Chapter 843: The sea breeze was quite noisy, and I, the winner, monopolized the gold mine.
Finally, amidst the questioning, confused, angry, or shocked gazes of the crowd, the casino manager walked up to Bao Wenqi and whispered in his ear.
Clearly, Xiao He had won and lost in the early stages, keeping things subtle, but towards the end, he had almost won all the chips from everyone at the table, even forcing the red-eyed Dong Huai and Bao Wenqi to decisively put up the slots for the Fortune-Turning Pearl as stakes. At this point, the chips in front of Xiao He were no longer just a mountain of chips, but a mountain of chip cases.
Just by stacking them up like that, Xiao He's chip cases were piled directly on the floor, with casino staff specifically assigned to organize them.
So, a commotion like this would definitely attract extra attention from others in the casino.
Consequently, the casino's general manager didn't even need Bao Wenqi to ask before observing the situation here, and began privately reviewing the surveillance footage to screen and verify whether Xiao He had cheated during the entire gambling session.
However, it was a pity that from beginning to end, they did not find any flaws in Xiao He's actions.
If one really had to explain it, it could only be said that Xiao He's gambling skills were truly superb, and he likely specialized in psychology, having thoroughly grasped all the thoughts, betting intentions, and habits of everyone at the table. He also possessed strong numerical calculation skills, allowing him to exit the battle at the most critical moments with minimal loss, given the appropriate odds and wagers.
He could even use rhetoric and performance in situations with the least chance of winning to hint for others to fold, thereby eliminating the player with the best odds, and ultimately securing victory without any effort.
It was just a pity that these were only clues they had deduced from some situations in the surveillance footage, and none of them could be used as evidence.
Moreover, the casino itself could not ban people with superb gambling skills from playing.
And these people with superb gambling skills, sometimes it's not really that they are cheating.
For an existence like Xiao He, they had absolutely no way to deal with him.
In the eyes of ordinary people, gambling is just gambling, relying on luck and metaphysics. But in the eyes of these people, gambling is mathematics; luck can also be converted and calculated through probability, and superior observation skills can allow them to easily see through an opponent's hole cards.
If such a person appeared in other underground casinos, the manager would definitely try to keep them to work for them.
If there was no way to make them one of their own, then the best solution was to throw them into the sea to feed the fish.
—After all, someone like this is just too terrifying.
Xiao He's main goal this time was to obtain that slot for the Fortune-Turning Pearl, which is why he kept increasing the stakes, thereby attracting the attention of others. Otherwise, if he had continued with his early playing style, everyone might have just thought he was a novice who made a little extra during the "protection period," which wouldn't have been a big deal, and in the end, no one would have noticed Xiao He's "manipulation."
But even if they had noticed now, there was nothing they could do.
They couldn't do anything to Xiao He; Xiao He's identity was too special, and they didn't dare to make a move.
So, listening to the casino manager's report, Bao Wenqi's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot once again.
With this ability of Xiao He's, if someone said he was a novice, he wouldn't believe it even if it killed him.
But it was too late to realize it now.
And thinking about how he had unknowingly fallen into the false prosperity created by the other party, stepping into his trap step by step like a madman, Bao Wenqi couldn't help but think of his previous experience of teaming up with Dong Huai downstairs to set up a game for someone else.
Clearly, the people who did this before were him and Dong Huai.
And they also enjoyed the feeling of manipulating others' wins and losses.
As a result, they didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, they would be the ones taught a lesson in return.
Come to think of it, it was quite ironic.
Bao Wenqi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, but in the end, he put a smile back on his face and clapped gently: "Mr. Xiao is truly worthy of being a VIP personally invited by my father. Your vision is unique, and your strength is formidable. It is my honor to personally host such a distinguished guest."
Then he directly signaled, and the casino staff beside him immediately began to help Xiao He count the chips on the table and the floor.
He accepted the outcome of this gambling session.
