The Invincible Strongest Student

Chapter 1264: Chapter 1264: News (Part 1)

Handsome, used as a metaphor for men who have a handsome appearance, pleasing to the eye, adored by everyone like flowers in bloom.

Lin Tian felt that he was just that kind of man! Otherwise, why would he have so many fans?

Lin Tian said, ”There’s something wrong with your phrasing, what do you mean by ’I’m handsome today’? Was I not handsome before?”

”Pfft~”

Jiang Pan Die, who was leaning on Lin Tian’s shoulder with teary eyes, burst into laughter despite herself and chided, ”You’re acting so petty like a girl! I’m not even your boyfriend, why are you nitpicking my words?”

Lin Tian shrugged his shoulders, shifted his body inward, pettily preventing her from leaning on him further.

Jiang Pan Die was not annoyed, she chuckled, shuffled closer again, rested her head back on his shoulder, and said with a grin, ”You can’t say anything to this tsundere? All right, all right, you’re handsome every day, captivating, slim in stature, with beautiful features, your phoenix eyes flash like lightning.”

Lin Tian retorted, ”Why does it sound like you’re praising a woman?”

Jiang Pan Die laughed even more happily, ”This is what my fans praise me with on Message every day, just applying it to you.”

”...” Lin Tian rolled his eyes.

As Lin Tian stopped talking, Jiang Pan Die also fell silent, enjoying the soft music playing in the bar; it was quite soothing, especially with a comfortable shoulder to lean on.

Jiang Pan Die reached for her wine glass, feeling it was just the mood for a drink.

Snap!

Lin Tian pressed down on the wine glass, saying, ”We agreed you’d drink only a little, but you’ve already sneaked quite a lot.”

”Stingy.” Jiang Pan Die grumbled, pulling her hand back.

Suddenly, Jiang Pan Die moved her head away from Lin Tian’s shoulder, clutching her stomach, bending over, her pretty face turning somewhat pale.

”Is it very painful?” Lin Tian asked.

Jiang Pan Die, too pained to speak, nodded her head vigorously twice.

”I told you not to drink so much.” The words were on Lin Tian’s lips, but he swallowed them down, knowing it wasn’t wise to say them now.

Lin Tian glanced down again, seeing her clutching her stomach, he knew it probably wasn’t related to the alcohol, at least not alcohol poisoning.

”Do you want to stay a bit longer, or head back now?” Lin Tian asked.

”Go back,” Jiang Pan Die said resolutely, clutching her stomach.

Lin Tian helped her to stand up and suddenly noticed a small bloodstain appearing on the back of her pants.

Lin Tian quickly took off his jacket and tied it around Jiang Pan Die’s waist to cover it up.

Jiang Pan Die quickly realized what Lin Tian had done, her cheeks reddening in embarrassment; it was simply mortifying!

...

After parting with Lin Tian, Tan Wenxing was no longer in the mood to play; he changed his clothes and drove to Luoyan Dock.

Among the young generation of the Tan Family, Tan Wenxing was a leading figure. After returning to Luoyan Dock, he informed the Patriarch about meeting Lin Tian at the club today, and by evening, the Tan Family Patriarch used the excuse of a family banquet to gather all the elders and direct descendants of the Tan Family together.

Since Tan Wenxing had already promised Lin Tian, the Tan Family must get involved; moreover, they must leave no room for maneuver, swiftly cutting through the mess!

They are now facing several major issues.

First, breaking through the Wang Family’s defenses to take action against the three card gambling sites.

Second, although the Wang Family had been ostracized, they hadn’t faced any major upheavals. Their strength was not lacking, not to mention they had secured a powerful backing. The rest of the families wanted to take action against the Wang Family, but none had found a suitable opportunity.

The Tan Family wanting to face the Wang Family alone was extremely daunting; if the Wang Family retaliates, it’s the last thing the Tan Family members want to see.

After the family banquet, the Tan Family Patriarch took Tan Wenxing to visit the Xu Family, Yue Family, and Li Family, the three major families.

If this matter didn’t have the collective animosity of the big families, the difficulty would be exponentially greater.

What did the Tan Family Patriarch and Tan Wenxing talk to them about? Outsiders have no way of knowing, and the Wang Family has no clue either, as their informants planted in Luoyan Dock had been cleared out completely, entirely isolated from this big network.

The next morning, newspapers, the internet, and television reported a news story. The report didn’t mention the card gambling venue but said that a few days earlier, at a nightclub, two groups of people had a gang fight, resulting in over thirty people severely injured, with no minor injuries, causing an extremely bad social impact.

Due to the wide audience and media push, the news quickly garnered lots of attention; unfortunately, there were no pictures or videos, coupled with the prevalence of sensationalism these days, there weren’t many truth-seeking reports, leaving few people continuously watching.

But soon, another news story broke out. A concerned citizen reported that the brawl was due to a financial dispute, happening in a large-scale card gambling venue, and the venue was trashed that very night.

Most importantly, that concerned citizen even provided a video recording of that night!

That day, using the address provided by the concerned citizen, the police indeed found a large-scale card gambling venue. Since it was daylight, there weren’t many gamblers, but the array of gambling tables, tools, and chips confirmed the citizen’s claims. Additionally, eighteen staff members of the gambling venue were arrested on the spot.

The gambling venue was quickly sealed off!

Follow-up news soon reported on, with two photos of the gambling venue attached to the article, stating the venue was worth nearly a billion.

Such sensational and eye-catching news quickly got massive public attention, with comments and shares skyrocketing.

Online, some people said this was deserved, heaven’s net has big holes but doesn’t let anyone slip by.

Others praised the concerned citizen and the police’s decisive action.

While society cheered, people also paid attention to the subsequent punishment of the gambling venue’s staff, and hoped that the masterminds behind the venue would soon be brought to justice by the relevant departments, restoring peace and justice.

Wang Daoran only found out about the exposure and sealing of the gambling venue from his secretary.

Upon hearing it, Wang Daoran was very angry, wanting to point at the secretary’s nose and curse him with crude and vulgar words!

But Wang Daoran knew this secretary was sent by the Ancient Martial the Wang Family, he couldn’t speak too harshly, and this was not a way for a competent superior to resolve issues.

Finally, Wang Daoran questioned with slight anger, ”Secretary Zhou, you’ve been by my side for years, not clarifying the truth of the matter before reporting it to me, isn’t that very negligent?”

Wang Daoran doesn’t believe it, thinking the secretary’s brain is scrambled, why speak before thinking it through?

It’s no wonder Wang Daoran didn’t believe it; before opening the gambling venue, he had established relationships whether with gods in heaven or demons on earth, ensuring everything was foolproof before opening the venue, who would dare to mess with him then?