mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1178: Bicycle becomes motorcycle, moving to a new house
"I'm going to Alabama. Think about it first. If you want to go with me, you have to give up your acting career. It's your choice."

Gail Russell didn't hesitate for a second: "I'll go with you."

Zhao Chuanxin hesitated when he came.

He wanted to leave alone, but he couldn't bear to do it.

After all, I am old and can’t be ruthless.

When Zhao Chuanxin took her back to get her luggage, Jinhua Shu detected two Buddhist monks rummaging through her apartment room.

"Do you have anything important at home?"

"Only the driver's license counts, but in the car."

Zhao Chuanxin got out of the car and walked towards the Jaguar XK140 on the side of the road. Without even using a key, he just touched the door with his hand and it opened.

He took out his driver's license and went back to the car: "Don't take the rest. I'll buy you what I can buy and make you what I can't buy."

Gail Russell, on the other hand, was grinning, very happily.

Only then did she ask, "Why did Fobole look for you?"

Zhao Chuanxin captured the thief twice, each time more dangerous than the last.

Of course, it is dangerous in the eyes of others.

This caught the attention of Foblet.

How does a knife maker do it?
Foble probably has a lot of question marks in his head.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't intend to tell her this.

As he spoke, the car's four wheels left the ground as it backed up, drifting and turning.

"Where are we going?" Gail Russell asked expectantly again.

In the winter in Los Angeles, strong winds of level 6 or 7 will blow from inland, and can reach level 10 at its highest.

But in summer, there is not a breath of wind here, and it is so hot that you can’t stand the heat: “Woof woof woof…”

"What did Ganfan say?"

"The scolding is very unpleasant."

"..."

Driving east from Hollywood, Zhao Chuanxin closed the car windows to prevent the heat from coming in and turned on the air conditioner.

The air on the road ahead was distorted.

The sun is shining and the fields are golden and boundless.

Gail Russell sometimes stared at Zhao Chuanxin's profile with a smile, and sometimes paid attention to the scenery.

Life is about to turn over a new leaf.

Zhao Chuanxin told her: "Call me Xin John from now on."

"What about me? What stage name should I choose?"

"Let's see, we'll talk about it then."

Zhao Chuanxin popped up the central control screen and said to Xin Xingyue: "Give me the map."

It was the first time Gail Russell knew that the car had a screen similar to a TV.

Higher definition than TV.

Xinxingyue called up the navigation, and the speed of the pickup truck increased sharply, from 70 mph to 150 mph, and then to 300 mph, and it was still increasing until it gradually stabilized at 400 mph.

This speed is lightning fast.

Thanks to Zhao Chuanxin for reinforcing the carriage and adding several layers of sound insulation, otherwise the noise would have been terrifyingly loud.

Gail Russell marveled, “You can talk to cars?”

Zhao Chuanxin grinned: "What's the big deal? In the future, there will be refrigerators, TV sets, and sofas in cars!"

The car's four wheels are flying off the ground. When it encounters a rough road, the pickup truck takes off on the spot and then slowly lands when the road becomes flat.

At some turns, you can go straight through the wasteland.

If there are cars on the road, the other party can only see dust flying.

Gail Russell is not afraid of working hard and has unconditional trust in Zhao Chuanxin.

They stopped twice, once to eat and rest, and once to stay overnight.

We arrived in Phoenix the next day.

As soon as they arrived in Phoenix, the two witnessed a brutality.

Several men with their faces covered were throwing Molotov cocktails into a store.

As soon as they threw the Molotov cocktails, a few strong men came out with guns and shot at them.

Both sides fired machine guns at each other, and the person who threw the Molotov cocktail drove away.

Gail Russell was shocked and said, "So the Southeast is so chaotic?"

She thought the chaos was only in the west.

Zhao Chuanxin turned over the central control screen: "We need to find a place to stay and see where to buy a property."

The two found a fast food restaurant, Gail Russell had a cheeseburger, Zhao Chuanxin had five, and had two pizzas for dinner.

Gail Russell kept looking at the cheesecake.

Ganfan warned: "Woof woof woof..."

Gail Russell smiled and gave up the idea.

Zhao Chuanxin walked around and saw quite a few house sale advertisements, some with prices posted and some without.

“The housing prices here are quite high.”

This is the border between Alabama and Georgia, and the Chattahoochee River separates Phoenix from Columbus on the opposite side.

