"(Chinese) That's all." A deep voice came from the depths of the corridor. Hearing this voice, the thugs around who were about to rush forward stopped and slowly took a step back. Qiao Xue and Tom both exhaled and turned their heads at the same time, looking at the direction from which the sound came. I saw an old man about fifty years old, with a white beard on his chin, walking towards the two of them with a solemn expression. He was wearing a Tang suit with a very Chinese flavor. Although his face looked a bit old, it still couldn't stop the heroic spirit revealed inside. The old man slowly walked up to Qiao Xue and Tom and looked at them. After a moment, he slowly clasped his hands together and saluted the two of them: "(Chinese) I don't know what is the need for two police officers to come to a small place like mine?" Tom seemed to be indifferent to the old man's clasped hands. Some didn't quite understand and turned to look at Qiao Xue. Qiao Xue said softly: "This is a Buddhist gesture of saluting each other, which is equivalent to shaking hands." Tom nodded and said, "Do you speak English?" The old man smiled slightly and said, "What do you want to say? "How about we come in and talk?" The two looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, they nodded to each other. The old man turned around and walked towards those buildings. Passing through the hall, Qiao Xue walked into this building with the style of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Looking at the furnishings in the hall, they looked very much like the furnishings of large mansions during the Republic of China. She couldn't help but feel a sense of self. The illusion of entering a period drama theater. "Please sit down. Well, two police officers are here. They must want to investigate the death of Hero Hao, right?" Tom was stunned for a moment. He said warily: "How do you know? We haven't announced this information yet!" The old man chuckled. Said: "Having lived in Chinatown for so long, I have some information channels. In fact, there is no need to ask specifically, you can guess it with a little reasoning. You have set up a cordon in front of that building, The only person in that building who is a member of the pro-Buddhist association is Hao Yingxiong. Moreover, people everywhere on the road say that someone died there, and your police are now here to investigate. You can guess who it is. Hero Hao is dead." Tom half-opened his mouth and turned his head without saying a word. Pretending to admire the Chinese architecture here. Qiao Xue smiled and said, "Since the old man is so smart, let's save ourselves the trouble of going there. So first of all, may I ask the old man your name?" He sat down, held a cup of tea in his hand, and chuckled: "It's easy to say, my surname is Yuan and my name is Puqing. I am 52 years old this year. I founded this Buddhist association myself, and I should have obtained all kinds of licenses." That's right. I've always been law-abiding, and there's nothing illegal. I've been in the United States for more than ten years. I've forgotten the exact number. Hehehe, this old man speaks very clearly. , and he didn¡¯t show any nervousness at all when facing the police¡¯s questioning. If he wasn't really used to big winds and waves I'm afraid, this old man named Yuan Puqing is already very used to dealing with the police. "Then, I would like to ask Mr. Hao Yingxiong, how long ago did he join the pro-Buddhist association? How often does he usually come to the pro-Buddhist association? Is the amount of gamblingthe amount of playing mahjong big?" Yuan Puqing haha He smiled, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said slowly: "The little girl is very energetic. She asked so many questions in one go. Well let me think about it, Mr. Hao should have joined the Buddhist Association five years ago. Yes. They come very frequently, usually every two or three days, and sometimes they come for several days in a row. Well As for the amount, we don't want anything big to happen. The amount of chips exchanged has always been small, probably about a hundred dollars at a time. " Qiao Xue snorted, staring at the old man, and sneered: "In other words, he is about a hundred dollars at a time. Are you losing money almost all the time? A hundred dollars in two or three days is not a small amount in a month. " "Hahahaha! I'm sorry, I should have said something wrong. It will not exceed one hundred dollars. We are mainly engaged in the business of exchanging chips, so the specific amount of money that members can play with other people at the poker table is not within our control. However, we also have a limit for one person per day. The maximum I can exchange is five hundred dollars, just because I¡¯m afraid someone will gamble here in a dark way.¡± Qiao Xue wrote it down word by word in her notebook. After tapping her notebook, she suddenly raised her head and asked:"Mr. Yuan, you just said that the Buddhist Association is a membership system, right? Since it is a membership system, then there must be levels such as gold card and silver card. May I ask, which level does he belong to? "Where are the members?" Mr. Yuan laughed again and shook his head, seeming a little helpless because of Qiao Xue's cleverness. "Oh my god, as expected, the police officer is really smart. Well, that's right. We are indeed a membership system. It is divided according to the number of levels everyone has here. The more you win at the junior level, the more you can advance to the next level. In the previous paragraph, the discount rate for redeeming chips will be reduced. UmMr. Hao¡¯s membership levelplease wait a moment." Yuan Puqing waved, and a steward-like person next to him nodded and immediately came from the side. A tablet was brought and handed to him. Qiao Xue turned her head and glanced at the housekeeper. I saw that he was a man in his forties, with a lean face and a pair of glasses on his nose. He seemed to have experienced many storms. "Who is this?" Hearing Qiao Xue ask, Yuan Puqing turned his head and glanced at the middle-aged man next to him, and said with a smile: "Oh, he is Ouyang Nuo, the manager of the pro-Buddhist Association. I am also a bit older. Now, I mainly retreat behind the scenes. Manager Ouyang is actually taking care of many things for me. Hmmha, I found it." Yuan Puqing clicked twice on the tablet, and the wall-mounted TV on the side immediately appeared. lights up, displaying Hao Yingxiong¡¯s personal information. "Ah, he is the highest-level diamond member." Qiao Xue nodded and continued to ask: "So, how many members are there at the same level as him?" Yuan Puqing: "That's itplease wait a moment. Um. There are more than twenty." Qiao Xue: "I also want to ask, how many diamond-level members did not come to your place to play mahjong four days ago?" Yuan Puqing rubbed his own. The nose looks a little tired. He handed the tablet in his hand to Ouyang Nuo next to him and motioned for him to do it for him. Ouyang Nuo walked up to the two police officers and tapped the tablet quickly. Soon, the information Qiao Xue needed was displayed on the TV. "Miss Police Officer, you are so lucky. Four days ago, we just held an event to welcome the New Year. All the chips were redeemed at 0% discount, so most of the Diamond members came to play. For those who didn't come, There are only these five." "Mr. Liszt." "Mr. Dong Xun." "Mr. Chen Yuyang." Names of these five people, he continued: "So, does Hao Yingxiong often play games with these five people?" Ouyang Nuo put away the tablet, turned his head and glanced at Yuan Puqing next to him. The old man didn't make any expression, he just leaned on the chair and closed his eyes. Seeing this, Ouyang Nuo shook his head slightly and said: "This is unclear. Diamond-level members have the right to compete with anyone. If diamond-level members play games with lower-level members, their income will be halved. If Play mahjong with an opponent two levels below you, and if you win, you won't get any chips from the loser. Therefore, there is a high possibility that Mr. Hao will compete with members of the same level, but I can't guarantee that they will often play together. " Qiao Xue nodded again. After taking note of Ouyang Nuo's words, she said again: "So, can you let me know the home address of each of them? "(To be continued)