Volume 3 Hello, Eri Chapter 211: The Legend of Ghost (II)
"I wonder if Miss Xiyue will show me favor today like she did last time?"
The fat man with a face full of flesh walked to the pachinko machine with a glass in his hand, making a gentleman's invitation gesture. His round belly was taller than the breasts of the busty beauty, and his fat body moved like autumn water with every move. As the head of a chain restaurant business, Yamamoto Goro is a leading master in the field of food. He has the best delicacies every day. He has become like this in a few years since he was young.
"Oh my, Mr. Yamamoto, are you free to come again? How could I not be free? Not everyone has the vision and courage like you. It is my honor to compete with someone like you!"
Sakurai Kogure and Xiyue stood up at the same time, smiling. Xiyue reached out to take the wine glass handed to her by Yamamoto, raised her head and drank it all in one gulp, then turned the glass upside down and shook it downward, which meant that she accepted Yamamoto's invitation. Yamamoto Goro laughed and applauded, saying that Miss Xiyue was indeed the gambling god of Jileguan, and she had a heroic spirit that no one else could match.
Goro Yamamoto snapped his fingers, and the man in black clothes and sunglasses who was watching the situation from a distance behind him came over with a suitcase and opened it in front of Xiyue. Inside was neatly bundled US dollars. A rough calculation showed that there should be two million of them. According to the current exchange rate, this amount of money is more than 200 million yen.
"I hope to fight Miss Xiyue for twenty rounds tonight. Any more will be my apology for wasting Miss Xiyue's time." Yamamoto Goro bowed like a gentleman, like a folded ball. In fact, judging from his face, if he could lose weight, he would still be attractive. Unfortunately, with his fat like a sumo wrestler, no matter what he does, it makes people want to vomit, and Xiyue is no exception.
"Since you have such a refined taste, I will have to do my best to accompany you! I hope that you and I can have an unforgettable night tonight!" But Xiyue still held back the chill, took Yamamoto Goro's arm and walked towards the gambling table. Here, her identity is the gambling god of Hana Xiyue. She has to treat every guest with courtesy, so she will do her best, because she still has something she wants.
Xiyue turned around and winked at Sakurai Kogure, who smiled and waved. She knew very well that Yamamoto Goro was just too fat and disgusting, but in fact he was a good person and one of Xiyue's loyal pursuers, dreaming of bringing Xiyue home. So every time Yamamoto Goro came, he would bring some money to gamble with Xiyue, and he never stopped failing, but he never gave up his dream.
As for Xiyue's attitude, she once complained to Sakurai Kogure in private: Yamamoto, I'll fuck him!
Xiyue is a complete face control. She easily likes good-looking people and is willing to get close to them, but she never has a good attitude towards ugly people. Yamamoto Goro didn't know that he had touched Xiyue's sore spot from the very beginning. Sakurai Kogure can only say that there are many infatuated fat people, and in the end they will only become sad fat people.
Sakurai Kogure stood up and walked towards a bright red glass door. Every guest who came to Paradise Hall knew that was the VIP room here. Only the lucky one who was recognized by Sakurai Kogure could step through the door with his victory funds and the beauties.
Unlike Xiyue, who is obsessed with red and is a social nerd, Sakurai Kogure wears a tight black suit and skirt, with her hair in a high bun, which makes her look slim and graceful. Her beauty is far better than those casino dealers and waitresses who deliberately expose their bodies, but she deliberately dresses conservatively. In her bones, she is actually a somewhat introverted and conservative girl.
With this kind of personality, it is hard to imagine that she could become one of the managers of Gokurakukan, but many people who work here know that Sakurai Kogure has a strong dragon bloodline. She is from the Sakurai family among the eight families of Snake. She is only 24 years old this year and has a not-too-distant relative relationship with the current head of the Sakurai family, Sakurai Nanami. Sakurai Nanami even knows of her existence.
Pushing open the door of the VIP room and gently closing it, the noise outside was instantly blocked out. The surroundings were filled with carvings inlaid with red crystal glass, forming eye-catching bright red ghost characters with rich ink, which were obviously imitated from someone's calligraphy.
This is the mark of the Ghost Clan. The reason why the business of Paradise Hall is so booming is because they have the support of the Ghost Clan behind them. They can walk on the edge of the law and use any wishes that can be realized to attract customers. Those frequent guests will gradually be connected and become the Ghost Clan's network of relationships in society.
Sakurai Kogure walked forward a few steps, and before she reached a third of the corridor, she suddenly reached out and pressed hard on the word "ghost" on the right hand side, and a rotating secret door was easily opened.
Of course a casino would have such a design, but no one would have thought that the secret door of Paradise Hall would be arranged on the way to the VIP room. It is no longer a magnificent place, and there is not even any decoration. The white-washed stairs are the only color, and even the light source above the head is just a simple emergency light with a pitifully small range.
