Chapter 51: The Praying Mantis Wants to Catch the Cicada
At 7:30 in the evening, the South Bank business district of City C is still bustling. The Yunhai Hotel is located in the most valuable area along the river. At this time, the underground parking lot is already full, and the various luxury cars parked at the door are dazzling.
The Yunhai Restaurant is golden in color and looks like a huge gold brick from a distance. It is a landmark building on the South Bank.
Chen Dong stood in the darkness across the road, looking coldly at the revelry under the night. The well-dressed guests were constantly coming in and out of the hotel. Two sweet-looking reception ladies at the hotel door were frequently walking in front of him.
The men and women nodded in greeting, saying welcome or please go slowly.
Chen Dong's body seemed to be a little stiff. He had arrived here three hours ago and had been squatting opposite the hotel, hoping to see Yinzi and Taozi appear.
Unfortunately, either these two people were very vigilant and entered the hotel in disguise, or they had already laid an ambush in the hotel. In short, Chen Dong did not see the shadow of these two people at all.
Seeing that the time was approaching, Chen Dong felt that there was little point in continuing to wait, so he stretched his legs and walked slowly towards the other side of the road.
Chen Dong walked into the hotel door and was immediately greeted by a waiter wearing a cheongsam. He turned a blind eye to Chen Dong's shabby outfit and lowered his head slightly: "Sir, are you dining or looking for someone?"
Chen Dong didn't say anything, took out the black invitation card from his arms and waved it in front of the waiter.
Seeing the black card in Chen Dong's hand, the waiter's attitude became more respectful and said with a professional smile: "Sir, please wait a moment."
Not long after, a waiter who looked like a foreman came to Chen Dong, bowed and raised his hand in the direction of the hotel's private room: "Sir, please follow me."
Chen Dong put away the black card in his hand and followed the foreman, and soon arrived at the private room area of the hotel. However, the foreman did not stop, but walked straight past all the private rooms and came to a door.
There are four words written on the door: Staff Passage.
The foreman opened the door, and an elevator immediately appeared in front of Chen Dong's eyes. The elevator looked a little old, like a freight elevator that transported food or sundries to the hotel.
The elevator door opened, but the foreman did not go in. Instead, he stood respectfully in front of the door and said, "Sir, please press the button for the negative three floors. When the elevator arrives, someone else will take you into the dinner venue."
Chen Dong nodded and pressed the b3 button on the elevator as he was told, but put his hand on his waist, ready to deal with the surprise attack from Yinzi and Taozi at any time.
With a ding, the elevator door reopened, and a burly man stood at the door of the elevator, wearing a black suit, with intercom headsets hanging from his ears, with his hands crossed in front of him, as if he was waiting for Chen Dong's arrival.
But this man is not anyone of silver or peach.
"Sir, please show me your invitation card." The man's accent was a little stiff, and he seemed to be a foreigner of Asian descent.
Chen Dong handed over the wild card, and the other party picked up the wild card and checked it carefully before showing a warm smile and making a "please" gesture.
After walking out of the elevator, there was a Z-shaped corridor. There was a door at the end of the corridor, and on both sides of the door, there were several armed men. Chen Dong's eyes jumped when he saw it.
The security force of this underground boxing ring is much stronger than that of Uncle Lin!
The man walking in front of Chen Dong handed Chen Dong's invitation card into the hands of several people. After receiving confirmation again, they carefully opened the door.
A burst of noise and noise immediately hit us.
Chen Dong walked into the door and immediately found that this underground space was quite spectacular.
The entire boxing arena is about the size of a basketball gym, and its layout is quite similar to that of a general theater. There is a giant boxing ring in the middle about three meters high, surrounded by a circle of stepped stands.
Although it is underground, the ventilation conditions are excellent, and the strong light makes the entire boxing ring brightly lit.
It was almost eight o'clock at this time, and the seats in the stands were almost full. Chen Dong was led to a corner to sit down, and immediately someone else walked up to Chen Dong.
"Sir, would you like to place your bet or leave your bet?"
"Place your bet."
After hearing Chen Dong's answer, the man quickly handed over a booklet, which recorded the information of the boxers who had signed up for the boxing match at this moment.
"The boxer information is updated every twenty minutes. If a new boxer joins, we will notify you when it is introduced."
Chen Dong looked at the booklet in his hand. The production was relatively crude, but considering that it was made on the spot after the boxers signed up, it was understandable. He looked up at the waiter beside him and waved.
"I'm going to wait until after the opening before placing my bets."
Upon hearing this, the waiter nodded to Chen Dong and then stepped aside.
In the betting rules of underground boxing venues, there are two types: first bet and last bet. Betting before the boxer enters the ring is called first bet. The bettor can only judge the strength and weakness of the boxer based on the information provided by the boxing venue.
Win or lose, so the odds are generally higher.
As for back betting, just like Chen Dong, the bettor waits for the boxer to enter the ring, and then makes a comprehensive judgment based on the boxer's posture, body shape, mental state, etc., combined with the boxer information provided by the boxing ring, and finally chooses the target of the bet.
The last bet is obviously more secure, and it also tests the bettor's vision and experience, and the odds will be lower than the first bet.
Chen Dong didn't come to the boxing ring today to gamble, but he had to make a necessary gesture. Of course, if possible, Chen Dong would not let the boxing prize money he had accumulated over the years go to waste.
So after the waiter left, Chen Dong secretly observed the guests in the boxing ring, trying to find traces of Yinzi and Taozi, and also carefully looked at the information in his hand.
As expected, among the boxers who signed up for the competition, there were no names like Yinzi and Taozi. If they didn't temporarily change their names to compete, it means that these two people were not here to box today. Their target from the beginning was Chen Dong.
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Unfortunately, there were too many people at the scene. Finding silver and peaches among so many people was like looking for a needle in a haystack. It was difficult for Chen Dong to dig out these two people in such a short time.
But Chen Dong is not in a hurry, because he knows that since Yinzi and Taozi dare to use this method to lure him, then they will definitely have a way to find him!
Since you can't defeat the enemy first, then attack later!
Thinking of this, Chen Dong raised the corner of his mouth, crossed his legs, and began to carefully read the booklet in his hand.
Chen Dong's guess was correct. Although he could not find Yinzi and Taozi at this moment, his figure had fallen into two pairs of eyes as soon as he stepped out of the elevator.
"He is indeed here." Yin Zi's face was full of flesh, and when he smiled, his cheeks rose up at an angle that made him look like a silver ingot, which is where his name came from.
Tao Zi didn't say anything, but just stared at the man on the screen with a gloomy expression. The short hair that formed the peach pattern on the top of his head was like steel needles, glowing with a cold light.
At this time, neither of them were in the boxing ring. To be more precise, the two of them did not attend this so-called "charity dinner" at all. They were not underground, but on the ground!
Chen Dong had no idea that the money and peaches that he was deliberately trying to deal with were not in the place he could see, but in the hotel room several floors above his head!
Yunhai Hotel is an industry integrating catering, entertainment and accommodation. Yinzi and Taozi had stayed in an ordinary room in Yunhai Hotel a few days ago, just waiting for Chen Dong to take the bait.
Of course, during this period, with the opportunity to reveal Chen Dong's news to the boxing ring, the two set up a sufficiently secretive camera in the corner of the boxing ring.
Launching an attack when the enemy least expects it is the best option.
Yinzi and Taozi didn't know that their news had been known to Chen Dong, but they still made arrangements carefully enough, and even made a response plan when Chen Dong appeared directly outside their guest room!
"Tao Zi, let me tell you, there is no need to go to such trouble. With the skills of the two of us, we can definitely eat him up!" Yin Zi was somewhat dissatisfied with Tao Zi's strategy.
At this time, Taozi finally spoke. His voice was a little hoarse. This was all thanks to Chen Dong, because Chen Dong punched Taozi's Adam's apple and almost pierced his vocal cords.
"Do you want to die again?"
Yinzi smiled, did not argue with the other party, walked to the bed and lay down on the soft mattress, saying: "Okay, okay, I can't talk to you, just call me when he leaves."
Taozi was not angry about Yinzi's seemingly perfunctory attitude. He knew that the other party had such a personality, and Yinzi was not underestimating the enemy when he was lying on the bed. Instead, he was seizing all the time to recharge his batteries and adjust his condition.
The game has not yet started at this time. Obviously, this night will be particularly long.
On the computer screen in front of Tao Zi, Chen Dong looked particularly relaxed, as if he was really a gambler. He slowly turned over the book in his hand, looking calm.
But Taozi didn't know that from an angle that he couldn't see, even though Chen Dong's right hand was holding the pamphlet, it was always on the dagger at his waist!
After about a quarter of an hour, Chen Dong finally read the information distributed by the boxing ring. He selected two groups of contestants and prepared to place bets on them.
At this moment, a woman suddenly walked onto the boxing ring in the center, and the noise in the boxing ring suddenly became much quieter.
This woman wore a fiery red trench coat outside, but only wore a set of black underwear underneath. Her long hair fell on her chest, making her look almost invisible.
Her good figure, beautiful face, and sexy clothes immediately made the male audience members breathe heavily.
It turned out to be Yu Heng!
Chen Dong frowned. He didn't expect Yu Heng to be the host of today's boxing match. Yu Heng didn't tell him about this in advance.
Yu Heng walked to the center of the ring, bowed in all directions, and then raised one hand high.
Following Yu Heng's actions, the scene became completely quiet.
Yu Heng smiled slightly and said: "First of all, on behalf of the boxing ring owner, I would like to thank you all for coming." Yu Heng's voice was calm and unhurried, and his gestures were quite typical of everyone: "I don't need to elaborate on the corresponding rules, as long as
If all distinguished guests win the bet, they will receive full compensation. The reputation of this venue is absolutely reliable!"
Having said this, Yu Heng gently lifted his hair, revealing the snow-white chest, and waved with one hand: "Next, we will invite the boxers from our first boxing match to fight!"
After saying that, the lights around the boxing ring suddenly went out, leaving only the incandescent lights directly above the boxing ring, which illuminated the entire boxing ring white.
Chapter completed!