Pei Zifu's casino is not only dim and noisy, there are four buckets of ice cubes in the four corners of the venue, and there is even the aroma of chrysanthemum in the air. As soon as Zhu Yushi came in, he was secretly excited, feeling as if he had returned to Lin'an, and he thought that it would be good if Luo Tianchu was also there. Pei Zifu smiled: "I never gamble, but I like to watch others bet, so I will have a feeling of a winner." Zhu Yushi said: "Why does Brother Pei never gamble?" Pei Zifu said: "I open a casino, and of course I know better than anyone else what is greasy in it, so I don't gamble." Zhu Yushi said in a low voice: "If you want to be tired, will anyone come to gamble?" Pei Zifu smiled: "It's naturally okay to make a small fuss, even if you lose dozens of hands in front, only a big one will be earned." Our bookmakers are well aware of the psychology of gamblers, know when to release the water, when to end, and finally lure you into bankruptcy. ”

Zhu Yushi said: "If someone sees a good situation, they will accept it, and they will leave after a few rounds?" Pei Zifu smiled: "Unless he never gambles again in this life, even if he wins and leaves, he will return with interest in the future." Zhu Yushi sighed: "Everyone understands this truth, but there are not many who can really do it, it seems that those who don't gamble are the real winners." Pei Zifu smiled and said: "That's not wrong at all, we don't use the mercury dice as an indiscriminate method, but there are other ways to help them lose money." ”

Zhu Yushi asked, "What's the method?" The place where they spoke was in a corner where no one was paying attention, Pei Zifu lowered his voice and said, "Do you see that throwing size platform?" Zhu Yushi said: "See, that platform is very popular." Pei Zifu said: "Because it is simple, the winning rate is fifty percent high, it is all based on luck, and it seems that there is no skill." Zhu Yushi admitted: "That was also my favorite gambling method before. Pei Zifu said: "You pay attention to the person in gray." Zhu Yushi had already noticed the middle-aged man, he had two mustaches, sitting at the gambling table with a confident smile, playing with a gold bar repeatedly in his white hand, the money and silver had been piled up very high, and a group of gamblers were surrounding him, all following the trend and betting, because he had won nineteen in a row.

The fat dealer had lost very badly, and was wiping the cold sweat on his fat face, carefully opening the dice Gu, "Five, five, six, big!" "It's really a god! Twenty consecutive wins!" The gambler was overjoyed, and attracted a few more people to watch, all secretly discussing that the person might be able to hear the number of dice. Pei Zifu said with a smile: "If a person has a good hand, most people will bet with him, which is called 'borrowing the wind'." Zhu Yushi smiled bitterly: "I used to borrow the wind a lot. Pei Zifu smiled: "But no one knows that he is actually my person." Zhu Yushi was surprised: "Your person?" Pei Zifu nodded and said: "He used to be a singer, and his task was to act here, not only could he not hear the number of dice, but even the rules on the gambling table were only learned last month." ”

Zhu Yushi was puzzled: "Then why can he win twenty in a row? Is it all luck?" Pei Zifu said: "Of course not, because the real master is the dealer who lost twenty." Zhu Yushi looked at the chubby dealer again, he looked unlucky, and seemed to be born a wronged man. The placket of his clothes has been soaked with sweat, and he has lost three thousand taels in the last one, and he doesn't look like a gambling master. Pei Zifu continued to explain: "He and the singer have already set the order of bets in advance, as long as the singer bets in order, he will never lose. Zhu Yushi was surprised: "Could it be that the dealer can shake out a few points if he wants to?" Pei Zifu nodded and said: "Otherwise, how can you be called a master, he is the number one village in my field." Although he looks stupid, but if anyone really thinks he is stupid, then he is really stupid, although he often loses, but as long as the key last hand wins, it is a win. ”

Zhu Yushi was puzzled again: "Then why did he pretend to lose, he had lost a lot of silver just now." Pei Zifu said with a smile: "The purpose is naturally to attract sheep." Zhu Yushi glanced at the middle-aged man who was dressed luxuriously and wore a jade wrench on his thumb, his expression was serious and serious, and his eyes were staring at the gambling table for a moment, but he never bet. There were two charming girls sitting beside him, chuckling in his ear from time to time. Zhu Yushi said: "The sheep is him?" Pei Zifu said: "Yes." He is a big boss in Shanxi and has a lot of money. Passing by here, it is inevitable to have a drink and find two girls to accompany you. It is said that he never gambled and never set foot in a casino in his life. Zhu Yushi said: "But he still came, and he sat next to the gambling table." Pei Zifu smiled: "Because the two girls next to him are also my people." A favored woman wants to play two, and of course a face-saving person like him will not refuse. ”

Zhu Yushi said: "But he is still very cautious and refuses to bet easily, so there is this drama of the drama and the fat man." Let him think that winning money is easy and that the casino is not as scary as the legend says. Pei Zifu said with a smile: "That's right, the more people who never gamble, the easier it is to get out of control when they gamble." ”

At this moment, the "sheep" suddenly made a move, and the first bet was a silver ticket of 1,000 taels. A sly glint flashed in the chubby dealer's eyes. The singer also breathed a sigh of relief, his task had been completed. Zhu Yushi sighed, knowing what would happen next, he suddenly lost all interest, and said, "Let's go." Pei Zifuqi said: "Don't you play two hands? Brother Zhu rest assured, the table you play is absolutely fair." Zhu Yushi shook his head and said, "I just can't bear to see that 'sheep' lose money." Pei Zifu said with a smile: "Brother Zhu is benevolent and righteous, which really makes me embarrassed as a profiteer." ”

