Chapter 473: Who Else Wants to Die?
He was just doing it for leverage.
Xiao Ye didn't even glance at him, his gaze fixed on Third Master.
As everyone watched, he moved.
Then, he grabbed Third Master by the neck and slammed him down on the gambling table.
Before anyone could react, he had already drawn a dagger and sliced off the man's pinky finger!
THUD!
The finger rolled onto the floor as blood gushed out.
The female dealer, a beat too late, finally screamed.
"Murder!"
Xiao Ye shoved Third Master away. "Who else wants to die!"
Third Master was already trembling from the pain. "You… you actually dared to cut my hand! What are you all standing around for? Get him!"
The manager's face was ashen. "Everyone, get them!"
A crowd of men swarmed forward.
The casino's men naturally had some fighting skills, but against Xiao Ye, they were nothing!
He and Zhu Chen each took half of them.
In just a short time, they had beaten everyone to the ground.
The last of the henchmen lay on the floor, wailing in agony.
The gamblers all backed away.
'These two are so dead! Making a scene this big, the casino will definitely kill them!'
The manager was so furious he started to laugh. "Fine, fine, fine! You're finished!"
Unfazed, Xiao Ye calmly took out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm at a casino in Amana City West, in the no-man's-land."
With that, he hung up.
The manager extinguished his cigarette and threw the butt viciously to the ground. "You're calling for backup, are you? It doesn't matter who you call today, it won't do you any good!"
Unfortunately, all his men had been dealt with. Even if he wanted to attack Xiao Ye himself, he would have to wait for reinforcements.
Calling in people from outside would take at least half an hour.
Xiao Ye said in a cold voice, "All female dealers, gather."
"Come over here. If you don't, you'll face the consequences!"
The female dealers instinctively looked toward the manager. None of them dared to move.
'Looks like I'll have to start with one of them to make an example.'
Xiao Ye yanked over the one who started all this—the female dealer. With a flash of his knife, her pinky finger went flying too!
"AHHHH! My hand!"
Xiao Ye had nothing to say about her profession. Perhaps she had her own hardships that led her to become a dealer.
But she judged people by their station and was even disrespectful to Zhu Chen. That was her mistake.
This little finger was her lesson!
"Anyone else who doesn't come over will meet the same fate!"
One female dealer, her face pale with fright, trembled as she walked over. "Please, don't hurt me. I don't want to be crippled."
None of them did.
With the first one going, a second naturally followed.
The manager was livid. "All of you, get back here! I won't let anyone who goes over there off the hook!"
Xiao Ye hadn't planned on dealing with the manager, but since the man was being so stubborn, he had no one to blame but himself!
Xiao Ye grabbed the manager directly, pinned his head, and slammed it hard against the gambling table.
"Still want to talk?"
"You… You just wait!"
SLAM!
Another one.
"Still talking?"
"Kid, you're done for!"
SLAM!
A third time!
The manager's face was a wreck. His head was spinning, and blood was starting to seep from his forehead.
This time, he was finally scared. "I won't say any more!"
"Then get all the female dealers to gather here, including the ones upstairs. Understand? If you can't do it, it won't be just a pinky finger I cut off!"
"It'll be your whole hand!"
The blood-streaked dagger was held just a few centimeters from his eyes.
Terrified, the manager screamed, "What are you all standing there for? Get over here, now!"
Blood flowing from his forehead blurred his vision. "Hurry up!"
The female dealers from every floor arrived.
Zhu Chen inspected their palms one by one.
In the end, he shook his head. "She's not here."
Only then did Xiao Ye release the manager.
THUMP-THUMP-THUMP!
The sound of chaotic footsteps approached.
The manager's eyes lit up. 'My men must be here!'
It was indeed the casino's henchmen, but not only that, even the big boss behind the scenes had come.
His face was ashen as he surveyed the scene. "Sir, please let my man go first. I promise I won't make things difficult for you."
'It seems the phone call I made earlier worked.' The person he had contacted was from the country where West City was located—a man with true wealth and power. This casino was one of his properties. Even if it weren't, a single word from him would be enough to make the casino owner fall in line.
Xiao Ye shoved the manager, who was limp as a dead dog, aside. "Are these all the female dealers you have?"
The owner nodded. "Yes, these are all of them."
"There's no one else for now. I've already received the call. Let's end this here, what do you say?"
"Or how about this? I'll give each of you a million, and we'll call it even."
He didn't dare offend the person who called him, so he could only choose to smooth things over.
"No!" Third Master shrieked. "You can't let them go! I've been beaten like this, and you're just going to let them walk? What do you take me for!"
"I want these two kids dead!"
"They cut off my finger, so I'll chop them to pieces!"
The casino owner's expression turned ugly. He didn't want to offend Third Master either.
After all, this was one of the local tyrants of Amana City. He still had to run a casino here in the future. If he truly offended him, there would be endless trouble down the line.
Even if Third Master didn't dare do anything to them directly, he could still make things difficult for them.
Seeing him remain silent, Third Master was furious. "You're actually siding with outsiders! Fine, fine, fine! I'll do it myself!"
"And don't think your casino will have an easy time from now on!"
Originally, Xiao Ye had planned to let Third Master go for now. Once things here were settled, he would just have the others handle the clean-up.
But he never expected this man to be so eager to die!
He sneered and grabbed Third Master by the neck. "Since you're begging for death, I'll grant your wish!"
Third Master's face instantly turned red. He struggled constantly, kicking his short legs, but he was no match for Xiao Ye at all.
The owner watched, goosebumps breaking out all over his skin in terror.
If Third Master died here, his underlings would surely seek revenge by any means necessary.
He'd have to watch his back every time he stepped outside from then on. He didn't want that!
"Stop! Let Third Master go! We can talk this out!"
"Talk this out?" Xiao Ye's lips curled into a smirk, and then he squeezed his hand with sudden force.
CRACK.
Third Master's eyes bulged wide, dying with his eyes open.
The surroundings fell deathly silent.
Suddenly, a female dealer screamed, so frightened she collapsed onto the floor. A foul smell began to spread.
Third Master was actually dead!
Third Master, the man who called the shots in South City, was dead just like that!
Xiao Ye merely glanced at her, and the female dealer fainted from fright.
The people around them all backed away.
With Third Master dead, they could all imagine the bloody storm that was about to unfold!
'The landscape of South City is about to change!'
"You… You actually killed him!"
Xiao Ye tossed Third Master's body directly in front of the owner. "He was asking for it. Now, everyone get out of my way!"
Since this casino didn't have her, he would go to the next one.
He refused to believe he couldn't find that woman!