87: Chapter 85 Kicking Field 87: Chapter 85 Kicking Field Tangyu and Wang Dazhuang casually chose a small eatery to fill themselves up.
Indeed, small eateries were economical.
They had six main dishes and a case of beer, just for under 200 yuan.
“They say once the belly is full, the mind gets feisty.
It’s still early, Tangyu.
We haven’t even spent five thousand yuan yet.
Should we go for a foot massage or sothing?” Wang Dazhuang patted his stomach and smirked, winking at Tangyu.
Tangyu replied, “Alright, I’ll take you to a bar later.”
A bar is a good place, too.
Wang Dazhuang imdiately grinned and said, “That sounds great.
I’m so excited and nervous.
I’ve never been to a bar before.
Today I finally get to go wild with you, Tangyu.”
Tangyu scoffed at Wang Dazhuang, believing his claim of never going to a bar was as credible as him never having masturbated.
Tangyu signaled the shop owner, a middle-aged man in his early forties who clearly looked the honest type.
“Young man, can I help you with sothing?” The shop owner approached them, chuckling.
“Boss, I just wanted to ask how to get to Wangchuan Road?” Tangyu asked.
The shop owner imdiately pointed outside, “Wangchuan Road is close by.
Follow this road straight ahead, turn left at the crossroads, then turn right at the second junction, and you are there.”
“Oh, thank you, old shop.
I’d like to ask you another thing.
Do you know of a Brother Niu on Wangchuan Road?” Tangyu continued.
Hearing Brother Niu’s na, the shop owner’s expression obviously changed.
He glanced around – luckily, there was no one else around – before he relaxed a bit, looked at Tangyu sowhat strangely, and lowered his voice, “Are you looking for Brother Niu?”
Seeing the shop owner’s reaction, Tangyu knew that this Brother Niu must have so clout around here.
He nodded and said, “Yes, we need to see Brother Niu for so matters.
Could you tell us what sort of influence he has around here?”
To know oneself and one’s enemy ensures a hundred victories.
Although Tangyu wasn’t particularly worried about Brother Niu, he didn’t want to attract any unnecessary trouble.
It would be better to keep things low-key.
Knowing Brother Niu’s background could lead to a better strategy, couldn’t it?
The shop owner’s look towards Tangyu beca even more peculiar.
He thought to himself that these two didn’t seem to be from the underworld, could they possibly be police?
After much consideration, he hesitated before saying, “You must never say I told you this, otherwise my life could be over.”
“We won’t tell,” Tangyu smiled slightly.
Only then did the shop owner say, “Brother Niu is indeed a big shot around Wangchuan Road.
Among the local bosses in Xijing, he’s quite prestigious and has a wide influence here.
All the recreational establishnts on Wangchuan Road are his.
His main hideout is at Wangchuan Bar, which outwardly is a bar but also has an underground gambling den.
In that gambling den, Brother Niu even deals in high-interest loans.
And more so—” he paused to check his surroundings before lowering his voice, “it’s even said that Brother Niu deals in drugs.”
“Oh, thank you, boss.
We’re leaving now,” Tangyu stood up to leave, and he and Wang Dazhuang walked out directly.
Wang Dazhuang, looking puzzled, said, “Tangyu, weren’t we supposed to go to a bar just to have fun?
Why did you inquire about this Brother Niu guy?
Are we going to see him?”
“Yes, we’re going to a bar, but I’m taking you to make a scene.
I have sothing to ask Brother Niu about, so I naturally inquired a little about his background,” Tangyu explained.
“Uh…” Wang Dazhuang suddenly grimaced, “Tangyu, you can’t be serious, just the two of us going up against a local mob boss?
Isn’t that a bit too crazy?
He dares to run an underground casino and even deal drugs; poking such a mob boss seems like asking for trouble.
You’re joking, right?”
Tangyu looked at Wang Dazhuang and chuckled, “Do I look like I’m joking?”
Wang Dazhuang’s legs went weak, and his mouth twitched, “Tangyu, please don’t play with my safety.
I don’t have your skills.
If it cos to blows, I’m probably done for.”
Tangyu kicked Wang Dazhuang and said, “Look at you, no guts at all.
If I dare bring you along, would I let you get hurt?
Don’t worry, I’m confident about dealing with a small-ti local boss.
I’m just taking you to experience life, to shake up a local boss’s scene.
If this gets out, you could boast about it.
Such an experience can’t be bought with money; it’s a once-in-a-lifeti chance.
Who knows, you might even co off as tough and attract a lot of girls.”
Wang Dazhuang’s eyes sparkled with unlimited admiration, and he puffed out his chest, “Tangyu, naturally I must do this, being a righteous, upstanding young man.
How can I watch a local mobster harm our fellow countryn?
Let’s go, Tangyu.
I’ll be your strongest support.”
Tangyu didn’t drive to Wangchuan Road but chose to walk instead—he didn’t want the car to get smashed again.
This ti it was still Brother Jie’s car, and getting it smashed would be really embarrassing.
Within less than ten minutes, they arrived at Wangchuan Bar.
As they entered the bar, which was indeed very empty at this ti, only a few patrons scattered around.
Tangyu approached the counter, and a bartender ca over.
“We want to go downstairs and play,” Tangyu pretended to be a gambler.
The bartender scrutinized Tangyu and Wang Dazhuang, a hint of wariness flickering in his eyes.
