If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon.

When Shao Nanyin returned to the hall, she found that the splendid fourth-floor gambling hall was empty. All other gambling tables had their chairs, stools and chips removed, and the extra lights were turned off one by one.

The noise in the hall was replaced by silence, and shadows filled every corner. Almost all the lights on this floor were extinguished. The tables and chairs were quietly hidden in the corners, like silent spectators sitting quietly. Outside the window, the bright scenery of Lake Michigan was visible. On a starry night, the bottles of wine on the bar cabinet were hidden in the darkness and rippled with the swing of the yacht.

The only light source is still there. There is a high gaming table with a total of 140 million chips stacked in the center of the hall. A white spotlight from top to bottom illuminates the surroundings of the gaming table and also illuminates the washroom behind the gaming table. The new dealer holding the deck of cards. The old gentleman dealer from England has disappeared, and now the dealer who replaces him is a man who is familiar to all three players.

Ville Ville, at some point, he put on the dealer's clothes and stood upright in front of the gaming table, skillfully cutting the cards in his hands. The white spotlights fell from the top of his head, and the shadows were cut by the hair. The expression on that handsome face looked particularly steady at this time.

There were three players standing at the three corners of the gambling table, namely Shao Nanyin, Lin Nian and Miss Ge. They sat back at their own seats at the silent invitation of Willie Weil and gathered up their huge amount of money tonight. Chips to complete this simple card game.

Shao Nanyin sat down. After she sat down, she glanced in the direction she came from. Su Xiaoqiang was sitting in front of the dark bar. There was a cup of "Pink Lady" on the countertop, which was made with dry gold, egg white and pomegranate syrup. The bartender also thoughtfully added some more milk and whipping cream to make the taste sweeter.

She turned her gaze back and fell on the croupier Ville Vile behind the gaming table again. She looked up and down carefully and said with interest: "This outfit suits you quite well - at least it's better than the previous one." The button-down suit fits.”

"A successful man should wear whatever he likes." Villeville skillfully resolved the irony in Shao Nanyin's words and said politely and gentlemanly, "As long as Miss Shao Nanyin doesn't resent my rash replacement of the dealer's position. good."

"Why, you're not acting anymore?" Shao Nanyin looked at Willie Weir, then at Miss Ge at the table, and finally around the entire dark fourth-floor casino, "I'm curious how many pairs of eyes there are right now. And look at me at the same time.”

"What are you playing? Aren't we here to gamble?" Miss Ge asked with a confused look on her face.

"Yes, we are here to play cards, so players, can I deal the cards?" Villeville looked around the three people on the table, but no one answered his words.

"In this case, I will take it as acquiescence and ask Miss Ge and Miss Shao Nanyin to put in the blind bets."

Shao Nanyin stared at Willie Vere for a while, then lowered his head and smiled, throwing out a few chips and sliding them under the spotlight.

"Miss Shao Nanyin invested 1.28 million in the big blind, and Miss Ge invested 640,000 in the small blind."

The dealer began to deal the cards, and the cards flew clockwise in front of everyone and stopped. During the process, Lin Nian finally took the initiative to speak: "Where is Shao Nanqin?"

"Can I tell you where she is in exchange for my life?" Shao Nanyin did not look at the two trump cards that slid in front of him. He chose a comfortable sitting position and leaned against the back of the chair, looking at the big boy opposite the spotlight. A pair of golden eyes that are no longer hidden.

"not enough."

"not enough?"

"At least I want to see people, live people."

"Then I think when you see her, that's when you guys decide to close the net?" Shao Nanyin glanced at the people on the table, his pale golden eyes showing no ripples.

There was neither anger nor majesty in those dragon eyes that symbolized the glory of pure blood. She concentrated all her emotions into her eyes, as if she knew that the current situation was not so reliable for her that her proud bloodline and race were not so reliable.

"Close the net? What are you talking about?" Miss Ge was as clueless as ever and drank the unfinished wine on her table with great curiosity.

"Mr. Lin Nian, it's your turn to speak." The croupier looked at Lin Nian.

Lin Nian ignored the dealer because he had made sure that there were no more people waiting on this floor, and he didn't want to play such boring gambling games anymore.

"Is Shao Nanqin still alive now?"

"Alive, of course alive." Shao Nanyin said, "Otherwise I wouldn't dare to get on this boat alone."

"You should have had enough time to get on a plane and leave the city, why didn't you go?"

"You have to thank a certain stalking gentleman for this." Shao Nanyin turned her head and looked at the croupier Vilay Vere, but after a moment she seemed to notice something. She glanced at Miss Ge and Vilay Vere, and then started again. Looking at Lin Nian, "Aren't you two together?"

"Strictly speaking, we are on the same side, but judging from the situation this time, we are not a group of people. At least we were surprised when Mr. Lin Nian came on board." Ville Vere He looked at Lin Nian, but Lin Nian ignored him.

"It's interesting. So it means that even if you don't come to me, sooner or later another group of people will come to me? I want to know how I was exposed so well." Shao Nanyin looked at Villeville He asked curiously, "You humans should not be able to see through the 'nine differences' of our dragons. This is one of the ways our race relies on to survive."

"Miss Shao Nanyin, you don't need to worry about this. Or should I change my title to you?" Willie Weier asked with a smile.

"No, the name Shao Nanyin is quite good. At least for the time being, I am still Shao Nanyin." Shao Nanyin shook his head and said softly.

"Why do you still come on this ship if you know that you are throwing yourself into a trap?" Lin Nian asked.

Shao Nanyin was silent for a few seconds and then slowly said: "Maybe it's the same as what your little girlfriend said, maybe I really want a chance to negotiate? Instead of being like my other compatriots, the last words are only Long Hysterical roars as the scales burst and the skin burst open."

