There was an uproar in the audience. Some people had heard that Zheng Yubai liked to place heavy bets in the poker game, and even won a hand from the famous "lioness" Shen Huaiyu. Unexpectedly, he would repeat the same trick in such a solemn final, which immediately aroused the emotions of the audience.
In the crowd, Tang Qing stared at Zheng Yubai intently. She had been following Zheng Yubai's matches for several days, and she understood this originally dull cousin less and less. In her mind, her cousin was simply the synonym of incompetence and uselessness, without any manliness at all. At best, he knew a little Xingyiquan, which was nothing special. But after the encounter on the gambling boat, Tang Qing's view of Zheng Yubai changed greatly, and she was not as harsh as before.
A few dozen steps away from Tang Qing, Xu Jin hid in the crowd and watched the game quietly.
He seems a little different today, Xu Jin thought silently in his heart. Zheng Yubai showed an attitude of no one else but me from the beginning, was it because of the promise he made yesterday
No one knew what Zheng Yubai was thinking, not even Du Bisheng. Before the game, he had repeatedly told Zheng Yubai to work together to suppress Gao Fei, but Zheng Yubai's actions seemed to have forgotten the strategy completely. He hesitated, and could only give Zheng Yubai an annoyed look and announced that he would fold.
It was Gao Fei's turn, and judging from the cards, his 10 of spades was not very good. The audience held their breath, wanting to see if the first game would produce any sparks.
Gao Fei slowly took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket, and a close-up image immediately appeared on the big screen. It was the Swiss chocolate that Gao Fei liked the most. He slowly peeled off the tin foil that wrapped the chocolate, put the chocolate into his mouth and started chewing.
This is Gao Fei's classic move when thinking about the game of cards. Just like the smile that always appears on his lips, it is loved by every audience and hated by every opponent.
"I follow." After eating a piece of chocolate, Gao Fei seemed to have finished thinking and casually pushed out a pile of chips in front of him.
The audience was excited. The first round started with a hand-to-hand fight, which was really exciting. Zheng Yubai seemed to have expected Gao Fei's decision and looked at the dealer without saying a word.
The dealer continued to deal the cards. This time, Zheng Yubai got an Ace of Diamonds, while Gao Fei got the Ten of Clubs.
"Double Aces versus double 10s, this is going to be interesting." Hong Shen, the northern gambling king, said, "I didn't expect the first game to be so exciting. I think Zheng Yubai is going to play with fire and get burned."
All the masters who entered the quarterfinals were sitting in the VIP seats, and they had a clearer view of the situation. As soon as Hong Shen said this, Feng Bazhi immediately objected.
"Old Hong, I think Zheng Yubai has a better chance of winning. Don't forget, he even defeated me."
Hong Shen sneered at Feng Bazhi's words: "With your mediocre skills, it's no surprise that you lose to anyone."
"You..." The two gambling kings who usually didn't get along immediately started quarreling and didn't even pay attention to the card game.
The other gamblers were all laughing and crying, but they all had their own supporters in their hearts. Seeing that Zheng Yubai continued to have the upper hand on the cards, it was time for him to place his bet.
"One million." Zheng Yubai pushed out the chips with an expressionless face.
Gao Fei followed the bet, and both of them seemed to have lost their spirits. They just bet one million in each round until the last card was dealt.
Zheng Yubai's hand was three Aces and a diamond, while Gao Fei's hand was three Tens and a Club. Both of them could have a perfect hand, but judging by the cards, Zheng Yubai clearly had a greater advantage.
"Not raising the bet?" Gao Fei asked when he saw Zheng Yubai putting out another one million.
Zheng Yubai shook his head: "It's just a warm-up in the first game."
"Oh, so it's just a warm-up." Gao Fei laughed, "Then there's no need to go all in. It's fun to bet with you, and I hope you can play with me for a while longer." He pushed out the chips and followed the bet, smiling at Zheng Yubai.
As he smiled, his left eye fixed his gaze squarely on Zheng Yubai's face. Zheng Yubai felt as if struck by lightning, and his brain was shaken.
Chaotic and complex colors appeared in front of him one after another, as if he was looking at a kaleidoscope. Zheng Yubai had been prepared for this. He shook his head violently, and the colors in front of him suddenly collapsed, finally dispelling the fantasy in front of him.
Gao Fei smiled in astonishment and nodded to Zheng Yubai: "You are very good. This card game is becoming more and more interesting."
"Open your cards, please." the dealer said.
Zheng Yubai scratched his head and turned over his cards.
“10?” Surprised voices erupted from the audience. “No wonder he is so confident. It turns out that 10 is already in his hands.”
Feng Bazhi laughed: "Old Hong, are you convinced? I told you this guy has some skills."
Hong Shen said disdainfully: "I will only be convinced if you reveal an A. What's so great about 10? If Gao Fei's trump card is, would you kneel down and beg him to accept you as his apprentice?"
Gao Fei at the card table raised his lips and said, "Very good, it seems that the direction of the game is within your expectations." He stretched out his hand and tapped the bottom card, and the card bounced up and turned over.
