Two transparent glass covers covered the cards of both parties. Gao Fei got up and left to go to the bathroom.
Everyone on the field breathed a sigh of relief. Even though they were just spectators, this gamble involving life and death still made them feel overwhelmed.
Lin Xiaoxi found a chair and sat down. While perfunctorily responding to the gambling kings from various countries who came over to chat with him from time to time, he stole a glance at Zheng Yubai.
This guy is really weird. He even covers his eyes when he is resting. Is there something wrong with his brain? The more Lin Xiaoxi thought about it, the weirder it seemed. She suddenly had an idea and grabbed a bottle of mineral water that a gambling king beside her had enthusiastically offered to her. She smiled at the gambling king, almost making him smile until his bones softened. Then she slowly walked towards Zheng Yubai.
"Mr. Zheng, have some water. The game is still going on." Although it seemed a bit strange for the dealer to give water to the players, Lin Xiaoxi was the top flower in the international gambling world. As long as she didn't go too far, everyone, including Baldwin, would turn a blind eye and not do anything to offend others.
"Thank you." Zheng Yubai nodded slightly. He was indeed a little thirsty. When under stress, the human body often has two water-related reactions: thirst and the urge to urinate. Zheng Yubai's reaction was the first one, and he also believed that Gao Fei did go to the bathroom because he was nervous.
After drinking two gulps of water, Zheng Yubai thanked Lin Xiaoxi.
Lin Xiaoxi put on a sly smile and said, "Mr. Gao hasn't come back yet. If Mr. Zheng wants to go to the bathroom, he can go now."
Zheng Yubai didn't feel like peeing, but after Lin Xiaoxi said that, he felt the need to pee. He hesitated for a moment, finally took off the silk scarf covering his eyes, stood up and said, "I do want to go, thank you for reminding me."
Seeing Zheng Yubai walk out of the door, Lin Xiaoxi also found an excuse and hurriedly followed him.
Baldwin saw this scene and couldn't help but mutter: "Xiaoxi is a spoiled child. I hope she won't play tricks on her opponents like she did before. This is not an ordinary game."
Zheng Yubai walked out the door, followed by two security guards from the gambling house, who were responsible for protecting his safety. The three of them walked to the bathroom one after the other, and after only two steps, Lin Xiaoxi's slightly charming voice sounded from behind.
"Mr. Zheng, why are you walking so fast?" Lin Xiaoxi walked over with a smile on her face and flirted with the two security guards who turned around to look at her. The two security guards were both young men full of vigor and vitality, strong and skilled in martial arts. If a dozen vicious gangsters rushed over, they wouldn't even blink, but as soon as their eyes met Lin Xiaoxi's, they immediately softened.
"Brothers, I want to say a few words to Mr. Zheng, is that okay?" Lin Xiaoxi asked in a coquettish voice.
Dealers and players are not allowed to have contact in private. Lin Xiaoxi had violated the taboo by giving water to Zheng Yubai just now. But since she was a favored daughter of heaven, a little princess pampered by the entire gambling world, no one dared to ask about it. Now there was no one around, and the two security guards were fascinated by Lin Xiaoxi and felt numb all over. Apart from nodding like woodpeckers, their minds were empty.
"What do you want to talk to me about?" Seeing the charming and beautiful woman in front of him, Zheng Yubai was not happy at all. He vaguely felt that there was something more dangerous than Gao Fei's soul-stealing in Lin Xiaoxi's eyes, but he couldn't see what it was.
"Isn't it possible to chat for nothing? What's the matter? Are you in a hurry?" Lin Xiaoxi asked with a hint of meaning, her cherry lips opening and closing with a moving power that seduces people.
A soft knife kills without shedding blood. Zheng Yubai finally understood the meaning of this sentence. No wonder some people say that sex is a sharp knife that scrapes bones. Lin Xiaoxi in front of him is clearly a sharp knife that is specially used to deal with men. Just look at the two pools of spring water in her eyes. I am afraid that there are not many men in this world who can resist her temptation.
"I'm not in a hurry, but if someone sees us talking like this, it might not be appropriate." Zheng Yubai looked around, but no one showed up. The two security guards were also far away, looking a little confused.
"So what if he sees me? I'm stared at by many men every day and I don't think anything of it. It's a pity that you're the only one blindfolded. Are you afraid of seeing me?" Lin Xiaoxi said this but was thinking in her heart: Why doesn't this guy react? Am I not charming enough
"That... It's just my habit." Zheng Yubai didn't know how to answer. It was indeed a bit unbelievable to bet on life and death with Gao Fei blindfolded, but Yang Feiyun didn't come, what else could he do
"Oh... Are you used to it? Then how do you know what cards you have?" Lin Xiaoxi finally touched upon the substantive issue. Her purpose in approaching Zheng Yubai was to get the secret out of him.
