Chapter 174: Money Game (11)

When the Bray family Patriarch saw He Yu, he was momentarily stunned.

His first instinct was—

This was an incredibly wealthy man.

Wealthy people possessed a unique aura.

Although He Yu wasn't wearing a single piece of valuable equipment, one's bearing could not deceive.

He controlled money.

He did not bow before it.

—On Money Planet, where everyone worshipped wealth, someone like this could only be an absolute magnate.

Then the Patriarch recalled what he had just heard.

The Second Young Master had won ten million from this man.

He was the guest invited back by the Third Young Master.

He had been playing with all three Bray brothers for the past several days.

The Eldest and Third Young Masters were both notoriously arrogant.

Anyone they were willing to spend time with certainly wasn't ordinary.

Besides...

Losing ten million without even blinking required tremendous confidence.

The Bray Patriarch was interested in every wealthy person.

He wanted this man's money.

Unfortunately, the butler had failed to discover anything about his background.

If he accidentally offended some extraordinary family...

A wealthy family from little City A like theirs simply couldn't afford the consequences.

Thinking of this, the Bray Patriarch smiled.

"He Yu?"

Sitting on the sofa, he extended a hand.

"Please, have a seat."

He Yu inclined his head slightly before naturally taking a seat.

Wearing a courteous smile, he said,

"Patriarch Bray, greetings."

"This is our first meeting. Please forgive me for not paying my respects sooner."

The two sat facing one another.

Servants immediately brought over an assortment of drinks and delicacies.

The grandeur of a wealthy family was displayed to the fullest.

[Bullet Screen: "Why did He Yu come to see the Bray Patriarch?"]

[Bullet Screen: "Exactly! He just emptied three hundred million from the Bray family, and now he's walking straight into the tiger's den?!"]

[Bullet Screen: "If the Bray Patriarch finds out He Yu won money from all three Young Masters, he'll definitely make a move against him. Thankfully, He Yu can't die in this instance."]

[Bullet Screen: "Maybe he's exploiting the time difference? The Bray Patriarch still doesn't know his sons lost everything. He still thinks the Second Young Master won ten million from He Yu."]

The Bray Patriarch laughed heartily before raising an eyebrow.

"Since He Shao had that objective in mind, why spend so many days accompanying my three disappointing sons?"

"I also heard you lost ten million to my second son."

He Yu's smile remained unchanged.

"No."

"I already won that ten million back."

"And I also caused the three Young Masters to lose a little money."

The miserly Bray Patriarch's face instantly darkened.

Behind He Yu, Little Stone instinctively shrank his neck.

The audience: "..."

—He just admitted it that directly??

As expected...

No one could ever predict what He Yu would say or do next.

The Bray Patriarch's expression turned ugly.

He was a complete miser.

He hated seeing even a single coin leave his family unless it could achieve a greater purpose.

Otherwise—

Whoever took his family's money became his enemy.

The Bray Patriarch asked quietly,

"How much did they lose?"

There wasn't a trace of anger in his tone.

But in his heart...

He had already sentenced He Yu to death.

He had even planned five different methods of execution.

He Yu picked up his cup.

Money Planet's cups were made of metal.

The wealthier someone was, the rarer the metal they used.

The cup in He Yu's hand was roughly equivalent to using gemstones to make drinking cups on Blue Star.

On a planet obsessed with wealth...

Development was always remarkably advanced.

The cup was beautiful.

Its pale moon-white surface looked almost translucent.

The wine inside was equally precious.

He Yu glanced at it before lifting it in front of himself.

Lowering his head slightly, he gently inhaled its aroma.

His slender fingers, every joint perfectly defined, rested upon the cup.

Oddly enough...

His hand was even more beautiful than the exquisite moon-white cup itself.

Behind him, Little Stone's eyes widened in disbelief.

—Why was this beggar so elegant?

—For a moment he almost believed He Yu truly was the young master of some great family.

His etiquette was flawless.

Yet...

This guy had clearly been a beggar not long ago!

Just as the Bray Patriarch's patience was about to run out, He Yu finally spoke.

