Chapter 36: Gambling (Part 2)

  They then came to the place where they played dice.

  This is also very simple, the banker shakes the dice cup, inside there are three dice, gamblers can guess big or small, can guess odd or even, guess the total points of the three dice, and can also guess each die's points, the odds are naturally different. Big/small and odd/even are 1:1, total points is 1:6, if you guess correctly each die's points, the odds are 1:36. Of course, such a probability is really too small, only two hundredths of a percent (I haven't been to gamble, specifically what the odds are like, I'm not clear either, just take it as such, everyone don't delve deeper).

  Leng Bing Han made Zhu Jianjun first press himself several times, each time not much, only twenty, but won only once and lost about one hundred yuan. Although the money he lost was all his winnings, it still pained Zhu Jianjun's heart. That was one hundred yuan, enough to buy dozens of kilograms of pork.

  Seeing his expression, cold and icy as if he had understood his thoughts, he lightly patted him and gave him a reassuring look. Zhu Jianjun couldn't help but feel a little contempt for himself, how could he be so impatient, following Han Shao, there was more excitement waiting for him, how could he always be so out of place?

  Under the cold and icy implication, Zhu Jianjun put down 100 yuan on both the big and small sides. With a loud shout, the dice cup was opened, showing 456 fifteen points big, and the total number of points was also odd. Both of Zhu Jianjun's bets won, and he immediately earned 200 yuan. His heart was excited and skipped a beat, but soon calmed down. He believed that as long as Han Shao was there, this was just the beginning, not the end.

  In the next round, under Ling Bing Han's cold hint, he continued to bet a hundred big ones. Just as the banker was about to announce the end of betting, Ling Bing Han suddenly said: "It's very fun, brother, I'll help you choose one too." After that, she grabbed two 200 chips and threw them in. Everyone looked at it, and the chips actually fell on the "four five five", which means that this time, they were betting on the number of points on each die.

  Zhu Jianjun was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and cooperated, pretending to be shocked and wanting to take back the chip. However, the dealer stopped him with an expressionless face and told him: "In the casino, once you place a bet, it cannot be changed."

  Zhu Jianjun reluctantly withdrew his hand, with a sorrowful face, and said to Leng Binghan: "Little brother, don't mess around again, this is 400 yuan. Next time you want to play, I'll give you five yuan to play. Forget it, let's just say I lost last time too."

  The people around also burst out laughing, and someone gloated: "Who let you bring a little kid to play together."

  "Some people sneered and said: 'Haha, the old man is really bold, maybe he's actually right, this is a 36 times payout rate after all.'"

  Zhu Jianjun looked dejected and frustrated on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking: "Hehe, watch you guys make a fuss, wait for the result to come out, and see if you won't be shocked." He firmly believed that Leng Bingxue must have been absolutely sure of herself to have made such a move.

  As expected, when the dice cup was lifted, everyone's eyes widened in shock, and they were speechless.

  The result was indeed 455, big. Not only did Zhu Jianjun's own bet of 100 win, but Leng Binghan's bet of 400 on his behalf also won a substantial amount, with an odds ratio of 36 times, totaling 14,400.

  Even the two gamblers who were sitting at the table couldn't believe their eyes, they looked at each other in dismay. One of them was so angry that he wanted to slap himself hard, if Zhu Jianjun had wanted to back down earlier, he should have let him, why did he have to say that it couldn't be changed?

  But it's come to this, and there's nothing I can do about it now... Guess someone else just got lucky.

  Their wages are very low, and most of them rely on bonuses. The bonuses come from the commission on the total amount of money won at the table. The more they win, the higher the bonus will be. If they win less, then the bonus will definitely be lower. This 14400 yuan loss, they almost worked for nothing today, and it's possible that they might even get fired.

  At this time, the people around also seemed to have just woken up and praised his good luck, and they couldn't help but regret themselves for not following 455 earlier. Many people started to boast after the fact, saying that they had indeed liked 455 all along, but were just a little late in making their move, thus missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

  Many people are like this, lacking courage and determination. When they see others succeed, they constantly regret and lament, but don't take the time to carefully analyze the successful experiences of others and their own reasons for failure. People like this will never be successful in life, nor will they ever be happy.

  It seems that Zhu Jianjun has witnessed Leng Binghan's incredible luck, winning over 10,000 yuan with three A's. Although he's not very surprised this time, he can't help but feel excited, his mouth agape at the thought of such a large sum of money, which he wouldn't be able to earn in a lifetime even if he didn't eat or drink. He even asked Leng Binghan to help him with his lottery numbers, citing Leng's good luck as the reason, saying that Leng could win big just by randomly picking numbers.

  Cold and aloof, pretending to be clueless, recklessly pointing fingers. One moment they think this one looks better, so they bet on it; the next moment they think that one is more auspicious, so they bet on that instead. However, they don't dare to bet on high odds again. Although the money comes quickly, the first time can be attributed to good luck, but what about the second time? It will surely raise suspicions.

