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Chapter 111: Earning 1.8 Billion Hong Kong Dollars

When the third race started, Fatty Qian was very excited. When the horse had run half a lap, he started shouting "Come on!" happily because the first, second and third place he bet on were correct.

Wang Jiankun only ended his surveillance of the betting station when the race officially started. He returned to his seat and quietly watched the racehorses run across the track in front of him.

In the second lap, Wang Jiankun found something wrong, because the rankings of the last three horses were very different from the probabilities calculated by Chieko, which was completely the opposite.

Number 27, which was supposed to be at the end, actually finished sixth. The two horses running seventh and eighth were fully capable of overtaking number 6, but the riders on the field controlled their horses' speed to prevent them from rushing forward.

Wang Jiankun knew that it was the Jockey Club who took action, because if the race was completed with this ranking, the Jockey Club's profit would still be about 45%, while Wang Jiankun would only be able to make a profit of more than 200 million, which was less than the expected profit of more than 1 million.

Wang Jiankun still doesn't know how the Jockey Club notified the riders, because the racecourse is still very large and Wang Jiankun's current superpowers are not enough to monitor the entire venue.

But it doesn't prevent him from using his superpowers to change the outcome of the game.

During the last lap, Wang Jiankun used his superpowers to extract potassium little by little from the blood of horse No. 27, which was running sixth. The effect was visible to the naked eye. The speed of horse No. 27 dropped rapidly, and no matter what the rider ordered, it was useless.

Because one side of the runway is about 300 meters long, Wang Jiankun's position can control a total distance of 200 meters on the left and right. In this way, Wang Jiankun can monitor horse No. 27 and make him fall behind.

However, the horses that were originally running in 7th and 8th place started to cause trouble again in the last half. They exchanged positions under the control of the riders. Wang Jiankun saw this and had no good way to save it. Although this result was better than the previous one and he should be able to make a profit of more than 400 million in this game, it was still a lot less than the expected 1200 million.

The Jockey Club's profit from this race was about 42%, which was within their expectations.

"Haha~, Brother Wang, come with me to the restaurant in Victoria Bay for dinner. We will give you plenty of shark fin and abalone."

Fatty Qian happily called Wang Jiankun to have dinner with him, because the top three in this game were the results of Chieko's first game. Fatty Qian made a profit of 45 Hong Kong dollars, so he was very happy.

"Okay! But we have to go and claim the prize first. Let's wait until there are fewer people before setting off."

"Okay, let's wait. Ma won't default on his debts anyway, and it won't be crowded if there are fewer people."

So the two of them sat in the high-priced seats next to the racecourse and started chatting.

"Brother Wang, you are very accurate in betting on horses. Have you really not come here to bet on horses often before?"

"No! I just arrived in Hong Kong not long ago, and I just got my ID card a few days ago."

"Then may I ask where you are from, little brother? My hometown is Ningde, Fujian. I came to Hong Kong with my father more than 20 years ago. I don't know what my hometown is like now."

"My hometown is Raozhou, Jiangxi. I wonder if you have heard of it."

"Raozhou, I've heard of it. My father told me that he often went there when he was young. The tea and porcelain there are very famous. He followed others to sell tea and porcelain."

"Oh, so your father has been to Raozhou. Tea and porcelain were indeed popular in the past, and foreigners liked them very much. However, it has become less popular in recent years. Japanese and European porcelain have developed, and Indian tea is more in line with the tastes of Europeans and Americans."

"That's true. After coming to Hong Kong, I found that most of the porcelain here is Japanese."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Brother Qian, what do you do now? Today is Monday, and you have time to watch horse racing. Your family must be doing big business, right?"

"It's not a big business. I just opened a few chess and card rooms with my friends to collect table fees. My dad is watching over me and I'm an eyesore, so I just walk around and take a look. I happened to come here today, so I bought a ticket and came in to take a look."

"Chess and card room? Table fee? What's that for?"

"Brother, you haven't heard of it? A chess and card room is a place for people to play cards and mahjong. Each table is charged by time. Of course, they will also sell some snacks to the people playing cards."

"Is that so? That's great. It's almost a zero-cost business."

