Ever since he last saw this young woman named Li Cui'er, Pan Mingliang felt as if he was itchy in his heart as if being scratched by a cat. If he hadn't seen her for a day or two, he felt as if he had fallen ill. All he could see was her slender and delicate body, her graceful eyes, and her light green skirt fluttering in the wind, which attracted all his attention like a ghost.
But I don't know if it's because Li Cui'er is a reserved girl from a good family, or if she just can't get over the ethical and moral barrier. It's been almost a week, and she hasn't even held hands with him, let alone entered his house, picked flowers and asked him about willows. Her progress is very slow.
This was not Pan Mingliang's style. He was always direct with women, either using money or coercion and inducement. But when it came to Li Cui'er, it seemed like he had met his destiny, and he didn't want to use those mean means at all. Last time, he finally got a chance and made the atmosphere very ambiguous. Just when he was about to pounce on her and hug her and bite her, her seriously ill husband suddenly got sick and vomited violently in the next room. The sound of dry heaving was very creepy. Li Cui'er ran away in panic, causing Pan Mingliang to slap the wall several times in frustration.
This time, it was the handsome Long who came forward and persuaded Li Cui'er to go to the hot spring to relax. Pan Mingliang was so focused on how to take advantage of this opportunity to win over the beautiful young woman beside him that he paid no attention to Wen Liang and Lei Yu. The handsome Long and the crew cut man were smart enough to pass by Wen Liang as if nothing had happened. However, Li Cui'er looked shy, lowered her head and said nothing. Her body was slightly trembling because she met an outsider. She was really a good woman who wanted to say something but hesitated, and wanted to refuse but also welcomed.
"Uncle, your smile is a bit weird..."
When Pan Mingliang and the others disappeared at the other end of the path, Lei Yu turned his head and took a look, and asked with interest: "You recognize them, right?"
Wen Liang was startled and asked, "Why do you think so?"
Lei Yu said disdainfully: "That woman could hardly walk when she saw you. Tell me the truth, are you two having an affair?"
So this is the basis of your judgment. Wen Liang was both amused and annoyed. He raised his hand and patted his head, saying, "What do you mean by having an affair? Don't insult my aesthetic taste..."
"Although the woman just now had a bad temperament, she looked pretty good anyway. Don't set your sights too high..."
"If you like, go ahead and do it. Don't involve me."
"Uncle, you are inciting minors to commit crimes, do you understand?"
Bishuiwan is built on the hillside, with railings around the water, and various greenery and landscapes are very unique. In addition to hot springs, there are many other leisure and entertainment projects, such as fishing, fitness, badminton and tennis rooms, KTV and small bars, and of course, there is also an amusement park specially prepared for children. What's even funnier is that perhaps because Wen Liang was generous, the waiter hinted that he wanted to try his luck.
In other words, there should be a very hidden underground casino here!
Although Lei Yu was young, his hobbies were no different from those of adults. Without waiting for Wen Liang to refuse, he said he wanted to go and have a look. Wen Liang was of course fine with it, so he took him to the underground floor on a special elevator under the guidance of the waiter.
Here is another world!
The magnificent hall, the noisy voices, the graceful girls moving among the crowd, and the people of all kinds of faces and situations. Lei Yu chuckled and said, "I thought it was a big one..."
Wen Liang was surprised and asked, "From the sound of your voice, you have really been to quite a few big ones?"
"I've been to Lisboa, Sands, and Galaxy with Lei Fang. Are these considered big?"
This is a joke, there are only a few top casinos in Macau. Wen Liang was very upset, secretly cursing Lei Fang for taking him there. Didn't they say that minors under 18 were not allowed to enter Macau? How did Lei Yu get in? He also forgot that he and Lei Fang were actually on par, the boss was no match for the second.
Wen Liang was too lazy to look at the waiter's disdainful expression, thinking that the two were just bragging and talking nonsense, so he took Lei Yu's hand and said, "Just have fun, why are you being so picky!"
After exchanging a thousand chips, Wen Liang and Lei Yu played all the gambling games for entertainment. They won and lost, and made and lost money, but the overall losses were more than the wins. After a while, they were left with only two hundred. Wen Liang looked at his watch and said, "It's getting late. Let's play one last time and leave after losing. How about that?"
Lei Yu was having a lot of fun, but he only saw this as entertainment. He nodded and said, "Let's go and bet on the size!"
