Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Unfavorable start

At the beginning of 1938, "Taixing Entertainment Corporation" opened as scheduled. Central Hotel added 5 more floors to the original one. The grand hotel with 11 floors in total is magnificent and renovated. The upper floor integrates catering, accommodation, gambling and entertainment. Especially the entertainment room provides a variety of sexual services. , very attractive to guests.In addition, the "Haojiang Ladies Casino" was newly established, including facilities such as a dancing hall, a game field, and a rooftop tea room. At the beginning of the opening, Fu Laorong called Ye Han to the office and solemnly announced that he was the director of the Sic Bo Department of Taixing Entertainment Headquarters, with a monthly salary of 200 yuan.

Although Ye Han is grateful for his boss's reuse, he is more worried.In order to meet Tan Tong's challenge, he is ready. Now, his only reliance and hope is this "little red envelope" wrapped in something.In order to make this treasure come true, Ye Han specially set up a house, set up incense tables, and offered sacrifices piously, and ordered that no one should be received within a week, let alone disturbed. Because it is estimated that Tan Tong will come to harass him within a week, Ye Han told the paparazzi that all dealer positions must be virgins, and they must be verified. If they are menstruating, they are not allowed to go to the Sic Bo table. Suppression of evil" role.In case Tan Dao's career is advanced and the casino suffers heavy losses, the last resort is to kill the dog to take blood and sprinkle it on the casino...

After Ye Han entered the room, he got rid of distracting thoughts, pured his mind, and meditated under the incense table.Incense is constantly burning in the room all day long, and offerings such as whole pigs, whole sheep, and seasonal fruits are all available. In the smog, Ye Han meditated until the sixth day, and he could clearly see the figure of the master. On the seventh day, the master showed his face... Ye Han bowed his head and asked about the good or bad of the contest.The master clearly said: Evil cannot prevail against righteousness, the simpler things are, the more complex they are, and the more inscrutable and mysterious things are, the more vulnerable they are - Tan Tong's "blurring technique" in the past falls into this category...

During the days of meditation, Ye Han has been practicing hard.Tan Tong, who was about to take revenge, finally came to the door and asked Ye Han, who was "retreating" in the room. He laughed and led the crowd to the Sic Bo table of the Central Hotel. In less than half an hour, Taixing Company lost more than 200,000 yuan.Then he swaggered away and threatened that it was still "merciful" now, but if Ye Han came out, it would not be like this. The paparazzi who replaced Ye Han panicked, suspecting that the female dealer had lost her virginity or was menstruating. The next day, another batch of dealers changed, but this time they still failed to resist Tan Tong's "magic".The paparazzi followed the last order, rolled up his sleeves, and personally poured the inside and outside of the casino with a big bucket of black dog blood.

Tan Tong Fuxu laughed, and said to the paparazzi: "Don't talk about pouring dog blood, even if you kill boys and girls, it won't work. You people are not worthy of fighting with me. When Ye Han comes out, I will tell him publicly Which Taoism method is used by Lao Tzu!" For several days, Tan Tong came every day and took away stacks of colorful silver paper from the casino.But the time is not long, and the winning amount is also hovering around 200,000 yuan, which is exactly the same as the daily profit of the Sic Bo department. In this situation, everyone hoped that Ye Han would come out soon to defeat Tan Tong and save the situation.Fu Laorong was even more worried, thinking that such strange people coming to the casino were indeed a fatal threat to the gambling company.

Seven days later, Ye Han packed the "little red envelope" and finally walked out of the house. After receiving the report from his subordinates, he ordered: "Send the message, tomorrow I will face Tan Tong at the Sic Bo Department of the Central Hotel!" As soon as the news was released, it immediately became the number one news in the streets and alleys of Macau. Several newspapers dispatched a strong lineup of reporters to report the matter in an all-round way. On a certain day in May 1938, limousines and rickshaws gathered from all directions early in the morning to the Central Hotel located on the shore of the South Bay at the southern tip of the Macau Peninsula, filling up the large parking lot of the hotel...the vehicles are still pouring in Come on, the identities of the guests getting off the car are different. There are wealthy businessmen who came to see the excitement after hearing the news, curious civilians, and journalists, but most of them are gamblers.Today, the most eye-catching news will break out here since the opening of Macau - Tan Tong, a bearded man who has suddenly emerged in the gambling world, and Ye Han, who enjoys the reputation of "Ghost King", will have a super-level Sic Bo contest.