Just as Hong Shen said, Gao Fei's hole card happened to be a small spade, which made up a full house of three tens, barely beating Zheng Yubai's three aces.
"Gao Fei has three 1s and a pair; Zheng Yubai has three A's. Gao Fei wins this round." The dealer announced the result.
"Haha, that's all." Hong Shen laughed.
Feng Bazhi's face flushed red. "It's just one game. Why jump to conclusions so early?"
Zheng Yubai looked at Gao Fei's gourd and smiled bitterly. His bottom card was clearly a 1, but why it became a 10? It was naturally Gao Fei who changed it. But how did he do it
During the attack of Thunder Glance just now, Zheng Yubai's consciousness was blurred for a moment. If Gao Fei was cheating, he only had that split second of opportunity.
However, Zheng Yubai was not stupid enough to check the surveillance video. The organizer of the conference was Gao Fei's best friend Yao Qian. The people at the gambling conference seemed fair on the surface, but they were probably Gao Fei's accomplices. If he made a rash complaint, he would probably suffer the same fate as Shen Huaiyu. Besides, Zheng Yubai didn't think Gao Fei's actions could be detected by the surveillance video.
The opponent is not an ordinary person, so you can't use ordinary methods to deal with him. Although he was completely defeated by Gao Fei in the first round, Zheng Yubai was not anxious. He already knew Gao Fei's moves, and as he said before, this was just a warm-up.
The second round started soon. This time, Zheng Yubai was no longer impulsive, but played steadily with Gao Fei. The audience seemed to be timid and could not help booing him.
Xu Jin watched Zheng Yubai discarding cards in one round after another. She seemed to be afraid of Gao Fei because of the failure in the first round, but she always remembered the promise Zheng Yubai made last night.
Yao Qian sat in the third-floor box, looking down at the game. He couldn't help but smile as he watched Zheng Yubai discard his cards again and again.
"Boss, we've found the person you're looking for." Murong Ping appeared in the box at some point. The surveillance camera nearby was adjusting its angle and soon aimed at Xu Jin and Tang Qing in the audience.
"In addition to Du Bisheng who signed up with Zheng Yubai, there were two other women on the ship who had contact with him. One was named Tang Qing, who was his cousin. But the strange thing is that she was brought on board by Fang Hongjin." Murong Ping said.
"Oh? Did the Sanjiang Society also intervene?" Yao Qian's face changed.
"The other person registered is named Wang Fang, and the boat is registered in the name of the buyer." Murong Ping said, pointing at Xu Jin on the monitor.
The picture on the monitor was a little blurry. Yao Qian looked at Xu Jin, pressed his temples, and fell into deep thought.
"Continue to monitor them. If there is any unusual movement, report it to me immediately. Tell E to be on the lookout for Fang Hongjin." After thinking for a while, Yao Qian finally gave the order. Ten years is enough for a little girl to grow into a charming and mature woman. Although Yao Qian was cunning, he did not recognize that the sexy woman in the monitor was Xu Ruoyu's daughter.
The game continued, Zheng Yubai hardly had any outstanding performance, but the fight between Du Bisheng and Gao Fei reached a fever pitch. Originally, Du Bisheng valued the title of God of Gamblers more, and Zheng Yubai was just a decoy. Seeing that Zheng Yubai seemed to have been hit so hard that he had no ability to resist, Du Bisheng could only use all his skills to fight back and forth with Gao Fei.
"All in." The three A's on Du Bisheng's cards seemed to repeat Zheng Yubai's previous moves, while Gao Fei's set of spades 10, J, Q, and K obviously also had a chance of making a top flush.
All in! All in at last. After an hour of dull competition, the audience once again welcomed the peak battle.
Du Bisheng pushed all his chips out, risking everything. Zheng Yubai had already folded, and the first card he showed was the 9 of spades. In other words, what Du Bisheng and Gao Fei wanted was the last Ace of spades.
Zheng Yubai stared at Gao Fei without blinking. Gao Fei had been eating chocolates non-stop since the first round. An hour later, he had eaten more than twenty pieces of chocolate.
"Does he really like chocolate so much?" Zheng Yubai's brain was working at high speed. He vaguely remembered something that could be related to Gao Fei's behavior.
Gao Fei opened another piece of chocolate and ate it slowly, as if he was doing a very delicate job. His movements were extremely graceful. No wonder he attracted countless female admirers.
"Excuse me, Mr. Gao Fei, do you want to call?" asked the dealer.
Gao Fei's mouth moved, enjoying the taste of the chocolate. When he finally ate the chocolate, he smiled slightly and said, "Can I raise the bet?"
The dealer looked at Du Bisheng, and all the audience looked at him as well.
Du Bisheng said confidently, "Of course. I have a credit check of 10 million US dollars here, which can be exchanged for cash at any time."
The dealer took the check that Du Bisheng took out for inspection. Zheng Yubai looked at the old man and saw that he was also looking at him cunningly.
"You actually have a secret stash..." Zheng Yubai looked at him helplessly. (To be continued)