Sure enough, the landlady's call worked wonders. The obese man Chen San, who had fled in panic earlier, reappeared in front of everyone about thirty minutes later. He looked somewhat embarrassed when he saw Xiaobing, and Xiaobing turned his head away, avoiding eye contact with him.
His sister-in-law greeted, "Chen San, these friends from out of town want to gamble. Why don't you take them for a spin?" The landlady, being clever, knew what could and couldn't be said and deftly avoided the main issue.
"Oh? These guys aren't cops, are they?" Chen San was worried that Liu Chen and his group might be undercover police. If Zhu Fei's casino was raided, Zhu Fei would definitely not let him get away with it.
