Cataclysm King Chapter 126

  Chapter 126 The Mechanic

  Ji Xun had heard of "Hong Lou" before.

   This is not only the largest gang in Innocence City, but also the name of the most upscale integrated casino in the city.

  No. 1 Downing Street is not in Downing Street, but two blocks next door, where there is a group of magnificent buildings.

   This is a steampunk style Chinese building.

  Cinnabar-red walls, green copper tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, cornices with raised corners, two large stone lions taller than a person at the door, and several green pine trees that grow happily. Behind the house there are several tall chimneys emitting white gas, and various pipes are also hidden in the dark part of the wall.

  There are the best and most beautiful customs girls in the city of innocence, but the prices are correspondingly high, and usually only those wealthy high-level hunters and businessmen like to get together.

  Ji Xun has never been here before, because this is Hong Lou's headquarters, and he didn't want to cause trouble.

  Dong Qi parked his car on the side of the street, and immediately seven or eight gang members in black suits and shiny leather shoes came over, opened the door, and shouted respectfully: "Miss!"

  The voice is full of confidence, and the strength does not look weak.

  The gang members here are more like field agents of the Golden Oak Company, and they don't see any gangster habits at all.

   It feels very high-end at first glance.

  Dong Qi nodded, put his arms around Ji Xun's shoulders, and looked at my site with the expression I arranged: "Go, go in first."

   Ji Xun raised his eyebrows and took a look.

  Passing through the covered bridge, there are two rows of beautiful and graceful girls at the door. Looking at Dong Qi, Yingying greeted Yanyan: "Miss."

  A man with a mustache who looked like a housekeeper stood in the lead, "Miss, you are back."

  Dong Qi asked: "Is the old man there?"

  The mustache responded: "Twenty minutes ago, the president just left and went to negotiate with the fraternity."

"oh."

   Dong Qi glanced at Ji Xun while talking, and raised his brows: "The old man is not here now. But it is just right, I will take you to experience our Honglou girl first."

  Ji Xun shrugged.

  Dong Qi led him all the way in.

  She also saw that it was Ji Xun's first visit to Honglou, and he introduced him all the way like a qualified tour guide.

  After entering the door, you will see a luxurious classical decoration style.

  There are wooden door bars and various exquisite screens. There is a lot of space inside, and obviously there are many people, but because of the ingenious layout, guests rarely meet each other.

   All I could see were capable but **** waitresses in work attire shuttling back and forth.

  Hong Building has a total of thirteen floors.

  The first and second floors are large bathrooms.

  The third and fourth floors are VIP baths.

  The fifth and sixth floors are nightclubs and Fengyue Tavern.

  The seventh, eighth and ninth floors are casinos.

   Above the tenth floor is the private place of the big shots of the Honglou Gang.

  Ji Xun was also amazed when he heard this, there are thousands of staff in Honglou.

   Along the way, I saw ten or twenty female staff members,

  It seems that all the beautiful women in Innocence City have gathered here.

  Every beauty is considered first-class.

  Soft and cute loli, girl next door, wife at home, preppy girl, office lady, noble lady, slave girl, **** hunter. There are even all kinds of fox girls and cat girls with **** features.

  Ji Xun also knew that the [Four of Spades - Beast Walker] professional card can still be used in this way.

   No combat power is required, as long as you can transform.

   Can satisfy some special hobbies of customers.

  Besides, unlike other custom shops, the girls here don't have a lot of customs. It's more like a comprehensive office building with various role-playing staff.

   This gameplay is very high-end.

Dong Qi walked all the way, and introduced all the way: "You can try whoever you like. From the moment we entered the door, as long as there is a woman with a work card in Honglou, no matter who it is, as long as you want, you can try it. .”

   As she spoke, she glanced at Ji Xun beside her, raised her eyebrows and said, "How about it, do you like it?"

  Ji Xun took a look, and it was indeed quite good.

  But I don't think it's a good choice to come to Honglou to waste time and opportunity on carnal pleasure.

  Problems that can be solved with money are not worth wasting favors.

   If you haven't met Dong Jiuye, you can try something else.

  He thought about it and said: "I remember Miss Dong Qi likes to collect all kinds of ancient books? It just so happens that I also have some research on ancient books. If possible, I would like to have a look."

  Dong Qi wants to repay the favor, and Ji Xun also thinks it is better to clear the two.

