Chapter 35: Gambling (Part 2)

  In his past life, he was cold and never entered the VIP room. Now with only 200 yuan, he's even less qualified to go in. He brought Zhu Jianjun, of course, from an outsider's perspective, it seemed like Zhu Jianjun brought him around to take a look, and had Zhu Jianjun exchange the 200 yuan for chips.

  This underground casino does not allow direct betting with cash, except for the VIP room. On one hand, it's for safety reasons; on the other hand, exchanging chips is also a way for them to make money. When exchanging chips, it's an equal exchange, meaning 200 cash gets you 200 worth of chips. However, if someone wins money and wants to exchange their chips for cash, they have to deduct 5% of the fee, so 200 chips can only get you 190 cash. In his past life, Leng Bingxue had scolded Hei about this more than once, but others are very powerful, you can choose not to come, but if you do come, you must follow the rules.

  After changing the chips, Leng Bingxue took Zhu Jianjun directly to a table that had been previously selected.

  This table is playing a game of cheating the golden flower, where gamblers participate voluntarily, and the casino only sends out dealers to deal cards and distribute chips. Of course, they will deduct 5% of the total winnings as service fees for each win. This 5% doesn't seem like much, but it's deducted every time, so it adds up over time. In the end, if the wins and losses aren't very uneven, it's possible that most of the money ends up in the casino's hands, while the winners don't actually win much.

  Gang Flowers is a very simple and fast way of gambling, each person gets three cards, three of the same suit are called three same biggest, of course, three Aces are the biggest. Next is the same suit in sequence, then the same suit, followed by sequence, pair, single card size. In addition to understanding their own cards, gamblers also need to calculate their opponent's cards, where they deceive each other, compete with wisdom and bravery, and the bigger card does not necessarily win. This is somewhat similar to Show Hand.

  Ask clearly about the bottom of this table, each time 50 yuan is capped, it's more suitable for their current gambling capital. After that, Zhu Jianjun sat up and went, while Leng Binghan naturally sat aside like a good baby, making plans and decisions in secret.

  Adding Zhu Jianjun, there are 7 people on the whole table. The more people who participate in the swindle, the bigger the cards that may appear, and the greater the win or loss will be.

  In the first round, Zhu Jianjun's hand was very small and he didn't need to think twice before folding. He quit without adding any chips, losing only one yuan of ante.

  Round after round, it was always like this. Zhu Jianjun would always take the card, while the others fought among themselves without much intensity, making Chen Shankui look rather weak.

  After this round of cards was dealt, Zhu Jianjun was about to look at his cards when Liang Qichao lightly patted him on the back. This was a signal, and he immediately reacted, still placing a 5-yuan chip, pretending to be very upset and loudly saying: "Damn it, every time I get bad cards, this time I'm going all in, not looking, just covering my eyes to avoid being deducted points again."

  Cover is a term in the card game of Deception, where one bets without looking at their cards. If someone who has looked at their cards wants to follow, they must bet double the amount. Covering relies entirely on luck.

  The person next to him smiled and didn't pay much attention, as this kind of situation happens a lot. Moreover, Zhu Jianjun's cards were really bad just now, so wanting to change his luck by playing some tricks is also very normal and ordinary in the game of Deception.

  The man with a small mustache looked at him and also threw down a five-yuan chip, saying: "I'll see you."

  The third person was a middle-aged man, bespectacled and well-mannered, who didn't follow the trend. He picked up his cards and took a look, but remained silent, betting 10 yuan. From start to finish, this person's expression didn't change, cold and detached, obviously an old hand. Generally, old hands, regardless of the size of their cards, wouldn't reveal anything on their face, or else others would detect it and judge their cards, putting them at a disadvantage. Of course, it's also possible that they intentionally mislead their opponents, pretending to be weak while actually being strong.

  Two families looked at the house and both took down the sign.

  The sixth person was a fat man, his belly was so big that it could almost compare to a pregnant woman who is about to give birth. He looked at the cards and seemed very hesitant, with a rich expression on his face. After thinking for a long time, until everyone urged him, he gritted his teeth and still bet 10 yuan.

  The last one was a woman in her thirties, dressed quite fashionably, who glanced at the sign lightly and smiled coquettishly: "It's only ten yuan, it's really not exciting enough. How about I give twenty yuan instead?"

