Chapter 183: Waiting to See the News

Jiang Xue was going crazy.

She had rushed to San Francisco in a panic, met with Ye Chuan, and even consulted with Black Water’s security advisors. What was all this for? Wasn’t it because she considered Lin Jian a friend? Wasn’t it because she didn’t want this bad guy to be at a disadvantage? But what about now? The guy hung up the phone before she could even finish speaking!

It was simply outrageous! She had completely wasted her good intentions! He had broken her heart! Unconvinced, she called Lin Jian again.

However, a prompt played on the other end: "Sorry, the number you have dialed is powered off."

It was turned off!

"Ahhhhh!"

Feeling utterly powerless, she thrashed about in frustration, wanting to bite someone to death at that moment.

"You bastard! Lin Jian, I hate you!" Jiang Xue finally burst into angry tears, burying her face in her arms as she sobbed in the car. She really treated Lin Jian as a friend, but he had hurt her so deeply.

The moment she started crying, the driver, bodyguard, and butler in the car didn’t dare to make a sound. Who would dare to cross this wealthy heiress when she was in a bad mood? That was just asking to be scolded!

Fortunately, her tears came and went quickly. After crying for a few minutes, she wiped her nose, took out her phone, and opened WeChat, seemingly intending to send someone a message. But as soon as the app opened, several unread messages popped up, all of which were from Lin Jian!

Jiang Xue huffed angrily as she played Lin Jian’s voice messages.

"Little Wild... Jiang Xue, stop blindly getting involved. You don’t need to worry about me. With Lin’s abilities, I can cause an uproar in the Celestial Palace no matter where I go, right?

"The reason I’m not letting you get involved is that I don’t want you to get into trouble. What do you think I came to San Francisco for? To knock on the Ye family’s door and kneel?

"Do you think I’m the kind of person who kneels to others?

"So, the one kneeling will naturally be the Ye family. If you get mixed up with me right now, it might not be safe for you. If I’m alone, no one can find me, but with you around, the target is too big. I don’t want to drag you down!

"Oh, by the way, if you’re not leaving San Francisco, you might want to keep an eye on the local news for the next few days.

"Alright, that’s it. Let’s go wild again after I get back to the country. See ya!"

"Who wants to go wild with you? Shameless!" The Little Wild Cat’s mood instantly brightened, her eyes curling into a smile. She immediately replied, "Pfft, pfft, pfft! Do you think just anyone can go wild with me? There are tons of men who want to do that. Who do you think you are?!"

After sending the message, the Little Wild Cat was instantly satisfied! Her wounded heart fully recovered, and she even started humming a little tune.

"Back to the hotel. I want to be updated on all the news in San Francisco."

"Yes, Miss."

San Francisco’s Chinatown was incredibly large, packed with all sorts of shops. You could even find some Huaxia antiques here. After arriving in Chinatown, Lin Jian and his two companions walked for over ten minutes before KNOCKING on an iron door that had a sign with the word "Sparrow" written on it.

A small slot in the iron door slid open, and a long-haired Chinese man sized up the trio. "What do you want?"

"Hello, hello. We were introduced by Dao," Lin Jian said as he handed over twenty US Dollars.

The long-haired man snatched the twenty US Dollars and asked weirdly, "Which Dao?"

"Just... you know, that Dao," Lin Jian pretended to be exasperated.

"Alright, alright, come in. I’m warning you, no causing trouble!"

The iron door opened. The long-haired man stood with his hands on his hips, revealing a gleaming Desert Eagle tucked into his waistband. The message was clear: if they dared to cause trouble, they would be eating bullets.

Lin Jian and the other two nodded and bowed subserviently as they walked in.

It was a basement, likely around two floors underground. As soon as they entered, they were hit by a foul atmosphere thick with smoke. The clattering of mahjong tiles, the ringing of slot machines, and all sorts of raucous noise echoed endlessly.

This was an underground casino operated by the Chinese!

Didn’t they say that wherever there were Chinese people, there would be gambling?

In fact, it was quite true. Gambling was prevalent among the Chinese in San Francisco; there had to be at least eighty to a hundred underground casinos like this one. These casinos mostly catered to Chinese patrons. Foreigners would occasionally visit, but they had to be brought in by an acquaintance.

Chinese casinos operating overseas were extremely profitable. After all, most Chinese immigrants who made it abroad were wealthy; the poor couldn’t leave. Therefore, only the Chinese Association had the capability to run such operations.

The documents Jiang Xue had given him included information about these casinos. And Lin Jian had chosen this place as his first stop.

The entire underground casino was massive, likely spanning thousands of square meters. Aside from the private mahjong rooms, the main hall was no different from a real casino. Here, you also had to exchange chips, and there were various games to choose from.

Lin Jian exchanged one hundred thousand US Dollars for chips and walked over to the Sic Bo table! Then, without even using his Thought, he casually bet on big or small.

Dachun stood constantly by his side, while Sha Shun seemingly coincidentally wandered over to the gambling table near the staircase to watch the action. Meanwhile, Lin Jian kept checking the time.

Because he was waiting for nightfall!