After the two ended the call, Gao Jianfei changed his clothes, tidied his appearance slightly, and then went out.
The thought of seeing Tang Bao soon filled Gao Jianfei with joy, to be honest. Tang Bao, indeed, was a man of strong emotions. Previously, Fei Long had sternly reprimanded Tang Bao and Gao Jianfei in front of them, forbidding them from meeting in private. Now, Tang Bao, concerned for Gao Jianfei, disregarded Fei Long's words.
Gao Jianfei went out the door, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the flower market and Zheng Bang Club.
When the taxi driver heard that Gao Jianfei was going to Zheng Bang Club, his expression changed, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, as if Zheng Bang Club had a terrifying reputation.
Flower market. Zheng Bang Workers' Club.
Tang Bao's office.
At this moment, Tang Bao was not leisurely sitting in his office, legs crossed, sipping tea. He was pacing back and forth in his office, his face grim.
Several trusted henchmen stood silently to the side, their hands hanging down, their expressions not very pleasant.
"Bang!" Suddenly, Tang Bao slammed his palms on the desk, making a deafening sound. "This is really frustrating! We failed to take down 'Little Gao,' the gambling king in Dongxing. Although the World Gambling Association has agreed to handle this, who knows when they'll send another assassin? If they drag this out for another six months or three, Dongxing will have swallowed us up long ago! That bastard Chen Yaohui will definitely guess that it was done by other underground forces in G province! This will inevitably accelerate Dongxing's pace of annexing other underground casinos!"
After a pause, before his henchmen could interrupt, Tang Bao continued, "Let's just leave it at that... Last night, that guy came to our casino to swindle money, directly defeating our three top gambling experts and stealing 16 million! He even boasted that he'd be back early this morning... He won't be satisfied until he's completely wiped out our Zheng Bang Casino! Annoying! Annoying! Annoying!"
"Brother Leopard..." Finally, one of the henchmen couldn't help but interject, "Who is that guy?"
Tang Bao plopped back into his office chair, irritated, and lit a cigarette, picking his nose as he spoke. "That guy, I vaguely remember him. Back when Brother Jin was at the height of his fame, that guy was just a newcomer. He was a madman! A gambling madman! He actually wanted to challenge Brother Jin! At that time, Brother Jin was ranked 13th in the world, already a very important figure in the world of gambling. That guy, a newcomer, claimed that his gambling talent was invincible! He came to our Zheng Bang Casino to cause trouble. Coincidentally, Brother Jin was also inspecting the casino that day. Brother Jin couldn't stand that kid's arrogance, so he directly took action and defeated him! That match was just a coincidence, not an official world ranking challenge, but the stakes were still quite frightening. The stakes were proposed by that kid—not money, but his left hand! Pretty arrogant, right? Wasn't that guy incredibly arrogant?"
"That's insane!" the henchmen exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear.
Tang Bao took a deep drag of his cigarette and continued, "Of course, when Brother Jin is on the case, he never fails. One game of all-in decided the outcome, and he beat that kid's left hand. The kid lost an arm, and before he left, he swore a vicious oath that he would one day come back for revenge... At that time, Brother Jin and I didn't take that trash's boasting seriously at all. Who would have thought that, several years later, he would actually come back with a vengeance? Now, Brother Jin is no match for him. Our casino's three gambling experts are no match for that guy... Annoying! Annoying! Annoying! Now that I think about it, the venomous look in his eyes when he left the casino was no joke!"
The matter is now clear.
In the gambling world, this kind of thing is actually quite common... A self-confident gambler with extraordinary talent wants to become famous, so he challenges a gambling master. After losing, he loses a body and makes a solemn vow to come back for revenge.
It's a very simple script. But ZhengBang can no longer cover it up!
"Then...then, Brother Leopard, let's just take care of that guy!" one of the henchmen said with a fierce glint in his eyes.
"Fuck your mother!" Tang Bao roared, grabbing a landline phone from the desk and slamming it down on the henchman. "Use your brain before you act! Yesterday, hundreds of customers saw that guy come to gamble. If you kill him today, how will our casino continue to operate? Will any customers dare to come? Besides, that guy is ranked globally and protected by the World Gambling Association. If we kill him on our turf, do you think the World Gambling Association will let it go?"
