The Invincible Strongest Student

Chapter 1235: Chapter 1235: Looks Familiar

Seeing that group of people running over, everyone quickly made way, forming a path. There were four of them, all dressed in black jackets, wearing ties, with badges pinned to their sleeves. Obviously, they were staff from the gambling den.

They ran up to the machine, glanced at it as it sparked, and the veins on their foreheads popped out.

The one leading the four was a bald man with fairly handsome features. He grabbed the middle-aged man’s shoulder and shouted loudly, ”Jia Wenming! Are you fucking crazy? Why would you smash the machine?”

Jia Wenming was grabbed by the hair, his face streaked with tears, looking twisted and pitiful, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Yet no one around sympathized with him; they all watched the scene unfold with smiles on their faces.

”If you lose money, just borrow more and make a comeback, smashing the machine... tsk tsk, isn’t that just courting death?”

This was what the surrounding spectators were saying, shocking LuuYong as he internally mused, ”This guy is seriously sick. Trying to make a comeback in a place like this? Isn’t that just daydreaming?”

Of course, he didn’t dare say that out loud; saying it would offend too many people.

”Let go of my hair!” Jia Wenming hoarsely shouted but didn’t dare to struggle. The more he struggled while being held by the hair, the more he suffered.

”Let go? Haha, sure.”

As he spoke, the handsome bald man indeed let go, but then he kicked, sending the middle-aged man to the ground, causing his head to bleed.

”Drag him to Shi’s office! Let’s see how to make this old man pay! Spit!”

Finally, still not satisfied, the bald man spat directly on Jia Wenming’s body, his fierce demeanor clearly not that of a kind person.

At the bald man’s command, the other three immediately stepped forward, grabbed Jia Wenming’s arms, and dragged him away on the ground.

Anyone would not agree to be manhandled like this, and Jia Wenming was no exception. He kicked his legs, twisting his body like a big water snake, but no matter how he struggled, it was futile.

”You scammers! That lousy machine just eats money and doesn’t return it. You guys are cheating! You ate up millions of my money, so what if I smashed a machine in anger?! If you dare touch me, I’ll report you to the police!”

Jia Wenming shouted with false bravado, like a dog at bay.

”Ha, cheating? Then show me the evidence! You have bad luck and meet a jinx, lose everything, and yet you come and blame our house. Old fool, have you lived all these years as a dog? Report us? Haha, see if you can even make it to the police station! Get him out of here!”

This scene was observed by everyone present, but they all stood idly by.

Everyone knew what Jia Wenming said, that those machines just eat money, and making money off them is incredibly difficult.

Didn’t everyone know this?

No, everyone knew. Those who came to play in this gambling den were all clever enough to see through these tricks.

But knowing and being able to control one’s own desires are two different things.

The machines may eat money, but they also spit it out. If they eat a lot, they naturally spit out a lot. But most people think they can win big on those machines with little, making them so popular.

After Jia Wenming was dragged away, the bald man stood at the front, clasped his hands, and with a pleasant smile, said cheerfully, ”My apologies, everyone. There was a small issue. Hope it didn’t spoil your fun.”

The people detached themselves from the matter, only smiling at the bald man without responding. After all, this had nothing to do with them; they were just here to watch the commotion. The Wang Family could open a gambling den in Kanyue City, naturally ensuring no one foolishly caused trouble.

Wu Yong nudged Lin Tian with his elbow and said with a smile, ”You’ve been around gambling dens before. What do you think will happen to that guy?”

”If no one saves him or if he doesn’t save himself, his fate will be terrible! This isn’t about money; he disrespected the gambling house. In this business, face is everything. But that guy deserves it,” Lin Tian said blandly. Such things were rare in the past at Xianglong Tea House, but similar nonetheless.

At this moment, LuuYong whispered from behind the two, ”I think he might go to the police.”

”Ha, and what if he does? He’s just an utterly broke gambler,” Wu Yong said disdainfully. He’d managed many relationships; how could there be no commotion?

Lin Tian thought differently, patting Wu Yong on the shoulder and saying, ”Have someone keep an eye on that guy. We might need him later.”

Wu Yong didn’t understand why Lin Tian said this, but he nodded anyway.

The three talked for a while before Wu Yong made his way toward the machines, finding them still quite interesting. But after just two steps, he was pulled back by Lin Tian.

”Remember why we’re here tonight?” Lin Tian raised an eyebrow and asked.

”To win money!” Wu Yong replied, like it went without saying.

”So let’s not play those machines. First, we’re not familiar with them. Second, those machines are all connected to the main server of the gambling den; they can change the odds, making it hard to win. Third, those machines are too slow in making money. I’m not interested,” Lin Tian explained.

Wu Yong’s heart pounded—he wasn’t interested? He’d seen people win hundreds of thousands in one go, wasn’t that enough?

Though whether they could actually win was another question.

”So what do you suggest we play?” Wu Yong asked, ”As long as it can win, I’m in.”

”Don’t rush. Let’s first watch and see; we play whatever is fastest. Our time is precious,” Lin Tian smiled.

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The Wang Family’s gambling den had three basement levels. The top level was where Lin Tian and the others were. The middle level was the VIP area for high-end guests, and the bottom level was the control room, housing the main machines for gambling and the surveillance videos. Specialized personnel monitored the footage around the clock to see if anyone was cheating; this surveillance served as conclusive evidence!

”Shan, three new faces have exchanged two million so far. They’ve been circling the place for quite a while, not playing anything. It’s a bit suspicious.”

A staff member watching the surveillance video called out. Their job was to be alert and report any suspicious individuals to avoid trouble later. Anyone neglecting to report could not shoulder the blame if something went wrong.

Shan was a man in a white suit, appearing scholarly in his thirties, with no expression on his face, suggesting a deeply reserved nature.

He walked up to the surveillance video, had someone zoom in, and upon seeing the three, suddenly frowned and said, ”They look familiar.”