  So back and forth, winning more and losing less, although there was no big odds, still made a profit of over 1,000. At this point, many onlookers also started to follow him and bet, although what he said didn't make sense, maybe making money isn't?

  But Leng Bing Han didn't have such a good heart, winning too much money from the casino would attract attention and trouble. He could only win for himself, how could he possibly bring others to win with him? The bird that sticks its head out gets shot, and the one who offends people is oneself, it's really not worth it. Therefore, most of the people who followed him to bet lost, and gradually, no one followed him to bet anymore.

  Now Zhu Jianjun's chips have exceeded 20,000. He is still trying to maintain his composure, but he can't help feeling a little dizzy, as if he doesn't dare to believe that all of this is real.

  However, the cold icy purpose is far from that. This casino, he only plans to come once, his purpose is to enter the VIP room and win more funds. This money is not the Zhuang family's, no matter how much they win, they will not be heartbroken, nor will they provoke them. Although Leng Bing Han is not afraid, but being able to avoid trouble, why bother to stir up more? It's unnecessary to make an enemy for no reason, the main task is urgent.

  With over 20,000 chips, he was qualified to enter the VIP room. So he pulled Zhu Jianjun away from the dice table and came to the VIP room.

  There were special guards at the entrance of the VIP room. Without saying much, they looked at the tokens in their hands and let them in.

  The decoration of the VIP room was definitely much better than outside, but Leng Bingxue and Zhu Jianjun had already stopped paying attention to these things. There were a few people inside who were playing cards, except for the casino's croupier, there were almost no other idle personnel, of course, idle personnel could not enter the VIP room either.

  These people looked at the newcomer, who was dressed very ordinary, even a bit shabby, but they didn't show much surprise. The guests in this room are not ordinary people, with various hobbies and interests. Who knows, someone dressed like an ordinary old farmer might be a multimillionaire or a leader of some organization.

  Here, especially for government personnel, even if they know each other, they will pretend not to recognize each other and consciously avoid each other in order to avoid awkwardness or offending taboos, so as not to be seen by others doing something that doesn't look good. As a result, everyone is very self-aware of maintaining this unwritten rule.

  "Shall I join in too?" With Leng Bing Xue by his side and over 200,000 chips in hand, Zhu Jian Jun's confidence was boosted, and he looked nothing like the country bumpkin from a few hours ago. However, if he knew that among those seated were a municipal bureau chief, three multimillionaires, and a young master from the provincial government, he probably wouldn't be so calm and composed.

  Others took a look at him and didn't say anything, only the croupier explained their rules: "Minimum bet of one hundred, minimum raise of one hundred each time, maximum limit of twenty thousand."

  As soon as he heard this, Zhu Jianjun almost slipped under the table. Goodness gracious, with over 20,000 chips in his hand, he thought it was impressive enough, but unexpectedly, here, it's just enough for one maximum bet. Fortunately, after being here for so long, his tolerance has increased significantly; otherwise, with this one blow, I reckon he would have been lying there already.

  He glanced at Leng Bing Han's calm and collected expression, then forced a smile and said: "No problem, let's begin."

  Unlike the noise outside, the VIP room is very quiet. Everyone speaks little and just looks at their cards, makes their bets. They are all people of status and generally pay attention to themselves. Moreover, this is not an ordinary place, and no one wants to make trouble here.

  In the previous rounds, Zhu Jianjun got bad cards and Leng Bingxue didn't let him follow up. He just threw in 100 chips each time, and Zhu Jianjun seemed to have become numb. The feeling of reluctance and palpitations at the beginning was gone.

  Later, under the cold and icy hint, Zhu Jianjun was like a divine assistant. Although he also lost more and won less, his losses were small, and when the situation wasn't favorable, he quickly folded. But once he won, it was by a relatively large margin. In just over an hour, although the game wasn't very exciting, apart from what he had lost, he managed to win back around 30,000 to 40,000.

  A few others have won or lost, but not much, tens of thousands of yuan in gains and losses, which may be a lifetime's earnings for ordinary people, but for those in the VIP room, it may not count as anything.

  In such a dull and suffocating atmosphere, it seems that we have finally welcomed a more exciting and suspenseful game.

  In this round, Zhu Jianjun's exposed cards are a pair of Jacks and a red 5. Among the other five people, the slightly bald old man has three 7s; the middle-aged fat man has a red AK10; a bespectacled, big-haired middle-aged man has a colorful KQ10; a young man in his twenties has a pair of 8s and a King; and a suit-wearing man has four mixed cards: black 9, red 8, and black 4.

  It looks like that bald head has the biggest card, but there's still one more card to be dealt, so everyone still has a chance. That's why everyone is following through until now.

  Judging from the cards, the bald man spoke with great confidence and directly threw in 20,000 chips. The middle-aged fat man's cards didn't look big, but there was a chance of a flush or even a straight flush, and he also seemed very confident, following up with 20,000 chips.