   Then the benefits are maximized.

   Innocence City is the only city connected to the Old Continent. As the largest gang, Hong Lou must have some rare collections, exercises, and secret techniques.

   These things are much more valuable than any girl.

   What's more, he also inquired about Hong Lou's legends from the intelligence merchant before. For example, Dong Jiuye, as the number one master of Hong Lou, practiced a kind of invulnerable horizontal practice secret method, which is said to be of a very high rank.

  Dong Qi was a little surprised when he heard the incomprehensible words, but he didn't shy away from this topic at all, and said, "Are you not interested in women?"

  Ji Xun smiled and asked, "What do you think?"

  Dong Qixie glanced at him, pondering: "I think you should be quite normal."

  Ji Xun smiled, "Of course."

  It's not that he has no interest in women, it's just that he can completely restrain low-level desires.

  If he couldn't control this, he wouldn't be able to restrain his other selves, he would have gone crazy long ago.

  Dong Qi also looked indifferent, thought of something, and was very interested: "Alright! Let's go, just take you to see my mechanical workshop."

   Saying that, the two walked up the elevator.

  The elevator box goes up and down all the way.

   Originally going to the eleventh floor, but on the tenth floor, the elevator stopped with a bang.

  As soon as the door opened, a fat man in a white suit rushed over crying: "Oh, Brother Seven, it's great that you're fine! I heard that something happened to you just now, but it made me anxious."

  Although the expression is exaggerated, it doesn't look fake.

  Ji Xun has seen it before, this is the owner of Da Yiwan Shop, who seems to be called Song Can.

  The fat man had a runny nose and tears, and he was about to rush into the elevator to continue talking.

  Dong Qi stopped him, and kept pressing the door closing button: "Fatty, you play by yourself first. I have friends with me."

"oh."

  Song Can heard that she had friends, and then looked at Ji Xun beside her, with a look of calm scrutiny in her small eyes.

  It was only after the elevator door closed that he realized something and was very surprised: Brother Seven took a strange man to the eleventh floor?

  In the elevator.

Dong Qi shrugged with a smile, and added: "This fat man is the boss of Big Ivan. His father and my old man are old friends. Apart from being afraid of death, he is not bad. Especially in business, he has some tricks. In the future, you If you lack any extraordinary materials or something, you can go to him directly."

  Ji Xun raised his eyebrows when he heard that.

   Sure enough, people whose status has reached a certain level have a very high circle around them.

  If there is such a relationship, it will be much more convenient to need any rare materials in the future.

   Soon, we reached the eleventh floor.

   There are no outsiders here.

  Getting off the elevator is like coming to a bank vault.

  Dong Qi walked behind an oil painting and pressed the code on the combination lock.

  At this time, an alloy secret door slowly opened.

  Dong Qi greeted: "Come in. This is my mechanical workshop. It's just a bit messy."

  Ji Xun originally thought it was a study, similar to a small studio.

   But when he walked in, his eyes immediately froze.

   A thousand-square-meter mechanical workshop came into view.

  In the workshop, all kinds of mechanical tools are hung on the walls, and various military-grade instruments and lathes are available. There are also special artillery and firearm workbenches, locomotive modification areas, and power boiler dismantling and manufacturing stations.

  The most eye-catching thing is that on the mechanical boom in the center of the room, there is even a set of semi-finished heavy-duty mechs hoisted!

  Just looking at the layout, one feels that this must be a very professional mechanic's workshop.

  Ji Xun was surprised: "This is your private workshop?"

  Dong Qi: "Yes. Take a look."

  And on the other glass wall, Ji Xun saw dozens of drawings of various mechanical parts at a glance.

   After just a quick glance, he recognized that the mecha designed on this blueprint is the one on Dong Qi's body?

  Seeing this, Ji Xun couldn't help asking: "Miss Dong Qi, did you design the armor on your body?"

Dong Qi also seemed to be happy to share his work with others, and nodded: "Well. Most of the design and mechanical parts are made by myself. It's just that some high-precision parts require the equipment of a large factory, and they have not been able to make them before. Fortunately, Song Fatty Can helped a lot. It just took shape recently."

  When Ji Xun heard this, his eyes immediately changed.

  He thought that Dong Qi was just a fan who could only use mechanical equipment.

