“Shall we go to the casino?” Yang Yang asked. “I lost over 10,000 yuan at the casino today. I really want to win it back, but I dare not go. Qing Chen, go and help me win it back.”
“No, it’s too crowded there,” Qing Chen said.
“Then shall we go dancing? I saw many people dancing in beautiful clothes there, they looked so happy,” Yang Yang asked.
“I can’t dance…”
“I can’t dance either! Let’s just awkwardly move around!”
“I’m not going…”
“Then shall we go for a drink?” Yang Yang asked.
Qing Chen: “I can’t drink, I need to stay sober…”
“Ah, our honeymoon is so imperfect. This doesn’t look like a honeymoon trip at all; it’s clearly like we’re carrying heavy shackles,” Yang Yang muttered.
Qing Chen thought, this is indeed not a honeymoon trip.In the huge cruise ship, thousands of people were reveling on board. This is the meaning of a cruise trip in itself.
But Qing Chen could not travel carefree; he even felt a little anxious about the upcoming Trials of Life and Death, as well as vigilant against external dangers.
Unable to relax.
Qing Chen knew this state was wrong.
For example, Li Shutong was different from him. Even during the war of the century, all he saw in his master Li Shutong was ease.
However, Yang Yang did not blame Qing Chen; she just asked Qing Chen to accompany her in the bar for a while.
She had just drunk half a glass while sitting at the bar, then she leaned her head slightly while looking at Qing Chen: “Hey, we’re both ‘inner testers’, right?”
Qing Chen was stunned; this was the first time Yang Yang openly admitted to her inner tester identity.
He subconsciously glanced at the bartender, made sure the other party wasn’t eavesdropping, then nodded in acknowledgment.
Yang Yang smiled: “How many years have you been here?”
“15 years, how about you?” Qing Chen asked back.
“Me too, 15 years. Maybe Yan Liuyuan brought us both to the Outer World,” Yang Yang said with a smile, “Maybe we met back then. Wow, knowing each other for 15 years, doesn’t that sound cool.”
Qing Chen said seriously: “I’ve searched my childhood memories; I was brought here alone. Moreover, you should have already joined Black Spade when you became an inner tester, so I guess you only became an inner tester in recent years…”
He had opened the topmost door in his memory palace and saw his memories from before the age of two.
He saw Yan Liuyuan carrying him away, humming a lullaby for him along the way, gentle and cheerful.
Yan Liuyuan fed him and lifted him above his head to make him happy.
Therefore, Qing Chen had never feared the person closest to God, instead, he felt closer to him.
“Boring,” Yang Yang complained, “I looked for you after going to Luo City Foreign Language School. It’s said that many girls liked you back then, but they were all put off by your personality, Makabaka.”
Qing Chen said with a smile: “How could I have dared to fall in love back then? I couldn’t even get enough food during the day, and I had to work part-time at night to support myself. When others fall in love, they go out to play; I had no money, how could I go out to play. Later, after playing chess with others, my life gradually stabilized.”
Yang Yang shook her head: “Money isn’t the foundation of love.”
“Yang Yang, you must have lived a good life after coming to the Outer World. You can travel internationally, you can train firearms at the shooting range,” Qing Chen said seriously, “So you don’t know how much impact a lack of money can have on life. When you see things in the window, you will subconsciously avoid them. When your classmates say they want to go out to play, you have to carefully avoid you to avoid hurting your self-esteem. I also suddenly opened my eyes one day when I was 15 years old.”
“What happened on that day when you were 15?” Yang Yang curiously asked.
“Forgot,” Qing Chen said with a smile.
“Boring, if you don’t want to say it, then don’t say it. With your memory ability, what can you forget?” Yang Yang helplessly finished the large glass of whiskey in one gulp.
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…
Ten minutes later.
“Hey, if you have a poor alcohol tolerance, don’t drink,” Qing Chen carried Yang Yang on his back as they walked down the long corridor, “I thought you had a very good alcohol tolerance. You directly poured such a large glass of whiskey into your mouth, but you couldn’t handle it in three minutes.”
