money player

Chapter 194 Burning the Laundry Room

Jane hit the floor with the mop several times, then exhaled a breath of stale air, stood up straight, looked at Xian Yaowen and said, "Adam, you should tell your men not to spit gum everywhere."

"I will. Tomorrow I will ask them to pick out the chewing gum under their tables and chairs without bothering you. Are you still working in the restaurant?"

"There is a time conflict, and I have quit my job in the restaurant." Jane said, walking to the place where the bag was placed, taking out a can of beer from the bag and raising it, "Do you want it?"

"You got another can?"

"of course."

Jane took out another can of beer from her bag, walked to Xian Yaowen with it in her hand, and handed him both cans of beer.

Xian Yaowen took it and glanced at the mouth of the jar. Suddenly, he hooked Jian's neck and pulled her into his arms. His tongue turned into a Western sword and thrust forward. Jian hurriedly responded to the enemy and retreated steadily, all the way to Wujiang River. , can be regarded as a last-ditch battle to regroup.

a long time.

People divided.

Jian said angrily: "Disgusting cigar smell."

"Sorry, couldn't help myself."

Xian Yaowen spread his hands, put the cigar on the ashtray in his mouth, opened the drawer and took out a letter opener, pressed it against the mouth of the beer can for a while, pried open a hole, and handed the beer can Give Jane another can and do the same.

They clinked the cans, toasted to each other, and both took a sip of beer.

Xian Yaowen put the beer can on the table and said, "You don't have a refrigerator?"

"No, I don't want to buy an old one." Jane walked around the desk and sat on Xian Yaowen's lap, "Adam, what happened just now?"

Xian Yaowen put his hand on Jane's face and rubbed it gently, "Just now, you gave me an inspiration, an inspiration that can make money. In terms of contribution, you can share 30% of the income. After a period of time, you will own an apartment. , cars, new refrigerators, and cold beer at all times.”

Jane covered her mouth and looked in disbelief, "Adam, are you kidding me?"

"Obviously not, I'm very serious."

Jane moved her hips, hugged Xian Yaowen's neck with both hands, and said in a coquettish tone: "Tell me, what inspiration did I just give you?"

"I can't tell you yet, but the answer and the check will be in your hands together." Xian Yaowen patted Jane's buttocks, "You continue to work, and we will have dinner together later."

"Go to my place, I bought a steak."

Xian Yaowen hesitated slightly and agreed: "OK."

Going home means that the two of them have taken a step forward from the messy relationship between a man and a woman, and have stepped into each other's life. When they want to separate, they have the obligation to inform each other.

Bah.

Jane took a sip of fragrance on Xian Yaowen's cheek, jumped up, hummed a song and continued cleaning the office.

After finishing his work, Xian Yaowen stood in front of the window and hummed Deng Yuxian's slightly sad song "Rainy Night Flowers" in a relaxed mood.

"Flowers on rainy nights, flowers on rainy nights, are blown to the ground by the wind and rain; no one sees them, and I feel resentful every day. The flowers wither and fall, never to return..."

After humming the previous paragraph, it switched to the adapted version of "Rain of the Night" sung by Watanabe Hamako.

"The flowers bloomed on a rainy night, and were blown by the wind, and fell piece by piece. The white petals were soaked into raindrops, and fell piece by piece by the wind..."

Another paragraph, the Cantonese version of "Song of the Four Seasons" traveled through time and space and came to his mouth, "The red sun and the breeze blow the seedlings, and the returning birds in the clouds know the spring dawn. Who loves to dream? When I wake up, the butterflies fly away by the bed. The ship is in The bottom of the bridge is swaying lightly, and the wind and rain on the bridge are not unknown. A ballad is half sung and half harmonious, and the lotus flowers on the lake are beginning to bloom..."

Before he could switch to "Song of Four Seasons", over in Hong Kong, Cen Peipei hummed "Night Rain Flower", "On a rainy night, the petals spread quietly, the flowers bloom and fall in the blink of an eye, who can see it, sighing, the flowers fall to the ground and never recover. .”

She was in a good mood. She drank some wine with her guests last night, which improved the quality of her sleep. She slept until dawn, feeling relaxed all over, as if she had been reborn.

She went downstairs briskly and passed by Liu Ji's rice shop. She smelled the smell of traditional Chinese medicine coming from the shop. She stopped and said to Liu Ye Shuwan who was squatting by the stove watching the fire: "Boss Ye, who is sick?"

