Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.
Chapter 248 Finding Another Client
"Is this guy crazy? Does he want to guess the words inside?" Everyone sighed, but also looked on with curiosity, as if they were watching a wonderful circus performance.
I can understand recognizing numbers by sound, but recognizing characters through a concoction is something I've never heard of before. How could such an exciting thing not attract attention?
Tian Duoduo dared not disobey Lin Ping's orders, so he obediently wrote a few small characters on the bamboo slip and then placed it under the dice cup.
"Show-off? I don't believe you can guess what's written here," Diao Mao said disdainfully, clearly not taking Lin Ping seriously. He didn't understand why Tian Duoduo would be afraid of such an arrogant person, even praising him to the skies.
He even gave Tian Duoduo a cold look, as if to say: If you don't want to sit in this second-in-command position, there are many people vying for it.
"Boss Tian, I know you're in a difficult situation, but Boss Diao Mao doesn't seem to think so. From today onwards, the City Lord's Mansion will sever all ties with Jinmanlou. I, Lin Ping, also officially declare war on all gambling houses and gambling dens of Jinmanlou. I wish you happiness." Lin Ping stroked Tian Duoduo's chin and smiled coldly, the murderous intent in his eyes becoming a tangible ray of light.
After speaking, Lin Ping turned and left, but ended up in front of another man in fine clothes.
"Tch... I thought he had some real skills. Turns out he's just a show-off." Everyone sighed in dismay. They had expected a pleasant surprise, but Lin Ping was just bragging and had now deserted his post.
However, was Lin Ping simply showing off?
The answer is naturally no; besides showing off, he also knows how to drive a car.
Diao Mao also gave two arrogant snorts and spat a mouthful of phlegm on the ground, "Pah!"
Tian Duoduo's eyes were glazed over, and her whole body was limp. Her hands, which were pressing on the dice cup, trembled weakly a few times, knocking the dice cup over and revealing a few small characters on the bamboo slip.
Tian Duoduo knew that Lin Ping was a gambling expert and wanted to test his true strength. Now that he was satisfied, he no longer had the strength to stand up.
"Young Master Lin, please be magnanimous and spare Jin Manlou. I, Tian Duoduo, have lent the City Lord's Mansion 500,000 taels of silver in my personal capacity. I beg you to show mercy." Tian Duoduo knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, ignoring the hardness of the ground, making a continuous "thump-thump" sound.
Diao Mao stared intently at the few small characters on the bamboo slip with his beady eyes. He stumbled and fell to the ground, suddenly finding it difficult to breathe. He realized he had made a mistake, a terrible one. Not only had he lost the coveted city lord, but he had also offended Lin Ping, which could very well lead to the demise of Jin Manlou.
Out of curiosity, one of the onlookers picked up the bamboo slips from the ground and stared at them in astonishment.
"This is so hard for me!" These four seemingly unremarkable words contained immense power, meaning that Lin Ping had guessed the words on them, or more precisely, he had seen them through the dice cup.
In the eyes of the ancients, the most powerful eyes were those that could see a thousand miles, but Lin Ping's X-ray vision once again refreshed everyone's understanding.
With this ability, Lin Ping could easily dominate the gambling dens and casinos. In other words, what he just said wasn't meant to scare people, but rather to give Diao Mao a signal to prepare for bankruptcy in advance.
"Mr. Ma, starting today, Jinmanlou's gambling dens and betting shops will lose 100,000 taels of silver every day, and will have to close down in less than a month. At that time, Jinmanlou will lose its right-hand man, while your Bafang Money Shop will have the opportunity to cooperate with the richest city lord in the entire Wu Kingdom. I wonder if you are willing to seize this opportunity?" Lin Ping said calmly to a middle-aged man with sharp eyes.
This man, named Ma Dayun, was the head of the Bafang Money Shop in Wuguo. He came here purely to join in the fun and to show his support, and had no intention of doing business at all.
Ma Dayun glanced at the expressions of the onlookers and roughly understood Lin Ping's abilities. He then looked at Tian Duoduo's lifeless appearance and fell into a brief moment of contemplation.
Ma Dayun knew that Lin Ping was not just boasting; he truly had the ability to bankrupt all of Jinmanlou's gambling dens and gamblers. These two industries were Jinmanlou's money-making machines. At that time, Jinmanlou would definitely face financial difficulties and struggle to survive, which would be its weakest point.
Although Bafang Money Shop doesn't have much influence in Wu Kingdom, and no city lord cooperates with them, they can only make small profits from wealthy merchants and ordinary people. They've even been squeezed out of many branches by Jinmanlou, but that doesn't mean Ma Dayun is content with the status quo. If he can seize this opportunity, he might be able to crush Jinmanlou and take over Wu Kingdom's business in one fell swoop.
"Ma Dayun, you mustn't let this name down," Lin Ping muttered to himself. If he hadn't been attracted by the name, he probably would have considered Wanda Money House first.
"Alright! I promise you!" Ma Yun slapped his thigh and said, "Go get the five hundred thousand taels of silver!"
The two servants beside him were a little stunned, but in the end they obediently took a thick stack of silver notes from the carriage, all of them worth ten thousand taels, a total of fifty notes.
The Eight Directions Money Shop was just there to join in the fun; it's impossible for them to carry 500,000 taels of silver notes with them every time they leave the house. This fully demonstrates Ma Dayun's ambition; he hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate with the city lord and thus open up this market.
Not only Ma Dayun, but also the head of Wan Da Qianzhuang brought 150,000 taels of silver notes. Seeing that Lin Ping took the initiative to seek cooperation with Bafang Qianzhuang, he was so anxious that he was almost ready to steal the business.
Lin Ping had already discovered the two men were carrying a large sum of money through his right eye, and thus guessed their intentions. Now, he had convinced them with his ability to read through Gu, so they had no choice but to cooperate with him obediently.
"Your Excellency, here are the 500,000 taels of silver notes. Please take a look." Lin Ping walked slowly to Wu Xin, waiting for him to announce the result.
Wu Xin was actually quite pleased about this. He knew that the City Lord's Mansion was about to perish, and it would be excellent if it could contribute 500,000 taels of silver to him at the last moment.
Just as Wu Xin was about to take the silver notes, Lin Ping immediately withdrew them and chuckled, "You've already reviewed them. I will now distribute them equally among the various guard captains."
This 500,000 taels of silver is military pay, and it should rightfully be distributed to the various guard captains.
Wu Xin's face turned red. Not only did he fail to obtain the 500,000 taels of silver, but he was also tricked by a junior like Lin Ping. This was an utter disgrace.
Lin Ping glanced around symbolically and asked in confusion, "Where are they? Why don't we see the garrison commanders from Haicheng, Shancheng, and Yuncheng? Could it be that they don't want their pay? In that case, we can only have the garrison commander of Jiangcheng collect it on their behalf."
Jiang Xiuwen was stunned by Lin Pingtong's extraordinary abilities when he heard the words "receive money" and ran over in a flash. A large hand grabbed the silver note and then frantically stuffed it into his pocket.
"Your Excellency, may we announce the results now?" Lin Ping waited with great interest, completely ignoring the murderous look in the other party's eyes.
At this moment, Wu Xin and the city lord quickly retreated a few steps and hid behind a group of guards. They couldn't very well be pierced through the heart by Jiang Yunying's sword.
"Hahaha, you're too naive, brat. You've come all this way, how can you leave alive?" The city lord of the mountain city sneered, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
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