When Gao Mingyuan heard Zhou Xuan suddenly ask about Yang Tiancheng, he paused for a moment before replying, "Well... he's not a professional jade merchant. To put it simply, he's the head of a large overseas investment fund... his background abroad is quite complicated..."
Gao Mingyuan's words were not very clear, but Zhou Xuan understood them. In foreign countries, some investment funds collude with organized crime. The so-called investment fund organizations are actually the same kind of loan shark organizations with organized crime characteristics in China. Naturally, Gao Mingyuan cannot afford to offend such people. Moreover, Yang Tiancheng is not a Chinese citizen. After committing a crime in China, as long as he is not caught in China and escapes abroad, such people are basically powerless to deal with him.
After Gao Mingyuan finished speaking, he whispered to Zhou Xuan again, "I also suspect he's involved with drugs, because once he seemed to have a relapse at my factory. The bodyguards helped him to a small room and it took him a long time to come out. He must have been taking drugs and getting injections."
Zhou Xuan was taken aback, then a thought struck him: Could this Yang Tiancheng be related to the purpose of his visit?
He couldn't contact the drug dealer's supplier, and he didn't know how much longer the dealer would make him wait, or how much longer he would be put through the test.
Thinking about this matter, Zhou Xuan immediately focused his attention on Yang Tiancheng and felt the pressure again. After arriving in Ruili, he had been gambling on stones and fighting wits with the casino owners, completely forgetting about Fu Yuanshan. Until now, Gao Mingyuan's words reminded him of his purpose in coming to Ruili.
At this moment, the host loudly announced: "Beting closed, the match begins!"
Everyone's attention turned back to the center of the arena. Yan Xuesong stared nervously at the black bear's cage. The black bear was ferociously tearing at the cage and making feints in response to his signals.
Zhou Xuan detected that Yang Tiancheng had placed a bet of five million yuan on Black Bear in this round, but he didn't know what Yang Tiancheng had bet on in the previous two rounds.
Knowing the outcome to a certain extent, Zhou Xuan was simply waiting to watch the show and collect his money.
After the host announced "The competition begins," the operator pressed a switch, and the cage containing the black bear slowly descended, leaving the black bear alone with Yan Xuesong.
Everyone's mood became tense, and even the noise disappeared. The hall became unusually quiet, and the black bear howled and pounced on Yan Xuesong under everyone's watchful eyes.
Yan Xuesong's movements were indeed very light and quick. He dodged in a flash and then darted up and down in the cage. Although the black bear looked fierce, it was clumsy. When Yan Xuesong suddenly jumped to the top and stuck to the steel railing of the cage, the black bear still couldn't reach him or catch him. But obviously, this action couldn't last long. After his strength was exhausted, he fell down and might become a victim of the black bear's claws.
However, Zhou Xuan understood that his superpower was also very keen to detect. Although Yan Xuesong's movements were very discreet, Zhou Xuan still managed to catch them. He was giving the black bear secret commands, and the black bear was cooperating by performing fierce expressions and movements, causing screams to erupt from the audience.
This was Mr. Chen's request. The audience couldn't see any flaws; Yan Xuesong had to realistically kill the black bear. To make the action even more convincing, Mr. Chen's brother tampered with an iron railing. He had his men saw it off, glue it back together, and then repaint it. This way, Yan Xuesong would "show off" his superior skills at the final and most crucial moment, breaking the steel railing. This way, he would become the audience's perception of a true martial arts master, and they wouldn't doubt that he killed the black bear. This was Mr. Chen's goal. Even if it was faked, it had to be so convincing that even gamblers couldn't tell the difference; otherwise, it would be cutting off their own source of income.
However, the audience felt it wasn't enough. Yan Xuesong kept running away and never faced the black bear head-on, which made it less exciting, and they couldn't help but shout from below the stage.
Zhou Xuan was extremely nervous when he saw Gao Mingyuan, because Gao Mingyuan favored Black Bear, but Zhou Xuan had bet on Yan Xuesong, and it was a huge sum of 35 million. How could he not be nervous? If Zhou Xuan won this round, it would be a profit of 140 million. Just thinking about it made his heart race. If he won, he would have received a 6 million tip for winning 40 million in the last round. If he won 140 million this round, the tip would definitely not be less than the tip for the last round, right?
However, if he lost, then it would be over, so Gao Mingyuan could only pray that Zhou Xuan would win this round, and even fantasized in his heart that Black Bear would lose and faint.
Zhou Xuan patted Gao Mingyuan on the shoulder again, comforting him, "Don't be nervous, this is gambling. Gambling naturally involves risks. Wealth and fortune are only gained through risk. Don't worry about winning or losing. Anyway, you know that this money of mine is just free money I earned from you. I haven't even put in a single penny of my own capital, so I'm not nervous."
"Yes, yes, anyway, it's money won, so winning is of course the best," Gao Mingyuan quickly echoed Zhou Xuan's tone. If they really lost, it would be good if Zhou Xuan had this thought. He wouldn't be unhappy. He had been thinking about this all along, and it was best if Zhou Xuan had this thought.
Zhou Xuan's words were deliberately meant for President Chen's benefit, and President Chen and his associates were not surprised. Zhou Xuan was an extremely wealthy man, and this amount of money was an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but for him, it was just a small amount of money that didn't matter. He really didn't care about losing money and would never pay much attention to it.
During the competition, Yan Xuesong darted around on the roof of the tent, displaying some of Yan Qing's agility. The black bear chased after Yan Xuesong below, scratching and biting wildly, but could not reach him, which made the audience tense.
Yan Xuesong finally lost his strength and lost his grip, falling onto the platform. Although the vast majority of people had bet on the black bear, they couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment.
