The trump card that Qin Manli brought, which led to my unexpected gain of Hao Qi, left only the most crucial step for challenging the Tian Du casino.
Escape!
Regardless of whether the challenge was successful or not, the plan for escape had to be made in advance.
So now, it was Xu Shiyu's turn to appear.
Back at the hotel, I revealed the identities and backgrounds of Xiang Tianhua and Hao Qi, the two individuals who had appeared in the video, to Xu Shiyu.
Not only that, but I also revealed without reservation the fact that Hao Qi was already firmly in my grasp.
I told Xu Shiyu that she did not need to participate in or design the challenge.
From beginning to end, her task was singular.
That was to make full use of all the exploitable factors within the casino to devise a foolproof escape plan for me.
To put it bluntly, the five hundred thousand silver dollars spent on Xu Shiyu were for my own survival.
After the challenge, I not only needed to retreat successfully but also to do so completely unharmed.
As soon as I mentioned leaving the casino unscathed, Ma Wei immediately objected, saying it was a bit too demanding.
After all, a casino was a closed environment, unlike an open street where one could set up a scam and retreat at any time if things went wrong.
Although I knew Ma Wei's words were not unfounded, the reason I invited Xu Shiyu was precisely because I valued her ability to extricate me from tricky situations.
Otherwise, did he really think my five hundred thousand was so easily earned?
Unlike Ma Wei, who was blinded by money, Xu Shiyu seemed to have guessed my intentions from the start.
Therefore, when I proposed the requirement to leave unharmed, she did not utter any useless nonsense, but simply nodded heavily.
Seeing Xu Shiyu nod in agreement, Ma Wei naturally said nothing more to argue.
After this small interlude, Xu Shiyu asked me to call Hao Qi and, through him, gathered a lot of information about the Tian Du casino.
This included details about its layout, environment, staff configuration, security strength, visible and hidden cameras, and so on.
After thoroughly understanding the entire casino, she finally began to design the ultimate escape plan.
Seeing this, I did not disturb Xu Shiyu further and stood silently by, waiting.
...
As evening approached.
According to my requirements, Xu Shiyu finally designed a perfect escape plan.
To be on the safe side, Xu Shiyu also arranged for Ma Wei to be one of the people to pick me up at the end, ensuring that every aspect was perfect.
As for Xu Shiyu herself, she was responsible for controlling the situation from the hotel.
She instructed me that if I failed to return on time within the allotted period... it would be treated as a failed operation.
We would each go our separate ways, never to cross paths again.
After all, Ying Baolin was not to be trifled with.
Seeing Xu Shiyu's solemn expression, I nodded heavily.
Around 9:18 PM.
With a completely new face, I appeared alone in the Tian Du casino.
On the opening night, because Ying Baolin had shown up, basically all the gamblers knew that Tian Du was opened by this big shot.
Not only did no one dare to cause trouble, but unlike ordinary establishments, there was no need for familiar faces to bring in new ones to blend in.
Freedom to come and go!
Of course, the so-called freedom to come and go was definitely more applicable to those "perennial losers."
If someone won frequently, it would be a different story altogether.
Upon entering the casino and roughly scanning the occupancy rate at the various gambling tables in the lobby, I immediately had an idea.
I went to the bar, exchanged fifty thousand yuan for chips, and headed straight for my target table.
Since I was there to challenge the establishment, I naturally had to choose the most popular table and openly undermine the casino, embarrassing the house.
The table I chose was playing dice.
The rules of dice are very simple, and I won't go into detail here.
The most important thing is that dice has no complicated dialogue or betting rounds; you just place your bet.
With betting limits on every table, dice, which could be played in one to two minutes per round, was the most suitable for quickly accumulating chips.
After one gambler lost all their chips and left the table, I quickly sat down and immediately activated my hearing, focusing intently on listening.
Among the many gambling games, dice is one of the few that truly has tricks and chants.
Unlike the card-tracking charts in baccarat, which are purely designed by casinos to fool people, yet a large number of gamblers still fall for them.
The principle behind it is exactly the same as with super lotteries and double-ball lotteries.
Those who ponder carefully and bet cautiously never win the grand prize.
Only those who bet blindly from the start have a chance to hit it big.
In this round, before the dealer finished shaking the dice and announced "place your bets," the bets on "big" already exceeded the bets on "small" by nearly double.
This situation meant that the dealer was likely to roll a small number.
If I also bet on small with my fifty thousand chips, the bets on big and small would be roughly equal.
In this case, the dealer might change the outcome to a triple, wiping out all bets.
Therefore, after a brief deliberation, I took out two of my five chips and bet on the "small" area before the dice were placed.
"Come! Place your bets!"
The moment the words fell, the dealer opened the dice.
134, eight points, small.
I won.
At a 1:1 payout ratio, my twenty thousand chips instantly became forty thousand.
My heart was almost completely unmoved by this result.
Because this is what I often call "ten bets, nine scams"; you just need to see through the phenomenon to understand the essence.
If casinos were truly only responsible for providing venues for gamblers and taking a rake from each table, how would they pay so many employees? How would they manage dealings with both the underworld and the authorities?
After the opening success, I did not press my luck and continue betting.
Because I noticed that immediately after I bet twenty thousand on small and succeeded, other gamblers at the table also started following suit and betting on small.
In the new round, before the bets were placed, the chips on big and small were almost equal.
If I wanted to continue picking up easy wins, it was likely impossible.
Because a bet of ten to twenty thousand chips could not change the final outcome.
Although the premise of killing big to supplement small was profitable, it was not for ten to twenty thousand.
With light bets, the balance point between big and small was not completely broken.
In this round, the dealer could roll big or small, entirely at his discretion.
If I were to bet heavily, I would be a pure fool who sent his wealth away.
Therefore, after careful consideration, I still did not place a bet until the dealer put down the dice.
I chose to forfeit this round.
As it turned out, I was right.
Three sixes, a triple, the house wins all.