In the pavilion of the shrine, Lu Ming sat drinking tea and listened to a Japanese woman who looked like a peasant crying across from him.
Ken Nakagawa was translating.
A peasant woman came to the shrine to worship the deity and tell her misfortune. However, today was a great day for her. She met the monk Shenji, who gave her some advice and told her that if she left the shrine, looked left three times and right one time, she would meet a noble person who would help her.
As Master Shenji said, I came to this pavilion and indeed met this "noble man".
Mrs. Kimura is a peasant woman whose husband is a gambler. They used to be a well-off family, but now not only have they lost all their land, but a few days ago, people from the Yoshida group came and kidnapped her two daughters to pay off her husband's gambling debts.
Ms. Kimura went to report to the police, but the police ignored her. She was a devout believer of Haruoka Okami, so she came to pray to the god for help.
Ken Nakagawa was translating the peasant woman's words, but he didn't feel anything. There were too many such things happening in the world today.
Just as she was thinking about how to phrase it so that the peasant woman would not be too disappointed when Officer Zhang refused, she saw Officer Zhang smiled and said, "Ms. Kimura, give me one yuan now as my reward. I will help you save your daughter!"
Ken Nakagawa was stunned and hurriedly translated according to what Officer Zhang said.
Mr. Kimura was immediately overjoyed, but when he touched his body, he suddenly burst into tears again.
Lu Ming coughed, his scene was over and he forgot about 1 yuan, which might not be a small amount of money for these farmers.
At this moment, Jinguji Heiji appeared beside Nakamura, took out a silver coin, and asked carefully: "Sir, can I pay you for her?"
In Japan, the Imperial Coin was legal tender, but the kingdom also minted coins, one silver coin, which was roughly equal to the value of the Imperial 1 yuan.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Okay." Fortunately, she came to the rescue.
After thinking about it, Lu Ming said, "Call Mr. Ashin and make an appointment. Let's go to Duofu Casino together."
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Dofu Casino is the largest casino in the local area, and Yoshida Group owns one-third of the shares.
At this time, in front of a dice table in the hall, Lu Ming was casually betting on the size. On his right sat the elegant Mr. Ashin, and on his left sat Jinguji Heiji, who was beautiful in a black kimono but full of coldness.
Lu Ming started with a one-yuan chip and has now won sixty-four yuan.
Master Ashin laughed and said, "Zhang Jun is really lucky today."
All the ronin from the Kawamoto group were sitting in front of this table, but they did not follow Lu Ming. Instead, they bet on the size of the bets at random. Some won and some lost, but there was no room for others to place bets, and they all stayed away.
Even so, some people won consecutive victories, betting on big or small and winning 6 times in a row, and their 1 yuan chips increased 64 times, and gradually more people came to watch the fun.
The dealer on the opposite side who was throwing the dice looked normal. He shook the dice cup skillfully, and it dropped with a clatter, and shouted in Japanese, which was similar to the Central Asian language, "Buy it and leave it."
Lu Ming weighed the chips in his hand, which were sixty-four yuan, and placed the bet on the leopard.
The people watching behind him exclaimed.
There are different ways to play the dice cup. For example, if you bet on the size, it is one to one, but you can also bet on the points, with different odds.
If you bet on a leopard, the odds are 33 to 1, and you can be more precise if you bet on a small leopard or a big leopard, the odds are 200 to 1.
These odds are gradually formed and adopted by most casinos. They should have been calculated and demonstrated by experts to ensure that the casinos are always the winners in the end.
If the dealer is a leopard, no matter whether the gambler bets big or small, the dealer will win.
The dealer's expression finally changed when he saw that Lu Ming no longer bet on the big or small, but instead bet sixty-four yuan on the leopard.
Because he did shake a leopard four.
Of course, he was not the best dealer in the casino, and he did not have the ability to shake the dice to get the correct number. He used a small mechanism in the dice cup to change the dice, so that the original three normal dice fell to the bottom of the dice cup, and the three new dice that popped out would always be Leopard Four no matter how they were shaken, because they were specially made, and their center of gravity ensured that they would always come out as fours.
"Open the cup!" Lu Ming urged with a smile.
The dealer had no choice but to grit his teeth and open the cup.
There was an immediate cry of surprise from all around, it was a leopard, the odds were 33 to 1.
The chips in Lu Ming's hand quickly turned into more than two thousand yuan, including a large chip worth one thousand yuan. In the hall, few people would exchange such large-denomination chips. Those who can use chips worth one thousand yuan to bet again and again will definitely not play in the hall.
"The maximum bet limit at this table is 1,000?" Lu Ming shook his head. After the dealer rolled the dice, he threw a thousand-yuan chip on the big table.
When the cup was opened, there were loud screams all around.
