The carton contained a skull filled with plaster that was more than twice as big as a normal person's head. There were four words engraved on the skull's forehead: This is the only one.

Where is this a gift?

This is clearly intimidation!

Lu Yao was also stunned, but then he smiled and said to himself: "The tiger falls into Pingyang and is bullied by a dog! These foreigners think that Lu Yao is a big cat after leaving Anliangtang? It's so stupid!"

Ma Tongbao wiped away the sweat beads from his forehead and replied: "Sir, how should we deal with it?"

Lu Yao paused word by word: "Hide your strength and keep your low profile, and be ready to go."

Lu Yao's confidence and momentum infected Ma Tongbao and Lu Tonghe, and the two of them quickly recovered from the shock just now. Lu Tonghe nodded and gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words: "I understand!" Ma Tongbao glanced at the two brothers who were carrying the cardboard box with a stern look, and shouted in a deep voice: "Do you two know what to do?"

The two brothers were quite smart and responded repeatedly: "We saw nothing and didn't know what was going on."

Ma Tongbao nodded and said, "Very good, go and do it. On the first day of opening today, the business is so prosperous. Our casino will only become more popular in the future. Follow Mr. Lu, you won't lose money."

Ma Tongbao was talking about the truth. This was just after noon. Logically, it should have been the time when the casino was just getting a visitor, but now the casino is already full of people. If it is at night, it is not surprising that there will be a phenomenon of shoulder to shoulder.

The opening ceremony and the subsequent casino business both made Lu Yao quite satisfied, so he asked several of his subordinates to send him home with peace of mind. The two brothers of Malu stayed in the casino to take care of the business. Seeing that there were far more people entering the venue than those who left the venue, the feeling in his heart was much sweeter than drinking honey.

It was late at night that the guests were seen in the casino, but the gamblers who stayed until late at night were the real gamblers. The casino pumped water on such gamblers often achieved a maximum of ten. Therefore, Malu and the other two no longer hid in the backstage, but came out to accompany each other in person, and worked hard until after three o'clock in the morning.

The last gambler was finally over. Ma Tongbao quickly counted the casino accounts. Judging from his past experience, he estimated that the casino's income on this day would definitely not be less than 200 US dollars. The people who used the accounting were all old subordinates, and they were very skilled in doing things. In just ten minutes, the accounts were calculated clearly. On the first day of opening, the casino's gross profit reached 280 US dollars.

The result can be said to be quite satisfactory. As long as you can maintain such a business, not to mention supporting more than 50 brothers under your jurisdiction, it would be more than twice as much. The two brothers were excited. After sending off their brothers, they couldn't help but open a bottle of wine and didn't have to serve any food. The two brothers started drinking happily, and while drinking, they discussed some plans for the future.

At dawn, the two of them finally returned from their excitement. They were drunk and ready to close the door and leave. They finally hung the iron lock on the door bolt. Several figures suddenly flashed out behind them. These figures were obviously prepared, and they were all very skilled. Four of them clamped Malu and the other two in the middle, and four cold steel knives were placed on the necks of the two. "We don't seek wealth, and we don't want to hurt people. I hope you two can cooperate."

Ma Tongbao suddenly sobered up and calmly replied: "What are the requirements of the hero? Just say it clearly."

The other party led the other party and said, "We want to invite one of you to a place to have tea and talk to us. The other person will inform Mr. Lu San after dawn. We want to make an appointment with Mr. Lu San to meet and talk about cooperation."

Lu Tonghe snatched with a three-pointer of alcohol: "I, I'll go with you!"

Ma Tongbao sighed lightly and said, "You might as well stay, Tonghe, let me know clearly, the other party is not very hostile."

The man in the other party praised: "Brother Ma is indeed a discerning person. Yes, please tell Mr. Lu San that business is not in a good mood. Since we are from the world, we will abide by the rules of the world. Unless we have to do so, we will never hurt anyone." After saying that, the man asked his helper to take out the black cloth bag and surrounded Ma Tongbao Lu Tonghe's eyes. "Brother Lu is calm. When we leave, he will tell you with a whistle. You can take it off and cover it. Brothers are not talented, but with one hand of bow and arrow, you can shoot you into a hedgehog twenty meters away. I hope Brother Lu will cooperate more."

Although Lu Tonghe felt aggrieved, his life fell on others' hands, so he could only nod his head obediently to agree.

The leader of the other party waved his hand, and the group of people immediately disappeared under the dawn with Ma Tongbao.

Although he was blindfolded, Ma Tongbao could still feel that the other party had taken three carriages in total. He first walked east for about three or four miles, then turned south and west... He was clearly in circles, but finally he completely fainted. When the carriage stopped, the people still did not remove the black cloth on their eyes, but carried him to a mountain that was not very high. After he got down, he took off the black cloth on his eyes.