This time, on the surface, the "bearded man" is seeking revenge to resolve years of old grievances, and the "ghost king" is defending his status as the dominant player in the gambling world.In fact, before the contest between Tan and Ye, it had been escalated into a confrontation between the two factions--a big fight between Lu Jiu's Haoxing Company and Fu Laorong's Taixing Company. Since Lu Jiu left the Central Hotel that day, he has been unwilling to reconcile, so he sent his subordinate Qiu Lao Liu to Shanghai to invite Tan Tong back, the "bearded man".At this time, he has a new plan: Let Tan Tong join Haoxing to deal with Fu Laorong together, so as to achieve his goal of making a comeback.

At 9 a.m., Lu Jiu's two Chevrolet sedans carried Tan Tong, Qiu Laoliu and several bodyguards to the downstairs of the Central Hotel. The bodyguards of Taixing Company had already cleared a way for Tan Tong to lead to the center of the parking lot. Tan Tong got out of the car surrounded by bodyguards, and a group of reporters raised their cameras and snapped a few shots. Tan Tong is in high spirits, with long hair draped over his shoulders and a beard hanging down his chest, like a green willow in spring; when he shakes his head, his beard trembles, like a lion showing his might.Pausing at the gate for a while, with a wave of his hand, the bodyguards escorted him into the resplendent lobby - at the end of the lobby, an elevator was open and had been waiting for him for a long time.

After Tan Tong walked into the hall, he glanced around, then fixed his eyes on the Sic Bo table in the center, and met Ye Han's eyes - in this contest of meeting, Ye Han already felt the vicious murderous intent of the visitor. "Mr. Ye, are you safe?" Tan Tong went to the Sic Bo table and stretched out his right hand. "How is Mr. Tan?" Ye Han also stretched out his right hand. These two masters in the gambling world, each leading the coquettish for several years, held hands together and entered the second round of the contest. "What's the matter!" Tan Tong lowered his face and said, "Ever since you smashed his job in Jiangmen that year, Tan has lost food and clothing, and he has been wandering around the countryside. I have no money to go to the barber shop, and my beard and hair have grown. As soon as I gritted my teeth, I simply grew an invention. If you don't avenge your hatred, you will never shave your hair!"

Ye Han clasped his fists and said: "Ye Han was young and ignorant many years ago, and he broke your trick by luck. , is justified." "Well said!" Tan Tong yelled, opening his eyes and erecting his beard, his whole body seemed to be full of awe-inspiring righteousness, which made Ye Han feel timid again, raised his hand, and shouted again: "Kaibao!" Tan Tong sat down and looked at Ye Han expressionlessly. Qiu Laoliu, who was helping him, hurriedly put a large plate of chips of various colors with different values ​​in his most convenient place. In the gambling field, a person's essence, energy, and spirit are very important. As a croupier, one must first have the determination to "kill the three parties", and then have the hope of killing the three parties. Ye Han tried his best to keep his eyes open. Open your eyes wide, approach Tan Tong, then exercise your whole body, bring up a burst of courage, suppress the opponent in momentum, and then cough dryly, the first fight begins.

