Chapter 413 Shake the Mountain & Scare the Tiger (1/2)
Chapter 413: Shake the Mountain & Scare the Tiger
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The treasure hunters took the chips Li Du gave them and placed their bets. They didn’t have unified opinions on which to bet on. Some bet small, because most of the time Li Du had bet on small and won a lot of money. Some bet on big, as they felt that according to sheer probability, it should be big next.
When the dice cup was opened, it was big; some people cheered while some were dismayed.
Li Du did not pay attention to this. He looked towards Marlin and greeted him, ”Hey Marlin, old pal, good evening.”
The casino business thrived at night. Many white-collar folks would come to the casino to play a few rounds to relax after work. All the surrounding tables were very crowded and many people were staring at them.
Due to the watchful crowd, although Marlin was dissatisfied, he could not show his emotions on his face.
He waved warmly at Li Du. ”Li, my brother from China, you are here again?”
He emphasized the word ”again,” saying it in a heavy tone. And when he said that word, the smile on his face went stagnant.
”Yes,” Li Du said, ”I’ve come to play.”
Marlin pretended to be surprised. ”When you left the last time,” he said, ”didn’t you say you’d never come back again? So why are you here today? And with so many men?”
”You’ve misunderstood, Mr. Marlin,” said Li Du. ”What I meant was I will not deliberately come here to gamble, not that I will not come here again. My intention this time is not to gamble but to look for someone.”
”Look for who?”
”Joffrey Rick,” answered Li Du. ”I want to find him because he owes my pals some money and I have to get it back.”
Marlin looked at the chips Li carried with him, and gradually frowned. ”What happened? Are you able to tell me about it?”
”No problem,” laughed Li Du. ”You’re Joffery Rick’s boss, and you have the right to know what happened.
”Recently, two Californians came to Flagstaff—I’m not sure what exactly happened, but Mr. Rick became friends with them. The three of them plotted and scammed 10,000 dollars from my pals.”
He patted his chips and stressed, ”10,000 dollars.”
Being in the casino industry for many years, Marlin could estimate with just one look at the chips that Li Du had, and they were indeed worth 10,000 dollars.
He now understood why Li Du had come. This was some sort of a warning—Li Du had come to get the money back. From him.
Marlin smiled coldly at Li Du as he now understood his intention. He felt that Li was provoking him. ”Young man, I understand your intention. However, is this really appropriate?”
”We Chinese have a saying: ‘Paying debts is a justified act.’ Another saying goes: ‘The creditor knows where to look for the debtor as the angry one knows who to look for to get even.’ The one who owes us the debt is Mr. Rick, but you are Mr. Rick’s boss. There’s nothing wrong with us looking you up, right?”
Marlin answered coldly, ”You’re really confident, aren’t you? Do you think I’m an easier target to mess with than Dog Ears, that dumb b*st*rd?
”No, Li Du said sincerely, ”you’re not to be messed with. I know you can’t be messed with. In fact, I’m scared of you. But I have no choice. I’ve been challenged, and I need to fight back.”
Not waiting for the other party to respond, he continued to talk, ”Look, ever since the last time I left, I haven’t come to your casino. I’ve got no choice this time. If I don’t do anything, your lackey will think that I’m easy to mess with and will continue to do so in the future.
”Furthermore, Mr. Marlin, if I wanted to trifle with you, I wouldn’t stop at this small sum of money.”
The manager-in-charge of the table whispered to Marlin, ”He won 14,000 dollars just now and gave 4,000 dollars to those rednecks. They’re all beginners and they’ve almost lost all their chips.”
Marlin’s facial expression smoothed out and he waved for the manager to get back to work. He turned to Li Du and said, ”Let’s talk in the lounge—is that fine with you?”