529: Chapter 529: The Hundred Million Bet 529: Chapter 529: The Hundred Million Bet “The King of Gamblers, you’re on a hot streak, but my luck isn’t too shabby either, how can your full house be bigger than my four of a kind, haha.
It’s just, if we don’t raise the stakes, then it’s too boring, lackluster, might as well just cover this hand and call it quits,” the rich merchant with golden-rimmed glasses said while laughing.
The last person, a merchant dressed in a khaki Zhongshan suit, displayed a somewhat sinister smile: “What are you two arguing about, my straight flush is the largest.
It’s rare to catch a straight flush but win so little money, it’s too dull.”
“Oh, a straight flush, I think you just have a junk hand.
If you have the guts, let’s raise the stakes,” the merchant with the golden-rimmed glasses said.
“Raise the stakes?
Fine by me, let’s raise them separately.
Look at those two young fellows; they don’t even dare to look at their cards.
Forget it, let’s not bother with them.
We don’t want to bully them, but if they’re not smart enough to back out, then they only have themselves to blame for the trouble,” the Zhongshan suit merchant said.
The three of them went back and forth, challenging each other, and directed the flames of battle towards Tangyu.
Tangyu’s mouth curved into a sly smile as he looked at the three and said, “It seems that you all have good hands, one straight flush, one four of a kind, one full house, all big hands.
If I’ve got a flush, then I’m certainly doomed.
But I just don’t believe in that kind of bad luck.
Since you want to play, fine, let’s play big.
Who’s afraid of whom, right?
The final round, let’s go all in.
Your stacks are about thirty to forty million each, however much you bet, I’ll match it.”
What Tangyu couldn’t stand the most was being looked down upon, a man’s got to have his dignity, especially in front of a beautiful woman.
It’s even more crucial to uphold that dignity.
Huangfu Jing looked at Tangyu, and something deep inside her was inexplicably touched.
Without any hesitation, she pulled out her gold card and slapped it on the table, “Don’t underestimate us.
If you can afford to play big, so can we.
It’s just thirty to forty million.
If you’ve got the guts, raise the stakes even more.”
Looking at Huangfu Jing, Tangyu gave her a thumbs up; she indeed lived up to the name of the women of Jin Country.
The kid watching from the side had his mouth agape, wide enough to fit a fist.
His gaze towards Tangyu and Huangfu Jing was a mix of admiration and something else—how should it be described?
Let’s just call it peculiar.
The kid whispered, “Idol, you don’t even look at your last card, and you go this wild, that’s too awesome, man, rich guy, can we be friends?”
Huangfu Jing’s move made even the King of Gamblers and his company’s expressions flicker, their looks towards Tangyu and her contained a shade of peculiarity.
The three of them each had their own thoughts, naturally, winning a few tens of millions for nothing would be a good deal.
“Hmph, what’s with young people these days, just slapping down a card like that,” said the King of Gamblers with a smile.
Huangfu Jing replied, “If you want to know if there’s money on it, just let the kid go verify it at the exchange counter.” After that, Huangfu Jing handed the card to the kid, who hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the elder gentlemen before taking the card, nodded, and ran off to the exchange counter.
He quickly returned with an astonished look on his face, stammering, “There’s—there are several billion in it.” After sharing this number, the kid looked at Huangfu Jing again, who just smiled.
Tangyu could tell that Huangfu Jing’s smile was a reaction to the kid’s astonishment.
It seemed the card held far more than just a few billion.
Indeed, a wealthy woman.
Catching each other’s gaze, the King of Gamblers and his peers couldn’t help but each display a sly grin, Tangyu and his partner clearly looking like lambs ready for the slaughter.
“Alright, you want to raise the stakes?
I have no objections.
But young man, are you sure you don’t want to look at your last card?” the King of Gamblers asked with a smile.
Tangyu replied, “No need.
The thrill of gambling is in the unknown.
I’m betting not on myself, but on you.
Obviously, if you have a straight flush, four of a kind, or full house, even if I have a flush, I’m out of luck.
I’m betting that you don’t have those hands.”
“Hehe, young man, you’ve got guts, and I like that.
Since we’re raising the stakes, there’s no point in idle talk.
Old Ma and the other guy don’t play anyway, so the money might as well go to us,” the merchant with golden-rimmed glasses said with a smile as he gathered fifty million in chips and pushed them out, “No need to go too big, fifty million will do, so we don’t get accused of bullying the youth.”
“Fifty million, fine, let’s leave it at fifty million,” the King of Gamblers said with a light chuckle, also following with fifty million.
The Zhongshan suit merchant hesitated then said with an open smile, “You two have called, and I have no reason not to.
Otherwise, I’d give these two young people something to laugh at.
I’ll call as well.”
His hand was similar to Tangyu’s—he had the diamond suit of 2345.
If the last card was a diamond, he’d have a flush and that would defeat Tangyu’s straight.
Since he dared to call, it was very likely that his last card was indeed a diamond, otherwise, his hand would be a guaranteed loser, and calling fifty million would just be foolish.
“Hehe, looks like you caught a good hand huh?” said the merchant with golden-rimmed glasses with a smile.
“Of course.
How else would I dare play with you?” the Zhongshan suit merchant replied with a smile.
Tangyu pursed his lips and pushed his card out, “I’ll call your fifty million.”
Although seeing bettings over a hundred million wasn’t rare here, this particular game was certainly not seen very often.
This round was flaming with excitement.
“Young man, since you’re so confident, let’s reveal our cards,” said the man in the Zhongshan suit.
