As for how to get money in a poor state, Fang Linyan had carefully considered it before, and he already had some experience.
After he regained his mobility at this time, he directly jumped down from the second-floor balcony and landed on the ground smoothly. He then trotted toward the dock area where ships frequently docked in front.
It took less than 5 minutes for Fang Linyan to come to the dock area, then his gaze stopped at a sign,
"Giant Anchor Bar? En, not bad, this is the place. "
Although it was not the peak period for customers at this time, the occupancy rate in this bar had reached at least 80%.
When pushing open the slippage door of the bar, Fang Linyan saw a police notice next to it. Looking at the format and color, it should be the same as the one when he first entered the world. At this time, he took a look at it as he was close to it.
It turned out that there was a murderer committing a crime in the Whitechapel area recently. If anyone had relevant clues or witnessed it directly, please come to the police station to explain the situation. If the contributed information was finally confirmed to be useful in solving the case, then a Mr. Dolittle would provide a bonus of 3 pounds 11 shillings.
For this matter, Fang Linyan just glanced at it and didn't pay attention to it.
In the bar, there was a sound wave composed of hot air and rude shouting. A few mottled copper candlesticks made the light inside not so dim, but the half-peeling decorations on the walls and the creaking wooden floor under his feet fully showed that this bar had been around for some years.
Fang Linyan's nose twitched. He was obviously not used to the smell of body odor mixed with liquor in the bar. He adapted to the light and found that there was a huge anchor next to the bar counter here. This must be the origin of the bar's name.
The seaweed and kelp decorations hanging next to the bar counter were also quite thoughtful, and the dried garlic skewers were the characteristic standard of every bar at this time because it was rumored that this thing could make vampires hate it and also contain the plague.
Perhaps it was Christmas, so the festive atmosphere in the bar was quite strong. The Christmas tree had been set up in the corner. Of course, there were no gifts hanging on it yet. Even the young waitress in the bar began to cosplay as a little elk with twin ponytails.
The guys drinking here at this time were most likely the dock's decorators and crew members. These boorish fellows would always find something fun for themselves while drinking. For example, they would reach into the waitress's skirt to elicit a scream, or play a round of Gwent or dice.
Fang Linyan quickly chose his prey:
A table of rough men shouting at the top of their voices.
They were probably gathered together because of excitement. Several of them had unbuttoned their shirts, revealing their thick chest hair and sweaty chests. They were engaged in an intense gambling session with dice and cards.
Fang Linyan deliberately walked to the side of this table, then he stopped the waitress who was shuttling back and forth,
"I am very sorry to disturb you, beautiful lady. Is Mr. de Haring here? He asked me to meet him here at 6 pm, but it's already 6: 15 pm. "
The waitress looked at Fang Linyan and said lightly,
"I'm sorry, sir, but I don't know this Mr. de Haring you speak of."
Fang Linyan sighed. He knew that the indifference of the waitress must be because of his 3 points of charm … It couldn't be helped, the plot character recognized this.
To be honest, he had to thank the iron tree branch for adding 1 point of charm. Otherwise, the waitress wouldn't even say much.
"Ah?" Fang Linyan immediately made a frustrated expression, "Oh God, my brother is still waiting for me to exchange this Tahiti black pearl for gold and bring it back! Mr. de Haring has promised to pay thirty pounds for the Black Beauty! '
(Note: In the early Britain made currency with reserve gold. The pound's gold content was extremely high (close to 100%). The British Empire later took back the early "gold pounds" and added non-precious metals to recast, so the later pound's gold content kept decreasing. In the early days, 1 gold pound was worth about 1 pound of gold. It was recorded in Sherlock Holmes that a teacher's annual salary was 30 pounds. 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence. If it's roughly converted to now, then 1 shillings is 160 yuan, 1 penny is 13 yuan.)
The waitress was originally not interested in Fang Linyan, but the number of 100 pounds quickly attracted her attention because it was equivalent to her income for almost 10 years. Then, her gaze was cast on Fang Linyan's palm, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth exaggeratedly,
"Oh my God, it's so beautiful."
It turned out that in Fang Linyan's palm, there was really something similar to a black pearl. It was the size of a finger, round and clear, and black all over. It was full of mystery.
This was the mysterious thing that Fang Linyan found after killing Senia. It had the attribute that the holder would inevitably drop after death. It seemed that he must become a contractor officially recruited by the Space to be qualified to identify it. According to Fang Linyan's speculation, it was likely to be an unknown mysterious item that could be exchanged for achievement points, but it did not prevent Fang Linyan from using it as bait at this time.
