Chapter 30 Chapter Twenty-nine

Ye Han raised his hands obediently. At this moment, a short man who looked like a "boss" came down to the deck surrounded by a group of bandits.Ye Han recognized the other party at a glance, and shouted: "A Niu, why is it you?" "Boss" was taken aback, and soon recognized Ye Han, walked over and punched Ye Han in the chest: "Brother Han, why is it you?" Ye Han passed away with a false alarm, took Chen Ziniu's hand and said anxiously: "A Niu, hurry up, go and comfort my guest?" "Guest? What guest?" "This is my gambling boat." Ye Han said quickly, "It just opened today, and after shocking the customers, there will be no business! I have a lot to say, and I will talk about it slowly!"

Chen Ziniu understood, and ordered his subordinates: "This boat belongs to my brother, everyone, please don't mess around, follow the rules!" After speaking, he walked down the cabin with Ye Han. Seeing Ye Han leading an elderly "pirate" in, the panicked gamblers suddenly became silent, not knowing what fate awaited them. Chen Ziniu adjusted his glasses, clasped his fists in both hands, and bowed to each other: "Brothers, keep playing, keep playing. I am a friend of Mr. Ye. I heard that he opened today, so I came here to congratulate him. The gunshot just now was my salute. I'm sorry, There was no discussion beforehand, everyone was shocked!"

Hundreds of gamblers breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the gaming table to continue gambling. "A Niu, do you want your brother to come in and take a look?" Ye Han asked. "No need." Chen Ziniu waved his hand, "Don't tell them to scare your guests, find a place where you two can have a good talk." Ye Han led Chen Ziniu to the VIP room, and the waiter brought fragrant tea and snacks.Chen Ziniu looked left and right, and sighed: "Brother Han, aren't you working in Lisboa, why do you think of gambling on the open sea?" Ye Han shook his head, speechless.So he gave a general account of what happened.

Ye Han brought a cup of fragrant tea to Chen Ziniu's hand: "Aniu, haven't you been 'making the world' on land, why do you want to come to sea?" Chen Ziniu let out a long sigh, and suddenly asked Ye Han: "Does Brother Han know about the 'Big Circle Gang'?" "I know. These people came from the mainland, and most of them are 'Red Guards'. Hong Kong newspapers and TV often report the news of their crimes. They are a group of ruthless desperadoes. However, their base camp is in Hong Kong. " Chen Ziniu said with a gloomy expression, "Recently they came to Macau."

Ye Han finally understood why Chen Ziniu came to sea to "do the world".After a while of silence, he asked with concern: "How are Liang Guotian and Tan Tong?" If you don't ask, when you ask about these two people, tears roll down Chen Ziniu's cheeks, and then he burst into tears... Ye Han moved closer, patted Chen Ziniu on the back lightly, comforted him, and asked him to tell about Liang Guotian and Tan Tong. Chen Ziniu said that Liang Guotian had died of illness two years ago, and a heavy burden fell on his and Tan Tong's shoulders.Macau is a place full of snakes and dragons. In less than 20 square kilometers of land, there are more than a dozen gangs from Hong Kong, such as the "14K Klan", "An Le", "Xin Ngee Ann", "Hequn" and local gangs in Macau. .In terms of police strength, there are also more than 3,000 security forces.For the survival of their brothers, Chen Ziniu and Tan Tong fought hard in this perilous land, and finally got their own territory.No, a group of desperate thugs came from Hong Kong recently—that is, members of the "Big Circle Gang".They have powerful firepower and cruel methods. After they came, their first goal was to grab Chen Ziniu's territory, so the two gangs kept fighting. The members of the "Big Circle Gang" are young and agile, and most of them have served as soldiers.In order to preserve his strength, he had to give up his territory, snatched a few clippers at sea, and started a "pirate" business.

When Ye Han heard that Tan Tong was also dead, he burst into tears...Life is like a gamble, winning or losing, friends are opponents, opponents are friends, in Ye Han's life, the most memorable opponent and friend is Tan Tong . "Mr. Tan died a terrible death." Chen Ziniu wiped away his tears and said, "He is old and has limited mobility, so he shouldn't have directly participated in the battle. But he must stay on the ground and fight against the Daquan Gang. That time the opponent His firepower was very strong, and he even used grenades. Seeing that he couldn't stand it anymore, he had to retreat, but he refused to leave and wanted to cover everyone. As a result, he was shot several times and was seriously injured. He died in a private hospital a few days later."

