Chapter 71: 71. Gamble! Gamble! Gamble!
"Wow!"
The crowd of onlookers at the casino erupted in astonishment.
One hand for a hundred thousand bucks.
In the Golden Gambling Pool, nobody dares to play like this.
This is still just a Copper Level gambling pool.
Are they really insane?
The fat man’s lips twitched.
He stared at Chen Che with a look of disbelief.
Bobby felt weak in the knees, a thin sheen of sweat breaking out on his forehead.
What kind of game is Chen Che playing?
Xia Na whispered in Chen Che’s ear, "Are you crazy? That woman is a cheetah; she’s going to devour everything. The cards in her hand are definitely huge! If you keep sticking with it, how much are you going to lose? Let me tell you, when you gamble normally, I don’t care, but if you get involved with loan sharks and cause trouble for me, watch out for your little life!"
This is the Tasting Commerce Association’s casino. If you mess with Tasting Commerce Association’s loan sharks, just you wait..."
Chen Che pressed his finger against Xia Na’s pink lips and, with a smile in her shocked eyes, said, "Nana, don’t panic. This fat guy said himself, that tattooed woman isn’t a cheetah. It’s just a nine.
So what’s the rush? As long as the fat guy doesn’t reveal his cards, we’ll just keep gambling."
"Are you stupid? Didn’t you see that triumphant look on his face? The rule of this game is that if you lose, you can’t reveal your cards! That woman deliberately showed her cards to make you back off and lose less to that fat guy. She’s just trying to disgust him..."
Chen Che found Xia Na’s chatty mouth too annoying; he really wanted to find something to plug it. But for now, he simply covered her mouth with his hand.
Xia Na made muffled sounds.
The fat man, seeing Xia Na’s predicament, also breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled, "I thought it was something serious. Turns out you’re trying to pull a fast one too; looks like your cards aren’t big either."
"If you don’t reveal, then I won’t either, I’ll just keep following."
Chen Che smiled, deciding not to reveal his hand no matter what.
"Screw it, am I afraid of you? I’ll follow with another hundred thousand!"
"Ma’am, bring another contract, I’m borrowing another 300,000!"
"150,000 to follow!"
"Damn it, I’m borrowing too! 150,000 to follow!"
"200,000 to follow!"
"Are you fucking crazy?!"
The fat man’s lips turned white.
The entire casino was in an uproar.
The stakes on the table were approaching a million!
Bobby’s legs were trembling.
Damn it, they only had a base of a hundred thousand.
It had almost multiplied tenfold on the table.
Chen Che had borrowed 500,000 in high-interest loans alone.
Xia Na, with a blank expression, said, "You’re done for, you’re going to be shredded to pieces by big sis. Fifty thousand... Haha, with such a debt, you figure it out yourself."
"Nana, whose side are you on anyway? Why don’t you have faith in me? How about we make a little bet ourselves?"
"If I lose, the previous bets will be void. But if you lose, you let me steal a kiss, how about that?"
Chen Che caressed Xia Na’s thigh, still in the mood to flirt with her, seemingly without any psychological pressure.
Looking at the fat man opposite him.
Constantly wiping sweat from his forehead.
Breathing heavily.
Chen Che’s finger hovered over his own cards, smiling as he said, "Hey, buddy, don’t stop now. Either you reveal with 400,000, or follow me for another hand.
I’ll tell you openly, with my ability, I can still borrow about 400,000 from the casino.
Just enough to follow two more times.
The rule of this game is, if your funds can’t keep up, then I win this round."
Bobby was stunned. Could it be that Chen Che wanted to win with funds?
No way, what if the opponent couldn’t take the pressure and revealed Chen Che’s cards directly?
"Either you reveal or don’t follow, because in the next hand, I’ll borrow 400,000 all at once to follow.
You have to reveal with 800,000 to beat me."
The fat man, in a panic, his lips turning white, fumbled with his cards, hesitating continuously.
A gambler next to him egged him on.
"Bro, what are you afraid of? His cards are obviously smaller than yours! You beat a cheetah; just follow. If you run out of cash, we’ll chip in, and you’ll give us a share of the winnings!"
There’s this play in the game, where if the main player runs out of money, they can borrow from the surrounding gamblers, and whatever is borrowed has to be repaid double.
