After sending the message, I got up and left the upscale coffee shop.
However, I didn't take Qin Manli with me.
Since she was a surprise cavalry, there was no need to keep her by my side at all times.
I wanted Qin Manli to embody the element of "surprise."
After going to the nearest bank to transfer a substantial reward to Yang Liuqing and Qin Manli's bank cards respectively...
I officially launched my counterattack against the predicament Ying Baolin had set for me.
...
According to the intelligence gathered by Xianyu, after the Baoli Casino was defeated by me twice in a row, Xiang Tianhua and Luo Qiyun left.
Later, they were reassigned by Ying Baolin to other casinos to carry out his grand plan of forming alliances and unifying the entire Wenzhou underground gambling scene.
Without Luo Qiyun by his side, the difficulty of approaching Xiang Tianhua was much lower than I had previously anticipated.
Of course, this did not mean I planned to deal with Xiang Tianhua directly.
Currently, the enemy is in the open, and I am in the dark.
Since I was going to counterattack, it would be boring to just deal with Xiang Tianhua alone.
I decided... to have Qin Manli pose as a socialite and simultaneously engage with both Xiang Tianhua and Hao Qi!
According to Xianyu's feedback, compared to Xiang Tianhua, the "Wild West Cowboy," Hao Qi was particularly lecherous.
Despite his middle-aged appearance, he was not even thirty years old yet!
Clearly, this was a man who lived and died for his desires, striving for them his entire life!
Therefore, I asked Xianyu to inquire outside if there were any gamblers who had recently entered the gambling world and subsequently lost all their possessions.
Furthermore, they had to be gamblers who enjoyed playing Blackjack!
Just like setting up a trap for Qian Kangmu Ru, for a con artist to trap a fellow con artist, a setup was necessary.
And it had to be an extraordinary setup.
There was no other reason than the fact that con artists only trusted what they saw with their own eyes and would never easily believe others.
If Qin Manli were to be presented to Hao Qi without any prelude or buildup, I could guarantee...
Even if Qin Manli ended up in Hao Qi's bed, I wouldn't be able to extract even a shred of information from him.
I didn't want a freebie.
But if Hao Qi discovered Qin Manli himself, then within this... there would likely be infinite possibilities.
Therefore, after Xianyu found the gambler I requested, I began to unfold my plan through word of mouth and indirect communication.
To prevent the entire plan from being exposed, I very cautiously chose to convey the information separately.
That is, I would tell Qin Manli what she needed to do, and then Xianyu would inform the gambler about the specific role he needed to play and the tasks he needed to perform.
This way, even if outsiders were involved in this plan, they would have no idea what my true intentions were.
From beginning to end, only I knew the complete plan.
This was both a safeguard and a form of self-protection.
To put it simply, my plan consisted of only three major steps.
The first major step was for Qin Manli to change her name and surname and then follow the recently bankrupt gambler into the casino where Hao Qi was currently working.
At this stage, Qin Manli didn't need to say or do anything; she just needed to quietly follow the former boss and new gambler.
The second major step was to appear affectionate with the new gambler during Hao Qi's appearances.
This was the most crucial step, aimed at dispelling suspicion.
The specific characteristic was: cheer when winning, encourage when losing!
This was purely for Hao Qi to see.
It was a classic, albeit cliché, tactic of playing hard to get.
Most con artists were born conquerors.
Although Hao Qi had conquered many women with money, he also knew that the socialites who accompanied bosses to various casinos were not good people.
However...
Top con artists were primarily there to con others!
And lecherous top con artists often carried another label.
That is: hunters of women!
They all considered themselves top predators at the gambling table, and their attitude towards those at the table, especially beautiful women, was always one of curiosity and desire to conquer!
However, before hunting, they would conduct a self-screening.
In the eyes of cunning and unpredictable top con artists, casinos were magnifying glasses of human nature.
Any woman who entered the casino without pretense or acting was considered problematic.
The more beautiful and the better she could act, the more it would ignite their desire to conquer.
This was because true "white lotuses" simply disdained the chaotic environment of casinos!
Therefore, as long as Qin Manli showed that she valued the person rather than the money, and inadvertently revealed some of her greedy nature...
Once this suspicion was cleared, Hao Qi would definitely become more curious and desirous of her!
As for the third major step, it was that half of women were naturally adept at playing coy.
That is, wanting what you don't have!
I believe that with the teachings of Yang Liuqing, a member of the Orchid Sect, these tactics should be no problem for Qin Manli now.
Once these three steps were successfully completed, Qin Manli could then directly transfer with the money to Xiang Tianhua.
Before the first batch of top socialites "went ashore," they would have at least five "big water fish" in their respective "fish ponds."
If you don't choose the best, how can you adorn yourself with gold and jade and directly soar to the branches to become a golden phoenix?
As it turned out, what you can't get always stirs desire, and those who are favored are always fearless.
The more Qin Manli appeared to love and covet money, the more fiercely Xiang Tianhua and Hao Qi would compete for her!
In the end, these two con artists, who had transformed into top predators, would be astonished to discover a fact.
Clearly, I was hunting others, so why did I end up becoming the prey in their mouths?
When they looked back, they would already be deeply mired in the trap!
To ensure that this plan could proceed smoothly, starting from the second day after the plan began, I started to find excuses to sneak out during work hours to take on private jobs, just like Li Sheng and Qi Bin.
Money makes the world go round; without it, one cannot move an inch.
This is the most profound and eternal truth throughout history.
The expenses during this period were very high, and my current savings were not enough to support the completion of the three major steps of the plan.
Two days later.
Just as I had used the reputation I had built to take on a few private jobs in some smaller venues and earn some extra money...
An accident suddenly occurred!
On the fourth day of the plan's commencement, which was the third day of going out to catch con artists.
Around five o'clock in the afternoon.
Just as I received a call from the owner of a venue and was about to do as usual, pretending to stroll around and inspect the venue before finding an opportunity to slip away, Xianyu suddenly called me for help.