Who says those who retire at the speed of light are not heroes?

"Everywhere is good."

"Then why don't you like her?"

"I only like people who don't like me." Lin Cheng answered innocently and frankly. Lizhi glanced at him calmly and said, "If you have a mental illness, you can go see a doctor."

"You can't force yourself to like something like this." Lin Cheng smiled helplessly, stood up, came to Lizhi's side, and looked at the busy street downstairs with her, "No one has caused trouble recently, right?"

"With Sister Grape and Sister Lemon here, who dares to cause trouble?"

"That's good, what about the lemon?"

"I knew you didn't come to the company today."

"Are you still mad at me?"

"Deserved it."

"Alas, you don't understand." Lin Cheng reached out and gently touched Lizhi's head. Lizhi took a step back, eyes full of resentment, "Don't take advantage of me. You are only one year older than me."

"One year old is also old."

Lizhi's cheeks puffed up slightly. "I still have things to do. There is a bookstore on the 15th floor. You can go there and sit for a while. The woman named Xu Wanyue will come on time at 8 o'clock every night. I will notify you when the time comes."

"Okay, okay." Lin Cheng turned around obediently, walked out of the meeting room, took the elevator to the bookstore on the 15th floor, picked up a collection of poems at random, and sat in the corner to read it.

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Lizhi didn't lie to Lin Cheng, she was indeed busy. She was in charge of everything on Rose Street in the past two years, so she hadn't worn this kind of...young girl's clothes for a long time.

She had a meeting to attend in the afternoon, about an investment in a pharmaceutical company. She went to the locker room and changed into a white shirt and a black hip skirt. Because it was summer, she chose 15d black stockings, a pair of black high heels, gold-rimmed glasses, and clipped her jet-black hair with a shark clip. Her temperament changed drastically. She once wore this in front of Lin Cheng, and Lin Cheng's comment was... it's better for a baby face not to dress so maturely.

She refused to listen.

The meeting started very smoothly. After all, the other party's company was no ordinary one and some of its members had a family background with special abilities. However, halfway through the negotiations, the other party's representative suddenly asked Lizhi if she had time in the evening... to have dinner together.

"Are we really just eating?" Lizhi tilted her head, her voice innocent and naive, with her outfit, there was an inexplicable cute contrast.

The representative whose true intention was exposed was not embarrassed and explained... He wanted to know who was behind Lizhi, or whether Lizhi was qualified to join and share the cake.

"Qualifications?" Lizhi murmured softly, "My boss is a jerk. He just eats and waits for death every day."

The other party looked a little stunned, waiting for Lizhi's next words. Lizhi thought about it seriously, and suddenly took out a silver ornament from his pocket, "Is this... qualified enough?"

The ornament was gently placed on the table, but the atmosphere in the entire conference room suddenly became cold. The partner who had previously looked down on Lizhi suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. His body suddenly stiffened, beads of sweat rolled down, and even his voice began to tremble, "This is..."

"It's Sister Grape's stuff. She gave it to me as a present. Silver Wing has been disbanded for a long time. Don't be so scared."

Lizhi gently pushed the tissue to the partner next to her and smiled at him, "Excuse me...are we qualified?"

"Enough, enough."

Lizhi stood up and said, "Don't be afraid. We are all businessmen now. We just want to make a little money. We don't want your little industry. However, we can't provide any technical support except some research funds. Do you think we should modify the contract?"

"Change it, it must be changed... You, do you think 50% of the profit will be enough after the drug is launched?"

The original contract stated a profit share of 0.70%, but according to Lizhi's calculations, this 0.70% alone is already a return rate of nearly ten times.

Lizhi's lips curled up slightly, but she didn't say anything. She just looked at him gently, "If you think it's appropriate... then it's appropriate."

"Sixty percent, sixty percent is our greatest sincerity..."

"Is that so?" Lizhi murmured softly, her fingertips entwined with the hair beside her ears, seeming a little embarrassed.

There was silence for about five or six seconds. The partner next to her seemed to be exhausted and about to fall to the ground. "Seventy percent... absolutely, absolutely not more."

"Then it's decided." Lizhi's lips curled up, and she stood up with light steps.

She put away the silver ornaments on the table and chuckled, "I thought most people had forgotten about Silver Wing."

The partner next to her wiped the sweat off his forehead but did not look directly into Lizhi's eyes.

"Who... dares to forget?" he answered tremblingly.

Lizhi shook her head. "Silver Wing has been disbanded. From now on, there will be no more Silver Wing. Sister Grape is very gentle now. Don't be so scared."

