Chapter Sixty-Six: Break Their Hands for Me

The leader shuddered, his voice trembling and growing louder, as if trying to bolster his own courage. "Yes, that's right, we need to chop off his hand."

The dealer stepped forward, pleading, "Young master, I swear I haven't..."

Shangguan Ranran raised her hand, silencing him. "If he's found to be guilty as you say, then I'll cripple his hand. But if it's not him, and it's one of you, we'll follow the rules as well. How about it? Each of you leaves a hand behind?"

"I..." The man was clearly terrified, his body trembling.

"Ye Ti, pull up the surveillance footage."

Ye Ti was the manager of the casino, carefully chosen from the Night organization.

"What? Surveillance?"

"There's actually surveillance?"

"Then what's really going on here?"

"Exactly, how could there be surveillance?"

No one had ever discovered cameras in this casino, so they'd always assumed none existed. Now, to their surprise, there actually were cameras—but fortunately, they had done nothing suspicious.

Though startled, the group quickly regained their composure, as they were no strangers to such situations.

"Ladies and gentlemen, installing pinhole cameras in our own casino isn't illegal, is it?" Shangguan Ranran's voice was calm and faint, unmoved by the crowd's intimidation.

Everyone immediately flattered her, "Not illegal, not at all."

"Our own casino, how could that be illegal?"

"Yes, exactly."

"It's just that we didn't notice, that's all—not illegal."

Soon, Ye Ti copied the footage and projected it onto the wall. The darkness of the underground made the images all the clearer.

Everyone saw that the group had clustered around the dealer, intentionally blocking his view, and as if prearranged, one person suddenly "discovered" extra cards—a card clearly dropped by someone who had just passed by.

After understanding the sequence of events, the crowd looked at them with disdain and mockery.

"You’re framing us! This must be fake! We all saw it ourselves—you must have tampered with the evidence!"

"Now that the proof is here, you claim I'm slandering you, twisting words. Do you really think you can get away with it?"

"You’re framing us! Brothers, grab your weapons!"

That group, brandishing their tools, rushed straight at Shangguan Ranran and her companions.

Ready to fight, Shangguan Ranran didn't expect someone else to act faster.

Huangpu Shenqing couldn’t tolerate anyone bullying his little girl. He stepped forward, kicking the attackers to the ground, mercilessly striking each one.

Ye Ti immediately called in members of Night, who subdued the attackers and took away their weapons.

"Cripple their hands and throw them out. From now on, they're banned from Ye family's casino," Shangguan Ranran commanded, her voice fierce and dominant.

"Why are you here, Mr. Huangpu?" she asked.

"Because I missed Ranran," Huangpu Shenqing replied, taking her hand and leading her out.

Shangguan Ranran removed her mask.

"But shouldn't Mr. Huangpu be in Country Z?"

She was thrilled he had come, but also puzzled.

"Mo Yi said there was a problem with the business here, so I came immediately," he explained.

Mo Yi...

Of course he would rush over at once.

"Really? What a coincidence. Where are you staying, Mr. Huangpu?"

"I'm staying at Mo Fei'er’s estate."

"Really? I’m staying there too," she said, referring to her grandfather's Ye family estate, which also belonged to Mo Fei'er.

"Such a coincidence—shows we're fated, Ranran."

Mo Yi...

Wasn't it a coincidence? He’d just picked it himself.

"Has Mr. Huangpu ever been to Country Y?"

Huangpu Shenqing held Shangguan Ranran’s hand as they walked along the path, a peaceful scene in the quiet of the night.

September in Country Y was sweltering, but at night, the temperature dropped sharply, chilling to the bone.

"I’ve been here before," he said, taking off his jacket and draping it over her shoulders.

Shangguan Ranran didn't refuse, knowing she couldn't—her Mr. Huangpu could be stubborn in some ways.

"What brought you here? Business?"

He had come to kill, for his organization; later, he overthrew it and established his own. But he would never tell her this—his little girl didn’t need to know.

"Yes, some business negotiations. Ranran, next time you should wear the bracelet I gave you. I want to know where you are at all times."

"Don’t tell me you put a tracker inside it, Mr. Huangpu," Shangguan Ranran teased, pulling the jacket tighter around herself.

"If I told you I did, would you be angry?"

"You really did?"

Shangguan Ranran’s eyes widened as she leaned in.

Huangpu Shenqing found her expression lively and adorable. He leaned forward and pecked her gently. "It not only has a tracker, but also a call function. If you tap the blue diamond in an emergency, my ring will sense it."

He showed her the blue ring on his finger—a circle of fine blue diamonds. He tapped it, and a blue halo flashed brilliantly around the ring.

"If you miss me, you can tap it as well."

"Alright, I’ll wear it when I return."

"Good girl," he said.

Huangpu Shenqing walked back with Shangguan Ranran, parting ways at a small fork in the path—only a narrow lane separated them.

Shangguan Ranran didn’t disturb her grandfather upon returning, as he went to bed early.

She went straight to her own room, turned on her phone, and sent messages to Ouyang Muya and Xia Wanqing.