"You always have."
Su He and I had a tacit understanding.
Xia Hengmei coughed lightly and said, "You two are like dry wood and raging fire. Su He, I have to remind you not to ruin my future son-in-law."
"Sister Mei, you worry too much. You know what kind of woman I am."
"I know, that's why I'm worried."
Sitting down at the desk, Xia Hengmei said, “The White Snake Nightclub and the White Snake Hotel of the Sima family in Hangzhou both have chess and card games.
However, the scale and amount of gambling far exceeded those of a normal chess and card room. The gambling items were almost on par with those in the casinos in Haojiang. They also had mahjong, golden flower, landlord, bullfighting, and three public games...
Compared to the entertainment city in Haojiang, the Sima family's casino is more suitable for mainland Chinese people. More than 50% of the profits must be handed over to the major shareholder, the Shen family of Shanghai. If something serious happens, the Shen family of Shanghai will be the only one to cover it...
Speaking of which, the ancestors of the Sima family in Hangzhou were in Shanghai. During the Republic of China and the Anti-Japanese War, the Sima family in Hangzhou followed the Green Gang members Ji Yunqing, Wu Sibao, and She Aijin, and were considered traitors.
In those days, Yuyuan Road and Jisifei Road in the west of Shanghai were home to the Sima family’s casinos, dance halls, and the Red Pill House…”
Understand these situations.
I realized the background of the Sima family in Hangzhou.
It has remained uneradicated from that era to the present day, which shows its considerable strength.
Liu Yanran smiled and asked, "Dong Hang, how do you feel?"
"The Sima family in Hangzhou is not to be trifled with!"
"That's a good summary! But if you add the Shen family from Magic City, they'll be even more difficult to deal with. So, when dealing with them, you need to be smart and not be too reckless."
"Having come this far, I can only show my best. Not for Victoria, but just for myself to be able to live an ordinary life."
"Dong Hang, what's your level in Cheating?"
Liu Yanran suddenly asked this, and I didn’t know how to answer.
"If I know you're a con man, then stop pretending."
"I can only say that my cheating skills are better than Duan Hui's."
"If your tricks are better than Duan Hui's, then you are a top con man!"
Liu Yanran began to communicate with Xia Hengmei in Hangzhou dialect.
The general meaning is to let her father come over to test my cheating skills.
Xia Hengmei nodded and said with a smile, "Dong Hang, my lover Liu Xuankun is not Lan Dao, but he has mastered extraordinary sleight of hand techniques out of hobby. Let him come and test your sleight of hand techniques. If he says you pass, then you are a true sleight of hand master."
"All right."
I had to agree.
Moreover, I am also very curious about Liu Xuankun.
A name with the word "Xuan" in it must be extraordinary.
Xia Hengmei called Liu Xuankun and had some communication with him.
Liu Xuankun agreed to set off immediately.
Liu Yanran seemed obsessed: "Dong Hang, let me try you first!"
"How do you play?"
"All 144 mahjong tiles will be used. You look at the cards once, and then I'll shuffle them. If you can identify the four seasons, namely spring, summer, autumn, winter, plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, your eyesight will be considered good enough."
"Isn't this too simple? There's no need to play it this way."
Listen to me.
Xia Hengmei, Liu Yanran, and Su He were all stunned.
Leaving the study, he went to the tea room.
The mahjong tiles are still on the table, currently there are 136 of them.
Liu Yanran took out another eight mahjong tiles from the wooden box and mixed them in.
144 mahjong tiles, all face up.
"Dong Hang, tell me when you are ready."
"I've already seen it."
"Don't show off, I'm serious." Liu Yanran said coquettishly.
"I am more serious than you. Don't have any groundless doubts before you see the results." Looking at her stunning face, I said angrily.
Liu Yanran took away all 144 mahjong tiles.
The way she shuffled the cards next made me realize the problem.
Could it be that Liu Yanran's cheating skills, or Liu Xuankun's cheating skills, are related to Ouyang He and Er Lan in the capital?
"Dizziness!"
Su He smiled bitterly, "How good does one's eyesight and memory need to be to be able to find all eight cards?"
"It depends on Dong Hang's level!"
Liu Yanran looked at me and said, "Let me make this clear first. If your cheating skills are not up to par, you have to play three games with me."
"What games are they?"
"I won't tell you yet." Liu Yanran smiled.
"Can we start?" I asked.
Liu Yanran and her mother Xia Hengmei nodded together.
I reached out and pressed a mahjong tile, shouting "Spring" in my mouth, and when I opened it, it was Spring.
Then, I opened the summer, autumn and winter pages correctly.
"How amazing!" Liu Yanran exclaimed, then looked at Xia Hengmei.
Xia Hengmei just looked at him with a serious expression and said nothing for the time being.
I sighed leisurely, then opened the pages of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum.
Xia Hengmei clapped lightly, then smiled and said, "It seems that your eyesight and memory are probably up to par.
Wait until my lover comes and let him test your soft card skills. If Liu Xuankun says that your tricks are not up to par, then you must fight the people from the Shen family in Magic City and the Sima family in Hangzhou, but you must not cheat.
I couldn't help but feel conflicted. I said coldly, "If I don't fight, what can they do to me?"
"If you accept the challenge, you'll be facing visible opponents, and at least most of them are well known. If you don't accept the challenge, you'll be facing opponents in the dark. You must know that it's easier to avoid an open attack than to defend against an arrow from the dark."
Xia Hengmei's words were very rational and basically convinced me.
"Okay, I accept the challenge!"
Lighting a cigarette, I frowned slightly and said, "It seems to me that while the Shen family in Magic City is competing with the Xiao and Tang families in Beijing, they have also been looking for someone.
Master Shen used the same tactics he used to catch con men to control so many of them, forcing them to write him huge IOUs. This seemed like he was just trying to make money, but it was actually more like he was trying to find someone.
Xia Hengmei smiled and nodded.
"Dong Hang, I suspect your IQ is over 200."
"I've already taken an intelligence test, and my IQ is 250."
"If you are really 250, then you are happy 250." The more Xia Hengmei admires me, the more messy I become.
Liu Yanran asked, "Dong Hang, who do you think the Shen family in Magic City is looking for?"
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