"It was only a little money."

"It isn't important."

"Patriarch Bray..."

"I imagine the truly important matter to you is the threat posed by the Nan family."

He spoke as casually as though he had only won a few dollars instead of hundreds of millions.

[Bullet Screen: "...That's not a little money! That's three hundred million!"]

[Bullet Screen: "If the Bray Patriarch knew it was three hundred million, he'd never let you finish speaking."]

[Bullet Screen: "Even if He Yu could destroy the Nan family for him, with three hundred million involved, the Bray Patriarch would definitely kill He Yu first. Hahaha."]

Fortunately...

The Bray Patriarch didn't know it was three hundred million.

Hearing He Yu describe it as "a little money," he genuinely assumed it was only a small amount.

His attention shifted to the latter half of the sentence—

The threat posed by the Nan family.

Winning money from his family was certainly annoying.

But if it was only a little...

He was still willing to hear what He Yu had to say.

The Bray Patriarch narrowed his eyes.

"What do you mean?"

He Yu tilted his head slightly.

Under the dazzling lights, his beautiful face almost glowed.

The corners of his lips curled upward.

Like a devil emerging from hell, his voice carried irresistible temptation.

"Help me with one small favor."

"And I'll bankrupt the Nan family."

"How about it?"

The Bray Patriarch's pupils contracted.

Then he laughed mockingly.

"Young man..."

"Bankrupting a wealthy family isn't something that can be accomplished with a single sentence."

"You don't seem to have demonstrated that kind of ability."

Bang.

He Yu set his cup down.

The sound wasn't loud.

Yet it instantly captured every bit of the Bray Patriarch's attention.

A moment ago, the Patriarch had still been ridiculing him.

Inwardly, he was thinking—

Young people really are hopelessly unrealistic.

He shouldn't waste precious money-making time listening to such nonsense.

Yet that single movement swept every other thought from his mind.

His full attention returned to He Yu.

He Yu said,

"Actually..."

"I already have."

Sitting calmly upon the opposite sofa, he smiled with absolute confidence.

"I let the Second Young Master gain ten million overnight."

"I could also make him lose that same ten million overnight."

"And cost him a little extra besides."

"Isn't that ability?"

Ability?

The Bray Patriarch still didn't think so.

But he finally let out a long sigh of relief.

—It seemed He Yu hadn't actually won very much from the Bray family.

He had simply won back his own ten million.

Plus a little of the Second Young Master's money.

The Second Young Master hadn't possessed much to begin with.

Altogether...

It couldn't have exceeded two hundred thousand.

He Yu really hadn't taken much from them.

Thinking this, the Bray Patriarch relaxed completely.

"Do you know how many assets the Nan family possesses?"

"They're right behind our family."

"They own more than three billion."

"Ten million is only a tiny fraction of their wealth."

The Bray Patriarch spoke calmly.

Three billion wasn't an enormous amount.

But it certainly wasn't small.

City A wasn't one of Money Planet's famous cities.

It was roughly equivalent to a second-tier city on Blue Star.

And Federation Credits possessed considerable purchasing power.

Three billion truly was a substantial fortune.

—Of course, only enough to barely make the bottom of the wealth rankings.

The truly rich all lived in Gold City, Silver City, and Money City.

He Yu wasn't discouraged in the slightest.

Instead, the smile on his lips deepened.

"But the Bray family won't lose anything."

"Isn't that right?"

The Bray Patriarch froze.

He Yu lightly tapped the coffee table with a finger.

Tilting his head, the loose strands of hair over his forehead failed to conceal the sharpness of his eyes.

"It's only one tiny favor."

"Even if I can only win ten million from them in a single night..."

"By the time the competition arrives..."

"They may already have lost several tens of millions."

"The kind of tens of millions capable of changing the entire outcome."

Several tens of millions really could change everything.

The Bray and Nan families had always been neck and neck.

A difference of several tens of millions...

Might very well determine victory.

The Bray Patriarch had to admit—

He was tempted.

He Yu continued in a voice full of temptation.