Tang Bao's words were all reasonable, and the henchmen dared not say anything more.
Just then, a henchman hurriedly pushed open the door and rushed in, "Brother Leopard, that guy has already arrived at the casino. Why don't you go over there yourself?"
"...At 8:30 in the morning, the casino had just opened for business, and that guy was already here? He's really punctual! Looks like he's got his hands on our casino." Fine beads of sweat were already forming on Tang Bao's forehead. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous in this situation.
Normally, casinos that operate legitimately are not harassed by other gambling experts. However, this kind of revenge situation is different.
"Brother Leopard, what do we do now?" Several henchmen, clearly at a loss, all asked Tang Leopard.
Tang Bao stood up abruptly. "I'll go to the gambling den myself. Xiao Ge, you hurry up and go to other gangs to borrow a few gambling experts to help out."
After saying that, Tang Bao hurriedly walked outside. Before leaving, Tang Bao turned back and instructed his henchmen, "By the way, my nephew will be coming to see me later, so you guys keep an eye on him for me."
Zhengbang Casino.
Zheng Bang Casino is located within the Zheng Bang Workers' Club, not far from Tang Bao's office building. In fact, the Zheng Bang Workers' Club is not only the headquarters of the Zheng Bang organization, but also a multi-functional leisure club.
Casinos, brothels, upscale entertainment and leisure bars, indoor bowling alleys, large snooker rooms... you name it, they have it.
The club is filled with rare flowers, trees and shrubs, creating a very beautiful environment.
The nature of Zheng Bang Workers' Club is actually equivalent to that of Chen Yaohui's Emperor Building.
At this moment, only a dozen or so gamblers with severe drug addictions were playing in the vast Zheng Bang Casino. A man around 30 years old, whose left hand had been completely severed, sat in front of a baccarat table, coldly surveying the entire casino. "Heh heh! I lost a hand here back then, and today, I'm going to win back what I lost, double what I lost! I'll win it all back, with interest!"
The man had thin lips, a sickly pale face, a pointed chin, and his eyes burned with a deformed, vengeful flame!
This kind of person looks like a narrow-minded, vindictive fellow. And he seems quite mean-spirited.
Behind him stood four dark-skinned, burly men. These four men had yellowish-black skin, and their gazes were resolute. At first glance, they didn't look like Chinese.
At this moment, the man with the severed arm burst into maniacal laughter, "Where's Gao Jin? Where's Gao Jin from your Zheng Bang? Let him come out and gamble with me! Ha, wasn't Gao Jin so arrogant back then? So domineering and arrogant! In the end, he still lost to Chen Yifeng, and his hands and feet were cut off... This is retribution... Why didn't he wait for me? Wait for me to come and deal with him personally? Why didn't he wait for me?"
Upon entering the Zheng Bang Casino, the man immediately recalled old memories—the humiliation of losing to Gao Jin and the pain of losing his arm!
The sinister flame in his eyes burned brighter and brighter!
"Since Gao Jin is finished, then let Zheng Bang settle the score between us!" the man roared wildly.
In fact, the moment the one-armed man entered the casino, his emotions were already somewhat off. He was hysterical! And all these years he had spent in hiding, honing his gambling skills, were for this very day!
"Let's start the betting!" The one-armed man slammed his hand on the baccarat table, baring his teeth.
The dealer in charge of the gambling table looked around timidly, not daring to utter a sound.
Three well-dressed men nervously peered down from the second floor. These three were the gambling experts from Zheng Bang. Yesterday, the three of them had already clashed with the one-armed man… and suffered a crushing defeat! A devastating loss!
They basically had no chance to fight back.
"What do we do? He...he's here again..." The three gambling experts, their faces pale, whispered amongst themselves. They were all terrified of gambling and hid on the second floor, too afraid to go down.
"This...this guy's gambling skills are definitely among the top 100 in the world, maybe even the top 80...If we keep gambling, we'll just keep losing...or...let's wait for Brother Leopard to handle this personally..."
Chapter 138 Uncle Tang, I'm here!
Chapter 138 Uncle Tang, I'm here!
