Chapter 272: Chapter 273

“Trust me, Belinda. I’ll be sure to win it all back!” Terrence was in a stubborn state. He ignored Belinda, who had left, and held onto Casper’s arm instead. “Don’t run away again this time. As long as you give me money, I’ll be able to win it back!”

Casper sighed inwardly. Yet, to make sure that the plan would work, he promised Terrence, “No problem. I’ll help you to win everything back. We’ll make Mrs. Clauder see you in a different light!”

Casper led Terrence away, and they left together. Before entering the elevator, Casper glanced at the door of Terrence’s home. In the end, Belinda appeared at the entrance. She looked at them worriedly.

Casper returned her look, his gaze telling her not to worry. He had promised Giselle’s mother to settle this, after all.

The six of them could not fit into a single car. Hence, Gunther and Casper called a taxi instead. They let Terrence and the other gunmen head back first.

“Why did you bring this gambling addict along?” Gunther asked, confused.

“I had no choice. He’s my relative, so I can’t turn a blind eye to his condition. I will help him and also settle my scores with the underground circles of Horington,” Casper replied.

Gunther spat out the dogstail grass he was chewing on. “I don’t think that’s a good idea. People who get addicted to gambling usually find it very difficult to quit gambling. Did you see how he acted? He’s really addicted.”

“No, he’s not a serious gambling addict. There’s an even worse gambling addict staying in my base,”

said Casper.

Gunther moved his fingers and pulled his shades down his nose bridge. “Don’t tell me that person is someone who cheats at gambling? What do you plan to do tonight? Use that man to earn money from the gambling resort?”

“Why not?” Casper shot back.

“Well, it depends on which gambling resort you’re going to. If it’s a big one, then it’s going to be tricky. If you get caught cheating, they will chop your limbs off. You called us here to prepare for a fight?”

Casper shook his head. “No. I called you all here to prevent the gambling resort from getting violent once they lose too much money.”

Gunther wanted to ask further, but the taxi had already arrived. They shut their mouths as soon as they got in the taxi as it was not a good idea to continue their discussion there.

Soon, they reached the base of the Firewolf Chamber of Commerce. The moment they got off the taxi, they could hear Terrence screaming, “You fooled me! I want to go to the gambling resort! Why am I here?”

Casper quickly went to pacify Terrence. “Don’t be impatient, Mr. Clauder. We need to get some money first. Which gambling resort would you like to go to later?”

Terrence quietened down and looked at Casper. “Are we really going later?”

“Of course. I’ll never lie to you. If you don’t believe me, look at this money.”

Casper clapped, and Gary lugged a bag of money over. The bag was full of cash. There were five million in it. Casper had arranged for Gary to withdraw this amount of cash earlier.

“D*mn it! Do we not have a briefcase to keep the money in? Why are we putting money in a plastic bag? We should have more class than this,” Casper complained.

He was annoyed. How can this guy be so undiscerning? We don’t need to act as if we’re poor or weak for the plan. So, why are we making ourselves look so lame?

However, Terrence believed him the moment he saw the cash. “That’s great. You really can be trusted.

Casper, it’s great that my daughter is a friend of yours.”

He had asked Casper for the latter’s name before. After Casper told him, he mumbled about how he did not remember Giselle mentioning this name before for a long time. However, he no longer cared about that at this moment. Casper was his lifesaver, so he had to cling to him.

“Mr. Clauder, which gambling resorts do you usually lose your money at? Where are they located? How did you lose your money? Tell me in detail.”

Casper had asked Timothy, who used to own a gambling resort under Dragon and Tiger Gang, to join them. Once Terrence had told them about the gambling resorts, he would ask Timothy who owned the said gambling establishments.

The gambling resort that Terrence frequented should be the largest underground gambling resort in Horington. It was called Horington Casino and was frequented by both gambling addicts as well as notable upper-class people in Horington. There seemed to be no limits on the kind of betting that went on there. They betted on various things, from horse racing to soccer.