Hearing this, Liu Ye Shuwan turned her head and glanced at Cen Peipei. She immediately put down the cattail leaf fan in her hand, got up and walked to Cen Peipei, "Mrs. Landlady, morning."

Cen Peipei returned the greeting and asked again: "Is Liu Sheng sick?"

"No, I wanted to have a baby but didn't want to have one. I went to see the doctor. The doctor said that I had injured my body and prescribed some medicine to recuperate."

"That's it, I'll let you know when I'm pregnant. There's only enough noodles in the store for today. Could you please Boss Ye to send me a few bags in the evening?"

"No trouble, no trouble."

When Shan Jinlou took rice and noodles from Liu Ji, he was willing to pay close attention to the distant future. There was no need to express his care. In addition, Cen Peipei also took care of her with a long-term big deal, so Liu Ye Shuwan was grateful.

After exchanging pleasantries, Cen Peipei continued forward to the downstairs of No. 1. Before she could go upstairs, Zhou Zhilan, who came from the other side, had already come to her and bowed to say hello, "Sister-in-law."

Cen Peipei's eyes swept across the collar of Zhou Zhilan's cheongsam, and another red mark was added next to the red mark she saw yesterday. Suddenly, the joy of a good night's dream disappeared, jealousy arose, and a sense of resentment arose.

With jealousy and resentment blocked in her throat, she said in a friendly voice: "Zhilan, is uncle up?"

"Master got up early today and is taking a shower. He will be here soon."

Without Xian Yaowu by his side, Zhou Zhilan felt a little afraid of Cen Peipei, not only because of the suppression of her identity, but also because of her aura.

"Let's go up first."

Cen Peipei invited Zhou Zhilan to the dining room. When Wang Xiamin saw the two of them, she ordered Mrs. Song to fill the porridge. After giving the order, she immediately walked to Cen Peipei.

"Ma'am, ma'am."

There can be many wives in the Xian family. When called together, Madam is Cen Peipei’s exclusive title.

"Sister Min, starting from tomorrow at noon, make some nourishing soup and send it to the lawyer's office. The second master has been a little tired recently and needs to take a supplement."

When Zhou Zhilan heard this, her ears suddenly became hot. The master asked for it every day, and she enjoyed it. She looked forward to darkening at dawn, and couldn't even remember that it was harmful to her body.

"I will tell Master Song." Wang Xiamin responded, and then said: "Someone from the airport just sent a letter from the Lion City."

"What about the letter?"

Wang Xiamin pursed her lips and said, "Madam, the recipient written on the envelope is me."

Cen Peipei nodded, "Master, do you have anything to tell me?"

"The husband asked his wife to visit Mr. Luo. Mr. Toro bought the 3200-square-foot land on the right and built a No. building."

Cen Peipei was silent for a while and said, "Do you have an explanation of where you got the money from?"

"Sir will call Mr. Luo."

"I understand, Sister Min, sit down and have breakfast."

Although Wang Xiamin didn't mention the reason for getting up, Cen Peipei could think that getting up was for the new woman who was about to come in. She also guessed that the new woman's identity was unusual, otherwise she wouldn't have to go around Wang Xiamin and just tell her directly.

As for women, Xian Yaowen had vaccinated Cen Peipei a long time ago. She didn't mind a few more "Su Lizhen" in the family, but she did mind having one more "Cen Peipei". She wondered in her mind what the new woman who was about to come in would be like.

Wang Xiamin did have a lot to say. Xian Yaowen used half a page of letter paper to explain the things she wanted to do. Most of them were prepared for the new wife who had not yet married. There were instructions in the letter for her to handle it in a low-key manner without telling other people. , she had a sum of money that Xian Yaowen gave her before leaving, which was more than enough for doing things.

The three women sat at the dining table, but no one moved their chopsticks. They chatted about women's topics and killed time waiting for Xian Yaowu.

When Xian Yaowen was around, everything in the family revolved around him, and it was more casual, and the rules were not too strict. But when he was gone, there was no center, and the rules became heavier.

About ten minutes later, Xian Yaowu entered the dining room with wet hair. The phone called out happily when he saw that dinner was ready.

After Wang Xiamin answered, the microphone was in Cen Peipei's hand. She put the microphone to her ear, listened to a few words, her face suddenly changed, she was dazed for a while, and said into the microphone: "I understand, you stay there, the rest People have a day off today.”