When he was about to leave, Zhu Yushi's eyes suddenly swept to a back, his heart moved, he stopped to watch, his expression suddenly changed, and he saw Wang Lihu sitting lazily at a gambling table in the distance, leisurely pushing pai gow. Zhu Yushi stared at him coldly, thinking that he really had nowhere to find it when he stepped on the iron shoes, and it didn't take any effort to get there, thinking about how to deal with him. Pei Zifu glanced at him and said, "Brother Zhu knows that person?" Zhu Yushi nodded. Pei Zifu said, "Enemy?" Zhu Yushi nodded again. Pei Zifu instructed Lu Ning: "You go to find Lao Feng to see me." Lu Ning should have been, and went on his own.

Pei Zifu led them to the secret room behind the casino, and after a while, Lao Feng hurried over, he was the shopkeeper of this casino, as soon as he entered the door, Lu Ning asked: "Where did that person come from?" Lao Feng said: "Is that the young man sitting on the thirteenth platform, facing west?" Pei Zifu and Zhu Yushi nodded at the same time. Lao Feng said: "That person's name is Wang Lihu, and he is a regular customer of this store. Usually come once every half a month, the gambling money is about thirty taels, and I am doing miscellaneous work in the palace, and there is no very hard background. Pei Zifu asked Zhu Yushi, "Brother Zhu didn't recognize the wrong person?" Zhu Yushi nodded and said, "I also recognize him when he turns into ashes." Pei Zifuqi said: "How can a villain like him deserve to make enemies with you." Zhu Yushi said: "That kid did something hurtful to the heavens and reason, and recently killed a friend of mine, and I was worried that I couldn't find him, but I didn't expect to meet him here." Pei Zifu didn't ask for details, and said: "You don't need Brother Zhu to clean it up." Old Feng, you know what to do. Lao Feng nodded and said, "Yes." Pei Zifu said: "How long will it take?" Lao Feng said: "At most, in half an hour, I will bring people here." Pei Zifu was very relieved of his work, and said, "Okay, let's go." ”

A person like Lao Feng, who has run a casino for half his life, has his own set of methods to deal with gamblers, not to mention that the fat dealer and the singer are also present. In less than half an hour, Wang Lihu was escorted in by four big men. He had a black cloth over his eyes, he couldn't see anything, and shouted: "Let go of me! Let go of me! How can you do this to me!" Lao Feng sneered: "You owe so many gambling debts, do you still want us to have a dinner?" After speaking, he led the big men out and closed the door with his hand. Wang Lihu said: "I'm a person who stays in the palace, and my prince has money, are you still afraid that I will repay my debts?"

Pei Zifu said: "No matter how rich the palace is, it is also the prince's, what does it have to do with you." Wang Lihu was stunned and said, "It's Boss Pei who is talking?" Pei Zifu said: "So what." Wang Lihu said: "Oh, I have been looking up for a long time, why am I so familiar." How could a trivial matter of a mere thousand taels of silver alarm your master?" Pei Zifu sneered: "A mere thousand taels? Since it's a small amount, please take it out. Wang Lihu said with a smile: "There is no silver on the lower body, but the big boss can send someone to go back to the palace with me to get it." Pei Zifu suddenly said: "How much salary do you receive every month?" Wang Lihu didn't understand what he was asking for, but still replied: "Six taels and three dollars." Pei Zifu said: "There are a lot of miscellaneous people for you, but it will take more than ten years to make up enough for 1,000 taels, how can you have the money to pay off your debts?" Wang Lihu was a little impatient, but he didn't dare to show it, and said with a smile: "Boss Pei runs a casino, no matter where the silver comes from, isn't it good to make up enough?" Pei Zifu deliberately made a mistake: "You must tell the source of the silver, otherwise I don't want it." Wang Lihu endured his anger and explained: "Boss Pei doesn't know, now the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Wushu and King Lu, are guests in the palace, His Royal Highness appreciates it very much, and he is definitely willing to give me these three thousand taels." ”

He deliberately brought out the Wanyan Wushu to scare Pei Zifu, but the other party was unmoved, and said: "You are the one who stayed in the palace, why don't you ask the prince for money, and ask the four princes for money?" Wang Lihu said: "Because...... Because the prince appreciates me. Pei Zifu laughed and said: "What kind of bird are you, how could the fourth prince take a fancy to you, a dog minion." Wang Lihu suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth and said, "Why doesn't Boss Pei ask the fourth prince personally?" Pei Zifu took a moment to say: "I don't ask, I'll let you say it yourself." It doesn't mean that he wants to walk out of this door. ”

Wang Lihu thought for a while and said, "Did you do anything to offend Boss Pei?" Pei Zifu said: "Why do you ask this?" Wang Lihu said: "Boss Pei is a businessman who pays attention to harmony and wealth. If you don't offend and make it so difficult for the villain?" Pei Zifu said: "You are not stupid, there are indeed some reasons. Wang Lihu hurriedly said: "I respect Boss Pei tightly, no matter what the reason, it must be a misunderstanding, and please tell Boss Pei truthfully, if it is really the fault of the villain, I am willing to kowtow and make amends." Pei Zifu laughed and said, "I just want to play with you, that's why." (To be continued.) )