Chapter 371

That night, Amaral arrived at the Venetian Hotel.

After reaching the suite, Amaral loosened his tie and took off his suit, feeling a bit better. There was actually another reason he had come to the hotel alone today.

Although foreign countries were open about homosexuality, this was Macau. For the sake of his status and face, Amaral naturally wouldn't do anything shameful.

It was precisely because he was impotent that he needed Sophia to act as a cover, while his heart had long since become twisted and deformed.

Tonight, Amaral intended to call his male companion to relax. Precisely because of this, Amaral hadn't brought many bodyguards, and his whereabouts were secret; he felt no one would notice.

Moreover, the fewer people who knew about such shameful things, the better. Even for his bodyguards, he only arranged for them to stay outside the hotel.

He wasn't worried about the current situation in Macau at all. Once their Frankish warships arrived, these robbers could be easily wiped out; their firepower and configuration were completely incomparable to a few petty thieves.

Ni Yongyao was even more of an ant he looked down upon in his eyes; it would be effortless for the army to deal with him.

Just then, A-Zu and the others had already infiltrated and found out Amaral’s location.

A-Zu dressed as a waiter, wearing a mask and a chef’s hat, slowly pushed a food cart over: "Sir, hello, room service."

As for A-Zu, he wasn't afraid of exposing his true face; the hotel’s surveillance footage was already under Liang Maisi’s control and wouldn't capture them at all.

This evidence would be destroyed cleanly, and besides, he had covered his face.

Upon hearing this, Amaral frowned. He hadn't ordered room service. He then went to the door, looked through the peephole to confirm it was a service worker, and opened the door directly, saying in a rough tone:

"I don't need it, don't disturb me."

But before his voice had even fallen, A-Zu had already taken a silenced pistol from his pocket, his movements crisp and clean.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A few muffled sounds came, and several bullets were shot with extreme precision into Amaral’s head and heart respectively.

Amaral didn't even have time to let out a scream, his face stiffened, and only his terrified eyes could be seen. He was finished off by A-Zu on the spot.

A-Zu scanned the surroundings, then dragged Amaral’s body into the hotel room, and then used a towel to block the door gap to prevent blood from spilling out.

The entire process took less than a minute. Normally, Amaral would have had many personal bodyguards, and finishing him off wouldn't have been an easy task.

But Amaral had run to the hotel privately today, which gave A-Zu the opportunity.

After finishing everything, A-Zu quickly cleaned up the traces at the scene, used gloves to close the door, and turned to leave.

Liang Maisi had also deleted the surveillance footage cleanly by this time, but even if it were restored, no useful information could be found.

A-Zu wore a mask, and his figure was covered; it was impossible for anyone to discover their true faces.

A-Zu left the hotel unhurriedly, got on a motorcycle not far away, and sped off. He acted as if he had just killed an ant, not caring at all; too many people had died at their hands.

Just a Governor, A-Zu only felt his status was special, but didn't think it was difficult to kill. However, he left the scene cautiously, leaving no handle behind.

After returning to the hotel, he took out his phone and called Ni Yongyao:

"Mr. Ni, we have already finished off Amaral. That idiot didn't have any sense of precaution at all."

The key was that A-Zu had succeeded too easily, mainly because Amaral was too arrogant and wouldn't believe anyone would come to kill him.

A-Zu acted crisply and cleanly, but he hadn't expected Amaral to be so careless as to not even prepare bodyguards, which allowed him to succeed easily.

As for the clues and evidence, they had been destroyed cleanly; no one knew it was him, and no useful evidence could be investigated.

Upon hearing this, Ni Yongyao nodded with satisfaction. Once Amaral was dead, acquiring the shares of other casinos would be effortless, and he wasn't afraid of others suspecting him.

After the Macau casino acquisition was completed, he could let A-Zu disappear from the public eye, preferably by having them caught by their Galaxy Casino.

Not only could they gain a reputation, but it could also bring Macau’s tourism industry back on track, letting tourists return. After a period of time, no one would think of Macau as a dangerous place.

"A-Zu, don't continue to appear in Macau for the recent period. It’s best to return to Hong Kong; I will handle the follow-up matters."

A-Zu and his group were also the children of major Hong Kong tycoons. If they disappeared for too long, it was very likely to attract speculation from interested parties, and he had to prevent this possibility.

A-Zu’s expression was respectful: "Yes, Mr. Ni. Thank you, Mr. Ni, for letting me have a lot of fun in Macau."

Over the past month, A-Zu had had his fill of fun, and he could settle down for a while after returning to Hong Kong. He looked forward to the start of the next game.

Ni Yongyao smiled slightly and arranged for A-Zu and the others to leave. Next, he planned to prepare to massively acquire Macau casino stocks. Once Amaral was dead, as long as they weren't fools, they would definitely dump the shares in their hands.

……

Early the next morning, Macau news media released a shocking piece of news:

"Last night at the Venetian Hotel, Macau Governor Amaral was assassinated. Currently, the police have not yet investigated the murderer or any clues."

"But the police suspect that this case is very likely related to the criminal gang that previously robbed the foreign devils' Galaxy, and they are investigating with all their might, otherwise it is very likely to cause international problems."

Once this news came out, it was undoubtedly a major earthquake in Macau. Who could have thought that Amaral would actually die? His status and position were too special.

Although Macau would return to the mainland in the future, during this lease period, it was indeed managed by the Frankish Empire, and successive governors had all transitioned through Macau peacefully.

Who could have thought that the last Governor would be assassinated? He was truly an unlucky fellow.

This matter even attracted international news reports. The mainland side was also paying attention. They really didn't know who had such great guts to dare to assassinate the Governor.

Soon, in the villa, after He Xin received this news, he narrowed his eyes and sighed:

"Mr. Ni is truly bold."