After hanging up the phone, Cen Peipei walked back to her seat and sat down. She turned her head and said to Xian Yaowu, who looked concerned: "Uncle, someone set fire to Cenji's laundry room, and all the clothes that were sent to the military camp today were burned. Burned."

Sophia gave Xian Yaowen a list of military uniforms and food supplies for the Tamar Naval Base, along with clothing starch. He didn't like the business, so he gave it to Cen Peipei to make some private money. For the sake of the business, Xian Yaowu helped register the business. Cenji Trading Company has just opened less than three days ago.

Cen Peipei felt extremely regretful. She had thought that there was nothing valuable in the laundry room and no one would care about it, so she did not arrange security. Who knew that someone would care about it.

Xian Yaowu didn't panic when he heard this. He thought about it for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, my eldest brother said that reputation is very important in business. You handle the business matters. I'll take a day off and find the person who set the fire."

Cen Peipei calmed down and nodded, "Okay, let's have breakfast first." After breakfast, Xian Yaowu made a few calls and accompanied Cen Peipei to Saiyi Street in Yau Tsim Mong.

Sai Yee Street was originally a streamside path in Mong Kok Village. In the 1920s, the fields in the village were developed into residential buildings. Women living near Xiao Shui Creek came to pick up their laundry. Due to the low cost and convenience, it appeared every other day. In some houses, women were doing laundry, so nearby residents called the path by the stream laundry street.

Although Sai Sai Street was developed into a street in the 1930s and the creek became an underground sewer, the name of Sai Sai Street has not changed. There are still many people engaged in laundry business on the street. Cen Kee's laundry room was completely taken over from the original owner. Come over, only the house still belongs to the original landlord.

Walking around in the wreckage of the laundry room, Cen Peipei's heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys all ached.

The ashes of the clothes were piled together. Before setting the fire, the person who set the fire went to great lengths to pile the clothes into a pile, and probably poured gasoline on it. This completely ruled out the possibility of accidents, and the fire was set deliberately.

The laundry machinery and ironing equipment were not spared. They were all burnt black and had no repair value. The house was also smoked into a state of disgrace. It was inevitable that the landlord would have to pay a large amount of compensation.

A rough calculation shows that the loss is at least 30,000, not counting the explanation to the military camp.

After calming down, Cen Peipei said to Xian Yaowu: "Uncle is stuck here and I will take care of other things."

"Sister-in-law, just go and I will take care of it here."

Xian Yaowu put Cen Peipei into the car and watched the car go away. He said to Qi Longdao: "Shaobing, let someone go to the red brick house in Yau Ma Tei and call a portrait man. He asked every house on the street to draw a portrait of the person who set the fire. .”

Before Qi Longdao could take orders to make arrangements, Han Sen's car arrived and parked aside. Two people got out of the car, one Han Sen and the other Deng Yun.

Xian Yaowu saw it and went to greet him.

"Sir Han, please make a trip."

"Lawyer Xian, you're welcome. Xian's matter is my business." Han Sen said politely and motioned to Deng Yun beside him, "Ayun, he is a good investigator. He will definitely find the person."

Xian Yaowu shook hands with Deng Yun and said thank you.

Deng Yun said politely, asked about the situation, and then got into the laundry room to inspect the scene.

Seeing Deng Yun starting work, Han Sen said to Xian Yaowu: "Lawyer Xian, this is not my jurisdiction. It is taboo to fish across the border. Ayun stays here to help. I want to leave immediately."

"Sir Han, I understand. I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of my elder brother."

The two shook hands again, and Han Sen left in a hurry. It was a critical period for promotion. He didn't want to cause trouble, so he just had to do his best. Of course, the most important person standing here is not Xian Yaowen, otherwise he would have given birth to this branch.

Deng Yun was an expert at investigating crimes. He investigated in the laundry room for a while and concluded that there were three suspects. He also simulated the crime process. Everything was reasonable and reasonable, as if he had seen it in person.

With his help, in less than three hours, a reference painting was in Xian Yaowu's hands.

After finishing the work, all the people who should be removed were removed. With the portrait, Deng Yun's help was no longer needed. Xian Yaowu sent people away respectfully, and in a blink of an eye, only Xian Yaowu and Qi Longdao were left.

The two got in the car silently and met Aye on the side of Temple Street.

Aye held the portrait for a while to identify it, and then said uncertainly: "It looks like a person who is following Lan Zhanming, I'm not sure."

