bookbashuk Chapter 6 Unexpected Gains
Chapter 6 Unexpected Gains
"Young Master Shen... Shen Yi!?"
When Sun Mazi saw Shen Yi's face, his legs went weak and he almost knelt on the ground.
"Sun Mazi, it seems you're doing quite well in Jinling," Shen Yi said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Sun Mazi hurriedly ran to Shen Yi, bowed, and said, "No, no, it's all thanks to you, young master, that I can make a living here."
Sun Mazi's real name was Sun Yu. He was called Sun Mazi because he had a lot of pockmarks on his face.
He used to be a small-time hoodlum in Shanghai, but later became a disciple of one of Shen Jiuling's apprentices and belonged to the "Jue" generation of the Green Gang.
In Shanghai, he could only do odd jobs. Later, Shen Jiuling sent his apprentice to Nanjing, and Sun Mazi followed him there.
When Sun Mazi was in Shanghai, his master arranged for him to be Shen Yi's bodyguard for a period of time, and that's when the two met.
According to the rules of the Green Gang, Sun Mazi should call Shen Yi "Uncle-Master". However, Shen Yi did not hold any official position, and he felt that calling him that would make him look like an old man, so he told the gang members to just call him "Young Master".
Shen Yi's predecessor had followed Shen Jiuling since childhood and did not reject members of the Green Gang. However, he would definitely boss around a nobody like Sun Mazi and would not give him a kind look.
During dinner today, Song Yu told Shen Yi about the managers of most of Shen Jiuling's businesses in Jinling. Only then did Shen Yi learn that Sun Mazi was in charge of Wanli Gambling House, so he came here.
As for why he was able to win so much money, it was because Shen Yi had learned the tricks of the casino since he was a child, so winning money was nothing to him.
"Don't be modest. I was down there for a while. This gambling den must be making a lot of money every day," Shen Yi said.
"Young master, I handed over all this money according to the rules, and I wouldn't dare to touch a single penny!" Sun Mazi hurriedly said.
As he spoke, he pointed to the man standing to the side, "This is the accountant, Liu Jin. You can ask him."
Liu Jin stepped forward and said, "Young Master, the gambling den's ledgers are in that room over there. You can come with me to take a look."
Shen Yi smiled upon hearing this. He didn't believe Sun Mazi's words, and he wasn't interested in the account books or anything like that. He was just using this as a way to give the other party a warning.
"I won't look at the account books. Sun Mazi, you just need to remember the family rules."
Upon hearing this, Sun Mazi's legs went weak again. "Of...of course I remember."
As Shen Yi spoke, he walked to the head seat and sat down.
The burly man who had just pushed Shen Yi seemed to be mentally challenged. Upon seeing this, he immediately roared, "Who told you to sit there? Get up!"
"Snapped!"
"You bastard, how dare you speak to the young master like that! Apologize to him right now!"
Sun Mazi slapped Zhao Dali on the head and roared.
He then looked at Shen Yi and said with a fawning expression, "Young Master, Zhao Dali isn't very bright and doesn't know how to speak properly, please don't mind him."
At this moment, Zhao Dali looked at Sun Mazi with a wronged expression, then slapped himself twice on the face, saying, "I'm sorry."
Seeing this, Shen Yi smiled. He could tell that Zhao Dali's foolishness was not an act; it must have been caused by some kind of brain damage. So he didn't hold it against him.
He looked at the man lying on the ground. "Did he really cheat?"
"That's right, I absolutely did not wrong him."
As he spoke, Sun Mazi took out a die and handed it to Shen Yi.
"This is the die he secretly brought with him. It was filled with mercury, and I caught him red-handed."
Shen Yi weighed the dice in his hand and nodded.
"Alright, stop fighting, just do it the old way."
Gambling dens that cheat will have their hands and feet chopped off.
As for how many he should chop, it depends on how much money he's won.
Shen Yi felt no sympathy whatsoever for such gamblers.
Every era has its own characteristics, and since he has come here, he must adapt to it.
"No...no, I...I have money, I have money!"
At this moment, the man lying on the ground spoke with difficulty.
Upon hearing this, Sun Mazi kicked him twice more in the stomach, yelling, "What utter nonsense! You'll never earn a penny like that!"
"Cough cough... I really do, I... I have a batch of sulfonamides, which can definitely fetch a lot of money on the black market, I'll give them all to you!" the man said again.
Shen Yi perked up upon hearing this. Sulfonamides were a good thing, a highly effective antibacterial drug during this period, and even called a "miracle drug" by some people.
Since sulfonamides were only recently introduced to China from Germany, they are extremely rare and are only used in some large hospitals, making them very expensive.
Although I don't know exactly how many are in the batch the other party mentioned, even just one box would be good.
Sun Mazi clearly knew the value of sulfonamides, so he stopped and looked up at Shen Yi.
"Where did you get the sulfonamide?" Shen Yi asked.
"I...I have a cousin who's a doctor at the Central Hospital. He can get his hands on sulfonamides, and then he gives them to me to sell on the black market. We split the profits 90/10..."
To save his hands and feet, the man sold his cousin until he was left with nothing but his underwear.
Shen Yi laughed upon hearing this, not expecting that his visit to Sun Mazi would yield unexpected results.
Sun Mazi stood silently to the side, realizing that Shen Yi was very interested in sulfonamides, so he wisely kept quiet.
The other party is Shen Jiuling's adopted son; he wouldn't dare to snatch anything from Shen Yi even if he had eight hundred lives.
"Sun Mazi, I'm taking this person with me. You don't have any objections, do you?" Shen Yi said.
"No, no, young master, you can just take it with you," Sun Mazi hurriedly said.
He worried that if he hesitated for even a second, he would upset Shen Yi, and if Shen Yi told Song Yu, he would be finished.
His master is already dead, and even if he were alive, Song Yu would not let him go.
Compared to his own casino, that sulfonamide was nothing.
Shen Yi nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this, and then took out two sheets of drawing paper from his pocket.
He unfolded the drawing paper and placed it in front of Sun Mazi.
"Go and investigate this person and this cheongsam shop for me. Once you've found out, just come find me at the Special Service Department."
Upon hearing this, Sun Mazi's eyes widened suddenly. "The...the Special Service Department!?"
He had been in Nanjing for several years, so of course he knew what the Special Service Department was.
In Nanjing, the Special Service could arrest whomever they wanted. If you were accused of being a Japanese spy, once you were in the Special Service's prison, you could forget about ever getting out.
He usually didn't dare to pass by the gate of the Secret Service, and would avoid anyone from the Secret Service when he saw them.
He never expected that Shen Yi would be working in the Special Service Department. Looking at Shen Yi's smiling face, he felt even more frightened.
He took the drawing paper from Shen Yi's hand and said tremblingly, "Yes...yes!"
Shen Yi nodded. "Also, help me prepare some gifts and send them to Qixia Mansion on Yihe Road. They need to be delivered before six o'clock. The chips I just won will then be considered as funds."
After saying that, he squatted down, picked up the man on the ground, and slowly led him out.
"Take care, young master!"
After Shen Yi left, Sun Mazi finally let out a breath and slowly sat down, holding onto the armrests of the chair.
He was genuinely afraid that he had just done something that might anger Shen Yi.
He had angered Shen Yi when he was Shen Yi's bodyguard before, and was then taken to the hall and given a beating according to family rules.
He recalled it again when Shen Yi mentioned the family rules.
Sun Mazi never wanted to taste that flavor again in his life.
Now that Shen Yi has become a spy for the Special Service Department, his fear of Shen Yi has grown even stronger.