  After all, gangsters give people the impression that they are reckless men who only know how to fight and kill, and have nothing to do with scientific research.

   Didn't expect this person to be the developer?

   This is really a mistake.

  A mafia lady turned out to be a very good mechanic?

  Ji Xun looked at the exquisite hand-painted drawings, and then thought about the function of the armor before, and couldn't help but admire: "Miss Dong Qi is really amazing."

  He is a traveler and knows that the upper limit of technology is infinite.

  Seeing these drawings, he seemed to see a genius mechanical girl who spent countless days and nights drawing, manufacturing, and then creating that set of armor in this workshop.

  Dong Qi's age is already very good at this level.

   It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a genius.

  Dong Qi also heard that the tone of Ji Xun's praise was very different.

   Unlike many old antique spell card masters, they always feel that the ceiling of the machine is too low to be on the table.

   This guy is a heartfelt admiration.

   But it is one thing to be satisfied that someone can understand her design, Dong Qi pouted, and said: "Also. Don't call me 'Miss Dong Qi'. It sounds very strange."

  Ji Xun: "What's that called?"

  Dong Qi thought about it, there was nothing better: "Forget it, it's up to you."

  Ji Xun didn't care about the details, and pointed to the heavy-duty mecha in the room with a sense of black technology, and asked, "What is that?"

   If you guessed correctly the functions of those accessories, the mechs on the market are not as good as this set.

Speaking of his own work, Dong Qi's eyes were shining brightly, and he said proudly: "That is the heavy mech 'Thunder God Generation' designed by the item. It is a concept product according to my idea. If it can be fully realized, it can even be used for high-level mechs." The spell card master poses a mortal threat."

After a pause, she said with a little regret: "The design inspiration and many technical supports of this mecha come from ancient mechanical literature classics. However, due to the chronology of civilization, many classics and drawings cannot be translated. For example, the power of the power boiler. , armor strength, weapon system, and so on, the translation is not good enough, and the final product is very different. In short, this set of heavy mechs has many flaws, and it cannot be used for actual combat for the time being.”

   "Is that so"

  Ji Xun looked at the mecha, his eyes narrowed slightly.

  The steam black technology in this world is not designed from scratch, but it was very powerful in ancient times.

   It is said that the goblin technology in the age of mythology has the combat power to compete with the dragon.

  Even in the Talun Dynasty, which dates back three thousand years, mechanical technology is much more powerful than it is now.

  However, even so, Ji Xun felt that Dong Qi was already very powerful.

   This reminded him of the first time they met at the "Benson Ancient Books Shop". At that time, Dong Qi was looking for ancient classics.

   Thought it was a collection, but it turned out that she used it for her own study.

  Dong Qi didn't say much, and felt that he knew it well, so he asked casually: "Are you also interested in machinery?"

Without waiting for Ji Xun's response, she pointed to the reference room full of various drawings and ancient books, and said: "Here are all kinds of ancient books I collected. You can read what you want, you are welcome. Need Tell me what."

  Although she didn't think Ji Xun could understand it.

   But it is hard to find someone who can share your collection.

  Ji Xun was also polite and walked over.

  As soon as the lights were turned on, the original and rubbings of various ancient documents and archives were densely piled up here, and the bookshelves were also filled with large books related to machinery.

"so much"

  Ji Xun was also slightly surprised.

   There is a whole room of ancient documents, many of which are still serious antique originals and orphaned editions.

   These things are not necessarily collected by the top nobles.

   are all babies.

  Ji Xun's original idea was to take a look at Dong Qi's collection first, but he probably didn't have many.

  Then see if you can get sidetracked and ask others, such as other classics collected by Hong Lou.

  However, seeing so many ancient classics, he has no choice but to go elsewhere. The idea at the moment is to read them first before talking.

  Dong Qi sorted out the drawings on his workbench, and said: "I usually like to stay here most of the time. Sometimes I stay for several days."

   As she spoke, she looked at Ji Xun again to confirm: "Are you really interested in these ancient books? Or, let's go downstairs and I'll arrange some beauties for you?"

   Ji Xun is of course interested in ancient books, "That's all."

  Dong Qi didn't say anything more, and said: "Then you can just look around, call me if you need anything. It just so happens that I also repair my mech. There was a small problem in the previous battle."

   As she spoke, she went out and fiddled with tools.

