Shengjing is definitely the most prosperous metropolitan city in the Northern Region, but after returning from Montenegro and even the East China Sea, I had a different feeling.
Originally in Montenegro, Lu Ming wanted to stay there for a while longer this time. He was also thinking that after Shengjing was almost run, the Bureau of Secrets had also chosen its successor in mind, in the preparation stage before the attack on Anshan. In the next few months before the end of the year, he should return to Donghai to manage his personal connections and various networks, including his own wealth network, which was expanding too fast and he really needed to sort it out.
Of course, the most important thing is to manage your network.
Because the headquarters of the Eastern Economic Union is located in the East China Sea, and because of the special status of the East China Sea, we should look up.
But unexpectedly, something happened to Wang Zhengtong.
Several Zhengji tobacco shops in Anshan District and Tangyang Road in Anshan were completely sealed off.
Wang Zhengtong saw the opportunity early and fled into the Montenegro Concession.
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The Black Mountain Concession Park is not large, with more than 300 acres of green space, a small earth hill, and an artificial lake. It is extremely quiet and peaceful.
A while ago, the park was sued by a Japanese civil group in the Montenegro Concession Court because it hung a sign saying "Japanese people are not allowed to enter", and the lawsuit is still ongoing.
Although the lawsuit is still ongoing, it is clear that the park management has more than a 90% chance of losing the case. Lu Ming is very pleased about this, as this is the court he wants to see.
Moreover, from a selfish point of view, if you want to use the East China Sea Law as a weapon to exercise long-arm jurisdiction, you must first be authoritative and convince the outside world, so that they will be afraid of your laws and your courts.
The lawsuit is not over, but the sign in front of the park has been changed to "Free for Montenegro Concession Residents and Workers", which means that entry is free with a Montenegro Concession resident card and labor permit.
Today, on a bench in front of a green space, Lu Ming, wearing a windbreaker and shiny leather shoes, sits with his legs crossed, looking like a successful man.
Sitting next to him was Wang Zhengtong.
Lu Ming made an appointment to meet here because he also wanted to take a look at this small park. Besides, the air here is very good and there is no need to worry about being eavesdropped when talking about things.
Sitting next to Lu Ming was Margaret, a girl with long red hair and a delicate and wild beauty. She was wearing a light blue suit that showed off her sexy figure. She was wearing black stockings and high heels. She was holding a parasol in her hand, shielding the sun for Lu Ming.
Young men in plain clothes and baseball caps were pacing back and forth. In fact, in the distance, there were snipers occupying several tactical positions.
There were quite a few Westerners in the park, because there were more than 10,000 Westerners who had officially moved into the Black Mountain Concession.
Lu Ming's attire was also the standard suit of today's successful people. It was not too conspicuous at first glance, but if you looked closely, you would soon realize that these people were not ordinary people at all. In particular, even though Westerners were common people in Shengjing, it was still extremely rare for a beautiful young woman with aristocratic temperament like Margaret to become a maid or secretary holding an umbrella for the people of Zhongzhou.
The reason why Margaret was brought along was that according to the agreement with Wang Zhengtong, most of Wang Zhengtong's income would still be transferred into the account originally controlled by Margaret.
"James must have spent a lot of money. An Laoxi bet with me and lost more than one million. I'm afraid it was James who paid the bill." Lu Ming said thoughtfully.
Wang Zhengtong said: "Yes, something went wrong after I rejected James' cooperation agreement."
"Mr. An, I've arranged to meet him this afternoon to see what he says, but you'd better be prepared for Plan B." Lu Ming smiled.
"Shall we start now?" Wang Zhengtong's body trembled slightly.
Lu Ming nodded: "Many times, plans cannot keep up with changes, so we can only act in advance."
"Got it!" Wang Zhengtong nodded.
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Red Rose VIP room on the fourth floor.
James was the first to arrive, Lu Ming was the second. After waiting for more than half an hour, An Laoxi finally arrived.
It was An Laoxi who wanted to meet in the VIP room of the casino, and he had made an appointment with James.
"Hey, Commissioner Zhang, where are the two lucky boys beside you?!" After entering the venue, An Laoxi and Lu Ming shook hands and greeted each other with a smile.
Lu Ming knew that he was talking about big and small fruits.
"Last time, Commissioner Zhang's two fortune-bringing boys were here, and they won more than 30 million. It was really enviable!" An Laoxi pointed to his side and said with a smile: "So, I also learned from Commissioner Zhang and found a fortune-bringing boy. Let's see how my fortune-bringing boy is? It's better than Commissioner Zhang's two, right?!"
Next to An Laoxi stood a timid little girl, who looked about eight or nine years old. She was wearing a light green vest and shorts, snow-white hiking shoes, and a sun hat. She was dressed very fashionably and was very pretty. She was indeed prettier than Daxiaoguo and Xiaoguo after their disguise, but much worse than Daxiaoguo's true appearance. After all, Daxiaoguo was a Qing'e who was carefully selected, and the roots of the Liuli Palace were also closely related to appearance and temperament.
Seeing the fear and helplessness in the little girl's eyes, and thinking of the legendary evil deeds of An Laoxi, in which several little girls had died, Lu Ming's eyes became a little cold.
Several people sat down at the card table, and Margaret sat next to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming got straight to the point: "Mr. An, Zhengji Cigarette Shop is owned by Madam Margaret, an immigrant from the Black Mountain Concession. According to the laws of Anshan, I wonder how those cigarette shops have violated the rules?"
