Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly saw Shen Mengqing clear the area!
After calming the emotions of the gamblers and having security escort them out and close the venue, Shen Mengqing spoke directly, "Luo Qiwén, I won't waste any more words."
"Since you dare to come alone to challenge us, then don't blame me for using a war of attrition!"
"If you can still win this round, I'll take you to see Aunt Jin without a second word!"
As soon as she finished speaking, my steps instantly halted.
From Shen Mengqing's tone, it was clear she knew Luo Qiwén.
And most importantly, the other party was here for Yun Jin!
So I decided to stay and find out.
Luo Qiwén still had a charming look in her eyes, nodding and smiling at Shen Mengqing, "No problem! You can send as many people as you want."
Upon hearing this, Shen Mengqing nodded slightly and said coldly, "Then we'll stick to what we said before, playing cards."
"Zhá Jīnhuā, Blackjack, Baccarat, Dou Niu, Red Ten, Atom... choose one."
This time, Luo Qiwén didn't answer immediately, but pretended to ponder for a moment before saying, "Let's go with Zhá Jīnhuā. It's simple, direct, and efficient!"
"Alright! Then it's Zhá Jīnhuā!"
Shen Mengqing held up four fingers and said in a deep voice, "Including myself, I'll field a total of four people, each with a million chips!"
"Of course, I'll also prepare a million chips for you. You're out if you lose them all!"
"As long as you win to the end, you can take all five million chips with you!"
Upon hearing Shen Mengqing's words, Luo Qiwén agreed without even considering it.
"Gain both people and wealth, acceptable! I... accept!"
As soon as she spoke, the entire room was shocked!
Although ganging up on someone felt a bit unfair, the fact that Shen Mengqing dared to say it and Luo Qiwén dared to accept was enough to make everyone look at them with new eyes and treat them with seriousness.
I speculated that Shen Mengqing's main purpose in doing this was to subtly put pressure on Luo Qiwén.
After all, the other party had come alone to challenge them.
If they lost the second round again, no other hidden players would dare to step up later.
So, rather than waiting until their side suffered consecutive defeats and morale plummeted, it was better to go all out and take a gamble.
At least having more players against one guaranteed a higher win rate.
Moreover, facing several skilled cheaters at once would likely cause Luo Qiwén's psychological resilience to fluctuate.
If they could seize upon any loopholes or flaws in her cheating techniques during these fluctuations, then the crisis... could be resolved instantly!
It was clear that without the gamblers acting as an audience, Shen Mengqing had decisively abandoned pride and started to adapt...
Just as I was concentrating, I suddenly saw Shen Mengqing sitting at the gambling table with Li Sheng and two others.
Including Luo Qiwén, all five of them had neat stacks of chips in front of them.
The battle for Rui Chi's reputation was about to begin!
...
Gambling matches like this, consisting entirely of skilled cheaters, are common in casinos.
Such matches have only one purpose.
Catching cheaters!
It's impossible to win solely through luck without cheating.
Therefore, the five people at the gambling table were all well aware of this.
This was a gamble that required not only cheating skills but also courage, bravery, composure, and conviction!
It was acceptable to cheat brazenly or to catch others cheating with sharp eyes.
But there was one thing to remember!
Failure was not an option!
Failure meant more than just having fingers chopped off.
If there were other grudges mixed in besides profit, losing one's life for nothing... was also a possibility!
Thus, at the beginning, not only was Luo Qiwén behaving properly, but Shen Mengqing and her three companions also made no extraneous movements with their hands.
They only placed chips, looked at cards, or folded cards. Or they would bet more when they had good cards and wait for others to speak.
The current situation was actually no different from a normal game of cards.
At the start, no one would act recklessly; the focus was on winning steadily.
Only when the money on the table showed significant changes would people's mental states shift accordingly.
So, after a round, there was little difference in wins or losses among the five people.
In this situation, I knew Luo Qiwén would not be the first to cheat.
Because as long as she checked her cards and only played when she had exceptionally good hands, she could still outlast one or two opponents.
This was the most conservative and stable strategy for Luo Qiwén at the moment.
As for Shen Mengqing's side, despite having more people, the biggest drawback was... the unavoidable situation of internal conflict.
After all, it was impossible for all four of them to advance and retreat together in every hand.
Doing so would be too obvious!
If Luo Qiwén asked to inspect the cards, someone's hand would inevitably be unclear.
If it were a pair of small cards, they could still try to bluff their way through.
But what if they folded big hands, like a straight or a flush?
If caught, they would be directly eliminated.
Because playing with a hidden advantage was also considered cheating.
Then Luo Qiwén would have won without a fight, with no pressure at all.
Therefore, for Shen Mengqing's side, the most secure method was: three protect one!
They would lose all the chips of the other three combined to another person, and then let that person slowly wear down Luo Qiwén.
Even if they just checked their cards every hand, they could still drag the game to a victorious conclusion!
Undoubtedly, this person was Shen Mengqing!
Only Shen Mengqing, as the leader, had the right and the strength to contend with Luo Qiwén!
Thus, Li Sheng made the first move!
Since he won the previous hand, it was his turn to shuffle and deal the cards.
While shuffling, Li Sheng clearly sensed Luo Qiwén's gaze fixed on him!
As a skilled cheater, Li Sheng seemed confident in his techniques.
While shuffling, he deliberately slowed down and didn't shuffle randomly in a flashy manner, but instead shuffled the deck in three distinct sections.
The perfect segmented shuffling technique!
This move could effectively disrupt the order of the two cards at the beginning and end of each segment after it was divided.
It was clear that Li Sheng intended to use the six key cards, which were separated and interleaved, to create an opportunity.
To add, judging purely by the technique, the perfect shuffling technique is not considered cheating but a pure shuffling method.
Therefore, even if the opponent could see it... they couldn't call it out!
Because there was no card changing, stealing, or hiding.
After shuffling, Li Sheng asked Luo Qiwén to cut the deck.