The black bear wobbled over and stretched out its claws to grab Yan Xuesong. In the midst of the danger, Yan Xuesong rolled away quickly, then jumped up and grabbed the top of the railing with both hands.
The black bear immediately stood up, standing on its hind legs like a human, and lunged at him again. This time, Yan Xuesong didn't try to escape or dodge. Instead, he let go, landed on the ground, squatted down, and crouched down. He then darted between the black bear's legs and punched the bear's two large testicles hanging between its legs twice. He then darted between the bear's legs and stood behind it.
The black bear roared wildly, seemingly in great pain, and its body swayed. Yan Xuesong did not hesitate and punched the black bear hard in the waist and feet twice more. The black bear could not withstand the blow and fell to the ground, but it still turned its head and howled.
Yan Xuesong rushed forward again and struck the black bear on the head twice more. The black bear finally trembled and stopped moving, appearing to be dead.
Yan Xuesong dared not relax and struck again with force. However, his foot slipped as he delivered the blow, and his palm struck the iron cage with a "crack." A metal bar, thicker than a child's arm, snapped in two with a single punch from Yan Xuesong.
Many people initially doubted how Yan Xuesong could kill such a large and strong black bear, but now that they saw him break such a thick iron railing with a single punch, it wasn't surprising that the force of his punch could kill the bear. It's just that he lost the bet again.
Yan Xuesong successfully and brilliantly performed the scene perfectly. Even General Manager Chen in the control room couldn't help but nod in approval. This Yan Xuesong was indeed very capable, taming a wild beast to such an extent. Moreover, his movements with the black bear were so realistic. If it were a human, it would be understandable, as humans have intelligence. But a black bear is, after all, just a wild beast, and its intelligence cannot be compared with that of a human. But now, the black bear is lying on the platform, pretending to be dead without moving. This requires a great deal of effort to tame it, and it cannot be done overnight.
Everyone in the casino was filled with regret and sighs. They had doubts about the previous rounds, but this round was clearly a real fight, and winning or losing depended solely on luck. There was nothing they could do if they lost; they could just wait for the next round.
Gao Mingyuan jumped up from Zhou Xuan's seat and shouted excitedly, "We won! We won! We won!" This attracted the attention of many people.
"What's all the fuss about? You won, so what? Look at you, how much could you bet? A million? Even if it's a million, you'll only win four million. What's the big deal?"
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Gao Mingyuan's face immediately turned bright red, his neck bulging with embarrassment. He was about to argue with the person who had made the sarcastic remark when Zhou Xuan stopped him and whispered in his ear, "Manager Gao, don't bother with him. Rich people don't care about other people's sarcasm. They just keep their heads down and count their money."
Volume 1, Chapter 602: A Trap After a Trap
Chapter 602 A Trap After Trap
"Yes, yes, I won't bother with them," Gao Mingyuan said in a low voice after sitting back down. He looked down on those people. Zhou Xuan won 140 million in one go. You people can only dream of winning that much.
Once things calmed down, Zhou Xuan instructed Gao Mingyuan, "Manager Gao, keep a low profile and go cash the bills so we can prepare funds for the next round."
Before Gao Mingyuan could get up, Zhou Xuan quickly added, "Make two receipts, one for 165 million and one for 10 million."
Even if they won the bet, the casino wouldn't allow them to place another bet without exchanging the winnings for cash receipts issued by the casino. The process still had to be followed. Once they exchanged the winnings for cash receipts issued by the casino, they could use the money freely.
As soon as Zhou Xuan finished speaking, Gao Mingyuan's heart skipped a beat: Did Zhou Xuan's action mean that he was going to be given a ten million yuan tip this time? Judging from the instruction, it should be.
Gao Mingyuan's face flushed crimson and then purple, his heart pounding wildly. If this kind of betting happened a few more times, Zhou Xuan's tips would amount to at least tens of millions, perhaps even over a hundred million—something he couldn't achieve even if he worked for a hundred years without eating or drinking!
Gao Mingyuan quickly bent down, slipped out of his seat, and went to the window to exchange his money. As soon as Li Ni saw Gao Mingyuan, she opened the sturdy anti-theft iron door next to her, invited him to sit in the VIP room, and called a female employee to bring him hot tea.
This is the treatment for big clients. Gao Mingyuan understands that firstly, he bets tens of millions of yuan, and secondly, he won 140 million yuan in this round, which, together with the principal, is 175 million yuan. The odds offered by the casino do not include the principal. For example, if it is 4 to 1, betting 4 yuan will result in 5 yuan including the principal and the profit. If it is 1 to 4, the principal and the profit will also result in 5 yuan.
Gao Mingyuan sat with his legs crossed, sipping hot tea and waiting leisurely. Li Ni, with a beaming smile, directed her subordinates to prepare payment receipts for Gao Mingyuan's casino business. It was quick; in less than two minutes, the young and beautiful female employee had prepared two receipts and handed them to Li Ni.
Li Ni took it again, smiling as she handed it to Gao Mingyuan, saying enviously, "Brother Gao, what luck, what skill, what courage!"
Gao Mingyuan fanned the two receipts with his hand and said smugly, "Of course, we've won all three rounds today. Manager Li, would you like to play another round with us?"
Gao Mingyuan's use of "we" immediately revealed the secret of his betting and principal. Li Ni's face showed an expression of certainty. Gao Mingyuan was at best a dog running errands; his master hadn't even shown up.
“Okay, I’d like to,” Li Ni replied with a grin, “but we have rules: we’re not allowed to place bets ourselves during work hours, and we’re not allowed to exchange information with anyone. That’s company policy. Sigh, I guess I can only watch you guys win.”