Hearing my words, Wu Qiming was first stunned, then suddenly changed his expression and laughed heartily, looking at me and saying, "Brother, have you gone crazy from taking drugs?"
"Of course the dice are problematic, because you're the one who swapped them!"
Wu Qiming turned his attention to me, or rather, to Jin Yan behind me. This was within my expectations.
Ever since Wu Qiming framed me, my gaze and focus had never lingered on him for even half a second.
Although he was the mastermind of this deadly trap tonight, the true key to breaking it... lay with the person who swapped the dice!
Only by exposing the mastermind behind the scenes could I turn danger into safety.
Before Wu Qiming even spoke, I already had a clear target in mind regarding the mastermind.
In fact, there was one point in what I said earlier that wasn't precise enough.
To successfully swap the dice in full view of everyone, the first requirement was... this person must be a bold, meticulous, and quick-handed individual from the gambling world.
Secondly, and most importantly.
When the mastermind swapped the dice, someone must have provided cover, and that person's status and position had to be exceptional!
Because only then would their casual words and actions be able to draw everyone else's attention as much as possible.
This way, the cover would be effective.
Finally, this person must have received substantial benefits beforehand to risk helping Wu Qiming frame me.
In summary, those who met these three criteria were only Xu Erye and Wen Sanye, along with the two gambling world individuals who accompanied them.
Recalling the scene just now, when Wu Qiming came out with the wine bottle after using the restroom to place his bet, Xu Erye suddenly struck up a conversation with him...
Therefore, I could basically confirm who the mastermind behind the dice swap was.
And now, I was about to make the most crucial bet.
The bet was whether Master Hong, the protagonist of tonight's birthday celebration, was also privy to this deadly scheme.
If he was, I was surely doomed!
If he wasn't, I would turn my misfortune into good fortune!
Honestly, I never imagined that I, who was supposed to be a supporting character, a gambler, tonight, would get entangled in such a vast and complex power struggle...
...
Seeing that I remained silent, Wu Qiming immediately revealed his rough, unrefined nature, pointing at me and cursing, "You little bastard! Do you think you can get away with it just by staying silent?"
"Let me tell you straight... as long as you're willing to point out who told you to swap the dice to target me, I'll spare your life!"
Upon hearing this, I looked up at Wu Qiming and asked, "What if I say that the mastermind behind the dice swap is actually someone else?"
Hearing this, Wu Qiming's expression changed slightly, and then he immediately burst into laughter and cursed, "Damn it! You little bastard, you're trying to play the victim!"
Ignoring Wu Qiming's scolding, I put on a show of desperation, took out my phone from my pocket, placed it on the table, and shouted, "I have evidence that someone else swapped the dice!"
As soon as I finished speaking, the entire room fell silent, becoming utterly quiet.
Whether it was the people at the gambling table or the onlookers, their expressions all changed.
Without any further action, I directly grabbed the phone from the table and held it high for everyone to see, saying, "My surname is Liang, and my given name is Kuan. I am Tongwei Jin Yan's boyfriend!"
"I originally came with Jin Yan, hoping to use the excuse of celebrating Master Hong's birthday to broaden my horizons and meet new friends in the Gansu province's underworld!"
"From the beginning of the birthday banquet, I had been continuously recording videos with my phone, thinking of capturing some grand scenes to brag about to my friends later. But..."
"Not long after Master Hong left the table due to feeling unwell, when I was filming, I accidentally captured footage of someone swapping the dice!"
"At first, I didn't pay much attention. I thought that tonight was Master Hong's birthday, and everyone at the table must be good brothers and friends who knew each other. Swapping dice secretly must be due to personal playing styles and habits."
"But now it seems that's not necessarily the case!!!"
When I said the last four words, I emphasized my tone, intending to warn the real culprit.
Do I really have evidence?
The answer is, most definitely, no.
This move of mine, "creating something from nothing," was intended to force the real mastermind to reveal themselves.
As for how to force them out, you'll have to read on to find out...
At this moment, in the main hall, Xu Erye, seated at the head of the gambling table, looked at Wu Qiming with a gloomy expression.
Wen Sanye also stared at Wu Qiming with a half-smile, remaining silent.
Seeing the gazes of these two big shots subtly glancing towards Wu Qiming, soon all the attention around the gambling table was uniformly focused on Wu Qiming.
In an instant, Wu Qiming, who had been exuding an air of confident victory, immediately panicked.
Countless experiences have proven that when a person is mentally flustered, it is difficult for them to maintain a calm state of mind.
Seeing everyone staring at him, Wu Qiming, in his haste, directly pointed at the phone I was holding high and said hurriedly, "Words are not evidence, seeing is believing!"
"Since you claim to have filmed the mastermind swapping the dice, do you dare to play the video publicly for everyone to see?"
I didn't answer Wu Qiming's question, because it was no longer necessary.
This influential figure had long lost the intelligence and composure he had when setting up the deadly trap.
At this moment, Wu Qiming had become a complete idiot!
Any outsider with a bit of common sense could easily figure out that the mastermind behind the dice swap must be present at the gambling table.
If there were people with sharp ears and eyes who paid attention to various details, a brief recall of their memory would be enough to deduce the answer.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire hall was extremely quiet, with a suffocating pressure almost about to erupt.
Seeing everyone staring intently at him, the clueless Wu Qiming was completely dumbfounded.
"What? Did I... did I say something wrong?"
The more Wu Qiming panicked and became nervous, the more opportunities I found to break through.
"No! You didn't say anything wrong! It's just that..."
At this moment, I picked up on Wu Qiming's words and said, "The content of the video must be reviewed by Master Hong first!"
"Because Master Hong is the protagonist of tonight's birthday celebration!"
"Young Liang Kuan humbly requests Master Hong to preside over my case... and seek justice!"
As I shouted the last sentence with all my might, Wu Qiming was rendered speechless.