Ye Han regretted, "Why didn't you go to a big hospital? Maybe he can still be saved." Chen Ziniu shook his head: "Who dares to go to a big hospital if someone in our line of work is wounded? And it was a gunshot wound, isn't it self-inflicted? Mr. Tan talked about you before he died, and he didn't get to meet him." "Why didn't you notify me?" "You are a person with reputation, status, and status in society, and I am afraid that it will affect you." "You're worrying too much. In Hong Kong and Macau, which person with status and status doesn't have a gangster background?"

"Tan Tong admires you and said that in the Chinese community, your contribution to Macau can be recorded in history. If you want to be selected as the 'king of gambling', no one can replace your status." "I'm sorry, but I can only be considered a qualified gambler." "In the end, he also specifically told me to tell you: accept as soon as you are good." "Thank you for his reminder, I have remembered." It was late at night, and the "Oriental Princess" was wearing the stars and wearing the moon, floating on the vast and boundless sea.Rows of colorful lights flicker around the ship, reflecting each other with the stars and the moon.At this time, everything is silent, but the entire gambling boat is like a splendid palace, carrying hundreds of gamblers who have forgotten time to ride the wind and waves.

Chen Ziniu opened a window to let the cool sea breeze flow into the VIP room. Looking at his speedboat not far away, he said with emotion: "Brother Han, today is your grand opening day. It stands to reason that I should also Come here to congratulate me. I didn’t expect such a coincidence that we just met. Life is really interesting, maybe this is God’s will. In the future, you can rest assured to sail. With me, other pirates dare not embarrass you. In addition, He Minggao, I will vent my anger on you." "Thank you, but, He Minggao, you don't have to embarrass him."

"why?" "I have been pursuing a fair gambling method all my life, without using any illegal means. I want to gamble with He Ming based on my own ability, and I don't need anyone's help!" Chen Ziniu: "I haven't misunderstood you in this life. This is what a person should do. Well, I wish you good luck, you will definitely win. I'm about to leave, and you should turn around." Chen Ziniu got up after finishing speaking. Ye Han didn't force him to stay, he also got up to see him off, and took Chen Ziniu's hand: "Finally, I have two things to ask for. The first thing is to find a suitable time and lead me to Tan Tong's cemetery; One thing, there will be more gambling boats on the high seas in the future, I hope you will treat them equally and don't embarrass them, the more gambling boats appear, the less business will be at 'Lisboa', only in this way can He Minggao be rewarded Big hit!"

