Chapter 1239: Gambling s.h.i.+p
Afternoon.
Beach.
On a yacht by the seaside.
After boarding, Zhang Longjuan pulled the stiff Dong Xuebing to a lounging chair. He sat with her and felt everyone was looking at him. It was uncomfortable… only his left arm squashed between Sis Zhang’s b.o.o.bs, felt good. It was a weird feeling.
Zhang Longjuan was amused. “Why are you so shy?”
Dong Xuebing whispered. “Can you don’t stick so close to me?”
“Haha… are you scared I would eat you? Huh?” Zhang Longjuan laughed.
“No, I just feel… err… this is wrong…” Dong Xuebing pretended to be a gentleman. But he was enjoying this feeling inside.
Zhang Longjuan laughed. “They will not allow you to go on board if you are not my lover. You insisted on coming with us.”
“Can’t you tell them I am your brother or nephew?”
“How can that relations.h.i.+p be the same as a lover? A lover is more convincing.”
“Ok… let’s pretend to be lovers now.”
“We got to hold hands. Act natural, and don’t expose us.”
Shen Xianyan and her sister stood beside Dong Xuebing and Zhang Longjuan with the digital lock suitcases.
Suddenly, there was laughter from a distance.
A middle-aged man and a young woman walked to the yacht. They had a bodyguard each with them, and the bodyguards carried heavy suitcases.
“Ms. Zhang.” The man laughed.
The young woman said. “Why are you here?”
Zhang Longjuan turned. “Oh, Mr. Wei and Ms. Leng.”
The middle-aged man smiled. “We have not met for many years since Macau. I remembered I lost a lot to you.”
Zhang Longjuan laughed. “I was lucky or would not have won against you with your skills that day.”
Mr. Wei replied. “Are you mocking me?”
The woman beside seemed to know Mr. Wei and Zhang Longjuan. “Sis Zhang, I heard you are doing well overseas. I hope we can cooperate in the future.”
Zhang Longjuan laughed. “Sure.”
Mr. Wei looked at Dong Xuebing and asked. “Who is this?”
Zhang Longjuan wrapped her arms around Dong Xuebing’s arm. “Let me introduce. This is Mr. Wei. He is doing electronic products business. His company is big. This is Ms. Leng. Her business is focused mainly on Singapore. We cooperated once many years ago.”
Dong Xuebing nodded and greeted them. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Wei, Ms. Leng.”
Zhang Longjuan pointed at Dong Xuebing and said. “This is my lover.”
Mr. Wei smiled. “You have good taste, Ms. Zhang.”
Ms. Leng smiled. “I didn’t know you liked young men.”
Dong Xuebing felt slightly insulted, but he did not say anything. He did not want to create trouble today.
Zhang Longjuan smiled. “I remember there was a young man beside you when we met. He seemed to be in his teens.”
Ms. Leng’s eyelids twitched. “He is my relative.”
Mr. Zhang quickly changed the topic. “Let’s get on board. The yacht is going to set sail.”
They got onto Zhang Longjuan’s yacht and sat together.
Dong Xuebing could tell they, especially Ms. Leng, were not close with Zhang Longjuan despite their friendly greetings. He could tell from their tone and att.i.tude.
“Is this your first time here, Ms. Zhang?”
“Yes. I heard it is a big gambling cruise and came to take a look.”
“Haha… Ms. Leng and I came a few times. It’s not bad.”
“I didn’t know Ms. Leng enjoys playing cards.”
“I am here to have fun. Haha… I am not expecting to win.”
They chatted, and Dong Xuebing could not join their conversation. He looked around and saw a few cars stopping at the beach. Everyone was searched before they could get on board. They were doing this in broad daylight. He guessed the boss has connections with the local authorities. It is not easy to have such a scale within a few months. No wonder State Security is watching them.
Around ten minutes later.
All guests arrived.
The professionally dressed woman came on board the yacht. She is in charge of this yacht. “We are setting sail soon. It is windy here, and you can rest in the cabins.”
“It’s fine. I am enjoying the breeze.”
“Ok. We will set sail now. Call me if you need anything.”
The yacht set sail after a few minutes.
Zhang Longjuan yawned and asked. “How long will it take? I am feeling sleepy.”
The woman replied. “It will take around one hour. This is your first time, right? We will provide rooms and food on the cruise. You can rest or dine when you get on board. It will take seven to eight hours before the cruise reaches international waters. The casino will open at midnight. You can have a good rest.”
“Seven to eight hours to reach international waters?”
“Yes. We are located further from international waters, and the security has been tighter recently. We cannot stop in the areas previously. We got to change our course.”
“Is someone investigating you?”
“Haha… it’s better to be careful.”
“It’s fine. We don’t need to rush.”
Mr. Wei looked at Zhang Longjuan. “Let’s have lunch later, Ms. Zhang. We have not met for many years besides a few phone calls.”
Zhang Longjuan smiled. “We will have time. I am tired and will take a nap after we get on board. I think I will have dinner in my room.”
“Sure. Let’s talk about it again. You must go lightly on me when we meet in the casino.”
“Haha… you are teasing me again. Who doesn’t know how good you are with cards.”
Ms. Leng smiled. “Let’s play a few games later, Ms. Zhang.”
Zhang Longjuan looked at her. “Sure. Let’s meet again tonight.”
“Deal.” Ms. Leng laughed.
Ten minutes…
Half an hour…
One hour…
The yacht slowed down, and they could see the coastline.
They were unsure where they were. The port on the coast is not a proper port and a large luxurious cruise berth there. Dong Xuebing was speechless. He imagined the cruise s.h.i.+p when Shen Xiaomei told him about the mission, but he did not expect the s.h.i.+p to be so big. It looks new and can fit thousands of people.
This is an actual cruise s.h.i.+p.
This s.h.i.+p should cost an astronomical amount.
Port.
All the yachts stopped at the port.
About a hundred people got off the yachts and stood on the port.
Some seemed to be regulars as they were not looking around. Most of them were here for the first time. They were surprised and looked at the giant cruise s.h.i.+p.
The staff started boarding the guests.
There was another security checkpoint before boarding. The guests were searched and scanned with metal detectors and an infrared device. Guests’ spectacles and contact lenses were also checked thoroughly. This was to prevent anyone from bringing dangerous items on board and the guests from cheating with high-tech products. Lastly, everyone’s suitcases were checked. The guests were high rollers, and they had high net worths. Ordinary guests could not pa.s.s the initial checks.
Everyone’s suitcases contain a few hundred thousand to a few million USD. Zhang Longjuan’s five million USD is not the most.
Credit cards?
This is an illegal gambling s.h.i.+p, and they do not allow credit card transactions. That’s why the guests must bring cash with them.
On board the gambling cruise.
Zhang Longjuan and the rest finally boarded after clearing the security checks.
Staff in a casino dealer’s uniform walked up to them. “Please show me your gold card.”
Shen Xiaomei took out the gold card.
The staff replied. “Good afternoon, prestigious guest. Please come with me.”
Dong Xuebing noticed the guests were led to different parts of the s.h.i.+p. Some entered the cabin decks through the west entrance, and some through the east entrance. The gold cards should have different levels. The staff leads them into the decks through a north entrance and a long corridor. At the end of the corridor is a majestic and grand area.
Rooms lined on both sides.
Gold VIP signs and room numbers were hung on the doors.
“Every VIP guest has two rooms. These two, VIPs 7 and 8, are your room.
“All right.”
“The casino opens at midnight. You can call us from the phone inside if you need anything. All food and liquors are free for our guests.”
“Ok.”
“Have a good rest, and I hope you will have a pleasant stay with us.”