Chapter 36 The King of Gambling in the Republic of China
Chen Qiang knew very well what the underground party meant in this era.
At this moment, Chen Qiang was a little confused and even his steps became flustered.
"Calm down, I want to calm down, I must calm down!" Chen Qiang tried hard to suppress the panic in his heart, then turned his head and looked behind him.
About a dozen people chased after him in the distance, all dressed up in short clothes, holding wooden sticks, machetes, axes, shovels and other things in their hands.
Seeing these pursuers, Chen Qiang's heart calmed down.
"These people are definitely not military police or spies. If they are military police or spies, they will definitely be armed with guns and will not chase people with wooden sticks and machetes. If I guess correctly, the pursuers should be members of the Qing Gang. Being able to chop people so blatantly in the concession is what the Qing Gang can do."
Thinking of this, Chen Qiang breathed a sigh of relief. The Qing Gang was not a monolithic part. It was normal for conflicts between members of the gang. The people who were chased by the Qing Gang were probably gang members.
"I am thinking too much. The underground party's comrades have great magical powers. There must be several evacuation plans wherever they go. How could a coachman avoid the pursuit?" Chen Qiang thought to himself.
Although the injured in the car was not an underground party, in order to avoid being caught up by the people behind, Chen Qiang took a step forward and ran forward desperately.
When it comes to running, the gang guys are definitely not the opponents of professional drivers. Even if Chen Qiang pulls a car, the gang guys can't catch up.
What's more, if Chen Qiang can't escape, he will definitely be beaten and even the car will be smashed. If Chen Qiang is not beaten, he must run with all his strength.
In comparison, those gang guys who chased him were just making a living, and they would not be tired and chased people half-tired, so they would not sacrifice their lives to chase them.
After running for a while, the pursuers behind found that they could not catch up at all, so they stopped chasing, and Chen Qiang's speed also slowed down.
At this time, the man in the car said, "Let's walk in front, turn left after two intersections, and then walk forward one intersection. There is a clinic on the left side of the road. I know the doctor from that clinic and send me there."
"Okay." Chen Qiang took him to the clinic as he ordered.
The man got out of the car and said, "Little brother, my money was just taken away by that group of people, so I don't have the money to pay you now."
"Forget it, I won't accept the car money. You can hurry in and deal with the wound and don't get infected." Chen Qiang said.
Regarding gang members, Chen Qiang thought it would be better to be less involved, so as not to cause trouble for himself. Even if this train is a charity, it will cost money.
After Chen Qiang said that, he planned to leave, but was stopped by the injured person.
The man said, "Little brother, you saved my life today. I, Wu Youyuan, are not someone who has no gratitude. So, you come to Taichang Company the afternoon of the next day and I will give you a hundred dollars. I will repay you for your life-saving gratitude!"
"Taichang Company? This person is still the boss of a company! Wu Youyuan, I seem to have heard of this name somewhere, and I can't remember it for a while. Could it be that he is really a business tycoon in Shanghai? One hundred oceans, this tone is really great. I have never seen so much money after traveling through time!" Chen Qiang was thinking about it while pulling a car away.
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One hundred oceans are a great temptation for Chen Qiang.
Now Chen Qiang has to pay 5 yuan of rent a month, and he has to supplement nutrition on weekdays, so he is indispensable for chicken, fish, meat and eggs, so Chen Qiang has to spend about 20 yuan a month.
One hundred yuan is enough for Chen Qiang to live for five months.
Moreover, Chen Qiang had just rented the house and had to pay three or three rents. He emptied Chen Qiang's family and felt very guilty when he had no money. At this time, Chen Qiang was very eager for money.
So Chen Qiang decided to go to Taichang Company the next day. Maybe this person named Wu Youyuan is really a big boss and will give him a hundred oceans!
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There are people coming and going in front of Taichang Company, which is very lively.
After entering the Taichang company gate, Chen Qiang realized that this was not a company at all, but a casino!
Taichang Company is the largest casino in old Shanghai, and the boss behind it is Boss Du, one of the three tycoons in Shanghai.
In this era, old Shanghai was full of pornography, gambling, drugs, and they were all public. Chen Qiang often passed by similar places when he pulled a car, but it was his first time entering the casino.
There are all kinds of people here, including those who wear suits, long gowns, and shorts. Even if you look like a beggar, you will not be turned away as long as you can take out money to buy chips.
"Why did this name Wu Youyuan turn me into a casino? Isn't this guy who runs a casino, right? I don't think he has such great ability to open such a big casino in Shanghai!" Chen Qiang is not a gambler or a gang member, so he doesn't know the boss behind this.
While thinking, Chen Qiang started wandering around the casino. Such people who only watch but don’t gamble quickly attracted the attention of the maids in the casino.
A gang disciple who was watching the venue came over, stopped Chen Qiang, and said, "You little slut have been wandering around the venue. I have been observing you for a long time and said, "What are you here for?"
