Tang Enqi, with his eyes tightly shut, after confirming with me and the surrounding gamblers that the deck of cards had been overturned and revealed…
Bang!
He slammed the gambling table and said with a mysterious smile, “Hehehe~ Everyone, please open your eyes wide and take a good look!”
“Look closely, recognize them well!”
“Next, it’s time to witness a miracle together!”
He paused, took a deep breath, and then Tang Enqi began to call out the ranks of the poker cards one after another.
“The first card, the 3 of Hearts…”
“The second card, the Jack of Diamonds…”
“The third card, the 9 of Diamonds…”
“………………”
“The ninety-ninth card, the 3 of Spades…”
“The one hundredth card, the Queen of Clubs!”
The moment Tang Enqi closed his eyes and then opened them, everyone around was stunned, including me!
No one could have imagined that Tang Enqi could remember the order of one hundred cards!
Keep in mind, that was a full hundred cards, only four short of two complete decks!
I knew very well that if I hadn’t used my full strength with the Star-Plucking Hand to disrupt nearly half the card order, Tang Enqi could have recited the order and ranks of four decks without any effort.
No wonder Tang Enqi could foresee the future, even plan without error. It turned out his mastery of sleight of hand with multiple decks had reached the pinnacle!
At this moment, even Yun Jin and Shen Mengqing’s red lips were parted wide, too shocked to close.
Before I could react, Tang Enqi suddenly stood up and pointed at the deck on the table, saying, “There are two questions that need your clear explanation.”
“First, besides the five cards in front of each of us, there are two cards missing from the deck.”
“Second, given that I’ve reached 17 points and can clearly remember the card order, what the hell is that King of Diamonds?”
Tang Enqi unexpectedly didn’t directly accuse me of cheating. Instead, he took a different approach, playing a card of showing off his skills while simultaneously blocking my escape route.
He accused me of cheating but didn’t catch me cheating.
Instead, he preempted me, saying the very words I had planned to use to confuse the issue.
At this point, everyone’s attention turned to me, seemingly wanting to see how I would explain myself.
Would I stubbornly resist and refuse to admit guilt, or would I be speechless and concede defeat.
At this moment, my expression turned extremely grim.
This Tang Enqi is truly too damn amazing!
This combination of unconventional moves left me unable to parry or defend myself!
I couldn’t even explain the first question.
Because this question involved initiative, and it was clear that whoever raised it first would have the advantage.
As for the second question, it was even more fatal.
If I chose to question his memory, Tang Enqi would undoubtedly speak without hesitation, demanding a restart.
He could even use the excuse of fairness, justice, and transparency to request a different gambler to shuffle the cards.
Having Tang Enqi with his prodigious memory shuffle the cards for him, especially by a gambler, would be equivalent to indirectly helping him gain applause.
If that were to happen, Tang Enqi’s reputation would silently soar to its peak.
At that point, he wouldn’t even need to search me. He could use his reputation to rally the surrounding gamblers to pressure the casino, creating public opinion.
Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!
In the eyes of the casino, gamblers are all fools and useless people to be exploited at will.
But such a group of fools and useless people, once stirred by some emotion and gathered together, are capable of overturning and destroying a casino!
Undoubtedly, I had been checkmated by Tang Enqi!
Since my debut, this feeling of being unable to retaliate had only occurred once before, when I faced Queen Bee Yu Shuang. Today, it happened again.
I thought that after continuous adjustments and learning, I had become strong enough.
I even thought I had gained some capital to go head-to-head with important figures.
But the reality before me was that a subordinate of an important figure had delivered a direct blow to my head!
………………
Seeing me lowering my head in silence, seemingly contemplating a strategy, Shen Mengqing suddenly stepped out from the crowd after exchanging a glance with Yun Jin.
“Everyone, something has happened in the establishment today, and I apologize, but we cannot continue operating.”
“For those who have not yet settled their chips, you can now proceed to the gambling tables to settle them as a draw.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Mengqing turned to one of the security guards who had accompanied her and Yun Jin and said, “Prepare to clear the hall!”
I knew that before I could give any response, Shen Mengqing, representing the Ruichi Casino, had already stated her stance.
And that stance was: absolute denial!
Upon hearing Shen Mengqing’s announcement to clear the hall, Tang Enqi, who had been so confident of victory, had a sudden change in his expression.
Tang Enqi had only brought two bodyguards. Once the hall was cleared, he would face the situation of being cornered and beaten.
Whether he could take his money with him was another matter.
He would likely be carried out on a stretcher!
Thinking of the consequences, Tang Enqi immediately slammed the table and roared, “Manager Shen, your actions are rather against the rules of the martial world!”
“I won money through my own skill, and then exposed your establishment’s scam, and now you’re trying to turn a blind eye!?”
As he said this, Tang Enqi raised his voice, as if afraid others wouldn’t hear.
Upon hearing this, Shen Mengqing sneered dismissively, “Heh! Since you recognize me, do you expect me not to recognize you?”
She paused and then looked around.
Seeing that the gamblers seemed dissatisfied with her earlier actions, Shen Mengqing pointed at Tang Enqi and said, “Everyone! Don’t be fooled by this person!”
“His real name is Hao Qi!”
“Furthermore, Hao Qi is a professional cheat! Do you know what his nickname is?”
“Eidetic memory!”
“Anyone who has gambled with Hao Qi at the same table with multiple decks, such as Baccarat, Blackjack, etc., has basically been ruined by him alone!”
“If you inquire outside, you’ll know that Hao Qi is a well-known ‘important figure’ who has been blacklisted by major casinos in Wenzhou!”
“You all know in your hearts whether Ruichi is clean or not! Like this rat, Hao Qi, whether he wants to cheat everyone’s money or the establishment’s money, I, Shen Mengqing, will be the first to object!”
As soon as Shen Mengqing finished speaking, the entire hall erupted in an uproar.
The local gamblers from Wenzhou looked at Hao Qi not with fervor and admiration, but with deep disgust and scorn.
Clearly, this gentleman was indeed the “important figure” with a notorious reputation, just as Shen Mengqing had said.
With Hao Qi’s identity exposed, shortly thereafter, the gamblers who had been crowding around the gambling table began to cash out their chips and leave the casino.
Within five minutes, only the staff of Ruichi remained in the entire hall.