  Ji Xun also sat on the chair, flipping through the ancient secret books that had been sorted out.

  Most of them are mechanical-related classics, but some are not.

   No matter what it is, Ji Xun is engrossed in watching it.

  Many ancient books and drawings have notes in Xiujuan fonts. Ji Xun looked at them, occasionally frowned, and would revise them if he couldn't hold back.

   After all, he is proficient in the ancient language of Talun now, and it is easy to find that many of the labels on these drawings are wrong, so he marked them.

  The two are separated by a wall of glass.

  One was tinkering with machinery outside, and the other was reading a book inside.

  Dong Qi was also a little puzzled. Is anyone really interested in these boring ancient secret books?

  Before she came, she still suspected Ji Xun's motives.

  But regarding the benefactor who saved her several times, she didn't want to speculate on the bad side.

  Steal your own mecha technology?

  Dong Qi felt that if he really wanted it, just ask and give it to him.

  The grace of saving life cannot be repaid.

  As long as material can be given, she doesn't mind anything.

  On the contrary, I think it is the easiest to use material rewards.

  But in the current situation, this Ji Xun is not looking at the blueprints, but is really interested in those ancient classics.

   This made Dong Qi very confused.

  So while tinkering with the mecha, she glanced at the file room from time to time.

  Seeing that Ji Xun's concentration doesn't seem to be pretending, Dong Qi is even more confused.

  Glanced at the cover, the book in the guy's hand was a remnant of a mechanical classic from Tarun's era.

  I can't understand it myself, but can he understand it?

  However, what surprised Dong Qi even more was yet to come.

   Looking at it, she actually saw Ji Xun revising his notes?

  Dong Qi couldn't hold back his doubts any longer, poked his head out from the glass, and asked, "Can you understand these Talun ancient books?"

   Ji Xun glanced at her, but didn't speak too much: "Well, I can barely understand it."

  Dong Qi couldn't believe it, and asked in surprise: "Are you a polymath occupation sequence?"

   You must know that the Talun Dynasty was a civilization that was destroyed three thousand years ago, and the inheritance of writing has long been broken.

  I searched all over the city of Innocence but couldn't find anyone who can master the ancient language of Talun.

   Now this person who is about my age actually says he can understand?

  Aren't you a werewolf?

   Furthermore, he is a doctor.

  Why are you a polymath again now?

"no."

  Ji Xun knew what she was wondering about, and said with a smile, "It's just that I usually like to study ancient books, so I know some ancient characters."

  Hearing this, Dong Qi's eyes suddenly lit up.

  Are you kidding me?

  She walked in quickly, looked at her revised notes, and asked, "Do you really understand?"

Ji Xun didn't explain much, just pointed out one point casually: "The translation of this passage does not mean 'forging and shaping', but should be 'extraction of properties after heat treatment of extraordinary materials'. If I read correctly, the drawing shows the extraction steps "

   "Also, the sentence in this gunpowder formula cannot be directly translated into 'the fire dragon burns the castle and emits white smoke'. This is an encrypted metaphor, which should refer to the process of heating and volatilizing the material, and the volatiles must be extracted."

   "There is also an entry marked with a question mark on your drawing, it should be 'Correction Bending'."

   "Well, this is not a mechanical drawing, but an explanatory drawing of the magic matrix."

  Ji Xun explained several mistakes he saw one after another.

  The light in Dong Qi's black eyes is getting brighter and brighter!

   These drawings were all deciphered by her racking her brains.

   Now that I listen to it, it turns out that someone can translate accurately?

   After all, they are all ancient blueprints sorted out by herself, so she can tell whether they are correct or not.

  She looked at Ji Xun again, and her eyes were different now: This guy really understands the ancient Talun language!

   It's not a general understanding, but a proficiency!

  Dong Qi was only thinking of repaying his favor before, so he brought Ji Xun to his mechanical workshop, which had never been visited by outsiders.

   But at this moment, her thoughts were different.

  Dong Qi breathed excitedly as if seeing some peerless treasure.

  If she can understand the ancient language of Tarun, then these materials and drawings will no longer be secrets that she cannot understand in her eyes.

  The problems on my mech can probably be solved;

   Many high-precision ancient machines that cannot be manufactured can also be manufactured

  Dong Qi is not the kind of reserved girl. When she thought about it, she said directly: "Can you teach me?"

