Tome of Troubled Times

Chapter 232: The biggest gamble

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Zhuque was unwilling to doubt his own Twenty-Eight Mansions, but was willing to believe Zhao Changhe's judgment.

Perhaps it is because Zhao Changhe has been quite successful in solving cases several times that people subconsciously trust him

In fact, thinking about it carefully afterwards, it was not that Zhao Changhe had any extraordinary criminal investigation ability in those two or three cases... His reasoning ability seemed okay and his observation of details was also good, which was the premise, but his main way of solving the case was actually just to preset a result and then verify the guess.

In this way, if the verification is inconsistent, he can change the direction of guessing and slowly fall into confusion... But it happens that he can get the desired result every time he verifies, which is also a kind of luck, or his initial guessing intuition is particularly sharp and accurate.

She hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "So what should we do now?"

"I'm going to go somewhere. You'd better not do anything. Go back to Pinghu and rest. If you're discovered sneaking out in the middle of the night, it will set off alarms."

Zhuque's eyes widened: "So you really think of me as a burden."

"No way." Zhao Changhe smiled apologetically: "You are the main fighting force I rely on, I am just a rookie."

"Really? Call me good sister."

"Good sister."

Pighead stood up with satisfaction: "Since you are moaning so sweetly, I will cooperate with you reluctantly. Let's go."

The fragrant wind passed by and the person disappeared.

Zhao Changhe looked at the bright moonlight outside the window and thought to himself that his sister's strength might not be that simple.

The Four Symbols Sect is really full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. I originally thought that Wan Dongliu was very powerful, but now it seems that he can be listed in the same Twenty-Eight Mansions as these people, mostly because he is young, and his hard power is far behind.

The most crucial information brought by this young lady was that Han Wubing was not really captured by Yan Lianping. Then many of Zhao Changhe's ideas were once again confirmed. At this moment, he was almost 90% sure where Han Wubing was.

He pondered for a moment, hid the dragon bird in the house, and went out empty-handed.

A moment later, a black-faced man appeared in front of Kangle Casino. The guard looked at him and ignored him lazily.

This kind of gambling house does not allow people to bring swords or knives into it, otherwise there may be fights every day. Zhao Changhe had expected this and simply did not bring any. As long as the swords and knives were not obvious and there were some small items hidden on the body, the guards would have been too lazy to stop and search them, after all, they were doing business.

Entering the gambling house, the space inside is very large. However, no matter how big it is, it cannot support so many people. This night is when gamblers are the craziest. Looking around, there are huge crowds of people. Various gambling tables are full of people. The noise is deafening. People with weaker five senses can hardly hear any sound here.

There were numerous VIP boxes around the hall, and it was impossible to see what was inside. Zhao Changhe didn't care about the boxes, and his eyes fell on the huge gambling table at the back of the hall. A young man stood at the dealer's seat and shouted loudly, his face flushed.

The casino dealer is dressed like a rich young man, which is a bit out of place, and his name is even more out of place.

Master Sha Qi of Kangle Casino sounds like a rough gangster, but he is actually such a young master. He has never been on any list and is extremely low-key, but he is famous enough in Jianhu City. Zhao Changhe just picked a passerby and asked about Master Sha Qi's characteristics.

There were countless casino guards around, many with bulging temples, and it was obvious that they had practiced quite well, gathering in a mere gambling house... That was not a casino, but a gang with a powerful backstage.

Zhao Changhe glanced at the swords of the guards, secretly wondering if he could escape if they rushed forward.

Seeing a strange face coming in to look around, someone came up to greet him and said, "Sir, what are you playing?"

Zhao Changhe withdrew his gaze from the guards' swords and pointed in the direction of Master Sha Qi: "What is Master Sha doing over there?"

"Oh, it's betting on leopards. Do you want to play?"

"Do you want to exchange your chips?"

"You can exchange it for chips, gold or silver, or mortgage it with a deed."

"Okay." Zhao Changhe walked up leisurely. Over there, Master Sha Qi was shaking the cup with a red face: "Buy it and leave it!"

"Pah!" Zhao Changhe slapped all the change he had robbed from the gangsters at Kangle Casino during the day onto the "three sixes" area: "I bet on the leopard."

No one paid any attention to this small amount of money. Master Sha Qi opened the betting: "Two, two, four, little! Sorry, everyone!"

"Wait." Zhao Changhe stretched out his hand to stop him from grabbing the chips: "What do you mean by two-two-four? Isn't this three sixes?"

Everyone looked down and saw that the dice that was clearly 2, 2, and 4 had turned into three 6s at some point.

Everyone was in an uproar, and looked at Zhao Changhe with amusement in their eyes.

What a great use of internal force to change the direction of the dice silently... Is he here to cause trouble

Mr. Sha Qi's frantic expression froze for a moment, and he tilted his head and looked at Zhao Changhe for a long moment, half smiling, "Yes, three sixes. You win. Do you want to continue betting?"

Zhao Changhe said: "Bet, but gambling is meaningless, how about something else?"

