Chen Chen looked at the money in front of him, took out a minimum denomination, and slapped He Xiaoyan, who was so nervous that her face turned red, and smiled and said, "The money for taking a car is enough, isn't it?"

He turned around and pushed the money in front of him over, still with a faint expression, saying, "I'm all in."

The bald man was stunned for a moment and stared at Chen Chen's hand.

Chen Chen held a cigar, but he didn't smoke it, but turned it flexibly between his fingers. This was his habit.

"A clever hand." The bald man said an irrelevant thing, and smiled and pushed the money in front of him, and joked humorously, "I drove here, so I don't leave any money for the bus. Young people, walking with beautiful women on the streets at night, what a romantic thing!"

The people around him chuckled, Chen Chen nodded and said with a smile: "The short road is romance, and the long road is torture. I have opened the card, and I hope God will only give you a gift."

The secret card opened and a low amazement came from around him.

The bald man owed his body, blinked his eyes hard, then sat down suddenly, laughed and locked his open card on the secret card, no need to open the card, this is a sign of admitting defeat.

Huh, Chen Chen finally lit the cigar in his hand and vomited a mouthful of smoke.

Although it is not for winning money, victory is a pleasant thing after all.

After receiving Cao Yixin's reminder, He Xiaoyan was still a little shy, but soon she went to fold the money one by one with her eyes open.

It was nearly 4,000 yuan, which was a considerable income. She had forgotten the fact that she was so nervous that she was a little trembling.

"No, great." Alcott stretched out his thumb at Chen Chen and smiled: "It seems that I should give you the title of poker master."

"Lucky, luck." Chen Chen regained his faint expression and said modestly: "Occasionally, luck is helping you."

"Lucky doesn't help those who are not prepared." The bald man walked over on his coat and smiled and stretched out his hand, "I have long admired Daming, Inspector Chen. My name is Dessa, American."

"Hello." Chen Chen shook hands with the old man. In fact, he was not too old, but he had too little hair and seemed to be older.

"I had a great time today. This is the most exciting game I have ever experienced since I arrived in China."

A trace of unknown meaning flashed in Desa's eyes, but the appreciation seemed to be very sincere. "I hope I will meet you here again in the future, by the way-" he turned to Alcott and said, "Let's go in my car, I have something to talk to you."

"Okay!" Alcott shrugged, greeted Shen Chen and others, said a few more words to Cao Yixin, and then walked out with Dessa.

Chen Chen put the unfinished money into his pocket randomly and greeted He Xiaoyan, "Let's go, count it again when you go home, you will delay someone's getting off work."

He Xiaoyan blushed, stuffed a stack of money into her bag, and gave Chen Chen a blank look, "I'll give it to you when I go back."

Cao Yixin smiled beside her and said, "Inspector Chen, you are so lucky. I hope you can bring me some luck in the future."

"Haha, I'm really lucky to be still alive." Chen Chen smiled and said, "Miss Cao, are you leaving too?"

Cao Yixin shook her head and said, "I'm not here to play. I can get a lot of news clues here. You can go first. I have a car and a bodyguard, so it's absolutely fine."

Wow, a little reporter, a car, and a bodyguard, is really extraordinary.

Chen Chen and He Xiaoyan said goodbye to Cao Yixin and went out to find Chu Tian and Daini. But the two of them ran to the dance hall to dance, and asked the waiter to tell Chen Chen and the others that they didn't have to worry about whether they should continue playing or go back, whatever they wanted.

"These two people--" Chen Chen was speechless, asked He Xiaoyan what he meant, then left the club and called a taxi home.

In the car, He Xiaoyan's expression was a little weird, but she didn't say much and asked. It might be because of the driver.

When he got home and went upstairs, He Xiaoyan called Chen Chen to sit in the living room, saying that he wanted to give him all the money he had won.

Chen Chen thinks this is fine. What's the matter with giving money to girls for no reason?

He Xiaoyan took out all the money in her bag and folded it one by one without bothering, but she didn't hand it over to Chen Chen immediately.

"Hey, why are you looking at me like this?" Chen Chen waved his hand in front of him and smiled: "If you have something to say, you have to go to work tomorrow!"

He Xiaoyan still looked at Chen Chen with that kind of scrutiny, and after a while, she said in a deep voice: "I know some of your experiences, but no matter how you look at them, it's too far from now. You can say that you learned it, but can it be convincing?"

