The middle-aged man slowly revealed his hole card and laughed maniacally at me, "Even if you have a full house, to beat my royal flush, you'd need a straight flush full house!"
"Hahahahahahaha~"
The moment his laughter died down, I saw his sharp, hawk-like eyes filled with arrogant coldness. He then grabbed his hole card and slammed it onto the table!
*Tap...*
The sound died. The card was revealed!
The winning Ten of Spades!
As the middle-aged man's hole card was exposed, at this moment, everyone, whether from the gambling troupe or the secret operatives of Ruichi, let out involuntary gasps of astonishment.
Unlike the gambling troupe members, the gasps from Ruichi's operatives were mostly mixed with wails and regret...
"It's over, it's over! We're completely finished now!"
"A royal flush! It's gone, all gone!"
"It doesn't matter if we reveal our cards anymore!"
"Impossible! I don't believe it! He must have cheated!!!"
"Nonsense! Anyone with eyes can see that. How could the cards be so coincidental? The problem is... do you have proof?"
"Not leaving any evidence behind is basic practice for the gambling troupe! It's easy to demand a reveal, but if you can't find anything on him, if you can't catch him red-handed, we'll lose face and morale!"
"Who cares! We've already lost, so let's just go all out!"
"Heh! Are you stupid or is he stupid? The cards have already been switched, why would he keep the evidence on him?"
"Besides, we've already lost. If we don't find anything on him, and it gets out, Ruichi's reputation will be completely ruined!"
"Damn it! This won't work, that won't work... are we really going to watch them take away boxes and boxes of cash?"
"What else can we do? Are we supposed to conjure a straight flush full house out of thin air?"
"Lu Yong said this is a new operative they recruited. Does this level of skill qualify him for the second echelon?"
"This idiot is really damn infuriating! The opponent didn't raise the stakes, but he opened his mouth with five million and three fingers. I thought he was some kind of expert! Turns out he's just a big talker! Now, he's given it all away for free!"
"Sigh~ Who's not saying that? If I knew this guy was this bad, any one of us could have stepped up, lost a million, and been done with it!"
"……………"
This is the reality of the gambling world.
In a gambling match, when you burn your bridges and go all in, trying to turn the tide and save the day, those who envy, jealousy, and even hate you are far more numerous than those who admire and worship you.
And when you falter under pressure, no one cares why you sat at the gambling table; they will only mock, suppress, and squeeze you.
Human nature at the gambling table is at its ugliest!
Undoubtedly, I lost.
And I lost spectacularly.
But did the middle-aged man truly win?
Heh heh!
Let's continue to watch and see...
Shen Mengqing, who was acting as a temporary dealer in the center of the gambling table, was also filled with despair and disappointment.
Although I was the one who gambled and lost at the table, and I would definitely be the scapegoat, as the leader of Ruichi, Shen Mengqing would certainly bear joint responsibility.
Therefore, she was desperate and disappointed.
As for the members of Ruichi's second echelon, Li Sheng, Qi Bin, and Lu Yong, they stood by with furrowed brows, silent.
To them, the five million in cold hard cash and the three fingers I lost were minor matters. What was significant was the potential reputation of Ruichi that was lost...
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, both the second echelon and the entire Ruichi operative team would be nailed to the pillar of shame in Wenzhou's gambling circles tonight!
Compared to the dejected Ruichi operatives, the members of the gambling troupe behind the middle-aged man were all excited, even dancing with joy!
Especially Cao Hongliang's former subordinate, who was now looking at me with his acne-scarred face and sneering, "Heh heh heh! Kid, your luck was good in Jinling that time! This time..."
"What are you going to use to protect your three fingers?"
Before I could speak, the middle-aged man turned his head and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Fang Long? Do you have a grudge against this kid?"
Upon hearing this, the man named Fang Long smiled, "Hahaha, Brother Kun! This kid had a conflict with us before in Jinling, he..."
For some reason, Fang Long did not tell the middle-aged man named Brother Kun about being hired by Xiao Tianci of Longxi. He only recounted the beginning of the conflict on the train with me, omitting the details.
After listening to Fang Long's account, Brother Kun burst into laughter again.
"Hahahaha~ It's alright, Fang Long!"
"This time, I, Brother Kun, have also avenged you!"
He paused, then turned his gaze back to me and said with great spirit, "Kid, do you know that there's always someone better and something more advanced? Cao Hongliang is far behind me!"
"Enough of the pleasantries! If you want to keep your three fingers, either bring another five million, or..."
"Convince Shen Mengqing to spend a night with me! Choose one, you... choose!"
After saying this, Brother Kun burst into laughter again.
From the moment Brother Kun revealed his cards, I hadn't said a word.
He thought I was dejected and speechless from losing, but he didn't know...
To make something perish, one must first make it go mad!
Seeing that I remained silent, Shen Mengqing's eyes showed even deeper disappointment.
Just as Shen Mengqing was struggling and hesitating, preparing to make a choice for me...
*Tap!*
The sound of a lighter igniting a cigarette suddenly rang out.
After exhaling a long plume of smoke, I looked coldly at Brother Kun and said, "Who says a royal flush is always unbeatable?"
Although my voice was not very loud when I said this, it instantly silenced the noisy and chaotic hall.
At this moment, almost everyone, including Brother Kun himself, was staring at me with speechless and confused eyes.
Before Brother Kun could speak, Fang Long on the side was the first to accuse me, "Kid, the highest hand in showdown is a royal flush from Ten of Spades to Ace of Spades. You can't just try to renege like this!"
Hearing this, I looked at Fang Long with a calm expression and replied, "Who said... I was reneging?"
My words instantly confused Fang Long.
"If you're not reneging, then we win, right? No matter how much you try to act mysterious, it's useless!"
"Heh heh! I didn't say I was going to act mysterious!"
With a dismissive cold laugh, I directly turned my gaze to Brother Kun opposite me and asked sternly, "You cheated! Am I wrong?"