235, 10 small.
My nine thousand chips, plus the handsome youth's fifty thousand chips, plus the scattered tens of thousands of chips from other gamblers, forced the dealer to cover the short and fill the gap, and the outcome was a small. I've seen the book.
This was an outcome already decided before the dice cup even landed.
It's precisely these easily seen-through principles that trap so many gamblers.
Many people naively believe that the outcome of gambling is about luck, but they don't realize... it's about people's hearts!
...
The handsome youth, who had bet heavily to hitch a ride, saw that I had failed again and immediately lost his gentlemanly demeanor. He glared at me fiercely and said, "You used ten thousand chips to calculate my sixty thousand chips!"
"It's the first time I've seen someone go against their own money!"
"Fine! You win, you're awesome! Brother, I admit you've got guts!"
With that, the handsome youth angrily picked up his chips and left the table.
A small favor repaid with a grudge – this is the most direct manifestation of a person's deep-seated gambling nature!
For someone like the handsome youth, even if I had agreed to his request earlier and helped him win money by betting on big or small in a proper manner...
No matter how much he won, he would never be satisfied, nor would he be grateful!
But if he lost, he would put on a look of deep suffering.
Fortunately, this guy didn't say anything too harsh, so I didn't take it to heart.
About ten minutes later.
I successfully made several "snipes," using twenty thousand chips to continuously take in twenty thousand chips...
Suddenly, a middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit walked directly to the table and replaced the original dealer.
And as soon as this Zhongshan-suited man appeared, he looked at me and smiled inexplicably, "Little brother, because our dealer is feeling unwell, I will be the one to shake the dice from now on. You... don't mind, do you?" I've seen the book.
Seeing this, I immediately realized: I had been targeted!
Although my exposure was unexpected, I didn't appear flustered. Instead, I calmly nodded, signaling him to proceed as he wished.
At the same time, I began to retrace my steps in my mind, reviewing everyone I had encountered and everything that had happened since I entered the casino...
Within two minutes, I knew who was behind this.
For reasons of both profit and safety, Hao Qi had no reason to point me out.
Because if he really wanted to expose me, he wouldn't have repeatedly warned me to wait until after twelve o'clock to make a move.
Therefore, given that I had disguised myself, the handsome youth from just now was the most suspicious!
And only one's own kind can see through the identity of a cheat.
Thinking back to the handsome youth's behavior just now, I immediately deduced his identity.
If nothing unexpected happened, the handsome youth wasn't a gambler at all, but a "Ma Jiang" from the lower eight generals of the "Qian Men Ba Jiang" (Eight Generals of the Gambling Sect).
Among the Eight Generals of the Gambling Sect, most people only know the upper eight generals, but not the lower eight generals.
The reason it evolved this way is because the lower eight generals were the most unorthodox and incompetent among cheats.
Originally, there were only eight generals of cheats, namely "Zheng Ti Fan Tuo Feng Huo Chu Yao" (positive pick, reverse escape, wind, fire, remove, rumor). All eight generals used clever methods to set traps and deceive people, luring the target into the snare.
But later, some unlearned individuals, in order to achieve the goal of deceiving people and obtaining wealth like the eight generals, but unwilling to study the art of cheating diligently.
They began to resort to any means, even using extremely low-class and despicable tricks, to cheat the target of their money.
Therefore, to distinguish them, people in the underworld collectively referred to these unorthodox cheats as the "lower eight generals."
Oh, right! These contemptible and low-class individuals of the lower eight generals are mostly unlearned gamblers.
They are divided into: Zhuang, Liu, Tian, Feng, Zhong, Ma, Yan, Kun.
The handsome youth from just now was the "Ma Jiang" among the lower eight generals.
Ma Jiang of the lower eight generals, during gambling, would persistently pester gamblers with certain pretexts to extort their money, or to cover the escape of the main group.
This was my deduction and determination of his identity based on his performance at the gambling table.
The lower eight generals would resort to any means to win money.
Similarly, to deal with the upper eight generals, with whom they always clashed, the lower eight generals would spare no effort.
Since the "An Deng" (hidden light, referring to a cheat who manipulates the dice) present wasn't called by the dealer, it could only be the handsome youth's doing.
If I'm not mistaken, this damned handsome youth didn't leave after leaving the table, but mingled with the crowd watching the dice shaking, secretly observing my performance.
After seeing me make several successful "snipes" in a row, this scoundrel found a "Ming Deng" (bright light, referring to a casino enforcer or a cheat who exposes others) patrolling the premises and directly reported me.
The upper and lower eight generals were already at odds, and coupled with the previous grievance, it was only reasonable for him to retaliate against me.
Heh heh! This low-class little Ma Jiang, unable to earn money legitimately, came to try and hitch a ride with me.
After I traded ten thousand chips for his six thousand, he immediately lost his mind and played dirty tricks on me.
Fine! You son of a bitch, we'll meet again!
...
After the Zhongshan-suited "An Deng" took his position, he immediately covered the cup and shook the dice.
And with his first move, he performed a flourish.
Of course, the purpose of the Zhongshan-suited man's flourish wasn't to show off his skill, but to "reveal his hand."
In all major casinos, "An Deng" would not directly intervene unless there was concrete evidence proving that the suspected target was a cheat.
They would only reveal their hand first.
This move was akin to martial artists announcing their names before a duel.
If you are a cheat and feel that your skill is inferior to the opponent's, you can take the opportunity of the opponent revealing their hand to directly show weakness and withdraw.
In the situation I'm facing now, if I felt my skill was inferior to the Zhongshan-suited man's and wanted to withdraw, I could simply bet all my chips and place them on any bet.
The advantage of doing this is that I could retreat safely before the situation escalated.
But if I made a proper bet and it was correct...
Then, it would be a clash of swords and shadows!
Since I had already been exposed, I naturally wouldn't hide anymore, because I had come here to challenge the establishment.
Therefore, the moment the Zhongshan-suited man placed the dice cup, I took out two chips worth ten thousand each and bet them on "Big."
Seeing this, the Zhongshan-suited man's brows furrowed instantly.
After everyone had placed their bets, the Zhongshan-suited man silently opened the dice cup.
366, fifteen points, Big.
In fact, before opening the cup, the Zhongshan-suited man could have used the switch under the table to secretly change the dice points.
But he didn't do so, because true cheats have their own code.
This is also the true reason why the upper eight generals are so widely talked about and praised by outsiders.
Although I guessed the points correctly, the Zhongshan-suited man didn't seem discouraged. Instead, with fighting spirit, he said, "Let's go again!"