More and more people gathered around. Lu Ming bet on the size several times and won every time. Although he could only win 1,000 yuan each time, the gamblers were already going crazy. Unfortunately, it was obvious that the table was controlled by members of a gang, and no one dared to come in and place bets.
What's more, the other party was obviously dressed in Okukoshi Ronin clothing, and most gamblers knew that Yoshida had come from the Kawamoto group and was negotiating with the Yoshida group.
This is clearly a battle between two violent gangs, and only a fool would get involved and become cannon fodder.
"Captain Jinguji! You are in such good spirits!" A clear voice came over, and a group of Yoshida Ronin samurai came over. The gamblers immediately made way for them.
The middle-aged man in the lead was wearing a gray traditional kimono and had a smiling face. He was Yoshida Shengxing, an important cadre of the Yoshida Group and also the wakaguchi, or owner, of this gaming hall.
Lu Ming smiled at Yoshida Shengxing: "Let's have some fun. I'm lucky today!"
Ken Nakagawa, who was standing behind Lu Ming, helped him translate with trepidation.
Yoshida Shengxing smiled and said, "Okay, I hope you have fun!"
A beautiful kimono woman following Yoshida Shengxing walked over and replaced the original dealer and the dice cup. She replaced the dice cup with a very formal dice cup. When betting with someone who is proficient in cheating, the person is using cheating. Using this kind of cheating tool that can be easily exposed will make the other party see it at a glance. In the end, even if you win, the other party will be so angry that he will expose the fraud in the dice cup and this casino will not be opened anymore.
The female dealer started using many tricks, including flying dice cups, and Lu Ming no longer won continuously.
However, if you bet ten times, you can always win seven or eight times. The overall trend is that there are more and more chips in front of you.
Yoshida Shengxing's expression became more and more solemn.
"I bet it's a little leopard this time!" Lu Ming suddenly placed a thousand yuan in chips on the little leopard area, which is leopard one to leopard three. If he wins, the odds are 200 times.
The female dealer smiled slightly, uncovered the dice, and was stunned immediately. There were three ones in the dice cup.
In fact, she did shake three ones, but when she saw that the other party bet on the little leopard, the moment the cup was opened, the nail of her little finger popped out. This was an extremely delicate little mechanism that moved the dice inside.
But it didn't seem to work, and I clearly felt like one of the dice was turned over.
With odds of 200 times, a compensation of one thousand yuan would be 200,000 yuan.
The gamblers around, who had originally dared not to make any loud noise, exclaimed again.
Young Master Ashin had been watching the fun with a smile on his face, but at this moment, his expression gradually became serious.
Yoshida Shengxing walked forward slowly, and the female dealer with a terrified face retreated.
"Captain Jinguji, what exactly do you want to do?" Yoshida Shengxing stared at Jinguji Heiji grimly.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Captain Jinguji is just here to play with me! As for me, it's because of a friend of mine whose husband is called Kinoshita Ichiro. He lost a lot of money here. Now, his two daughters have been captured by you to pay off the debt. I think what I won is enough to redeem them. The extra is my apology to your account! From now on, no matter how much money my good friend Kinoshita Ichiro loses, it has nothing to do with his family. I believe Yoshida Wakato understands what I mean, right?"
The gamblers nearby were whispering to each other. Some of them knew Kinoshita Ichiro and only lost a few dollars here, which was probably not even a fraction of what the gambling god won today.
"I understand! Don't worry, Team Leader Jinguji, I will immediately ask people to check and release him!" Yoshida Shengxing said this and gave a few instructions to an attendant next to him, who then quickly left.
Lu Ming smiled and stood up: "Okay, that's it!"
There is one good thing about Japanese gangs: once they are defeated, they are defeated, and they will not break their promises, especially in front of so many gamblers.
Rules and credit are the foundation of a gang's survival.
"Mr. Zhang seems to be very lucky. Why don't we make an appointment to come and play again?" Yoshida Shengxing said with a smile.
I was trampled on today, unfortunately even the best dealer was no match for me. Fortunately, there is a master in Yoshida Castle, I may see if I can get him to do something about it.
If they don’t regain this face, the Yoshida group will never be able to hold their heads up in front of the Kawamoto group again.
Lu Ming smiled: "Okay, how about tomorrow?" This is what he was waiting for. All the preparations were just to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
In Shengjing, I have fought with people from the Jintian family in a casino. It seems that in today's era, there are many people in the Jintian family who study gambling techniques. It seems that the ancient secret techniques are most suitable for this world and can easily gain monetary benefits, which is applied to gambling.
When Granny Tuolong went to spy, she also said that the guy was forcing the guards to gamble with him, and it seemed that he was a gambling addict.
The gambling fight with the Yoshida group was made more grandiose, and I felt that guy might come to watch the fun.
Of course, it would be best if you can lure them away, but if you can't, there is still plan B, which is to force it.