299: Chapter 299 The Mountain Road Has Eighteen Bends

Time flew by.

Before long, the betting officially opened.

On the electronic screens in the room appeared face after face of young people.

These people were all contestants.

As the camera slowly panned, Shen Yan spotted the contestant he had placed his bet on.

The opponent had a cool and aloof appearance, a small mole by the corner of his eye, and a smileless face that somehow looked strangely sinister.

The race venue was on a mountain. All contestants needed to drive to the summit finish line and then return via another route. The first one back would be the winner.

The rules sounded simple, but implementing them was exceptionally difficult.

The mountain road was both winding and narrow; saying it had eighteen bends was no exaggeration.

However, the difficulty of the race was not solely confined to the terrain.

The competition rules were very brief, with only two points. Besides the one mentioned above, the other was that as long as they reached the destination, any means used during the competition were irrelevant.

In other words, if a contestant played dirty tricks on others during the race, it would not be considered a foul.

Watching the electronic screen that had started displaying the race venue to everyone, Shen Yan let out a soft sigh.

He didn't expect the contestant he bet on to win; he only hoped this contestant could survive this race.

While lost in thought, a faint sound suddenly came from the doorway.

He turned around and saw the boss wearing a hat.

Just as he was about to ask the other party if there was anything else, several familiar figures suddenly appeared behind the boss.

"So you were here. We looked everywhere for you."

The speaker was Gu Hui.

Beside Gu Hui were the four people from that private room.

What were they doing here now?

Could it be they were looking for him to continue chatting?

Shen Yan thought while replying with a smile: "I haven't played car betting before, so I came over to give it a try."

Hearing this, Gu Hui and the four others nodded and sat down next to him.

"It just so happens we're bored too. We'll play along with you."

As soon as the words fell, the boss handed the tablet in his hand to Gu Hui and the others.

Shen Yan hadn't forgotten what the boss said about no more betting after the odds were set.

The fact that these people could place bets after the betting opened suggested their status here was indeed very high.

Unlike him, Gu Hui and the others didn't spend much time looking at the materials. They just pointed casually and designated the contestants they chose to bet on.

Only after they had all made their selections did the boss take the tablet and walk out of the room.

Compared to themselves, these people seemed much more interested in whom he had bet on.

"Who did you choose?"

When asked, Shen Yan calmly pointed to the electronic screen in front of him and said, "That white race car."

Xia Tiantian narrowed his eyes and looked closely. Upon realizing he couldn't see the person inside the race car, he frowned and pressed a button next to the table.

As soon as he pressed it, a young man dressed in a Waitress uniform knocked and walked in.

"Is there anything you need me to do?"

Xia Tiantian raised his hand, pointed at the white car on the electronic screen, and asked, "Who is the contestant driving this? Give me his information."

The Waitress was quick.

He operated the tablet in his hand and handed it to Xia Tiantian.

"Yan Li? You think this kid can win the championship?"

Seeing how surprised Xia Tiantian was, Gu Hui didn't hesitate and directly took the tablet from his hand to take a look.

After reading it, he let out an exclamation.

"Tsk tsk tsk, only nineteen years old. How could a little brat just out of school possibly win..."

Seeing this, the others also took the tablet to look at the contestant's information.

After reading it, they had the same thought as Gu Hui.

This contestant was simply too young.

He was neither a professional race car driver nor did he have any past racing experience. Winning first place in this perilous competition was practically impossible.

Faced with the doubt, Shen Yan wasn't annoyed. He smiled slightly and said, "Since this game is called car betting, we should do what suits the name—take a gamble."

As soon as he finished speaking, the five people beside him exchanged glances and also showed smiles.

"That's right. Since it's car betting, we must respect the word 'bet'!"

After stating their piece, they all focused their gazes intently on the electronic screen not far in front of them.

A short while later.

Mei Jinning couldn't hold back any longer.

She frowned, smoothed down her Qipao dress, and said, "What kind of crappy private room is this? It's so small, I can't even stretch my legs out."

It was better if she hadn't said anything, because once she did, the others also felt the space in the private room was too small.

"Tell the boss to change us to a different place."

Chen Wu said while pressing the button next to the table again.

...

Ten minutes later.

Shen Yan stared at the private room, which was at least eighty square meters, and fell into deep thought.

How could this casino be so big?

It not only had various types of gaming tables and games but also large private rooms to satisfy various bosses.

Could it be that there was even a hotel underneath all this?

While harboring his doubts, he continued watching the race on the electronic screen.

At this time, the race had already been going on for ten minutes.

Because the starting point was some distance from the mountain road, the race was still relatively calm.

Next to the race footage were the rankings of the various contestants.

The person Shen Yan chose was currently ranked twentieth.

This could be considered upper-middle tier.

However, compared to the contestants chosen by the others, the ranking of the contestant he chose was somewhat unimpressive.

Mei Jinning's chosen contestant was ranked third.

The contestants chosen by the other four were all ranked within the top ten.

Shen Yan hadn't placed high expectations on the contestant he chose to begin with, so even seeing the ranking lag behind the others, he didn't have much emotional fluctuation.

But the others didn't think so.

Seeing that Shen Yan's chosen contestant was only ranked twentieth, they were all somewhat disdainful, thinking Shen Yan didn't even know how to pick people—too petty.

Shen Yan was unaware that the others were silently looking down on him; he was still watching the race intently.

As time passed, the contestants slowly entered the mountain road.

Once they reached the mountain road, the race footage began to get exciting.

Quite a few contestants were using their race cars to collide with others, attempting to knock the others to a stop halfway up the mountain.

Some contestants deliberately cut off others' cars, trying to force them off the mountain edge while driving at high speed.

Originally, Shen Yan was watching with a playful attitude, but later on, he found himself unable to stop becoming fully invested in the race.

He sincerely hoped that the contestant he chose could survive this race safely.

Just as he was thinking this, Mei Jinning suddenly struck up a conversation with him.

"I heard you're the boss of a listed company? Which company is it? Why haven't I heard of you?"