Wu Pin was ultimately beaten by Jing Zhe for "entering the newspaper office with his left foot first." Feeling extremely wronged, he questioned Jing Zhe about what kind of rule this was.
Jing Zhe replied, "I am the rule."
Helpless, Wu Pin could only swallow this humiliation on their turf. He thought to himself, "I am enduring this humiliation. They are trying to drive me away with such low-level tactics."
No way!
I'm not leaving. I'm going to collect dirt on you. In a few days, I'll get rid of you!
But he really went all out!
My head is still buzzing and aching.
Remember this tomorrow: don't enter the newspaper office with your left foot first...
"President Jing is here!"
As soon as Jing Zhe entered the newspaper office, it immediately became abuzz with excitement.
"President Jing, our department's pages have been printed!"
This is someone from the entertainment department taking credit.
"President Jing, our department's pages have also started printing!"
This is someone from the Literature Department trying to take credit.
"President Jing, let's start printing after they finish!"
This is someone from the military department trying to claim credit.
"President Jing, our manuscript has been approved!"
This is someone from the current affairs department taking credit.
Subsequently, the interview and printing departments came to report to Jing Zhe that everything was running smoothly and without any problems.
Jing Zhe was very satisfied and praised them. At this moment, Xiong San, the head of the living department, came up with a tearful expression.
"President Jing, our department doesn't even have anything to do yet!"
Jing Zhe came for this very reason, and said with a smile, "It's coming soon, and the task is arduous, requiring you to work together with the interview team!"
So they gathered the people from both departments together separately.
"Do any of you gamble?"
Upon hearing this, everyone paused for a moment, then immediately shook their heads.
In Anguo, gambling is strictly prohibited by law. If you dare to gamble, you will be fined and educated at best, and thrown into jail at worst. Who would dare to admit to gambling?
"Don't be afraid, I was just asking casually—even if you really bet, I won't do anything to you. At most, I'll tell Prefect Li and give you a few days in jail..."
"..."
This was meant to be a small warning to them, and even if some of them had bad habits, they probably wouldn't dare to do it again.
"Alright, I believe none of you get involved in this, but do you know any friends or anything who know anything about this? For example, when you go into a casino, if someone asks you if you've eaten, how do you answer? If they ask if you're full, how do you answer so that you seem like an expert and won't get kicked out?"
"..."
The crowd remained silent, exchanging bewildered glances.
"What are you afraid of? This is for work, work, don't you understand? Besides, I've already explained some casino slang and rules. Do you think I'd sabotage myself? What are you afraid of?"
Finally, he added, "This is crucial to whether the lifestyle section can become the breaking news in the first issue of the newspaper. If none of you know about it, then I can't help you!"
Upon hearing this, the people in the lifestyle sector became nervous, especially Minister Xiong San.
Jing Zhe had told them before that not only would each department compete for its own position, with the best performer becoming the minister, but there would also be competition between departments. The department that was most popular with the people would receive a huge bonus!
Xiong San originally didn't have any lofty ambitions. He always felt that earning some money and eating some good food was enough. But under Jing Zhe's influence, he suddenly wanted to earn more money and marry a wife!
He didn't want to miss this great opportunity to make the lifestyle section a hit and win a bonus!
He immediately stepped forward, chuckled awkwardly, and said, "President Jing, I have a friend who knows quite a bit about this, so I've learned a thing or two from him!"
What a brilliant scheme to create a friend out of thin air!
Jing Zhe sneered inwardly, but did not expose him. Instead, he smiled and encouraged him, "Minister Xiong, speak frankly!"
"When they ask if you've eaten, just say you want to eat. When they ask if you're full, just say you need a few more bowls. At this point, they'll probably ask a third question, which is how much you can eat. That's up to you, but you should at least say you can eat ten small bowls. As for large bowls and chain bowls, you can say whatever you want."
After listening to Xiong San's explanation, Jing Zhe became interested.
"Oh? What's the trick to all this?"
"Actually, it's just some slang used to keep outsiders away. Asking if you've eaten or are full is actually asking if you want to gamble. If you say you're short a few bowls, it's because the dice are rolled in bowls, so this is a way of identifying yourself. And when they ask how much you can eat, it's to see how much money you have. Small bowls are at least one tael per round, large bowls are at least ten taels per round, and very few people play the 'Chain Bowl' because it's one hundred taels per bowl. Although you can win a lot, if you lose, you lose everything."
"A true expert!"
After listening, Jing Zhe gave Xiong San a thumbs up and exclaimed that he was an expert.
Xiong San scratched his head sheepishly: "President Jing, you flatter me. I just heard about it from a friend..."
Does your friend know if there are any casinos in Jingzhou City?
Xiong San thought for a while and said, "Actually, there are many casinos of all sizes in the dark. The ones that even ask coded language, like the ones that Chief Jing mentioned, are generally larger in scale and relatively few in number. There are many small casinos that only cost a few or tens of coins, because some penniless ruffians can afford to play, and the bets are not large, so the prefect is too lazy to arrest them."
"And this one..."
So Jing Zhe told Xiong San the address provided by Hanhan, but Xiong San was a little confused after hearing it, obviously he had never heard of this place before.
However, a weasel-faced guy from the logistics department immediately stepped forward: "President Jing, I know, no, my friend knows! I heard... my friend said that the casino is run by three brothers surnamed Du. It's quite large, but extremely shady! Few locals know about it, and those who do have all been ripped off there and would never go a second time!"
"Hmm, not bad. What's your name?"
"President Jing, I'm Hou Yong from the Logistics Department. I'm the second oldest in my family, and I look like a monkey, so everyone calls me Monkey Two!"
"..."
Jing Zhe looked at his pointed mouth and monkey-like face and wholeheartedly agreed.
This guy does have some self-awareness.
But the student life department has both bears and monkeys, that's impressive!
"Monkey Two, why is their family so shady? Do they cheat?"
"More or less!"
Monkey Two thought for a moment: "They specialize in ripping off out-of-towners! They usually hang out in other small casinos, and when they see a stranger, they go over to them. If the person is from out of town, they'll bring them to their own casino, and then the three Du brothers will take turns appearing. At first, they might win or lose to lower the person's guard, and then the three of them will team up to win all the out-of-towner's money! And each time they only win by a very small margin, making people feel like they're almost there, so they'll come back with money, and in the end, most of them lose everything!"
"..."
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