"Well... it's a long story." Zheng Yubai said.
"Then let's talk about it after you finish betting. I think you can win." Lin Xiaoxi giggled, turned and left, leaving behind a gust of fragrant breeze.
"What a strange person..." Zheng Yubai looked at her graceful back, a little confused.
As soon as Lin Xiaoxi left, Zheng Yubai realized that he no longer felt like urinating, but to be on the safe side, he still went to the bathroom. Just after taking two steps, an ominous premonition came to his mind, and Zheng Yubai stopped. While he was wondering, a figure turned out from the corner in front.
Zheng Yubai looked up and was immediately struck by lightning. It was Gao Fei who appeared in front of him. A strange white light flashed in his left eye, and a subtle instruction was firmly imprinted in Zheng Yubai's mind. As long as he wanted, he could issue this instruction at any time to make Zheng Yubai hallucinate.
Gao Fei subdued Zheng Yubai in one glance. His whole body trembled, as if he was exhausted, and he gasped for breath. He held the wall with one hand, took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket, chewed it a few times and swallowed it. After a while, he could barely support his body upright, turned the corner, and disappeared.
Zheng Yubai's eyes were blank, and he stood there for two minutes before coming to his senses. He couldn't remember what had just happened, and he didn't remember why he was standing here.
"Mr. Zheng, what's wrong with you?" Two security guards noticed something was wrong and ran over to ask.
"Nothing, why am I here?" Zheng Yubai asked confusedly. His memory was attacked by Gao Fei's soul-stealing, leaving a blank in the middle and he couldn't remember anything.
"Aren't you going to the bathroom?" the two security guards asked. They wondered if Mr. Zheng was also bewitched by Lin Xiaoxi. It seemed that she was really a beauty that everyone loved.
"Really? Why don't I remember?" Zheng Yubai scratched his head. "I'm not going. Let's go back."
Seeing this, the two security guards led Zheng Yubai back, exchanging glances along the way, thinking to themselves that this man was such a pervert. He was facing a life-and-death battle right in front of him, yet he was still bewitched by a woman. This was too shameless.
Before returning to the gambling table, Gao Fei had not come back yet. Zheng Yubai wrapped the scarf around his head again, and a moment later, he heard Gao Fei's footsteps.
Gao Fei returned to his seat, took out a piece of chocolate and chewed it, feeling thankful for his wise move. He used the excuse of going to the bathroom, but quietly went around to Zheng Yubai's side to look for an opportunity, and luckily ran into Zheng Yubai who was going to the bathroom. He did not miss the opportunity, and immediately used all his strength to exert his superpowers, successfully hiding a command in Zheng Yubai's brain. Now he can launch that command at any time and make Zheng Yubai lose miserably.
"You two, can we start the gambling?" Lin Xiaoxi looked solemn, totally different from the seductive wink she had just given Zheng Yubai. Instead, her face was filled with a sense of reserve and dignity. Her charm also came from this feeling of a thousand-faced beauty, which attracted countless men.
"Okay." Neither of them questioned it, so the glass cover was removed and everyone's eyes were on Gao Fei who was eating chocolate, wanting to see whether he would follow the bet.
Gao Fei estimated the chips on the field. Now his chips are not as good as Zheng Yubai's. Even if he goes all in, he can't hit him in one shot. His strength is almost exhausted and it is impossible to use it again tonight. This means that he only has one chance, and if he wants to kill with one blow, now is not the time.
"I won't follow." Gao Fei threw the cards in front of him.
There was an uproar on the field. Everyone thought that Gao Fei would start a life-and-death battle with Zheng Yubai after thinking it over, but the result was that he folded his cards. This made many people who were waiting to watch the excitement a little disappointed.
The current situation is obviously more favorable to Zheng Yubai. After winning this round, his chips have reached more than 14,000. Although Gao Fei is at a disadvantage, he still has a faint smile, and seems to have the confidence to win.
After this round, the game between the two sides entered a stalemate. As time passed, Gao Fei was very calm and always chose to discard his cards wisely after a long period of thinking, which made Zheng Yubai's occasional good hand useless. After a tug-of-war, Gao Fei's skills were obviously more dominant. He gradually recovered a certain disadvantage, and the difference in chips between the two sides became smaller and smaller.
Du Bisheng looked at the changing situation and his face darkened. The Gao Fei he knew was definitely not the kind of person who liked to play it safe. As the gambling god, Gao Fei was known for his imposing manner. Whether he was leading or lagging behind, he always guided the direction of the situation with his domineering aura. But now Gao Fei seemed to be a different person. Even if he had the strength to fight Zheng Yubai, he always chose to retreat. Instead, he chose some small-scale contact battles, bit by bit eating away at the fruits of Zheng Yubai's victory.
