The jig is up, no need for pretense.

Jing Xi listened to Chi Yao’s nonsense, turned to the bartender, and asked coldly, “How much is this cup?”

The bartender met his gaze and shrank back for no reason.

Those eyes were beautiful, but the look in them was terrifying!

“Two… two thousand,” the bartender answered honestly.

Jing Xi slightly turned his wrist, his index finger swiped through the air, and he brought up the payment record, switching it to public mode.

“I paid ten thousand for that and the two drinks, not enough?”

The bartender looked carefully, confirmed it was correct, and nodded frantically, “More than enough, more than enough!”

He had paid an extra five thousand, which was all his tip, hehe.

Just as he was about to go back to the bar, Chi Yao called out to him.

Hearing that this was a Black Card VIP, the bartender was especially respectful. “Do you have any instructions?”

Chi Yao: “Give him the change.”

Bartender: “?”

Chi Yao: “After deducting your tip, give the rest of the money to him.”

Bartender: “…Oh.”

His little money was flying away, sob sob sob.

Jing Xi: “No need.”

The bartender’s eyes lit up.

Chi Yao: “Listen to me.”

Bartender: “…Okay.”

In the end, it was a mistake.

After all that, Jing Xi looked at the four thousand-plus star coins that had been transferred to his account, completely unable to understand what Chi Yao was trying to do.

From his expression, Chi Yao knew what he was thinking.

It seemed this prodigal habit wasn’t a recent development.

Chi Yao said seriously, “You are mine, so your money is also mine.”

After all, he had used Jing Xi’s body twice. By approximation, it was his body.

The body was his, so the money was naturally also his.

He didn’t want to go through a situation where he had no money to spend the next time he possessed him.

Jing Xi: “……”

Did this scoundrel know what he was saying?

Yu Yi: “!”

Here it comes!

The declaration of possessiveness!

After saying it, Chi Yao didn’t think much of it.

Thinking of what the bartender had said earlier, he insisted on taking Jing Xi to the main hall to watch the song and dance.

The seating booths below the stage were deliberately spaced out to ensure customers could enjoy themselves without being disturbed.

Chi Yao found a random spot and told Yu Yi to get some drinks.

“You’re going to Juhao?”

On the huge stage, heavily made-up dancers were performing an exotic dance, wearing less and less.

Jing Xi’s gaze swept over them, his eyes showing no emotion.

“Is that a problem?”

Chi Yao said softly, “A serious person like you is also interested in gambling?”

He then immediately denied his own statement without waiting for Jing Xi to speak.

“No, that’s not it. You’re looking for someone?”

Jing Xi: “No comment.”

Chi Yao chuckled, “You’d go to an old man like that for help, why not me?”

Jing Xi turned his head, his eyes meeting Chi Yao’s. “Have you gambled there?”

Chi Yao: “No, but I can get someone to take us in.”

Jing Xi: “Us?”

Chi Yao looked at the stage, not answering his question.

“These people—their legs aren’t as straight as yours, their waists aren’t as thin as yours, and they’re not as good-looking as you.”

He changed the subject again.

Jing Xi lowered his eyes. “What are you trying to say?”

Chi Yao smiled. “To get my help, you have to pay a small price, don’t you think?”

Jing Xi: “And?”

Chi Yao pointed to the last row of Alpha dancers who had just come on stage. “I want a selfie of you in that outfit.”

Jing Xi looked over, his face instantly darkened, and he got up to leave.

Chi Yao leaned back in his chair and said languidly, “If you don’t agree, can’t I get it anyway?”

Jing Xi’s footsteps stopped. He took a deep breath and sat back down.

“What are you going to do?”

Chi Yao: “I’m also looking for someone.”

Jing Xi: “Once we’re in, we go our separate ways.”

Chi Yao agreed readily. “Okay.”

As for whether he could stick to that, that was another matter.

The next afternoon, the hovercar stopped at a luxurious winery, and the two got out one after the other.

The courtyard in front of the winery was large, with elegant and serene landscaping, looking completely unrelated to a casino.

Yu Yi got out of the car and led a young Alpha.

Jing Xi: “This is the one taking us in?”

Chi Yao: “Mhm.”

Jing Xi subtly sized him up. “Your man is with him, aren’t you angry?”

Chi Yao: “I’m with you, so I’m not at a disadvantage.”

Jing Xi: “…”

As soon as they entered the main gate of the winery, black-clad staff dressed as waiters came over to verify their identities.

The young Alpha’s terminal swiped over the sensor, and he raised his chin toward Chi Yao and Jing Xi. “These two are my friends.”