This design is like a deliberate irony. Just across the wall is the boundary between heaven and hell. The VIPs entering the VIP room are indeed noble as they walk in the jewel-paved corridor, but when they realize their wishes, they have to walk through this door into the bottomless darkness.
The staircase was very long, going down one level after another, far beyond the ground building of Paradise Hall. When a ray of light finally appeared in front of them, the man in black standing at the stairs saluted Sakurai Kogure, and a strange and cold-blooded look was faintly revealed behind his black sunglasses.
"Mr. Masahiro has been waiting for you for a long time." The man in black made way, revealing a man with a martial-looking face squatting in the corner behind him. It had been an unknown how long since this guy had washed his hair. His stubble was surprisingly long, and his face was covered with unhealthy pimples and oiliness. It was hard to imagine that this kind of person was the winner of Gokurakukan who was recently recognized by Sakurai Kogure. His name was Masahiro Hideki.
Sakurai Kogure leaned over and took Masahiro Hideki's arm, "I'm sorry for the delay. Tonight will be a great time for you to realize your wish. You can be happy."
Even wearing black high heels, Sakurai Kogure is much shorter than Masanaka Hideki. She raised her head to help Masanaka Hideki fix his collar that was about to curl up, just like the gentle and virtuous Yamato Nadeshiko at home facing her husband who is about to leave home, with a peaceful smile that makes people feel as if they are falling in love with her.
After hearing these words, Masahiro Hideki's dull eyes brightened up a little. Tears silently slid down his face and were gently wiped away by the handkerchief taken out by Sakurai Kogure.
Masahiro Hideki is 39 years old. His family runs an ordinary small factory that processes disposable tableware. This is a good business in Japan. Japan is small and resource-poor, so disposable tools are basically imported from abroad. Masahiro Hideki does this. He does not import finished products but only buys raw materials such as wood and processes them himself, so that he can also receive high-end custom business.
His life was originally pretty good. He had a young and beautiful wife at home, who was only 28 years old. She had once been a popular underground idol in Tokyo and had a group of loyal fans. She had dated several wealthy boyfriends but failed to marry them. In the end, she condescended to marry a small business owner like Makinaka Hideki.
Masahiro Hideki doted on his wife very much and often went out to play cards with her. When his wife lived in Tokyo, she met many powerful friends, who were introduced to Masahiro Hideki by his wife. After learning of his identity, some of them who ran restaurants at home gave him some discounts and dumped all their disposable tableware orders to Masahiro Hideki. In the past two years, Masahiro Hideki's business has been growing bigger and bigger, and he can be said to be a big winner in life.
Among those young scion of noble families there was an investor who suggested to Zhen Zhongyingshu that with his current capital, this kind of business would almost reach its limit and it would be difficult to develop further. It would be better to use his family's land as collateral to get a loan of money for him to invest. With the funds, he could start to transform and expand the business, which would be the way to make a fortune.
Masahiro Hideki was a little hesitant. The family's property was on that piece of land, and the cemetery of the ancestors was also there. If he mortgaged it and couldn't get it back, he would be the sinner of the family. But his wife said that she was pregnant, and the result of the hospital's pregnancy test was twins. What the son of the noble family said was indeed correct. The family's business has always been small. Although it has developed a little now, it is only because of the discount given by friends. It has really reached the top. If you want to let the children go to the aristocratic schools in Tokyo and make friends with these powerful children, it still needs a lot of money.
This finally made Masahiro Hideki make up his mind. Japanese men are the backbone of the family. Once married, the women usually will not go out to work again. The whole future depends on his thoughts. For the sake of his wife and children, Masahiro Hideki gritted his teeth and went to the financial firm recommended by the son of aristocratic family. He invested all the money and loan mortgage proceeds in the project recommended by the son of aristocratic family.
Half a year later, Masanaka Hideki received a call from his childhood friend in Tokyo, saying that he saw his wife and the young man from a wealthy family walking hand in hand into a love hotel. The news that followed was that the project Masanaka Hideki had invested in went bankrupt, the operator fled to China and is nowhere to be found, the investors could not get back a penny of their money, and the financial firm began to urge Masanaka Hideki to repay the loan.
Just when he was in a state of panic, the court sent him a divorce petition, which was proposed by his wife. He still begged her to consider the children, but his wife smiled and said, "Are you so sure that the children are yours?"
On the day the financial firm came to reclaim the land, Masahiro Hideki's mother had a heart attack, and when the ambulance passed by the family cemetery, the gang blew up the small factory that had been run by Masahiro's family for generations.
Masahiro Hideki knelt in front of his mother's tomb for three days, then went to the bank to withdraw the private money his mother left for him to open a small shop. He brought the last 7 million yen to Gokurakukan.