Ye Han took another breath before rolling the dice. He knew that Tan Tong had practiced a magical technique, his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the dice cup, so the only way to win was to roll all the dice every time... The last breath of energy passed to his hand, and Ye Han touched his left chest with a nearly habitual movement - he felt a burning sensation all over his body... He knew that he could roll the dice now. He held the dice cup tightly with both hands, and shook it three times with perfect skill. The three dice made a crisp collision sound in the cup, and then slowly put them back in front of the table. He raised his left hand to Tan Tong, indicating that he could place a bet. Tan Tong sneered, grabbed a handful from the market and bet it casually...Ye Han glanced at it quietly, and found that the chips were all small, and the total amount was only two or three hundred yuan. Ye Han frowned, and asked routinely if there was anything else to bet or temporarily changed.According to the rules, in this Tan Ye contest, some people with status and status are allowed to participate in gambling. Tan Tong also coughed dryly and said: "Let's do it yourself, I won't change it, this money will be given to you first, and no one else will bet on it." Be careful, they are not sure who will win between us." "Wipe it away after buying it!" Ye Han sang, lifting the lid of the dice cup, and then reported the dice: "One, one, one, all dice, the banker takes all!" The reporters picked up their cameras and came over to take pictures. Sure enough, it was a full dice of three "ones", and the audience sighed. But Tan Tong was not surprised, his face was full of calmness, since he made the bet, his eyes have been looking straight ahead, and when Ye Han lifted the dice cup, he didn't even squint. This almost mythical contest immediately caused a commotion among the audience. After the commotion, all eyes looked directly at the Sic Bo table, and the hall was so quiet that the movement of the pendulum clock sounded like thunder... They waited to see the next shop the result of. Before Ye Han's second shop started, his heart was not calm for the first time. After the last round of fighting, he clearly felt that Tan Tong knew the dice points in the dice cup like the palm of his hand.As a result, he lost his determination to completely defeat his opponent, and instead focused on defending—rolling all dice every time, and Tan Tong bet a little every time... Under the eyes of everyone, Ye Han held the dice cup tightly, and touched his chest with his right hand habitually, making his whole body warm... Then all the dots appeared in his mind... The dice either collided with each other in the cup, or bounced off the edge of the cup, The points on that face are constantly changing... When Ye Han's mind was focused on the three "four points", he slowly put the cup back in front of the stage, and raised his hand outward almost habitually, signaling to Tan Tong bet. Tan Tong sneered again. In order to show his contempt, he only bet one yuan... The result was predictable again. The audience, who had hoped for a climax, seemed a little dissatisfied this time. If this contest ends in such a plain scene of small losses and small wins, the disappointment can be imagined. The reaction in the hall seemed a bit unsatisfactory. Some got up to urinate, some spit and coughed, and some took the opportunity to fart after holding it in for a long time... This time Tan Tong got a little impatient, stood up, raised his hands and said to the audience: "Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet, be quiet!" The audience was silent. "Ladies and gentlemen, since you are here with full of interest, Tan Tong will naturally not disappoint you. The two contests just now are not a contest at all, but I deliberately asked Mr. Ye to do two tricks. It seems that he is playing What a trick!" The whole hall was filled with Tan Tong's rough and slightly hoarse voice, and the audience's appetite was suddenly whetted. While he was speaking, the hall had returned to silence. The pendulum clock hangs above the main hall, the sound is actually not loud, if it is almost ignored by people in normal times, but the sound of gold and stone at this moment can be deafening... "Tick, tick..." Tan Tong drowned out the bell with a dry cough, his tall and sexy throat moved, and said, "Mr. Ye, please!" Ye Han started to roll the dice again. Before, he still touched his left chest, but this time the action was obviously not as natural as the previous two times. Seeing this, Tan Tong sneered and said, "Mr. Ye, why are you touching your chest! Could it be that there is something hidden in it!" Ye Han was startled, his whole body was drenched by ice water, his mind went blank with a "hum", and immediately, Tan Tong's almost condemning voice filled his ears: Could it be that there is something hidden in it?Could it be that there is a universe hidden in it? ! ... Cold sweat came out of the palm of his hand, the cup was still shaking, three dice were rolling