C1576 Innocent
C1576 Innocent
Whether it was as a Supreme Expert or as the richest man in the world, Zhou Hao was completely unperturbed under the gazes of the crowd. It was as if he was in a place devoid of people.
No matter how much help he could bring to the Devil Cult, just this mental fortitude alone was enough to make people admire him. Amongst these people, most of their strength were at the First Rated Realm.
Zhou Hao's attitude became unfathomable in everyone's eyes. Some people who were even more scheming had already started to consider whether or not Zhou Hao was an ordinary person, but other than Master of Devil Cult, who had a thorough understanding of the situation, and Xiao Zhao, no one would believe that Zhou Hao was a Supreme Expert. He was just too young.
Xiao Zhao's Third Martial Uncle and Elder Master Uncle were both scheming kind of people. After seeing Zhou Hao's performance, they couldn't believe that he was an ordinary person, and Elder Master Uncle even suspected that Zhou Hao had some sort of special ability. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to remain so calm.
No matter how much these people thought about it, they couldn't imagine that Zhou Hao's strength had already far surpassed everyone present. She didn't know how Supreme Expert was divided, but she knew that in front of the Supreme Expert, top tier and top tier experts were nothing but dregs.
While thinking about that, Master of Devil Cult still continued to speak: "Mr. Zhou Hao, everyone should have heard of it, but the main reason why he came to help us this time, is because tomorrow, he will have a bet with Gambling King He Hongsen." He waited until everyone's attention was focused on him, then continued: "This time, they both agreed to a wager of two billion, and it's even a US dollar bet. Once He Hongsen loses this bet, the stocks in his enterprises will have an impact, and then, it will be our chance."
Initially, when Zhou Hao wanted to deal with He Hongsen, he did not want to affect Macao's economy. However, He Hongsen had a huge influence on Macao, unless there was another power to replace He Hongsen, that was the only way to ensure that Macao would continue to be stable.
At first, he chose Bi Changsheng, but he will still use Bi Changsheng's power now. However, relatively speaking, Zhou Hao is naturally more inclined towards Devil Cult, as Xiao Zhao is my woman, and also the future sect master that I will tacitly agree to meet.
If not for the fact that he was mainly focusing on the mainland, and was only taking a walk in Macau, he would have wanted to annex all of He Hongsen's businesses there and then. But Zhou Hao did not want to do that, if he really did that, his power would be too great, and the few clans in the centre would not let him off easily.
After coming into contact with even more top secret information, Zhou Hao understood clearly the effect that the national machine had on him. No matter what, he must never go against the country, nor develop his influence to such a level that the country could look at him in a new light. Otherwise, even his own father would not be able to protect him.
Zhou Hao would never do anything that would harm his country's interests, but if his power was too great, the people in his own faction would always find a suitable reason to deal with him. This kind of thing did not need to happen, it was already foreseeable.
Right now, Zhou Hao was thinking about the matters of Macao, while the rest of the Devil Cult were thinking about the bet between Zhou Hao and He Hongsen. They had heard of it before, but it was confirmed by the Master of Devil Cult, so everyone knew that the news must have come from Zhou Hao's mouth.
The person who had the closest relationship with He Hongsen was naturally Xiao Zhao's Third Martial Uncle. He looked at Zhou Hao for a long time before standing up and saying to Master of Devil Cult, "Sect Leader Senior Sister, although this kind of plan of yours has a great chance of success, there is one key point, how can you be so sure that Mr. Zhou Hao will be able to win against He Hongsen. He Hongsen is the Macao Gambling King, and he has not lost anything in all these years."
"Yes, Junior Sister, it is not that we suspect Mr. Zhou Hao's strength, but such a big thing, before we started, how can we be sure that everyone understood gambling, we all know that it takes thirty percent luck, seventy percent fighting and with Gambling King's strength, can Mr. Zhou Hao guarantee that we will win?" Elder Master Uncle opened his mouth at the right time.
