Chapter 1237: Five of a Kind
Seeing LuuYong with a humble appearance, the middle-aged man laughed, "There’s no harm in telling you, you saw those dice and the dice cup, right? They are specially made, even the top dice players can’t roll the points they want because the dice spin when they hit the cup. It’s impossible to control."
LuuYong, hearing the mystery in his words, became more serious, "Can you tell the difference?"
He had just seen this middle-aged man with a focused expression, seemingly listening to the sound, and he had indeed won.
"If others can’t roll it, how could I hear it? But I can get a rough idea. You know, playing this game is all about luck, and if you add a bit of skill, isn’t it even easier?"
The middle-aged man chuckled proudly as he spoke.
"Here’s the deal, I saw you just now, and I decided to help you out. My surname is Liu, you can call me Mr. Liu if you don’t mind. Tag along with me in betting, and if you win, just share a bit of the profit with me, alright?"
Mr. Liu squinted and smiled with a sincere expression that, along with his earlier words, indeed had a motivating allure.
In reality, conning newcomers like this happens often in gambling arenas, as they are easy to trick; winning more profits is always a good thing.
The world of gambling is full of deceit, not only will your opponents trick you, but even those sitting beside you on the same side can’t be trusted.
"And what if I lose?"
"Hehe, if you lose, it’s just bad luck," Mr. Liu said, "It’s already good enough that I can lead you to win, you can’t expect me to cover your losses, can you?"
LuuYong smiled at him, shook his head, and said, "Thanks, but I still trust myself."
"Trust yourself? You lost two hundred thousand as soon as you arrived, your luck is a bit off," Mr. Liu said, sounding a little displeased.
"No, really, it’s fine," LuuYong rejected again, trusting an outsider was less reliable than trusting Lin Tian, besides... this money was his too.
Mr. Liu let out a soft snort, saying nothing more, but inwardly scoffed, "Doesn’t know a good thing when he sees it!"
Soon, the croupier started shaking the dice cup again, and this time LuuYong listened intently, feeling all the sounds were the same, without any clue, making him suspect Mr. Liu was unreliable.
Bang!
The dice cup was placed down, and the croupier announced, "Place your bets, gentlemen!"
LuuYong glanced at Lin Tian’s hand gesture and placed two hundred thousand in chips on ’Small’.
"One, three, four, six, six, eighteen points, Big!"
LuuYong immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, slumping into his chair, looking quite dejected.
"Hehe, I told you to follow me, but you wouldn’t listen. Lost again, huh?" Mr. Liu laughed triumphantly, having won again.
LuuYong didn’t respond, acting as if he hadn’t heard.
Mr. Liu snorted and looked at LuuYong with disdain. What a fool!
...
The next three rounds followed, and LuuYong lost them all. Adding the previous two rounds, he had lost a million.
"Hahaha, little brother, you’re not doing so well," Mr. Liu mocked, looking at LuuYong like a big fool.
"Look at me, the old brother only lost one round, how about you try following me?" Mr. Liu asked again.
LuuYong leaned against the gambling table, ignoring Mr. Liu and frowning slightly, as if there was an annoying fly buzzing around.
"Pssh, you’re already in such a bad shape and still acting tough? Really a fool with too much money." Mr. Liu cursed without hiding it. In such places, provoking others is unwise but he couldn’t stand LuuYong’s attitude, thinking who was he trying to impress.
Originally, Mr. Liu thought LuuYong would get mad, at least curse him back, but surprisingly, he remained unmoved, acting as if he hadn’t heard.
"Hmph!" Mr. Liu spit on the ground.
...
The croupier began shaking the dice cup again. Soon it stopped, awaiting the gamblers to place their bets.
LuuYong glanced at Lin Tian, and upon seeing his fist gesture, his face turned green. That was a signal for ’all-in’! Meaning to push the remaining one million all at once.
But he hadn’t won any of the previous five rounds, was his luck rotten enough to still dare play this way?
Following that, Lin Tian changed his hand gesture, showing three fingers. This was also a code for ’Five of a kind’!
Five of a kind?! Meaning all five dice showed the same points, it required enormous luck!
Initially, after losing the previous five rounds, LuuYong wasn’t so nervous anymore, but now these signals had his heart pounding. He was thinking, wasn’t this a last-ditch gamble?
"If no bet is placed, please leave the table," the croupier urged.
Upon hearing the urging voice again, and seeing Lin Tian’s expression, LuuYong gritted his teeth, using both hands to pile all the chips into a small mound, pushing them onto the ’Five of a kind’ bet.
"Pssh~ Crazy, if this gets five of a kind, I’ll quit gambling forever! Hahahaha..." Mr. Liu laughed loudly, then slowly picked up some chips and placed them on the ’Small’ bet.
Clearly, he placed his bet late just to avoid having LuuYong follow his bets, wanting him to lose everything.
The croupier was about to reveal the result, placing a hand on the dice cup.
Mr. Liu stood up excitedly, leaning over the table, his small eyes wide open, chanting loudly, "Small! Small! Small..."
LuuYong also clasped his hands tightly, not daring to breathe.
Finally, the dice cup was lifted.
"Five sixes, Five of a kind!"
The croupier’s voice was somewhat different than before, gasping as he glanced at Wu Yong. Others in the room looked similarly astonished, wondering how his luck had suddenly surged.
"How, how could it be?" Mr. Liu leaned forward, still struggling to believe upon seeing the five sixes.
The croupier quickly recovered from his surprise, collecting the chips from losers and distributing chips to LuuYong.
The payout for five of a kind is five times, meaning he won five million in this round, a net gain of four million!
Looking at the mound of chips like a little mountain, LuuYong’s face turned even redder, this time with excitement! His previously gloomy expression now cracked into a wide grin. Triumphantly, he looked at Mr. Liu at the neighboring table and laughed, "Mr. Liu, your skills don’t seem too reliable. Maybe you should follow me instead? I’ll just take a twenty percent cut later!"
The look on Mr. Liu’s face couldn’t be more unpleasant. He had just wanted to retort when LuuYong continued, "Sorry, I forgot you just said that if it landed on five of a kind, you’d quit gambling. Shouldn’t you be going home now? You’re not young anymore, spend more time with your wife and kids."
After these words, all of LuuYong’s previous tension disappeared, his mood uplifted beyond description. Especially seeing Mr. Liu’s expression, as if he’d swallowed something vile, he couldn’t help bursting into laughter.