The service industry here is extremely developed.

Casinos, bars and brothels can be found everywhere.

The most ordinary house costs more than 3 yuan.

The one that is pleasing to the eye costs at least 4.

The highest price that Zhao Chuanxin could choose could reach more than 7.

Zhao Chuanxin looked around and found that the housing prices were shocking, and his own savings were even more shocking, with only about 34000 yuan left in his pocket.

"I have money," Gail Russell said hastily, "I can go to the bank to get it."

"That won't work."

No records can be kept.

He started the Jinhua technique scan.

Gambling is actually illegal in Phoenix.

Some of these casinos are hidden behind shops, some are semi-public, and some operate openly.

If they dare to do this, there must be something fishy going on.

Under Zhao Chuanxin's Jinhua technique, nothing can escape detection within 2 kilometers.

The house and land were not sold, and although Lao Zhao was short of money, he was not worried.

He parked outside a semi-public casino and put sunglasses on Gail Russell: "Let's go in and try to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle."

………………

The so-called semi-public means placing a slot machine in front of a legitimate store.

Then let a little kid play the slot machine to attract people.

The casino is behind the store.

Public means that apart from not having a sign, the door is simply wide open and you can clearly see all kinds of gambling inside.

Zhao Chuanxin is here in a semi-public manner.

Gail didn't understand Zhao Chuanxin's intention, and said, "These are all scams and deceptions."

The child looked up and said, "I'm not kidding. Today someone won hundreds of dollars with a coin."

Zhao Chuanxin smiled slightly, reached into his pocket and took out a coin: "Boy, get out of the way, let me show you a show."

At this time, slot machines are purely mechanical.

Zhao Chuanxin activated the Jinhua technique, threw a coin in, pulled the joystick, and when the roller inside started to turn, he pulled the joystick. Even though he reacted super quickly, he couldn't pull out two identical patterns.

He understood.

Another coin was thrown in.

The little kid was cheering him on: "Sir, it's almost there, you're almost going to win."

Zhao Chuanxin patted his head and said, "What a good trust. Okay, I'll borrow your good words."

He pulled the joystick with a snap.

The wheel was forcibly turned into three 7s by telekinetic control.

Blah blah blah...

The child was stunned.

Gail Russell was also stunned.

Even though Zhao Chuanxin was capable of doing what others could not, she still couldn't figure out how to do it.

Zhao Chuanxin said to the child, "Put the coins in the box for me, and I will give you two coins."

A total of 30 coins were paid out this time.

The child hurried to pick up the coin.

After he picked up all the coins, Zhao Chuanxin threw another coin in.

Snapped!
Three "bars".

Blah blah blah...

The child tilted his head back and sniffed his nose.

Senseless.

"Pick it up, and I'll give you three coins this time."

The child sticks out his butt to pick them up.

After picking up the coins, Zhao Chuanxin fulfilled his promise and gave him a total of five coins.

Seeing that Zhao Chuanxin didn't seem to want to play anymore, the child blinked and suggested, "Sir, do you want to play something big? There are a lot of fun things in the back of the store."

"Oh?" Zhao Chuanxin was waiting for him to say this: "Yes, I miss you so much."

"Sir, I'll take you there."

"Walk."

The store clerk glanced at it and continued reading his newspaper, looking as if he was used to it.

There was a burly man with a ponytail guarding the back door. When he saw the pile of coins in the small basket in Zhao Chuanxin's hand and the child leading the way, he curled his lips and smiled with understanding.

He took another look at Gail Russell; this woman looked familiar to him.

Gail Russell hugged Zhao Chuanxin's arm, feeling somewhat worried.

The door was opened, and the noise and smoke filled the room.

The air was filled with the smell of cigarettes, alcohol, and perfume.

There is a row of slot machines against the wall.

The kid said, "Sir, the slot machines here have good odds."

Zhao Chuanxin took a look and found that in addition to slot machines, the casino had blackjack, roulette, craps games, etc.

He said, "Let's not play this anymore, let's play something else."

The child nodded: "Have a nice afternoon, sir."

After saying that, he turned and left, his mission accomplished.

"Haha, of course." Zhao Chuanxin gave a gambler's smile.

Gail Russell whispered, "How did you do that?"

“Just be careful.”

Ganfan: "Woof woof woof..."

A dog came into the casino and no one was surprised.

Everyone was immersed in their own games.