"Are you afraid of death?" Lin Nian asked.

"There is nothing that is not afraid of death." Shao Nanyin replied.

"So you thought of using Shao Nanqin's life to save your own?" Lin Nian looked into the girl's eyes.

"Don't make it sound so unpleasant." Shao Nanyin said lightly, "Think on the bright side, what if she did it voluntarily?"

Lin Nian raised his hand on the table. With such a small movement, the close-fitting clothes of Willie Weir and Miss Ge involuntarily stretched straight. That was when they were uniformly prepared for battle in an instant, and their two pairs of eyes His eyes suddenly glowed with golden meaning, and his mixed-race identity was clearly revealed.

Lin Nian's movement of raising his palm was not a sign before taking action. If he really wanted to take action, then probably no one at the table would be able to see the so-called "precursor", not even Shao Nanyin - the title of super hybrid has never been seen from the beginning. This is no joke, even a pure-blooded dragon has no chance of winning against such a monster.

The two hole cards on the table were picked up and slid under the spotlight. The three people on the gaming table stared at the two cards without saying a word. As the dealer, Willie Weir was soaked in cold sweat behind his back. In the coldness behind the lining, he kept his hands steady and calmly collected the discarded cards: "Fold."

"I have a question for you." After throwing out two discard cards, Lin Nian asked the pure-blood dragon hidden in the dim light at the opposite table, "Have you really considered Shao Nanqin as your own family? Even if Just a moment."

"There should be some." Shao Nanyin said, "After all, cats and dogs that I have raised for so many years also have feelings. I actually don't hate people. Even if human beings are very humble and are always dissatisfied with their desires, just like people are never satisfied with their desires. Don't hate cats the same as dogs, even if they are humble and can only think about the pet biscuits in the cupboard, which is no different from my 'sister' who thinks about Sunday soap operas every day."

"You compare Shao Nanqin to your dog?"

"Perhaps it is better to describe it as a cat?" Shao Nanyin raised his head, "Sometimes I think she is quite like a cat, because at least a dog will pester you to go for a walk and throw a Frisbee in your free time, but a cat can only Waiting at home for you to raise her when you come back from hunting. She is a shameless, pitiful little thing who thinks she is cute."

Lin Nian's fingers on the table gently curled up and then flattened out, and he closed his eyes silently.

"Hey, Lin Nian, listen, I'm not a cruel person. The truly cruel thing should be you humans, so of course Shao Nanqin is not dead. She is now being dragged by me as the only bargaining chip between me and you hunters. ." Shao Nanyin said.

"If you really know us, you should know that we will never negotiate with alien species." After pretending to be stupid all night, Miss Ge finally paused and calmly said such cold words. At the same time, she also He threw away the trump card in his hand and chose to fold.

The Executive Department has always been good at choosing priorities. In principle, the Secret Party is the guardian of the world order, that is, they protect the world view of the general public, but if sometimes it is necessary to sacrifice some small individuals for this great cause, as the Secret Party's knife They are never merciful.

The execution department is not a place where men and women believe in each other. It is a murderous organization that is black and pus-oozing from beginning to end.

"You really won't choose to negotiate with me. This ship was originally the cemetery you chose for me, right? The celebrities and wealthy people on the ship were all a deception to make me think I was safe. They have already been evacuated. ?The so-called fifth floor of the yacht. Inside are the alchemical weapons and muskets and cannons that you are proud of?" Shao Nanyin looked up at the ceiling of the hall.

"You can understand it that way." Miss Ge nodded and spoke frankly.

"But why are we still sitting here now? Playing such a hand?" Shao Nanyin asked, looking at the chips pushed by Wille Weir.

Neither Wei Lai Weier nor Miss Ge answered this question. After a moment, Shao Nanyin turned his head and looked directly at Lin Nian across the gambling table, asking and answering: "You really don't want to talk to me, but those who want to talk to me, you But you can't stop him. You don't care about Shao Nanqin's life or death, but someone does. Since he cares, you must care."

"Why do you have to think I care."

"Because you are Lin Nian, the Lin Nian I know, so you will definitely care."

"Don't think I'm despicable. After all, I learned this from you humans. Survival of the fittest. You humans usurped the world from the dragons because of your despicability. In the new era, we also need to use the same means to survive."

Shao Nanyin looked sideways at him, then suddenly paused and said casually: "I think if it were your sister sitting in my seat, she would definitely make the same choice, right?"

"tread."

The fingertips of his fingers lightly tapped the tabletop of the gambling table, and the halo shook a little, as if someone had spilled a glass of wine on the table. It slowly penetrated into every corner of the green tabletop, immersing deeper and deeper. , filled with a heart-stopping atmosphere.

Lin Nian closed his eyes and was quiet for a long time. The gambling table also fell into silence for a long time. Everyone was so quiet that even the breathing could not be heard. The faint sound of the waves of Lake Michigan outside the window could be heard in his ears.

The light from the spotlight flowed like honey on the gambling table, until finally Lin Nian opened his eyes: "Give me some evidence. Evidence that Shao Nanqin is still alive and under your control."

"Okay." Shao Nanyin did not counteroffer this time.

Because in the reflection of her pupils, the uninterested eyes of the boy across the table were full of golden red boiling like lava. At the gambling table, the faces of Villeville and Miss Ge were tense, and the golden pupils in their eyes were Flashing to the original eye color, their heartbeats accelerated to the limit at this moment, but they held their breath tightly, as if they could see the terrifying vortex hovering in the fourth floor hall like a substance under the light.

Longwei.

Shao Nanyin lowered her head slightly to avoid those golden-red eyes. She realized that she might have said something wrong unintentionally.