When they arrived at the Sic Bo table, Lei Yu put all the remaining chips on Xiao. Wen Liang suddenly saw an acquaintance in the crowd around the table. It was Shang Jin from the Secretariat of the Municipal Party Committee, the Xiao Shang who had an extraordinary drinking capacity mentioned by Wen Huaiming.
Wen Liang had only met Shang Jin a few times and they didn't have much of a relationship, but he had heard that he was talking about marriage with Bai Wei, so he had some good feelings for him. Shang Jin didn't see him, he was just staring at the chips in his hand and the roulette wheel in front of him, and there was a woman dressed very seductively beside him, the two were very close, from Wen Liang's direction, he could even see the woman's hand on Shang Jin's thigh.
Wen Liang frowned, and the dealer shouted: ",5,6, big!"
"Damn it, I lost again."
"Hahahaha, good times will come after bad times, make your fortune soon!"
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“Bang!”
Shang Jin slammed the table hard, his face was livid, and his eyes were filled with anger. The woman next to him leaned in and whispered, "Chief Shang, it's okay to have bad luck. Why don't you take a rest first and let the girl serve you comfortably."
"It's not comfortable at all. Go and give me another 10,000 yuan for six more guns."
The woman slowly sat up straight without saying a word. Shang Jin was anxious to place his bet, and urged her without even turning his head, "Hurry up and go, what are you dawdling for!"
"Chief Shang, if you want to withdraw another 10,000, you will owe Brother Qian 100,000..."
"One hundred thousand is one hundred thousand, go get it quickly!"
The woman smiled again, but this time she didn't smile wildly. Instead, she smiled with a hint of sarcasm. She said, "One hundred thousand is not a small sum for Section Chief Shang. In other words, with your qualifications, you can only borrow this much!"
Shang Jin turned back angrily and was about to lose his temper, but he was provoked by the woman's expression. The gambler's enthusiasm and excitement disappeared in an instant, and he suddenly came to his senses.
"You, you guys..."
The woman stood up and walked inside first, saying, "Brother Qian is waiting for you inside, come on!"
Shang Jin's face turned from ashen to pale. After all, he was not an ordinary person. His mind had been confused by beauty and gambling during this period, and he became dull for a while. But at this moment, even the dullest person understood that he had fallen into someone else's trap. As long as he followed in, what awaited him was nothing more than coercion and inducement, and then he would become part of their crowd and never be able to escape before he lost his usefulness.
"Chief Shang, let me add one more thing. The one hundred thousand yuan has an IOU written by you personally. As for the things that happened between the man and the woman in the room, I believe there is no need to make it known to the whole city, right?" The woman walked away a few steps, turned back and threw a coquettish glance, but the beautiful face that made Shang Jin lustful in the past, now chilled him to the bone.
Sweat dripped down Shang Jin's forehead and his body was trembling slightly, obviously he was struggling violently deep inside. The woman was not in a hurry, standing in the distance, with her back to Shang Jin, she lit a cigarette, and a string of smoke rose from her red lips.
Because everyone understands that Shang Jin has no other choice at all!
Shang Jin stood up dejectedly and just took a step forward when someone suddenly grabbed his arm from behind. When he turned around and saw Wen Liang, his mouth immediately opened wide and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
He would never have thought that he would meet Secretary Wen’s son here!
Shame, panic, worry, fear, all kinds of thoughts came to his mind, making his mind confused!
"Wen..."
Wen Liang shook his head, telling him not to talk, then took out his cell phone and called An Baoqing. Not long after, a bald man came out from the innermost room. He was wearing the most fashionable small suit, round-necked shirt, and a gold chain around his neck. When he saw the woman, he asked, "Where is Shang Jin?"
The woman was a little confused. Wasn't the plan supposed to be for her to bring Shang Jin in, rub him around, and use him for her own purposes
"Brother Qian, what's wrong? That guy can't stand it anymore. I'll let him go."
"Something happened, where are the others?"
The bald man who came out was Qian Liu, the person in charge of this underground casino. He followed the woman's finger and saw Shang Jin. Wen Liang had already dodged to the side when he came out, and was not noticed. Qian Liu came over and took Shang Jin's hand, smiling and said, "Chief Shang, you have bad luck, right? It's okay, it's okay. Just tell me how much you need... Xiao Meng, go to the counter and get another 10,000 chips..."
The woman responded but didn't move. Unless Shang Jin was a fool, he would never ask for their money again. Shang Jin was also confused, but he had been in the municipal party committee for a few years and was still able to read people's expressions. Qian Liu was arrogant at first but respectful later. It must be that Wen Liang's phone call just now had an effect. How could he dare to jump into this deep pit? He gritted his teeth, pretended to know everything, and tentatively said, "No need, Manager Qian, show me the previous slips. I'll collect the specific amount and find a time to settle it for you."