After checking their identities, the black-clad man respectfully gestured for them to enter.

“Enjoy your time here.”

Chi Yao and Jing Xi followed slowly behind them.

Passing through another door in the main hall, it was a completely different world inside.

The huge space was brightly lit.

A spiral staircase wound its way down.

The third floor underground was the casino hall, with the most common gambling tables and games.

The three floors above were various private rooms, divided into different zones based on the type of games.

Yu Yi hooked his arm around the young Alpha’s and waved to them. “Yi Ge and I are going to play, you guys can do whatever you want.”

Jing Xi walked down the spiral staircase, his eyes scanning the various staff members.

There were a total of 528 staff in the hall, and Chen Yao was not among them.

“Hey.”

Hearing Chi Yao’s voice, Jing Xi looked over, and a silver chip appeared in front of him.

Chi Yao handed it to him. “One for each of us, go ahead and spend it however you want.”

Jing Xi took it, his eyes scanning the exchange rules on the window.

He only gave him one, and it was the one with the smallest denomination.

This person’s account balance had ten zeros or more.

Jing Xi: “Is it money you stole, that you’re afraid to spend?”

Chi Yao sneered, “They don’t deserve my money.”

Jing Xi: “…”

He was about to ask, “If they don’t deserve it, why give it to me?”

But the words caught in his throat.

Even if Chi Yao answered, it would definitely not be an answer that would make him happy.

With the chip in his hand, no one would suspect him even if he wandered around.

In less than half an hour, Jing Xi had walked through the entire casino.

He hadn’t found Chen Yao.

He was afraid he had missed something and wanted to walk through it again, but his peripheral vision caught a few security guards secretly looking in his direction.

He had probably walked around too frequently in a short time, which had caught their attention.

Jing Xi found a nearby gambling table and put the chip in his hand on it.

“No more bets!”

The dealer took an extra look at Jing Xi’s pitifully small chip.

Most of the people who came here had more money than they knew what to do with; he had never seen anyone bet with only the smallest denomination.

Was this some new way of playing?

“Open it, open it!”

The others urged.

Jing Xi didn’t pay attention after placing the chip, his peripheral vision scanning the surrounding staff members again.

When he came back to his senses, there were ten red chips in front of him.

The original silver chip represented one thousand, while the red one represented ten thousand.

Jing Xi: “…”

He actually won.

“Keep betting.”

The people at the same table saw that he had won money and urged him to continue gambling.

Jing Xi didn’t care. He picked up all the chips and casually found an empty spot on another table.

Five minutes later, in addition to the original silver chip, there was a black chip in front of him.

Jing Xi: “…”

If he remembered correctly, the black one represented ten million.

“Young brother, you have good luck. Are you betting on big or small next?”

A middle-aged Alpha standing next to him asked with a grin.

Jing Xi: “…This game is too boring.”

He kept a straight face, picked up the chips, and moved to another table.

The people at the same table: “…”

The dealer: “…”

Two hands, and the chips multiplied by ten thousand times. He was indeed a big shot.

On the other side, Chi Yao, with his only chip, found a good spot with a clear view and sat down.

The game at this table was a roulette wheel, and there were many people playing.

Among a pile of black chips, he placed his silver chip on his lucky number “7.”

The few big spenders at the same table looked at that chip with disdain.

“Only betting a thousand?”

“A thousand is nothing.”

“Looks like a pauper, don’t play if you have no money.”

Fifteen minutes later, ten stacks of black chips were piled in front of Chi Yao.

The others at the same table had lost everything they had.

In a new round, Chi Yao placed all the chips except for the silver one on the table. This time, he casually chose the number “9” from Jing Xi’s birthday.

Seeing his calm expression, tossing the silver chip in his hand as if he had victory in his grasp, someone finally put down their high-and-mighty attitude and was ready to follow his bet.

As soon as he was about to follow, others spoke up to discourage him.

“Can he really win every time?”

“It should be his turn to lose!”

“I don’t believe it, can someone really keep winning until the end?”

This was their last chip, if they lost—

Chi Yao smiled. “Such a small amount of money, isn’t it just for fun? If you can’t afford to play, don’t bet. Don’t waste my time.”

The others subconsciously scanned the small mountain of black chips: “…”

Twenty billion is a small amount of money? What a big mouth!

At the last moment, that person moved his chips to another number.

The wheel began to spin, and the people at the same table stood up, constantly shouting their numbers.

Chi Yao propped up his chin, his eyes sweeping toward a certain spot on the third floor.

That was the main surveillance room of the entire casino.

From that direction, they could clearly see his position.

“Damn it! It really is 9!”

