Chapter 71

ps: Sorry, I haven't been to work for a week, and a lot of work has piled up. I had to work overtime yesterday, so I didn't have time to update the chapter. I hope everyone can understand. Dongren will try to catch up with the updates! I hope everyone continues to support Dongren's new book!

Chapter 69: All-In (Part 1)

Compared to the nearly 500 square meter super-large space on the first floor, the gambling hall on the second floor was more than half smaller. However, the gambling methods available here were no less than those on the first floor, and the surrounding decoration materials and effects far exceeded those on the first floor. Additionally, the high stacks of various high-grade chips on each gambling table also indicated that the people who could come here were, as Yang Shangkun had said earlier, truly wealthy or noble.

"Brother Liu, where are you going? The dice table is on the left!" Seeing that Liu Dong did not go to the dice table on the east side of the gambling hall as he had expected, but instead headed straight for the table in the southeast corner where the crowd was the largest, which seemed to be a dice table, Yang Shangkun, who had originally intended to take advantage of Liu Dong's good luck to make a big profit, quickly pulled Liu Dong's arm.

Upon hearing this, Liu Dong's brows involuntarily furrowed, but he soon relaxed. Although he had not known Yang Shangkun well before, and there was no particular fondness between them, the fact that Yang Shangkun had brought him upstairs did count as a favor. Therefore, even though he did not like this person who wanted to make money through his gambling skills, he could not speak harshly to him.

"Mr. Yang, I am very grateful that you brought me up here, but I have already played dice downstairs, so I have no interest in it now. If Mr. Yang still wants to play, I'm afraid I cannot accompany you!" Liu Dong said with a smile.

"Wh-what!" After hearing this, Yang Shangkun's face showed a look of unexpected surprise. Before he could react, Liu Dong bowed and walked past him with Wang Xiaoli by his side.

Looking at their backs, Yang Shangkun's eyes revealed a deep sense of disappointment and anger. However, since Liu Dong did not want to continue playing dice, he had no choice. He couldn't force Liu Dong to go with him here. Although he was wealthy, Yang Shangkun did not dare to act recklessly on the Black Tiger Gang's territory.

Shaking his head, Yang Shangkun took a few steps and followed Liu Dong. Since Liu Dong did not want to go to the dice table, he also lost interest in continuing to gamble. He might as well follow Liu Dong, as there might still be a chance to make a big profit by following him.

Seeing Yang Shangkun follow him, Liu Dong glanced at him but said nothing. He was more concerned about the current gambling situation.

"Haha, I have a three of a kind, so I win this round!" Han Lei revealed his cards and, seeing that he had the highest hand, could not help but be delighted.

Last night, he had intended to have the Black Tiger Gang teach Liu Dong a lesson, but unexpectedly, that guy was tough and beat the people he sent, leaving them in a mess. This greatly disappointed Han Lei, who had been looking forward to seeing that arrogant guy suffer. This made Han Lei, who was used to things going smoothly, particularly unhappy. So today, he came here to play a few rounds to relax.

As the only heir to Han's Jewelry, with a wealthy background, and since this was not his first time here, many of the wealthy and noble people on the second floor knew him. There were even more people from the political and business circles who wanted to curry favor with Han's Jewelry, a giant in the jewelry industry. Therefore, when Han Lei arrived, someone offered him a seat, and some even deliberately lost a few rounds at the gambling table to please this young master.

"Hehe, Young Master Han is indeed a gambling genius. You won the first round after just sitting down, a great start!" This was said by a fat man in a black checkered shirt sitting to Han Lei's left. Although his flattering smile was nauseating, you had to admit that he was flattering the right person.

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, you are too kind!" Everyone likes to hear good words, especially someone like Han Lei.

Seeing the extremely arrogant and pleased look on Han Lei's face, Zhang Fakui's eyes flashed with disdain, but his flattering expression did not change. "Hehe, I will rely on Young Master Han for the upcoming Qiancheng Gemstone Gambling Conference!"

