Chapter 384 - You Might Be Able To Defeat Us (1/2)

The background of this game was obviously related to the Internet, and this was the first time Zhang Heng was given the liberty to choose one of two mission objectives that so drastically contradicted each other. In a sense, this compet.i.tive single-player mode was more like a faction rivalry.

Players who chose to go different directions would become opponents.

Of course, no matter which direction they chose, they needed to, first and foremost, find the person named Edward mentioned in the main mission. But, there were millions, if not at least hundreds of thousands of people in the world named Edward. It would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

All things being equal, someone would probably lead him or give him hints to find Edward.

Except for Flannel-s.h.i.+rt who definitely caught his attention, Zhang Heng did not find any other suspicious individuals in the casino. Although the man was wearing a disguise, his gla.s.ses, the slightly hunched shoulders, and long, slender fingersespecially the innate temperament, were all very difficult to conceal.

If Zhang Heng’s guess was right, the guy must have been doing calculating-related work for a long time, and Zhang Heng could also tell that, like the staff with high cheekbones, that Flannel-s.h.i.+rt must have cheated. And similar to the employee, Zhang Heng, too, couldn’t tell how he did it. Subsequent inspections also proved that Flannel-s.h.i.+rt did not tamper with the security camera pointed at the poker machine, which made things even more interesting

Since there was no evidence, the high-cheekbone staff had no choice but to let the pair leave the casino. On top of that, to bolster the unfavorable impact of this incident, the casino had to present the couple with a bottle of expensive red wine.

While the other patrons admired and envied the couple’s good luck, Zhang Heng knew that the casino had no intention of letting it slide.

The bottle of wine was the best proof of that.

When the couple left the casino, the high-cheekboned staff pushed the door of the staff lounge open, taking out his mobile phone. As that was happening, Zhang Heng quickly walked out of the building.

Nevertheless, Flannel-s.h.i.+rt and his ‘wife’ had already left in a hurry, worried that they were being followed by the casino staff. Zhang Heng was only one minute behind them, but the couple had already disappeared. Despite that, Zhang Heng did not panic. He noticed that there was a hotel next door and made his way into the lobby. He then followed a couple of pa.s.sengers into the lift and up to the sixth floor. He then went through the fire exit to finally reach the top floor.

From there, one could enjoy a panoramic view of half of Monaco. It was already late into the night, yet this bustling tourist paradise was still brightly lit. With the help of a camera filter, Zhang Heng was able to find the couple again.

Once he had determined the location they were at, Zhang Heng made a move.

Since the buildings were relatively close to each other, Zhang Heng decided to scale the rooftops-not a terrible way to keep track of the couple. Less than five minutes later, his attention was drawn to the black Buick that was slowly closing in on the couple. At the same time, the flannel s.h.i.+rt and his wife had stopped running and appeared to be in a heated argument.

Zhang Heng looked down and saw a sweater and a short-sleeved s.h.i.+rt hanging on the balcony below, so he borrowed them and used them to cover his face. On the way, he also picked up a table knife from the coffee table on another balcony. The black Buick parked itself behind Flannel-s.h.i.+rt like a ghost. Instead of hurrying down immediately, he hid at a balcony on the second floor to get a measure of the situation below. Only after he was sure that the black Buick was tied to the casino and that the well-built men were not carrying any hostile weapons did he jumped down to help the couple. Even though he had to face four opponents at the same time, Zhang Heng managed to take one of them out by surprise using his knee. So, fighting the remaining three men with his level 3 knife-fighting skills should be less of a strenuous effort. Zhang Heng wasn’t planning to become an enemy of the casino. After all, Flannel-s.h.i.+rt didn’t squander off an obscene amount of money, and there was no reason to escalate the conflict.