in the cup, and the crisp sound broke the suffocating silence... There was no sound... Sweat began to seep from Ye Han's forehead, the cup was put back on the stage, and the dice were still beating on the glass plate... When the "dust settled", Tan Tong relaxed his facial expression and laughed loudly: "Haha Haha, Mr. Ye, Mr. Ye, for more than ten years, you have been upgraded from a 'gambling prodigy' to a 'ghost king'. You are invincible in the majestic casino, but you still haven't been able to surpass the 'hell and wreck'..." Ye Han impatiently repeated another gesture, urging: "Hurry up and place your bet!" "The bet is sure to be placed." Tan Tong said, "However, I want to rest now." When the reporters heard that they were going to rest, they surrounded Tan Tong and asked him to talk about his feelings. Tan Tong seemed to be prepared, and said: "I have a wonderful story to tell, let me tell it." Among the audience, some were anxious and refused to leave, those who had the phlegm swallowed forcefully, or those who had a habit of touching buttons stopped their movements... They were engrossed in waiting to hear the "wonderful story"... "My ancestor, Tan Tong, was a native of Jiangmen. For generations, he made a living by farming. He was content with food and clothing. I don't know which ancestor started to get into the bad habit of gambling. As a result, the fields were abandoned, the family was in decline, and there was no food. No fixed place to live. Everyone knows that gambling is like a drug addiction. Perseverance, struggling to find the gambling skills that only win and never lose...The gamblers at that time were simple and kind, and their gambling skills were not very good, unlike many losers who would "lose thousands". They only trusted the gods and believed in There must be magical things such as "blurring eyes" in the world. They think that as long as they practice this technique, they will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives... Therefore, despite all the hardships, they go to hundreds of miles without human habitation, and stay locked in the prison all year round. In the deep mountains and old forests in the clouds and mists, they meditate and practice hard, eat poisonous snakes and centipedes when hungry, drink dew when thirsty, and associate with tigers and wolves all day long... For more than ten generations, nothing can be achieved. "About the Qianlong period, my great-grandfather and his younger brother went to the deep mountains to meditate and finally moved the gods. First of all, my great-grandfather practiced the magic of calling clouds and fog, and he can play with clouds and mists in any place with his mind In the midst of it, he comes when he is called, and he goes away when he is called. When he goes to the casino, he is blatantly "extraordinary" and is not seen through. Seeing that my elder brother has obtained the Tao, my great-uncle and great-grandfather are in a hurry. Feeling cold. Suddenly one day, the sun evaporated the clouds and mists, and the mountains and rivers took on a bright color. Suddenly, a poisonous snake was hungry and had nothing to eat, so it had the idea of ​​cannibalism. Not thinking that the other poisonous snake had the same intention, the two poisonous snakes bit stand up…… Seeing this, the great-uncle shook his head and sighed: This animal is so ignorant, there are many edible things out of this deep mountain and valley, why bother to kill each other! After sighing, I suddenly realized: Isn’t it the same with gambling? Casinos don’t produce property at all. Gu Mi, the money for gambling comes from himself, and the contest between gamblers and gamblers is actually equivalent to the mutual bite of these two snakes. "The two poisonous snakes fought more and more fiercely, and no one would let the other go. The great-uncle and great-grandfather felt compassionate, picked up a stone and threw it to drive away, trying to stop this bloody fight. After being hit by one of the poisonous snakes, the other took the opportunity to swallow it... "Two poisonous snakes that were originally evenly matched because of an accidental stone that caused the other to lose power, shouldn't this prove that there is only luck in the casino, and there is no absolute chance of winning? "One snake that was swallowed was not to be trifled with, opened its mouth and bit the esophagus of the other snake, and both died unexpectedly. "The great-uncle was so amazed that he decided not to meditate anymore. Because the house had already stopped cooking, he carried the two snakes back to cook. However, the heads of the two snakes biting each other could not be separated during the dissection, so they had to be cut off with an axe. "At this time, there happened to be a person in the village who hanged himself because of losing money in gambling. Not long after he was buried, several people died in a row, and they were all gamblers. A Taoist priest learned of the practice and said that the first gambler committed evil spirits when he was buried. The ghosts linger and wander