You might not know this, but in the VIP rooms of casinos, in addition to the multiple high-definition, no-dead-angle cameras already installed within the room itself…
Some decorations worn by the dealers, such as the brooch pinned to the chest of a female dealer or the buttons on the cuffs of a male dealer, are equipped with miniature pinhole cameras.
This is the "bait" theory I mentioned earlier, specifically prepared to deal with arrogant gamblers.
Although the dealer doesn't know the card sequence they've shuffled, the back-end monitoring room can use high-definition cameras from various angles to capture the shuffling footage, piece it together, and reconstruct the complete card sequence.
Of course, the dealer's ears are also fitted with miniature wireless earpieces.
For a large establishment like Tiandu, the monthly maintenance costs for monitoring and listening equipment alone reach a staggering sum.
Whenever a "bait" game enters the stage where the hook needs to be cast, the dealer essentially plays with their cards face up.
There's no need to know the card sequence of the gambler, who is the fish; they simply need to prepare the cards to hook and kill the fish in advance, based on the intelligence transmitted to their earpiece from the back-end monitoring room.
In the past, the gambler was the fish, and the dealer was the hook.
However, in VIP room J7 now, the roles of fish and hook have been completely reversed.
The dealer and I are the fish, while the middle-aged man has become the hook.
And the culprit behind all this is the mole hidden in the monitoring room.
Although I'm not entirely sure how much benefit this person has received from Da Fei, one thing is certain.
This person is most likely finished!
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Unsurprisingly, the middle-aged man won the twelfth round as well, and he did so without any pressure.
This bastard is truly patient!
To be able to endure the trend of consecutive wins and resist chasing the dragon, waiting for the mole to signal him to switch bets and cut the dragon.
Once the dragon-cutting is successful, it means that I, representing the casino, would only receive the 5% commission for the current round, and after paying out the middle-aged man's wagered chips, I would have to watch him openly walk away with all the chips.
Of course, the above conclusion only holds true if this elaborate scheme, where the thief cries "catch the thief," is not exposed.
Now, not only will the middle-aged man not be able to take away a single chip, but he might even be "invited" to the conference room upstairs.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
The word "greed" truly devours people!
I hope you can all bear the consequences of this backlash brought about by greed…
With this thought, after casually paying out the chips, I made an excuse about having a stomachache and needing to use the restroom. I asked the dealer, who had been standing beside me, to resume dealing and then left the room.
I was well aware that the restroom in the VIP room was only for guests.
Before the net was fully cast, the act had to be convincing.
As soon as I walked out of the room, I immediately called Jiang Xiaowan and asked her to leave the monitoring room and come find me…
Upon meeting me, Jiang Xiaowan impatiently asked, "Any leads?"
Hearing this, I nodded and replied, "Yes!"
Upon hearing my answer, Jiang Xiaowan immediately said in a hurry, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go! We'll catch them red-handed!"
As expected of a loyal follower of Ying Baolin, Jiang Xiaowan was very proactive in maintaining stability and dealing with external threats.
However, this time the problem was not just external.
Tiandu's internal structure also had a hole!
What's more, it was even more inconceivable that there was more than one hole!
As the saying goes, to deal with external threats, one must first pacify the internal.
Therefore, I decisively told Jiang Xiaowan, "Let's put catching them red-handed on hold for now, no rush! There's something more urgent."
I knew very well that the middle-aged man was just a tool, a small fry.
The mole in the monitoring room was the big fish!
This person's role was to connect the dots, linking directly to Da Fei from above and providing card sequence intelligence to the middle-aged man from below.
More importantly, undertaking such a risky act would only be done by a fool without immense benefits!
Therefore, only by apprehending the mole first, and without this key connecting figure, would Da Fei and the middle-aged man likely fall into disarray.
Of course, the other fish in the net would not escape either.
If we are to act, we must catch them all in one sweep!
So, after a moment of thought, I looked at Jiang Xiaowan, who had a confused expression, and quickly said, "Sister Xiaowan, it's like this…"
Next, I recounted the entire scheme and all the involved individuals from beginning to end, without omitting any details.
After listening to my account, Jiang Xiaowan was stunned and froze in place.
When she came to her senses, her bright, lively eyes flickered, and a look of extreme disbelief flashed in them. She raised her voice and asked, "Are you telling me a story!?"
Hearing this, I immediately rolled my eyes and was about to speak when…
Suddenly, I saw Jiang Xiaowan looking at me with an incredibly serious expression and saying, "Chen Xiang, you're not lying to me, are you?"
"Also, are you sure… you're not saying those things to settle a personal score?"
This time, I didn't reply verbally but nodded slightly, giving Jiang Xiaowan a solemn look.
Seeing this, Jiang Xiaowan gritted her teeth and said, "Da Fei, that bastard! He really dares to stir up trouble!"
But then, the anger in her eyes subsided, and she sighed, "Fortunately, you didn't ask me to catch them red-handed just now, otherwise, we might not have succeeded!"
Hearing Jiang Xiaowan say this, I immediately asked curiously, "Why?"
"To be honest, Da Fei was one of the earliest people to follow the boss!"
"In terms of seniority, he's much older than me! Plus, the boss's partner pays special attention to him, so it's difficult to move against him…"
Frankly, I hadn't paid close attention to what Jiang Xiaowan said earlier, but the last sentence, "the boss's partner pays special attention to him," made me pause.
I had been wondering who gave Da Fei the courage to specifically target me on my shift to secretly set up a scheme against me.
When Jiang Xiaowan mentioned the word "partner," all my doubts and confusion vanished instantly.
Immediately, a rather bold idea surfaced in my mind.
"You take people to catch them red-handed!"
After a pause, I said sternly, "The boss's partner… I'll handle it!"
Seeing my decisive attitude, Jiang Xiaowan nodded and agreed, "If you can't handle it, call me!"
"This matter is not just against you, but also against the casino! No matter who it is, if they want to disrupt the boss's business, I, Jiang Xiaowan, will make them pay the price!!!"