Obviously, the conversation between Fang Linyan and the barmaid immediately attracted the attention of the rest of the people. The drunk guys around were obviously willing to have some fun. Several people exclaimed when they saw the "black pearl" in Fang Linyan's hand. There was even a kind old man who reminded Fang Linyan,
"Young man, such a valuable thing should appear on the counter of those jewelry stores on the 5th Street. If I were you, I would put it away immediately and leave immediately."
Fang Linyan said gratefully,
"Yes, sir, I think what you said is very reasonable, but Mr. de Haring asked me to meet here."
The old man sighed. As he was about to speak, a fat and strong guy suddenly squeezed over from the side. He had a black cloth band wrapped around his forehead, revealing his hairy chest hair, but his nose was crooked to the right. Without saying a word, he directly reached out and grabbed the black pearl in Fang Linyan's hand, cursing,
"Which son of a bitch is selling fake goods here again?"
This guy defined the black pearl in Fang Linyan's hand as a "fake" at once. Obviously, he was planning to deny it after grabbing it.
However, this crooked nose muscular man was already drunk, so his reaction was bound to be reduced. In addition, Fang Linyan's agility had reached 9 points which was almost double that of ordinary people, so how could he succeed in this grab?
Fang Linyan retracted his hand, took back the "black pearl", put it in his arms, and sighed regretfully,
"Forget it, since Mr. de Haring is not here, I will leave."
Then Fang Linyan said to the hostess,
`If Mr. de Haring comes, fair lady, tell him that I shall call again at this time to-morrow, and that he shall wait for me; and if the bargain is concluded, I shall give him five pounds as a token of my small thanks. '
After saying that, Fang Linyan deliberately sighed regretfully and said, "I'm sorry.
"It's a pity that there seems to be no blackjack here, otherwise I can play a few rounds and wait for him."
After the hostess heard the 5 pounds thank you fee, her eyes suddenly lit up! She immediately felt that the young man in front of her had become extraordinarily handsome. She immediately said without hesitation,
"How can it be? Sir, blackjack is the mainstream game in our bar. "
Before she finished speaking, she had been pulled away by the crooked nose muscular man, then this guy squeezed out a smile that he thought was the most amiable and said,
"Brother, we are about to play blackjack here. Let's play together."
Fang Linyan said with a suspicious look,
"I don't like to play debt games! Cash settlement on the spot? "
The crooked nose muscular man immediately said loudly,
"Of course! I'm the famous honest Thorpe! "
As he said, he motioned his men next to him to gather money, and they quickly gathered about 2 pounds of change.
Fang Linyan nodded, then he sat down and started playing cards with them. He conveniently put the bulging black wallet "Mr. Lannister Tyrion" aside, even though it was empty.
Although Fang Linyan didn't take out cash, these guys with evil intentions clearly wanted to win all the money on him and then seek the valuable black pearls. They didn't ask him to open his wallet at all.
In the opinion of Thorpe and his henchmen, if they played cards with Fang Linyan, who was a rookie at first glance, it would only take a few minutes for him to leave the bar naked and cry for his parents, leaving behind the previous things on his body.
However, Thorpe didn't know that in the era of information explosion where Fang Linyan was, blackjack had been analyzed to the extreme!
A legendary gambler and genius mathematician, Edward Thorpe, started with blackjack and swept the major casinos in Las Vegas. He even made a famous mathematical model for blackjack, which was the Kelly formula.
This thing could quantitatively calculate the amount of each bet in the blackjack game. When the odds of winning were high, the bet would be more; when the odds of winning were low, the bet would be less. Las Vegas even blacklisted him.
Fang Linyan happened to play blackjack on the Internet (secretly behind Uncle Xu's back). Although he was not a mathematician, he had enough calmness and wisdom. He could accurately remember every card that was played, and he could use the Kelly formula to do mental calculations in an instant … This meant that he was almost invincible in blackjack at this time.
Time quickly passed by as the game was won and lost. About ten minutes later, Thorpe and the others looked at each other in dismay. They could hardly believe their eyes. They had actually been massacred by a rookie at the poker table! They even lost the last penny in their trouser pockets.
The key was that there were still a lot of onlookers around, so they couldn't even act shamelessly. After all, they were under the watchful eyes of the public now. If they really did something like shameless, they would definitely be ridiculed everywhere. Once their gambling reputation was ruined, they wouldn't be able to play cards here in the future … They wouldn't even be able to raise their heads when they saw acquaintances.
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