Chapter 51: Lin Qi’s Shocking Entrance

Lin Qi straightened his bow tie, slightly parted his lips, and revealed exactly eight gleaming white teeth—a perfectly standard smile!

But under the dim streetlights, Lin Qi’s abnormally white teeth emitted a cold gleam. Jin inside the door and the attendant standing behind him both turned pale instantly. Jin instinctively grabbed the door, trying to shut it.

However, Lin Qi’s right elbow pressed firmly against the door, and one of his legs had already stepped inside. No matter how hard Jin pushed with all his might, he couldn’t budge the door even slightly. Compared to Lin Qi, who had undergone brutal training since childhood under the supervision of Ironhammer, Butcher Knife, and others, honing a monstrous strength, Jin was like a tiny sprout in a greenhouse, while Lin Qi was the fiercest man-eating shark in the depths of the North Sea.

“Dear Jin, how I’ve missed you!” Lin Qi smiled gently at Jin. He slowly applied force with his right arm, and the heavy solid gold door was gradually pushed open. Jin’s hands, desperately resisting, showed bulging veins, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

“Heavens, would the Golden Rose really turn away a sincere customer wanting to spend money?” Lin Qi looked at Jin’s straining, futile hands in surprise. Smiling, he pushed the door open inch by inch, then reached his left hand into an inner pocket on his chest. He took out the Gold Note that Blackbeard had given him and waved it leisurely in front of Jin.

“Look, look, see? This time I’ve come to the Golden Rose with honest intentions to have fun. One hundred thousand Gold Coins, dear Jin, one hundred thousand Gold Coins—not one hundred, not one thousand, but one hundred thousand! One hundred thousand golden, adorable little Wowo Calls!” Lin Qi narrowed his eyes and smiled joyfully. He knew Jin and his clan’s weakness—he understood this family’s biggest flaw.

Coming from a banker family, even in the faint light, Jin clearly saw the number and all the security marks on the Gold Note. One hundred thousand Gold Coins, a Gold Note issued by the Imperial Capital’s most famous Silver Fir Elephant Bank—this could be used as cash anywhere on the Continent!

The previously pale-faced Jin let go of the door, a rush of blood surging from his heart to his face. A remarkable flush spread across Jin’s cheeks. He warmly grabbed Lin Qi’s hand and eagerly pulled him deeper into the lounge. Beaming and gesturing excitedly, he laughed, “Oh, dear Lin Qi, it’s been three years since you last visited the Golden Rose! Without you these three years, Dun Er Ke has lost its luster. How I’ve missed you—I’ve missed you so much!”

Lin Qi laughed heartily. He affectionately put his arm around Jin’s shoulder, as if embracing a solid gold statue, and walked into the lounge with a wide, uncontainable smile.

Enzo followed behind Lin Qi, amused. When it came to a fervent passion for Gold Coins, it seemed someone had finally appeared who could match Lin Qi? This unlucky fellow named Jin, who had just been terrified of Lin Qi, was now actively pulling him into the Golden Rose!

“Gold Coins, lovely Gold Coins—so often they really do have a powerful Magic Power that can make even Deities pale in comparison!” Rubbing his empty coin purse, Enzo couldn’t help but sigh. The only puzzling thing was, where did Lin Qi get this one hundred thousand Gold Coin Gold Note? One hundred thousand Gold Coins! Enzo secretly counted on his fingers for a long time but still couldn’t figure out how much that was worth.

Flushed and completely caught up in his frenzy, Jin strode into the lounge with Lin Qi. Ignoring the astonished and peculiar looks from the young masters and ladies, he clapped his hands loudly and laughed, “Respected ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce an honored guest—Lin Qi! Our Mr. Lin Qi has returned!”

Tilting his head, Jin curled his lips upward, clapping proudly as he laughed, “Lin Qi, dear Lin Qi, the likable Lin Qi, has come with a shiny one hundred thousand Gold Coin Gold Note! He’s here to have a grand time, isn’t that right? Dear Lin Qi, what would you like to play tonight?”

The people in the lounge suddenly understood, and then became even more astonished.

Their sudden understanding came from realizing why Jin’s attitude had changed so strangely. For Jin and his family, if a pile of gleaming Gold Coins was placed before them, even if the Devil of Hell appeared, they would dare to draw their swords and launch a suicidal attack. Compared to the Devil of Hell, what was a scoundrel like Lin Qi?

The reputation of the ‘Golden Lettuce’ family that Jin came from wasn’t very good in Dun Er Ke either. Their family principle was well known—for enough profit, they would sell their own parents and children; for enough gain, they would even sell their own Soul!

Since Lin Qi had brought one hundred thousand Gold Coins, Jin’s current behavior wasn’t strange at all.

What astonished everyone was that Lin Qi, this scoundrel, had actually brought his own money to the Golden Rose?

Was this still Lin Qi? Was this the same scoundrel who had terrified everyone three years ago? In the past, didn’t Lin Qi come to the Golden Rose to pull off a no-cost deal for pocket money whenever he ran out? True, he left the Golden Rose with a full coin purse, but when had he ever stepped into the Golden Rose with a single Copper Coin?

This time, he had come to the Golden Rose with one hundred thousand Gold Coins to have fun—had the Deities performed a miracle?

The lounge fell into an eerie silence. No one made a sound; all just stared blankly at Lin Qi with his simple, honest smile.

After a brief silence, Lin Qi very gracefully and elegantly bowed to the assembled crowd: “Respected young ladies, esteemed gentlemen, don’t you recognize me? I am Lin Qi, your dearest Lin Qi! Well, shouldn’t it be time for us to have fun now? Why is everyone sitting here dazed? Isn’t it time for entertainment?”

Everyone exchanged strange glances. Could this polite, refined, and gentle speaker really be the Lin Qi they remembered?

Could the Imperial Capital have such magical power that it had changed even Lin Qi? Had he transformed from a scoundrel into a Noble? Though not a real Noble, there wasn’t the slightest flaw in Lin Qi’s every move—he really did seem like a Noble!

Jin was already clapping vigorously and laughing, “That’s right! Why is everyone just sitting here? Let’s have some fun!”

Summoning his full voice, Jin laughed loudly, “So, the first event tonight is the exciting and bloody magical beast finals! Tonight’s competing magical beasts are a Green-patterned Golden-eyed Python from the dark jungles of the Black Spirit Continent, and an Ice-armored Polar Bear from the far north Odin Ice Plain!”

Extremely delighted, he patted Lin Qi on the shoulder, opening his mouth wide as he laughed, “Minimum bet is five hundred Gold Coins, dear ladies and respected gentlemen—minimum bet is five hundred Gold Coins!”

Lin Qi raised his eyebrows and smiled, “May I see the two magical beasts first? Well, who would like to place a bet against me?”

Jin’s smile grew even brighter.