  That big back head card should be the smallest, but if the bottom card is A or Q, and the last card can also get A or Q, there's still a chance to get three bars. He seemed to think for a moment, then said: "But it's just 20,000 yuan, anyway, not much, just like going for a massage yesterday."

  When he said that, everyone burst out laughing: "Where did you go for a massage that cost 20,000 yuan? You could have gotten a mistress for that price!"

  "You all followed, I have no reason not to follow." The young man also followed very readily.

  Seeing all four of them follow, the one in the suit shook his head, put down the card and said: "Forget it, your cards are all bigger, I won't follow anymore".

  "This little money is nothing to you, Director Wang. Even if it's 200,000, as long as you open your mouth, someone will bring it to you immediately." The middle-aged fat man joked.

  That somewhat bald old man also smiled and said: "Hehe, Director Wang, your unit is so rich that it's overflowing with oil, where would you be short of this little money, do you still need to open your mouth?"

  "That Director Wang waved his hand and said, 'No way, no way. Any one of you bosses can pluck a single hair that's thicker than our waists. Besides, even if we had the money, it wouldn't be worth giving it to you for such a lousy card, haha.'"

  It seems like several of them are familiar with each other.

  It was Zhu Jianjun's turn in their mutual teasing. Although throwing down such a large sum of money made him feel quite nervous, he still followed through with the cold and icy hint.

  After this round, the chips on the table exceeded 1.2 million.

  Everyone finished betting, the dealer dealt the last card. The bald old man got a black 10 of spades, and the middle-aged fat man got a red heart 6. Although it's not a straight flush, there is still a chance to get a flush. Da Bei Tou got a Q, forming a pair of Qs, but if the bottom card has a Q, it forms three Qs, which is still winnable. The young man's last card was a plum blossom 4, and Zhu Jianjun's last card was a J, and the exposed cards already had three Js.

  The current bet is Zhu Jianjun's largest. It's his turn to speak, and he pushes all of his remaining 30,000 chips into the pot, shouting: "All-in."

  "Haha, young man, don't be too impatient, impatience can't swallow hot tangyuan, don't think that three bars are not enough." Bald head chuckled and said with some disdain, also pushing out the 30,000 chips in front of him.

  The middle-aged fat man also laughed and said, "Old Chang, how come, still think you're educating your subordinates in the company? The young people nowadays are really something, not like us back then." After that, he also followed suit and pushed out a bet of 30,000.

  Da Bei Tou didn't say anything, possibly because he wasn't familiar with them, just smiled and pushed out the chips in front of him, which seemed to be three Qs, otherwise it wouldn't have been possible for Zhu Jianjun to know that there were three Js and still follow.

  Only the young man was very angry and knocked on the card, even if his bottom card was 8, at most it was three 8s, compared to Zhu Jianjun's three J bars, it was a bit worse, so he could only choose to knock on the card.

  The official saw that everyone had finished and waved his hand: "Please show your cards."

  The big guy flipped over the card and indeed there were three Ks. He still didn't say a word, but the triumphant look on his face spoke volumes.

  "What a pity, it's just three Qs, four Qs would be about right." The middle-aged fat man smiled slyly, turned over the card, and the bottom card was the 3 of hearts, which is the same suit, and the same suit beats three pairs.

  The smile on his face immediately froze, and then slowly turned into a cold cyan, as if it could be squeezed out of water, but there was no way, he could only heavily slap the card on the table to show his anger.

  The laughter of the middle-aged fat man had not stopped when a voice said, "Director Zhang, you're always so impatient. Three Q's are not enough, what about four 7's?"

  The middle-aged fat man's laughter was cut off, and everyone turned their heads to see that the bald old man called Lao Chang had flipped over his card, and the bottom card was actually a 7. Together with the other three 7s, there were four 7s in total, making it a big flush.

  Now it's the turn of the middle-aged fat man to be depressed, and he can only sigh: "Ginger is still spicy when it's old, Old Chang is indeed Old Chang, and I can actually lose to you, it's simply speechless."

  Lao Chang was very pleased, haha laughing, standing up and wanting to take all the chips on the table. Four 7s are very difficult to get in Show Hand, with a small probability, generally speaking, the winning rate of such cards is very high.

  "Hey, have you won for sure? I haven't even started yet." Zhu Jianjun hastily stopped him.

  "Hmph, I don't believe you have four J's," the bald man said, staring at him. As people get older, they become like this - with a childlike face and emotions that change suddenly.

  "Why can't I? You can have four 7s, why can't I have four Js?" Zhu Jianjun smiled all over his face and flipped over his own hole cards, and indeed it was the last J.

  Four bars of 7 collided with four bars of J, a difficulty no less than a comet colliding with the Earth, but it indeed happened.

  Lao Chang almost fainted on the spot, losing tens of thousands of yuan was heart-wrenching, but it wasn't enough to make him feel this way. Losing at cards, especially in a situation where he had been so sure of winning, made him feel utterly humiliated and extremely depressed.

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