Yang Yang obediently lay on Qing Chen’s back, motionless. This girl rarely stays this quiet. Usually, she is as fierce as a tiger, but now she looks more like a little rabbit.
She rubbed her head against Qing Chen’s back: “Qing Chen, are you tired?”
“Tired, who isn’t tired living?” Qing Chen said with a smile, “After crossing over, I was busy with survival, then captured to the a02 secret military base, then thinking about how to escape. Now that the City 10 disaster has just passed, I have to think about how to develop it. There are two directions I’m particularly concerned about, one is A-level Gene Medicine, and the other is Nanobots, but the production line for producing Nanobots is very special, and I don’t know where to get it.”
Yang Yang suddenly said: “I’m very tired too.”
Qing Chen was silent.
Yang Yang continued to lie on Qing Chen’s back and said: “Actually, I awakened when I was one year old, amazing, right? My whole family regarded me as the hope of the future. When I was just four years old, they painstakingly sent me to the Fire Pit, hoping that I could glorify my ancestors for them. Every time I went home, they didn’t treat me as a family member, but as a god, they would also tell other villagers in the settlement that I was a born great person. Then the villagers would bring their most precious things, such as wild boar legs, to ask me for blessings or help them solve problems.”
Yang Yang continued drunkenly: “Every time I went home, I was very hasty, and before I could say anything to my parents, I had to leave again. Black Spade also needed me. I didn’t dare to act spoiled with them, because that would make them anxious…you may find it hard to understand the thinking of Wildlanders. For ordinary Wildlanders, Fire Pit and Black Spade members are gods, no longer family.”
“The Force field Awakened One identity is like a curse on me, tearing me and my family apart, making me a superior person. Later, Yan Liuyuan came, he asked me if I was willing to go to the Outer World, I really wanted to leave there at that time, to get rid of the way others looked at me as a ‘Force field Awakened One.’ He promised me that it wouldn’t be too long, at most three years, so I agreed.”
“After coming to the Outer World, some of my memories were also sealed by him,” Yang Yang said, “That period of time was very easy, I went on sea voyages, and I could go wherever I wanted, without any responsibility.”
“After the crossover, my memories gradually recovered, and then I returned to Black Spade. What followed were various tasks and responsibilities. Then I learned…In the three years I went to the Outer World, my birthplace was destroyed in a crackdown operation by the Federation Army, and my parents were both taken to Forbidden Zone 008 by the Chen Family troops to scout the way, and they died. Previously, some Time Travelers guessed that I was from the Chen Family Conglomerate, and even some people from the Inner World guessed so, but that’s not the case. I have a great feud with the Chen Family, or rather, I have a great feud with all the Conglomerates.”
Yang Yang said lightly: “I was thinking, if I hadn’t become an inner tester, they wouldn’t have had an accident. If I hadn’t awakened the Force field ability, I could have spent another ten years with them…”
Qing Chen suddenly understood why Yang Yang was committed to overthrowing the Conglomerate rule; it turned out that hatred was her driving force.
He had also lost his relatives, so he knew what hatred felt like.
He carried Yang Yang across the long corridor of the ship until the end.
Yang Yang continued: “I don’t know how Yan Shen…well, that’s what Fire Pit and Black Spade call him. I don’t know how he sealed my memories; my memories haven’t fully recovered until now. If I have a chance to see him again, I really hope he can seal my memories again.”
Qing Chen suddenly said: “It’s Forbidden Artifactace-046, Blunt Scissors, this Forbidden Artifact is in his hands.”
The Federation has two famous pairs of scissors, one is ace-026 Silhouette, and the other is ace-046 Blunt Scissors. The former is used for combat, and Qing Chen plans to give it to Chen Zhuoqu. This female powerhouse has extraordinary abilities, but it’s a pity to only control herself; giving her a Silhouette will allow her to reach her full potential.
The latter can be used to cut memories. Just by gently cutting off a strand of hair, it can make the target forget many things.
This is a god’s weapon, so much so that few people in the Federation today still remember the figure of Yan Liuyuan.