Chen Chen thought for a while, as if he was doing some ideological struggle, then sighed and said in a deep voice: "If you didn't dig into the bottom line, I wouldn't even tell you this matter. Okay, I'll tell you-"

He Xiaoyan immediately became focused and stared at Chen Chen intently, with encouragement in her eyes.

"There is a kind of person in this world who is called a genius. You can understand it at once, and you can see it." Chen Chen held his smile and said in a low voice: "Unfortunately, I am such a person."

He Xiaoyan blinked her eyes, looked at Chen Chen and couldn't help laughing, and then she realized that she had been fooled. She stood up and stared at Chen Chen with her lips open, but she didn't know what to say.

Chen Chen laughed louder and louder, stood up and swayed out of the living room. When the door rang, his laughter was blocked.

"This guy is so angry, I'm so angry!" He Xiaoyan stomped her feet and returned to the room angrily.

…………………

While having breakfast, He Xiaoyan was not angry when she saw Chen Chen.

Chen Chen didn't care, his expression was as normal, but he was glad that Erni had cooked.

There were also Chu Tian and Dai Ni. They were still sleeping in the room until the hour of fooling around last night. They didn’t even come out to eat breakfast. They couldn’t find the strangeness between Chen Chen and He Xiaoyan, which was less embarrassing.

After dinner, Chen Chen sent He Xiaoyan to work as usual. He Xiaoyan didn't answer Chen Chen, but Chen Chen was not so stingy.

Back at the police station, Chen Chen started working and spent his usual day. He didn't go to meet until he got off work in the evening and was at the appointment of Xu Huaiyi.

Things are also very simple. Today Wu Shibao sent someone to find Xu Huaiyi and threatened and tempted Xu Huaiyi and Chen Chen to draw a clear line.

"What price?" Chen Chen looked at Xu Huaiyi with a smile.

Xu Huaiyi curled his lips and said, "This has nothing to do with money. Wu Shibao wants to follow the rules of the gang, but he doesn't see what kind of seniority he is. A little bastard just relies on the power of the Japanese and No. 76. What is the relationship between Inspector Chen and his brother? Besides, Mr. Du has already spoken, who will swear to him?"

"Aren't you afraid of him taking a slap?" Chen Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Wu Shibao is cruel and ruthless, and he doesn't tell any rules."

"No matter how fierce he is, he can't be domineering in the concession, right?" Xu Huaiyi sneered: "Only Inspector Shen makes him look dirty. What am I afraid of? People are in the world, and fighting and killing can't escape from life or death."

Chen Chen nodded gently, thought for a while, and said, "You think so, but your subordinates may not be the same as you. As the saying goes, money can make the devil push the grind. I will give you 10,000 yuan a month, so you can comfort your subordinates."

After pausing, Chen Chen continued, "In addition, you discuss with Cao Bingsheng how to make the news. He said that someone had opened a reward order and killed a No. 76 person with a bonus of 1,000; if it was a leader, the bonus would be doubled; if it was Wu Shibao and Li Shijun's level, the bonus would be 5,000."

Xu Huaiyi blinked and asked in confusion: "Mr. Chen wants to pay this bounty?" He immediately woke up again and shook his head and said: "It must not be. Isn't this a murder?"

Chen Chen smiled and said, "Of course it's not me, and there may not be anyone paying a bounty. So, the rumors you make should be vague and you can make up randomly. Many people have a grudge against No. 76, the Military Control Commission, the Central Commission, or some victim who was extorted or even killed by relatives."

Xu Huaiyi thought about it and understood. This is to make No. 76 suspicious. As for whether anyone kills people for the sake of a bounty, it doesn't matter.

"Inspector Chen's trick is so clever." Xu Huaiyi nodded and said, "I will discuss with Cao Bingsheng in the afternoon and come up with a solution."

Chen Chen pondered for a moment and said, "There is another thing you need to do, where Jing'an Temple Road and Muerming Road (now Maoming North Road), please send more brothers to inquire. If you have any suspicious people or things, please inform me immediately."

"I understand." Xu Huaiyi paused for a moment and asked, "Inspector Chen, is it possible that you were transferred to the police station on Jing'an Temple Road?"

Chen Chen said, "It's possible, it's not sure yet. So, I have to prepare in advance so that I can know it." After saying that, he smiled and said, "Your information is quite well-informed, and you know the inside of the police station."

Xu Huaiyi smiled and said, "This is not a secret. Cao Bingsheng told me. He also said that there are no tough hands in the concession like Inspector Chen, and the people at No. 76 are very arrogant."