"Which prefix does rotten sugar mean?"

"The 14K blue lantern likes to hang out at the Happy Theater and holds sugar cane in his hand all day long. Everyone calls him Rotten Cane Ming."

Hearing 14K, Xian Yaowu was a little scared, but he still said to Qi Longdao: "You take over, identify the person first, I want to make a call."

……

Xian Yaowen had dinner at Jane's place. After drinking a little, the two of them moved to Times Square. They walked around on the street for a while, and then moved to the hotel room. They were in a good mood. They sat on the floor of the room and chatted happily. When you’re tired, play the boring game “John Kem Po”, which was transmitted through Tokyo. The source is called Ding-Ke or Rock-Paper-Scissors.

The game is a bit childish, but the prizes are quite interesting, such as taking off clothes or riding a big horse.

When playing the game, Xian Yaowen changed his usual humility. After a violent attack, Jane's only chance of winning was to ride a big horse. She lay on the ground, Xian Yaowen sat on her back, shouting "drive, drive, drive". The two of them joined forces and conquered the city in the room, having a great time.

Well, Jane is probably not very happy. She has never been a knight once. She has been a big horse every time, and her knees are almost wearing calluses.

After losing a lot, Jane suggested playing the twisting game that she was good at. Xian Yaowen had never heard of it, but he still agreed to play with her. Just as Jane was explaining the rules to him, the phone rang and it was Xian Yaowu.

After taking five puffs of the cigar, he listened to what happened in the laundry room and thought about it for two puffs. When he exhaled the third puff of white mist, Xian Yaowen said into the microphone: "You do a few things:

1. Open a thank you banquet to entertain Sir Han;

Second, go to Guolanchang to buy some fruits and give some to everyone who was disturbed in Xixi Street. You should do this yourself. You made a mistake earlier, so you should bring the fruits to inquire and make amends;
Third, when I was in Singapore, I had several Indian customers. After getting in touch with them, I found that Indians are generally of good quality. You should also make some Indian friends;
Fourth, it’s not a big deal for children to play with fire. It’s a trivial matter, just spank them a few times, and you don’t need to alarm the adults;
Fifth, pay attention to Lizhen and worry about the business she is handling.

It's already late at night here, so I'll hang up without saying anything more. "

"Ok."

After hanging up the phone, Xian Yaowu lit up a cigarette and sorted out a few things Xian Yaowen said. The first and second were very clear and there was no need to think too much about it; the third was that the person behind the instigation of the arson was an Indian, and he didn't know the specifics. Which one should I ask my sister-in-law? The fourth is to ask him to only deal with the person who set the fire, and the people behind the scenes will be dealt with when the elder brother comes back. The fifth is to ask him to keep an eye on Su Lizhen, be careful of her going wild, and then worry about Jin Dazhen's business.

After sorting it out, he found Qi Longdao again, told him to send more security personnel everywhere, and then hurried back home.

Putting the microphone back on the bedside table, Xian Yaowen sat on the bedside and reviewed the incident of the burning of the laundry room. At a glance, it seemed that the incident was directed at the Shalilila family. After all, the two parties had a relatively direct competitive relationship. However, upon closer inspection, there were many doubts.

If Harry Shalilila didn't have a city, it would be impossible for him to take over the British army's business. A person with a city would never be so reckless. He would definitely understand the situation in advance, at least to find out how he received the navy. Business, and then weigh whether he is easy to mess with, and burn the laundry room as soon as he comes up. This is to completely break up the relationship. I really can't say how likely it is.

If the Shalilila family is excluded, it is most likely because of the enmity between Zhonghua Garments. Although Zhonghua Garments has never made it clear who it is competing with, when its performance is booming, it will invisibly hurt other garment manufacturers. It is not impossible for someone to be more sinister to hide behind his own interests and divert disaster to the east with one move.

Furthermore, when he makes connections in the police community, he can easily offend people invisibly. For example, if he praises Han Sen, how can people who compete with Han Sen not hate him?

Or maybe Zhou Xiaoyun will stand up for Zhang Derong to avenge the grievances he suffered before, which is not absolutely impossible. There are countless clues, and the person behind the scenes could be anyone, so we can't act rashly yet.

In short, no matter who started the war first, since war has been declared, let's fight.

Xian Yaowen vaguely felt that this opponent was a bit interesting. He was very measured in what he did. He only burned things and did not hurt anyone, leaving room for maneuver. When things couldn't be done, he could stop the fight by compensating for losses, which was a good calculation.

