Chapter 1 Five Days

Five days passed in the blink of an eye. Since arresting Lu Guangwei, the General Administration of Unified Control had used him as a breakthrough to investigate the case.

In the process of handling the case, the administrative department and the garrison inevitably had some friction again, making both sides very angry, but with the upper echelons suppressing them, 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, Dragon City also had casinos of all sizes, most of which were managed by the Hua Tong Association. Among them, the "Yongli Palace" was one of the largest. It used to belong to the Tongji Association run by Yu Mingyuan and was his property.

Later, the two Tongji Associations merged, and Yongli Palace was incorporated into the Hua Tong Association. Later, because Yu Mingyuan withdrew, it was handed over to Kong ZhengHui to manage.

In Dragon City, casinos were legalized. As long as you could obtain a gambling license issued by the administrative department, you could open for business.

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A black commercial vehicle stopped in front of the brightly lit casino entrance. Kong ZhengHui, wearing an expensive suit, got out of the car with a few people.

"Mr. Kong!"

"Good evening, Mr. Kong!"

"This way, please, Mr. Kong!"

The casino staff greeted him one after another. A parking attendant quickly stepped forward to take the car key from Kong ZhengHui and parked the car for him. On the other side, two beautiful welcoming ladies, with standard smiles on their faces, opened the casino door together.

Instantly, the music of the slot machines, the shouts of the guests, and the noise of the dice spinning came rushing in.

The casino in front of him was full of guests, crowding around the gambling tables, placing their chips on fate again and again. In addition to the local gamblers, there were also many tourists who came here and liked to play a few games in this casino.

Gambling tables with various games were all over the hall. Beautiful and sexy female dealers dealt cards offline, and bunny girls held trays, serving wine and water to the guests.

Large stacks of chips were constantly changing hands, and the entire casino was filled with the sound of money.

The casino had three floors. The first floor was the public gambling area, the second floor was the private gambling area for VIPs, and the third floor was the office area.

Kong ZhengHui went straight through the hall, all the way to the third floor, and pushed open the door of the general manager's office.

His cousin, Kong Zhengqi, was sitting on the sofa smoking a hookah. Seeing his cousin come in, he put down the hookah and asked, "Brother, why are you here today?"

Kong ZhengHui sat down, pushed away the other hookah his cousin handed over, and asked, "Xiao Qi, how's the turnover this month?"

"It's the peak tourist season now, so it's a little more than last month, but not much. What's wrong?" Kong Zhengqi asked suspiciously.

"I want to take away the profits from here for the next three months," Kong ZhengHui ordered directly.

Kong Zhengqi was a little surprised: "That's not a small amount of money. What's wrong, brother? Did something happen?"

Kong ZhengHui waved his hand: "It's nothing. Zhang TaoTao is doing a project recently and is gathering funds. It's going pretty well, so I plan to invest a little."

Kong Zhengqi couldn't help but smile: "Not bad, brother. You've perfectly integrated, haven't you?"

"Sigh..." Kong ZhengHui sighed softly: "Now that Dragon City's industry is completely covered by the Hua Tong Association, what else can I do but integrate?"

"Alright, then I'll have the finance department come over," Kong Zhengqi nodded and turned to instruct the secretary next to him to call someone.

While waiting, Kong Zhengqi's phone rang several times. Each time, the caller ID showed a different woman, and he hung up each time.

Kong ZhengHui glanced at him and reminded him, "Xiao Qi, you can take some money from the casino to support your women. I'll pretend I didn't see it. But you must remember, don't go too far, and don't let anyone catch my Kong family's weakness. You have to have a sense of scale, understand?"

He had heard these words many times, and Kong Zhengqi waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, I understand. The monthly profit sharing from the casino is enough for me to spend. I won't mess around, so don't worry!"

"It's good that you understand." Kong ZhengHui patted him on the shoulder. It was always right to remind this kid a few more times.

An hour later, Kong ZhengHui met with the finance department, finished assigning work, and prepared to leave. Kong Zhengqi personally escorted him to the door, watched his cousin get into the car, and then turned back to the casino.

As soon as he entered the door, he ran into the credit department manager. The other party quickly walked up to Kong Zhengqi and whispered in his ear, "General Manager... Old Pi owes a lot of money again and wants to welch..."

Kong Zhengqi frowned: "Where is he?"

"In my office."

"Alright, let's go take a look."

This credit department was the casino's own lending service. When guests were spending money in the casino, they often ran out of money. Therefore, the credit department would very considerately provide some services, dedicated to giving the guests the best entertainment experience.

The two went all the way to the credit department manager's office. They pushed open the door and saw a middle-aged man in his forties, skinny, hunched over in a chair.

This man was Old Pi, an old gambler and a regular at Yongli Palace. Kong Zhengqi plopped down in front of him and lit a cigarette: "What's wrong, Old Pi? Did you lose again?"

Old Pi looked worried: "I've been having bad luck lately. I've lost three or four hundred thousand... I've borrowed a bit too much, and I can't pay it back now..."

Kong Zhengqi smiled: "Now that you're here, don't say things like 'can pay back' or 'can't pay back.' Did I ask you to borrow it? Alright, we're old acquaintances, and I can't force you to hang yourself. Give me an IOU, and I can let you pay it back slowly, but you have to have collateral."

Old Pi rubbed his face hard and thought for a while before saying, "I have a batch of goods that I can give you as collateral."

Kong Zhengqi glanced at him: "I run a casino. What kind of goods do I need from you? Are you going to give me a few boxes of chips?"

Old Pi said somewhat dejectedly, "It's a batch of electronic products... I definitely won't let you lose out..."

Kong Zhengqi took a puff of his cigarette and pondered for a while before saying, "Alright, let's go take a look at the goods."

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Half an hour later, Kong ZhengHui's car stopped in front of the Dragon City First Hospital. Old Master Kong lived here. His health was getting worse every day, and he couldn't help but worry, so he often came to see him.

Kong ZhengHui quickly arrived in front of the intensive care unit. As soon as he reached the door, he heard his second sister inside complaining, "I'm telling you, can't you make a sound when you poop? Now it's all over the bed again!"

Kong ZhengHui frowned and pushed open the door to the ward. Old Master Kong was lying on the bed, withered and emaciated, with tubes all over his body. His second sister was standing beside him, changing Old Master Kong's pants with a look of disgust.

A foul odor filled the air, and his second sister couldn't help but cover her nose. But Kong ZhengHui took off his suit and threw it aside, saying to his second sister, "Alright, move aside. Let me do it."

With that, Kong ZhengHui walked over, took over his second sister's job, and skillfully changed Old Master Kong's pants.