  She did not hide her enthusiasm for mechanical knowledge at all, and said bluntly: "It's not for nothing! You just need to teach me to interpret these blueprints. As long as I can do it, I will promise you!"

  Ji Xun listened, did not refuse, chuckled: "I am not proficient either. I just understand a little."

  He originally didn't want to waste his time talking.

   It was just now that Dong Qi was a mechanic who could design his own mechs, so he had some other thoughts in his mind.

  The mafia lady's mechanical talents are visible to the naked eye.

  If this talent is not brought into play, it will be a bit of a waste.

  But after reading the contents of these notes, it is obvious that Dong Qi is limited by the interpretation of words, and cannot understand the subtleties of many ancient machines.

   That's why he said a few more words.

  A small favor by herself may be a big favor that will affect her whole life for her.

   After all, there is no chance, and many people in the ancient language of Talun will never learn it in their lifetime.

   And it's not a big deal to translate it. If you have more favors, you can ask more about others.

  Dong Qi saw that Ji Xun did not refuse, and instantly beamed with joy.

  She directly dragged a chair in from the outside, and stood next to Ji Xun, shouting with great interest: "Oh, why did I just meet you now! I wish I had known you earlier"

  This attitude seems to be more grateful than saving her life.

  Ji Xun listened with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

   How does this look like the cool and sassy gangster lady from before?

   In front of mechanical knowledge, she is also a fanatical mechanic who loves to learn.

  Dong Qi is eager to learn, and Ji Xun is not stingy to say a few words.

  The two started chatting in this file room.

  But it didn't take long before a gentle and steady female voice sounded outside the door: "Qiqi, may I come in?"

  Dong Qi heard this, but didn't rush to answer, but glanced at Ji Xun, as if asking again: Yes?

  After all, she knew that Ji Xun's identity was sensitive, so she didn't make the decision without authorization.

  Ji Xun also felt that this mutual respectful way of getting along was very pleasant, and he didn't mind, so he nodded.

  Dong Qi responded: "Yes."

   As she spoke, she explained again: "It's Aunt Qin. Don't worry, she's very nice."

  Ji Xun listened and guessed who it was.

   This is the 11th floor, and it must be the upper level of Honglou if you can come up.

  The boss of Hong Lou is Dong Jiuye, and the vice president is Qin Rushi.

   It is said that she is "the number one beauty in the city of innocence".

  The hunters mentioned her in their mouths, and they all said she was beautiful.

   But there are very few people who have actually seen her true face.

   Ji Xun was also curious.

   But he cares more about other things.

   There are many beautiful women in the city of innocence, and it is definitely not a vase to be the vice president of the first gang.

  The strength is definitely very strong.

  But there was never any record of Qin Rushi fighting with the intelligence merchant.

  Ji Xun thought of something, and quietly put on the clown mask.

   As soon as the voice fell, footsteps were heard from outside the door.

   Looking again, a beautiful woman in a black cheongsam with high hair came in.

  The figure is graceful, round and upright, plump just right.

  The cheongsam has very high slits, almost reaching the heels of the legs. When you walk in, you can see the slender fair legs.

   Don't look at the face, this figure can already be said to be the best.

   And the face is impeccable, charming and mature.

   It makes people look at it as if they are about to fall into it.

  Even if Ji Xun watched it, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He deserves to be the number one beauty in Innocence City.

   But just took a look, and he also restrained his eyes.

  Qin Rushi walked in, the gleam in his eyes had already subsided.

  She looked at the blood on Dong Qiqi's body, frowned slightly, and said with concern: "Qiqi, I heard you were injured? Do you want to see a doctor?"

  Dong Qidao: "There is no big problem."

  Speaking, she also directly introduced: "Aunt Qin, this is Ji Xun, he was the one who saved my life before."

  Qin Rushi glanced at her beautiful eyes, smiled gently, and said sincerely, "Qiqi is causing you trouble."

  Ji Xun stood up in a gentlemanly manner, neither humble nor overbearing: "President Qin is too polite. It's just a little effort."

  Qin Rushi looked at the chair next to the two of them, slightly surprised, but also smiled slightly: "If you don't mind, you are like Qiqi, just call me 'Aunt Qin'."

   Ji Xun nodded politely, but didn't say much.

