Chapter 449: VIP Room

Entering the VIP room, you must first exchange chips worth ten million, and only two people are allowed in.

The amount of money is limited, and the number of people is limited.

I decided to go up with Lao Lu first to check the situation.

The others can exchange some chips and just play a little on the sixteenth floor.

I exchanged chips worth ten million,

and Lao Lu went up to the seventeenth floor. Upon entering the room on the seventeenth floor, we first had to be scanned by the equipment to prevent bringing anything else into the room.

It was very proper.

After Lao Lu and I had the equipment scan us, we smoothly entered the VIP room.

There weren't many people in the VIP room.

The room had a large gambling table set up.

Only three or four people were sitting there playing.

Five or six others were tasting the drinks provided by the hotel. It was now eleven at night, not yet the time when gambling excitement kicks in.

Lao Lu and I also wandered around the room,

Here you can play or not, and no one will ask you.

Because the casino mainly makes money by taking commissions.

Exchanging chips back and forth incurs a 5% water fee.

In the casino, the handling fee is called the water fee.

Going back and forth, ten million requires paying ten percent,

that is, one million is gone.

It's easy to see that the casino is sure to profit without loss.

The waiter quickly brought us red wine,

Lao Lu and I received it.

The whole room was decorated very luxuriously.

The cameras were also very concealed.

Unless you're a professional, you can't tell at all.

After looking at the indoor environment, we then looked at the customers playing cards at the table.

They were playing baccarat.

Lao Lu kept staring at the table.

No need to ask, his gambling urge came back again,

Anyone who likes gambling, upon seeing the table, will feel an urge to move their legs.

I said to Lao Lu: "Lao Lu, if you want to play, go ahead; if you lose, it's still on me."

Lao Lu happily took the chips and went.

My mind had nothing to do with winning money from gambling; my brain was thinking about how to get Zhou Jie tied up and taken out.

To be able to take him out of the seventeenth floor without anyone noticing.

I wandered around the VIP room again by myself.

I walked to the safety passage,

I tapped the wall a few times with my hand.

I confirmed it was the sound of drywall.

That would be good for rushing out of the room. But there are many people in this room.

As long as I dare to lay hands on Zhou Jie, his bodyguards will swarm in,

maybe I haven't even caught him yet, and he'll grab me first. It looks like brute force won't work.

We must think of another method.

What method to think of? It's truly worrying to death.

Besides the waiter, there are also professional security guards in the room, eyeing the area around the table like tigers watching their prey.

We must think of a way to get Zhou Jie out of this room, through the door, leaving him alone outside.

Then we can tie him up. That way nobody will know. But how can we do that?

I can't tell Zhou Jie, "Go downstairs for a walk so I can tie you up." Unless Zhou Jie is an idiot.

Wherever Zhou Jie goes, he has bodyguards flanking him front and back.

Ordinary people find it hard to get close to him.

This really is a worrisome matter,

I held the wine glass, thinking,

With just us few people, a direct assault definitely won't work.

We can only think of other methods.

After walking around the room a few times, I returned to the table.

Looking at the chips in front of Lao Lu, they kept decreasing.

From Lao Lu's expression I couldn't tell anything; I estimate Lao Lu also wasn't using any trickery, he was just feeling things out.

First, to see how these customers' gambling skills are.

Also, to get used to this setting, that is, the environment.

Sometimes people need time to adapt to a new environment,

I didn't ask much about whether I understood baccarat's play either.

I glanced twice, then found a secluded spot to smoke.

After twelve o'clock, more than ten guests kept arriving.

The casino also became lively.

I don't want to stay here; I'm afraid if I run into Zhou Jie again it will be troublesome, since he has seen me.

I gave Lao Lu a quick word, went downstairs, and returned to my hotel room to rest.

The next day at noon, Lao Lu finally got up from the bed.

Lao Lu came into my room to report on yesterday's casino events,

"Mr. Zhao, after you left, my cards started running hot; yesterday I won about two million."

"Yo, not bad, Lao Lu, there was no cheating yesterday," I said with a smile.

"No, yesterday I was just testing the place; there are too many rich people here, their gambling skills are average, actually you don't need cheating tricks, I found you can still win money," Lao Lu laughed.

"So confident," I asked.

"Mr. Zhao, I may have spoken too broadly; it's just that in this venue it's hard to bring things in, they use special scanners. It's troublesome," Lao Lu said.

It seems Lao Lu has no tools, which makes it difficult.

I laughed, "This is easy. I've already found a crack in the wall near the safety passage. The crack was caused by careless workers; they installed the plasterboard loosely, the inner padding softened over time, and I can easily pry it open with my fingertip."

"Poking a few cards in from outside is still very easy."

Hearing me, Lao Lu smiled happily, "Great, Mr. Zhao, this way I can guarantee you win a hundred million in the VIP room and walk away."

I shook my head,

"Lao Lu, let me reiterate: I don't care much about money; whatever I win is yours. I need one person, a man named Zhou Jie; he likes gambling in the VIP room and always comes with bodyguards."

"You have to find a way to get him out of the VIP room alone so we can bind him."

"The Zhou Jie you mentioned, does he wear glasses, has a slightly receding hairline, and isn't very tall?" Lao Lu asked.

"You've seen him," I said.

"Around a little past one last night, a Mr. Zhou arrived; the waitstaff were very enthusiastic toward him. He's also very rich; as soon as he sat down, he raised the stakes.

"Winning or losing a few million doesn't matter at all," Lao Lu said.

"How many people entered the VIP room with him?" I asked.

"Probably five. He plays alone, while the other four stand behind him watching," Lao Lu replied.

"No need to ask, that's Zhou Jie. Ah, great. He's the guy I want to bind."

"Lao Lu, think of a way to get him downstairs alone,

"The four behind him are bodyguards. Damn, they all bring bodyguards into the casino."

"He's too afraid of death," I said.

"What method to get him out? Let me think.

"Mr. Zhao, is this okay? I think this guy bets wildly, but his skill is average."

"We'll start here. First win his money. He has plenty anyway," Lao Lu said.

"Winning money is only one side; we need to find a way to get him out alone.

"And without his bodyguards."

"We'll bind him outside, then he'll disappear without anyone noticing," I said urgently.

"Mr. Zhao, listen to me finish speaking," Lao Lu said, standing up again and whispering into my ear.

After Lao Lu finished, I lit a cigarette and began to ponder,

the method Lao Lu suggested can only be tried; I haven't thought of any good plan yet.

Lao Lu's plan is for him to gamble with Zhou Jie, win his money first, and make him keep losing.

Finally, after gambling, see if he dares to stay alone at the Ye Shi downstairs for thirty minutes.

This method isn't clever at all,

and has no technical merit,

I worry that Zhou Jie won't fall for it at all.

I have no options now; I can only follow Lao Lu's reckless plan, let him gamble with Zhou Jie,

since Zhou Jie doesn't know Lao Lu either.

If, by chance, Zhou Jie, like a fool, gambles with Lao Lu, then…