Seeing that Xian Yaowen had stopped moving after answering the phone, Jian crawled all the way up to him from the floor and asked with concern: "Adam, what's wrong with you?"

Xian Yaowen put down his cigar and stroked Jane's back, "It's just a little trouble in business. It's nothing serious. Do you want to continue the game?"

Jane said nothing and gave a clear answer with her fiery body.

Xian Yaowen's place was in full swing, but Qi Longdao's place was very dull. He waited until the afternoon show at the Happy Theater started before he saw Luo Jieming. Compared with the few younger brothers around him, none of them looked like the portrait. He could only stay in the theater Staring at the rotten light, waiting for the movie to finish.

There were a lot of people in the public security guards, but he didn't dare to use any of them. The security guards had always done white work and had never been exposed to illegal work. They would do the job of killing people and whole families as soon as they came up. It was too fierce and he was afraid of making mistakes. , I can only work hard and cover it all by myself.

In the darkness, he put his hand in his pocket and held a magazine in one hand, constantly unloading and reloading, killing the boring waiting time, thinking about his trip to Southeast Asia.

My husband has said that when it comes to killing enemies and defeating them in the ring, Muay Thai is much better than Chinese martial arts. However, the training method of Muay Thai is to hurt yourself first and then the enemy. When you are in your prime, you are invincible. Once you reach middle age, all kinds of old injuries recur, and minor injuries can occur. The patient is unable to walk, and in severe cases, the whole body is paralyzed, and few survive to old age.

He also heard Li Shiying talk about old events more than 20 years ago. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce had planned several competitions between Chinese and Thai boxing masters. Only one outcome was in dispute. The others were all beaten to a pulp by the Muay Thai masters. A master of martial arts, the fierceness of Muay Thai can be seen.

What he means is to gather the strengths of hundreds of schools, absorb the merits of Muay Thai and integrate it into the Dragon Way, and also tap the poor martial arts talents in Thailand and surrounding countries to practice the Dragon Way with fierce methods and gain a reputation for being able to fight in the Dragon Way.

He understood what the teacher meant. The method of being strong is to practice it even after death. After a few years, being strong will turn into a medicine jar, like a firefly, which only shines for a moment. He always felt that it was a bit cruel to do so, and the desolate result in the later life was a bit unfair to others.

But how did he know that Xian Yaowen had accurately calculated that there were many people in this world who thought, "If you let me be poor for the rest of my life, I would rather be a rich man for three days", even though the good life could only last a few years, there were countless people snatching it away. I'm looking for an opportunity like this.

His mind was racing, and the speed of reloading the bullet was getting faster and faster. Qi Longdao saw another person beside Lanzhu Ming, who was very similar to the portrait, and was probably the person he was waiting for.

Has Su Lizhen's heart gone wild?
Obviously not.

Her heart wasn't wild, it just hurt.

She felt that her husband had made a miscalculation. The mahjong parlor was not a small business and the money it made was not small money but big money.

After Zhen Yuquan's mahjong parlor opened, it was natural that he would invite Su Lizhen, the representative of the sponsor, to play there often. This face had to be given, and Mrs. Jiang also wanted to express her goodwill on behalf of Jiang Tang. They and their card partners would occasionally put the game in Zhen Yuquan's house. Ruby Mahjong House.

Today's afternoon session was at the Ruby Mahjong Pavilion. Su Lizhen was a little absent-minded while playing cards, and from time to time she would glance at the water trays hanging above other mahjong tables.

Although most of the tables are playing small mahjong with a few sen, but there are some. Hu Hu’s big cards can cost 10 or 8 yuan, and the draw can cost 4 or 5 sen. After four rounds of mahjong, you can easily pay a few yuan, and there are Some of the ones who make one or two cents are even more generous. The money they draw can be thirty or forty yuan. Calculated in one day, a mahjong parlor can draw a lot of money.

She was jealous.

I didn’t feel it when I was only spending but not earning, but now I am also earning. If I don’t put something in my pocket for a day, I always feel empty in my heart. Even if I have something in my pocket, it will be too little, and I always want to put more in it.

Earning money can be addictive, and Su Lizhen is at the peak of her addiction at this time. She only wants to make money and is reluctant to spend it. She has not custom-made clothes for a few days. A piece of clothing costs more than ten or twenty yuan, so she can't bear to part with it.

(End of this chapter)