After waiting for over a month, Yang Jian finally received a call from Luo Peng, who said he had successfully infiltrated Hong Xing's circle. However, Hong Xing wasn't in Nanhai; he was returning to Xinhe to bid on a large water conservancy project and a commercial land parcel, and wouldn't be coming over anytime soon.
This left Yang Jian feeling very frustrated. Hong Xing's movements were unpredictable, making it too difficult to deal with him. The longer this person lived, the greater the danger to the factory.
"Brother Jian, what are you spacing out about?"
Seeing Yang Jian sitting alone in the office, Afeng knocked on the doorframe.
"Oh, I just got a call from Luo Peng. He said Hong Xing isn't in Nanhai, and I was thinking about how to deal with him. Sit down, what tea would you like?"
Yang Jian now enjoyed brewing tea himself whenever he had free time and had bought seven or eight varieties of tea.
"Tie Guan Yin."
Afeng was not being polite and sat down opposite him.
"Afeng, is everything alright at the establishment?"
"On the surface, everything is fine. Everything is normal."
"What do you mean, 'on the surface normal'?"
Afeng got up, closed the office door, and then returned to whisper, "Brother Jian, I just went out for a bit. When I came back, I saw Ah Bao's men throwing a corpse into the septic tank in the parking lot behind the building."
Yang Jian was shocked. "They actually killed someone?"
"The deceased should be someone who couldn't repay their debts at the casino. Their guts are too big. I don't know how many corpses are in that septic tank. I've been in the casino world for so many years, and I've only ever heard of people going bankrupt from gambling or committing suicide out of desperation. This is the first time I've seen a gambling company directly kill someone."
"If a gambler goes missing without a trace, won't their family and colleagues report it to the police? How do Brother Zheng and the others cover up these horrific crimes?"
Yang Jian suddenly felt a chill down his spine. At this moment, he truly understood Bai Zheng's terrifying nature. Cooperating with him was a very dangerous affair.
"Brother Jian, judging by their methods, this is definitely not the first murder. This place is not somewhere we can stay for long. Once things are exposed, we'll all be implicated."
Although Afeng had participated in the assassination of Prince, that incident had already been taken on by his master, Yang Fan. As long as some money was spent to smooth things over, his case could be dismissed.
But this place involved far more than just one life. As the casino supervisor, he would inevitably be held responsible if the case broke out.
Yang Jian nodded. "You're right, this place is too dangerous, and we can't stay here any longer. But we can't just leave without a valid reason, or it will arouse Brother Zheng's suspicion. He's ruthless, and we know too many of his secrets. If we suddenly leave, he won't let us go."
"That makes sense. They saw me when they were throwing the body just now, but they didn't say anything. I don't know if they did it on purpose to let me see."
Yang Jian pondered for a moment and said, "Don't tell anyone else about this, not even your master. Just act like nothing happened. We'll stay here for a while longer and leave when we find a reasonable excuse.
Don't worry too much. Since Brother Zheng dares to do it, he won't be easily discovered. It's just a pity for those gamblers. Losing money is one thing, but losing their lives over it, and yet countless people still flock to the casino.
We have to prepare for the worst. If something happens here, we can only go to your master's place. Of course, as soon as I find a suitable excuse, I will not hesitate to take you all away."
Everyone has greed. Yang Jian genuinely didn't want to leave right now. He was counting on making tens of millions from this casino for Yaochi Garden's investment.
With a monthly profit of tens of millions, what business could be so lucrative? If he really had to leave, he'd want to make at least a hundred million. This small goal wasn't that difficult to achieve.
Afeng nodded. "Okay, Brother Jian. From the matter with the Xiang family, we can see that Uncle-Master's influence is extraordinary. I estimate that this casino should be safe for the next two to three years."
"Exactly. The commotion caused by our detention of the eldest son of the Xiang family was so huge, and countless people know we have a casino here. The police must know, but there's been no action. This shows that Brother Zheng has a huge protective umbrella in the police and political circles. No one can touch him in the short term. We should take this opportunity to make a fortune before leaving."
As they were talking, Li Chunlin suddenly barged in without knocking.
"Brother Jian, Brother Feng, there's a situation at the establishment."
Afeng immediately stood up. "What's the situation?"
"Someone is causing trouble, and there are quite a few of them. Ah Nan and Brother Bao have both gone, but I don't think they can handle it."
"Let's go and see."
Yang Jian also stood up. Since the casino opened, no one had deliberately caused trouble. The incident with the eldest son of the Xiang family was due to his madness over a woman, not directed at the casino.
Without even checking the surveillance, Yang Jian and Afeng headed straight for the main hall. Li Chunlin hadn't fully recovered and could only man the monitoring room.
As soon as they entered the casino hall, they saw all the gamblers standing to the side. In the middle, a group of people were confronting the security guards led by Ah Nan and Bao Ge.
"You're cheating in this casino! If you don't give us an explanation today, I'll tear this casino down!"
A嚣张 voice roared loudly from within the crowd.
Yang Jian squeezed his way in and saw that the speaker was a bald man in his thirties, tall and burly, holding a chair and seemingly ready to strike at any moment.
"Little Yang, this is a premeditated dispute. There are a large number of people supporting them downstairs. I'm going down to stop them. I'll leave this place to you. Deal with these people ruthlessly. We can handle any trouble that arises."
Ah Bao squeezed next to Yang Jian, whispered a few instructions, and quickly rushed towards the elevator.
Yang Jian was a bit bewildered. He hadn't even figured out what was going on before Ah Bao ran off. However, he didn't have time to think carefully, as people on both sides had already started shoving each other.
The opposing side had over thirty people, all stout and strong men, while the security guards numbered only twenty, putting them at a disadvantage.
Even a fool would understand that these people were deliberately looking for trouble. They were here with the intention of storming the place, and it was an inside job.
So, there was no point in talking. It was time to fight. Yang Jian drew out his extendable batons. "Ah Nan, Afeng, attack! Don't let any of them get away."
Before he could finish speaking, Yang Jian had already rushed in front of the bald man. He feigned a move with his right hand and swung his baton towards the bald man's neck.
The bald man raised his chair to block, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his knee, losing his balance and falling to the ground. He never dreamed that the opponent was using a feint, and the real target was his lower body.
As Yang Jian made his move, Afeng and Ah Nan also sprang into action, wielding their batons and charging into the crowd.
These troublemakers had all passed security checks, so they weren't carrying any weapons and could only grab chairs from the casino to resist and attack.
However, these chairs were made of rosewood and were very heavy. Wielding them required great strength, which undoubtedly slowed down their agility. Facing the lightning-fast attacks of the three, they were completely overwhelmed.