Chapter 450: Zhou Jie Gambled

I said to Lao Lu, "Lao Lu, here's what we'll do: the money you win from betting against Zhou Jie belongs to you."

"If you lose, it's still on me; next time you bring Kong Xiangju, as long as Zhou Jie goes, you figure out a way to gamble alone with him."

"Best if we can set a time with Zhou Jie, giving us space to prepare."

Lao Lu said, "I understand, I'll take Kong Xiangju to the VIP room tonight. Mr. Zhao, you won't worry about the chips, right? As you know, you need to bring tens of millions of chips in."

I said, "Don't worry, you take Kong Xiangju, you must set a time with Zhou Jie, so you can gamble alone."

"Mr. Zhao, as long as you don't worry about money, it's fine; we'll go tonight. We might lose some money."

"Also, Mr. Zhao, regarding the gap you mentioned earlier, you insert a few important cards from outside," Lao Lu said.

"Understood, I'll go insert them tonight."

That VIP room is near the westernmost spot, at a height equal to mine.

On their decorated wallpaper, there are my fingernail marks. That is the gypsum seam.

"How do you take out the cards I inserted into the seam?" I asked.

"I have a way; if I can't pry those few cards out of the wall seam, then this old cheat of mine is just a pestle," Lao Lu said.

Since Lao Lu said that, I won't say anything else.

According to the plan, that night Lao Lu and Kong Xiangju brought twenty million in cash, exchanged it for chips, and went to the VIP room.

I alone went from the hotel's safety passage all the way to the gypsum board on the seventeenth floor's safety passage.

I found that seam.

Although this seam is small, it's still easy to stuff a few playing cards from the outside.

Lao Lu specially selected a few cards matching the casino's suits for me to bring.

I slowly inserted the playing cards one by one into the seam. I didn't dare insert too many.

If the playing cards bulge the wallpaper and let security see, that would be trouble.

After doing that, I came down from the seventeenth floor.

I hope Lao Lu can get the cards inside.

Fortunately, there's no one in this safety passage, and no cameras either.

Normally few people come to such a place; otherwise, one would immediately see the playing cards on the seam.

At night, I didn't let Shi Yong, Ding Li, and Xiao Wu go out.

I explained the situation to them and assigned them tasks.

Xiao Wu was very happy,

"Back then, we kidnapped Wei Dongqing together. How exciting, I didn't expect we'd still be kidnapping people now. Ah, Jianqiang, this shows we haven't changed at all,"

Hearing Xiao Wu's sentiment,

I could only wryly smile,

"Ah, mainly because of knowing you, Xiao Wu, I've always wanted to go the straight path, but up to today I still haven't walked the right way,"

Shi Yong said, "What's the point of walking the straight path? No excitement. This kind of life is stimulating. Brother, where should we take Zhou Jie? Take him back to Zaocheng?"

"No, take him back to Xinfadi. Ding Li, you go back to Xinfadi tomorrow to rent a place."

"We're kidnapping Zhou Jie mainly to save Xiao Fang; otherwise, I wouldn't take this risk."

"Actually, we can't harm his life, nor can we make things difficult for him."

"The Zhou family's fate is just something Wen Han and them will handle."

"We won't get involved in this," I said.

Ding Li nodded,

"Okay, Zhao Ge, I'll go rent a place tomorrow."

Shi Yong said, "Such scum should just be killed outright. Anyway, he alive wouldn't create value for society."

"Shi Yong, as I just said, we're kidnapping him to save Xiao Fang. You need to understand our purpose; don't hope to beat the Zhou family this way," I said angrily.

"What Jianqiang said is right. Shi Yong, your brain can't think that much. After the kidnapping, after exchanging Xiao Fang, then what?" Xiao Wu asked.

"Lao Lu and Kong Xiangju walked away with the money,"

"We'll all go our separate ways, Xiao Wu, you still return to Shanghu. If this succeeds, I'll give you five million," I said.

"Good. People die for wealth, birds die for food; this money is enough capital," Xiao Wu laughed.

I repeated the route to them.

We discussed until late at night.

Until Lao Lu returned from the VIP room.

Seeing Lao Lu, I asked, "How was it? Did you get the cards?"

"Got it, we also set a time with Zhou Jie; tomorrow we'll play big, and it'll be one-on-one," Lao Lu said.

Kong Xiangju said beside me, "My master's uncle specially set a hook to catch him; I didn't expect he'd bite so quickly."

The two of them were very interested in playing.

My master deliberately said, "Today we didn't bring much money; tomorrow we'll bring enough chips, and then we'll have a big game."

"When Zhou Jie heard about a big game, he got thrilled and agreed with my master's uncle to meet after midnight tomorrow night."

"Great, Zhou Jie took the bait. Lao Lu, don't forget to find a way to make him lose money first, then finally bet that he doesn't dare stay alone upstairs for thirty minutes."

Believe he'll take the bet.

"Someone who likes gambling will bet on anything," I said.

"Mr. Zhao, you're right; Zhou Jie's gambling style is good, he loses and accepts it, and he doesn't welch on debts."

"His gambling manners are fine; I believe he'll comply with my demands tomorrow. Since he won't think too much, should we retreat within those thirty minutes?" Lao Lu asked.

"Is the time enough? If not, we'll add another half hour," I said.

"That's enough. Tomorrow, as long as that Zhou Jie loses his bet, he goes out of the VIP room alone, and we quickly exchange chips and leave," Lao Lu said.

"It's settled then. Money, you take it away; regardless of win or loss, whatever money remains is yours and Kong Xiangju's," I said.

Hearing me say that, greed flashed in Lao Lu's eyes.

"So, Xiao Wu, Shi Yong, the two of you just need to see Zhou Jie come down from the building and head toward Ye Shi.

Then just grab him by the pocket. Ding Li and I will wait for you in the car. At that time everyone must act quickly. Don't give Zhou Jie's bodyguards any time to track us," I instructed.

Shi Yong, Xiao Wu, and Ding Li nodded.

Time quickly reached the next day,

I first had Ding Li go to Xinfadi to rent a house,

then in the evening I gave Xiao Wu five million cash, and the remaining money I let Lao Lu exchange for chips, so that at night he could have a showdown with Zhou Jie.

Shi Yong saw that I gave all the money to Lao Lu and became a bit displeased,

speaking softly, "Brother, why did you give all the money to Lao Lu? What if Lao Lu runs off with the money?"

I said, "Don't worry, Lao Lu can't run away; he still wants to use this money to win Zhou Jie's money.

Do you know what the biggest flaw of gamblers is?"

Shi Yong shook his head,

I said, "Greed."

Why humans like gambling, besides the satisfaction of unearned gain, also stems from greed in the heart.

Greed for money.

Shi Yong was a bit confused by my words.

He scratched his head, unable to understand.

Shi Yong not understanding is just fine.

If Shi Yong were to understand, he would no longer be Shi Yong.

Around 11 o'clock, our group left the hotel,

We began to act according to the plan I set out.

At this moment, the Ye Shi in front of the hotel was still bustling.

Many people were drinking and eating skewers; many others were humming something by the roadside.

Perhaps they had lost at the casino and were feeling sad.

Everything was very calm.

I stood in the Ye Shi, looked up at the hotel's 17th floor,

believing that Lao Lu would win Zhou Jie from the 17th floor.