Chen Ziniu nodded, and lightly patted Ye Han on the shoulder: "Brother Han, take care. The green mountains are not old, and the green waters are long flowing. There will be a period later. When you think you have given up enough energy and are ready to go ashore, I will appear at any time. By your side, I will lead you to offer incense to Mr. Tan!" The story was divided into two parts. He Xian ran into Ye Han's nails on the "Oriental Princess" at the Queen's Wharf in Hong Kong, so he had to go back to Macau and tell He Minggao the truth. He Minggao discussed countermeasures with Zheng Yutong and Yan Zhili. Zheng Yutong said: "Mr. He should have bought Jack Larry's old boat in the first place.". He Minggao smiled wryly: "At the beginning I only thought of bargaining. Who would have thought that it would be like this? It's impossible to guard against. Since Ye Han has this plan, he will always get the ship. However, fortunately, pirates have been rampant recently on the high seas, and finally He still has to go ashore. We will send our men to contact them immediately. We must put out the fire of gambling on the high seas started by Ye Han as soon as possible. Otherwise, once it ignites, more people will go to sea. Brother-in-law, this matter will be left to You forget it." Yan Zhili shook his head again and again: "It's useless, if it's the 'Guangzhou Gang', their boss Chen Ziniu has contacts with Ye Han in Shanghai, so he won't listen to us." He Minggao was taken aback, and murmured: "How could it be like this..." One week after the gambling on the "Oriental Princess", He Minggao couldn't sit still anymore, so he held a press conference to criticize and criticize Ye Han for his actions.He said: "Ye Han disregards morality and is very domineering. During the cooperation with me, even though I was the major shareholder and general manager, I always let him handle the casino affairs. But his worldly habits are too heavy. He calls himself a brother in the casino. His subordinates are all old and dying, and even the inside and outside of the casino smell of coffins. As a last resort, I replaced these people. Unexpectedly, it was like digging his ancestral grave, quitting in a fit of anger, and specially created a horse racing meeting with me That's right. After the carriage collapsed, I came up with this trick again." The reporter asked whether the "Oriental Princess" would pose a direct threat to Lisboa?He Minggao admitted without any concealment: "Since the gaming rules of the 'Oriental Princess' are more lenient than those of Macau casinos, if there is no need for small accounts, each bet of Baccarat's 'Limit Red' is 600,000 yuan, which is one dollar higher than that of Macau casinos." times, and there is no need to pay taxes, and the business makes a lot of money, so so far, the "Oriental Princess" has snatched several big customers from Macau casinos. I am the only person in Macau who has a government exclusive gambling license. It is tantamount to violating policy regulations and should be sanctioned!" A reporter put forward a different view: "The gambling license issued by the government can only be valid within the scope of Macau, but Mr. Ye is gambling on the high seas. Can you say that he has trouble with the government and Mr. He?" He Minggao said: "This is exactly where Ye Han is cunning. Don't say he is gambling on the high seas, even if he kills people and steals goods on the high seas, the government can't control him. However, who can say that the 'Oriental Princess' is not Competing with Macau casinos? Isn’t it true that gamblers keep flocking to the high seas and entertainment companies’ betting turnover is decreasing day by day? I hope the news media can uphold justice.” After He Minggao held a press conference, he immediately transferred to the action of implementing the plan.He believes that the "Princess" gambling on the high seas for a day is a blow to him, and he must not let it go.Fortunately, he has always been good at dancing, and has a good relationship with the governments of Macau, Hong Kong and the mainland. He decided to use the name of eliminating gambling on the high seas, frequently dispatched, and actively lobbied, asking the governments of Macau, Hong Kong and the mainland to stop gambling activities on the high seas. In the first step, he negotiated with the Macau government and made it clear that if the government fails to take positive actions, he will not be able to guarantee the realization of the promised investment in Macau during the transitional period of Macau, and various businesses in Macau will be affected accordingly. And be affected.The Australian government has a clear and positive attitude towards this. A few days after the "Oriental Princess" sailed into the high seas, Xue Manxin, an official of the Department of State Affairs, publicly stated that although the Macau government has no right to interfere with any activities on the high seas, the "Oriental Princess" sailed from Hong Kong, and they will use possible influence He hoped that Ye Han would withdraw from this operation.Then, the Macau government summoned Ye Han to Macau to discuss related matters. On October 30, 1988, accompanied by Luo Zhiguo and lawyer Deng Chenggao, Ye Han came to Macau from Hong Kong to hold talks with Xue Minxin. At that time, Ye Han was still one of the shareholders of the Macau Jockey Club, leaving 5 million yuan in equity, which was the only place where the Macau government could hold Ye Han hostage. At the beginning of the meeting, Xue Minxin's attitude was very modest, but the content of his speech was