"No way. I can only keep the business open if I pay tribute to the big brother and the police. Otherwise, my stall will be overturned or the cops will come to investigate. You can't open a store like this here without some connections." Fatty Qian revealed some of his family's connections with both the black and white worlds.

"Oh! It seems that my brother's family is not simple. He has a big business. I wonder if you can help him?"

"Oh? What kind of deal?"

"Let's bet on horses. My brother's family can open so many chess and card rooms, so there must be a lot of manpower available. Can you help me place bets at different stations tomorrow? Of course, you can also follow me and place bets."

"How much do you want to bet, Brother Wang? It's not easy to make a fortune betting on horses. After all, the horses that come out every day are slightly different. It's hard to evaluate the situation of these horses. And the jockeys will listen to the instructions of the boss of the Jockey Club."

"Brother, you don't have to worry about these. Just place your bets according to the data I give you tomorrow. I can give you 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and you can follow up with an investment of no more than 50 Hong Kong dollars."

"Brother, you are playing a bit too big! If you calculate it correctly, the horse club will see that it will lose so much and may let the rider control the ranking!"

"I've already told you I have a way! Brother, do you dare to work with me?"

"Why not? After we finish our meal, I will arrange 20 reliable people to be equipped with pagers tomorrow. They will follow your instructions then."

"Okay, now that there are fewer people, let's go claim the prize!"

Fatty Qian went to claim the prize first. All he wanted was cash, all in thousand-yuan bills, and he put a total of 5 stacks into his handbag.

When it was Wang Jiankun's turn to claim the prize, the staff carefully checked his ticket and looked at him for a long time. Wang Jiankun also found a camera inside that was taking pictures of him. Seeing this, Wang Jiankun quietly used his superpowers to destroy the videotape that was filming him, making it look overexposed.

It seems that Wang Jiankun has entered the sight of the Jockey Club's big boss. If the last two riders had not controlled the rankings, the Jockey Club's profits would have been greatly reduced.

Wang Jiankun had just heard Fatty Qian talking about his family's chain of chess and card rooms, so he was thinking about whether he could ask his people to spread out the bets first, and then he could go to the racecourse to control the rankings of the two races in the morning.

This would serve as a rehearsal for the afternoon's harvest. After all, the method he had thought of to control the rankings was very special and needed to be tested in practice.

Following Fatty Qian out of the horse farm, he paid special attention to whether there were any cameras along the way. He wanted to avoid exposing himself as much as possible.

However, current commercial surveillance systems are still relatively backward and expensive, so they are not installed in open-air places, so Wang Jiankun does not have to worry about being photographed.

Fatty Qian drives a Mercedes-Benz sedan, which is shiny black. It feels spacious and comfortable to sit in, and the leather seats feel good to the touch.

Wang Jiankun also projected this car into his mind, and planned to manufacture one for public display after returning to the mainland.

"Brother Wang, isn't my car nice? It's the latest model, imported from Germany, and it cost me 50 Hong Kong dollars."

"So much money? Just for a car, Brother Qian is really willing to spend it!" Wang Jiankun said with emotion.

"A car is also a facade, so in this damn place, if you have ability you have to show it, otherwise you will be looked down upon." Qian Youfu talked about the principles of doing things and being a person here while driving.

Wang Jiankun echoed from the side and tried his best to praise him, because after this period of communication, Wang Jiankun probably knew that Qian Youfu was a very face-conscious person, which could be seen from the way he dressed and the car he bought.

It was the rush hour in Hong Kong. Fatty Qian drove his Honda very carefully. Although he was still bragging to Wang Jiankun, his eyes were fixed on the front and sides, for fear of hitting his beloved car. He drove for about half an hour before arriving at a big hotel near Victoria Harbour, 4 kilometers away.

Fatty Qian was obviously very familiar with this place and asked the foreman for a private room.

After sitting down, Fatty Qian gave the menu to Wang Jiankun. Since he was not familiar with the situation here, when he entered the door, he projected the situation of several nearby private rooms into his mind to see what dishes they ordered.

So after getting the menu, Wang Jiankun casually ordered three dishes, including bluefin tuna sashimi, two wagyu beef dishes, and two shark fin dishes. Fatty Qian added a Hokkaido abalone and an Australian lobster, and also added some other dishes. Fatty Qian asked Wang Jiankun what kind of wine he wanted to drink, and Wang Jiankun told him to choose, so he ordered a bottle of Mouton 3 and a bottle of Lafite 1978.

