Tao Hua grew more and more emotional as she spoke.

Driving, she continued:

“I’ve had enough of this life. Once I make another two or three million, I’m going to retire for good. Then, I’ll find an honest man to marry and never wade into the murky waters of the world again…”

As she spoke, Tao Hua turned to look at me with a chuckle and asked:

“Little Chu Liu, why don’t you just marry Sister Hua…”

Me?

Pfft!

The game was set up in a hotel owned by Tao Hua’s friend.

Although Tao Hua said no one would dare to cheat here,

with a madman like Mad Kun around, I couldn’t afford to be careless.

I sent a message to Old Hei, asking him to go next door.

We booked a room, just in case.

Tao Hua and I arrived on time.

In the spacious private room, two middle-aged men had already arrived.

Tao Hua introduced me to them.

One was the owner of a brick factory.

The other was in the steel business.

In the year 2000, real estate prices began to climb steadily.

These two industries were golden at this stage.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t dare to play in such a big game.

After a while, the sound of a doorbell echoed.

Tao Hua immediately got up to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, I heard Tao Hua’s ingratiating voice:

“Uncle Tong, you’re late today…”

“I’m late because I guessed that madman would arrive even later than me!”

Uncle Tong?

I was startled and immediately looked up.

I saw a man in his fifties with a dark complexion walk in.

I thought it was someone with the same name.

But as he entered,

it was indeed the same Uncle Tong I had met before.

Last time, Old Hei and I set up a game for my cousin Li Dabiao at Old Chef Zheng’s card room.

In the end, it was Uncle Tong who came with his daughter Tong Lingling to bail out Li Dabiao.

Old Chef Zheng once mentioned that in Harbin North, there’s a saying about “Zou first, Qi second, and Feng Mei third.”

The Zou Family was ranked first in strength.

The Qi family was second.

As for the third, Feng Mei, Old Chef Zheng didn’t explain what it meant.

And Uncle Tong was the trusted driver of the Qi family’s helmsman.

I didn’t expect him to be in this game.

If he knew that I was involved in the game with Li Dabiao last time,

seeing me today,

with his experience, he would definitely guess that I was The Swindler.

Fortunately, I had kept silent last time.

Uncle Tong seemed not to remember me.

He glanced at me casually and then shifted his gaze elsewhere.

Not long after,

there was a loud banging on the door.

Despite the doorbell, this person chose not to use it.

Uncle Tong, smoking a cigarette and leaning on the sofa, commented:

“This madman, having hands but choosing to kick the door with his feet!”

Mad Kun had arrived.

Tao Hua hurried to open the door.

“Mad Bro, you’re the last one, everyone else is here…”

I heard Mad Kun’s hoarse voice let out a shrill laugh.

“Are they so eager to lose money? They’ve come so early!”

With that,

several people entered.

As they reached the living room,

I looked up.

Mad Kun, in his late twenties,

lived up to his name.

His attire was as wild as a madman’s.

His hair was long, draping over his shoulders.

Although it was already late autumn and not too cold,

Mad Kun was dressed in a leather jacket and pants,

with a thick iron chain strapped to the leather pants.

The most chilling aspect was the long scar on his left face, running from his forehead to his chin.

When he spoke, the long scar moved erratically,

sending shivers down one’s spine.

Beside him was a slightly plump woman.

The moment I saw this woman,

I was taken aback.

I never expected

that this woman would be the busty girl I encountered at the Elephant Tower in the afternoon.

The busty girl clearly didn’t expect to see me here either.

She paused for a moment,

then glared at me fiercely.

Her look was full of threat.

I cursed inwardly.

So much for Tao Hua’s game with no swindlers.

I didn’t know about the others,

but this busty girl was a bona fide swindler.

Mad Kun glanced at me and asked Tao Hua:

“Who’s this guy?”

“My new boyfriend…”

Tao Hua giggled.

“I’m telling you, Tao Hua, can your body handle it? Changing to a new little mutt every few days…”

I frowned upon hearing this.

Such a term

was a great insult to a man.

Afraid that I couldn’t take such words, Tao Hua immediately hooked her arm through mine and said:

“Mad Bro, that’s too harsh. What little mutt? This is my little treasure…”

I remained silent the whole time.

Verbal disputes were pointless.

I was here to make money.

Soon, it would be clear who was superior at the card table.

“Let’s start the game! Tao Hua, call over a few of your girls…”

Mad Kun said and headed towards the Mahjong room.

Tao Hua glanced at the busty girl and joked with Mad Kun.

“With such a pretty sister by your side, you still want to call for girls?”

“Women, I, Mad Kun, can never have too many!”

The card game began.

I didn’t join the table at first.

Jumping in right away would inevitably raise suspicions.

So, I waited for the right opportunity to join.

I sat quietly on the sofa in the living room.

The busty girl didn’t join either.

She followed into the Mahjong room, watched for a while, then came out.

Sitting next to me, the busty girl glanced at me sideways.

Suddenly, she asked in a low voice:

“What’s your name?”

“Chu Liu!”

“Do you know what I do?”

“I don’t know!”

The busty girl sneered.

“No, you know, I’m The Swindler!”

With that, she stared at me with icy eyes.

“But let me tell you, keep your mouth shut. If you dare to speak about this afternoon’s incident, I guarantee you won’t see tomorrow’s sun!”

After she finished speaking, she stood up and went back into the Mahjong room.

Not long after, there was another knock at the door.

I got up to open it.

To my surprise, there stood a dozen young women at the door.

These women were all very beautiful.

Their attire varied greatly.

Some were dressed provocatively, oozing seduction.

Some were youthful and radiant, full of charm.

Others were dressed in nurse uniforms, flight attendant costumes, and office lady suits.

“Chu Liu, come, bring them in…”

Tao Hua called out loudly from the Mahjong room.

Leading these women towards the Mahjong room,

I suddenly felt like I was a pimp.

As I entered,

I saw the busty girl had already taken Mad Kun’s place.

Tao Hua took the opportunity to stand up and let me take her place.

She led the girls to the card table, proudly saying:

“I’m not bragging, but you won’t find higher quality than my girls in Harbin North. My girls have three qualities: beauty, cleanliness, and good service. Come on, bosses, pick two each. After the game, take a girl back for some fun. That’s the life a boss should have…”

Tao Hua was eloquent.

“Come on, greet the bosses!”

“Hello, bosses!”

The women bowed in unison.

As they bent over, they formed a long, white, scenic line.

Uncle Tong didn’t seem too interested; he didn’t pick anyone.

The other two bosses each chose two.

It was Mad Kun’s turn.

He sat on the sofa to the side and pointed to a girl in a professional suit, asking:

“What’s your name?”

“Hello, boss, my name is Mengmeng!”

“No, you’re not Mengmeng, you’re Su Mei!”