The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

So when Lin Zhi hit them before, they never fought back, nor did they dare to.

But today is different. Lin Zhi has reneged on the debt, and coupled with the rumors that came from the Princess's residence yesterday, they will naturally seek justice for those who have wronged them and revenge for those who have wronged them.

Among his peers, Zhou Chu was considered tall and strong.

They were initially worried that Zhou Chu would help Lin Zhi, but now that they heard Zhou Chu say that, they were relieved and the group was about to surround Lin Zhi.

Lin Zhi immediately became anxious.

"Zhou Hengqi, as long as you help me, I will listen to whatever you say from now on."

Lin Zhi felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the group of people who had gathered around him.

He knew that Zhou Chu had been holding back when he hit him before.

These people in front of me probably don't dare to think they're too good for me.

But they were all just teenagers, four or five of them together, and they'd all had a few drinks. If they got into a fight, who knew what would happen?

So Lin Zhi was truly afraid.

Just now upstairs, Lin Zhi was hit by a barrage of punches from these people, and he clearly sensed something was wrong.

"Call me Big Brother."

Zhou Chu looked at Lin Zhi with a slightly teasing expression and said.

"Big brother, please help me!"

Lin Zhi was almost in tears.

"Why don't you pay off his debt for him?"

Those people clearly didn't want to offend Lin Zhi too much, so they didn't stick to their guns and instead looked at Zhou Chu.

"I can pay back the money, but you have to keep playing. I'll play with you guys in his place."

Zhou Chu smiled.

Upon hearing this, the group was overjoyed.

He thought to himself, "Isn't this just another sucker coming to throw money at me?"

"Okay, how do you want to bet?"

The one in the lead spoke up.

"I'll provide two people, and you two will provide two more. You decide what we play—Pai Gow, Mahjong, anything goes."

Zhou Chu had no concept of the Dao.

"Let's do Pai Gow then, it'll be quicker to win or lose."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu nodded and followed the others back to the pavilion.

Upon entering the attic, Zhou Chu couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau), the entire attic is decorated with considerable charm."

There were still several women from the brothel in the attic at this time.

It was obviously these little guys who made that noise.

"You're pretty fancy at this."

Zhou Chu looked at Lin Zhi and teased him.

"No, they're the ones who called it that."

Lin Zhi blushed deeply.

Zhou Chu wouldn't believe a single word of this nonsense.

As the saying goes, "one is influenced by one's company," and Lin Zhi was clearly not a stranger to this kind of place. Given his character, it would be strange if he could resist the temptation.

However, Zhou Chu was too lazy to dwell on the issue and went to the card table with Chu Liu, where they sat down.

According to the rules of Pai Gow, the dealer is determined by rolling dice.

There was no rush to grab the dealer position on the sixth day of the lunar new year.

A common practice among card cheats is to observe the situation at the poker table and make sure they understand everyone before making a move.

Otherwise, if there are other top-notch con artists at your table, things could easily go wrong.

In the first few rounds, Zhou Chu didn't bet much, and he lost more than he won.

On the sixth day, he realized that the leader of the group knew a little bit of cheating techniques.

He still used the crudest sweating technique. With that kind of sweating technique, even on the sixth day of the lunar month, he could recognize all the cards by the marks he left behind.

After assessing the situation clearly, he showed no mercy on the sixth day of the lunar new year.

In just half an hour, Zhou and Chu had robbed these people of their money.

Lin Zhi, who was watching from the side, was startled and thought that Zhou Chu and Chu Liu were just lucky.

"Do you have any money left? If not, then let's call it a day."

Zhou Chu said listlessly.

Compared to Wang Cai's betting game, this betting game was like a joke, and Zhou Chu felt it was not challenging at all.

The leader's face turned ashen as he watched his money run out.

"What's your name? My father is Liao Feng, the Vice Minister of Rites. My name is Liao Shun."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu immediately understood his meaning.

Just now, Chu Liu subtly reminded me that this guy was cheating.

He cheated and still lost, so he must think someone on his side cheated, but he can't find any evidence.

For him, the lack of evidence was no problem. As long as Zhou Chu didn't have any powerful background, he had plenty of ways to deal with Zhou Chu.