Chapter 42 (2/2)

“I’m glad to solve this mystery. As for all the members of the Chang Le Gang, as well as the Chang Le Casino, I’ll keep all of them around for you, Ren Family Head. All of these belong to you now, I’ll not tell anyone of this…” Chang Laosi said as he pushed the box back to Ren Jie.

He did not believe that Ren Jie had good intentions. He must have something in mind for returning these to him. Thus, he was incredibly angry now.

I cannot allow myself to be taken for a fool by the Fangs even if I have to stop making a living in the Jade Capital.

“These are nothing much. Let’s not stand on formalities, I’ll call you Lao Si from now on. Lao Si, as you know, I’m someone who enjoys making merry and I love gambling as well. Hear me out…” Ren Jie put down the wooden box and had Chang Laosi take a seat before he started talking.

Gambling was already a trade in Ren Jie’s previous life, and it had been thoroughly analyzed and studied. This was what Ren Jie wanted to talk to Chang Laosi about. He was able to clearly remember whatever he saw and heard from films and conversations with others with his advancement in the Mighty Realm. Moreover, he could organize them well and use them to his advantage.

Ren Jie neatly sorted out all the information he had read on Macau and Las Vegas, and after some tweaking and exclusion on technology, this knowledge could be applied to the gambling scene of this world.

In his opinion, the gambling scene of this world was a far cry away from being a proper industry.

Ren Jie first shared a few new ways to gamble, and being the man he was, Chang Laosi immediately understood what these entailed, causing his eyes to shine with excitement.

These were unheard of ways and, according to Ren Jie, they were sure to attract tons of people and allow them to rake in fortunes.

Then, Ren Jie shared some knowledge on how to maintain customers and how to expand gambling into a proper industry. This was already different from a small casino, as he taught him how to classify customers into tiers, how to attract VIP clients, as well as how to come up with new ways to gamble…

The moment Ren Jie started speaking, even Gao Ren, who had spent some time gambling and helped Ren Jie win money in the past, started exclaiming in excitement, much less someone like Chang Laosi who gambled for a living.

Seeing how different Ren Jie seemed now, Gao Ren wondered if this was really the Ren Jie he knew.

Gambling was legal in the Jade Capital, but in the eyes of the five major family clans, this was not something with much potential to expand. However, as he listened to Ren Jie, he realized that this trade had untapped potential. Gambling was able to sustain a whole industry and even a city.

What’s more, it was not an immoral way that would only allow them to reap short-term benefits. It was a way in which all the citizens could participate and help them gain a good reputation. A way to truly earn money without harming anyone…

This was unbelievable. Gao Ren had the urge to tear Ren Jie’s head open to see what was inside.

What exactly in there made him think of something like that? It was amazing and so comprehensive too, he had thought about everything as though he had been running a business like that for hundreds of years using a sophisticated method that many people had came up with and modified.

Could he have been thinking of things like that even though he was making merry in the past?

Fatty Gao Ren was already shocked just listening. Chang Laosi, on the other hand, was way beyond emotional. He slapped his thigh at times and nodded his head like a woodpecker, and at one point in time, he was even moved to tears.

He never thought that gambling could be expanded to such a scale that everyone could participate in it. Furthermore, it would allow him to obtain reputation and status along with wealth.

No longer would he have to play the part of a loan shark to gain short-term benefits as the mention of a casino brought to mind negative connotations. There were methods to be used on the rich, and the lottery system targeted at the poor was even more impressive.

Chang Laosi had the urge to kneel down and beg him to take him as his disciple, as though he was an amateur Apothecary meeting a top-notch Alchemist.

This was because Ren Jie only went into details at some parts while briefly mentioning the rest, not allowing Chang Laosi the opportunity to relish in the details. It was akin to beauties fleeting past a man, not allowing him anything more than a glimpse, which only fueled his passion…

“This is only a very small part of gambling. People think of it as something simple, but it’s more than that. It’s human nature to gamble, but it depends on what perspectives we’re taking. Lao Si, you’re a smart person and you know that it’s not possible for me to return these things to you, but why do you think I’d come to you with them? It’s because I’m confident of convincing you. Come and work for me.” Ren Jie spoke for a good half an hour before he suddenly changed the topic.

Chang Laosi had been engrossed in Ren Jie’s words and took some time to react when Ren Jie suddenly stopped.

He slowly stood up and took a couple of steps back before he pulled back the sleeves that had been blocking his hands from others’ sight.

He rarely fought, and while people knew that he only had four fingers, only now did Ren Jie realize that both his pinkies were missing too.