Under the club, where the games were taking place, Adrian was collecting money that had been paid by the debtors and counted it himself. He didn't trust Mamba and the other men who worked for Viper.
Ever since he became Viper's right-hand man, he'd been noticing the murderous stares he'd been receiving from the other men, it was as if they wanted to kill right here and there to snatch their spots. So, to be extra careful, he'd taken it upon himself to count the money that the debtors had paid. Who knows, they might plan to frame him and lie that he'd stolen some of the money even though he has done that several times but of course, very discreetly.
As soon as he was done, he came out of the office to watch the players play the game.
"Where's Viper? He said he'd already arrived inside the club but he isn't down yet," one of the gamblers asked Adrian. He checked the time on his wristwatch before he replied,