Mr. Sha Qi's expression began to go crazy again, extremely excited: "What are you betting on? Your head?" Zhao Changhe said: "I'm betting on the Ji family's assets in Taiping Street. If I lose, the assets will be given to you. If I win, you will do something for me."

Mr. Sha Qi asked curiously, "What right do you have to mortgage the Ji family's assets? Don't tell me you are the Master Ji who is coming back from the Ji family?"

Zhao Changhe said: "Why can't I be Master Ji?"

Master Sha Qi looked him up and down for a while and said with a smile: "What can you prove that you are Ji Bochang?"

After hearing these three words, Zhao Changhe was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his second brother: "Well... can we find a room and prove it privately?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment. No one had thought of anything wrong yet, but this reminder made everyone realize what was going on and they all burst into laughter.

Master Sha Qi laughed so hard that he pounded the table: "It's fun, it's fun!"

Zhao Changhe didn't change his expression, but in fact, he couldn't change his expression even after changing his appearance: "How about it, Master Qi, do you want to verify something with me in private?"

"Okay, okay!" Master Sha Qi laughed so hard that he gasped for breath: "Come to the VIP room, you and I will start the game alone."

People were laughing so hard that they were bent over, but even though they were laughing, they felt a little scared in their hearts.

The so-called booking of a room alone was certainly not to verify whether Ji Bo was tall or not, but to make a private bet on an important matter.

Everyone knows about the changes in the Ji family. Could it be that Master Ji really returned and brought in Kangle Casino to participate in the fight between the Pinghu Society and the Xingyi Gang

There’s going to be some fun in Jianhu City.

Quite a few people secretly left and rushed to the Pinghu Society to report the news.

Meanwhile, Master Sha Qi left the dealer's seat, made a gesture of invitation to Zhao Changhe, and walked towards a VIP room nearby. Zhao Changhe smiled and followed him.

Originally, there was a large table about ten feet wide between the two of them, but now they were slowly merging together and approaching each other as they walked towards the VIP room together. At the same time, countless big men surrounded them on both sides, protecting them and watching them closely.

The two of them didn't seem to care about it. They moved closer and closer. Master Sha Qi laughed and said, "I didn't expect that the young master of the Ji family was so courageous. He came to my Kangle Casino. Aren't you afraid that we will swallow you up skin and bones, and you will get nothing?"

Zhao Changhe said calmly, "If we are swallowed up by the Pinghu Society, we will get nothing. A gambling house is a gambling house after all. After all, we have said it in public. Master Qi has to go through the gambling procedure. Otherwise, it will be bad for his reputation, right?"

"Not bad, not bad." Mr. Sha Qi smiled and said, "But you don't have the land deed as collateral, so it's hard to make this bet. Or can you provide another chip? For example, what kind of martial arts did you learn from the Shenhuang Sect? We are still very interested in these."

As they were talking, the two of them arrived at the door of the VIP room at the same time, less than a foot apart.

Zhao Changhe said calmly: "If we want to change the stakes, why don't we just change the bet?"

Master Sha Qi looked at Zhao Changhe's hand, then at the guards on his left and right who had their swords half drawn, laughed, and walked in first: "Sure, go ahead, sir."

Zhao Changhe followed in and said slowly: "For example..."

His right hand suddenly attacked the back of Sha Qiye's neck: "Use your life..."

"Clang!" Several swords stabbed at Zhao Changhe's back and neck. At the same time, Sha Qiye's body twisted strangely, avoiding Zhao Changhe's grab, and pushed his elbow back, directly hitting Zhao Changhe's Danzhong.

Zhao Changhe took the blow without dodging, his hands blooming like lotus flowers, and seemed to be filled with thousands of shadows.

Sha Qiye's twisting had no effect at all, as Zhao Changhe's hands had already grabbed his neck.

At the same time, the gambling house guard's knife was placed on his neck and back.

Mr. Sha Qi calmed down and the door was quiet for a while.

Zhao Changhe seemed to be completely unaware that he was also being held at knifepoint. He pinched Sha Qiye's neck and continued what he had just said: "In exchange for Han Wubing's life."

Master Sha Qi stood still for a few breaths. It was difficult for him to speak as his neck was being strangled, but he was still smiling: "Isn't this a matter of exchanging lives for yours?"

Zhao Changhe said calmly, "Before these knives cut my throat, Master Qi's throat will definitely be cut first. You can trust my strength. For Master Qi, this is his only life. It doesn't matter whether I am buried with him or not."

"You only have one life." Master Sha Qi sighed: "Is it worth the gamble?"

Zhao Changhe smiled: "Isn't this a gambling house? Gambling with your life is the biggest gamble, don't you find it exciting, Master Qi?"

"I'm asking if it's worth it, not if it's thrilling. Just for... a friend?"

"Aren't these two words heavy enough?"

Master Sha Qi was silent for a moment, then burst into laughter: "As expected of the bloodthirsty Shura Zhao Changhe. Come, bring Han Wubing."

(End of this chapter)