  Qin Rushi asked again: "I heard some news from people in the gang. What happened?"

   "It was just before I received the news that the goods of Great Ivan were robbed, so I went to reinforce it"

  Dong Qi roughly explained the process.

Speaking of being tied to the car later, I took another look at Ji Xun and saw that he didn't mind, then said: "Then Mr. Ji Xun rescued me and we found out that there was a third party. Mr. Ji Xun killed that cursed witch"

  Qin Rushi listened carefully, his expression didn't change at all the whole time, just this skill of nourishing qi was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

  She didn't ask any details that Dong Qiqi deliberately avoided.

  For example, **** people, what means, these are easy to expose the identity of the problem.

  After listening, she just thought about it for a while, and said solemnly: "This matter is very involved, and I have to deal with it first."

  Qin Rushi didn't plan to stay longer, looked at Ji Xun, and smiled softly: "You are the savior of our family Qiqi, and I don't treat you as an outsider anymore. I will treat you well after I am busy."

   As she said that, she changed her mind and said to Dong Qiqi: "Qiqi, you just say hello to Ji Xun. I will call the doctor to help you see it later."

  Dong Qi nodded.

   "Then I'll go down first."

  Qin Rushi smiled lightly, turned around gracefully, and left the workshop.

  Ji Xun looked at the graceful figure, and the cautiousness in his eyes also subsided.

  He is very clear that just now Qin Rushi said that he came up to ask about the situation and came to see himself as an outsider more.

   "Very strong"

   Ji Xun sighed in his heart.

  Although I didn't see Qin Rushi's professional sequence in the whole process.

  But it was because I didn't understand that I knew that this guy was definitely very strong.

  But if you want to know the origin of Artest's breathing method, the senior management of Hong Lou will definitely have some contact.

  Dong Qi looked at him for a moment longer, and joked: "Aunt Qin is beautiful, isn't she?"

  Ji Xun would not open his eyes and tell nonsense, he generously admitted, "Yeah."

  Hearing this, Dong Qi was not surprised at all. There is no man who dislikes Aunt Qin for her beauty.

She even said without hesitation: "Ah, that's troublesome. I can help you find a way for any woman you like in Hong Louli. But Aunt Qin can't. Of course, if she thinks you can, then that's okay. OK."

  Ji Xun laughed as he listened.

  Where is this and that?

  He is not interested in entangled in this kind of topic.

   Instead, he asked more interestedly: "Your name is 'Dong Qiqi'?"

"Um."

  Dong Qi also said: "My mother took it. But I think it is too weak. The old man in the family is also called 'Dong Jiu', so I will be called 'Dong Qi'."

  Ji Xun was stunned when he heard it.

  Dong Qi didn't waste time talking about that, she looked at the two notes on the table that she had just written, and said, "Ah, let's continue?"

   Ji Xun also nodded.

  The two sat back on their chairs and continued to study those ancient files and drawings.

   "If you're sleepy, can I arrange some prettier girls to help you out?"

   "Why do I think you know everything?"

   "How about you stay with me tonight?"

   "Ah, you are really amazing. You know some dating scripts before the Tarun Dynasty. How did you learn it?"

  Time flies by.

   Ji Xun and Dong Qi stayed in the workshop for a whole night.

  The knowledge that is boring to others is very attractive to the two of them.

  Ji Xun was meditating while flipping through those ancient documents, no different from usual.

  I didn't read much about machinery, but I focused on reading some classics related to ancient spell card masters.

  Dong Qi just didn't know the ancient Tarun language. After she could translate it, she was also immersed in the mysteries of various machines.

  The two got along tacitly in the archive room, immersed in the ocean of knowledge.

   Occasionally exchange a few words.

   Although I don't talk much,

   But the two gradually became acquainted.

  Sometimes the temper is not to your liking, just communicate more and you will know.

   Both have a good impression of each other.

  Ji Xun's original plan was to take a look at the classics here, and Dong Jiuye should be back the next day.

   Then you can ask about the breathing method.

  By the way, he felt that there might be some surprise returns.

  However, before Dong Jiuye came back, an unexpected guest came to Honglou.

  At noon the next day, someone shouted in the brass communication pipe: "Seventh brother, a very troublesome gambler has come to the casino on the eighth floor, do you want to come down and take a look?"

  (end of this chapter)

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