Huo Ye, and he didn't say much about it.

In amazement, he began to report today's harvest to Meng Lei in earnest.

"Commander, the shipyard has all been negotiated, after the on-site damage assessment by professional engineers, the maintenance cost of the four submarines will need a total of 140,000 marks, and from today, the construction period will be four days, and after four days, all equipment and shell structures can be repaired to meet the standard of safe going to sea."

"140,000 marks, the price is quite reasonable......

Meng Lei nodded thoughtfully.

The estimated price given by the shipyard was about 150,000 yuan, which is still within the acceptable range, not an overpriced asking price, and acceptable.

After all, those ships were so dilapidated that they were miserable.

Not only does the shell structure need to be re-welded and reinforced, but the internal facilities and lines also need to be reorganized and replaced, and the amount of work is quite large, and there are a lot of materials to be used.

The cost of materials plus labor costs, 140,000 marks is definitely a conscience price.

It's just that the four-day construction period is undoubtedly too long for Meng Lei.

The fate of An Ran and the missing people is still uncertain, and the situation is unknown, every minute and every second is extremely precious, and no one dares to guarantee what will happen in the next moment.

With every minute of delay, they are one step closer to death, and it is difficult to feel at ease.

"In terms of time, can we hurry up a little more? Even if you pay more labor fees, as long as it can be completed as soon as possible, everything is easy to say. ”

Meng Lei was a little anxious, and asked Zhang Chao tentatively.

He now has more than five million marks in his pocket, which can be described as a lot of money, as long as he can save time, it doesn't matter if he pays more.

Zhang Chao shook his head when he heard this, and said helplessly:

"It's hard to say this, because of the hallucination incident in the shipyard, there is already a shortage of manpower, and the four-day construction period is still because of the recent cold business, there are not too many projects to take, and the current workers are all gathered together and squeezed out.

I am afraid that it is unrealistic to want to improve efficiency on this basis. ”

After a pause, Zhang Chao changed his words and added:

"However, I've exchanged contact information with the person in charge of the shipyard, and I'll ask them later."

"Hmm."

Meng Lei nodded, and was about to continue speaking, when he suddenly remembered a question, and said:

"By the way, what happened to the engineering maintenance personnel and medical personnel on our ship? The people in the shipyard want to drive the submarine from the dock to the repair station, and it is inevitable that they will have to go out of the city and enter the city, and Byron's engineers can also follow in? ”

Hans shook his head again and said in a deep voice:

"They can't get in, they can only stay on the ship, and now the shipyard is also closed, and even the staff inside are licensed to enter and exit, and the access only includes the dock and dock, and they must be accompanied by a security officer, and the control is very strict."

"Okay."

In this regard, Meng Lei could only express helplessness.

As he spoke, time passed minute by minute, and the day was about to pass again.

Before going to sleep, Zhu Fei, another captain who had entered the city with Meng Lei, came over and reported the situation that day.

Zhu Fei has a rough face, slightly younger than Huo Ye, just in his early thirties.

This is a standard veteran, who used to be in charge of logistics in the army, and before being selected into the expedition fleet, he also shouldered heavy responsibilities in the heavy fleet, which won Chen Yu's respect.

It's just that Zhu Fei doesn't usually like to talk, he likes to mix in the crowd silently, giving people a very low sense of existence, and it is easy to ignore his existence.

That's how he came over in the past two days, obscure, and Meng Lei didn't care about what tasks were assigned to him.

It wasn't until this morning, before the ministries went out on a mission, that Meng Lei remembered this guy, so he arranged for him to stay in the apartment.

On the one hand, monitor the movements of room 401 at all times, and wait for the rabbit to prevent Grote from secretly turning back.

On the other hand, it is responsible for negotiating with the landlord, dealing with the damage to the facilities and compensation, and by the way, the 401 is rented for easy monitoring.

On the whole, Zhu Fei's task was completed quite well.

The landlord is a money-seeker, as long as the money is in place, everything is easy to say, no matter what damages the apartment.

As a result, the right to use room 401 was also successfully taken.

It's just that a day has passed, and neither Grote Moken nor that mysterious strange creature has been revealed.

In the area around the living area of Modo City, there is no abnormal situation.

Since the mysterious strange creature disappeared, it was as if the world had evaporated, completely disappeared into the steel jungle of high-rise buildings, and I don't know where it was hiding.

In this regard, Meng Lei could only reluctantly tell Zhu Fei to continue to monitor, hoping that before leaving Moduo City, this mystery could be solved.

On the third day, everyone got up early, and after a brief morning meeting, they continued to start a busy day.

Zhang Chao continued to oversee the maintenance of the submarine at the shipyard, and with Meng Lei's financial investment, he was able to shorten the construction period to three days.

On the other side, Meng Lei led people to continue to look for clues in the east of the city.

Through a large number of visits and investigations, I went through the witnesses of hallucination incidents registered by many newspapers and medical institutions, and searched for clues about "conch" from them.

However, the results were still unsatisfactory, and no valuable discoveries were made.

Such a situation once made Meng Lei a little disheartened, with an indescribable sense of urgency and powerlessness.

In particular, in the past two days, the spiritual pollution in the city has become less and less, and it seems that the source of pollution is slowly weakening, and it seems to be constantly moving away.

This made Meng Lei's heart full of worry, lest the "key" that could save An Ran and others pass by.

For a whole day, the crowd found nothing.

It wasn't until night came again that the watchmen who had been lurking near the Meltwater Apartment finally noticed something unusual.

There was a sneaky figure that frequently haunted the dark alleys around the apartment, with a suspicious appearance, as if it had some ulterior motives.

Meng Lei, who received the news, immediately led people to go and firmly blocked the surrounding streets and alleys.

Eventually, it was blocked in a claustrophobic alley......