Although he didn't know the specific procedure for "challenging the position of the God of Gamblers," Ren Yi more or less understood the current situation.
For a customer to leave the entertainment city, they needed an invitation and chips. The Battle-Damaged Guy now had a case full of chips; all he lacked was that single invitation.
He had looked for the God of Gamblers in the restaurant before, but he had clearly been rejected.
The casino followed the principle of mutual consent. If the God of Gamblers refused to step up to the gambling table, no one could force him.
Therefore, if the Battle-Damaged Guy wanted to get the invitation from the God of Gamblers' hand, he had to find a way to force him onto the table.
This challenge was likely that very method.
A direct provocation to his face, forcing the God of Gamblers into a position where he had no choice but to accept.
Having realized this, Ren Yi decisively turned to the waiter. "Hey, did you hear that? It sounds like someone's here to cause trouble for your entertainment city."
However, it was only then that he noticed the waiter's expression was extremely strange.
"No, Mr. Ren Yi, this is a good thing." The waiter spoke up almost the instant Ren Yi finished his sentence, even taking half a step forward.
His tone even carried a hint of pleading.
"Um, I think... you could agree to his request."
Something was wrong.
The "wrongness" naturally referred to the entertainment city.
The entertainment city's behavior was far too abnormal. From just a moment ago, its attitude had performed a complete one-eighty.
Before, it had been fanning the flames from the sidelines, watching Dr. Lin and Dr. Zhao go at each other with great interest.
Now, it had completely retracted its schadenfreude. All of its attention seemed to be focused on the Battle-Damaged Guy.
Or rather, it seemed to be supporting the Battle-Damaged Guy's actions.
Ren Yi's heart was full of doubt.
Why? The Battle-Damaged Guy had been wandering around the entertainment city for a while before this, and Ren Yi had even bought him later, yet the entertainment city hadn't paid him this much attention then—it hadn't even spared him a glance.
How had its attitude changed so much in such a short time?
There was definitely a problem. Something he wasn't aware of must have happened while he wasn't looking, and this event had directly influenced the entertainment city's attitude.
"No, I just don't get it."
A voice full of confusion and a hint of grievance suddenly rang out. It was Dr. Zhao, who was currently being targeted by everyone present.
"Am I just destined to die today?" He looked at the nearest waiter with a face full of disbelief.
"You're even using that kind of tone just to screw me over?"
Good. It seemed Dr. Zhao was also being kept in the dark and had no idea what was going on.
Ren Yi then turned to look at Dr. Lin nearby.
Dr. Lin was standing with his arms crossed, watching Dr. Zhao with a look of pure schadenfreude, muttering under his breath.
"Serves you right. That's what you get for trying to screw me over. Karma's a bitch, isn't it?"
Fine. As expected of two people from the same source; this one was even less reliable.
So, had someone been a bit too quiet since a moment ago?
Ren Yi slowly turned his head, his gaze falling on Ren Man, who had been standing behind him all this time.
His older brother was usually a man of few words and very quiet, but today he was especially silent—a bit too quiet, in fact.
When Ren Yi looked over, he realized Ren Man was looking down, his finger sliding gently across his phone screen as if he were typing.
His expression was very focused, completely undisturbed by the commotion around them.
"Brother."
Ren Yi quickly tugged on Ren Man's sleeve. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was on Dr. Zhao and the waiter, he quietly pulled him back a few steps.
The moment Ren Yi pulled him, Ren Man stopped what he was doing and lowered his phone.
He looked down slightly at Ren Yi, his gaze as calm and rippleless as ever. "What is it?"
"Brother, do you know what's going on right now?"
Ren Yi asked seriously.
Ren Man blinked, a flash of obvious confusion appearing on his face as he shook his head. "What?"
Right. Ren Man wasn't good at dealing with these kinds of interpersonal disputes and schemes in the first place; he probably really didn't understand the current situation.
Then again, these kinds of convoluted matters really weren't his brother's forte.
Just as Ren Yi was about to give up on his questioning, his peripheral vision caught Ren Man's still-lit phone screen.
The interface on the screen was a social app he was familiar with—Anomaly-chat!
Wait, Ren Man? Socializing?
"Brother... what are you doing?"
Ren Yi's eyes widened instantly, his face full of shock.
At this moment, the dispute behind them no longer mattered. Ren Man had actually started using Anomaly-chat to socialize?
What was going on? He hadn't run into some kind of scam, had he?
Seeing Ren Yi's nervous expression, Ren Man spoke slowly, his tone remaining flat.
"A colleague... contacted me."
After a pause, he added, "By the way, I asked it... about the situation here."
"A colleague? Which colleague? Someone from the library?" Ren Yi followed up quickly.
Ren Man shook his head slightly, his lips moving as he uttered two words.
"Enke."
Oh, that one.
He didn't know it personally.
But he had heard of it.
Auntie Lu Qing had mentioned it to them before. This Enke seemed to be one of the Alliance's Calamities, and one of the few that could be directly deployed right now.
"Wait, Brother!" Ren Yi suddenly reacted. "What did you just say you asked it?"
Ren Yi felt like he had just caught the key point.
Ren Man repeated himself. "About the situation here."
Ren Yi turned his head stiffly to look at the crowd nearby.
The Battle-Damaged Guy seemed to still be waiting for his answer, while Dr. Lin and Dr. Zhao were still bickering.
As for the entertainment city's waiters, although there were many of them, Ren Yi felt like their gazes were all drifting toward him and Ren Man.
Those gazes seemed somewhat... resentful.
Ren Yi seemed to realize what the "thing he didn't know" was.
"Brother, that's really not necessary... I mean..." Ren Yi felt a bit at a loss for words. "Why did you have to ask it?"
Did this count as reporting trivial matters to the central authorities?
"It seems to... manage industries related to culture, entertainment, and education." Ren Man tilted his head, looking at him with a serious face as he explained.
"It is quite familiar with the rules here."
Oh, so it's essentially the Minister of Culture and Entertainment.
However, the "culture, entertainment, and education related industries" mentioned by the Alliance were definitely not the ordinary movie theaters or amusement parks he was thinking of.
Given that the entertainment city had the word "entertainment" in its name, it definitely fell under Enke's jurisdiction.
So, his brother had... reported the entertainment city's business to its direct superior?
Rate on N.U.
