Chapter 162 - Life and Death Can Be Opened
Chapter 162 - Life and Death Can Be Opened
Two days later, the casino updated a list of names under "Devil Ning Fei's execution list".
All of them are from the church, and some are quasi-saints of low status. They are truly unknown, and most of them were not even listed in the odds table next to them.
The reason was obvious—these people did not escape the fire that hit the church estate late at night and died in the flames.
"Why isn't there a single 'sacrifice' in the palace? They've all run away, haven't they?" Ning Fei glanced at the updated list on the wall of the casino, put his arm around Duan Yunhong's shoulder, and whispered to him, "In the past, when these people left the palace, they would announce it so that everyone in the world would know about it. But this time, they sneaked away quietly. Are they trying to save face or not to cause panic? Or are they just abandoning the other nobles and running away, trying to use the others as cannon fodder?"
Duan Yunhong tilted his head and glanced at him: "Aren't you tired of this posture?"
The man was a little taller than Ning Fei, but Ning Fei insisted on putting his elbow on his shoulder. You can imagine how awkward this posture was. But Ning Fei was determined to put it up there with all his effort, and even replied, "Not tired. Don't you know very well whether I'm tired these past few days up there?"
"..." Faced with this hint, Duan Yunhong couldn't come up with a dirty reply for the time being, so he had to change the subject, "As a king, he left without a fight, and his position has basically come to an end."
"Hey, you're here again. Don't forget that this world has a very good 'matching mechanism'. The king doesn't have any in-depth strategies, and you still expect others to be smarter than him?" Ning Fei sneered, "By the way, how do you feel when you see your name climb from the corner to below me?"
"This is what I deserve." Duan Yunhong continued to ignore the insinuation in Ning Fei's words and replied, "But they don't know that I shot the Duke of Bartley and his son to death, so they set my odds so low."
Ning Fei was complaining about his low odds a few days ago, but now Duan Yunhong has been identified as his accomplice, and his odds are less than half of his. Ning Fei is finally relieved.
"That's because the casino's information source is not good, or the person who reported you didn't say it. You were almost parading around with that big bow..." Ning Fei's hands finally got tired, so he put them down and leaned on the man's shoulder and said happily, "How about you rebel now while the king is not in the capital? That way the odds will definitely soar."
"Why would I waste my time doing that?" Duan Yunhong tilted his head to look at him, "Unless you order me to do so."
"Hahaha... I knew you wouldn't think it's impossible, you would just question this decision. But, 'Why would I bother with that if I have nothing better to do?'" Ning Fei even imitated the tone perfectly, "Instead of ordering you to rebel, why not let you tonight..."
"Oh, by the way! Have you heard? Prince Finn has sent a large number of troops to the capital, and he himself is here too!"
“Is this true or false?”
Suddenly, someone came up with this conversation behind them. Ning Fei and Duan Yunhong looked at each other calmly, without saying a word or changing their movements, and their attention was focused on the back.
The person behind me should also be here to look at the odds table. He walked closer while chatting, and his tone was very casual: "Baozhen! I just went out of the city this morning, and there was a whole area of tents outside. There were also many soldiers walking around. They didn't let people get close at all, and they didn't even let people look at them. They were very fierce! And I have a channel that said that the prince has entered the city. I don't know if he was called by the king to kill Ning Fei together, or if he wanted to take advantage of the chaos to kill the king..."
He dropped the word before he finished speaking, but everyone who heard it knew what he wanted to say.
Ning Fei grabbed Duan Yunhong's shoulder and leaned close to his ear. Duan Yunhong thought that this person was going to say something important, such as how Prince Finn would come to hunt him down. In the end, Ning Fei said: "This gambler has no 'channel' at all. At most, he drank with the gatekeeper. He is just bragging."
He was so serious just to complain, and Duan Yunhong actually found this boring behavior a bit funny. Just when he was about to laugh, Duan Yunhong suddenly realized that he was really doomed.
