Chapter 442 Mercury Retrograde
Liu Jianan and Duan Haiping learned that Hu Jianye had bet two kilograms of gold on his father and mother in the underground casino.
According to the 1:50 odds given by the dealer, the dealer should return him one ton of gold.
"Although one ton of gold is not a small amount, it is not impossible for an underground casino to make up this amount of money." Liu Jianan couldn't help but feel sorry for Lao Hu, "They want to cheat even this little money, do they want to stop operating?"
Duan Haiping: "Our country does not allow the opening of casinos. It is only after the end of the world that the higher-ups see that everyone lacks entertainment activities, so they turn a blind eye to the underground casinos. In other words, these underground casinos in Kyoto are strictly speaking irregular. If the higher-ups are willing to rectify them, The entire underground casino will be ruined."
Liu Jianan said without hesitation: "What's the point of keeping such a casino with a bad reputation open?"
Duan Haiping nodded in agreement: "Let's go, I'll take you to find the owner of the underground casino. If he refuses to pay back the money, there's no need for the higher-ups to intervene, I'll just help you uproot it."
Hu Jianye raised his thumb: "Brother Duan is awesome!"
Liu Jianan hesitated for a moment: "Why don't I and Lao Hu go, and you don't have to show up."
Duan Haiping understood what Liu Jianan meant, he was just worried about getting him involved.
"If I can't even protect you and your companions, what's the point of me being the army commander?" Duan Haiping always put Liu Jianan first, power and status, wealth and interests, they were simply not comparable to Liu Jianan.
Liu Jianan smiled back, and silent affection was contained in the eyes of the two.
"Well, can you pay attention to the physical and mental health of single dogs, and stop showing affection in front of a single dog." Hu Jianye spoke for himself.
Liu Jianan was too lazy to pay attention to him, and said to Duan Haiping: "Then let's go together."
Duan Haiping sent the two to the car, and on the way, he told them the information of this person.
It turned out that the owner of this underground casino was named Qi Changkong. He was the president of a bank before the end of the world. After the end of the world, due to the sharp decline in the purchasing power of paper money and the inability to repair the network, all banks in the country went bankrupt. Qi Changkong
had no choice but to turn around and start the underground casino business.
"Qi Changkong? This name..." Liu Jianan thought, if I remember correctly, Chairman Qi's name seems to be Qi Changfeng, right?
Duan Haiping: "You guessed right, he is Chairman Qi's relative. As for the specific relationship between them, I don't know."
Liu Jianan thought, the names are so similar, it's not an exaggeration to say that they are brothers.
"That is to say, behind this underground casino, there is Chairman Qi backing it up." Liu Jianan felt more and more that the network of relationships in Kyoto was complicated. "I didn't expect that such a small friendly match would lead to so many relationships. It really affects the entire body."
Duan Haiping drove the car into a park. The security guard was guarding the entrance. While looking at Duan Haiping's luxury car, he asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Duan Haiping: "I'm looking for Qi Changkong."
Security guard: "Then you can call him and ask him to pick you up."
Duan Haiping said calmly: "Call him and tell him that Duan Haiping from the Superpower Army has something to do with him. Either he comes to see me now, or let Chairman Qi bring him to see me."
The security guard panicked when he heard Duan Haiping's tone.
He did not doubt Duan Haiping's identity at all. This limited edition sports car and this high-ranking aura were not something that could be easily faked.
Moreover, since it was related to Chairman Qi, the security guards did not dare to neglect it and immediately returned to the security booth to call Qi Changkong.
Not long after, he came out with a big smile on his face: "Commander Duan, please wait a moment, Mr. Qi will be here soon."
Hu Jianye whispered to Liu Jianan: "No wonder those rich people want to work in the military and political direction. Being an official is awesome!"
Liu Jianan believed it deeply. After all, there was an insurmountable gap between the rich and those children of aristocratic families.
Of course, the relationship network of the top families is deeply rooted. The children who come out of them have received elite education since childhood and are more careful about their reputation.
Their ability to handle crises is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Qi Changkong even trotted to Duan Haiping, wiped his hands on his clothes very humbly, and then stretched out his hand to shake hands with Duan Haiping: "Captain Duan, I have heard of your name for a long time. Today I see that you are indeed extraordinary."
Don't hit a smiling person, Duan Haiping also shook hands with him very politely, and after a few simple greetings, he went straight to the point: "My brother placed a bet in your underground casino and won a ton of gold, "But your underground casino refused to admit it,"
Qi Changkong's eyes widened immediately: "What, is this true? I'm so sorry, Commander Duan, I've been busy expanding my business these days and neglected the management of the casino. So, you guys go into the house and have a seat and drink some tea, I'll call the person in charge of the casino and ask him what's going on."
Duan Haiping gave Liu Jianan an inquiring look, and Liu Jianan nodded slightly.
The security guard helped to park the car in the garage quickly, and the three followed Qi Changkong to the tea room. They smelled the long-lasting aroma of tea leaves before they entered the door.
The tea room was decorated quite elegantly, and there were people responsible for burning incense and making tea.
Qi Changkong was also very talkative, and even took Liu Jianan and Hu Jianye into consideration when chatting. Although they didn't talk much, they could still keep the conversation going under the influence of each other.
He was indeed a smooth-talking businessman.
Not long after, the person in charge of the casino came in a hurry.
Qi Changkong questioned him: "I heard that you opened a betting table to predict whether the players in the friendly match can survive the elimination round, and made a lot of money?"
The person in charge knew what happened as soon as he saw Hu Jianye, and he didn't dare to hide it immediately: "I did decide to open the betting table. Originally, I calculated that I could make money, but I didn't expect an accident."
There were many dark horses in the friendly match, and what he earned was not enough to make up for the losses.
The odds of those underdogs are really too high, and some people just try to take advantage of the situation and make a fortune by accident.
One of them even has to pay a ton of gold!
If they lose, the casino doesn't need to be opened, and the funds can't be turned around at all, so they should just close it down as soon as possible.
Qi Changkong understood, and he looked at Duan Haiping: "I have a general understanding of the whole story. Don't worry, since Changkong Casino dares to open, it can definitely afford the loss."
"This time it was my negligence in management, which led to some employees being self-righteous and neglecting customers." He apologized, "In addition to the one ton of gold that should have been compensated to this gentleman, I will personally pay you another ten kilograms of gold as a gift and apology from Changkong Casino. What do you think?"
Hu Jianye had no problem with it, so Duan Haiping agreed to Qi Changkong's compensation conditions and left with the two of them.
The person in charge was worried: "Boss, that's a ton of gold. If we lose it, our underground casino will have no available funds!"
"If you lose money, you can earn it again. If you lose your reputation, you will lose everything." Qi Changkong patted the person in charge on the shoulder, "You must remember, problems that can be solved with money are not problems."
The person in charge still felt sorry for the gold: "Why don't you look for Chairman Qi?"
"Forget it, he is also very worried now, so don't bother him for such a small matter." Qi Changkong sighed, it was strange, how could bad things happen at the same time.
Could it be that the Qi family has been in retrograde recently, and a disaster is about to happen?