Some were beaming with joy, some were dejected, some were pale, some were flushed, and some had their hands wandering dishonestly on the women around them.

Zhao Chuanxin took Gail Russell with a basket of coins to exchange for chips.

The person who was exchanging the chips curled his lips in disdain: It's too little.

Zhao Chuanxin lit up a cigar and tapped his fingers on the front desk: "Don't think it's a small amount now, I'll come back and exchange it later and there will be more."

The receptionist said disdainfully: "Everyone says so, good luck to you."

Zhao Chuanxin took the chips and came to the roulette table.

He waited until he finished a lap, listened to the shouting around him, and before the next round began, he put his chips on 00.

This is an American roulette wheel with 00 numbers from 36-37.

The odds for the single bet were 1:35.

The wheel starts spinning and the ball starts rolling around the edge.

Everyone started shouting again, and Zhao Chuanxin felt Gail Russell's grip on his arm gradually increasing in strength.

She was also nervous.

Because Zhao Chuanxin put all his 70-yuan chips at stake.

The ball spun and spun.

People around were shouting.

In the end, the ball landed on 00 without any surprise.

The banker looked at Zhao Chuanxin in surprise, and the people around him exclaimed.

Only then did they realize that Zhao Chuanxin had actually bet all in on a single number.

There are many ways to play this game. Betting on a single number has a payout of 1:36, betting on color has a payout of 1:1, betting on odd or even has a payout of 1:1, and betting on number range has a payout of 2:1.

Zhao Chuanxin got back 2520 chips in one go.

Gail Russell watched with horror.

This... is so exciting.

Zhao Chuanxin turned to her and said, "Don't ever touch this, do you hear me?"

"Yeah. I'm just nervous." Then she put her lips to Zhao Chuanxin's ear and whispered, "How on earth did you do it?"

She didn't believe it was luck.

"My guess."

"..."

The dealer said, "This is your last chance. If you don't bet, the game will begin."

He shouted, but looked at Zhao Chuanxin.

It’s 70 yuan, not too much, not too little either.

But if you bet on a single number and win, it will be painful when the compensation is paid.

Zhao Chuanxin grinned: "I'll wait for the next round. I feel this round is not very safe."

The expectant eyes around immediately shifted to the roulette wheel.

This time the ball lands on 25.

In the next round, Zhao Chuanxin pressed the 13-24 range.

People around him exclaimed.

Because Zhao Chuanxin put all his 2520 chips at stake.

too crazy.

This is not a small number.

The dealer asked, “Are you sure?”

“Are you professional?”

"..."

Roulette begins.

The ball bounced and finally landed on number 15.

The people around exclaimed again.

The dealer's face turned green.

He paid Zhao Chuanxin a total of 7560 chips.

Gail Russell held Zhao Chuanxin's arm again.

It’s so exciting, it’s faster than what she earns from filming!

Zhao Chuanxin said calmly, holding a cigar in his mouth, "It seems that God still favors me."

"Fuck it, that's what I said, but I didn't win."

"Shit luck."

"Boy, do you still dare to bet all in?"

Zhao Chuanxin reached out and wiped his forehead, pretending to wipe the sweat off his face: "Uh... this one can be pressed a little smaller."

The dealer also looked at Zhao Chuanxin with a hint of provocation in his eyes.

The people around started to make noise.

"Pressure."

"Win the casino clean."

"Shit, I don't believe you can still win."

Zhao Chuanxin gritted his teeth, as if he was provoked. He hesitated, holding the plate of chips, and seemed to want to bet on an odd number, then a color, and then an odd or even number.

He stroked his beard and smoothed his hair.

The dealer sneered.

He has seen this kind of performance many times, and he will lose everything he has.

More and more people gathered around and people around began to sneer and ridicule.

"You're pressing it?"

"You've lost your courage?"

"Where's the courage you just had?"

"I just said he was just lucky."

Zhao Chuanxin pursed his lips tightly and placed his bets on an even number.

Roulette begins.

The little bead jumped and jumped, and finally landed on...10.

The dealer opened his mouth.

There was a sound of people gasping for air all around.

"Shet."

"Damn it!"

"Buy cakes!"

The dealer's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Zhao Chuanxin's chips became 15120.

He felt relieved: "Huh... Haha, I told you, God still cares for me."

A face that looks like a smug villain.

Everyone is still waiting for him to continue.

