Ten thousand yuan!
The cash I exchanged at the casino yesterday afternoon hadn't been deposited into my bank card yet.
Right now, Cheng Minglang, Han Jinlun, and I each had about fifty to sixty thousand yuan in cash on us.
If it weren't for the fact that the bus station was crowded and full of prying eyes, I would have wanted to throw all the cash onto the table just now...
Seeing me suddenly pull out ten thousand yuan, the surrounding crowd immediately became restless.
The beautiful woman, after a moment of stunned silence, nodded coldly and said, "Fine! Ten thousand yuan, it's mine!"
"Straightforward!"
Giving her a thumbs-up, I said meaningfully, "Beauty, let's be clear beforehand..."
"If I lose, you take the ten thousand yuan."
"If I win, you... come with me!"
In front of everyone, I couldn't be foolish enough to say: If I win, please join my team and follow me to enjoy the good life?
No matter what kind of team it is, as soon as these words are spoken, I can guarantee that the other party will immediately know that I'm trying to poach them.
If the beautiful woman had no intention of leaving the station to make money, then the hypothetical words I just spoke would be equivalent to completely blocking the path of mutual cooperation and win-win between us!
Because I had exposed her identity right from the start, making the surrounding onlookers, who were unaware of the situation, understand and realize that this woman was a cheat who specialized in mixing around the bus station, scamming people with the sunflower seed guessing game.
Therefore, I could only use a cliché and worn-out trick to lure the beautiful woman into the trap.
Although I knew that doing so would inevitably cause her great resentment.
But as long as the beautiful woman agreed, it meant that the gamble was on.
Once the game was set, it didn't matter if we discussed subsequent matters after the gamble was over.
Because the outcome, as yet, was still unknown!
...
Before the beautiful woman could respond to my words, a young man with a Chen Haonan-style haircut suddenly burst out from the crowd, followed by three or four thugs.
The young man's eyes widened in anger, shooting out cold glints as he roared at me with a ferocious expression, "Kid, who the hell do you think you are? What's your intention in coming to the station to cause trouble?"
"Don't you know that this area around the bus station is under my protection, Ding Zhao of the pier?!"
Upon hearing this, the noisy crowd at the scene immediately fell silent in fear, then retreated backward, moving far away to watch the show.
No one cared whether what this suddenly appearing Ding Zhao of the pier said was true or not.
They only knew that there was good drama to watch!
Only I knew in my heart that this so-called Ding Zhao of the pier was not a thug who extorted protection fees around the train station.
If I guessed correctly, he should be a "fire general" under this beautiful woman.
Honestly, I really didn't expect that such a small bus station could be a place where dragons lie hidden and tigers crouch, and even the organizer of street gambling games had a fire general.
If there's a fire general, then a "fleeing general" must also be indispensable.
The Thousand Gate has thirty-six formations, and without five generals, the formation cannot be made.
The fire general and the fleeing general are the standard setup for a main general to set up a formation.
One is responsible for fighting, and the other is responsible for running.
If they can win, they negotiate; if they can't win, they run!
As for the other two generals, it depends on the situation.
In crowded places like bus stations, the "rumor general" was likely also hidden among the onlookers, ready at any moment.
It seems that my choice between the two earlier was indeed correct.
This is a well-organized team of cheats!
Since it's a team, it's easier to handle.
With this thought, I ignored the young man's questioning and said to the beautiful woman in a provocative tone, "How about it, beauty?"
"Since you dare to set up a stall here, you can't possibly be afraid to take on a gamble of ten thousand yuan, can you?"
Hearing my words, the young man who had jumped out was completely enraged.
As for the beautiful woman, her face also instantly turned gloomy.
She raised her hand to stop the young man from throwing a punch, and after looking me up and down several times, the beautiful woman frowned and asked, "I accept the ten thousand yuan gamble! But..."
"If I win, besides keeping the money, I have an extra condition!"
"You say it."
The beautiful woman stretched out her hand, opened her five fingers, and said through gritted teeth, "I want to beat your stinking mouth!"
"Deal!"
Without any hesitation, I agreed immediately.
Hearing my decisive agreement, a hint of joy suddenly flashed in the beautiful woman's clear eyes, as clear as autumn water.
Then, her gaze towards me gained an indescribable meaning.
I knew that this round was extraordinary.
To win, the beautiful woman would definitely use everything she could to her advantage.
Timing, geographical advantage, human harmony, and so on...
However, since I dared to accept the challenge, it meant that I was not afraid at all.
Whether I prepared to cheat or not, the probability of losing and winning was always 50%.
This probability is not present in any other gamble, nor will it ever appear.
Because in the simplest game of guessing odd or even with sunflower seeds, the outcome is determined within a short second before the lid is opened.
Therefore, there's no need to think too much beforehand; just wait until the moment before the lid is opened to decide whether or not to make a move...
...
After the gamble of ten thousand yuan with an additional condition was formed, the beautiful woman clearly intended to teach me a lesson.
She grabbed a large handful of sunflower seeds from the bag of Qiaqia sunflower seeds.
Some of the seeds she couldn't hold slipped through her fingers and fell to the ground.
After pouring all the sunflower seeds into a cup that resembled a dice shaker and inverting it on the table, the beautiful woman looked up at me and said, "Odd or even, guess."
The handful of sunflower seeds the beautiful woman held in her hand contained at least a hundred or so seeds.
Rather than guessing, it was more like a blind guess.
Anyway, the probability was still fifty-fifty.
If I really racked my brains to guess, I would be falling into a trap.
Because no matter how I chose, in the second before the lid was opened, as long as the beautiful woman found that my guessed result matched the actual number, the seed she secretly held in her little finger could play a decisive role in winning.
And I was sure that I would not be the one to open the lid in this round.
Therefore, to break the deadlock, I had to find an alternative approach.
As I fell into a state of silent contemplation, the crowd watching the show became restless again.
Seeing this, the beautiful woman not only did not urge me, but a cold smile appeared on her lips.