around the village after death. Only when they find a substitute can they be reincarnated. Later, the dead will find a new substitute, and the village will continue to die. If you want to have peace, you must set up an altar and use whole pigs and sheep , seasonal fruits, paper figurines, paper money, and paper horses to send lonely souls and wild ghosts away, and set up a dojo three times. The whole village paid for Taoist priests and masters to do so, and made a total of 3721 ashrams... I didn’t expect the incense burned in these three ashrams The head of the snake that had been bitten by two bites was affected, and it manifested its spirit. At night, I entrusted a dream to my great-uncle and great-grandfather, telling him that if the head of the snake was dried, wrapped in red silk, burned incense and ate vegetarian offerings at four o'clock and eight festivals, and carried it in the bosom to enter and leave the casino, It can guarantee a hundred bets and a hundred wins. The great-uncle and great-grandfather did so the next day, and they really killed three parties in the casino." When Tan Tong said this, the audience was stunned, strongly attracted by the story, and couldn't wait to hear the ending. "Later, the technique of 'snake head' was passed on from generation to generation by my great-uncle and great-grandfather; my family's 'blurring technique' has also been inherited in one continuous line. Gambling can't make money, which seems to have become an eternal truth. "Zengguang Xianwen" says "All rich people have destiny", and it is said that "sometimes there must be fate", even if the person who is destined to be rich can become rich overnight; the person who is destined not to make a fortune will be poor if he is busy all his life Down and out——like my ancestors, even if there is a unique skill, it’s useless. My family’s two sects have been passed down to my generation, and the "blurring" is inherited by me. I practiced hard in the deep mountains and old forests. Make a lot of money, but you can only get enough food and clothing all the time. "Later, someone told me that Jiangmen is a small place, and there are restrictions on making a fortune. They suggested that I go to Guangzhou to mix the world. Unexpectedly, on the eve of my going to Guangzhou, the 'blurring spell' was broken, and the person who broke my spell was Ye. Han! Since my family has made a living from gambling for generations and has no other skills, you can imagine the hardships I have suffered since then. "Besides, the 'snake head' technique has been handed down to this generation. It was passed down to my cousin Tan Zhi. Tan Zhi went to the casino from youth to old age. He failed at anything and was alone. So he saw through gambling and was depressed. He went to temples, bridges and pavilions all day long. Behavior is extremely abnormal. "Suddenly one day I met a boy with big ears who was fond of gambling. The boy was afraid to go home because he lost his clothes and schoolbag. In order to save the boy, Tan Zhi lent him a 'snake head' and asked him to return to the ancient temple after using it. Return. It may be God’s will in the dark, Jiangmen encountered a rare typhoon in a century, the ancient temple was destroyed by the wind, and Tan Zhi was crushed to death in the ruins.” As Tan Tong spoke, tears streaming down his cheeks, he pointed at Ye Han and said, "It is he who got my cousin's 'snake head' and used the snake head to break my 'blind eyes'. Our Tan family can be said to be inseparable from him!" When Ye Han heard this, he remembered that when the master lent him the "little red envelope" in the ancient temple, he said: "Don't open it - its original appearance is just like gambling or my appearance, absolutely ugly, Not a good thing!" If Tan Tong is telling the truth, then the little red envelopes that have accompanied him for many years like amulets are a pair of ugly snake heads.Before Ye Han could react, Tan Tong suddenly stopped talking, looked straight at Ye Han, and said with a sneer, "Mr. Ye, after so many years, I never imagined that you are still relying on the snake head protection on your body without making any progress. , this time you lost to me, and you can't blame others." Ye Han was a little embarrassed by his agitation, but he still said unconvinced: "You haven't placed your bet yet, and who wins and who loses has yet to be decided. What's the use of talking nonsense?" Tan Tong lowered his face and snorted through his nostrils: "Ye Han, I will make you feel convinced to lose! Bet big!" Tan Tong bet all his chips on Dafang, and Ye Han glanced at the pile of at least 20 chips. With a chip of ten thousand yuan, I can't help feeling timid, but it's impossible not to reveal the dice cup, so I sang: "Buy it and leave it and try it again!" The dice cup was opened, Ye Han was dumbfounded, and Tan Tong reported the dice on his behalf: "Four, five, five, fourteen o'clock!" There was another commotion in the audience, some threw handbags, some whistled, some cheered loudly... At this time, Tan Tong was like a winning