Zhao Chuanxin collected the chips and said, "We can't use up all our luck at once. Let's play again tomorrow."

But he left.

As he walked this way, many pairs of malicious eyes stared at him.

Zhao Chuanxin went to the front desk and knocked on the table: "I told you, I will bring more chips."

The fat woman at the front desk gave him a long look and muttered, "You're on your own if you're so ostentatious."

Then he readily cashed the money to Zhao Chuanxin.

This shows that this casino is quite reliable.

Zhao Chuanxin takes Gail Russell out.

The sky was already slightly darkening, and the lights were just coming on.

Gail Russell patted his chest and said, "This is too scary. What if I lose?"

"Our capital is two coins in total, just like a hamburger eating contest. Whether we win or not, at least we can eat a hamburger."

Gail Russell was shocked: "We only got two dollars?"

Two dollars turned into 15120, this is... like a dream.

At this moment, a man in a suit hurried over and said, "Wait, kid, you are in big trouble, do you know that?"

"Child?" Zhao Chuanxin turned around and said, "You called me?"

"My name is Albert Patterson, Senator from Alabama, and a member of the Russell Improvement Association. I ..."

Before he finished speaking, several people rushed out of the casino and headed straight towards Zhao Chuanxin.

One of them pulled out a dagger, and the other pulled out a revolver from his bosom.

"Don't move, hand over the money."

Albert Patterson's face changed.

Zhao Chuanxin took out a cigar, lit it and said, "Okay, here you go, come and get it."

The man with the dagger stepped forward, holding the dagger in his right hand and extending his left hand.

Zhao Chuanxin grabbed his hand and pulled it over.

The other party was shocked and stabbed Zhao Chuanxin with the dagger.

Zhao Chuanxin grabbed his right hand with his left hand and forced his hand back.

puff...

The dagger pierced his shoulder.

Then Zhao Chuanxin pushed the man forward.

His companion was holding the gun, a little dazed and at a loss for a moment.

Shoot, and hit your companions.

Don't shoot, the other party is not a good person.

During this hesitation, Zhao Chuanxin pushed the person in front of him onto the person who was trying to grab the food.

At this time, the two heads were in a straight line.

Zhao Chuanxin raised his leg.

Boom!
One leg, two ends.

boom.

They both fell sideways at the same time.

Albert Patterson was stunned.

The two men, weighing a combined 300 pounds, were knocked down at the same time by Zhao Chuanxin's kick.

So tough.

Zhao Chuanxin raised his leg and stomped!
Click...

"Ah..." The gun fell and his wrist was broken by the stomping.

Zhao Chuanxin kicked the gun aside, came back and asked Albert Patterson: "By the way, what did you want to say just now?"

"I..." Albert Patterson actually forgot about it, and it took him a while to come to his senses: "Forget it."

Zhao Chuanxin nodded: "Then let's go."

"Wait." Albert Patterson stopped Zhao Chuanxin and said, "Do you have a job? I can offer you a good job."

Zhao Chuanxin became interested.

The other party is a senator, who may be able to provide himself with a better identity than a "vagrant".

"No, what job are you going to offer me?"

Albert Patterson said solemnly: "Be my bodyguard and driver, with a weekly salary of 50 yuan, but because of my current job, there will be certain risks. Are you willing?"

Zhao Chuanxin doesn't care about salary.

But this salary level is actually quite high.

Mainly, this position will be of great help to him in keeping his name and "starting a business": "Okay, when will I start the job?"

"The sooner the better."

"Leave me your contact information, I'll find you when I buy a house."

Albert Patterson glanced at the two people wailing on the ground and said, "You'd better not live in the city. The nearby farms are safer than the city. One of my colleagues is selling a house. It's a nice house and the price is fair, only 40,000 yuan."

"Then go buy it now."

"..."

The next day, Albert Patterson took Zhao Chuanxin to see the house.

The house is about six or seven kilometers away from the city.

There is a lake and a bridge. The road in front of the bridge is a sharp turn and the road forks here.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't say anything, but Gail Russell liked it very much.

In addition to the lake with a diameter of 100 meters, the open space behind the house, which is 150 meters long and 80 meters wide, theoretically also belongs to the house.

Beyond the clearing was a forest.

Before Zhao Chuanxin made a decision, Gail Russell had already planned where to paint and build a small shed.

Zhao Chuanxin saw that the house was a bit shabby, so he decided to buy it immediately.

