Chilong!

In the eyes of the crowd, the female bodyguard might have seemed like a highly skilled martial artist, formidable and ruthless, making the Red Dart Merchant Association appear truly terrifying.

This was enough to intimidate all the families present.

But Li Yèlái was certain this bodyguard was a Spirit Ability User.

Because when she moved, the light and shadow around her body flickered subtly – that was a Psychic Barrier!

"A wild Spirit Ability User... hired by the Red Dart Merchant Association?" Li Yèlái thought rapidly. "Are there other hired Spirit Ability Users?"

It made sense. The Red Dart Merchant Association's main business was transporting non-strategic goods, which meant traversing dangerous wilderness. Naturally, this provided an outlet for those wild Spirit Ability Users.

The association needed the power of Spirit Ability Users for protection, and Spirit Ability Users needed the cover of the association's identity to live.

However, under normal circumstances, these Spirit Ability Users viewed official organizations with extreme caution and wouldn't typically enter Giant City to be regulated. Instead, they remained in settlements outside the wilderness, beyond the reach of official jurisdiction.

The association also wouldn't dare let these Spirit Ability Users into Giant City. If anything happened to them, the association would be held responsible.

So what was going on with this Spirit Ability User in front of him? Was it related to this suspected Forbidden Item in the box? Or did the Red Dart Merchant Association not even know she was a Spirit Ability User?

Li Yèlái pondered this, tapping his left hand against his palm. This was a signal to the liaison on the other end of his communicator, indicating he had encountered a Spirit Ability User.

However, there was also good news: although she was a Spirit Ability User, her strength wasn't great.

The fact that the fluctuations of her Psychic Barrier were so easily detected meant she hadn't mastered the technique. She didn't understand 'rejection' and 'acceptance,' causing her Psychic Barrier to constantly defend against everything, making the air around her body gelatinous, which is how Li Yèlái detected it.

This was equivalent to an operator before they received training.

Without mastering this, she naturally wouldn't know Sky Stepping. This female bodyguard's danger level was significantly reduced.

Sky Stepping wasn't just a simple double or multi-jump; it represented more attack methods and movement routes. Against a Spirit Ability User who hadn't mastered aerial stepping, the advantage was immense.

"If I had to fight, I should be able to suppress her quickly. I just don't know how many other Spirit Ability Users there are," Li Yèlái gripped his black umbrella, calculating the distance between them for any potential need.

At this moment, Xu Shi's voice came through, "Don't rush, everyone. The inspection isn't over yet."

As he spoke, he actually had someone bring out a table, complete with dice cups and dice. They even brought out several bags of cash.

What was this for?

Gambling?

Li Yèlái was bewildered, but then saw Xu Shi smile and say, "Let me see everyone's luck. Play a game with my subordinate."

"But it's not a simple comparison of high and low. The pips you roll must be exactly one higher than my subordinate's to count as a win."

"If you win, you take this bag of money. If you lose, there will be no loss. Just consider it making a friend."

Xu Shi's expression was amiable, completely devoid of the previous ruthlessness of shoving a cigar into someone's mouth.

Li Yèlái became even more confused, not understanding Xu Shi's intentions at all.

According to Xu Shi's explanation, if his subordinate rolled a five, the other party would have to roll a six to win. Otherwise, no matter how high the number, they couldn't win.

What was he trying to achieve?

At this moment, someone calmly spoke, "Xu Shi, what do you want?"

The speaker was the old butler of the Wang family. He frowned as he looked at Xu Shi, "My person died at your trading post. You said you would give me an explanation and invited me here, only to show me this? Are you trying to toy with me?"

As the old butler of the Wang family, even though the family had declined, he still possessed a certain confidence.

He spoke first, his tone stern and courageous.

This also greatly surprised Li Yèlái.

'Is this butler this bold?'

Meanwhile, the operators from the West City branch, who were eavesdropping, were also somewhat surprised.

'What's wrong with this old butler? Why is he suddenly daring to speak up?'

'Didn't he only agree to bring the listening device inside? Why is he suddenly trying to extract information?'

'What gave him the courage?'

When the West City branch investigated the Red Dart Merchant Association, they found the old butler to be an informant. However, the old butler stated he didn't dare to try and extract information and could only bring the listening device into the association. But now he had become brave!

At the same time, the old butler's attitude also caused the scavengers surrounding everyone in the room to look displeased.

But out of respect for the former prestige of the Wang Corporation and Wang De's status in the eyes of the scavengers, they did not act.

The old butler, however, ignored them. Despite his heart pounding intensely, he maintained a calm demeanor.

