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Ten days an important guest would visit the hotel. The group consisted of the eldest daughter and son of the Watson family and their friends. They were coming for a holiday. All the hotel staff would be on its best behavior. The atmosphere became lively and there was a lot of hustle and bustle. Everything was spick and span. The group would arrive in the afternoon.

On the other hand, Yang Li was oblivious and continued with his routine. Although he noticed a change in the atmosphere when he arrived at the reception area, he didn't pay any attention to it. As usual, he went out to tour the city. By now most of the staff was familiar with him. This was due to two reasons, firstly, he was a very generous tipper, and secondly, he followed the same routine every day since his arrival.

The group arrived at 1 p.m. There were six people in the group- the Watson siblings- Kate and Liam Watson, Sophie Knox, Richard Lee, Yang Ling, and Desmond Shaw. All these people were from influential families with deep backgrounds.

They had booked two penthouse apartments. The hotel had a total of 3 penthouse apartments. Initially, the siblings wanted to book all three but they were told that one had already been booked before their arrival by an important guest. So, they settled for the two penthouse apartments.

The group settled in and discussed their plans. In this group, Kate and Liam Watson were the heirs of the Watson family. Richard Lee was an attorney and his family owned the largest law firm in the country. Sophie Knox was the granddaughter of the Knox Family. Knox family was the richest family in the country and one of the richest in the world. They manufactured weapons and technology for the armed forces and had a similar status as the Song family in Colchis. However, they were far richer and more powerful than the Songs. Yang Ling was the granddaughter of the Yang family, the most influential family in Colchis. Finally, Desmond Shaw was the next heir of the famous Shaw Family. The Shaw family was in the apparel industry. Three out of the ten top global brands belonged to the Shaw family. They were the second richest family in Westphalia.

It was a gathering of the heirs of the most powerful families in Westphalia. The hotel manager was given all the information in advance so that there were no lapses in serving these esteemed guests. The manager had given detailed instructions to his staff. Any mistake would result in immediate dismissal. Therefore, the staff was on their toes or they would lose their jobs.

In the evening, Yang Li came back early at 5 p.m. He decided to spend some time in the casino. So, as soon as he reached the hotel he headed towards the casino.

By 6 p.m. the group had rested well and decided to go downstairs. When all of them reached the reception, they decided to visit the casino. In that group- Kate, Richard, and Desmond were great card players. The others also liked to gamble so they all headed towards the casino.

All of them entered the casino with 100k dollar chips each. They started with slots, then moved to craps and roulettes, and finally arrived at the card games.

By the time they reached the cards table, Yang Ming, Sophie and Liam had already blown away the initial 100k dollars and they were halfway through another 100k dollars. Only Kate and Desmond had more than the initial 100k dollars Even Richard had lost 10k dollars.

However, when they reached the blackjack table a game was already in progress. Yang Li was at that table. He had already lost 30k dollars on the slots earlier. He had come to recover his money. He won the game.

After that game, new players were added. Desmond, Richard and Kate were among these new players. For the next hour Yang Li continued to win until he recovered his money. Then he left the table and went towards craps.

Desmond, Richards and Kate tried their hardest but they didn't win a single game in the past hour. They felt a little upset and irritated. The other three had already lost another 100k dollars. Therefore, they joined them. The group decided to go to the craps table, especially Desmond and Richard who wanted to follow the guy who had taken their money.

All of them played craps. For the next hour Yang Li continued to lose till he had only 15k dollars left. He then left the table and joined a poker game. The group was surprised. The guy had lost every game in the last hour which was completely opposite to what happened earlier.

As they were intrigued, they followed him to the poker game. All of them joined the game with Yang Li. For the next hour all of them used all their skills and efforts but couldn't win even a single game. Yang Li won each hand and recovered his 60k dollars. After doing so he took his chips and gave it to the casino manager. He then left the casino.

The group was bewildered by his actions. Kate called over the manager and asked him about Yang Li. The casino manager told them everything- Yang Li's daily routine, his wins and losses, his daily balance of 60k and other related information. The group also came to know that he was the person staying in the 3rd penthouse apartment. Thereafter, the group left the casino and headed for dinner.

The next morning when Yang Li reached the reception, he saw the group of 6 people standing at the hotel entrance. They were waiting for their ride. Li recognised them from the casino last night.

Yang Li hadn't given much thought to them the previous night. However, one look at them and Yang Li could tell that they were from rich and powerful families.

Suddenly, Li received a call. It was his taxi driver. He had called him to tell that he had arrived at the hotel entrance. Li moved towards the entrance and when he spotted the taxi, he signalled the driver. Li glanced at the group and then went by them towards his taxi. He got into the taxi and they drove off.

On the other hand, the people in the group were surprised.

Kevin said, "Isn't he the same dude from the casino last night?"

Kate replied, "Yes he is. However, he is interesting!!!"

Her brother Liam asked, "Why do you think so?"

But Desmond replied instead of her, "Because he ignored us despite knowing about our identities."

He turned to Liam and said, "When was the last time that happened to you?"

Sophie also added, "He was totally nonchalant both yesterday and even today. I think his origins are mysterious. Maybe he is from one of the elite families as well."

She added, "But he is strange. He is obviously rich! Then, why book a taxi?"

Kevin further added, "Yes, he is weird. Even yesterday in the casino, he was behaving weirdly."

When they were talking their limousine arrived. They got in the vehicle and took off.