completely on the side of He Minggao.Therefore, Ye Han regarded this meeting as a meeting with He Minggao, and made no concessions.Xue Minxin, who had nothing to do, hoped that Ye Han would give up gambling on the high seas on the condition that the horse racing cars would be converted into equity and franchise contracts: "The government hopes that Mr. Ye Han will come back out of the rivers and lakes, hold the franchise of the Jockey Club, and make greater contributions to society. Your status is on par with that of Mr. He. What good is gambling on the high seas? You are sneaky and offend others, I hope Mr. Ye thinks twice." "I don't need to think twice, I'm a kind person, I like to speak out, I don't gamble on the high seas for fame and fortune. I'm already old, maybe one day I'll be 'straight' (dead) when I kick my legs. But , people live to gain reputation, just like gambling, if there is no winning or losing, it is meaningless. Outsiders can't understand my thoughts. I have been at a disadvantage since the beginning of cooperation with Mr. He, and I have never won. If You are a gambler, you will understand this kind of feeling, that is, you will not rest in peace. Now that I am old, I don't have the energy and time to engage in horse racing, so I just finish this 'shop' with He Minggao." Xue Minxin still did not give up, and tried hard to persuade Ye Han, this time Ye Han was determined and refused everything. The talks lasted for more than an hour, but Xue Minxin's words were in vain, and Ye Han, who was in his 80s, was also dragged to exhaustion, and finally broke up unhappy. After Ye Han returned to Hong Kong, the "Oriental Princess" still sailed every day, and the business was booming, but He Minggao was still restless. The second step of He Minggao was to seek help from the Chinese government. In December of that year, he wrote to relevant officials of the Chinese government, requesting to prevent gambling boats from operating in Chinese waters. Ye Han had expected that He Minggao would take these routes, so his "Oriental Princess" always gambled on the "high seas" and never entered Chinese waters. In the end, He Minggao had no choice but to seek help from the Hong Kong government. This matter has caused a lot of controversy in the Hong Kong government and the Legislative Council.Cao Guangrong, an official of the Administrative Bureau, specifically consulted with the legal adviser, asking him to answer whether the "Oriental Princess" violated the relevant laws of Hong Kong.As a result, Assistant Secretary of Administration Xie Xiaofang replied to He Minggao: "After seeking the advice of legal counsel, the Hong Kong government believes that the Oriental Princess gambling on the high seas did not violate the laws of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong will not intervene. The only thing the police can do is That is, in the waters of Hong Kong, strictly monitor all ships, including the 'Oriental Princess', whether they are gambling." Just when He Minggao asked for help and was exhausted, on January 26, 1989, another gambling ship "Prince Lida" sailed into the waters and high seas between the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao.It is said that the backstage of the "Prince Lida" is a celebrity who runs a Hong Kong nightclub.This indicated that the battle for gambling on the high seas had heated up sharply, and He Minggao's opponent was no longer just Ye Han. Many "big big players" in Lisboa have abandoned land casinos and turned to "gambling seas". For a period of time, two gambling boats took away nearly a quarter of Lisboa's business. He Minggao became more and more nervous, and said to the outside world with a stern voice: He has reported this matter to the Hong Kong and Macau governments many times, but the government has not taken any actual action so far. If gambling boats are allowed to set sail one after another, the consequences will be disastrous.He also said that there used to be a tacit agreement between Hong Kong and Macau, gambling in Macau and horse racing in Hong Kong, but now the balance has been lost, horse racing in Macau and gambling in Hong Kong.He shouted that gambling is not good for Hong Kong, and it is a serious challenge to the Hong Kong government's policy of prohibiting gambling.He announced that entertainment companies would not make any investment in Macau until the boat gambling incident was resolved. He Minggao racked his brains and adopted various means to deal with it. However, the fire on the high seas gambling boat ignited by Ye Han himself did not show any signs of extinguishing, and it burned more and more violently.Just like when Ye Han listened to dice, many people took his "fun boat" and started gambling on the high seas. After the "Prince Lida" sailed to the high seas was a gambling wheel named "Empress Jin Jiang".This ship was originally a passenger ship running between Hong Kong and Shanghai. Due to the limited source of tourists and poor business, it was used as a gambling ship by some Hong Kong people who are jealous of gambling on the high seas.The first day of opening coincided with Christmas, and there were so many guests, the gambling boat "killed three parties", and won 190,000 US dollars on the first night. At the same time, a luxury gambling wheel named "New Oriental Princess" also appeared on the high seas, and the boss behind it was Chen Ziniu. The backstage of the "New Oriental Princess" is gangsters, so they are even more unscrupulous and do whatever they want.In order to solicit business, they do not hesitate to use some sensual means, and