When An Laoxi heard Lu Ming still call him "An Lao", he rolled his eyes and said, "Mrs. Margaret? Which Mrs. Margaret? There was a Mrs. Margaret sentenced to death by the Anshan Court. I think she looks very similar to this one!"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It's definitely not just one person. Elder An, let's get to the point."
"Let's get down to business..." An Laoxi stroked his goatee and said with a smile, "Let's talk while we play! Let's see how much luck my Fortune Boy can bring me today!"
The little girl seemed terrified and said something in a low voice.
An Laoxi frowned, "You are so timid, are you scared to pee?" Then, he laughed, with his goatee sticking up, "Okay, okay, I'll carry you to pee..." He stood up, and his smile became extremely obscene.
Lu Ming said calmly, "Margaret, take this little sister to the bathroom." He then said, "Mr. An, the bathrooms here are divided into men's and women's. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to go into the women's bathroom."
An Laoxi was immediately disappointed and pointed at the little girl: "Hold it in and pee when you get back!"
The little girl's mouth pouted and she was so scared that she wanted to cry, but she didn't dare to.
Even James was shaking his head. Perhaps at this moment, he felt that it was a bit beneath his status to associate with this vulgar and shameless old man.
Margaret looked at Lu Ming's face. Seeing Lu Ming pouting, she walked over, took the little girl's hand, and said softly, "Come on, follow me. Sister will take you to pee."
"I said wait a minute!" An Laoxi glared.
Lu Ming said, "Mr. An, this private room is not a toilet. If there is shit and urine flowing everywhere, what will it smell like?"
An Laoxi snorted coldly, and after thinking about it, it was indeed the case.
Margaret was already walking out holding her little daughter's hand. When the little girl saw that An Laoxi ignored her, she felt as if she had been pardoned and followed Margaret closely.
Lu Ming looked at An Laoxi, "An Lao, do you want to play a few more games before we get down to business?"
"Right!" An Laoxi snorted, "It depends on whether you win or lose. If you still lose a lot, how can you still be in the mood to talk about things? If you win a million or eight hundred thousand, that would be a different story!"
Lu Ming's gambling game whetted the appetite of these people.
In the past, the winnings or losses of a big gamble were only a few hundred thousand or eighty thousand, but nowadays, if it's less than a million, it seems embarrassing to talk about it in public.
Lu Ming nodded, "Then let's do it as before and find a helper from the individual customers to be the croupier?"
An Laoxi smiled wryly, "No need, just the one here. Who wouldn't trust Red Rose?"
Lu Ming nodded and made a gesture. A waiter hurried to call someone, and soon, a beautiful and tall dealer came in.
He opened the new cards, shuffled them, and then, as James had said, removed a stack from the middle and began dealing the cards.
In the first game, Lu Ming followed for two rounds and then stopped, and An Laoxi took away several hundred chips.
When the second round of cards was being dealt, Margaret came back, sat down next to Lu Ming, and whispered, "Master, Xiaoxin is crying and begging me to save her. She doesn't want to come back." She was a little nervous, fearing that this devil would lose his temper.
Lu Ming nodded: "I told you to take her away, but I didn't expect her to come back. You did a good job. If you really bring her back..." He didn't say anything else, and continued: "Go and ask someone to take care of her. After a few days, send her home."
The little girl seemed very smart. She vaguely knew that the people here were not afraid of An Laoxi and could help her.
Margaret looked at Lu Ming in surprise, nodded, and walked out.
"Where is my lucky boy?!" On the other side, seeing Margaret coming back alone, An Laoxi yelled.
Margaret had disappeared through the doorway.
When the fourth round of cards was dealt, Margaret came back alone and sat next to Lu Ming with a happy heart.
"Commissioner Zhang, where is my lucky boy?!" An Laoxi frowned, "Did he wet his pants? Do you have any new clothes for the croupier?" Thinking of something, a lewd smile appeared on his face, and he laughed, "That's pretty nice too..."
Lu Ming waved his hand: "Mr. An, I'm sorry, she got lost and I can't find her!"
"What?" An Laoxi couldn't believe his ears. Then he suddenly realized and looked at Lu Ming sinisterly: "Are you kidding me? Commissioner Zhang, you are a bit ungrateful. I haven't even touched my lovely girl yet, but you want to snatch her away just because you like her? Today, you have a request for me!"
Lu Ming could feel that the reason why An Laoxi suddenly became so arrogant was not only because James fed him. He thought that Liu Kui from Haixi and Zhang Jingsheng from Beijiang must have promised him something. Therefore, he jumped out because he felt that he had received support from several parties.
Moreover, he himself was a greedy person. He withheld the military funds of the Tangyang Brigade, causing the brigade commander An Dashun to have to borrow money from outside, otherwise he was afraid of a mutiny. He had been blinded by the greed for money in Shengjing and didn't care about anything at all. He had completely lost the logical judgment of a normal person.
There is no need to continue talking about the things I originally wanted to talk about.
"Mr. An..." Lu Ming looked at his watch, "I advise you to keep a calm mind. I have received intelligence that those who run opium dens and smoke opium in Anshan District have no way to survive. They may cause trouble."
An Laoxi sneered, "There are many poor people causing trouble. They are not afraid of death and they just make trouble! I have been in Shengjing for more than 20 years. Haven't there been few troublemakers? Commissioner Zhang, you came late. You probably don't know that I have chopped off more heads than the people you have met in your life!"
Lu Ming nodded: "I've heard that you enjoy torturing not only the troublemakers but also those who were caught smuggling."
An Laoxi wanted to say something else, but suddenly there seemed to be a faint muffled sound in the distance, and the hotel floor shook slightly.
The rumbling sound seemed to come from the northwest, which is the territory of Anshan District.