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After arriving at the Paramount Casino, Zhang Weilun glanced around and noticed that apart from a few men in black suits who looked like henchmen of the East Star gang watching from the corners, he didn't see Xu Lang or his group.
To avoid arousing suspicion, he took out a stack of Hong Kong dollars and exchanged them for some chips. He pretended to wander aimlessly between the various tables, played a couple of rounds at a baccarat table, lost ten or twenty thousand dollars, and then turned and walked towards the toilet at the back.
The employee passage was right next to the restroom, but there were no Dongxing underlings guarding the entrance. Zhang Weilun pretended to go to the restroom, and when he came out of the restroom, he slipped into the employee passage while the Dongxing underlings in the distance weren't paying attention.
After walking a few steps along the employee corridor, I saw the door to the general manager's office open, and a woman with a graceful figure and beautiful appearance walked out.
The woman was stunned when she saw Zhang Weilun:
"Who are you? This is the staff entrance; you can't just come in like that!"
Zhang Weilun assumed the other person was a secretary or something similar, so he put on a smile and said:
"The venue outside is too small, I want to go to the VIP room and play something bigger!"
The woman gave him a wary look and then said:
"The VIP rooms are on the second floor, didn't anyone tell you?"
Zhang Weilun pretended to suddenly realize something and slapped his forehead:
"Oh, it's on the second floor. I thought..."
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly appeared in front of the woman, and with lightning speed, drew his pistol from his waist, pointing it at her head.
"Don't move or shout. Tell me where Xu Lang is?"
Although a gun was pointed at her, the woman's expression remained completely calm as she coldly said:
"Who are you? How dare you draw your gun here!"
Zhang Weilun said coldly:
"Who I am is not important. You just need to know that I don't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately. As long as you cooperate with me and lead me to Xu Lang, you'll be out of the picture!"
The woman gave a cold laugh:
"You dare to come looking for Brother Lang all alone with just a gun? You've got guts! Since you're looking to die, I'll take you to see him. I hope you won't regret it!"
After saying that, she led Zhang Weilun around and went up to the second floor through the staff entrance.
Xu Lang's temporary residence was in the general manager's office on the second floor of the Paramount Ballroom. There was a very large office with a bed and a reception room, and the decoration was very luxurious.
The woman who was held hostage by Zhang Weilun was none other than Hao Ji, the person in charge of the Paramount Ballroom.
Because she was Thai and had only recently arrived in Macau, and it was Zhang Weilun's first time at the Paramount, he didn't recognize her at all and mistook her for an ordinary manager or secretary, unaware that she was the Queen of Gambling from Thailand!
Seeing that Zhang Weilun dared to come to Xu Lang all by himself with only a gun, Hao Ji couldn't help but sneer inwardly. She then led him to the door of the general manager's office.
Upon reaching the general manager's office, Hao Ji knocked on the door, and a very gruff voice came from inside:
"Which one?"
Hao Ji recognized the voice as that of Ma Teng, the third brother of the Scorpion Clan, but deliberately said:
"Brother Lang, someone's looking for you outside!"
There was a pause inside, then it was said:
"Come in!"
Hao Ji immediately pushed open the door. Zhang Weilun, fearing an ambush, gave Hao Ji a push from behind and then rushed into the room.
But as soon as he rushed in, he found two gun barrels sticking out from either side of the door, pointed at his head from the left and right.
But it was none other than Ma Teng, the third brother of the Scorpion Clan, and Tang Shankui, the eldest brother of the Centipede Clan!
On the other side, Luo Tianhong was holding an eight-sided Han sword, looking at him with a cold smile.
Zhang Weilun reluctantly put down the gun in his hand and let out a long sigh.
Unexpectedly, he was disarmed by the other party without even seeing Xu Lang's shadow!
At this moment, the door to the inner room opened softly, and Xu Lang walked out from inside, wrapped in a bath towel, drying his hair with a towel. He looked at Zhang Weilun, then turned and went to the bedroom next door to change into pajamas before leisurely sitting down in a chair.
By this time, Tang Shankui and Ma Teng had already confiscated Zhang Weilun's weapons and searched his body, confirming that he had no weapons on him.
Xu Lang glanced at Zhang Weilun indifferently:
"who are you?"
Zhang Weilun was already a prisoner of the enemy, so he had no choice but to obediently answer:
"I am Zhang Weilun from Shengle."
Xu Lang frowned slightly:
"Dongxing has no conflict with Heshengle, so why did you come to kill me? Is it because you and Gao Laosi are both members of the He organization, or because you took his bounty?"
Zhang Weilun shook his head and gave a wry smile:
"No, that's not it. Young Master Xiong kidnapped my younger brother Zhang Haotian and forced me to come and assassinate you. I had no choice!"
