Chapter 1184: Chapter 1182: Advanced Animals (11)
It really worked!
Observing Ross hand over the phone, Yuan Shan gained a deeper understanding of the effectiveness of Fu Qian’s role-playing.
Of course, she remained composed on the surface, merely exchanging a look with Fu Qian before gesturing for him to answer the call.
After all, the introduction just now had established her as the employer.
Since the other party was prepared to pretend to be a desperate fugitive, she might as well play along.
Fu Qian’s acting was flawless, and after a very pertinent exchange of looks, he directly took the communication device.
"You know, that’s how gamblers are."
In this situation, Ross, who had abruptly switched topics, seemed slightly embarrassed and scratched his head to explain.
"Lying is second nature, morally corrupt."
"No worries."
Yuan Shan leaned her chin on her hand, observing Fu Qian as he communicated.
"It’s not just gamblers who are like this."
...
"Mr. Xun?"
Beside her, Fu Qian naturally heard Yuan Shan’s fabricated words, but he wasn’t one to stoop to her level.
At that moment, a rather magnetic voice came through the phone.
The speech was not fast, and it seemed like he didn’t have much aversion to his own aggressive behavior of looking for someone.
"I’m pleased to see young people like you appearing in Night Holy City, perhaps the only thing that could make me happier is if I had seen this a couple of days earlier."
The praises from the mysterious character Midas sounded sincere.
"I’m not too available at the moment, so I’m taking the liberty of contacting you this way, could you first tell me the reason you are looking for me?"
"Simple, I regret not coming here earlier and want to make amends."
After listening carefully to the other side’s narrative, Fu Qian felt satisfied.
"It’s clear that something exciting is brewing in Night Holy City, and I want to know if there’s a possibility to be involved in it."
"Why do you say that...because of what Ross is doing?"
The person on the other end hesitated, clearly Ross had told him about the discovery of the note.
"That’s just one part, mainly it’s your actions."
Fu Qian did not refuse this sort of probing question.
"One thing I’ve been pondering, if Ross really is in league with you and what he’s doing is real, then what does your prior behavior signify?"
"When targeting a casino, whether it’s robbery or theft, it’s reasonable for participants to try to avoid attention."
"Yet, not only did you continuously attract attention, but you also frequently created legendary incidents, becoming almost a thorn in the casino’s side."
"It sounds contradictory, but shouldn’t this help you conclude Ross isn’t related to me?"
Midas on the other end neither confirmed nor denied.
"On the surface, it seems so, but I noticed something, as a gambler mingling here, Ross is evidently different compared to people like Mogrim."
Fu Qian glanced at Ross, who had resumed playing.
"Indeed..."
"And from this point, I later had an idea, could this be the significance of your previous behavior?"
"During this period, have you shared not just the few lucky incidents rumored outside? Are Mogrim and others actually just the ones left out?"
...
There was a long silence on the phone.
However, Fu Qian was patient, knowing that the other party hadn’t gone.
"It really is quite thought-provoking, I actually should be a bit more slack."
Finally, the other party’s sigh of realization echoed.
"Mr. Xun and your companions are indeed too outstanding."
"Thanks for the compliment, I guess you’re going to say ’but’ next?"
"Correct... but unfortunately, our team has already been formed and cannot be altered."
After hesitating for a moment, Midas indeed did as Fu Qian said.
"I’m very sorry about this. If possible, would you and your companion be interested in accepting some compensation?"
"Yes."
With a shocked look in her eyes, Yuan Shan responded readily.
Fu Qian had already moved closer to Yuan Shan just in time for her to hear the other party’s proposal.
...
Is this the compensation?
Even though she hadn’t been actively listening to the earlier conversation, that didn’t prevent Yuan Shan from deducing the general situation.
That’s why Midas’s suggestion seemed even more fantastical to her.
The one she brought with her, is he being too smooth in playing the role of a bandit?
Even a group of criminals, since they hadn’t had the chance to collaborate, are they just directly offering compensation?
Of course, shocking as it was, she clearly wasn’t very interested in the compensation.
The teacher’s instruction was to find the rat, and naturally, she thought that even if they didn’t directly capture the rat and bring it over, they should at least meet it, right?
This kind of remote communication clearly didn’t mean much.
Even how they meant to compensate was hard to imagine.
Yuan Shan didn’t think that Fu Qian hadn’t considered this point, so his overly swift response made her involuntarily frown for a moment.
Unfortunately, in the next moment during her intense gaze, he was already heading towards somewhere not too far away, seemingly acting on the instructions received over the phone.
Alright then.
Reluctantly, Yuan Shan stood up and followed him.
...
As proficient as he was, by the time Yuan Shan reached there, Fu Qian was already sitting at a gambling table placing bets.
If she wasn’t mistaken...
Yuan Shan examined the chip.
Unlike the two chips Fu Qian gave away, this was almost the smallest denomination in the casino, just like Ross had a cup of them earlier.
In one sense, Midas’s comments were right; this guy was indeed professional, as she hadn’t even noticed when he had made his move.
Even as a victim, Ross was also there, watching that chip in a daze.
Of course, the truly shocking events were just beginning.
In the short time that followed, Yuan Shan watched with wide eyes as Fu Qian turned into a gambling god, his chips rapidly increasing in front of him.
Someone was advising him on his bets!
By the time Fu Qian won the third round, Yuan Shan had realized it.
Is this the legendary way of compensation? Just like Mogrim and the others!
So had everything Midas been doing recently been about contacting each gambler he took interest in and then scouting for team members?
If he felt they weren’t up to scratch, would he just leave behind a legend of a lucky gambler?
If that’s true, then the plans of this group weren’t small at all!
Though Yuan Shan didn’t care about that, she was shocked by Fu Qian; could this guy really just play on like this?
Think about your situation, young man!
Unfortunately, Fu Qian seemed not to hear her inner outcry, and even switched to another gambling table to continue betting, clearly immersed in it.
"How long do you plan to keep this up?"
When Fu Qian moved to the third gambling table, Yuan Shan couldn’t hold back anymore.
"Don’t you see how lucky I am right now? You go back first."
Unfortunately, the response she got was full of impatience. Fu Qian was utterly focused and didn’t even turn his head back, completely embodying the gambler persona.
"Also, please tell Henry that I’m a bit busy here, I’ll talk about his matter later."
After saying this, Fu Qian continued to place another bet, listening to the content on the phone.
"We should try not to be too sensational, but remember, just like with Mogrim and the others, go all in every time, but you can stop the game at any moment, because at some point, I’ll give you the wrong information."