Wang Jiankun calculated that these two bottles of red wine plus the ones he just ordered would cost more than 18000 Hong Kong dollars, which is equivalent to half a year's salary for an ordinary office worker here.

First, some cold dishes and two bottles of red wine were served. Fatty Qian asked the waiter to open the bottle of Mouton first to decant the wine. Wang Jiankun didn't know much about red wine, so he asked Fatty Qian to explain it to him.

This just tickled Fatty Qian's sore spot. He was very happy to see Wang Jiankun's inquiring look. He asked Wang Jiankun to eat some cold dishes first and then started telling him about the wine experience he had learned from somewhere.

When he was almost sober, the dishes were served one after another. Fatty Qian first poured a quarter of the wine into Wang Jiankun's glass, and then poured the same amount for himself.

"Brother Wang, thank you for helping me make a fortune today. I'd like to toast you with this glass. Let's drink it." After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, Wang Jiankun had no choice but to finish the wine in his glass.

The wine had a sour taste when it first entered his mouth. According to Fatty Qian, it was tannin or something. Wang Jiankun was not used to it, so when he poured the second glass, he used his super powers to decompose some unknown molecules in it after drinking it, leaving only alcohol. After all, the alcohol content of this red wine was relatively low.

After drinking a bottle, Fatty Qian asked the waiter to open the bottle of Lafite. When they were sobering up, they finally started talking about business. Fatty Qian had been talking about what he had seen and heard here and some new things.

"Brother Qian, let's talk about what we have to arrange for tomorrow."

"Okay, Brother Wang, go ahead."

"Since you said you can find 20 reliable people, then I will let these 100 people each bring 20 to bet with my 5 million. How much are you prepared to bet?"

"Since I've made almost $50 today, I'll invest it all."

"Okay, then you can decide how to allocate your 50 yuan. We don't need to go to the Jockey Club headquarters to place bets, and then let your younger brother redeem the prize money on your behalf. Just bring back cash or checks."

"Okay, no problem. These brothers have been trained by my father since they were young and have been with my family for many years. You don't have to worry about the funding."

"That's good. By then, the profit could be dozens of times greater. I'm really worried that your little brothers will get greedy and run away with the money."

"I don't think they would dare to do that. Don't worry, Brother Wang. If they have any problems, you can come to me."

"Okay, then it's settled. Tomorrow I will tell you how to place your bets five minutes before the betting deadline. You can then use your cell phone to notify your brothers to spread out their bets."

"Okay, I have a cell phone, so I don't need to buy new ones. I'll go buy a few more pagers tomorrow morning. What I have now is not enough. Let's continue drinking. Don't waste it. This wine is from France. You can't buy the authentic one in ordinary stores."

The two of them ate and drank until 8 o'clock before they left. Fatty Qian told Wang Jiankun his address and asked him to meet him the next morning.

The next morning, Wang Jiankun found Qian Pangzi's house with a box containing HK$100 million in total. Qian Pangzi lived in an apartment, not with his family. He said that he didn't want to be controlled because as soon as he got home he would have to listen to his parents urging him to get married. But he still wanted to have fun and didn't want to get married so early.

After paying the money, Wang Jiankun left first. He first bought some electrical appliances, extracted some elements and took them with him, then took a taxi to the horse farm.

He first made a radio controller. This controller, designed by Zhizi according to his needs, could control the micro speaker to produce the sound Wang Jiankun wanted.

It turned out that after returning home yesterday, Wang Jiankun thought of a solution, which is to install a speaker in the ears of the horses on the field. Wang Jiankun can remotely control it to make different sounds. The sounds are the same commands that riders give to control horses during horse racing.

At 9:16 a.m., the racecourse begins its warm-up show, and all horses that will compete in the morning will take to the field.
Based on the drawings of the micro speakers designed by Chieko last night, Wang Jiankun remotely controlled the manufacture of 16 micro speakers on site and placed them in the ears of the racehorses participating in the show.

