No Villain Showed Up, So He Had to Do It Himself

Monaco!

A city-state in Europe, a highly developed capitalist nation. It had the second-smallest land area in the world, only two square kilometers, and a population of fewer than forty thousand.

As one of the world's four major gambling capitals, Monaco was home to the globally renowned Monte Carlo Casino. Its citizens were wealthy, and its per capita income ranked among the highest in the world.

Monaco had once been a poor country, only becoming rich after establishing its casinos. But one thing was worth noting: the Monte Carlo Casino prohibited its own citizens from entering.

That was rather interesting!

Seventy percent of Monaco's income came from casinos. It relied on the contributions of gamblers from around the world to achieve national prosperity, while its citizens' wealth came from casinos driving tourism and, in turn, local economic development.

Reality once again proved that wishful thinking was no good. Gambling could not make anyone rich; it would only turn your assets into someone else's.

Russell understood that principle, which was why he loathed gambling. It had nothing to do with his own luck; it was simply a very pure sort of dislike.

There was no reason for it. He just hated it!

Therefore, after arriving in Monaco two days before the Formula 1 Championship began, he went nowhere and obediently holed up in his hotel room, lying around like a corpse.

At the same time, he forbade his subordinates from going out and throwing their money away, especially Natasha and Yelena. Those two big spenders had been ordered to stay at the hotel and lie around like corpses with him.

On the day the championship began, Russell did not enter the venue. Instead, he sat in the hotel living room watching the live broadcast on television, while remotely controlling some of