"What on earth is he thinking?" Du Bisheng wondered. This tactic was boring, but effective. Zheng Yubai's advantage was no longer obvious, because luck could not always favor a person. In a long-term gambling game, skills were more important. Compared with skills, who in the world could be as good as the God of Gamblers
"It turns out that it's still a little short of the mark..." Du Bisheng thought to himself.
Du Bisheng was worried off the court, and Zheng Yubai on the court felt like he had no place to use his strength. Whenever he wanted to fight to the death, Gao Fei would always retreat. From a rational point of view, Gao Fei's choice was right, because Zheng Yubai had more chips, and even if he lost, he could still fight, but if he lost, it would be like putting a full stop to his life.
But Gao Fei was obviously not someone who would give in, so why did he change his temper? Zheng Yubai was puzzled. The tactics he had discussed with Xu Ruoyu and Du Bisheng before the gambling game were like a punch hitting cotton, with no effect at all when faced with Gao Fei who had been patient and resigned himself to his own will.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the gambling game between the two parties had been going on for more than two hours. Ding Rulong was a little confused. He was not very interested in gambling. If the opponent was not Zheng Yubai, he would have fallen into a deep sleep long ago.
"I should go wash my face, so I don't fall asleep." Ding Rulong felt ashamed when he saw that everyone around him was concentrating on watching the cards on the gambling table. Zheng Yubai and Gao Fei were neither hot nor cold, one advancing and the other retreating, one chasing and the other hiding, and there was no big move for a long time. However, compared with ordinary people like Ding Rulong, the people who hang out in the gambling world are still more patient.
Ding Rulong took advantage of the fact that the people around him were not paying attention and quietly walked to the back door. The security guards here were all his employees. When they saw the boss was about to go out, they immediately nodded and bowed to open the door for him.
After walking out of the door, Ding Rulong let out a long breath. The air inside was not turbid, but it was filled with a suffocating atmosphere, which made people feel very sad. As soon as he walked out of the door, Ding Rulong felt suddenly enlightened.
"Should I call Beibei? Does she know about this?" Ding Rulong hesitated. After thinking for a long time, he decided not to call. He walked around outside for two rounds, washed his face, and decided to go back to watch the game. At this time, he heard a noise in front of another door.
"What's going on?" Ding Rulong frowned. The Royal Palace Hotel is a high-end consumption place. Ordinary people have no money and are not qualified to come in and consume. The service here has always been to the guests as God, and every detail is very considerate. How could a quarrel happen
After turning a corner quickly, Ding Rulong saw four security guards and a guest in a tense confrontation. The guest said, "You'd better let me in right away."
The four security guards refused to budge: "Sir, latecomers are not allowed in. This is the rule, so we can't let you in. Please leave immediately."
"What happened?" Ding Rulong walked over angrily. If the gambling game inside was disturbed by things outside the venue, what high-quality service and good reputation would the Palace Hotel have? These security guards are really useless. How could they not even appease a guest
Seeing Ding Rulong coming, the four security guards bowed together and said, "Boss." The guest also turned around and said to Ding Rulong, "Boss Ding, your men are really dedicated to their duties."
"Why is it you?" Ding Rulong was stunned. He was very familiar with the person in front of him. As the main sponsor of the Wulin Conference, Ding Rulong only invested 3 million and got a return of nearly 20 times. This was a deal that he enjoyed talking about. And the guest in front of him happened to be the organizer Yang Feiyun who cooperated with him very well in the operation of the Wulin Conference.
"Why are you here?" Ding Rulong was a little surprised to see Yang Feiyun sweating and looking anxious.
Yang Feiyun looked at his watch and said, "I have to go in. Can you make an exception?"
"Well... do you have an invitation?" Ding Rulong was a little embarrassed. Although Yang Feiyun was an acquaintance, it was a gambling world. Even if Yang Feiyun was famous in the martial arts world, he was not related at all.
"Yes." Yang Feiyun took out a red invitation from his arms. Ding Rulong took it and saw Zheng Yubai's signature on it. This was the only private invitation that each player could send.
"You have such a good relationship with Zheng Yubai?" Ding Rulong couldn't help but ask curiously when he saw Yang Feiyun holding the invitation.
Yang Feiyun whispered, "Boss Ding, this is urgent. I've been late for a long time. If you don't let me in, I'm afraid something bad will happen."
Ding Rulong knew that Yang Feiyun was not an exaggerating person, and seeing the close relationship between him and Zheng Yubai, an idea suddenly popped up in Ding Rulong's heart.
Maybe letting Yang Feiyun in would help Zheng Yubai. Thinking of this, Ding Rulong said to the four security guards, "Please ask Mr. Yang to go in quickly and don't alarm the people inside."
"Wait, how are Zheng Yubai and Gao Fei sitting inside?" Yang Feiyun stopped the security guard who was about to take him in.
