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My Doctor Son-in-law, Clarence-Chapter 175 - Astral Vision
Chapter 175: Astral Vision
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
When Mr. Cooke showed up, everything suddenly made sense to Clarence.
Clarence looked at Mr. Cooke. โDid you set me up?โ f๐๐ฆe๐ค๐ฆ๐๐เซฆัตโฏ๐.c๐จ๐
โI set you up?โ
Mr. Cooke laughed in disdain and shook his head. โClarence, who do you think you are? Do I need to set you up? Youโre overthinking.โ
Mr. Cooke had an arrogant look on his face. โIโm just here by coincidence, and I ran into your father-in-law. He was so focused on rock gambling that he lost one billion dollars in one go. So, I asked Ms. Houston to call you over to gamble with me.
โFrankly speaking, this is quite the surprise! You really want me to set you up? Who do you think you are? Youโre just useless scum who relied on Leah to save you. If I wasnโt scared of that maniac, Iโd have crushed you with just one finger.โ
Mr. Cooke sounded very arrogant.
He did not hide his true feelings from Clarence.
He had the Cookes in Beth City behind him, so he had an unlimited supply of confidence.
Clarence was nothing to him. Who did he think he was?
Armstrong had surprised him. The invite had been a ploy to lure Clarence into the trap.
Bill, Kate, and the rest had unpleasant looks on their faces.
They were scared of Mr. Cooke, so they did not dare to say anything.
Clarence smoothed down the wrinkles on his sleeve. โItโs a surprise? I see. Tell me, how do you want to do this? Iโll play with you.โ
When Mr. Cooke saw how calm Clarence was, he was taken aback. Then, he threw his head to guffaw loudly. โHahaha, how interesting. Youโre good for nothing, yet you have such courage.โ
Soon, though, his expression grew serious. โThe most common method in the stone gambling circle is two people cutting a stone at the same time. The one who finds something with a higher value wins. Itโs simple and straightforward. Today, weโll do it the simplest way.โ
Clarence nodded indifferently, โOkay, I accept.โ
Miranda was worried. โClarence, this is their territory. Watch out for traps.โ
Peony quickly stopped her. โYou silly girl, what are you talking about? Mr. Cooke is from Beth City, and heโs righteous. Why would he pull any cheap tricks? Plus, doesnโt Clarence know how to gamble stones? Heโll be fine.โ
Miranda turned around to look at her mother. โMom, Clarence is helping us. Shouldnโt I tell him to be careful?โ
Peony laughed in embarrassment. โUmโฆ Iโm only worried about our family. Your father owes them a billion dollars, so if Clarence doesnโt do this, how can he save the Murphys?
โPlus, Clarence is doing this to remarry you. Heโll do anything for you.โ Peony was oddly confident about her daughterโs charm.
Miranda was shocked.
Clarence still had no expression on his face. He looked very calm.
Mr. Cooke looked at him in rumination. โAre you done debating whether you want to do it or not? Do you have the guts to gamble with me? If you donโt, give me a billion dollars and scram!โ
Clarence shrugged nonchalantly. โIโll do it.โ
Mr. Cooke laughed sinisterly. โGood! Letโs add to the fun.โ
Clarence frowned.
Mr. Cooke continued, โThis normal way is far too boring. Why donโt we do something more interesting? Whoever wins, the other party will have to compensate him ten times the value of the jade.
โFor example, if I find a jade that costs a hundred million and you only find one worth ten million, youโll lose and have to pay me a billion.
โIf I find a jade worth a billion and you only find one costing a hundred million, youโll still lose. Then, youโll have to pay me ten billion!โ
Mr. Cookeโs true intentions were now exposed. He was baring his fangs now.
He was not interested in the Murphysโ one billion. He was interested in Clarenceโs ten billion.
Yesterday, Selina had promised in front of everyone that she would give Clarence ten billion dollars.
Mr. Cooke wanted those ten billion dollars.
Kate could not stand it anymore. She said, โWhy is Clarence the one at a disadvantage?โ
Mr. Cooke looked pleased. โWhy? Hehe. Astral, come out!โ
An old man in a gray robe walked out from behind a corner. He was hunched over and clearly hunchbacked. He was not outstanding at all. No one would suspect him of being a fraud if he went somewhere with a lot of people and put a bowl down in front of him.
The only surprising thing about him was that the old manโs pupils looked strange.
One was completely black while the other was completely white.
He looked like someone in a horror movie who could see things beyond this realm. No wonder he was called Astral.
While everyone saw that this old manโs eyes were special, Armstrongโs eyelids twitched violently. He exclaimed, โAstral? Is he that master of stone gambling from Green Country?โ
โStone gambling master? Whatโs going on?โ Peony asked curiously.
Everyone else also looked at Armstrong curiously.
Armstrongโs face fell. โClarence is definitely going to lose! Iโm finished!โ
โWhat on earth is going on?โ Peony was a little anxious.
Armstrong closed his eyes, his shoulders slumping. โAstral was a native of Green Country, and he grew up in a village near a jade mine. Then, for some reason, something happened to his family. His parents and siblings all died on the same night.
โWhen people found them, Astral was the only one still alive. Something strange had happened to his eyes, too.โ
If one was not in the stone gambling circle, one would not know who Astral was.
However, Armstrong had been in the circle for decades, so he had heard a lot about Astral and his life story.
โAfter that, people discovered that Astralโs eyes were very accurate. Out of ten stones he picked, eight or nine of them would always contain jades. Astral has never been beaten in the stone gambling circle of Green Country. A lot of people have gone bankrupt because of him.
โHowever, heโs a strange person. He only helps other people gamble, and he never gambles for himself. Heโs also helped a lot of millionaires before.
โAccording to some incomplete statistics from some people in the stone gambling industry, Astral has won at least 100 billion US Dollars in recorded stone gambling competitions in his lifetime.โ
Everyone was shocked.
100 billion US Dollars?
It would be a lot more money once converted to their local currency.
Such a terrifying number could turn the world upside down.
If he had won more than 100 billion in his lifetime, could Clarence beat him?
No wonder Armstrong had said that Clarence would definitely lose.
โHeheโฆโ
Astral made some hoarse noises from his throat that sounded like nails on a chalkboard. โI didnโt expect someone here to know me. However, what youโve said has only scraped the surface. Do you think I can only see whether there are jades in stones?โ
Astral smiled ominously. โI can also see things you cannot see. For example, the girl in red behind youโฆ
โSheโs sticking her tongue out at you.โ Astral pointed behind Peony and the gang.
Peony and the gang turned around, only to see nothing behind them.
Something that the human eye could not see? What could it be?
It could only be ghosts!
โAhh!โ
Peony and the gang were horrified. They frantically ran to a place with more people.
โI heard that a man once lost his entire fortune in First Pavilion. He killed himself on the spot. Later, a woman found this place and killed herself while wearing red clothes. Was that the womanโs ghost?โ
The other people in First Pavilion looked at Astral with respect.
โGo away! Go away! No!โ Peony kept jumping around. Peony thought the ghost had her eyes on her. fre๐๐๐๐noัตel.c๐m
The Reed siblingsโ faces turned white as well.
However, Clarence was merely amused.
He was sure that Astral was just pretending to be mysterious. He could not see any girl in red, yet Astral had?
How could there be ghosts in broad daylight?
This guy was just putting up an act.
In any case, even though Astralโs eyes were powerful, were they as good as his X-ray vision?
โYou can accurately find the jade in stones most of the time, but I can look through them and see whatโs inside.. Any vision of yours is useless if you want to bet with me.โ