This was to cut off the fire from under the fire. He had to get the IOU back first. Of course, he still had to pay the money back. He didn't have the guts or the ability to not pay back the money owed to those desperate people in the casino. But at least the IOU was in his hands, so he didn't have to bear such a big political risk, and it wouldn't affect his career and future.
There is another meaning, that is, what Xiao Meng just said about the activities in the room must be the scene of me having sex with her that was secretly recorded, and this is the most important thing.
"Captain Shang, what are you talking about? I'm making friends with you, so why should we talk about money?" Qian Liu waved to Xiao Meng, who quickly went to the inner room to get out a bag and handed it to Shang Jin, his eyes constantly looking at him, as if he had just met this man for the first day.
Could it be that he had some background that we were not aware of, that could have caused Qian Liu, who was always so ruthless, to let go of the duck he had already caught
"All the stuff is here. Section Chief Shang, please don't be so formal with your brothers. The money issue is written off. If there is any other offense, please don't take it to heart."
Shang Jin suppressed his heartbeat and opened it to take a look. Not only was there an IOU, but there were also several videotapes. It turned out that they had recorded them secretly. Although he was angry, he could only pretend to be confused. He laughed it off, politely declined Qian Liu's offer to see him off, and quickly left the place that almost doomed him.
Xiao Meng stared at Shang Jin's back and asked in confusion, "Brother Qian, what's going on? I spent so much effort to get him to take the bait, and you're just going to let it go like this?"
Qian Liu's face was gloomy, and he said, "What else can I do? Minister An Bao has long been out of touch with the affairs of the tube, but he just called me in person. Don't you understand the importance of this?"
"What's wrong with An Baoqing? You're just a hairless pig and a toothless tiger. You can't even carry Brother Qian's shoes..."
Qian Liu suddenly raised his hand and slapped Xiao Meng hard, making her stagger. He said viciously, "I know my own weight better than you do. If you keep talking nonsense and saying useless things, watch your tongue!"
Xiao Meng covered her mouth in a daze, not daring to say anything. She only vaguely knew that there was a big boss behind Qian Liu, who was the actual backer of Bishuiwan. He seemed to be very powerful and should not be afraid of An Baoqing. However, Qian Liu's reaction was completely beyond her expectations.
Qian Liu was actually more upset than Xiao Meng. The choice of Shang Jin as the bait was the conclusion they made after a detailed evaluation. The others were either too smart to be hooked, or too distant from the target person to be of any use. Only Shang Jin had just graduated for two or three years, was not too cunning, and his career was still on the rise. His relationship with the target person was neither too deep nor too shallow, and neither too far nor too close, so he had great potential for plasticity.
But unexpectedly, when he was close to success, An Baoqing suddenly intervened and messed up the plan. This didn't make sense. Shang Jin's social connections had been thoroughly investigated, and he had nothing to do with An Baoqing. What went wrong
Just as Xiao Meng guessed, Qian Liu was not afraid of An Baoqing, or rather, he was not afraid of the fact that a phone call would waive his debt of 100,000 yuan. But when he remembered the man's instructions to approach the target person quietly, and to seek no success rather than to seek fault, Qian Liu suddenly felt overwhelmed, so once there was a little disturbance, he would rather give up everything than leave any handle.
Wen Liang and Lei Yu drove away from Bishui Bay and saw Shang Jin waiting on the roadside at the intersection in the mountains. The Grand Cherokee slowly stopped and rolled down the window. Shang Jin was about to say something to express his gratitude, but Wen Liang said calmly, "Go to the Municipal Party Committee and hand in your resignation report tomorrow. I will pretend that this incident never happened."
Shang Jin thought that the matter had just passed by like that, but Wen Liang's words threw him back into the abyss. His teeth began to chatter involuntarily, and a layer of blue appeared on his lips.
"I, I, Wenliang, please listen to my explanation... I know I was wrong, I..."
Wen Liang sighed and said, "Brother Shang, I don't want to hear these words, nor do I want to know them. Think about Sister Bai Wei before doing anything in the future. Don't be so confused anymore. Just be yourself!"
The car drove a few meters away, and Lei Yu asked, "What if he doesn't resign?"
"If he was smart, he would know there would be no better choice!"
In life, you always have to make various choices. Some choices are already determined when you take the first step! (To be continued)