  It's Zhu Jianjun's turn again. He, who had already received the cold and icy signal, still didn't look at his cards, but threw down a 10-yuan chip, saying: "If you want to bet on luck, just keep betting, I don't believe I'm so unlucky."

  This surprised everyone, generally speaking, after a card is played, several people behind it will follow, proving that there must be a good card among these people. At this time, continuing to play the card, the winning probability is very small, after all, playing cards is about luck.

  His next house, the little mustache, naturally didn't have that much confidence, flipped over the card and looked at it, hesitated for a moment, then said with some resentment: "Damn, I didn't even get a pair of Ks, you guys are ruthless." After speaking, he still showed his cards to everyone, to express his discontent, before finally putting down his cards.

  He managed to get a pair of Ks, which was pretty good in a strict sense. However, there were three people behind him who followed suit, and one even raised the bet to 20, making him somewhat timid, feeling that his chances of winning had decreased significantly, so he ultimately chose to give up.

  The third middle-aged man still had no expression on his face and threw out a twenty-yuan chip.

  It was the fat guy from the sixth house, who suddenly changed his hesitant and cautious attitude, with a lewd gaze sweeping across the chest of the woman from the Tail family, and said with a sly smile: "You want to be stimulated? Well, today I'll accompany you to stimulate you thoroughly." The words were double-edged, and the tone also had some shady implications.

  That woman didn't get angry, instead she burst out laughing, not caring about the powder falling off her face, and said: "Great, I love this kind of boldness, let's see if you have what it takes." After finishing speaking, she also threw in a 40 chip.

  Everyone thinks that with this hand, the person who was bluffing shouldn't dare to bluff again. If they didn't have a good hand, how could those two people dare to bet 40?

  However, Zhu Jianjun still didn't look at his cards and continued to bet 20 chips, saying nonchalantly: "At this point, how can we give up? Anyway, I only bet 20, it's a good deal."

  The middle-aged man seemed to be unable to bear it, thought for a moment, and threw in 40 chips to see the fat man's card. After seeing it, his facial expression changed, and he covered his own card.

  Now there are only three people left, Zhu Jianjun and that fat man, and that woman.

  The fat man's card was knocked down by the middle-aged man, who was even more confident and didn't say much. He just looked at the woman with a profound meaning, raised his eyebrows, and smiled ambiguously at her. He directly bet 50 chips, which is already the highest on this table, capping it off.

  The bet was capped so quickly, and the onlookers seemed to have also figured out that Pángzi's hand must be very strong. They began to speculate about what hands the other two players had, and whether they dared to continue following along.

  The woman soon gave him their answer, gave him a flirtatious glance, and followed with a smile to place a bet of fifty.

  There were faint gasps from the crowd, just like in a ball game, only when two strong teams with similar strengths collide can they produce a brilliant spark. Similarly, in a casino, only when big players clash can the game be exciting, and everyone is looking forward to such excitement. A one-sided game would also lack enthusiasm from the audience.

  At this time, everyone's attention was focused on Zhu Jianjun again...

  Actually, Zhu Jianjun was already nervously careful, his heart racing fast and almost jumping out of his throat. If it were just him alone, he would have definitely checked the cards already. Both opponents had placed maximum bets, even if someone was bluffing (small card pretending to be a big card), it's impossible for both to be bluffing? Still, checking the cards is more stable, and if they're not good, directly fold them.

  But the cold, icy gaze gave him a signal to continue, and he could only pretend to be calm, sinking his face, amidst a chorus of disbelieving gasps, continuing to simmer down, that posture, had a rather mysterious and profound feeling to it.

  The stalemate continued for several rounds, with the chips on the table nearing a thousand. The fat man seemed to be getting impatient, and sweat had begun to appear on his forehead. In the end, he still chose to take the initiative to look at the woman's cards, while Zhu Jianjun's cards were almost completely ignored by him.

  Look at that fatty finally couldn't bear it, the woman was both triumphant and seemingly regretful, lightly flipping open a small corner of her card, an angle that only the fatty could see. The fatty fixed his eyes on it, originally bean-sized small eyes suddenly widened by two times, seemingly very unwilling but also helpless to knock down his own card.

  It seems that this card is not small, at this time, everyone's mind is guessing what the woman's hand is. Is it Shunqing or Santong? Almost everyone has stopped considering Zhu Jianjun, after all, the probability of winning with a small card over such a big card is extremely low.

  The woman smiled complacently, tossed in a 50 chip, and said with some arrogance: "If you want to give me money, I won't refuse. But since you look quite decent, I suggest you surrender now." Her expression seemed to say that winning this round was as easy as turning her hand over, victory within reach.

