Chapter 49

After circling the hall, Chen Dasheng finally found a table for playing Three-Card Poker in a corner. His eyes lit up involuntarily, as he had developed a particular fondness for the game after his last encounter with He Liang.

Adjusting the chips in his hand, Chen Dasheng quickly walked over. However, all eight seats at the table were occupied, and a few people were watching the game. A provocatively dressed female dealer stood by the table, dealing cards to the eight players.

With no seat available, Chen Dasheng stood to the side and watched the game. Among the eight players, five looked dejected.

Of the other three, two remained expressionless, and the chips in front of them suggested they hadn't won much. The remaining player, a middle-aged man with dark skin, had a broad smile on his face, his gold-capped teeth gleaming. He clearly looked like a nouveau riche, and the mountain of chips in front of him indicated he was the big winner of the night.

The female dealer skillfully shuffled and dealt the cards. After six of the eight players followed the first two rounds, they saw the man with the gold teeth still following and decisively discarded their cards.

The only one left was a half-bald, fat man who looked utterly dejected, clearly having lost a lot. He slowly flipped his cards to take a look, hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the nouveau riche, and threw in ten thousand chips.

"I'll follow you!" The nouveau riche grinned, picked up his cards, and threw in another ten thousand chips. "Little guy, the God of Wealth is on our side today. I haven't had such a good hand in a long time!"

From his accent, he seemed to be from Shandong. The half-bald man, hearing this, was already sweating profusely, his expression changing rapidly. In a moment of impulse, he pushed all the remaining chips in front of him into the pot. "I'll go all in, the last two hundred thousand. I don't believe your luck is that good!"

The nouveau riche grinned. "Alright, I'll follow you for two hundred thousand."

As he spoke, he threw in two hundred thousand chips and revealed his cards. Everyone's faces twitched; it was a straight of 5, 6, 7. This guy was indeed very lucky.

"What do you have? Let me take a look!" the nouveau riche said to the half-bald man.

"Damn, I've met a jinx today. I'm out!" The half-bald man frowned, threw his cards away, stood up, and stormed off towards the exit.

Chen Dasheng didn't need to see the cards to know that the half-bald man had a pair of Aces. He must have thought the nouveau riche was bluffing and decided to go all in.

"Ha ha!" The nouveau riche laughed, unable to stop, as he collected the chips. "Sorry, everyone, I told him my hand was good, but he kept betting. What can I do?"

He picked up a ten-thousand-chip and threw it at the female dealer, who caught it in her deep cleavage.

The female dealer, delighted by the tip, smiled warmly and winked at the nouveau riche, while the other six players gritted their teeth in envy.

Chen Dasheng, quick on his feet, sat down in the seat the half-bald man had just vacated.

"Sir, what's your surname?" the female dealer asked.

"Chen!" Chen Dasheng replied succinctly, placing the ten thousand chips on the table.

The female dealer's face twitched when she saw the small stack of chips in front of Chen Dasheng. "Mr. Chen, I'm sorry, but you need at least one million chips to play at this table."

"Uh!"

Chen Dasheng's face froze. He turned to see the surrounding people stifling laughter, unsure if they were mocking or ridiculing him. The nouveau riche slapped the table and said, "Kid, you don't have enough to play with us. Get lost, don't ruin our luck!"

"Such a small amount and you still dare to bet!"

"Kid, this isn't a place for you! Move aside!"

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A few more people waiting to play also mocked Chen Dasheng, ready to snatch the seat.

"Sorry!" Chen Dasheng frowned, stood up, smiled at everyone, and walked away with his chips.

Damn, they look down on me! Chen Dasheng adjusted the few chips in his hand, the mocking voices still ringing in his ears. At that moment, he really felt like finding a hole to hide in. Indeed, without money, one is looked down upon.

He had originally planned to win all the nouveau riche's money, but he couldn't even sit at the table and was chased away.

"Huh, dice?"

Hearing a rattling sound, Chen Dasheng turned his head and saw a dice table nearby. A provocatively dressed female dealer was shaking the dice and inviting the surrounding gamblers to bet on big or small.

Chen Dasheng walked over, thinking there couldn't be a minimum bet requirement for this game.

