Chapter 3453 — Bai Weituo Gets into Trouble (3)

"Shh... let me let you in on a secret. I'm actually a consultant here at the casino—what you'd call a senior dealer. I'm not allowed to gamble." Tu Feng gave a low chuckle. "I only talked to you so much because you're a fellow countryman."

"Is that so! Then you must be seriously good, big brother. Consultants are usually the best gamblers in the whole casino!" Zhang Duopan had seen a few casino films, so naturally he knew what a consultant did.

"I do all right. By the way, where are you from?" Tu Feng asked, feigning casualness.

"I'm studying in Donghai right now. Donghai—ever heard of it, big brother? It's a provincial capital up north," Zhang Duopan said.

"Of course I've heard of it. I even have a friend over there!" Tu Feng said.

"A friend? Really? What a coincidence! What's your friend's name, big brother? Maybe I know him!" Zhang Duopan said, deliberately trying to cozy up. His real aim was to get Tu Feng to give him a few pointers, so he could enjoy a taste of being a gambling king himself!

"His name is Wei Zhao. He's a very capable man. I don't suppose you've heard of him?" Tu Feng said offhandedly.

"What?! Wei Zhao?" Zhang Duopan's eyes went wide at once. Then he thought it over—it could be a case of the same name—and asked, "What does this Wei Zhao do? I do know one, but I can't say whether it's the same person!"

"The Wei Zhao I know is a freshman at Donghai Engineering University," Tu Feng said. "By the way, little brother, which school do you attend? Have you heard of it?"

"Donghai Engineering University? A freshman?" This time Zhang Duopan was utterly certain—this Wei Zhao was the very Wei Zhao he knew! Both startled and delighted, he said, "Big brother, that's exactly the school I go to! I know the Wei Zhao you mean—he's my classmate, and he's on very good terms with the rest of us! See that guy over there? Bai Weituo—he's Wei Zhao's underling, they share a dorm room!"

"Oh?" A flicker of delight passed through Tu Feng's eyes. What luck—no effort wasted at all! He had been worrying earlier: if this were merely an ordinary classmate, abducted here, would Wei Zhao really be compelled to come?

Now things were better. This was Wei Zhao's own dormitory underling—Wei Zhao would have no choice but to come! At that thought, Tu Feng said, "Then it really is fate. How about this—why don't you all come sit in my office? A friend of a friend deserves my hospitality no matter what. I'll treat you to something to eat, then show you around the VIP casino upstairs. I guarantee it'll open your eyes!"

"That would be wonderful! Sorry to trouble you, big brother. I'll go call them!" Zhang Duopan was overjoyed—this was manna falling from heaven. He had always detested Wei Zhao, but now he could ride Wei Zhao's name to free food, free drink, and VIP treatment, and he was only too happy to keep his mouth shut about it.

"All right. I'll wait for you here," Tu Feng said with a nod.

So Zhang Duopan hurried over to Bai Weituo. Bai Weituo was not a gambler by nature; he had only come to look around and join the fun. As for actually gambling, he had merely tried his hand a little and had not played much.

He still had a great pile of chips left in his hand. Seeing Zhang Duopan approach, he nodded. "Well? Did you win any money?"

"Haha, won a little. But more than that, I've met a big shot!" Zhang Duopan said, unable to resist showing off. "He's a consultant at this casino—the highest-ranking dealer there is. And guess what? He's from our neck of the woods too, and he's a good friend of Wei Zhao's. We got to chatting and hit it off, and now he's invited us to his office for a bite, and then to see the VIP suites upstairs!"

"Huh? Good things like that just fall into your lap?" Bai Weituo's first instinct was that this was a con—a setup to make them lose money, surely?

"Oh, come on, don't be so suspicious. He asked where I was from, I said I studied in Donghai, and then he was the one who asked whether I knew Wei Zhao—I never brought it up!" Zhang Duopan saw Bai Weituo's hesitation and waved a hand. "You think he's some kind of fortune-teller who'd know about Wei Zhao? Relax, there's definitely nothing fishy about it!"

"Is that so?" Hearing Zhang Duopan's explanation, Bai Weituo's mind was set at ease—if it wasn't a fishing expedition, but a genuine acquaintance, then all was well! Bai Weituo knew too that Wei Zhao had a wide circle of connections, so it was hardly surprising that he'd know someone out here! So he turned to look at He Meiyue.

"Then let's go take a look!" At the mention of Wei Zhao, He Meiyue felt a stir in her heart and nodded in agreement.

Since He Meiyue had agreed, Bai Weituo had no reason to refuse. He followed Zhang Duopan toward the casino floor.

By then Tu Feng had finished making his arrangements, and the attendants around him began greeting him.

"Consultant Tu, I'll be on my way, then..." After Zhang Duopan and the others had walked over, a man dressed in a dealer's uniform said his goodbyes and left.

"You go on ahead. Someone winning a bit of pocket money—it's nothing to worry about. Our casino is open for business, and we deal in good faith. We can't have someone win a little money and then have me step in to make trouble for them. That wouldn't be proper," Tu Feng said with a wave of his hand.

"Busy, big brother?" Zhang Duopan asked as he came over.

Seeing Zhang Duopan arrive with Bai Weituo, Tu Feng smiled and explained, "It's nothing. A new dealer saw a customer win over a million and came running to me. It's really no big deal! Come on, I'll take you upstairs!"

After that exchange with the dealer, Bai Weituo harbored no further doubts. In fact, Tu Feng really was a man of this casino—only not any sort of senior consultant. He was its boss.

But the boss of a casino couldn't very well come down to the ground floor to personally patrol for no reason—that would be unrealistic. So he had given himself the title of consultant.

Fan Ganhe was nearby and got rounded up by Zhang Duopan. The several of them introduced themselves to one another, then followed Tu Feng upstairs.

Along the way, many people addressed him respectfully as "Mr. Tu." The four of them followed Tu Feng into a luxurious, high-class office, and their last doubts vanished. Yet the moment they were inside and Tu Feng had shut the door behind them, four burly men in black suddenly sprang up and seized them, trussing their hands and feet and flinging them onto the sofa!

"What... what are you doing?" Zhang Duopan turned pale with fright. He had never imagined that the instant they stepped inside, they would be taken captive! RS