He had just married a policewoman when he was diagnosed with criminal genius.

"What's up? I just finished and I'm packing up." Jiang Xue's tone was light, indicating that the event had ended smoothly.

"Don't speak now, listen to me." Lu Chen spoke quickly and in a very low voice.

Jiang Xue was taken aback.

From the moment she met Lu Chen until now, she had never heard him speak to her in such a tone. Serious, urgent, and with a hint of unyielding urgency.

Since Lu Chen is talking like this, something must have happened.

"I think I've discovered an underground casino, but I'm not sure yet," Lu Chen said in a low voice. "I want to go in and check. If I don't call you back within fifteen minutes, then it really is a casino. Send someone over immediately."

I'm sharing my location with you.

Jiang Xue's heart jumped.

Breaking into a casino? Even for experienced veteran police officers, this is a high-risk mission. Let alone Lu Chen, an ordinary person who has not received any training.

"Lu Chen, don't be impulsive..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Chen's urgent voice came from the other end of the phone: "It's too late, I have to go in right away."

"Remember..." Lu Chen hurriedly reminded Jiang Xue a few words before hanging up the phone.

Jiang Xue was stunned.

She heard rustling sounds on the phone, followed by footsteps, and then the call ended.

……

Lu Chen hung up the phone because he had finally gotten the opportunity he wanted.

A gambler emerged from the back door, seemingly preparing to leave. The man was nearly identical to Lu Chen in both height and clothing.

This is a golden opportunity.

He quickly stepped forward, mimicking the man's gait and posture, and slipped inside before the back door could be fully closed.

In the back passageway, a henchman was looking down at his phone. All the windows in the factory were sealed shut, letting in no light at all. Even though there were lights in the passageway, the light was extremely dim.

Hearing someone enter, the henchman glanced up, then looked down again: "Why are you back again? Didn't you gamble away all your money?"

Lu Chen's heart tightened, but his face remained calm. His tone carried the resentment typical of a gambler: "I just found out I still have two hundred yuan in my pocket. I want to try again."

His skills as the King of Gamblers, combined with his ability to disguise himself in a thousand faces, allowed him to imitate gamblers so convincingly that they were flawless.

"Oh, go ahead, go ahead," the henchman waved his hand impatiently.

He had seen far too many gamblers who lost everything only to pull out some more money and try to win it all back.

These guys won't leave the casino until they've lost every last penny they have.

Therefore, he had no doubts about Lu Chen's entry.

After passing through the dimly lit corridor, a bright light suddenly appeared before my eyes.

Although the factory exterior was dilapidated, the interior was decorated quite luxuriously—chandeliers, upholstered furniture, and leather sofas—it was clear that the factory was doing well.

The lights were on, and the air was thick with smoke.

Several gambling tables were crowded with people, and thick stacks of cash were piled on the tables.

A scantily clad female dealer was dealing cards, while in the corner, loan sharks were eyeing the gamblers who had lost everything.

Lu Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that this was indeed a casino.

The next thing to do is wait for Jiang Xue to bring her people over.

But he couldn't just stand there like that.

If a gambler doesn't play anything in the casino but instead wanders around aimlessly, it's easy to arouse suspicion.

Lu Chen walked to the chip exchange window and took out two crumpled banknotes from his pocket: "Exchange for two hundred yuan worth of chips."

The person inside looked him up and sized him up: "New here?"

"Yes, Brother Wang Qiang brought me here," Lu Chen replied with a smile. "I'll try my luck with two hundred yuan first."

The man didn't ask any more questions and quickly exchanged the chips and handed them over.

It's normal that newcomers don't play very big games.

Once you've played it a lot and gotten hooked, you'll naturally escalate the stakes.

They have plenty of patience.

"Here you go!" The man tossed two chips to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he had asked Wang Qiang's name in advance.

Judging from his reaction just now, Wang Qiang has some reputation in this place, and this connection allowed him to get away with it.

With chips in hand, Lu Chen was finally able to move freely between the gambling tables.