Six people were gathered around the table. Dice gambling had many variations, but this table was simply divided into two areas: big and small. The female dealer was the banker, and the others were players.

Four people bet on big, and two on small. Chen Dasheng looked at the chips on the table, which amounted to two or three hundred thousand. Indeed, there were many rich people.

"Place your bets!" The female dealer shook the dice and called out when everyone had placed their bets.

"Big, big!"

"Small, small!"

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the dice cup in the female dealer's hand, their eyes bloodshot, like bulls in heat, muttering their bets.

"Sir, aren't you going to bet?" The female dealer looked at the dazed Chen Dasheng and smiled warmly.

Chen Dasheng smiled and shook his head. "I'll just watch for now."

"Open!" The female dealer didn't insist, opened the dice cup, and announced, "4, 4, 5, big!"

Four people were happy, and two were sad. The speed of making money seemed even faster than in Three-Card Poker. Chen Dasheng's eyes shone like pearls in the night, radiating with light.

When the female dealer was shaking the dice, Chen Dasheng observed carefully. At first, he tried to see through the dice cup with his eyes, but to his disappointment, although he had inherited the bloodline of the Juling clan, his eyes had no透视 (透视 means "X-ray vision" or "ability to see through things") ability.

However, when he listened with his ears, he was surprised to find that he could hear the sound of the dice hitting the cup walls clearly, and a clear image formed in his mind.

He could identify objects by sound, as if he could see everything in the dice cup just by listening.

At first, he was skeptical, so when the female dealer asked him to bet, he chose to watch. To his surprise, the dice numbers in the cup matched exactly what he had heard.

After standing there for a while, a confident smile appeared on Chen Dasheng's face. After another round, he joined the game.

The female dealer shook the dice and called, "Place your bets!"

Without hesitation, Chen Dasheng placed all his chips on the 'small' area. Two people had left, and a new one joined, making it six people in total. Four bet on 'big,' and Chen Dasheng and a middle-aged woman bet on 'small.'

Perhaps due to psychological reasons, many people believed the chances of getting a big were higher than getting a small, but in probability, the chances were the same.

"Open! 1, 2, 2, five points, small!" The female dealer called out, collected the chips, and distributed the winnings.

According to the 1:1 payout of dice gambling, Chen Dasheng bet one hundred thousand chips and won another one hundred thousand. In just half a minute, one hundred thousand became two hundred thousand. The speed of making money was incredible.

"Bet on big or small, place your bets!" Before Chen Dasheng could get excited, the female dealer shook the dice again after distributing the winnings.

Chen Dasheng focused his hearing and listened carefully. After the dice cup landed, he bet two hundred thousand on 'small' again.

"2, 2, 3, seven points, small!"

This time, the middle-aged woman didn't follow him and bet fifty thousand on 'big,' but she lost. Chen Dasheng's two hundred thousand smoothly became four hundred thousand.

Four hundred thousand became eight hundred thousand, and eight hundred thousand became one million six hundred thousand. After a few rounds, a large pile of chips was in front of Chen Dasheng. The others also noticed and started following his bets.

Seeing everyone following, the female dealer's forehead was sweating. Chen Dasheng also realized something was wrong and deliberately lost three rounds of two hundred thousand each. The others, losing money, cursed and said some impolite things to Chen Dasheng before leaving angrily.

Chen Dasheng smiled. As some left, others came. He didn't care about the insults, as he still had one million chips and had won a lot.

The female dealer sighed in relief and shook the dice again.

"One million, I bet on big!" After the female dealer shook the dice, Chen Dasheng pushed all his chips onto the table.

The female dealer looked at Chen Dasheng, her body trembling. The maximum bet at this table was one million, but few people bet that much. If Chen Dasheng won, the casino would lose one million.

Their monthly income was tied to the table's revenue. If Chen Dasheng won, it would affect her pay. The female dealer couldn't let that happen. She discreetly placed her right hand under the table and pressed a red button.

"Click!"

Chen Dasheng's eyebrows furrowed. The dice numbers changed. The sudden movement, though slight, couldn't escape his superhuman hearing.

The dice numbers became three 3s, a triple, which meant the banker won everything. He had bet all his chips, and this casino clearly had a trick up its sleeve.