After a long pause, he said, “Wait here a mont.” He then walked inside.
Shortly after, a thirty-sothing man approached them.
His eyes were sharp, giving him a clever appearance, as if he could read people’s minds.
The man first scanned Tangyu and Wang Dazhuang, then spoke in a tone neither cold nor warm, “What are you here for?”
Tangyu made a sheepish smile and said nothing, instead rubbing his fingers together, a street-sign commonly understood among gamblers.
Seeing Tangyu’s gesture, the man’s wariness did not decrease but instead asked, “Who referred you here?”
“Hehe, we were referred by Xiao Luo,” Tangyu imdiately responded without hesitation.
The man then nodded slightly, “Why didn’t Xiao Luo co with you?”
Tangyu replied, “We originally planned to co together today, but he couldn’t make it and asked us to co directly.
He said that he had notified you.
Didn’t Xiao Luo ntion it to you?”
The man then smiled and said, “Oh, he has contacted .
Since it was Xiao Luo who introduced you, follow .”
Wang Dazhuang was still a bit worried at first, but seeing Tangyu handle things with ease, he beca utterly puzzled.
Could Brother Yu really know this place so well?
But that couldn’t be right; it was definitely Brother Yu’s first ti here.
Following the man, the two quickly arrived at the underground casino.
Entering this place was truly difficult; the guards were exceedingly strict, with posts every few steps—it wasn’t an exaggeration.
Without soone leading, it would have been impossible to break in.
The underground casino was actually located in a large basent beneath a bar, spanning four to five hundred square ters.
Inside, the place was bustling; looking around, there were more than a hundred people.
Moreover, there were various gas being played: mahjong, Pai Gow, poker, and dice.
“Alright, go ahead and play.
If you need anything, just find ,” said the man.
Tangyu imdiately nodded and said, “Okay, we’ll start playing then, haha.”
Once the man had left, Wang Dazhuang nudged Tangyu lightly, lowered his voice, and asked, “Brother Yu, you’re amazing.
How did you know about Xiao Luo and even say he introduced us?
Did you prepare this in advance?”
Tangyu rolled his eyes at him and said, “Prepare my ass, this is my first ti here.”
“Damn, you’re too incredible then.
Can you tell fortunes or what?” Wang Dazhuang said, grinning.
“Let’s not worry about that now.
Take out the money, and let’s play a few rounds first, or else others might suspect us,” Tangyu said.
Wang Dazhuang took out the remaining money, handed it to Tangyu, and asked, “Brother Yu, what should we play?
I’ve only ever seen these things on TV before.
I didn’t expect the scene to be this explosive.”
“Don’t get too excited yet.
Let’s go play dice.
Later, I’m going to lose all this money.
Don’t take out your own money, just follow my lead, got it?” Tangyu instructed.
Wang Dazhuang, seeing Tangyu speak so earnestly, didn’t dare to be careless and nodded vigorously.
The two walked over to a dice table, where there were already quite a few players.
The only difference from the television was that here, they didn’t use chips; it was directly cash, with the minimum bet being one hundred yuan, with no ceiling.
Tangyu pulled out two hundred yuan and bet “big.”
It was Wang Dazhuang’s first ti gambling, and he started to get excited, following along and shouting, “Big, big!”
“One three three, small.”
However, what ca out was small.
“Damn, lost the first round.
Seems like a bad on, but I don’t believe in curses.
Brother Yu, let’s bet big again, two hundred on big,” Wang Dazhuang said.
Tangyu shot Wang Dazhuang a dark look but bet two hundred on small.
This ti, however, what ca out was big.
“Co on, bet small and it’s big.
Brother Yu, I told you to bet big.
Listen to this ti, let’s bet big again; surely it will be big this round.
Why not bet five hundred instead of three hundred?” Wang Dazhuang said.
With Wang Dazhuang putting on a natural performance here, Tangyu was happy to play along because he had noticed that the man from earlier was still watching them closely; it seed he was sowhat uneasy about first-tirs.
This ti, Tangyu listened to Wang Dazhuang and bet five hundred on big.
However, to Wang Dazhuang’s swearing dismay, it turned out to be small again.
In just three rounds, in about a minute or two, they had already lost eight hundred yuan.
“Damn, I just can’t believe we can’t hit big,” Wang Dazhuang cursed as he grabbed a few hundred-yuan bills from Tangyu’s hand and placed a larger bet on big.
In gambling, you win quickly, and you lose quickly.
The saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose, but perhaps a more accurate statent would be that nine out of ten are deceived.
Gambling can beco addictive, driving people crazy, wild, and even to ruin.
From his initial excitent, Wang Dazhuang gradually beca angry and frantic, as he kept losing every one of the dozen or so bets, losing all four thousand eight hundred yuan in just over ten minutes.
Wang Dazhuang was exceedingly discontent, even considering using his own money to gamble, but Tangyu kicked him, snapping him back to his senses.
“Damn, it’s so freaky.
Lost more than a dozen tis in a row,” Wang Dazhuang complained indignantly.
Tangyu, however, found it amusing inside.
How else would they get a chance to et Brother Niu if they didn’t lose miserably?
After all, it was the company’s money they were losing.
“Alright, let’s go,” Tangyu pulled at Wang Dazhuang, who looked bewildered.
Was he just going to leave after losing five thousand yuan?
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