Chapter 3 Targeting
Lu Yuan slowly walked into this casino called Yum, and was greeted by a heat wave and noise, Yum Casino's reputation in Tianjin is not small, especially in the concession. It is said that the owner of this Yum casino is a woman, but behind this woman is the support of Britain and the United States, whether it is the gangsters who are mixed in the streets of Tianjin, or the Japanese who are stationed here, they dare not easily come to Yum Casino to make trouble.
Lu Yuan's purpose for coming to Yum was very simple, Hogg and Schuchmann had already looked at a three-story building facing the street in the American Concession during the day, but the asking price of the owner was also very high, and Lu Yuan did not bring so much money to Tianjin. So getting a sum of money as soon as possible has become Lu Yuan's current top priority, and it is also the main reason why he came to this Yum Casino. Lu Yuan, who entered Yum Casino, was like ordinary gamblers, first exchanged some chips at the counter under the guidance of the casino hostess, and then blended into the crowd.
It is very different from the casinos that Lu Yuan has seen in Shanghai before, this Yum casino looks very high-end, there is no messy smoke and sweat smell in other casinos, and there are many female entertainers in the casino shuttling back and forth, from time to time according to the requirements of gamblers to send cigarettes and alcohol, it is completely a foreign casino model.
Lu Yuan only changed a handful of chips with a small denomination, and took it in his hand and looked at it while walking, but as soon as he walked around like this, Lu Yuan's biggest feeling was that there seemed to be a lot of rich people in this casino. The entire Yum Casino is divided into two parts, and the first floor where Lu Yuan is now standing is just some ordinary gambling tables, such as dice and pai gow. On the second floor of Yum Casino, there are many other types of gaming tables, and there is no such crowded crowd as the first floor, and there are quiet gamblers everywhere, except that occasionally you can hear a lucky guy shouting twice.
In addition to a few rooms on the 2nd floor, most places on the 2nd floor allow gamblers to come and go at will, and Lu Yuan, who has gone up to the 2nd floor, can't be too obvious to come in and take a look, so he walks around inside, and occasionally throws out one or two chips to buy a size or press a number. In fact, the gamblers on the second floor are not only Chinese, but also blond foreigners, especially those young women who are still very good-looking.
It's just that Lu Yuan concentrates on finding someone, and occasionally bets at will, and when he meets a woman staring at him, Lu Yuan, who is in a suit and leather shoes, just chooses to turn a blind eye. Perhaps it was this indifferent mentality that made Lu Yuan inadvertently win three large bets in a row at one of the roulette tables, which attracted loud applause from the surrounding gamblers for a while. Lu Yuan, who had won three large bets in a row, generously threw a few chips to the dealer, and then squeezed out of the crowd with a large pile of chips that the casino waiter had put in a box for him. Tang Cheng couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, when he went in, he could hold those chips with one hand, but now it's good, one by one.
However, Lu Yuan knew that gambling was not a good thing, once he became addicted, he couldn't extricate himself, and he came to this casino just to find a suitable target. But the feeling of being noticed by people with a sudden big win is similar to the excitement and trembling on the battlefield, it is a kind of pleasure that can cause the body's hormones to secrete sharply, and for a moment, Lu Yuanzhi enjoyed this feeling very much. Lu Yuan, who didn't want to attract attention, did not choose to leave with the box full of chips, but continued to participate in the gambling with the box.
After confirming which casino guards no longer paid attention to him, Lu Yuan took his chips and found a place at the table on the second floor near the staircase, where he could see the door of the casino and the chip exchange office as soon as he looked up. Like other gamblers, Lu Yuan, who sat down at the gaming table, asked the hostess for a beer, and then placed bets more or less casually, but Lu Yuan's eyes would always sweep the door of the casino and the location of the chip exchange office.
About half an hour later, Lu Yuan's brows furrowed slightly, and a middle-aged man who had just walked into the casino at this moment attracted Lu Yuan's attention. The middle-aged man who was noticed by Lu Yuan was dressed in Western style, and his face looked polite, but Lu Yuan could see from the eyebrow lines on the opposite side that the other party should not be a good person. Picking up the beer in hand, Lu Yuan at the gambling table looked at the middle-aged man with interest, just like a butcher looking at a pig to be slaughtered or a doctor looking at a patient, because for him, this is just a target person.
However, since this middle-aged man walked into the door of the casino, the hostesses or dealers in the casino took the initiative to greet him, and Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, this product was obviously a frequent visitor to Yum Casino. The middle-aged man did not stop on the first floor at all, but went directly up the stairs to the second floor, and just sat down at a gambling table at random, and a casino host had already sent a bunch of chips. While Lu Yuan was secretly surprised, the envious expressions of the surrounding gamblers could not be hidden, and there were almost no other gamblers on the entire gambling table except for the dealer and the two casinos.
