Chapter 2380 — Trouble Brewing
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Ahem... Xiaoshu, we may be in trouble!" Gu Mengyao frowned. Watching the security guards bearing down on them with such menace, she warned Shen Yushu under her breath.
Still, Gu Mengyao was not overly worried. At worst, they could just leave the chips behind and take back their original stake. A casino sought money, and with so many customers about, they could not resort to force.
"Oh?" Shen Yushu stopped placing her next bet and turned to look around. Her brow furrowed as well.
"Miss, allow me to introduce myself—I'm the owner of this casino. On the street, they call me Brother Gambling!" Brother Gambling spoke up directly. "The slot machine in front of you has developed a bit of a fault, which has caused a system error and made it keep spitting out chips. But none of that counts!"
Shen Yushu hesitated. She was normally brash and afraid of nothing—but that was because Wei Zhao was at her side. Now that Wei Zhao was absent, she was not foolish enough to start a conflict with so many casino guards... Yet her eyes suddenly lit up, and she answered with tremendous swagger, "Brother Gambling? You mean you can't afford to pay, so you've deliberately cooked up an excuse and claimed the machine is broken?"
"Miss, if that's how you insist on understanding it, there's nothing I can do." Brother Gambling shrugged and said coolly, "But to make up for your losses, I've had a red envelope of one million prepared for each of you. Take them, and the two of you may leave this place."
"Two million? Who do you think you're fobbing off, a beggar? I won twenty million!" Shen Yushu refused to let it go.
"Xiaoshu!" Gu Mengyao tugged at her, meaning for her to quit while she was ahead.
"Relax, Sister Yaoyao—Arrowhead's here!" Shen Yushu whispered into Gu Mengyao's ear.
"Oh..." Gu Mengyao smiled wryly. No wonder Xiaoshu had such nerve—her backup had arrived... Wei Zhao had been worried about Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, and this was hardly the ideal place to heal and restore his true qi. So after hastily repairing the damage to his organs and meridians, he had risen to his feet. As for the true qi he had lost and his other injuries, Wei Zhao intended to recover from them slowly once they were back.
"Boss, are you all right?" Wu Chengtian had been keeping an eye on Wei Zhao. Seeing him stand, he asked at once.
"Boss!" Pi Zhifeng and Pi Zhitao were watching Wei Zhao anxiously as well.
"Heh, no major problems now." Wei Zhao nodded, flexing his body. "Let's go. Thank you for arriving in time and holding Piao Huotai down."
"This man is Piao Huotai?" Wu Chengtian glanced at the corpse on the ground.
"You know Piao Huotai?" Wei Zhao was a little surprised.
"The King of Gamblers of Southeast Asia, isn't he? I heard he'd recently come to Donghai City. Never thought we'd beat him to death." Wu Chengtian said offhandedly. "By the way, boss, that owner fellow came by earlier..."
After all, the powers over in Southeast Asia were too far away for Wu Chengtian to worry about. In any case, they could not possibly come in force to make trouble, and even if Piao Huotai's sect was displeased, for the time being there was nothing they could do.
"Mm." Wei Zhao nodded. "I heard what Brother Gambling said while I was healing, so there's no need to repeat it. Let me first check on Chen Xi, and then we'll leave together!"