Akur shook his head.
He said regretfully, "At the time, I was afraid you'd scold me. I also thought I'd made the mistake on my own, so I should deal with it on my own. So..."
"So you kept making one mistake after another?"
Wang Yi asked.
Akur nodded with difficulty.
Wang Yi sighed again.
He didn't speak right away, but waited a moment.
He wanted to give Akur a chance to calm down, then offer him some comfort.
He would tell him that he had made a mistake, but as long as he sincerely repented, Wang Yi would try to protect him once the investigation's outcome was known.
There had once been cases of NBA players betting on games. In the end, those players had all received lifetime bans and never played on the court again.
If Akur had been involved in large sums of money, he might also receive a lifetime ban.
At that point, Wang Yi would have to use his connections to try to protect Akur.
During the pause, Akur continued:
"Boss, I also made an even bigger mistake. I got Dauding involved in betting on games with me."
Hearing this, Wang Yi swallowed the words of comfort he'd been about to say.
He looked up sharply at Akur.
Under Wang Yi's piercing gaze, Akur couldn't meet his eyes and lowered his head.
His voice grew quieter.
"I bet on games and won some money. Dauding found out by accident."
"He placed a few bets with me, too."
Wang Yi stared at Akur in disbelief. "You mean Dauding fixed games, too?"
Akur hurriedly shook his head. "No, no, Boss."
"Dauding bet with me a few times, but he never fixed any games."
"He even told me not to fix games."
"He only bet three times, and