Normally, he wouldn't have spoken out of turn.

With Wang De's death, the Wang family had declined. The Red Dart Merchant Association, which they once looked down upon, had become an entity they couldn't afford to ignore.

But when he saw Li Yèlái, that sense of fear disappeared.

He was well aware of Li Yèlái's strength; it was he who had saved the remaining blood relatives of the Wang family that night.

Since such a powerful expert was present, what did he have to fear?

Thus, the old butler became brave and began to cooperate with the eavesdropping operators, seeking to gather more intelligence.

Xu Shi, with a smile on his face, said, "Then why don't you and your people go first? This shows my respect for Mr. Wang De."

"Of course, but you have to tell me why. I need to know how my person died! Although the old master is dead, my Wang family is still not to be offended casually!" The old butler showed no fear, stepped forward, grabbed the dice cup, and shook it casually.

"I will definitely give you an explanation." Xu Shi nodded slightly, ignoring the old butler's words.

Then, the old butler directly opened the dice cup, revealing five dice totaling sixteen points, while Xu Shi's subordinate rolled eighteen points.

"And then?" the old butler frowned and asked.

"Unfortunately, you lost. Next." Xu Shi said with a smile.

The bodyguards brought by the old butler also stepped forward to shake the dice cup, and all of them lost without exception. The sum of the five dice was just one point more than the opponent's, the probability was too low.

As the old butler withdrew, the others were also pulled to the gambling table.

But they all lost. However, as a woman with an ugly expression was pulled to the gambling table.

A strange thing happened. Xu Shi's subordinate rolled a 17, and she rolled an 18.

She was the first person in this group to win.

Xu Shi nodded slightly, had a bag of money placed behind the woman, and continued, "Switch hands."

The woman nodded reluctantly, then rolled the dice with her left hand.

Once again, Xu Shi's subordinate rolled a twenty-two, and the woman rolled a twenty-three.

She won again!

Xu Shi's smile grew wider, and another bag of money was placed behind the already trembling woman, "Continue!"

The woman was terrified and rolled the dice again.

Xu Shi's subordinate rolled five ones, a total of five. And the woman rolled four ones and a two, a total of six!

She won again!

"See, didn't we find it?" Xu Shi's face was full of smiles.

The woman suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowing in fear and begging for mercy, "I didn't steal from you, no. I found a corpse on the way back and got it from him. It's really, really not me."

She fearfully raised her arm, and in her palm appeared a shining gold coin.

And with the appearance of this gold coin, greed involuntarily appeared in the eyes of everyone present, and their breathing began to quicken.

Gold was always so dazzling and opulent.

And this gold coin even had the urge to make people obtain it at all costs.

Some scavengers even had red eyes, intending to chop off the woman's arm and snatch the gold coin.

Even Xu Shi looked at the gold coin with bloodshot eyes and couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to get closer to the gold coin.

He was held by the shoulder by the male bodyguard behind him, and only then did he break free from the temptation of the gold coin.

He nodded at the male bodyguard, covered in cold sweat.

Then, the female bodyguard approached the woman and reached out to grab the gold coin.

But she found that the woman was tightly clutching the gold coin. Even now, the woman, who had no way out, still did not intend to give up the gold coin in her hand.

Her fingers were tightly clenched around the gold coin, her face contorted with struggle.

The female bodyguard frowned, grabbed the woman's arm with both hands, and bent it forcefully.

She directly broke the woman's arm before taking the gold coin.

And she threw the gold coin into the treasure chest, and only then did everyone wake up as if from a dream.

"What a beautiful gold coin." The boss next to Li Yélai murmured, "So beautiful."

Li Yélai, however, felt his alarm bells ringing.

Even he felt the temptation of the gold coin, but not as fanatical as these people.

This was definitely a Forbidden Item!

All the chaos and killing were because of this gold coin, no, because of this box of gold coins!

Li Yélai looked at the treasure chest, the black umbrella hanging down in his hand.

Moreover, he seemed to have discovered a strange place. That Xu Shi seemed to deeply respect the male bodyguard behind him.

At the same time, the West City handler team outside the factory area also dispersed with a roar.

More than a dozen military off-road vehicles also drove out from the darkness, quickly surrounding all the exits of the factory area.

"Confirmed, the Forbidden Item held by the Red Dart Merchant Association is, C-Rank, Greed Gold Coin!"

"Damn it, don't let the last gold coin go back into the treasure chest!"

Originally suppressed in the North City branch's Black Prison, the C-Rank Forbidden Item, Greed Gold Coin.

Also known as the Wealth Gold Coin.

