Siblings reunited

"Sweetie, wait for me here!"

The soldier with a lecherous grin walked over, grabbed the terrified Yan Zi, and kissed her.

Yan Zi instinctively turned her head away, her graceful body clearly resistant.

"Damn it, what are you dodging for? Think I'm giving you face?"

The man angrily pinched her chin and bit down hard.

"Ah!" Yan Zi cried out in pain, tears streaming down her face.

Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

"Mind your own business!"

Chen Weiqiang, avoiding the scene, pulled me away.

Avoiding trouble was best; this wasn't a matter we could interfere with.

"What are you looking at? I'll shoot you if you keep staring."

The soldier sensed my gaze, turned around, and yelled arrogantly.

Yan Zi just cried, frantically shaking her head at me, signaling me to leave and not provoke the madman.

"Sorry, but I booked her for tonight."

I shook off Chen Weiqiang's hand and pulled the anxious Yan Zi to my side.

"Who do you think you are? Want to die?"

He started to unsling the AK from his back, preparing to shoot.

Two seconds later, I had disarmed him and tossed the AK to the ground.

"You, you..."

He was stunned, speechless with surprise.

"Captain, what's going on?"

A group of eight or nine soldiers, also carrying guns, came over.

It turned out he was just a Karen border guard assigned to maintain casino security, not a soldier on base.

Regaining his composure, he shouted angrily, "Damn it, tie up this pair of scumbags!"

With so many guns pointed at me, even I couldn't disarm them all in a second.

Yan Zi, terrified, was shaking so hard that her nails dug into my palm without her realizing it.

"Who dares to move!"

Just as they were about to act, Wrench arrived with a team of men.

I looked at him gratefully, puzzled by where this group had come from.

The two groups stood off, guns raised. Any shot fired would lead to casualties on both sides.

"You've got some nerve, messing with my people in my casino!"

Professor Ace suddenly walked in, clapping his hands.

His casino?

So it turned out he had a stake in Golden Casino!

No wonder Wrench had disappeared; he must have gone to get reinforcements.

So the team he brought were Professor Ace's security guards.

"Professor Ace..." The soldier immediately backed down upon seeing Ace.

"I heard from E'lu that you killed one of my women in the dance hall yesterday.

These pretty women are expensive, you know?"

Ace adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, smirking coldly.

As a nearly sixty-year-old man, he was well-maintained and exuded a certain charm.

Such self-discipline and ambition explained his success here.

"Professor, I was wrong. I won't do it again."

"Too late! Drag him out and throw him into the Mekong River. From now on, E'lu is the captain."

Ace waved dismissively, and the security team promptly dragged the man away...

I never expected this outcome and was momentarily stunned.

"Do you fancy her?" Ace asked directly.

I didn't know how to respond.

As I calmed down, I reconsidered many things.

Ace wouldn't let her go; after all, the chips were provided by the casino, essentially gifting me chips and a woman.

Such a losing proposition was impossible for him to accept.

It was clear the dealer had rigged the game.

If I insisted, it could endanger Chen Weiqiang and the others.

I couldn't let my compassionate impulses put them in danger again.

Ace continued, "Are you trying to buy her freedom?"

He seemed to see through my plan.

"No! She's my long-lost cousin!"

I deliberately concealed the truth, meeting his deep gaze.

"Is that so? Haha...

You have guts but are too young and need more experience.

Interestingly, I admire your reckless spirit; it reminds me of my youth.

Unfortunately, I'm not a philanthropist, understand?"

Ace suddenly slapped Yan Zi's pale face.

"Bitch, were you trying to seduce him into buying your freedom?"

The slap sent Yan Zi stumbling to the ground.

"Professor, she really is my distant cousin..."

I glared at Yan Zi, signaling her to stay silent to avoid a worse fate.

Unexpectedly, he didn't torture me but pressured Yan Zi instead.

And to think, he owned the casino!

"Young man, I understand your anger for a woman.

Since she's your cousin, I'll do you a favor. Take her back to the compound for a family reunion, how about that?"

Ace wiped his hands with a handkerchief, chuckling dryly.

I was dumbfounded. What was his game now?

"Don't want to? Then I'll sell her to a KTV to serve drinks."

"I want to! I want to! Please let me stay with my brother! I'll go anywhere with him, even to death!"

Yan Zi, terrified, immediately got up and begged Ace not to sell her to a KTV.

Wrench and Chen Weiqiang's faces were grim.

If we were alone, they would have beaten me up to vent their anger.

"Professor, I'll follow your arrangement. If you let me take her, I'll take her."

I helped Yan Zi up, uncertain if taking her back would harm her.

It felt like jumping from one fire into another.

"The chips have been converted to cash. Take her and leave immediately!

I have to visit the military commander now..."

Without another word, Ace and his security team turned and left.

"Professor..." I stood there, feeling like I was dreaming.

Why hadn't he punished me? It didn't make sense!

"Move it! Waiting for him to change his mind?" Chen Weiqiang kicked me, frustrated.

"Wrench, here's the cash the professor exchanged for you!"

A tall, unsavory-looking middle-aged man in a green uniform approached, carrying two briefcases and a gun.

His face bore an unreadable smile.

"Thanks, E'lu!" Wrench accepted the briefcases with a grin.

"We're all brothers, no need to be so polite. Let's have tea sometime."

E'lu glanced at me, chatted with Wrench for a bit, and left.

So he was the newly appointed security captain, E'lu?

His name suggested he was a ruthless character.

"Let's go!"

I pulled the dazed Yan Zi, quickly heading for the exit.

We had to leave before Ace changed his mind or E'lu acted.

Once in the car, Wrench started the engine and drove away from the casino.

In the rearview mirror, I saw E'lu and his security team also getting into two cars, heading in the opposite direction.