rooster, walking back and forth in front of the Sic Bo table arrogantly and arrogantly, bowing to and thanking the audience around him frequently... Finally, he waved his hands and shouted: "Be quiet, please be quiet!" quiet!" The audience fell silent, Tan Tong cleared his voice and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the myth of the 'ghost king' Ye Han has disappeared from the gambling world, and his 'snake head' method has been broken by me. In the future, anyone can look for him Gamble, bet as much as you want—but be careful, and whenever he puts his hand on his chest, don't forget to say: 'Is there something else in you?' His trick will be defeated!" There was another burst of warm applause from the audience.Standing at the front desk, Fu Laorong, Gao Kening, Jian Kun, Qiongzhi and others saw Tan Tong's assistant Qiu Laoliu take more than 200,000 yuan of colorful chips from the gaming table, each with a painful and worried expression... At this time, Lu Jiu, Fan Jiepeng, He Shi and others, who were preparing to make a comeback, went straight to the Sic Bo table under the escort of a group of bodyguards, and journalists frequently raised their cameras. Lu Jiu excitedly pushed Tan Tong down with force, and several bodyguards immediately threw Tan Tong into the air... Lu Jiu walked up to the high place in high spirits, waved his hands to the emotional audience, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Central Hotel, which has been the flagship of our Haoxing Company for many years. That's only temporary, Haoxing Company will definitely come back, today Tan Tong fired the first shot for our company against Taixing Company!" The audience was not interested in the battle between the two sides, they came with the mood of watching the excitement, and naturally hoped that there would be another storm on the Sic Bo table, and the climax would come one after another.First, a few people took the lead in shouting: "Bet again!"Then the audience in the hall shouted in unison: "Tan Tong, Ye Han, bet again! Tan Tong, Ye Han, bet again!" Although Fu Laorong and Gao Kening were already sweating profusely, looking forward to the immediate end of the scene, they were helpless in the face of the overwhelming audience. At this time, the core figure in the audience was naturally Tan Tong, who attracted hundreds of eyes with every movement of his legs and hands. Ye Han's expression is numb, he has almost become a doll manipulated by others, and he has no autonomy anymore. In order to show himself or out of some insidious psychology, Tan Tong asked Ye Han to take out the things on his chest. Ye Han lost his self-control in the audience's shouts again, took out the "little red envelope", and opened the red silk cloth in public, and it turned out to be two cobra snake heads biting each other... Amid the booing of the audience, Tan Tong reached His intended purpose, all people, psychologically regarded him as a god.He was triumphant and showed off, but he didn't think it was enough. When there was another silence, he openly said to Ye Han: "I once said, I want to make you feel convincing when you lose. The skills I have are obtained through dozens of cold and heat. What I have practiced is not heretical. Because of this, of course I am not afraid of your "snake head" technique. Recently, there are rumors in Macau that I have practiced a kind of magic eye skill. My eyes can penetrate the dice cup and read the dice points directly. Okay Now, to prove that I am not what the rumors say, when you roll the dice later, I will turn my back on you!" Ye Han was already numb, but seeing the other party being so arrogant and treating him as nothing, it awakened his reason and blood, and he could not bear to say: "Paparazzi, bargaining chips!" The dealer had lost all of his chips, and the paparazzi moved more than 200,000 yuan in chips from the vault. It wasn't hot at first, but because of nervousness, his head was sweating profusely. All the people in the audience stretched their necks as hard as they could, opened their mouths, and stared at the center without blinking.Holding the dice cup in his hand, Ye Han glanced at Tan Tong.A teasing sneer appeared on the corner of Tan Tong's mouth, he turned around and gave Ye Han a back... The bell sounded "tick", and the dice collided in the cup and fell into the glass bottom plate. The crisp sound was soul-stirring... "Mr. Tan, please place your bet!" Ye Han shouted confidently. Tan Tong turned around, shook his head intentionally, his long hair twirled in a beautiful arc in the air, sat down opposite Ye Han, and said seriously: "For the sake of you being a man, I will show mercy!" Ye Han stared as Tan Tong grabbed a handful of chips from the board and pressed them on the word "small". This chip was about 10,000 yuan.Ye Han was secretly delighted, and decided that he had rolled the "full dice" again, and the voice of singing the dice was also loud: "Buy it and leave it and wipe it away!" Skillfully lifted the lid of the dice cup, and sang along: "One, one, five, open at seven..."