What caught my eye was an extremely ordinary farmhouse.

"Brother Ma has worked hard all the way. In fact, we don't have to be so troublesome. You can see that this is just a temporary place for us. After talking to you, we will never come here again." The person who spoke was the person who was the leader of the other party. He was dressed up in a night walk, with a burly figure but not without ability: "We don't change our surname, our surname is Liu, and our surname is Liu, and we are the fourth rank of the official commander of the Internal Bureau of the Qing Dynasty. Although Brother Ma is in the United States, his roots should still be in the Qing Dynasty. He should cooperate with the court. We don't need to talk about it anymore!"

This person is Geng Han's capable general, Liu Jin, the former right commander of the Inner Machinery Bureau. Although the Inner Machinery Bureau has been destroyed, Liu Jin is used to suppressing people with power. When Geng Han is not around, he still unconsciously reveals his original identity.

Ma Tongbao responded with a slight stinginess: "Mr. Liu wants to ask something, please speak as long as you want."

Liu Jin pondered for a moment and said, "Why did Lu Yao have a quarrel with Anliangtang Cao Bin?"

Ma Tongbao snorted coldly and replied: "Mr. I have been with Cao Bin for twenty years. Over the past twenty years, Mr. I have worked hard and worked hard to run a casino business for Anliangtang. At least half of Anliangtang's assets today come from Mr. But now, Cao Bin said that he wanted to transform and left behind all the brothers under the branch of Mr. "

Liu Jin locked his eyebrows and said suspiciously: "Cao Bin is not so heartless, right? How could he convince the public if he does this?"

Ma Tongbao sneered, "He did a righteous look, saying that Anliangtang was about to open a glass factory. The brothers who had eaten casino meals before went to the glass factory to work as workers, and said that they could ensure that the income of all brothers would not decline. However, brothers were used to eating the casino rice, who would be willing to work as laborers in the factory? Our brothers who ate casino rice were all brothers in the outside hall. What is the difference between Cao Bin's practice and abandoning us? The gentleman couldn't stand it and intercepted a sum of money from the casino income and prepared an unexpected situation for the brothers. He thought that Cao Bin had already guarded the gentleman like a thief, and sent Dong Biao to check the husband's accounts, and insisted that the gentleman embezzled Anliangtang's public funds."

Liu Jin listened and nodded slightly. Ma Tongbao's words were basically consistent with the rumors in the world. It seemed that his statement should be quite credible. "How much money is there with Master Lu San? How can it actually lead to his rebellion with Cao Bin?" Liu Jin quietly raised another question.

Ma Tongbao said: "I don't know how much it is, but our brothers have 170 or 80, and the least one has received fifty dollars. The more people, like me, have received two hundred dollars from Mr.

Liu Jin calculated in his mind, roughly estimated that the total amount of the money should be no less than 10,000 US dollars, which is definitely a large amount. No wonder Cao Bin turned against Lu Yao. "We still have a question. We heard that An Liangtang's punishment rules are to cut fingers with small mistakes and cut palms with big mistakes. Brothers above the big generation can defeat the crime of cutting palms with three swords and six holes. However, Cao Bin did not attack Master Lu San. What is the reason for this?"

Ma Tongbao said: "My Lord Liu doesn't know that my husband is a brother from Dong Biao's village. More than 20 years ago, they crossed the sea to the United States. During the process, they had a life of death. There were more than ten people in the same village. Only my husband and Dong Biao were alive to the land of the United States. Cao Bin was concerned about Dong Biao's face and of course he did not dare to punish him with the punishment of breaking his palms, so there was no need to talk about three swords and six holes."

Liu Jin said: "Mr. Lu San is also the number one figure in the world. If you are bullied, don't you hold a grudge against Cao Bin?"

Ma Tongbao said angrily: "Who said he didn't hate him?"

Liu Jin shook his head slightly and said, "We saw Anliangtang Luo Lie representing Anliangtang to congratulate him, while Master Lu San dragged his disabled body out to greet him. Looking at his expression, he was only happy but not disgusted. How could he show any grudge in his heart?"

Ma Tongbao inevitably showed a look of contempt and said, "That's the gentleman who is righteous and compromised in order to make a living for his brothers. You must know that if Anliangtang does not come forward, no one will come forward to congratulate the major sects in Jinshan. How can our newly opened casinos get a hot business? What kind of villain will Ma Feiya have for us? You don't understand my husband, but I, Ma Tongbao, have been with him for more than ten years and know his thoughts. If you don't hate him, how can you have a bad relationship with Na Luo Lie during a lunch break?"

Liu Jin had absolutely no idea what happened during lunch, but when he saw Ma Tongbao's expression when he spoke, he was definitely not a lie. After Liu Jin asked these words, he seemed to have a clear idea in his heart, and a happy expression couldn't help but ripple on his face.

