Chapter 72 of 100

Chapter 72

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Chapter 70: All-In (Part 2)

After hearing his words and seeing Liu Dong's ordinary attire, the Black Tiger Gang guards began to murmur. They also didn't want to offend someone like Han Lei, a young master from a large group, so after hesitating for a moment, one of the young men in a black suit walked up to Liu Dong and said, "Sir, please show your membership card!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Dong frowned. He had entered with Yang Shangkun's membership card. However, it was clear that the person who had brought Liu Dong upstairs did not want to offend Han Lei, so he had not shown up to vouch for Liu Dong.

"You can go down, Liu Brother is a distinguished guest of our Black Tiger Gang. From now on, he doesn't need to show anything when he comes!" Just as Liu Dong felt troubled, a familiar voice came to his rescue.

Following the voice, Wang Haitao and Xuanwu Hall's hall master Pei Zhiming pushed through the crowd and walked in.

"Boss!" Seeing the newcomers, the guards in black suits quickly greeted them respectfully.

"Hmm, remember what I said. You can go now!" Wang Haitao waved his hand and said.

Watching the black-suited guard leave, Liu Dong felt a bit of goodwill towards Wang Haitao for helping him out.

"Boss Wang!" Liu Dong stood up and greeted him with a bow.

"Ha ha, Brother Liu, you really kept me in the dark. Your gambling skills are so impressive, you made me lose a lot of money!"

Hearing this, Liu Dong smiled faintly, "Boss Wang, you flatter me. I was just lucky today! It's not because of my gambling skills."

"Ha ha, let's not talk about that! Also, Brother Liu, don't call me Boss Wang. It sounds too formal. I'm a few years older than you. If you don't mind, let's just call each other brothers, okay?" Wang Haitao didn't believe that Liu Dong had won over a dozen dice games in a row just by luck. Coupled with his impressive physical prowess, Wang Haitao increasingly saw him as a rare talent, and his resolve to bring Liu Dong into the Black Tiger Gang became even stronger.

Hearing this, Liu Dong frowned but quickly composed himself. Putting aside their previous conflicts, Wang Haitao was indeed a charismatic figure, embodying the straightforward and unpretentious nature of Shandong people.

"Brother Wang!"

"Ha ha, good!" Hearing Liu Dong's words, Wang Haitao couldn't help but laugh. In his view, the relationship between them had made substantial progress.

Listening to their conversation, almost everyone around the gambling table focused their attention on Liu Dong, speculating about the young man who had earned the hatred of Han Lei and the respect of the Black Tiger Gang's boss.

At this moment, Han Lei, while burning with anger, couldn't help but feel some worry. Although the Han Group's wealth and status were not to be underestimated, with the Black Tiger Gang's backing, dealing with Liu Dong would no longer be as easy as before.

"Do you still want to play? If not, leave quickly and don't get in the way!" Seeing Liu Dong become the center of attention, Han Lei couldn't help but feel jealous and shouted.

"Of course, I still want to earn some pocket money from Young Master Han!" Hearing Han Lei's words, Liu Dong said to Wang Haitao and then turned to sit back down.

"Hmph, you think you can win money from me? Do you have the skills for that?" He paused, "To play here, you need a million chips to sit at the table!"

Hearing this, Liu Dong didn't say anything, but the fat man and the mustachioed middle-aged man on either side of him looked distressed. Although they were wealthy, they had only come to play, not to bet a million. Even if they wanted to please Han Lei, the price was too high.

"I thought it would be higher. Just a million!" He paused, then took his two million plus chips from the cautious Wang Xiaoli and placed them on the table in front of him, "A million chips are too low. How about we play for ten million?"

Liu Dong's words caused a stir among the surrounding gamblers. Although they often gambled here, bets over a million were rare. After all, it was the year 2000, and while there were more and more wealthy people in the country, few were willing to bet millions at a table.

Hearing the commotion, almost all the gamblers on the second floor gathered around. Such high-stakes gambling was rare in China, except in places like Macau and foreign casinos, so no one wanted to miss this opportunity.

"Ha ha, ten million, what a big talker. Do you have that much money?" Han Lei laughed mockingly.

At this point, even Wang Haitao, who was keen on bringing Liu Dong into the Black Tiger Gang, remained silent, surprised by Liu Dong's bold move and doubting whether he really had that much money.

"Of course Mr. Liu has it! Not just ten million, he can come up with even more!" Before Liu Dong could speak, a middle-aged man in a white T-shirt with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who had squeezed through the crowd, spoke up loudly.

Taking advantage of the attention, he quickly pushed his way to the front of the table.

To be honest, although this man was speaking up for him, Liu Dong didn't recognize him at all.

Seeing the puzzled look in Liu Dong's eyes, the middle-aged man quickly explained, "Mr. Liu, I am Li Jianyang from Jin Yuan Jewelry. Yesterday at Shi Yuan Pavilion, I saw you open a piece of ice jade worth fifteen million. Unfortunately, I didn't have the means to buy it. If you open more good jade in the future, I hope you will contact Jin Yuan Jewelry. We will definitely give you a fair price!"

"Sure, sure!" Liu Dong responded calmly.

However, hearing their conversation, the surrounding people were no longer calm.

"Wasn't that fifteen million ice jade opened by him yesterday?"

"I heard about it too. Yesterday at Shi Yuan Pavilion, a young man opened a top-grade jade from scrap material, which was bought by Wang Changzhong from Wang's Jewelry. I didn't expect it to be this young man!"

The news of Liu Dong opening a fifteen million top-grade jade at Shi Yuan Pavilion had already spread throughout the entire Quancheng gambling stone circle, and with the approaching Quancheng Gambling Stone Conference, the news was spreading rapidly. More and more people were curious about the young man who had opened a top-grade jade from scrap material.

Therefore, when they suddenly learned that the person who had opened the top-grade jade was this young and ordinary-looking man, the surrounding people couldn't help but show their surprise. Even Wang Haitao was no exception.

Of course, the most surprised person in the room was Han Lei. He never expected that the country bumpkin he had looked down upon had opened a top-grade jade, which was even rare in the Han Group.

Seeing the surprised looks of the people around him, Liu Dong remained calm. He reached into his pocket, took out a bank card, and placed it on the table in front of him, "This card has eighteen million. If Young Master Han doesn't believe me, you can check it on the spot!"

"Check, of course we will check!" Even though Han Lei already suspected that most of what Liu Dong said was true, he couldn't bring himself to admit it. He still harbored a sliver of hope.

Hearing this, Liu Dong smiled faintly, picked up the bank card, and said, "Brother Wang, could you please check it and bring me eight million chips? I already have over two million on the table, so I just need eight million to make up the ten million stake!"

"Sure, Brother Liu, don't worry!" Taking the bank card, Wang Haitao, despite being surprised by Liu Dong's wealth, readily agreed.

However, such a task didn't require the boss himself. In less than five minutes, Pei Zhiming returned with the bank card and eight million chips.

"The money in the bank card has been confirmed to be correct!" Although he had been prepared, Pei Zhiming couldn't help but be amazed when he confirmed that the seemingly ordinary young man was a millionaire.

Of course, he wasn't the only one amazed. The surrounding people were equally surprised and curious about Liu Dong, who had amassed millions at such a young age.

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