bookandnovel Chapter 53 What is your relationship with Qin Chuan?
Chapter 53 What is your relationship with Qin Chuan?
Zhou Bapi was somewhat skeptical, so he leaned on his cane and went inside again for a stroll, but he didn't see a single person.
Where are they?
He stood in the middle of the courtyard and shouted at the top of his lungs, but received no response.
Something's not right!
What happened during the days I was lying on the hospital bed? Why did all the beggars disappear?
No, we must find out the details.
After glancing outside, Zhou Bapi, leaning on his cane, hopped towards the location of Changsheng Gambling House.
Chang Sheng Casino is owned by the Iron Hand Gang, and there are many members of the Iron Hand Gang there. I should be able to find out the truth from there.
Zhou Bapi gritted his teeth, leaned on his cane, and limped out.
After finally moving to the street where Changsheng Casino is located,
At first glance, Zhou Bapi was completely dumbfounded.
The gates were tightly shut, and even the "Ever-Victorious Gambling House" sign was gone.
Zhou Bapi stared wide-eyed, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly, but he couldn't utter a single word.
No, what the hell happened? Why is Changsheng Casino closed?
Just when Zhou Bapi was starting to doubt his life,
Several figures approached from a distance and stood in front of the Changsheng Casino's gate, clearly intending to open the door and go inside.
Zhou Bapi also spotted a familiar figure among these people.
It was Zhao Fuquan.
Seeing this, Zhou Bapi didn't care about anything else and immediately jumped over, calling out, "Manager Zhao, Manager Zhao."
Zhao Fuquan came here intending to take some things over from here.
Hearing someone call his name, he looked in the direction of the voice and then saw Zhou Bapi standing to the side.
In the past, when Zhou Bapi set up schemes to cheat people, he had given her quite a bit of money, so the two were quite familiar with each other.
Upon seeing him, Zhao Fuquan casually replied, "Old Zhou, what are you doing here?"
"Manager Zhao, why is Changsheng Gambling House closed?" Zhou Bapi asked, puzzled.
"You didn't know?" Zhao Fuquan said, somewhat surprised.
"I've been lying in the hospital for the past few days."
"Hmph, speaking of which, it has something to do with you. That blind fool Wu Laosi tried to set a trap like you, but he ended up getting burned..."
......
After listening to Zhao Fuquan's account, Zhou Bapi was also very surprised, never expecting that Changsheng Gambling House would be gone just like that.
Then he remembered his group of beggar children and asked, "Manager Zhao, do you know where my group of beggar children have gone?"
"You mean those beggars who run errands at the gambling den?" Zhao Fuquan asked back.
"Are those beggars running errands for the gambling den?"
"Don't you know those beggars run errands for the gambling den?"
Upon hearing these two sentences, both of them felt as if they had overlooked something.
Zhou Bapi frowned, his mind a complete mess. He had a vague feeling that all these changes were related to one person.
After hesitating for a moment, he still asked the name: "Manager Zhao, do you know this beggar named Qin Chuan?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Fuquan's expression changed instantly.
He whirled around, his gaze fixed on Zhou Bapi's face: "What's your relationship with Qin Chuan?"
Zhou Bapi was startled by his reaction and instinctively shrank back, quickly denying, "It's nothing! He used to be a beggar under my care. When I broke my leg and went to the clinic, I handed over the job of collecting money from beggars to him."
Zhao Fuquan stared at him for a long time, his gaze shifting between light and shadow.
After a while,
He suddenly laughed and patted Zhou Bapi on the shoulder.
"Old Zhou, that beggar of yours is quite something now."
......
Within the Heaven and Earth,
Qin Chuan nodded to himself as he watched Xiao Wu and the others busy themselves.
Bringing them to Heaven and Earth was indeed partly due to my own ulterior motives.
These people were the first batch of people under my command who ran errands for me. I knew them well and trusted them more than newly recruited outsiders.
Moreover, Xiao Wu and the others were indeed useful, running errands, serving tea, relaying messages, cleaning, and serving guests...
These young men have one major advantage: they are young and haven't fully grown in size, making them more suitable for a gambling den than those burly, adult men.
While guests are drinking and gambling, a smiling young man standing nearby serving tea and water doesn't get in the way or intimidate them, which makes them feel more relaxed.
These kids don't cost much; as long as they have food and lodging and a few coins for pocket money each month, it's a win-win situation.
Seeing that the gambling den was temporarily safe,
Qin Chuan also opened his own panel.
[Occupation: Transport Thief]
[Level: lv1 (183/500)]
[Professional Skills: Obtaining Titles, Perceiving Luck]
Occupation: Dresser
[Level: lv1 (82/100)]
[Professional Skill: Skin Drawing and Facial Retouching]
Occupation: Illustrator
[Level: lv1 (54/100)]
[Professional Skill: Lifelike]
At first glance, the most obvious changes are in these three professions.
Among them, the proficiency of the [Spy Demon] jumped by 100 points, from over 80 to 180, which can be called the largest increase.
However, we are still more than halfway to the upgrade. The threshold of 500 points is there, and the gap of more than 300 points cannot be filled in a day or two.
Qin Chuan pondered for a moment and realized that the increase in proficiency in this profession seemed to be related to the magnitude of the "fortune" he stirred up.
Looking at the [Dresser], he's only 18 points away from leveling up, making him the easiest to upgrade.
I'll take some time tomorrow morning to do another round of makeup for Xiaotaohua and the others; their experience will naturally improve then.
Although the name of this craft doesn't sound very respectable, it's extremely useful in a place like Heaven on Earth.
[Artist] is still halfway there. It takes 100 points to go from lv1 to lv2, and I'm still a bit short right now.
Qin Chuan thought about it and decided that forty-six points was neither too many nor too few.
Let's talk about it when we have more free time.
Anyway, there's no rush to hire an artist. The promotional posters for Heaven on Earth have already been put up, so there's no need for new paintings in the short term.
Qin Chuan turned off the control panel, stood up, and dusted off his clothes.
Let's take it one step at a time when it comes to career advancement.
......
The back alley of Xiangmanlou, not far from Heaven on Earth.
A young maidservant huddled against the wall, took out a piece of silver from her sleeve, and handed it over.
The man opposite him took the silver, weighed it in his hand, nodded in satisfaction, and pulled out a scroll from his pocket, handing it over.
The maidservant snatched it, glanced around nervously, then turned and ran.
She crept up the wall to the second floor, her steps extremely light, as if afraid of disturbing anyone. Then she stopped in front of a door on the second floor and gently knocked.
"Come in."
A woman's voice came from inside the room, carrying a languid air.
The maid pushed open the door, slipped inside, and immediately closed it behind her. Leaning against the door, her chest heaving a few times, she finally spoke, "Miss, I've bought the painting you wanted."
A glass lamp was lit in the room, casting a soft light. A woman, about seventeen or eighteen years old, sat by the window. She wore a moon-white jacket and only a jade hairpin in her hair. She wore no other ornaments, not even earrings. At first glance, she was like a lotus flower emerging from clear water, quite plain.
But if you look closely at her, you won't be able to look away.
Although the woman was dressed simply, without a single bright color on her body,
But somehow, it had an indescribable, alluring aroma.
It's not the kind of glamorous, heavily made-up look, nor is it the kind of deliberately flirtatious charm; rather, it's a feeling that emanates from within.
The most dangerous thing is those eyes.
Those were naturally beautiful, expressive, foxy eyes.
And this person was none other than the "Master Liu"—Liu Rushi.