At this time, nearly everyone in the Jinrong Building had left for the day, making it too easy to find a quiet spot in such a large building.
A door to an office was opened, Fang Yi retracted his dagger and placed it back into the sheath on his calf before stepping inside. Behind him, Isabella’s cheeks were flushed as she too followed him in.
"Okay, I think it’s quieter here," Fang Yi said.
Everywhere was pitch-black except for the emergency lights, which cast a mysterious glow, and no sooner had Fang Yi finished speaking than Isabella pounced on him.
The lottery had officially started.
There were a hundred prizes in total, but the first three were the most attractive. The rest were mostly consolation prizes, something that even the general public was aware of.
Yet, it was still very appealing because everyone harbored the thought they might just win something. Besides, with so many people watching, Childe Company dared not cheat or pull any strings.
Indeed, their speculation wasn’t wrong. Li Xuan had no intention of rigging the lottery event; being caught would make him look petty, and how could he continue to raise funds then? It was better to spend a little money on building a good reputation, seeing as it was only a small amount anyway.
Shen Binnan set down her wine glass, feeling amused, so she decided to join in.
Yes, Shen Binnan was only participating in the lottery because she found it amusing.
The drawing was simple, just drawing lots. It was all about luck to see who could draw the winning strip.
When Shen Binnan approached the lottery box, almost everyone was stunned and looked at her in amazement.
"Is Shen Binnan going to enter the lottery? She’s the CEO of Longtu Group."
"She’s so wealthy, why compete with us?"
"Could there be something fishy going on? I just saw her standing with Li Xuan."
"Really? If that’s the case, there must be a trick..."
The crowd murmured quietly, watching to see what Shen Binnan would draw from the lottery box, curious about what she would get.
Shen Binnan was curious herself. She spread out the strip of paper and looked down, suddenly freezing before taking on an odd expression.
"First Prize," these three words stared back at her from the paper.
"Isabella, tell me why you came to Xuan Cang!" Unlike Isabella’s fervor, Fang Yi was now exceedingly calm.
"It was... the Archbishop who sent me...!"
"Are you not with the Military Intelligence Bureau?" Fang Yi asked suspiciously.
"I left the Military Intelligence Bureau a long time ago. I have joined Divine Court."
"Divine Court? What the hell is that?" Fang Yi had never heard of this organization.
But in the intermittent cries from Isabella that followed, Fang Yi got a rough idea of what Divine Court was.
The so-called Divine Court was named after a mythical term, but its organizational hierarchy was like that of the Vatican, with positions like Cardinal, Archbishop, and the like. At the top was the Divine Master, the most influential figure.
This organization had been growing for some time and had considerable influence in Lika State, already amassing many followers. Li Xuan was one of them, and Fang Yi suspected that perhaps Li Xuan’s departure from Xuan Cang years ago was for this very reason.
As for whether the Divine Court was good or evil, Fang Yi didn’t care to get involved. As long as they weren’t targeting him and the sky wasn’t falling, he would mind his own business.
Isabella said intermittently, "What else could his purpose be? He wants to become the Archbishop, come back to Xuan Cang to gather one hundred fifty million in cash, and then take that woman named Shen Binnan back to the Divine Court to live happily ever after, such a laughable ideal."
"Why is it laughable?" Fang Yi asked.
"Because once he takes that woman back, she’ll be coveted by the Divine Master."