The partners were unable to answer Lizhi's questions for a while. Everyone knew...how could that moody and murderous female devil ever turn over a new leaf?

04 Gambling

Seven o'clock in the evening.

Lin Cheng had been sitting in the bookstore for seven hours. During this time, he had not moved from his seat except to change a book. The waiter in the bookstore would occasionally refill his disposable cup with water.

Lizhi finally finished everything. Before she had time to change her clothes, she came to Lin Cheng in her office style clothes. She first stretched out her hand and waved it in front of him. Lin Cheng looked up at her.

"What are you looking at?"

“Gu Cheng’s poems.”

"Sure enough, scumbags will sympathize with each other." It is obvious that Lizhi is particularly contemptuous of Gu Cheng's life. A man who eventually killed his wife and committed suicide is no different from a giant baby.

"You look at me and then at the clouds. I think you look at me from a distance and you look at the clouds from a close distance." Lin Cheng closed the book in his hand. "We can't deny his achievements in poetry just because he's an asshole. But he is indeed a damn asshole."

"What do you mean by very far away at one moment and very close at another moment?"

"Gu Cheng's Far and Near."

Lin Cheng's expression was rarely serious. He gazed at Lizhi's face tenderly, looking at the beads of sweat on her fair forehead, and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work."

Lizhi turned her face away, as if she was not used to his gaze, and whispered, "So you still care about others."

"It's rare to see you wearing such an outfit. Are the black stockings super thin? Can I touch them? Just touch them." Lin Cheng said as he put down the poetry collection and slowly reached out his hand towards the slender legs wrapped in black stockings under Lizhi's hip skirt. Unfortunately, before he could touch them, Lizhi turned her face back, silently pulled out a book from the bookshelf, and gently hit Lin Cheng on the head.

"Go to hell."

Lin Cheng withdrew his hand in disappointment.

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At 7:30, Lin Cheng and Li Zhi sat in the monitoring room. In front of him was a bowl of ramen. Lin Cheng confirmed again and again, "This bowl of noodles was not cooked by you, right?"

"No."

"That's good." Lin Cheng happily picked up the chopsticks and slurped the noodles. He had experienced Lizhi's cooking skills before. This young and beautiful girl who had obtained a very advanced degree at the age of fourteen was really hard to praise in terms of cooking skills.

The surveillance images in front of me were the scenes on the top floor of the casino. Although it was only half past seven, the casino was already very lively. Men in suits and well-dressed women with bright eyes, waitresses walking among the crowd, the waitresses all wearing particularly formal clothes, the piled up chips, the frustration and smiles on the faces of different gamblers, it was a particularly interesting scene.

"Show me the previous surveillance footage of Xu Wanyue."

Lin Cheng pulled up all the surveillance footage of Xu Wanyue's presence. The woman was about twenty-one or twenty-two years old, with delicate features. She always dressed sexy and hot every time she came in, in shorts, suspenders, backless dresses, pleated skirts, and lace tube tops, which always attracted the attention of many gamblers. Lin Cheng ate noodles while watching her moving around the casino. Lizhi sat on the side, her legs crossed in black stockings under her hip skirt.

"Do you see anything?"

"No." Lin Cheng ate the last soft-boiled egg, "But it goes well with rice."

"We have already lost 30 million." Lizhi looked at him dimly.

"This year's revenue is already 200 million, so there's still a lot to lose." Lin Cheng's tone seemed very casual. After all, his monthly living expenses were paid to him by Lizhi on a regular basis, 5,000 yuan a month. He could ask Lizhi for more when he had spent it all, but he had to note the reason for asking for the money.

The young housekeeper was particularly serious about this, but after all, this was the rule he and Lizhi had set in the beginning, that men would become bad when they had money. Lin Cheng didn't care, after all, true masters all had a heart for free.

"Did you see how she cheated?"

"She didn't cheat." Lin Cheng shook his head, "At least I didn't see any possibility that she cheated."

"I don't believe it... This is almost defined as impossible in probability." Lizhi frowned slightly, a little displeased.

As an expert in calculating probability, Lizhi is also a particularly skilled gambler, so she clearly understands how incredible it is to win 30 million with 20 yuan in three days.

"She's lucky."

"Absolutely impossible."

"No, what I mean is..." Lin Cheng chuckled, burped, and leaned back in the recliner, his voice sounding a little mysterious.

"She's very lucky."

Lizhi was about to say something, but suddenly she was stunned for a moment. After several seconds, she came back to her senses, "So... that's it."