——Tsk…
It must be a problem with light magic.
Ning Feike didn't know what Duan Yunhong was thinking about. He was still listening to the gambler's "watered-down intelligence exchange" behind him. After the two men finished their speculation about the "Prince's coup", they were expressing their opinions on the "lag in odds" of the casino, saying: "The prince brought so many soldiers, shouldn't his odds be higher? It's so difficult to kill him, I think it's no problem to be higher than the king.
"And the odds on Ning Fei, I feel like they've gone up too much in the past few days. He didn't show up during the fires that night, who knows if he was the one who set them. If you pin all the blame on him, isn't that just adding to his fame? This time, he should take advantage of the prince's reinforcements to bring him down. After all, with so many soldiers, if he dares to show up, he'll be hard-pressed to escape!"
"Hahaha, I think you bet on him being killed too many times, and you've lost too much!" The person next to him mocked mercilessly, "If you think he will be killed by the prince, then keep betting that he will die. Bet more. Anyway, his odds are so high now, if he dies, won't you make a lot of money?"
"Buy it if you want! I still don't believe it. Is Ning Fei really that amazing? He must be exaggerating! Maybe some of the dignitaries were assassinated by others, and they just put the blame on him..."
These two people were talking about Ning Fei's death unscrupulously behind his back, and Duan Yunhong finally came to his senses. Although he knew that Ning Fei would not take the words of such an unknown person to heart, Duan Yunhong still turned his head and looked at Ning Fei's reaction. Ning Fei was very calm. When she noticed Duan Yunhong was looking at her, she turned around and looked at him, and mouthed to him, "Compensate him to death."
Duan Yunhong: “Hmm?”
The next second, Ning Fei turned around and said to the gambler who was talking loudly behind him, "Hey, stop bragging. I've been listening to you talking nonsense for so long, are you really betting or not? Don't act like you know the most about this place, but you still don't dare to place a bet. You coward, get out of here as soon as possible, okay?"
"What did you say?!" The provoked gambler jumped up immediately, "Who do you think you are? I dare to bet, but do you dare to bet?"
"Oh, you want to compete, right?" Ning Fei's tone was full of sarcasm. "Okay, if you bet, I'll bet as well. I don't ask you to bet twice as much as I do, just bet the same amount as me, do you want to play?"
“Go, go now! Come with me…” the gambler said, reaching out to grab Ning Fei. Ning Fei took a step back, and Duan Yunhong narrowed his eyes: "What do you want to do?"
"Didn't you say you wanted to gamble? Go over now!" The gambler pointed at the betting table and shouted, "Get out of the casino, you coward!"
"Go ahead, there's no need for you to drag me." Ning Fei walked towards the betting table, and the gambler followed him, along with other gamblers who also joined in the fun. The gambler seemed to want to show off his ambition and decisiveness. He took two steps at a time and surpassed Ning Fei. He stood in front of the betting table first: "I want to bet on Ning Fei to be killed!"
"Okay." The staff member registered, "How much is the bet?"
The gambler pointed at Ning Fei who was walking towards him without hesitation and said, "I'll bet as much as he bets!"
The staff member looked at Ning Fei: "Then may I ask you..."
Clang.
Ning Fei threw something onto the betting table and said calmly, "I'm also betting on Ning Fei to be killed."
When everyone looked closely, they found that it was actually a gold coin!
It was bright and golden, and it turned around on the table several times before lying down.
This casino requires money to exchange for chips to place bets, but gold coins are an exception and can be used directly as chips. This is the "honor" of the gold coin.
The gambler was stunned and everyone was in an uproar. Only after being surprised for two seconds, the staff member called his superior to verify the gold coins, and then registered and issued a ticket for Ning Fei as usual.
Ning Fei held the betting ticket between two fingers and shook it gently: "It's your turn. If you don't have gold coins, 24 large silver coins, or 60 small silver coins will also work. No way, no way, you don't even have this little money, do you? You won't regret it, right? Speaking of which, can you regret withdrawing your bet here? The rules of the casino seem to be that if you regret withdrawing your bet, your principal will be confiscated, and you will be thrown out, right?"
