Man dies for wealth, birds die for food.
The principle of seeking wealth through danger is understood by all.
It is normal for the dealer, who possesses both timing and location, to develop greed for Yang Yuan Yuan, but...
While catching a cheat is easy, the challenge I need to solve is how to expose the dealer, the true culprit.
Relying solely on Fatty's confession is useless.
Regardless of whether he is willing to point out the dealer, don't forget... this is on a gambling ship.
Although we have many people on our side, the gambling ship is the dealer's territory. Since he dared to take risks and set up a trap for Yang Yuan Yuan, he has likely made thorough preparations in advance.
After much deliberation, I decided to wait until Fatty was dealing. I would then seize an opportunity when he cheated and call him out, to see how he would react.
Sharing blessings and enduring hardships together has become the mainstream phenomenon in the martial world today.
I refuse to believe that after being exposed, Fatty would be willing to take all the blame himself!
Without further ado, let's return to the game.
After the middle-aged beautiful woman finished dealing, it was Fatty's turn to deal.
After taking his cut, the dealer, as usual, took out a brand new deck of cards from the drawer and placed it in front of Fatty.
Just as Fatty was unsealing the new deck and preparing to shuffle, I saw the little finger of his left hand, adorned with a large gold ring, subtly move.
Many people have probably seen in gambling movies that the God of Gamblers, Gao Jin, and his disciple Chen Xiaodao, had a habit of wearing rings, right?
In reality, the reason why cheaters wear rings is not for show, but to facilitate cheating!
The method of cheating is simple, it's "xia han" that I mentioned a long time ago.
Although it can be easily seen through, Yang Yuan Yuan and the others are not cheaters, and they cannot understand the marked cards at all.
Moreover, as long as the cards are marked with "xia han," Fatty can recognize them at a glance, which saves him a lot of time when he's dealing.
After all, in the game of "Lun Zhuang Niu Niu," time equals money.
Only by mastering the hands of others as much as possible can Fatty play his cards wisely.
Even if he wins, he can't always rely on hands like "Niu Niu," "Yin Niu," or "Jin Niu," can he? That would be too fake!
This "xia han" also reflects a point: in Fatty's subconscious, he has already considered Yang Yuan Yuan as a long-term cash cow.
I believe this point should have been subtly instructed by the dealer.
As long as Yang Yuan Yuan plans to book this VIP room again, the dealer can extort more profits from her.
By instructing Fatty to win millions each time in a "boiling frog in warm water" manner, until the matter is exposed, or they voluntarily withdraw.
Otherwise, there would be no need to play so many hands with Yang Yuan Yuan earlier; it would have been a quick kill, a big score, and then a swift exit.
...
With limited time, after quickly marking a few key cards with the large gold ring, Fatty began to shuffle.
Interleaving and stacking shuffles, the standard "sha yu" technique.
The visual effect of these two techniques combined is what many people have seen as "cha xi."
"Cha xi" is an unconventional shuffling technique.
Although unconventional, it is not a cheating technique, but a shuffling method specifically devised by gamblers for convenience and ease.
After gathering the cards, arbitrarily draw a stack from the deck, insert it into the deck without any rules, and repeat this action continuously.
Although "cha xi" is relatively simple, convenient, and fast, ordinary people might shuffle out big cards, let alone cheaters who use the visual difference of "cha xi" and the "cha hua" technique to arrange cards in advance.
After shuffling, Fatty pretended to hand the cards to the inner circle, signaling us to cut.
After a few seconds, seeing that Yang Yuan Yuan and the others did not react, I directly reached out to cut the cards.
Since my goal was to catch them red-handed and expose them, I cut the cards casually, without using any special techniques.
At this moment, I clearly saw a hint of disdain flash in Fatty's eyes.
It seems this guy is truly a wolf in sheep's clothing, sly and cunning!
On the surface, he showed no suspicion or vigilance towards me, a new card friend, but in reality, he never let down his guard.
If I hadn't cut the cards just now, Fatty's vigilance might have continued until I was dealing and started shuffling!
After cutting the cards, Fatty began to deal.
At this moment, everyone at the table, including myself, involuntarily focused their attention on the cards about to be dealt.
I don't know whether to say Fatty was lucky or unlucky, but two of the cards that were secretly marked with "xia han" by that guy appeared in this round.
And these two cards both belonged to the same person!
A Club 4 and a Heart 6.
Don't ask me how I know, because only a cheater can understand the marks made by a cheater...
This scene immediately caused Fatty's brow to furrow slightly.
The reason this guy marked cards in advance, besides making it easier to recognize them, was that when he was unpacking and shuffling, he was only focused on arranging the five cards he wanted.
He didn't pay much attention to the order of the subsequent cards. Fatty only secretly marked some key cards, such as "3, 4, 6, 7."
The two marked cards in front of the bald man were precisely a single 4 and a single 6, which could form a total of 10.
As long as any of the other three cards was a 10 or higher, the bald man would definitely have a "Niu" in this hand.
Although the cards Fatty had arranged for himself were not small, they were not so overwhelming as to guarantee victory.
Therefore, this sudden change in circumstances meant that Fatty might not necessarily win this round.
To guarantee a win, he would have to switch cards!
With this thought, while lighting a cigarette, I secretly shifted all my attention to Fatty, preparing to call him out and catch him red-handed at any moment...
...
As a cheater, it is normal to conceal cards.
As for how many cards are concealed, it all depends on one's skill.
Just as everyone at the gambling table began to look at their cards, I saw Fatty make his move!
Pretending to look at his cards, Fatty, while holding down one card with his left hand, slightly raised his right index finger and gently hooked his wrist inward.
Sleeve Sword!
Just like when he gambled with Uncle Qiu before, Fatty was using the "Sleeve Sword."
With a slight inward curl of his left little finger, the real card that Fatty had been holding on the table disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
In its place on the table was the fake card.
Since Fatty had just started dealing, after switching cards, he only needed to wait for the round to end and then perform a "hui pai" (return card) action.
In other words, at this very moment, he had contraband on him!