"Then how can we win our money back?" Lizhi turned to look at Lin Cheng, who stretched lazily. "Logically speaking, this is the money she won with her own strength. We shouldn't take it back. After all... a casino should have its own rules."

"Are you a rule-abiding person?"

"I think I am."

"If you win her, I'll let you touch the black stockings."

"Deal!" Lin Cheng sat up from the chair. He was clearly a dying corpse just now, but now he seemed to be full of energy. His eyes looked at Lizhi's slender calves. At this moment, her calves were slightly raised, and her toes were swaying slightly in her black high-heeled shoes.

"You're drooling, hehehehe..."

Litchi rolled her eyes at him.

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eight pm.

The figure of the Alliance Arbiter named Xu Wanyue appeared on the surveillance camera downstairs on time. She got off a taxi. The moment Lizhi saw her appear, she was already gritting her teeth.

"How dare she come again."

"Disappointed." Lin Cheng looked at her outfit today and curled his lips.

Xu Wanyue has a tall and well-proportioned figure. She is wearing a white tank top today. Her slightly curly black hair falls on both sides of her shoulders, revealing her delicate collarbone and cute belly button. She is wearing loose jeans that completely cover her long snow-white legs.

Lin Cheng turned his head to look at Lizhi's slightly angry expression, "Strange, why are you so angry?"

"When she won five million, I went down and played Texas Hold'em with her all night long."

"you lose?"

"She showed all her emotions clearly on her face, but I still lost five million."

"No wonder."

Lin Cheng and Lizhi have known each other for many years. This girl has a proud personality and Texas Hold'em is her strong point. Of course, she would be particularly unhappy when she was defeated in the field she is good at.

Xu Wanyue had previously exchanged 25 million chips and had 5 million left. She took a special elevator upstairs and came to the casino. Apparently her name was particularly famous here. Except for the game against the dealer, most people were unwilling to play with her.

In the game of betting against the dealer, most people had already followed her in placing bets, and her betting accuracy rate was over 70%. In just half an hour, her five million chips had turned into six million.

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Xu Wanyue's expression was very innocent.

The gamblers around her who followed her to place bets made her frown slightly when they cheered in ecstasy after their bets were successful. She didn't like noisy environments very much, and now the successful bets could no longer make her feel too happy. It was nothing more than an increase in the number of chips.

Until the crowd made way for her, a girl dressed in office attire appeared in her sight.

Even though Lizhi wore gold-rimmed glasses and 7cm high heels, it was still difficult to change the fact that her cheeks looked a little childish. The same was true for her voice. Even though she tried to make her voice sound more steady, it was difficult to conceal the essence of her girlish voice.

Xu Wanyue remembered her. She was one of the persons in charge of the casino and also an expert in probability. But that night she lost five million to herself. That night was one of the few card games that made her feel a little nervous.

"Ms. Xu Wanyue, as the person in charge of the casino, I would like to invite you to participate in a gambling game with a base bet of tens of millions on behalf of the casino. Are you interested?" Lizhi's smile was gentle, but her eyes were sharp.

Xu Wanyue knew very well that there would come a day when the casino would not allow her to continue winning money and would always find an expert to spit back all the chips she had previously swallowed. But the interesting thing was that since she stepped onto the gambling table, she had never met a real opponent.

"Okay."

"Then please follow me, and I will introduce you to the rules of the game."

Xu Wanyue followed Lizhi quietly. Lizhi took her through this floor of the casino. Lizhi's high heels made a thudding sound on the steps, but suddenly her foot slipped and she leaned forward, so she subconsciously grabbed Xu Wanyue's arm.

A dim light flashed in her eyes.

Xu Wanyue hurriedly supported Lizhi.

"Excuse me……"

"It's okay, it's okay." Xu Wanyue's voice was gentle, and Lizhi quickly let go of her hand.

I came to a specially prepared room upstairs and opened the door. Inside, a young man in a shirt was drinking Coke from a glass bottle. There were tooth marks on the straw from his bite.

"Please sit down." Lizhi smiled gently.

Xu Wanyue sat opposite Lin Cheng. Lin Cheng put down his Coke and looked at her carefully from top to bottom. His eyes lingered on her delicate collarbone for a few seconds.

"Who are you?" Xu Wanyue looked at him.

Shao Yuyin! Great!

Lin Cheng's eyes finally showed some interest, and he replied, "My name is Lin Cheng. Today I will bet against you. I... can barely be considered an expert hired by the casino."

"What are we betting on?"