Chapter 66

"Brother Zhou, please come in."

Tiger Blade Gang Secretary Zhang Mingze invited a man wearing a black trench coat, who looked to be about thirty years old, to walk into a private box.

"Secretary, you're too polite, please."

The man walked into the private box together with Zhang Mingze.

There was a sofa, a coffee table and tea set in the private box, and fruit and exquisite snacks were also placed there.

"Two gentlemen, do you need any service?"

A woman wearing a cheongsam with a graceful figure walked over, bowed slightly, and asked.

"No need, go out, don't let anyone come in to disturb us."

The man wearing the trench coat waved his hand.

His name was Zhou Yuan, and he was the secretary of the Deputy Inspector General of the Inspectorate, Wu Yihua, as well as the other party's nephew; he was an absolute confidant, and he had come tonight representing Wu Yihua.

After the woman walked out of the private box and closed the door, Zhou Yuan got straight to the point and said:

"That old fox Huang Weiguang even specially arranged a move before leaving, promoting Li Lei to be the captain of the First Brigade; my uncle is very dissatisfied with this matter. You also know how important the position of captain of the First Brigade is; is there any way to change this result?"

Zhang Mingze poured a cup of tea for both of them unhurriedly, then signaled to Zhou Yuan:

"Brother Zhou, please."

Zhou Yuan picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp, then stared at Zhang Mingze.

Zhang Mingze shook his head: "Huang Weiguang has been the Inspector General for so many years after all, he still has some connections; plus, his trouble this time belongs to an unprovoked disaster, so many people in the Administration Hall are willing to give him face before he retires. Moreover, Li Lei's son, Li Fei, made a great contribution this time, and even General Manager Gu met with him personally.

Huang Weiguang nominated Li Lei to serve as the First Brigade Captain; many people might even think this is General Manager Gu's intention, and they will be even less likely to obstruct it. So this matter is already very difficult to change."

Zhou Yuan frowned upon hearing this: "This old fox, he really knows how to take advantage of every opportunity!"

"It doesn't matter, when your uncle becomes the Inspector General, there will be plenty of time to think of ways slowly in the future; there will always be opportunities."

Zhang Mingze laughed.

"Is it really only possible to be like this?"

Zhou Yuan stared at Zhang Mingze.

Zhang Mingze asked back: "We spent so much effort to get both Lu Sheng and Huang Weiguang down, just to plot for the positions of Inspector General and First Brigade Captain, and now only half has been achieved. If it were possible, do you think we wouldn't want to change this result?"

He had a scholarly air, and had always maintained a gentle image in his daily life, but at this moment, an extremely fierce look appeared in his eyes, which actually made Zhou Yuan a bit afraid to look him in the eye.

"Alright, let's not talk about these troublesome things. I heard that Brother Zhou, you like watching boxing matches very much, so I specially invited you to this Qingyuan Boxing Stronghold tonight; there will be a Dragon-Tiger Fight in a while, how about it, are you interested in placing a bet and having a gamble?"

Zhang Mingze's sinister look flashed and disappeared, and he returned to a smiling face, laughing as he said to Zhou Yuan.

"Oh?"

Zhou Yuan understood the other party's meaning and laughed, "How does the Secretary want me to gamble?"

"Which side is Brother Zhou more optimistic about?"

"A Dragon-Tiger Fight has always been the dragon swallowing the tiger; it rarely happens that the tiger swallows the dragon. If I were to place a bet, I would definitely buy the Dragon General to win."

Zhou Yuan said.

"Alright, then let's have a small gamble for fun; I'll place a bet of three thousand for Brother Zhou, buying the Dragon General to win. If you lose, it's on me; if you win, it all belongs to Brother Zhou."

Zhang Mingze said casually.

"Oh?"

Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up.

He really liked watching underground boxing matches and also liked placing bets; he was an old gambler.

He knew this student's saber technique level quite well; surely his saber skills hadn't suddenly skyrocketed just because he gained "Tyrant Body"?

Zhou Yuan asked very professionally.

So Zhang Mingze called in the boxing gym service staff waiting outside and asked the other party to introduce it to Zhou Yuan in detail.

"So the Dragon General is Ling Yong, then it's stable!"

Zhou Yuan rubbed his hands excitedly and said to the boxing stronghold waiter:

"Three thousand in cash, and sign a bill for seventeen thousand, a total of twenty thousand, bet it all on the Dragon General to win for me!"