Hearing that, Casper looked at Timothy. The latter had a dark expression. It seemed like this gambling resort had a strong backer.

“Mr. Clauder, when and how did you start gambling?” Casper asked.

“D-Does that matter?” Terrence sounded hesitant.

“Yes, it does!” Casper stared into his eyes and replied. Terrence looked at the ground and slowly told them how he got addicted to gambling.

Originally, he was someone with the status equivalent to a professor. He was well-known among the academia in Horington. Meanwhile, Wyatt was talented, but he had an odd personality and was too young. Hence, he wasn’t selected to become a professor. On the other hand, Terrence was both talented and had a good personality. Naturally, he became the youngest professor in Horington.

However, Terrence was not satisfied with that. Although he had gained fame and recognition, he felt that he had not gotten enough wealth. He was not a greedy person, but he had too much he wanted to prove to Belinda.

Even though Belinda had never pressured him about money, every night Terrence thought about how she had fallen out with her family because of her relationship with him. Her family did not approve of him because he was poor. She had given up so much and done so much for him. Hence, he wanted to gather enough wealth so that her family would no longer look down on him but accept him.

Yet, in an age of entertainment and consumerism, it was difficult for one to earn big bucks in academia.

While Terrence was worrying about what to do, a friend recommended that he invest in stocks.

However, after he invested about one million of his savings into stocks, he could not withdraw the money. He became very anxious and restless.

At that time, someone else showed him a wayward path. That person encouraged Terrence to start gambling.

Casper could already guess what happened next. Sawyer must have baited Terrence in with some good winnings at first and then led him down the astray path. In the end, Terrence became hopelessly addicted to gambling.

Casper asked Timothy, “Do you know the gambling resort he mentioned? Do you know anyone who works there?”

Timothy nodded. “That gambling resort is backed by many forces, both illegal and legal. It’s complicated. Even the Lingham family, the richest family in Horington, is involved.”

Gunther smirked cockily. The Lingham family only appeared to be the wealthiest in Horington.

Everyone knew who the real boss behind them was. However, the Lanes rarely did business with them.

They rarely came in contact.

“How complicated is it? Tell me the details,” Casper said.

“The owner of Horington Casino is fearsome. I heard that he is skilled in gambling and used to be the king of gambling in South East Aploth. After quitting gambling, he opened the Horington Casino. Some of his subordinates are from Loang. They’re cruel men who are skilled gunners.”

How can a man like him be accepted in Horington? Casper frowned. However, he did not ask Timothy this question. It was too difficult a question, and he did not expect Timothy to have an answer for him.

“The situation sounds tricky this time.” Casper was a bit worried when he heard that the enemy was armed with guns.

Gunther waved his hand casually. Then, he unbuttoned two of the buttons on his flowery shirt. Casper thought that he was going to show off a scar, but it turns out that Gunther was just feeling a bit warm and wanted to expose his chest to the cool air.

“It’s not a big problem. I’ve been to South East Aploth as well. I’ve seen even more terrifying scenes,”

Gunther said, unfazed.

Casper asked Timothy for more details on Horington Casino. Around two hours later, Eugene came out to greet them. The moment he saw Terrence, he had a mocking look in his eyes. “Not bad. You are good bait. Even though you have no money, you’re even juicier bait than those rich people.”

For some reason, Terrence did not dare to make a sound in front of Eugene. Casper wondered, Is there some sort of hierarchy amongst gamblers?

“Are you ready? Let’s go if you are.”

Eugene had just woken up. He had not even washed up yet, but he was already in a hurry to go and gamble.

“Do you know where we are headed to? Wouldn’t you like to know before we head out?” Casper asked.

He thought that such careless behavior was uncharacteristic of King of Cheats.

“How much money did you prepare this time? It has to be cash.” Eugene lit a cigarette, as per usual.

“Is five million enough?”

After thinking for a while, Eugene shook his head. “You need another five million. You can only join the game with ten million.”