"I'm here to find someone, and a man named Wu Youyuan asked me to come and find him." Chen Qiang said.
"Are you looking for Mr. Wu?" The other party looked at Chen Qiang vigilantly and then asked, "What are you looking for him?"
"I am the coachman, Mr. Wu said he wanted to use a car." Chen Qiang lied.
The identity of the coachman has become a good cover at this time. The customer calls a car to pick him up in advance. When the coachman arrives at the time, he comes in and finds the customer in person. This is natural. Just like the current online car-hailing car, when the car arrives, the driver is anxious and will call to urge the customer.
The maid who saw the scene did not doubt Chen Qiang. He pointed directly at the second floor: "Mr. Wu is on it, you can go find him yourself."
Chen Qiang thanked him and went up to the second floor.
At a gambling table on the second floor, Chen Qiang saw Wu Youyuan. His injury should have recovered a lot, his face was blushing, and he was pushing Paijiu at the table.
"I said, Wu Youyuan could not have opened such a big casino. It turned out that he was a gambler. He called him "Mr. Wu" when he looked at the venue. It seemed that he was still a regular visitor here." Chen Qiang's expression suddenly tightened when he thought of this, because he had already remembered who Wu Youyuan was.
"Wu Youyuan, no wonder I think his name seems to have heard of it. It turns out it was him, the legendary gambling king of the Republic of China Wu Youyuan!"
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When Chen Qiang was a professor at the Sports University in his previous life, one of his colleagues once wrote a book about the history of the development of Chinese chess and cards. At that time, that colleague once came to Chen Qiang with a manuscript. It was in that manuscript that Chen Qiang saw Wu Youyuan's name.
The development of chess and card sports cannot be separated from gambling. In foreign countries, more people play Texas holdem than chess, and in China, more people play mahjong than Chinese chess.
In terms of entertainment, Texas Hold'em may not be stronger than chess. Mahjong and Chinese chess are also Guan Gong and Qin Qiong, so it is difficult to distinguish between the top and bottom.
But Texas Hold'em and Mahjong are both gambled. Chess cannot do this.
If there is no setting for Happy Landlord or Happy Mahjong, there will probably be no such many players.
Therefore, when introducing the manuscript of the Republic of China chess and cards that Chen Qiang saw in his previous life, a chapter mentioned Wu Youyuan, the gambling king of the Republic of China.
Wu Youyuan is from Shandong and was originally a professional gambler. He relied on his tricks to play tricks and hang out in various casinos.
When the warlord Zhang Zongchang occupied Shandong, he heard that Wu Youyuan was a man, so he made Wu Youyuan his mahjong match. Zhang Zongchang liked playing mahjong very much, but his card skills were average, so he asked Wu Youyuan to be responsible for feeding cards to himself.
Wu Youyuan lost a gambling man, and Wu Youyuan could play whatever cards Zhang Zongchang wanted to eat and touch. Moreover, Wu Youyuan also had the ability to steal dragons and turn phoenixes, so he exchanged his trump card, which made Zhang Zongchang feel addicted to touching himself.
So Zhang Zongchang gave Wu Youyuan the position of Qingdao Salt Affairs Director, which was a very poor person, with a lot of oil and water.
After Zhang Zongchang fell, Wu Youyuan came to Shanghai, and finally he defected to Boss Lu, one of the "three tycoons" in Shanghai.
It is said that in order to take the postgraduate entrance examination, Boss Lu personally appeared and bet with Wu Youyuan, but in half a day he lost 100,000 yuan. Boss Lu is not the one who is 100,000 yuan. For him, it is much more important to take a gambling king like Wu Youyuan for his own use than a hundred thousand yuan.
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Chen Qiang learned about Wu Youyuan's identity and knew that what Wu Youyuan said to give him a hundred yuan in rewards was not a big deal. With Wu Youyuan's gambling plan, winning 100 yuan was not easy.
"Wu Youyuan was betting on the card table in a very vivid way. It seems that he has not yet leaned on Boss Lu." Chen Qiang was thinking that Wu Youyuan had already finished gambling, and he had gathered the chips and wanted to change the table. He turned around and saw Chen Qiang.
"Little brother, you are here! Let's go out and talk." Wu Youyuan walked over with a smile, pulled Chen Qiang and walked out the door.
Wu Youyuan pulled Chen Qiang out of the gate, came to a secluded corner where the turn was turned, and took out a bargaining chip.
"This is a 100 ocean of chips. You can exchange 100 yuan for a 100 yuan in it at any time! Little brother, if you take this, I will repay you for saving your life." Wu Youyuan said without saying a word, and forced the chips into Chen Qiang's hands.
At this moment, a man quietly came to the two of them.
I heard the man say, "Wu Youyuan, I caught you! I have seen through your tricks in the casino!"
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Chapter completed!