"Going through the loan process?" asked Albert Patterson's colleague.

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand and said, "Full payment."

"..."

Albert Patterson remembered that Zhao Chuanxin had just won a large sum of money.

The contract was signed, the taxes were paid, and the house became owned by John.

Albert Patterson took Zhao Chuanxin a little seriously. He said, "Since you already have a house, I hope you can come to work tomorrow. It's urgent."

"No problem." Zhao Chuanxin agreed readily.

When there were only two of them left, Gail Russell hugged his neck and jumped: "This is the house I want, this is the life I want."

"Don't want to film anymore?"

"Do not want to."

The two looked at the house again.

Wooden structure.

It was very shabby and old, the furniture was almost falling apart, the room was full of cobwebs and dust, and judging from the water stains on the floor, the roof was leaking badly.

The lighting is very poor.

The house faces south and is 200 square meters.

But the cheapness makes sense.

It cost 40,000 to buy the house, and renovate it, plus labor costs, it would probably cost tens of thousands more.

Zhao Chuanxin considered it as buying land.

Zhao Chuanxin sent Gail Russell to the hotel and gave her three thousand yuan: "Put the money in a separate place, don't let anyone see it, go buy some clothes or something."

"how about you?"

When she raised her eyes and spoke, she gave Zhao Chuanxin a silly feeling.

Zhao Chuanxin said, "I see that this place has a lot of rain. Before it rains, I will finish building the house and you can move in. You can go to bed first. I will be back very late."

"I can help you."

"You can't help."

Zhao Chuanxin returned to the house.

All the broken furniture should be filled with space and thrown away.

Lift the floor and throw it away.

Then we started removing the roof.

Zhao Chuanxin simply demolished the house.

He built a shed at the four corners and surrounded it with tarpaulin.

40 digging golems, busy as ants, avoiding water pipes and sewer pipes.

Zhao Chuanxin put on mud trowel gloves.

The ancestor of the royal family of the Sundered Land was the owner of the mud trowel gloves. On their memory metal coins, there was a man holding a mud trowel gloves.

In the library of the Broken Land, Xingyue discovered the true use of the mud trowel gloves.

Zhao Chuanxin released 60 building puppets and sandbags.

The construction puppet cut the sandbags and poured them into the foundation. When Zhao Chuanxin walked by, the rock foundation took shape. There was no need to repeatedly gather sand to form a tower to change the rock structure.

Now he can create fused silica glass in a single step.

Zhao Chuanxin had only picked two stars on the order dial at the beginning. The space of the two star dials was as large as two acres of land, far exceeding the space of the secret realm back then.

All of Zhao Chuanxin’s belongings were included in it.

Xin Xingyue controlled 60 construction puppets to work together in construction at an extremely fast speed, and Zhao Chuanxin was even faster.

After the foundation was built, one group of construction puppets laid bricks while the other group filled the gaps with sand. Zhao Chuanxin used a trowel and gloves to solidify the sand in the gaps between the hollow bricks into rock, firmly sticking the upper and lower layers of hollow bricks together.

The new walls of the house are rising higher and higher.

If someone saw it, they would probably be scared to death.

After Zhao Chuanxin took control of Middle-earth, the Cursed Desert and the Sundered Land, his financial strength reached its peak.

Each of his construction puppets has a fragment of anti-force rune on it, so there is no need to build scaffolding, they can just float up and do their work.

Zhao Chuanxin solidified sand into pieces to bond wall tiles, working from day to night, and continued working under the lights.

Copper holes were inserted around the house, and the new stars and moons replaced the spirit level. The house grew as if it had eaten fertilizer.

Sewer pipes and water pipes are buried on the first layer of the ground, and then a layer of rocks is laid. The construction puppets are tireless, carrying sandbags back and forth and spreading sand. Zhao Chuanxin flattens the sand into a tower and turns it into rock.

Cover the load-bearing walls of the partitions.

Build wooden frames on the rocks, the wooden frames are ready-made.

Coal slag is piled in the wooden frame, and floor heating pipes are laid on the coal slag.

Second floor beam frame.

Capped.

Lay the floor.

60 construction puppets are banging and clanging on the ground. How fast are they?

Zhao Chuanxin had to keep backing away to make room. When he retreated to the door, the floor was laid. It was done that quickly.

Put on the tiles.

