Chapter 1087: Fengyang Palace
"Nonsense! If you lack the skills, don’t go looking for excuses."
The thugs at Ever-Victorious Gambling House seem to be merely for show, serving no actual purpose in protecting the establishment.
If they were effective, the gambling house wouldn’t have been burned down so easily.
The man speaking was the shopkeeper of Ever-Victorious Gambling House.
Business at the gambling house had always been good.
He was one of the trusted men around the Fourth Prince, riding high in favor. Yet, who could have predicted that a fire in the middle of the night would turn the gambling house to ashes? The disaster left him trembling with fear, not least of all because he dreaded the Fourth Prince’s wrath. So, he grasped for any excuse he could find to shift the blame.
The Fourth Prince was no fool and immediately saw through his attempt to evade responsibility, unleashing his fury.
The shopkeeper, full of guilt, immediately lowered his head and dared not utter another word.
"Why are you standing around? Hurry up and investigate who’s behind this!"
The Fourth Prince was fuming, practically steaming from his head. Who could be sabotaging him from the shadows, causing his ventures to fail repeatedly? The destruction of Ever-Victorious Gambling House was akin to severing one of his arms, depriving him of a huge source of income. Thinking about it, his chest ached with sharp pain. Damned scoundrels—if he found out who was responsible, he would never let them off. Otherwise, they’d really think he was easy prey.