From a distance, Wang Jiankun could see that the racehorses felt a little uncomfortable when the miniature speakers were being made. They would turn their ears or paw the ground with their hooves from time to time. After the riders comforted them for a while, they returned to normal.

After the exhibition match officially started, Wang Jiankun controlled 16 loudspeakers to sound in sequence. Every time he gave an order, the horses on the field would speed up or slow down according to the sound of the loudspeaker. Even if the rider gave a verbal command, it would not work because Wang Jiankun had also shielded the other ear.

Watching the racehorses on the field running according to his instructions, he felt relieved. Next, it depended on whether Fatty Qian could correctly direct the bets and retrieve the prize money.

上午10点正式的比赛开始了，在9点50分王建昆就把智子推算的名次用传呼机发给了钱胖子，9点55分钱胖子回复他的小弟已经按指示全部投注完。

So Wang Jiankun began to keep an eye on the situation on the field.

The ranking in the first game was the same as the ranking with the highest probability calculated by Zhizi. Wang Jiankun did not use the controller during this period.

In the second race, Wang Jiankun found that the rankings were very different from what Chieko had estimated during the second lap, which indicated that the people at the Jockey Club were intentionally controlling the rankings, so Wang Jiankun also began to control the horses with a controller.

In the third race, one of the riders was so angry that he started to use cruel methods to slow down the horse. Wang Jiankun had to use his superpowers to make him dizzy, forcing him to focus his energy on maintaining balance and leaving him no energy to cause trouble.

Less than two minutes after the game ended, Fatty Qian sent a message to Wang Jiankun.

He followed the crowd to the outside of the racecourse, then got into the car sent by Fatty Qian and went to his apartment to wait for the profit.

At 12 noon, Fatty Qian came to the apartment with a big bag. Seeing Wang Jiankun waiting at the door, he quickly ran over and hugged Wang Jiankun, shouting, "Brother Wang, you are amazing. You made 30 times the profit. Let's go in quickly. I have brought the money and the check."

After saying that, he opened the door, invited Wang Jiankun into the house, and then quickly closed and locked the door.

"Come on, Brother Wang, do you want more checks or more cash? Here are 8 million in cash and 3700 million in checks."

"I need checks, so I can bring some with me."

"Haha, OK, then you can take this check for 3 million. Take a look at the amount."

“Isn’t it 3 million?”

"Brother Wang, you helped me make a fortune, so I can't say no. The 5 million is your guidance fee. I hope you can give me more guidance in the future."

"Okay, I'll take these. There will be more opportunities to make a fortune in the future. I'll come to you when I find one. If you can bring all the money this time, I trust you."

"Then let's make a deal. Next time you need help, just come to me. I have reliable brothers under my command. Most people can't find so many reliable people."

"Okay, I'll come find you. I'll go deal with the check first." After saying that, he got up and left Fatty Qian's apartment.

After leaving Qian Pangzi's house, Wang Jiankun took the checks to the Hong Kong branch of UBS and exchanged all the Hong Kong dollar checks into US dollars and deposited them into the newly opened account.

In the afternoon, Wang Jiankun contacted the people sent by his uncle and asked them to go to more than 40 betting stations to place bets according to the betting numbers he gave.

Because the control method had been verified in the morning, Wang Jiankun was worried that the people in the Jockey Club would come up with other ways to deal with it over time, so he planned to drain the pond and continue betting in the afternoon to make up for the capital shortfall for establishing the group.

My uncle's people arrived a few days ago. They were all trained and screened, and their loyalty was not a problem. Wang Jiankun had my uncle's authorization, so he could assign them tasks.

In the last race of the afternoon competition, three riders must have received instructions from the organizers and wanted to forcibly control the speed up and slow down of the horses. Wang Jiankun controlled the horses with a micro-speaker while making the riders dizzy, making them unable to intervene in the speed of the horses.

In the end, they completed the race safely according to the ranking designed by Wang Jiankun. As soon as the race was over, Wang Jiankun used his superpowers to recover the miniature horns and restored the riders to normal.

The odds for winning all three games in the afternoon were 1:180. Wang Jiankun asked his uncle's people to bet 80, so the profit was 1.44 million Hong Kong dollars. Together with the earnings in the morning and yesterday, the total amount of Hong Kong dollars earned was 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars.

(End of this chapter)