When you leave this farmhouse, there is a mountain path. Along the path, you can see a mountain stream. The stream is clear and there are few fish swimming in it. However, on a huge rock next to the mountain stream, there is a person sitting upright, holding a long pole, and fishing quietly. Liu Jin approached the man quietly, five steps away, and stopped and stood there without saying a word.

"Have you asked clearly?" The man said he was fishing, but there was nothing else except a long rod in his hand.

Liu Jin replied with his hands down: "I asked clearly, boss, it is almost the same as the information we have received."

The man slowly turned around and was Geng Han who had disappeared for a long time. "Almost the same? That means there are still subtle differences, right?"

Liu Jin nodded and responded, "Yes, boss, Ma Tongbao said that after the celebration, Luo Lie stayed for lunch, but had a bad time with Lu Yao at the dinner table and parted."

Geng Han smiled and said, "Oh? Why did you make a mess that ended up unhappily?"

Liu Jin sighed, "Then Lu Yao was still angry with Cao Bin. He complained a few times in front of Luo Lie. Luo Lie couldn't listen, and the two blushed."

Geng Han nodded and said, "Then do you think all this was a trap set by Cao Bin or it happened naturally?"

Liu Jin said: "It's hard to assert! Boss, I think only by seeing Lu Yao can we tell whether the middle is true or false."

Geng Han closed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "In order to get the jade seal in my hand, Cao Bin did not hesitate to trade with Sandro with the entire Jinshan casino business. No wonder Sandro would betray me. If anyone had done so, he would not be able to withstand this temptation. Sandro was dead, Cao Bin could have broken the contract. He only needed to take out the transfer contract to prove his innocence, but he insisted on completing this transaction. Is this just a simple transformation? Alas! It's all my fault that I was too anxious at the time and couldn't calm down and think about it carefully, otherwise I wouldn't have missed the contract and let it return to Cao Bin's hands."

Liu Jin said: "But boss, you have also won a game back when you retreat. Although Cao Bin found the remaining goods, he held it in his hand like a hot potato. He couldn't eat it and couldn't bear to throw it away. It was useless to hold it like this."

Geng Han shook his head slightly and said, "If there is no bait, there is no possibility of hooking. The batch of goods in Cao Bin's hand is the bait that lures me to hook. I can deceive others, but I can't deceive him. I always feel that the change of Lu Yao should be a flaw that Cao Bin sold to me."

Liu Jin said: "Whether it is a flaw that is deliberately sold or an accident that occurs accidentally, brothers have decided, and you will try it according to your design. It's done. Our brothers follow our boss to enjoy the delicious food and drink it. Even if we enjoy the wealth that will never be spent in three lifetimes, we lose, and we have nothing to say, just treat it as a reward for the boss' care and support over the years."

Geng Han waved his hand and said, "Your determination and courage moved me, but Liu, I, Geng Han, are only you loyal brothers left now. If you even get in, what's the point of living alone in me, Geng Han? Don't be impatient and let me think about it carefully. Either don't take action and continue to waste with Cao Bin like this, or if you take action, you will be successful and transport that batch of goods, and we will live a rich life from now on."

Liu Jin bowed his fists and said loudly: "Brothers, follow the boss's instructions."

Geng Han nodded slightly and said, "As you said, whether it is true or not, maybe you can only make a conclusion when you meet Lu Yao. Liu, go see Lu Yao as soon as possible!"

Liu Jin clasped his fists again, bowed to the ground, sang "天" and turned around and left.

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Lu Tonghe covered his eyes and pressed against the casino gate. However, after waiting for a long time, he didn't wait for the whistle to be announced. He took off the black cloth bag in fear and turned around carefully. The sky was already bright, but there was no trace of half a figure behind him. Lu Tonghe did not dare to be negligent, and he was determined to run towards Lu Yao's house.

Lu Yao had a lot of activities yesterday, which caused the scabs on his butt to crack. He had hurt for a long time and naturally couldn't sleep well. At dawn, the pain was slightly relieved, so he fell asleep deeply. But after a while, he was awakened by Lu Tonghe's rapid knock on the door.

"What happened?" Lu Yao asked his wife to open the door. Before Lu Tonghe could enter the bedroom, he asked anxiously.

Lu Tonghe rushed into Lu Yao's bedroom and said anxiously: "Sir, just now, a group of strangers kidnapped Brother Bao and told me to let me know. They want to meet you and talk about cooperation."

Lu Yao was stunned for a moment, and hesitated, "A group of strangers? Are they foreigners or who?"

Lu Tonghedao: "I heard that the accent seems to be from the Qing Dynasty, and the local accent is very heavy. Oh, by the way, sir, Brother Bao told me when he was kidnapped, and asked me to make it clear to the sir that the group of people was not very hostile."