Zhao Chuanxin then took out the solid wood planks from the site and cut them according to size, and the architectural puppets cooperated to lift them up and fly them to build a terrace and awning.

Zhao Chuanxin made French lattice windows, built puppet hinges, and installed them.

creativity?

There is no new star and moon.

But if you ask it to do this kind of hard labor, it is very good at it.

Zhao Chuanxin made a window and the architectural puppet installed another one.

He finished the windows here, and the terrace and awning over there.

60 construction puppets followed Zhao Chuanxin into the house and began to decorate the interior walls.

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding...

Zhao Chuanxin came outside, and 60 construction puppets followed him out one after another. Zhao Chuanxin took out thin hollow bricks and sandbags.

This kind of exterior wall brick is moisture-proof, heat-insulating and sound-insulating. The joints are filled with sand, and Zhao Chuanxin gathers the sand into a tower to solidify and bond it.

Just walk past it and it will be paved.

60 construction puppets climbed up and down, some carried sandbags and some carried thin bricks. Zhao Chuanxin walked around the house.

Next is the eaves.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Chuanxin collected the tarpaulin and made a lock and key for the door using solid runes on the spot.

The puppet craftsman moved the garbage outside and cleaned up a bit. Zhao Chuanxin finished his work and went back to the hotel to sleep.

Gail Russell snorted and hugged him.

The next day, Zhao Chuanxin got up early, washed up, and left another 3000 yuan and car keys on the table.

When Gail Russell woke up, he saw the money and smiled.

She drove to a Chevrolet dealer and spotted a Corvette Nomad with power windows, folding rear seats and top, and a 3.9-liter V6 engine with 150 horsepower.

$3500.

She didn't buy it.

Because Zhao Chuanxin didn't let her use her driver's license.

She first went to a nearby restaurant for breakfast.

Ganfan: "Woof woof woof..."

"Sorry, dry rice, I'm not like Uncle Zhao, I don't understand your expression."

Ganfan stretched his head to look around, and his backpack opened by itself, and puppet arms popped out, one arm holding a book and the other holding a pen.

The writing was done in one stroke, in beautiful Spencerian script.

It skillfully tore off the paper, pressed it on the table, and pushed it towards Gail Russell.

It was the first time that Gail Russell saw a divine manifestation in front of a group of people, and he was extremely shocked.

She held the paper and read: "Idiot, you only care about eating for yourself, give me some cereal, sausage, eggs, and two cherry tomatoes if there are any, and don't touch the chocolate sauce."

She hurried to call the waiter.

Ganfan used his puppet arm to get a few napkins from the table and put them on the booth, then quickly retracted his puppet arm and squatted on the seat, sticking out his tongue to cool down, but without drooling.

When the waiter saw Ganfan, he went up to hug him and said, "What a good dog you are, good dog, you are so obedient..."

Gail Russell obviously rolled his eyes when he saw Ganfan.

This dog... is amazing.

The man and the dog finished their meal and went out.

Gail Russell slapped his head and said, "Oops, I forgot where the hotel is. I want to go back to my house and check it out."

Ganfan barked impatiently: "Woof woof woof..."

Then stroll in one direction.

Gail Russell no longer dared to underestimate the dry rice, knowing that it had a deeper meaning, so he followed.

Soon, we arrived at the house we bought yesterday.

Gail Russell looked at the newly built second floor and wondered: "Did I go to the wrong place?"

But look at the lake, the open space behind the house, and the garbage piled in front of the house.

She still remembers the terrain.

"Did Uncle Zhao build this yesterday?"

There was no one around, so Gan Fan boldly took out a pen and paper and said, "It's just a building built overnight, don't make a fuss."

Gail Russell was stunned for a while.

She actually wanted to have a good chat with Ganfan.

She went over and tried to open the door, but it was locked.

I touched the window and it was made of natural wood and had not been treated with anti-corrosion or insect-prevention treatments.

She leaned over the French lattice window and looked inside. Although it was empty, the floor had been paved and it was bright even on a cloudy day.

There are large lattice windows all around the house, with metal inlaid in wooden grooves and fixing double-layer hollow fused silica glass.

She jumped up with joy.

She could already imagine herself living there.

……

Albert Patterson was a well-known Alabama lawyer and politician.

He was born in 1894 in the Newset community of Tallapoosa County and grew up on a farm. He was one of seven brothers and sisters.

In a family with a large litter of children, each child must be slaughtered early.

