Chapter 319 Don't Turn on the Light!
Chapter 319 Don't Turn on the Light!
As expected, the man won again with his all-in bet.
There were clearly more sharp-eyed thugs in the surrounding crowd, but the man sitting at the table acted as if he hadn't noticed.
Given his nature of never fighting unprepared battles, he must have had other backup plans.
Sophia wasn't planning to meddle and was just about to turn and leave when someone forcefully shoved her toward the man in front.
She managed to steady herself by grabbing the back of the chair in time, then turned to find who did it, but only saw confused looks from the people around her.
The force just now was strong, but the palm that pushed her lower back wasn't large.
Based on Sophia's judgment, this person was either a woman or a short, thin man.
The people standing around her now were all tall men, each with their eyes fixed on the table where the dice had been revealed, not noticing the commotion on her side.
"See! Your luck is too good today!"
"Still playing? This time, are you betting big or small? We'll follow your bet."
The man spread his hands and pulled the chips back from the table toward himself, his deep, rich voice as he said with a laugh, "Enough, enough. What I've won today can buy lots of good wine. I'll come back when I run out of drinking money."
As he turned, he caught sight of Sophia's back as she left using his peripheral vision, and his heart, which had been on a rollercoaster, finally settled down.
Chips were easy to win, but taking them all away was another matter.
He'd been here for several days now, winning for three straight days, and had already been targeted by the people running the place.
Seeing people gradually gathering around him, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, but he pretended not to notice and chatted with others while laughing, taking his chips to the designated exchange counter.
However, shortly after getting the money, he was cornered at the men's restroom entrance.
"Sir, I've been watching you for days. Coming to my place and trying to leave so easily without paying protection money?"
The bald man reached out to pat his face, but his wrist was grabbed hard by the man, twisted, and pressed down forcefully. With the sound of breaking bone, pain instantly shot through his heart.
The next second, his knee was also kicked hard by the man, and his whole body was sent flying into a chair.
"My hand! What are you all standing around for? Everyone, get him!"
"Break his arms and legs!"
Sophia hadn't gone far. She stood with her arms crossed in a corner with fewer people, her expression cold as she watched the commotion, trying to figure out in her mind why William was here.
Since he was taking that thorny path to power, why would he appear in this chaotic place?
From a distance, William sensed her gaze. Their eyes met, and William knew Sophia had recognized him.
After kicking away the last person who rushed at him, he turned and quickly left in another direction.
"What are you looking at?"
Logan's voice appeared behind her like a ghost, his gaze following hers toward the direction William had left.
Sophia said unhurriedly, "Watching people gang up on someone and get hurt instead."
This was one of the reasons fights happened every day in this place. As long as they didn't happen right in front of him, Logan never bothered to intervene.
This was one of the reasons why his subordinates were so bold.
She stepped aside to avoid his approaching movement, frowned, and continued, "Aren't you going to do something?"
Logan smiled suddenly, "Do what? I have to let my people make some money, otherwise who would work hard for me, right?"
That was the logic.
But what was in this place that required William to disguise himself like this and investigate personally?
"I'm tired, take me back."
"There are plenty of empty rooms upstairs. If you don't mind, you can stay here."
Sophia didn't hesitate, "I mind."
As she was leaving, something fell from Sophia's sleeve onto the ground.
After they left, a dark figure came to where she had been standing, picked up what she had dropped, and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
After coming out of the freight elevator, Sophia's mood had clearly changed.
"Logan." The person fixing the car respectfully handed over the sports car keys.
The speeding black sports car weaved through the mountain roads in the wilderness.
The car sped up. Just as it was about to crash into the mountain ahead, Logan's peripheral vision watched for any reaction from the passenger seat.
But Sophia remained calm, silently watching the night scenery rapidly retreating outside the window.
In her mind, she was reviewing and thinking through everything she'd seen tonight.
The car gradually slowed down, and the man's casual voice came to her ears, "You're not scared at all."
Sophia said, "Being bold has always been one of my strengths."
The second half of the drive was as slow as the first half was fast, just like Logan's unpredictable personality, making it impossible to figure out what he was thinking.
Sophia didn't return to Rain Village, planning to spend the night on the office couch at the ZN lab base in Forton County.
When the sports car's braking sound broke through the quiet night, the car stopped steadily in front of the main building of the ZN lab base.
Logan got out, preparing to see her up.
Sophia was about to decline when she heard him say, "Since I brought you out, I should bring you back safely, right?"
"You need to have a clear understanding of your own appearance. No one can resist your beauty and charm."
This statement sounded repulsive. Sophia made a gagging gesture.
Logan's eyes narrowed slightly, lightly licking his lips, "I'll just see you upstairs and leave. I hope to get your reply soon."
Sophia caught the implied meaning in his words.
She looked up seriously and said, "Logan, this isn't enough sincerity. What you want is the bracelet in my possession, right?"
The jade bracelet on Sophia's slender wrist appeared even more translucent and bright in the moonlight, but Logan's gaze was focused on her wrist.
"Wait."
As she was about to leave, Logan took out a folder from the car and handed it to her, saying, "After you read this, you'll know I didn't lie to you."
Because of Sophia's insistence, Logan only escorted her to the elevator entrance.
Hearing the sound of the sports car starting outside, Sophia finally entered the elevator with the folder, and soon returned to her office.
As soon as she pushed the door open, she sensed something was off inside. She quietly sniffed, smelling a faint scent of blood in the dark air.
Sophia's hand was now on the switch at the entrance. After hesitating for a moment, she still chose to turn on the office lights.
The man who had just left the repair shop now sat on the floor next to the sofa, leaning against it with one leg stretched out and the other bent, his hand resting on it. Hearing the noise, he looked up toward the door.
"Don't turn on the light."
But just as he finished speaking, Sophia at the door had already turned on the light. The harsh light made him immediately turn his head to look at the floor. Only after adjusting to the light did he look up at Sophia at the door.
"Someone's watching me downstairs. Not turning on the light would be more suspicious."
She explained in a very light and calm voice, putting the folder on a nearby shelf, hanging up her coat before walking over.
The closer she got, the more she could smell the blood on him. Last time he appeared in Empire City, he was also covered in injuries.
Sophia stopped in front of him, looking down at the man's disheveled state as he leaned on the floor, wearing special-effects makeup that made it impossible to see his real features..
She could tell that whoever did his disguise had excellent skills.
Except for the hair whorl on top of his head, nothing else about this face resembled William, and it couldn’t be called handsome either.
Sophia walked to the sofa next to him and sat down, and saw the keys she had deliberately left on the table in the dark corner.
Sure enough, he had picked them up.