He gestured for One-Eyed to push the wheelchair over and looked at Master Er: "Let's go, down to the main hall."
Master Er turned around and saw Nie Zhao standing on his bedroom door with one hand in his pocket. A Yuan was being held by his father, and he was really cute. Today, he was wearing a suit just like his father, and his little hands were still in his pockets.
He walked over, elbowing himself on the table, and said, "You can stay on the second floor. Don't take the child to crowded places."
The hotel has a spiral staircase; there's a whole loop of stairs on the second floor, offering a view of what's below.
Even if someone invited Nie Zhao, he wouldn't go downstairs. It would be too undignified for him to go and watch the gambling game and get photographed by reporters.
The two gentlemen went downstairs first, surrounded by their men, but the bodyguards had to wait a while.
Just now, Nie Han called, but Chen Rou was too busy to hear it or answer it.
She guessed it was about Bao Yuyan. Sure enough, as soon as the call connected, Nie Han said, "Xi Niang, it seems there's a problem with Bao Yuyan. The junior officer can't investigate, so she wants to ask me to ask a senior officer for help. What do you think?"
Nie Jiajun said this morning that Bao Yuyan's child is gone.
According to the popular science information Chen Rou received before giving birth to A Yuan, it should be like this: if the C-section is performed too late, the baby will be in distress in the womb, and the baby's condition will probably not be good after delivery. In this case, if the brain is damaged, most people would give up.
The Wen family is very wealthy, so there's probably only one reason why their child is having problems: they want to wait for an auspicious time.
But that auspicious time isn't something everyone can experience.
Take A-Yuan for example. His father also chose an auspicious time, but he kicked Chen Rou so much in the womb that he couldn't stay still, so he had a C-section early.
Bao Yuyan's child was likely delayed because they deliberately waited for an auspicious time.
If a child isn't very bright and can be abandoned, then abandoning him isn't necessarily a bad thing.
But Bao Yuyan was unwilling and wanted to find out the truth, because she had been pregnant for ten months and she couldn't give up.
As for whether or not to help her, Chen Rou felt she had to help, because even if the child was not doing well and had been abandoned, as a mother, Bao Yuyan had the right to know. Besides, she also needed some compensation.
Of course, we should first have the officers Nie Han knows investigate to find out who gave up and why they didn't get her mother's permission. If the investigation fails, we can ask a higher-ranking officer for help after Chen Rou returns to Hong Kong.
She was about to go downstairs after making the call, but A Yuan was calling her: "Mang Mang, Mang Mang."
She didn't really care about gambling; she just thought it would be better for A-Yuan to take a look beforehand and understand how it worked.
But guessing that Nie Zhao wouldn't let her son go, she said, "Mom has something to do, Ayuan, go with Dad."
However, A-Yuan didn't want to go downstairs with his mother. Instead, he took off his backpack, took out a can of Coke, and solemnly presented it to his mother with both hands, saying earnestly, "Drink it slowly."
He gestured again, saying, "Drink it all, all of it, and Mom will..."
Chen Rou waved the Coke can and said, "Mom will become a strongwoman, full of power."
The little boy carried four cans of Coke, which was quite unusual, but he wasn't selfish; he wanted to give one to his mother.
As for the reason, of course it's because he hopes his beloved little Coke can cheer for his mother.
...
Chen Rou had never guessed who the person who could win first place in dice games in Macau was.
But logically speaking, he should be a tall and thin person with very long arms, a slender waist, and a mantis-like body.
Although it is also a form of cheating, it requires skill and expertise. In other words, one must be a trained practitioner. Hu Xiaotian may have the secret manual, but he probably can't do it himself because he is fat, short, and old, and he can no longer practice it.
As for who Chen Rou was going to compete against, she got off the elevator and heard a chorus of boos, and immediately knew who it was.
It's actually quite simple. The gang of swindlers in Macau are all Hu Xiaotian's men.
Their skills were all taught to them by Hu Xiaotian, who taught them everything step by step.
Chen Jinbao is good at playing baccarat, while that particularly arrogant Ah Si is a master of sic bo.
He had already come downstairs and was in the lobby, and the gambling table was a table that had been brought over from the Western restaurant.
He was holding a rag and diligently wiping the table, laughing as he did so: "Actually, I'm not very good at it."
One-Eyed snorted and said, "But if you lose, we'll chop off your older brother, Hu Xiaotian's, legs."
Ah Si grinned wickedly, wiping the table with a towel as he did so with great speed: "But if I win, I'll chop off your legs."
Master Dong and Master Er were a little scared at this moment, because this Ah Si had studied Wing Chun and was quite good at martial arts.
Moreover, the weaker he appears, the more he is luring them into a trap. So how good is Ah Si's gambling skill?
Did their young lady Chen Rou underestimate him? Is she able to defeat him? Or not?
Chen Jinbao slammed a death warrant onto the table, acting as the dealer himself: "Place your bet, let's begin!"
Because it was in the hotel lobby, which had a lot of people coming and going, and because they were arguing quite fiercely today, attracting a lot of attention, not only the lobby on the first floor but also the entire spiral corridor on the second floor was now packed with people.
There's no turning back now; the second round of betting is about to begin.
Just moments ago, Ah Si looked utterly defeated, but now he's suddenly not so defeated anymore. He grabbed the dice cup, twirled it in the air, and slammed it onto the brightly lit table. He then devoured the dice, and with a few quick shakes, revealed the winning number.
As he revealed the curse, not only the audience upstairs and downstairs, but even Master Er and Master Dong collectively gasped in shock.
He followed the rules of the Sic Bo game and only rolled the dice three times, which was within the rules.
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