Masahiro Hideki's card-playing skills were average, but that day at the gaming machine he seemed to be blessed by the goddess of luck and was invincible . Every time he bet all his chips into the next round, his wealth grew exponentially. Everyone at the table was frightened by his madness. This unkempt man with bloodshot eyes seemed to be the god of war that night. His victory was so rampant that the casino had to search him in person to make sure he didn't cheat.
The person who did it was Xiyue. She searched him in front of everyone and announced to the audience that Makinaka Eiki did not cheat, so the game could continue. But Sakurai Kogure noticed something wrong in Xiyue's eyes. They had been colleagues for quite some time and were very familiar with each other.
Sakurai Kogure took Xiyue to a deserted place and asked this man, "Is it really okay?" He looked like a dead fish to me. How could a dead fish have the good luck of winning consecutive games at the gambling table?
Xiyue said, "Isn't this obvious? You can see that he is a dead fish, but only dead fish can turn over and float. No one will salvage such a dead fish to eat. Nothing that happens to him is strange, because everyone doesn't know his origins, they only know that he is a waste."
Sakurai Kogure was surprised. There was something behind Xiyue's words. It was obvious that she had done something to Manaka Eiki. At that time, Xiyue was already the gambling god of Jileguan. Sakurai Kogure didn't know Xiyue's secret yet. He didn't expect that Xiyue could use this method on others.
She asked Xiyue why she did this. Xiyue said that she had been eyeing him since the moment Zhen Zhongyingshu came into the Paradise Pavilion. This dead fish was destined to have a tragic farewell in a luxurious place like the Paradise Pavilion. She didn't want any guests to die in the Paradise Pavilion. Since the dead fish was already in despair, let him turn over gorgeously, which would surely bring a wonderful show.
After the chat that day, Xiyue stood next to Mazaka Eiki the whole time, saying that she would still keep an eye on him to see if he cheated. Sakurai Kogure didn't know how Xiyue did it, but she was worried that something might go wrong, so she stood on the other side of Mazaka Eiki. The two beautiful managers of Gokurakukan were on duty together to keep an eye on him, which was a rare event in Gokurakukan. The guests who came that day all remembered this scene, and also remembered the gambler Mazaka Eiki that they all cared about.
It seemed that the two female managers standing beside him brought better luck to Masahiro. That night, Masahiro swept all his opponents. The chips in front of him piled up higher and higher under the wide eyes of the pachinko girls, and finally exceeded 1.2 billion yen. Sakurai Kogure had to kneel down beside Masahiro and asked him softly if he wanted to go to the VIP room to sit down.
When Shinnaka Eiki finished telling his story and handed over all the proceeds as funds to the Paradise Pavilion and left, Xiyue sat on the desk and grabbed piles of ten thousand yuan bills and scattered them in the VIP room, smiling and saying to Sakurai Kogure, "Look, what's wrong with this? A dead fish can make us a lot of money, and he has died once. There will be many people in the casino tonight who will remember his name. A person who has died once must pay the price for what he did.
Sakurai Kogure understood that Xiyue was using Masaka Eiki to make a large sum of money at one time, because in order to realize his wish, he had to hand over all his income to Gokurakukan. This dead fish definitely came with the last bit of hope, and more importantly, he had no background, and he won too much money from the big guys present in that gambling game.
Before his wish comes true, Masahiro Eiki will stay in Gokurakukan. He is safe now, but once his wish comes true and he leaves Gokurakukan and goes into the mountains, the big guys' revenge bullets will shoot into his head. This is not within the scope of Gokurakukan's protection of its guests. Gamblers come here to play and abide by the rules of the underworld, but when they leave here, they are the most underworld-like part of the white world, and they will be even more brutal than the underworld.
Thinking of the ending of the dead fish, Sakurai Kogure was neither sad nor happy. She knew the story of Mazumaka Eiki. This poor man had nowhere to go and could only turn to the devil for revenge. And the devil was not kind. Xiyue gave Mazumaka Eiki a chance for revenge, but he had to give up his life instead. Miracles and magic are not free.
Sakurai Kogure believes that even if Makinaka Hideki knew the truth, he would still resolutely continue on this path. If he could realize his wish by sacrificing himself, that would be the best ending for the dead fish.
"You are such a bad woman." Amidst the flying tens of thousands of yuan bills, Sakurai Kogure looked up at her colleague of a year. To be honest, in her eyes, Xiyue was a very strange girl, like a beautiful devil who was born to play in the world. She didn't care whether the world was good or bad. Xiyue just wanted to be happy and wanted to see the script she wrote come true step by step.
"Then will you fall in love with me?"
Xiyue sat on the desk and leaned slightly towards Sakurai Kogure, pinching her chin with one hand. There was an indescribable temptation and mystery in her smile. Sakurai Kogure couldn't explain what that feeling was. She only knew that she would close her eyes obediently under Xiyue's gaze.
It was not a kiss, but a bite. Xiyue bit Sakurai Kogure's neck, and the bright red blood stained her beautiful lips.
