More than half an hour later, at the Chengnan Seafood Market.
Compared to the hustle and bustle of the daytime, the seafood market was eerily quiet at this time, lit only by a few dim light bulbs.
A taxi slowly came to a stop, and as soon as Chu Yang and his three companions got out, a salty, fishy smell wafted towards them.
Jiang Chao shuddered: "Damn, this place is so creepy and smells so strong. I feel like this place is haunted."
"Is that all the courage you have, Fatty Jiang?" Ji Mo mocked.
“There are ghosts, but they’re just a bunch of gambling addicts,” Chu Yang said slowly.
He could hear the commotion coming from inside the market; though faint, it was enough to reach his ears.
After his rebirth, he became sharp-eared and sharp-sighted. Although he didn't have the ability to see a thousand miles or hear the wind, his hearing was still much better than that of ordinary people.
By this time, he had determined that the gambling den was located inside the seafood market.
Since the gambling den is inside, it won't be easy for the four of them to get in at this time.
Sure enough, a figure suddenly jumped out and shouted coldly, "What are you doing?!"
Cao Bin, Ji Mo, and Jiang Chao tensed up and became somewhat flustered and on guard.
"They're keeping watch, don't make any rash moves," Chu Yang whispered, then said to the man, "They're just here to have fun, someone will introduce them."
"Who introduced you?" the man asked again.
“Huang Li,” Chu Yang said.
The man laughed, his tone somewhat disdainful: "So it's that damn bastard."
As he spoke, he turned on his flashlight and shone it on them, giving them a few glances.
Perhaps seeing that they were too young and probably didn't have much money, but adhering to the principle that even a small amount is still something, he casually said, "Come with me!"
Chu Yang nodded and followed Ji Mo and the others inside.
The seafood market was huge, with many stalls and a maze of passageways; perhaps the person was deliberately leading them on a roundabout route.
After making several turns, we stopped in front of a stall.
This is a shop with the shutters tightly closed, but you can hear noise coming from inside.
The person leading the way didn't open the gate, but instead went into an open shop next door, went to the very back, opened a side door, and went inside.
Chu Yang and the others followed them inside and glanced around.
The place was filled with the acrid smell of smoke and alcohol, shouts, curses, and excited cries.
Besides the fish, shrimp, and crab gambling game, there was also a mahjong table and a poker table.
At that moment, Huang Li was at the table with the fish, shrimp, and crab dishes, a cigarette dangling from his lips. His face was flushed with excitement, his eyes gleaming with fervor as he stared intently at the dealer's dice bowl, hysterically shouting, "Chicken! Chicken! Chicken! Two chickens! Three chickens!..."
Of course, there were also people shouting "fish," "shrimp," and "gourd" nearby.
The gameplay is actually quite simple. The dealer has three dice in his dice bowl, and the six sides of the dice are printed with fish, shrimp, crab, gourd, coin and chicken respectively, which correspond to the six patterns on the betting board.
Players choose to bet on one of the patterns, such as betting on a chicken. If the dealer rolls a chicken among the three dice, it's a 1-to-1 payout, meaning a bet of one dollar wins one dollar.
If two of the three dice show chickens, the payout is 1 to 2, meaning you win two dollars for every dollar you bet. If all three dice show chickens, the payout is 1 to 3.
The game's simple, straightforward, and brainless gameplay is why the Fish-Prawn-Crab betting game is so popular among the general public.
At this moment, the dealer glanced around.
"Place your bets now!" he shouted, lifting the dice bowl to reveal three dice: a fish, a gourd, and a coin.
"All wins!" The bookmaker grinned and started collecting the money.
Huang Li let out a wail and beat his chest and stamped his feet.
"Huang Li, your men are here!" the person leading the way shouted.
Huang Li was stunned. He looked up and saw Chu Yang and the other three. He didn't react for a moment.
"My men?... You sons of bitches!" he cursed, then a smile spread across his face as he realized something. "Right, right, right, they're the men I called. We've been waiting for them for ages! Thanks, bro!"
Jiang Chao asked curiously, "What's this kid so excited about seeing us?"
"He's probably lost his mind from the loss," Ji Mo said.
Chu Yang shook his head: "They should get a commission for bringing people here."
Sure enough, Huang Li said to the dealer who was shaking the dice, "Brother Bao, I brought four people with me. The rules you mentioned... hehe!"
The man called Brother Bao was a burly man with large tattoos on his arms. He took a drag of his cigarette and squinted as he looked Chu Yang and his companions up and down.
"A college student?" he asked.
"Yes." Chu Yang met his gaze calmly.
"Do you have money to come here?" Bao Ge asked again.
Chu Yang didn't answer, but directly pulled out a wad of red bills from his pocket, a full ten thousand yuan.
Bao Ge's eyes lit up. Wow, a big fish has arrived!
He immediately smiled and said, "Welcome, what would you like to play?"
Chu Yang pointed to the gambling table in front of him.
"Alright, come on! Winning or losing depends on luck, and wealth is determined by fate. Brother Bao wishes you great wealth and prosperity!" Brother Bao laughed heartily.
At this moment, Huang Li spoke up again: "Brother Bao, um, the rules..."
"You'll get your share!" Brother Bao tossed him two hundred yuan.
The rule here is that you get fifty yuan for each person you recruit.
Huang Li put it away with a smug look on her face. She found Chu Yang and the others much more agreeable, but at the same time, she was secretly smiling to herself.
Don't cry if you lose badly later, little brother, haha.
They didn't think about why it was such a coincidence that Chu Yang and the other three found this place. Did they really come here to gamble?
In short, now that we have capital again, let's keep gambling and win back all the losses!
Seeing Chu Yang walk over, Cao Bin asked worriedly, "Boss, are we really going to gamble? What if we lose?"
"If we lose, it's on me, so don't worry about it." Chu Yang whispered, "The three of you, no matter what happens later, without my instructions, you are only allowed to watch, not to speak, and most importantly, not to lay a hand on anything, understand?"
Cao Bin and the other two tensed up and nodded in unison.
Chu Yang arrived at the gambling table, and at the same time, two other people stood next to him, seemingly wanting to join in as well.
"Have a smoke, handsome." Brother Bao tossed him a Hongtashan cigarette.
"Sorry, I don't like this cigarette." Chu Yang tossed the cigarette back, took out his own cigarette case, took out a cigarette, and lit it.
When Bao Ge saw that the young man was smoking cigarettes, he was not angry at all. Instead, his smile deepened, and he subtly gave him two meaningful glances.
"Alright, let's begin!" After saying that, he shook the dice bowl, slammed it onto the table, and shouted, "Whatever you bet on, you'll win! Place your bets now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, people started placing bets. Huang Li sat to the side, smoking a cigarette and holding two hundred yuan in his hand. He didn't seem to be in a hurry to gamble and planned to watch the show first.
Chu Yang looked around, took out a hundred-yuan bill, and bet on a chicken.
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