Qing Chen said: “If I have the chance to see him next time, I will ask him if he can help you…”
“No need,” Yang Yang’s head rubbed against Qing Chen’s back, wiping away her tears, “It’s all over. I still have a lot to do, and I can’t lose my memory. I’m sorry, I had ulterior motives for approaching you at first. I know you can feel it, but I want revenge.”
Qing Chen suddenly realized that this little girl was actually the same as him. They both bore responsibilities they shouldn’t have at a young age, and they were constantly needed by others.
Since the crossover, Yang Yang has been continuously organizing various demonstrations and is also responsible for building bridges between Black Spade and Knight.
After knowing him, she became his Guardian.
She went to save Xiao Zhenji and him in the island country, and went to the Barents Sea to be his Guardian.
Even when traveling with him, she has to bear the responsibility of the Guardian and be needed by him.
But this seemingly strong girl also has a soft spot in her heart. She misses her parents like a little girl, and needs someone to protect her.
Qing Chen suddenly stopped in the corridor: “Do you want to win back the money?”
“Huh?” Yang Yang was puzzled.
Qing Chen suddenly turned around and strode towards the casino with her on his back.
“Aren’t you afraid of too many people?” Yang Yang was puzzled.
“I’m not afraid anymore,” Qing Chen said, “Today, I’ll accompany you in whatever you want to do. If you want to win money, I’ll accompany you. If you want to dance, I’ll accompany you too, although I can’t dance, but I’m not afraid to make a fool of myself. I don’t know how to play Texas Hold’em, I haven’t learned it yet, but I can win at 21 until dawn. This game, it seems like you are gambling against the house, but it’s ultimately just a mathematical game for one person. Probability is the key to winning.”
Yang Yang suddenly asked with a smile: “What if the casino sees you win too much and doesn’t let us leave the ship?”
Qing Chen said: “Someone who can kill their way out of the a02 secret military base is not afraid of killing their way out of a casino.”
Arriving at the casino, Qing Chen’s strange appearance of carrying Yang Yang attracted the attention of many people.
But he didn’t care, he just stood in front of the 12 21-point tables, his pupils narrowed suddenly, constantly calculating the points, number of cards, and probability of each table.
The number of poker cards is limited. Each time the dealer opens two new decks, the gamblers are allowed to check.
Then the dealer shuffles the cards and starts dealing. You get two cards, and the dealer gets two cards.
Ten points for a face card. The person closest to 21 wins the chips.
This means that the total number of cards is limited, and the cards used will disappear from the table. The remaining cards that are easy to come out are the probability of making up the points.
The dealt cards are the past, and the undealt cards are the future.
Qing Chen smiled: “Found the right table.”
Yang Yang was puzzled: “Why are you so skilled?”
“My father was a gambler. I learned the things he liked to play, then beat him, and tried my best to tell him that only geniuses and the house can win money at this gambling table.”
Yang Yang asked: “Then what? Did he heed your advice?”
Qing Chen said with a smile: “No, he only remembered my last words: Only the house can win money…Gamblers are incurable.”
He carried Yang Yang and placed the girl on a chair in front of a table, while he sat beside her and threw down a newly exchanged chip.
A white man laughed beside him and said in English: “A little brat bringing his girlfriend to learn how to play adult games. Don’t cry when you go back later.”
Qing Chen calmly looked at him and replied in fluent English: “You’ve just lost $310,000. If I were you, I would check how many chips you have left and then go back to your room. You have ketchup from free fries on your sleeves and traces of spilled free champagne on your clothes. I guess you’ve only been able to eat free meals on the ship these two days, right?”
The dealer opened the cards, and Qing Chen won.
Qing Chen threw another chip, the dealer opened the cards, and Qing Chen won again.
In just two rounds, the dealer has already realized something was wrong, especially what Qing Chen had said to the white fat man just now.
At this time, the middle-aged dealer in a white shirt actually violated the rules and opened two more new decks of cards and put them into the dealing box.
This is a method used by casinos to deal with ‘card-counting players’.
