"For the third round, we'll bet..."
Just as Luo Qiwen reached the most crucial part of her sentence, a muffled bang echoed.
Immediately after, the main entrance, which had been tightly shut, was forcefully pushed open from the outside.
Yun Jin, Uncle Tuo's old flame, appeared at the doorway with six bodyguards in sharp suits.
Yun Jin, with her medium-length hair, was dressed in a sharp black suit today, and coupled with her icy expression, her aura as a powerful businesswoman was fully unleashed.
A single glance inspired a sense of awe.
Upon seeing Yun Jin arrive, everyone in the gambling hall, including Luo Qiwen, stood up in unison.
I could sense that Luo Qiwen, who feared nothing and dared to challenge the game alone, seemed quite wary of Yun Jin.
However, judging by Luo Qiwen's demonstrated skill in gambling tricks previously, the current Yun Jin might not necessarily be her match!
Could this be the aura that the strong possess?
As I was secretly pondering this, I suddenly noticed a look of relief flash across Shen Mengqing's face.
The third round hadn't even begun, and the outcome was undecided, so why would Shen Mengqing feel as if a burden had been lifted upon seeing Yun Jin appear?
Could it be that she knew she would eventually lose?
Yun Jin did not speak after entering but walked slowly towards the gambling table.
Looking at the scattered chips and playing cards on the table, Yun Jin looked up at Shen Mengqing and asked, "How is the situation?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Mengqing immediately replied, "It's exactly as you predicted, Auntie Jin."
"Both sides have one win and one loss; we're just about to start the third round."
Shen Mengqing's words dispelled my doubts.
No wonder Shen Mengqing had been acting so unusually today. It turned out that after Luo Qiwen had approached her in advance and issued a challenge, she had directly informed Yun Jin about it.
It was quite understandable!
The key figure in the previous Duan Kun incident, who had turned the tables... I, had already broken ties with her.
Shen Mengqing knew that without me, she had no confidence in winning tonight's gamble, so she had no choice but to notify Yun Jin.
However, what I found curious was how Yun Jin could have predicted the outcome of the gamble in advance and then appeared precisely before the crucial third round began?
As Uncle Tuo's lover, could Yun Jin also be a woman with an almost supernatural intellect like Queen Bee Yu Shuang?
If she were truly that resourceful, then the difficulty of extracting clues about the Gambling King's Token from her would undoubtedly increase significantly.
After hearing Shen Mengqing's answer, Yun Jin nodded slightly and did not reply further. Instead, she turned her gaze towards the restlessly standing Luo Qiwen.
After sizing Luo Qiwen up from head to toe, Yun Jin suddenly chuckled coldly, "Heh! You wanted to see me, and here I am!"
"Now that you've seen me, why aren't you saying a word?"
Luo Qiwen seemed to have absolutely no idea that Yun Jin would appear so early.
Upon hearing Yun Jin's question, Luo Qiwen's previously flirtatious smile disappeared, and she said to Yun Jin with considerable restraint, "Auntie Jin, long time no see!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the somewhat nervous Luo Qiwen extended her hand, as if wanting to shake Yun Jin's hand in greeting.
Unfortunately, Yun Jin completely ignored her, offering no response.
This heartfelt disregard caused a flicker of frost to appear in Luo Qiwen's eyes.
But she still kept her hand extended, seemingly waiting to see if Yun Jin would respond.
Just then, Yun Jin suddenly spoke, "Qiwen, Auntie Jin has a question for you!"
"Please, Auntie," Luo Qiwen quickly replied.
"If I hadn't appeared just now, what would you have bet with Xiao Qing in the third round?"
Upon hearing this, although unsure of Yun Jin's intention, Luo Qiwen still frowned and replied, "Draw cards and compare ranks."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Jin casually took out a brand-new deck of Bee playing cards from a drawer under the gambling table.
After removing the packaging and discarding the jokers, and giving the deck a simple shuffle, Yun Jin spread the 52 playing cards on the table.
Glancing at the slightly bewildered Luo Qiwen, Yun Jin said with a half-smile, "Come! I'll gamble with you in this last round! One round to decide the winner!"
Hearing this, my heart suddenly jolted.
Could it be that Yun Jin's gambling skills were even superior to Luo Qiwen's!?
If that were the case, then Shen Mengqing's performance in the first two rounds would be completely understandable.
She was stalling! Her objective was to wait for Yun Jin to arrive!
But just as I made this judgment in my mind, I suddenly saw... Yun Jin make her move!
Without any flashy preliminary actions, Yun Jin casually drew a playing card from the deck.
When she flipped it over, it was the Four of Clubs.
This scene completely stunned me.
All that effort, and it turns out to be so trivial!
Since it was a draw to compare ranks, the Four of Clubs represented a rank of 4, and moreover, the lowest 4!
The only cards that could win were the four 2s and the four 3s!
It was certain that Yun Jin had not used any sleight of hand when drawing the card.
Nor was there any possibility of her having secretly taken all the higher cards.
To steal cards, one would have to steal 40 cards, from 5 to J, to ensure invincibility.
Unless Luo Qiwen suddenly went blind, there was no reason for her not to see it.
To be honest, I was bewildered.
I had no idea what Yun Jin was playing at. Could she be hoping Luo Qiwen would go easy on her?
"Your turn, Qiwen."
Yun Jin, having drawn a low card, did not seem anxious at all, calmly looking at Luo Qiwen.
Seeing this, Luo Qiwen immediately smiled.
"Heh! Auntie Jin, are you trying to compensate for your past favoritism towards Shen Mengqing, which caused you to miss my regret and mistakes?"
Hearing this, Yun Jin remained silent, merely smiling noncommittally.
Seeing that Yun Jin did not answer her directly, Luo Qiwen's smile gradually faded.
Her slender jade-like hand gently reached into the deck.
As the playing card was drawn from the deck by Luo Qiwen, it was revealed face-up.
An Ace of Spades, so conspicuous it was almost blinding.
"Auntie Jin, you lose!"
Luo Qiwen said calmly.
"No! Qiwen, you are the one who lost!"
Shaking her head slightly, Yun Jin said with a solemn tone, "When I said draw cards and compare ranks, I didn't specify whether to compare high or low."
"And you didn't ask, so naturally, it follows my rules."
"In Ruichi, when we employees play 'draw cards and compare ranks' privately, it's always about who has the lower card; whoever has the lower card wins!"
"So, I'm very sorry!"
"You lost this round, and I... won!"
Hearing Yun Jin openly playing word games and resorting to trickery, Luo Qiwen's smiling face instantly froze.
"You're playing me!?"
Glancing coldly at Luo Qiwen, Yun Jin pointed to herself and said loudly with her full aura, "Setting aside the fact that you didn't clarify whether to compare high or low with me, even if I am indeed playing you, what can you do about it!? You disagree? You have to swallow it even if you disagree!"
"Because here... I make the rules!"