Some gamblers looked curiously and surprised at this man who was entertained by the casino, and a few regular customers of the casino raised their voices to say hello, "Mr. Hayakawa, are you free to play?" The middle-aged man, who was called Mr. Hayakawa by the regulars, smiled elegantly, and just waved his hand casually, and a casino hostess immediately brought a glass of beer and a pack of cigarettes. When the other party picked up the beer, he even looked at Lu Yuan, but the other party didn't notice Lu Yuan, but began to focus on his own entertainment.
The middle-aged man sits on a very simple gambling platform, bets right, one loses two, and then there are specific points or higher difficulty of high odds to bet on. Lu Yuan, who was only separated by a gambling table, tried his best not to focus too much on the target's face, and just put some chips on the table at random like everyone else, but just after playing a few games, Lu Yuan suddenly found that a woman in her thirties wearing a red cheongsam, accompanied by several men in short shirts, approached the middle-aged man.
The cheongsam woman sat down in the seat next to the middle-aged man, and the gamblers around her who wanted to join in the fun were quickly politely but resolutely pushed away by the men in short shirts, but the cheongsam woman did not bet, but just smiled and took the drink from the casino host, and talked softly to the middle-aged man. As soon as this woman came in, there were already regular customers at the gambling table where Lu Yuan was whispering, and Lu Yuan, who had good ear skills, quickly knew the identity of that woman, and dared to love this was Sister --- Hong, the female boss of Yum Casino.
For those short-shirted men, Lu Yuan was not surprised at all, the bureau that can open a casino must have a gangster background, and the casino has something to do with the gangster, which is a normal thing. Lu Yuan immediately changed the gambling table, and happened to be facing away from the two people who were talking, relying on his outstanding hearing, Lu Yuan, who was facing away from the two, had already keenly captured the content of the other party's conversation: "Mr. Hayakawa...... The Iron Blood Regiment has figured out a way to kill you...... You'd better go out less during this time..."
Sister Hong's words made Mr. Hayakawa just stunned for a moment and then laughed, "There have been people beating me for a long time, but I'm not living a good life now, do you really think that I am a powerless literati?" Hayakawa's accent sounded a little strange, but Lu Yuan didn't find it strange, because when Mr. Hayakawa walked into the casino, Lu Yuan's full-view map showed a small red dot, so this thing was a Japanese at all.
Sister Hong, who was willing to persuade her, saw that Hayakawa didn't care about her reminder, so she didn't continue to say more, but just watched a few handfuls with her, and left two men in short shirts by Hayakawa's side, and got up and left after saying a word. Lu Yuan didn't move the place, the Japanese named Hayakawa behind him was already a turtle in an urn for him. Through the eavesdropping just now, Lu Yuan now knows the general details of this Hayakawa, a Japanese merchant who specializes in transporting grain and metals from Tianjin to the Japanese mainland, must not be a poor egg.
Although Hayakawa is a Japanese, his temper and gambling are excellent, but this product is so fond of gambling that he can stay in Yum Casino for more than four hours. Lu Yuan didn't want to be exposed, so he quickly moved downstairs, there were many people downstairs, and Lu Yuan, who was mixed in the large group of gamblers, looked inconspicuous. It wasn't until the sky was getting dark that Hayakawa got up and prepared to leave, while Lu Yuan, who had been staring at him, had already walked out of the door of the casino.
Hayakawa, who won a small amount of money today, did not disappoint Lu Yuan, and soon appeared at the door of the casino, Lu Yuan, who had been waiting on the side of the street, had already called a rickshaw, and seeing that the one named Hayakawa also got into a black car, Lu Yuan handed two pieces of ocean to the rickshaw driver. "Brother, keep up with that black car, if you can keep up with him, and when you get to the place, I'll give you two more oceans."
In this era, there is no such thing as urban drag racing, and even if it is a car, the speed in the city will not be very fast, under the stimulation and encouragement of the ocean, the young rickshaw driver pulled Lu Yuan all the way to run, and finally when the black car turned into a large yard, Lu Yuan, who was sitting on the rickshaw, saw the taillights and license plate of the car. Lu Yuan didn't lose his words, and then took out two pieces of ocean from his pocket and gave them to the rickshaw driver, but after the rickshaw went away, Lu Yuan, who was walking with his back, immediately turned around and walked back.
"Central Asia Co., Ltd.? Hehe, what a Japanese name. Lu Yuan, who was walking along the side of the street, turned his head to look at the sign nailed to the gate of the courtyard, and then opened the full-view map, and after a few seconds, Lu Yuan, who was walking slowly along the street, already knew the layout and terrain of this courtyard. The dozen or so red dots in the courtyard made Lu Yuan sneer a few times, it seems that tonight will be another murderous night, and Lu Yuan has gradually become a little excited at this time.