Every casino has no shortage of gifted players; their card-counting abilities are extremely strong.
But someone who can count two decks of cards may not be able to count four decks of cards. The more cards, the harder it is to count.
Yang Yang sat beside, propping her chin with her hand, watching Qing Chen show his miracle for her.
She knew that Qing Chen was here to win money for her. Without her, this young man would never sit at a gambling table in his life.
Because this young man hates gamblers the most.
At this time, Qing Chen had won 16 consecutive rounds, already attracting the attention of the cruise casino.
The dealer also changed the four-deck combined cards into eight decks, but this still could not stop Qing Chen’s winning streak.
More and more people gathered in front of this table. Yang Yang had no one else in her eyes; she knew that the young man beside her could become the center of the world wherever he was.
Yang Yang didn’t worry that Qing Chen would become a gambler like Qing Guozhong, because the young man beside her always knew where the boundaries of losing control were.
Just as everyone continued to expect Qing Chen to win, Qing Chen left two chips and pushed all the chips totaling seventeen million out.
He put two 100,000 chips in Yang Yang’s hand: “Let’s go, I’ve already earned back what you lost.”
Then he took the girl away without looking back.
The dealer opened the cards, and Qing Chen lost.
The casino manager said in the walkie-talkie: “Let them go, don’t stop them.”
The security personnel withdrew; they didn’t know they had escaped a calamity.
Qing Chen took Yang Yang to the dance party. He turned to ask Yang Yang: “Do you want to dance?”
“I don’t want to dance, I just want to have some fun,” Yang Yang said with a smile, “Even if we return to the Inner World, we still have to face the cruel world.”
“Okay, then let’s dance,” Qing Chen rushed into the dance floor and awkwardly moved around. Yang Yang watched the young man wriggle like a twisting turtle and couldn’t stop laughing.
She knew that Qing Chen was actually very concerned about face. It was not easy for him to put down all this face for her.
Qing Chen pulled her away from the dance party: “We’ve finished dancing, and you’ve laughed happily, now let’s go drinking.”
“Huh? Drinking is your bottom line, after all, staying sober allows you to deal with danger,” Yang Yang said.
Qing Chen mysteriously said: “It’s okay, although I don’t drink, I can find someone to drink with you.”
Back at the bar, Qing Chen started to take Yang Yang to join various drinking parties. He was like Chen Sui, the top male escort in City 22.
Like a socialite, he got along with everyone with ease.
He used games to get countless people drunk, and even the bar manager suspected that he was a wine escort hired by the boss.
Originally, everyone in the bar was drinking in small groups of three or five, but in the end, they were all brought together by Qing Chen to play games.
Everyone was drunk, and finally sprayed champagne in the bar, shouting Qing Chen’s name: “Chen Sui! Chen Sui! Chen Sui!”
Yang Yang didn’t know until this moment that the legend of the top male escort was true…
She had heard Jiang Mubei talk about the rumor that a rich woman bought six million yuan worth of alcohol for Qing Chen in one night…
Before, Yang Yang didn’t understand, but now she understood. How could the rich women in City 22 withstand this kind of young man?!
No wonder the boss of the Black Swan Restaurant stopped working after the restaurant was destroyed. Qing Chen’s month there probably made the other party financially free!
At 1 am, Qing Chen and Yang Yang sat side-by-side on the deck, looking at the black sea and listening to the sound of the surging waves.
The girl, who was too drunk, leaned against the young man and whispered, “Thank you, Qing Chen. I haven’t been this happy in a long time…”
Qing Chen said with a smile: “Don’t put so much pressure on yourself. Your revenge will come one day. I will destroy Chen Yu and the Chen Family together. Only when the old world dies can the new world grow on that land. In our relationship, you are not simply needed; I will also protect you. It’s okay, I’m here.”
“You said that,” Yang Yang said with a smile.
“Yeah, I said it,” Qing Chen nodded, “But I have a question. You were already drunk a few hours ago, why did you drink another dozen glasses of whiskey and haven’t passed out until now…”
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