Early the next morning, Lu Zheng and Lin Wan came out for breakfast and happened to run into Robert and Nancy at the hotel entrance.
Robert greeted them. "Hello, we just got back from outside."
"Already had breakfast?"
Robert said, "We have. The race is about to start, so let's find a good spot."
Lu Zheng blinked. The Monte Carlo circuit had been laid out on city streets—what special good spots could there be? "A slope beside an acceleration straight, the best viewing position," Robert said.
See? That was the advantage of having a guide. Otherwise, how would Lu Zheng and Lin Wan know about a place like this? They would probably have just picked a random spot by the roadside and stood there to watch.
So Lu Zheng went with the flow, took Lin Wan's hand, and followed Robert to this so-called good spot.
This was a grassy slope more than ten meters above the street. The surrounding area had been cordoned off and was not open to the public; Lu Zheng and Lin Wan had only gotten in because they were with Robert.
Scattered across the lawn sat men in suits and elegantly dressed women. They all looked wealthy.
"Looks like it isn't easy to get in here," Lu Zheng said, glancing around.
Robert nodded and pointed to a building nearby. "Only VIP members here can bring friends in. I'm a three-star member, so I can bring three people."
Lu Zheng looked at the building beside them. Only its side was visible from here, but it looked like it had quite a few years on it.
"What is this place?"
"The Monte Carlo Grand Casino."
Lu Zheng nodded in understanding. "So this is the Monte Carlo Casino. Its reputation precedes it!"
Robert smiled. "After the race, we can