The one-armed man roared arrogantly in the Zheng Bang Casino. For years, he had endured humiliation, bided his time, and lived in anonymity, dedicating his youth to honing his gambling skills. Finally, his skills were honed, and he was about to unleash his fury!
This is an eruption that has been brewing for many years, and it is simply impossible to stop or contain it!
At that moment, Tang Bao and several of his henchmen went directly into the casino.
"Brother Leopard!"
"Hello, Brother Leopard!"
The casino staff, seeing that the triad boss had personally intervened, felt a sense of reassurance and were slightly relieved.
Tang Bao, however, knew his own suffering was untold!
The current situation was completely unexpected! If the one-armed man had issued a challenge beforehand, Tang Bao could have prepared accordingly. However, the one-armed man suddenly entered the Zheng Bang Casino and started a money-grabbing spree! This was like a direct blow to Tang Bao's head! It completely stunned him!
Moreover, Tang Bao knew that the Song family, the world's leading referee family, had arrived in Hushi and remained there since officiating the match between Dongxing's "Xiao Gao" and Wu Youcun. Under these circumstances, Tang Bao dared not act recklessly!
To get rid of this one-armed man, the only option is to call in the World Assassin Association. However, that's too late. By the time Tang Bao has made contact with the World Assassin Association, the one-armed man will probably have already taken over the Zheng Bang Casino!
“If I remember correctly, your name should be ‘Hao Yizhao,’ right?” Tang Bao said, picking his nose as he sat down opposite the one-armed man.
The one-armed man stared coldly at Tang Bao, a cruel smile creeping onto his lips. "Tang Bao, the leader of Zheng Bang. Ha, I haven't been called 'Hao Yizhao' for a long time. Ever since Gao Jin chopped off my left hand, I've been called 'One-Armed.' This name constantly reminds me not to forget the hatred! Not to forget the shame!"
Suddenly, the four dark-skinned men behind the severed arm all turned their gazes toward Tang Bao. It was the gaze of a wild beast locking onto its prey!
Tang Bao's heart skipped a beat instinctively. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the four dark-skinned men, his heart tightening... "These guys are tough characters! It seems that the one-armed man really came prepared!"
"Where's Gao Jin?" the one-armed man said deliberately. "Let Gao Jin come out. I want to play another round with him."
Tang Bao's eye twitched. "Severed arm? Don't provoke me. Brother Jin's situation is nothing new in the gambling world. Why are you pretending to be stupid in front of me?"
The man with the severed arm chuckled. "Ha! Gao Jin, Gao Jin, the once arrogant and conceited Gao Jin, what about now? Perhaps he's already dead. Even if he were alive, he'd be no better than a dog! How satisfying! It's just a pity I couldn't deal with him myself; it's truly a great regret of my life!"
"Fuck you..." Tang Bao slammed his fist on the table. "If Brother Jin hadn't gotten into trouble, would you, an idiot, have dared to come here today? Fine, today I'll back down! I'll give you 100 million, take the money and leave. All our previous grudges will be wiped clean! As for losing an arm, in this world, it's always good to leave a way out for others."
Although Tang Bao was initially aggressive, his words actually betrayed his true intentions. He even agreed to give the other party money. In reality, such a thing would be extremely embarrassing if word got out. In other words, Tang Bao was willing to risk damaging the reputation and face of his gang to settle things privately with the man with the broken arm.
"No, no, no." The one-armed man laughed coldly. "I'm not that interested in money. Right now, what I enjoy is taking down Zheng Bang with my own hands. Enough talk, let's bet!"
Tang Bao's eye twitched. He stared at the severed arm for a few seconds, then waved to the three gambling experts on the second floor, "You guys come down and play with him!"
The three gambling experts reluctantly went downstairs.
Tang Bao moved a chair, crossed his legs, and watched the man with the severed arm gamble against the three gambling experts from his casino.
Within 20 minutes, three gambling experts from ZhengBang lost 6 million at a blackjack table!
Moreover, this situation of losing money will continue indefinitely!
There were at least 20 cigarette butts scattered on the ground where Tang Bao was sitting. He frowned deeply, remained silent, and his anxiety had reached a boiling point!
This anxiety was mixed with even a hint of despair!
While the atmosphere inside the Zheng Bang Casino was tense, Gao Jianfei had already taken a taxi to the Zheng Bang Workers' Club.