"A small investment."

"A huge return."

"A chance to gain everything from almost nothing."

"Patriarch Bray..."

"Are you really going to refuse?"

The Bray Patriarch's expression became serious.

"What do you want me to do?"

He Yu stood up, smiling gently.

"It's simple."

"Rent me the largest and finest storefront at the very end of Rich Street."

"And arrange for me to meet them."

"I want to gamble with them."

The Bray Patriarch frowned slightly.

He Yu added,

"Raise the rent by another ten percent."

The Bray Patriarch immediately stood up.

Smiling broadly like the Laughing Buddha, he declared,

"Deal!"

The first request required no investment from him.

He only needed to rent out his largest store.

He would even earn an additional ten percent in rent.

As for the second request...

It cost him nothing.

Why wouldn't he try?

If it succeeded...

He profited.

If it failed...

He lost nothing.

The Bray Patriarch's smile grew warm.

Whatever he might be thinking inside...

At this moment, He Yu was someone bringing him money.

"He Shao!"

"Come this way."

"Let's discuss the details."

"I'll certainly cooperate fully and make sure you're successfully introduced to the Nan family."

He Yu shook his head.

Raising a hand, he stopped the Bray Patriarch.

"No."

"Not the Nan family."

"The Shu family."

The Shu family.

The third most powerful family in City A.

The Bray Patriarch blinked in confusion.

"I thought you wanted to destroy the Nan family?"

He Yu smiled mysteriously.

"But the Shu family is where it begins."

"Patriarch..."

"Make the arrangements."

"Then simply wait for the results."

"I won't disappoint you."

The Bray Patriarch remained stunned for quite some time.

In the end, however, he said nothing.

Instead, he personally escorted He Yu to the door.

As for that "little bit of money" his sons had lost...

Compared with an extra ten percent in rent and the promise of destroying the Nan family...

It wasn't worth mentioning.

[Bullet Screen: "...There's no way He Yu is being that generous. The Bray family is paying for all of this themselves!"]

[Bullet Screen: "And judging from those three Bray idiots who are practically itching to drag their father into this, I have a feeling He Yu is setting up another trap."]

[Bullet Screen: "I really want to see the Bray Patriarch's reaction when he finds out his sons lost three hundred million. Hahaha."]

[Bullet Screen: "Is He Yu going after the Shu family's money now? He's moving far too slowly. Cheng Zhao is about to start selling his courses and rake in cash. At this rate, He Yu is definitely going to lose."]

He Yu had indeed earned three hundred million overnight.

But compared to Cheng Zhao's enormous operation...

It still seemed insignificant.

Cheng Zhao constantly monitored He Yu's income.

Meanwhile...

He Yu probably still had no idea about Cheng Zhao's next major move.

—

The Bray Patriarch was an extremely capable man.

He personally introduced He Yu to the Shu family.

—A young master from another city.

Preparing to open a casino.

His name was He Yu.

He possessed abundant capital.

As for what a casino was?

They could simply try it.

After all...

People could chat while playing cards and quietly investigate one another's backgrounds.

2:00 p.m.

Cheng Zhao officially released Combat Power Enhancement Course.

The prices were divided into five tiers:

100.

1,000.

10,000.

100,000.

1,000,000.

He intended to sweep up the money of every social class on Money Planet.

Throughout the entire afternoon...

Cheng Zhao frantically accumulated wealth while simultaneously dealing with countless overt and covert assassination attempts.

Several SSS-ranked experts from families in Gold City even took action.

Had it not been for the instance's rules...

Cheng Zhao would already be dead.

Watching Cheng Zhao's fortune soar higher and higher, the audience felt both exhilarated and deeply worried for He Yu.

Meanwhile...

During that very same afternoon...

He Yu sat at the card table chatting with members of the Shu family.

At first, the Shu Patriarch subtly and openly probed He Yu's background and financial strength.

Later...

He became completely absorbed in gambling.

His eyes turned bloodshot from winning.

Throughout the entire afternoon...

He Yu deliberately lost three hundred million to the Shu family.