Lu Yao snorted coldly, frowned and said, "There is no hostility? If there is no hostility, why do you have to make an appointment in this way?" Lu Yao lay on the bed, bent his fingers and knocked on his forehead with his knuckles. While thinking, he murmured to himself: "...A person from the Qing Dynasty... Could it be that the remaining guys in the Internal Machinery Bureau in early spring? They asked me to talk about cooperation... Could it be that they wanted to target Cao Bin?"

Lu Tonghedao: "Isn't that just right? Sir, we can use them to find something to worry about Cao Bin, so that we can also extricate the anger in our hearts!"

Lu Yao took advantage of the matter and shouted, "How many times have you said it? You younger brothers, you can't call Brother Bin's name directly!" But seeing Lu Tonghe admit his mistake, Lu Yao continued, "Apart from that, no matter how Cao Bin treats me, it's all about his own family. Although we have left the door and established our own door, after all, after all, after all, Anliangtang's meals that have been eaten for twenty years, we always have to turn our elbows in. If we insist on turning out, we will hurt ourselves first!"

Lu Tonghedao: "What should Brother Bao do? Although the group of people kept saying that they would not hurt people, I could hear that if we don't cooperate with them, I'm afraid Brother Bao..."

Lu Yao sighed: "We don't know who the other party is and what the purpose is. So, it seems too early to cooperate or not to cooperate. Tonghe, don't go back. Just sleep here for a while. After lunch, you hurry back to the casino. Since they said they want to meet with me, they will definitely go to the casino to notify you of the time and place."

Lu Tonghedao: "Sir, your injury...why, I will ask them to come to your husband's house?"

Lu Yao smiled bitterly and said, "Tonghe, the most taboo thing when encountering things is panic. Once you panic in your heart, you will make wrong moves, but you have never been able to calm down."

Lu Tonghe scratched the back of his head and said, "Sir, I am indeed a little panicked. I really don't know how to deal with it."

Lu Yao sighed and said, "They won't come to my house. If they are willing to come to my house, there is no need to rob Tongbao. Since you don't know how to deal with it, then think less, go and make up for your sleep, and wait for them to come to find you."

Lu Tonghe responded, followed him to the guest room, and lie down with his clothes. However, because his whole stomach couldn't get rid of his mind, he lay on the bed, but he couldn't fall asleep.

At noon, Lu Yao's wife prepared lunch and asked Lu Tonghe to get up. After Lu Tonghe got up, she washed up briefly, ate a few bites, then said goodbye to Lu Yao and returned to the casino.

After all, people still have physiological limits. After Lu Tonghe came to the casino, he sat in the manager's room. For a short while, his mind was no longer effective. He couldn't help but doze. In a trance, he suddenly felt something moving. He opened his eyes suddenly and stood in front of him.

Lu Tonghe reacted very quickly, immediately opened the drawer, took out his gun, and pointed it at the visitor.

It’s not that the man’s reaction was too slow, but that the man didn’t plan to attack Lu Tonghe at all. But seeing the other party being so nervous, the man just smiled and said, “If you want your brother Bao to be safe, you’d better put away your pistol.”

Lu Tonghe was stunned for a moment, but finally sighed and lowered his gun.

The man smiled again and said, "I just came here to pass on a message. At ten o'clock tonight, there will be someone in Warehouse No. 4 at Pier No. 4. When you see it, your brother Bao will be safe and sound. If you can't see it, then go to the sea to retrieve the body. You can't be late. If you are a minute late, your brother Bao will lose one finger."

Lu Tonghe asked in a hoarse voice: "Who are you?"

The man smiled again and said, "Like you, people from the Qing Dynasty!"

Lu Tonghe was slightly stunned and asked again: "Why are you here?"

The man shook his head slowly and said, "I have said everything I should say, and I will not say much no matter what I shouldn't say. If you want to know the answer, then you should take Master Lu San to the appointment on time tonight. Oh, by the way, the agreement tonight is that you can only take Master Lu San to go there alone. If you have another shadow, your brother Bao will never see the sun tomorrow."

Lu Tonghedao: "But sir, he has injuries and can only lie on his back. How can I take him so far?"

The man smiled evilly and said, "I said, I am just a message. How can I pass the message to the person who is speaking, and as for whether you can or can't do it, I can't control it. Also, next time you point the gun at someone else, you should check whether there are still bullets in the gun chamber. If there are no bullets in the gun chamber, it will be just a lump of iron and no lethality at all."

After the man finished speaking, he left a strange smile and then left.

Lu Tonghe subconsciously turned the revolver's gun chamber and couldn't help but lose his color. There was indeed no bullet in the chamber.
To be continued...