Chapter 55: There Is Only One Chance

The wheels stopped slowly, pressing some dust that had just been disturbed and hadn't had time to fly up back under the wheels. The dust settled before it even rose.

This car, worth only two or three hundred dollars, stopped in the alley diagonally across the street from the casino. Lans put the handgun in the car. He wasn't sure if the other party would search him. If he carried it on his body, it would be of no use and might even "subsidize the enemy."

He put the handgun in the toolbox between the driver's seat and the passenger seat, and the dagger was pressed under the belt behind his waist—a folding knife.

Generally, people only search the upper body and pants pockets, as well as both legs. Other places are not easy to be searched.

After he did these things, he let Mo Lisi wait in the car, "If I don't come out within thirty minutes, you call this number and let them come to find me."

"But in all likelihood, you shouldn't need this number."

It was Alberto's number.

At first, refusing Fudisi's help was because he didn't want to continue owing favors, but if it really involved his own life safety, he had to owe favors.

And, he didn't think this trip would have life danger. For a few young people who didn't understand anything, bear the risk of being wanted for murder?

This is not the West. It would be safe to drill into a mountain forest.

In the city, not only will the police look for them, but those gang members will also look for them, and even professional hunters will look for them!

There is a group of special people in the Federation who call themselves "bounty hunters." Their job is to capture criminals on the wanted list to earn bounties for a living.

At first, they appeared in the western region, and later gradually spread to the entire Federation. As long as there is a bounty, you will definitely see their figures.

The wanted list frequently issued by federal law enforcement agencies is actually prepared for them, because compared to the police cost of finding suspects, sometimes direct rewards can save a lot of financial expenditure.

Of course, the most important thing is that he has money. No one will go against money, and money is Lans's confidence.

Mo Lisi nodded, sitting honestly in the car, while Lans crossed the street directly and came to the wooden door at the back of the building, knocking on the door.

The person inside the door pulled open the observation port and looked over at him. The vigilant eyes were full of questioning, "Are you the person we are waiting for?"

Lans stood generously, "If I didn't come to the wrong place, I am the person you are waiting for!"

The door was pulled open, and a big man looked at him. Lans only wore a dark shirt, looking like he had no place to hide weapons, but he still put forward the request for a search.

After a simple search, Lans was released, "Go down from here, and you will be right when you see the room with the lights on. The boss is waiting for you!"

Lans nodded slightly and walked down the stairs calmly.

In the room, Enio and these young people were asked to pinch their ears and kneel on the ground. His left arm's radius was broken and could only hang down.

Behind them, someone was holding a stick. Whoever let go would be beaten.

At first, everyone felt... this was not a punishment that was hard to bear, but after lasting for a few minutes, ten-plus minutes, they couldn't stand it anymore.

So, in the soreness of the arm muscles and the pain of the ears being pulled, they had to choose one. Most people chose the latter, because even if they held on hard, in the end, the arm would still have no strength to pull the ears.

Several young people were all baring their teeth and grimacing, looking very uncomfortable. Clearly, it should be a very serious atmosphere, but this scene was indeed a bit funny.

When Lans walked in and saw this scene, he couldn't help but laugh, "Sorry."

"Is it funny?", the casino boss sat cross-legged on a chair, his hands pressed on the backrest, resting his chin.

Lans nodded, "It's the first time I've seen this method. It's indeed quite interesting.", he said and asked, "Smoke a cigarette, do you mind?"

The casino boss examined him for a moment, "Please.", then looked at the thug beside him, "Give our guest a chair.", at the same time, he also got up and turned the chair around, facing Lans and sitting down.

After saying a "thank you," Lans sat on the chair, lit a cigarette, "So..."

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Looking at Lans, who didn't look like he was pretending to be calm, the casino boss suddenly didn't know what to do.

His original idea was to see the quality of this financial company. If it was the kind of strength that wasn't weak, then sell a favor, and make the favor real.

New Jincheng is not big, not small. Who knows when there will be a chance for both sides to contact.

If the other party's strength isn't strong, then extort a sum. After all, he is reasonable in this matter.

It's just that from Lans's performance now, he is a bit unpredictable. Is this financial company strong or weak?

At this time, he could only probe the bottom first, "Every place has every place's rules. Your people came to my casino to lend high-interest loans, but didn't greet me. This matter is your fault."

