Five days passed in the blink of an eye. Since the National Bureau of Investigation arrested Lu Guangwei, it started to investigate the case using him as a breakthrough point.
In the process of handling the case, some frictions were inevitable between the administrative department and the garrison, which made both sides very angry, but with pressure from the upper level, both sides behaved relatively restrained.
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That night, the weekend, the adrenaline-pumping nightlife began.
In addition to nightclubs and other entertainment venues, the entire Dragon City also has casinos of all sizes, most of which are managed by the Huatong Association, among which the "Wynn Palace" is the largest. It once belonged to the Tongji Association headed by Yu Mingyuan and was his property.
Later, the two Tongji Clubs merged again, and Wynn Palace was incorporated into the Huatong Club. Later, because Yu Mingyuan withdrew, it was handed over to Kong Zhenghui to manage.
In Longcheng, casinos are legalized and as long as you can get a gambling license issued by the administrative department, you can open for business.
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A black business car stopped at the entrance of the brightly lit casino. Kong Zhenghui, wearing an expensive suit, got out of the car with a few people.
"Mr. Kong!"
"Good evening, Mr. Kong!"
"Mr. Kong, this way please!"
The casino staff greeted one after another, and the parking attendant quickly stepped forward to take the car keys from Kong Zhenghui and parked the car for him. On the other side, two beautiful receptionists opened the casino door together with a standard smile on their faces.
For a moment, the music from the slot machines, the shouts of the customers, and the noise of the dice rolling hit me in the face.
The casino in front of me was full of guests, and everyone was crowded in front of the gambling table, betting their chips on their fate again and again. In addition to local gamblers, there were also many tourists who came here to play a few games.
Gambling tables with various games of play are scattered throughout the hall, beautiful and sexy female dealers deal cards offline, and bunny girls hold trays and serve drinks and water to the guests.
Large amounts of chips were constantly changing hands, and the entire casino was filled with the sound of money.
The casino has three floors. The first floor is the public gambling area, the second floor is the private gambling area for VIPs, and the third floor is the office area.
Kong Zhenghui walked straight through the hall, all the way to the third floor, and pushed open the door of the general manager's office.
Cousin Kong Zhengqi was sitting on the sofa smoking a hookah. When he saw his cousin come in, he put down his pipe and asked, "Brother, why are you here today?"
Kong Zhenghui sat down, pushed away another pipe handed to him by his cousin, and asked, "Xiaoqi, how is the cash flow this month?"
"It's the peak tourist season now. It may be a little more than last month, but not too much. What's the matter?" Kong Zhengqi asked puzzledly.
"I want to take the profits from the next three months." Kong Zhenghui ordered directly.
Kong Zhengqi was a little surprised: "This is not a small amount of money. What's wrong, brother? What happened?"
Kong Zhenghui waved his hand: "Nothing, Zhang Taotao is going to start a project recently and is gathering funds. It's going pretty well, so I plan to invest some money."
Kong Zhengqi couldn't help but smile: "Okay, brother, you have integrated perfectly, right?"
"Alas..." Kong Zhenghui sighed softly: "Now Longcheng's industries are all covered by the Huatong Association. What can we do if we don't integrate into it?"
"Okay, then I'll ask the finance department to come over." Kong Zhengqi nodded, turned around and told the secretary beside him to go and call someone.
While waiting for someone, Kong Zhengqi's phone rang several times. Each time the caller ID showed a different woman, and he hung up every time.
Kong Zhenghui glanced at him and reminded him, "Xiao Qi, you can get some money from the casino to support your women, and I will pretend that I didn't see it. But you must remember that you can't go too far, and you can't let anyone catch my Kong family's handle. You must have a limit in your heart, understand?"
Having heard this kind of talk many times, Kong Zhengqi waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, I understand. The monthly dividends from the casino are enough for me to spend. I won't mess around, so don't worry!"
"I'm glad you understand." Kong Zhenghui patted him on the shoulder. It would never be wrong to remind this kid a few more times.
An hour later, Kong Zhenghui met with the finance department, arranged the work, and prepared to leave. Kong Zhengqi personally sent him to the door, watched his cousin get in the car, and then turned back to the casino.
As soon as he entered the door, he ran into the manager of the credit department. The other party walked quickly to Kong Zhengqi's side and whispered in his ear: "General Manager... Lao Pi owes a lot of money again and wants to default on it..."
Kong Zhengqi frowned: "Where are the others?"
"In my office."
"Okay, let's go and take a look."
The credit department is the one that lends money to people in the casino. When guests spend money in the casino, they often don’t have enough money, so the credit department will provide some considerate services and strive to give guests the best entertainment experience.
The two of them walked all the way to the credit manager's office. When they pushed the door open, they saw a thin middle-aged man in his forties sitting in a chair with a hunched back.
This man is Lao Pi, an old gambler and a frequent visitor to Wynn Palace. Kong Zhengqi sat down in front of him and lit a cigarette: "What's wrong, Lao Pi, did you lose again?"
Lao Pi had a worried look on his face: "I've been unlucky lately, I've lost three or four hundred... I also borrowed a lot, I can't pay it back now..."
Kong Zhengqi smiled and said, "Now that we've come to this, let's not talk about whether or not you can pay it back. Did I ask you to borrow it? Okay, we're all old friends now, and I can't force you to hang yourself. Give me the whole receipt, and I can let you pay it back slowly, but you have to have collateral."
Lao Pi rubbed his face vigorously, thought for a while and said, "I have a batch of goods, I'll give it to you."
Kong Zhengqi glanced at him and said, "I run a casino. What do I need from you? Give me a few boxes of chips?"
Lao Pi said dejectedly: "It's a batch of electronic products... I definitely won't let you lose money..."
Kong Zhengqi took a puff of cigarette, thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's go take a look at the goods."
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Half an hour later, Kong Zhenghui's car stopped at the entrance of Longcheng First Hospital. Mr. Kong lived here, and his health was getting worse day by day. He was worried about him and often came to visit him.
Kong Zhenghui walked quickly to the intensive care unit. As soon as he reached the door, he heard his second sister complaining: "You, can you not make a sound when you have diarrhea? It's all over the bed!"
Kong Zhenghui frowned and pushed open the door of the ward. Old Master Kong was lying on the bed, skinny as a stick, with tubes inserted all over his body. The second sister was standing next to him, helping the old man change his pants with a look of disgust on her face.
An unpleasant odor filled the air, and the second sister couldn't help but cover her nose. But Kong Zhenghui took off his suit, threw it aside, and said to the second sister: "Okay, get out of the way, let me do it."
As he spoke, Kong Zhenghui walked over, took over his second sister's job, and skillfully changed the old man's pants.