Xiao He also smiled, knowing when to stop: "As expected of the Bao Family, you do things with such magnanimity. It is also my honor to be invited aboard to participate in this event."
Unspoken exchanges surged like an undercurrent, yet both sides maintained a friendly attitude. Only Dong Huai, who had been trapped in the gambling session, had not yet recovered. He stared at the gambling table in front of him for a long time, then looked at Xiao He, his eyes already bloodshot.
After all, Bao Wenqi, who had gotten carried away gambling, had only lost tens of millions in chips and a slot for the Fortune-Turning Pearl as his biggest loss tonight. But Dong Huai had truly been used as a pawn this time, being the one who lost the most money among everyone present, to the point where he had almost lost his underwear by the end.
Normally speaking, even though they were all descendants of the three major families in Hong Kong and wealthy offspring, they were not the first-in-line heirs, did not hold much real power in their families, and did not even have very good positions. Therefore, the money they had on hand could not really be considered too much; they all lived off dividends and pocket money given by their families.
If Dong Huai hadn't been from the Dong Family today, and didn't still have a large amount of real estate and company dividends in his hands, I'm afraid that when he walked out of this casino tonight, he would have truly become a beggar on the street.
There was really not a single cent in his pockets; it had all been won by Xiao He.
And the others present had also suffered heavy losses, long since losing the high spirits they had at the beginning.
He Ziye, who had originally been able to leisurely watch the show and join in the fun while holding the young woman beside him, was no longer holding anyone. He had been focused on the situation on the table the whole time, and even the woman he was just playing around with hadn't dared to stay at the table. But even so, he had still been forcibly fleeced of a large sum of money by Xiao He.
So now, what women, what fun, what show to watch?
He Ziye was so angry that he wanted to travel back in time and slap himself a few times for not understanding the hints and insisting on running here to join in the fun.
Someone else was looking for trouble with the Bao Family; what the hell did it have to do with you? You just loved to watch!
Now look what happened!
And when he heard Xiao He's compliments to the Bao Family, he could almost not suppress a sneer, the words completely squeezed out from between his teeth: "Indeed, as expected of the Bao Family, you do things with such magnanimity, even dragging us along to join in the fun. Tonight is truly unforgettable—"
So it was you Bao Family members who brought this guy here!
This man is simply not human!
You goddamn black-hearted ghosts, you implicated us in getting scammed so badly!
If it comes to being ruthless, can the tricks Bao Wenqi and Dong Huai play in underground casinos be as ruthless as Xiao He's?
It was simply a naked crushing game!
Bao Wenqi also seemed to notice the resentment from He Ziye and the others, and silently took a small step back, trying to use Dong Huai as his shield, but he didn't expect that just as he had stepped back a little, Dong Huai had already lunged, flying onto the gambling table, and was about to throw himself at Xiao He.
—Obviously, Dong Huai had been so angered by Xiao He that he had lost his rationality.
He even tried to grab Xiao He's collar while lunging at him, roaring: "You have a problem, you definitely have a problem! Fuck you! I'm going to throw you into the sea—"
"Hey, hey!"
No one on the scene expected such a thing to happen.
They had clearly done this to others before, but now that the same situation happened to themselves, they couldn't accept it at all—
The surrounding staff immediately rushed up to mediate, and others hurriedly tried to break up the fight.
But Xiao He, as if he had anticipated it, performed a smooth backward lean, letting his collar narrowly miss Dong Huai's fingers, and while turning with the movement, rose from his seat very calmly.
At that moment, someone even saw Xiao He calmly flick his cuffs, as if he were flicking off some dust, not taking Dong Huai's breakdown seriously at all.
Subsequently, everyone heard him say something that was enough to make Dong Huai erupt like a volcano.
"Sorry, I'm in a hurry now, please settle up for me, I'm going to have dinner first."
As for the loser's angry roar?
Sorry, the wind on the sea is too strong, he seems not to have heard a single word.