plumnovel Chapter 64 Bai Yifei Returns
Chapter 64 Bai Yifei Returns
As Xia Bing had predicted, the conflict between Tianze and Ji Wuye finally erupted.
The cause of the matter is very simple.
At the King of Han's birthday banquet, Tianze publicly requested that the King of Han appoint him as "General Protector of the Nation" and allow him to command the Han army.
Ji Wuye refused on the spot, and the two parted on bad terms.
"It seems they've fallen out," Zi Nu said with a smile.
"As expected." Xia Bing nodded. "Tianze's ambitions are too great; Ji Wuye won't allow anyone to threaten his position."
"So what do we do next?"
"Take care of Jade Tiger first." Xia Bing looked at the intelligence report in her hand. "He's the God of Wealth for Nightfall, responsible for accumulating wealth for Ji Wuye. Cutting off his source of income will greatly weaken Ji Wuye's power."
"You have a plan?"
"Yes." Xia Bing nodded. "Jade Tiger runs a gambling den in the east of the city called 'Golden Jade Hall.' I heard that it has a daily turnover of tens of thousands of taels of gold."
"You want to steal his business?"
"It's not about robbing," Xia Bing smiled, "it's about making him hand over the business to me himself."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm planning to go to his casino and play a few rounds."
"......"
Zi Nu remained silent.
What mischief is this man up to now?
……
The next night.
Xia Bing arrived at Jin Yu Man Tang alone.
This is a three-story building with two large red lanterns hanging in front of the door. Inside, it is brightly lit and bustling with people.
"Sir, please come in." A waiter greeted him. "Are you here to play a couple of rounds?"
"Hmm." Xia Bing nodded. "Is there anything fun to do?"
"What would you like to play, sir? Dice, dominoes, cockfighting—we have them all."
"Let's play dice then." Xia Bing stepped into the hall.
There were more than a dozen gambling tables in the hall, and each table was surrounded by people.
Xia Bing found a table with fewer people, sat down, and took out a few silver ingots to place on the table.
"Sir, please place your bet." The bookmaker was a middle-aged man with sharp eyes, clearly a seasoned veteran.
Xia Bing casually placed a hundred taels of silver on the small table.
"open!"
The dealer uncovered the dice cup; the three dice showed three, four, and five points, totaling twelve points—a high score.
Xia Bing lost.
"Would you like to continue, sir?" the dealer asked with a smile.
"Of course." Xia Bing placed another thousand taels of silver on the small plate.
"open!"
It's big again.
Xia Bing lost again.
"You're having a bad run of luck, sir," the dealer chuckled. "Would you like to move to another table?"
"No need," Xia Bing shook her head, "This table will do."
He kept betting, and he kept losing.
Before long, he had lost more than half of the silver in front of him.
But he remained unfazed, as if he had only lost a few stones.
"Sir, you've already lost over three thousand taels." The dealer's eyes held a strange glint. "Would you like to continue?"
"Continue." Xia Bing pulled out the last silver note. "This is ten thousand taels; bet it all on small."
"Alright." The dealer narrowed his eyes. "Open!"
He lifted the dice cup.
The three dice rolled a few times on the ground before finally coming to a stop.
Little by little, little by little, little by little.
Three ones.
small.
Xia Bing won.
"How is this possible?!" The dealer's expression changed drastically.
"Why not?" Xia Bing smiled. "Just good luck."
"you......"
Before the dealer could finish speaking, Xia Bing had already stood up.
"I won quite a bit tonight, I'll come back another day." He picked up the silver notes, turned around and left.
"stop!"
Several men in black surrounded him from all directions, blocking his way.
"You think you can just leave after winning money, sir?" A fat, middle-aged man stepped out from behind. "Not so easy."
"Who are you?"
"The Emerald Tiger."
Xia Bing looked at him, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"So you're Jade Tiger. It's an honor to meet you."
"You know me?" Emerald Tiger narrowed its eyes. "Who are you?"
"Just an ordinary gambler," Xia Bing said with a smile, "but I've heard that the owner of Jade Tiger's gambling skills are unparalleled, so I wanted to come and test my skills."
"Want to learn from you?" Emerald Tiger sneered. "Kid, you're cheating!"
"Cheating?" Xia Bing raised an eyebrow. "Do you have any evidence?"
"Evidence?" Emerald Tiger waved his hand. "Men, search them!"
Several men in black rushed up and tried to search Xia Bing.
But before their hands could even touch Xia Bing, they were flung away by an invisible force.
"What?!" Jade Tiger's expression changed.
"Jade Tiger." Xia Bing looked at him. "Your gambling skills are indeed impressive, but I don't need to spell out that you put mercury in the dice, do I?"
"How...how did you know?!"
"I'm here to win money, not to be scammed by you." Xia Bing stood with her hands behind her back. "Your little tricks won't work on me."
"you......"
Jade Tiger's face was ashen.
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation in all the years he had run the gambling den.
"Kid, who are you?!"
"As I said, I'm just an ordinary gambler," Xia Bing smiled. "However, if you want to know who I am, you can ask Ji Wuye."
"Ji Wuye?" Emerald Tiger's pupils constricted sharply. "You're Xia Bing?!"
"Indeed." Xia Bing cupped her hands in greeting. "A pleasure to meet you."
"you......"
Cold sweat broke out on the Jade Tiger's forehead.
Of course he knew who Xia Bing was.
These past few days, Xia Bing's name has been widely known in Xinzheng.
Even Bai Yifei was no match for him, how could a businessman possibly deal with him?
"Young Master Xia," Jade Tiger's attitude changed immediately, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"
"A misunderstanding?" Xia Bing sneered. "You sent people to search me, and that's a misunderstanding?"
"Yes, yes, it's all a misunderstanding," Jade Tiger said with a forced smile. "I will return all the money Young Master Xia won, and I will also give Young Master Xia another ten thousand taels as an apology."
"Ten thousand taels?" Xia Bing shook her head. "Too little."
"Then... fifty thousand taels?"
"It's not about the money," Xia Bing said, looking at him. "I have one condition."
"What are the conditions?"
"From today onwards, your gambling den belongs to me," Xia Bing said calmly. "You can continue to operate and manage it, but 30% of the monthly profits will go to me."
"You..." Jade Tiger's expression changed drastically, "You want to seize my business?!"
"It's not robbery," Xia Bing shook her head, "it's cooperation."
"cooperate?"
"That's right." Xia Bing looked at him. "You can choose to refuse. But I guarantee that starting tomorrow, your gambling den will be plagued with problems one after another."
"You're threatening me?!"
"That's one way to understand it," Xia Bing nodded, "but I prefer to call it a 'well-intentioned reminder.'"
"......"