Chapter 42 (1/2)

“Haha…” When he saw that Chang Laosi did not know how to reply to him, Ren Jie suddenly burst out laughing and stood up, walked over, and gave him a pat on the shoulder. “Honestly, you’re far worse than those from the five family clans. They are definitely capable of singing the Emperor’s praises at the snap of a finger. But tell me, how many of them actually mean what they say? If the Emperor were to ask them if they mean it, all of them are sure to give him hundreds of reasons why they absolutely mean it, haha…”

Huh? Chang Laosi was confused by them, but when he heard Ren Jie speak of the Emperor this way he felt his heart lurch. He’s got guts… While they might speak ill of the Emperor secretly, nobody dares to speak of the Emperor like that so openly in the Jade Capital. Especially since Ren Jie is saying…

“These are the title deeds of the Chang Le Casino…” Ren Jie pulled the wooden box out of Fatty’s grasp and handed it to Chang Laosi. “Hold onto it. I helped treat the first miss of the Fang family with a precious medicine worth at least five million Jade coins, but they only gave me a few estates in return, which included the Chang Le Casino. The more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I felt. Even though I may not be as much of a hero as my father was, there’s no reason for a family head like me to resort to blackmailing others for their assets. Hence, I’m here to ask you to ascertain that these items are yours and to return them.”

What?

Gao Ren nearly jumped up in shock when he heard that.

What are you trying to say? Don’t you want these things? And why are you acting like you’re such a saint and trying to be generous?

“Don’t get too worked up. Fang Yan is trying to get me to take the blame, and news like this is sure to spread. Wait and see, I’ll have them take the rap themselves for sure.” Ren Jie knew that the fatty would get worked up and reminded him using his divine sense.

Huh? Gao Ren knew that something was up the second he heard that. However, he soon realized something was wrong. Divine sense, Ren Jie was speaking to him using divine sense.

Heck, doesn’t that mean that he’s at the True Qi Realm? They were also a good few meters apart, didn’t that mean that he was at least at the sixth level of the True Qi Realm. How was that possible?

Fatty was left confused over Ren Jie’s actions and then shocked again by Ren Jie’s divine sense. Chang Laosi was also in a blur.

What’s going? Here to return my things? How is that possible?

Fang Yan had said that it was Ren Jie who had forced him to give him these things as he knew that the Fangs were behind the Chang Le Gang. If he did not do as they said, then he would not be able to protect the Chang Le Gang and the Rens would attack them immediately.

Chang Laosi had no idea that he had offended Ren Jie at all, and no matter what he told Fang Yan, it did not work. Besides paying tribute to the Fangs every year, he also gave Fang Yan another 50,000 Jade coins annually. Yet, this was what he got in return.

In the end, he still had to concede, which was why he felt exhausted and felt an urge to leave the Jade Capital.

Since when did things take such a turn? Could the Fangs have betrayed him?

Still, he was not a fool and knew that Ren Jie was an infamous spoilt kid in the Jade Capital. Even if the Fangs had done him wrong, how was he to know if Ren Jie would really return these things to him?

Wasn’t that even more unbelievable?

“Look at these…” Ren Jie said as he took out the Jade coins, middle-grade spiritual instrument, and the title deeds for Chang Laosi to look at. Surely you believe me now, he thought, and there’s more to come too. If this Chang Laosi was truly such a big fan of gambling, then he would be able to lure him into his trap completely.

This was only just laying down some preparation for what was to come, to make him lower his guard.

“This… this…” Chang Laosi took a look and realized that this was Fang Yan’s shop. When Fang Yan opened this shop he had even given Chang Laosi 5,000 Jade coins as a congratulatory gift. Then there were the one million Jade coins and the middle-grade spiritual instrument, these were the things that the Fangs had promised as reward earlier. There were Fang Qi’s silk manors too. That’s right, all of these.

Chang Laosi’s expression soured as he thought that Fang Yan and the Fangs were too despicable. He had given them more than a few million Jade coins in benefits and never asked anything of them, only hoping that they would step out to defend him when the time came.

Now they not only betrayed him but also tried to reap all they could from him.

Despicable.

You even had me get everyone to retreat and had me offend the Rens so deeply so as to start a new casino with you while you become the major shareholder. As if you were concerned for me.

Chang Laosi became even angrier the more he thought about it. This was worse than being oppressed or blackmailed, this was taking someone for a fool! He could fight and bleed or even die, but this was something he could not accept.

The whole Chang Le Gang had been betrayed by Fang Yan and the Fangs, yet they still wanted to make money off him. Seems like the Fangs had long wanted to take over the Chang Le Gang, but they could not find the right time, so now…

Chang Laosi was incredibly livid, but he did not dare say too much in front of Ren Jie as he did not know the relationship between the family clans well and was afraid of them now. He believed Ren Jie, however, as the middle-grade spiritual instrument still had the Fang’s seal and logo. Also, Fang Yan had been in such a rush that he could not have faked the title deeds and Fang Qi’s shops.