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Chapter 84 Xie Jinbo's Despair

However, luck did not favor Xie Jinbo after all, and the five hundred taels of silver he initially borrowed were soon lost.

Watching the dealer take away all the chips in front of him, Xie Jinbo swallowed hard.

"So? Still want to gamble?"

The dealer grinned wildly, "Xie Erlang, I don't think you're cut out for gambling! You'll always be my loser!"

Such humiliation made Xie Jinbo even angrier, and his grip on Rouge tightened unconsciously, causing Rouge to gasp in pain.

However, she quickly composed herself, reached out and hooked her arm around Xie Jinbo's neck, saying pitifully, "Second Brother...didn't you say that if you won money today, I would redeem you and take you home? Now...what should we do..."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jinbo's expression turned slightly ferocious. At this moment, he had no way back and had no other choice but to try to win back the land deed!

"I'll borrow another thousand taels of silver!"

Xie Jinbo said in a deep voice, "These dice don't suit me today! Bring me dominoes! Let's play this!"

Seeing this, the dealer readily agreed, "Alright! Whatever you want to play, I'll play along!"

Time passed slowly, and although it was clearly late at night, the Wansheng Casino was even more lively than during the day. Xie Jinbo had lost all of the thousand taels of silver he had borrowed, but he was still not giving up and borrowed another sum in an attempt to turn things around.

But as he continued gambling, Xie Jinbo suddenly realized something was wrong. Even if he had the worst luck, it shouldn't be that he couldn't win a single game all night.

Something's wrong!

Just as Xie Jinbo was about to call a halt, he looked down and suddenly realized that the rouge in his arms was using the flower fan as a cover to reveal his cards to the dealer!

"You bitch!"

Realizing he'd been tricked, Xie Jinbo suddenly erupted, slapping Rouge hard across the face. "You actually helped him cheat?!"

Rouge covered her cheeks, her almond-shaped eyes slightly moist, looking utterly pitiful. She cried out, "Second Master, what are you saying? I was waiting for you to win the money to redeem me. How could I possibly do such a thing..."

Hearing Rouge's sophistry, Xie Jinbo's anger intensified. "You still dare to talk nonsense? I saw it clearly just now, how dare you deny it!?"

After saying this, Xie Jinbo made a move to kick Yanzhi, but was surrounded by dozens of casino staff.

"Thank you, sir."

A middle-aged man slowly descended the stairs, stroking his beard as he approached. "I wonder if my casino has failed to provide adequate service, thus displeasing you, young master?"

Seeing that it was Chen Yanjin, the owner of Wansheng Casino, Xie Jinbo still had to give him some face. He suppressed his anger and pointed to Yanzhi next to him.

"Boss Chen, recently your people at this casino colluded with this scoundrel to cheat me out of my money. What are you going to do about this?!"

"Oh? There's such a thing?"

Chen Yanjin spoke slowly and deliberately, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, "Is what Young Master Xie said true? Does anyone here have the testimony to corroborate his statement?"

"how can that be possible."

The dealer immediately said, "Our casino always operates with impeccable integrity, as everyone knows. Besides, this Miss Rouge was brought by Xie Erlang, so why would she side with us?"

"Besides, none of us brothers saw Rouge helping me cheat, don't you think?"

After he said this, the onlookers nodded repeatedly, "That's right! I didn't see anything!"

“I didn’t see it either!”

"..."

Hearing everyone's unanimous opinion, Xie Jinbo's face turned ashen, while Chen Yanjin slowly said, "Young Master Xie, everyone says they didn't see it. Are you just seeing things? There are plenty of people in our casino who try to renege on their debts when they're desperate. Do you intend to renege on your debts too?"

Even if Xie Jinbo was slow to react, he would have realized what was going on. No wonder Yan Zhi kept encouraging him today, saying that he would make a fortune. She was clearly conspiring to harm him!

"You bitch! You bitch!"

Xie Jinbo was trembling with anger, repeating the same phrase over and over. He grew angrier and angrier and started smashing things.

Chen Yanjin's face turned cold. How dare this fool be so insolent in front of him?!

With a single glance, the staff immediately stepped forward to restrain him. Seeing that the gambling game could no longer continue, Chen Yanjin picked up the ledger beside him and said, "Young Master Xie, you have already incurred a debt of five thousand two hundred taels of silver at our Wansheng Casino today. How do you plan to repay this debt?"

"Bullshit!"

Xie Jinbo was furious. "You all know in your hearts that I will not pay this debt today! Not only that, you also have to return the land deed of my Xie family! If you don't, I will tell everyone what happened today and see if your casino can still stay in business!"

Faced with such a threat, Chen Yanjin's face darkened instantly, completely losing his previous amiable demeanor. "Tell everyone? Do you think you'll leave alive if you don't pay up today? Strip him naked and find all his valuables!"

At his command, the men immediately stripped Xie Jinbo of his clothes. Despite his constant pleas, he was stripped naked and suffered a lot of punches in the struggle.

At this moment, Xie Jinbo was naked, squatting on the ground curled up in a ball, like a piglet waiting to be slaughtered, utterly devoid of dignity.

Chen Yanjin glanced at the jade pendants the shop assistant brought over and tossed them aside; jewelry of this quality wasn't worth much.

"This little bit of stuff isn't enough for five thousand taels of silver."

Chen Yanjin squatted down and patted his face. "Young Master Xie, what should we do?"

Xie Jinbo finally realized he had walked right into the lion's den. No longer daring to be stubborn, he could only turn to Rouge for help. "Sister Rouge! I've always treated you well. I know you still have some money. Could you take some out to help me out of this emergency? In the future... in the future, I'll redeem you and treat you very well!"

"Be good to me?"

Rouge's face, devoid of its previous gentleness, gave a cold laugh. "Second Master Xie, your fate today is what I repay on behalf of Yunniang."

Upon hearing the name, Xie Jinbo's pupils constricted sharply, and his gaze toward Yanzhi became filled with fear, while Yanzhi bowed slightly to Chen Yanjin.

"This matter has nothing to do with me, Mr. Chen. Please don't misunderstand that I am listening to his advice."

Seeing his last lifeline abandon him like this, Xie Jinbo felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his heart filled with despair.