"Was this Miss Su's first time here?"
Wang Pengyuan had not given up on making conversation with Su Xi. After all, he did not want to miss an opportunity to get acquainted with her.
Su Xi replied blandly, "You could say that."
After saying that, Su Xi ignored Wang Pengyuan and began talking to Fan Yu, who had walked over.
"Someone is taking bets on the races here. Betting closes five minutes before the race begins. Do you want to join?"
Fan Yu smiled. "Let's first get a sense of the situation. We can decide later."
Su Xi nodded and led Fan Yu toward the bookmaker in the distance.
In an open area, more than a dozen burly, fierce-looking men stood around. In front of them, a scar-faced man was loudly calling out.
"Any more bets? Today's race features Skoff, the racing god, against Magic City's racing god, Tian Ye!"
Hearing Scarface's shout, the wealthy second-generation heirs became interested and carried cash-filled cases over to place their bets.
Fan Yu and Su Xi stood outside the crowd and watched. In just that short time, the total wagers had already exceeded thirty million.
"These people are pretty crazy," Fan Yu said with interest.
Su Xi explained, "The reason I came here on a whim today was to watch Skoff race Tian Ye."
"Oh? Are Tian Ye and Skoff that impressive?" Fan Yu asked in surprise.
"You don't know Skoff and Tian Ye?"
"Skoff's full name is David Skoff. He is a racing god who dominates the underground racing scene in M Country. He came to Hua Nation this time to challenge every underground racer. Magic City is probably his final stop. If Tian Ye loses, Skoff will likely return to M Country and never come back to Hua Nation," Su Xi said calmly.
"I'm guessing Skoff's purpose in challenging Hua Nation's racers isn't that simple, right? There's a bookmaker behind him?" Fan Yu asked with a smile.
Su Xi gave him a surprised look. "You guessed right. There really is a bookmaker behind Skoff, though they do not seem to be from Magic City. They are from Shengjing. I do not know the details. I only know that every time Skoff wins, the bookmaker makes a fortune."
"Interesting. Aren't you going to enter?" Fan Yu asked, smiling at Su Xi.
"With my driving skills, I'd only be adding some excitement to the race. The real outcome still depends on Skoff and Tian Ye."
"How about letting me give it a try?"
Having just obtained God of Cars Mastery, Fan Yu really wanted to experience the thrill of speed and passion. After all, only this underground racetrack in Magic City could satisfy his racing god abilities.
"Can you do it?" Su Xi asked skeptically.
"I'll give it a shot. Participation is what matters, anyway."
"By the way, did you bring cash?" Fan Yu asked.
Su Xi nodded and led Fan Yu toward the McLaren.
When the McLaren's trunk was opened, six black leather cases came into view. Fan Yu could not help asking in surprise, "Why did you bring so much cash?"
Su Xi bent down and took out two cases. "Help me carry these."
"This cash was kept at my Tomson Riviera residence, but there's only two million left. Otherwise, I would have brought more."
"But it's too late to go to Moon Lake to withdraw more. Is this enough?"
Fan Yu nodded with a smile. "We're just playing around. Can they accept transfers?"
"They probably can," Su Xi said.
To be honest, Fan Yu and Su Xi truly did not care about this amount of money. Even if they spent two million every day, they would have no hope of going broke in this lifetime.
Fan Yu's Financial Street and Commercial Street alone brought in tens of billions in net annual income, not even counting dividends from the companies in which he held shares. As for Tianlong Group, it paid more than fifty billion in taxes to the state every quarter. From that alone, one could imagine how much Tianlong Group earned each year.
On the Forbes rankings, Su Tianlong's net worth rose at a rate of tens of millions per second. In one day, it increased by at least eight to ten billion.
If Fan Yu and Su Xi were counted together, there was probably no one in all of Hua Nation who could compare to them.
As for the second-richest person on Hua Nation's wealth rankings, they could not even rank among Asia's top three. They were simply incomparable to someone like Su Tianlong, who ranked among the world's top three.
Fan Yu was capable, so he did more work. Carrying four black leather cases, he followed Su Xi to the bookmaker and transferred another eight million along the way.
"I'm betting on myself to win."
After putting down two million in cash and transferring eight million, Fan Yu pointed at himself.
These kinds of gambling pools were usually based on cash flow, but the forces behind the bookmaker were powerful, so they were not worried about any trouble with transfers.
"Betting on yourself?"
Ten million was no small sum. If he won, he would earn at least a hundred million.
However, seeing that Fan Yu was merely a young man of twenty-two or twenty-three, Scarface did not think much of it.
"Fine. Your car model and name."
Scarface recorded the information on the driver roster.
"McLaren P1. Fan Yu."
After that, Fan Yu took Su Xi back to the car and drove toward the racecourse.
After the two left, Scarface called over one of his men. "Go check that kid's background."
Before long, the subordinate ran back and whispered a few words into Scarface's ear.
"Mm, so he's the owner of a small company. Then there's nothing to worry about."
However, after word spread that Fan Yu and Su Xi had wagered ten million, everyone who heard the news erupted.
Now that was high-stakes gambling. Ten million on a single bet was an absolute rarity in underground racing circles.
After all, the people who came here were wealthy second-generation heirs looking to release their passion, not people who made a living through gambling. There were not many who took part in such high-stakes bets.
At most, people wagered a few million. Smaller bets were in the hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands. Bets in the tens of millions were far too rare.
Among the crowd, a woman watched Fan Yu and Su Xi's backs with a thoughtful expression.
Xie Yuqing had only learned yesterday that there was an underground racetrack here, so she had come over to take a look while she had nothing to do. She had not expected to see Fan Yu.
As for Su Xi, she had already learned about her from Xie Wanru.
As Tianlong Group's son-in-law, Fan Yu gambling ten million or so was nothing Xie Yuqing cared about.
Before a tycoon like Su Tianlong, ten million was merely pocket change.
"You brat, when I get home, I'm definitely telling Big Sister that you came out here to squander money."
VROOOOM!!!
Just as everyone waited for the race to begin, an enormous engine roar sounded from afar.
"He's here! Racing god Skoff is here!"
An Aston Martin drove in from the distance with an imposing presence. Judging by the sound of its engine, it had clearly undergone professional modifications.
As one of the premier sports cars, the Aston Martin had caused a sensation in the sports car world as soon as it was introduced.
It had once ranked first in the world with a 0-to-100-kilometers-per-hour acceleration time of 3.5 seconds.
However, as more and more luxury sports cars emerged, the Aston Martin had gradually lost its dominant position.
Even so, some top racers still modified Aston Martins to challenge countless luxury sports cars.
An Aston Martin already cost tens of millions to begin with. After Skoff's modifications, it was probably worth over a hundred million now.
After the modifications, Skoff's Aston Martin could accelerate from zero to one hundred kilometers per hour in 2.5 seconds, making it an absolute fighter among sports cars.
As Skoff arrived, headlights lit up below the mountain road.
"Tian Ye!"
The wealthy second-generation heirs of Magic City cheered. Compared to Skoff, an outsider, they naturally preferred the racing god in their hearts.
The symbol of a man: the Lamborghini Veneno.
It was an absolute world-class supercar, capable of reaching one hundred kilometers per hour in 2.8 seconds. This Lamborghini Veneno had also been modified, and its acceleration was no worse than Skoff's Aston Martin.
After arriving at the venue, Tian Ye stepped out of the car with the confident expression unique to a racing god. Waving his hand, he blew kisses at the surrounding spectators.
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