He moved to East Texas as a teenager, working odd jobs on farms and in the oil fields to earn quick money.

Later, he participated in World War I and joined the 36rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. He was later sent to serve in the th Infantry Division in France.

Near Saint-Étienne he encountered a group of strange enemies.

The other side had fast guns, countless bullets, and moved stealthily and quickly, as if they knew their every move.

Later, he saw a group of Asian faces through the telescope.

A group of Asians brought German soldiers to fight them.

Isn’t this strange?

The battle was brutal, his team was almost wiped out, and he was seriously injured.

He was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Merit with Silver and Gold Star by France.

After the war, he returned to Alabama and earned his teaching certificate from Jacksonville State College in 1921.

He received a bachelor's degree in history in 1926 and a law degree in 1932 from the University of the Cumberlands School of Law in Tennessee.

Although we lost on the battlefield, life after returning was very exciting.

Zhao Chuanxin walked to Russell County and waited outside Albert Patterson's house.

The curtains were drawn open, and a young man in his 30s bent over and looked out. He saw a man wearing a navy blue short T-shirt, black straight pants, white cloth shoes and sunglasses, leaning against his Plymouth P11 sedan and smoking.

The young man was John Patterson, the son of Albert Patterson. Like his father, he had a bachelor's degree in law and had served in the army, fighting against the Germans in the European battlefield.

John Patterson frowned: "Dad, the Asian guy outside is the driver and bodyguard you found?"

Albert Patterson was drinking coffee and reading a newspaper: "Yes, his name is Xin John. You can just call him Xin."

“Why don’t you find someone white?”

According to the original historical trajectory, two years later, after Albert Patterson was assassinated while running for Alabama Attorney General, John Patterson would run for governor.

He has two characteristics: first, tough law enforcement, and second, racial segregation.

The Ku Klux Klan supported him.

Albert Patterson also frowned: "Why can't we use Asians?"

John Patterson said nothing.

After finishing their meal, the father and son went out.

Zhao Chuanxin only opened the car door for Albert Patterson and got in immediately.

John Patterson frowned again.

After getting in the car, he said to Zhao Chuanxin in dissatisfaction: "Why are you dressed like this?"

"Is there a problem?" Zhao Chuanxin asked as he started the car.

"It's so disgraceful."

Zhao Chuanxin sneered: "Do you want to live or be respectable?"

"you……"

Albert Patterson interrupted, "Okay, okay. Xin, let me tell you the situation. I am currently working for the Russell Improvement Association and am preparing to run for Attorney General. The mafia in Phoenix see me as a thorn in their side. Phoenix has been harboring filth for a long time, and I am ready to wipe them out. The day before yesterday, I went to the casino to investigate in person and happened to run into you."

He was deeply impressed by that day. Zhao Chuanxin crippled two gamblers with his bare hands after they went on an armed robbery, one of whom had a gun.

John Patterson interrupted again and asked provocatively: "Can you handle the situation that is coming?"

Zhao Chuanxin grinned: "Let's wait and see."

John Patterson muttered, "You'll regret hiring an unreliable guy as your bodyguard sooner or later."

Albert Patterson said: "Believe me, whenever you drive on 18th Street, be very careful, that's where the crime is."

When Zhao Chuanxin sent the two of them to the Kurt Building and got out of the car, Albert Patterson asked Zhao Chuanxin: "Have we met before?"

"not at all."

Zhao Chuanxin had no impression of him.

Zhao Chuanxin activated the Jinhua technique and went downstairs to check on Patterson and his son before going to the office on the fourth floor.

He also walked into the building and placed wards in important locations.

He didn't stay here forever, so he went to 18th Street in Phoenix, the street where he played roulette before.

Zhao Chuanxin leaned against a lamppost and smoked a cigarette, with the Jinhua technique spread out. He carefully observed how those casinos operated.

Some casinos tamper with various machines.

Some don't.

These casinos make a fortune every day and earn huge amounts of money.

After hovering nearby for two hours, the text message machine in my pocket vibrated.

Because there is a micro vibration motor inside.

Zhao Chuanxin took out a text message machine and it said: Master, can you get me a computer?

Zhao Chuanxin replied: Nowadays, a house of 200 square meters can only accommodate a computer. Let's wait a little longer.

At this time, Xin Xingyue gave a hint on her sunglasses: Albert Patterson went out.

Zhao Chuanxin started his speedster and returned to the car in a flash.