"Your brother has been kidnapped, and instead of thinking about saving him, you turn around and point a knife at me?"
Zhang Weilun sighed:
"There's nothing I can do. I have no idea where he's tied up. Young Master Xiong said if I don't do it tonight, he'll kill my brother tomorrow morning!"
Xu Lang glanced at Zhang Weilun and said with a faint smile:
"One person, one gun, and you dare to come looking for me? You've got guts! You only tried to assassinate me for your own brother, so it's somewhat understandable!"
He hesitated for a moment and said:
"Now I'll give you a way out: go back to Gao Laosi and tell him that you've killed me, then kill him, and I'll spare your life!"
Zhang Weilun was startled upon hearing this, and then fell silent.
Xu Lang raised an eyebrow slightly:
"What? Don't you dare?"
Zhang Weilun shook his head and smiled:
"If I dared to come to you alone, why wouldn't I dare to go to find Gao Laosi! It's just that I feel uncomfortable being used as a pawn by you back and forth like this! Moreover, doing so might not guarantee my brother's safety!"
A hint of mockery flashed across Xu Lang's eyes:
"You've already acted as a pawn for Gao Laosi once, so you're not comfortable acting as a pawn for me now?"
Zhang Weilun sighed:
"I'll be his gun, for my brother; I'll be your gun..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already quite clear.
He wouldn't mind risking his life to enter the Paramount alone for Zhang Haotian's sake, but if it was just to be Xu Lang's pawn, he couldn't help but hesitate.
Xu Lang smiled:
"I heard that before Dongxing came, Gao Laosi suppressed you a lot, and almost killed you in Thailand!"
Zhang Weilun nodded without saying anything.
"How about this!"
Xu Lang pondered for a moment, then said:
"I'll send someone with you to deal with Gao Laosi and then help you rescue your brother. But after it's done, you must come back to me to face your death!"
Zhang Weilun paused for a moment, hesitated for a few seconds, and then nodded solemnly:
"As long as you can rescue my brother, I can come back and do whatever you want with me!"
Xu Lang nodded, then gave Hao Ji a look.
Hao Ji took out a bottle filled with red syrup from the side, then took out a makeup box, and pretended that Xu Lang had been shot in the chest. After taking a picture with a Polaroid camera, she handed the photo to Zhang Weilun.
Judging from the photo, Xu Lang's chest was covered in bright red blood, and his eyes were staring straight ahead, as if he had just been shot and died with his eyes wide open.
"Here's the photo. Let my men accompany you to find Gao Laosi."
Xu Lang had Hao Ji hand the photo to Zhang Weilun, then pointed to Luo Tianhong standing to the side.
Luo Tianhong did not participate in the street fight last night, but instead secretly went to Gao Laosi's horse farm, so Gao Laosi's men did not recognize him at all.
"After this is done, come back and let me decide your fate, and I'll let you and Sheng Le go!"
Zhang Weilun glanced at Luo Tianhong and asked with some doubt:
"Is he alright on his own?"
Luo Tianhong heard his question and couldn't help but blow a breath, making a strand of red hair on her forehead fly up:
"You dared to come to the Paramount yourself, and you actually think I can't take down Gao Laosi by myself?"
……
Soon, Zhang Weilun drove Luo Tianhong to the main hall of He Anle, but Luo Tianhong did not bring his Eight-Sided Han Sword, nor even a short knife.
Seeing that he wasn't carrying any weapons, Zhang Weilun became even more puzzled.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the He Anle headquarters, He Anle's henchmen indeed searched the two of them. Zhang Weilun's pistol was also confiscated. Only then did he understand why Luo Tianhong had not brought any weapons!
Upon entering the main hall of He'anle, a dark-skinned, thin man greeted them. He glanced at Luo Tianhong beside him, assuming he was Zhang Weilun's henchman, and then turned to Zhang Weilun, saying:
"How's the work going?"
Zhang Weilun took out the fake photo of Xu Lang's death from his pocket and handed it to him.
The dark-skinned, thin man glanced at the photo and was overjoyed. He quickly reached out to take it, but Zhang Weilun snatched it back.
"I want to see Fourth Brother, and my younger brother Zhang Haotian!"
The dark-skinned, thin man smiled and said:
"No problem. You've done such a big thing for us and Anle, Fourth Brother will definitely see you!"
After saying that, he took out his phone and called Gao Laosi.
Upon hearing that Zhang Weilun had indeed killed Xu Lang and even brought back photos, Gao Laosi immediately left his hiding place and went to the He'anle General Hall with Shao Ye Xiong, also bringing Zhang Weilun's younger brother Zhang Haotian along.
Upon seeing Zhang Haotian's bruised and swollen face, Zhang Weilun was immediately enraged.
"You just wanted me to kill Xu Lang for you, why did you hit my brother!"
Young Master Xiong chuckled: