Six or seven men approached me and surrounded me.
“What is it?”
“Hyung said you made a lot of money today, so give me a review.”
“Review?”
“Please make enemies with poor neighbors who are stripped of their hair like us.”
I wondered what they were doing, but they were parrots.
But isn’t it robbery when a group of people surround one person and beg?
I could have scolded you, but I didn’t.
Looking carefully at their behavior, I felt sympathy rather than anger.
Everyone was dressed in shabby clothes and carrying old backpacks. It looked like they had been homeless for a long time.
It made me want to give some money for a bowl of soup.
But that didn’t work.
These people, as soon as they have money, run to the gambling house.
So let’s just be quiet
“How did you know I won a lot of money?”
“Words spread that my brother won hundreds of millions of dollars playing roulette. I heard the pit boss came and took me to the VIP room.”
I nodded.
“It was. I did! I went to the VIP room and got robbed. I don’t have money to give you a review, so just go.”
“Looking at you earlier, you didn’t look like you lost money, did you? Were you laughing?”
I guess I could see her smiling at the thought of going to Hawaii from afar.
“That is, I laughed because I lost all my money and collapsed. That’s Okay?”
“Did you really lose everything?”
“So the sun is already in the middle of the day, but it has already come out. Would you come out if you made a lot of money? He must have been playing inside.”
I saw on the internet that gambling addicts only come out of casinos when they lose all their money or when business hours are over.
If you can earn some money and get up, you are not an addict.
Everyone nodded, as if my words had caught on.
“Yes, if I had won a lot of money, I would have been playing inside.”
There were also people who comforted me with sad expressions.
“Oh, you’re doing well!”
I smiled bitterly and told them.
“Isn’t this what a gambler ends up like? Good or bad, when you come out empty-handed!”
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The men licked their lips as if they were sorry and went their own way.
After looking at their backs for a while, I headed towards the taxi stand.
‘Let’s go get something to eat.’
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I found a restaurant in town near the casino.
When I ordered the lunch special, a hearty ssambap set was prepared.
It was delicious to wrap stir-fried pork and soybean paste in ssam vegetables and put it in my mouth.
Since I won 35 billion won, I could have gone to a hotel restaurant and ate something very expensive, but it made me feel better eating like this.
‘Just because it’s expensive doesn’t mean it’s delicious.’
I wrapped the ssambap in a big bag, put it in my mouth and chewed it, thinking about what to do with 35 billion won in my head.
‘Should I buy gold first?’
Elixir is still needed to continue using magic.
To do that, you have to keep absorbing gold.
Now that you have 35 billion won in cash, you can buy as much gold as you want.
The weight of gold absorbed so far was 70 kg.
40 kg at Incheon Airport, 30 kg at a bar.
However, if all 35 billion won was converted into gold, it would have weighed over 450 kg at today’s market price.
Of course, I don’t mean to turn all my money into gold.
Elixir is important, but it’s also important to enjoy things that you couldn’t do because you didn’t have money.
‘Let’s go to Hawaii and think about it slowly.’
It was then.
“uh! See you here again!”
someone knew me
Looking closely, it was a familiar face.
He was the man who followed me around the casino and had fun.
He continued, adjusting his horn-rimmed glasses.
“Did it go well in the VIP room?”
“No, I’ve lost everything and am broke.”
“Oh, good job! I got some today thanks to you. I will pay for lunch.”
“No, you don’t have to.”
My uncle reluctantly joined me with me.
Then he shouted at the counter.
“Here you go! Give me 5 servings of Korean beef ribs! Give me a bottle of soju too!”
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The ribs were cooked over a charcoal fire.
“Looks like you made a lot of money. Buy some beef too.”
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The man who was flipping the meat answered with the corner of his mouth hanging in his ear.
“I won over 10 million won today!”
“Wow, good job. By the way, did you get the money and come out right away? You don’t play anymore.”
“If you win, you have to get up right away. If you keep sitting there, eventually it will all go back into the casino pockets. I do it once a month for fun, not just out of love.”
“You only go to the casino once a month?”
“I am a resident here.”
“ah···.”
Residents near the casino were restricting access to the casino to once a month to prevent gambling addiction.
Not only nearby residents, but also people from outside the casino are banned from entering the casino too often. And among gambling addicts, their family members submit an application and are banned from entering.
the uncle spoke
“Is it okay to make normal people gambling addicts and ban them from entering? There are things that ruin my life even more because of it.”
“yes? What do you mean?”
“Would you be able to cure your gambling addiction by not allowing you to enter the casino? I can’t stand it and go somewhere else.”
“Is it different?”
“Have you heard of a private casino?”
The ‘private casino’ is where gambling addicts who are unable to enter the casino eventually find it.
It is said that a criminal organization sets up an illegal gambling hall in a place like a remote mountain villa.
Of course, there is no way to play the game fair and square in such a place.
Anyone who sets foot there will eventually be tricked and lose all their money.
“It would be nice if I lost the money I had. It is said that it is linked to private gambling houses and private moneylenders, so it even makes them in debt. In the end, they write a memorandum of abandonment of their bodies and have their internal organs stripped away. After all, there are no animals as evil as humans. Tsk tsk.”
Uncle clicked his tongue.
“So, don’t set foot in private casinos either. never!”
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After eating, I went out of the restaurant.
“Where is your house?”
“I live in Seoul.”
“Then, go down carefully.”
I broke up with my uncle and was walking down the street when someone called me from behind.
“hey!”
I turned around and saw the man at the counter at the restaurant.
“What are you doing?”
“It’s not something to talk about on the street, could you give me a minute?”
I didn’t really want to deal with him asking for time out of nowhere.
“No, because I am busy.”
I stepped back.
Then he followed and brought up the main topic.
“Have you ever been banned from entering the casino?”
“yes?”
“I overheard their conversation while eating, but it seemed like they were talking about a private casino…”
“But why?”
“If you want to use a private casino, I can connect you.”
He was a private casino broker.
Earlier, the uncle said that there are people who work as brokers among the owners or employees of restaurants or motels near the casino.
The man heard only part of the conversation and mistook me for a gambling addict.
“I am not interested.”
I sped up my pace.
But he didn’t give up and kept following.
“They say they lost all their money, so I have to pay for it! I can earn a lot of money, so let me introduce you.”
“I’m not really interested…”
I stopped talking.
I suddenly changed my mind.
Come to think of it, such an illegal hideout was my ideal hunting ground.
If it’s a place like that, there’s no need to use ＜deception＞ and clean it up.
‘It’s enough to incinerate all human waste.’
I stopped and told the broker.
“Can you really get your money’s worth?”
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＜Entrance to Renaissance Motel, 7pm＞
When I arrived at the address the broker gave me, there was a van standing there.
I approached the car and whispered to the driver through the driver’s window.
“Napoleon.”
It was the password the broker gave us.
“Get on.”
When I got into the back seat, there were seven other people already on board.
burrung-
The driver started the engine.
Then, the man sitting in the passenger seat handed out an eyepatch to everyone in the back seat.
“This is the business policy. Even if it’s cramped, bear with it for a little while.”
Everyone received and wore eye patches.
humming-
the car started
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The car stopped after about 30 minutes.
“Don’t take off your blindfold yet. I will change cars here.”
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The van door opened.
Then, the driver and the man in the passenger seat got out of the car and helped the blindfolded people to another car.
‘What kind of procedure is this complicated!’
I was very annoyed, but I held it in.
If it explodes now, simple things can become complicated.
So, let’s hold on until we reach our destination, thinking of saving the Elixir.
“Watch your feet!”
I moved the car with their help.
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The car door was closed.
burrung-
the car started
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After about an hour, the car stopped.
“Everyone has arrived. You can take off your blindfold.”
When I took off the blindfold and got out of the car, I was completely in the middle of the mountain.
It was to the point where I was amazed at how I got there by car.
“Come over here!”
The man in the passenger seat walked ahead and guided the group.
I checked my companions.
Three men and four women, including a young woman in her twenties.
A man in the party said to a young woman in a miniskirt walking right in front of him.
“Young woman is not afraid. They all come to these places.”
Then the woman shot straight up.
“Uncle, you take good care of yourself. You get old and come to places like this.”
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The man made a bewildered expression and immediately began swearing at the woman.
“Did you see such a mean b*tch! Lose all your money and be sold on an island!”
“what!? Son of a b*tch, you’re done talking!”
As the commotion erupted, the driver who followed the furthest behind opened his mouth.
“If you make a lot of noise, we separate them and leave.”
Then both men and women who were growling shut their mouths.
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After about 20 minutes of hiking, we finally arrived at our destination.
There was a mountain hut built quite nicely.
“oh! good night!”
The companions admired the mountain hut.
I didn’t know how they built such a building in a valley.
When I went inside, the interior was well done.
There was marble on the floor and a chandelier hung from the ceiling.
And there were game tables in the wide hall.
Baccarat, Blackjack, Poker, and more.
There was even a roulette table at the far end.
‘Well done.’
After a while, a woman in a red dress appeared.
Her outfit with a clear back was reminiscent of the year-end awards ceremony.
She opened her mouth to everyone.
“Welcome to our ‘Green Casino’ with good water and good air! This is Madam Jung, who is in charge of managing this place. If you need anything or have any questions, please contact me anytime. Oh, and if you ever need a loan, just tell me. I will lend it right away without consultation.”
ha ha ha-
A few people laughed at Madame Jung’s joke.
“From now on, Green Casino will start operating! Customers, win a lot of money!”
Dealers in uniforms were placed at the table with the words announcing the opening of the business.
But I had no intention of enjoying the game here.
I immediately approached Madame Jung.
and told her
“Take me to the safe.”