Chapter 67: Lawrence and Lasoya

Xia De also said a few words on the immigration issue, but he was actually rubbing the small box containing the relic 【Fate's Twenty-Sided Dice】 in his pocket. Listening to the conversation about the feasibility of immigration with his ears, his eyes were looking around unconsciously, and then he actually saw Mr. Lawrence. There was a photo of him in the report left by Detective Sparrow, and Xia De had also seen him at the club entrance not long ago.

"Hmm? Why is he here? Are all my acquaintances here... Lawrence is a big factory owner, so of course it's no problem to be invited to attend this kind of banquet."

Xia De thought to himself, moving his gaze away, wanting to see if there was still that kind of delicious sheep milk pudding on the table, thinking of bringing some back for the orange cat fostered at his home.

But suddenly, the young detective thought of another question:

"Since Mr. Lawrence is wearing such a formal evening dress to attend the Lake View Manor banquet, then it makes no sense for him not to have a female companion by his side. Did Mrs. Lawrence come too?"

He carefully aimed with his peripheral vision again and saw that the person standing beside Mr. Lawrence was actually Mrs. Lasoya, wearing a red floor-length evening gown. The neckline of the dress was ruffled, making the "woman" who still wore that pebble ring exceptionally gorgeous on this night.

"Oh, sure enough, something big is going to happen. The helper found by Mrs. Lawrence, wouldn't she have a fire fight with Lasoya here?"

He withdrew his gaze, thinking in his heart whether he should leave here. But suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder from behind, which gave Xia De a fright, thinking he had been found by Mrs. Lasoya.

But after turning around, he found that it was the client of the night, Baron La Wen De, followed by a few gentlemen of similar age.

"Oh, my Dawn Sir! It's really Hamilton, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"

The middle-aged man who loved Luo De cards said in a very exaggerated tone, winking at Xia De while reaching out to hold his hand.

"Yes, it's been a long time, Mr. La Wen De."

Xia De immediately understood his meaning:

"It's been three years since I saw you and played Luo De cards with you, right?"

In order to show his importance to the commission, Xia De also said in a very exaggerated and enthusiastic tone:

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Yes, what a coincidence, this must be God's arrangement. Speaking of which, these are my friends, and I am going to play Luo De cards with them over there. Do you want to go together? If you have other things..."

While speaking, Mr. La Wen De shook the hand he was holding with Xia De. Xia De believed that if he didn't agree to the other party, he would definitely not be let go easily.

"Of course we can go together. Oh, gentlemen, let us use Luo De cards to kill this boring night. The banquet is of course interesting, and Lake View Manor is also very good, but Luo De cards are the best after all. This is my business card..."

When handing out business cards to Baron La Wen De's upper-class friends, Xia De saw the Baron secretly making a "well done" gesture to him.

While greeting Baron La Wen De's friends warmly, he saw Mr. Lawrence and Mrs. Lasoya walking toward the Lake View Manor mansion out of the corner of his eye, so he felt relieved and walked toward the back of the manor with Baron La Wen De and his party. The tense and exciting Luo De card competition was about to begin.

On the way, the group also exchanged Luo De card anecdotes, discussed the news of special cards appearing on the market, and guessed the issuance quantity and theme of the special Luo De cards that the Diviner Association would launch this summer.

In order to better complete the commission, Xia De also participated in it.

"I even heard rumors that a Founder series Luo De card appeared in Tuo Bei Si Ke City."

He said to everyone in an exaggerated tone. Although it was hard to say whether a few people believed this, people still showed expressions of surprise. The group were all Luo De card enthusiasts, so it was impossible not to know about the "Founder series" cards.

"Not long ago, I went to the Diviner Association on business and heard Vice President Cynthia Mark talking about this with others on the third floor. But the authenticity is hard to say; after all, those are cards from hundreds of years ago. However, if there really are Founder series cards appearing, I would really like to see them."

Xia De shared his anecdotes. Because of the love for Luo De cards he showed and his extensive connections, he quickly changed from a stranger to an accepted friend.

By the time the group arrived at the stone table under the grape trellis, no one went to think about why Xia De came to join the fun anymore.

Baron La Wen De was very satisfied with the young detective he hired.

Baron La Wen De's Luo De card opponent, Baron Lu Anda, was a middle-aged gentleman of similar age but quite short. Xia De didn't want to use words like "dwarf" to describe others, but in fact, this word was quite appropriate.

Although his height was a bit of a problem, Baron Lu Anda, whose facial features seemed to be kneaded on his face, looked like an exceptionally shrewd person. Like Baron La Wen De, he also brought a group of friends who loved Luo De cards to attend the banquet.

When the group met under the grape trellis, there was no unpleasantness. The two barons exchanged polite greetings, introduced each other's friends, and talked about the Lake View Manor banquet and today's weather, before sitting on both sides of the stone table.

The men brought by them immediately surrounded the stone table instead of just standing behind them. Everyone's face was full of excitement and agitation, as if the atmosphere changed at this moment.

This didn't look like gamblers simply pursuing excitement, but more like expecting a wonderful story serialization or an interesting opera.

Because of Baron La Wen De's special arrangement, Xia De stood in the position closest to the stone table.

He saw the two barons take out their bets respectively. Baron La Wen De's was his only Luo De card with special rules, which belonged to the 【Flower 13】 of the "Northern City" series of cards, which was the card that allowed re-drawing if the dice rolled 20 points. The card face was the silhouette of the art capital, Aitaike City.

The bet taken out by Baron Lu Anda was of course also a Luo De card with special rules. He very deliberately placed both of his special rule cards on the table, and only after the surrounding gentlemen saw them did he pick out one of them as a bet.

That was the 【Star 6】 card of the "Ancient Fairy Tale" series, and the card face was exactly the "Match Girl" mentioned by Baron La Wen De last time.

It was just that the usage conditions of the special rules of 【Ancient Fairy Tale · Match Girl】 were even harsher than Baron La Wen De's 【Northern City · Aitaike City】. One must roll 10 or 20 on a 20-sided die twice in a row to adjust the card number within 6 or 7.

Although Luo De cards had special rule cards, most of the usage conditions were strict. Only in this way could it be guaranteed that Luo De card competition could be full of fun while ensuring relative fairness.

Like Xia De's 【Founder · Silver Moon】, cards that could be used directly after being drawn were very rare. ===== CHAPTER 68 =====