"Hehe, Mr. Zhang, rest assured. For the gemstone gambling conference, you can choose any of our Han family's gemstone gambling masters!" Han Lei said confidently.

"Then I will rely on Young Master Han!" Zhang Fakui raised his fat hands and bowed to Han Lei with a smile.

Because the Qiancheng Gemstone Gambling Conference was approaching, gemstone gamblers and jewelers were coming to this place one after another. Many of them chose to play a few rounds at the casino. However, most of them were from small to medium-sized jewelry companies. Although they also came to gamble, they could not find any skilled gemstone gambling masters. Therefore, when they heard that Zhang Fakui had joined Han's Jewelry, a national giant in the jewelry industry, they could not help but show envy.

Especially the middle-aged man sitting across from Zhang Fakui, wearing a black T-shirt, with a thin face and a mustache, whose envy and jealousy were even more intense.

In terms of wealth, he was not much different from Zhang Fakui, and both had small jewelry companies. However, on the gambling table, Zhang Fakui had taken the lead by flattering Han Lei and joining Han's Jewelry, which made him feel somewhat不甘心 (unwilling). He then made up his mind to show his worth in the upcoming gambling rounds and firmly attach himself to Han's Jewelry.

"Everyone, my luck isn't too good today, so I won't accompany you anymore!" Li Yuncang (a minor character provided by a reader) said as he stood up from his seat and walked to the side.

It wasn't that he didn't want to continue gambling, but he didn't want to lose money pointlessly. On this four-player Texas Hold'em table, the other two guys clearly wanted to curry favor with Han Lei. It was easy to imagine that in the upcoming rounds, the three of them would be a team. With the saying 'two fists cannot defeat four hands,' the remaining one would have no chance of winning. Therefore, Li Yuncang wisely chose to quit.

"Everyone, who else wants to play?" Texas Hold'em can be played by two, three, or four people, but two or four players are more common.

However, everyone was not foolish. Seeing that the three had formed a team, no one responded to Han Lei's call, even after he shouted four or five times.

Although those who could come to the second floor were all wealthy, and they enjoyed small-scale gambling, they did not want to participate in a clearly losing game.

"I'll play!" Just as Han Lei was somewhat disappointed, and Zhang Fakui and the middle-aged man with the mustache were pained by the thought of losing money to curry favor with Han Lei, a clear and strong voice came from the back of the crowd.

Facing the gazes from all directions, Liu Dong pushed through the crowd, walked to the empty seat, and sat down opposite Han Lei.

"Young Master Han, I didn't expect to meet you again so soon!" Liu Dong looked at the surprised Han Lei and smiled.

After playing dice downstairs, Liu Dong had originally planned to leave, but when he saw Han Lei, he changed his mind.

Although the Black Tiger Gang thugs sent by Han Lei to teach him a lesson last night were beaten up and did not hurt him at all, Liu Dong did not want to let it go. Originally, due to the difference in status and position between them, he had not figured out how to get even. However, after encountering Han Lei at the casino, Liu Dong quickly realized that an opportunity had come. Therefore, when Yang Shangkun invited him, he almost immediately agreed without hesitation.

"It's you?" After the surprise, Han Lei's face showed a look of uncontrollable anger.

"Indeed! I'm flattered that Young Master Han still remembers me, a nobody!"

Liu Dong's faint smile and slightly mocking words made Han Lei hate him even more.

At this moment, the people around them understood from their conversation that they were not friends but enemies with irreconcilable conflicts. Moreover, from Han Lei's appearance, it was clear that he had suffered a loss. Considering his status, this made the surrounding people look at Liu Dong with intense curiosity.

Not many people could make the only heir of Han's Jewelry suffer.

Seeing the curious gazes of the people around them, Han Lei's face turned even angrier. However, looking at Liu Dong, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he remembered something.

"Those who can come here are all wealthy or noble, and they all have membership cards issued by the casino. I am very suspicious that you, a freeloader, sneaked in here."