As Yu Shuang spoke, the anger in her eyes gradually faded, leaving behind only an endless coldness and loneliness.
I didn’t know if it was a pang of conscience or the knife wound in Yu Shuang’s abdomen that made me lose my original expectations of her, but it also brought about some indescribable feelings. There was regret, and there was heartache.
In short, after seeing the scar on Yu Shuang’s stomach, I, who should have harbored hostility towards her, suddenly felt inexplicably relieved at this moment.
After taking a deep drag of my cigarette, I said lightly, "I see your sincerity. Now... put your clothes back on."
After stubbing out the cigarette butt, I stood up directly from the sofa and looked at Yu Shuang, saying, "You had someone hit me with a stick, and now... I've returned that stick to you!"
"From today onwards, we are even!"
"Regarding the cooperation, once you have a detailed plan, just call me. My number is 1381520..."
With that, without caring about Yu Shuang's reaction, I quickly walked towards the door.
Just as I was about to open the door and leave, Yu Shuang suddenly spoke.
"Thanks, Da Jianming."
"Thank you... for not forcing me any further."
After a slight pause, Yu Shuang continued, "Long before I met you, I already had a rough outline of my plan in my heart."
"It's just that at the time, I couldn't find anyone to execute it."
"In my plan, the executor not only needed to have impeccable gambling skills but also had to have a grudge against Wang Yangming!"
"If any major unforeseen circumstances were to occur during the execution of the plan... with Wang Yangming's cunning and methods, it would be difficult to guarantee that he wouldn't eventually track me down."
"During this period, I've been having Leng Meng and the others help me find some unfamiliar faces from the gambling world outside."
"In addition, I've asked people to secretly investigate the social connections of Wang Yangming and his son, hoping to find a breakthrough."
"Now that I have you, it's no longer important whether those previous efforts have made any progress."
Upon hearing this, I nodded, indicating no objection.
Previously, when I was her opponent, her foresight and meticulous planning had made me very annoyed and disgusted.
But now, as a partner, I felt she was like a Zhuge Liang who planned for every eventuality!
By now, I had a pretty good understanding of Yu Shuang's plan.
Before leaving, I turned back and asked, "Is the most crucial link in your plan... Wang Yu?"
"Exactly! You are indeed very smart!"
Yu Shuang nodded without any hesitation in response to my question, "Originally, my plan was to use Wang Yu as the breakthrough."
"The reason I had Shi Jianguo and A Yao get close to Wang Yu was so that after they became familiar with him, they could cooperate to con him."
"It's a pity that although they've become familiar now, Wang Yu is incredibly shrewd and perceptive!"
"Every time, regardless of whether he wins or loses, when it reaches a certain point, he'll find an excuse to stop."
"I was still worrying about how to break the current stalemate and make Wang Yu gradually fall deeper into the trap."
"But now that I have you, this problem... is yours to solve!"
"I believe you have a way to deal with Wang Yu, to make him lose control and get carried away."
"If you can think of a solution soon, then two days from now, you can take A Yao's place at the Baole Chess and Card Room."
"It's fine if you can't think of one, we can wait a couple more days."
"After all, I've already waited this long, so I don't mind waiting an extra day or two."
When saying the last two sentences, Yu Shuang glanced at me almost subconsciously.
I knew that her last two sentences were intentionally said for me to hear.
After a moment of thought, I replied directly, "Let me play in the game two days from now!"
"Trust me, with me there, I will firmly con Wang Yu! I guarantee he'll fall into the deep pit bit by bit!"
This time, my face showed no unusual expression. Only at the moment the words left my mouth did a faint, almost imperceptible cold smile curve my lips.
Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west, fortune turns!
Setting aside any personal grudges, when it comes to conning people, I am absolutely the most professional.
Because during the last six months with Uncle Tuo, the gambling skills he taught me were not limited to the card table.
How to con a person was the most important part of our last six months of training!
"See you in two days at the Baole Chess and Card Room."
With that, I pushed open the door and left.
After leaving the Huadu Casino, I didn't go back to the hotel directly. Instead, I went to the nearest mall and spent a large sum of money to buy a high-end suit.
From head to toe, I dressed myself up properly.
As the old saying goes: "It's easier to change the mountains and rivers than a person's nature!"
Having been classmates with Wang Yu for nine years, I knew his personality inside and out.
From elementary school onwards, this person was very, extremely, and exceptionally vain, with a strong competitive spirit!
In Wang Yu's perception, besides academic performance, in terms of lifestyle, such as food, clothing, and daily necessities, he had to have the best.
I believed that Wang Yu would absolutely not accept that among his former classmates, someone was doing seemingly better than him!
Especially if that person... was me!
Even if he knew how to pretend, it was only for those who didn't know him well.
In the face of my stories and gambling skills, he absolutely wouldn't be able to hold back or pretend!
...
Two days later.
Early in the morning, Yu Shuang called me and said that after noon, she would have Shi Jianguo bring Wang Yu to the card room to play.
There would be about 5 to 6 people.
Yu Shuang also told me that besides myself and Shi Jianguo, the other few people were Wang Yu's usual card partners, so there were no issues.
Before hanging up, Yu Shuang confirmed with me again that I was indeed going to play, and then instructed me to be careful and adapt to the situation.
After hanging up the phone, I went downstairs, bought a bucket of Kang Shuaifu instant noodles at the counter, and quickly ate a couple of mouthfuls.
Not long after finishing my meal, Yu Shuang called me again, saying that Shi Jianguo had already brought Wang Yu over and asked when I would arrive.
I only replied with two words: "Wait."
I waited for more than half an hour.
When I appeared on the second floor of the card room, carrying my briefcase and dressed impeccably in a suit, I immediately heard Yu Shuang lightly greeting Wang Yu and the others in a semi-open private room on the east side of the second floor.
"I'm sorry, Xiao Wang! A Yao can't make it due to acute gastroenteritis, so I had a friend of his fill in temporarily."
"I didn't expect his friend to be so bad with time!"