"Haha!"
Hunter looked at Master Thief Danny Ocean, the corners of his mouth curving slightly.
"It seems this gentleman truly hasn't understood my meaning; my interest in money isn't that great."
"Never mind a mere ten million; even if it were over a hundred million us dollars, it wouldn't be difficult for me to get it if I wanted."
"You seem to be planning to deal with someone, right?"
"If it's just money, you won't be able to persuade me."
Danny's face twitched. Of the team he was recruiting,
among the eleven members including himself, Danny was doing it to win back his ex-wife and give Terry Benedict a harsh lesson.
Rusty was his old friend of many years, and Reuben was a casino owner as well as the initiator of this operation.
Aside from the three of them, who weren't entirely motivated by money,
the remaining eight were all fooled into joining by Danny with the promise of high rewards after the plan's success.
Regarding the handsome Asian Youth '507' in front of him, Danny had indeed seen him many times in several Las Vegas casinos during this period.
He had also witnessed the other's superb gambling skills, which were deliberately concealed.
Originally, Danny didn't really care much about this guy.
But a few days ago, a group of fierce bandits appeared out of nowhere.
They directly killed the two leading casino tycoons in Las Vegas and robbed them of a lot of property.
After the incident, the target of Danny's current theft operation, the naturally cautious Terry Benedict, became even more vigilant.
Not only did he increase his personal bodyguards by nearly threefold,
he also added Security Personnel to all the casinos under his name, causing great trouble for their operation.
Because of this, Danny had to make certain modifications to the plan he had already prepared to implement.
He decided to pull this gambling expert, who had also had some conflicts with Terry Benedict before, into the team.
He planned to have Hunter step forward to draw Terry Benedict's attention, thereby making him overlook part of his defenses.
Now, seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, the Master Thief also became somewhat irritable for a moment.
Fortunately, he had a good friend. Rusty, seeing that Hunter hadn't directly refused, understood perfectly that the other was waiting for them to show more sincerity.
However, he didn't understand this handsome Asian gambling expert either.
So he simply asked directly, "What kind of reward does Mr. Hunter want to be willing to cooperate with us once?"
"A smart man!"
Hunter looked at Rusty with some appreciation and replied very straightforwardly.
"I like cooperating with smart people, Mr. Rusty."
"I can more or less see that none of you are ordinary people."
"How about this, I won't hide it from you all."
Hunter suddenly thought of the rhetoric he used a few months ago when he was fooling the beautiful lockpicking master Slater, who he wasn't familiar with yet,
when he was preparing to learn superb Lockpicking Skills from her.
Hunter felt that piece of rhetoric was very well-crafted.
So he just used it directly now, continuing to Rusty,
"Just as I said, my interest in money isn't that great."
"Because as long as I need it, I can earn more myself at any time."
"However, besides money, I am very interested in all kinds of knowledge and skills."
"A long time ago, I discovered that I have a near-photographic memory."
"This has allowed me, despite coming from an ordinary family, to never be troubled by money."
"I worked hard to use my learning ability to acquire many skills for making money."
"The gambling skills you saw are just one of them."
"I want to make myself stronger, and I am willing to take any capable person as my teacher to learn more skills."
"Gentlemen, if you can teach me three different skills,"
"I won't ask you for a single penny and can help you do one thing for free. How about it?"
After speaking, Hunter maintained a smile and looked at Rusty without saying another word.
Master Thief Danny Ocean looked at Hunter in surprise, and the still-immature young pickpocket Linus Caldwell, whose eyes were already wide, widened them even more upon hearing this.
Even Rusty, a gambling expert who excelled at cheating and had mingled in various circles, not knowing how many people he had fooled with his mouth,
couldn't help his mouth twitching after hearing Hunter's words.
He used to pride himself on being well-traveled and knowledgeable, but it was the first time Rusty had encountered someone like this handsome Asian Youth.
Every time Master Thief Danny thought about how his ex-wife was now lying in someone else's bed every night, communicating deeply with another man,
he couldn't help but feel a faint pain somewhere in his chest.
So he was also the first to snap out of the shock, asking directly, "Mr. Hunter, what kind of things do you consider to be skills?"
This question finally hit the mark... Hunter glanced at the three of them and pointed at Rusty with a smile, saying, "You have cards hidden in multiple places on your body. I'm not sure if you're proficient in cheating during a game or in card magic?"
"But for now, I'll count these as you being proficient in one type."
Rusty's expression changed; he didn't expect the cards he had hidden so discreetly to be seen through by Hunter at a glance.
However, thinking that the other was a gambling expert, he suddenly felt somewhat relieved.
Before the others could prepare their response, Hunter pointed to the young pickpocket Linus, who was standing aside with wide eyes and a slightly open mouth.
"This guy should have some skill in his hands. I noticed earlier that when he passed by two pedestrians, his hands moved quickly."
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be very good at stealing things."
Linus's slightly open mouth became wide in an instant.
When Danny looked at him, he wanted to shake his head in denial.
But seeing Hunter's half-smiling gaze, he could only lower his head and tacitly admit that his hands had indeed been dirty just now, having swiped a few wallets from passing tourists.
Seeing Danny and Rusty both looking at him, Hunter said with a smile, "I've never thought about being a pickpocket, but I'm very interested in his ability to steal things from someone in the instant of brushing past them without being noticed."
"Think about it; as long as you teach me three similar skills,"
"I'll keep my word and help you finish what you want to do."
Linus immediately wanted to refuse. His theft skills were all experiences summarized by his father over decades of thievery.
He had also been taught since childhood and spent over a decade learning them.
He didn't want to pass them on to others so easily.
But he couldn't stop Danny and Rusty from exchanging a look.
The two immediately replied in unison, "No problem, we agree."
Instantly, Hunter proactively extended his hand.
Danny, Rusty, and he quickly shook hands together.
As for Linus, a young pickpocket who hadn't yet grown up,
his say in Danny's theft team was almost zero.
Who would care about the opinion of a small pickpocket!
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