After getting out of the car, Gao Jianfei walked into the club and began scanning the area around him.
"Wow, this Zheng Bang Workers' Club has a very nice environment and is quite large." Gao Jianfei clicked his tongue in amazement as he walked into the club.
Just then, several burly thugs in black shirts rushed over and blocked Gao Jianfei's path. One of the thugs said, "Who are you? This is Brother Leopard's office building. You can't go any further. Is this your first time here?"
"Oh." Gao Jianfei nodded with a smile. "I came here to see Uncle Tang."
"Uncle Tang?" The henchmen were all surprised. In their knowledge, almost no one had ever called Tang Bao "Uncle Tang".
"What Uncle Tang?" one of the henchmen asked, frowning.
Gao Jianfei patiently explained, "It's Uncle Tang Bao, I'm his nephew."
"Oh?" Upon hearing Gao Jianfei mention this relationship, the attitude of the henchmen immediately softened considerably. One of the henchmen couldn't help but pull out a walkie-talkie and make a call, "Brother Hai, a young man came looking for Brother Leopard, claiming to be Brother Leopard's nephew... Uh? Really? Okay, I understand! I'll bring him to the office right away."
After ending the call, the henchman bowed and scraped to Gao Jianfei and said, "Brother, please come with me."
Gao Jianfei chuckled to himself; he had never been called "Big Brother" before.
Several henchmen dutifully led Gao Jianfei to Tang Bao's office and handed him over to a few trusted henchmen who had been staying in Tang Bao's office.
The henchmen immediately came out to greet Gao Jianfei, leading him into the office, offering him cigarettes, making him tea, and introducing themselves.
Three of Tang Bao's trusted men... Ah Hai, Ah Long, and Ah Hu.
Gao Jianfei sat on the sofa drinking tea. He keenly noticed that the three henchmen looked very flustered, and one of them was even on the phone... "What? The gambling expert from the Qingyun Society can't come? Doesn't the Qingyun Society always fawn over our Zheng Bang? Now that we're facing a life-or-death situation, they're pulling this stunt?"
The henchman slammed down the phone, then quickly dialed another number. "Hey, Third Master Qiu, doesn't your Qiu Clan have a gambling expert ranked 122nd in the world? This is Ah Hai from Dongxing. I just called Qiangzi. Here's the thing, Zheng Bang is in trouble, it's a matter of life and death! Third Master, how about borrowing your casino's gambling expert ranked 122nd in the world? What? He went to Vietnam to participate in the world ranking challenge? I... why didn't you say so earlier!"
"Bang!" Ah Hai slammed down the phone in a fit of rage, baring his teeth and saying, "Damn it, they all call us brothers in Zheng Bang all the time, but when it really matters, they're all useless! Are they just waiting to see Zheng Bang go under?"
Gao Jianfei sat there, partly because the atmosphere in the office was off, and partly because he had vaguely guessed what was going on after listening to Ah Hai's phone calls. He put his teacup down on the coffee table and asked, "Um... Brother Hai, what exactly happened? Where's Uncle Tang?"
Ah Hai gave Gao Jianfei a helpless smile. "Brother, Brother Leopard is in the casino right now, dealing with a huge problem! That guy's here for revenge because our casino's Brother Gao Jin beat him before. So, after all these years, he's come back to get his revenge. To be honest, that guy's gambling skills are really formidable; we can't handle him! Our casino is on the verge of collapse!"
"Hmm?" Gao Jianfei's heart sank... Someone my dad defeated? Now coming for revenge?
Without hesitation, Gao Jianfei stood up and said, "I'll go check out the casino."
“Well, big brother, Brother Leopard told us to take good care of you. How about you just stay in the office? You’re dressed smartly, serious, and handsome. What are you going to do at the casino? Heh, big brother, sit down, sit down. I’ll arrange a few girls for you. How about that? A quick morning will make you feel refreshed!” Ah Hai said directly.
"No, I'd better go to the casino and take a look. I have some things to discuss with my Uncle Tang." Gao Jianfei didn't say anything more and walked straight out of the office.
Ah Hai quickly followed and personally led Gao Jianfei toward Zheng Bang Casino.
Inside Zheng Bang Casino.