Albert Patterson walked out of the building and asked Zhao Chuanxin: "Xin, you are good at gambling, right?"

"It's just luck."

"Ha ha." Albert Patterson said, "I want you to go with me to the Dixie Gang's casino to investigate. You can play a few hands. If you win, it's yours. If you lose, it's mine. But I have to say in advance that the stakes are limited to one hundred dollars."

He still remembered that Zhao Chuanxin bet several thousand yuan that day.

He also looked terrified.

Zhao Chuanxin smiled faintly: "You don't need to pay, otherwise who will get the money if we win? Let's go."

The Dixie Mafia's casino was large and operated openly.

After getting off the car, Albert Patterson introduced Dixie to Zhao Chuanxin: "The main leader of Dixie is Hoyt Shepard, and his deputy is Jimmy Matthews. In the 1930s and 1940s, Dixie became the largest criminal gang in Phoenix. After the Great Depression, Phoenix opened up alcohol sales and issued liquor licenses to increase fiscal revenue. Dixie took the opportunity to move in, and the scope of involvement included illegal gambling, prostitution, smuggling of alcohol, and selling drugs to Phoenix and the neighboring state of Georgia. Hoyt Shepard colluded with local government officials and law enforcement officers to buy votes in elections. Jimmy Matthews even sent gang leaders to serve in schools, hospital boards and chambers of commerce..."

Zhao Chuanxin took out a cigarette and lit it: "It's rotten to the core, right?"

"Yes, that's right. If nothing is done to rectify the situation, Phoenix City will become completely corrupt."

The two walked into the casino.

As usual, Zhao Chuanxin took out a coin and walked to the slot machine.

Albert Patterson stood back and watched.

Snapped.

Wheel: bar bar bar.

Wow…

Zhao Chuanxin took 100 coins to the counter and directly exchanged them for 100 chips.

Albert Patterson was stunned.

This is too simple.

Zhao Chuanxin came to the roulette wheel and casually threw the chips to the 17th position.

The little bead kept spinning and spinning, and finally rolled to position 17 and stopped.

The dealer paid him 3600 chips.

Albert Patterson: "..."

He was convinced.

It was no accident that Zhao Chuanxin won money that day.

He reminded: "Slow down, slow down, don't rush."

He needs to observe here for a while longer.

If you keep winning like this, you’ll be kicked out later.

Zhao Chuanxin came to the blackjack table with chips.

This time he had both wins and losses.

But Albert Patterson discovered that every time Zhao Chuanxin lost, he lost 20 yuan.

Every win is at least 100 yuan.

The speed has indeed slowed down.

In one hour, Zhao Chuanxin's chips accumulated to 8360.

Zhao Chuanxin suddenly turned to Albert Patterson and said, "Someone is coming towards you. Don't be nervous. He probably just wants to talk to you."

Albert Patterson was inexplicably willing to believe Zhao Chuanxin.

He glanced calmly out of the corner of his eye, and sure enough, three burly men were walking towards him.

The leader was short and stocky, with a greasy face, and walked unsteadily with a big belly.

The three men came in front of Albert Patterson. Zhao Chuanxin put away his chips and stood up to stand in front of Albert Patterson.

The short and stocky man said, "Member Patterson, are you looking for someone to bankrupt our casino? You don't have enough capital."

Albert Patterson took a deep breath.

It's not surprising to be recognized.

But many people were watching, so he had to make his position clear: "Jimmy Matthews, you've heard that I'm running for Attorney General. Your good days won't last long. Do you know how others describe our city of Phoenix? They say we are the most corrupt and sinful city in the entire South, and even in the United States. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Zhao Chuanxin was slightly surprised.

Is it so exaggerated?

He actually picked a good location where he could take advantage of the situation.

People around were whispering.

"Is this the congressman who called for a fight against crime?"

"Haha, he's just wishful thinking."

Jimmy Matthews took out a cigar and put it in his mouth, and his men lit it for him.

Jimmy Matthews lifted up his suit, revealing the M1911 at his waist: "Senator, I wish you all a good time."

After saying this, he leisurely left the casino with his men.

Albert Patterson looked a little grim: "Let's go."

Zhao Chuanxin exchanged the chips.

After getting in the car, Albert Patterson's face was gloomy: "So you know why I hired a bodyguard? Jimmy Matthews was demonstrating to me just now."

(End of this chapter)