The fat man snapped out of it and said, "Right! You’re just a little thief trying to crush me with pressure, thinking you can break me with money, it’s not that easy. Everyone gather round for dividends! Let’s collect 200,000 more, I’m following for another hand. Let’s see how many times he can follow!"
The gamblers went wild.
Before long, they pooled together 200,000, following for another hand.
Chen Che smirked and waved his hand, getting another loan agreement from the casino.
A 400,000 loan.
The commotion was so big that the casino’s manager took notice, recognizing Chen Che and Xia Na.
Tasting Commerce Association’s people knew he was An Nishang’s pretty boy.
They’d lend him as much as he wanted since it wasn’t leaving the casino.
Having secured another 400,000 chips, Xia Na couldn’t bear to look; this person was truly crazy.
When the fat man thought Chen Che would follow for a few more hands, Chen Che pushed 400,000 all in and said, "No choice, this is probably the limit of what I can borrow, so 400,000 to reveal you."
The fat man was struck as if by lightning, cursing, "You said you were gonna follow more!!!"
"Can’t I decide to reveal you? It’s not like you didn’t see my cards?"
Chen Che chuckled, flipped his cards, and said, "I’ve just got a pair of sevens, let’s see your cheetah."
Seeing Chen Che only had a pair of sevens, the gamblers erupted in a chorus of boos.
"Is this guy nuts, pulling a fast one and daring to reveal his hand?"
"Damn, I’m dying of laughter. I thought it was at least a straight flush, turns out it’s just a pair of sevens!"
"Fatty, hurry up and show your cards; we want our share!"
Bobby and Xia Na felt hopeless, yet still harbored a sliver of anticipation, staring intently at the fat man’s cards.
They noticed the fat man’s face turned ashen, slumping at the table.
Lips trembling.
"Stupid fatty, what’s wrong with you? Reveal your cards?"
"Damn it, let me reveal them for you!"
"You idiot, don’t touch his cards. The gambler’s cards must be revealed personally!"
The fat man’s mouth kept muttering, it’s all over, it’s all over.
Xia Na and Bobby’s eyes widened, a gleeful burst in their hearts.
The beauty and the officer, seeing so many chips, couldn’t help but tremble a bit, voice shaky, "Sir, please reveal your cards. If you don’t reveal them in ten seconds, I’ll have to do it for you."
The fat man just slumped in the chair, a deathly pale look about him.
In an instant, everyone around displayed expressions of shock.
This damn fatty played the stakes so high, could it be he couldn’t even beat a pair of sevens?
The officer counted down ten seconds, and since the fat man didn’t reveal his cards, the officer had to use a wooden spatula to flip the fat man’s cards.
5, 6, 10.
A moment of silence across the scene.
Xia Na and Bobby’s eyes widened.
"Holy shit! We won!"
Bobby, in excitement, was jumping up and down, his face flushing red with excitement.
Even Xia Na was shocked by the gambling madness, excitedly grabbing Chen Che’s clothes and saying, "He’s pulling a fast one, he’s pulling a fast one, we won! How did you know?! We won!!!"
A guy with an open shirt slammed a fist on the table, swearing, "Damn it, I had a straight flush with 5, 6, 7... and I got flipped!"
Another gambler’s eyes widened and, punching the fat man’s face, cursed, "Screw you, you dared to pull with a pair of fives! Stakes in the tens of thousands! My 5,000! Damn you!!!"
"Bobby, collect the money." Chen Che snapped his fingers.
Bobby leapt onto the table, scooping all the chips into his arms.
After settling the casino’s debts, they made a full 800,000 profit!
A crowd of money-losing gamblers attempted to assault the fat man, but were blocked by casino security.
The fat man finally snapped out of it, his eyes turning red with rage, banging on the table with both hands, gritting his teeth as he shouted at Chen Che, "This isn’t right, you cheated for sure, you had to have cheated! How could you follow so long with a pair of sevens!? How did you know I was bluffing? How could you dare! You dared to reveal first! You’re definitely cheating, you’re with the casino, aren’t you?!"
Everyone turned their gaze to Chen Che; they all wanted to know how Chen Che dared to follow all the way with just a pair of sevens and reveal without hesitation.
This felt very much like a setup.
After all, actively revealing was really hard to explain.
Chen Che smiled and said, "Who told you and your partner’s acting to be so bad? I’ve been watching you two for so long, waiting for this moment. You set up everyone at the table, so why can’t I set up a game for you?"
All at once, the room fell silent.