Chapter 442: Yanbei Henry Hotel

Leaving Sijiucheng and heading north all the way,

After just over twenty minutes' drive, you will see a hotel that pierces the clouds,

This is the most famous Henry Hotel in Yanbei.

This hotel is not under Sijiucheng's administration; it should belong to Jibei Province's territory.

But it is too close to Sijiucheng,

So people still consider it part of Sijiucheng in their minds.

But administratively it belongs to Jibei Province.

This brings the advantage that some industries that are hard to develop in Sijiucheng have all been moved here.

Yanbei is just a county town, yet it has many high-end hotels, and the flow of people is no less than that of Sijiucheng.

There are many vehicles on the road.

On the way to the Henry Hotel, we were actually stuck in traffic for over an hour.

In the past, traffic jams in Sijiucheng were the most famous,

Sijiucheng's traffic has improved greatly, so traffic jams rarely occur.

But here in Yanbei County, traffic jams are extremely severe.

A small county town has to accommodate many people coming and going from Sijiucheng; just think how bad the congestion would be if it weren't.

I was stuck in the road, looking at the cars ahead, and many luxury cars bore Sijiucheng license plates.

This shows that in Yanbei County, mainly people from Sijiucheng come to play.

We finally arrived at the hotel.

Ding Li got out of the car to handle the check-in.

The accommodation prices here are on par with those in Sijiucheng.

I deliberately had Ding Li open several extra rooms as backups.

After the rooms were ready, the three of us moved into the junior suite.

Shi Yong and Ding Li carried up those ten boxes of money.

I opened one box, casually took a few bundles and threw them to Shi Yong,

"Shi Yong, I have plenty of money now; if you have any demands, you can go enjoy yourself. After being with me for so long, I can't let you suffocate."

Shi Yong gave a hehe laugh,

"Brother, what are you talking about? I already paid my public grain to Ya Ling a few days ago, I have no surplus left, sigh, I have no mood to play. Ding Li, do you want to go play?"

"I won't go; this is our first time here, it's better to be careful." Ding Li said.

"Ding Li is right. Well, let's rest a bit; later you go out and check the internal passages, room conditions, and surveillance cameras clearly, record them. It would be best to draw them on paper." I said.

"Okay, Zhao Ge, I'll go after drinking this water." Ding Li said.

We are staying on the tenth floor of the hotel.

The hotel has a total of twenty floors.

I first need to get a clear picture of the situation here; in case we need to escape, it will be convenient and less prone to mistakes.

After half an hour, Ding Li and Shi Yong went out to check the outside situation.

I took out my phone in the room,

found Xiao Wu's phone number.

These days I haven't been in touch with Xiao Wu, and I don't know what he's been busy with.

I don't know much about casino affairs,

and it's not convenient for me to meet Zhou Jie in person to gamble.

If I show up, I estimate Zhou Jie bringing people could shut down the whole hotel.

I want other people to deal with Zhou Jie.

I thought of Xiao Wu.

This guy has all kinds of talents around him, including a gambling expert named Lao Lu, who is quite famous in the three northeastern provinces.

Kong Xiangju even regards him as his teacher.

I want to transfer such a person over,

have him step forward to play with Zhou Jie to attract Zhou Jie's attention.

and then take the opportunity to bind him.

The phone was connected quickly,

from the phone came Xiao Wu's lazy voice,

"Hello, who is this?"

"Xiao Wu, I am Zhao Jianqiang."

"Ah, Jianqiang, you're still alive? I haven't heard from you these days. I heard that Qi He Kuang had an incident."

You all let Kong Shi arrest you.

I think you're surely done for.

I was so scared I hurriedly fled from Shanghu." Xiao Wu said on the phone.

"Xiao Wu, your information is fast, and you run fast too—no wonder you're a professional athlete." I said.

"That's natural; I used to do what? I've been in and out of that prison three times, I get any news they have right away."

"To be honest, Jianqiang, I really thought you were dead,"

"I've already lost hope."

"What, I'm dead? I'm alive and well. Just relax, they can't catch me."

Qi He Kuang had a minor incident,

I already knew in advance; I had already run away from there. You're not at Shanghu now—where are you?

I'm drifting on the canal; we don't dare go ashore, afraid that as soon as we land we'll be caught. As for me, you don't need to worry—as long as I don't go ashore, nobody can catch me.

This canal stretches across several provinces. Today I'm drifting here; tomorrow I don't know where I'll end up. Xiao Wu said helplessly.

"Xiao Wu, are you going back to Zaocheng? I'll guarantee your safety." I said.

"What, what kind of joke are you making? You haven't even caught the pursuers yet, and you're promising me safety? You're just bragging."

"Whether you believe it or not, Xiao Wu, we've known each other for so long—when have I ever lied to you?"

You can go back to Qi He or Shanghu; nobody dares to arrest you.

You should know I'm already in Sijiucheng; their focus is on Sijiucheng.

You're at Shanghu—basically nobody pays any attention to you.

"You went to Sijiucheng—damn, Jianqiang, you're getting bolder and bolder, daring to go cause trouble in Sijiucheng."

I'm really impressed with you.

I thought you were hiding in the deep mountains, but it turns out you're enjoying yourself in Sijiucheng. Quickly tell me what you've done there, what high-class women you've played with, and let's chat.

"Xiao Wu, every time you speak it's the same thing—just like Shi Yong."

I came to Sijiucheng to handle big business.

I won't waste time chatting—are old Lu and Kong Xiangju still with you?

"I certainly know you went to Sijiucheng to handle big business."

Otherwise, how could you turn things around?

Heh. I'm just a nobody, with no way out, and I don't have any lofty ideas,

It's nothing more than sleeping with a few more women, drinking a bit better liquor—just to make up for myself in this lifetime.

Old Lu and Kong Xiangju are certainly with me.

Kong Xiangju can't go home either, and Kong Shi doesn't want him.

He can only follow me. By the way, Kong Xiangju keeps demanding 5 million from you—you promised but haven't paid yet. When are you going to give it to him? Xiao Wu asked.

This Kong Xiangju just can't forget about the 5 million.

I laughed and said: "Money's easy to talk about—it's just 5 million. Get Kong Xiangju to come to Sijiucheng, and I'll give it to him right now."

"Jianqiang, what kind of joke are you pulling? If Kong Xiangju could go to Sijiucheng, he wouldn't be asking you for 5 million." Xiao Wu said.

"Xiao Wu, I'm not joking with you."

Like this: you get Xiao Wu and old Lu ready, and I'll send Ding Li to Shanghu to pick them up.

Have them come to Sijiucheng—I have things to arrange for them.

"Are we really safe going back to Shanghu?" Xiao Wu couldn't believe it and asked me again.

"For now I guarantee you'll be fine, but you can't keep doing illegal stuff—if you continue, I won't be able to vouch for you." I laughed.

"What's legal or illegal—I'm just like this; the business I do is this kind,"

I won't do legitimate business. Speaking like that, I'm still not going back.

"Xiao Wu and I are joking—go back to Shanghu, I guarantee you'll be fine."

Today I'll send Ding Li back to fetch old Lu and Kong Xiangju to Sijiucheng. You get them ready.

"Okay, you take the boat to Shanghu now. Get Kong Xiangju and old Lu ready, wait for Ding Li to pick them up—Jianqiang, are you hoping to turn things around through gambling scams?" Xiao Wu asked.

"Exactly, that's what I mean. If I don't take the usual route, legitimate business doesn't make money—I can only go after side hustles." I laughed.