The last question was of course asked to the staff, who replied respectfully: "Yes, sir. But this gentleman hasn't paid yet, so we can't collect the principal. If he runs away... we will 'invite' him back, teach him a lesson, and then throw him out."
"Oh——" Ning Fei dragged out the tone in a weird way, looked at the gambler again, and waved his hand, "Then, please."
Seeing that the gambler was still hesitating, he even began to clap his hands to the rhythm and shouted, "Give me the money, give me the money."
The others who were there to join in the fun immediately followed suit, clapping their hands and shouting at the gambler: "Give me the money! Give me the money! Give me the money!..."
Even Duan Yunhong, who was usually too lazy to participate in such activities, stood behind Ning Fei and clapped his hands with a joking expression.
The gambler froze in place. Where does he get so much money? Even if he pawned everything on his body, he could only get two large silver coins at most. But this is already a lot of money for ordinary gamblers. Many people bet one chip at a time, and that is only worth ten copper coins!
How can this man be so rich when he is dressed so simply? !
The gambler's first reaction was to run away, but when he looked left and right, he saw people everywhere. These people all looked like they were watching a show and were not afraid of any trouble. Huge noises of booing surrounded the gamblers. This kind of sound is the most unbearable in casinos. It seems to have magic power, which will make people who have no money and do not want to spend any more money gradually become addicted and lose their family assets in a foolish way.
At this moment, the staff member kindly took out a document and said, "You can also borrow money directly from me. It's very simple. Just sign and seal here..."
The people around were still shouting, "Give me money quickly! Give me money quickly!" Ning Fei had a sarcastic smile on his face. Everything was stimulating the gambler. Finally, he couldn't stand this kind of oppression anymore, and he buried his head on the table and signed: "I'll borrow it! I'll also pledge a gold coin! Ning Fei must die! He must die!!!"
When he shouted "Ning Fei must die", his voice became hoarse, but the cheers of others drowned it out. He signed his bet fiercely, took the betting ticket from the staff, stood up and wanted to glare back at Ning Fei with a proud look. But when he looked at the long-haired young man, he saw that he was whispering with his friend. Noticing the gambler's fixed gaze, the young man and the man turned their eyes towards him, still with mocking expressions on their faces.
No, in fact, the young man's smile became more obvious, and he did not hide his malice at all.
The gambler wanted to ask him what he was laughing at, but the senior foreman who had been standing nearby approached Ning Fei and Duan Yunhong and asked in a noisy tone that others could not hear: "You two, we have just opened a more exciting betting project, which is also related to Ning Fei. And it adopts the 'sudden death' system. Are you interested?"
Ning Fei's expression did not change, and he responded calmly: "Tell me about it."
"It's a bet on who will be the next name written in the Central Square. Once the name is written, the settlement is settled." The foreman replied, "You two don't know yet, right? Early this morning, someone tried to break into the Central Square and write a name."
Ning Fei raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh?"
The situation in the square was so tense that it seemed like a witch hunt, yet there were still people writing about it. It seems that he is really not afraid of death and wants to exchange his only glimmer of hope for the life of a powerful person.
"It's true, and there's more than one person. It looks like an organized, large-scale operation. Although those people were killed this time, we estimate that there will definitely be another organized operation like this, and the chances of success are not small." The foreman continued, "We have set up observation points near the square to ensure that the news is true and timely. How about it, are you interested in joining us?"
If Ning Fei could come up with the "Seven Days of Fun of Killing", these people would dare to use anyone's life and death to start the game. It is really hard to judge who is more indifferent and who is more like a "devil" who takes human life lightly.
"...Yes." Ning Fei took out a chip equivalent to a large silver coin and threw it to him, "Also, can the observation point be used for visitors? Find some fun for me."
The foreman took the silver coin and smiled: "Of course."
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