Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man, Brother Feng, quickly glanced at Leng Meng, his gaze sweeping over the latter's clean yet sharp face.
In Brother Feng's narrowed eyes, a flicker of surging anger and a hint of imperceptible coldness danced.
After staring at Leng Meng for a while, as if making up his mind, Brother Feng said in a deep voice, "Young lady, you're quite bold for your age!"
"I know you're from the Rong Sect and have some skills, but in our territory... you're not enough to impress!"
He paused, and before Leng Meng could speak, Brother Feng continued, "Since you've said so, then let's have a real fight!"
"Although my brothers and I are outsiders, and we don't have many people, we can't let you insult us!"
"Enough talk, let's get straight to it!"
"If you win a round, I'll give you fifty thousand plus three fingers!"
"If we win a round, you and your sister will each have three fingers removed!"
After speaking, Brother Feng actually pulled a dagger from his bag and tossed it onto the table.
Under the light, the dagger exuded a sharp, dazzling cold glint.
This scene immediately stunned Sister Ran: "You, you guys... you're serious!?"
Sister Ran, having never witnessed such a situation, was immediately terrified, her legs starting to tremble.
Although Sister Ran had been a beauty in the pleasure quarters, in those places, people usually got straight to the point, discussing their strengths and weaknesses, exploring depths, and doing what they desired.
Even if men occasionally fought over women or got into brawls, they never resorted to drawing knives so cleanly and decisively as today.
Anyone with eyes could see that Brother Feng was not bluffing; he was one hundred percent ready to get serious. wΑp.kanshu伍.net
In stark contrast to the flustered and bewildered Sister Ran, Shi Jianguo remained incredibly calm.
Without a word, he turned and walked to the door, pulled down the roller shutter, and then locked the door.
Seeing this, Xiao Shan seized the opportunity, grabbed the dagger on the table, and chuckled sinisterly, "Skinny stick, don't try to pull a fast one on us!"
"We're not afraid to be in this business! Besides, your roller shutter door isn't that sturdy!"
"Believe it or not, my Fifth Brother... can kick that roller shutter door to pieces with one kick?"
As soon as Xiao Shan finished speaking, one of the four men in the cheating group stood up.
The moment I saw that person stand up, my expression immediately darkened.
When Brother Feng first brought his men in, my attention had been focused on this man. kanδん
If Xiao Shan hadn't been so ostentatious, this man, besides Brother Feng, would have been the one I paid the most attention to.
Because he... hadn't uttered a single word since entering the room!
And during the hours of card playing, his performance hadn't resembled a cheat at all; instead, he was more like... a Fire General!
(To avoid confusion about which of the Eight Generals of Cheating is being referred to, a brief introduction is provided here. The Eight Generals of Cheating are, in order: Zheng, Ti, Fan, Tuo, Feng, Huo, Chu, Yao. Their specific duties will be mentioned in the main text later.)
Among the Eight Generals of Cheating, the role of the Fire General was to resolve problems with force and help the Zheng General escape.
And this man, whom Xiao Shan called Fifth Brother, fit the image of a Fire General perfectly.
Firstly, he was tall and very strong.
This Fifth Brother looked to be over 1.9 meters tall. My height of around 1.8 meters made me look somewhat petite next to him!
As for his build, it was even more incomparable.
In addition to his robust physique, Fifth Brother had a fierce look that was hard to describe.
He didn't need to put on a stern expression; the entire person, from head to toe, exuded an aura different from ordinary people.
Two words could summarize it: malevolence.
It was fine to glance at him once, but staring at him for too long gave a sense of inexplicable unease.
Therefore, I was certain that even if this Fifth Brother wasn't a Fire General, he was definitely a top-tier formidable individual.
Tall as an iron tower, strong as a wild bull, with a broad back and powerful waist!
With such a formidable person present, I felt that if something were to happen later, Shi Jianguo, who was rumored to be able to fight ten men, might not be able to handle him!
Seeing our varied expressions, a barely perceptible smugness flickered in Brother Feng's eyes, followed by a feigned smile. "Heh heh. Sit down, Old Fifth! We're competing in cheating, not martial arts!"
"Besides, I, Zhang Zifeng, always believe in fair competition, winning people over with virtue and reason."
"Since they've agreed to a showdown with us, let's start quickly."
"No problem, little brother?"
Upon hearing this, the burly man called Fifth Brother by Xiao Shan obediently sat down.
As for me, I nodded noncommittally.
Since things had escalated to this point, there was no choice but to compete for supremacy... and bet fingers.
Seeing my nod, Brother Feng pointed to the middle-aged man beside him and said, "Qian Xin, you'll be the one to face this little brother in the first round."
"We've been playing poker for so long, it's time to switch things up."
"Here! Those mahjong tiles are full of ready-made dice, so you'll roll dice and compare the numbers."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man called Qian Xin by Brother Feng immediately stood up, then unhurriedly walked to the adjacent mahjong table and began picking out dice one by one.
Qian Xin didn't look tall, but he appeared quite spirited.
His eyes, in particular, were quite sharp.
Although I didn't know Qian Xin's cheating skill level, I could roughly guess that this guy... was likely an expert at playing with dice.
With the stakes already set at fingers, Brother Feng could still change the game on the fly. Without guessing, I knew what this scoundrel was up to!
It meant that Brother Feng had been shaken by my "Star Plucking" move, and he was no longer confident of winning against me in poker.
Therefore, to gain an initial advantage, Brother Feng was willing to change the game proactively, adjusting the rules before the first round even began.
Of course, this didn't technically violate the rules.
After all, we hadn't agreed on what game to play beforehand.
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After picking out the dice, Qian Xin signaled the other three men in the cheating group to step aside, and then walked to face me alone.
After sizing me up, Qian Xin directly said, "Little brother, since we're proposing to roll dice on the spot, the rules for this round of dice rolling... will be decided by you."
Hearing this, I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
This was a tactic of advancing by retreating!
You've already decided on rolling dice, and now you're telling me that the specific rules are up to me?
Go to hell!