The gambling house had opened twice, with a total loss of over ten thousand. This situation was barely acceptable.
If the third opening also resulted in a loss, it would not only dampen the enthusiasm of Afeng and the others, but Yang Jian himself would also retreat.
Therefore, everyone was very nervous on Tuesday. Seeing more people than usual coming to buy numbers didn't make them happy.
The two local villagers indeed kept their word, inviting five landlord bosses to buy numbers. Their investment wasn't particularly large, with each person putting in ten thousand yuan to buy ten numbers, a thousand yuan per number. This was within the acceptable range for Yang Jian and the others.
According to Anan's retrieval, these seven local bosses bought numbers that covered almost all forty-nine numbers, which meant at least one number would win.
If the special number drawn today happened to be one that these bosses had all purchased, then today would be a huge loss. This was because these people often researched betting slips together, jointly selecting the two or three numbers most likely to win, and then they would all buy these numbers, with other numbers filled in by individuals.
At 8:30 PM, the gambling house stopped taking orders. Besides a dozen people playing cards, the remaining customers who had bought numbers had left the chess and card hall.
Fang Hai, Ma Yuan, and the two young men they had hired were tallying the total amount of money from today's number sales, while also waiting for the lottery results.
Meanwhile, less than thirty meters away from the chess and card hall, on the main road, a black SUV and four vans were parked quietly by the roadside.
In the SUV, the driver, Achao, briefed the other four burly young men, "You've been scouting alone for the past two days, so you know what Yang Wu looks like, right?"
"Yes, this kid is quite handsome. I'm going to slash his face a couple of times later to prevent him from harming young girls."
A young man with a scar on his face replied with an evil smile. Having been disfigured himself, he was somewhat jealous of handsome men. Since Yang Wu was their target, he had to be disfigured.
"After we go in, you four focus all your efforts on Yang Wu. Don't hesitate or waste words. Attack directly. Remember, you must catch him off guard and not give him a chance to draw a weapon, otherwise, it will be difficult for you to retreat safely."
"Don't worry, Achao. We've attacked at least dozens, if not hundreds, of people. No one has ever escaped from us, let alone counterattacked. Such situations only happen in TV shows."
"Alright then, do we all rush in and corner Yang Wu, or do you go first and we follow to surround him?"
Achao wasn't very confident about tonight's operation. If it weren't for Master forcing him to act, he truly wouldn't want to clash with Yang Wu.
However, these four were masters that Master had heavily recruited from his hometown martial arts school, and they might be able to deliver a fatal blow to Yang Wu. Therefore, the course of action still needed to be decided with their input.
"We four will go first, pretending to play cards, and enter the chess and card hall one after another. Once we are all inside, you bring your men and rush in immediately. The main purpose is to prevent them from escaping. Since we are going to shut down this gambling house, let's not let anyone go."
"Okay, after you go in, we'll be there in ten seconds at most."
Achao was naturally happy not to have to take the lead.
The four young men got out of the SUV. Dongjiang in December was still a bit cold, and they were all wearing loose jackets with sabers tucked inside their clothes. They walked towards the chess and card hall in pairs, one after the other.
Yang Jian and the others were all gathered in the innermost part of the chess and card hall. Fang Hai, Ma Yuan, and the two young men sat around the office desk counting money and compiling data, while Anan stood beside them, tapping on a calculator.
Afeng and Yang Jian sat on the sofa watching television, which was broadcasting the lottery draw from TVB Jade.
Jun Jun leaned against the armrest of the sofa, holding a glass of tea. Afeng sat next to him, and Yang Jian was in the innermost position.
The successive entry of the four young men did not attract their excessive attention, as people were constantly entering and exiting the chess and card hall.
Only Jun Jun glanced at them twice but didn't pay much attention. This was a habit, as he was responsible for security.
The first two young men who entered stood by the mahjong table and took a look, then turned to the vicinity of the Sic Bo table, which was a bit closer to the inside. They were only two meters away from Jun Jun, but they had their backs to him. Unseen by Jun Jun, their hands had already reached inside their clothes.
When the other two young men entered the chess and card hall, the four exchanged glances and suddenly attacked, drawing their sabers and lunging at Yang Jian.
According to their intelligence, only Yang Jian was a tough character; everyone else was just a bystander.
Under normal circumstances, when facing a knife attack, the people next to the target would instinctively dodge to the side. Their target was Yang Jian, and the people around him should have scrambled to avoid him.
But they forgot that there were two people in front of Yang Jian, and Anan was also standing, forming a triangle with Jun Jun and Afeng. This meant that to attack Yang Jian, they had to pass through these three people.
The moment they drew their knives, Anan and Jun Jun sensed the danger. They casually threw the calculator and teacup in their hands, hitting the faces of the two people on the outer sides respectively. At the same time, they delivered kicks, sending these two flying backward.
As the sabers of the two men in the middle swung towards Yang Jian, Afeng pulled the sponge cushion from under his buttocks and wrapped it around them. Sabers were not divine weapons like those in TV shows that could cut through iron like mud; they only managed to scratch the first layer of cloth on the sofa cushion.
Before they could withdraw their sabers, they were each kicked in the stomach.
One kick was delivered by Afeng, and the other by Yang Jian from behind.
In just these two or three seconds, all four young men who attacked with sabers were kicked to the ground.
Before they could get up, their heads were simultaneously struck with knees and feet. They were knocked unconscious without even having time to swing their sabers in self-defense.
The people playing cards hadn't figured out what was happening before the fight was over. They all stood up, looking at Yang Jian and the others in a daze.
Just then, hurried footsteps were heard from outside the chess and card hall, indicating that many people were rushing towards them. The card players quickly moved to stand against the wall, knowing that this was the beginning of a large-scale gang fight and that moving might put them at risk.
"Fang Hai, Ma Yuan, secure the money and follow behind us."
Yang Jian drew his extendable baton and rushed towards the entrance first. Afeng, Anan, and Jun Jun did not lag behind, drawing their weapons almost simultaneously.
Fang Hai also reacted at this moment, instructing Ma Yuan and the other two brothers to pick up the attackers' sabers, carry the money from today's sales and the account book, and follow behind them.
Achao, seeing the four masters enter the chess and card hall, immediately ordered the brothers in the vans to get out and rush over as quickly as possible.
However, as soon as they reached the entrance, they saw the Yang Wu, whom he feared to the extreme, charging out like a god of slaughter. But he didn't see the shadows of those four masters. At this moment, he knew the operation had failed.
Not only had those four masters been killed, but their own men would also face furious retaliation and counterattacks.