Chapter 296 - Small Insect (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After a brief moment, the scorpion tattooed man returned to their side.

“I got the information.” He motioned for them to enter. While he led them inside, he said, “Jin Yongqiang has a friend called Small Insect in Golden Tooth Lair. This guy was originally a vet for a small fighting squad. Jin Yongqiang would occasionally show him some respect by betting on his fighting squad.

“But it is a fighting squad without a gang supporting it. So, they aren’t that great regardless if you look at their monster modifications or their ability to control their monsters remotely. Their results have never been good. Jin Yongqiang doesn’t win a lot of money betting on them, but he doesn’t lose a lot of money with them either.

“Then, during the second half of last year, for some reason, this fighting squad suddenly rose to power, and their results kept getting better. In a few of the key matches, they won against major fighting squads supported by other gangs. They even won against Black Bone Fighting Squad, which is supported by Black Bone.

“Jin Yongqiang also acted contrary to how he usually behaved. Since the second half of last year, he would always place a huge bet on this squad, betting that they would win. He won a lot of money from it.

“When Black Bone Fighting Squad lost, they were not just embarrassed and angry, but also puzzled. After investigating things, they finally figured it out. Small Insect used dozens of illegal drugs to create a brand new drug that would make monsters go berserk. After injecting this drug into the monsters, the monsters’ metabolism would increase several times the normal level, and the monster would release an insanely violent power.

“You must understand, even though there aren’t as many rules in the colosseums in the lairs when compared to the colosseums outside, they still don’t allow you to inject every single kind of illegal drug into the monsters, especially when you don’t have a powerful gang supporting you.

“The fighting squad incurred public wrath, and soon, they were struck down by Black Bone. While Black Bone was interrogating the fighting squad members, they found out that Jin Yongqiang knew about this.

“Since the fighting squad used illegal drugs to win, they were considered to have cheated, and their victories were considered null, but monster gambling was a long-term business, and they prioritized trust. They could not ask for the winnings from the gamblers who did not know what happened, so Black Bone could only consider themselves unlucky.

“But Jin Yongqiang knew everything, so it was another matter.

“When Small Insect learned that the victory rate of monsters that were injected with his drug was incredibly high, he wanted to earn some money as well.

“But the people in the lairs live mostly by the paycheck, and there are few people who can place huge bets.

“He was also the vet of a fighting squad. If he borrowed money from a finance company to place bets, his intentions would be obvious.

“So, he went to Jin Yongqiang and revealed some of what was going on to him. He persuaded Jin Yongqiang to place a large bet on his fighting squad, and once they won, they would split the money. That’s the gist of what happened.

“But once the conspiracy was revealed, Jin Yongqiang was naturally told to cough up the money he won.”

The Poison Scorpion member’s words were very clear. With just a few words, he managed to tell them everything that had happened.

It was no wonder why he had the right to come and receive Lu Siya, who was from Sky Pillar Corporation.

Lu Siya nodded with a contemplative expression and asked, “How did Black Bone deal with Jin Yongqiang?”

“Black Bone knew that Jin Yongqiang was a middle-rank manager in Heavenly Works Machines, so they did not make things too difficult for him,” the Poison Scorpion member said. “In truth, unless it’s absolutely necessary, we don’t want to make things hard for the guests from beyond the lair. Otherwise, would our customers want to come back to the lairs to play?

“Black Bone went to Jin Yongqiang and politely asked him whether he knew that Small Insect injected illegal drugs into the monsters. Jin Yongqiang naturally denied it.

“Black Bone did not use force on him. They just brought out the oral testament from Small Insect and the records of Jin Yongqiang’s bets.

“In the past, when the fighting squad did not have a high chance of winning, Jin Yongqiang would only occasionally bet on them. He did not place a lot of money on them either. His bets were just for fun. The main teams he betted for were the major fighting squads supported by the gangs, especially Golden Tooth Fighting Squad, which was supported by Golden Tooth.

“But ever since Small Insect created the new drug that made the monsters go berserk, it was as if Jin Yongqiang turned into a prophet. He poured a lot of money into them and betted huge amounts of money on his friend’s fighting squad.

“There was no explanation for this abnormal behavior. Once they used a few more tricks on Jin Yongqiang, his mental defenses crumbled, and he confessed to everything.

“Even then, Black Bone did not touch him. They only asked him to write a testimony and sign a confession. He was also to cough up all the money he won by cheating.

“Unfortunately, Jin Yongqiang had long since spent all the money he won to indulge in a debauched life in the lair.

“Black Bone threatened him by saying that if he did not return the money, they would send his testimony and confession to Heavenly Works Machines and the other media. Then, they would upload it online so that his reputation would be ruined.

“Jin Yongqiang was forced into a corner. He had to go to Fast Money and borrow money to pay the gambling debt he owed to Black Bone.

“Then, he pawned off his own apartment to temporarily return the money to the lenders.

“Fast Money was prepared to auction the apartment off once they collected it, but half a month ago, Jin Yongqiang suddenly went to them happily and returned a large sum of money, then promised that he would definitely return the rest within three months.

“The people in Fast Money were curious, but there was no need for them to get to the bottom of things. As long as their customers could return the money in time, the money’s origin had nothing to do with the company even if their customers kidnapped people or murdered someone.”