Urban Ace Bodyguard

Chapter 1221 - 1293: Qiankun Cloud Exploration Hand

"Oh? Chou Jiu? How did he find this place?"Lin Hai was puzzled, but seeing as the other party was already considered his subordinate, he instructed City Management, "Please invite Mr. Qiu in."

As for the Murong sisters and Wang Xiaomei, who were too ashamed to look at Lin Hai after realizing the misunderstanding, Lin Hai generously waved his hand, "You all can return to your duties now."

The Murong sisters and Wang Xiaomei suddenly showed surprised expressions.

The latter didn't expect Chairman Lin to be so forgiving, feeling even more guilty in light of his magnanimous nature.

As for the Murong sisters, they were well aware of someone's typical indecent behavior and were surprised that today he didn't seize the opportunity to make even slightly inappropriate remarks.

Normally, Lin Hai would take the chance to indulge in all sorts of dirty jokes, making the women blush deeply before he'd let them go.

Noticing the peculiar gaze and thoughts of the Murong sisters, Lin Hai deliberately put on a stern face and said in a deep voice, "What? Do you really want to force me to use a few big moves before you two would leave?"

The Murong sisters hastily slipped out without delay. They deeply understood what someone meant by "big moves"—it was nothing but extremely shameless, sometimes endlessly amusing, ambiguous jokes that could make one's ears burn.

Five minutes after the three women hurriedly left, the office welcomed its new guest—Chou Jiu.

Always seen in an 80's style formal suit, Chou Jiu's face looked particularly grim today.

"What's wrong?" Noticing the details, Lin Hai couldn't help but ask.

Chou Jiu didn't bother with any formalities and replied, "In a few days, it's the anniversary of my junior sister's death. I want to ask for leave to pay respects to my junior sister and master."

Lin Hai's pupils flashed with light.

He hadn't expected Chou Jiu to mention such a heavy and sorrowful topic right off the bat.

"I see hatred in your eyes..." Lin Hai murmured, half a sentence left unsaid: "It's much like how I once was."

Chou Jiu nodded, "My junior sister and master were both killed; the enemy is still at large."

Saying this, Chou Jiu unconsciously clenched his fists tightly.

Then, he slowly unclenched them, but there were now five finger marks on his palm. Evidently, in that brief moment of emotional outburst, he used considerable strength, reflecting the deeply ingrained nature of his hatred.

"Do you want me to help you take revenge?" Lin Hai asked voluntarily.

Chou Jiu shook his head, "It's my own grudge, I'll avenge it myself. One day, I will place the head of the accomplice of the mastermind on my junior sister's grave and use that as a dowry to marry her."

Lin Hai frowned deeply.

It was evident that Chou Jiu had many similarities with himself; for instance—a grave in the heart, burying a woman there.

"Can you tell me about the past?"

Lin Hai finished speaking, took out a cigarette, and tossed it to Chou Jiu.

The other caught the cigarette, lit it straight away, blew out a smoke ring, and closed his eyes to speak slowly, "My gambling skills originated from a folk master in Huaxia, because gambling is not legally allowed there."

"However, my master was the undisputed Gambling God of China, during that war-torn era, the title of Gambling God was worthless and instead became a tool and machine for major forces to make money."

"My master's wife was reportedly assassinated by my master's former enemies in that chaotic time as revenge."

"My master killed those enemies and, disheartened, left Huaxia with his only daughter and went to RB."

Listening to this, Lin Hai could empathize with that feeling.

Back then, wasn't it also his enemies who killed his beloved woman for revenge, and after eliminating those obvious perpetrators, he left Huaxia disheartened and went far away to Europe?

"And then?" Lin Hai continued to ask.

"I'm Huaxia by origin, but I was born in RB. My parents died shortly after I was born due to a disease, and then I worked and lived in RB until I met my master."

"The master was very good to me, like a son, and perhaps because I was an orphan, my junior sister was also very, very kind to me, unwilling to eat any snacks alone and always wanted to share with me."

Lin Hai couldn't help but think of how Little Scorpion used to scrimp and save, and even steal a few eggs from home to nourish him...

"My junior sister was very smart; she was the most suitable candidate to inherit the Gambling God title. I'm very clumsy, always unable to grasp the gambling skill. My junior sister would always reteach me every technique and share her insights and experiences with me."

At this point, Chou Jiu's eyes were slightly wet.

Lin Hai also reminisced about Little Scorpion teaching him how to write...

"My junior sister had a very kind heart, and the enemy exploited this point; otherwise, she wouldn't have died." When Chou Jiu mentioned hatred, his teeth clenched tightly, producing a grinding sound, fists clenched tight, and his eyes were as red as a fierce beast, full of hatred and rage.

"Who harmed your master and junior sister?" Lin Hai asked curiously.

"My senior brother! The Gambling God of RB, Shikawa Jusanyo!"

Mentioning this name, an astonishing killing intent erupted from Chou Jiu.

"Shitkawa Itchy?" Lin Hai's eyes widened.

The RB names were indeed quite peculiar, but damn, this one was a bit too peculiar.

"It's Shikawa Jusanyo! I'll never forget that grimacing face, will never forget the face of one who repays kindness with enmity!"

Chou Jiu corrected him.

Lin Hai dug at his ears thoroughly, recalling carefully, realizing it was because Chou Jiu spoke too quickly.

Moments ago, he was puzzled, who the hell would name a disease and still a very filthy disease as a person's name.

"The RB Gambling God is your senior brother?"

Lin Hai was taken aback, not expecting that Chou Jiu had quite a background, with the Gambling God of China being his master and the Gambling God of RB being his senior brother.

Chou Jiu nodded, "He's not worthy of being my senior brother; I will kill him with my own hands."

"By the way, with your current gambling skills, making money shouldn't be a problem, have you never thought about hiring some international assassins or mercenaries to settle this revenge?" Lin Hai found it very abnormal, didn't this guy know how to use the power of the public?

Chou Jiu shook his head, "My senior brother is the son-in-law of the Yamaguchi Group's leader."

"..."

Lin Hai instantly understood.

The Yamaguchi Group of Japan is a global Black Society organization, spread worldwide, very arrogant in the United States as well, and indeed have fierce skill and numbers; assassinating the son-in-law of the Yamaguchi Group's leader isn't easy.

Think about it, how many people want to assassinate the leader of the Yamaguchi Group, yet he's still financially comfortable, sleeps as much as he wants. They not only survive but continue to bully others with arrogance.

Thus, assassinating the Yamaguchi Group's leader and his close family is as hard as assassinating a nation's top leader.

"I'm curious, why did your senior brother betray you?"

"Because the master refused to teach him the ultimate Gambling God technique. Master said his mind wasn't righteous, and he wasn't qualified to learn this ancient Huaxia art, which is also the only technique among the thirteen Gambling God moves that transcended Gambling Skill scope, capable of being both used as gambling and a martial arts technique—the Qiankun Cloud Exploration Hand."