"No matter how powerful a person is, it will not play a big role." Chen Chen said calmly: "I want to eat and sleep. I am not the Iron Man who works twenty-four hours. No. 76 is just unlucky and hit me twice. In fact, if they want to do evil in the public concession, I have no way to effectively stop them."

"That's right, but it's said outside that Inspector Chen is the nemesis of No. 76, saying that No. 76 is afraid of you, so he will do less evil in the public concession." Xu Huaiyi said: "From me, there are more than 20 people who have been broken into Inspector Shen's hands around No. 76, and almost all of them have become dead. It is impossible to say that they are not afraid."

"Hate is certain, but it may not be afraid." Chen Chen waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't praise me anymore. Listen to Mr. Du, even if you offend No. 76, be more careful in the future!"

Xu Huaiyi nodded and said yes, but he didn't agree with it.

…………………

The reward is just a sound of wind and confusing the public. Chen Chen doesn't expect it to be effective.

Because he is different from No. 76, his identity cannot be revealed. So, even if someone wants to kill someone for money, where can he go to receive the bonus?

Of course, Chen Chen also learned from No. 76. Didn’t you pay for my life? I also let go of the news and spend money to kill you. It doesn’t matter whether it succeeds, even if it’s poor.

The situation at that time was just as Xu Huaiyi said. In the French Concession, the activities on No. 76 were more frequent and more rampant.

In addition to the lack of middle and senior police officers like Chen Chen who specifically oppose No. 76, the Military Commission and the Central Commission are also the most people lurking in the French Concession. Of course, No. 76 has to focus there.

Moreover, even if there is Chen Chen in the public concession, he is still alone. No. 76 cannot stop acting because of this, but it seems that there are fewer numbers than the French concession.

As for whether he would be transferred to the police station on Jing'an Temple Road, Chen Chen felt that he had great hope. And just after a week of relatively dullness, things finally came to an end.

But the incident happened very dramatic, which meant that Wu Shibao pushed Chen Chen to the position and began to confront No. 76 more directly.

It turned out that although Wu Shibao was extremely respectful to his wife She Aizhen, he also used swords and guns to bully men and women.

He took a fancy to Ma Sanyuan, a popular dancer in the Yangtze Dance Hall, and accused Ma Sanyuan of being involved in the Central Commission for Discipline, took the opportunity to occupy it, and kept it in No. 55, Le'anfang opposite No. 76.

But the good times didn't last long. Wu Shibao's "romantic history" was told by Ye Jiqing's goddaughter.

She Aizhen couldn't tolerate sand in her eyes. When she heard the news, she immediately led a group of people into Ma Sanyuan's room, cursing and beating, and scratching Ma Sanyuan's face.

After such a fuss, Ma Sanyuan was afraid of She Aizhen and left Wu Sibao. Seeing that the matter was exposed, Wu Sibao apologized to She Aizhen and was too late to kneel on the washboard, and he never dared to keep a mistress again.

After She Aizhen made a big fuss, her hair was scratched and messy, so she wanted to do it. In the past, every time she did her hair, since there was no senior hairdresser on Yuyuan Road, she had to go to Paramount near Jing'an Temple to get a haircut.

Paramount belongs to the British and French Concession, and the dance halls and barber shops there are more pompous and fashionable than Yuyuan Road. But this time I went there, I encountered a police investigation.

The police officer in the Jing'an Temple Police Station suspected that she had a gun, and stopped her car and wanted to search for it.

She Aizhen immediately refused and threatened: "We have a gun in our car!"

The Belarusian police officer hired by the police station heard that the other party had a gun, so he pulled out the gun and shouted: "Don't move!"

She Aizhen hurriedly pulled the car door up to escape. The Belarusian police officer fired, and She Aizhen's bodyguard also fired back.

Therefore, dozens of concession police officers were directed to engage in a gunfight with She Aizhen's bodyguards.

As a result, She Aizhen's car was full of holes, and the driver and bodyguard were shot. Only She Aizhen shrank her head in the back seat, but she was unharmed.

Wu Shibao was furious when he heard the news and dispatched two trucks, and dozens of spies confronted the concession police.

Subsequently, this incident triggered several assassinations by the No. 76 agents targeting police officers in the public concession.

The direct consequence was that the British police officer involved was forced to return to China to avoid disaster, and the Jing'an Temple police station was forced to give up some positions in western Shanghai.

To this end, the Concession Police Department finally made up its mind to promote Chen Chen again and push him into a situation of direct confrontation with the No. 76 spy.
Chapter completed!