  Lian Pangzi's chips were almost depleted, and Zhu Jianjun also seemed to be running out of steam. However, he still said: "What you said makes sense, but we've all persisted until now. I don't want to give up without seeing your bottom card. It's not worth losing twenty-five more. I'll add twenty-five chips and see what you have." After saying that, he threw in the twenty-five chips and flipped over his own cards, which he had never looked at before.

  As soon as the card was turned over, a burst of laughter erupted around him, and Zhu Jianjun himself almost fainted when he saw it.

  His card was actually a motley "235", which is the smallest card in the game of cheating, no wonder everyone around him burst out laughing, getting such a card, generally speaking, it would be deducted immediately, and the loss wouldn't be too much, but like Zhu Jianjun, who has been cheated until now, losing almost two hundred yuan, it's really unlucky.

  With such a hand, how could Han Shao let himself be bluffed all the way? Wouldn't that be giving money to others for nothing? Zhu Jianjun rubbed his temples and looked at Leng Binghan with incomprehension, but saw that Leng Binghan was not discouraged in the slightest. His face was calm and steady, his eyes were full of self-confidence, and a faint smile played on the corners of his mouth.

  Zhu Jianjun's icy demeanor gave him immense courage, and he thought to himself: Perhaps Han Shao has his own reasons for doing this. Whatever, I'll just listen to what Han Shao says, after all the money is his, not mine.

  Onlookers started to mock him, saying that Zhu Jianjun was really unlucky, and had actually given away nearly two hundred yuan for a "235", which was the first time in history. There were also kind-hearted people comforting him, saying that it was just one game, and there would still be opportunities to turn things around.

  They were completely unaware that the winner, who should have been excited and joyful, now had no smile on her face. Not only was there no joy in winning money, but even the flirtatious smile that had always been on her face had disappeared without a trace, replaced by an extremely dejected expression and a pale complexion.

  Until the fat man laughed happily and said: "Amazing, really amazing, I didn't expect to see the legendary battle between three A's and 235 today, it's simply too amazing, this money is not wasted, it's worth it, really worth it."

  One word sparked a thousand waves, and everyone was shocked - could it be that the woman's card actually had three Aces?

  In the game of Deuces Wild, there is a rule that the smallest 2-3-5 can beat the largest three Aces. Of course, everyone knows this rule, but it's said that no one has ever encountered it, after all, the probability of both appearing at the same time is too small, even if they appear in the same hand, would the person who gets the 2-3-5 dare to go all the way and compete with three Aces? Without a coincidence, this is completely impossible.

  Before everyone could react, the dealer from the casino side had already revealed the woman's cards. Everyone fixed their eyes on them and indeed, they were three Aces.

  Gasps, questions, regrets, and curses... The scene was chaotic, with people from other tables rushing over to witness this rare game.

  Suddenly, everyone's attitude changed from sympathy to envy, and they all praised Zhu Jianjun for being extremely lucky, having gone through 235 and actually encountered three A's.

  Zhu Jianjun was already ecstatic, the huge psychological contrast from hell to heaven made him completely disoriented, if not for Leng Bingxue pinching him awake beside him, he would still be smiling foolishly somewhere.

  After counting, they won a total of 892 yuan in this round. Adding the 200 yuan principal, they now have nearly 1,100 chips.

  The game continued for another hour or so, although there weren't any hands as thrilling as the previous one, but still plenty of excitement.

  In this hour, Zhu Jianjun was under the control of the cold and ruthless remote control, with some losses but mostly wins, without revealing any weaknesses, just thinking he was lucky. As a result, he also made several hundred yuan in profit. The woman, on the other hand, after losing three A's, perhaps due to the great impact on her mood, her momentum decreased significantly, and her luck began to decline, losing a lot.

  Another round is over, and the woman lost again. She was so annoyed that she slammed her cards down and angrily said, "I'm having bad luck today, I'm not coming back." With a gloomy face, she walked away in a huff.

  Leng Bing Han also took the opportunity to pull Zhu Jian Jun away from the table. They now have almost 2,000 yuan and can go to places with bigger bets. Zhu Jian Jun didn't care; he had never had so much money on him before. With such a gain, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. He now trusted Leng Bing Han one thousand percent; even if Leng Bing Han said snow was hot, he would believe there must be a reason for it.

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