often engage in some exciting "amateur activities" to increase their attractiveness to gamblers. Since the casinos are opened on the high seas and are not subject to the control of Hong Kong, Macau and the Mainland, the "New Oriental Princess" dares to carry out all pornographic activities that are considered illegal. The karaoke lights on the boat rotated with the music, and after a while, a flirtatiously dressed Filipino girl appeared on the stage, walked around under the light of the spotlight, and then gradually took off her dance clothes, and finally naked, showing all parts, twisting in front of the audience. provocative. The ballroom provides "visual stimulation" and the sauna is "full service", all served by highly sexually skilled Thai girls.There is a movie hall next to the restaurant, where "fourth grade movies" are shown at any time. The door is open, and when people pass by, scenes of sexual intercourse in various actions are presented in front of them. Gambling on the high seas had its sweetness, and then the "Dolphin Star" and "Japanese Dream" also went into the sea.All of a sudden, all the gambling boats set out, and the high seas were full of wind and clouds.On the one hand, the fighting between gambling boats is indistinguishable, and the sky is dark; moreover, the offshore gambling boats have swept away a large number of gamblers in Macau casinos with their huge attraction. In the winter of 1989, seeing He Minggao was exhausted and struggling to deal with it, Ye Han felt an unprecedented burst of joy.A big win after a big loss, this kind of state of life is not something ordinary people can achieve. The humiliation and resentment accumulated in my heart for many years were suddenly explained.He got the balance. One day, Ye Han drank a few more glasses because he was happy.It was very windy on the high seas, and when he woke up, he only felt a headache and feverish discomfort—he knew he was sick. The "Oriental Princess" has doctors on board. After taking medicine and injections, although it has improved, but the mind is still groggy, sleeping on the bed and having nightmares, flying in the sky and the earth are full of dice, roulette, poker and chips... ...These things always hit him head and face, making him unable to resist... The doctor said that Ye Han was too old and weak to live on the ship, so he suggested going ashore to the hospital to recuperate. The paparazzi accompanied Ye Han ashore, and saw a doctor in a large hospital. He was diagnosed with wind and cold caused by hot and cold imbalance. If he was young, he would be fine with taking medicine and injections, but after all, he is already an old man in his eighties, so he needs to be diagnosed and treated slowly. recuperation. Ye Han returned to his villa on Taipa Island in Macau and was treated and cared for by his private doctor and paparazzi. After more than a month, his condition still did not improve. He was always top-heavy and his limbs were weak. One day, he felt as if he was still sitting on the French court-style sofa chair in the living room, and he was very depressed.There was no one around, and the doctor and the paparazzi didn't know where they were. Suddenly, the emerald six-fold screen in the hall was tilted, and a person walked in lightly.Ye Han cried out: "Qiong Zhi?" Qiongzhi smiled but didn't answer, her expression was as charming and charming as before, and her whole body was shining with jewels. Ye Han rejoiced, his illness disappeared immediately, he got up to support Qiongzhi, and a rare passion surged from the soles of his feet.Ye Han murmured: "What kind of strange disease did I talk about? So I missed you. When you came, my disease was cured. I beg you, don't leave me..." There seemed to be a charming aura about Qiongzhi. Ye Han swallowed, hugged her and went to the room, then undressed and went to bed, so ecstatic... At this moment, the door opened with a bang, and Fu Laorong, Lu Jiu, Huo Zhiting, Gao Kening, Liang Pei, Liang Guotian, and Tan Tong appeared together...Ye Han was taken aback, let go of Qiongzhi and stood up... "Brother Han, what's the matter with you!" Ye Han opened his eyes and saw the doctor and the paparazzi standing in front of him. He knew it was Nan Keyimeng, waved the doctor away, took the paparazzi's hand and said: "Zhiguo, my disease is a strange disease, it can't be cured, just now I dreamed that I was with Qiongzhi..." The paparazzi said in surprise: "Qiong Zhi? Qiong Zhi is dead, Brother Han, why did you dream of her?" Ye Han was also shocked: "She died?" The paparazzi said: "He died two days ago. Jian Kun called from Thailand the day before yesterday to report the news of Qiong Zhi's death. I saw that you were not in good health, so I didn't tell you." Ye Han burst into tears, and the paparazzi asked: "Brother Han, why did you dream of her, can you tell me? I'll help you look up "Dream Interpretation of Zhou Gong" to see what it means." Ye Han recounted the dream, shook his head, and said, "All the people in the dream are dead, so it can't be a good omen. Paparazzi, what time is it now?" The paparazzi looked at the wall clock on the wall and replied, "Twelve midnight." Ye Han nodded: "Tomorrow morning, help me call Chen Ziniu and Mr. Jack, I have something important to discuss with them." The paparazzi nodded: "Brother Han, sleep well, I will definitely call them tomorrow." "In addition, you also help me prepare some ghost papers, incense candles and seasonal tributes..." Before Ye Han finished speaking, he yawned, and in the hallucination, the curtain moved with a "clang" and Qiongzhi came lightly again...