The Nanhua Hotel in the concession is extremely famous in the Northern Territory. It is one of the most famous casinos in Jiangbei. Because of its extremely luxurious environment, and the many beautiful and sexy Western dealers and waitresses, and the strict guarantee of customer privacy, it has naturally become a gathering place for wealthy people in the Northern Territory. Not only in Longbei Province, but also in the other three provinces, wealthy people often come here.
However, Lu Ming had been in the south for a long time, so he could naturally see that these beautiful Western croupiers were actually Ownians, the poorest branch of the Western ethnic group. They lived in a poor area in the south, even further south than the Nanyang Emirate. It was a protruding corner of the continent, and in winter, you could see white snow.
Lu Ming can now roughly feel that the latitude of the East China Sea on this earth is probably the same as Singapore in his previous life, close to the equator.
Therefore, when we arrived at the four provinces in the northern region, which is roughly the latitude of Jiangnan in the previous life, coupled with the special geographical relationship, it is difficult to see snow in the north. However, south of the East China Sea, there are many areas where snow falls in winter.
I have little experience in this world and have never left the province, so I have never seen snowfall.
The Oenians live in the high latitudes of the south, and the southernmost part is a world of ice and snow. They have fair skin and beautiful looks, and their noses are higher and pointed than those of ordinary Griffinians, making their facial features appear more severe.
But because of their poverty, they have the lowest status among the Griffinni group.
Nowadays, Lu Ming is in a VIP suite in the Nanhua Hotel, betting on card matching with several other guests. The rules are similar to those of Pai Gow in his previous life, but using playing cards, various combinations, suits, pairs and so on of different sizes. Four cards are dealt, and the front and back rows can be combined to create many variables.
The dealer who dealt the cards was a hot Omani beauty, who was wearing a sexy bunny girl uniform. Most of her snow-white body was exposed to the air, and she did not hide her naked temptation at all.
However, because Liuli was sitting next to Lu Ming at the card table, this Ounian beauty seemed to be a vulgar woman. Even though Liuli covered her delicate body with a bright red cloak, her pretty face reflected by her flower-like bun, her glance and smile, could capture the soul of any man. Occasionally, she would stretch out her snow-white slender hands with long, charming gold-plated fingertips to ask Lu Ming for cards, which made several men salivate. Their eyes were wide open, and they wanted to pounce on her, grab her little hands and kiss them. The little beauty had the charm that was born to charm all men, which was simply engraved in her bones. The slight movement of her red lips made people's hearts go crazy.
The other distinguished guests were not ordinary people. Among them, the majestic old man wearing a dark kimono and with gray hair on his temples was none other than Asaba Nagamasa, the target of Lu Ming's trip.
But even Asaba Nagamasa couldn't help but glance at Liuli from time to time, but he forced himself to restrain himself from looking at her too much.
Lu Ming felt helpless. His Xigong was definitely a stunning beauty who could bring disaster to the world. If he hadn't taken her in by chance, she might have caused trouble in the future and brought disaster to mankind.
Moreover, Liuli seemed to have the ability to see through things. She could always roughly guess what cards several people had and tell her through voice.
Before dealing each card, the dealer would change the cards, so I really don’t know how Liuli knew the cards in those people’s hands.
Of course, the stakes may seem high to others, but they don’t matter to me, and I’m not here to win money.
Even if you win hundreds of thousands, it would be a huge gamble, but it would not bring you any joy, so just play it casually.
It's not easy to sit at the same table with Asaba Nagamasa.
It was facilitated by Asaba Nagamasa's illegitimate son Asaba Yuki.
Qian Yuxing is an absolute scumbag and a huge gambler.
It was through Asaba Xing that Lu Gaoyi discovered the true identity of Asaba Nagamasa.
As for how Lu Gaoyi set a trap for Qian Yuxing, he didn't know and didn't want to know.
In short, Qian Yuxing is now heavily in debt, and I am the boss behind the scenes who lent him the money. He owes me more than 300,000 yuan including principal and interest.
Of course, everything was arranged by Lu Gaoyi. As for the boss behind the loan, it was just a code name and could be anyone.
Asaba Nagamasa loved his illegitimate son very much. After hearing Asaba Xing say that the loan shark wanted to meet him, he agreed.
However, when he saw me, his expression changed. Perhaps he had a vague idea of who I might be.
After all, as the representative of the behind-the-scenes supporter of the North-South Alliance, he must be aware of some changes in Montenegro and should have heard of me.
Moreover, judging from his expression at that moment, he had probably seen his own photo.
However, the Nanhua Hotel is not just a casino, it is also a great place for negotiations, which is safe and private.
It is said that the major shareholder behind the Nanhua Hotel includes members of the steel tycoon Shelfer family.
Moreover, the Shelfer family is very influential among the warlords in the Northern Territory.
No one has ever dared to break the rules and cause trouble in the Nanhua Hotel.
Therefore, Asaba Nagamasa looked very confident, even though he already knew that this was a trap.
He had probably arranged for people to wait outside the hotel to see which foolish person lent money to his son.
But now it seems that he has obviously fallen into a trap, but he is not in a hurry in the Nanhua Hotel.
And not to mention the Nanhua Hotel, this is Xin'an's concession area after all, and with its relationship with the Xin'an government, I'm afraid he is running it very well.
