Chapter 322

In the private room of Pujing Duchang, Li Xin sat on the sofa smoking.

Pointing to the opposite sofa, looking at Gao Jin and smiling, he said: "Mr. Gao, please have a seat. I am Li Xin of Hongxin Group. If you have any questions, feel free to speak."

After Gao Jin sat down, looking at Li Xin, he asked: "Mr. Li, I've long heard your great name. I just have one question: what do you need me to do, Mr. Li?"

Li Xin pointed at Chen Yaoxing and said: "It's simple. From now on, you will be his casino technical director. Any problem?"

Gao Jin nodded: "That's reasonable, using skill in exchange for a pair of hands—I have no reason to refuse, and I couldn't refuse even if I wanted to!"

After hesitating a moment, he asked: "Mr. Li, could you tell me when you set up this game?"

Li Xin smiled and replied: "Mr. Gao, you're overthinking it. I just wanted to make some pocket money. Coincidentally, A Xin needed a casino expert to hold down the fort, so today's outcome came about—nothing else involved."

As a master of manipulating people's hearts, Gao Jin now feels powerless; he had prepared meticulously for a year, yet it's nothing compared to others' spur-of-the-moment idea.

Others just waved a hand and wiped out all his effort.

And he even lost himself!

This also let him clearly realize that even with superb gambling skills, he's still a gambler who cannot outweigh others' greater influence.

Whoever can win the title of Gambling God is ultimately decided by those with great power.

Gao Jin forced out a smile: "Mr. Li, I accept the loss and will honor my promise to take up residence in the new casino."

Li Xin nodded and patted A Xin on the shoulder: "A Xin, Big Brother has done everything he can; from now on it's up to you."

Chen Yaoxing's tears were about to fall; Big Brother had practically put the food to his lips—if he still couldn't do it well, he'd have no face to see Big Brother again, might as well jump into the sea.

He'd be ashamed to keep living!

Chen Yaoxing rubbed his eyes, calming his emotions.

Only then did he speak: "Big Brother, enough, really enough—I'll go find a venue now and try to open as quickly as possible."

Li Tongdao said: "Hmm, this matter is up to you. You don't need to worry about the casino's deposit; you can pay it after you make a profit. I've already spoken with Mr. He about that."

"Just use the profits from this betting pool to build the casino."

"..."

Li Xin's words once again shocked Gao Jin—could this really be allowed?

While others were frantically scrambling for the slots, Mr. Li not only got the entry ticket in advance, but even the deposit could be postponed?

It seems no matter what industry, there are PY deals—too dark!

Could it be that becoming He Xin's son-in-law lets one do as they please on Aodao?

Li Xin glanced at Gao Jin's expression and said: "Mr. Gao, don't feel strange—it's not just the gambling industry on Aodao that's like this; other industries are much the same."

"If you have connections, use them; if you don't, throw money at it. If you have connections and are willing to spend money, you can get what you want; others can only watch."

"The premise is that you can hold onto these fruits, not let others pluck the peaches."

Gao Jin sighed: "Indeed, without strength as a backing, no matter how much you gain, it's like flowers in a mirror or the moon in water—gone at a touch."

While they were chatting, Jianguo came up to Li Xin: "Boss, Zhongyong Bo and Yulan Can have arrived."

A Xin immediately stood up: "Big Brother, I'll take Mr. Gao back to the casino hall now; just call me if anything comes up."

"Mm, you may go back."

Li Xin rose and went to the door, welcoming Zhongyong Bo and the two of them in, smiling: "Big Brother, this is the spirit boost one gets when encountering joyous events!"

Zhongyong Bo laughed heartily: "This isn't just thanks to your blessing, A Xin; without the information you gave me, I wouldn't have been able to secure a casino concession so smoothly."

"Yeah, without Mr. Li's help, I, Yulan Can, wouldn't have been able to get the concession so easily."

Li Xin smiled and waved his hand: "We're all brothers and friends; you securing the concession is better than letting cheap outsiders take it—no need to stand on ceremony."

"Besides, didn't we leave them more than half?"

Zhongyong Bo nodded and said: "A Xin, I don't know how to repay you; if you have any matters in the future, just speak up—the Sanlian Bang will do whatever it can without hesitation."

Li Tongdao said: "We'll talk about this later; for now, your main task is to hold onto the slots. Until the final day when the deposit is paid, nothing is settled."

"Those forces that didn't get the entry ticket won't resign themselves to just giving up; they'll surely use underhanded tactics—you'd better be careful."

Both nodded in agreement with this view; indeed, they need to be careful.

Li Xin was right— that very night on Aodao, several gunfights broke out, and the victims were precisely those forces that had obtained the slots.

The most frenzied were the people from Golden Coast, who, under the leadership of a few elite gunmen, launched a frenzied attack on the villa where Huaji was staying.

After the gunfight, corpses littered the villa, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

Mei Zidui Huaji Ju, who didn't get a slot, also went berserk, leading his men in a frenzied sweep of fire against the Yamaguchi-gumi's base at Xiaorizi Mountain Pass.

Over two thousand shell casings were left at the scene; the Yamaguchi-gumi representatives were killed on the spot, riddled like hornets' nests.

Only Pujing Duchang remained unscathed and undisturbed; those forces that had obtained the slots all suffered some degree of attack, with no exception.

This firefight escalated, reaching its peak the next night, with gunfire ringing all night until dawn ended it. (A brief description of the proceedings—any more would land you in the little black room, understand!)

In this firefight, the Aodao police took no action at all, just watched them fight.

He Xin's office.

He Xin and Li Xin sat on the sofa, holding their glasses, chatting idly.

Hmm, since the engagement ceremony, He Xin's attitude toward Li Xin has improved considerably, his speech much gentler!

"He Uncle, this move of yours is a bit ruthless—aren't you afraid of backfiring?"

He Xin smoothed his white-speckled sideburns, smiling: "What vehicle to overturn? Whether we strike early or late, we have to strike; better to settle it once and for all, saving future trouble."

"This time we'll give them a chance: those with ability get to eat meat, those without just watch others eat."

"What I want is prosperity for Aodao's gambling industry, not daily scattered skirmishes."

Li Xin chuckled: "Isn't it also for this? Or is it because Huaji Ju is too fat, and we're giving him a chance to slim down in passing?"

He Xin pointed at Li Xin: "You little brat, you see through things clearly."

He then explained: "His power has grown a bit large; it's now hard to sustain, so I'm letting him expend some strength while I throw him a bone."

"Only this way can we forge a loyal hound; a disobedient hound isn't worth keeping."

Li Xin nodded, "He Uncle, let me tell you, from now on Prosperity on Aodao will be a single force, that is Chen Yaoxing."

"The force of Yu Lan Can will be placed under Ah Xing's sect, he will thereafter be a casino boss, concurrently holding the position of Prosperity Second Route Marshal."

He Xin laughed and said, "You actually dote on your disciples, one gift given to two disciples, Chen Yaoxing gains power, Luo Tianhong gains fame, you not studying accounting is somewhat a waste of talent!"

"The two casinos you have in hand, are they to be handed over to Chen Yaoxing?"

Li Xin took a sip of wine, then laughed and said to He Xin.

"No, one of them is prepared for Prosperity, I have gained benefits from Prosperity, this time I should give them some sweetener."

"As for me, I repay kindness with kindness, I hold grudges against grudges, repaying grudges is short, repaying kindness is long."