The Days When Song Tianyao Was Away from Hong Kong (2)
"Sirs, sirs~ Our mahjong parlor is licensed! It's a completely legal entertainment venue!"
Yan Hung glanced at Gu Tiancheng. He was the protector of this Gambling den, and Gu Gambling den received a share of its profits. Normally, they might exchange greetings and show some friendliness when they met, but now Yan Xiong had a stern face and turned his head away.
"Legal? Who's the owner? If the inspection proves you're a legally operating mahjong parlor, your innocence will be cleared."
Meanwhile, plainclothes officers from the second and third floors came down with the gambling paraphernalia they had discovered and reported, "Sir, we found Pai Gow, Fan Tan, and other gambling paraphernalia on the second and third floors, along with a large amount of chips, but we haven't found any gambling funds."
Yan Hung flew into a rage and yelled at Gu Tiancheng, whose face had already turned pale, "Legal? Operating a mahjong parlor under Pai Gow while playing Pai Gow and Fan Tan! Make the owner of this mahjong parlor come out and see me right now! Otherwise, I'll take everyone here back!"
Gu Tiancheng retreated meekly, and soon, the scapegoat, dressed in a long robe and with a sorrowful expression, ran down from upstairs.
Yan Hung wanted to project an image of justice. As the plainclothes officers and Uniformed Branch carried the gambling equipment and chips downstairs, Yan Hung was righteously questioning the Gambling den's scapegoat boss about his conscience.
"Sir, we've counted them. The total value of the chips on the second and third floors is 20,000 yuan, and the gambling funds confiscated from the mahjong table on the first floor amount to more than 8,000 yuan." An undercover officer in charge of counting the chips looked up and said to Yan Hung.
Yan Hung turned his head and reported to the silent Britain Foreign Devil in Cantonese.
Although the Britain Royal Family had issued an order requiring all Britain officials serving in the Hong Kong Colonial Government to be able to speak Cantonese—including the Governor of Hong Kong having to pass a Level 3 Cantonese exam before assuming office, and the Chief District Office for Civil Affairs, who handled Chinese affairs, being China expert—this order was clearly not well implemented. Apart from a few Britain officials in the District Office, most Britain officials in the Hong Kong Colonial Government not only couldn't speak Cantonese, but even understanding it was difficult; a very few could barely manage a few broken China phrases like "hello," "I'm happy," or "the weather is nice."
At this moment, the Foreign Devil in front of Yan Hung stared blankly with his eyes, waiting for Yan Hung to finish speaking, before looking at a young Uniformed Branch police officer next to him.
Seeing the Foreign Devil looking at him, the man in Uniformed Branch translated Yan Hung's words in fluent English.
"Twenty thousand chips, eight thousand in betting funds?" The Foreign Devil nodded slightly upon hearing this. He was already very satisfied with the amount of twenty-eight thousand in betting funds. He felt that reporting eight thousand in betting funds to his superiors and keeping twenty thousand for himself would be an unexpected windfall.
"But I don't think so. Such a large casino, and they only take away chips and betting funds..."
Perhaps sensing that none of the others present, whether police officers or gangsters, understood English, the Uniformed Branch officer continued speaking in English.
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Tiancheng immediately stepped forward and interrupted him in broken English: "Sir, I'm reporting something!"
Gu Tiancheng spoke quickly, urgently, and loudly, drowning out the Uniformed Branch policeman's voice. The Britain immediately looked at Gu Tiancheng and asked curiously, "You actually understand English? What are you reporting?"
"I'm reporting that there are two boxes of Opium paste hidden in a drawer on the second floor, intended to keep guests awake," Gu Tiancheng said in English, his eyes glancing at the Uniformed Branch police officer with amusement.
Upon hearing that there were only two chests of opium, the Britain immediately lost interest and turned to the Uniformed Branch policeman, asking, "What were you trying to say when you only said half of what you were going to say?"
The Uniformed Branch police officer was staring straight at Gu Tiancheng. Even the other plainclothes officers and gamblers in the casino sensed something was off between the two. Their expressions were serious, and Yan Hung and the Britain stood motionless between them, exchanging glances.
A few seconds later, the Uniformed Branch man turned his gaze to the Britain clerk and said casually, "Sir, I mean, I think such a large casino should have Liu Detective Chief Inspector interrogate the casino owner thoroughly to see if he's hiding any gambling funds."
"Of course I know about this," the Britain Foreign Devil said. "Tell Yan Hung right now to take the people, the gambling money, and the gambling equipment back for thorough interrogation."
This time, the uniformed Uniformed Branch obediently translated the Foreign Devil's words to Yan Hung.
Although Yan Hung didn't understand English, Gu Tiancheng was a casino Silver Head, quick-witted and sharp-eyed. If it weren't for an emergency, he wouldn't have spoken rashly in that situation. Now that the man in Uniformed Branch uniform had repeated the Foreign Devil's words, Yan Hung looked at Gu Tiancheng, Gu Tiancheng nodded.
"Based on the pattern of previous raids on Gambling dens, with 20,000 in chips, the minimum betting capital is 40,000! We need to find the vault first before bringing everyone back to the police station, otherwise, by the time we get back to the station for interrogation, the gambling funds in the vault will have already been transferred away." Yan Hung took a deep breath and continued to say to the casino's scapegoat boss, "Tell me honestly, where is the vault?"
The script then finally got back on track. Under Yan Hung's questioning, the deceased boss honestly revealed the location of the vault. The Britain Foreign Devil, personally raided the vault and seized Hong Kong dollars 40,000 in gambling funds and an account book. The ending was a happy one.
The Foreign Devil was overjoyed with the Hong Kong dollars 49,000 bet and praised Yan Hung for being able to extract the whereabouts of the treasury. Then, the Foreign Devil personally led more than 20 Uniformed Branch to escort the casino scapegoat boss and the gambling money and equipment back to the Police Station, leaving Yan Hung and his men in plainclothes to handle the aftermath.
The Uniformed Branch in the uniform who almost ruined Yan Hung's scene with the casino turned to look at Gu Tiancheng, snorted, and then turned to follow the main group.
In the distance, on the street, Song Chunzhong picked up an apple from a fruit stall, wiped it on his clothes, and took a bite.
Looking at the young man named Gu Tiancheng, he hadn't expected that the young man knew English, which had delayed his own business.
But it didn't matter; he didn't need the money urgently, and it was fine if it arrived later. What interested him was this young man.
Chapter 444 The Days Song Tianyao Was Away from Hong Kong (Part Two)
When Gu Tiancheng came out of the teahouse and headed towards the casino, it was already dark. The casino, which had been raided earlier, had its gaslights lit up, and all three floors were packed with gamblers. The noise from inside could be heard even from outside the door.