Chapter 15

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Chen Mo has never thought that his luck was particularly good. He hadn't even bought lottery tickets before, but today, he really felt like he was the luckiest person in the world. Others had used dozens of times more chances and still didn't win any money, but he only inserted one coin and made the gambling machine explode!

While there is a matter of probability, probability itself is also a part of luck. Otherwise, it might take three more tries for the machine to have a big payout, and someone with bad luck might have to wait until the third try. Chen Mo succeeded on his first try—what else could this be if not good luck?

Eyes fixed on the shiny one-yuan coins being spit out, and ears filled with the pleasant clinking sound of the coins colliding, Chen Mo was overjoyed. He waited until the machine stopped spitting out money before he waved the boss over to exchange the coins for bills.

Chen Mo's win quickly stunned everyone in the gambling room. Many of these people had been there in the morning, and they all thought this dark-skinned young brother was definitely a gambling god, with luck that was off the charts!

The owner of the game room was also very surprised by Chen Mo's luck. He had been running this game room for a long time and had never encountered someone as lucky as Chen Mo. If he didn't know that the gambling machines were set to a certain winning ratio, he might not have let Chen Mo into the room at all.

A few minutes later, Chen Mo put the exchanged bills into his pocket and then pretended to insert coins into the machine, to show that he could also lose. Otherwise, if he kept winning like this, it might make those who had lost a lot of money think of something sinister.

Before Chen Mo could even insert the first coin, Huang Mao and the others returned. A few young men sat next to Chen Mo, and Brother Liu spoke first: "Little brother, your luck today is really amazing."

Chen Mo couldn't figure out what these hooligans were up to. He didn't want to provoke them, so he smiled and replied, "Brother, what are you talking about? I just inserted a coin casually, and it really exploded. Maybe if you had inserted one more coin, it might have exploded too."

Brother Liu was furious when he heard this. He slapped his thigh hard and said, "It's really damn strange! Why did it just miss me by that little bit?!"

Chen Mo didn't respond this time. Huang Mao sighed and said, "Brother Liu, I think your luck is really bad. You're not suited for this. Let's go."

Brother Liu looked at Chen Mo, shook his head, and said, "Let's see. I just can't understand how someone can be this lucky."

Brother Liu then looked at the counter and, seeing that the boss wasn't paying attention, lowered his voice and said, "Little brother, tell me, is there some trick to it?"

Maybe because he had lost a lot of money, Brother Liu suddenly became insightful and started to think there might be some trick.

Chen Mo, of course, wouldn't admit that he was winning by skill. He put on a helpless expression and said, "Brother, what trick could there be? I really just got lucky."

Brother Liu didn't believe him and said, "How can that be? Even if your luck is really good, why did you stand there and not act until I left? And why did you choose the machine I had just played, when there was an empty one next to it?"

It seemed Brother Liu had some insight and had noticed these things. Before Chen Mo could answer, he continued, "I just want to learn from you. I won't touch a single cent of your winnings. If you can give me a hint, I'll protect you in Jiangkou Town, how about that?"

Although Chen Mo had won a few times, the money in his hand was still far from enough to buy a computer. He didn't want to reveal his secret just yet. He put on a helpless look and said, "Brother, I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, watch—"

Chen Mo then took out a coin and inserted it into the gambling machine, then pressed the start button and said, "I can lose too, it's just that I don't gamble as often as you, so I don't lose as much... that's all..."

Before Chen Mo could finish speaking, the machine he had just won on exploded again!

Everyone, including the game room owner, stared in shock at the coins spilling out of the machine!

Chen Mo himself was also stunned. He thought to himself: No... it can't be... The machine just paid out, how can it pay out again? How can such an unbelievable thing happen?!

This time, everyone in the game room gathered around, including the owner, all looking at Chen Mo with shocked expressions.

Brother Liu was the first to react. He turned to the gathered crowd and said fiercely, "What are you looking at? Never seen someone win before? All of you, get lost!"

Everyone knew Brother Liu and his background, so they all dispersed. Then Brother Liu waved to the game room owner and said, "Boss, exchange the money!"

Brother Liu's face was full of excitement, as if he had won the money himself.

The game room owner agreed and, still looking shocked, began counting the money. After exchanging the coins for bills, he turned and left, still puzzled.

Brother Liu put his arm around Chen Mo's shoulder and said warmly, "Little brother, what kind of person are you? How can you be so good at gambling?"

Brother Liu had just called Chen Mo "little brother," but now he called him "little brother" again, clearly not giving up on learning from him. He was deliberately trying to win Chen Mo's favor.

Chen Mo had been thinking about why the machine had exploded twice. Hearing this, he frowned and said, "It's really strange... This isn't scientific..."

Brother Liu was stunned and hesitated, "What? Science? What science?"

Brother Liu was only about twenty years old, and someone of his age who had been out on the streets probably didn't have good grades. Hearing Chen Mo mention "science," he felt a bit dizzy.

But to get the method of making money, he had to be patient. He asked, "Little brother, did you use some scientific method to win? What kind of thing? A remote control?"

Chen Mo paused for a moment and then said, "Brother, don't talk for a moment. I want to do an experiment."

Brother Liu immediately nodded and said, "Okay! Do your experiment! Huang Mao, you guys keep the others away, they can't see!"

Huang Mao and the others immediately agreed and turned to look at the others in the game room with unfriendly eyes. The others felt uncomfortable under their gaze and no one dared to look over.

Although Brother Liu had poor grades in the past, to make money—至少也要把输掉的钱赢回来，他只得耐下性子坐在陈默旁边，全神贯注地盯着陈默的动作，生怕错过任何一个细节。

可是当陈默开始做实验之后，刘哥立马就傻眼了。他还以为陈默会从口袋里掏出瓶瓶罐罐呢，谁知陈默只是掏出一把硬币，然后一个接一个地投入这台赌博机里面。

刘哥睁大双眼注视着陈默投币的动作，心想：虽然我以前学习成绩不好，但是做实验到底是怎么回事还是知道的，这……这他妈能叫实验吗？

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