According to the agreement reached between the representatives of the kingdom and the Longbei Province, the concession area was not under the administrative management of the kingdom, but was governed by the residents within the concession. Today, it is managed by an organization called the Xin'an Concession Public Board of Directors, and Asaba Nagamasa is still one of the directors of the board.
The 2nd Regiment of the Black Mountain Brigade sent in an infantry company and communicated with the board of directors for a long time. Although they were stationed, they were strictly restricted to the temporary military camp area at the bridgehead. Unless a war broke out or there was unrest that the board of directors could not handle, the infantry company was not allowed to enter the residential area of the concession.
Therefore, even if Asaba Nagamasa knew who he was, he should not be afraid.
Sure enough, when the dealer asked several guests in a sweet voice whether they wanted a new round, the rest of the guests shook their heads and wanted to end the game.
Asaba Nagamasa looked over and said, "Shall we talk?"
Lu Ming smiled inwardly and nodded: "Okay."
In the suite's tea room, the dealer made tea and left.
Asaba Nagamasa smiled at Lu Ming: "If I'm not mistaken, you are Commissioner Lu from the Black Mountain military?"
Lu Ming nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then smiled and said, "No matter who I am, Mr. Qianyu, when can I receive the money your son owes me?"
Asaba Nagamasa reached out and took out a checkbook, "320,000 yuan, right? I'm sorry that Commissioner Lu had to travel so long..." He quickly wrote a number and handed it to Lu Ming, "The remaining 80,000 yuan is to compensate Commissioner Lu for his travel expenses."
The amount on the check was written by Asaba Nagamasa as 400,000 yen.
Lu Ming nodded, flicked the check, put it away, and looked at Asaba Nagamasa, thoughtfully.
Asaba Nagamasa smiled and said, "Commissioner Lu, young hero, I have heard of your reputation for a long time. I have wanted to make friends with Commissioner Lu for a long time, but I was afraid that Commissioner Lu would think I was out of my league, so I never dared to visit you. I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to meet you today."
Lu Ming picked up the teacup and smiled: "Four hundred thousand, Mr. Qian Yu won't even blink an eye."
"For a young hero like Commissioner Lu, what does money mean? I am just showing my sincerity in wanting to make Commissioner Lu my friend."
Lu Ming smiled and nodded: "You are very sincere!"
Asaba Nagamasa sighed, "I know that Commissioner Lu probably sees an old man like me as an enemy now. In fact, how could I intend to be an enemy of Commissioner Lu? When I first met the leaders of the North-South Alliance, Commissioner Lu had not yet come to Montenegro. I was just moved by their aspirations and wanted to do something for them, but I didn't expect that they would be so radical as to become a violent organization. I am greatly relieved that you, Commissioner Lu, have wiped them out. Their ideas are becoming more and more radical. Sometimes I wanted to stop donating to them, but I was afraid of their revenge. Now I have finally gotten rid of this nightmare. Commissioner Lu, let me think about how to thank you!"
Lu Ming didn't say anything. Since this old fox had guessed his identity, he certainly knew why he wanted to meet him.
Instead, he took a step back and took the initiative to mention his relationship with the North-South Alliance and distanced himself from it.
"I can sense that Commissioner Lu has great ambitions, but now Commissioner Lu seems to be in charge of the military and politics in Montenegro, and he is in a great position. I am afraid that he may have long-term worries..." After a smile, Asaba Nagamasa said, "I am presumptuous, old man. I am talking about deep things to a stranger. I hope the Commissioner will not be offended by my talking about deep things to a stranger."
Lu Ming's eyes lit up, and he looked deeply at Qian Yu Chang Zheng, then looked around and said with a smile: "Mr. Qian Yu, it's nice to meet you, but this is not the place to talk, I will visit you another day!"
Asaba Nagamasa smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting for you anytime."
Lu Ming nodded slightly.
Many Yingzhou people have always been dissatisfied with the empire's power structure, and Yingzhou often gives birth to ambitious and careerist people.
It is also very common there for the lower classes to overthrow their superiors.
Yamamoto Yu, the Prime Minister of Yingzhou Kingdom, who now regards the Queen of Yingzhou as a mascot, is actually the largest lord and warlord in Yingzhou. He is also very ambitious and follows the same operating trajectory as those ambitious people in previous lives.
The empire is in civil strife, and I'm afraid all kinds of monsters will emerge.
An empire in flames is probably what many ambitious people want to see most.
The people of Yingzhou have always had great ambitions for the four provinces in the northern region. So, if the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River and the four provinces in the northern region were to become chaotic, it goes without saying that they would be the ones who would benefit the most.
As for Asaba Nagamasa, he probably felt that he had the ambition to become a warlord by his actions.
The North-South Alliance was almost wiped out by me like fallen leaves in the autumn wind. Now they want to use me as a pawn again.
It doesn't matter to me. If I can cheat him into giving me funding, the more the better.
It would be even better if we could gain his trust and find out who the ambitious person behind it is.
It would be much more useful than arresting him now. Even if we arrest him, it would be difficult to get anything out of him, and the old man might commit suicide at any moment.
Moreover, when doing things in this concession, it is better to abide by various agreements unless it is absolutely necessary.