At the same time, He Xin felt a bit fortunate that he had already established cooperation with the Ni family, otherwise his end would also be quite miserable.

No need to think, Macau would definitely be in chaos next, and even the foreign devils' industries in Macau would be shaken.

But the Frankish Empire would definitely react; Macau was a cash cow for them.

At the same time, this was also a matter of their face. The Governor had been killed, and the Frankish Empire would definitely be furious and send warships to suppress them. He didn't know if Ni Yongyao could bear such consequences.

He Xin pondered for a moment, knowing that he should also keep a low profile during this time. As for the subsequent matters, he would leave them to Ni Yongyao to handle.

He wanted to see if Ni Yongyao could solve this storm. Mainly, the Frankish Empire was not a force that a single family could provoke; even He Xin might be implicated.

But at this time, Ni Yongyao not only didn't keep a low profile, but instead began to massively continue acquiring gambling license shares. Other small shareholders were already scared out of their wits.

Think about it, a few days ago Amaral had just said that Ni Yongyao had the ambition of a wolf and intended to let warships suppress Ni Yongyao.

But a few days later, Amaral died miserably in a hotel. These businessmen weren't fools. They hadn't expected Ni Yongyao to dare to kill even the Governor of Macau, so wouldn't finishing them off be effortless?

Even if there was money to be made, there was no life to spend it. Even if they suspected it was Ni Yongyao’s doing, who had evidence? Suspecting Ni Yongyao and saying it out loud at this time wasn't that just asking for trouble for themselves?

Thinking this way, most of the gambling license shareholders directly dumped their shares, intending to run away. Everyone knew that once the Frankish Empire’s warships came to Macau, it would definitely be in chaos.

These tycoons weren't fools; they knew the end of offending the Ni family. Even if Ni Yongyao acquired the shares at an extremely low price, they didn't dare to have any dissatisfaction. Everyone knew Amaral’s end.

At the same time, after Ni Yongyao acquired the shares, he began to massively expand the casinos, letting Gao Jin handle matters related to the casinos. The acquisition of these casinos was already a done deal.

As for the Frankish Empire side, Ni Yongyao didn't take it seriously at all. He would run the Macau business as he should. Even if the police came to investigate Ni Yongyao, he wouldn't panic in the slightest.

Anyway, these police couldn't investigate the relationship between him and A-Zu clearly. Later, he would let people impersonating A-Zu rob the Galaxy Casino, be caught by them, and killed. This matter would then come to an end.

And Sophia was also helping Ni Yongyao organize the industries left behind by the foreign devils in Macau recently. After all, the foreign devils didn't just set up casinos; they also had real estate, tourism, restaurants, and other industries.

These assets were all operated and built by the foreign devils, just because gambling licenses were more profitable. But the profits of these service industries were not low.

Sophia also relied on her status as Amaral’s widow to quickly take over. Among them, the business in the three districts of Macau was completely taken over by Ni Yongyao, letting Beng Ya-ju and Gao Jin and others take over the casinos.

……

Soon, the news of Amaral’s death reached the interior of the Frankish high command, and they also urgently convened a meeting.

Commander Guterres’s face was ugly. They had just received Amaral’s request for support a while ago, hoping that warships could come to Macau to suppress these robbers. They had initially thought it was an overreaction.

This area of Macau was originally seized by them through force and trickery; it was just called a lease for the sake of a good name. And everyone understood the strength of their Western countries. So many governors had been safe and sound, and they had also earned enough wealth in Macau.

But who could have thought that the Governor would be killed suddenly? This was undoubtedly a naked provocation. The key was that this had already risen to the level of an international problem. Moreover, Guterres understood that the profits Macau brought them every year were too massive.

If it weren't for the fact that the mainland had become powerful, even if the lease term was up, they wouldn't be willing to return it. These last few years were the best opportunity for them to rake in money.

This time the Governor was dead, and there would definitely be huge changes in Macau. He also made up his mind:

"Immediately arrange for Admiral Sanchez to arrange for warships to head to Macau immediately, to suppress these ungrateful robbers with force, and retake control of Macau."

On one hand, Guterres wanted to avenge Amaral and investigate the cause of death. On the other hand, it was also because he couldn't bear to part with this fat piece of meat that was Macau; this was their territory.

The dispatch of one warship was enough to suppress the small fries in Macau. How could the power of a family compare to a nation?

The Frankish high command was determined to retake Macau by force. No matter who killed the Governor, they had to pay a painful price. Even if they had no evidence, suspicion was enough.

Once their warships reached Macau, those robbers would just be a group of ants. The Frankish Empire believed it had this strength.

……

In the Lisboa Hotel, Ni Yongyao was drinking red wine, and Gao Jin in front of him was reporting on work:

"Mr. Ni, currently most of the gambling license shares have been taken by us, and these casinos are now also taken over by us. However, currently, because of the Macau robbers and the Governor’s death, most casinos have no tourists."

But this was also normal. Macau was a tourist city, and such a big thing had happened, so there were basically not many tourists. Besides, the Frankish Empire also planned to sail warships over in the future.

If bullets didn't have eyes and conflicts arose, no one would be willing to leave their lives here. It wasn't like Macau was the only place with casinos; there were other places too.

After Gao Jin finished speaking, he paused again: "Actually, many tycoons have already opened gambling ships to the high seas, and most of the gamblers have also been attracted away."

Gao Jin knew the current situation in Macau but was helpless:

"Mr. Ni, would you like to return to Hong Kong first? Even if the Frankish Empire can sail warships to Macau, it’s impossible for them to get involved in Hong Kong matters."

— Author's Notes —

PS: Begging the masters to cast some flowers, evaluation tickets, and monthly tickets!....