Chapter 52 50. Lao Jin and Lao Lian

Tokuko and I were able to achieve great success in Macau largely because we both learned the lessons we suffered in Emperor.In my gambling career, I also lost my wife and lost my army. Partners are very important when making troubles at the gaming table. I experienced this deeply when I ran away at the Emperor.Things have to start with Lao Jin and Lao Lian. In the spring of 2000, a friend found me and asked me to go to Hunchun to do it.At that time, almost no one in the local area took me to play. I didn't agree on the spot, saying that I would consider it, and soon some days passed by.

One night, this friend invited me to drink, and at the wine table he introduced a person to me, Lao Jin.Lao Jin is the manager of a foreign trade company in Hunchun that does business with South Korea and North Korea. He is in his 50s. He is a Korean. He is small. He speaks Chinese to us. When he answers the phone, he speaks Korean. Crackling. At the wine table, I found out that Lao Jin had come all the way to invite me to Hunchun, and I was very touched at that time.During the meal, he kept talking about how famous I am, and said that it is normal for a cockfight to enter and withdraw 1 million yuan a night, and he can cover it even if something happens. I know, those who play games are all running companies, they are different from those in society, they are all stupid to play, if you want to do it, you can definitely do it.” What he said made my heart itch, but I still don’t feel at ease , Judging by his appearance, he should have thrown a lot of money there, so I asked him: "Did you lose a lot?"

In the past few years, I have concluded a rule, most of the people who come out to ask me to make troubles are too weak to turn over after losing, and those who win money seldom go to the cheaters to make troubles.Lao Jin was a little embarrassed when he heard that, coughed twice, held up his glass and said, "Drink, drink, don't talk about this." During the chat, I learned that that game has existed for a long time. In my impression, in any game that lasts a long time, there are more or less people playing tricks in it.Lao Jin drank a little too high, slapped his chest loudly, and said: "There are absolutely no ghosts, if there are ghosts, I will give you a hundred catties!"

I didn't believe him, so I said in my heart: If someone is going to be a ghost, you can still let me know. You look like a lucky guy.Of course, people made a special trip to invite me, but I didn't make it clear. After careful consideration, I decided to go once, and the next day I followed Lao Jin to Hunchun.When I arrived in Hunchun, I lived and settled down first. Like other bureaus, I had to be given an official identity: I was a client of Lao Jin, and I came here to discuss business.Then it’s how to introduce me to other people. In order to act realistically, I also learned about his business, so as not to mess around on the table.After practicing it many times, I was sure it was all right, so I followed Lao Jin to the place where they played that night.

The game was played in a private room of a hotel. The players were all in their forties and fifties. Listening to them, they were either managers or directors. They seemed to be a group of successful people. When it comes to a new game, I still don’t go up to play first as usual, first check whether the game is clean or not, and then go up to play when it is clean, and I will definitely not play if it is not clean.Around 12 o'clock, I can basically confirm that the game is very clean, no one is playing tricks on it, not even the most basic small marks, and everyone is playing very civilized.

But it was almost over at this time. They all had serious jobs, and they still had to save their energy to go to work. After dinner and play at night, it would be over after 12 o'clock.During the period, someone invited me to play a few games, and I said: "I don't bring much money, let's do it tomorrow." After understanding the situation, I decided to go up and do a few things the next day.On the way back, Lao Jin and I made a brief calculation, and we were going to go up to play with him, and mainly distribute the big cards to Lao Jin.I explained in detail how he should play so as not to reveal his secrets, avoid being greedy, it is best not to lose, and not to win big.After explaining for a long time, Lao Jin is considered an old gambler, and he quickly understood what I meant, which made me feel at ease.

On the second night, I went with Lao Jin early, and I started playing immediately. I didn't dare to play much on the first day, and it was roughly the same. It is definitely not good to win when I first go up. Lao Jin did a very good job. We cooperated like this for less than a week, and we won more or less. It wasn't until Lao Lian joined in that the situation changed. About five or six days later, I found that there was an extra person in the private room. Lao Jin introduced him to me as Lao Lian.I think this name is really vivid, he has a gloomy face every day, as if everyone owes him 800 hangs.

At that time, I took the initiative to reach out my hand to shake his hand, but he didn't respond at all, which made me very embarrassed.But the people on the court seem to respect him quite a bit. I can't tell what kind of character he is from the look of his drooping head.I found out later that he was a middle-level cadre of the bank, and many people in the gambling game asked him for loans, for example. My first impression of Lao Lian was bad. His hair was greasy and he looked like he hadn't showered for many days.He doesn't talk much, and never takes the initiative to talk to others. When others talk to him, he likes to ignore him.

He also came up to play that day, and I had to restrain myself as usual.Because I have to be careful, I am afraid that he will know or understand. At the beginning, I also played with everyone according to the cards in my hand, not daring to make tricks.I mainly wanted to see if the old company had something in his hand, and after a while I found out that he was playing ghosts.Every time he deals the cards himself, he seems to know what cards each house has, when to get in and when to run, and it is very obvious. But these people on the field didn't have the slightest doubt. Maybe I rolled around the gambling table all day and saw him a lot, so I doubted him.

I carefully observed every aspect of his playing.He had no skill in dealing the cards, and he dealt them clumsily and slowly.According to my experience, there is nothing wrong with him dealing the cards, so how did he know the hole cards? On the table was an enamel ashtray, several packs of cigarettes, a disposable lighter, and a tempered drinking water thermos he brought.The thermos cup also looks very ordinary, and it is impossible to reflect light from any angle.The thermos cup has a base made of black plastic. I guess there should be a mechanism in the black base. There is a special camera that can see through the black paint to see the cards. Although I can't be sure, I can roughly guess from the angle he sends the poker when dealing the cards.Every time he or the upper and lower players got big cards and won, the next time it was their turn to deal the cards, he would drink water intentionally or unintentionally, and then put down the cup near them.In this way, when he or his upper and lower players deal the cards, they can know what cards are dealt.

After observing for a long time, I am basically sure that he saw the hole cards through the base of the cup. Presumably, there should be his accomplices in another room, watching the monitor, telling him whose cards are which, and there should be something like earphones in his ears .At that time, I couldn't stand up and check his ears, I just had to be on guard, and I didn't dare to make a move. Who knows if there are such things looking at me in other places? However, this old company is still very particular. A few people (probably acquaintances) on the field, he knows that he has a big card, and he doesn't fight others hard.As for me and several other players, he repeatedly made deadly moves, basically boring me several times without looking at the cards.I was very annoyed, and I couldn't tell the truth, so I had to play dumb.Lao Jin's treatment is very good, and Lao Lian basically doesn't fight Lao Jin very much. Once everyone ran away, only his two families were left, Lao Jin was a small Shunzi, maybe Lao Jin was too embarrassed to fight with him, so he said: "I am Shunzi, let's open it and see who is bigger and who will take it away." Let's go." Lao Lian nodded, and directly opened the ratio, three 5, Leopard, bigger than Lao Jin.If this is replaced by other people fighting fiercely, at least tens of thousands can be won.On the way back, Lao Jin had a very bad tone and seemed very dissatisfied with me. He asked me, "My third brother, why didn't you give me the big card?" , do you feel that something is wrong?" He stared at his swollen eyeballs and said, "There is nothing wrong!" Looking at his handsome face, I was both angry and funny.