The normal way is for them to negotiate first, then talk about the distribution of profits. Casinos often need twenty to thirty percent of the benefits, and then these people who lend high-interest loans can enter the field.

Enio and the others didn't do anything and entered directly to lend money. They broke this customary rule.

This was indeed their fault. Lans felt that he might also have a little responsibility, not explaining well what they could do and what they couldn't do.

So he nodded directly, "You are right. It's my problem. You can call me Lans. How should I address you?"

The casino boss pursed his lips, "Kent."

"Okay, Mr. Kent, then how can I let them leave?"

Kent looked at Lans for about two minutes. His expression didn't seem to have any changes, but his eyes kept changing. Caution, prudence, greed, and desire were intertwined.

He was observing Lans. Honestly, this young man didn't look like someone walking on the gray edge at all. He didn't have the viciousness of those financial company bosses, nor did he look like a poisonous person. Instead, he behaved like a harmless college student.

Clean clothes and a clean smile will give people some good feelings, but in this kind of place, these performances will only be regarded by people as a kind of weakness, or a performance of insufficient confidence.

His gaze turned on Lans. This suit wasn't cheap. He licked his lips, "Hmm... one... thousand five hundred dollars, take them away."

He opened a very high price. At first, he only wanted five hundred dollars, but he wanted to know if this Lans could give him this money, or see if there was a chance to want more.

If he didn't say it, there would definitely be no chance, but if he said it, maybe there would be a chance.

Lans raised his eyebrows, saying like a joke, "One thousand five hundred dollars, this is not cheap, Mr. Kent."

"If it were those illegal immigrants, one thousand five hundred dollars would be enough to buy a few lives, but you only let me take them away from here."

"Maybe we can be friends?"

Kent looked at him and also heard the hidden threat in the words. His expression had a subtle change, "Are you threatening me?"

"No, I'm just sighing that you opened a price that is hard for people to accept."

Kent reaffirmed his position, "Your people did something wrong, in my casino!"

"If you want to be friends with me, no problem, but it must be after I get the money!"

His voice was a bit loud. Several thugs had approached Lans from behind. As long as Kent gave an order, they could press Lans to the ground.

Feeling the approach of these people, Lans still didn't show panic.

When a person encounters a vicious dog on the road, the best way is to leave quietly, not run.

Running will attract the dog's pursuit, and nature will make them attack you in the process of pursuit.

People are actually the same. At this time, as long as Lans shows panic and anxiety, Kent will let people catch him and then "attack" him.

Conversely, he behaves calmly, and Kent will be confused about whether he has any hole cards.

Kent looked around and suddenly seemed to have discovered something, "Where is Mo Lisi?", he looked at the big man standing at the stairs.

The latter shook his head and replied, "I didn't see him. Only this gentleman came over alone."

Kent had some conjectures in his heart, and his tone also slowed down a bit, "My father told me since I was a child that if you make a mistake, you must have the courage to bear it. This is your responsibility, Mr. Lans."

"One thousand five hundred dollars, or...", he turned his head and looked at the few people kneeling in the corner, "I break their legs, and then you take them away."

"In New Jincheng, no one can say I did wrong."

Lans turned his head and looked at Enio and the others. Their eyes were a bit evasive, perhaps because they felt... it was shameful to be caught, and they were beaten, and they even confessed Lans, and now even Lans had to pay to save them.

"Lans, don't...", Enio wanted to let Lans not care about them, but was knocked down to the ground by a stick.

Two big men went up and beat him up. Soon he was lying on the ground with only screams left, and he was honest.

Kent was observing Lans and didn't observe any intolerance, pity, or other emotions from his face. He raised his hand, and the two big men breathed a sigh of relief and stood back.

Lans turned his head back at this time, his face full of smiles, just like the kind of smile when encountering something good. He nodded slightly and repeated the number, "One thousand five hundred dollars."

After a few seconds, he asked, "Check or cash?"

Kent also laughed, laughing loudly. He took out the cigar that only had one-third left and relit it, taking a puff.

Whenever he encountered something that made him unhappy or happy, he would take a few puffs.

"You are a smart man, Lans!"

"Checks are very troublesome for us."

"Cash!" ===== CHAPTER 56 =====