Chapter 254: Low-Level Con Artist

Qin Dingdong paused.

Qi Xia watched the two with great interest from the side.

A clumsy female scammer and a big brother who had participated at least twice—who would come out on top?

She thought for a moment and smiled. "Big brother, it's not that I don't believe you, but I was tricked the last time just like this."

"Oh?" The Chuan Yu man sized up Qin Dingdong. "You clearly have four fans in your pocket, but you're saying you were tricked last time... Do you think I'm a fool?"

"Big brother, you're misunderstanding." Qin Dingdong shook her head. "I really was tricked out of one fan. At the time, I only had two left—these two are new ones I bought."

"I was just standing at Di Yang's place earlier, and I didn't see you buy any fans."

"Because I bought them early," Qin Dingdong replied. "Big brother, you're not really a scammer, are you? You're not planning to put the fans in?"

"I..." The Chuan Yu big brother glanced cautiously at Qi Xia and Qin Dingdong, then asked, "Do you two know each other from before?"

Qin Dingdong and Qi Xia exchanged a look, realizing the man in front of them wasn't easy to fool.

It made sense—anyone who could bring a briefcase into this game wasn't going to be that naive. They knew exactly what might happen.

"I don't want to know him," Qin Dingdong said quietly. "Big brother, this guy's a total scum."

"What?" The big brother was stunned. "Scum?"

"I told you I was tricked, didn't I?" Qin Dingdong pouted, pointing at Qi Xia with a grievance-filled face. "He was the one who tricked me."

Qi Xia shook his head helplessly after hearing that.

This girl named Qin Dingdong had a very active mind, but her tactics were always like those of a low-level scammer.

"You're saying this man tricked you?" The big brother was clearly confused. "But he was the one who brought me here!"

"Yeah," Qin Dingdong nodded. "After he tricked me, he felt guilty and said he'd make sure I get out. But there's no way I'd pair up with him, so he agreed to help me find another teammate..."

"Is... is that how it is...?" The big brother continued to eye them suspiciously.

"I told you not to say that out loud!" Qi Xia snapped coldly. "Now that you've said it, what am I supposed to do?"

"Why can't I say it?!" Qin Dingdong shot back. "You're the one who did it! Now you don't want me to talk? If you're so bold, why did you trick me in the first place!"

"Have I spoiled you?" Qi Xia stepped forward, lowering his voice menacingly. "I've already gone out of my way to find you a teammate who's willing to pair up—that's more than enough. But you actually exposed my identity? How am I supposed to handle this now?! If everyone knows I'm a scammer, who's going to pair up with me?!"

"That's your own problem!" Qin Dingdong seemed to lose control of her emotions. "If you end up dying here, it's what you deserve! Why should I cover for you?"

The Chuan Yu big brother was startled by the sudden outburst. "You two, stop arguing..."

"Get out of my way," Qi Xia barked. "If I don't slap this woman three times today, I won't call myself Li Ming."

"Li... Li brother!" The big brother stepped forward and grabbed Qi Xia tightly. "Give me some face! Give me some face! Let's not fight! The priority right now is to hurry up and escape!"

"Big brother, I've changed my mind!" Qin Dingdong said with a dark expression. "Make this guy stay away! If he's here, I won't pair up."

"You..." Qi Xia pointed at Qin Dingdong and started to move toward her.

The big brother quickly blocked him again. "Xiao Li, Xiao Li! Calm down first!"

Qi Xia looked furious, but after the big brother persuaded him relentlessly, he finally agreed to step back a few paces.

"Little sister, let's get this done quickly!" The big brother thought for a moment, pulled out a fan from his pocket, confirmed the pattern with Qin Dingdong, and inserted it into the machine. "I can't afford to delay any longer—it's getting more dangerous by the second!"

"Okay, okay!" Qin Dingdong nodded hastily, then reached into her pocket for her own fans.

After fumbling around for a while, she slowly looked up with a sly smile.

"Big brother, sorry, but... I've changed my mind."

"What?"

"You have so many fans... If you get out, you'll make a huge profit, right?" Qin Dingdong said. "But it's different for me... I have nothing..."

"Heh..." The big brother fell silent for a moment. "Little sister, you have four fans right now. If you put in two, you'll earn ten dao once you get out."

"Not enough, big brother," Qin Dingdong smiled and linked her arm with his. "How about you give me two?"

"Give you... two?" The big brother frowned at her. "Are you crazy? Two fans are worth ten dao—your appetite is way too big."

Qin Dingdong pointed at the pairing machine with a smile. "You've already put in two, so even if you don't pair up with me now, you'll lose those two. Think about it—the outcome's the same anyway."

"You... damn it... I get it now..." The big brother let out an angry laugh. "You're the real scammer here! You two are in on this to trick me?"

"How could that be?" Qin Dingdong still put on a wronged expression. "Big brother, I really was tricked, and now I just want to take a few fans out at the last minute to make up for my losses."

Qi Xia stood at a distance, observing the situation and calculating what might happen next.

Would this big brother fall for it?

Based on Qin Dingdong's approach, she probably wouldn't let this man escape—she'd try to swindle all his wealth. This guy was completely different from the uncle before.

He had way too much wealth. Not only would he lose the fans in the game, but he'd also lose the dao he used to buy them all.

He might even fight Qin Dingdong to the death.

If a serious violent incident broke out here, things would spiral out of control.

Even if Qin Dingdong survived, she'd become the next "rich target," and others would set their sights on her.

The best move now was...

"Big brother, have you thought it through?" Qin Dingdong continued. "Just give me two fans, and you can take all the rest and escape."

"Little sister... I've got a new idea..." The big brother sighed and said, "First, take out the two fans you need to put in the machine, and we'll do a hand-to-hand exchange."

"Hmm?"

"I'll give you two fans, and then you put them in right away." The big brother slowly revealed a sinister smile. "If you try to cheat me... I'll kill you right here."

Qin Dingdong looked at the man's demeanor and felt a chill run down her spine.

This guy seemed dangerous.

"Little sister, you might not know what I did before I came here..." The big brother continued in a cold tone. "I didn't want trouble today, so I gave you face. You'd better think twice."

Qin Dingdong swallowed hard after hearing that, then glanced at Qi Xia for help.