Chapter 277: Frank’s Goodwill
Outside the Bellagio, in a corner of the plaza.
"How was the technique?"
Linus asked Hunter as soon as they met up.
Frank Catton, the professional dealer, was with them too.
Just now, Linus had disguised himself as a Las Vegas Gaming Commission investigator and "reported" Frank for using a fake identity while working as a dealer at the Bellagio.
As a result, Frank had been kicked out of the casino.
Hunter smiled and casually pulled a few luxury watches from his pocket.
"These are yours."
He tossed the watch worth more than two hundred thousand dollars to Linus.
Since his theft skill had only been triggered after learning from Linus in the first place, he did not mind giving back a little compensation.
Then he saw Frank looking at him with obvious envy, so Hunter pulled out two more watches worth several tens of thousands of dollars and handed them over.
"These are yours too."
Frank was overjoyed.
A few days earlier, he had only been curious and started paying attention to this handsome young Asian man, only to discover that Hunter was really studying seriously under the crew's members.
Out of curiosity, Frank had taken the initiative to teach him the card magic he knew.
As a result, Hunter not only took Frank and Rusty around the casinos and helped them each make a few hundred thousand dollars, but now he was also giving Frank two luxury watches.
Frank had a sharp eye and could tell that the two watches together were not worth as much as Linus's.
But so what?
These two were still worth tens of thousands of dollars, and they were free money.
He said thank you without hesitation and accepted them.
Linus, coming from a family of pickpockets, also understood luxury goods pretty well.
One glance at the watch Hunter handed him was enough for him to know its value.
"You are really giving this to me?"
Linus asked.
A few years ago, his father had been betrayed and sent to prison.
After that, Linus had to support himself.
But his skills were still not mature then, and when he tried to steal, he got caught and later served nearly two years in prison as well.
Once he had a criminal record, life got a lot harder.
He could not apply for credit cards or bank cards, and everything he bought had to be paid in cash.
The reason Linus had accepted Danny and Rusty's invitation was because he wanted to make a big sum of money, then buy himself a house.
Hunter shrugged.
"I do not need money. As long as I still have these hands, I can make as much as I want."
He pointed to his head.
To avoid being exposed to outsiders, he was already hiding even more secrets.
So Hunter had already started building a persona for himself as a super-genius with an almost photographic memory.
And not just that. This genius was highly disciplined.
He liked sports and training, and his only flaw was that he was a little lustful.
Hunter felt that once this persona was established, even if he later showed abilities beyond ordinary people, everyone would naturally be misled into thinking he was simply a super-genius with near-perfect memory and learning ability.
And once they thought that, they would already have fallen into his trap.
His future enemies would be much easier to deal with too.
Linus pressed his lips together.
He had never really believed in so-called geniuses.
His father had once said the same thing about him: that he was a genius at stealing.
But to learn the theft techniques his father had put together, Linus had spent more than ten years.
Even now, he would not dare claim that his own theft skills had surpassed his father's.
Yet this handsome Asian man had only studied with him for a few days.
Not only had Hunter learned the theft techniques his father had taught him, Linus had also paid close attention to Hunter in the casino earlier that day.
He could clearly see that the theft skills Hunter was showing were already catching up to his own level.
And Hunter had only been learning for a few days.
Linus knew that while learning from him, Hunter had even split his attention to study several other skills from different members of the crew.
And it seemed he had learned those too.
Thinking about that, Linus quietly accepted the watch Hunter had given him.
He also felt somewhat deflated.
"Maybe that is what a genius really is."
"As for me, I am probably just an ordinary guy with a little cleverness."
Hunter did not realize he had just wounded the pride of a young pickpocket with extraordinary talent.
Frank, hearing this, could not help sighing either.
"If I had your learning ability, even half of it would be enough."
"Just your gambling skill alone would guarantee me a comfortable life."
Hunter smiled but said nothing.
If making money through gambling were so easy, did he really think the casinos were charities?
Now that his card skill had reached max level, Hunter figured he would probably gamble very rarely in the future.
"Alright, I will not keep you two talking."
"I am leaving first."
"Yuan has already entered the vault according to plan."
"Danny and Rusty's plan is solid. This operation will definitely succeed."
"I already got my payment, so I will not stay and split the money with you."
Hunter had already collected contact information from everyone in the theft crew except Ruben.
Most of them had added him first.
Clearly, Hunter's abilities had shocked all these specialists in their own fields.
Linus and Frank exchanged a glance and both smiled.
As members of the crew, they knew why Danny had told everyone to make as much noise as possible: it was to make Benedict doubt his own security system and call the police.
Meanwhile, Livingston the hacker had already hijacked the telecom signals in the area around the Bellagio.
Once a police call went out, it would be intercepted by the people Ruben had arranged.
Then the rest of the crew and Ruben's men would disguise themselves as SWAT and enter the vault together, stealing the 150 to 160 million dollars in cash disguised as counterfeit bills.
Now everything was moving along smoothly.
If nothing unexpected happened, it would soon be time to split the money.
Hunter did not care about the one and a bit million dollars, but Linus and Frank very much did.
"Alright. Stay safe. We will keep in touch."
Frank was a little older than Linus and Hunter and had more experience.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked again at the watch Hunter had given him and leaned in to warn him quietly.
"Be careful with Ruben. He is a local power here."
"He lost six million to you last time, and he has been strangely quiet these past few days."
"I do not think he will let you off easily. After the operation, he will definitely come after you."
"Leave as soon as you can."
"The farther, the better."
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