General, you should rest now; the lady is even more ruthless.

"enough!"

Jiang Qianzhong finally had enough of the group's tantrums and unreasonable behavior, and roared angrily.

It must be said that Jiang Qianzhong did not waste his decades of official service; even with his face covered, he still had an imposing presence.

His sudden shout silenced the casino, which had been as noisy as a marketplace.

Even several elderly women were frightened.

"Ahem." Jiang Qianzhong coughed solemnly and stepped forward to speak.

Then, in a swift motion, Mrs. Thomas, with her bound feet barely leaving a blur, rapidly approached Jiang Qianzhong before anyone could react.

Then--

"Snapped!"

The crisp, resounding slap echoed through the casino, the sound lingering for a long time.

"You! You audacious scoundrel, how dare you hit me!"

Jiang Qianzhong realized what was happening and flew into a rage.

He, the Minister of Revenue, was actually slapped in the face by a country woman!

"Guards, seize this reckless old woman!"

The guards behind them were borrowed by Jiang Qianzhong through connections, and together with the servants of the Jiang family, they were more than enough to deal with the old ladies.

However, the guards had only taken one step forward when several darts flew out from behind the old lady.

"what!"

"Ouch!"

The darts were small, but none of them missed the target; they all landed equally on the right leg of each guard.

"Who is it!" A series of setbacks made Jiang Qianzhong even more annoyed.

"Who's behind this? They don't dare to stand up openly!"

This is why the confidant said they were "unapproachable".

Just after Jiang Qianzhong finished shouting, the old woman with the dark face, hunched over and leaning on a tree branch, came out.

"Who called me an old woman?"

The old woman with the dark face had a hoarse and unpleasant voice, as if she had swallowed a toad.

The red mark from the slap on Jiang Qianzhong's face hadn't faded yet, and when he saw that it was this dark-faced old woman who claimed to have injured the guards, his face turned even redder.

"Get out! Where did you come from, you troublemaker!"

The old woman with the dark face frowned—it was strange, although her face was dark, her complexion was still quite noticeable.

A dart pierced the air and struck Jiang Qianzhong's right knee.

"Aow—" came a scream even more shrill than the one before.

The dark-faced old woman nodded in satisfaction, picked up the fallen branch, and continued to use it as a support.

I also chatted with Mrs. Thomas.

"People in the capital are really something. Even their voices sound so pleasant, much better than the squeals of pigs slaughtered during the New Year."

However, people's joys and sorrows are not shared.

Jiang Qianzhong clutched his bleeding leg and collapsed to the ground, in so much pain he wanted to tear off his mask and put on a mask of agony.

My leg has had a really tough year. A while ago, I was injured by a hidden weapon from the Second Prince's wife. I had just recovered from my limp a few days ago, and now I've been hit by another dart.

Whether by coincidence or not, the dart pierced right between the two bones in his kneecap, causing excruciating pain with the slightest movement.

"Who are you?! Who sent you?!"

Jiang Qianzhong wasn't stupid. He initially thought it was just a typical shrewish woman causing trouble, but as things unfolded, he couldn't help but suspect that someone was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

He couldn't believe that a few old women could make him suffer so much.

A tall tree catches the wind, but this casino has remained unchallenged in the capital for so long; most people surely understand the secret behind it.

In the capital, stability is of paramount importance.

Whether it's the dynamic stability of two tigers fighting each other or the static stability of one dominant force.

No one would want to break it.

Over time, Jiang Qianzhong became complacent.

It was only then that he belatedly realized that this was not an old lady throwing a tantrum, but clearly someone had targeted the casino.

He doesn't even need to think about people who have the ability and motivation.

The second prince, Chen Chengwu.