Ding Rulong told Yang Feiyun about the situation inside. Yang Feiyun hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to find a location no more than 20 meters away from Gao Fei. Is that okay?"
This request was a bit strange, but the stranger it was, the more hope Ding Rulong had in his heart. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it for you."
If Ding Rulong knew what he would miss if he sneaked out to get some fresh air, he would probably stick his butt to the chair and not move.
As soon as Ding Rulong left, the gambling game changed immediately. After Gao Fei won a small victory over Zheng Yubai, the chips of both sides returned to the starting line. Zheng Yubai was already a little bit unable to hold on as the soft knife slowly cut his flesh. But if the fight continued like this, I'm afraid that the winner would not be determined until the cock crowed tomorrow.
Just as the onlookers were wondering how the situation would change, Gao Fei suddenly attacked.
"The Ten of Spades speaks." After Lin Xiaoxi dealt the cards, she saw that the card in front of Zheng Yubai was a 9 of hearts, while Gao Fei's was a 10 of spades, so she asked Gao Fei to speak.
Gao Fei, who had been patiently avoiding Zheng Yubai's aggressive attacks, did not use the tactic of twisting and turning this time. He pushed the chips in front of him with a bang and shouted, "I'm all in!"
There was dead silence, and almost everyone, including Lin Xiaoxi, thought they had heard it wrong.
All in? All in on the first card? All in on the 10 of spades? Was Gao Fei crazy? Countless questions filled everyone's minds, and some even began to discuss quietly.
"Please be quiet." Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Baldwin stood up and asked Gao Fei very carefully, "Mr. Gao, were you talking about Soha just now?"
Gao Fei nodded and said, "You heard me right, I'm Soha."
No one stipulated that the first card cannot be played all in. Since Gao Fei chose to go all in, he must have his reasons. Everyone stopped questioning and focused their attention on Zheng Yubai. Before, Zheng Yubai had been looking for an opportunity to fight Gao Fei, but he had always been played by Gao Fei. After Gao Fei evened the situation, he turned the tables and immediately launched such a counterattack. So would Zheng Yubai avoid Gao Fei's attack like Gao Fei did, or would he fight to the death
Zheng Yubai was also very shocked by Gao Fei's all-in. The situation was clearly more and more favorable to Gao Fei. His advantage had been completely lost in front of Gao Fei's exquisite skills. If he had patience, Gao Fei could have relied on his superb skills to push Zheng Yubai into an irreversible situation. But he actually chose to fight at this time. Why? Did he misjudge the situation, or did I miss something
In fact, without any thought, Zheng Yubai also understood that Gao Fei's current approach was more beneficial to him. Practice has proved that Zheng Yubai is no match for Gao Fei in terms of gambling skills. If the situation continues, Zheng Yubai will most likely lose all his chips. But now Gao Fei went all-in with the first card, clearly trying to compete with Zheng Yubai's luck. This is simply giving Zheng Yubai a chance to escape death, why didn't he seize it.
But Zheng Yubai was still hesitant. Gao Fei was not a fool. How could he give himself a chance to fight? Unless he was sure of winning, did he know what the cards behind were
Between life and death, Zheng Yubai had to think twice. At this critical moment, if he took a wrong step, there would be no regrets.
Silence, deathly silence, so quiet that you could hear even the sound of a pin drop. Everyone seemed to have forgotten to breathe, staring at Zheng Yubai intently. If he agreed to go all-in, then at the end of this round, one person would be on the road to death.
"I'll follow." Just as everyone was holding their breath and waiting, Zheng Yubai finally made a decision. With both hands, he pushed all the chips in front of him to the center of the gambling table. Twenty thousand chips that symbolized their lives were mixed together, and it was impossible to tell which belonged to Zheng Yubai and which belonged to Gao Fei. Their fates had been mixed together, waiting for the moment to reveal the answer, one would go to heaven, and the other would go to hell.
Lin Xiaoxi's hands were shaking a little. She knew that the cards she was about to deal would determine the life and death of two people. Although she had experienced countless big scenes, she was still a girl after all. Thinking that a life was about to disappear, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.
"Please deal the cards." Baldwin noticed that something was wrong with Lin Xiaoxi and reminded her.
Lin Xiaoxi nodded hurriedly and dealt the cards to Gao Fei first.
Gao Fei was dealt a heart, which immediately caused a sigh. Zheng Yubai's card was not much better, it was actually the smallest diamond.
Now the cards of the two are Gao Fei's 10 of spades and hearts, and Zheng Yubai's 9 of hearts and diamonds. On the surface, they don't look good, but who knows what their bottom cards are, maybe they will be iron.
The fourth card was dealt, Gao Fei had a club and Zheng Yubai had a 4 of clubs. The onlookers were dumbfounded. Looking at the mess of cards, they wondered if this life-and-death gamble would end with this kind of cards. That would be too dramatic. (To be continued)