Zhou Hao almost laughed out loud. This grandpa had actually used the lyrics here. However, he had a point. Gambling was a part of luck, part of skill. Without proper skill, who would be able to get far?
Hearing the two, he laughed leisurely: "Senior and Junior Brother, your considerations are very thoughtful. Under normal circumstances, He Hongsen would naturally not be so weak, but you two probably don't understand Zhou Hao's situation, let me introduce him to you two right now."
Without waiting for people to ask questions, Master of Devil Cult had already started to explain, "Zhou Hao is the champion of this year's gambling competition, so he has the qualifications to challenge He Hongsen. Furthermore, he had already made an agreement with He Hongsen regarding the gambling competition's champion.
Everyone was silent this time, they understood that those who had no ability would not be able to obtain the championship. Zhou Hao's victory was a fluke, other people did not know that, but the Master of Devil Cult was satisfied with everyone's reaction, and continued: "Other than this, I want to tell you guys, Zhou Hao's master, you guys should be able to rest assured."
Everyone was surprised, and secretly guessed at who Zhou Hao's master was, to actually be able to make them feel at ease. At this time, even the Third Martial Uncle and the Elder Master Uncle had become more focused, they had always felt that Zhou Hao was not an ordinary person, and now that they heard the Master of Devil Cult talking about Zhou Hao's master, they had to pay attention to him.
Zhou Hao and Xiao Zhao looked at each other, both of them had a kind of feeling that if they did not talk about the evaluation, Master of Devil Cult was truly a bit of a waste of talent. Originally, there was not much trouble, and it made everyone more curious.
Master of Devil Cult also snickered in her heart. She couldn't believe that his words weren't out of curiosity, but she spoke with a stern face: "Zhou Hao's master is the person who taught him how to gamble, and everyone should have heard of him. He is the Gambling Devil who was famous for his Casino thirty years ago, and his reputation is even above that of Gambling King He Hongsen."
The name of the Gambling Devil had not been revealed for many years, unless one was a young person who frequented casinos, one would not hear of him. However, as long as one was slightly older, and had lived in Macao for a long time, who would not know the name of the Gambling Devil?
They never thought that Zhou Hao's master would actually be the Gambling Devil. This expert had already disappeared for almost thirty years, and in the end, he had become Zhou Hao's master. It was truly unbelievable.
Now, the reason why he let the Master of Devil Cult say it out loud was just to give everyone confidence. If it was Zhou Hao himself who said the empty words, no one would believe that he would definitely win against He Hongsen. Now that everyone knew who his master was, everyone would naturally gain some confidence.
Without waiting for anyone to continue asking, he continued, "Everyone should have more confidence in Mr. Zhou Hao now, and even sent a tip to him. Gambling Devil is related to the Gambling King, so the Gambling Devil is the Martial Uncle's main sect Martial Uncle."
It was even more impossible for the crowd to hear this final piece of news. According to the relationship between Gambling Devil and Gambling King, wouldn't He Hongsen become Zhou Hao's senior brother, and like this, the gambling match between them would become a spar between peers. No one could imagine this, but it was no wonder that Zhou Hao was so confident in winning against Gambling King.
To a certain extent, no matter what sect it was, even if there was a gap in strength between the two brothers, as long as the difference in talent wasn't too great, then the two would have a mutual victory.
Zhou Hao was so young and yet he was still called Stock God. If someone said that his talent was inferior to He Hongsen's, they wouldn't believe it even if they were beaten to death. At the very least, everyone guessed that Zhou Hao should not be weaker than He Hongsen in terms of wealth.
Furthermore, ambitious people like the Elder Master Uncle and the Third Martial Uncle, upon hearing that Zhou Hao was participating in this year's grand meeting, would naturally investigate his background, especially the relationship between Zhou Hao and the Government of China. Even if they did not understand it all, they could guess that his relationship with the mainland's government was not ordinary.
Moreover, right now, he was clearly supporting the Master of Devil Cult, and there were even some people who thought that he was greedy for Xiao Zhao's beauty. Otherwise, how could she be invited by Xiao Zhao to come to Devil Cult?
