Fifteen. Stay forever

The Bald Man examined Mike with an amused look in his eyes, "Let us check your brother, okay?"

"I didn't steal anything from you guys this time!" Virgil's honest voice rang out.

"Shh, don't talk!" Mike bumped Virgil with his shoulder and said with a not-so-natural smile, "Of course, everyone can vouch for us."

To prevent the casino from using dirty tricks, he brought the surrounding gamblers in as witnesses.

No casino would dare to pull a fast one with the risk of being caught by patrons.

The assumption was that Virgil really hadn't foolishly taken any chip.

Mike still harbored a glimmer of hope. See, they only asked to search Virgil and didn't search themselves, which indicated that the casino still played by the rules.

However, his mind was quickly occupied by more troubling thoughts: Was it possible that they really saw Virgil steal a chip?