“I’m not in a hurry, all of you can be considered veterans of the gambling world, I won’t be the first to embarrass myself.
Besides, each of you has a strong hand, which is nice for me to widen my horizons, isn’t it?
Even if I have to lose, I want it to be exciting.
After all, I haven’t looked at my last card, and neither you nor I know what my final hand is.
So whether I reveal early or late actually has no impact,” Tangyu said.
The man in the Zhongshan suit looked at the man with the gold-rimmed glasses and said, “You were the first to place a bet, and you have the biggest hand.
You go first.”
“Alright, then let me start, to cast a brick to attract jade.” The man with the gold-rimmed glasses chuckled as he turned over his last card and laughed, “Haha, almost had a straight flush, too bad I’m a bit unlucky today.
Looks like I touched a woman too much yesterday, haha.”
“Beast.” Huangfu Jing muttered under her breath.
The Gambling King lounged back in his chair, casually flipping his card over.
His hole card was a K, not an A or a 9, so his final hand was two pairs, not as high as the gold-rimmed glasses tycoon’s.
The man in the Zhongshan suit shrugged and said, “I guess I’m playing a losing game with a gentleman here, sorry about that, just a little straight.
Too bad it’s a red heart A.”
Tangyu looked at the Gambling King, who clearly knew he was bound to lose, yet still called with fifty million, and didn’t even react after losing that amount.
Obviously, there was something intriguing going on here.
But Tangyu didn’t care about that now, it was only him left to reveal his cards, and to be honest, he could tell from the very subtle changes in the expressions of the three players that none of them had a strong hand.
If he had a straight, he could win.
Tangyu was also gambling, a real grand gamble, betting that his last card was either a 2 or a 7.
If it was one of them, then he would win.
So, he chose not to look at his card; if he knew the result, it wouldn’t be interesting anymore.
Of course, he hadn’t intended to gamble like this at first, it was just that those three people had irritated him.
As the saying goes, trees compete for a layer of bark, people compete for a breath of air.
If he lost, Tangyu was prepared to use his own money.
He could afford the fifty million.
A rare gamble in life, even losing could be thrilling, so winning or losing had already been cast aside by Tangyu.
“Your turn,” Tangyu said to Huangfu Jing.
Huangfu Jing glanced at Tangyu and nodded, reached out to turn over the last card without slowly peeking first, but flipped it over cleanly and efficiently.
The spade seven, Tangyu’s hole card was the spade seven.
Seeing this card, Tangyu’s mouth curled into a thick smile, indicating his joy.
He had won, truly won, it seemed his luck was good today.
Huangfu Jing also smiled; the sense of joy from the victory far outweighed the winnings of several million.
“He really won, this, winning one hundred and fifty million in one go, big break for him.” Xiaogui Zi’s eyes again bulged in astonishment, speechless with shock, as if his jaw might drop off.
The faces of the Gambling King and the others quickly turned stern; this young man had actually managed to get a straight.
Everyone’s gaze also fell upon Tangyu.
“You’ve won,” Huangfu Jing said with a hint of a smile on her lips, despite the disguise making her less attractive, she still looked quite beautiful when she smiled.
Tangyu smiled and said, “Not quite, we’ve won, or more precisely, you’ve won, because it’s your money, I just gambled on your behalf.
Whew, it’s good that we won though, otherwise, I’d only be able to sell myself to you to pay off the debt.”
Huangfu Jing immediately gave Tangyu a roll of her eyes, which was the first time he saw her do so.
She actually could roll her eyes, and she seemed kind of cute doing that.
Huangfu Jing like this did indeed have a bit of a girlish charm.
“Cash in, cash in.
That’s it, I’m done, it’s not fun at all.” Tangyu said with a laugh, reaching for the chips to collect them all.
One hundred and fifty million, he had struck a gold mine quite by accident.
“Wait a minute,” the Gambling King said with a cool tone, his gaze turning a bit cold as he looked over at Tangyu.
Tangyu met the Gambling King’s gaze without showing weakness and countered, “What, can’t accept the loss after betting?”
Xiaogui Zi began to get nervous as well, worried that these big shots were about to cause trouble.
The Gambling King smiled coldly and said, “I naturally accept the loss after betting, you’ve won this round, and the money is yours to take.
However, you can’t leave, you have to keep playing.
Thinking you can leave after winning just one hand?
There’s no such rule.”
Tangyu immediately bristled, “Why should I stay if I’ve won?
Am I supposed to wait until I lose before I can leave?
I don’t like gambling; one round is enough for me, I don’t want to gamble anymore so naturally I want to leave.
Since when is there a rule that says you can’t leave if you win?
I don’t want to take all your money, leave some for you to enjoy slowly, we’ll not keep you company anymore.”
“Humph, I said you can’t leave, you can’t leave.” Tangyu slammed his hand down on the table, fury exploding across his face, his presence rather intimidating.
The two men behind him quickly rushed to Tangyu and Huangfu Jing’s side, clearly not willing to let them stand up and leave.
The Gambling King exerted his authority, and the other four seemed to watch the show, looking entirely nonchalant.
“Leaving after just one win isn’t right, young man, that’s not how things are done.
If you’d been playing all night and said you wanted to leave after winning, that would be fine.
But you’ve just arrived and want to take your winnings and leave?
That just doesn’t fly.
You must play on tonight, unless you lose.
Look, the Gambling King is already angry.
Young man, I advise you to keep playing obediently, or else you won’t like the consequences.
Heh, young people are just young, they don’t understand anything.”” The man with gold-rimmed glasses chimed in.