Chapter 347

“Let’s not look at our cards this time round. We play blind till the end!”

Valin’s gaunt face showed a hint of anger.

The bald man and his companions interpreted this as Valin reaching his breaking point, desperate to

recoup his losses.

The bald man chuckled.

“Buddy, my luck’s been great today. You might want to be careful.”

Valin sneered, “Less talk, more dealing!”

Without further ado, the bald man shuffled the cards with a skillful hand and started dealing

At that moment, a fire suddenly broke out at the newspaper stand across the street.

“Oh shit! It’s on fire!”

The players across the street started screaming.

With no fire extinguisher at hand and no nearby fire hydrant, the flames quickly spread, fueled by the paper products.

“Damn it. What the hell are they doing?” the bald man grumbled in frustration.

He had hoped to clean Valin out in this round.

Valin feigned concern.

“We should help. The school’s right there, and we can’t risk the kids getting hurt.”

“Damn it. Let’s go put out the fire!”

The bald man couldn’t sit still any longer. He stood up and ran toward the burning stand, followed closely by the others.

“I’ll go with you guys!”

Valin stood up and followed behind them. But after a few steps, he veered off toward the school gate.

“Fire! Fire! Help put out the fire!” Sirius shouted near the burning newsstand, attracting the attention of many passersby who came over to help.

Amid the chaos, Sirius called Benjamin.

The game room was boisterous. Benjamin was playing big, and a crowd had gathered around him.

His phone was set to silent mode, but he felt it vibrating in his pocket.

“Hey, boss. Is there a bathroom around here?” Benjamin asked Lothar, clutching his stomach.

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Lothar pointed to a curtain on the right side of the room.

Realizing he had no toilet paper, Benjamin awkwardly asked, “Got any toilet paper?”

Lothar pulled out a small packet of tissue from his pocket and handed it to Benjamin.

“Two dollars a pack.”

Benjamin didn’t bother haggling. He took two game tokens from the box and gave them to Lothar

“Cover for me and play a few rounds. The Joker hasn’t come out in ages. Bet big on it for me!”

Lothar nodded with a smile.

“You better hurry to the bathroom before you have an accident!”

Benjamin then headed toward the restroom.

As soon as Lothar sat down and started inserting tokens, he frowned.

He felt something amiss.

He realized that Benjamin didn’t know how to play the slot machine at all. He was merely throwing money

at it randomly.

“Boss, the newsstand is on fire!”

Someone rushed in, shouting loudly.

Hearing this, Lothar instantly realized something was wrong.

He pointed at Benjamin and yelled, “Stop him!”

The man at the door looked at Benjamin, confused.

Benjamin threw a heavy punch at his face. The man didn’t have time to react before he was knocked out

cold.

Three more guys rushed in from outside.

Simultaneously, Lothar grabbed a remote control and pressed a button. The shutters outside began to lower, and an alarm blared in the store.

Outside the school, the female teacher warily said to the two unfamiliar faces, “Mr. Holder didn’t inform me that someone else would pick up Narcisse today!”

Sirius stepped forward and pulled out a knife, pressing it against the teacher’s pale neck.

“Don’t make a sound, or I’ll kill you!”

The teacher’s pupils dilated with fear, and her body trembled like a leaf.

“Please… don’t kill me. I won’t make a sound…”

Valin picked Narcisse up and headed toward the road. Sirius then withdrew the knife and prepared to leave..