As long as he has chips, no one will suspect him. If he comes to the casino but doesn't play a few rounds and instead wanders around, that's more likely to attract attention.

This underground casino has a full range of games—poker, dominoes, dice, you name it.

Lu Chen glanced around at the tables and finally came to a dice game table.

"Come on, bet on big or small, place your bet now!" the dealer shouted as he deftly shook the dice cup, his wrist movements revealing his skill.

The dice cup was slammed down on the table, and the surrounding gamblers pulled out their chips to place bets.

Lu Chen noticed an older man next to him, clutching his only chip, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead and his eyes darting back and forth between big and small, clearly hesitant.

Lu Chen's mind raced. He wanted to get more inside information about the casino, so he lowered his voice and reminded him, "Uncle, bet on big."

"What do you know!" The middle-aged man glared at him impatiently, taken aback by the sudden interruption. "I only have this hundred yuan left. Once I lose it all, it's gone!"

Lu Chen wasn't annoyed, and smiled, "Uncle, how about this: if I lose, it's on me; if I win, it's on you, okay?"

"Really?" The uncle's eyes lit up instantly, and he looked at Lu Chen properly for the first time.

He looked him up and down. "I've never seen you before."

"New here," Lu Chen replied casually.

The uncle didn't suspect anything more. New people came to the casino every now and then, and he was used to it.

He was more concerned about the condition he had just mentioned: "Does what you said still stand?"

"Naturally, it counts." Lu Chen nodded with a smile.

The middle-aged man thought to himself, "Such a good deal? A sure thing!" He immediately slammed the chip on the table: "Okay! I'll do as you say, I'll bet on big!"

Once everyone had placed their bets, the dealer uncovered the dice cup.

"Three, three, five, eleven o'clock—big!"

"We won! We actually won!" The middle-aged man slapped his thigh excitedly, his gaze towards Lu Chen instantly changing. "Young man, you're really lucky today! Is this the legendary newbie protection period?"

"Haha, maybe." Lu Chen smiled noncommittally.

"You're so lucky, can I follow you?" The middle-aged man leaned closer, his tone ingratiating.

"what ever."

"What should I call you?" Lu Chen asked casually.

"I'm quite a bit older than you, just call me Lao Li." The uncle hesitated for a moment and didn't give his full name.

Lu Chen knew perfectly well that it was perfectly normal for someone to be unwilling to reveal their real name in a casino.

He didn't press further, but changed the subject: "Old Li, what's the maximum bet here? Can it go up to ten million?"

Upon hearing this, Old Li became even more convinced that Lu Chen was a newcomer.

He couldn't help but laugh: "What do you think this is? Las Vegas?"

"Where do we get so many rich people in Jiangcheng? Gambling tables with stakes in the tens of millions are very rare; usually, a million is the maximum."

He paused, a hint of longing in his voice: "I did witness a multi-million dollar bet once; even the casino owner himself came that time."

Then Old Li said with some regret, "It's a pity that the casino owner won in the end; that guy lost over ten million."

Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat, but he calmly pressed on, "You mean... the casino owner isn't here?"

"Yes," Old Li replied casually, "The boss usually doesn't come here; he controls the entire casino remotely."

Lu Chen's heart sank.

He immediately realized that the casino owner was using a remote control system.

This was to prevent the entire group from being wiped out during a police raid.

If something goes wrong here, he can easily escape and start anew somewhere else.

Indeed, they were cautious.

Lu Chen was having a headache. If he let the biggest organizer get away, it would be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains.

With this person's abilities and experience, he could easily open an even more discreet casino in a different city or under a different identity in no time.

By then, it will be much more difficult to catch him.

Then this mission to capture his wife and her team can be considered a failure, or at least a failure.

Lu Chen glanced at the time quickly. According to his agreement with Jiang Xue, Jiang Xue would report to the station in ten minutes. From the report to assembling the team and then dispatching the police, it would take at least half an hour.

In other words, he has at most half an hour left.

Lu Chen weighed the two hundred-yuan chips in his hand and made a decision.

Then, in this half hour, let's bring out the boss behind the scenes.