Chapter 190: Refusal

Chen Mo felt like laughing.

Jingkun played that move well, turning the tables directly.

Lei Gong fell straight into a self‑proof trap.

"How could there be evidence for something I never did? Mr. Li, are you being unreasonable?"

Lei Gong's mouth twitched with anger, and he could only barely keep a calm façade.

Jingkun spread his hands: "Since nobody has evidence, let's drop it and treat it as a misunderstanding."

"Mr. Lei, you asked to meet me, not just for the death of a few low‑level goons, right?"

Lei Gong looked at Jingkun's expression, took several deep breaths, and barely suppressed the fire inside him.

"Since that's the case, I'll get straight to the point. I know Great Prosperity has a new casino opening in Macau.

I want to buy shares in your new casino."

Jingkun frowned slightly, feeling rather surprised.

He truly hadn't expected Lei Gong to be interested in their new casino.

"Your Three Alliance thinking of expanding to Macau?"

"That's right. Bay Island and Macau will soon have direct shipping, and daily thousands of guests will travel to Macau, with numbers only growing."

"I plan to cooperate with Great Prosperity; I want a fifty‑percent stake in the new casino, a 50‑50 split, moving forward together."

Jingkun chuckled lightly and asked, "For the fifty percent of our new casino, what price are you thinking, Lei Gong?"

Chen Mo heard Jingkun's words, frowned, was about to say something, but seeing a hint of mockery in Jingkun's eyes, he instantly understood.

Jingkun was teasing Lei Gong!

Lei Gong thought Jingkun was willing to cooperate, hurriedly signaled Gao Jie to bring out the money, completely missing Jingkun's oddity.

Gao Jie placed a suitcase on the table.

The suitcase opened, filled with cash.

Jingkun looked at the money on the table, his mocking expression undisguised.

"Lei Gong, are you kidding me? The fifty percent of the new casino is only worth twenty million?"

Twenty million is just a few months' revenue for a casino.

Lei Gong from the channel: "Great Prosperity's people aren't great at running casinos; the current one is only average business."

Based on your current casino's performance, twenty million for fifty percent of the new casino isn't high, but it's about right.

Moreover, with the Three Alliance joining, Bay Island guests coming to Macau will make your new casino their first choice.

"That's a win‑win for both sides."

"Well said!" Jingkun couldn't help but clap for Lei Gong. "Looks like you've done a lot of research on our casino."

Lei Gong smiled proudly: "I never fight a battle without certainty!"

"However, this time I'm afraid I'll disappoint you." Jingkun sat upright, looked at Lei Gong and said, "Great Prosperity's casino cannot cede any shares to the Three Alliance."

Jingkun's refusal made Lei Gong's smile freeze.

Lei Gong had previously spoken at length, but omitted the most crucial point.

In Macau, there are four major families, the Big Circle Gang, the Portuguese Group, pirates at sea, and dozens of Gangdao Triad Societies with varying influence.

The only thing missing is a Bay Island Triad Society.

Is it that they don't want to?

No, they simply cannot develop in Macau.

After the 1966 "123 Incident" broke out, all Chinese in Macau became completely disillusioned with the Portuguese‑Macau government.

The Portuguese‑Macau government still rules, but has lost public credibility.

All Chinese in Macau reached a consensus, awaiting reunification.

Moreover, He Xin could only obtain Macau's sole gambling license with the help of Mr. Huo Lao.

Therefore, politically, Bay Island's forces are completely opposed to Macau.

Bay Island's influence has no room to develop in Macau at all.

If Jingkun agreed to Lei Gong and let the Three Alliance take shares in the new casino, the casino would likely become defunct.

Even with the Three Alliance recruiting Bay Island gamblers, it wouldn't work.

Digging roads, cutting water and electricity, inspecting fire safety—such tactics would keep being deployed.

Until the casino is completely shut down.

Lei Gong might not have realized this, or might know but think that with Great Prosperity as a front, they'd get a pass.

But Jingkun clearly understood this, so he refused Lei Gong without hesitation.

Yet Lei Gong remained unyielding.

"If I say I must have the new casino's shares?"

Saying that, he gestured to Gao Jie beside him.

Gao Jie understood, raised his hand and blew a loud whistle.

As soon as the whistle sounded, a dozen of Lei Gong's henchmen rushed in from the booth, surrounding Jingkun, Chen Mo and the others.

Gao Jie also reached into his coat and drew a pistol.

Before Gao Jie's barrel could point at Jingkun, Chen Mo reacted quickly.

With one hand braced on the table, Chen Mo flipped up, kicked Gao Jie's wrist, sending his pistol flying mid‑air.

When Chen Mo landed, he was already standing beside Lei Gong and Ding Yao.

Chen Mo reached out to catch the falling pistol, and with his other wrist flipped, another pistol appeared.

The muzzles of the two pistols simultaneously pointed at Lei Gong and Ding Yao's heads.

All of this happened in an instant.

At the same time, Tian Yang Sheng and Tian Yang Yi also drew their pistols.

To capture the thief, first capture the king; they also pointed their guns at Lord Lei.

Ha Li's draw was a bit slow, but the person stood in front of Jingkun.

Gao Jie was knocked off balance by Chen Mo's kick; after steadying himself, he saw Chen Mo pointing his gun at Lord Lei and Ding Yao, and shouted loudly, "Chen Mo, let go of Lord Lei and Miss Ding!"

Chen Mo gave Gao Jie not a hint of his gaze, staring intently at Lord Lei.

"Lord Lei, daring to threaten Great Prosperity's Dragon Head on Gangdao, you're the first. What, have you grown old and don't want to live?"

"Hmph, do you dare to fire?" Lord Lei remained seated, showing no sign of panic.

"Whether I fire or not doesn't matter. But do you dare to fire?"

Jingkun raised his hand, pushing Ha Li aside, and looked at Lord Lei with contempt.

"Lord Lei, do you think you can threaten me?

This is Gangdao; tonight if any of the five of us meets an accident here, I guarantee you won't make it back to Bay Island."

"A Mo, let's go."

After speaking, Jingkun ignored the surrounding gun barrels and walked straight out of the private room.

Chen Mo and the others followed closely behind, paying no heed to the gun‑wielding bodyguards.

After they left, Lord Lei grabbed a bottle nearby and smashed it hard onto the floor.

All his tricks exhausted, not only did he fail to obtain shares of the Macau casino, but he was also pointed at with a gun.

He was so angry his hypertension nearly flared, and he kept gasping heavily.

Ding Yao beside him placed a hand on his chest to help him settle his breath, but her eyes kept flickering.

Elsewhere, Chen Mo returned to the bar with Tian Yang Sheng and Tian Yang Yi.

After sending the two away, Chen Mo took a slip of paper from his trouser pocket.

The slip bore a string of numbers—a phone number.

He had pointed his gun at Lord Lei and Ding Yao, and Ding Yao slipped it into his pocket at that moment.