The three thousand in cash was paid for him by Zhang Mingze; as for the seventeen thousand on the bill, he often came to the Qingyuan Boxing Gym to play and had enough credibility here; he could sign a bill for up to twenty thousand.

"Okay."

The waiter became excited immediately upon hearing it was a big order and trotted out of the private box.

Zhang Mingze looked at Zhou Yuan: "Brother Zhou is so confident that you can win?"

"If Ling Yong compares fists and feet, he isn't considered particularly outstanding among Heaven-class boxers, but if he fights with weapons, his 【Tiger Pattern】 plus that ninety-seven-jin black steel coiled dragon stick is absolutely a top-tier Body-Breaking Realm martial artist!"

Zhou Yuan talked eloquently and analyzed very professionally:

"His opponent tonight, a Steel Bear, although good at defense, definitely won't be able to block a few of his heavy strikes. The other Black Blade is still a bit of a threat, but after all, he isn't a formal martial artist, and the gap between him and Ling Yong is still too big. As for that last newly emerged Green-Faced Ghost, he just promoted to the Profound-class boxing stage; it must be that something happened to the originally arranged boxer, and the boxing stronghold couldn't gather anyone for a while, so they just found some stinking fish and rotten shrimp who wanted to get ahead to fill in."

"Oh?"

Zhang Mingze listened calmly without making any comments.

Zhou Yuan became more and more excited as he spoke: "So tonight's match is a welfare game; the odds on the Dragon General side are very low. I bet twenty thousand, the odds might even become lower, and I won't earn much in the end, just consider it earning some pocket money for myself."

"Secretary, don't you want to follow and invest a little? It's a sure win tonight!"

Zhou Yuan even started to persuade Zhang Mingze to invest a little.

Zhang Mingze smiled and shook his head:

"In my opinion, there is only one kind of sure-win gamble in this world."

"What is it?"

"It's a gamble where I am the house. Other than that, I will never sit at the table."

"Secretary, you are too boring."

"Hahaha, Brother Zhou, as long as you are happy."

The two chatted while waiting for tonight's Dragon-Tiger Fight to begin.

As Zhou Yuan bet twenty thousand on the Dragon General side, plus some people who heard the news and followed the bet, the odds on the Tiger General side rose a little again.

"Welcome everyone to the Qingyuan Boxing Stronghold..."

A host stood in front of the loudspeaker and began to speak, introducing the match tonight and the situation of the contestants who were about to go on stage to the audience in detail.

This time period was also the peak period for betting.

By the last minute before the match started, betting closed, and the final odds for tonight's Dragon-Tiger Fight on the Tiger General side settled at 7.8.

"It's starting!"

In the private box, Zhou Yuan walked to the window and looked down excitedly.

The first to enter the arena were the three Tiger Generals as the challenging side:

Steel Bear, holding a square shield, who was evaluated by Zhou Yuan as "unable to block a few strikes."

Black Blade, holding a large Guan Dao, who was evaluated by Zhou Yuan as "a bit of a threat."

And finally, Green-Faced Ghost, Li Fei, holding a single blade, who was evaluated by Zhou Yuan as "stinking fish and rotten shrimp."

After the three appeared, they quickly stood in formation:

Steel Bear held the shield and stood at the very front, while Li Fei and Black Blade stood on the left and right behind him.

This was the tactic the three had discussed before going on stage: Steel Bear would hold off the first wave of attacks from the front, while the other two would look for opportunities to attack from the flanks.

Because Ling Yong was a peak Body-Breaking Realm martial artist who could explode the power of the implanted body multiple times, Steel Bear and Black Blade had long discussed that they couldn't fight a war of attrition with the other party and had to go all out from the beginning.

If they won the fight, naturally it would be easy to talk about; if they couldn't win the opening, then they would decisively admit defeat.

Anyway, this match wasn't a "death match," so there was no need to risk their lives.

Li Fei didn't raise any objections to this tactic; he thought very simply: if the combined strength of the three could defeat the opponent, then he would hide his clumsiness more.

If it didn't work after trying, he would then take action to stabilize his teammates' mentality.

Suddenly, the steel armor implanted body in his body had an anomaly, and Li Fei's skin felt like it was being pricked by needles.

This was a signal that danger had been detected!

Li Fei looked at the other entrance opposite, where the source of the danger was:

A figure full of power walked out.

Tonight's Dragon General had arrived!

(End of chapter)