Long Xiao winked at Xiao Ming, and both of them were overjoyed.
One hundred million yuan, while not a colossal sum for Long Xiao and Xiao Ming, was still a considerable amount.
Hu Gongzi went first. He drew a deuce of hearts, his face turning green. He thought, "This is it, I'm finished."
After drawing his card, Long Xiao feigned a dejected expression. Those who saw his card behind him were secretly amused, thinking this "three" was definitely going to lose.
Both of them held their cards, staring at each other, neither willing to give in. Pu Suying said, "Show your cards! What's with all the meaningful glances?"
Long Xiao threw down his playing card and said, "I have three points. I'm afraid it's not enough this time."
Seeing Long Xiao's three points, Hu Gongzi's heart turned cold. "One more point," he thought.
When Long Xiao and Xiao Ming had divided the chips and were preparing to leave, Hu Gongzi gritted his teeth and said, "Dare we go again?"
Long Xiao smiled and replied, "Of course, we dare. I've won this round. As long as you have money, what am I afraid of? At worst, I'll lose it all back to you."
Hu Gongzi looked back at his few henchmen and said, "Brothers, lend me two hundred million. If we win, we'll split it equally."
Hu Gongzi's henchmen hesitated. They had already realized that Long Xiao, the casino king's assistant, was the real deal, not someone chosen on the spot.
Seeing his henchmen shake their heads, Hu Gongzi lost his temper and began to curse.
Just as Hu Gongzi was about to leave, someone stood behind him and said, "Hu Gongzi, how about I lend it to you?"
Hu Gongzi turned around and saw Kameba Koji, the casino king's assistant from the island nation. He said happily, "Mr. Kameba, help me beat him and win all his money."
Kameba Koji nodded, looked at Long Xiao, and said, "Are you game?"
Long Xiao looked down at his chips and said, "What's there to be afraid of? I have one hundred million in chips, enough for a while."
"You think one hundred million is a lot? Heh heh. If we're going to play, let's play big. How about one hundred million at a time?"
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "Playing this big, if I win, I'm afraid someone will say I bullied you."
"You bully me? Hahaha, that's hilarious. With your gambling skills, you think you can bully me? It was only because the Hong Kong Casino King was here that you won a few hands. Without the Hong Kong Casino King, you're nothing."
Seeing Kameba Koji's arrogant demeanor, Long Xiao nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's begin."
Long Xiao prepared to play a card game of higher or lower, but Kameba Koji refused. Kameba Koji wanted to play dice with Long Xiao.
Kameba Koji waved his hand, and the dealer immediately brought over the dice and dice cup.
One hundred million at a time, Kameba Koji quickly lost over a billion. The chips in front of Long Xiao piled higher and higher, and the onlookers grew in number. No one in the hall was playing anymore; they had all gathered to watch the excitement.
Kameba Koji's face darkened. He asked, "Dare we play for the entire stake?"
Long Xiao smiled casually and said, "Of course, we dare. Most of this money isn't mine anyway."
Looking at Long Xiao's relaxed attitude, Kameba Koji felt like hitting him, but he thought about it for a long time and didn't dare to act. The reason was that he couldn't win.
Long Xiao pushed the pile of chips in front of him to the center of the gambling table and said, "I have fifteen hundred million here. What do you have to bet against me?"
"I'll bet a pharmaceutical factory I own in the East Sea."
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "It's not worth it. As far as I know, the pharmaceutical factories you invested in in the East Sea have all been sealed."
Although the Kameba family had significant assets in the East Sea, they were all joint ventures with Chinese people. Sole proprietorships in China were troublesome, yielded little profit, and were very tiring.
By forming joint ventures with Chinese people, they had someone to run errands for them, deal with workers, and help resolve various issues.
"I'll use our Kameba family's new energy battery factory in the East Sea as collateral..."
Before Kameba Koji could finish speaking, Long Xiao interrupted him: "It's not worth it. If you want to use collateral, use a wholly-owned factory. If it's a joint venture, even if I win, I won't get any dividends."
After much thought, Kameba Koji said, "I have an office building in the East Sea that can be used as collateral. That office building is worth two billion."
"I only have fifteen hundred million," Long Xiao said, pointing to the chips on the table.
At this moment, Kameba Koji's face broke into a smile and he said, "We can add an additional condition, making it twenty billion."
"What additional condition?" Long Xiao asked.
"If you lose, you will break Long Xiao's legs for me," Kameba Koji said. kuAiδugg
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "I can't do that. I can't beat Long Xiao."
Pu Suying watched for a while from the side and said, "If the conditions can't be met, then forget it. Elder Hu, you won money today, so you have to treat me to a big meal at the best restaurant in Hong Kong."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "No problem. We'll go tomorrow when we land."
"Elder Hu, if you lose, you will help me get a medicinal formula from Long Xiao. What do you think? Is this condition worth five hundred million?"
"What medicinal formula? I don't understand medicine, how can I get it?"
"The formula for 'Longevity Pill'. Long Xiao must have hidden the formula at Xinglin Medicine Hall. You can get it if you go there a few times."
Long Xiao's face showed hesitation. "This isn't difficult. Long Xiao and I have a good relationship, maybe I can find where the formula is hidden."
"Good, it's a deal," Kameba Koji said happily.
This time, they were still playing dice to see who had the higher score. As Kameba Koji shook the dice cup, Long Xiao felt a surge of energy, preparing to use his internal energy to set the dice.
Long Xiao didn't release his energy. He waited for Kameba Koji to place the dice cup on the gambling table. The surge of energy disappeared. Just as Kameba Koji was about to open the dice cup, Long Xiao quickly used his energy to flip the dice.
Three sixes turned into three ones. Long Xiao turned to look at a young man sitting in a distant corner.
The surge of energy earlier had come from the young man. When the young man heard someone call out three ones, his face showed surprise.
This time, there was no suspense. Long Xiao could win by shaking the dice casually.
After Kameba Koji lost, he stared blankly at Long Xiao for a few seconds and started to leave. Long Xiao grabbed Kameba Koji and said, "Mr. Kameba, your office building is mine now. You should write me a deed."
"What? Did I say that?" Kameba Koji clearly intended to renege on the debt.
Long Xiao looked up and said, "There are surveillance cameras on the gambling ship. You can't renege on your debt."
"The surveillance cameras are broken," a voice came from outside the hall.
The crowd parted, and a young man in a light pink suit walked in with a smile.
"Who are you, and how do you know the surveillance cameras are broken?" Long Xiao asked.
The young man smiled and said, "I am the owner of the gambling ship. If I say they're broken, they're broken. You don't need to know."
"The owner of the gambling ship? Are you Zheng Tai?"
The young man nodded proudly, "Yes, it's me, this young master."
"Are you sure the surveillance cameras are broken? No regrets?"
Zheng Tai nodded and said, "Yes, no regrets."
Kameba Koji triumphantly waved goodbye to Long Xiao and said, "Play by yourself, I'm leaving."