Boss Huang, I'm a member of the Special Special Operations Team

The commotion was quite loud and immediately attracted the attention of the other gamblers.

"What are you looking at? Don't you have eyes?"

Liu Jie pulled out a small knife hidden on his body and brandished it, even more arrogant than the man from before.

He despised gamblers the most. His father was a gambler who didn't care about his wife and daughters at home, only about winning or losing at the table.

"Who is this? Daring to cause trouble here?"

"Everyone knows this is Huang Jinrong's territory, how dare he cause trouble here? He's really courting death."

"Whatever, let's keep playing."

The gamblers chattered amongst themselves, paying no attention to Liu Jie, and instead turned back to focus on the card game on the table.

The murmurs were not far from Lu Chen and his group, and Lu Chen could hear them clearly.

"Xiao Jie, let's go."

Lu Chen turned around and was about to leave with Liu Jie. This was Huang Jinrong's territory. If they caused trouble here, wouldn't that be slapping Huang Jinrong in the face?

"Hey, don't rush off, our boss invites you in."

As soon as Lu Chen turned around, he saw a young man in a long robe behind him, whose eyes turned into crescent moons when he smiled.

Before Lu Chen could react, the man took two steps forward, put his arm around Lu Chen's neck, and pulled him upstairs.

Lu Chen sensed that something was wrong and reached for his waist.

"Brother, these are all guests. If we make too much noise, it will inevitably affect their experience. Let me take you to a quiet place where you can resolve your conflict."

Before Lu Chen could draw his pistol, he felt something cold pressing against him.

Looking down, he saw a gun; the man was holding it to his abdomen.

"OK."

Lu Chen gritted his teeth, holding onto Lu Xiulian's hand tightly, not daring to let go. Liu Jie and the other man were also led upstairs by the others.

"Boss, they're causing trouble downstairs. I've brought them here for you to deal with."

This place is similar to the first floor, but it's obvious that the people here are people of some status, and their clothes are much more upscale than those of the gamblers on the first floor.

There was a room there. Lu Chen and his companions were led inside, and the two pistols they were carrying at their waists were taken away.

Upon entering the room, Lu Chen was immediately struck by the pungent smell of rouge.

"There are quite a few women here."

Lu Chen thought to himself that there were probably more than a dozen women in the room, and each of them was dressed very provocatively, with their faces covered in rouge that looked almost like powder.

A man sat upright among the group of women, scrutinizing Lu Chen and the others who had been brought up like an emperor.

The man had a broad face, a large head, a big mouth, wore a long black robe, and had a hat on his head.

"Okay, you can go now."

The man spoke calmly, leaving only Lu Chen and the others in the room.

"Boss Huang, it was them. They attacked me first."

The man who had been harassing Lu Xiulian became very agitated upon seeing this person; even his finger pointing at Lu Chen and the others was trembling.

Boss Huang? Huang Jinrong?

Lu Chen never expected that he would first meet Zhang Rongshan and then Huang Jinrong today. Of the three big bosses of the Green Gang, he was only missing Du Yuesheng.

"Boss Huang, don't listen to his nonsense. He's the one who harassed my sister Shen first."

Upon seeing the man splash dirty water on them, Liu Jie immediately spoke up in rebuttal.

"Shut up, all of you!"

Huang Jinrong, with his hands behind his back, roared, and the room fell silent instantly. He immediately noticed Lu Xiulian behind Lu Chen.

"Are you a waiter here?"

The cheongsam that Lu Xiulian was wearing was the same outfit worn by the waitresses in Huang Jinrong's casino.

"Yes, Mr. Huang, this is my first day at work."

Lu Xiulian glanced at Lu Chen, gripped his clothes even tighter, and dared not meet Huang Jinrong's gaze, responding with her head down.

"Boss Huang, he harassed my sister first, so I took action. The customers downstairs all saw it. You can also send someone to investigate."

Lu Chen quickly explained that since this was Huang Jinrong's territory, he didn't want to have any conflict with Huang Jinrong.

Not to mention this is in the French Concession. No matter what, Huang Jinrong has been rooted in the French Concession for many years and has considerable influence. Since Lu Chen will have to stay in the French Concession for the time being, he doesn't want to offend Huang Jinrong.

Huang Jinrong didn't speak, but walked step by step toward the man.

Snapped!

She slapped the man across the face with great force, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"Don't you know the casino rules? You're incredibly audacious! You even dare to touch a waitress at my Huangjinrong Casino?"

A woman handed him a handkerchief, which Huang Jinrong took and wiped his face. He then walked back to the group of women and sat down at a leisurely pace.

Looking at Lu Chen and Liu Jie, Huang Jinrong slowly spoke.

"How about this, 10,000 legal tender per person, and we'll call it even."

"Boss Huang, I was wrong. Please send it to me. I'm a regular at the casino, and 10,000 yuan is way too much for me. I can't afford it."

The beaten man fell to his knees with a thud. Now he finally knew fear and kept begging Huang Jinrong for mercy.

Ten thousand legal tender was nothing to Lu Chen before, but now, apart from maintaining the family's basic expenses, he really couldn't come up with ten thousand legal tender. Otherwise, his younger sister Lu Xiulian wouldn't have come out to look for a job.

"This is none of my business. I'm only giving you one week. If you can't produce it, hmph! Keep dragging it out!"

At Huang Jinrong's command, two of his men entered and dragged the man, who was still begging for mercy, out of the room.

Liu Jie clenched his fist. Ten thousand yuan was an astronomical figure for him. His monthly salary in the military police was only 30 yuan. He felt that even if he sold himself, he couldn't get ten thousand yuan.

"Boss Huang, we are from the Japanese military police in the Chinese-controlled area. Can we just let this go?"

Lu Chen planned to discuss it with Huang Jinrong to see if they could just let it go this time, since he couldn't come up with 10,000 legal tender right now.

"Hahahaha, the military police? To put it nicely, they're the military police, but aren't they just the Japanese lackeys? Do you think the Japanese care about your lives?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Huang Jinrong burst into laughter, and even the women surrounding him joined in, filling the room with laughter.

"You all go out first."

Lu Chen knew there was no other way, so he told Liu Jie and Lu Xiulian to go out and wait for him.

Huang Jinrong did not stop them. In any case, these people in front of him already knew that if they did not bring 10,000 legal tender by the time, those who knew the Green Gang knew what he would do!

After Liu Jie and Lu Xiulian left, Lu Chen reached into his clothes, took something out, and placed it in front of Huang Jinrong. His voice was not loud, but it echoed in the room.

"Boss Huang, I'm a member of the Japanese Special Higher Police. If something happens to me on your turf, what do you think the Japanese will do?"

Lu Chen remembered what Liu Jie had said before: Huang Jinrong was the only neutral one among the three giants, neither offending nor pleasing him.

Moreover, there is no other way now. It is unknown whether the Special Order of the High Commission that Kuroda gave him will be of any use. In the current situation, it depends on what Huang Jinrong plans to do.