“Is this a joke?! Why does he win no matter what he bets on?!”

Chi Yao looked at the gambling table.

The small ball on the roulette wheel obediently stopped in the “9” slot.

The dealer pushed the chips in front of him.

Because he won so much, there wasn’t even enough space for them.

Chi Yao watched the staff busy counting them, and said unhurriedly, “This is so boring. Always winning, not exciting at all.”

The group of people at the same table glared at him fiercely and left in a huff.

After the count, the chips totaled more than eighty billion. Since it was too much to carry, he had them managed by the casino.

Soon, a black-clad man walked out from a passage and headed straight for Chi Yao.

The black-clad man bowed respectfully to Chi Yao and whispered in his ear, “Our boss would like to invite you for a chat.”

Chi Yao raised an eyebrow, not caring much. “What about?”

The black-clad man’s voice was even lower. “About exciting games.”

Chi Yao flipped the silver chip in his palm and chuckled.

He got up and slowly straightened his cuff links. “Let’s go.”

As soon as they reached the third floor, the opposite elevator opened, and Jing Xi was led out by a black-clad man.

Chi Yao was puzzled. “Why are you here too?”

The black-clad man opposite him said respectfully, “He, like you, couldn’t find an opponent and wanted to seek a more exciting game.”

Chi Yao looked at Jing Xi.

Couldn’t find an opponent? At a casino?

Jing Xi kept a straight face.

To avoid future trouble, he explained, “I had good luck and won every time I bet. I didn’t intend to win.”

Even though gambling was legal in the Cetus System, civil servants were still not allowed to participate.

If discovered, it would result in a major demerit, and a serious offense would lead to dismissal.

A few billion would be enough to get him fired dozens of times.

But he was here to investigate a case, and gambling was a last resort. Winning was just an accident, so he shouldn’t be disciplined… right?

The people around who heard this: “…”

He won dozens of billions without even trying to win. What would happen if he actually tried?

He was such a show-off, it was almost infuriating.

Chi Yao: “…”

Although he understood what Jing Xi meant, it was indeed very annoying.

Four others, who had also won big today, went up with them.

They sat in a luxurious lounge to wait. After a while, a person wearing a mask walked in.

Seeing the mask on his face, Chi Yao and Jing Xi’s expressions tightened, but they quickly returned to normal.

The mask, except for not having a smiling face drawn on it, was identical in style and material to those of the Ghost Brigade.

“I imagine everyone is already tired of the games in the casino.”

The black-masked man crossed his hands in front of him, his voice distorted by a voice changer, making it impossible to tell the original tone. “I have a new game here that is both fun and exciting. I wonder if you are interested?”

“What game?” someone asked.

Black Mask: “I can’t say for now.”

“So mysterious?” Another person spoke. “Exciting, I’m in!”

Three of the six people agreed almost immediately, and another one, seeing that they all agreed, also nodded.

Black Mask looked at Chi Yao and Jing Xi. “What about you?”

Chi Yao smiled. “I was just worried that I didn’t have any new games to play.”

Jing Xi subtly scanned the people present and said calmly, “If he goes, I’ll go too.”

Black Mask: “Good. For now, please rest here for the night. Tomorrow, we will set off for the game location.”

Chi Yao: “The game isn’t here?”

Black Mask: “This place is too small to play.”

Walking out of the lounge, six black-clad men led them to their respective rooms.

Chi Yao grabbed Jing Xi’s wrist and said to the black-clad man, “I’ll stay in the same room as him.”

The black-clad man said respectfully, “The rules state that each VIP must be assigned a suite.”

Chi Yao sneered, “I have to be separated from my lover just to play your broken game? Forget it, I’d rather go home and play games in bed.”

Jing Xi: “…”

You really dare to say that.

Since the situation was unclear, it was indeed safer to act together.

Jing Xi uncharacteristically cooperated. “We play games for fun, not to be bossed around.”

After saying that, he pulled Chi Yao and walked away.

Chi Yao: “…”

Good acting.

“Wait.” The black-clad man stopped them.

The two black-clad men had a brief discussion, and one of them contacted the front desk.

A moment later, he respectfully walked up to Chi Yao and Jing Xi. “Apologies, we misinterpreted the boss’s meaning. You two may do as you please.”

The suite was very large and luxuriously decorated, but there was only one large bed in the bedroom.

Jing Xi: “I’ll sleep in the bed, you sleep on the sofa?”

Chi Yao pulled off his tie and casually threw it on the bed. “If you’re not afraid of me ambushing you in the middle of the night, then I have no problem sleeping on the sofa.”

Jing Xi: “…”