"I can help you, Mr. Li," came a voice from their behind. Mr. Li was none other than Linda's father.
As Linda and her family turned back to find who was speaking, they found a lean man sitting on the chair next to the gambling lord.
Even the gambling lord was shocked by his words. He looked at the man sitting beside him with wide eyes. But he could not question him (the lean man) as he (the lean man) was in much higher positing than himself.
He then turned to Linda's father and spoke, "You are in luck. Thank him quickly."
Mr. Li quickly knelt on the group and bowed his head. "Thank you, thank you, Mr..." He trailed off as he didn't know the man's name.
"You don't have to know my name. And I don't help others without anything in return," the man replied in his emotionless voice.
"Then, wh- what can I do for you in return?" Linda's father asked in his shaky voice.
This time, the man looked at Linda and said, "I want something from your daughter."