Upon hearing Minister Qin mention a drawing of lots, Lou Tao's expression shifted slightly. Zhou Chun, who had accompanied him to the meeting and was seated right beside him, could not help but feel a sense of schadenfreude. He had been manipulated by Lou Tao’s fixed draws in the past, and now, finally, it was Lou Tao’s turn. How the tables had turned; what goes around comes around.
Although Minister Qin spoke of a random draw, with only three sectors to be divided between Jing Qi and Lou Tao, the outcome would be essentially the same regardless of who drew what. Fearing that Qin Zheng might rig the draw to assign him the Versailles Palace sector, Lou Tao immediately volunteered, "Minister Qin, there’s no need for a draw. I’ll take responsibility for the other two sectors, and you can leave Versailles Palace to Minister Jing. How about that?"
Qin Zheng smiled faintly but did not answer, turning instead to look at Jing Qi to gauge his opinion. Jing Qi had initially intended to refuse, but after a moment of careful thought, he reasoned: was the Death Hunter game even guaranteed to take place at the Versailles Palace? Normally, the probability was only one-third or perhaps even lower, as those three sectors were merely locations the scouts deemed possible. The town of Versailles was not divided into only three sectors; the game could easily be held elsewhere. Even if the probability of the Versailles Palace were higher, could it possibly exceed fifty percent? Therefore, Jing Q…
Chapter 2016