Young Master Gao? Call me Little Grand Secretary!

After a barrage of punches and kicks, Gao Zhao, having endured countless blows, stubbornly stood in front of Feng Sanniang, shouting sternly, "You commit violence and injure people in the street! Do you have no regard for the law?!"

"The law? In Tokyo, I am the law!" The ringleader punched him again, cursing, "I'm asking you, will you dare to meddle in other people's business again!"

Gao Zhao, undaunted, declared resolutely, "A true man stands firm in this world, unyielding to force! As a student of the Imperial Academy, I have studied the classics; how can I submit to petty villains like you!"

"Hey, he still dares to talk back! Hit him again!"

"Boss, he's a student at the Imperial Academy. If he gets seriously injured, it'll be a real problem!"

Upon hearing this, the ringleader hesitated for a moment, then pointed at him with a fierce but ultimately weak expression and said, "Good lad, remember this: I don't believe you can protect her forever!"

After saying this, the group strode away!

As Gao Zhao watched the group leave, he subconsciously rubbed his lips, hissed inwardly, and cursed, "That damn Li Si really went all out! You just wait!"

Feng Sanniang, who had been trembling with fear from what had just happened, finally came to her senses and quickly helped Gao Zhao up, asking with concern, "Are you alright? I'll take you to the clinic!"

Gao Zhao quickly stood up straight, shook his head and said, "I'm fine, young lady, there's no need to worry. If you go to the clinic and people ask about it, it might ruin your reputation..."

Feng Sanniang's face paled, her heart filled with bitterness. She shook her head and said, "What reputation do I have... Oh, by the way, since you won't let me go with you, I'll give you some money. Go by yourself!"

"No, no, you mustn't!" Gao Zhao quickly took a step back, waving his hand and saying, "It's only right to help those in need, how can I take your money! Please go home, young lady, don't worry your family!"

Feng San Niang felt a warmth in her heart, thinking to herself that she had met a good person today. She bowed and turned to leave, but after taking a few steps, she noticed that the young scholar was still following her from a distance. So she stopped and asked him what was wrong.

Gao Zhao scratched his head sheepishly and said, "I was worried those hooligans would come back, so I wanted to see you off, but I was also worried about what others might think, so I kept a safe distance..."

Feng Sanniang thought to herself that this scholar was quite thoughtful. She bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, young master. However, my home is just ahead, and my husband is also at home. You don't need to worry!"

"Ah! You have a husband!" Gao Zhao exclaimed in surprise, his face full of disappointment, but he forced a smile and said, "I saw my wife was not even twenty years old, but I did not expect to get married so early!"

"I'm already in my twenties!" Feng Sanniang smiled slightly. As someone who had been through it all, she could naturally see something in the other person's eyes. Saying that she was already married was just a way to subtly dispel the other person's unrealistic ideas!

There's nothing she can do; she's been beautiful since childhood, and she's experienced far too many things like this!

Watching the scholar leave dejectedly, Feng Sanniang shook her head and returned home. Looking at the empty room, she sighed softly, "How could I have married such a person!"

On the other side, Gao Zhao saw Li Si boasting to his companions about his invincible iron fist, and kicked him. Li Si jumped away in a panic, laughing, "Young master, it was you who insisted on using this self-inflicted injury ruse, so don't blame me!"

"That's not a self-inflicted injury ruse, that's called a hero rescuing a damsel in distress!" another ruffian laughed. "But to be honest, young master, this trick is a bit old-fashioned..."

"You don't know anything!" Gao Zhao scoffed. "It's old-fashioned, which means it's useful and widely used!"

The group chuckled, but didn't take it seriously.

Gao Zhao then asked, "How is her husband doing?"

Li Si laughed and said, "Zhang San is keeping an eye on things over there, so there shouldn't be any problems!"

"Let's go! Let's go see!" Gao Zhao couldn't possibly trust these rascals, so he immediately ordered someone to lead the way.

The group soon arrived at a teahouse a few streets away. Li Si introduced, "After falsely accusing Instructor Lin, Sun Yuan was afraid people would laugh at him for being a bastard, so he comes to this teahouse every day to pass the time!"

Gao Zhao nodded and entered the teahouse. Following the direction Li Si pointed, he saw a thin, frail-looking man and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What does this guy do for a living, spending all his time here?"

Li Si whispered, "I heard he works for a tabloid, writing about interesting tidbits from the streets to make a living!"

Gao Zhao shook his head, found an empty table and sat down. The waiter quickly came over and ordered a few cups of tea, as well as some fruits and snacks to accompany the tea.

Before he could even take a sip of tea, a tall, thin man laughed and said, "Third Brother, you've won money again! Congratulations!"

Another man with a sleazy appearance chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "Just luck, nothing special!"

The tall, thin man laughed again, "Third Brother, you've won so many times already, this definitely isn't luck, tell me why!"

The sleazy-looking man simply waved his hand and remained silent, while the tall, thin man persisted in pestering him.

Hearing the commotion, Sun Yuan glanced over, then turned back. Ever since he was taken to a casino and lost money a few days ago, the experience of being constantly pressured to pay his debts had left a deep impression on him, and he vowed never to gamble again!

These days he has come to understand a principle: gambling involves winning and losing, but as long as the casino can continue to operate, it means that the casino must be winning. Therefore, no matter how much a gambler wins at the beginning, he will definitely lose in the end.

"Don't gamble! Nine out of ten gamblers lose, not gambling is the only way to win!" The sleazy man, perhaps annoyed by the nagging, finally spoke up.

However, these words were somewhat unexpected, which caught Sun Yuan's attention.

"Third Brother, if you don't want to teach, just say so. Why try to fob me off with these words!" The tall, thin man grumbled, clearly dissatisfied. "You've won so much money yourself, yet you tell me not to gamble!"

"Sigh!" The sleazy man sighed softly, "Let me ask you, if a game goes up thirteen times in a row, what would you bet on?"

"He's betting on the small! Needless to say, he can't possibly unleash fourteen big bets in a row!"

The sleazy man shook his head and said, "That's what you thought when you lost money in the first 12 rounds!"

The tall, thin man retorted angrily, "You wouldn't dare bet big at a time like this, would you?!"

The sleazy man said, "Of course I'm betting on big! The banker has won thirteen rounds in a row, which means the banker's luck is really good. Of course I'm going to follow the banker's luck to win money. Why would I follow those losers?"

"Huh? That's an interesting question!" the tall, thin man asked curiously. "What if we open a small window?"

"That means my luck is really bad today. I can't even win by taking advantage of the bookmaker's luck, so what's the point of gambling? I should just go home!"

The tall, thin man shook his head and said, "How can you gamble like that?"

"That's right! So I'm not gambling, I'm going to win money!" the sleazy man said earnestly. "The fact that casinos can stay open means that you'll inevitably lose in the long run! Be rational, a little gambling is just for fun!"

Sun Yuan was greatly surprised. Although this person was not good-looking, the reasoning he spoke was exactly the same as his own.

Why don't you talk to him?