Its true form is a treasure chest containing one hundred gold coins, each with a strong causal connection to wealth.

When carrying one gold coin, the carrier's fortune will soar, and they will win every gamble!

A seemingly beautiful ability, but it has a very terrifying negative effect.

While the gold coin possesses immense wealth luck, it also has a very strong allure.

People who see gold coins often erupt into a bloody scramble due to greed.

To obtain gold coins, they resort to any means necessary.

Before the authorities could suppress the <Greed Gold Coin>, many bloody incidents had already occurred.

In the wilderness, people had already caused hundreds of casualties fighting over gold coins.

This was the price of financial fortune!

Only by recovering these gold coins and returning them to the treasure chest could most of the greedy impulses be erased.

But if, before that could happen, a large number of humans had already killed each other over these gold coins.

Then, returning all the gold coins to the treasure chest would cause this <Forbidden Item> to go completely out of control!

The <Greed Treasure Chest> would transform into a monster, attacking all humans who saw it on a large scale!

This was already a very dangerous <Forbidden Item>, and what was even more dangerous was that the <Red Dart Merchant Association> did not yet know the terrifying nature of this <Forbidden Item>!

Meanwhile, as the gold coins appeared, the room fell silent.

Only the female bodyguard walked among the injured they had captured earlier, searching them, and even inside their bodies. Yes, some guys had hidden the gold coins inside their bodies, but the female bodyguard still retrieved them.

Every time a gold coin appeared, everyone present had bloodshot eyes, wishing they could rush forward and snatch it.

But as the female bodyguard put all the gold coins into the treasure chest, this impulse disappeared again and again.

At this time, <Xu Shi>, who was sweating profusely from holding back, finally spoke, "Then, only the last one is left."

He looked at everyone and smiled, "You've taken it out, right? Right now, I only want the gold coins. Once I'm done testing, I'll want more than just gold coins!"

Among the crowd, someone trembled all over and finally chose to speak, "I, I didn't kill your people. I got it from other snatchers. I never made a move against you!"

<Xu Shi>'s smile grew more fervent, "Very good. Hand over the gold coin, and we're still friends. I will never make a move against you!"

Under the threat of death, that person eventually took out a gold coin from his pocket.

What other choice did he have? Scavengers were all around, and with the dice, he had no way to hide.

Afterward, after hesitating for a moment, the person suppressed the urge to escape and directly threw the gold coin towards the female bodyguard.

Watching the gold coin glint in mid-air, <Xu Shi>'s smile became even more fanatical. The female bodyguard also opened her hands in advance, ready to catch the gold coin.

However, in the next second, a hand caught the gold coin.

The gold coin rolled back and forth between his fingers, finally being clenched in his palm.

<Xu Shi>'s expression darkened, and the female bodyguard's face stiffened.

Because the one who intercepted the gold coin midway was none other than <Li Yèlái>.

<Li Yèlái> instinctively felt that when this last gold coin fell, something bad was bound to happen.

Although he didn't know the name of this <Forbidden Item>, this instinctive vigilance was warning him.

"What are you doing? <Xiǎo Yè>, put down the gold coin! People will die!" the boss shouted in fear.

The other scavengers also stepped forward in unison, drawing their weapons.

<Li Yèlái> did not respond. Instead, he put the gold coin in his hand into the inner pocket of his windbreaker.

Then, under everyone's gaze, he walked to the previous gambling table.

He began to shake the dice cup. The scavenger opposite looked at <Xu Shi>.

<Xu Shi> glanced back at his bodyguard, then nodded slightly. The scavenger also shook his dice cup.

Then, both of them opened their dice cups simultaneously.

The scavenger had seventeen points, and <Li Yèlái> had eighteen points!

But one of the dice suddenly cracked and scattered.

The original eighteen points became thirteen points.

He lost again.

This made <Xu Shi> and the two bodyguards look moved. The effect of always winning at gambling had actually failed?

Could the gold coin be fake?

The gold coin was naturally real, but <Li Yèlái>'s luck had always been bad. A cracked die seemed normal.

"It seems this gold coin doesn't have that much of an effect," <Li Yèlái> took out an ID and smiled at <Xu Shi>, "How about you..."

"Hand it all over to me!"

<Xu Shi> was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment. He had never seen such an arrogant person.

Not only did he take the gold coin in front of so many of his subordinates, but he also wanted to take all the gold coins?

And the male bodyguard, after looking at the ID, said slowly, "No, friend from the authorities."

"So that's how it is..." <Li Yèlái> sighed.

The black umbrella suddenly descended, and the <Chilong Ji>'s cold light shot out.

"You don't know what's good for you!"