Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 244 - 243 Unexpected Situation

Chapter 244: Chapter 243 Unexpected Situation

Get up, have breakfast.

Looking at Yang Yi’s worried expression, Xiao Ran said in a deep voice, "What’s the matter?"

"Worried, worried about how to find Zhang Yong. You know, my plan was to practice shooting during the day and search for Zhang Yong at night, but now it seems that finding Zhang Yong is very difficult."

Yang Yi wasn’t one to give up easily when faced with setbacks, but he now urgently needed to come up with a more efficient method to find Zhang Yong.

Xiao Ran shrugged and said, "Anyway, no one starts gambling early in the morning, right? It’s got to be in the afternoon or at night. In my opinion, the likelihood is highest at night. Let’s go shooting in the morning, you and Boer continue gambling in the afternoon, and don’t accompany him at night. Tonight, let’s switch to a different casino to look for Zhang Yong."

Yang Yi froze for a moment, then he exclaimed, "Wait, what did you just say?"

"What did I say? I said we go shooting in the morning, in the afternoon..."

"The previous sentence, you said no one starts gambling in the morning? Haha!"

Yang Yi clapped his hands, and Xiao Ran said urgently, "Keep it down!"

Yang Yi lowered his voice but was still excited as he said, "Habit, ah, Zhang Yong has the habit of starting to gamble in the morning. In prison, we had yard time in the morning, and that was the only chance to gather and gamble. After all these years of starting to gamble early in the morning, and training me in the afternoons and evenings, so, it’s true that others might not gamble in the morning, but Zhang Yong, he would definitely start gambling in the morning!"

Xiao Ran pondered for a bit and then said, "Then let’s go look for him in the morning."

Yang Yi nodded vigorously and said, "Exactly, let’s go find him after breakfast. Today, we’ll start our search at Caesar’s Palace."

Thinking of the new possibility, Yang Yi ate his breakfast much faster, hastily finishing up and immediately began searching for Zhang Yong with Xiao Ran at Caesar’s Palace’s casino.

The biggest problem was that Las Vegas was too big, and there were too many casinos. It was precisely because there were indeed few gamblers in the morning that Yang Yi and Xiao Ran could search several more casinos.

But after searching three casinos without any discovery, Yang Yi really felt he couldn’t keep searching like this. At this rate, who knew how long it would take to find Zhang Yong.

Leaving the MGM Grand casino, Yang Yi couldn’t help but sigh and said, "Searching like this won’t work. You tell me, if we search in the morning, should we continue to search at night? With more than two hundred casinos, there’s no end in sight. I think, if all else fails, I might just have to resort to my last resort!"

Xiao Ran looked at Yang Yi with surprise and said, "You have a last resort? Why not use it?"

Yang Yi said with a wry smile, "My last resort is rather damaging, so I don’t use it lightly. Let’s wait a little longer, if we still can’t find him in a couple of days, then I’ll resort to it."

Full of curiosity, Xiao Ran said, "What’s this last resort? Tell me about it."

Yang Yi was about to speak when the phone rang.

It was Xiao Ran’s phone that rang, but after looking at it, she said, "It’s from Boer. You take it."

Yang Yi answered the phone and said, "Hello, Mr. Stupak."

"Hello, there’s a gambling game this afternoon, would you like to join? I have two friends who specifically came to play cards with me. We’ll have a seven-person game this afternoon, and I think you shouldn’t miss it."

Yang Yi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, what time does it start? I’ll be there on time."

"Two o’clock, looking forward to your arrival."

Boer hung up the phone.

With an unconvinced expression, Xiao Ran said, "They’re calling you to gamble again? If you ask me, just skip Boer’s games. They’re all masters. If you don’t lose money after an afternoon with them, that’s already good. With that time, we could switch to another casino and have a much better time. In an afternoon, you could win hundreds of thousands. Honestly, money’s so easy to earn, why bother with Boer’s tasks? We could play here for a month, and I bet you’d win ten million easily."

Yang Yi replied annoyingly, "Easier said than done. Didn’t you hear what Makas said yesterday? If I win again, I’ll end up on the blacklist. Though these casinos compete against each other, they are quite united when it comes to outsiders. If I get blacklisted by Caesar’s Palace, do you think I could still win money at other casinos? These people have sharp eyes. They can tell at a glance whether you’re a pro or just lucky. So even if I switch casinos, I’ll quickly get blacklisted too."

Waving her hand dismissively, Xiao Ran said, "I was just saying. Let’s go back to Caesar’s Palace, grab some lunch, then you can go play cards in the afternoon, and I’ll look around to see if I can find Zhang Yong. It’s all about the socializing, whether you win or lose, you have to attend."

Although Yang Yi felt helpless, the chances of finding Zhang Yong in the afternoon were slim, and he definitely couldn’t skip Boer’s card game.

At noon, Yang Yi went alone to the gaming hall and joined Boer and the others in the lounge. At exactly two o’clock, they started the card game.

There were two new faces, obviously either rich or noble, and they were quite familiar with Boer, laughing and chatting with him the whole time.

After exchanging for chips, Yang Yi had just received his first hand when he felt he might have a big day ahead of him.

In his hand were the King and Jack of Spades, and the community cards were the Ace, Queen, and 10. With just three community cards shown, Yang Yi had already made a Royal Flush, and since the Queen and 10 were spades, he had a strong chance of getting a straight flush.

Lucky day today, Yang Yi confidently placed a small bet.

It was Boer’s turn to speak. Boer looked quite confident, perhaps the meeting with his two friends had put him in a good mood. Boer, who usually placed small bets, casually threw two ten-thousand chips into the pot.

Just as Boer had thrown out his chips, someone knocked on the doors of the gaming hall. After two quick knocks, without waiting for anyone to speak, the doors were pushed open, and Boer’s bodyguard Reddick swiftly walked in.

With a serious expression, Reddick leaned in and whispered something in Boer’s ear. Boer nodded and said softly, "Okay, got it."

Waving his hand to dismiss Reddick, Boer smiled and said, "Sorry, let’s continue."

Boer remained composed, as if nothing significant had happened, and the game continued.

That round, Yang Yi ended up winning big with a straight flush, taking home over two hundred thousand in one hand, mainly winning from Boer, who also had a straight but not a flush.

At the end of the first round, after tossing the cards out, Boer looked up apologetically, then addressed the group with a grave tone, "Extremely sorry, gentlemen, but I must leave now. There’s an urgent matter I need to deal with immediately. My deepest apologies."

Boer nodded to everyone and left.

Everyone knew that Boer had encountered some serious issue, so no one questioned further. It was impressive for Boer to finish the first hand before leaving, showing his ability to keep his cool under pressure.

After Boer had exited the gaming hall, Yang Yi stood up as well and said with an apologetic face, "Sorry, but I need to leave as well. Mr. Makas, please exchange my chips and deposit the amount into my account. Much appreciated."