In fact, Tony would still lose if the bet continued, but Luke concealed the amount of money in his credit card and agreed to end the bet for one million US dollars. It was obvious that he was setting up a trap.
As long as Luke wins once, even if it's not Black Jack, Tony will lose 1.4 million US dollars and the gambling game will end.
That bet must be won or lost in one go.
Where did he get the more than 600,000 yuan in his credit card? Of course, it was the remaining part of the mortgage loan. The villa that Aoki gave him was in a very good location and was built not long ago.
Luke borrowed 800,000 yuan, spent more than 100,000 yuan on patent applications and miscellaneous legal matters, and had more than 600,000 yuan left.
Without this money, it would be inconvenient for Luke to win tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars from here. That would be a bit conspicuous, and he might end up on the blacklist of many hotels in Las Vegas and be banned from playing in the entertainment hall.
For example, a group of MIT students who won a large sum of money from many big hotels with their skills and brains were all put on the blacklist. They were not welcome in any entertainment hall here, and they would not be provided with entertainment services after they came in. This decision was also supported by the court.
Selina opened her mouth wide after hearing this, and after a while she managed to utter, "... This is unscientific. Why are you still richer than me?"
Luke rolled his eyes. "The villa that Qingmu gave me, including the furniture and appliances, is worth 1.2 million US dollars! You still have to pay taxes on your 1 million, so in the end, you only get 600,000 US dollars."
When Selina heard this, she was immediately frustrated: "Ah, I forgot about this."
Luke thought for a moment and lowered his voice, "Don't spend the bonus this time. Keep some for yourself and consider the rest an investment for me."
Selina nodded and agreed, then she was surprised: "Why would I invest in you?"
Luke: "I own a high-tech Internet company, and I'm trying to make some money from Google. You can invest some money, take some shares, and wait for your share of the money."
Selina said, "How much do you want? I'll give it all to you."
Luke shook his head: "Just give me 200,000 or 300,000, and we'll talk about it when we get back."
Bobby didn't pay a penny and still gets 1% of the shares of Cosmic Cube Technology Development Co., Ltd. with an annual salary of $100,000. So it shouldn't be too much for Selena to pay $200,000 or $300,000 and get 5% of the shares.
Tony was willing to spend a lot of money to get Luke and the other man to the Los Angeles Police Department for a little trick, so what's wrong with Luke preparing some "pocket money" for Selina
Tony has a bad personality, but many of his ways of doing things are really good. Otherwise, why would a lot of time travelers want to cling to him first
No other reason! They are rich and willful! The person who buys two boxes of strawberries on the street and pays with his famous watch is more generous than a mere businessman.
Why doesn't anyone hug Obaday? Of course it's not because of his face.
Judging from the face, only an ugly Obaday would be so unwelcome unless the time traveler was a woman.
The real reason is that Obaday is too shrewd and it is difficult for him to give a large sum of money to the flattering time travelers just because he is in a good mood.
Therefore, Luke also wants to be a rich and willful person.
Even if you can't set off dozens of suits of iron armor worth hundreds of millions of dollars as fireworks like Tony did, but you can solve some of Selina's practical difficulties by spending money, so why not do it.
Selena both cares and doesn't care about money.
She could haggle over prices in the supermarket, but she didn't feel anything when Luke said he was going to take away her bonus of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In fact, she doesn't spend much money.
It is not easy for a female detective who is busy handling cases every day to spend a lot of money.
She definitely can't touch alcohol or herbs, and can only buy simple clothes and cosmetics. She stays at home less, so there's no need to buy furniture or other sundries.
The only thing he liked was eating, but Luke still paid for his meals.
She was no longer short of money. Luke paid for her daily expenses with his shady cash, and she had hardly touched her salary for several months.
Luke took the opportunity to approach the corner where Tony and the woman had just gone, but was stopped by the two security guards guarding there and was unable to go in.
This time he looked more carefully and was sure that the woman really left from the sky, but not necessarily by flying.
In terms of the trajectory of the smell, it was more like she was jumping and gliding away, except that the parabola was a bit exaggerated.
He wondered what Tony and that woman were talking about here.
Luke walked around for a while, came back and sat down, then looked at Tony's ability list in the system and found that there were not many changes.
He harassed the system for a while, but there was no response.
Luke was not disappointed. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then laughed.
The system is still so low-key.
Tony's abilities, which appear to have no difference in the list, have in fact been refreshed.
Luke had made some speculations about this a long time ago.
For example, defeating a superhero or villain who does not yet possess certain abilities, and the system's judgment rules.
Now Tony's ability provides the answer.
When Luke was thinking about the manufacturing and modification of some equipment just now, something suddenly came to his mind.
To be more precise, it is like some knowledge reserves are suddenly added to the database and can be used at will.
There is not much knowledge in this part, which is only about 5% more than the knowledge in Tony's previous four abilities. They are all cutting-edge knowledge that continues to extend upward on the basis of the previous ones.
The value of this is immeasurable.
On the other hand, Luke began to calculate in his mind how often he should refresh Tony's abilities in the future.
There is no need to be too diligent because it is troublesome. If Tony's ability does not increase much, there is not much point in brushing it out.
With only 5% more knowledge gained in the past three months, Luke felt that it would be enough for him to improve Tony's abilities once or twice at most in 2008.
Thinking about this, Selena felt done with the fun and got up, then they left the swimming pool.
After returning to the house to wash up, the two did not go to the entertainment hall to play, but went to watch the free performances provided by the Aurora Hotel.
The performance was good. Even though Luke had seen many programs on the Internet in his previous life, he was still amazed by this luxurious show that he could watch live.
There are singing and dancing, juggling, magic, and talk shows, and all of them are performed by famous American performers. They can’t be called first-rate, but there are quite a few who are second- and third-rate.
Don't underestimate these second- and third-rate performers. They are still second- and third-rate even if they are taken care of all over the world. They are bigger names than the first- and even top stars in most countries in the world.
Originally, this performance should have ended perfectly.
But during the final aerial song and dance performance, an accident happened.
Countless snow-white flying ribbons hung above the performance stage. More than a dozen graceful female dancers were like flying elves, moving with the swing of the ribbons and performing all kinds of stunning and bold dance moves in the air.
This performance is beyond imagination and creativity.