Master of Devil Cult gave everyone a few minutes to react, then she continued to speak to the two of them. "Big Senior, Third Junior, considering Zhou Hao's situation, do you think he has any confidence in fighting He Hongsen?"
Elder Master Uncle and Third Martial Uncle didn't have any objections this time. They didn't know how strong Zhou Hao was, but according to his master, he definitely had the strength to fight against He Hongsen. Furthermore, he was already the champion of this gambling competition, which was enough to explain some problems.
Since the two of them did not speak, the rest of them naturally did not say a word. Although the majority of the people's powers were strong enough to threaten the position of Sect Leader, the rest of them were still inferior in front of the two of them.
From the looks of it, the Elder Master Uncle and the Third Martial Uncle were definitely the biggest obstacles for Xiao Zhao to reach the position of Sect Leader. Right now, the Third Martial Uncle had already been suspected of colluding with He Hongsen, so the problem was whether the Elder Master Uncle would retaliate after getting rid of the Third Martial Uncle.
Actually, according to Zhou Hao's intentions now, it would be best to eliminate all the hidden dangers at the same time. But, thinking about it, if the Eldest Senior Brother and the Third Martial Uncle's powers were eradicated, the others would still appear. At that time, there would only be one Sect Leader who was at the peak of his power, and that he might not be able to control all these devious fellows.
Thinking about it, Zhou Hao calculated that if the Elder Master Uncle didn't step out when this matter of rebellion was cleared up, Zhou Hao would decide to keep the power of the Elder Master Uncle and let him serve the Sect Leader. He believed that as long as he was here, the Elder Master Uncle should not have any power to resist him.
Zhou Hao's idea was very simple, with regards to the current Devil Cult, he had to use pressure, and this was also what he was currently able to best assist the Master of Devil Cult with. He had already measured himself, with his current strength, even if the Elder Master Uncle and the people of the Third Martial Uncle joined hands, it would still not be enough.
In this not very united sect, he did not believe that they would actually take action. The others would help him, and everyone wanted nothing more than for their opponents to be annihilated.
Third Junior Brother, over these many years, you have been in charge of working with the businesses owned by He Hongsen, so you should have a better understanding of them. Just give us some information about them, and it would be best to take the opportunity to reduce their stocks to the lowest point.
Everyone's eyes turned to look at Xiao Zhao's Third Martial Uncle, they were waiting to see her reaction. At this time, he did not directly agree to the Sect Leader's words, but exchanged gazes with him, as if they were extremely puzzled, and said: "Sect Leader, Senior Sister, we have cooperated with He Hongsen for many years, and even though he is somewhat strong now, he can bring us great benefits. If we go deal with him now, don't you think that the opportunity for others to take advantage of us?"
When he said that, his gaze unconsciously swept across Zhou Hao. Even though it was a little obscure, everyone knew what he meant, and Zhou Hao understood what he meant. This guy obviously didn't want to deal with He Hongsen, yet he brought disaster upon himself.
Originally, if Zhou Hao didn't want to deal with him, looking at his current attitude, it was enough for Zhou Hao to not let him go. Zhou Hao had a good temper, but whoever provoked him would definitely not have a good ending.
He was unable to help him, but he said: "Third junior brother, although what you said has a certain amount of logic, but I feel that we should first strike first. He Hongsen has been in Macau for so many years, and has had a huge impact on our Devil Cult, you should know, back then it was you who advocated cooperation with him, and not him, and that's why he has today's power. Could it be that you want us to make the mistake we made ten years ago, and make the same mistake again?"
This time, it was Third Martial Uncle's turn to reveal a drastic change in expression. At this time, Master of Devil Cult's words were practically denouncing him, and everyone else thought that ten years ago, Third Martial Uncle had always advocated cooperation, which was tantamount to defending He Hongsen. Otherwise, how could He Hongsen, in the range of his Devil Cult, possess the power he currently had, so for a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Third Martial Uncle.